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Category: 6. Opinion
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Ukraine found air defense blind spot in Kursk—now MiGs and HIMARS are tearing it open
Today, there are a lot of important updates from the Kursk direction.
Here, the Ukrainians are intensifying their offensive operations along the Russian border near Tyotkino. As Ukrainian forces pushed deeper into Kursk, powerful HIMARS and strikes of the Ukrainian Air Force played a critical…
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Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian hotels expose deliberate campaign on foreign reporters
Russian strikes hotels to silence journalists. Since the start of the full-scale war, Russia has targeted at least 25 hotels near the front lines in Ukraine—a deliberate campaign, The Washington Post reports.
What initially appeared to be random strikes have turned into a systemic threat….Continue Reading
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Trump pushes NATO troop cuts in Europe despite Russia’s threat
Despite the persistent threat from Russia, the US is considering reducing its military presence on the continent, Reuters reports.
Security experts and European leaders increasingly warn that Russia’s threat to Europe remains, regardless of any potential ceasefire or peace settlement with…Continue Reading
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Italy to hand Ukraine 400 battle-tested M113s—same carriers Israel still trusts in combat
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has presented a new military aid package for Ukraine to the Public Safety Committee, which includes old but effective M113 armored personnel carriers and a satellite surveillance system, il Giornale reports.
Despite their age, the M113s have proven to be…Continue Reading
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Ukraine unveils mobile anti-drone laser turret SlimBeam
Ukraine’s government-backed defense innovation grant program, known as the “Brave1 technology cluster,” reported that Ukrainian company Fulltime Robotics has developed a new compact laser turret named SlimBeam, designed to neutralize drones and destroy explosives from a distance.
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Destruction at Russia’s Murom military factory confirmed by satellite data
Satellite images confirm the destruction of a warehouse at the Murom Instrument-Building Plant in Murom, Vladimir Oblast, Russia, following a Ukrainian drone strike weeks ago. The images were analyzed and published by the open-source intelligence group Dnipro OSINT, Militarnyi reported.
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Failed Ukraine’s peace talks expose Trump’s dilemma: either crush Russia’s energy exports or accept Putin’s ceasefire game
The meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul clearly showed he isn’t yet ready to do a deal, The Wall Street Journal reports.
“We fought Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?” That was the message delivered by Russian presidential aide Vladimir…
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ISW: Russian forces expand salient near Donetsk’s Pokrovsk and Toretsk amid uncertain summer priorities
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on 16 May that Russian forces continue expanding their salient northeast of Pokrovsk and southwest of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast. However, it remains unclear whether Russian command will prioritize advancing on Pokrovsk or…
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“Classic Russian spy tactics” turn victims of Putin’s war into weapons against their own allies
Moscow-recruited Ukrainian agents are causing a double wave: shock in the West and propaganda within Russia, says former British military analyst Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, The Telegraph reports.
In 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Russia had long been waging not a covert but an…
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