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They promised to be the “eyes and arm” of the modern army, with artificial intelligence and performance inspired by the war in Ukraine. In reality, they turned into a lost PR exercise. The Virtus drone, produced by the German startup Stark Defence, missed all targets during two series of military tests conducted in October — one in Kenya, alongside the British army, and another near the German city of Münster. The information was published by the Financial Times, which cites industry sources and European military officials. The result: a complete fiasco. In Germany, one of the devices lost control and…

Russian authorities are sharply increasing their purchases of prosthetics to provide for the disabled from the war in Ukraine, whose number is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands. In the budget for 2026, for “providing disabled people with technical means of rehabilitation”, 98.16 billion rubles (over a billion euros) are allocated, highlighted Janis Klug, a researcher at the German Institute for International Security Issues. Compared to the period before the war, public purchases of prosthetics have tripled: in 2020-2021, 33 billion rubles per year were allocated for these. In 2022, the amount increased to 37.2 billion rubles, in…

The Ukrainian partisan group Atesh claims that one of its agents, infiltrated in the Russian army, set fire to the unit’s truck to prevent its departure to Pokrovsk, a city on the front line where the situation remains extremely tense. For years, Russia has been trying to capture this important logistical node for the troops from Kiev in the Donetsk region, and the recent intensified attacks have breached the city’s defense. The Ukrainian partisan group Atesh asserts that one of its agents within Russia’s 115th Motorized Rifle Brigade set fire to a truck to prevent the deployment of troops in…

American President Donald Trump revels in power — its constant consolidation domestically and its aggressive use in foreign policy. In his first ten months in office, Trump has used America’s strength to revise key alliances and resolve long-standing disputes. However, this approach, which analysts call the “Trump doctrine”, has so far been primarily directed against weaker actors on the global stage. Now, the White House leader is entering a stage where he faces stronger rivals — Russia and China — and is forced to temper some of his most controversial traits, writes analyst Hal Brands in Bloomberg. Trump has frequently…

Vladimir Putin, 73 years old, seems determined to go down in history not only as one of the world’s longest-serving authoritarian leaders, but also as the founder of a new political dynasty in Moscow. According to the British press, his plan would be for his youngest son, Ivan, to succeed him in the Kremlin when he turns 35 – the minimum age to run for the presidency of the Russian Federation. The information was published by the Daily Star, which cites sources close to Russian investigative journalist Ilia Davliacin and former presidential adviser Abbas Galiamov, once one of Putin’s speechwriters.…

The situation in Pokrovsk, a city on the front line in eastern Ukraine, remains extremely tense. According to military analysts from the DeepState project, Russian units have managed to penetrate several neighborhoods, where they are setting up observation points and temporary positions. Russian forces are infiltrating from the south of the town, along the Zvirove–Shevchenko–Novopavlivka axis, as well as along the railway line from Kotline. The presence of enemy troops has been confirmed in several residential areas in the city, creating a so-called “gray zone” between Ukrainian and Russian positions. This situation significantly complicates the missions of Ukrainian units, especially…

The authoritarian leader of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, is building a luxurious, heavily secured residential complex in an elite mountain resort in southern Russia, according to an investigation published by the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC), an independent investigative journalism group based in Warsaw, cited by TPWorld. The project, located near the city of Krasnaia Poliana, close to the Sochi resort, spans an area of 10 hectares and is progressing rapidly, claim the BIC journalists, who visited the construction site in July and October. Officially, the complex is presented as a luxury hotel, but the investigators argue that its structure and security…

Russia has launched its most recent nuclear submarine from its fleet, designed to carry the nuclear drone “Poseidon” — also known in the press as the “Apocalypse missile” — which is claimed to have the ability to “wipe off the map” entire coastal nations, according to reports in the Russian media. The launching ceremony of the “Habarovsk” submarine was led by the Russian Minister of Defense, Andrei Belousov, in the presence of the Commander of the Navy, Admiral Aleksander Moiseiev, and other high-ranking officials from the naval industry. The event took place at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, the largest…

A bipartisan group of American lawmakers with major influence in the defense sector is preparing a bill intended to block the Trump administration’s plan to reduce the United States’ military presence in Romania and other NATO countries on the Alliance’s eastern border, reports Kyiv Post, citing sources in Washington. The Pentagon’s decision – confirmed this week and described by critics as “a gift to the Kremlin” – has triggered a harsh reaction in Congress, where Republican and Democratic leaders consider the withdrawal a step that would undermine NATO’s deterrence capacity against Russia. Republican revolt against the White House security policy…

Russia has contacts with Venezuela, stated the Kremlin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, when asked about reports of a possible request for assistance from Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We are in contact with our Venezuelan friends”, Peskov declared for the TASS news agency, reports Agerpres. According to The Washington Post, Maduro would have asked for the help of Russia, China, and Iran to strengthen his country’s defense against American pressure. Peskov, who did not directly mention Maduro’s alleged request, emphasized that Russia and Venezuela are united by “contractual obligations”. The two countries signed a strategic partnership agreement…