Category: War
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Tigray Cities Fall, War’s Endgame Uncertain
Renewed fighting has broken out in Ethiopia’s Tigray region since late September 2026, with Ethiopian federal forces (ENDF) and their allied Tigray Peace Forces (TPF) advancing against TPLF/TDF forces. This has included the reported capture of Adigrat (a key northern city near the Eritrean border) around October 10–11/12, following earlier gains such as Mekelle, Shire,…
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NATO’s New War Plan: Defeat Russia Fast
NATO is working on a strategy for achieving a quick victory against a Russian attack on its eastern flank, with a focus on integrating new defense technologies like drones and AI – Bloomberg. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? Strategia-100, Chief Strategist: Yes. The Bloomberg report appears substantive rather than merely rhetorical. NATO’s…
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Center-2026: Russia’s Drone War Doctrine
Russia’s Center-2026 exercises in the Urals drew over 47,000 troops, thousands of vehicles, 90 aircraft, and allies from China, Belarus, Pakistan, and other nations for drills emphasizing drones, rockets, and robotic systems. Putin inspected the operations on October 2, reviewing new weapons like Geran strike drones and T-90M tanks with active protection against threats. The…
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Russia Builds a Bigger War Machine
President Putin signed a Sept. 28 decree raising the authorized size of Russia’s armed forces by 15,500 positions. The order replaces a July 2026 decree and sets the total at 2,441,630 personnel, including 1,550,500 service members. It is the fourth expansion this year and the seventh since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, leaving Russia with…
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Ukraine Hits Fuel, Russia Hits the Network
Ukraine said it struck six Russian oil refineries and a related defense plant in about a week through 26 September, naming Moscow, Perm (Lukoil), Novoshakhtinsk and Bashneft-UNPZ among sites with a combined capacity of about 53.6 million tonnes a year, with further recent hits reported at Ilsky, Syzran and Yaroslavl’s Slavneft-YANOS. Russia struck Kyiv’s Cosmonova…