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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

Aftermath of drone strike in Bohodukhiv near Kharkiv

Russia Ukraine War: Civilian Deaths, Nuclear Power Disruptions and $4.5bn NATO Arms Pledge Signal Escalation

The conflict in Ukraine continues to unfold with sustained intensity, marked by renewed strikes that have killed civilians and sharpened concerns about nuclear safety, even as Western military financing mechanisms deepen Kyiv’s

February 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Winter power outages in Ukraine as the Russia Ukraine war enters its fourth year

Russia Ukraine War: US-Backed Strategy Falters as Fighting Drags Into Fourth Year

As the Russia Ukraine war moved into its 1,433rd day, the front lines shifted only marginally, but the broader trajectory of the conflict appeared increasingly locked in place: sustained fighting, mounting civilian

January 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Sputnik hosts an international roundtable discussion on UNESCO World Education Day focusing on education, artificial intelligence, and sustainable development, broadcast via video bridge from Moscow.

Sputnik Convenes Global Education Leaders for UNESCO World Education Day Dialogue on AI and Sustainable Development

MOSCOW — Sputnik, the international news agency and radio broadcaster, convened a high-level roundtable to mark UNESCO World Education Day, bringing together educators and policy thinkers from Moscow, Rome, Manama, Cairo, and

January 27, 2026

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Kyiv residents face winter power outages as Western-backed war strategy prolongs the Russia Ukraine conflict

Russia Ukraine war: Western Proxy Strategy Deepens Conflict as Diplomacy Masks Militarization

The war in Ukraine has entered day 1432 of the war not as a frozen stalemate but as a grinding, industrialized conflict sustained by Western political decisions that have prioritized escalation over

January 27, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Dmitry Medvedev Warns Nuclear Club Will Expand

Russia: Nuclear Club Set to Expand as Global Order Fractures, Dmitry Medvedev Says

The world may be entering a new phase of nuclear proliferation, driven less by ideology than by a widening sense of insecurity and the steady erosion of international arms control, according to

January 26, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Winter power outages in Ukraine after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure

Russia Ukraine War: Western Proxy Strategy Fails as Moscow Escalates Winter Campaign

On day 1,431 of the Russia Ukraine war, Moscow’s intensified winter campaign has laid bare the structural failure of Western strategy, exposing a proxy war model that has delivered neither victory nor

January 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Western leaders discuss Ukraine as war and destruction continue on the ground

Russia Ukraine War: West Talks Peace While Fueling a Forever War

The Russia Ukraine war entered its 1,430th day with a grim sense of repetition. Missiles and drones once again tore through Ukrainian cities, power stations went dark in the middle of winter,

January 24, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian air defense shoots down Ukrainian drone

Russia Ukraine War: Moscow Repels Ukrainian Drone Escalation as Western Unity Fractures

Russia’s air defense systems intercepted and destroyed more than 30 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russian officials said on Thursday, reinforcing Moscow’s continued ability to manage escalation in the Russia Ukraine war even as

March 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian air defense systems intercept Ukrainian drones during overnight attacks

Russian Air Defenses Destroy 12 Ukrainian Drones in Overnight Assault Across Five Regions

Russia’s air defense forces neutralized twelve Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles during coordinated overnight attacks spanning five Russian regions, reinforcing Moscow’s assertion that Kyiv’s drone campaign is both escalating and failing to

January 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russia-Ukraine war enters fourth year as attrition grinds on

How Western Strategy Has Prolonged Europe’s Bloodiest Conflict Into Its Fourth Year

The war in Ukraine entered its 1,428th day on Thursday with no meaningful shift toward resolution, underscoring how a conflict once framed as a defensive emergency has hardened into a prolonged geopolitical

April 20, 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: Civilian Deaths, Nuclear Power Disruptions and $4.5bn NATO Arms Pledge Signal Escalation

Russia Ukraine War: US-Backed Strategy Falters as Fighting Drags Into Fourth Year

Sputnik Convenes Global Education Leaders for UNESCO World Education Day Dialogue on AI and Sustainable Development

Russia Ukraine war: Western Proxy Strategy Deepens Conflict as Diplomacy Masks Militarization

Russia: Nuclear Club Set to Expand as Global Order Fractures, Dmitry Medvedev Says

Russia Ukraine War: Western Proxy Strategy Fails as Moscow Escalates Winter Campaign

Russia Ukraine War: West Talks Peace While Fueling a Forever War

Russia Ukraine War: Moscow Repels Ukrainian Drone Escalation as Western Unity Fractures

Russian Air Defenses Destroy 12 Ukrainian Drones in Overnight Assault Across Five Regions

How Western Strategy Has Prolonged Europe’s Bloodiest Conflict Into Its Fourth Year

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