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.
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Iran armed Russia with Shaheds. Now it wants the jet-powered Geran-5 remake back to fight Israel and the US
Russia turned Iran's imported Shahed into a jet that flies at up to 600 km/h, with a new airframe closer to a cruise missile than to the propeller drone Tehran sent it.
190 or 580 Patriot missiles? What Ukraine’s EU-loan request could buy—and why Washington still decides
The EU is weighing Ukraine's loan request to buy Patriot missiles, von der Leyen confirmed—member states take it up on 7 September.
Fired Ukrainian minister offers to help build America’s drone army— for Patriot missiles in return
Mykhailo Fedorov is courting US investors for a fund that would build defense tech companies itself, not just back them.
Biggest Magura sea drone doesn’t ram ships. It carries other drones and stays out seven days
Unlike Ukraine's one-way strike boats, the V11 stays at sea a week and forward-bases other drones far offshore.
Two officers, 101 soldiers—Ukraine’s newest homecoming from Russian cells
The group spans four years of the war, from the fall of Mariupol to captures made only months ago.
NATO army bought Russian missiles and now it can’t give them away
Israel and US lawmakers are stalling Türkiye's F-35 deal as its talks to offload a Russian S-400 to the UAE show no movement.
Russia allegedly sent a hitman after a US-Ukrainian citizen in Warsaw. Poland caught the suspect
Polish services detained the Russian suspect earlier this month after working with US counterparts.
Ukraine’s Soviet S-300 air defenses ran low—now the US and Ukraine are working to revive their missiles
As Russia continues its missile and drone strikes, Ukraine has depleted the stockpiles of its surface-to-air missiles for the S-300. A joint US-Ukraine effort could start producing new rounds by late 2026, a retired US colonel says.
US rebuilt full intelligence sharing with Ukraine—and Kyiv strikes deep inside Russia hit harder
Both parties in Washington now credit the restored flow of satellite data and warnings, reversing a short 2025 cutoff that a Ukrainian officer said cost hundreds of lives.
American tank missiles, an Israeli radar, a Dutch truck—Ukraine welded them into one drone-killer
For each cheap Russian drone it stops, Ukraine saves a million-dollar interceptor for the cruise and ballistic missiles that truly need one.
Russian recruit reaches the front. Thirty minutes later, the drones find him
The figure came from Ukrainian open-source reports. Now US intelligence says its own findings match—and Washington wants the technology behind it.
Ukraine denies biolab claims as Gabbard map mislocates Kyiv and invents city “Cherniv”
The foreign ministry said Russia's accusations were already reviewed by BTWC states and the UN Security Council in 2022.
US discusses placing nuclear weapons in additional European NATO states beyond current 6 hosts
Washington has signaled willingness to extend its dual-capable aircraft program to eastern flank allies near Russia's borders, Financial Times reported on 2 June
Ukraine says its drone deal with the US is stuck while its deals with Europe and the Gulf move ahead
Kyiv agreed to let Washington check its air, sea, and land drones, yet the framework agreement remains open, Zelenskyy said.
Tulsi Gabbard, the DNI who called Biden a ‘warmonger’ for backing Ukraine is resigning
Gabbard resigns as US intelligence chief, citing husband's cancer.
Washington lets the Russian oil loophole expire, ending months of seaborne sanctions relief
Senators from both parties had pressed the administration to drop the carve-out that critics said funneled billions into Moscow's war chest.
Pistorius is flying to Washington for Tomahawks, despite worsening relations between Merz and Trump — Financial Times
Germany is reviving its bid to buy US Tomahawk cruise missiles and Typhon launchers despite tensions between Trump and Merz over the Iran war, the Financial Times reports.
Most Ukrainians reject giving up Donetsk Oblast to Russia even for security guarantees — KIIS survey
For Ukrainians, the real substance of "guarantees" matters more than empty promises.
Russia’s close ally now has enough nuclear warheads and delivery systems to breach US missile defense
North Korea, one of the closest allies of Russia, already possesses enough nuclear warheads and delivery systems to…