Brilliant ambush plan: Ukrainian troops impress experienced NATO instructors with superior “tactical imagination”
Six hours to plan an ambush — and they produced the most brilliant plan he'd ever seen.
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World’s best Shahed hunters are in Ukraine — and Kyiv to deploy to Gulf, but only on one condition
Arab states have economic leverage over Russia. Ukraine has the world's best drone hunters. Zelenskyy proposes a trade.
F-16s, tanks, air defense, artillery — now €33 million for training: Ukraine and Denmark launch joint defense project
Denmark's next investment in Ukraine isn't weapons but keeping soldiers alive through better training.
Ukraine’s battle-hardened soldiers to teach Bundeswehr—Germany braces for real-world drone and mass-strike warfare
German troops will gain hands-on lessons in high-intensity combat scenarios that only Ukrainian soldiers have faced daily since 2022.
“First time in 70 years”: Europeans no longer trust US security guarantees, expert says
A French armored brigade took 10 days and crossed five planes, 11 trains, and 15 convoys to reach Romania for NATO exercises in November — a timeline that exposes the alliance's logistics gap as the US reduces its European footprint.
Drones spotted over German base during Ukrainian military training in October
A drone incident at a German military base hosting Ukrainian troops is part of a broader pattern of thousands of unexplained flights over defense facilities this year, which authorities suspect may be linked to Russian hybrid operations.
Russia buys 18,000 drones to train schoolchildren for war, Ukrainian intelligence says
Russia has transformed hundreds of schools into military training facilities, spending $82 million on 18,000 combat drones that teach teenagers reconnaissance and attack operations as part of a program to train one million drone specialists by 2030
EU considers deploying military trainers inside Ukraine – RFE/RL
Internal documents show the EU weighing deployment of military instructors to Ukrainian soil for the first time, contingent on a ceasefire agreement and US security coordination.
Ukraine sends drone warfare experts to Denmark as mystery UAVs trigger Nordic security alert
Ukrainian drone warfare specialists have joined Danish forces for week-long "Wings of Defense" exercises as Copenhagen deals with unidentified aerial vehicles in its airspace
Poland will send troops to Ukraine to learn how to shoot down Russian drones
Ukraine’s experience defending against drone strikes will help Poland train its military to counter Russian drone incursions.
Foreign volunteers killed in Russian strike on training camp near Kropyvnytskyi – NYT
An American recruit from Florida witnessed "at least 15 dead soldiers and more than 100 wounded" when Russia targeted a mess hall packed with international volunteers eating lunch at a training camp in central Ukraine.
New Zealand pledges $9.5 million in Ukraine aid ahead of NATO Summit
Wellington announces a fresh support package just as PM Luxon prepares to meet global leaders in The Hague.
Russia engages up to 640,000 troops against Ukraine, Kyiv’s top general says
Syrskyy informed NATO that constant attacks are not isolated but part of Moscow’s broader attritional military doctrine.
North Korean defector reveals privileges for soldiers who fought against Ukraine
They can join Pyongyang's Communist party, get the war veteran status, or be admitted to university, he says.
Ukraine expects new F-16 delivery from Netherlands in 2025
Ukraine's Defense Minister met his Dutch counterpart in the Netherlands, visited F-16 ground personnel training facilities, discussed defense industry cooperation.
Lithuania sends drones, thermal imagers and telescopic loaders to Ukraine
Vilnius delivers military equipment to Ukraine while pledging continued support through international coalitions and defense industry development programs.
North Korean POW reveals he expected training, not fighting against Ukraine
One of the captured DPRK prisoners of war possessed a fake Russian military ID issued in the name of a real Russian citizen.
Belarus launches military exercises near Ukrainian border
Belarus launched military exercises involving territorial defense forces and reservists in the Gomel region bordering Ukraine.
Most intense fighting continues in Pokrovsk and Toretsk areas – National Guard
Russians also have sharply increased activity in Lyman and Kupiansk sectors in recent months.
ISW: Ukrainian military denies North Korean presence in Kharkiv Oblast
Ukrainian sources told CNN Pyongyang's soldiers arrived in occupied Mariupol, and operate in Kharkiv Oblast. Regional military command denied the Kharkiv report.