Beijing is far more directly involved in war than previously understood: China secretly trained 200 Russian troops in 2025
Chinese troops have trained in Russia since 2024. Russians training in China is the new part.
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“There was fear”: Colombian “Tornado” held frontline position in Ukraine for 110 days, repelling relentless Russian attacks
He's blunt about why he came — a good cause, and the money. He's just as blunt about the rest.
Nicolas Tenzer: stop talking about peace, the question is victory
French geopolitical expert on his book Our War, Putin's nihilist regime, and the strategic autonomy Europe must build with or without Washington
Portugal just hit highest defense-industry growth since 1986. Its defense minister links boom to Russia’s war
Nearly 100 new defense companies created in 16 months.
Mobilization gap: Russia now losing more troops than it can replace, for fifth month running
Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls it the "mathematics of war", and it is turning decisively against Russia.
“AI makes it possible to automate parts of kill chain,” says Ukraine’s top defense AI official
Ukraine built its AI defense capability under fire, with no margin for slow procurement cycles or multi-year development timelines.
Syrskyi: Ukraine’s strikes have cost Russia $25.5 billion
Ukraine holds the front not through numbers, but through asymmetric warfare, drones, and forcing Russian forces to operate under continuously unfavorable conditions.
Russian propaganda hailed Polish POW as defector — now Russia jails him for 13 years
Russia jailed 47-year-old Pole Krzysztof Flaczek for 13 years for fighting for Ukraine — as Moscow's own earlier "defector" propaganda about him quietly disappeared.
Swedish Intelligence: Russia’s economy is worse than its official data says
Still, it doesn't change Russia's military goals.
Russia tried to kill Ukraine’s most public Shahed analyst — with four superspeed jet-powered Shaheds
Now, 20% of Russian Shaheds are manually piloted.
Rutte at Ramstein: NATO allies need $60 billion more for Ukraine in 2026
NATO countries that support Ukraine need to increase investments to provide an additional $60 billion in defense aid…
First glimpse in years— wife barely recognizes Ukrainian soldier after weight loss in Russia’s captivity
The family reunited again.
Russia’s regime feeds on war and doesn’t want peace, Russian commander fighting for Kyiv says
The Russians are already discussing the capture of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, Kapustin added.
Ukraine sentences FSB agent to 15 years for guiding Russian bombs onto Pokrovsk
Woman drove and walked near front lines, sending Google Maps screenshots to her handler
She spent 15 years decoding Russian talks. Her verdict: the battlefield will decide.
A seasoned former diplomat on reading Russia's negotiation theater
Russia strips nuclear forces, Navy, and Air Force to fill infantry ranks —military expert
Analyst reports three consolidated regiments fighting as infantry, drawing on elite military branches
War comes home: Russia’s veteran crime wave hits 15-year high
627,900 serious offenses recorded as former prisoners return from Ukraine
Russian tank hunted her for 36 shots. Ukrainian widow, 54, kept fighting
A Russian tank and artillery piece opened fire together on her position near Bakhmut.
US seizes Russian tanker in Atlantic after Moscow’s submarine fails to save it
Kremlin demands "humane treatment" for crew after weekslong high-seas chase