Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Russian Embassy on 13 August to hand over a diplomatic note declaring the embassy’s first secretary persona non grata. Source: a statement from the Estonian Foreign Ministry, as reported by European Pravda Details: While…

Children in Lithuania are to be taught how to build and operate drones as part of the small Baltic country’s efforts to build capacity to deal with any future threat from Russia. In a joint initiative by the defence and education ministries, the government said on Tuesday it hoped to teach more than…

Students in a Russian classroom before a ceremony marking the end of their final year. Sochi, Russia, May 24, 2025. Dmitry Feoktistov / TASS / Profimedia New guidelines issued to Russian teachers tell them to keep a closer eye on foreign students — from the words they use in class to the websites…

Alaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal…

Budanov: DPRK to Deploy Its Tanks and Armored Vehicles With Crews to Russia #APC #Armored vehicles #Neighbors #North Korea (DPRK) #Russia #Tank #War with Russia M-2020 tanks at competitions. Source: btvtinfo.blogspot.com North Korea (DPRK) plans to send its main battle tanks and armored personnel…

Kyiv • UNN August 14 2025, 08:55 AM • 84 views Kyrylo Budanov stated that Ukraine, Russia, and North Korea have experience in conducting modern warfare on a wide front. North Korea is gaining unique combat experience, but its troops are suffering significant losses. Only three countries in the world…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Speculation over a very large-scale German order for anti-aircraft guns, as part of a broader air defense initiative focusing, to a significant degree, on counter-drone…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Ukraine surged some of its most combat-hardened forces to the eastern Donetsk region to blunt a Russian advance some fear could lead to a large-scale collapse on that part…

A new technique developed by Australian researchers could stop unauthorised artificial intelligence (AI) systems learning from photos, artwork and other image-based content. Developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, in partnership with the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre…

Derui Wang (CSIRO's Data61), Minhui Xue (CSIRO's Data61), Bo Li (The University of Chicago), Seyit Camtepe (CSIRO's Data61), Liming Zhu (CSIRO's Data61) The exploitation of publicly accessible data has led to escalating concerns regarding data privacy and intellectual property (IP) breaches in the…

Xeneta’s analysis finds that carbon emissions performance in ocean container shipping is showing signs of recovery following a record-breaking 12 months due to conflict in the Red Sea. According to the company, the Xeneta and Marine Benchmark Carbon Emissions Index (CEI), which measures carbon…

Aug. 11, 2025 | By Greg Hadley Share Article Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Space Force hopes to soon celebrate a pair of major milestones with a single…

On Snake Island, which is part of the Odesa region, as well as on the gas extraction platforms in the Black Sea, Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, conducted an inspection of the defensive positions that had been brought back under Ukrainian control after successful…

Their loved ones are missing at war. So these Ukrainian children spend summer together 50 minutes ago Will VernonBBC News in Ukraine BBC Children comfort each other as they share their experiences of the war The day Russia's full-scale invasion began, Dima's dad told him he might never see him…

Brazil’s requirement for modern surface combatants is driven by the sheer size and strategic importance of its maritime domain, known as the “Blue Amazon,” which spans over 4.5 million square kilometers and includes vast offshore oil and gas reserves, critical sea lanes, and rich fishing grounds.…

In Russia’s Karelia region, a group of forest firefighters has gone public with a plea for help, describing exhausting work, meager pay, and a lack of basic equipment as they battle blazes that have burned for weeks. Their video message drew the attention of local officials, who pledged to…

Ukrainian Buria Turret Mounted on THeMIS Tracked Drone #Cooperation #Defense industry of Ukraine #Estonia #Europe #Ukraine #World THeMIS ground drone with the Buria turret. 2025. Photo credits: Frontline company The Ukrainian company Frontline, together with the Estonian robotics manufacturer Milrem…

In 1945, Sir William Stephenson was back in Ottawa, fresh from running Britain’s spy station in New York, where he had coordinated Allied espionage efforts. He arrived at a moment of national shock: Igor Gouzenko, a clerk at the local Soviet embassy, had defected, carrying with him more than 100…

Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group of Forces has reported that a small group of Russian troops, about 10 people, managed to pass the first line of defence of the Ukrainian military on the Pokrovsk and Dobropillia fronts, but this does not mean that they have taken control of the territory that…

Welcome to Balance of Power, bringing you the latest in global politics. If you haven’t yet, sign up here. For President Vladimir Putin, Alaska may be the perfect venue to seal a deal with Donald Trump that promises to hand Russia a chunk of Ukraine.

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…