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Ukrainian drones target MiG-31, S-400 elements in Crimea
Key Points Ukraine’s Security Service said long-range drones struck Russian air defense systems and a MiG-31 interceptor at the Belbek air base in occupied Crimea.The SBU reported damage to Nebo-SVU radars, an S-400 fire-control radar, a Pantsir-S2 system, and a MiG-31 aircraft, with total losses…
UK to 'share EU risk' by leveraging capital from frozen Russian assets
Britain is prepared to share the risks with European allies of using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, Downing Street indicated on Thursday. The development comes after Belgium said it would only back a loan for Ukraine if it receives assurances it will be shielded from Russian retaliation. At…
Putin urges Kyiv, EU to take steps towards peace in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine War Russian president says ball is in Kyiv and Brussels' court, while Russia is ready to compromise Elena Teslova | 19.12.2025 - Update : 19.12.2025 MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday prodded the EU and Ukraine to take steps towards peace in Ukraine. Speaking at a…
France probes 'foreign interference' after malware found on ferry
The Fantastic ferry in the port of Sète, France, on November 25, 2025. NICOLAS PARENT/L'INDEPENDANT/MAXPPP France is probing possible foreign interference after a Latvian national was arrested and charged over the discovery on a passenger ferry of malware capable of allowing the vessel's operating…
Vladimir Putin brands Keir Starmer 'little pig' and moves nuclear missiles within EIGHT minutes of London
Vladimir Putin has branded Keir Starmer and European leaders "little pigs" in a rabble-rousing address in Moscow. Mr Putin accused Sir Keir and his counterparts like Emmanuel Macron of conspiring to bring about Russia's collapse - and trying to profit from it. "Everyone believed that Russia would be…
Erdoğan asks Putin to take back Russian S-400 SAM systems in move to win Trump’s favor - Euromaidan Press
Türkiye is trying to return its S-400 missile systems to Russia in an effort to reset relations with the United States, Bloomberg reports. The move could lead to the lifting of sanctions on Türkiye’s defense sector and reentry into the F-35 fighter jet program. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
Poland Resumes Cold War-Era Anti-Personnel Mine Production to Defend Against Russian Threats
Poland has made the decision to begin producing anti-personnel mines for the first time since the Cold War. These mines are intended to be deployed along the country's eastern border with Belarus and Russia, and may potentially be exported to Ukraine, according to the country's Deputy Defense…
Ukrainian military confirms hit on Russian ship in Caspian Sea
20 December, 12:00 PM Share: On December 19, 2025, special operations forces struck the Russian military patrol ship Project 22460 Okhotnik (Photo: General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces) Ukraine’s defense forces successfully struck a Russian Project 22460 Okhotnik patrol ship with drones as it…
New Threats to russian Naval Bases: Estonia Buys K239 Chunmoo Alongside HIMARS, Enabling Ballistic Strikes Near St. Petersburg | Defense Express
The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) has signed a €290 million contract with South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace for the delivery of K239 Chunmoo multiple-launch rocket systems. Under the agreement, Estonia will receive six K239 Chunmoo launchers along with three types of munitions. The…
Ukrainian Forces Launch Missile Attack on Russian River Flotilla in Crimea - Militarnyi
Ukrainian Forces Launch Missile Attack on Russian River Flotilla in Crimea #Airstrike #Crimea #Ukraine #War with Russia The moment of the launch of the Flamingo cruise missile. Photo credits: Nikolayevsky Vanyok The Ukrainian Defense Forces used a Ukrainian-made missile to strike the temporary…
Study: Baltic GPS Disruption Comes From a Tactically-Controlled Network
The Baltic is a notorious hotspot for GPS interference, particularly in the region around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. But pinning down the extent and the nature of the problem requires careful research. A team from GPSPatron and Gdynia Maritime University have carried out that work - first…
Russia reveals war costs hit 80% of defense budget in rare admission - Euromaidan Press
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov disclosed for the first time that direct spending on the war in Ukraine will consume 5.1% of GDP in 2025—over 11 trillion rubles ($110 billion) and more than 80% of Russia's entire defense budget. He made the announcement during an expanded Defense Ministry…
Satellite images show Russia fortified a port against Ukrainian drone boats. One broke through underwater and exploded.
Barriers at the entrance to the Novorossiysk port on December 11. Satellite image ©2025 Vantor. 2025-12-16T18:27:16.365Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link Impact Link Save Saved Read in app Add us on This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.…
Russia Proposes 3 Upgraded Kilo-Class Subs to India, Offering Critical Interim Solution Until P-75I Project Concludes
Yesterday at 12:24 PM Views: 223 In a significant move to address the Indian Navy’s looming underwater capability gap, Russia has proposed the transfer of three refurbished Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines to India. The offer, reportedly valued at under $1 billion, aims to provide an interim…
Unbreakable Libraries: 25,000 books from the UK arrived to Ukraine — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
The books, delivered to PEN Ukraine through a collaborative initiative involving the Book Aid International charity fund, English PEN, and PEN International, are now ready for distribution to libraries across Ukraine. 14 December: Over 25,000 (12 tons) of multi-genre children’s, adult, and young…
The winter paw-trol
Home ... Multimedia ... Videos The winter paw-trol FROM THIS GALLERY The winter paw-trol The winter paw-trol 0:00 / 0:00 Back The winter paw-trol A group of Norwegian army conscripts follow their trusty military working dog on a mission. What are they searching for in the snow-covered forest? Join…
Zelensky speaks about compromises in peace plan and rejects idea of demilitarized zone in Donbas
14:53 14 Dec 2025 Photo: Office of the President Ulyana Guz President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a peace plan to end the war will not be able to satisfy all parties, as it will inevitably involve compromises. At the same time, he stressed that any agreements must be fair to Ukraine and must…
Russian oil tankers reroute via Türkiye after Black Sea drone attacks
19 December, 07:28 PM Share: Ukrainian Sea Baby drones attack Dashan tanker from Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ in the Black Sea. (Photo: Screenshot from video / NV / Telegram) Author: Drone strikes on Russian oil tankers have forced vessels from the Kremlin’s so-called “shadow fleet” to alter their routes…
When Borders Tighten, Propaganda Inflates: The Kremlin’s Border Disinfo Playbook - EUvsDisinfo
2025 was certainly a bad year to be flying in or out of Lithuania. According to the Ministry of the Interior, 320 flights have been disrupted at Vilnius and Kaunas airports because of cigarette-smuggling air balloons crossing from Belarus, causing sixty hours of closures and affecting 47,000…
Russian Central Bank Slashes Key Rate to 16% - The Moscow Times
Russia’s Central Bank cut its key interest rate by a modest half percentage point on Friday, bringing it down to 16% in what marks the fifth consecutive reduction this year. Policymakers have been cautious in easing the key rate after hiking it to a two-decade high of 21% in September 2024 to curb…
Royal Navy carries out Arctic trial on GPS-free navigation with Imperial College London
19 December 2025 The Royal Navy has continued to trial quantum technology aimed at satellite-free navigation – this time in the Arctic with Imperial College London. The test, carried out in collaboration with Imperial, is the latest step in a year-long effort to turn quantum-enhanced inertial…
Kyiv Independent held its first live event in New York
The Kyiv Independent on Dec. 9 hosted its first live event in New York City, an evening dedicated to storytelling, investigative journalism, and front-line reporting. The evening supported the work of the Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigations Unit — a department formed in May 2023 to…
Putin vows revenge after Salisbury general 'killed' in Ukraine blitz on tanker
VLADIMIR Putin has vowed to seek revenge on those behind the killing of one of his top generals after a deadly Ukrainian drone strike in the Mediterranean. In a chilling Moscow end of year address, the Kremlin boss declared that “Russia is certainly going to respond”. Sign up for The US Sun…
Where the Danube Meets the Black Sea - NASA Science
4 min read Where the Danube Meets the Black Sea Image of the Day for February 15, 2013 The Danube Delta is a rich but threatened ecosystem, constantly remodeled by natural and human activities. NASA Earth Observatory Feb 15, 2013 Article View more Images of the Day: Feb 14, 2013 Feb 16, 2013…
Frontline report: Moscow's Black Sea gamble threatens the partnership keeping its war economy afloat - Euromaidan Press
Today, the biggest news comes from the Black Sea. Here, Russia's strikes on commercial vessels have now collided directly with Türkiye's interests in the Black Sea. Only days after Moscow accused Europe and Nato states, including Türkiye, of guiding Ukrainian strikes, the same narrative has been…
Kyiv Hits 2 Su-27s in Occupied Crimea Just Before Combat Sortie
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Counting the Cost of Putin’s Assault on Ukraine’s Biosphere
Ukraine’s biosphere is being degraded constantly by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s noosphere. The concepts of “biosphere” and “noosphere” were developed in the 1920s and 1930s by the Russian Ukrainian geochemist Volodymyr Vernadsky (1863-1945) as he interacted with the French Jesuit Teilhard de…
Putin's war machine in 'freefall' as new UK sanctions kick in
Russia’s war machine is in “freefall”, the UK’s sanctions minister has said, with oil revenues hitting their lowest level since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Britain imposed 24 new sanctions on Russian oil exports on Thursday, The i Paper can reveal, targeting four of the country’s largest oil…
‘If Russia Not Terror State, Who Is?’ – US Senate Bid to Brand Russia Terror State Ignites Clash Over War, Peace, Power
WASHINGTON DC – The US Senate floor erupted early this week in one of its most morally charged and strategically fraught debates in years, as lawmakers clashed over whether Russia’s conduct in Ukraine – particularly the mass abduction of children – warrants branding Moscow a state sponsor of…
How the Scamming of a Pro-Putin Pop Star Rattled Russia's Housing Market - The Moscow Times
A Putin loyalist and one of Russia’s most famous singers is scammed into selling her apartment to an unwitting buyer. The two parties discover they’ve been deceived. After a complaint is lodged, a court rules that the apartment should be returned — but not the money. Russia’s housing market gets…
What’s in the new US defense bill for Ukraine?
On December 17, the Senate voted to send the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to US President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. The bill includes provisions to authorize new military assistance for Ukraine, provide stronger oversight of the Trump administration’s arms sales and…
Ukraine: Russia Expands Hybrid War, Seeks Greater Influence in Europe
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The war's hidden explosions: The mental health toll inside Ukraine's homes
About the author: Jacqueline Mahon is the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) representative to Ukraine. After the start of the full-scale invasion, Olha (name changed due to safety concerns) and her husband took in his mother to live with them. When her husband left for the front line, Olha…
The New Energy Geometry Of Russia, India And The UAE – OpEd
Since 2022, the energy relationship between India and Russia has evolved from a limited bilateral arrangement into one of the most revealing mechanisms through which the global energy market has adapted to sanctions imposed on Moscow. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Europe’s rapid…
Russia's school-to-trenches conveyor belt for its and Ukrainian children. Is the West ready?
Western policymakers often treat "soft" humanitarian concerns, such as returning Ukrainian children from Russia, as separate from "hard" security issues like future defense guarantees for Ukraine. In reality, these cannot be disentangled. What happens to the children taken to Russia or living under…
"Because it's still needed": the women of Lauka who weave hope for Ukraine
Hiiu Leht, an Estonian media outlet, talked to women from a small Estonian fishing village who have been weaving camouflage nets for Ukrainian fighters. Rubryka tells their story. "Because it's still needed…" said one of the net-weavers — a woman who is likely one of the most consistently present…
What Happens To A Shadow Fleet Ship When It’s Sanctioned?
Features The Mikati passing through the Danish Straits on December 15. "It may or may not put a Danish pilot on board for safety reasons. We hope they do," said Windward analyst Michelle Bockmann. "Danish pilots are allowed to provide services to the shadow fleet." What Happens To A Shadow Fleet…
From cook to sniper: Ukrainian women fight for equality in the army
Russian war in Ukraine ‘My dream is that some of them will become generals,’ says the head of gender affairs for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in which around 7% of the one million personnel are women A Ukrainian soldier in Donbas, in August.Jana Cavojska (Zuma Press / ContactoPhoto) “Why did you…
Russia’s most important Middle East base is not where you think
Defense Policy Libya Middle East North Africa Russia Security & Defense Syria MENASource December 18, 2025 • 11:32 am ET When Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in December 2024, many analysts predicted that Russia was on the verge of losing the military infrastructure it had built up over the past…
"No more wars if you respect us": the 5-step invasion script that's worked since 1939 - Euromaidan Press
"There will be no operations if you treat us with respect, respect our interests, just as we have constantly tried to respect yours. If you don't deceive us like you deceived us with NATO's eastward expansion." That was Vladimir Putin on 19 December 2025, responding to BBC's Steve Rosenberg during…
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