Plast – what is it and who is it for? Plast is a Ukrainian scout organization that will celebrate its 113th anniversary in April 2025. Its mission is to provide comprehensive, patriotic education and promote self-development among Ukrainian youth. Today, Plast operates 128 centers across Ukraine,…

French Navy tests FPV drones #Europe #Fleet #France #Navy #UAV #USV A Mistral-class universal amphibious assault ship The French Navy has tested FPV kamikaze drones to counter maritime strike drones. A video of the tests was posted on the official X page of the French Navy. The tests were conducted…

Ukraine’s defence forces have destroyed 1,159 Russian tanks and 2,510 armoured combat vehicles since the beginning of 2025. Source: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on Facebook Quote: "The defence forces have destroyed over 1,000 of the invaders’ tanks (1,159)…

One Russian MP has proposed a strange 'sex leave' scheme for Russian workers which would see them take paid leave to copulate in a bid to improve the country's falling birth rate News Benjamin Lynch News reporter and Will Stewart Russia Correspondent 14:03, 17 May 2025 Russia’s birth rate had…

Rheinmetall Plans to Establish ATACMS and Patriot PAC-3 Missile Production in Europe #Europe #Germany #Rheinmetall #SAM M270 MLRS launches the ATACMS missile. USA. Photo credits: Lockheed Martin The German company Rheinmetall, in collaboration with the American Lockheed Martin, plans to establish…

Sections Global Economy and Markets Global Economy and Markets Follow the authors Robin Brooks Ben Harris Ever since Western nations began to levy sanctions on Russia in response to its illegal invasion of Ukraine, a race has emerged between Russia’s efforts to amass a shadow fleet of oil tankers…

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Russia is planning a "training" launch of an RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile overnight on May 19, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported on May 18. According to the agency, the missile will be equipped with a "training" warhead, and the move is intended to intimidate Ukraine, as…

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said on Sunday that Russia planned to conduct a “training and combat” launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to intimidate Ukraine and the West. In a statement posted to Telegram, Ukraine’s GUR intelligence agency said that Russia is set to hold…

Darknode Unit Shoots Down 100 Kamikaze Drones Using Interceptors – USF #Air Defense #UAV #Ukraine Shahed-136 (Geran-2) drone shot down. Photo credits: USF Ukrainian forces have destroyed 100 Russian kamikaze drones using unmanned aerial interceptors, the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) said in a…

News FeedSunday, May 11 11:58 am Russia pushes for resuming peace talks in Istanbul based on 2022 terms, situation on the ground, Ushakov says. Ushakov’s comments follow Russian President Vladimir Putin's May 11 invitation for direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul starting May 15. 11:02 am Ukraine…

TASH4Ukraine volunteers gathered at Errol warehouse along with donors, organisations and individuals who generously support the charity. News Alastair McNeill 09:45, 15 May 2025 100th TASH4Ukraine humanitarian aid lorry leaves Errol for Ukraine, Wednesday May 7, 2025(Image: handout/UGC) The 100th…

“A mixed crowd with competing messages appeared at the gargantuan Soviet Memorial in Berlin’s Treptower Park during World War II victory celebrations,” writes Mykyta Vorobiov. By Mykyta Vorobiov, for CEPA It would be tempting (but wrong) to assume the thousands who came to Berlin to celebrate Nazi…

We’re stuck with an outdated image of Ukraine as a helpless victim draining US resources. That narrative is obsolete. After more than three years of war, Ukraine has transformed into a strategic asset that can ultimately reduce the need for large-scale US troop deployments in Europe and…

On Thursday in Istanbul, the empty seat reserved for Vladimir Putin perfectly symbolized Russia’s unwillingness to end the war in Ukraine. Putin’s counterpart in the negotiations, Volodymyr Zelensky, had spent days calling on him to show up and face him. "We are ready to talk," the Ukrainian…

[By: Damen Shipyards Group] On Monday the 12 th of May, just nine months after the contract was signed, the christening ceremony took place of the Lithuanian Navy’s new multi-role tug at the Klaip?da Cruise Ship Terminal. Built and delivered by the Damen Shipyards Group, the Damen ASD Tug 3010 ICE…

The “Flamingo” Russian naval facility, under construction in Port Sudan, has reportedly come under drone attack, according to a report by the Telegram channel , which is widely considered to have close ties to Russia’s Ministry of Defense. Since early May, the Sudanese city has been subjected to a…

NewsArmy May 13, 2025 Modified date: May 13, 2025 screengrab from video posted to social media Ukrainian Special Operations Forces have reportedly destroyed one of Russia’s newest multiple launch rocket systems, the 9K57-1 Uragan-1, in a precision drone strike. During a special reconnaissance…

Chinese spacecraft reveals recent moon volcanic activity. Credit: NASA – Public Domain Russia and China have signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant on the moon. A Russian reactor will power what has been dubbed the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), an initiative jointly led by both…

By Vaibhav Raghunandan and Petras Katinas Vessel sanctions bite Russian oil, with G7+ vessels responsible for almost half of all oil deliveries in April Key findings In April, Russia’s monthly fossil fuel export revenues saw a 6% month-on-month drop, to EUR 585 mn per day, while export volumes…

Editor's Note: This article contains graphic descriptions. Soldiers interviewed for this article are identified by their callsigns only due to security reasons. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, shocking the world, thousands of foreigners flocked to defend Ukraine – many with…

Home page | All news | Ukrainians in Argentina present book stand at Buenos Aires International Book Fair Ukrainians in Argentina present book stand at Buenos Aires International Book Fair #DiasporaNews May 14,2025 256 The 49th Buenos Aires International Book Fair hosted a special Ukraine Day, as…

The Kremlin has doubled its funding in 2025 for Yunarmiya ("Youth Army"), the state-sponsored youth organization that combines ideological indoctrination with military training for children and teenagers. According to documents reviewed by the independent Mozhem Obyasnit news outlet, Yunarmia is…

In Kyiv, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, together with a team of specialists from the special service, presented for the first time a series of Magura strike naval drones capable of destroying enemy ships and aircraft. This is reported by the Main…

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Authorities in Denmark have signed off on the world's first test program for "remote pilotage" - a high-tech method of remotely guiding ships without putting a pilot aboard. The concept of remote guidance for vessels is not itself new. VTS operators remotely monitor traffic in congested waters and…

After 41 years of armed insurgency against the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) has announced that it will disband. Representatives of the Turkish government and politicians in opposition parties have all greeted the decision and the likely end of a long and bloody conflict, one…

Helsinki (AFP) May 14, 2025 Finland said Wednesday that it was looking at increasing the maximum age of reservists to 65 as part of plans to strengthen security because of tensions with neighbouring Russia. The proposal, if approved, would mean the number of reservists in the NATO member would reach…

"The threat from Russia to our national security cannot be underestimated, that is why we will do everything in our power to destroy his shadow fleet operation, starve his war machine of oil revenues and protect the subsea infrastructure that we rely on for our everyday lives," UK Prime Minister…

On May 14, in the Kremlin’s latest crackdown on the publishing industry, Russian security forces questioned staff of Eksmo, the country’s largest publishing house, and arrested about 10 employees. State media reported that the case is part of a criminal investigation tied to content in books labeled…

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Edited by Ed Newman2025-05-08 08:53:34 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Telegram Linkedin WhatsApp Photo: Alejandro Azcuy Moscow, May 8 (RHC)-- The presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, Miguel Díaz-Canel and Nicolás Maduro, respectively, paid tribute on Thursday to Liberator Simón Bolívar, in the square that…

Europe Ukraine May 9, 2025, 9:15 AM KYIV, Ukraine—On April 26, Ukrainian partisans operating in the Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine knocked out a railway transformer near Stanytsia Luhanska, a Russian-captured town in easternmost Ukraine that intersects a critical Russian supply line. On…

Major container shipping companies are suspending at least six scheduled weekly routes between China and the United States as President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on the world's top exporting country collapse trade, maritime consultants said. The ships on those routes have the combined…

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has told the story of nurse Svitlana, who killed a group of Russian soldiers with a grenade launcher and thus saved her unit from encirclement. Source: General Staff on Facebook Details: Svitlana was at a company stronghold located among the ruins of…

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has revealed technical details of the new Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile on the War&Sanctions portal, an OSINT platform tracking people, entities and assets linked to Moscow's war against Ukraine and related sanctions. Source: Mezha Media, a technology…

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News FeedMonday, May 12 12:05 pm Poland closing Russian consulate in Krakow after blaming Moscow for Warsaw mall arson. Previously, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused the Russian intelligence services of orchestrating a May 2024 arson attack on the Marywilska shopping centre in Warsaw. 11:25…

An informative video published by 3D Living Studio takes a look into how container ships are designed, loaded, and unloaded. As explained in the video, a container ship is a specific type of cargo ship designed for the efficient transportation of standardized cargo containers. Cargo containers are…