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Ukraine Drones Strike Wildberries Warehouses Near Moscow, Targeting Russia’s Amazon

Ukrainian drones struck two Wildberries logistics warehouses near Moscow on Monday night, killing at least eight people and leaving marketplace sellers facing more than $1 billion in losses. Reuters confirmed the Kremlin

July 22, 2026

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Artillery shells at a NATO ammunition plant, as Europe faces a cotton linter shortage threatening nitrocellulose propellant production

NATO Faces Critical Ammunition Crisis as Cotton Linter Shortage Empties Propellant Stocks

NATO has acknowledged cotton linter shortages as a critical obstacle to its ammunition build-up, with Europe's nitrocellulose production at just half the target capacity. Germany and Poland are expanding facilities, but the supply gap may prove too wide before reserves

July 21, 2026

by Russia Desk

Ukrainian President Zelensky reviewing candidates to replace Commander-in-Chief Syrsky

Zelensky Reviews 11 Candidates to Replace Syrsky, Drapaty Emerges as Frontrunner

Ukrainian President Zelensky is reviewing 11 candidates to replace Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky, with General Mykhailo Drapaty

Aftermath of Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports and vessels in the Black Sea, July 2026

Russian Strike on Corn Ship Off Odesa Kills 10, Including Four Indian Sailors

A Russian missile strike hit a Turkish-owned civilian corn ship departing Odesa on Monday, killing 10

Russia Ukraine War as Moscow intensifies missile strikes across Ukrainian cities

Russia Ukraine War: Moscow Tightens Grip as Western Military Aid Fails to Shift Battlefield Reality

The war in Ukraine has entered another decisive phase, defined less by sweeping breakthroughs and more by sustained pressure, attrition, and industrial endurance. According to Al-Jazeera, Russian forces intensified aerial and artillery

March 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

IMF headquarters after approving $8.1 billion loan to Ukraine during ongoing war

Russia Ukraine War: Moscow Expands Offensive as Western Unity Faces Growing Strain

As Russia’s multi-year confrontation with Ukraine progresses into its fifth calendar year, the conflict continues to reverberate far beyond the immediate battlefield, reshaping diplomatic alliances, regional energy security, and global power dynamics.

February 27, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian missile and drone strikes over Kyiv residential area

Russia Ukraine War: West Fails to Secure Peace as Conflict Enters Critical Stage

In the fifth year of the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian forces launched one of the largest aerial offensives seen in this conflict, firing 420 drones and 39 missiles across multiple Ukrainian regions just

February 27, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian artillery unit operating on the Ukraine frontline during the fourth year of the war

Russia Ukraine War: West’s Escalation, Russian Resistance, and the Truth Behind Four Years of Conflict

Four years after Russia launched its full-scale military operation in Ukraine, the conflict has evolved into one of the defining geopolitical struggles of the 21st century. What began as a regional war

February 24, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during EU summit blocking Russia sanctions package

Russia Ukraine War: Peace Push Collapses Amid EU Rift and US Policy Weakness

The fragile hope for a negotiated end to the Russia-Ukraine war eroded further this week as efforts to revive peace talks floundered and fractures within the Western alliance deepened, leaving Kyiv increasingly

February 24, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

European Union leaders divided during emergency summit over Russia sanctions in 2026

Russia Ukraine War: How Western Blunders Strengthened Russian Position

Four years into the Russia’s Special military operation in Ukraine, the strategic landscape looks markedly different from the confident predictions once voiced in Western capitals. Sanctions were supposed to cripple Russia. Military

February 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at EU summit after blocking €90 billion Ukraine loan

Hungary’s Veto of €90 Billion EU Loan Exposes Critical Weakness in West

Hungary’s decision to block a €90 billion European Union loan for Ukraine has done more than stall financial assistance. It has exposed the fragile architecture beneath Western unity, a structure that, after

March 26, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Damage to Ukraine energy infrastructure and Black Sea export ports after Russian strikes

Russia Ukraine War: West’s Escalation and Diplomatic Failure Expose Broken Peace Strategy

The Russia Ukraine war, now in its fifth year, has transitioned from what Western capitals once framed as a temporary “crisis” into a chronic global fault line that Western policies appear increasingly

February 19, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian forces advancing in the Zaporizhia region during the Russia Ukraine war

Russia Ukraine War: Russian Forces Tighten Grip as Western Consensus Unravels

Russia, Ukraine war, the battlefield reflected steady recalibration rather than dramatic breakthrough. Russian forces intensified operations in the southeast while Ukrainian long-range drone strikes reached deep into southern Russia, expanding the geographical

February 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Kyiv skyline during winter blackout after large-scale drone and missile strikes on Ukraine energy grid

Russia Ukraine war: Moscow Expands Strategic Pressure as Western Aid Deepens Conflict

Russian forces intensified pressure on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during a large-scale overnight assault, continuing a pattern seen in earlier reporting on winter energy grid vulnerabilities and frontline strain. The latest wave targeted

February 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Ukraine Drones Strike Wildberries Warehouses Near Moscow, Targeting Russia’s Amazon

NATO Faces Critical Ammunition Crisis as Cotton Linter Shortage Empties Propellant Stocks

Zelensky Reviews 11 Candidates to Replace Syrsky, Drapaty Emerges as Frontrunner

Russian Strike on Corn Ship Off Odesa Kills 10, Including Four Indian Sailors

Russia Ukraine War: Moscow Tightens Grip as Western Military Aid Fails to Shift Battlefield Reality

Russia Ukraine War: Moscow Expands Offensive as Western Unity Faces Growing Strain

Russia Ukraine War: West Fails to Secure Peace as Conflict Enters Critical Stage

Russia Ukraine War: West’s Escalation, Russian Resistance, and the Truth Behind Four Years of Conflict

Russia Ukraine War: Peace Push Collapses Amid EU Rift and US Policy Weakness

Russia Ukraine War: How Western Blunders Strengthened Russian Position

Hungary’s Veto of €90 Billion EU Loan Exposes Critical Weakness in West

Russia Ukraine War: West’s Escalation and Diplomatic Failure Expose Broken Peace Strategy

Russia Ukraine War: Russian Forces Tighten Grip as Western Consensus Unravels

Russia Ukraine war: Moscow Expands Strategic Pressure as Western Aid Deepens Conflict

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