Ukraine’s expanding drone campaign has forced Russia to suspend shipping through key Sea of Azov chokepoints, with vessels backing up at ports and entrances to the waterway. Satellite imagery appears to show growing queues of ships, forced to wait, while Ukrainian officials say that drones struck more than 100 Russian vessels in recent days (although figures have not been independently verified). Regardless, Ukraine is clearly increasing its attacks on Russian logistics and trade rather than solely military formations.
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In March 2025, China’s military researchers published a concept describing how to rapidly capture and subdue the city of Taipei. Distributed in restricted military channels, this approach argues Beijing can achieve victory “by blocking the city’s ability to receive external assistance, restricting its ability to enable operations, breaking its operational system, collapsing cognitive cohesion, and eliminating its ability to recover.” Its objective is to break the Taiwan people’s will to fight.
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed to have shot down a Polish-made Tiguar M reconnaissance drone in Iranian airspace while supporting U.S. military operations against the country. The aircraft was reportedly being used to identify and designate targets for long-range precision strikes.
The U.S. Navy has launched an extended aerial surveillance campaign around Cuba, with MQ-4C Triton unmanned high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft observed operating near the island for three consecutive days from July 20-22. Flight tracking data circulated by military observers indicates that the unmanned aircraft again conducted a prolonged intelligence-gathering mission, highlighting sustained U.S. interest in monitoring activity across the Caribbean.
The Russian Navy’s extensively modernised nuclear-powered battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov has returned to port Severodvinsk following another phase of sea trials, marking continued progress towards the vessel’s long-awaited return to operational service. The warship, which is by far the largest and most heavily armed surface combatant in the world, has spent over a decade undergoing a comprehensive modernisation intended to transform it into what is now by far the most capable combat ship in the Russian fleet.
The United States intelligence community is investigating how Iran was able to accurately target multiple covert Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) facilities during its recent military campaign, with officials having indicated a high possibility that sensitive targeting information was provided by Russia. The strikes have raised serious concerns within Washington regarding the security of some of the United States’ most closely guarded overseas intelligence installations and the possibility of unprecedented intelligence cooperation between Moscow and Tehran.
The Pentagon’s extensive use of precision-guided munitions during the U.S.-led military assault against Iran has raised serious concerns from Senators, with senior defence officials telling lawmakers that the U.S. Armed Forces requires an additional $21 billion simply to replenish weapons expended during the conflict. The funding request was a major focus of a Senate hearing examining both the financial costs of the war and the longer-term implications for U.S. military readiness. .
As of 1500 hours Tuesday, 21 July, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has removed Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s armed forces.
The General’s removal has followed days of mass protests in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, as well as in other cities nationwide, with the crowds demanding his removal.
Russian Artillery. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Zelensky has appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief, according to a statement on Ukrainian social media channels.
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The Department of War announced the believed to be death of an active-duty Soldier who was supporting overseas operations in Jordan.
Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, is believed to have been killed in action on July 17, 2026, during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. The incident is under investigation. U.S. Central Command previously announced this Soldier as missing. The Soldier status was updated to a Duty Status–Whereabouts Unknown and is believed to be deceased.
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As Russia adapts to new wartime dynamics, driven in large part by Ukrainian successes with drones, Western defense companies are rushing to develop faster interceptors that are cheap enough to deploy in enormous numbers.
Ukrainian manufacturer SkyFall unveiled its P1-SUN Jetkiller at the Farnborough International Airshow in England on Monday, July 20.
S-70 Drone VIA X Screenshot. Image Credit: X Screenshot.
Shahed Drone from Ukraine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.