Rivo Uiboupin, director of TalTech's center for marine systems, said: "The buoy was located about 50 kilometers from Hiiumaa. It is within Estonia's exclusive economic zone. This is not exactly territorial waters, but Estonia has the right to carry out various activities there." "The buoy was…

DISPATCH FROM CHERNIHIV Hundreds of Ukrainians rushed to the prisoner exchange this weekend, thrusting pictures of missing family members at returning prisoners in the hope of news Four Ukrainians remained rooted to the spot, with pictures of their missing relatives, after the prisoner exchange…

May 26, 2025 by TWO RUSSIAN SPIES USED forged documents acquired in Brazil in order to live in Portugal for years and use it as a base from where to conduct espionage, according to an investigation by Portuguese counterintelligence. The spies were husband-and-wife team Vladimir Aleksandrovich…

Russia's National Wealth Fund has dropped to US$38 billion, down from US$150 billion before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Source: Oleg Ivashchenko, Head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, as reported by Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform Quote: "Before the full-scale invasion in…

Russia appears to be newly using Telegram messaging app bots to control its attack drones, ensuring real-time flight data and footage feed for human operators, the Economist reported on May 25, citing Ukrainian engineers. The new control algorithm was revealed in a note hidden inside one of the…

Thirty years ago, Sarajevo was surrounded by artillery, snipers, and silence from the rest of the world. Bosnia was at war with Serbia. Inside the besieged city, Aida Čerkez, a young journalist, was covering the war for the Associated Press from her basement newsroom, living under constant shelling,…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the United States have lifted all restrictions on Ukraine regarding the range of strikes. Source: Merz live on the German public TV channel WDR Europaforum, as reported by European Pravda Details: On Monday 26…

May 23, 2025 Copied On the day of the full-scale invasion, Victoria Polkovnikova took one of the last trolleybuses into Kharkiv. Others were fleeing west as Russian forces advanced towards the city, but Polkovnikova felt she had to be at her post, an electrical substation in the center. As rockets…

US Military Develops Drone Escort System to Protect Civilian Shipping #Navy #UAV #USA Illustrative image of the Pulling Guard program. Photo credits: DARPA The US military is developing new technologies to escort commercial vessels and protect them from attacks, particularly those involving drones,…

Link has been copied to clipboard Breaking News Videos Embed The code has been copied to your clipboard. width px height px The URL has been copied to your clipboard No media source currently available 0:00 0:01:30 0:00 There were scenes of raw emotion as hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers returned from…

Anna Hryniv is a Ukrainian journalist and communications strategist living in the US, where she actively advocates for Ukraine. In an interview with Kyiv Post, she shares how the tone of Ukrainian messaging in the West is evolving, what truly resonates with US lawmakers, and how a single toy can…

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After a stint with a drone unit led by a member of Parliament, Russian officials return to work, and promotions, garlanded as war veterans. Most soldiers are stuck in indefinite deployments. Listen to this article · 7:41 min Learn more An undated photograph showing Aleksandr Malikov, center, a…

Dryad Global’s latest Maritime Security Threat Advisory (MSTA) highlights two critical incidents that underline the growing complexity of today’s maritime risk landscape: a high-stakes standoff in the Gulf of Finland involving a suspected shadow fleet tanker, and a significant GPS jamming incident…

Donald Trump’s push to sharply ease oversight of the cryptocurrency industry, while he and his sons have fast expanded crypto ventures that have reaped billions of dollars from investors including foreign ones, is raising alarm about ethical and legal issues. Watchdog groups, congressional Democrats…

The helicopter of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin was reportedly at the centre of efforts to repel a large-scale drone attack by Ukrainian forces during his visit to Russia’s Kursk Oblast. Source: Yuri Dashkin, Commander of the Air Defence division in Kursk Oblast, as quoted by RBC Details: According…

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The naval profession has been around for thousands of years—long enough to generate an extensive collection of exemplary practitioners to learn from, and to inspire an endless trove of stories. To paraphrase a quote by Chaucer: There is nothing new, only what has been forgotten. Naval literature,…

Can a centuries-old war power used for legalizing piracy be the key to U.S. cyber retaliation? The Trump administration and industry partners have discussed whether privateering contracts — once used to deputize pirate ships — could offer inspiration for authorizing private sector hacking operations…

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Russian military intelligence (GRU) has targeted thousands of surveillance cameras across Romania and other NATO countries bordering Ukraine in an attempt to monitor the flow of military and humanitarian aid to Kyiv, according to a recent investigation involving the United States and several…

Photo: Natasha Vazquez By Ernesto Eimil and Natasha Vazquez (El Toque) HAVANA TIMES – In April 2025, the elTOQUE WhatsApp channel (1-786-403-8554) received a denunciation centering around the story of a group of Cubans in Russia. The person, who asked to remain anonymous, told us that they knew of…

The physical phenomenon known as magnetism occurs when the movement of an electric charge results in attractive and repulsive forces between objects. In 77 CE, Roman author, naturalist, and military commander Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder) wrote in his encyclopedia Naturalis Historia…

The price of vegetables needed to cook borscht has risen sharply in Russia over the past year, the Kommersant business daily reported Thursday, citing state data. The so-called "borscht index" has been used as an indicator of economic well-being in eastern European countries, as the traditional…

A former ballroom dancer now storms Russian positions as part of Ukraine’s elite National Guard unit. Serhii Nazarenko proves that grace and strength can live within the same person. Ukraine’s defense forces have codified and put into service over 25 models of machine guns since 2022. Most of these…

The Bank of Georgia has restricted Russian cardholders from making luxury goods purchases of more than 300 euros, Russian and Georgian media reported Thursday. Visa and Mastercard transactions over $300, 300 euros or 300 British pounds are now restricted at “certain” luxury retailers abroad, a Bank…

The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially confirmed that it is reviewing the case of a Czech citizen who went to Russia. He joined the Russian Armed Forces but now is seeking help from Czech diplomats, says Daniel Dreik, the spokesperson for the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russian…

If America fully “exits the game,” Europe will have to spend an additional $1 trillion on its own defense, and even that might not guarantee protection from Russia, according to Defense Express. Russia is rapidly expanding its military presence along NATO’s borders. Recent defense assessments reveal…

A St. Petersburg court fined Leningrad siege survivor Lyudmila Vasilyeva 10,000 rubles ($126) for staging an anti-war protest, the court’s press service said Friday. Vasilyeva, 84, held a rare solo demonstration in February to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.…

(Credits: Alamy) Beastie Boys settle lawsuit with Chili’s over ‘Sabotage’ use Rachael Pimblett Thu 22 May 2025 17:07, UK Beastie Boys and label Universal Music Group have settled a case against the restaurant chain Chili’s, who used their 1994 song ‘Sabotage’ in an advertisement without explicit…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Friday that Ukraine had returned 390 prisoners of war to Russia. The Russian Defense Ministry also said that Russia had returned 390 individuals in a prisoner swap with Ukraine. According to the ministry, each side released 270 soldiers and 120…

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) is taking further actions to crack down on suspicious tankers by establishing new rules for ship-to-ship oil transfers for vessels in its registry. It is the latest in a series of steps responding to international pressure to stop the notorious technique used by…

The European Union spent €23 billion on Russian energy in 2024 despite having significantly reduced consumption. Source: European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen, as reported by Radio Liberty Quote: "Before 2022, half of the coal we used in the EU was from Russia. This we have…

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The world-famous Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has received the latest merch from Ukrainska Pravda – a T-shirt featuring his own illustration of Don Quixote, the symbol of UP. The artist shared a photo of himself in his new look. Source: Ukrainska Pravda Details: As a token of gratitude for…

A Ukrainian Yakovlev Yak-52 with a backseat anti-drone gunner. Via Eye of Horus The Ukrainians turned at least two propeller-driven Yak-52s into drone-hunters in the simplest way possible: by arming the backseat crew member with a shotgun. The Russians got fancy—and added an underwing sensor turret…

A launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer went horribly wrong in front of 'supreme' leader Kim Jong Un, according to state media. Kim watched on in horror as the 5,000-ton ship was severely damaged after failing to launch properly. He declared the mishap a 'criminal act caused by…

A plastic pollution by-product of a high and low tech arms race on Ukraine’s front line. Russia’s war in Ukraine has encouraged a rapid increase in the deployment of drones that use fibre optic cables to protect them from being jammed or downed by electronic warfare: the drones trail kilometres of…

A Norwegian man woke on Thursday morning to find a container ship on his doorstep. The 862-teu NCL Salten (built 2002) had run aground overnight in his front garden on a fjord near Trondheim. Catastrophic bulker grounding risked by confused and unnecessary salvage delay, report says Read more And…