Ukraine's Shershen surface-to-air missile system was displayed at full scale for the first time at MSPO 2026. According to Oboronka, the launcher is designed to engage aerial targets using both Soviet- and Western-designed surface-to-air missiles. The exhibition also marked the first public showing of the new Ukrainian-developed R-120K missile for the system.
❗️European and US officials have increasingly accepted that Russia's war against Ukraine will continue into 2027, Bloomberg reports, acknowledging that the latest US peace initiative produced no results in negotiations. A Bloomberg source said Putin believes he could enter next spring in a stronger position and that serious negotiations are unlikely before next year. US Under Secretary Elbridge Co...
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Ukraine's 3rd Special Operations Forces Regiment detected and destroyed a Russian BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, a passenger vehicle and a stockpile of rockets for the system.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed warnings that Russia could attack Europe, calling them "nonsense" and arguing that claims Russia is losing in Ukraine contradict warnings that it is preparing to attack Europe. Lavrov said Moscow has no intention of attacking anyone. He then warned that if such rhetoric instead reflects preparations for a European attack on Russia, "the war will be ...
Zelensky says Ukraine struck Russia's Novorossiysk naval base, hitting a terminal used for oil loading, military harbor facilities, warships and Kalibr missile carriers. He credited the SBU, Unmanned Systems Forces, Navy, HUR and Border Guard for the operation. Zelensky said Ukraine is responding to Russia's daily attacks with strikes across an expanding geographic range.
Ukrainian war reporter Andriy Tsaplienko showed the Hornet, an AI-guided drone used by the 21st Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment of Ukraine's 2nd National Guard Corps Khartiia. He says the regiment launches dozens of the drones against Russian logistics and is turning them into a mass-use weapon. The Hornet is a cheap but effective AI-guided munition.
Fires are still visible in Novorossiysk, Russia, this morning following an overnight attack by Ukrainian long-range drones.
AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla said his party opposes military aid to Ukraine and wants sanctions on Russia lifted. He said the AfD rejects German-made drones being used for strikes inside Russia and reiterated the party's position against weapons deliveries to war zones. Chrupalla also cited Hungary's dependence on Russian energy under Viktor Orban as an example of "sovereignty," pointing to what h...
Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Ryazan Oil Refinery on September 6, satellite footage shared by Exilenova+ shows. The facility, Russia's third-largest by design capacity at about 18.8 million tons annually, remains under constant repairs. AVT-3 and AVT-4 are still being repaired, while new damage from the latest strike is assessed as likely.
❗️❗️Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces commander Magyar says a combined Ukrainian strike on the Novorossiysk naval base overnight hit several Russian military vessels, including missile carriers. He also reported that Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a Su-33 carrier-based fighter and Mi-8 helicopter near Anapa, plus a Kasta-2E2 radar and a 92N6 radar from an S-300/400 system near Gelendzhik. No fo...
Zelensky said a Russian drone struck a residential high-rise in Kyiv this morning, injuring four people. Overnight, Russia hit the Starokozache international border crossing with Moldova in Odesa region, killing two and injuring three. Rescuers evacuated 16 people and the crossing was closed. Recovery efforts are also ongoing in Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr and Kyiv regions fo...
Ukrainian strike drones are attacking Novorossiysk, Russia. Explosions are being heard across the city, a fire has broken out.
Ukraine's General Staff says Russian personnel losses since the start of the full-scale invasion have surpassed 1.5 million killed and wounded. It described the figure as the Russian military's highest losses in a single war since World War II. According to the General Staff, the total exceeds combined Soviet and Russian military losses in all other wars and armed conflicts since the second half o...
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S8000 Banderol missiles and 196 Shahed, Gerbera and decoy drones, including jet-powered Shaheds. Ukraine said 165 UAVs were downed or suppressed, with missile and drone impacts recorded at 23 locations.