War in Ukraine

Russia continues to lose its navy—including its newest ships—and now even far from the Black Sea. Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin has brought the war onto Russian soil, where there is no longer safety, even thousands of kilometers from the front line.

“Not a single person who crossed your path remained indifferent to your elegance.” Friends and colleagues grieve the death of French photojournalist Antoni Lallican.

The US government is considering supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles to strike oil refineries, military facilities, and logistics nodes—targets that directly affect Russia’s ability to wage war. The Barracuda missile is one of the systems under consideration.

Nearly $1 billion in US-made weapons is already heading to Ukraine under the new PURL initiative, which became a lifeline for Kyiv and delivers clear gains for Washington and Europe.

Vadym Adamov, a 21-year-old filmmaker who enlisted at 18 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now serves as a drone operator. Between rotations at the front, he tours campuses and countries to show how drones reshaped the war—and why Europe must rethink its approach.

The Russian drone attack on Poland showed that NATO must prepare for the modern challenges of warfare—in particular, adapting to drone warfare, which Russia has long used against Ukraine.