David Axe
@davidaxe.bsky.social
I make movies and report the news.
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A client changed directions, so I'm available! I write about the war in Ukraine & the possible war over Taiwan. I produce videos & podcasts. Tech, political & operational angles.
25 years' experience, 10s of millions of views. Anyone need readable war content? david.t.axe at gmail.
25 years' experience, 10s of millions of views. Anyone need readable war content? david.t.axe at gmail.
A Little River North Of Pokrovsk Has Swallowed 27 Russian Armored Vehicle—So Far
A Little River North Of Pokrovsk Has Swallowed 27 Russian Armored Vehicle—So Far
The Russians are struggling to cross the Kazenyi Torets River
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December 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A Little River North Of Pokrovsk Has Swallowed 27 Russian Armored Vehicle—So Far
Adding Lasers Makes Ukraine's F-16s Much Deadlier
Adding Lasers Makes Ukraine's F-16s Much Deadlier
With Sniper pods, F-16s can fire laser-guided rockets and bombs
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December 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Adding Lasers Makes Ukraine's F-16s Much Deadlier
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December 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Drones Defend North Of Pokrovsk Now. So Ukraine’s Assault Brigades Are Rushing South.
Drones Defend North Of Pokrovsk Now. So Ukraine’s Assault Brigades Are Rushing South.
The battle for Pokrovsk is ending. The battle for Huliaipole is just beginning.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Drones Defend North Of Pokrovsk Now. So Ukraine’s Assault Brigades Are Rushing South.
Russian Marines Welded Shipping Containers Onto Their Tanks. It Didn't Help—And An Entire Russian Battalion Burned.
Russian Marines Welded Shipping Containers Onto Their Tanks. It Didn't Help—And An Entire Russian Battalion Burned.
The Russian Center Group of Forces just lost around 30 vehicles north of Pokrovsk.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Russian Marines Welded Shipping Containers Onto Their Tanks. It Didn't Help—And An Entire Russian Battalion Burned.
Scratch 1 Special Russian Patrol Plane! To Protect Its Sea Baby Sub Raid, Ukraine Targeted A Parked Russian Il-38.
Scratch 1 Special Russian Patrol Plane! To Protect Its Sea Baby Sub Raid, Ukraine Targeted A Parked Russian Il-38.
The Russian navy's Il-38s hunt Ukrainian sea drones.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Scratch 1 Special Russian Patrol Plane! To Protect Its Sea Baby Sub Raid, Ukraine Targeted A Parked Russian Il-38.
Ukrainian Assault Troops Up-Armored Their Ex-Australian M-1 Tanks—And Then Squandered One Of Them In A Pointless Attack
Ukrainian Assault Troops Up-Armored Their Ex-Australian M-1 Tanks—And Then Squandered One Of Them In A Pointless Attack
Ukraine is probably down to fewer than 60 M-1s
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December 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Ukrainian Assault Troops Up-Armored Their Ex-Australian M-1 Tanks—And Then Squandered One Of Them In A Pointless Attack
Ukrainian Drones Just Defeated A Russian Horse Cavalry Charge
Ukrainian Drones Just Defeated A Russian Horse Cavalry Charge
Fog couldn't hide a huge Russian assault north of Myrnohrad
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December 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ukrainian Drones Just Defeated A Russian Horse Cavalry Charge
Yep, The Russians Are Welding Shipping Containers Onto Tanks Now
Yep, The Russians Are Welding Shipping Containers Onto Tanks Now
It's silly ... but shipping container armor should actually work
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December 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Yep, The Russians Are Welding Shipping Containers Onto Tanks Now
Ukrainian Drones Are Hitting Russian Jets Right Before They Take Off
Ukrainian Drones Are Hitting Russian Jets Right Before They Take Off
Belbek air base in southern Crimea is one of Russian most important air bases in the region; Ukrainian drones are destroying it
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December 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Ukrainian Drones Are Hitting Russian Jets Right Before They Take Off
Scratch 2 Su-27s! Ukrainian Drones Are Scraping Russian Air Power Off Crimea Faster Than Ever.
Scratch 2 Su-27s! Ukrainian Drones Are Scraping Russian Air Power Off Crimea Faster Than Ever.
Ukrainian raids have hit 14 Russian aircraft in Crimea since August.
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December 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Scratch 2 Su-27s! Ukrainian Drones Are Scraping Russian Air Power Off Crimea Faster Than Ever.
Incredibly, Ukraine Is Still Finding 'New' Su-25 Attack Jets
Incredibly, Ukraine Is Still Finding 'New' Su-25 Attack Jets
The Su-25 fleet has suffered heavy losses
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December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Incredibly, Ukraine Is Still Finding 'New' Su-25 Attack Jets
The Russian Air Force's Last Giant An-22 Airlifter Broke In Half In Mid-Air
The Russian Air Force's Last Giant An-22 Airlifter Broke In Half In Mid-Air
The incident is indicative of deeper Russian dysfunction
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December 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Russian Air Force's Last Giant An-22 Airlifter Broke In Half In Mid-Air
Scratch One MiG-31 Interceptor! Ukrainian Drones Are Scraping Russian Air Power Off Crimea.
Scratch One MiG-31 Interceptor! Ukrainian Drones Are Scraping Russian Air Power Off Crimea.
But that doesn't mean the Russians are about to lose the peninsula.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Scratch One MiG-31 Interceptor! Ukrainian Drones Are Scraping Russian Air Power Off Crimea.
Three Days After Ukraine’s Drone Blast, Russia’s Missile Sub Still Hasn’t Moved
Three Days After Ukraine’s Drone Blast, Russia’s Missile Sub Still Hasn’t Moved
Possibly because she’s damaged, and can’t move
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December 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Three Days After Ukraine’s Drone Blast, Russia’s Missile Sub Still Hasn’t Moved
Ukraine’s Long-Range Strikes: Photogenic, But …
Ukraine’s Long-Range Strikes: Photogenic, But …
Ukraine has increased the number of long-range attacks on Russia, but there are questions about the campaign’s effectiveness
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December 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ukraine’s Long-Range Strikes: Photogenic, But …
In A Real WTF Moment, Russians Attacked In 16 Vans And Cars. Ukrainian Drones Saw Them Coming 5 Miles Away.
Russians Attacked In Vans & Cars. Drones Saw Them Coming.
None of the 16 vehicles reached Dobropillya.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
In A Real WTF Moment, Russians Attacked In 16 Vans And Cars. Ukrainian Drones Saw Them Coming 5 Miles Away.
There Is Some Evidence That Russian Sub The Ukrainians Droned Has Hull Damage
There Is Some Evidence That Russian Sub The Ukrainians Droned Has Hull Damage
Why is the 'Kilo' chained to its pier?
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December 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
There Is Some Evidence That Russian Sub The Ukrainians Droned Has Hull Damage
Ukrainian Troops Are Shredding An Entire Russian Division Near Pokrovsk
Ukrainian Troops Are Shredding An Entire Russian Division Near Pokrovsk
The Russian 76th Guards Air Assault Division recently reinforced the Pokrovsk axis
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December 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Ukrainian Troops Are Shredding An Entire Russian Division Near Pokrovsk
The Russian Sub That Got Droned Yesterday Seemingly Can't Move Under Its Own Power
The Russian Sub That Got Droned Yesterday Seemingly Can't Move Under Its Own Power
Imagery points to serious damage
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December 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Russian Sub That Got Droned Yesterday Seemingly Can't Move Under Its Own Power
Even If Ukraine's Explosive Drone Sub Missed, It May Have Badly Damaged That Russian Sub
Even If Ukraine's Explosive Drone Sub Missed, It May Have Badly Damaged That Russian Sub
Near misses tend to damage a sub's internal systems
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December 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Even If Ukraine's Explosive Drone Sub Missed, It May Have Badly Damaged That Russian Sub
Russian Air Defenses Are Working Better
Russian Air Defenses Are Working Better
That’s bad news for Ukraine’s drone campaign
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December 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Russian Air Defenses Are Working Better
A Ukrainian Submarine Just Blew Up A Russian Submarine
A Ukrainian Submarine Just Blew Up A Russian Submarine
The Ukrainian boat was unmanned; the Russian boat ... wasn't
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December 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A Ukrainian Submarine Just Blew Up A Russian Submarine
Ukrainians Are Secretly Taking Control Of Russia's Shahed Drones
Ukrainians Are Secretly Taking Control Of Russia's Shahed Drones
Electronic warfare spoofing is tricking some Shaheds into landing
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December 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ukrainians Are Secretly Taking Control Of Russia's Shahed Drones
Ukrainian Troops Counterattacked In Kupiansk—And Won. Here's How.
Ukrainian Troops Counterattacked In Kupiansk—And Won. Here's How.
The Ukrainians have recently lost more cities than they've saved, however.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Ukrainian Troops Counterattacked In Kupiansk—And Won. Here's How.