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An explosion at a US Steel plant in Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh on Monday has left dozens wounded and people trapped under the rubble. Officials said emergency workers are on site at the coking facility in Clairton, Pennsylvania, trying to rescue people Explosion ‘like thunder’ at Pennsylvania US…

Photo: https://mod.gov.ua/news/ The current status of a number of defense contracts, in particular the conditions and terms of the arrival of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, was discussed by Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Boyev and Defense Attaché at the German Embassy in Ukraine…

1 views | Aug 12, 2025, 11:55:56 AM | TOI.in Share Russia has accused NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte of using “systemic subversion” tactics after he urged countries not to legally recognise new Russian regions. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova likened his stance to Cold War-era US…

Facts 12:13 12.08.2025 1 min read Photo: https://t.me/GeneralStaffZSU/ The Ukrainian Defense Forces have cleared the settlements of Stepne and Novo-Kostiantynivka (former Pershotravneve) in Sumy region of Russian occupiers. Soldiers of the 225th separate assault regiment have driven enemy units…

ENGРУСУКР Censor.NET News Events Articles Photo Video Statistics Archive Censor.NET on social networks Mobile Applications About us Donate to CN 7984 visitors online News Russian assault on the Sumy region border 10.08.25 11:00 5 279 The Ukrainian Defence Forces have liberated and completely cleared…

Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service has discovered an analytical report by a Russian fund predicting that oil prices will soon fall to US$40-50 per barrel. Quote: "Global oil prices at the end of 2025 – early 2026 may fall to US$40-50 for a barrel. Currently, a barrel costs US$66-68, but the…

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have received the latest version of the Vector drone from Quantum Systems, now featuring unique acoustic artillery detectors and artificial intelligence. This information comes from a post by Florian Seibel, founder of the manufacturing company, who shared a photo of the…

Spain has stressed the importance of including Kyiv in all negotiations on its future amid a meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss the situation in Ukraine on 11 August. Source: European Pravda; Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, quoted by Sky News Details: Albares said before a…

Facts 10:02 11.08.2025 1 min read The tactical exercises Arsus vilkas 2025 (Furious Wolf 2025) will be held from August 11 to 20 in the Varensk district of Lithuania, which borders the Grodno region of Belarus, the press service of the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has said. "During the first week…

National Art Museum of Ukraine Ukraine, Kyiv Address: Myhayla Hrushevskoho str., 6 42 751 Information Virtual tour Map Information The museum is the most representative collection of Ukrainian fine arts. This museum has more than 40,000 different exhibits, including works of Ukrainian painting,…

Share: A new tugboat "Kapitan Ushakov" sank in one of the ports of the russian St. Petersburg near the shipyard's berth. Russian media reported this, also publishing a video showing the russian tugboat lying on its side. The vessel belongs to the Yaroslavl Shipbuilding Plant. On the evening of…

According to Ukrainian forces, Russian sabotage groups advancing from Selidovo to Pokrovsk suffered significant losses and failed to achieve their goal of forcing defence units to leave the city. According to DeepState, the enemy formed three tactical groups of 50 people each — a total of about 150…

Three swimmers killed by sea mines in Odesa, Ukrainian media report 28 minutes ago Rachel Muller-HeyndykBBC Getty It is prohibited to swim in several of Odesa's beaches Two men and one woman were killed by sea mines while swimming in Odesa, according to Ukrainian media. A local official confirmed…

Finland's national prosecutor's office said on Monday it had brought charges against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S oil tanker over the cutting of undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland in December. The Georgian and Indian nationals are suspected of aggravated criminal…

The Asset Recovery and Management Agency of Ukraine (ARMA) is initiating the transfer of 149 paintings that belonged to the family of the former head of the Ukrainian Peopleʼs Party Viktor Medvedchuk to the National Art Museum of Ukraine. This was reported by the ARMA press service. These are…

The Zmii-500 ground robotic complex, used by the 13th Rapid Reaction Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, has successfully completed a double task – delivering cargo and evacuating a wounded soldier. The operation was planned in advance and involved transporting provisions, water and…

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has continued holding phone conversations with the presidents and prime ministers of various countries, telling them about US representative Steve Witkoff’s visit to Moscow and boasting that he will soon be travelling to Alaska to meet with US President Donald Trump.…

Following Russian strikes on the Azerbaijani company SOCAR’s oil depot in Odesa Oblast and a gas compressor station, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to allocate US$2 million to the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine to provide humanitarian aid. Source: 1news.az Details: During a…

AI-powered ‘digital twin’ of Black Sea set to safeguard ecosystem ISTANBUL Scientists have created the first-ever artificial intelligence-powered “digital twin” of the Black Sea, a groundbreaking system designed to forecast the impacts of climate change, pollution, fishing and energy projects and…

Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has announced that it obtained confidential documentation on the K-555 Dmitry Pozharsky nuclear submarine, a Project 995A Borey-class vessel recently commissioned into the russian Navy during a ceremony personally attended by Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin. The…

Kpler, the commodities and data analysis firm, has calculated that Iran’s stock of crude oil held afloat has increased from 5 to 35 million barrels between January and July this year, with the volume held on tankers now estimated to be 40 million barrels. Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad, when…

Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States, believes that the "US will be coming from the position of strength" during talks with Russia. Source: Markarova in an interview with CBS News and on Facebook Details: Markarova said "all Ukraine prays" for US President Donald Trump to…

Chinese Military Ships Collide While Attempting to Intercept Filipino Vessel #Asia #China #Fleet #Pacific Ocean #Philippines The moment a Chinese coast guard ship collided with a Chinese Navy destroyer. Photo credits: Jay Tarriela A Chinese Type 052D destroyer, the Guilin, and a Chinese Coast Guard…

The UK and NATO released statements on July 18, 2025 blaming Russia’s GRU for malware targeting NATO allies. (Graphic by Breaking Defense, original images via Pexels) WASHINGTON — The British government and NATO today publicly accused the Russian military intelligence service GRU of deploying…

According to Ukrainian military and political observer Oleksandr Kovalenko, Ukraine has verified a new type of Shahed-136 drone equipped with two PTM-3 anti-tank mines mounted under its wings. This modification significantly expands the Russian forces’ capacity for terror and raises the danger level…

Editor's note: The story is being updated. Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) drones on Aug. 11 struck the Orenburg Helium Plant, a key Russian facility lying some 1,200 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent. "This is the only facility in…

News Politics Forceful show of support comes amid scramble to counter Trump’s suggestion of a land swap to end the war. Share options Copy Link EMail Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion for a land swap to end the war. |…

The United States appears to have sealed the solution of a complex geopolitical problem in the Caucasus which has proved impossible to solve since the break-up of the Soviet Union, generating several wars and hindering trade and development in the affected countries over the last 35 years. Armenia’s…

The methods being used by the Iranians to smuggle arms to the Houthis were revealed in a report issued by Yemen’s National Resistance Forces (NRF). The troops loyal to the internationally recognized government describe the smuggling routes that Iran has traditionally used to ship military material…

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New bank will channel private capital into defence as Ottawa accelerates spending to meet alliance target Aug 11, 2025 Share Canada will reach its NATO defence spending target this year — and the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) will play a role in shaping the financial infrastructure that could sustain…

Frequent internet shutdowns across Russia have pushed citizens and businesses to increasingly rely on cash, reversing a trend of declining cash circulation earlier this year, according to data released by the Central Bank. Banks saw monthly cash outflows of about 200 billion rubles ($2.5 billion,…

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NEWS Express newspaper 10/08/2025 9:51 When Kateryna Yesypchuk finished her first shift as a train conductor on the Kiev Metro in June 2025, her legs ached. Although the braking systems on noisy underground trains are only controlled manually, the 25-year-old explains: "I instinctively pressed my…

Ukraine Ivan Honcharuk, the last UPA member known to have been executed by Soviet authorities Share The Last Death Sentence: The Ukrainian Executed For Nationalism In 1989 share In July 1989, in the heady days of Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost reforms, a 64-year-old Ukrainian retiree was led to a…

Radio Bulgaria News Share Text size Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved Photo: BTA We expect the governments of Belgium and the Netherlands to decide soon on the acquisition of their decommissioned mine hunters by Bulgaria. This was what Minister of Defence Atanas Zapryanov said in…

Stepping inside Natalia Zabolotna's art gallery in Ukraine's capital Kyiv is like walking into another world. Not just because of the array of modern sculptures and paintings, but because of what visitors leave behind at the door — the ravages of war. "I opened a gallery in the midst of the war,…

Tensions are rising between Azerbaijan and Russia over a maritime dispute which is largely unheard-of but which could have significant impact should it erupt. Azerbaijan is proud of its sovereign achievements since it achieved independence from the collapsing Soviet Union in 1991, but Russia feels…