War & Conflict with Preston Stewart

ArtWine Fundraiser: https://artwine.com/Ukraine Aid Ops: https://ukraineaidops.org/blogs/fundraising-campaigns/preston-x-uaoIt’s been a pretty wild few days. First, President Trump approved a deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel and removed sanctions for six months, as he caught flak for that he came back and said that China and Russia are not assisting Iran and then threatened to cut off intelli...

Fundraisers are going strong for the 93rd!https://artwine.com/https://ukraineaidops.org/blogs/fundraising-campaigns/preston-x-uaoCheck out Defense Tech News at the links below:https://www.defensetechnews.io/https://www.youtube.com/@DefenseTechnologyNewsA new report says that 50,000 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded in Ukraine last month leading one Russian commentator to say, “We’ll drown in...

Ukraine Aid Ops campaign: https://ukraineaidops.org/blogs/fundraising-campaigns/preston-x-uao ArtWine campaign: https://artwine.com/Over the past few days we’ve seen the United States make a series of decisions that I personally believe amount to strategic blunders and moral failures that will only serve to prolong and maybe expand this war. We’re making things worse, not better. Sources:https://w...

It's an honor to be able to, with you all, work to help those in need. We've got a great campaign with ArtWine and Ukraine Aid Operations right now to directly assist the 93rd Mechanized fighting in the east.https://artwine.com/https://ukraineaidops.org/blogs/fundraising-campaigns/preston-x-uaoPresident Trump just announced that the United States will begin buying diesel fuel from Russia, a move Z...

At least 9 ships have been struck by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz over the last week, a pretty significant increase as of late. In fact, one tracker shows 18 attacks so far in the first 9 days of October, matching the total from the month of September at least according to the UK Maritime Trade Organization. It looks like Iran is trying to show that they do still hold some leverage through the Str...

Check out our campaign to help the 93rd here (100% of profits donated all month): https://artwine.com/We also have a companion campaign through Ukraine Aid Operations: https://ukraineaidops.org/blogs/fundraising-campaigns/preston-x-uao62% of Ukrainians are ready to fight Russia as long as is necessary with 79% believing that Ukraine will win this war. This new polling comes amidst increased Russia...

Two weeks ago we learned about Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi, their counteroffensive in the east. And today, we’re joined by one of their battalion commanders that took part in those clearance operations. Darwin is the commander of the 2nd Mechanized Battalion, 125th Mechanized Brigade of the 3rd Army Corps. We get into how his unit identified Russian positions to clear out, the feeling among his me...

Yemen has declared war on the Houthis and it looks like they may have already pushed the group back from some of the Red Sea coastline, rolling back recent gains. Meanwhile, the war just expanded with Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia invoking the new Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. Sources:https://yemen.liveuamap.com/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-yemen-houthis-b...

Pick up some of the last remaining Artwine made in Bakhmut with 100% of profits going to support the 93rd Brigade fighting in the east!https://artwine.com/For our companion campaign with Ukraine Aid Operations: https://ukraineaidops.org/blogs/fundraising-campaigns/preston-x-uaoRussia is at war with NATO, we just won’t accept it yet. Everyone’s waiting for tanks to roll across a border or missiles...

Today we’re joined by Dr. Lesley Warner and Andrew Leber to discuss the Houthis and the regional dynamics at play across the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Lesley is a visiting scholar with the Africa Program and Andrew is a nonresident scholar in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Where the just authored a Q&A titled, “The Impacts of the Houthis’ Advance Could Exten...

Excited to kick off this project with Brave Selections! Check out the first link for the ArtWine selections and the Ukraine Aid Ops link for the associated campaign:https://artwine.com/https://ukraineaidops.org/blogs/fundraising-campaigns/preston-x-uaoThe situation at the front is not going well for Russia. Despite the constant claims of a steady advance, when we step back and look at the data, Ru...

Check out our fundraiser through Car4Ukraine here! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-fall-offensiveUkraine is setting the conditions for phase four of their counteroffensive in the east, operation Vivaldi. Put simply, there’s more good news to come. Russia’s challenges in that direction aren’t improving and there’s a fair argument they’re getting worse. It’s becoming clear that the...

Check out our fall fundraiser with Car4Ukraine here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-fall-offensiveThere’s a lot of speculation that Putin will order a mobilization in the coming months to backfill troop losses in Ukraine. But here’s the thing, it’s already happening and has been for some time. The challenge Putin faces right now is that they’re running out of people they would p...

A few weeks ago we talked with NATO who was looking for a new solution to shut down enemy airfields. Today, we’re talking with the winner of that challenge, LPP Holdings out of the Czech Republic. We get into what their solution entails, how they’ve tied in with Ukrainian units to ensure their products are battle tested and more. This is part of NATO ACT Innovation Challenge where companies from a...

Our fall campaign is going strong! Check it out at the link here to learn more: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-fall-offensivePhase three of Operation Vivaldi is complete as Ukraine continues to advance during their counteroffensive in the east. The Third Army Corps has released footage saying they captured 250 Russian soldiers, the largest number in a single operation since the...

Eight US Marines were wounded in an Iranian missile attack two weeks ago. The news comes after President Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to open the Strait saying “we’re going to win this war very soon.”Sources:https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-marines-injured-recent-iranian-attack-rcna600097https://x.com/glcarlstrom/status/2104470288087830614?s=20https://x.com/BarakRavid/st...

Check out our truck campaign with Car4Ukraine here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-fall-offensiveSo now we’ve got Ukrainian robots being dropped off behind the front lines, firing rockets into where the Russians are hiding, then, once they’re suppressed, driving in and blowing up. That’s a bad day and a pretty wild new use of drones in the Ukraine war. We’re seeing new tactics a...

Operation Vivaldi is off and running and today, we’re talking with a member of the Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps to get an idea of what we’re seeing and maybe more importantly, how much is still yet to be released. SGT John "Jackie" Roberts is an American veteran who has been fighting in Ukraine since 2022. He now serves as a Senior American Military Instructor the 3rd Army Corps who is leading this cu...

Check out our truck campaign with Car4Ukraine here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-fall-offensiveSo this Ukrainian counteroffensive in the east is looking bigger than we initially thought. Officially we’ve heard 3,000 Russians eliminated and 125 square kilometers taken back but according to Russian sources, Ukraine may just be getting started. Sources:https://t.me/arx_spn/31242h...

Check out our truck fundraiser here (now with a 501c3 option!): https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-fall-offensive It really looks like Russia is going to do something stupid. I just can’t remember a time this many different countries are coming together and issuing public warnings about what they see shaping up. And it’s everything, from sabotage and drone strikes, all the way to a...

So far during the war in Iran, the US has lost 65 aircraft at an estimated cost of $4 billion dollars. Now the bulk of that is the 47 MQ-9 Reapers that have been destroyed but there are some other significant ones in here as well. The War Zone Reporting: https://www.twz.com/air/every-american-aircraft-lost-or-damaged-during-the-iran-war-visualizedStore: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community...

Check out Ken's campaign to assist the 34th Marines at the link below. This is run through a 501c3 so all donations are fully tax deductible! https://www.ukrainefreedomproject.org/valorToday we’re joined by Ken Harbaugh who is just back from his most recent trip to Ukraine. While there, Ken was able to interview Russian POWs, who weren’t all Russian, which raises some questions for after the war....

Car4Ukraine now has a 501c3 option so your contributions are fully tax deductible: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-fall-offensive I guess warfare isn’t already terrifying enough. We now have Ukrainian drones dropping off other drones behind Russian lines, hunting down targets and exploding. That’s what’s happening right now as Ukraine continues their offensive in the east, Operat...

Our truck fundraiser is off and rolling! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-fall-offensiveOvernight Ukraine launched what Russian bloggers are calling the largest drone attack of the war. 1,300 drones targeted the Moscow region and the results are, well, another key refinery is on fire. Russian sources actually laid out the three phase process for this strike that is already leading...

Check out the videos of your trucks at work from our current fundraiser here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-fall-offensiveSomething is happening in Europe. Yesterday we had multiple nations warning about the possibility of a Russian escalation creeping into NATO and EU territory. These warnings aren’t new and one at a time isn’t anything special. But in the last 48 hours we’ve...