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August 10, 2026
An explosive-laden drone found at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany on August 5 was used in an attempted attack on an Ukrainian Antonov Airlines cargo aircraft at the airport, according to… Continue…
The Kremlin's master is truly a despicable character; Vladimir Putin will never go down in history as a great strategist, but as a petty, small-minded dictator and…
Ukrainian military intelligence said Russia temporarily halted production of the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile following strikes on industrial facilities linked…
Attacks on refineries, ports, energy networks, logistics hubs and urban areas reveal a deep interdiction campaign that is widening the conflict…
The article aims to examine how unmanned systems affect the conduct of military operations in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, analyzing their role…
August 9, 2026
Correction: Camera footage shows the Leipzig drone struck the wing of a parked Antonov An-124 and fell to the ground without detonating. The bus driver found it and pinned it under his foot. He…
August 8, 2026
North Korea is reported to have deployed a missile unit in western Russia equipped with 120 KN-23/KN-24 tactical ballistic missiles and six mobile launchers to strike Ukraine…
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Poland is preparing to transfer four more retired MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, expanding military support for the country amid the war against Russia. The information was confirmed by…
Over the past six weeks, Ukraine has faced heavy missile attacks from Russia — likely the heaviest since the war began. Unlike previous waves of attacks, the current…
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August 7, 2026
Investigators confirm Semtex and PETN in the Leipzig drone bomb, which slipped past airport defenses and sat unseen beside a Ukrainian An-124 for four hours.
By Ignacio Montes de Oca. It is hard to find a bigger contradiction in current international politics: Israel refuses to hand over the two Iron Dome systems Ukraine requested for…
Belgian Defence has just disbursed nearly €30M to urgently strengthen Ukraine's capabilities against CBRN threats. Two contracts have been awarded for this purpose to as many…
Ukraine’s domestic ballistic missile program has produced test results showing “strong potential,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his… The post Ukraine’s ballistic missile tests show ‘strong…
The war that began on 24 February 2022 has not only been fought in the trenches of Donbas, in Ukrainian skies and... The article Libertà di stampa? L'Italia è dietro l'Ucraina proviene…
August 6, 2026
<p>Police investigators work on the tarmac with a robot that is capable, amongst other things, of defusing explosives, near to Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Aug. 5, 2026…
Lithuanian military intelligence believes Russia is considering using Ukrainian-made drones to strike critical infrastructure in the Baltic region… The post Lithuania warns Russia could use…
Since last year, Kyiv has turned to Western fighter jets to shoot down aerial threats, but also rely on dispersed air defense teams and other modified aircraft.
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India is steadily advancing towards propulsion self-reliance as the Indian Navy and the Ministry of Defence accelerate... The post India Accelerates…
A drone suspected of carrying explosives was found near an Antonov Airlines An-124-100 at Leipzig/Halle Airport, in Germany, triggering a major…
By Ignacio Montes de Oca. The war between Russia and Ukraine is going through a paradox: both armies are using more drones and long-range missiles than ever and are striking hard at the rear…
A drone carrying an improvised explosive device was found feet from a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane on the apron of Leipzig/Halle Airport. A bomb disposal robot removed the detonator, a DHL…
The final tranche of five Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters reached Philippine shores on 3 August 2026, touching down at Clark Air Base aboard an Antonov Airlines An-124 transport aircraft. This…
German authorities have launched a counterterrorism investigation after a drone carrying an explosive device was discovered near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport, one of Europe’s…
The Lowdown German bomb disposal experts defused an explosives-laden drone found on the tarmac beside a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Leipzig Airport — the first confirmed armed drone in Europe’s…
F-DRONES in Ukraine has presented a new middle-strike class unmanned strike system, CAPITAN at the Technological Forces of Ukraine event. CAPITAN is a Ukrainian middle-strike drone system designed…
While the assets themselves remain frozen, interest on the cash balances does not belong to Russia and, on a proposal from the Commission and the High Representative, the Council decided that…
Adnkronos – Ukraine has received another €1.4 billion in extraordinary profits generated by interest on cash balances from immobilized assets of the Russian Central Bank…
It's unclear who was behind the incident, but a Ukrainian An-124 would be about as symbolic and strategic a target outside of the country as imaginable. The post Explosive Drone Found Next To…
August 5, 2026
Kyiv's claim that North Korea is sending many more ballistic missiles to Russia comes as Ukraine is becoming defenseless to such attacks due to a lack of Patriot missiles. The post North Korea…
In what would mark a new and significant show of support for Moscow, Ukrainian intelligence has warned that North Korea has already deployed a ballistic missile unit inside…
