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Poland and Finland Consider Restoring Wetlands to Defend Against Russian Tanks #Baltic States #Border #Europe #Finland #Poland #Russian aggression #World A Russian T-90 tank in the mud. Illustrative image. Source: Russian media Poland and Finland are exploring the possibility of restoring drained…

Ukraine Armed Forces — 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade See all topics Email Link Copied! Ukraine has said it destroyed two bridges inside Russia by using a couple of cheap drones to hit stashes of mines and ammunition hidden there by Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said the two…

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Day 1283 On 29 August, the biggest news comes from Ukraine. Russians are sending their infiltration groups across the river, threatening a breakthrough that Russian commanders had long sought after. However, before they could receive orders to hit Ukrainians from behind, Ukrainian tanks rolled up…

In 2011, Germany ended compulsory conscription. But the largest economy in Europe now wants to move toward what the German Ministry of Defense is calling a "new military service." This would emulate a system used in Sweden, where a questionnaire is sent out to anybody aged 18. The process will be…

The Osprey MK-III waits to take off Aug. 15, 2025 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The unmanned aerial system made its first flight test with a third-party developer’s alternative navigation software connected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.) Aug. 28, 2025 | By David Roza Share Article…

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The War Issue | The Friday ReadGermany is mounting a historic peacetime military buildup. But will they convince recruits to enlist? By Jessica Bateman08/29/2025 05:00 AM EDTJessica Bateman is an award-winning journalist based in Berlin. Her work focuses on gender, faith and extremism around the…

The Lithuanian army has installed barriers to reinforce border security on unused roads near border crossing points with Russia and Belarus. Source: Lithuanian army on Saturday 30 August, reports Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT, as cited by European Pravda Details: The military says that this is…

Topic: Naval Warfare Blog Brand: The Buzz Region: Europe August 28, 2025 By: Peter Suciu Share The increased presence of NATO aircraft is intended to send a clear message to Moscow, suggested former Royal Navy submarine captain Ryan Ramsay. The US Navy and the Royal Air Force (RAF) have been…

When an intruder was detected near a Nato exercise at the weekend, it sparked a cat-and-mouse game spanning thousands of square miles Gift article Give full access to this article, free time. You have 15 articles left to gift, this month. Share article 27 August 2025 7:12pm BST 27 August 2025 7:12pm…

The Home Cafe Days, or Kodukohvikute paevad in Estonian, are the summer highlight on the island of Hiiumaa. Every August, the residents of Estonia's second-largest Baltic Sea island open up their homes for three days and offer up home-baked cakes, home-smoked fish and home-brewed beer. They…

Situated in the heart of Berlin's Spreebogen district is a well-maintained lawn dotted with a few young trees and three park benches. Every day, thousands of people pass by this site, mostly tourists from around the world or employees of the nearby Chancellery or parliament on their way to or from…

Ukraine has been using only domestically produced long-range weapons to strike Russian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Source: Zelenskyy in a response to a question from journalists at a press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Details: Asked about Western media…

A storm has destroyed the Ukrainian art installation Black Cloud at the annual Burning Man festival in the US. Source: Vitalii Deineha, producer of Black Cloud and Ukrainian volunteer, on social media Details: The structure stood for only a few hours, Deineha reported. Advertisement: Quote: "Today…

US President Donald Trump’s administration this week approved the sale of 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) air-launched missiles to Ukraine, with delivery expected in about six weeks, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported. Source: WSJ, citing its sources Details: WSJ noted that the…

Kyiv is not an easy city to imagine as the heart of Europe. Too many maps through history – imperial, Soviet and even modern – have tried to push it to the edges, to the margins. Yet one needs only to stand in the gardens of the thousand-year-old Saint Sofia Cathedral this August when the “Kyiv…

It has been previously reported that several dozen anonymous pro-independence X accounts went dark after an Iran-wide internet blackout began in June. The fake accounts, which amplified hashtags such as #ScottishIndependence, #BrexitBetrayal, and #BBCLies; generated 126,000 user engagements and may…

The European Council building has been illuminated in the colours of Ukraine’s national flag as a sign of support for the Ukrainian people. Source: European Council President António Costa on X (Twitter) Quote: "Dear people of Ukraine, tonight, the Europa Building shines in your national colours –…

Ukraine’s ambassador to Türkiye, Nariman Dzhelyal, has claimed that the country is considering the possibility of deploying a military contingent to Ukraine as part of security guarantees for Kyiv, Dzhelyal stated that Türkiye is “one of the 10 countries that are already potentially ready to send…

This was reported by Euronews, according to Ukrinform. The operation was conducted in cooperation with law enforcement agencies in Portugal and Bulgaria, and in coordination with Europol and Eurojust. According to the investigation, a company from Kaunas, owned by the suspects, developed a complex…

Sharks are celebrated as fierce ocean predators and marveled at their villainous roles in films such as "Jaws" and "Sharknado." But this year, sharks can be portrayed more as the heroes, because they are being deployed to help forecast hurricanes. Researchers at the University of Delaware and the…

DeepState analysts have reported that Ukrainian forces have pushed the Russians back near the village of Andriivka in Sumy Oblast. Source: DeepState, a Ukrainian group of military analysts Quote: "The Ukrainian defence forces have pushed the enemy back near Andriivka." Advertisement: Details:…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has alluded to the fact that strikes on the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia are directly linked to Hungary’s stance on Ukraine’s EU accession. Source: Zelenskyy at a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Kyiv, as reported by European Pravda…

A strike at the heart of Russia’s gas empire! Ukrainian forces hit a gas processing complex in Russia’s Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast, a strategic facility of the aggressor country in the Baltic region, according to Armiia TV. Sources in intelligence services say the operation was conducted jointly by…

Key takeaways: Ukrainian forces have regained control over Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast, driving out the occupiers and consolidating their positions. The operation was carried out by units of the Active Measures Department of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense of…

The ERAM (Extended Range Attack Munition) guided missile is a next-generation air-launched standoff weapon designed to extend the strike range of Western fighter aircraft. It can engage targets at distances ranging from 240 to 450 km (150 to 280 miles), depending on the launch altitude and…

Inventive drone warfare: on the front lines of the war in Ukraine, a special border guard unit figured out how to intercept Russian drones using drone net defense. That means using small drones equipped with nets to entangle and destroy Russian drones in the sky. This video shows how Ukrainian…

Volunteers repurpose vapes to power Ukrainian drones 12 hours ago Joseph RainbowBBC News, Yorkshire•@JoeRainbow16 Reporting fromLeeds BBC/ Joseph Rainbow Viacheslav Semeniuk has led the effort transforming disposable vapes into powerbanks for the Ukrainian military. Disposable vapes are being…

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has designated the Swiss-based International Baccalaureate (IB) an “undesirable” organization. The nonprofit develops educational programs for schools worldwide. Prosecutors said the organization “shapes Russian youth according to Western models” and “promotes…

How the Kremlin Is Embedding Russian Technology Around the World August 25, 2025 Attendees at an economic conference in Saint Petersburg, June 2025 Anton Vaganov / Reuters ANDREI SOLDATOV is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis and Co-Founder and Editor of…

Since the start of his second presidential term, Donald Trump has been actively shaping the image not just of a global leader, but of the architect of a new political world order, one who is unafraid to break the rules. In this architecture, there is no place for dependence on others or for lengthy…

A "rear-view camera" has been found on a Russian Orlan drone. It could potentially let the operator veer the UAV away in the event of attacks by Ukrainian interceptor drones. Source: Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, an expert in military communications and communication technologies Details: Flash posted…

Russians are having to queue for fuel as, despite rising prices, there isn’t enough to go round. The official story is that the shortage has been caused by unscheduled repairs at oil refineries. The real reason for those repairs is being covered up by Moscow's propaganda machine. Russia is sliding…

“Will Donald Trump get into heaven?” I know this is a question weighing heavily on your mind right now. The current president of the United States is 79 years old, so we don’t have much time left to sort this one out. Trump clearly has eternity at the top of his agenda, having spoken on at least two…

As President Donald Trump and America’s European allies consider options to end the war in Ukraine, one of the most important—but trickiest—issues has been that of devising credible, post-conflict “security guarantees” for Ukraine. Without such guarantees, the logic goes, Ukraine will never be…