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'I dream that the war ends': Life for kids in Ukraine
Whilst their country is at war, many children in Ukraine are trying to hold on to their memories of a normal life. At a children's group run by psychologist Oksana, they can bake, craft and chat. The BBC's Ukraine Correspondent James Waterhouse explains how, for kids in Ukraine, life is full of…
Russia’s Nuclear Weapons
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Russia deploys two dozen new combat aircraft in 2025
Key Points Ukrainian sources reported that Russia delivered approximately 14 Su-34 bombers and 10 Su-35S fighters to its military in 2025.Analysts said Russia’s 2025 aircraft losses were mainly non-combat, caused by technical failures and pilot error. Ukrainian sources say Russia’s defense industry…
Türkiye concerned over attack on Ukraine’s Chornomorsk Port, warns of heightened Black Sea security risks
Türkİye Foreign Ministry says damage to Turkish-operated vessel highlights urgency of measures to prevent Black Sea escalation Anadolu staff | 12.12.2025 - Update : 12.12.2025 ISTANBUL Türkiye on Friday expressed concern after a foreign-flagged vessel operated by a Turkish company was damaged in an…
Ukraine's answer to fragment threats: $589 solution that meets NATO standards and works at -40°C - Euromaidan Press
Ukraine has developed another innovation independently during the war. Ukraine's Defense Ministry and the Logistics Forces Command of the Armed Forces have created a new individual protective equipment — a universal field tent. The cost of one unit is $589. It is designed to protect against…
Turnkey Tank Construction: Leopard 2A8 Assembly Plant to Be Built in Lithuania - Militarnyi
Turnkey Tank Construction: Leopard 2A8 Assembly Plant to Be Built in Lithuania #Armored vehicles #Baltic nations #Baltic States #Europe #Lithuania #Rheinmetall #Tank The assembly process of the “Qatari” Leopard 2A7 at the KMW plant in Germany. An enterprise will be built in Lithuania to assemble the…
Gay Russians are fleeing to Argentina to escape Putin's harsh anti-LGBTQ+ regime - LGBTQ Nation
“It’s kind of random,” said Anton Floretskii, a gay Russian émigré at Buenos Aires’ Pride celebration last week. The 29-year-old wore a tank top reading “My boyfriend is gay,” and while taking in the remarkable sight for a young and gay Russian like him — tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ revelers,…
Poland Launches the Last Kormoran II-Class Minesweeper - Militarnyi
Poland Launches the Last Kormoran II-Class Minesweeper #Europe #Fleet #Minesweeper #Navy #Neighbor nations #Neighbors #Poland #shipbuilding The new Polish minesweeper Czajka (‘Seagull’). Source: Polish Ministry of National Defence. Poland has launched the sixth and final Kormoran II-class…
Trump says it's only Zelenskyy who dislikes US "peace plan"
US President Donald Trump has claimed that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is supposedly the only person who dislikes Washington's proposed plan to end the war, while those around him support the project. Source: Trump speaking to journalists at the White House Quote: "I thought we were very close…
Europe’s plan to fund Ukraine is being blocked by one company — Euroclear
About the author: Olena Havrylchyk is a Professor of Economics at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. The proposal to use immobilized Russian assets to finance a "reparation loan" for Ukraine will again be discussed at the next European Council meeting on Dec. 18 and 19. The purpose of this…
Explainer: Why Russia’s nuclear industry has escaped major sanctions
Since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly threatened the use of atomic weapons, yet its much-prized nuclear industry has faced little in the way of meaningful sanctions. Russia's state atomic corporation, Rosatom, is a key part of the country's military-industrial…
Hackers Breach Developer of Russia’s Unified Military Registry - Militarnyi
Hackers Breach Developer of Russia’s Unified Military Registry #Cyberattack #Neighbor nations #Neighbors #Russia #World Russian conscripts. Photo from open sources An anonymous hacker group has announced that it has breached the developer of Russia’s unified military registration system. Radio…
Ukraine beats wartime inflation forecast as food prices ease
Vegetables for borscht cost half what they did last year. Butter and cheese prices, after months of painful increases, are finally cooling. For Ukrainian shoppers, November brought rare relief. Behind the grocery store wins lies a broader achievement: Ukraine’s inflation fell to 9.3% in November,…
Africa and Ukraine: art, sovereignty and solidarity - African Business
Three years ago Kyiv’s elegant Khanenko Museum, home to the largest collection of global art in Ukraine, suffered extensive damage in the first wave of missile attacks on the city by Russia. The famous glass ceiling collapsed and windows shattered, but luckily the collections, which include…
Ukraine's Daring Strike in the Caspian Sea | Headlines
In a bold move, Ukraine's special forces collaborated with a local resistance group for an operation targeting Russian ships in the Caspian Sea. The vessels were reportedly carrying weapons and military gear, intensifying regional tensions. While the timing of the strike remains undisclosed,…
Ukraine hits two Russian ships linked to Iran arms route in the Caspian Sea, says SOF - Euromaidan Press
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces says it struck two Russian military-linked ships in the Caspian Sea near Kalmykia, according to Ukraine’s SSO on 12 December 2025. The targeted vessels were reportedly transporting weapons and military equipment and had been previously sanctioned by the US for…
Russia’s Central Bank sues Belgian clearinghouse Euroclear over frozen assets as E.U. weighs ‘reparations loan’ to Ukraine — Meduza
The Bank of Russia has commented for the first time on the European Commission’s plans to use its frozen assets held in Western countries for a “reparations loan” to Ukraine. IIn a statement, the Central Bank said that any “direct or indirect use” of its assets would be “illegal and contrary to…
Germany summons Russian ambassador over 'hybrid' attacks – DW – 12/12/2025
The German Foreign Ministry said it summoned the Russian ambassador, Sergei Nechayev, on Friday over allegations of repeated Russian hybrid attacks on Germany. Germany has been among several EU countries sounding the alarm in recent years over increasing Russian threats. Russia called the statements…
Why Russian attacks on Ukraine harm Moldova's power grid – DW – 12/12/2025
Russia's war against Ukraine is increasingly affecting the countries of central and southeast Europe. Russian drones and missiles violating the continent's airspace have become commonplace, especially in Poland, the Republic of Moldova and Romania. Drones have exploded several times in southeastern…
Cryptocurrency is not money, its value is ‘purely speculative’: RBI Deputy Governor
Cryptocurrency is not a real currency and its value is “purely speculative”, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar said on Friday (December 12). Speaking at the Mint Annual BFSI Conclave 2025 in Mumbai, Sankar described cryptocurrency as “just a piece of code”. “The historical…
Frontline report: Russia couldn't fix its nuclear submarine, so it's leasing it to India for $2 billion - Euromaidan Press
Today, there is important news from the Russian Federation. Here, a long-anticipated deal between India and Russia has finally been confirmed, with Russia choosing to lease one of its most lethal weapons despite struggling on sea as much as on the ground. This move marks the most desperate action…
Russia uses power outages in Ukraine for information special operations - Center for Countering Disinformation
Information agency «Ukrainian National News» Subject in the field of online media; media identifier - R40-05926 This resource is intended for persons who have reached the age of 21. All rights reserved. © 2007 — 2025 Kyiv • UNN December 12 2025, 05:44 AM • 34 views The Center for Countering…
CISA orders feds to patch actively exploited Geoserver flaw
CISA has ordered U.S. federal agencies to patch a critical GeoServer vulnerability now actively exploited in XML External Entity (XXE) injection attacks. In such attacks, an XML input containing a reference to an external entity is processed by a weakly configured XML parser, allowing threat actors…
Russia’s air defenses have a Flamingo missile-sized weak spot, report suggests
Ukraine's domestically produced cruise missiles could help deal a devastating blow to Russia's air defense production, enabling increasingly effective long-range drone strikes against other targets inside Russia, a new report published on Dec. 12 says. The report from the Royal United Services…
'We Can’t Even Afford to Have Sex': China’s New Condom Tax Draws Ire
The Chinese government is testing out a new solution to falling birth rates: making sex more expensive. Consumers will pay a 13% value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and products, including condoms, beginning Jan. 1, as part of China’s newly revised Value-Added Tax Law. Those products have been…
NTSB: Finding Loose Wire in Dali's Switchboard Took a Month
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has reported the probable cause of the container ship strike that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge: a loose wire buried inside a switchboard. The agency has now released its complete report, detailing the findings of its forensic team - and the…
Russia’s Burevestnik and Poseidon tests
Ukraine ‘strikes Russian weapons ships’ in Caspian Sea
Ukraine ‘strikes Russian weapons ships’ in Caspian Sea | The IndependentStay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Swipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our Social PartnerWe are 8 logo (opens in a new tab)Pavel…
Ukrainian drones wipe out Russian manpower equivalent to two battalions in 48 hours, commander says - Euromaidan Press
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) say they destroyed Russian infantry numbers equivalent to two battalions in just two days in Donetsk Oblast The figures were reported by SBS commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi in public posts on social media. Most of the losses occurred in Donetsk Oblast in…
Russia claims it captured Siversk and portrays its victory as inevitable — but ISW says neither is true (MAPS) - Euromaidan Press
Russian forces have not fully seized Siversk in Donetsk Oblast despite Kremlin claims, and the frontlines in Ukraine are not collapsing, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). In reality, Russia is "only making tactical gains across most of the theater," the think tank says. This…
Admiral leading U.S. troops in Latin America retires | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Breaking News Admiral leading U.S. troops in Latin America retires By Phil Stewart / Reuters Today • Last updated 12:06 p.m. MARCO BELLO / REUTERS Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey salutes during the U.S. Southern Command relinquishment of command ceremony at the SOUTHCOM headquarters in Doral, Fla., today.…
S-400 Illusion: New Report Exposes Critical Supply Chain Failure in Russia’s ‘Invincible’ Air Defense
WASHINGTON DC – The Western alliance may finally have a clear roadmap for dismantling Russia’s much-hyped air defense juggernaut, the S-400 Triumf, without firing a single shot. A new research paper, released Friday by a leading London think tank, lays bare the structural weaknesses behind Russia’s…
RUSI: Russia is Unable to Replenish Stockpiles of Anti-Aircraft Missiles Due to Massive Attacks by Ukraine - Militarnyi
RUSI: Russia is Unable to Replenish Stockpiles of Anti-Aircraft Missiles Due to Massive Attacks by Ukraine #Air Defense #Europe #Rocket Building #Russia #SAM #War with Russia #World S-400 SAM launchers. Photo credits: Dmitry Vinogradov/RIA Novosti The Russian industry is unable to timely replenish…
Euroclear and the geopolitics of immobilised Russian assets
The idea of using immobilised assets of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) to finance a ‘reparation loan’ for Ukraine was discussed at the European Council meeting on 23 October 2025. Supported by many economists (Dixon et al. 2024, Sandbu 2025), a ‘reparation loan’ would be repaid only if Russia…
Cuba Beyond the Colors: The Last Communist Stronghold and Lessons for Post-Soviet Nations
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Italy, Bulgaria, and Malta Join Belgium in Opposing Russian Asset Plan for Ukraine
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Nobel laureate, top opposition figures freed as Belarus trades prisoners for US sanctions relief - Euromaidan Press
Belarus released 123 political prisoners on 13 December, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava, hours after the United States agreed to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash, according to state news agency Belta. The mass release followed two days…
Scouts of Freedom of Russia Legion Infiltrated Russian Rear and Destroyed UAV Control Center - Militarnyi
Scouts of Freedom of Russia Legion Infiltrated Russian Rear and Destroyed UAV Control Center #Donetsk region #Europe #Russia #Saboteurs #Ukraine #War with Russia Soldiers of the Freedom of Russia Legion. March 2024 A reconnaissance group of the Freedom of Russia Legion penetrated 8 kilometers into…
Hungary Officially Receives All Ordered Leopard 2A7HU Tanks - Militarnyi
Hungary Officially Receives All Ordered Leopard 2A7HU Tanks #Armored vehicles #Europe #Germany #Hungary #Tank #World The new Hungarian Leopard 2A7HU. Photo credits: Hungarian Ministry of Defence. The Hungarian Army has officially received the last of 44 Leopard 2A7HU main battle tanks. The…
Rare An-26KPA Kalibrovschik Laboratory Aircraft Hit in Kacha: What is this Aircraft for? - Militarnyi
Rare An-26KPA Kalibrovschik Laboratory Aircraft Hit in Kacha: What is this Aircraft for? #An-24/26/30/32 #Aviation #Aviation incidents #Crimea #Defence intelligence #Russia #Ukraine #War with Russia An-26KPA RF-46873 of the Russian Navy. Photo credits: Artem Starkov In Crimea, the DIU’s strike…
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