News World Russia Ukraine has 'hit the nail on the head' with strikes on Russian oil industry, economist says A man gets into his car after refueling at a gas station in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 - Copyright AP Photo Copyright AP Photo By&nbspIrina Sheludkova &&nbspSasha Vakulina…

Dozens of employees were fired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late on Friday, as the Trump Administration made good on its promise to begin mass firings in response to a prolonged government shutdown. The layoffs targeted leaders in departments related to respiratory…

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The Ukrainian company Wild Hornets, which produces drones for the Territorial Defense Forces, including STING interceptor drones, said that its UAVs have caused approximately $2B in damage to the Russian military. It is noted that this figure is based on data from open sources, so the actual…

Day 1,323 Today, as Moscow tightens restrictions on gas sales and mobile networks amid Ukraine’s escalating campaign against Moscow’s oil industry, reports emerge that Russian workers are being told to halt operations as “preemptive measures” against drone attacks. We also discuss Dom and Francis’s…

Military 08 October, 2025 16:49 Russia has proposed hosting joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea in 2026, Report cites Russian media. The proposal was announced by Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, during a meeting in St. Petersburg with naval commanders from…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin personally fears a ceasefire, as returning to full-scale war afterwards would be too difficult for the Kremlin. Source: Zelenskyy Quote: "It is not easy for them to move from a full-scale war to a ceasefire and then…

At 04:31 in the morning on October 4, 2025, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces carried out a successful strike against russian Grad small missile ship (hull number 575), a Project 21631 Buyan-M corvette. The attack took place on Onega Lake, in the Republic of Karelia, deep inside russian territory.…

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Landmines continue to be a big problem for Cambodia, where many rural areas are infected with explosives. Photo: AP News The United States has announced a new grant of 675,000 USD to support mine-clearing operations in Cambodia, continuing its long-standing collaboration with Norwegian People’s Aid…

Share on LinkedIn Share Send email Mail A drone optimized for a new mission. A development of a new tactic to employ unmanned systems. An advance in electronic warfare. Since the war in Ukraine began, these incremental innovations have offered the side that produces them a window of advantage—until…

The Russian stock market has suffered its biggest plunge in three years after stark statements from Russia's Foreign Ministry made it clear that hopes for an end to the war in Ukraine have all but vanished. Source: The Moscow Times, an independent Amsterdam-based news outlet Details: On Wednesday 8…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russian leadership has ordered its troops to urgently capture the city of Pokrovsk following Ukraine's successful counteroffensive and heavy Russian losses near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast. Source: Zelenskyy at a meeting with journalists, as reported by…

Almost 70% of Americans support US military assistance to Ukraine and increased sanctions pressure on Russia, with support among Republicans even higher. Source: results of a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll, data collected in the first days of October from over 2,400 registered voters, as reported by…

The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) struck the missile ship Grad in Lake Onega, located in Russia’s Republic of Karelia. The information was confirmed via the official Telegram channel of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “At 04:31 in the morning on October 4,…

The Kyiv Court of Appeal upheld a landmark ruling recognizing a same-sex couple as a family, human rights organization Insight LGBTQ reported on Sept. 10. The case involves Zoryan Kis, first secretary of Ukraine’s Embassy in Israel, and his partner Tymur Levchuk, who have lived together since 2013,…

Ralph Goff, former head of special operations for the Central Intelligence Agency in Europe and Eurasia, believes that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has begun to test the limits of what is permissible in relations with NATO. The main problem is that the Alliance is in no hurry to put Putin in his…

Dutch shipping company Spliethoff issued a statement today, October 6, confirming that one of the two seriously injured crewmembers from its vessel Minervagracht passed away in a hospital in Djibouti. The individual had been evacuated from the ship after the attack on September 29, with the French…

Tanker freight rates for shipping Urals crude from Russia’s western ports to India rose further in late September and early October, tracking a sharp increase in loadings last month, industry sources said. Indian refiners continue to buy Russian oil despite punitive U.S. tariffs on goods imported…

Ukraine has recovered two archaeological objects illegally exported to Australia – a temporal pendant from the 3rd millennium BC and a medieval arrowhead from the 12th-13th centuries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The Australian Border Service intercepted the items in October 2023 when…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reflected on Ukraine’s progress in overcoming past shortages of artillery and ammunition, noting that the country has gone from having almost none to producing its own systems in surplus. Zelenskyy made this statement in an interview on October 9. “For example, when we…

Russia is routinely shadowing and trying to jam British military satellites, according to Maj. Gen. Paul Tedman, head of the UK Space Command, in an interview with the BBC on October 3. Tedman revealed that Russian activity in orbit has become persistent, deliberate, and increasingly aggressive…

Ruslan Musiychuk on duty, 2025. Photo from Ruslan Musiychuk’s personal archive. As reported by the program “Theme of the Day” on Ukrainian Radio. Lutsk Task No. 1 – defending the state – is at the center of attention of Volyn units serving on the eastern front of the country. The 31-year-old police…

With extensive help from Chinese interests, Russian gas producer Novatek is making headway in its efforts to circumvent Western sanctions on its Arctic LNG 2 plant in the Siberian Arctic. The remote Arctic LNG 2 facility was designed to be assembled at a large shipyard in three sections, each built…

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Restrictions on gasoline sales in Russia have expanded to the Tyumen and Sverdlovsk oblasts, Russian pro-government media outlets reported on Oct. 7. This marks the third and fourth regions to impose limits following similar measures in occupied Crimea and the Chelyabinsk Oblast. The move comes as…

Deep in California’s Sierra Nevada, massive glaciers are disappearing and projected to melt away completely by the beginning of the next century, leaving ice-free peaks for the first time in human history, new research has found. The mountain range’s glaciers are older than previously known, dating…

Subscribe On YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify President Donald Trump vowed to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. He sent his negotiator Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for multiple rounds of negotiations with Russia and Ukraine, and even hosted Russian President…

Internet blackouts have become a fact of daily life in the Russian city of Sochi, which is coming under increasing threat of retaliatory Ukrainian drone strikes. Russia's authorities have tried to shield their citizens from the fallout of Moscow's offensive on Ukraine, launched in 2022, but as Kyiv…

A Swedish defense company has introduced a new low-cost weapon designed to intercept Russian-made drones that have increasingly targeted airports, power plants, and other infrastructure across Europe. According to The Telegraph on October 4, Stockholm-based Nordic Air Defense (NAD) is developing the…

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False flags and the companies supplying them are reported to be the latest target in the efforts to rein in the shadow fleet of tankers supporting Russia’s oil trade. According to a report by Bloomberg, the EU is proposing to include three companies that have organized false flags in Saint Maarten,…

A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine — an unusual sight in a war dominated by both modern unmanned systems and primitive trench networks. The clip, released Oct. 4 by Ukrainian sources…

259European Union governments are moving towards a measure that would tighten controls on the movement of Russian diplomats across the bloc, with Moscow saying it will respond if the plan is adopted. EU diplomats said on Tuesday, 7 October 2025, that member states are discussing a proposal from the…

The project will end with an on-water demonstration in spring 2026, featuring ZeroUSV’s Oceanus12 vessel with the GuardianAI suite in Plymouth. Credit: Evannovostro/Shutterstock.com. A new UK research programme aims to train Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) how to process and respond to…

THE SKIPPER of the FV Opportune has been recognised for his outstanding seamanship in saving the lives of his entire crew after their vessel sank early last year. Grant Irvine has been awarded the prestigious Lady Swaythling prize by national maritime charity the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, for…