Shadow fleets have become a significant tool of Russian statecraft. These covert maritime networks, operating under ambiguous ownership and registration, conduct deniable operations in contested littoral zones. Their ships are used to evade economic sanctions, but they are capable of far more.…

Based on the dedicated efforts of open source information gatherers, particularly @KaptainLOMA, @italmilradar and @key2med observing from atop the Rock of Gibraltar, it can be assessed that the visible Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean will sink this week to just a single submarine,…

Information agency «Ukrainian National News» Subject in the field of online media; media identifier - R40-05926 All rights reserved. © 2007 — 2025 Kyiv • UNN August 5 2025, 12:26 PM • 1402 views The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, stated that it is easier to recruit men…

A former Royal Navy minehunter has been sold to Romania for NATO missions supporting security in the Black Sea. HMS Pembroke has been commissioned into the Romanian Navy. In her new life, the Sandown-class Mine Counter Measure Vessel will be known as Capitan Constantin Dumitrescu. The vessels use…

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HomeNews FeedThe BeetShop AboutМедуза по-русски RU Southern Kamchatka shifted nearly two meters (almost 7 feet) in July 30 quake 4:28 pm, August 5, 2025 The southern Kamchatka Peninsula shifted nearly two meters (about 6.6 feet) southeast after a massive earthquake on July 30, Russian scientists…

The Dutch government has committed €500 million in Dutch funding for Patriot missile systems and components for Kyiv, becoming the first NATO country to directly purchase US-made weapons for Ukraine’s defense. The move, announced by Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans on 4 August, comes as…

Bloomberg has reported that the Kremlin is considering several potential concessions to US President Donald Trump related to his efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. Source: Bloomberg, citing sources, as reported by European Pravda Details: Bloomberg has found that the Russian authorities…

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Croatia is ready to allocate its share of funds received under the SAFE mechanism for financing defence projects to support Ukrainian defenders. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter) following a conversation with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej…

The crane that carries the name SPK-62150 is most likely Russia's 14th vessel of the kind. It is built at the Almaz shipyard in St.Petersburg. In a ceremony in Murmansk, Chief of Northern Fleet Logistics Support, rear admiral Vladimir Gorev, praised the capacities of the facility. "It is a great…

On the night of 3 August, the SBU’s attack drones “visited” Saky airfield, 150 miles from the front line in Russian-occupied Crimea, according to the SBU. The explosive drones destroyed one Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet and damaged another—and also damaged three Sukhoi Su-24 bombers, according to the…

In July 2025, the Spanish Navy frigate Méndez Núñez made port calls at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) bases in Yokosuka and Kure. While the Spanish Navy’s training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano has visited Japan on multiple occasions in the past, this marks the first visit by a…

A statue of a general in the Confederate army that was toppled and set on fire during social justice protests in 2020 in Washington DC will be reinstated, the National Park Service (NPS) has announced. The bronze statue depicting Albert Pike is being restored, the Park Service said in a statement on…

The Houthis continue their demand that all shipping be stopped into and out of Israel as part of their so-called blockade of Israeli ports. In their latest move, the militants revealed they are tracking individual ship movements, and they called out major companies, including Maersk and MSC,…

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense (GUR), Kyrylo Budanov, has called on Ukrainians not to engage in emotional manipulation, which the Russian Federation resorts to as part of systemic information wars to destroy Ukrainian unity from within, GUR reports.…

The delay has prompted questions from new parents, who often anticipate receiving the most recent edition. Petäjä noted that the timeline could still shift in either direction depending on how quickly remaining stock is used. Each year, Kela pre-orders the packages about two years in advance, basing…

Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of aging tankers, used to evade sanctions, has been accused of dragging anchors to damage undersea infrastructure. Aboard the NRV Alliance, a NATO research vessel, scientists from the Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) have developed technology…

Matt Simon Senior Staff Writer Published Jul 29, 2025 Topic Climate Share/Republish The Arctic island of Svalbard is so reliably frigid that humanity bet its future on the place. Since 2008, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault — set deep in frozen soil known as permafrost — has accepted nearly 1.4…

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Trump Is Changing Corruption—and Making It More Dangerous Michael Johnston August 6, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., August 2025 Jonathan Ernst / Reuters MICHAEL JOHNSTON is Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Colgate University. He is the author of…

Amid high inflation, Russia is preparing to cap prices on staple food items, a move analysts say signals a shift toward a command economy that could trigger shortages, long queues, and public discontent. According to a report by Russian pro-government media outlet Kommersant, the Agriculture…

The government has, for the first time, proposed creating a counter-intelligence mechanism in a new draft Bill on the National Intelligence Act, which is currently under consideration at the Bills Committee of the Cabinet. At present, the National or Investigation Department (NID) does not have a…

Russia’s quiet attempt to lease passenger aircraft from Ethiopia has fallen apart, marking another blow to the country’s sanction-strangled aviation sector, as, according to Addis Insight, Ethiopia’s Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) rejected a Russian delegation’s request on August 6. Ethiopia…

The long-delayed overhaul and modernization of the Russian Navy’s large anti-submarine ship Admiral Chabanenko will not be completed in 2025 as previously planned, sources told Russian media Izvestia on August 6. The sources were unable to offer a new target date for the completion of work or the…

Ukraine on Wednesday reopened its Bystre Canal at the mouth of the Danube, which had been closed since a dredger exploded in late July, the Ukrainian state Seaport Authority said. Ukraine had been transporting grain on the Bystre and the Danube as an alternative route for its exports while access to…

DELTA System Scalable to All Levels of Command #Ministry of Defense #Ministry of Defense of Ukraine #Ukraine #War with Russia Illustrative image of the DELTA interface. Photo credits: Denys Shmyhal The national system of automated troop management DELTA will be implemented at all levels of command…

Drone Strike Hits Tatsinskaya Rail Junction in Rostov Region #Fires #Russia #UAV #War with Russia #World Fire after drone flight over Tatsinskaya station. Photo: Exilenova+ Strike drones operated by the Ukrainian Defense Forces targeted the Tatsinskaya railway hub in Russia’s Rostov region,…

Souvenirs rain down from heavy mortars Striking deep into the enemy's lair The last word is had by the Sich gunners Advertisement: Rostov gets its grim cargo of despair, (c) Ukrainian band Komu Vnyz, "Artillery March" (words by Dmytro Savchenko) Sumy is a cornerstone of Ukrainian artillery. This…

Ukraine (MNN) — A chance to give hope to children hurt by war is too precious to miss. “Their children often will panic; some will wet themselves. They struggle with sleeplessness and emotions every time the siren goes off…” Eric Mock from Slavic Gospel Assosiation recounts conversations he had with…

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) reported the information. According to the statement, the unit hit a Russian Project 02510 BK-16 landing craft and destroyed several radar systems, including the Nebo-SVU, Podlyot K-1, and 96L6E. “After suffering significant losses to its air defense assets on…

"A signal of unwavering solidarity with Ukraine": Romanian Foreign Minister visited "Okhmatdyt" after missile strike Kyiv • UNN August 7 2025, 11:29 AM • 1926 views Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Țoiu made her first visit to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion. She visited the…

Another solar power plant has been installed at a Ukrainian hospital as part of the ‘Sun for Ukraine’ initiative, led by Brno-based NGO Nesehnutí. The power plant, built thanks to Czech donors, will reduce power costs and ensure supply at the St. Nicholas Children’s Hospital in Lviv, part of one of…

Drones operated by Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) struck multiple high-value Russian military targets in occupied Crimea, including a fast assault landing craft and three radar stations, the agency reported on Aug. 7. Among the targets hit was a Project 02510 BK-16 vessel, a high-speed…

Firefighters in southern Franceare grappling to control a large wildfire that has swept through an area bigger than the size of its capital, Paris. Spain and Portugal are also battling wildfires. Forests are once again burning in many parts of the world. In most cases, forest fires are caused by…

After two closures of traffic on the Crimean Bridge, long queues of cars formed at the inspection points. 2,120 cars are waiting to pass from the Taman side, 1,450 from the Crimea side. Trains are also delayed. As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, on the morning of August 4, there were 1,485 cars in the queue…

Voskhod In the hours after U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, few details were released publicly. Still, pro-Kremlin media had no trouble finding something to report. RIA Novosti, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Lenta.ru, and even the official…