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NEWS Express newspaper 09/06/2025 6:55 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping regularly declare that the friendship between Russia and China is unwavering and that strategic military and economic cooperation between the two countries is in a golden era. But the truth is…

Russia’s largest lender Sberbank appears to have found a workaround to Western sanctions and SWIFT bans by enabling wire transfers to European banks through third-party intermediaries, the independent news outlet The Bell reported Friday. Sberbank and other major Russian banks were cut off from the…

Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, has described Estonia's plans to host NATO aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons as dangerous. Source: Peskov at a briefing on 27 June, quoted by Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency Interfax Details: Earlier on Friday 27 June,…

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Special Operations Forces (SOF) destroyed two Russian Su-34 aircraft at the Marinovka airfield (Volgograd region, Russia) using long-range drones, and damaged two more, the SBU press service reported. "The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of…

Check out the U.S. government’s latest call for developers to use memory-safe programming languages, as well as its warning for cybersecurity teams regarding cyber risk from hackers tied to Iran. Plus, get the latest on ransomware trends, the quantum computing cyber threat and more! Dive into five…

Ukrainian forces reportedly trained artificial intelligence systems used in drone operations by studying Soviet-era bombers preserved in military museums—aircraft that mirror those now being struck deep inside Russian territory, according to Clash Report on June 1. AI targeting algorithms were…

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15-year-old boxer Mark Avetikian saved his friend Maksym Tymchuk when an Iskander-M ballistic missile hit Lyceum No. 1 in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa Oblast. Source: Juvenile Police of Ukraine Details: The boys did not have time to reach a shelter, and part of the wall collapsed on them during the…

Homepage News Exclusive 09:15 26 Jun 2025 Olesia Holub Rubryka features a carefully selected collection of evocative photographs capturing life in Ukraine this June. The month brought abundant sunshine and striking beauty, but also relentless Russian shelling and the gruesome realities of war. Amid…

Ukraine has halted Russia's advance in Sumy Oblast, stabilizing the front line and blunting the momentum of Moscow's summer offensive, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on June 26. "Based on the results of May and June, we can say that this year's wave of the enemy's summer offensive from…

Ukraine’s Air Force has shared footage of its aircraft striking Russian kamikaze drones. Source: press service of the Air Force Command; video by the Air Command Zakhid (West) Quote: "Our aircraft are deployed as necessary to repel enemy missile and bomb strikes and demonstrate high performance and…

Ukrainian seaports have handled approximately 40 million tonnes of cargo since January 2025. Source: Andrii Kashuba, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, in an interview with Ukrinform Quote: "The recent data indicate that around 40 million tonnes of cargo have…

Oleksandr Syrsky (Photo: Facebook account of the Commander-in-Chief) According to the results of May-June, this year's wave of "summer offensive" attempts from the territory of Russia is choking. This was reported by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi based on the…

Czechia was the destination of Hsiao’s first unofficial foreign trip as vice-president, since her election victory as running mate of President Lai Ching-te. The Chinese government regularly denounces similar foreign policy steps on Taiwan’s part, with acts of political protest or diplomatic…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The lifeblood of global communication flows through more than 807,800 miles worth of garden hose-wide cables woven across the sea floor. These cables, which reportedly transmit over $10 trillion…

The announcement was made on the Orwell Prize’s official account on X and reported by Ukrinform. “An unforgettable picture of the human consequences of war,” said Kim Darroch, Chair of Judges. Darroch added that Amelina “brings to her narrative the acuity of a journalist and the artistry of a born…

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Ukraine has upgraded its sea-based Katran drone with strike capabilities reaching targets up to 100 kilometers away, according to the drone’s operator from Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency speaking to Militarnyi. The unmanned vessel, originally designed as a kamikaze platform, has evolved…

Facts 12:44 26.06.2025 1 min read First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Serhiy Kyslytsya reacted to the signing of the Agreement on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal to Investigate Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine in Strasbourg, noting that Moscow feels that responsibility…

Ukraine Develops Drone Interceptor Reaching 11 Km Altitude #Air Defense #UAV #Ukraine #War with Russia Illustration for the news about the interceptor drone by Wild Hornets. Ukraine, June 2025 Wild Hornets, the Ukrainian manufacturers of combat drones, have developed a drone interceptor capable of…

As mariners gathered in Oslo for Nor-Shipping 2025, the event’s ‘#Future-Proof’ theme set the tone for forward-looking conversations across the industry. The discussions about the IHO’s incoming S-100 data standards and their potential for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)…

Last fall, Olha Tytarenko introduced Yale’s first Ukrainian language course taught by an on-campus instructor. That course, “Elementary Ukrainian I,” evolved into a particularly powerful cultural experience for her students, who found themselves deeply drawn to Ukrainian poetry. Now, Tytarenko, a…

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have been broadcasting unusual messages concerning nationality in a bid to avoid being attacked as doubts linger over the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, according to maritime risk analytics firm Windward and ship tracking data on Thursday. The signals have been…

In August 2023, the Ukrainian defense ministry tasked the Night Watch electronic warfare team with a critical mission: defending the port of Reni from Russia’s Shahed drones. Reni, one of the ports of the Danube River in southwestern Ukraine, is a vital backup to Ukraine’s main strategic port,…

Russian Telegram channels are circulating a screenshot allegedly showing a news article from the website of the U.S. news channel Fox News. The headline reads: "Zelenskyy showed up at the NATO summit wearing a suit and hoping to get Trump's attention but failed again." This is fake. No such article…

Homepage News Society 16:37 26 Jun 2025 Illustrative photo / Open sources Alvina Kaminska The Kharkiv region is set to become the first in Ukraine to build an underground kindergarten with space for 500 children. Dumka reports that Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military…

In a surprising development from Russia, military experts and industry insiders are reportedly discussing a radical plan to transform the Tupolev Tu-214, a civilian airliner, into a “mobilization missile carrier” capable of launching the Kh-101 and Kh-22 cruise missiles. Photo credit: KAPO Kuwait…

Science For many years, scientists have known that dung beetles use celestial bodies to help them navigate, but no one has really been able to figure out exactly how they do it. Dung beetles scour around collecting feces, assembling what they find into a giant ball and rolling it around with their…

Ukraine Receives Mariupol and Melitopol Minesweepers From Belgium and Netherlands, Henichesk to Follow #Belgium #Europe #Fleet #Military assistance #Minesweeper #Navy #Navy of Ukraine #Netherlands #Ukraine #World Raising the flag of the Ukrainian Navy aboard the Melitopol minesweeper. Photo credits:…

Australia will deploy up to 100 soldiers and a military aircraft to Europe in an effort to support Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. Defence Minister Richard Marles announced the contributions at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) leaders summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday. At…

As Belgrade's asphalt shimmers in blistering 40-degree sunshine, the city is bracing for heat of a very different kind: Students have scheduled another major protest for Saturday. All eyes are on the Serbian capital, and both anticipation and uncertainty across the country are rising as students…

Russia’s education minister on Wednesday accused fellow former Soviet republics of presenting what Moscow deems to be a distorted and overly negative portrayal of the Soviet Union and Russia in their school textbooks. The comments come amid a broader push by the Kremlin to reassert its influence…

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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy is again underway for its annual mission to the Arctic as one of only two large icebreakers currently operational for the United States. She departed her homeport of Seattle, Washington, on June 19 for what the USCG reports will be a “months-long” deployment. The…

Russia Deploys Naval Guns as Fixed Firing Points #Air Defense #Europe #Russia #War with Russia #World AK-306 naval anti-aircraft gun system in the Russian-occupied territory of Ukraine. Photo credits: B-AREV Russian forces have started deploying AK-306 naval anti-aircraft gun systems as stationary…

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