Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF), has said that Ukrainian forces are preparing strikes on Russia that will result in blackouts. Source: Magyar on Facebook Quote: "[Russians], a blackout is not that scary. It's just a bit of an inconvenience… Advertisement:…

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According to Reuters insiders, Turkey's largest oil refineries are being forced to buy more and more non-Russian oil amid tightening sanctions against Russia, primarily American ones. Points of attention Ankara's decision to decrease reliance on Russian oil showcases the success of Western sanctions…

In the Kyiv region, nine communities received new school buses, five of which are equipped to transport children in wheelchairs and with comfortable seating for accompanying adults. The Kyiv Regional Military Administration announced this on its Facebook page, citing Ukrinform. «Nine Kyiv region…

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Armenia to Buy Indian-Made Su-30 Fighter Jets #Asia #Aviation #Europe #Fighter jet #HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) #India #Weapons purchase #World Indian Air Force Su-30MKI fighter jet. Photo from the network Armenia is finalizing negotiations with India to purchase Su-30MKI multirole fighter jets…

Assault “Hedgehogs”: Russia Equips Tanks With Massive Steel-Cable Domes #Armor #Russia #T-72 #UAV #War with Russia T-80BVM with TMT-K mine trawl. Photo credits: Vodohray Russian forces have shown assault “hedgehogs” — tanks fitted with massive steel-cable anti-drone structures, mine trawls and…

Dozens of ripped-off turrets from combat vehicles are strewn on the street, many with their hulls scattered around, deformed beyond recognition. The asphalt is a mess of armoured vehicles, fuel tankers and lorries. The only reminder that this used to be a street is an even row of neatly pruned…

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It's a cold autumn morning. A small group of soldiers fuss around a winch, trying to conceal it under a tree. An instructor and a commander supervise the process. Once the winch is hidden and the cable secured, they release an aerostat shaped like a small airship and fasten the cable to it. After…

The 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces of Ukraine has stated that the defence forces have halted the expansion of the Russian presence in the north of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, and that the defence of Myrnohrad has been reinforced with additional units. Source: 7th Corps of the Air…

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has proposed that Europe purchase ammunition from Serbia's defence companies, and stated he is not opposed to the idea that Serbian weapons might later be passed on to Ukraine. Source: Vučić in an interview with German political culture magazine Cicero, as reported…

Aleksei Skabei, Head of the Department for International Military Cooperation and Peacekeeping Activities of the Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus, has said that Belarusian peacekeepers are ready to be deployed to Ukraine if required. Source: Radio Liberty,…

Since summer 2025, Ukraine has intensified its drone strike campaign against strategic Russian targets. Secret launches in rural Ukraine Long-range drones built in underground Ukrainian workshops have struck a series of Russian oil refineries, fuel depots, and military logistics centers, weakening…

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Andrii Hnatov, met with his Lithuanian counterpart, Rear Admiral Giedrius Premeneckas on November 1. During the discussion, Lieutenant General Hnatov offered to share Ukraine's experience in countering unmanned aerial…

At a Glance: The EU’s 19th sanctions package and the U.S. actions on Rosneft and Lukoil mark a turning point in global energy enforcement. False-flag vessels now account for 29% of the dark fleet, with new fraudulent registries emerging from Tonga, Maldives, Mozambique, Angola, Botswana, Zambia, and…

Satellite images analyzed by Bloomberg show the CCH Gas vessel, linked to a Russian export project, is not where it claims to be, highlighting continued efforts to evade Western restrictions. 1 min read The Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez petroleum refinery in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia A liquefied…

Perhaps you were preparing for another round of operations in the Red Sea, or flying multinational patrols over Poland, or training with partners in the Philippines. Maybe you were a strategist who had been running wargames on defending Taiwan or Estonia. That doesn’t matter now, because the Trump…

“Bingo” means the point of no return: the call that fuel is running dry and the mission is over. The same call now threatens the attack helicopter itself. Army aviators face an existential crisis. They must find a meaningful role on the sensor-saturated modern battlefield or retire from combat…

Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries are not the kind of people you want to see on your doorstep. So it was unwelcome news in Estonia this Sunday when border guards spotted the group’s distinctive flag (skull and lightning bolts on black) on a Russian patrol boat on the Narva river. All the more so…

Russia is sinking ever deeper into economic dependence on China. Raw-material projects in the Far East and Siberia are turning the region into a resource base for Beijing, while local communities remain excluded from the promised benefits. Details: As an example, the Foreign Intelligence Service…

Ukraine’s Navy has carried out a precision strike on a Russian offshore platform in the Black Sea used as a military observation post, according to the Ukrainian Navy on November 3. In a statement, the Navy said the operation targeted the Sivash drilling platform, where Russian forces had stationed…

The northwestern Russian city of Vologda has erected a 9-meter-tall statue of Tsar Ivan IV, better known as Ivan the Terrible, the Kommersant business daily reported Monday. The monument, installed on Kremlevskaya Ploshchad near the Vologda Kremlin, will be officially unveiled on Tuesday, when…

Anti-personnel mines, booby traps, and tripwires are discovered daily across territories liberated from Russian occupation. Learn how Ukraine’s deminers are working to clear these hidden threats and reclaim the land. In the scorching heat of late August, a demining crew scans a field in the Kharkiv…

Russian officials are escalating nuclear threats toward the United States while President Vladimir Putin touts new nuclear systems. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that a senior Russian lawmaker suggested Moscow could deploy nuclear-capable missiles to Venezuela and Cuba, invoking…

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Ximena Solorzano, Head Photography Editor A Russian official dismissed a Yale report about the abduction and forced re-education of deported Ukrainian children as unscientific propaganda. Since its release in mid-September, a report from the Humanitarian Research Lab detailing the forcible…

The United States Allowed South Korea to Build a Nuclear Submarine in Philadelphia #Asia #Fleet #Navy #Republic of Korea #South Korea #Submarines #USA #World The nuclear-powered submarine USS Massachusetts. Photo credits: US Navy The United States has officially approved South Korea’s plan to build…

31 October, 2025 RussiaUkraineEurope Former Chief of CIA's Central Eurasia Division Rob Dannenberg served as chief of operations for CIA's Counterterrorism Center, chief of the Central Eurasia Division and chief of the Information Operations Center before retiring from the Agency. He served as…

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," encountered heavier than normal turbulence while flying into the eye of Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday morning and were forced to turn back. The team is now returning to its operating location in…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is detailing military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as special assistant U.S. attorneys in offices handling immigration enforcement. The new memo, first reported by the Associated Press, comes as nearly two dozen military attorneys are set to begin hearing…

Kentucky is banning the use of aircraft or unmanned aircraft, like drones, for hunting and fishing. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources said the new regulation, which went into effect earlier this month, bans people from using aircraft or unmanned aircraft systems “to fish, hunt…

Ukrainian partisan movement ATESH claims to have conducted a reconnaissance operation inside a Russian air defense unit located near St. Petersburg. The group reported the infiltration of the 1488th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, military unit No. 03218, based near the settlement of Reshetnikovo in…