Germany to Base Warships Plus Submarines and Recon Aircraft in Iceland for Arctic Security. Naval News Navy 2025 Germany and Iceland have agreed to expand defense cooperation, allowing German naval and air assets to operate from Icelandic bases. The move enhances NATO’s ability to monitor Russian…

Robert Lemos, Contributing WriterOctober 21, 2025 4 Min Read Source: Andrei Armiagov via Shutterstock Localized jamming and spoofing of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) continues to be a hallmark of conflicts across the globe, with the digital signal attacks impacting air travel and…

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What was once a mighty river flowing from Colorado through the Grand Canyon all the way down to the Gulf of California in Mexico has been reduced to a trickle that barely reaches the ocean. Experts warn the river basin is at a breaking point, jeopardizing water security for major cities such as Los…

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Homepage News Events Video 11:59 21 Oct 2025 Photo: Photo: Lviv City Council Alvina Kaminska Yavir Dance Space, a dance studio founded by Azov veteran Oleksandr Zhavnenko, who lost both legs in the war, has opened in Lviv. Together with his wife, Marichka, he created a new dance space. The UNBROKEN…

As reports of cracks in Russia’s wartime economy continue to mount, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now predicting that the Kremlin will face an unprecedented budget deficit of around $100 billion in 2026. The Ukrainian leader is far from alone in forecasting more economic pain in the…

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Ukraine's leader welcomed a raft of new economic sanctions against Russia being imposed by the Trump administration and the European Union on Thursday, calling the increased pressure on Moscow "very important." CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio says the new U.S. sanctions, announced by the…

From Kalibr to Kinzhal: How Much Do Russian Missiles Really Cost? Oleksandr Yan October 23, 2025 15:01 The 9M723 Iskander ballistic missile. Photo credits: Russian Ministry of Defense Share this post: To strike strategic targets and Ukrainian cities, Russia uses a vast arsenal of long-range weapons,…

When the propagandists turn on their Master: Russia’s ideological collapse 21 October, 03:30 PM Exclusive Share: An illustration from Alexander Prokhanov’s Lemner portraying a Russian soldier emerging from the ground with a grenade and rifle (Photo: Screenshot from video on Ilya Shepelin’s YouTube…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The Swedish Armed Forces have finally gotten their hands on their first operational Saab Gripen E multirole fighter. The first of 60 of the new jets marks a significant…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The long-running saga of Saab Gripen fighters for Ukraine took a dramatic new turn today, with the Swedish and Ukrainian leaders unveiling a plan to export as many as 150…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Army installations within the lower 48 states will have operating nuclear microreactors starting in the Fall of 2028 if the Army’s Janus program moves forward on schedule.…

As Ukraine seeks to modernize its air force and counter Russia’s entrenched air dominance, Sweden’s Gripen-E multirole fighter is emerging as a realistic and highly survivable option. The aircraft’s agility, electronic warfare resilience, and networked combat capability could offer Ukraine the means…

EasternEurope Belarus Russia Ukraine News Minsk asks for talks with Kyiv, as Lukashenko seeks to end Belarus’ isolation News Eurasian Economic Union planning operational changes News Belarusian dissident Kolesnikova sends first letter from prison in more than two years News Putin arrives in…

(Editor’s note: The International Women’s Media Foundation’s Women on the Ground: Reporting from Ukraine’s Unseen Frontlines Initiative in partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation funded this reporting. This report is exclusive to the Washington Blade.) Ukraine’s LGBTQ war heroes have a…

Turning Back the Clock: Leveraging Game Theory Across the Conflict Continuum | 10.22.2025 at 06:00am Introduction Eighty-nine seconds to midnight; this is the current time on the Doomsday Clock, maintained in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. When the clock hits midnight, it means the…

The British adventurer has crossed the Atlantic solo in a plane and a boat. Now he reads tree leaves, puddles and moss to get his bearings Photographs by Lydia Goldblatt November 2025 Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter! Navigating based on natural signs, writes Tristan Gooley, “sharpens our…

Image generated using Artificial Intelligence While speaking in Slovenia last week, Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), joked about the state of Novorossiysk, a diesel-powered submarine of the Russian Navy, which the Royal Netherlands Navy escorted through…

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Russian forces struck the Polohiv district of Zaporizhzhia Oblast with guided aerial bombs on 18 October, injuring two people and destroying civilian infrastructure, according to the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration. The attack involved at least four aerial bomb strikes on a settlement…

The Ukrainian Navy, together with a Security Service of Ukraine unit, have destroyed a Russian ammunition storage point near the Kinburn Spit in Mykolaiv Oblast. Source: Ukrainian Navy Quote: "The result of effective cooperation: the Navy, together with a Security Service of Ukraine unit, destroyed…

Ukrainian forces have released footage showing the neutralisation of a Russian naval anti-ship mine in Odesa Oblast. Source: Ukrainian Navy Details: The Navy said the mine posed a threat to coastal infrastructure. They also reminded the public of the ongoing mine danger and urged people not to…

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Arnel Hecimovic Main image: Pope Leo XIV says mass on the day of the canonisation of seven new saints, including former Satanist turned Catholic Bartolo Longo, in St Peter’s Square. Photograph: Claudia Greco/Reuters Last…

A Russian attack on a DTEK coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on 19 October trapped 192 miners underground, according to the company. DTEK, Ukraine’s largest energy company, said this was the fourth large-scale Russian strike on its coal facilities in the past two months. The company said the…

Vladyslav Voloshyn, Spokesperson for the South Defense Forces, said this in a comment to Ukrinform. “According to our intelligence, the Russian 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District is operating against us in this sector (the Orikhiv sector of the front — ed.). Within this…

Photo: https://www.facebook.com Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha met with his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel on the sidelines of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg. “We discussed further steps to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense and military capabilities, as well as…

Prime Minister Yulia Svirydenko has proposed to Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico to open a Ukrainian school in Slovakia. "I would like to discuss with you the possibility of opening a Ukrainian school. I think this would be a very strong signal for our bilateral cooperation,"…

More than 25,000 Russian soldiers and officers abandoned their units in the Central Military District between November 2024 and July 2025, according to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense. The desertions take various forms. Russian soldiers abandon positions…

Japan’s mighty warship Yamato reinvented at microscopic level By HARUKA KOBAYASHI/ Staff Writer October 19, 2025 at 07:00 JST Zoom The microscopic model of the wartime battleship Yamato has a width of just 0.039 millimeter, roughly half the thickness of a strand of hair. (Provided by the Kure…

Lidiia, a 98-year-old woman who last year walked nearly 10 kilometres on foot to escape from a partially occupied settlement in Donetsk Oblast, has passed away. Source: Ihor Zinkevych, member of Lviv City Council Details: In April 2024, Lidiia Stepanivna left her home destroyed by Russian forces in…

Vlad is from Odesa. Three years ago, he arrived in Varna with his mother and their dog, escaping the war and searching for safety. This year, he started school in Bulgaria. At first, he couldn’t speak Bulgarian, but with the help of his teacher Zhana from the “Wings for Our Children” project under…

Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR), stated during a meeting of the Kyiv Association of Military Attachés that Russia will intensify its hybrid aggression against EU and NATO member states if Moscow does not face resistance. According to…

Far-right Romanian Member of the European Parliament Diana Șoșoacă boasted during her visit to Russia that in 2023 she had allegedly prevented Volodymyr Zelenskyy from addressing the Romanian parliament and promised to "break his legs" if he tried again. Source: a press release by Șoșoacă, as…

Photo: "Мілітарний" The team of engineers and developers of the company "General Chereshnya" ("General Cherry"), in close cooperation with the defense units, has completed the development and is launching into mass production the drone-interceptor "General Cherry Bullet." As reported in the…

A new wave of drone-related airport disruptions hit Germany's Bavaria last night, AP reports on 19 October. Munich Airport temporarily shut down twice after staff reported suspicious flying objects over the runways. The incident at Munich comes amid a broader pattern of aerial provocations across…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Russia is not currently winning the war against Ukraine and is paying a high price for its minor advances. Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with NBC News Quote: "Well, we are not losing this war, and Putin is not winning. And really, his army now is in a…