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🇺🇦 Mearsheimer: Drones Alone Cannot Deliver Ukraine Victory Prof. John Mearsheimer (John Mearsheimer) lays out one of the clearest assessments yet of why Ukraine’s air war cannot succeed — and why drones alone will never deliver victory. ⚠️ He explains the scale of the imbalance: Russia is striking Ukraine...

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Mearsheimer: Drones make rapid advances difficult, but Russia is still making progress on the ground. The idea that Ukraine has turned the tide and will roll Russia back is not plausible. Russia controls roughly 20% of Ukraine and is not going to give it up. 1/
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Mearsheimer: Drones make rapid advances difficult, but Russia is still making progress on the ground. The idea that Ukraine has turned the tide and will roll Russia back is not plausible. Russia controls roughly 20% of Ukraine and is not going to give it up. 1/

Tymofiy Mylovanov

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Yesterday was the largest combined Russian attack on Ukraine. During the day, Russia launched 556 drones, and only 15 of them reached their targets - just about 3%. Ukraine’s air defense shoots down up to 95-97% of drones targeting civilian cities, and this happens every day. Ukraine’s air defense is one of the most powerful in the world. 📹: Wild Hornets
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Yesterday was the largest combined Russian attack on Ukraine. During the day, Russia launched 556 drones, and only 15 of them reached their targets - just about 3%. Ukraine’s air defense shoots down up to 95-97% of drones targeting civilian cities, and this happens every day. Ukraine’s air defense is one of the most powerful in the world. 📹: Wild Hornets

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⚠️Mearsheimer: US Depleted Huge Portion of Interceptor Missiles in Two Wars Prof. John Mearsheimer (John Mearsheimer) explains how two simultaneous wars have drained American defensive capacity and weakened U.S. strategy.⚠️ Ukraine became “a giant vortex that sucked up all these defensive weapons out of the West” to counter Russia’s ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, drones, and smart bombs. The Iran war made it far worse. “We have used up 80% of our THAADs… and 65% of our Patriots.” “Replacing these is going to be extremely difficult.” The consequences now reach East Asia, where China is the pacing threat — forcing a shift toward nuclear over conventional deterrence. “We have no idea what we’re doing… We just don’t know what we’re doing.” Watch the full clip. ▶️ 🏷️#IranWar #USStrategy #MiddleEastConflict #UkraineWar #THAAD #PatriotMissiles #JohnMearsheimer #DanielDavis #AirDefense #MilitaryStockpiles #Geopolitics #NationalSecurity

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⚠️ PUTIN’S VIEW: “EUROPE HAS BASICALLY DECLARED WAR ON RUSSIA.” Professor John Mearsheimer (John Mearsheimer) warns that Western leaders’ rhetoric — including Ursula von der Leyen’s — “reinforces the point” that Moscow now believes the West is fully in the fight. He says that from Vladimir Putin’s perspective, “Europe has basically declared war on Russia,” and that the U.S. and Ukraine “don’t respect Russian red lines.” Mearsheimer adds that President Trump, who once vowed to end the war, is now “moving in that direction” toward escalation — driven partly by events in the Iran war. His question is blunt and chilling: “If you’re in Putin’s shoes… what do you do?” This is the most dangerous phase of the conflict — and the West may be sleepwalking into it. 👉 Watch the full clip — the stakes for U.S. strategy and European security are enormous: 🏷️#RussiaUkraineWar #JohnMearsheimer #USStrategy #NATO #EuropeanSecurity #Geopolitics #NationalSecurity #UkraineWar #GreatPowerConflict #DanielDavisDeepDive

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Prof. John Mearsheimer: ‘Ukraine’s long-range drone attacks into Russia have BACKFIRED, Russia retaliated by closing the Odessa Port and turned Ukraine into a land-locked country.’ ‘The Ukrainian drones have been Ukraine’s great saviour on the battlefield. I believe that this war would have ended a year or two if the Ukrainians didn’t have drones because the Ukrainians have a significant shortage of manpower, a significant shortage of artillery. And in a war that was heavily dependent on just manpower and artillery, I think the Ukrainians would have collapsed a while ago. But the drones have really helped keep them in the fight in an important way. So that’s one dimension to the drone issue. Then there’s the whole question of using drones in long-range attacks into Mother Russia. And this of course is what the Ukrainians have been doing big time in recent months. And I don’t think that those attacks have had any meaningful impact on the course of the war. And of course as you were alluding to, if anything it speeded up the end of the war because there is good reason to think that the Russian response to these long-range drone attacks by the Ukrainians is that the Russians have decided to retaliate by attacking Odessa and other Ukrainian sites on the Black Sea. And this has had a devastating effect on Ukraine because so much of Ukraine’s agricultural product as well as its industrial product moves out of Ukraine via the Black Sea ports. And of course the most prominent one is Odessa. But what’s happened here, and it’s very important to emphasise this, is that the Russians have basically closed the Odessa ports. And the end result is that today Ukraine is effectively a landlocked country. And given the percentage of exports, Ukrainian exports that go out of those ports through the Black Sea, this is going to have devastating effects on the Ukrainian economy. So if anything the long-range drone attack on the part of the Ukrainians against Mother Russia are backfiring.’ Watch the full interview in the quoted post below 👇
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Prof. John Mearsheimer: ‘Ukraine’s long-range drone attacks into Russia have BACKFIRED, Russia retaliated by closing the Odessa Port and turned Ukraine into a land-locked country.’ ‘The Ukrainian drones have been Ukraine’s great saviour on the battlefield. I believe that this war would have ended a year or two if the Ukrainians didn’t have drones because the Ukrainians have a significant shortage of manpower, a significant shortage of artillery. And in a war that was heavily dependent on just manpower and artillery, I think the Ukrainians would have collapsed a while ago. But the drones have really helped keep them in the fight in an important way. So that’s one dimension to the drone issue. Then there’s the whole question of using drones in long-range attacks into Mother Russia. And this of course is what the Ukrainians have been doing big time in recent months. And I don’t think that those attacks have had any meaningful impact on the course of the war. And of course as you were alluding to, if anything it speeded up the end of the war because there is good reason to think that the Russian response to these long-range drone attacks by the Ukrainians is that the Russians have decided to retaliate by attacking Odessa and other Ukrainian sites on the Black Sea. And this has had a devastating effect on Ukraine because so much of Ukraine’s agricultural product as well as its industrial product moves out of Ukraine via the Black Sea ports. And of course the most prominent one is Odessa. But what’s happened here, and it’s very important to emphasise this, is that the Russians have basically closed the Odessa ports. And the end result is that today Ukraine is effectively a landlocked country. And given the percentage of exports, Ukrainian exports that go out of those ports through the Black Sea, this is going to have devastating effects on the Ukrainian economy. So if anything the long-range drone attack on the part of the Ukrainians against Mother Russia are backfiring.’ Watch the full interview in the quoted post below 👇

Going Underground

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🇺🇦🇩🇪 Russia’s Shahed drones meet a German wall. Ukraine’s German supplied Rheinmetall Skynex air defense system has reportedly intercepted two Russian Shahed drones and a cruise missile, showcasing why gun based air defense is becoming a serious headache for Russia’s drone campaign. Skynex uses programmable 35mm AHEAD ammunition, giving Ukraine a much cheaper way to engage drones and cruise missiles compared with expensive surface to air missiles. The result: Russia can launch cheap drones, but Ukraine doesn’t have to answer with million dollar missiles every time. A nasty cost problem for Moscow. 🇷🇺
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🇺🇦🇩🇪 Russia’s Shahed drones meet a German wall. Ukraine’s German supplied Rheinmetall Skynex air defense system has reportedly intercepted two Russian Shahed drones and a cruise missile, showcasing why gun based air defense is becoming a serious headache for Russia’s drone campaign. Skynex uses programmable 35mm AHEAD ammunition, giving Ukraine a much cheaper way to engage drones and cruise missiles compared with expensive surface to air missiles. The result: Russia can launch cheap drones, but Ukraine doesn’t have to answer with million dollar missiles every time. A nasty cost problem for Moscow. 🇷🇺

Defense Intelligence

11,233 views • 14 days ago

This week, our air defense forces have been working day and night to protect Ukraine’s skies from Russian terror. Last night, Russia launched a record 145 Shaheds and other strike drones against Ukraine. Throughout the week, Russia has used more than 800 guided aerial bombs, around 600 strike drones, and nearly 20 missiles of various types. Such terror cannot be stopped with words, and the killing of children and the loss of loved ones cannot simply be forgotten. Security from terror is impossible without bold decisions—this is clear for every country. Without justice, there is no lasting peace, and it is quite realistic for Ukraine to achieve it.
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This week, our air defense forces have been working day and night to protect Ukraine’s skies from Russian terror. Last night, Russia launched a record 145 Shaheds and other strike drones against Ukraine. Throughout the week, Russia has used more than 800 guided aerial bombs, around 600 strike drones, and nearly 20 missiles of various types. Such terror cannot be stopped with words, and the killing of children and the loss of loved ones cannot simply be forgotten. Security from terror is impossible without bold decisions—this is clear for every country. Without justice, there is no lasting peace, and it is quite realistic for Ukraine to achieve it.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський

431,021 views • 1 year ago

Ukraine, a country with a tiny navy, managed to push back one of the most powerful fleets in the world, Russia, through the use of naval drones and coastal missiles. Now, the Wall Street Journal's Yaroslav Trofimov tells CBS News' Chris Livesay that Iran has been watching Ukraine very closely and is studying how cheap, unmanned systems, including drones target even the most advanced ships.
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Ukraine, a country with a tiny navy, managed to push back one of the most powerful fleets in the world, Russia, through the use of naval drones and coastal missiles. Now, the Wall Street Journal's Yaroslav Trofimov tells CBS News' Chris Livesay that Iran has been watching Ukraine very closely and is studying how cheap, unmanned systems, including drones target even the most advanced ships.

CBS News

60,099 views • 5 months ago

Retired Turkish General Ergin Saygun: In the Russia–Ukraine war, the number of drones used in a single month reached 120,000. Ukraine’s annual drone production capacity is between 5 and 7 million units. Now think about how you defend against that. You cannot fire Patriot missiles at every drone. For example, the European Union is building an electronic shield against Russian missiles and drones. They are trying to neutralize them electronically somehow.
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Retired Turkish General Ergin Saygun: In the Russia–Ukraine war, the number of drones used in a single month reached 120,000. Ukraine’s annual drone production capacity is between 5 and 7 million units. Now think about how you defend against that. You cannot fire Patriot missiles at every drone. For example, the European Union is building an electronic shield against Russian missiles and drones. They are trying to neutralize them electronically somehow.

Clash Report

65,178 views • 3 months ago

🚨🚨🚨UKRAINE IS OVER 🚨John Mearsheimer: Ukraine Is Landlocked & Donbas Enters Endgame 🚨Ukrainian long-range drone attacks have on the outcome of the war? 🚨The result of this campaign caused Putin to wage the war more aggressively against Ukraine. The Russians have shut down the Odesa port complex on the Black Sea, and they've shut down all of the, Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea, which effectively means that Ukraine is now a landlocked country. This is disastrous for Ukraine. Before the war started, about 90% of, Ukrainian exports went through, the Odesa ports, 90%. And, .. No, I take that back. 90% of the agricultural goods went through Odesa, And about 70% of the overall exports went through Odesa. These are remarkable numbers.
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🚨🚨🚨UKRAINE IS OVER 🚨John Mearsheimer: Ukraine Is Landlocked & Donbas Enters Endgame 🚨Ukrainian long-range drone attacks have on the outcome of the war? 🚨The result of this campaign caused Putin to wage the war more aggressively against Ukraine. The Russians have shut down the Odesa port complex on the Black Sea, and they've shut down all of the, Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea, which effectively means that Ukraine is now a landlocked country. This is disastrous for Ukraine. Before the war started, about 90% of, Ukrainian exports went through, the Odesa ports, 90%. And, .. No, I take that back. 90% of the agricultural goods went through Odesa, And about 70% of the overall exports went through Odesa. These are remarkable numbers.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil

33,897 views • 24 days ago

Tonight, our air defense warriors destroyed 167 aerial targets used by Russia to attack Ukraine. I thank everyone who defends our skies. In total, there were 183 attack drones and 11 missiles of various types — “Kinzhal,” ballistic, and cruise missiles. The strike mainly targeted the Poltava region, particularly Kremenchuk. And this is just one night. This month alone, Russia has already used around 2,800 attack drones, nearly 3,000 guided aerial bombs, and 140 missiles of various types against Ukraine. Moscow has been doing this for four years now and is constantly increasing the number of strikes. That is why it is so important for all decisions on tightening sanctions against Russia to be made in the coming weeks. We need price caps that will stop this war. We need sanctions against Russian banks and the financial sector that will truly hit hard. We must also combat sanctions evasion schemes. The United States, the European Union, and the G7 countries have the power to make this happen.
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Tonight, our air defense warriors destroyed 167 aerial targets used by Russia to attack Ukraine. I thank everyone who defends our skies. In total, there were 183 attack drones and 11 missiles of various types — “Kinzhal,” ballistic, and cruise missiles. The strike mainly targeted the Poltava region, particularly Kremenchuk. And this is just one night. This month alone, Russia has already used around 2,800 attack drones, nearly 3,000 guided aerial bombs, and 140 missiles of various types against Ukraine. Moscow has been doing this for four years now and is constantly increasing the number of strikes. That is why it is so important for all decisions on tightening sanctions against Russia to be made in the coming weeks. We need price caps that will stop this war. We need sanctions against Russian banks and the financial sector that will truly hit hard. We must also combat sanctions evasion schemes. The United States, the European Union, and the G7 countries have the power to make this happen.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський

289,638 views • 1 year ago

Global attention is focused on the Persian Gulf. But we have news too. March 2026 became the first month when, in terms of deep strikes, Ukraine reached parity with Russia. The average number of long-range kamikaze drones launched by Ukraine has significantly increased, while the average number of Russian strike drones launched against Ukraine has currently dropped to 90–110 per day. Experts offer various possible reasons for this decrease: ▪️ drone production in Russia was not fully localized and partially depended on Iran; ▪️ logistics routes have become longer, and Iran itself now needs drones; ▪️ Ukraine is partially hitting production sites and factories; ▪️ possibly, Russia is stockpiling drones, perhaps for hybrid provocations in other regions; ▪️ it is also likely that Russia has started supplying drones to Iran. By spring, Ukraine has significantly increased strikes on Russia using long-range kamikaze drones. For example: on the night of March 18, Russia officially claimed to have "shot down" 238 drones; however, some of them struck a chemical plant in Stavropol Krai and an electronics facility in Sevastopol. Ukraine has also expanded its operational range: over 1,500 km. Russians have openly expressed concern about the security of military infrastructure in the Urals. Ukraine has increased and continues to increase both the production and variety of drones. Moscow has been declared a target: from March 14 to 17, Russia reported about 250 drones in the Moscow air defense zone. 📹: Ukrainian Defenders destroying Russian air defense systems in Bryansk region of Russia
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Global attention is focused on the Persian Gulf. But we have news too. March 2026 became the first month when, in terms of deep strikes, Ukraine reached parity with Russia. The average number of long-range kamikaze drones launched by Ukraine has significantly increased, while the average number of Russian strike drones launched against Ukraine has currently dropped to 90–110 per day. Experts offer various possible reasons for this decrease: ▪️ drone production in Russia was not fully localized and partially depended on Iran; ▪️ logistics routes have become longer, and Iran itself now needs drones; ▪️ Ukraine is partially hitting production sites and factories; ▪️ possibly, Russia is stockpiling drones, perhaps for hybrid provocations in other regions; ▪️ it is also likely that Russia has started supplying drones to Iran. By spring, Ukraine has significantly increased strikes on Russia using long-range kamikaze drones. For example: on the night of March 18, Russia officially claimed to have "shot down" 238 drones; however, some of them struck a chemical plant in Stavropol Krai and an electronics facility in Sevastopol. Ukraine has also expanded its operational range: over 1,500 km. Russians have openly expressed concern about the security of military infrastructure in the Urals. Ukraine has increased and continues to increase both the production and variety of drones. Moscow has been declared a target: from March 14 to 17, Russia reported about 250 drones in the Moscow air defense zone. 📹: Ukrainian Defenders destroying Russian air defense systems in Bryansk region of Russia

Anton Gerashchenko

715,739 views • 5 months ago

🇺🇦 RUSSIA’S LATEST STRIKE EXPOSES UKRAINE’S AIR DEFENSE GAP Russia reportedly struck Kyiv with 4 Zircon/Oniks missiles, 24 Iskander M/S 400 missiles and 115 drones, with limited interceptions reported. Ukraine is facing a serious shortage of Patriot interceptors. Europe and the US may need to step up urgently before the air defense gap becomes even more dangerous.
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🇺🇦 RUSSIA’S LATEST STRIKE EXPOSES UKRAINE’S AIR DEFENSE GAP Russia reportedly struck Kyiv with 4 Zircon/Oniks missiles, 24 Iskander M/S 400 missiles and 115 drones, with limited interceptions reported. Ukraine is facing a serious shortage of Patriot interceptors. Europe and the US may need to step up urgently before the air defense gap becomes even more dangerous.

Defense Intelligence

10,872 views • 18 days ago

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski: Ukraine has certainly won in the Black Sea. Russia certainly doesn't have air domination over Ukraine. It can send missiles and drones, but it cannot fly freely over Ukraine. The ground war is stuck, and Ukraine seems to have gained fire control over a strategic highway from Donbas to Crimea, also over Crimea, and is conducting successful deep strikes against Russian refineries, which is affecting the Russian army's capacity to operate. So, you know, wars are never linear. They go through phases, but it looks like the phase of Russia having the initiative has ended. Source: CBS News
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Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski: Ukraine has certainly won in the Black Sea. Russia certainly doesn't have air domination over Ukraine. It can send missiles and drones, but it cannot fly freely over Ukraine. The ground war is stuck, and Ukraine seems to have gained fire control over a strategic highway from Donbas to Crimea, also over Crimea, and is conducting successful deep strikes against Russian refineries, which is affecting the Russian army's capacity to operate. So, you know, wars are never linear. They go through phases, but it looks like the phase of Russia having the initiative has ended. Source: CBS News

Clash Report

41,160 views • 1 month ago

This week alone, Russia has used nearly 630 guided aerial bombs, around 550 strike drones, and over 100 missiles of various types against Ukraine. I am grateful to the warriors defending Ukraine and to our partners who understand our need to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses to save the lives of our people. Now, the world must be united and stronger than ever. Only through strength can we together force Russia and its allies to give up terror and achieve a just peace.
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This week alone, Russia has used nearly 630 guided aerial bombs, around 550 strike drones, and over 100 missiles of various types against Ukraine. I am grateful to the warriors defending Ukraine and to our partners who understand our need to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses to save the lives of our people. Now, the world must be united and stronger than ever. Only through strength can we together force Russia and its allies to give up terror and achieve a just peace.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський

226,569 views • 1 year ago