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European Commanders Warn Expensive Platforms Will Not Be Enough for the Next War
Senior European officers are calling for mass-produced drones, interceptors, electronic warfare and faster procurement alongside traditional weapons. Their warning is not that tanks, aircraft and ships have become irrelevant, but that Europe cannot build a credible force around small numbers…
Putin’s Fuel Problem Exposes the Limits of Russia’s War Narrative
Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s oil and logistics infrastructure have forced the Kremlin to explain fuel shortages, refinery disruption and pressure in occupied Crimea, even as Vladimir Putin insists the war is proceeding according to plan. Vladimir Putin’s address to the…
Drone Strikes Trigger Blackouts Across Russian-Occupied Southern Ukraine
Power outages in Crimea, occupied Kherson region and Donetsk point to Ukraine’s expanding use of drones against the infrastructure sustaining Russia’s rear areas. Large-scale power outages were reported across Russian-occupied Crimea, parts of Kherson region and Donetsk overnight on June…
Rutte’s London visit puts NATO burden-sharing back on Britain’s agenda
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s visit to London on Monday puts Britain’s defence plans under renewed scrutiny less than two weeks before allied leaders meet in Ankara. According to the Alliance’s advisory, Rutte is due to meet Prime Minister Sir…
Ukraine Targets Slavyansk and Yaroslavl Refineries in Long-Range Strikes
Strikes on oil refineries in Krasnodar and Yaroslavl point to a widening Ukrainian campaign against Russia’s fuel infrastructure and wartime logistics. Ukraine has extended its campaign against Russian oil infrastructure with strikes on two refineries, including one deep inside European…
Kyiv Ballistic Strike Keeps Ukraine’s Air-Defence Gap at Centre of NATO Pressure
Russia’s latest ballistic attack on Kyiv injured civilians and caused fires only days before NATO leaders meet in Ankara. It underscores why launchers alone are not enough: Ukraine needs a sustained supply of interceptors, sensors and trained crews able to…
South Korea’s 500,000 Drone Operators Show Uncrewed Warfare Becoming a Basic Military Skill
Seoul plans to train personnel across every service to operate drones while buying tens of thousands of training and combat systems. The scale points to a structural shift from specialist units towards mass drone literacy. South Korea plans to train…
French Seizure of Tanker Deliver Moves Shadow-Fleet Enforcement Into the Mediterranean
France’s interception of the Russia-linked tanker Deliver off Sicily shows European sanctions enforcement becoming an operational naval task along the route connecting Russian oil terminals to the Suez Canal and Asian markets. France has intercepted and diverted the oil tanker…
Ukraine’s Domestic AI Compute Plan Turns Data Sovereignty Into a Defence Requirement
Kyiv and Kyivstar plan to develop computing capacity inside Ukraine as military demand becomes a central driver of artificial intelligence. The project shows that sovereign compute, protected data and wartime resilience are becoming defence capabilities in their own right. Ukraine…
Volgograd strike suggests Ukraine is widening its campaign against Russia’s defence industry
A reported Ukrainian missile strike on Volgograd has pointed to a further expansion of Kyiv’s long-range campaign against Russia’s military-industrial base, after regional authorities confirmed damage to production facilities in the southern Russian city. The attack took place overnight on…