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Iran Cyber Surge Against Israel Carries Warning for Europe’s Critical Infrastructure
Israel recorded about 4,800 hostile cyber incidents in June, three times the level reported a year earlier. The surge shows why a kinetic ceasefire cannot be treated as a digital ceasefire, and why European infrastructure, professional services and smaller suppliers…
European Commanders Warn Expensive Platforms Will Not Be Enough for the Next War
Senior European officers are calling for mass-produced drones, interceptors, electronic warfare and faster procurement alongside traditional weapons. Their warning is not that tanks, aircraft and ships have become irrelevant, but that Europe cannot build a credible force around small numbers…
Putin’s Fuel Problem Exposes the Limits of Russia’s War Narrative
Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s oil and logistics infrastructure have forced the Kremlin to explain fuel shortages, refinery disruption and pressure in occupied Crimea, even as Vladimir Putin insists the war is proceeding according to plan. Vladimir Putin’s address to the…
Drone Strikes Trigger Blackouts Across Russian-Occupied Southern Ukraine
Power outages in Crimea, occupied Kherson region and Donetsk point to Ukraine’s expanding use of drones against the infrastructure sustaining Russia’s rear areas. Large-scale power outages were reported across Russian-occupied Crimea, parts of Kherson region and Donetsk overnight on June…
Veterans Intensify Campaign Against Northern Ireland Legacy Reforms
Britain’s most historic Army regiments have entered an increasingly bitter dispute over the government’s plans to overhaul Northern Ireland legacy legislation, lending institutional weight to a campaign that argues ageing veterans risk becoming the principal targets of renewed legal scrutiny…
Ukraine Targets Slavyansk and Yaroslavl Refineries in Long-Range Strikes
Strikes on oil refineries in Krasnodar and Yaroslavl point to a widening Ukrainian campaign against Russia’s fuel infrastructure and wartime logistics. Ukraine has extended its campaign against Russian oil infrastructure with strikes on two refineries, including one deep inside European…
Kyiv Ballistic Strike Keeps Ukraine’s Air-Defence Gap at Centre of NATO Pressure
Russia’s latest ballistic attack on Kyiv injured civilians and caused fires only days before NATO leaders meet in Ankara. It underscores why launchers alone are not enough: Ukraine needs a sustained supply of interceptors, sensors and trained crews able to…
South Korea’s 500,000 Drone Operators Show Uncrewed Warfare Becoming a Basic Military Skill
Seoul plans to train personnel across every service to operate drones while buying tens of thousands of training and combat systems. The scale points to a structural shift from specialist units towards mass drone literacy. South Korea plans to train…
Ukraine’s Domestic AI Compute Plan Turns Data Sovereignty Into a Defence Requirement
Kyiv and Kyivstar plan to develop computing capacity inside Ukraine as military demand becomes a central driver of artificial intelligence. The project shows that sovereign compute, protected data and wartime resilience are becoming defence capabilities in their own right. Ukraine…
Zelenskyy’s 40-day operation turns Ukraine’s long-range strikes into political pressure on Moscow
Ukraine is seeking to convert its drone and sabotage campaign into a structured operation aimed at raising the cost of Russia’s war and forcing Moscow back towards the question of peace. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to approve a 40-day operation…