The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. We have just learned that one of the most successful adaptations of an existing weapon in recent memory — morphing laser-guided air-to-ground rockets into counter-drone…

Today, there is a lot of interesting news from Russian-backed Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova. With gas reserves depleted, energy production cut in half, and Moscow planning a 10,000 strong troop deployment, the enclave is quickly becoming both a liability and a flashpoint. However,…

A container ship has gone up in flames in Hull forcing a museum and roads across the city to close. Smoke billowed from Albert Dock on Friday with people a mile away in the city centre left struggling to see. Others coughed and spluttered as the thick fumes drifted across the area after a cargo…

Sweden Plans to Arm Coast Guard Crews and Equip Their Ships #Europe #Fleet #Sweden #World Swedish Coast Guard search and rescue vessel KBV 002 Triton. Photo from the official Facebook page The Swedish government plans to arm the crews of Coast Guard vessels and equip the ships with weapons to…

Slovak defense company DefTech has released footage of live-fire tests of its new anti-aircraft artillery system, the Wolf 25 AD, developed specifically at Ukraine’s request. According to the developer, the tests took place in spring 2025 at the Záhorie military training ground in Slovakia. A video…

Ukraine hit the heart of Russia’s tactical aviation, destroying four Su-34 aircraft at an airfield in Volgograd Oblast. According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the operation involved units from the Special Operations Forces and the Security Service of Ukraine. In Russia, the…

Russian forces launched a new offensive into Sumy Oblast, charging across open fields with the expectation of minimal resistance. But what they encountered was a carefully planned Ukrainian trap. Drawn far from their defensive lines and exposed in the open, Russian units were hit hard by a sudden…

A team of experts from Yale University has estimated that around 35,000 Ukrainian children listed as missing may be held in Russia or Russian-occupied territories. Source: The Guardian Details: Many of these children may have been adopted, sent to military camps or placed in foster care. As a…

Millions of Danes could soon hold copyright control over their own image, facial features, and voice under an amendment the country is considering to combat AI deepfakes. The Danish government revealed Thursday that a broad coalition of legislators are working on a bill that would make deepfakes…

Russia's stockpiles of Soviet-made armored vehicles are running low, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in a June 26 analytical report. ISW cited an analysis of satellite images conducted by an unnamed source on social media. “Satellite imagery of select armored vehicle repair plants in…

Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has stated that the Kremlin plans to reduce defence spending, the share of which in the national budget has reached record levels not seen since the Soviet era. Source: The Moscow Times, an independent Amsterdam-based news outlet Details: Putin said Russia’s current…

Ukrainian military observer Oleksandr Kovalenko has analyzed Russian special forces operation dubbed "Pipe" or "Flow", which was carried out in March this year. Russian forces crawled through a 1.4-metre-wide unused gas pipeline to attack Ukrainian troops in Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region. "Since…

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has dealt another painful blow to the occupiers; on the night of June 27-28, drones of the SBU attacked the Kirovske military airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea, sources in the SBU told the Interfax-Ukraine agency. According to the information, fire…

Ksenia Karelina thought she was going to visit family in Russia in January 2024, but authorities there had other ideas. They detained the 32-year-old because of a small donation she made to support Ukraine. They charged her with treason and gave her a 12-year sentence in a work camp. Karelina was…

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Security company InfiniDome has partnered with one of Israel’s largest vehicle tracking and fleet management companies to simulate a real-world car theft scenario. The test recreated a scenario in which criminals deploy in-car GNSS jammers to disable location reporting systems. Two identical…

Telegram has removed at least five Ukrainian OSINT (open-source intelligence) channels without explanation. Source: NotaYenota on Facebook Quote from NotaYenota: "Yesterday and today, Telegram deleted a few Telegram channels of Ukrainian OSINTers without explanation. In particular, we are talking…

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Conceived by Ukrainian engineers and built in the Gulf, Kronos is a stealth submarine unlike any other—armed with torpedoes, designed for covert strikes, and quietly waiting for its first real mission. Could Ukraine be the one to use it? Jun 24, 2025 16:53 Updated Jul 03, 2025 00:26 4 min read…

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Canada Considering Joint Weapons Production With Ukraine #Canada #Cooperation #Defense industry of Ukraine #Ukraine #World Firing a BTR-4E cannon from the 56th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, summer 2024. Illustrative photo Canada is actively considering partnering with Ukraine on the joint…

NEWS Express newspaper 09/06/2025 6:55 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping regularly declare that the friendship between Russia and China is unwavering and that strategic military and economic cooperation between the two countries is in a golden era. But the truth is…

Russia’s largest lender Sberbank appears to have found a workaround to Western sanctions and SWIFT bans by enabling wire transfers to European banks through third-party intermediaries, the independent news outlet The Bell reported Friday. Sberbank and other major Russian banks were cut off from the…

Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, has described Estonia's plans to host NATO aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons as dangerous. Source: Peskov at a briefing on 27 June, quoted by Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency Interfax Details: Earlier on Friday 27 June,…

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Special Operations Forces (SOF) destroyed two Russian Su-34 aircraft at the Marinovka airfield (Volgograd region, Russia) using long-range drones, and damaged two more, the SBU press service reported. "The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of…

Check out the U.S. government’s latest call for developers to use memory-safe programming languages, as well as its warning for cybersecurity teams regarding cyber risk from hackers tied to Iran. Plus, get the latest on ransomware trends, the quantum computing cyber threat and more! Dive into five…

Ukrainian forces reportedly trained artificial intelligence systems used in drone operations by studying Soviet-era bombers preserved in military museums—aircraft that mirror those now being struck deep inside Russian territory, according to Clash Report on June 1. AI targeting algorithms were…

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15-year-old boxer Mark Avetikian saved his friend Maksym Tymchuk when an Iskander-M ballistic missile hit Lyceum No. 1 in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa Oblast. Source: Juvenile Police of Ukraine Details: The boys did not have time to reach a shelter, and part of the wall collapsed on them during the…

Homepage News Exclusive 09:15 26 Jun 2025 Olesia Holub Rubryka features a carefully selected collection of evocative photographs capturing life in Ukraine this June. The month brought abundant sunshine and striking beauty, but also relentless Russian shelling and the gruesome realities of war. Amid…

Ukraine has halted Russia's advance in Sumy Oblast, stabilizing the front line and blunting the momentum of Moscow's summer offensive, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on June 26. "Based on the results of May and June, we can say that this year's wave of the enemy's summer offensive from…

Ukraine’s Air Force has shared footage of its aircraft striking Russian kamikaze drones. Source: press service of the Air Force Command; video by the Air Command Zakhid (West) Quote: "Our aircraft are deployed as necessary to repel enemy missile and bomb strikes and demonstrate high performance and…

Ukrainian seaports have handled approximately 40 million tonnes of cargo since January 2025. Source: Andrii Kashuba, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, in an interview with Ukrinform Quote: "The recent data indicate that around 40 million tonnes of cargo have…

Oleksandr Syrsky (Photo: Facebook account of the Commander-in-Chief) According to the results of May-June, this year's wave of "summer offensive" attempts from the territory of Russia is choking. This was reported by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi based on the…

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The announcement was made on the Orwell Prize’s official account on X and reported by Ukrinform. “An unforgettable picture of the human consequences of war,” said Kim Darroch, Chair of Judges. Darroch added that Amelina “brings to her narrative the acuity of a journalist and the artistry of a born…

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Ukraine has upgraded its sea-based Katran drone with strike capabilities reaching targets up to 100 kilometers away, according to the drone’s operator from Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency speaking to Militarnyi. The unmanned vessel, originally designed as a kamikaze platform, has evolved…

Facts 12:44 26.06.2025 1 min read First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Serhiy Kyslytsya reacted to the signing of the Agreement on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal to Investigate Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine in Strasbourg, noting that Moscow feels that responsibility…