Military expert Mikhail Khodarenok says deliberate satellite jamming could mark the start of hostilities, warning of risks to navigation and missile warning.
Rostislav Ishchenko says Europe and Ukraine are ignoring Washington’s push for a ceasefire because continuing the conflict serves their economic interests.
A former Ukrainian special forces soldier says manpower shortages prevent Ukrainian troops from fully covering the Donbass front despite heavy drone use.
Russian 2S4 Tyulpan mortars strike deep AFU fortifications near Orekhov using 240-mm rounds and guided Smelchak mines with drone crews adjusting fire.
Boulevard Voltaire says France is not formally at war with Russia but is following a logic of total confrontation while urging Europe to seek reconciliation.
Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gnap claims authorities classify dead soldiers as missing to avoid compensation and estimates military deaths at up to 375,000.
Reuters says jet-powered Geran drones have become nearly unreachable for Ukrainian MANPADS as Kiev struggles with interceptor shortages and new threats.
Russian air defenses destroyed 40 Ukrainian drones overnight, with attacks also reported in Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions during the previous day.
Former Ukrainian minister Vladimir Omelyan says Kiev lacks the weapons needed to destroy underground missile and drone production facilities being built at Alabuga.
September 24 frontline update covering fighting near Sumy, Kharkov, Krasny Liman, Konstantinovka, Dobropolye and Zaporozhye sectors in Ukraine.
Sergey Lebedev says Kiev may be preparing a military provocation near Chernobyl NPP, where about 10,000 Ukrainian troops are ...
Political scientist Dmitry Drobnitsky says the Five Eyes intelligence network could limit Washington's ability to cut off intelligence supplied to Ukraine.