Over 80 meters long, a dry cargo hold, and an owner investigated over Russian drone operations: the ship Sweden boarded off Gotland
Neither police nor the broadcaster that broke the story has named the vessel or the company behind it.
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Russia may stage sabotage in Eastern Europe, but wants Kyiv blamed, Ukraine’s Intelligence warns
The agency says Moscow aims to weaken European support for Kyiv by making Russian attacks appear to be the work of Ukraine’s military.
Lithuania puts up to 100 soldiers on Kaliningrad border as officials brace for possible Russian mobilization
The move comes as Moscow rejects reports of a new call-up while Ukrainian officials warn Russia is preparing to expand its forces.
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.
Tree lines out, swamps in—Lithuania rethinks how to stop Russian armor at the border
Restored wetlands are meant to make some ground simply impassable to heavy military vehicles within a few years.
The wreckage Russia collects from Ukrainian drone strikes may have a second life—aimed at NATO, Lithuania warns
Military intelligence gathered data showing Moscow may use captured drone parts for strikes on critical infrastructure in the region, aiming to obscure responsibility and shift blame to Kyiv.
Russia’s planes probed NATO’s eastern flank so often this July that scrambles jumped more than 250%
Russian planes kept approaching NATO's borders with their transponders off.
NATO jets over the Baltics get authority to shoot down “objects that pose a threat”
Lithuania's president announced the change, saying the security environment around the three states is no longer peaceful.
Russia was preparing targeted terror attacks against Ukrainian defense engineers. SBU detained spy compiling “card index”
GRU planned terror attacks on Ukrainian defense engineers, not just factory air strikes.
Putin warns Armenia of a “Ukrainian scenario” over its push toward the EU
Speaking after a Eurasian Economic Union summit in Astana on 29 May, the Russian leader also vowed to destroy any state attacking Kaliningrad.
If this were real life, they would already be dead: Ukrainian drone pilots force NATO drills on Gotland to stop three times
During the pause, the opposing forces had time to think about how to act better against the enemy.
US decision not to deploy Tomahawks to Germany was even worse than withdrawal of 5,000 US troops. But Ukraine can help
Three years of full-scale war have made Ukraine's defense industry one of the most combat-experienced on the planet.
Wargame reveals Germany would freeze as Russia seizes Lithuanian territory in three days
In the simulation, Berlin chose consensus-building while Russian forces seized the Suwalki Gap connecting Moscow-controlled Kaliningrad with Belarus
Poland prepares €2 billion anti-drone barrier to deter future Russian UAV incursions
Officials say the system will fuse cannons, jammers, and missile tech to shield the eastern border from evolving threats.
“Propaganda is ready”: Russia may be preparing escalation on NATO’s eastern flank with checkpoints and control in 2026, says expert
Expert says Russia may seize Suwałki Corridor in 2026 to blackmail the Alliance.
Russian military aircraft violate NATO member Lithuania’s airspace – President vows reaction
The incident fuels rising tensions in the Baltics, where repeated Russian airspace violations and drone activity are heightening fears of provocations near NATO borders.
NATO jets scramble three times in a week as Russian warplanes fly “invisible” toward Kaliningrad
Russian aircraft violating aviation rules over the Baltic Sea were An-12 and An-72 cargo planes, Su-35 fighters, and Si-24MR recon aircraft.
Military aircraft with Spanish defense minister undergoes GPS attack over Kaliningrad
A Spanish military aircraft carrying Defense Minister Margarita Robles became the third high-profile European government plane to suffer GPS interference this year, with the incident occurring over the Baltic Sea near Russia's heavily militarized Kaliningrad Oblast.
Locals watch Lithuanian coast guard chasing Russian marine drone launched from Kaliningrad
Coast guard chases the drone near Nida as Lithuania accelerates defense spending amid mounting Russian provocations.
Putin overstretched: Russia withdraws forces from Kaliningrad, Poland says
As Russia tries to form new units near Finland, its forces are being stretched thin, prompting a major withdrawal from Kaliningrad, Poland’s foreign minister says.