Moldova’s electoral commission barred a pro-Russian party from participating in Sunday’s parliamentary election after a court found evidence of voter bribery and illegal financing, as authorities race to counter what they describe as unprecedented Russian interference in the crucial vote. The…

US President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of Moscow, saying Russia is “killing people for no reason” and that its economy is “going to hell,” comments made at a press conference held in the White House on September 25. “They’re doing very poorly considering they have put it all on the line.…

Russia is systematically restricting the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from accessing Ukrainian prisoners of war and on the rare occasions when visits are allowed, it only shows those captives who are in a relatively good condition, hiding the sick, the maimed and the victims of…

Ukraine’s drone and missile strikes on Russian refineries, depots, and ports have taken over 1 million bpd of refining capacity offline. Despite talk of an oil glut and OPEC+ output hikes, global crude prices remain stable. Russia is forced to export more crude while facing domestic fuel shortages…

Weltraumwaffen High above the equator, Russia is stalking satellites used by NATO armed forces "Russia and China already occupy important strategic hills and mountains in space." Stephen Clark – Sep 25, 2025 4:54 pm | 3 Russia's President Vladimir Putin tours an exhibition of military equipment…

Are We Alone? Contents Just Getting Started The search for life beyond Earth is really just getting started, but science has an encouraging early answer: there are plenty of planets in the galaxy, many with similarities to our own. But what we don’t know fills volumes. Observations from the ground…

Ukrainian sources confirm that the country was only able to survive Russia’s original onslaught, when the world expected Kyiv to fall in days, because President Donald Trump had provided it with Javelin missiles in his first term. Now he can end the war by arming Ukraine with game-changing Tomahawk…

Key facts: The Russians are using tanks again after a long break from mechanized warfare Heavy losses of modern tanks have compelled them to pull older tanks out of storage Roughly 1,000 old T-72As are among the last stored tanks The T-72As aren’t very good tanks—but it might not matter As Russia…

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European defense manufacturer MBDA has announced it can ramp up Patriot missile production at a new Bavarian factory and potentially produce launchers, given industrial cooperation with Raytheon and customer demand, Reuters has reported. Patriots are the only systems Ukraine and many European…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that an Israeli Patriot air defence system has been operational in Ukraine for a month and that the country will receive two more systems this autumn. Source: Zelenskyy at a press conference on Saturday 27 September Quote: "An Israeli system has been…

Putin 's nuclear power ally Belarus has warned the world is 'one minute to doomsday' - as it takes delivery of Russian nuclear warheads which could hit London within eight minutes of being fired. Speaking at the UN this week, foreign minister for Belarus Maxim Ryzhenkov warned the world is the…

A Russian submarine capable of carrying nuclear missiles has declared an 'explosion hazard' alert after suffering a fuel leak in the Mediterranean. The Black Sea Fleet submarine Novorossiysk is 'experiencing serious technical problems' and has now put out the urgent warning, Russian Telegram channel…

Vladimir Putin with a former Commander-in-Chief of Russia's navy (Image: Getty) A Russian Kilo-II class submarine is reported to be experiencing "serious technical problems" in the latest setback for Vladimir Putin's navy. The Novorossiysk is part of Russia's Black Sea Fleet and is currently on…

Russian crew in front of the newly built "Novorossiysk" in August 2014 AFP via Getty Images Shaun Wilson1 minute ago A Russian submarine with nuclear capability has reportedly suffered a “serious accident” in the Mediterranean Sea. The Novorossiysk, a 242ft Kilo-class submarine, is said to have…

MONTREAL – Russia failed to win enough support on Saturday to get elected to the United Nations aviation agency’s governing council, in the latest rebuke of Moscow for actions taken after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Russia received 87 votes, short of the 93 votes it needed to win back a seat on…

On September 26, Ukrainian experts reported that Russian occupation authorities in Donetsk have placed 48 children in psychiatric hospitals under charges of so-called “extremism.” According to Mariia Krasnenko, an expert at the civic organization Almenda, occupation administrations systematically…

Ukraine’s Air Force is creating a new branch dedicated to drone air defense. This was announced by Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on a meeting with journalists on September 26, according to a UNITED24 Media correspondent. Syrskyi said the units will focus on drone interceptors, both…

The governments of Belgium and the Netherlands have agreed to transfer a total of seven mine countermeasure (MCM) vessels to the Bulgarian Navy —four from Belgium and three from the Netherlands— along with a training simulator and spare parts. The Dutch units, belonging to the Alkmaar-class, will be…

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Russia spreads propaganda in Latin America through "Russian Houses" - Center for Countering Disinformation Kyiv • UNN September 27 2025, 04:11 PM • 760 views Russia uses the network of "Russian Houses" abroad to promote propaganda. In particular, in Nicaragua, exhibitions and a film screening were…

Today, there is interesting news from the Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk Oblast. Here, Russian ratio of losses hit a staggering number of 20 soldiers for every meter gained in the tree lines and in the streets, crashing face-first into the Ukrainian wall of drones. As the Russian casualty rate shatters…

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FAKTI.BG publishes opinions with a wide range of perspectives to encourage constructive debates. The renewed use of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by the Armed Forces of Ukraine deep in the Russian operational rear areas is an indicator of the degradation of Russian air…

Kenyan police have rescued more than twenty citizens from a human trafficking network that promised them jobs in Russia but was actually preparing to send them to fight in Ukraine. BBC reported on 27 September that the operation exposed a criminal pipeline exploiting jobseekers with fake contracts…

A recent clash between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sberbank CEO German Gref shows an increasing disconnect between the Kremlin and Russia's economic community, experts say. Gref, head of Russia's largest bank, told the Eastern Economic Forum on Sept. 5 that Russia's GDP growth had slowed to…

Anyone who has read the North Korean refugee memoir “Greenlight to Freedom” may notice a striking omission: the names of North Korea’s dictators Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il never appear. That's not an accident. In 2021, as we started working on her memoir, North Korean refugee Han Song-mi told me…

Q&A“This is a test,” says Russian satirist Viktor Shenderovich. Director Victor Shenderovich poses with life-size puppets of Russian political leaders, including Vladimir Putin, on the set of a popular satirical television show called "Kukly." | Oleg Nikishin/Newsmakers/Getty Images 09/28/2025 07:00…

In August, the Russian frigate Vyshny Volochek collided with a tanker flying the Turkish flag #Crimea #Fleet #Frigates #Russia #Russian Navy #World Vyshny Volochek frigate. Photo from open sources The Project 21631 Buyan-M Vyshny Volochek frigate of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was seriously damaged…

Homepage News World 11:58 19 Sep 2025 Ulyana Guz The West is looking for a legally sophisticated solution to make Russia pay for the war – the European Union is leaning towards a reparations loan mechanism that would allow frozen Russian assets to be directed to help Ukraine without their formal…

On a sunny afternoon this week the beach in the frontline Ukrainian city of Sloviansk was busy. Bathers paddled in a lake, sunbathed and sipped tea. At 3.30pm there was a sudden thunderclap. An artillery shell had crashed nearby, sending up a plume of twisting grey smoke. Ducks took off in panic.…

Moldovan President Maia Sandu urged citizens to vote in the parliamentary elections on Sept. 28, warning them that the country is "in danger" and the people must prevent "thieves and traitors" from selling the EU candidate state's future. "Moldova, our dear home, is in danger and needs the help of…

You wake up. Your AI wakes up. Somewhere, a stranger types a sentence, and your AI listens. This is not science fiction. This is the boardroom, the server rack, the customer chatbot at 2:00 a.m. This is the world where prompt injection and model poisoning are not just technical jargon, they are…

Moldovans await pivotal election result as leader warns of Russian interference 12 minutes ago Sarah Rainsford, Eastern and Southern Europe correspondentIn Chisinau and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor in London Anadolu via Getty Images Moldovan President Maia Sandu warned voters their democracy was…

Ukrainian-made interceptor drones will serve as the foundation of Europe’s planned “drone wall” designed to protect NATO’s eastern borders, according to The Telegraph on September 28. The systems will be produced in the United Kingdom under the joint Ukrainian–British defense initiative known as…

In late August 2025, Ukrainian long-range drones carried out a large-scale strike on Russia’s Molkino military training ground in the Krasnodar region, destroying several components of the Iskander tactical missile system, according to Defense Express on September 23. Images circulating on the…

Kyiv can win all of Ukraine back from Russia, Trump says 1 hour ago Ruth Comerford and Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Reuters US President Donald Trump has said Kyiv can "win all of Ukraine back in its original form", marking a major shift in his position on the war with Russia. In a…

The Danish authorities have identified three Russian-linked ships that potentially could have been used as launch platforms for drone overflights that closed down Copenhagen Airport on the night of September 22. Three large drones, which advertised their presence by switching lights on and off,…