A Russian ground drone loaded with supplies hit an anti-tank mine shortly after deployment in Donetsk Oblast, destroying it.
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A Russian ground drone loaded with supplies hit an anti-tank mine shortly after deployment in Donetsk Oblast, destroying it.
❗️Politico: Europe is preparing for a possible direct confrontation with Trump over his threats to seize Greenland.
According to the publication, the EU is discussing 4 response options:
❗️A 🇷🇺Russian ground drone exploded a few minutes after it was delivered to the front
Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello addressed the nation. He urged calm and called on citizens to trust the leadership of the country’s top political and military command. U.S. intelligence has long identified Cabello as one of Washington’s main adversaries.
❗️It is reported that this is a 🇻🇪Venezuelan "Buk" air defense system, engulfed in flames after a nighttime 🇺🇸US strike.
Well, the irony isn’t lost🤦♂️
Belarus claims the Russian-made "Oreshnik" missile system is now on combat duty and has released footage to confirm its deployment.
🥴Russian troops are training to down FPV drones using tree branches.
Russia attacked Kyiv overnight, killing one person and wounding 10. Helicopters were deployed to fight fires as heavy smoke filled the city.
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Migrants armed with shovels and metal rods clashed in Moscow, leaving three wounded. Russians reported hearing shouts in an "incomprehensible language."
😳 Migrants with shovels and road signs attacked Russians in Moscow. There are injuries.
The Russians claim to have been shouted at in an "unintelligible language."
🇬🇧 UK Defence Secretary John Healey warned Putin, saying: “We’re hunting your submarines.” - BBC
He revealed a 30% rise in Russian vessels near UK waters.
Healey, joined by Germany’s defence minister, said: “Russia is testing us — but we’re watching you.”
Satellite images showed how the Mariupol cemetery is expanding
According to various sources, Russia has killed more than 100,000 civilian residents of Mariupol, the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security reported.
Top US Army general says he’s using ChatGPT to help make key command decisions
❗️Russians publish footage of 🇷🇺FPV drone strikes on UN convoy of humanitarian aid trucks in Kherson region
For the first time, the EU will directly fund Ukraine’s military. Brussels has allocated €6 billion in non-repayable aid for the Armed Forces, MP Serhiy Soboliev said. Previously, EU assistance was directed mainly toward social programs such as salaries for teachers, doctors, and pension support.
🇧🇪 One of Europe’s biggest air defense companies Thales Belgium is warning that its top secret factories are being overflown by increasing numbers of drones, and it wants clear rules on how to jam or bring them down, - Politico
The engineering ingenuity of the Russians never stands still. This time, they came up with the idea to strap a fragment of a BMP-1 turret onto a resurrected "Moskvich."
The weapon itself isn’t too scary — it’ll die at the very start of its journey.
🇺🇸💥Trump administration has prepared secret legal opinion justifying strikes against a "secret and extensive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers," - CNN.
⚔️ US Department of Defense memo sent to lawmakers last week stated that the country is in a state of "armed conflict" with the cartels.
🇺🇦Ukraine has a real chance to win a war of attrition, — Atlantic
➡️ Russia was counting on quick breakthrough in the northeast, but key cities and logistical hubs remain under Kyiv’s control.
➡️ Despite the numerical superiority, enemy attacks on fortified positions do not yield significant results.
Interesting target. It makes sence, but still suprising.
🚀 We have successfully used our Neptune cruise missiles more than once. There will be a time when we will be able to start regularly using our own ballistic missiles. Ballistics is one of the guarantees of security, — Zelensky.
❗️🇺🇦Ukraine is already producing 40 155mm "Bohdana" self-propelled guns per month, — Zelensky.
Germany’s ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed Poland and the Baltic states for triggering Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, saying they refused to support an initiative for direct talks with Russia in 2021.
The alarm is sounding again in Belgorod, reports of explosions in the city.
I still can’t understand the leniency toward Merkel’s disastrous Russia and Eastern Europe policy. Germany must finally face these failures — not to assign blame, but to learn from them.
❗️Former 🇩🇪German Chancellor Merkel effectively blamed 🇵🇱Poland and the Baltic states for the war in 🇺🇦Ukraine because of their position.
The former German Chancellor stated that in 2021, she proposed direct talks with Putin, but some EU countries objected.
Ukraine has built a network of secret battery parks to shield its power system from Russian strikes, the WSJ reports. Six U.S.-made energy storage sites with a total capacity of 200 MW have been installed in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, enough to power about 600,000 homes for two hours.
