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

Russian warships Marshal Ustinov Admiral Golovko Arctic naval exercises 2026

Arctic Incident Prevention Mechanisms With Norway Not Fully Functional, Russian Ambassador Says

Russia's Ambassador to Norway, Nikolai Korchunov, said Friday that the mechanisms designed to prevent dangerous military incidents in the Arctic are not fully operational, blaming Norway and NATO allies for following a

August 1, 2026

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Russian air defense systems intercept Ukrainian drones July 2026

Russia’s Air Defenses Shot Down More Than 21,000 Ukrainian Drones in July

Russia's air defense systems intercepted more than 21,000 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory in July, according to Defense Ministry data seen by RIA Novosti, with peak days of 937 and 1,060 intercepts on July 24 and 25 respectively.

August 1, 2026

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Russian aerial surveillance post Krasny Liman sector special military operation

Russian Air Defenses Destroy 258 Ukrainian Fixed-Wing Drones Overnight, Defense Ministry Says

Russia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that air defenses destroyed 258 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs overnight across 14

Russian warship fires Kalibr cruise missile in the Black Sea

Russia Strikes Three Cargo Ships Delivering Military Equipment to Kyiv, Defense Ministry Says

Russian forces struck three dry cargo ships delivering weapons and military equipment to Ukraine's armed forces

UKRAINE, SERBIA, TROOPS AGAINST RUSSIA, UKRAINE WAR, MILITARY OPERATION IN UKRAINE

Dangerous message from the Ukrainian MP – “Ukraine is ready to send troops to Kosovo, against the Serbs”

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Honcharenko wrote a very problematic message on Twitter, stating that Ukraine is ready to react and protect Albanians from so-called “Serbian aggression”, and that “Serbia is Putin’s Trojan horse

August 1, 2022

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Ukrainian army is suffering heavy losses, Zelenskyy demands ‘Bigger Toys’

In his last address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian army is suffering heavy losses in the fight against Russian troops in North Donetsk. As Zelenskyy said, the situation is

June 15, 2022