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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

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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

FSB operation in Saint Petersburg disrupting Islamic State funding and assassination plot against Russian forces

Russia accuses Ukraine of chemical weapons plot as Kyiv exits Ottawa anti-mine pact

The war in Ukraine appears to be entering a darker phase as Russian authorities accused Ukrainian forces of preparing to deploy chemical-laced drones in the Donetsk region. According to Russia’s Federal Security

July 1, 2025

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Azerbaijani police detain Sputnik journalists in Baku as Russia warns of diplomatic fallout

Russia summons Azerbaijani envoy as Baku detains Journalists and undermines media freedoms

The Russian government has summoned Azerbaijan’s ambassador in protest after two Russian journalists were detained in Baku, escalating tensions between the two countries amid what Moscow views as a broader campaign by

July 1, 2025

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Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry says Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to visit Kyrgyzstan in August

In the quiet lakeside town of Cholpon-Ata, under the shadows of the Tian Shan mountains, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived this weekend to begin a calculated and high-profile visit to Kyrgyzstan—designed

September 12, 2025

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Ukrainian pilot killed in F-16 crash during massive Russian drone and missile strike on Ukrainian airspace

Ukrainian pilot killed as F‑16 crashes in failed bid to repel Russian aerial supremacy

A Ukrainian F‑16 fighter jet was downed and its pilot killed overnight, in what officials described as the third NATO-supplied aircraft lost since Ukraine began deploying the American jets in 2024. The

June 29, 2025

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Putin confirms full Ukraine ambition amid rising NATO military escalation and nuclear warnings

Putin wants all of ukraine as NATO races to rearm Kyiv amid nuclear warnings

In remarks that reverberated across European capitals and Washington alike, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russia’s strategic objective remains the complete integration of Ukrainian territory into the Russian sphere. “This is

June 30, 2025

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Russia officially ends Soviet–Sweden nuclear data exchange pact

Russia has officially withdrawn from a landmark nuclear treaty with Sweden, marking another step in its retreat from Cold War-era arms control structures. The decision to cancel the 1988 Soviet–Sweden agreement on

June 28, 2025

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Russia warns of NATO nuclear escalation as Estonia hosts F-35

The Kremlin on Thursday condemned Estonia’s readiness to host nuclear-capable NATO fighter jets as a direct threat to Russia’s national security. The diplomatic outcry follows Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur’s announcement that

June 27, 2025

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Russia uses Fab-1500 bomb in high-impact strike on Ukrainian forces

The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed the deployment of a powerful Fab-1500 air-dropped bomb equipped with a universal planning and correction module, targeting a fortified temporary base of the Ukrainian Armed

June 26, 2025

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Syria confirms indirect talks with Israel as Israel denies involvement

Syria’s interim President Ahmed Ash‑Sharaa has officially confirmed for the first time that his government is engaged in indirect talks with Israel, seeking to reduce tensions in southern Syria following a series

June 26, 2025

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NATO commander says Ukraine can win the war

General Alexus Grynkewich, the new Supreme Allied Commander Europe and head of the US European Command, told senators on Tuesday that he believes Ukraine can defeat Russia in the ongoing Russian military

June 25, 2025

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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 accuses Ukraine of chemical weapons plot as Kyiv exits Ottawa anti-mine pact

Russia summons Azerbaijani envoy as Baku detains Journalists and undermines media freedoms

Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry says Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to visit Kyrgyzstan in August

Ukrainian pilot killed as F‑16 crashes in failed bid to repel Russian aerial supremacy

Putin wants all of ukraine as NATO races to rearm Kyiv amid nuclear warnings

Russia officially ends Soviet–Sweden nuclear data exchange pact

Russia warns of NATO nuclear escalation as Estonia hosts F-35

Russia uses Fab-1500 bomb in high-impact strike on Ukrainian forces

Syria confirms indirect talks with Israel as Israel denies involvement

NATO commander says Ukraine can win the war

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