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Russia’s Mass Strike on Ukraine Renews Questions Over NATO Border Air Defence
Russia’s latest mass missile and drone attack on Ukraine has again placed NATO’s eastern air-defence posture under scrutiny, after Poland activated military aviation and air-defence systems while Ukrainian cities came under one of the largest combined strikes of recent months.…
Belarusian railway activists trace possible Oreshnik deployment to former Soviet airfield near Russian border
Belarusian opposition railway activists say they have identified the likely route by which elements of Russia’s Oreshnik missile system were moved into Belarus, pointing to a former Soviet military airfield near the eastern town of Krychaw, also transliterated as Krychev.…
Thales Wins Key Role in Canada’s Next-Generation Naval Fleet
Canada’s decision to equip its future River-class destroyers with the Thales S2087 towed-array sonar system marks more than a routine procurement choice. It is a signal of how Western navies are recalibrating for a world in which undersea competition has…
AUKUS undersea drone project exposes Europe’s gap in autonomous maritime warfare
The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have announced the first signature project under the second pillar of AUKUS, moving the alliance’s advanced technology agenda from broad ambition towards a delivery timetable. For Europe, the significance lies less in…
China’s desert missile build-up raises new questions for Europe’s Indo-Pacific posture
China’s rapid expansion of military infrastructure around its nuclear missile fields is no longer only a question for Washington. It is becoming part of the wider strategic calculation for Europe, whose security now depends on how far the United States…
Ukraine Says Drone Units Have Reached Russian Logistics Routes Deep Inside Occupied Luhansk
The Third Army Corps says Ukrainian unmanned systems have struck Russian military logistics as far as the Izvaryne border crossing, more than 200 kilometres from the front line, in a further sign that the drone war is extending into areas…
Ukraine’s strike on Kirov oil station exposes vulnerability in Russia’s crude export network
The reported strike on the Lazarevo pumping station, more than 1,000 kilometres from Ukraine, targeted a facility that helps move Siberian crude towards Russia’s western markets, Baltic ports and Belarus. Ukraine’s reported strike on the Lazarevo oil pumping station in…
Israel’s Beaufort Castle advance raises pressure on Lebanon ceasefire
Israel’s capture of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon has turned a fragile ceasefire with Hezbollah into a test of military facts on the ground, regional diplomacy and the limits of international restraint. Israeli troops have captured Beaufort Castle and its…
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant claim shows information-war risk around Europe’s largest nuclear site
Russia says a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Kyiv denies the claim. The incident underlines how dangerous unverified military accusations have become around a Russian-controlled nuclear facility close to the frontline. Russia’s claim that a Ukrainian drone…
Ukraine widens drone campaign against Russian energy and industrial targets
Ukrainian drones have struck energy and industrial sites across several Russian regions, extending a campaign that is increasingly aimed at fuel infrastructure, logistics and economic pressure rather than battlefield targets alone. Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russia is moving deeper into…