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European countries are not sufficiently prepared to counteract drone attacks launched by Russia and cannot clearly attribute these attacks at present, according to a study conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), based in London, published on Sunday, August 9. The IISS study, in which the Hanns Seidel Foundation from Germany participated, found that European states could not clearly attribute drone attacks to Russia, such as those on airports or sensitive military installations. The study analyzed 144 incidents that occurred between August 2024 and February 2026 in 12 NATO member states and Ireland, reports Agerpres. “This report estimates…
North Korea would have obtained foreign revenues of up to 22 billion dollars between 2022 and 2025, largely due to the military alliance with Russia and the war in Ukraine. Kim Jong Un’s regime has turned the huge stocks of ammunition, military production, and even the sending of soldiers to the front into one of the most important sources of currency for Pyongyang, according to a Bloomberg analysis, writes mediafax.ro. The estimated amount is nearly four times greater than the foreign income earned by the North Korean regime in the previous four years and comes despite the severe international sanctions…
The Air Forces of Romania, Bulgaria, and Spain have signed a trilateral technical agreement for the conduct of cross-border operations to protect NATO’s airspace. The agreement was signed based on Article 12 of the Agreement between the Government of Bulgaria and the Government of Romania from 2021 and creates the possibility of participation of fighter aircraft in service of a third state in cross-border Air Policing operations, in this case the Kingdom of Spain, as informed on Thursday by the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense in a statement. Within the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense System (NATINAMDS), the forces declared…
Russia should create a direct railway route to the Indian Ocean, argues Marat Husnullin, the Russian deputy prime minister overseeing the development of construction and transport infrastructure, reports The Moscow Times. He stated that this is necessary due to the risk of disruption of trade routes through the Black Sea and the Persian Gulf. “Also, a railway connection to the Indian Ocean should be considered. Given the risks in the Bosporus and Hormuz [due to the US-Iran war], alternative routes might be necessary: through Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Any access to India is acceptable,” the deputy prime minister said…
Ukraine is making progress in developing its own ballistic missile defense system, President Volodimir Zelenski stated on Thursday, as his country continues to face daily aerial attacks from Russia, reports Agerpres. \”I can confirm that our arms manufacturers have already reached the required standards\”, Zelenski posted on Telegram after a meeting with defense and security experts. \”We expect Ukraine to achieve the desired results in the 2026-2027 period\”, he added. Kiev wants its emerging FREYJA system to be a cost-effective alternative with high performance to the American Patriot system, supplied by the USA and other NATO states to Ukraine, invaded…
Sweden is set to hand over to Ukraine a cargo from the Russian ghost fleet, confiscated in early March, loaded with Ukrainian wheat, claims Kiev, stolen from Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia, according to court documents consulted on Thursday by AFP, reports News.ro. The Supreme Court of Sweden has refused to review the appeal filed by the shipowner, thus confirming two previous decisions ordering that both the ship and its cargo be handed over to Ukraine, the Court stated in this ruling pronounced on Tuesday. A 96-meter long ship, Caffa, set sail from Casablanca, Morocco, on February 24th and was…
The discovery of a drone loaded with explosives at Leipzig airport demonstrates that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be prepared to bring down a passenger plane somewhere in Europe, warns a security expert quoted by the British publication The Sun. Panic erupted on Wednesday at the Leipzig airport, after a modified drone was discovered near a fleet of Ukrainian cargo planes. Moments later, the situation worsened, after a second unidentified object collided with a nearby aircraft. Security Expert’s Warning Will Geddes, a security expert, stated that these alarming breaches have “generated fear not only among the armies and at a…
The Armed Forces of Ukraine assert that they maintain full control over one of the main logistic routes used by the Russian army in southern Ukraine, namely the road between Mariupol and Chonhar, part of the so-called terrestrial corridor to occupied Crimea. According to the Ukrainian army, drone units are constantly striking trucks and military vehicles traveling on this route, used by Russia for the transport of troops, ammunition, fuel, and other materials necessary for military operations. Kiev maintains that these attacks have significantly hindered the supply of Russian forces in the south and have turned the road into a…
The German authorities have thwarted an operation by the Russian secret services aimed at assassinating directors of defense industry companies supplying weapons to Ukraine. A Romanian woman is also involved in the investigation. According to Militarnyi, preparations for the alleged attack began in December 2025, when a recruited agent photographed the area around the private residence of Stefan Thumann, the director of the German start-up Donaustahl, from the Bavarian locality of Straßkirchen. According to the German press, Russia targeted the company because it provides Ukraine with reconnaissance drones and FPV MAUS drones. For the organization of attacks, the Russian secret…
Volodimir Zelenski, the President of Ukraine, is making an official visit to Serbia on Saturday, a surprise trip to a country considered a traditional ally of Russia. This is Zelenski’s first visit to Belgrade since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. The visit is surprising, especially considering that Serbia has been one of the countries that has had a rather pro-Russian attitude in the last four years. “We need to separate the Serbs from the Russian camp,” a high-ranking Ukrainian official declared, on condition of anonymity. This move by Volodimir Zelenski is a “slap for the Russians,” he added. “No…