Ukraine conducted another prisoner swap with Russia, returning home dozens of wounded, ill, and young defenders, many of whom had been held since 2022. Both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and POW HQ did not specify the exact number of POWs returned in this exchange. One of the photos…
Category: 6. Opinion
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Moscow’s crashed Su-25 attack jet may have been downed by another Russian plane in eastern Ukraine
Near the frontline, a Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft crashed on 13 June under unclear circumstances in the occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, with reports and video footage suggesting multiple possible causes, including friendly fire and structural failure.
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Frontline report: Kupiansk front turns into mass execution zone as Russian soldiers murder their commanders, steal trucks, and vanish
Today, there are interesting updates from the Kupiansk direction. Here, as Russian losses have officially hit an unprecedented 1 million count, the breaking point finally came, and the soldiers began turning their rifles on their own commanders rather than face certain death in futile assaults.
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“Everything is gone”: Russian drones destroy humanitarian warehouse in Zaporizhzhia, injuring three
In the early hours of 14 June, Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Ukraine, deploying 58 Shahed-type drones, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. Air defenses neutralized 43 of them, including 23 shot down by fire and 20 suppressed or lost from radar through electronic warfare….
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Frontline report: Ukraine is deconstructing Russia’s drone factories—with fire and steel
Today, there are a lot of interesting updates from the Russian Federation. Here, deep inside Russia, the Ukrainians are launching coordinated precision strikes to diminish the effectiveness of Russian drone strikes against Ukraine.
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Bloomberg: US blocks EU and UK push to cut Russian oil price cap to $45
The United States is blocking European efforts to cut the G7 price cap on Russian oil from $60 to $45 per barrel, frustrating EU and UK attempts to ramp up pressure on Moscow’s war financing, Bloomberg reports.
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Ukraine hits two Russian plants tied to explosives production, in Stavropol and Samara regions (video)
Ukrainian drones struck two Russian plants overnight on 14 June, damaging facilities connected to explosive production and petrochemical refining in southern Russia’s Stavropol Krai and the Volga region’s Samara Oblast. Videos from the scene, shared by several Telegram channels, show drone…
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IRIS-T breaks Ukrainian unit’s record in debut air defense operation, protecting Lviv
A Ukrainian air defense brigade used the newly delivered German IRIS-T air defense system to destroy seven Russian cruise missiles during its first operational engagement by the unit, Militarnyi reported on 13 June. The Lviv-based anti-aircraft missile brigade achieved a new record during the…
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ISW: Russia wants to modernize army for long war with Ukraine and possible NATO confrontation
On 12 June, Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated a new phase of government discussions on the State Rearmament Program for 2027–2036, with the agenda focused on advancing air defense, space systems, drone capabilities, and robotic technologies, according to a 13 June report from the…
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From Sci‑Fi to Real Combat: 5 AI Technologies the Military Is Already Using
AI is no longer confined to futuristic movies or research labs. It’s actively shaping modern warfare, moving rapidly from theoretical concepts to deployed capabilities on the battlefield. Across the globe, militaries are integrating and deploying autonomous and AI-enhanced systems that…
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