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Radoslaw Sikorski, the Polish Foreign Minister, warned Europe that Russia could “strike, unfortunately, deep into Europe”, describing the neglect of building defense systems as “irresponsible”. “We should be prepared to counter this, so I believe it would be irresponsible not to build anti-drone and drone capabilities these days”, he said, standing next to the Iranian drone displayed in a room of the House of Commons. In London to present an Iranian Shahed-136 drone shot down in Ukraine, Sikorski urged European countries to “hold their ground” in terms of support for Ukraine, saying he hopes that US President Donald Trump will…
On the eastern front of Ukraine, in the area of the Serebranka locality in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian military observers have noticed an unusual strategy of the Russian army. Instead of conquering and consolidating positions, Moscow’s troops move chaotically through a vast “gray zone” – a disputed territory where no one really controls the ground, shows the updated map from the DeepState platform. Russia constantly presses on the contact line, without remaining in positions. Its units infiltrate from Hrihorivka, along the Siverski Donets River, through Serebranka and up to Dronivka. The attacks come in small waves – infantry groups, sometimes…
The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, a loyal ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has warned Donald Trump that if the United States were to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles, it would mean “nuclear war,” reported The Independent. The leader of the White House is reportedly considering a request from Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, regarding the delivery of Tomahawk missiles, which have a range of about 1,500 miles. These would allow Kiev to strike much deeper into Russian territory, targeting strategic objectives such as enemy infrastructure, military bases, and the invader’s ammunition factories. According to the cited source, Volodymyr Zelensky…
The Russian government has approved a bill that grants Russian President Vladimir Putin the authority to call upon reservists not only in times of war or official mobilization, but also in peacetime, including operations abroad, according to Agerpres. Russia, reminds in this context United24Media.com, launched the invasion in Ukraine without an official declaration of war, Moscow calling the offensive in the neighboring state a “special military operation”. Where Russian reservists can be sent According to the provisions of the respective bill, citizens included in the mobilization reserve could be used in missions related to defense during armed conflicts, anti-terrorist operations…
Aliona Solomonova, the daughter of the head of the Main Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff (GRU), Igor Kostiukov, rakes in millions of dollars from government contracts with firms and companies within the military-industrial complex, writes the publication “Metla”, as picked up by The Moscow Times. Solomonova controls the company Electroshield-ETS, which supplies electrical equipment for the Ministry of Defense and military enterprises. Among the regular clients of the company are the Regional Center JSC Nord-Vest of the Air and Space Defense Concern Almaz-Antey – Obukhov Plant, a company under the economic sanctions imposed by the West. Another…
The political instability in France, fueled by the repeated failures of President Emmanuel Macron in forming stable governmental coalitions, risks turning into a real factor of imbalance for the entire European construction. Deprived of a parliamentary majority and surrounded by a polarized political class, the French leader seems, according to an analysis published by The Sunday Times, to dangerously approach the moment when he will completely lose control over the mechanisms of governance. British economist David Marsh describes Macron as a leader “artificially kept alive”, and the increasingly visible gap between his international ambitions and the lack of concrete results…
Statistics corroborated from multiple sources highlight the costly manner in which Russia is waging war, as well as the bloody impact of the drone war that Ukrainian forces are waging against the Russians, reports Politico. Russia has lost 281,550 soldiers in the first eight months of this year, according to a document obtained by Ukrainian intelligence services and made public on October 6. This shows a high rate of losses, against modest territorial gains. According to the leaked statistics, during the mentioned period 86,744 Russians were killed, 33,966 are missing, 158,529 were injured, and 2,311 captured. The Russian portal Mediazona,…
The European Commissioner for Defense, Andrius Kubilius, recently warned that Moscow could be considering possible attack scenarios on NATO states. Adevărul spoke with Romanian security experts to assess the risks and the Alliance’s response. Statements by the European Commissioner for Defense, Andrius Kubilius, about possible Russian attack plans on NATO states have raised concerns in European capitals. The official said there are “clear indications” from multiple Western intelligence sources about military confrontation scenarios being considered in Moscow. Andrius Kubilius told Gazeta Wyborcza that Russia is accelerating its rearmament program, estimated at over 1.2 trillion dollars, and is diversifying its hybrid…
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, announced on Monday that the new series of US dollar bills are available at its branches in 27 cities of the Russian Federation. In 2022, the United States banned the delivery of dollar bills to Russia, and the European Union imposed similar measures regarding the euro. These restrictions have led to a shortage of the latest generation banknotes in Russian banks, as the demand for cash currency traditionally increases in the summer season, when many Russians travel. Due to the reduced flow of new banknotes, the old ones have quickly deteriorated. Starting from last year, numerous…
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski stated that potential funding for the provision of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could come from three sources: NATO’s PURL program, a “mega deal” negotiated with the United States, and frozen Russian assets, reports Ukrinform. He made these statements during a joint press conference with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, according to a Ukrinform correspondent, writes News. Asked about possible funding options for the Tomahawk missiles, Zelenski suggested three options. “One option is the PURL (Ukraine’s Priority List) program of NATO. Through this mechanism, NATO acquires various types of weapons…