War & Conflict with Preston Stewart

Troops are mixed all throughout the cityToday we're looking at the developing situation around Pokrovsk where Russia continues to press forward with small groups while attacking the edges with armored assaults. Meanwhile, Ukraine is using drones to hunt down Russian elements in the city and prevent them from attaining a strong foothold. We also have Putin suggesting a short term ceasefire in Pokro...

Logistics are becoming impossible hereToday we're looking at the deteriorating situation in Pokrovsk where Russian drones have largely cut off the city making resupply and casualty evacuation nearly impossible. Some intense footage from the 25th shows the process some are required to go through to reach the front and move casualties out with the constant threat of drones and artillery overhead.25t...

The future of war is happening now, hopefully we're paying attentionToday we're joined by Sam Scanlon to discuss the future of drone warfare and what lessons are important for the US military to take away from the ongoing war in Ukraine. Sam recently authored an article for the Modern War Institute titled, "Beyond FPVs: Learning the Lessons of the Ukraine War—All of Them" which will be linked belo...

This is a major boost to the Ukrainian Air ForceToday we're looking at the news that Sweden has agreed to sell 100-150 Gripen-E fighter jets to Ukraine in what would be the largest airpower deal secured in Ukraine's history. Zelensky hopes the first platforms will arrive within a year but Sweden has that timeline closer to three years. Meanwhile the situation is turning dire near Pokrovsk as Russi...

This is a significant military buildupToday the US announced the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to US Southern Command to support ongoing counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism operations. This marks a major uptick in military firepower deployed to the region raising the continued question of if this is about drugs or we're actually going after Maduro in Venezuela. Sour...

Three days, three clear attacks against civiliansOperation Teddybear: https://donorbox.org/operation-teddybearToday we're looking into a few new Russian assaults using armored vehicles that once again were stopped by Ukrainian drones. We have footage of a Ukrainian town north of Pokrovsk liberated and some civilians being rescued from Russian occupied territories. Meanwhile, Russia has ramped up t...

Operations down south aren't slowing anytime soonToday we're looking into the expanding US campaign targeting cartels and trafficking organizations. We have statements from Secretary Hegseth about how the Pentagon is treating this conflict amid new strikes in the Pacific and a show of force from a B-1 bombers earlier today. Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/c/prestonstewTwitter:   https://x.com/pr...

This is a big step in the right direction Today we're looking into the new sanctions laid out by the US and EU yesterday focused on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.  These two packages are significant not only in their economic impact but also in the symbolism of our finally recognizing that peace requires a good faith effort by both parties, something that has been lacking from the Russian side.  ...

The war has changed so muchToday we're looking at a Russian perspective of how the war has changed at the front. A few different mil-bloggers describe a battlefield so saturated with drones that the last 10-20km are often done on foot and medical evacuations are nearly non-existent.https://x.com/GrandpaRoy2/status/1979963881218019628https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1979981855228133860https://www.e...

Putin: does nothing, gets what he wantsWe've seen the same playbook a few times now but keep making the same mistake; hoping that Russia changes their war aims and actually wants to negotiate. As of now, we're back to where we were a few weeks ago just without the possibility of new arms going to Ukraine. Putin knows how to drag us along and he's doing it pretty well right now. Source articleshttp...

Situation looking dire in Kupiansk and PokrovskToday we're getting into some battlefield updates as Russia kicked off a number of attacks in the last few days. We're seeing Russian progress into the city center in both Kupiansk and Pokrovsk, both areas that have held for some time now. However, in both cases it does appear to be small groups of Russians infiltrating gaps in the lines rather than a...

The economic pressure on Russia is mountingToday we're joined by EU Commissioner Dombrovskis to discuss current and future sanctions against Russia. He lays out what's on the table, what has worked well so far and what should be coming in the near future. Thank you to the EU team for helping to put this together! Learn more about EU support to Ukraine here:https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un...

We have no Ukraine policyIt's hard to understand the Trump administration's Ukraine policy unless we assume there is none, then it all starts to make sense. We've seen the waffling in both directions, frustrations mounting that it won't just stop and zero progress has so far been made. In fact we may have hit a new low as Steve Witkoff used the 2022 referendums as evidence of why eastern Ukraine b...

We're slowly moving into a new war in the CaribbeanToday we're looking at the increasing US military strikes in the Caribbean. We have two that came out in recent days alongside allegations from Columbia that a past strike killed a fisherman off their coast. This comes days after we got new that the top US commander of SOUTHCOM is retiring early and as more outlets are suggesting that regime chang...

There's a lot of work still to be doneToday we're joined by Mark Dubowitz, the CEO of Foundation for Defense of Democracies to discuss the current status of the ceasefire in Gaza. We look at where things stand now, what prompted Hamas to finally agree to these terms and what needs to happen for this to turn into a long-term peace. Thank you so much to Mark and the team at FDD for helping to put th...

Just another two weeks...We're right back to where we started as President Trump decides that Putin actually wants peace and gives him a few more weeks to come up with a plan for an in-person meeting.  It's the same story we've seen multiple times before.  Something seems to have changed after Trump's call with Putin a few days ago as the topic of sending Tomahawks to Ukraine seemed to drive the d...

This is unusual timing for a retirement announcementToday we're looking into the increased military operations in the Caribbean. Just yesterday, Adm. Holsey stepped down announcing his retirement as head of US SOUTHCOM one year into a three year assignment. This comes amidst reports that he had been at odds with Secretary Hegseth over the increasing strikes off the coast of Venezuela. Meanwhile, t...

The Pentagon Press corps just left the buildingToday we're joined by Chris Meagher to discuss the controversial new press restrictions levied at the Pentagon. Chris previously served as the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and prior to that, as a White House Deputy Press Secretary. I did reach out to the Pentagon for comment but have not yet heard back.https://x.com/chrisme...

Russia really tried this three times in a rowToday we're looking at yet another Russian armored assault near Pokrovsk where the attack appears to have been uncovered by Ukraine and subsequently stopped far from the line of contact. This is the third such assault in the last week and a significant change from Russian tactics elsewhere along the front. We also look at some battlefield updates in a f...

B-52s, F-16s and the CIA....that's a full dayToday the US flew B-52 bombers near Venezuela as a show of force following the fifth kinetic strike carried out yesterday. We also have reporting that the Sept 19th strike may have targeted Columbians and that the CIA is now authorized to conduct lethal ops inside of Venezuela.https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/politics/military-strike-drug-boat-colombiahtt...

Be sure to check out the full documentary! Farmers of Kherson: Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlTnKYTxWOYGreat chatting with Caolan Robertson about his new film "The Farmers of Kherson". We get into why he chose this as a topic, the challenges facing the people of Kherson and more. Be sure to follow Caolan across his various channels below!https://x.com/CaolanReportshttps://www.instag...

Surprised they tried this again. Today we're looking at the continued Russian armored assaults north of Pokrovsk.  They tried this a few days ago and lost about a dozen pieces of equipment and nearly 100 soldiers.  For some reason they tried again and generally met the same outcome.  We have footage from a few different Ukrainian units showing how this fight played out in recent days and then we l...

This is one way to get Putin to negotiateThe US has been providing intelligence to Ukraine to assist with their deep strikes inside of Russia. This, added with the possibility of the US sending Tomahawks to Ukraine, has the ability to add additional pressure to get Putin to negotiate an end to the war.https://www.ft.com/content/f9f42c10-3a30-4ee1-aff7-3368dd831c8cPatreon:  https://www.patreon.com/...

This is why we don't see these attacks very oftenUkraine Action Summit: https://americancoalitionforukraine.org/ukraine-action-summit-fall-2025/Be sure to use code PRESTON for $20 off! Today we're looking at a Russian attack north of Pokrovsk where they tried to mass armored vehicles to break through Ukrainian lines.  They were quickly met by a wall of drones as tanks, APCs, tractors and motorcycl...

Dozens were killed in this short, violent engagementOvernight fighting erupted along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border as the Taliban responded to a recent Pakistani strike in Kabul. Numbers are mixed but it appears that at least dozens on each side were killed between the direct assaults and drone/air strikes. Today we wait to see if the hostilities continue or if that spike is more of a one off sc...