Tag: NATO
Missile From Russia Crashes in Poland
An object that crashed in eastern Poland overnight appears to have been a Russian missile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday, after authorities found a crater and scattered debris in a field following reports of an explosion, according to Reuters, via the Moscow Times. Tusk said the object was…
Sweden Builds New Spy Agency for 2027
Sweden's government has formally submitted the legislation needed to stand up its new foreign intelligence service by January 1, 2027, a step framed as a structural response to a security environment reshaped by NATO membership rather than a routine bureaucratic reshuffle. Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, writing in a Foreign…
Romania Starts Shooting Down Russia’s Drones
Romania shot down a drone over the Black Sea on July 26, the third such interception in three days, marking a sharp change in how the NATO member responds to incursions linked to Russia's attacks on neighboring Ukraine.A Romanian F-16 destroyed the drone roughly 12 kilometers northeast of Sulina, in…
NATO Certifies Ukrainian Mine-Warfare Command
NATO has certified a Ukrainian Navy headquarters as capable of commanding multinational mine-countermeasure forces, the first such qualification for Ukraine and a practical step in its integration with the Alliance.During Sea Breeze 26-2 in Portland, Britain, the mine-countermeasures headquarters of Ukraine's 1st Division of Mine Countermeasure Ships passed NATO Evaluation…
Russian Hackers Target US Nuclear Scientists, Contractors
A Russia-linked hacking group has spent the past year targeting nuclear scientists, defense contractors, and government employees in a cyberespionage campaign exploiting a previously unknown flaw in Zimbra webmail software, according to a joint advisory from US and allied intelligence agencies released Thursday, per CNN.The group, tracked by Dutch intelligence…
Romanian F-16 Downs Drone Over Buzău
A Romanian Air Force F-16 shot down an unidentified drone over Buzău County on Friday, the first confirmed shoot-down of a drone over Romanian territory since Russia's full-scale invasion began.The Defence Ministry said radar detected the aircraft at 9:39 a.m., 20 kilometres east of Sulina, on a course along the…
Ukraine Is Teaching NATO a Faster Way to Fight
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine depended heavily on Western weapons to survive. Four years later, the relationship is becoming more reciprocal. While Kyiv still relies on allied military aid, NATO and European governments are increasingly turning to Ukraine for something they cannot manufacture themselves: combat-tested knowledge…
Russian Frigate Holds Live-Fire Drill Off UK Coast
A Russian Baltic Fleet frigate, the Neustrashimy, carried out a live-fire weapons exercise in international waters roughly 40 nautical miles south of Plymouth on Monday, the UK Ministry of Defence confirmed. The Royal Navy monitored the exercise throughout and continues to track the vessel, according to ITV News.The Russian ship…
Lithuania Warns Putin May Escalate as Ukraine War Stalls
Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas has warned that Russia may seek a new escalation against the Baltic states or Poland, framing the threat as a direct consequence of Moscow's failure to win in Ukraine."The Kremlin, Putin, needs a new escalation, some kind of new win," Kaunas told Lithuania's LRT on…
Bulgaria Seeks Approval to Host US Tankers
Bulgaria will ask parliament to approve deploying up to eight U.S. aerial refuelling aircraft at Bezmer Air Base to support American operations in the Middle East.Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced the request on July 20, saying the tankers would be stationed at the base 260 kilometres southeast of Sofia. By…
