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Russia militarizes children from kindergarten to drone training in occupied Ukraine, monitor says
The pipeline starts in kindergarten and runs through military games, cadet classes, and drone training—and the numbers dwarf what Yunarmia alone shows, a new monitor series reveals.
Russia’s threat isn’t better missile, it’s 14,000 cheap ones. Its new deadly weapon was built in early 1990s, experts say
The cheap, air-launched Dan-T is built to be fired by the thousand, piling onto the drones and missiles already straining Ukraine's air defense.
Europe gave Russia years to perfect its aerial killing. Ukraine is paying the price. Europe may be next.
Russia has spent four years adapting its drones, missiles and tactics against Ukraine. As Russian attacks become harder to stop, Ukrainian civilians are paying the price – while Europe is increasingly worried about a threat it has had years to prepare for.
Ukraine’s long-range strikes reach Moscow’s fuel supply as Russia votes in State Duma elections
A Ukrainian strike damaged the Moscow Oil Refinery, a major fuel supplier for the capital and surrounding region, as Russia held the second day of its State Duma elections.
Russia is using inaccurate missiles that can miss by hundreds of meters to attack Ukrainian cities – and plans to scale them up
Russia is increasingly using RM48U missiles originally designed as air-defense training targets to attack Ukraine. Their large margin of error makes them especially dangerous when fired at Ukrainian cities, where they can strike civilian areas far from any intended targets.
Russia paid a recruit to vandalize London mosques and make it look like a homegrown hate crime
A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to the attacks. Direct Action UK, a fake British far-right group, then circulated images of the graffiti.
“A warning to companies that remain”: Russia takes control of Nestlé and Auchan’s assets – companies that stayed in Russia following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
The companies had been warned that remaining in Russia could expose their investments to seizure as the Kremlin increasingly uses foreign-owned businesses as leverage. B4Ukraine says companies should leave while they still can.
Belarus holds military drills around the Suwalki Gap, NATO’s only land link to the Baltics
Minsk says troops are guarding infrastructure, manning checkpoints, and practicing against saboteurs and drones. It has not disclosed the total number of personnel involved.
US charges five as alleged Kremlin assassination network reaches American soil
Prosecutors say the network expanded from targeting Russian dissidents and defectors to arranging attacks against European countries supporting Ukraine.
Russia ships armor to Libya despite mounting vehicle losses in Ukraine
Two sanctioned cargo vessels crossed the Mediterranean without broadcasting location data. Russian and Libyan authorities have not disclosed who was to receive their cargo.
A drone came down beside a Bundeswehr air base, weeks after Berlin blamed Moscow for the Leipzig airport attack
The drone's owner and origin are still unknown, and investigators are collecting further parts before saying anything about how it came down.
Ukrainian partisans claim sabotage at Russian plant supplying missiles Moscow uses to bomb Ukrainian cities
ATESH says its agent disabled the power supply at the Voronezh facility, disrupting production of components used in Russian weapons.
Russia brings children from Moldova’s Transnistria to occupied Crimea for “patriotic education”
Schools in the Russia-backed enclave now begin each week with separatist flag ceremonies. Rights activists say children as young as 11 train with weapons and drones.
Russian warship fires flares at Danish military helicopter as Moscow’s provocations escalate
One flare passed close to the aircraft during a routine mission off Denmark, as NATO called the incident another “irresponsible Russian action” intended to intimidate allies.
Ukraine’s drone campaign is changing where Putin goes – now his flagship forum is being moved out of Sochi
Ukraine has sharply intensified its deep-strike drone campaign since Putin last visited Sochi, and now his security service is moving his flagship forum out of the resort.
Ukraine keeps hitting the fuel that Russia’s war runs on. Its latest target is the Slavyansk-EKO refinery, with an annual processing capacity of at least 3 million tonnes
The Ukrainian military struck it as part of a deep-strike operation, according to military intelligence.
Belarus trains troops to fight saboteurs as Minsk puts its military on a war footing
Warnings that Russia could use Belarusian territory against Ukraine or a NATO state give the drills their edge.
From Russian classrooms to Iran’s defense industry: how Moscow trains Iranian specialists
Almost 10,000 Iranians studied at Russian universities in 2025, 42% more than two years earlier, by the Russian science ministry's count, with medicine still the most popular field.
Russia has fired its Oreshnik with six warheads at Ukraine three times. State Duma defense committee member says “hour is not far” before fourth one
He cast it as revenge for a naval drone strike on Sochi.