Ukraine will receive a new €1.8 billion payment from the European Union after meeting ten key reform requirements, according to the Council of the EU. The funds are part of the EU’s larger €50 billion Ukraine Facility, which supports the country’s recovery, reconstruction, and modernization efforts during the ongoing RussianContinue Reading
In the span of 24 hours, unidentified drones were spotted twice over Kleine-Brogel Air Base, a highly sensitive military installation in Belgium that stores US nuclear weapons. The incidents triggered aerial police responses and the use of military jamming devices, but no drone operators were located or apprehended. During theContinue Reading
A German-Russian dual national has been sentenced to six years in prison after a Munich court found him guilty of spying for Russia and planning sabotage across Germany. The court also handed suspended sentences to his two accomplices, DW reported. Amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, Moscow has intensified sabotage, espionage,Continue Reading
Russian officials are escalating nuclear threats toward the United States while President Vladimir Putin touts new nuclear systems. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that a senior Russian lawmaker suggested Moscow could deploy nuclear-capable missiles to Venezuela and Cuba, invoking Cold War fears just as Putin unveilsContinue Reading
Ukrainian forces stopped Russia’s largest autumn mechanized assault so far on 27 October, wrecking tanks and armored vehicles and striking fleeing infantry with drones near Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast. The 1st National Guard Corps “Azov,” and the Army’s 33rd and 93rd separate mechanized brigades shared videos of the attack and reportedContinue Reading
Lithuania shut down Vilnius Airport for the fourth time in a week after a new wave of suspicious balloon incursions. Authorities blame Belarus for repeated airspace violations and smuggling attempts, triggering serious national security responses. In response, Vilnius indefinitely closed two Belarus border crossings. This comes amid Russia’s ongoing invasionContinue Reading
A bomber drone of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) damaged a Russian S-300 or S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile launcher overnight. The SBU showed the strike in a video compilation of its drone attacks on various Russian equipment. The agency didn’t specify in which sector of the front and whenContinue Reading
Ukrainian paratroopers from the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Air Assault Forces have liberated the village of Sukhetske in Pokrovsk district, Donetsk Oblast. On 25 October, the press service of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published a video showing soldiers raising the UkrainianContinue Reading
A mechanized Russian assault collapsed near Volodymyrivka in Donetsk Oblast on 25 October 2025 when six armored vehicles sank in the Kazennyi Torets River, Militarnyi reports. Ukrainian units, including the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, repelled the attack with combined artillery, HIMARS, and drone strikes. The sight of Russian equipment stuckContinue Reading
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) reported an infiltration into Russian-held territory in Donetsk Oblast, where they carried out a deadly strike behind enemy lines. According to the report, the 8th SSO regiment eliminated three Russian soldiers, captured critical matériel, and supported nearby Ukrainian units preparing to retake lost positions. ThisContinue Reading
On 23 October, a drone explosion site was discovered in a remote area of northern Kazakhstan, more than 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine’s frontline, in a district bordering Russia’s Orenburg Oblast — where Ukrainian drones struck a Gazprom gas-processing facility on 19 October. Photos from the scene show drone fragments, includingContinue Reading