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The air war Russia is winning by default and Ukraine's race to change that
Russia is not out-fighting Ukraine in the skies so much as out-producing it. Moscow kept its missile factories; Ukraine's were dismantled after the Cold War. Now, as the ground war stalls, the contest is shifting to who can both build and stop ballistic missiles.
The air war Russia is winning by default and Ukraine's race to change that
Russia is not out-fighting Ukraine in the skies so much as out-producing it. Moscow kept its missile factories; Ukraine's were dismantled after the Cold War. Now, as the ground war stalls, the contest is shifting to who can both build and stop ballistic missiles.
Russia's offensive has stalled - and Ukraine is now strangling the road to Crimea
Moscow captured barely a seventh of the ground this spring that it took a year ago. The war's centre of gravity has shifted from the trench line to the supply line and Ukraine's mid-range drone campaign is now squeezing the corridor that keeps Russia's southern front alive.
Ukraine hits three key bridges leading out of Crimea leaving Russian logistics in Disarray
Ukrainian forces have now struck and damaged the last remaining key bridge leading out of Crimea the Armyansk Bridge marking a significant milestone in their ongoing campaign to sever Russian supply lines to the peninsula. A Russian logistical convoy crossing the bridge at the time of the strike was severely
Russia launches massive Naval exercise close to already ongoing large NATO Baltic Sea exercises.
Russian forces have launched a major naval exercise north of Kaliningrad, deploying multiple warships and more than ten aircraft to drill bombing runs, defensive manoeuvres and coordinated fleet operations. The exercise is widely read as a direct signal from the Kremlin a response to large-scale NATO drills currently underway
Burnham Wins Makerfield By-Election, Declaring Voters Have “Voted For Change”
Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election in a result that could trigger a major new phase of turmoil inside the Labour Party. The Greater Manchester mayor secured a decisive victory in the north-west seat, taking 24,937 votes and defeating Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon, who came
Russia launches massive Naval exercise close to already ongoing large NATO Baltic Sea exercises.
Russian forces have launched a major naval exercise north of Kaliningrad, deploying multiple warships and more than ten aircraft to drill bombing runs, defensive manoeuvres and coordinated fleet operations. The exercise is widely read as a direct signal from the Kremlin a response to large-scale NATO drills currently underway
NATO launches large anti submarine operation in the North Sea:
NATO has scrambled maritime patrol aircraft, early warning platforms and refuelling tankers to monitor Russian naval movements in the North Sea, with activity traced to submarine bases near Murmansk. Dutch, American, British and French aircraft were observed operating today, including Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, Boeing E-3A
Officials fear unrest in Britain over Beheading attempt in Belfast
British officials and police services are bracing for potential civil unrest across multiple locations in England and Northern Ireland, following the fallout from a violent knife attack in Belfast and a string of controversial incidents in recent weeks. The immediate trigger came late on Monday night. Shortly after 10:30pm
Situation report from Cuba: Blockades, Blackouts and the Militaries Black Box
Cuba’s economic collapse is no longer just a story of sanctions or shortages. At the centre of the crisis is GAESA, the military-run conglomerate that controls much of the island’s hard currency economy and the one structure Havana appears least willing to reform.
Trump raises the refugee ceiling by 10, 000 to bring in more white South Africans into the US faced with prosecution.
U.S. President Trump increased the refugee admissions ceiling by 10,000 for this year to allow more white South Africans to come into the country, a signed presidential determination revealed. Trump, a Republican, froze refugee admissions from around the world when he took office in January 2025, but weeks