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August 13, 2026
After the failure of the 40-day offensive, the shortage of interceptor missiles and the global energy crisis, Zelensky risks being abandoned by European countries as well. The…
As part of Ukraine's ongoing work to identify foreign components used in Russian weaponry, with the aim of establishing sanctions that hinder their…
The dispute over ports, export routes and the protection of urban centers reveals a war increasingly less driven by decisive territorial conquests and more marked by…
Saab recently announced that it seeks to increase its current industrial capacity to expand Gripen E/F production to thirty (30) fighters a year, in order to meet current…
Following a new Russian offensive against several Ukrainian cities, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out an attack on the Russian naval base at Novorossiysk, located on the coast of the…
Failing to go fight the Russian Federation in Ukraine, these fighters will at least try to deter it from getting too close to Iceland. Since the end of last week…
Warsaw had begun an ambitious process of replacing these tanks by acquiring American M1A1 and M1A2 Abrams tanks and South Korean K2 Black Panther tanks, which facilitated the…
August 12, 2026
The latest to say no was Finland, which has refused to transfer its stockpile of Patriot missiles to Ukraine. The Minister of Defense, Antti Häkkinen...
North Korea would have deployed in western Russia a missile unit equipped with 120 KN-23/KN-24 tactical ballistic missiles and six mobile launchers to strike Ukraine…
In seeking to modernize its fleet of drones used to strike targets in Ukraine, Russia reportedly opted to reduce production of the Geran-3 models in order to redirect its…
Russian Mil Mi-28 attack helicopters reportedly already using new Banderol cruise missile in Ukraine
Following reports emerging from Ukraine about new launches of the S8000 Banderol, Russian Mi-28 attack helicopters may have begun using this cruise missile in operations…
The F-16 fighters delivered to Ukraine are playing an increasingly important role in the country's airspace defense. In one of the recent waves of Russian attacks, the aircraft…
Ukrainian drone manufacturer EDRONE has listed its BATON family of interceptor drones on Ukraine’s Brave1 Market, according to Ukraine’s Defender Media. The BATON range comprises The post EDRONE…
In Germany, the Bundeswehr has recorded a rise in drone sightings in recent years, especially since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. In fact, a spokesperson…
Ukraine has purchased from Turkey 70 M39 ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles, along with 12 M270 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) capable of firing GMLRS rockets and ATACMS missiles,...
Pristina removed the large "Free Ukraine" banner that for four years had symbolised Kosovo's support for Kiev in the war against Russia, after the president...
August 11, 2026
Scouring the globe's arsenals to provide Ukraine with Soviet-designed materiel is nothing new, but sourcing systems from museums is less common. The post Ukraine’s Latest Armor Donor? A Military…
After years of technical and tactical innovation, as well as collaboration between Ukrainian organizations and foreign agencies, Ukraine takes the next step in its long-range strike efforts…
With the war in Ukraine, several Ukrainian attack drones disoriented by Russian electronic jamming have crashed in Latvia, a country with no combat aviation and whose police…
A Ukrainian Air Force pilot was forced to eject from a MiG-29 after an air to air missile malfunction caused the aircraft to catch fire in midair. While flying a counter-unmanned aerial systems…
A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 was lost during a combat mission in the Odesa region, in the south of the country, on the night of August 10. The pilot managed to eject and survived…
Following a fresh overnight offensive on several Ukrainian cities, Russia used a combination of missiles and air-dropped bombs against Zaporizhzhia, including, as denounced by President Volodymyr…
Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, an adviser to the President of Ukraine, has warned that Russia’s satellite network could enable drone control over Ukraine. Russia is accelerating The post Zelenskyy…
Russia has so far deployed its most modern fighter jet, the Su-57, only to a very limited extent in the war against Ukraine. After …
Ukraine has lost a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 in a combat mission over the Black Sea. According to the Ukrainian air force, the MiG fired an air-to-air missile — and then itself began to…
A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 was destroyed on the evening of August 10, 2026, after the fighter caught… The post Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter destroyed after catching fire during missile launch appeared…
The former chief of staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces and current ambassador to the UK, Valery Zaluzhny, and former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov are the public figures that...
Russian forces are advancing and pressure is mounting on the last major Ukrainian strongholds in Donbas, while Zelensky's so-called "40-day offensive" has not...
Ukraine has developed a new high-speed interceptor drone designed to engage Russian unmanned aircraft at altitudes of up to 10,000 meters, with the first units expected to begin combat operations in…
August 10, 2026
Camera footage shows the Leipzig drone flew straight into the wing of a Ukrainian An-124, and the bus driver never kicked it out of the air. DroneXL corrects Sunday's report as DNA on the drone…