• False allegations of British SAS casualties in Odesa: Dutch journalist's controversial claims debunked by Ukrainian military

    A Dutch journalist's claim that a Russian strike allegedly killed 18 British special forces soldiers and injured another 25 has sparked a wildfire online, drawing over 2.5 million readers.

    Sonja van den Ende, a Dutch journalist barred from entering Ukraine, has spread false information claiming the death of a British military unit during a Russian missile strike in Odesa, reported Southern Defense Forces spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk.

    "Sometimes, it happens that you're so discredited that …

  • Explosion in Moscow: GRU Officer Andrey Torgashov identified as victim in car bomb incident

    A Toyota Land Cruiser, which exploded in Moscow on Wednesday morning, belongs to officer Andrey Torgashov, who works at the headquarters of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (known as the GRU) reports the news outlet Agentstvo.

    Confusion arose after the publication Astra wrote that on the street where the explosion occurred on Wednesday morning lived the "deputy head of the PDRC military unit 33790". Other Russian media mentioned only the names of the …

  • German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall secures contract to build advanced ammunition plant in Ukraine

    German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has received orders from the Ukrainian government to build an ammunition plant in Ukraine, according to a press release from Rheinmetall.

    The order from the government encompasses the full technical equipment for the factory, right up to its operational launch. The contract is valued at "around three figures in millions of euros." Equipment for the construction and other necessary resources will be delivered to Ukraine shortly.

    Production at the ammunition …

  • France detains Russian national for espionage ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics

    A 40-year-old Russian national has been taken into custody in Paris, the city's prosecution office announced on Tuesday, July 23. The man is suspected of engaging in "espionage on behalf of a foreign state with the intent to incite hostilities in France" . According to the Le Parisien newspaper, the Russian has been formally charged.

    During a search of the suspect's apartment, authorities found "evidence suggesting he was preparing a pro-Russian operation designed to destabilize France during …

  • Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on UK and Japan

    The Russian Foreign Ministry announced new sanctions against the United Kingdom and Japan, according to statements posted on the ministry’s website.

    Entry into Russia has been prohibited for 15 British nationals. The Russian Foreign Ministry indicated that the individuals are involved in training Ukrainian military personnel, directing defense companies supplying products or services to Kyiv, and experts and journalists with "anti-Russian" positions on defense issues and Russia's war against …

  • Potential missile strike damages key Russian ferry

    A large ferry with a hull over 100 meters long, capable of transporting railway cars, has seen its engine room damaged, potentially pointing to a missile strike rather than a drone attack, according to military expert Ivan Kirichevskiy.

    Russia has significantly miscalculated in believing they had hindered Ukraine's missile program, said Defense Express military expert Ivan Kirichevskiy on the air of the Espresso TV.

    "We now take it for granted that it's not drones, but rather long-range …

  • Belarus-Germany prisoner swap: Putin plans to retrieve Russian assassin via Lukashenko

    In late June, Belarus sentenced German citizen Rico Krieger to death. Prosecutors charged him with six counts, including terrorism and extremist activities.

    On July 22, the death sentence took effect, yet there is no official confirmation of its execution.

    Deutschen Welle reports, citing its contacts, that Krieger, sentenced by the Minsk Regional Court, is being prepped for a swap involving Russian assassin Vadim Krasikov, who is serving a life sentence in Germany for killing a former Chechen …

  • Kremlin vows retaliation against EU plan to use frozen Russian assets for arming Ukraine

    Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has stated that Russia will respond to the European Union’s decision to channel revenues from frozen Russian assets towards military supplies for Ukraine, as reported by RIA Novosti.

    "These funds are not only stolen but are also being used to buy weapons. It's hard to imagine something worse," Peskov remarked.

    He further emphasized that such actions "cannot remain unanswered."

    "Moscow will explore legal options to prosecute those responsible for the …

  • Ukrainian Forces destroy rare $250 million Russian radar system with HIMARS precision strike

    Ukrainian military forces, utilizing HIMARS, successfully struck a high-value, rare target in Russian territory. The attack, believed to have involved GMLRS rockets, is evident in video footage showing an explosion over a radar system, showering it with thousands of tungsten pellets. This strike disabled the advanced Russian artillery reconnaissance system "1K148 Yastreb-AV," which costs approximately $250 million and is scarcely available in the Russian army. The drone recon footage capturing …

  • German Military Chief warns of escalating Russian threat to NATO

    Germany’s highest-ranking military officer, General Inspector of the Bundeswehr, Carsten Breuer, has issued a stark warning about the increasing military danger posed by Russia to Western nations. "We are witnessing the Russian army orienting itself towards the West," Breuer said in an interview with Sächsische Zeitung, as reported by dpa.

    Within the next 5-8 years, the Russian Armed Forces are expected to be equipped and manned in a way that would make an attack on NATO territory viable. …