State rail operator Russian Railways (RZD) on Wednesday inaugurated a high-speed double-decker train on the route between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, marking a return of the Burevestnik service that first ran in the 1960s. The new trains, also named Burevestnik, replace the original single-deck…

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FIFA has repeatedly ordered European football clubs to pay outstanding transfer fees to Russian teams despite sanctions and blocked bank transfers, according to Follow the Money on December 5. The outlet reported that since early 2022 the FIFA Football Tribunal has handled 13 disputes in which clubs…

The Anglo-Norwegian Lunna House Agreement will be signed today as the Norwegian Prime Minister visits RAF Lossiemouth, representing the most significant deepening of UK–Norway naval cooperation since the early Cold War. Joint Type 26 force in the North Atlantic At the core of the agreement is the…

5 December, 02:42 AM World Share: LUCAS (Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System) (Photo: U.S. Central Command) The United States military has deployed its own derivative of the Iranian-designed Shahed UAVs, Ukrainian outlet Defense Express reported on Dec. 4, citing official U.S. communications.…

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Next Space Could this new jamming-proof base in Greenland help Europe defend against Russia? Astrolight's space-to-ground laser communication link - Copyright Astrolight Copyright Astrolight Published on 05/12/2025 - 7:01 GMT+1 Share Share Facebook Flipboard Send Reddit Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky…

Defence experts believe Moscow is testing defences across Europe after second incident at Brittany facility in three weeks updated David Chazan, Paris Friday December 05 2025, 6.35pm, The Times The naval base in Île Longue in Brittany has one of the country’s most guarded airspaces FRED…

WarDecember 5, 2025 2:07 pm • 3 min read by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 (Prakash Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images). A majority of Americans believe that forcing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia, or…

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Today, the biggest news comes from the Black Sea. Here, Ukrainian naval drones have forced Russia's shadow fleet tankers to scatter, halt, or divert, leaving major Russian ports without a single tanker to export their oil. For the first time, Russia's maritime loophole around sanctions is being hit…

Today, December 6, all Ukrainians celebrate the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was on this day in 1991 that the law on the Armed Forces of Ukraine was adopted. UNN tells about the formation and development of the Armed Forces and the traditions of honoring them. When is the Day of the Armed…

Ukrainian troops are still fighting in Myrnohrad despite Russian efforts to close the pocket Russian 40th Naval Infantry Brigade attacked with turtle tanks, hoping fog would hide them Ukrainian drones destroyed 11 armored vehicles despite poor visibility Ukraine's anti-fog tactics—ground robots,…

An Irish navy ship spotted up to five drones operating near the flight path of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s aircraft as he arrived for a state visit to Ireland on Monday, Irish and Ukrainian media reported. The sighting triggered a major security alert due to concerns it was an attempt…

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has taken serious hits from Ukrainian missiles and naval drones, including the loss of flagship cruiser Moskva and a string of smaller warships. -But talk that the fleet is “gone” is fantasy. Kirov-Class Russian Navy. Image Credit: Creative Commons.…

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In recent days, prompted in part by the White House, discussion has revived around possible peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. Yet once again, these talks largely ignore the people most directly harmed by the war: prisoners of war, deported children, and the thousands of Ukrainian…

“It’s been fantastic, a very lucky but incredibly humbling experience,” he said, reflecting on a working life which has taken him full circle from Belfast to London, South Africa, Poland, Ukraine and back. And when he thinks about it, the one moment that stands out is not the rubbing of shoulders…

Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Normally, national security strategies generate much more discussion than impact. They come out well into an administration, when the policy course is already quite clear and usually not all that different from what came before. Yet this National Security Strategy…

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It’s now over two years since Russia’s Supreme Court deemed the “international LGBT movement” an extremist organisation, effectively outlawing any form of public identification with or support for what is referred to by the Kremlin as “non-traditional sexuality”. In that time, Russian courts have…

The company SkyLab has developed the Sirko-S1 ground drone equipped with the TROPIYA demining system, which can clear minefields remotely. Source: SkyLab representatives on air with the Army FM radio station, as reported by Militarnyi, a Ukrainian military-themed news outlet Details: The version…

Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has said he is not interested in Russia returning to the G7, which was previously the G8 before Moscow was expelled following its aggression against Ukraine in 2014. Source: Putin on air with the TV channel India Today, as reported by Russian news outlet Interfax…

As part of the Christmas events marathon initiated by the Embassy of Ukraine in Hungary, a ceremonial opening of the Ukrainian Bookshelf was held at the library of the Hungarian town of Fényeslitke. The event was officially announced through the embassy’s official page, noting that activities would…

The crew of the Greek-operated cargo ship Eternity C, which sank in the Red Sea in July after being attacked by Yemen's Houthis, have been released, an official with the ship's operator and a maritime security source told Reuters on Wednesday. The crew of the Liberia-flagged Eternity C abandoned the…

Section of the Druzhba Oil Pipeline Blown Up in Russia #Neighbor nations #Neighbors #Russia #Saboteurs #War with Russia #World Explosion on the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia. December 1, 2025. Photo credits: RBC-Ukraine A section of the Druzhba oil pipeline, which supplies Russian oil to some…

As reported by the partisan movement “ATESH” on Telegram “Movement agents conducted reconnaissance and photo- and video documentation of the 15th Separate Coastal Rocket Artillery Brigade (military unit 80365) of the invaders in Sevastopol. This brigade is a key element of coastal defense, armed…

Russia has blocked access to the popular online gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of spreading extremist material and LGBTQ-related content deemed harmful under the country’s laws. The decision was announced by Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications watchdog, which claimed the platform contained…

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said during a meeting of foreign ministers from the member states of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe that Russia, which is responsible for war crimes in Ukraine, has no place at the table. Source: European Pravda, citing the…

Latvia Receives Swedish Giraffe 1X Radars for Airspace Control #Air Defense #Baltic States #Europe #Latvia #Procurement #Radar #Saab #World A Latvian Air Force Giraffe 1X radar. December 2025. Photo credits: Latvian Ministry of Defence Latvia has received new Giraffe 1X air-surveillance radars. The…

As noted by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, the Russian MiG-29 was destroyed by fighters of the HUR special Prymary unit on 4 December at the Kacha airfield. That same night, HUR fighters attacked the Irtysh airfield radar complex near temporarily occupied Simferopol. The intelligence service…

According to Ukrinform, this was reported in a press release, published on the UK government's website. The signing of the agreement coincides with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store's visit on Thursday, 4 December, to RAF Lossiemouth in the United Kingdom. The new Lunna House Agreement will…