Benjamin Murdoch

More than 100 drones were detected near Romania over the past 96 hours, with NATO fighter jets scrambled seven times in response to the increased aerial activity, Romanian Defense Minister Radu Miruță said, according to Antena 3 CNN. The figures come as Romania faces a growing number of drone incidentsContinue Reading

Ukraine’s 425th Separate Assault Regiment Skelia is moving under the operational command of the 1st National Guard Corps Azov, as the Ukrainian military works to consolidate scattered Skelia units under a single command and eventually deploy them on the same section of the front. The move comes amid scrutiny ofContinue Reading

Ukraine’s Air Force says its air defenses have destroyed more than 445,000 Russian aerial targets since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, according to figures released on 2 August. The numbers come as Russia is reshaping much of its aerial campaign around ballistic missiles, exposing one of theContinue Reading

A drone entered Romanian airspace near the Danube Delta on 2 August, prompting the Romanian Air Force to scramble F-16 fighter jets and issue an air raid alert for residents in Tulcea County before the aircraft re-entered Ukraine, where it was shot down by Ukrainian forces. The incident comes aContinue Reading

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a major oil refinery, a strategic bomber airbase, a military fuel depot, and multiple drone-related facilities across Russia as part of an overnight campaign targeting the country’s military and industrial infrastructure, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on 2 August. The military said the operation was carried outContinue Reading

Ukraine has ordered an urgent nationwide inspection of all civilian bomb shelters following Russia’s latest deadly ballistic missile attack, with Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi instructing authorities to ensure shelters are properly maintained and accessible whenever a ballistic missile threat emerges. The move comes after Russia’s overnight missile and drone barrageContinue Reading

Poland will consider providing Ukraine with additional Patriot interceptor missiles after a Russian cruise missile crossed into Polish airspace during Moscow’s latest mass attack on Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on 30 July. Speaking at the site where a suspected Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crashed in Poland’s Lublin Voivodeship,Continue Reading