Tag: Russia
Russia Intensifies Attacks on Black Sea Shipping
Russian strikes on Ukraine's Black Sea ports have repeatedly hit foreign-flagged civilian merchant vessels over the past week, killing at least seven people and wounding eight more in a series of attacks that has increased risks for commercial shipping serving Ukraine.On the morning of July 17, Russian forces used attack…
Ukraine’s Naval Drones Disable 23 Shadow Fleet Ships
Ukraine struck 23 vessels tied to Russia's shadow fleet over two nights, while parallel strikes hit a railway hub in occupied Kerch, in what commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi describes as a campaign to disable rather than destroy Moscow's sanctions-evading logistics.Brovdi, head of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, said operators struck 11…
Drone Warfare Is Becoming One Global Battlefield
Drones are no longer supporting weapons used alongside artillery, aircraft and missiles. Across several of the world's most active conflicts, they now shape how forces find targets, hold territory at risk, protect infrastructure and impose costs on opponents.Ukraine remains the most important testing ground. Its armed forces and defense-technology sector…
Russia Gains From Iran War Without Fighting
Russia's Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, offered perhaps the clearest insight into Moscow's thinking from a podium rather than a battlefield. Briefing reporters on July 15, Peskov said the Kremlin was watching Washington's growing preoccupation with the war against Iran, suggesting the conflict had inevitably shifted American attention away from Ukraine.…
Rubio Meets Haftar as Libya Deal Advances
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Saddam Haftar, deputy commander of the Libyan National Army, at the State Department on June 29, signaling that Washington's Libya power-sharing push is advancing without a public final agreement. The State Department said the two discussed ongoing Libyan-led efforts to unify the country's military,…
Finland Goes Underground as Russia Rearms
On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland. Its bombers hit Helsinki that same day. What then became known as the Winter War lasted barely three months. Finland did not surrender, but paid heavily for survival: it ceded roughly a tenth of its territory and spent the Cold War…
Moscow Blames Ukraine as Mali Allies Falter
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko has accused Ukrainian military personnel of creating a “second front” against Russia in Africa, naming Mali and Libya.Borisenko told TASS that Ukrainians were training Islamist fighters in Mali to use drones and alleged that Ukrainian instructors helped attack the Russian tanker Arktik Metagaz off…
Ukraine Claims Tu-95 Destroyed at Engels
Ukraine said on Friday that Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) drones destroyed a Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber at Engels-2 air base in Russia's Saratov region, extending Kyiv's campaign to eliminate aircraft Moscow uses for cruise-missile attacks before takeoff.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the bomber had been used for strikes on…
CIA: Ukrainian Drones Outpace Russian Mobilization
CIA Director John Ratcliffe said CIA intelligence estimates Russian recruits arriving at the front in Ukraine survive 20 to 30 minutes, attributing the attrition to Ukrainian AI-guided attack drones.“The average life expectancy of a Russian recruit right now, arriving on the battlefield in Ukraine, is estimated to be between 20…
Ukraine Turned the Sea of Azov Into Russia’s Economic Front
The Sea of Azov is no longer a secure Russian rear area – and for the first time since Moscow seized control of its coastline, the disruption is hitting Russia's export economy as well as its military logistics.Over nine days ending July 14, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces said their sea…
