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Ukrainian Caspian strikes put Russia–Iran military supply route under pressure
Kyiv says long-range drones hit two sanctioned cargo vessels, a Russian missile boat and an offshore oil platform. Iran has confirmed that one sailor was killed and has warned that the attack will receive a response. Ukraine has extended its…
Russia’s Reported Plan for 30,000 North Korean Troops Points to a Larger Manpower Exchange
A Ukrainian intelligence claim that Russia is preparing to receive 30,000 additional North Korean personnel raises questions about their likely role, training and cost to Moscow.
Europe’s Cyber Front: How the EU Is Responding to Russia’s FSB 16th Centre
One of the European Union’s least visible security challenges is protecting its digital nervous system from some of the world’s most sophisticated intelligence services. Among the organisations that European security agencies and allied governments have repeatedly identified as a source of…
US Warning Tests Ukraine’s Targeting Strategy in the Black Sea
The reported request to avoid non-Russian tankers highlights the operational and political risks of conducting a maritime interdiction campaign in waters used by Russian, Kazakh and Western commercial interests. The Trump administration has reportedly warned Ukraine against striking non-Russian shipments…
Su-57 Crash Near Moscow Puts Russia’s Scarce Stealth Fighter Under Scrutiny
A Russian aircraft reported to be an Su-57 crashed west of Moscow on 23 July. Claims that it may have been brought down by Russian air defences remain unsubstantiated, but the loss draws attention to the programme’s limited scale, unfinished…
Ukraine’s Strike on Kirov Extends Campaign Against Russia’s Missile Supply Chain
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces struck a military-industrial enterprise in Kirov and an oil facility almost 1,350 kilometres from the border, extending Kyiv’s campaign against Russian weapons production and military logistics. Ukraine has confirmed a long-range strike on a…
US military action in Mali would open a new front against jihadists — and place American forces close to Russia’s Africa Corps
The reported deliberations are not simply about striking an al-Qaeda affiliate. Any American operation would enter a fragmented conflict in which Russian forces support Mali’s junta, jihadists control strategic routes and Western access to the central Sahel has sharply contracted.…
Ukraine broadens drone campaign against Russian shipping and Crimea’s power grid
Kyiv says it struck 13 vessels and 13 electricity installations in 48 hours, extending its campaign from oil tankers to the wider maritime network supporting Russian logistics in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces have…
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