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Ukraine is teaching Russia a lesson. The U.S. should take notes.

Ukrainian drones and rockets have punished underprotected Russian assets on Crimea. Today at 7:00 a.m. EDT  By Brady Africk  The Washington Post Original article containes links Brady Africk is a research analyst specializing in open-source intelligence at the American  Enterprise Institute .   Ukraine is ratcheting up the tempo of drone strikes pummeling Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2014. Russia has tried to shield its most valuable military assets by hardening aircraft shelters and beefing up air-defense systems, but it has already paid a steep price. Kyiv’s drones continue to punish critical infrastructure, and the fear of losing more expensive assets has pushed Russian ships and planes farther away from the front. Thanks to Ukraine’s innovative campaign, U.S. military leaders have a rare chance to absorb battlefield lessons without taking casualties or losing pricey hardware. They should seize the opportunity to learn fro...
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Ukraine bombs warehouses, targeting Wildberries — Russia’s version of Amazon

Ukraine’s long-range drone attacks, including strikes this weekend on e-commerce warehouses, have undercut the Kremlin’s efforts to shield most Russian citizens from the war. July 20, 2026 at 2:22 p.m. EDT  People walk past the smoke of a fire at the Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries' logistics complex in Elektrostal, Russia, on Saturday. (Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP/Getty Images) By Mary Ilyushina and Natalia Abbakumova   The Washington Post July 20, 2026 at 2:22 p.m.   As Russia and Ukraine traded heavy airstrikes this weekend, Ukrainian forces hit warehouses run by Wildberries, Russia’s largest e-commerce marketplace, sparking a fire that raged for two days and was visible in satellite imagery from space.   The Saturday night strikes hit two large Wildberries warehouses in central Russia — in Elektrostal near Moscow and Kotovsk in the Tambov region. At least eight people were killed and more than 80 injured. In footage posted on social media, both facilities appeared...
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The Rise and Fall of Ukraine’s Drone Warfare Mastermind

  The popularity of drones, and the defense minister who heavily promoted them, helped lead to a clash in which President Volodymyr Zelensky sided with the military brass. Mykhailo Fedorov, the former minister of defense for Ukraine, speaking Thursday in Kyiv. Mr. Fedorov’s growing reliance on drones had reportedly irked some members of the military’s leadership.  Jędrzej Nowicki for The New York Times By Andrew E. Kramer/ Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The New York Times July 17, 2026 In his zealous efforts to popularize drone warfare, Ukraine’s young defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, also gained widespread popularity himself. And that, political analysts and opposition politicians said, may have helped bring about his downfall this week, as President Volodymyr Zelensky sided against him in a titanic clash with the country’s top military commander. Mr. Zelensky’s dismissal of Mr. Fedorov, 35, sidelined a potential political rival who had seized the spotlight. The timing of h...
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Zelensky Seeks to Quell Growing Discontent Over Ouster of Defense Minister

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Ukraine’s president sparked protests with his surprise dismissal of a popular defense minister By James Marson July 19, 2026 1:27 pm ET Ukrainians in Kyiv protested Saturday in support of Mykhailo Fedorov, who was ousted days earlier as the nation’s minister of defense. Sergey Dolzhenko/ EPA/ Shutterstock The Wall Street Journal July 19, 2026 1:27 pm ET original article contains links Ukrainians in Kyiv protested Saturday in support of Mykhailo Fedorov, who was ousted days earlier as the nation’s minister of defense.   Zelensky held meetings with senior military commanders for a second day Sunday, after a protest of thousands in Kyiv on Saturday had called for the ouster of Ukraine’s top general. Zelensky provoked anger among some in the military and society for his surprise decision last week to remove Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who has clashed with Gen. Oleksandr Syrskiy over war strategy. Supporters of Fedorov, the 35-year-old advocate of Ukraine’s drone program, hail...
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