Analytics from the Trenches shows the war through the eyes of those directly involved. Forget academic theories and polished cabinet reports. This section dives into the mechanics of war with lived realities, explaining not only what happens but why it unfolds this way. From drone evolution to mathematics of the war, by its direct participants.
It looks like Russia’s top military command has concluded that the tactics its occupation army used before no longer deliver the results Pootin keeps demanding. So they changed their approach and started using small group tactics — and understanding that shift matters. Armored assault groups are essentially a thing of the past. In a battlefield […]
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense plans to shift 100% of frontline logistics to NRKs¹. But where does the enemy stand on this technology? How are Russian ground robots developing — and who is actually ahead? Ukrainian specialists regularly monitor enemy developments, including their use of unmanned ground vehicles on the battlefield. Here is how it works […]
No one seriously expected the ceasefire talks to lead anywhere. Pootin’s proposal was transparent to the point of being embarrassing — the whole thing boiled down to: “Don’t shoot at me while I stands on Red Square squinting nervously at the sky”. The only reason he needed that deal was his own body being in […]
Rumors are flying around the internet about Ukrainian military in Mali, but to figure out how much truth there might be to this, we need to look at this version from different angles. Late last week, information leaked to the press that the French government supposedly secured agreement from Greece to transfer part or all […]
Over the past two weeks, refinery attacks intensify — and the enemy media can no longer pretend otherwise. Gone are the poetic references to “precision debris”. Instead, there’s open anxiety about a trend that keeps growing and shows no sign of stopping. As of Wednesday morning, the Tuapse refinery was still burning — and when […]
A two-week Iran-US ceasefire took effect overnight, halting hostilities in the Middle East and reopening tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Before we assess the situation, one clarification: what actually happened here is the implementation of a plan designed entirely by Pakistan. Beyond that, this is not a full end to the military confrontation […]
A month of war with Iran clearly showed leading democratic countries of the world never thought to study Ukraine’s 4-year war and draw useful conclusions from it. This confirms the old truth that generals always prepare for the last war. But politicians and military-industrial complexes of these countries don’t prepare even for the last war. […]
A few days ago, The Atlantic published an interview with the CEO of Rheinmetall, who weighed in on Ukraine’s so-called “kitchen drones” and claimed that its defense industry lacks innovation. According to him, the widespread belief that Ukrainian manufacturers are among the most advanced in the field has nothing to do with reality. If you’ve […]
This is a translation of reflections by a well-known Ukrainian volunteer who goes by the nickname “Pan Hotelier“. Let’s talk about the red lines of the 21st century — or the taboos of the modern world order. By now, everyone agrees: the world order is broken, and the mechanisms that were supposed to maintain it […]
This is the second part of the Orcs’¹ Spring offensive analysis. Don’t forget to check the first part to get the full picture. If in broad understanding the enemy lost the ability to schedule the fight’s timing, in local terms they still had a choice. They decided to use maximally favorable conditions in the form […]
