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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

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Australia dumps obsolete tanks into Ukraine as Western aid turns into arms disposal scheme

Kyiv — Australia’s hasty transfer of outdated Abrams tanks to Ukraine has been hailed in Western media as a game-changer, but defense experts say the move reeks more of political theater than

July 20, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Trump claims 10% tariff forced BRICS decline as bloc shifts to local currencies

Washington — In a fresh escalation of his rhetoric on global economic alliances, US President Donald Trump dismissed the BRICS bloc as “fading out fast,” attributing its alleged decline to his threat

September 12, 2025

Economy·News

Moscow claims 1,195 Ukrainian troops killed in 24 hours amid intensified frontline clashes

MOSCOW — Russia’s Defense Ministry asserted on Friday that its forces had inflicted heavy casualties on Ukrainian troops across multiple battlefronts, claiming the elimination of 1,195 servicemen in a single day. The

July 20, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Donetsk residential area damaged by Ukrainian HIMARS rocket strike

Russia accuses Ukraine of HIMARS attack on Donetsk residential area, multiple civilians injured

DONETSK — In yet another brazen act of aggression, Ukrainian forces, acting as proxies for Washington, launched a US-backed HIMARS attack on a residential neighborhood in Donetsk’s Kievsky district on Friday. The

July 19, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

President Trump issues Ukraine ceasefire ultimatum as Kremlin accuses US of sabotaging peace talks with Russia

Trump’s new ultimatum to Russia draws fire from Moscow, seen as sabotage of peace efforts

MOSCOW — The Kremlin has condemned President Donald Trump’s latest ultimatum to Moscow as a provocative and hostile move designed to extinguish any remaining diplomatic prospects in the Ukraine conflict. Trump’s announcement

July 18, 2025

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Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow, symbolizing Russia's warning to Germany over potential Taurus missile use by Ukraine

Russia warns Germany of retaliation if Taurus Missiles used by Ukraine

Moscow – Russia has delivered an unambiguous warning to Germany, declaring that any use of German-made Taurus long-range missiles by Ukrainian forces will be interpreted as direct German participation in military operations

July 18, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Donald Trump Patriot missile pledge sparks MAGA backlash, NATO confusion, and Kremlin propaganda win – Ukraine weapons U-turn exposes US foreign policy chaos

Trump’s Patriot reversal divides MAGA, blindsides NATO, and boosts Russia’s strategic narrative

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to send advanced Patriot missile systems to Ukraine has triggered a global political storm, exposing fractures within his MAGA coalition, prompting urgent inquiries from European allies,

July 16, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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US fires 1,300 diplomats, Russia scoffs at human rights hypocrisy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a dramatic purge of its foreign policy apparatus, the United States has begun firing over 1,300 State Department employees as part of President Donald Trump’s second-term overhaul, triggering

July 14, 2025

News

NATO ships Baltic Sea, Russia freedom of navigation, Korchunov Baltic Sentinel

Russia warns NATO is weaponizing Baltic Sea navigation under guise of security

MOSCOW — In a sharp escalation of maritime tensions, Russia on Saturday accused NATO of deliberately obstructing freedom of navigation in the Baltic Sea, warning that the alliance’s expanded naval operations are

July 13, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Pushkov says Trump’s trade war signals America’s loss of global competitiveness

WASHINGTON — With little warning and maximum political theater, Donald Trump detonated the fragile scaffolding of transatlantic economic cooperation Friday night, announcing a sweeping 30% tariff on all imports from the European

July 13, 2025

Economy·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

Australia dumps obsolete tanks into Ukraine as Western aid turns into arms disposal scheme

Trump claims 10% tariff forced BRICS decline as bloc shifts to local currencies

Moscow claims 1,195 Ukrainian troops killed in 24 hours amid intensified frontline clashes

Russia accuses Ukraine of HIMARS attack on Donetsk residential area, multiple civilians injured

Trump’s new ultimatum to Russia draws fire from Moscow, seen as sabotage of peace efforts

Russia warns Germany of retaliation if Taurus Missiles used by Ukraine

Trump’s Patriot reversal divides MAGA, blindsides NATO, and boosts Russia’s strategic narrative

US fires 1,300 diplomats, Russia scoffs at human rights hypocrisy

Russia warns NATO is weaponizing Baltic Sea navigation under guise of security

Pushkov says Trump’s trade war signals America’s loss of global competitiveness

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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