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…

During the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June 2025, Moscow reportedly provided Israel with information about Iranian air defense sites, Iranian political advisor Seyed Mohammad Sadr said on August 24, The Moscow Times reported on August 25, citing Al Arabiya. Sadr added that the war exposed the limits…

As the West targets Russian banks, Russia’s covert crypto-based logistics are flourishing in Dubai and Ankara – but can sanctions really halt this flow? While Western efforts focus on major Russian banks and oil shipments, the backbone of Russia’s shadow trade has quietly moved into the digital…

The Russian government has called on President Vladimir Putin to denounce the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, according to a resolution published on an official website on Monday. The resolution, which was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, calls for Russia’s withdrawal…

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…

Europe 19th sanctions package unlikely to include major new restrictions on energy sales, European diplomats claim İlayda Çakırtekin | 26.08.2025 - Update : 26.08.2025 ISTANBUL Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said that he will propose ending the free movement of Russian diplomats in Schengen…

Editor's note: The article was updated with statements from the DTEK company and Mykhailo Volynets. A Russian attack against a Ukrainian mine killed one worker and injured three, while 146 miners remained underground during a subsequent power outage, the DTEK energy company reported on Aug. 26. "The…

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For Anastasiia Kostenko, war is an everyday part of life. The 17-year-old lives in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, where captured Russian tanks line the city's historic St. Michael's square, a daily minute of silence pays tribute to the war dead and sirens pierce the air when a Russian missile attack…

Kyiv • UNN August 26 2025, 01:35 AM • 60 views In the temporarily occupied territories, Russians forbid children to speak Ukrainian in schools. Parents are threatened with criminal liability for "extremism." In the temporarily occupied territories, children in educational institutions are forbidden…

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Shipbuilding was at the top of the agenda in talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday, and the outcomes included a pledge from Trump to buy ships from Korea. In hopes of securing lower U.S. tariff rates and keeping the multibillion-dollar Korean…

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Next article I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice The U.S. Coast Guard said it has seized enough drugs in the last month to overdose the entire population of Florida. On Monday,…

by Manal Barakat, SeaNewsEditor A new discussion paper by marine insurance and law experts at the Association of Average Adjusters (AAA) recently highlighted the increasing legal uncertainties surrounding insurance claims related to vessel groundings caused by GPS spoofing. GPS spoofing involves…

Windward has detected extensive GPS jamming in a new location at the eastern Russian port of Nakhodka, leading to a 30% rise in deliberate interference to ships’ navigation signals across the region over August. Between August 5-18 the Automatic Identification Signals (AIS) of 112 ships were…

US President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration is a cornerstone of his domestic policy, forming part of his controversial campaign pledge to carry out "the largest deportation operation in American history." Deporting those migrants to African countries, however, was not part of the…

Home > Defence > Russia Just Put 4G in Its War Drones. Ukraine Has a Counterplan Russia Just Put 4G in Its War Drones. Ukraine Has a Counterplan 22 August 2025 Share: Illustrative image of Shahed 136. Image from open sources Recently, Russia has begun using drones with Long Term Evolution (LTE)…

Ukrainian intelligence reports fuel shortages now reach Russia’s Pacific territories, forcing Moscow to seek emergency supplies from Belarus. The reported restrictions from Crimea to the Pacific islands demonstrate how Ukraine’s systematic refinery strikes are creating supply disruptions far from…

A cargo ship flying the Russian flag, Port Olya 4, transporting ammunition and drone equipment from Iran, partially sank after a Ukrainian drone strike on 14 August, the UK Ministry of Defense reports, citing satellite imagery. Olya is a Russian sea port in Astrakhan Oblast. It has served as a link…

The U.S. Army will end parachute incentive pay for thousands of soldiers as part of a restructuring of its airborne...

The banning of books, it would be easy to think, is a relic of less enlightened ages. The Catholic church, in a last spasm of rectitude, added Jean-Paul Sartre, Alberto Moravia and Simone de Beauvoir to its Index of Forbidden Books during the 1940s and 50s, but then abandoned the list, which had…