Russian authorities have banned the regional carrier Angara Airlines from operating commercial passenger flights starting next week, Russia’s aviation regulator Rosaviatsia said Monday. The grounding follows an Angara An-24 crash in July, when all 48 people on board were killed after the aircraft…

Ukrainian troops fire a rocket on the front line. Some Ukrainian units are showing a preference for domestically manufactured armored vehicles because repair of battlefield damage is faster than it is with Western-built counterparts, a new research report says. (X/Ukrainian defense ministry) Locally…

When a Danish-flagged tanker named Torm Agnes quietly pulled into Mexico’s Port of Ensenada this spring, few took notice. The harbor, better known for cruise liners and pleasure yachts, seemed an unlikely setting for a large-scale energy delivery. But what followed was no ordinary unloading. Within…

Approximate read time: 35 minutes This briefing has been prepared ahead of a debate on the situation in Ukraine which will take place in the House of Lords on 31 October 2025. 1. Recent developments in Ukraine and Russia 1.1 Situation in Ukraine: October 2025 The conflict situation in Ukraine…

A court in St. Petersburg fined 18-year-old street performer Diana Loginova 30,000 rubles ($375) on Tuesday for discrediting the Russian military after she performed an anti-war song by an artist labeled a “foreign agent.” The Leninsky District Court found Loginova guilty over her street performance…

Defense News Aerospace 2025 The broader defense community is beginning to treat individual flight systems as more than experimental curiosities, examining how short-range personal air mobility could fit within emerging doctrines for distributed and agile operations. Progress in reliability and…

A sanctioned oil tanker ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking northbound traffic for several hours on Tuesday. The Suez Canal Authority said the Komander had engine issues while sailing southbound at around 12:30 local time (0930 GMT). Sources confirmed to Upstream's sister title TradeWinds that…

Oleh Petrasiuk, press officer from the 24th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo, has shot down a Russian FPV drone that attempted to attack a foreign film crew in the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast. Source: a video by the brigade on Facebook Quote: "It happened while…

The NOAA pilots and scientists flying aboard hurricane hunter aircraft into Hurricane Melissa’s 185-mile per hour winds are not being paid during the government shutdown, NOAA confirmed Tuesday. “Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown and last week’s failed measure in the Senate to pay…

Black Hawk Instead of Taipan: Australia Upgrades its Aviation #Australia #Aviation #Helicopters #USA #World UH-60M Black Hawk delivered to Australia. Photo credits: Australian Ministry of Defense Australia has received a new batch of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. Two more UH-60M Black Hawk…

Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, defying U.S. President Donald Trump's warnings with Moscow's second test of a new nuclear weapons system in just a few days. Putin on Sunday oversaw a test of another advanced…

US broadcaster Radio Free Asia (RFA) said on Wednesday that it will stop all of its news operations effective as of Friday, October 31. It will be the first time the international broadcaster has completely gone off air since it was founded nearly 30 years ago. RFA is one the few reliable sources of…

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has halted its plans to remove hundreds of navigation buoys from the Northeast after receiving push back from those who rely on them for safety while on the water. A press release shared by the Coast Guard Tuesday indicates that more than 3,200 public comments…

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice A new butterfly species has been named to honor the young Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed to death…

В США новооткрытый вид бабочки получил имя украинской беженки Ирины Заруцкой, которую убили в августе этого года в трамвае в городе Шарлотт, штат Северная Каролина, сообщает ABC News. Бабочку назвали Iryna’s Azure — «Лазурь Ирины». Ее открыл президент Международного общества лепидоптерологов Гарри…

Russia Ukraine War 2022 President Emmanuel Macron announced France will send additional Aster surface-to-air missiles, Mirage fighters, and expanded training support to Ukraine. The move signals deeper European defense coordination as Kyiv braces for intensified Russian airstrikes. The French…

US President Donald Trump departed Friday night for a high-stakes, three-stop tour of Asia, with the diplomatic swing immediately overshadowed by North Korea’s nuclear threat and a rapidly escalating trade war with Beijing. Amid the flurry of trade negotiations, officials and experts in Washington…

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The Trump administration has prepared additional sanctions it could use to target key areas of Russia’s economy if Vladimir Putin continues to delay ending Moscow’s war in Ukraine, officials have told the Reuters news agency. It was not clear whether Washington will actually levy further sanctions,…

The reconnaissance flight took off from Lossiemouth, northeast Scotland, and headed out over the northern Atlantic Ocean. Aboard the Royal British Air Force plane, which to all intents and purposes looked like a large gray Boeing 737 but with fewer windows, was German Defense Minister Boris…

Redazione RHC : 26 October 2025 09:21 Eastern Europe is preparing for a new phase in telecommunications security. An ambitious submarine cable project, called Kardesa , will connect Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, and Ukraine without crossing Russian territorial waters, aiming to reduce dependence on…

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has revealed that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in their most recent conversation that Ukraine is prepared to continue resisting the Russian invasion for several more years. Source: Tusk in an interview with The Sunday Times, as reported by European Pravda…

On 17 October, a therapeutic garden opened at Kyiv's VDNKh, a major exhibition and recreation complex, to support emotional recovery for veterans, military personnel and anyone else who needs it, according to the Ministry of Health. Ukraine faces a significant mental health crisis from the war…

Four years into Russia's full-scale invasion, elementary school students in Izium, eastern Kharkiv Oblast, have never attended a real classroom. That changed this week when the city opened its largest underground educational center—a facility that can accommodate 100 students at once, according to…

Ukraine A ‘Student Revolution on Granite’ on Kyiv’s Maidan Square that heralded the end of Soviet rule in Ukraine by Bohdan Nahaylo | Oct. 26, 2025, 10:10 am Listen to this article Email Student Revolution on Granite, Kyiv, October 1990. Photo: Maidan Museum. Email Flip The first protest for…

The Backstage beauty salon, located in Kyiv's Podil district, has been destroyed due to a Russian drone attack. Source: Backstage company on Instagram Details: "Our new salon, which had just opened its doors, was damaged by the strike. The team organised themselves and went to save everything that…

Tankers Independent refiners still expected to find Russian cargoes as exports search for ‘workarounds’ Chinese state oil refineries are reportedly going to stop importing Russian oil, at least in the short term.Photo: Sergey Bobylev/brics-russia2024

Sweden says Zelensky to visit for 'defence export' announcement by AFP Staff Writers Stockholm (AFP) Oct 22, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Sweden on Wednesday where the two countries will make a "defence export" announcement, the Swedish government said. Zelensky and…

A total of 236 artists and 114 Ukrainian and foreign media workers have been killed because of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Quote: "Just as the Stalinist regime destroyed a generation of Ukrainian artists in the 1920s and early 1930s, today Russia is deliberately exterminating Ukraine's…

Unidentified Persons Blew Up Railroad Section Connecting Pskov With St. Petersburg #Russia #Saboteurs #War with Russia A locomotive that derailed in the Gatchina district of the Leningrad region on September 14, 2025. Photo credits: Supernova+ An important railway line “Pskov – St. Petersburg” was…