U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker says Russia is bogged down in its war against Ukraine and cannot achieve significant battlefield progress, making its near-term threat to NATO limited. He said Russia's invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea nevertheless show Moscow is unpredictable, warning that force against a NATO member cannot be ruled out.
New details emerged on the SBU-HUR shooting in Kyiv. HUR unit commander "Timur" claims SBU personnel detained a military intelligence officer without formal charges. He said an agreement on further legal procedures was reached with the Alpha commander, but other SBU personnel then began detaining unarmed HUR troops and opened fire. Three HUR personnel were wounded. Video captures an argument follo...
Ukraine's SBU says an armed group attacked its investigators during searches linked to an alleged FSB terrorist plot against a leader of a Russian opposition nationalist movement. The SBU says the group blocked investigators' vehicles and resisted, prompting…
Russian air defenses reportedly destroyed 47 drones approaching Moscow today, Mayor Sobyanin said, including 37 overnight and in the morning and another 10 later. In Moscow region, electronic warfare was reported active near Kubinka, while a Ka-52 helicopter was seen pursuing an FP-1 drone. Footage from Pavlovsky Posad reportedly showed a UAV being shot down over residential buildings.
❗️Ukraine has formally warned ICAO, airlines and governments that Russian airspace is unsafe for civilian aviation, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. He urged carriers to avoid Russian airspace as military activity increases and Ukrainian drone operations…
❗️Ukraine has formally warned ICAO, airlines and governments that Russian airspace is unsafe for civilian aviation, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. He urged carriers to avoid Russian airspace as military activity increases and Ukrainian drone operations expand. "The war is returning home to Russia," Sybiha said, adding that Ukraine is exercising its right to self-defense. Zelensky previously ...
❗️Ukrainian drones are attacking the port of Sochi in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. Powerful explosions were reported at the port, followed by columns of smoke. Preliminary reports suggest Ukrainian naval drones struck docking facilities.
❗️Russia's Rassvet satellite constellation, described as its Starlink analogue, is facing problems, according to satellite monitoring data. All 16 satellites from the second batch launched in July remain significantly below the first batch's orbit, and six have already begun losing altitude. The first batch also failed to reach the originally planned 800+ km orbit, though 13 of its 16 satellites a...
DniproOsint satellite analysis shows at least four major burn sites at LUKOIL's Kstovo refinery following the August 26 drone attack. Technical racks and columns at the AVT-1, AVT-4 and AVT-5 primary refining units were heavily damaged, along with vacuum gasoil hydrotreating equipment. The refinery has completely halted operations for repairs. The facility has capacity to process about 17 million ...
❗️Norway seized the Russian-owned Professor Molchanov near Svalbard to enforce a $4.22 billion compensation award won by Ukraine's Naftogaz over assets seized by Russia in Crimea. The vessel was detained after a 24-hour standoff with the Norwegian Coast Guard. A Norwegian court approved its arrest and compulsory sale after Moscow failed to pay the award ordered by a Hague tribunal in 2023. Naftoga...
Ukraine says air defenses downed or suppressed 135 of 163 Russian drones launched overnight, including Shahed-type UAVs, about half of them jet-powered. Russia also used S-8000 Banderol, Gerbera and decoy drones. Hits were recorded at 15 locations and debris fell at four.
Russian losses per 03/09/26 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff+1320 men+1 ACV+69 artillery+4 MLRS+2 AD systems+1 aircraft+1 helicopter+1875 UAVs+12 GRCs
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