Human infantry are still critical in the age of drone warfare But ground robots may have the edge in some conditions, especially at night Thermal cameras help armed ground robots see when most human infantry are blind In a one-on-one clash, a human infantryman has some clear advantages over a…

Russian government officials have decided not to restrict the operation of the Telegram messenger for Russian soldiers in the combat zone of the war in Ukraine, where they may use it to coordinate actions, transmit coordinates and track drones. Source: Russian propaganda outlet RIA Novosti, citing…

China Wants 203,000 Satellites in Low Earth Orbit, Compared to SpaceX’s Current Leadership of 10,000 #Asia #China #Radiocommunication #Satellite #Space #Starlink #USA #World Launch of the Long March 5B carrier rocket with communication satellites. Photo credits: Xinhua China has submitted…

Russia's oil producers have cut drilling to the lowest level in three years, denting prospects for output growth this year as tougher western sanctions and a strong rouble squeeze revenues. Source: Bloomberg Details: Drilling rigs in Russia drilled about 29,140 km of production wells in 2025, down…

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/241902/ Feb 18, 2026, 11:03 AM News ID 241902 Politics Politics Feb 18, 2026, 11:03 AM TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – The Russian Navy’s helicopter carrier Stoikiy docked at Iran’s strategic Bandar Abbas naval base today to participate in a joint naval exercise with the Iranian…

This was reported on the Norwegian government’s website, as cited by Ukrinform. It is noted that air defense is a priority in Norway’s military support to Ukraine. “Through the Nansen programme, NOK 85 billion has been set aside for civil and military support to Ukraine in 2026. We will continue to…

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The Director of Implementation at the JATEC Center, Colonel Valeriy Vyshnivskyi, spoke about this. As the Ukrainian officer noted, last December there was a competition-trial on medical issues aimed at finding optimal solutions for evacuating the wounded from the battlefield under conditions of…

Ukrainian troops on the Sumy front are battling subzero temperatures as low as –25°C (–13°F), where frozen trenches, failing engines, and constant drone surveillance reshape daily combat. Snow conceals artillery positions even as it risks exposing them, while frostbite and exhaustion shadow soldiers…

The Discourse by SWJ Staff | 02.18.2026 at 08:34pm Check out this new report from USSOCOM’s Joint Special Operations University: From Guns for Hire to Military Doctrine: Russia’s Institutionalization of Influence in Africa. Nadina Ronc’s report provides one of the most comprehensive threat…

A Ukrainian soldier who took part in the Hedgehog 2025 exercises has said the drills showed that NATO troops do not fully understand the threat posed by drones or how to respond on the battlefield. Source: Nick, commander of a UAV platoon in the 412nd Nemesis brigade, in an interview with hromadske,…

The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek speaks with Bill Browder, investor and longtime sanctions advocate, about why Western sanctions have so far failed to change Russian President Vladimir Putin’s behavior. Browder argues that while Russia has become the most sanctioned country in the world, a…

As Ukrinform reports, the Special Operations Forces informed about this on Telegram The Rangers of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a successful raid on the position of the Russian invaders on one of the front lines. The operation was announced through…

Major General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl warns President Putin may be preparing military aggression against Nato and Europe faces turbulence as alliances are strained Major General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl said President Putin was preparing for a war of aggression against Nato, as Germany hosts the alliance’s…

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Culture Culture Series Cinema The film "Traces" portrays seven women in Ukraine who survived Russian captivity. The film is being shown at the Berlinale. - Copyright Franziska Müller / Euronews Copyright Franziska Müller / Euronews By Franziska Müller & Sonja Issel & Emma De Ruiter Published on…

It isn't difficult to identify the main beneficiary of the past two and a half decades of the Kremlin regime. The country’s entire economy and society have been subordinated to the will of a small elite bent on enriching itself. But the war has changed that elite, making it more vulnerable to a…

The European Union is seeking the withdrawal of Russian military forces from Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and the breakaway region of Transnistria as part of a possible peace framework tied to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The proposal is outlined in a document circulated among member states by EU…

The President’s wife, Olena Zelenska, visited the renovated dining hall and kitchen at the Krasyliv community lyceum and the modern primary school of the Khmelnytsky City Council. She shared her impressions on her social-media page, describing the scale of modernization of the educational…

On February 12, the Sibir entered Norwegian waters and subsequently sailed southwards with course for St. Petersburg. In its wake followed the diesel-engined icebreaker Murmansk. Only few days after it had escorted a convoy on the Northern Sea Route, the nuclear-powered icebreaker Sibir sailed…

Cuba is under more US pressure than at any point this century. Its regime is dealing with the consequences of US military action against its ally, Venezuela, and a subsequent shut down in oil supplies. Power cuts and food shortages have spread across the island, while garbage is piling up on the…

A banner promoting the Russian messaging app MAX hangs on an apartment building in Moscow, November 16, 2025. Sergei Bulkin / TASS / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA Roughly 70 percent of the channels on Russia’s “national messenger,” Max, were registered by government agencies and public institutions at…

ABSTRACT: TOTAL REALITY SYNTHESIS (TRS) The contemporary geopolitical landscape of The Ukrainian Theater has reached a critical inflection point following the systematic deactivation of Starlink satellite terminals previously integrated—albeit through illicit procurement—into the tactical framework…

Nick, a unmanned aerial platoon commander from the 412th Nemesis Brigade who took part in the Hedgehog-2025 exercise where Ukrainian pilots “defeated” a NATO grouping, has shared new details of the drill. Partners asked them to drop dummy munitions not directly on the target but 10–15 meters away to…

Sweden has announced a 12.9 billion crown ($1.42 billion) military aid package for Ukraine focused on bolstering air defenses, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Feb. 19. "The single largest item in the support package is Sweden’s initiative to support Ukraine with advanced…

If Washington lifts sanctions on Russia, the United States could gain access to joint projects with Moscow worth more than $14 trillion, Kremlin economic negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said on Feb. 18. His remarks come amid growing scrutiny of a reported U.S.-Russia economic proposal tied to…

Home / Featured Content / How Ukrainian Women Sustain Society Under War: Elena Sabry on Resilience, Work, and Dignity How has Russia’s war shifted women’s roles in Ukrainian society since 2014—and what does that change cost psychologically, economically, and socially? February 19, 2026 by Scott…

Denmark's maritime authority said on Thursday it had detained and inspected an Iran-flagged container vessel anchored in the Nordic country's waters on the grounds that it was not properly registered. The ship, using the name "Nora" according to LSEG data, was initially sailing under a Comoros flag,…

A journalistic investigation gained access to the correspondence of Russian Major General Roman Demyurchiyev. He currently serves as the deputy commander of the 20th Combined Arms Army within the Western Group of Forces of the Russian Armed Forces and helps oversee the army’s subordinate units…

NEW YORK (AP) — A biography of James Baldwin, a deep and personal probe into the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a revelatory history of the American West inspired by a 19th century photograph are among this year’s finalists for prizes established in honor of the late investigative journalist J.…

19 February, 06:57 PM Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Photo: Instagram zelenskyy_official) Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a lack of time meant he missed much of his children’s growing up, speaking about his 21-year-old daughter and 13-year-old son in an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan on Feb. 19.…

The Russian Navy, the regular Iranian Navy (Nedsa) and the IRGC Navy (Nedsa) have completed a morning’s anti-piracy exercise in the Gulf of Oman. The exercise involved receipt of a distress message from a merchantman by the Bandar Abbas Maritime Rescue Coordination Center and aerial identification…

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News World Machines take over one of the world's most dangerous jobs — clearing landmines Courtesy of ImProtex - Copyright Courtesy of ImProtex Copyright Courtesy of ImProtex Published on 19/02/2026 - 15:40 GMT+1•Updated 20:05 Share Humanitarian organisations including UN Mine Action Service and…

Many gathered in northern Germany to showcase Steadfast Dart - NATO’s biggest drills of 2026. Nearly 10,000 military personnel have been mobilized from 13 nations, including Italy, Greece, Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, Lithuania, Estonia and Turkey, with support from France, Belgium, Poland,…

How toddlers in Finland's 'language nests' are saving an endangered Sámi language 7 hours ago Erika Benke Erika Benke Special nurseries are helping the Sámi people in Finland to bring their almost-lost language back from the brink of extinction. It's -8C (17.6 F) and snowing heavily, but in Inari, a…

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