Russian air-defense crews are now the hunted as Ukraine bolts rocket pods to its long-range drones

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) have begun firing unguided aviation rockets from long-range drones deep inside Russian-held territory, the force’s commander Robert Brovdi, call sign Madyar, announced on 17 May 2026. The... Read more »

Opinion: Putin Might Finally Need to Find Peace

First, see the post from the BBC correspondent, Steve Rosenberg: X avatar for @BBCSteveR On Saturday, Vladimir Putin seemed to suggest the war in Ukraine was “coming to an end.” Today one... Read more »

A one-meter gas pipe, a scooter, and a surrender: how a Russian assault group became POWs

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Ukrainian troops captured Russian assault soldiers who crawled through a trunk gas pipeline to reach the rear on the Orikhiv direction in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces said. Some of... Read more »

Disinformation Campaigns Are Now Attempting To Sow Anti-migrant Sentiments in Ukraine

By exploiting fears of mobilization, economic vulnerability, and issues of national identity, both external and internal manipulators have launched a large-scale campaign against the recruitment of foreign labor in Ukraine. Analysis of... Read more »

Day 1,541: Russian drone and missile strike kills at least 24 in Kyiv with search and rescue efforts still ongoing

A Russian drone and missile strike kills at least 24 in Kyiv with search and rescue efforts still ongoing. Russian drones strike a UN aid vehicle in Kherson. Russia copies Ukraine’s Unmanned... Read more »

Opinion: Now Is the Time to Declare Economic World War on Putin

Russia’s windfall from oil inflation has been boosted by President Trump de-sanctioning Russian oil trapped around the world, despite being dented by Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil facilities. Net-net, oil revenues at... Read more »

Russia maintains military presence in post-Assad Syria – but Damascus now holds leverage

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); New satellite imagery appears to show renewed Russian military-linked deliveries to Syria months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to a joint investigation by OSINT groups GeoInsider and SONARROW.... Read more »

China, US Cooperating to Force Diplomatic Resolution to Ukraine and Middle East Wars

The world’s two largest economic and military powers have pledged to coordinate their diplomatic leverage to bring an end to the protracted global conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Xinhua... Read more »

Foreign Ministry says confirmation received for Special Tribunal on Russia in The Hague

Andrii Sybiha. Photo: Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Посилання скопійовано Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that Ukraine has received confirmation that the Special Tribunal on the crime of aggression committed by Russia will... Read more »

Trump Warns Against Taiwan Independence After China Visit

President Donald Trump on Friday warned Taiwan against declaring formal independence after a visit to China, whose leader Xi Jinping had pressed him against US support to the self-ruling island. Trump ended... Read more »