Tag: Ukraine
Drone Barrage Hits Logistics, Industrial Sites Near Moscow
A logistics warehouse south of Moscow caught fire and an industrial plant was reportedly struck overnight during a large Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian capital and surrounding region.The Koledino fire broke out at a facility operated by 3PL, an independent logistics and fulfillment provider located next to Wildberries’ major…
China Learns War Through Russia
Trading Blood for BlueprintsSince 2024, Chinese personnel have trained at a facility near Volgograd also used by Russia's 8th Combined Arms Army, one of the formations that has fought in eastern Ukraine – The Economist reported, citing European intelligence. The confirmed curriculum there covers drone warfare and urban combat. Separately,…
Britain Gives Ukraine Its Stone Cloak Technology
Britain will hand Ukraine the intellectual property behind its Stone Cloak electronic-warfare system, moving their defense partnership beyond supplying weapons toward sharing the technology needed to produce them at scale.Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to announce the transfer during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to a British naval base on…
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…
Ukraine Says Russia Plans 30,000 More North Korean Troops
Russia is preparing to receive another 30,000 North Korean troops for its war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday. The addition would potentially more than double Pyongyang's current troop commitment to Moscow's war effort.Zelenskyy said preparations have been underway in Russia's Voronezh region since June, and that North Korea…
Khan’s Ouster Deepens ICC’s Crisis
International Criminal Court member states removed prosecutor Karim Khan on July 24 for "serious misconduct and serious breach of duty." 82 states voted for removal, 13 against and 15 abstained, marking the first dismissal of a chief prosecutor in ICC history.Khan had been suspended since June over sexual-misconduct allegations involving…
Ukraine Strikes Russian Targets 1,200 Kilometers From Border
Ukrainian forces struck the sanctioned Avitek defense plant in Kirov with an FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile early Friday, killing six workers and injuring 26. The strike, according to Kyiv Independent, hit a facility that is part of the Almaz-Antey conglomerate and produces surface-to-air missile components and parts for Kh-101 cruise…
Iran Warns Ukraine After Caspian Strike
Iran's Foreign Ministry warned Ukraine of unspecified consequences after accusing Kyiv of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on July 25, killing one sailor and injuring another, according to Reuters and the ministry's statement, carried in full by Tasnim.The ministry called the attack a violation of Article…
Russian Ally Urges Putin to Freeze War
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, leader of a country formally allied with Russia through the Collective Security Treaty Organization, publicly urged Vladimir Putin on July 25 to freeze the war in Ukraine.The significance lay not simply in another ceasefire proposal, but in its delivery from inside Moscow's own security bloc –…
Russian Missile Kills 10 at Ukraine Defense Expo
A Russian ballistic missile struck a defense-industry gathering in Ukraine's Bucha district on Friday, killing 10 people and injuring nearly 100 in one of the deadliest attacks this year on the country's rapidly expanding defense sector. The strike has also revived debate over how Ukraine can protect a decentralized wartime…
