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…

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…

Vladimir Putin inspects a newly manufactured Lada during a visit to the AvtoVAZ car plant in Togliatti on 28 January 2025. Photo: EPA/GRIGORY SYSOEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL The Russian economy is not collapsing, but it is stagnant and suffering high inflation. And this economic decline could be a…

Iran will not allow Trump-backed corridor linking Azerbaijan to exclave; Russia cautious by AFP Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 Iran will not allow the creation under a US-brokered peace deal of a corridor near the Iranian border linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhichevan exclave, an adviser to…

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…

Today, there are a lot of updates regarding the Russian Navy. Recently, it’s been a bad few days for the Russian Navy, as the Ukrainian campaign has been reinforced by nature and even the Russians’ own incompetence. Spanning from the Black Sea and St. Petersburg to the Far East, Russian naval power…

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A patchwork of Ukrainian drone units is dug in along a battered stretch of the Donetsk front, near the border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Russian assaults have intensified in recent months as Moscow pushes to widen the battlefield and sap Ukrainian defenses. From makeshift bunkers and trenches,…

The roller-coaster ride of U.S. tariffs has become very taxing in more ways than one as manufacturers, consumers, shippers and port directors alike wonder what's next. Manufacturers are scratching their heads on exactly how production schedules should proceed, not knowing if consumers will pick up…

American defense companies are cranking out Patriot interceptors at a record-breaking pace, but demand is surging. Russian missiles are stressing Ukraine's Patriots, leaving it scrambling for more ammo. Iranian missiles have put batteries in the Middle East to the test. Western Europe is realizing…

Georg Zachmann, Scientific Lead, Green Deal Ukraїna, told Interfax-Ukraine about the assessment of the impact of the CBAM implementation on the structure of the Ukrainian economy. Text: Oksana Gryshyna The main vector of Ukraine's development is European integration. This is both an opportunity and…

How Trump's secondary tariffs on Russia could hit the global economy 6 days ago Jonathan JosephsBusiness reporter, BBC News•jonathanjosephs Getty Images "I used trade for a lot of things, but it's great for settling wars", President Trump has said Despite being the world's most sanctioned country,…

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Marcus Hand, EditorAugust 1, 2025 2 Min Read Credit: Marcus Hand Fast-growing container line SeaLead says it has terminated the charters on “multiple vessels” sanctioned by the US Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). A statement issued by Singapore-headquartered SeaLead said it had been made…

Donald Trump once said he didn’t expect to win the 2016 presidential election. Less than 10 years later and months into his second term, observers say he could go down as one of the most consequential U.S. leaders in history. Japanese politics is different in many ways, but in one, it’s having what…

The White House will soon begin construction of a new $200m ballroom to be ready before Donald Trump’s term ends in early 2029. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the building will be 90,000 sq ft and will hold up to 650 seats. It will be the latest change introduced to what’s known as “the…

In Golf in the Kingdom, a classic sports book about adventures on a mystical Scottish links course – and the spiritual growth that can take place there – the narrator’s ball ends up buried in a gorse bush. His appeal to the local pro/guru he is with to drop the ball clear of the thorns is met with a…

News of the project Did you know that in Ukraine about 40,000 people are sentenced to life imprisonment without a court verdict? We are talking about people who live in psycho-neurological institutions (PNI) and have mental and other types of disabilities. In these institutions people's rights are…

A plan that would have stopped the flow of essential forecast data from a trio of aging military satellites during the middle of hurricane season has been nixed after widespread pushback. Statements from the U.S. Navy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed on July 29 that…

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This is the astonishing moment a wounded Ukrainian soldier who was stranded for several days behind enemy lines was able to escape after he was delivered an e-bike by a drone. Footage captured by the Rubizh brigade of Ukraine's national guard shows an unmanned aerial vehicle hauling the 88-pound…

Russian authorities are increasingly restricting access to core government statistics, including economic, demographic and crime data, as concerns grow over a potential economic slowdown, analysts at the state-owned Promsvyazbank (PSB) said in a new report. The escalation follows Russian President…

While Indian refiners are scrambling to understand the implications of President Trump’s threatened “penalties” on India for buying Russian oil, at least four tankers carrying crude cargoes from Russia were staying idle off India’s west coast on Friday, ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show.…