German defense giant Rheinmetall and US company Lockheed Martin have agreed to expand their cooperation to boost missile and ammunition production in Europe.
Category: 6. Opinion
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Defense giants unite to boost European missile capabilities amid growing Russia’s threat
The EU is undertaking an unprecedented defense buildup in response to Russia’s threat. It plans to mobilize up to €800 billion through… -
Russian soldiers who looted Nova Kakhovka residents vanish as pro-Ukrainian partisans strengthen their network in Kherson Oblast
Two Russian National Guard soldiers, reportedly involved in looting, have mysteriously disappeared under unclear circumstances in the Russian-occupied city of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson Oblast, say the pro-Ukrainian partisan group Atesh.
Atesh, formed in September 2022 following the start of…
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“Rare triumph”: US-Ukraine mineral deal marks political victory for both sides amid peace efforts
The implications of the new US-Ukraine mineral deal will depend on how US President Donald Trump uses the agreement in negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to end the war in Ukraine, The Economist has reported.
On 30 April, Ukraine and the US reached a long-anticipated…Continue Reading
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Kyiv, then Dnipro, Sumy, and Odesa — Russia’s rotating war of terror explained
Russia’s large-scale strikes on major Ukrainian cities are not part of an effort to seize them militarily, but rather a strategy to pressure Kyiv into capitulation, says Ukrainian military expert Roman Svitan, according to Fabrika Novyn.
Russian attacks on Ukraine have intensified amid US…Continue Reading
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Ukrainian court orders defense executives jailed without bail for sending thousands of useless mortar shells to front lines
A Kyiv court has ordered the detention of the general director of a defense plant in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and his deputy without the possibility of bail, suspected of supplying 120,000 defective mortar rounds to the frontline, Suspilne reports.
On 29 April, the Security Service of Ukraine…
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Ukraine regains 115 positions in April amid pressure on four fronts with “active defense tactics”
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Frontline report: What Russian commanders plan in Pokrovsk and what actually happens there are two different wars
Today, there is interesting news from the Pokrovsk direction.
Here, Ukrainian counterattacks pushed the Russians out of several key positions, endangering their whole operation to encircle Pokrovsk. As a result, the Russians were forced to completely abandon their attempts to take the town,…
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Silent killers: Russian Shahed drones transform Kyiv neighborhoods into explosive minefields
Delayed-action cluster munitions dropped by Russian Shahed drones have reportedly detonated in Kyiv and the surrounding region, according to Oleksandr Popovtsev, head of the Shevchenkivskyi District Administration.
The first mentions of delayed munitions were reported on 10 April 2025, following…Continue Reading
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Ukraine stops fourth assassination attempt on volunteer Sternenko, who supplies drones for front, on 7-year anniversary of prior attack
Ukrainian activist and volunteer Serhii Sternenko, who has played a significant role in supplying FPV drones to the Ukrainian military, has been wounded in an assassination attempt.
Since 2022, Russia has orchestrated a sustained campaign of assassination attempts targeting high-profile…
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Lithuania rejects Belarus proposal to restore passenger rail service
Lithuania has firmly rejected a proposal from Belarus to restore international passenger train service between Minsk and Vilnius, reaffirming the country’s suspension of cross-border train traffic first imposed in March 2020, Lithuanian news portal 15min reported. Belarus had offered to…
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