The full archive of daily intelligence briefs from The Basedment desks.

Ukraine is expanding its use of aerial and ground drones for evacuations, logistics, and combat operations, reducing soldiers’ exposure to frontline dangers.

Russian infiltrations into Dobropillya are increasingly threatening Ukrainian supply routes and defensive positions, raising the prospect of a gradual encirclement of the city.

Conflicting explanations from Elon Musk and the White House have left questions over who ordered satellite restrictions that disrupted Ukrainian drone operations.

Russian forces have been pushed back on the sectors they have prioritised the most this year, today we look at why that is.

Today’s Conflict Tracker turns to the Lyman and Sloviansk front as Russia launches frantic counterattacks after significant localised advances.

And in today’s conflict tracker, we shift to the Donetsk and Lyman sector as Russia has had serious setbacks and failures on both fronts.

If you thought tanks were done and dusted, think again... Today we bring up a new case study that shows tanks may finally be entering a new phase.

Tusk claims Ukraine is losing 27,000 troops killed or wounded monthly, raising concerns over its ability to replace losses.

In recent weeks there have been a string of coordinated attacks on Russian commanders around Donetsk, one just recently named "Hero of Russia" by Putin.

Russian reconnaissance units have penetrated across multiple directions, putting the Ukrainian defenders of Orikhiv at significant risk.

August was a slow month on paper, but Russian reconnaissance units have being making key advances on the most politically important sectors of this war.

Ukraine has secured a major victory on the Lyman sector, but will it be enough to slow down the Russian offensive toward Sloviansk-Kramatortsk?