Tag: Ukraine
Ukraine Is Forcing Europe to Rethink Air Defence
More for Ukraine, more for themselvesWestern leaders gathering in Paris on Monday are trying to secure more air-defence systems for Ukraine. The shortage they face, however, is not simply one of missiles or launchers. It reflects a defence-industrial model built for decades of peacetime efficiency rather than sustained high-intensity war.…
Moldova Can See Russian Drones but Cannot Stop Them
A Russian Geran-2 attack drone crossed into Moldova overnight and blew up near Copanca, a village in the southern Căușeni district about 30 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, European Pravda reported. Moldova's Defence Ministry said the drone strayed in around 1 a.m. on July 13, as Russia struck Ukraine's neighbouring…
Ankara Summit Shows NATO Rediscovering Its Purpose
NATO was built in 1949 to contain a Soviet threat its founders believed diplomacy alone could not hold. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the Alliance spent three decades answering a nagging question: what was it still for? The Ankara summit declaration gave an unusually direct answer.NATO names Russia and rediscovers…
Germany Funds 50,000 Ukrainian FPV Strike Drones
Germany is financing the procurement of 50,000 Ukrainian-made Shrike strike drones under a €90 million order, according to Reuters, joining a broader Western shift toward funding weapons produced directly by Ukraine’s defence industry.The contract combines airframes mass-produced by Ukrainian manufacturer SkyFall with guidance software from U.S. defence-technology company Auterion.Germany is…
Ukraine Hits Syzran Refinery as Fuel Logistics Campaign Widens
Ukraine's General Staff said its forces struck the Syzran Oil Refinery in Russia's Samara region overnight, causing a fire at one of the Middle Volga's largest refining facilities. The military said explosions were recorded and the extent of the damage was still being assessed, while Samara regional authorities acknowledged a…
Russia Strikes Odesa Ports Overnight
Russia fired 13 missiles and 115 drones at Ukraine overnight, combining guided missiles with Shahed attack drones and low-cost decoys in another effort to stretch Ukrainian air defenses while targeting Black Sea logistics. Ukraine's Air Force said defenders destroyed or electronically suppressed 102 of the 128 aerial weapons, while two…
Russia’s Long-Range Strike Campaign Is Becoming a War of Industrial Attrition
More than four years into Russia's full-scale invasion, the struggle for control of Ukraine's skies has become one of the defining contests of the war. Moscow is no longer seeking decisive effects from individual missile barrages. Instead, it is using sustained waves of drones and missiles to wear down Ukraine's…
Ukraine Claims New Sea of Azov Strikes as Russia Suspends Canal Traffic
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) said they struck at least 28 more Russian-linked vessels in the Sea of Azov overnight, bringing the total number targeted over the past six days to 76, according to USF commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi. The figures have not been independently verified.Reuters reported that Russia's border…
How Ukraine’s Drones Are Draining Russia’s Fuel Tanks
Ukraine's long-range strike campaign has pushed Russia into its most widespread fuel crisis of the war, disabling as much as 40% of the country's refining capacity and splitting Russia into rationing zones and stockpiling zones. The pressure now extends beyond refineries to the tankers supplying occupied Crimea, isolating the peninsula's…
Russia Bans Diesel Exports as Ukrainian Drone Campaign Hits Fuel Supply
Russia has suspended diesel exports until at least the end of July after months of Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted refineries, fuel depots and fuel transport infrastructure, forcing Moscow to prioritize domestic supply over overseas sales. The suspension is not a routine market intervention. Russian refiners have historically produced roughly twice…
