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Deep strike on Strela-10 exposes growing pressure on Russian rear-area air defences
A Ukrainian strike on a Russian Strela-10 more than 90km from the front underlines a broader trend: Kyiv’s expanding ability to combine deep reconnaissance, loitering munitions and electronic warfare-resistant systems against air defence assets once considered relatively secure. Ukraine has…
A Coordinated Show of Strength: Why the Hormuz Statement Signals Resilience, Not Crisis
At first glance, the latest joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz reads like a familiar diplomatic reflex: condemnation, concern, and calls for restraint. But look closer, and a far more bullish narrative emerges—one of coordination, capability, and quiet confidence…
New US bunker-buster strike marks another escalation in Iran conflict
The United States has confirmed the use of multiple 5,000-pound deep-penetration munitions against hardened Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz, in what appears to be a significant escalation in the current war and a notable development in the…
Iran may have damaged US F-35 in first reported hit on American warplane
A US F-35 fighter aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at an American base in the Middle East after a combat mission over Iran, in an incident that may mark the first time Iranian forces have successfully struck…
From Black Sea strikes to ocean operations: Zelenskyy outlines Ukraine’s new drone ambitions
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is close to fielding new unmanned maritime systems capable of operating not only in the Black Sea but in ocean conditions, marking a further step in Kyiv’s rapid wartime expansion of drone warfare. He…
Israel targets upper ranks of Iranian leadership as Ali Larijani reported killed
Israel said on Tuesday that it had killed Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in what would amount to one of the most consequential targeted strikes of the war so far. Iranian authorities had not confirmed…
Ukraine Leads the Drone Revolution: A New Era of Battlefield Innovation
In a meeting between Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy today, Kyiv and London are set to expand defence cooperation with a strong emphasis on the joint production and supply of drones and advanced military technologies. This is not simply a…
EU weighs stronger Aspides role as Hormuz crisis tests Europe’s maritime reach
Foreign ministers are discussing whether to reinforce the EU’s Aspides naval mission as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz exposes the limits of Europe’s ability to protect key shipping routes. The European Union is once again confronting the gap…
“No Winston Churchill”: Keir Starmer’s Credibility Shrinks with the Royal Navy
For a man who has spent much of his premiership cultivating the image of sober competence, Sir Keir Starmer is discovering that global politics has little patience for managerial caution. His refusal to send Royal Navy warships to help secure…
Kyiv region bears brunt of new Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy network
Russia’s latest large-scale air attack on Ukraine has again underlined a central reality of this war: Moscow continues to treat energy and civilian infrastructure as a primary target, even as the broader geopolitical environment grows more volatile. Overnight, Russian forces…