#Defence Intelligence
22 articles
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
![Graphic representing Russian spending increases]( "Russia's military spending is higher than predicted")
- Author
![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
- Category
- War in Ukraine
German intelligence estimates that Russia’s true military spending may be 66% higher than officially reported, amounting to roughly 10% of GDP and nearly half of the federal budget. We show how it compares to historical and present examples.![An interactive 3D model of Russia’s Universal Planning and Correction Module, used to convert unguided aerial bombs. (Photo: Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine)]( "How Russia Turns Dumb Bombs Into Deadly Guided Weapons, Ukraine Intelligence Reveals")
![A Russian Pantsir-SMD-E air defense missile system is on display at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 17, 2025. Illustrative image. (Photo: Giuseppe CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian Intelligence Uncovers Foreign Machines Powering Russia’s War Industry Despite Sanctions")
![An explosion captured on drone footage during a strike on Russian positions near residential buildings on the Zaporizhzhia front. (Photo: Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence)]( "Ukraine’s HUR Releases Rare Footage of Belarusian Volunteers Crippling Russian Forces in Zaporizhzhia")
![Russia Tried to Use a 16-Year-Old Girl to Target a Ukrainian Power Plant]( "Russia Tried to Use a 16-Year-Old Girl to Target a Ukrainian Power Plant")
![Swiss Army Chief Warns Russia Readying for Wider War, Says Neutrality Alone Offers No Protection]( "Swiss Army Chief Warns Russia Readying for Wider War, Says Neutrality Alone Offers No Protection")
-0c8b60607d90d50391d4ca580d823e18.png "Russia's military spending is higher than predicted")
-605be766de04ba3d21b67fb76a76786a.jpg "Joseph Place")
-00c8810e2b6e4b73f6542049feb07bfe.png "How Russia Turns Dumb Bombs Into Deadly Guided Weapons, Ukraine Intelligence Reveals")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
