Howard Altman

1 week ago | twz.com | Thomas Newdick |Howard Altman

Newly emerged video footage purportedly shows the attack on a Ukrainian drilling rig in the Black Sea by a supersonic cruise missile launched by a Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire-C bomber. The incident underscores the importance of the Tu-22M3 fleet, which was recently targeted as they sat on the ground at Russian airfields in an unprecedented Ukrainian drone strike.

2 weeks ago | twz.com | Howard Altman |Tyler Rogoway

There is a dispute over the extent of damage to the Kerch Bridge after an early morning attack. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it detonated underwater explosives on pillars of theKerch Bridge early Tuesday morning that “severely damaged” it. Russian sources, however, acknowledged the attack but downplayed the destruction, noting that traffic flow resumed within hours. Russian sources also claimed they repelled a sea drone attack on the bridge later on Tuesday.

2 weeks ago | twz.com | Howard Altman

A day after Ukraine’s audacious attack using drones launched from trucks to strike nearby Russian bombers, the scope of the damage and how the mission was pulled off is just starting to come into focus. While there are still questions as to just how many bombers were destroyed, the attack was a major blow to Russian strategic aviation, regardless, a subject you can read more about in a separate story we posted earlier today. You can also catch up with our initial report on the attack here.

2 weeks ago | americanliberty.news | Howard Altman |Tyler Rogoway |Patrick Houck |Seijah Drake

The attacks that went after the heart of Russia‘s strategic aviation capabilities and one arm of its nuclear deterrent should serve as a global wake-up call. By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway The War ZoneUkraine carried out a massive drone strike at airbases across Russia on Sunday, claiming to have destroyed dozens of aircraft. There are also indications that Russia’s Northern Fleet headquarters, home of Russian nuclear submarines, was attacked as well.

2 weeks ago | twz.com | Howard Altman |Tyler Rogoway

Ukraine carried out a massive drone strike at airbases across Russia on Sunday, claiming to have destroyed dozens of aircraft. There are also indications that Russia’s Northern Fleet headquarters, home of Russian nuclear submarines, was attacked as well. Overall, the attack was clearly aimed at Russia most prized strategic aerial assets, which cannot be replaced quickly in any manner and doing so at all would be extremely expensive.