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Ukraine’s 93rd Brigade deploys ground robots in Dobropillia sector operation
Ukraine’s 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar” has released footage of an operation near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast in which remotely operated ground systems equipped with machine guns were used to clear Russian positions. The brigade reported that the systems…
Pentagon has quietly curtailed Ukraine’s long-range strikes into Russia
The Pentagon has, for several months, blocked Ukraine from using US-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing US officials and other sources. The restriction stems from a new, unannounced approval mechanism…
Europe & UK’s Terrorism Threat picture in 2025: fragmented, hybrid, and persistent
Across the EU and the UK, the picture that emerges is not a single monolithic menace but a layered ecosystem: transnational jihadist organisations with global franchises; state sponsors and proxies that blur the line between espionage and terrorism; entrenched separatist…
Left-Wing Violence and the Return of Europe’s Useful Idiots
Europe’s cities are burning again, not from the distant thunder of foreign wars, but from the predictable violence and hatred of left-wing militants and the feeble, moralising elites who enable them. From Paris to Berlin, masked mobs strike under banners…
First images of Ukraine’s ‘Flamingo’ cruise missile appear online as expert outlines likely capabilities
The first photographs of a new Ukrainian long-range cruise missile, known as “Flamingo”, have been published, showing large airframes in assembly at a facility linked to the Kyiv-based manufacturer Fire Point. The images were taken on 14 August and released…
Kim Jong Un’s Arsenal: Fearsome Missiles, Fragile Reality
When Kim Jong Un declares that North Korea must “rapidly expand” its nuclear armament, the world tends to listen. It is not simply the bluster of a regime addicted to confrontation; it is also a signal that Pyongyang continues to…
Ukraine’s SBU says long-range drones hit Shahed storage site in Tatarstan, 1,300km from Ukraine
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says it used long-range unmanned aerial vehicles to strike a logistics hub storing Shahed one-way attack drones in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan on 9 August. The facility is located in the settlement of Kzyl-Yul and, according…
Pride and Precision on Parade as Britain’s Youngest Soldiers Graduate in Harrogate
Under the grey skies of North Yorkshire, the Army Foundation College at Harrogate resounded on Thursday with the stamp of boots, the blare of brass, and the unmistakable air of ceremony. Seven hundred and fifty Junior Soldiers – most barely…
Knyaz Pozharsky: Russia’s Newest Nuclear Submarine Targets Strategic Deterrence in the Arctic
On 24 July 2025, the Russian Navy officially commissioned the Knyaz Pozharsky (K-555), a Project 955A Borei-A-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, in a high-profile ceremony attended by President Vladimir Putin at the Gadzhiyevo naval base in Murmansk region. The event…
Cyprus: UK Forces in Dramatic Response to Deadly Wildfires
British military personnel have stepped in with hoses, helicopters, bulldozers and medics to assist Cyprus in its battle against one of the worst wildfires in recent memory. The intervention underlines Britain’s enduring strategic presence on the island and its close…