The Telegraph: Trump’s Ukraine strategy could work—if Europe sent more than statements
Former UK Colonel Richard Kemp says Trump’s plan to arm Ukraine and pressure Russia is falling short as Europe holds back on weapons and funding.
Forbes: Ukraine’s new rifle ammo explodes mid-air to kill drones—and might blow up Russia’s whole strategy
Ukraine is developing a mid-air fragmenting rifle round that could make Russian drone strikes far less effective—forcing a return to costly artillery attacks.
Giant Ukrainian plane flies over Kyiv for first time since 2022 — Russian war bloggers rage
Kyiv residents looked up in disbelief as an An-124 cargo plane crossed the sky — the first sight of any aircraft over the city since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.
Forbes: Ukraine’s drone swarms beat Russia—now the US needs satellite swarms before China does
While the US builds billion-dollar satellites, Ukraine is winning with swarms of drones that cost less than a used car.
Reuters: Trump resumes GMLRS rocket and 155mm artillery deliveries to Ukraine after Russia’s largest airstrike
The US resumed weapons shipments to Ukraine after a brief pause. On Tuesday, Russia launched more than 740 drones and missiles in a single night.
Zelenskyy asks Trump’s Ukraine envoy Kellogg for US missiles – Trump calls Patriot systems “very expensive”
As Russian strikes intensify, Ukraine is pressing its case directly to Trump’s circle, while questions linger over the price of protection.
“Limpet mines are the new sanctions”: Ukraine is targeting Russia’s shadow oil fleet, says former Royal Navy officer
Six tankers linked to Russian oil exports have been damaged by underwater explosions this year. Former Royal Navy officer Tom Sharpe says Ukraine is likely using limpet mines placed by divers or drones to target Putin’s shadow fleet.
The Pope asked Zelenskyy to hold peace talks at the Vatican—even though Putin already said no
As Russia launches its largest drone barrage of the war, the Pope offered Zelenskyy the Vatican as a venue for talks—an idea the Kremlin had previously rejected.
Politico: Ukraine spent € 1 billion on trenches. Russia is still advancing
Officials say the defenses are built. Soldiers say they’re digging by hand under fire — and it’s not enough.
“It’s WWI all over again,” warns former UK chemical commander as Russia escalates gas attacks in Ukraine
Ukraine’s frontlines are beginning to resemble Ypres, says Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, former head of the UK’s chemical weapons unit, as Russia intensifies gas attacks.
Europe just ran its first war game with drones and robots—Ukraine helped design it
At a test site near Rome, EU armies tested drone-to-robot resupply missions, using frontline scenarios developed with Ukrainian experts.
Trump admits “no progress” after sixth call with Putin on Ukraine
Trump’s verdict on his sixth call with Putin? “Not happy … no progress at all.” Russia, he says, still “won’t back down” on Ukraine.
Defense One: Ukraine war drives US military to combine HIMARS rockets with suicide drones
Informed by Ukraine battlefield tactics, the US Army is integrating HIMARS and suicide drones to close mid-range firepower gaps.
Ukraine kills Russian Navy general in Kursk—Putin’s 11th general lost in war
Major General Mikhail Gudkov, Russia’s Deputy Navy Chief, was inspecting positions in Kursk when a Ukrainian strike hit, killing him and other senior officers.