In the early hours of 16 May, a drone strike reportedly hit a Russian ammunition depot in Perevalne, near Simferopol, in temporarily occupied Crimea. According to the monitoring Telegram channel Krymsky Veter and eyewitness accounts shared on local social media, explosions and a fire broke out…
Category: 6. Opinion
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Politico: Full-blown embargo on Russia back on Europe’s table
On 16 May, Politico reported that European leaders gathering for the sixth European Political Community summit in Albania are weighing a full trade embargo against Russia. The move comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin ignored calls for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine and failed to attend…
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Ukraine confirms F-16 crash on 16 May, pilot ejected and survived
The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that an F-16 fighter jet was lost while repelling a Russian air attack in the early hours of 16 May 2025. According to the communications department of the Air Force Command, contact with the aircraft was lost at approximately 03:30.
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Forbes: drone captures deadly crash of Russian biker soldier as Moscow persists with failed motorbike raids
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Merz: EU to decide on new Russia sanctions package on 20 May after Putin excluded himself from talks
On 16 May, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that the European Union will vote on a new sanctions package against Russia on 20 May, after Russian President Vladimir Putin did not show up in Istanbul for talks with Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a post on platform X, Merz…
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Raw power is back—if you want peace, prepare for war
The following is an edited transcript of a keynote address delivered by Dr. Greg Mills at the Lviv Media Forum on 15 May 2025. The forum’s theme this year was “Speak the unspoken: choices, decisions, responsibility.”
Dr. Greg Mills directs the Brenthurst Foundation in…
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How Ukraine can win, p.1: Drones dismantling Russia’s war machine
A special series by defense journalist David Axe, exploring how Ukraine’s technological innovation is creating a path to victory.
World War I, the political crisis of 1917 and the ensuing five-year civil war embarrassed and bloodied the Russian army. With hundreds of thousands of soldiers…
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With or without truce, Russia’s war with Ukraine heading for slow-burner, analyst says
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Russia’s Iskander missiles are powered by sodium chlorate imported from China, Ukraine calls for sanctions
According to the 12 May report by Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU), the solid fuel of Russia’s Iskander-M ballistic missile contains ammonium perchlorate—an oxidizer critically dependent on foreign-sourced sodium chlorate.
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1176: Western sanctions stall despite Russia’s dismissal of ceasefire
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Ukraine’s “Steel Hundred” decimates more Russian troops than most…
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