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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…
Ukraine’s reported balloon-borne drones point to another shift in the war of adaptation
Claims that Ukraine is using balloons to carry drones into Russia remain unconfirmed, but the concept reflects a wider search for low-cost systems able to bypass electronic warfare and complicate air defence. Ukraine is reportedly experimenting with a new method…
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…
Three Shadow Fleet Tankers Hit in Black Sea Drone Attacks
Three tankers linked to Russia’s sanctions-evasion network were reportedly struck near Turkey’s Black Sea coast, in a further sign of the growing risks facing Moscow’s seaborne oil trade. Three oil tankers associated with Russia’s shadow fleet were reportedly hit by…
Russia Installs Air Defence Systems on Moscow Rooftops as Drone Threat Reaches Capital
Russian forces have reportedly placed Pantsir-SMD-E air defence systems on civilian buildings in Moscow, highlighting the growing pressure on the capital’s defences as long-range drone warfare increasingly reaches Russian territory. Russian forces have reportedly begun installing short-range air defence systems…
Sweden Expected to Announce Gripen Fighter Transfer to Ukraine
Sweden is preparing to announce the transfer of JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft to Ukraine, alongside talks on a possible future sale of newer Gripen E jets, according to Swedish and international reporting. Sweden is expected to move closer to…
UK Intelligence Puts Russian War Dead Near 500,000 as Hybrid Threats Against Europe Intensify
The head of GCHQ has given one of the clearest public British assessments yet of Russia’s military losses in Ukraine, while warning that Moscow is expanding cyber, sabotage and infrastructure threats across Europe. Russia has lost almost half a million…
Dutch Seizure of 800 Servers Highlights Europe’s Exposure to Russian Cyber Infrastructure
Dutch investigators have arrested two men and seized hundreds of servers in a sanctions-related investigation into infrastructure allegedly used by Russian-linked cyber actors to target European governments, public services and companies. Dutch financial crime investigators have seized about 800 servers…
Norway to Join French Nuclear Umbrella as Europe Reassesses Deterrence
Oslo says the decision reflects Russia’s rearmament and its war against Ukraine, while stressing that no nuclear weapons will be stationed in Norway in peacetime. Norway is to come under France’s nuclear umbrella after Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre travelled…
Taiwan Strait pressure tests US resolve as China expands military activity around island
China’s sustained military operations around Taiwan are increasing pressure on Taipei, raising questions over US deterrence and exposing the strategic importance of the island’s semiconductor industry. China’s military activity around Taiwan has entered a more sustained and politically sensitive phase,…