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Russia's broken air defense takes a big L in Bryansk
The Russia-Ukraine War SITREP No. 997, for 10 March 2026, is 48 pages long. It includes an assessment of Russian air defenses and the situation in the Pokrovske region. Here is today’s summary:
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Breaking: Ukrainian forces breached Russian defenses along the Dnipropetrovsk-Zaporizhzhia Oblast border in the Pokrovske AO. They have advanced almost 7 km into Novohryhorivka with mechanized infantry. This is 4,800 meters from Uspenivka and 2,400 meters from the Velyka Novosilka-Huliaipole Road.
Russian radars, air defense, and drone sites massacred
The Russia-Ukraine War SITREP No. 996, for 6-9 March 2026, is 62 pages long and is a full report. Here is today’s summary:
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Amplifying and please boost. If you can be at the Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, 7931 McCrory Lane, Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 9:00 AM local time, to show your respects to a veteran with no family, it would be a worthy way to spend your time.
Did not have Turkey and Greece jointly defending Cyprus on the 2026 BINGO card.
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Ukraine has provided more military aid to the United States in 2026 than received in the last 13 months.
Fico is facing early elections due to his pro-Kremlin stance. A decision by the Constitutional Court can only be delayed until May.
Russian forces have not made any significant gains in Ukraine for a month. The current frontline are relative stable. The lack of advance is happening despite record levels of FPV drone strikes and high operational tempo.
Crude oil has skyrocketed to the largest single-day jump ever recorded as Asian markets wake up on Monday.
April contract WTI crude 🔼 20.78% at $109.73 per barrel
April contract Brent crude 🔼 18.17% at $109.48 per barrel
Moscow thanks the United States and Israel for saving its FY2026 budget
No, not even close
The US signed a $15M no-bid contract with Ukrainian company Skyfall for the immediate transfer of 1,000 P1-SUN interceptor drones. With a speed of 450 kph and a service ceiling of 5 km, it can take out Shahed-136 and jet-powered Shahed-238s.
Multiple Russian drone units are reporting that Ukraine has a new electronics warfare weapon that is knocking out every first-person view (FPV) drone to a depth of 50 kilometers that operates at the 9K to 10K Mhz frequency range.
Dude, where's $2 gasoline?
Gasoline up 43 cents a gallon in a week as the pain at the pump grows.
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The world is on fire with active conflict on five continents.
Trump's $2 gas promise is gone, Massachusetts enjoys the cheapest gas
Gasoline skyrockets 34 cents a gallon in a week, but the cheapest gasoline isn't where you think it is.
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The Big Story: The United States has formally requested Ukraine to assist with air defense in the Middle East
The Russia-Ukraine War SITREP No. 995, for 5 March 2026, is 43 pages long and is a full report. Here is today’s summary:
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The Russia-Ukraine War SITREP No. 994, for February 27-28 and 1-4 March, 2026, is 44 pages long & is a full report.
The big story? 6 Russian Black Sea Fleet ships were damaged in a drone attack, with 2 suffering mission-kill damage. Your daily summary:
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Opinion: The West ignored Ukraine's warnings about drones as the Middle East burns
Middle Eastern nations are already running out of ballistic missile interceptors, and Iranian Shahed drones are a much bigger problem than mission planners assumed. This was preventable.
Ukrainian forces liberated 83.46 sq km of territory in February, the largest advance since August 2023.
Ukraine cleared 272.46 sq km of territory, mostly in the Zaporizhzhia & Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts.
Russia captured 189.00 sq km of territory, mostly in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka & Siversk AOs.
Iran struck AWS datacenter in UAE, facility on fire and regional S3 services collapsing
German cruise ship barely escapes Iranian missile attack
The German cruise ship Mein Schiff 4, with 2,500 passengers and 1,000 crew, is stranded at Port Rashid in the United Arab Emirates.
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'Several' allied warplanes downed over Kuwait
Kuwaiti Army spokesperson said "several" US military aircraft crashed and that all flight crews are safe.
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How Hamas destroyed Iran’s Axis of Power
Iran’s once‑powerful network of proxies faltered after the Gaza War, Houthi escalations, and Syria’s political shift, leaving Tehran's Axis of Resistance broken and fragmented.
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2022 Ukraine asks for NATO nations to assist
2026 NATO nations ask Ukraine to assist with air defense against Shaheds
⚡️Ukraine's air defense expertise 'irreplaceable,' Zelensky says as war escalates in Middle East.
"The situation in the Middle East shows how difficult it is to provide 100% protection against missiles and Shaheds. ... Everyone now sees that our experience in defense is largely irreplaceable."
Special Report: Khamenei’s Legacy: Repression, Power, Purges, War
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rose from revolutionary protégé to Iran’s most powerful figure, overseeing decades of conflict, repression, and regional proxy wars that reshaped the Middle East.
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Khamenei Dead; Iran Threatens Historic Retaliation
Iran’s leadership was decimated in a coordinated U.S.–Israeli operation that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting vows of the “heaviest offensive” in the nation’s history.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead - multiple intelligence agencies reporting