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Ukraine’s strike on Kirov oil station exposes vulnerability in Russia’s crude export network
The reported strike on the Lazarevo pumping station, more than 1,000 kilometres from Ukraine, targeted a facility that helps move Siberian crude towards Russia’s western markets, Baltic ports and Belarus. Ukraine’s reported strike on the Lazarevo oil pumping station in…
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant claim shows information-war risk around Europe’s largest nuclear site
Russia says a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Kyiv denies the claim. The incident underlines how dangerous unverified military accusations have become around a Russian-controlled nuclear facility close to the frontline. Russia’s claim that a Ukrainian drone…
Ukraine widens drone campaign against Russian energy and industrial targets
Ukrainian drones have struck energy and industrial sites across several Russian regions, extending a campaign that is increasingly aimed at fuel infrastructure, logistics and economic pressure rather than battlefield targets alone. Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russia is moving deeper into…
Czech defence shortfall exposes NATO’s spending problem before Ankara summit
Prague’s expected failure to meet NATO’s 2 per cent defence-spending target has become more than a national budget dispute. It highlights the wider difficulty facing European allies as they promise higher military investment while confronting fiscal limits, domestic politics and…
Ukraine’s drone campaign puts renewed pressure on Russian oil infrastructure
A new wave of long-range strikes on Russian energy sites suggests that Kyiv is continuing a systematic effort to disrupt refining, fuel storage and export logistics far beyond the front line. Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign against Russian energy infrastructure appears…
Russian drone strike in Romania exposes NATO’s unresolved air-defence dilemma
Russian drone that hit a residential building in Galați has turned a familiar Black Sea security risk into a direct test for NATO’s eastern flank. A Russian drone striking a residential building in Romania has brought the security consequences of…
Ukraine Launches ‘Logistics Lockdown’ to Hit Russian Rear Supply Network
Kyiv is putting an additional 5 billion hryvnias (€96.97 million) into middle-strike systems, aiming to disrupt Russian logistics, command posts, depots and air defence assets at operational depth. Ukraine has launched a new defence programme called “Logistics Lockdown”, designed to…
Israel Expands Lebanon Operations as Hezbollah Drone Campaign Raises Risk of Wider Escalation
Israeli forces have intensified operations against Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, with fighting reported around the Litani River and new strikes in the Bekaa Valley, as the conflict on Israel’s northern front becomes increasingly linked to wider US-Iran tensions. Israeli forces…
US Strikes in Southern Iran Test Fragile Ceasefire as Hormuz Talks Continue
Washington says its latest strikes were defensive and aimed at Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats, but Tehran has accused the United States of breaching the ceasefire as negotiations continue over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme. The…
Ukraine Looks to Europe After Stalled US Talks on Anti-Ballistic Missile Production
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv has seen no recent progress with Washington on expanding anti-ballistic missile production, sharpening the question of whether Europe can develop the capacity Ukraine says it urgently needs. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine has seen…