Some Russian analysts are getting fed up with the updates from the front

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Today we're looking into some battlefield updates where Russian forces appear to be cut off and surrounded in Kupyansk but recently made progress in Seversk and Huliapole.  The taking of Kupyansk 'on credit' continues to be a major issue in Russia showing a bit of a fracture within their supporters in the media.  In Huliapole we saw Russia take more territory and a battalion command post while there are initial reports of a Ukrainian attack in the Pokrovsk direction. 

Sources
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/commander-of-the-third-assault-brigade-biletsky-russians-are-reaching-a-strategic-impasse-in-the-war-in-ukraine/
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-21-2025/
https://x.com/yarotrof/status/2004177260140806221?s=20
https://x.com/Thorkill65/status/2003779469115334686?s=20

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Russia's rough stretch continues

Russia just lost another plane which is becoming a regular occurrence this month. In Crimea, the Ukrainian SBU hit a recon plane designed to watch for submarines in the Black Sea. That opened the door for the submarine attack two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Putin is getting called out on his lies about battlefield progress as multiple Russian sources are complaining about the situation in Kupyansk.

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That's 7 aircraft hit in 10 days

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Russia's bad stretch continues as they had three more aircraft targeted on the airfield, a general eliminated in Moscow and significant personnel losses near Dobropillia. We also look into a new Russian advance in Sumy and an increase in missile and drone strikes against energy infrastructure in Odessa.

Unmanned Systems Tracker: https://sbs-group.army/


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Scratch two more fighter jets

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Today we're looking into the continuation of a rough week for Russia. In just a few days, they've had three aircraft hit, a submarine, multiple radars, two S-400 launchers, a patrol vessel and a shadow fleet tanker. This has shown Ukraine's ability to strike sensitive military and economic targets at ranges exceeding 1,000 miles from their territory. Meanwhile, Putin strangely has doubled down on claims that Russia controls far more than they do at the front.

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This is Operation Hawkeye Strike

Today we're looking into Operation Hawkeye Strike, a response to last week's attack that killed two US Soldiers and an interpreter in Syria. US Central Command says they went after 70 targets with more than 100 precision munitions and warned that any future attacks would be met with a similar response.

Sources
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/4362977/us-forces-protect-the-homeland-with-aggressive-pursuit-of-isis-in-syria/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/politics/us-strikes-isis-targets-syria
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2002167383952097623
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-syria-operation-hawkeye-strike/?utm_social_handle_id=2374466929&utm_social_post_id=628444364


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First a submarine, now a MiG-31 and S-400

It's been a tough stretch for Russia these last few days as Ukrainian drones have targeted some high value targets.  It started with the sub being hit in port in Crimea then overnight we got reports of an attack at Belbek airbase where a MiG-31, Pantsir and S-400 radars were targeted.  After that came footage of two S-400 launchers getting hit in Belgorod.  Meanwhile, Russia is holding firm that their soldiers control Kupyansk and that 19 Ukrainian battalions were eliminated in the fight there.


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No indications they're actually interested in a durable peace

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Today we're looking into Putin's recent statements about taking Ukrainian territory if it's not granted to them in the peace talks.  They've drawn a hard line and it requires ceding Ukrainian lands or else the war will continue.  Ukraine, NATO, and the EU see this but we're still a little murky here in the US.

Sources
https://tass.com/defense/2060435
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-1

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Venezuela is in our sights, just a matter of why

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Last night President Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil vessels into and out of Venezuela.  A blockade is an act of war so interesting choice of words there but it does highlight how we've seen multiple explanations as to why military action in SOUTHCOM is set to continue.  Today we look into some of the most recent ones from oil to drugs, terrorism and stealing land. 

Sources
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/us/politics/trump-maduro-venezuela-oil-tanker.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.J-pL.R9cvZkpinE5A
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2025/12/16/parsing-trumps-venezuela-claims-the-oil-case-behind-the-rhetoric/
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-1
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/17/donald-trump-venezuela-oil-jack-smith-fcc-jimmy-kimmel-us-politics-live-news-updates

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US shifts focus to the Western Hemisphere

Today we're looking into the newly released National Security Strategy with Brett Rosenberg and Jon Finer. Brett is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and previously served on the National Security Council as director of strategic planning where she helped draft President Biden’s National Security Strategy.
Jon previously served as President Biden’s deputy national security advisor from 2021-2025 and prior to that worked as the director of policy planning at the State Department.

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That's gonna leave a mark

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Today we're looking into the SBU underwater drone strike against the Russian sub in port. Russia is now saying the ship is fine and suffered no damage but of course we haven't and probably won't see any damage done below the water line. We also look into some battlefield updates between Kupyansk, Pokrovsk and Siversk as well as where the peace talks currently stand.

Sources referenced
https://t.me/SBUkr/16417
https://t.me/mod_russia_en/24765
https://x.com/rustem_umerov/status/2000577574292918668
https://x.com/KaterynaLis/status/2000759953057788247?s=20
https://t.me/PlayfraOSINT/3148


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US vows retaliation for insider attack

Three Americans were killed in Syria yesterday after an insider attack targeted their meeting in Palmyra. The US has vowed revenge and the Syrian government is actively rolling up collaborators.


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These are some the newest military innovations coming out of the Dubai Air Show

Today we're looking into some of the newest offerings from the EDGE Group on display at the 2025 Dubai Air Show. During the couple days at the event we spent time on the flight line (video coming), with the Ukrainian SkyFall company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsy5xzdKahU and then walking through the exhibit hall. Inside, the EDGE Group had the most offerings I felt you all would be most interested in and it wasn't close. Their overall footprint here was huge with a lot of really interesting new technologies from cruise missiles, to extended range munitions, drone interceptors and a wide variety of unmanned vehicles.

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https://edgegroupuae.com/


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The Russian losses are still staggering

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Today we're looking into some updates around Kupyansk, Pokrovsk and the Black Sea where new strikes risk escalating the conflict in a way we haven't yet seen.

Sources
https://sbs-group.army/en/subdivision/usf_grouping/?period=monthly_12
https://www.twz.com/sea/russian-retaliation-strike-raises-stakes-in-black-sea-shipping-war
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/12/10/8011187/


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Putin said it was taken, Ukrainian Soldiers proved him wrong

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Today we're looking into the reports that Ukraine has retaken much Kupyansk after Putin claimed it had fallen to Russian forces weeks ago. Zelensky today visited the troops near the front and DeepState is reporting that only pockets of Russians remain and that operations are ongoing. On the Russian side, they're calling this a city taken on 'credit' and looking for someone to blame for misleading Putin about the status at the front.


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It's not all sunshine and roses in the Kremlin these days

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Today we're looking into a Russian's assessment of how the war is going. Spoiler, not good. Igor Girkin gets into the challenges facing the Russian military, how far off victory still is, and the rough ride their economy is in for. If this is accurate, it explains the increase in Russian hybrid warfare in recent years that includes the targeting of critical infrastructure here in the United States.

Sources
https://t.me/strelkovii/7269
https://www.ft.com/content/2084e87d-d491-4852-8449-f90b73d4788b
https://x.com/FBI/status/1998543395938013633
https://cyberscoop.com/us-charges-russian-backed-hacker-critical-infrastructure-attacks-carr-noname05716/


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Here's what we know so far

Today we're looking into the recent US seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker accused of violating sanctions.  This occurred yesterday and we're still gathering some input as to what exactly this means so in this video we're focused on what we know so far, and what to watch for going forward. 

Sources
https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1998875795151024337?s=20
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/politics/trump-venezuela-tanker-escalation
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/us/politics/oil-tanker-venezuela-tracking-data.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-we-know-oil-tanker-the-skipper-seized-us-near-venezuela/
https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1991657956732252256
https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/1999104252531147191
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT_yBgKSiwb3WP4ACPnF5nA
  Hezbollah discussion with David Daoud:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly3LzBqwg68


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The grey zone across the front is increasing

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Today we're looking into reports that Ukrainian forces are pushing back in northern Pokrovsk as Russia masses as many as 155,000 troops there to try to take the city. We have some new footage out of the area showing that, at least the northern portions, are really still contested in terms of coming under drone fire.

Sources
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-regains-part-of-pokrovsk-syrskyi-says/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6x3vv7y60o

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Zelensky is ready for elections

After Trump said Ukraine needs to have elections, Zelensky said 'ok'.  That promptly threw Russia into  frustration as they quickly decided to move the goalposts arguing that Zelensky isn't legitimate but also they can't hold elections like this. This also is frustratingly Trump arguing against his own interests as he tries to secure a ceasefire deal by Christmas.

Source articles
https://kyivindependent.com/zelenskys-presidential-rating-drops-to-20-poll-shows/
https://www.ft.com/content/ea36e244-4b2d-486e-881d-af7e1c25094a
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/zelensky-trump-ukraine-peace-plan-donbas


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Hezbollah was down, but they're not out.

Today we're talking with David Daoud, a senior fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies about the current status of Lebanese Hezbollah to include their expansion into the Western Hemisphere.  We get into how they're going about regenerating, an opportunity that was missed to remove them for good, and how their presence in Latin America may be more important now than ever.  Be sure to follow David's work, to include weekly tracker of IDF targeting of Hezbollah, at the links below.

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https://www.fdd.org/team/david-daoud/
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/12/08/israeli-operations-in-lebanon-against-hezbollah-december-1-7-2025/


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Looks more and more like Ukraine may have to choose between the US and Europe

Today we're looking into the ongoing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine where we're seeing two competing theories emerge. The European model that stands with Ukraine and looks towards a just settlement that prevents a future war and a US/Russia version that focuses on a short term win at risk of longer term instability.

Kyiv Post article: https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/65821


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