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The Houthis are on a roll in Yemen and the Saudi’s are struggling to stop them. The last 24-48 hours have been wild with the Houthis making their largest territorial gains in years to include the capture of islands in the middle of the Red Sea. Meanwhile, we’ve learned that the US has boots on ground in Saudi Arabia helping assist in their response but has turned down Saudi requests for direct military support.It’s best to view this as another front of the Iran war. Not only is the now threatened Bab al Mandeb Strait seen as the only maritime workaround to the closure of Hormuz but we’re watching Iran step in to help their ally the Houthis, while the US wavers on helping our ally, Saudi Arabia. Sources:https://yemen.liveuamap.com/https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-iran-mokha-mandeb-shipping-saudi-025d052a14d9481258d51009a76d0bd6https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-reach-strategic-island-mouth-vital-shipping-lane-2026-09-11/https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-iran-mokha-mandeb-shipping-saudi-025d052a14d9481258d51009a76d0bd6https://www.axios.com/2026/09/11/houthis-yemen-saudi-trump-mbs-strikeshttps://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabias-east-west-oil-pipeline-hit-by-houthis-photos-appear-to-show-12430311https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/10/politics/us-military-support-saudi-arabia-houthi-iran-yemenStore: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Contact: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Check out our two fundraisers ongoing right now to support Ukrainian units fighting in the east:https://ukraineaidops.org/blogs/fundraising-campaigns/preston-x-uaohttps://artwine.com/Looks like Putin has rejected Zelensky’s ceasefire proposal but accepted one from Melania Trump. Didn't expect that one today but it's good news for the people of Oleshky.Sources:https://t.me/tass_agency/401818https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/55803-support-for-sending-military-aid-to-ukraine-has-fallenhttps://kyivindependent.com/as-trump-turns-toward-russia-zelensky-drops-his-restraint/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/10/first-lady-melania-trump-secures-ceasefire-between-russia-and-ukraine-localized-to-oleshky/https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/2112866119132291312?s=20Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Defense Tech Newshttps://www.defensetechnews.io/https://www.youtube.com/@DefenseTechnologyNewsContact: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our two campaigns in October are going strong! Check out Ukraine Aid Ops and Brave Selections below to learn about each.https://ukraineaidops.org/blogs/fundraising-campaigns/preston-x-uaohttps://artwine.com/Looks like the war in Ukraine is moving underground. A Ukrainian unit today released this footage showing offensive operations in a tunnel where they say they ambushed Russian soldiers, some who had been living underground for weeks, even months.We’ve seen these maneuvers before from the Russian side but this marks the first publicly known Ukrainian underground advance, and it looks like they’re just getting started. Sourceshttps://t.me/khartiia/4843https://t.me/legionoffreedom/2017https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/10/ukraine-war-gas-pipelines-russia/689105/https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/the-subterranean-battle-playing-out-deep-in-ukraines-soviet-era-pipelines-49dcc260?mod=e2twSubstack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Defense Tech Newshttps://www.defensetechnews.io/https://www.youtube.com/@DefenseTechnologyNewsContact: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ukraine Aid Ops campaign: https://ukraineaidops.org/blogs/fundraising-campaigns/preston-x-uaoArtWine campaign: https://artwine.com/This is a Russian soldiers view of the approaches to Dobropillia. Not usually something the Kremlin likes to have released, because there are bodies of Russian soldiers everywhere. We saw this same view from above a few days ago as Azov showed how one after another, Russian soldiers kept trying and failing to take the same deadly route.This is one of the most deadly sections of the front and Russia is forced to advance there because their offensive further north was snubbed out during Operation Vivaldi. Which hopefully works in Ukraine’s favor as the newest round of peace talks look to begin.Source footagehttps://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/2112882023991738458?s=20https://x.com/saintjavelin/status/2112178879880216584?s=20Sourceshttps://t.me/dva_majors/100754https://t.me/roy_tv_mk/22565https://t.me/azov_brigade_ngu/1985https://www.wsj.com/world/musk-ordered-starlink-slowdown-that-crippled-ukraines-drones-and-sowed-panic-in-kyiv-f907aab0?mod=Searchresults&pos=3&page=1https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/21/are-ukraine-peace-talks-real-that-depends-putin/https://x.com/Mylovanov/status/2112502079365193934?s=20 Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Defense Tech Newshttps://www.defensetechnews.io/https://www.youtube.com/@DefenseTechnologyNewsContact: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Check out our ongoing fundraisers below!https://artwine.com/https://ukraineaidops.org/blogs/fundraising-campaigns/preston-x-uao10,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or seriously wounded so far in October with most of them in the exact direction that Russian leadership lied about this past week. In fact we’ve got some footage from the Dobropillia direction that was just released showing the fields covered in Russian bodies after they try again and again to advance along the same deadly route, only to be met by Ukrainian drones.Sources:https://t.me/robert_magyar/2913https://t.me/azov_media/8881https://t.me/romanov_92/56616https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-18/zelenskyy-says-trump-is-pushing-ukraine-to-capitulate-to-russia?srnd=undefined https://kyivindependent.com/its-significant-ukraine-fears-us-is-withholding-allied-funded-air-defense-supplies-to-pressure-kyiv/https://x.com/KofmanMichael/status/2112167662789030368?s=20https://x.com/Rebel44CZ/status/2112235078960976026?s=20Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Defense Tech Newshttps://www.defensetechnews.io/https://www.youtube.com/@DefenseTechnologyNewsContact: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices