The Syrian Civil War is an armed conflict that began in 2011 with an uprising against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The conflict drew involvement from a number of international actors and helped precipitate the rise of ISIS in eastern Syria before Assad was finally overthrown in late 2024. The war continued as the new government struggled to assert control over the entirety …
Day: September 20, 2026
⚡️Update: Russia reports deadly mass drone attack on Moscow region amid parliamentary election.
Moscow Oblast came under a large-scale drone attack, with Russian air defenses downing 249 drones, according to local authorities.
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Picture: Ukrainian Armed Forces via X
With Russian ballistic missile production rising and far outpacing Europe’s ability to supply interceptors, Ukraine has little choice but to try to interdict Russian ballistic missiles before they are launched.
One approach is a counter-industry campaign against the ballistic missile supply chain. Ukraine has scored some painful hits, yet Russian output has continued to grow. The other is to interdict launchers in the field.
This post explains why targeting mobile missile launchers with stand-off weapons is among the hardest tasks in modern warfare and examines Ukraine’s hunt for Russian Iskander-M launchers. It argues that the task, though difficult, is not impossible, and identifies the elements of the kill chain that will decide whether the campaign succeeds.
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