Tag: Ukraine
Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Largest Online Retailer Again
Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries logistics centers in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk overnight into July 22, sparking large fires and injuring at least eight people, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Drones also hit an oil depot in Armavir, Krasnodar Krai, where a fire spread across roughly 800 square meters.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the…
Zelenskyy Appoints New Military Chief
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on Tuesday, appointing Joint Forces Commander Mykhailo Drapatyi in his place. Zelenskyy thanked Syrskyi for leading Ukraine's defense in Kyiv, the Kharkiv counteroffensive, and the Kursk operation, saying: "A significant path has been traveled," according to Ukrainska Pravda.The move followed the dismissal of…
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…
Azerbaijan Confirms Secret German-Russian Ukraine Talks
Azerbaijan's president has confirmed that former senior German and Russian officials met secretly in Baku this month to weigh ways of ending Russia's war against Ukraine – and said his own government knew nothing about it."Our territory was used for such a meeting without our knowledge," Ilham Aliyev said alongside…
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…
How Sanctions Created a Parallel Maritime System
What began in 2022 as a workaround to Western sanctions has evolved into one of the most important pieces of strategic infrastructure in the modern global economy. Russia depends on it to finance its war in Ukraine. Iran relies on comparable networks, built over decades of sanctions, to keep exporting…
How Commercial Shipping Became a Battlefield
Every incident involving a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz now sends shockwaves far beyond the Gulf. But those shockwaves are no longer merely a byproduct of military confrontation – they are increasingly part of the objective. The June truce between Washington and Tehran collapsed this month, and the…
Russia Hits Turkish-Owned Ship Near Odesa
Russia fired three Kh-59/Kh-69 stand-off cruise missiles, launched from tactical aircraft, at the Golden Leo, a Guinea-Bissau-flagged bulk carrier owned by a Turkish company, as it left the port of Odesa loaded with grain, according to the South China Morning Post. One missile struck the starboard side of the ship's…
Cheap Drones Are Rewriting Energy Security
For decades, governments measured energy security by asking whether oil and gas could move safely across oceans and pipelines. The principal threats were conventional wars, naval blockades, piracy or attacks on a handful of high-profile facilities. Protect the sea lanes, defend a few critical chokepoints and maintain strategic reserves, the…
