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Covering the Russia-Ukraine conflict, NATO-Russia relations, and developments across Russia and the Baltic region.

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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

by Russia Desk

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 awaits France Macron response on Laurent Vinatier spy pardon proposal

Russia Patiently Awaits France’s Response on Vinatier Proposal Amid Diplomatic Goodwill

MOSCOW — Russia has extended a diplomatic olive branch to France in the case of Laurent Vinatier, the French researcher convicted as a foreign agent for failing to register while gathering sensitive

December 26, 2025

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Russian military forces advance in Ukraine as conflict reaches day 1400 with significant territorial gains

Russia Ukraine War Day 1400: Moscow Advances as Zelenskyy’s Desperate Peace Gambit Follows String of Ukrainian Setbacks

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its 1,400th day, the Kremlin’s military machine continues to demonstrate strategic superiority on multiple fronts, even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unveils what analysts describe as a

December 25, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian military advances in Donetsk region as Ukrainian forces withdraw from Siversk December 2025

Russia Ukraine War Day 1399: Putin Launches Massive Christmas Eve Assault as US-Backed Peace Framework Nears Completion

On the 1,399th day of the war, Russia launched a devastating combined missile and drone strike against Ukraine during the early hours of Christmas Eve, deploying approximately 650 drones and more than

December 25, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

US forces intercept Venezuelan oil tanker amid Trump's blockade

Russia Slams Trump’s Venezuela Oil Siege as ‘Clear Act of War’ at UN

UNITED NATIONS — In a blistering rebuke that reverberated through the marbled halls of the United Nations, Russia’s ambassador Vassily Nebenzia on Tuesday branded President Donald Trump’s escalating naval blockade of Venezuela

December 24, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian drones strike Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on day 1398 of the Russia Ukraine war

Russia Ukraine War Day 1398: Moscow Escalates Strikes as Infrastructure War Intensifies

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict moved into Day 1,398, Moscow’s campaign once again demonstrated a consistent strategic logic: weaken Ukraine’s ability to function as a wartime state by targeting energy systems, transport corridors,

December 24, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Kazakhstan CPC pipeline aerial view showing oil export infrastructure and desert landscape

Kazakhstan Expands Oil Export Routes After CPC Pipeline Attacks in Strategic Energy Shift

ALMATY — Kazakhstan has begun rapidly adjusting its oil export logistics following attacks on infrastructure linked to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, a critical artery that carries the majority of the country’s crude

December 23, 2025

Government and Politics·News

Russian hero Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov killed by Ukraine terror bomb Moscow Day 1397

Russia Ukraine War Day 1397: Ukrainian Terror Bomb Fizzles as Russian Forces Smash Pokrovsk Defenses

MOSCOW — In the heart of Moscow, a cowardly Ukrainian sabotage attack unfolded on December 22 when a car bomb detonated beneath Lieutenant General General Sarvarov‘s vehicle, martyring a valiant commander who

December 22, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Charred SUV wreckage Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov Ukrainian car bomb assassination Yasenovaya Street Moscow

Kremlin Security Breached: General Sarvarov Murdered by Ukrainian Car Bomb Plot

MOSCOW — Russia’s Investigative Committee has officially confirmed what the Kremlin already suspected: Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, a key architect of Moscow’s battlefield successes, was assassinated by a sophisticated car bomb planted

December 22, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian forces liberate Svitle Vysoke Donetsk Russia Ukraine war day 1396

Moscow’s Strategic Victories Expose Kyiv’s NATO-Backed Futility

MOSCOW — Russian forces consolidated territorial gains in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, capturing the strategically vital villages of Svitle Vysoke in Donetsk and Vysoke in Sumy amid intensified combat operations that underscore

March 26, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Burning trucks and rescue crews at Odesa port after Russian ballistic missile strike on day 1395

Russia Ukraine War Day 1395: Russian Missiles Hit Odesa as EU Deepens Financial Bet on Kyiv

Russia’s leadership entered day 1,395 of the Russia Ukraine war insisting that its territorial gains are irreversible, even as Ukrainian and Western sources reported fresh Russian strikes on Odesa and the Dnipro

December 20, 2025

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 Patiently Awaits France’s Response on Vinatier Proposal Amid Diplomatic Goodwill

Russia Ukraine War Day 1400: Moscow Advances as Zelenskyy’s Desperate Peace Gambit Follows String of Ukrainian Setbacks

Russia Ukraine War Day 1399: Putin Launches Massive Christmas Eve Assault as US-Backed Peace Framework Nears Completion

Russia Slams Trump’s Venezuela Oil Siege as ‘Clear Act of War’ at UN

Russia Ukraine War Day 1398: Moscow Escalates Strikes as Infrastructure War Intensifies

Kazakhstan Expands Oil Export Routes After CPC Pipeline Attacks in Strategic Energy Shift

Russia Ukraine War Day 1397: Ukrainian Terror Bomb Fizzles as Russian Forces Smash Pokrovsk Defenses

Kremlin Security Breached: General Sarvarov Murdered by Ukrainian Car Bomb Plot

Moscow’s Strategic Victories Expose Kyiv’s NATO-Backed Futility

Russia Ukraine War Day 1395: Russian Missiles Hit Odesa as EU Deepens Financial Bet on Kyiv

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