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Ukraine’s Tyumen Refinery Strike Extends Pressure on Russia’s Energy Depth
A reported Ukrainian drone attack on the Tyumen oil refinery in western Siberia would mark a further expansion of Kyiv's long-range strike campaign, pushing pressure on Russia's refining network far beyond the border regions and Moscow.
To build strategic autonomy, Europe needs to wean itself off foreign technology, By Robert Brull
France’s trial of the AI-powered Arcadia battlefield command system points to a wider European defence challenge: strategic autonomy will depend not only on higher military spending, but on control over the technologies, intellectual property and decision-making systems that underpin modern…
Moscow Refinery Strike Shows Ukraine’s Drone War Has Reached Russia’s Fuel System
Ukraine’s 18 June drone strike on Moscow’s Kapotnya oil refinery suggests Kyiv’s long-range campaign is moving beyond symbolic raids towards pressure on Russia’s domestic fuel supply and the credibility of air defences around the capital. Ukraine’s drone strike on a…
UK Drone Package Shows Frozen Russian Assets Moving Into Ukraine’s War Economy
Britain’s plan to supply Ukraine with 150,000 drones by the end of 2026 shows how proceeds from immobilised Russian sovereign assets are being converted into battlefield hardware, linking sanctions policy directly to defence procurement. Britain’s pledge to provide Ukraine with…
Ukrainian drones hit Moscow oil refinery as fire sends smoke across Russian capital
A strike on the Kapotnya refinery has again exposed the vulnerability of Russia’s fuel infrastructure, with Moscow airports disrupted during one of the largest recent drone attacks on the capital. Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya early…
Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow refinery extends pressure on Russia’s fuel infrastructure
A reported drone strike on Gazprom Neft’s Moscow refinery points to Ukraine’s continued effort to put pressure on Russia’s domestic fuel system, not only its front-line logistics. A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Moscow oil refinery on Tuesday, according to…
UK Defence Spending Row Deepens as Drone and Procurement Questions Test NATO Credibility
Britain’s defence spending row has moved beyond headline budget numbers, after Al Carns’ criticism of MoD waste exposed a deeper fight over drones, procurement priorities and NATO credibility. The UK’s defence spending row has deepened into a wider argument over…
Europe’s Defence Future and the Rise of Wingman Aircraft
Europe’s rearmament drive is increasingly being defined not by traditional images of tanks and troop deployments, but by a quieter revolution taking place in the skies above the continent. At the recent Berlin Air Show, the spotlight fell on a…
Ukraine’s Mid-Range Drones Show How Cheap Strike Systems Are Taking Over Scarce Missile Missions
Ukraine’s expanding fleet of mid-range strike drones is changing the economics of deep fires, taking on some missions that scarce missiles and rocket artillery cannot sustain at scale. Ukraine’s newest mid-range attack drones are beginning to fill a battlefield role…
SBU Says Russian Geran-2 Drone Hit Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Ukraine’s Security Service says debris found at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra confirms that the historic monastery complex was struck by a Russian Geran-2 attack drone, contradicting Moscow’s claim that the damage was caused by a Ukrainian air-defence missile. Ukraine’s Security Service…