Yuri Lapaiev
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Information Warfare
November 6, 2025
Kremlin Shifts Focus to Information Warfare
Executive Summary: Russia’s draft 2026 budget cuts military spending by $2. 4 billion compared to 2025 while boosting funding for state-run media by...
Yuri Lapaiev • Eurasia Daily Monitor
Air Warfare
April 28, 2023
Defending Ukraine's Skies: Mission (Im)possible
On April 17, the Slovak Defense Ministry announced that Slovakia had delivered the promised 13 Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine ( Kyiv...
Yuri Lapaiev • Eurasia Daily Monitor
Maritime Strategy
October 2, 2020
Russia's Black Sea Dominance Strategy—A Blend of Military and Civilian Assets
On November 14, during the Third International Conference for Maritime Security, in Odesa, Ukrainian Navy commander Admiral Ihor Voronchenko said that...
Yuri Lapaiev • RealClearDefense
Russo-Ukraine War
October 2, 2020
Martial Law in Ukraine: A Rehearsal for War
In late evening, on November 26, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) implemented Martial Law in selected regions of Ukraine that is to last...
Yuri Lapaiev • RealClearDefense
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