Kushnikov Vadim
Vadim Kushnikov

Vadim Kushnikov

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Trench battle: a Ukrainian soldier killed invader using a helmet and an assault rifle

Trench battle: a Ukrainian soldier killed invader using a helmet and an assault rifle

An infantryman of the 43rd Mechanized Brigade resorted to an extraordinary stunt in a trench battle to seize the initiative and killed the invader....
March 25, 2025
10:53
China Denies Possibility of Sending Peacekeepers to Ukraine

China Denies Possibility of Sending Peacekeepers to Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China has denied information about the possible involvement of China in a peacekeeping ...
March 25, 2025
09:59
Drone Coalition Allocates €20 Million for Reconnaissance UAVs for Ukraine

Drone Coalition Allocates €20 Million for Reconnaissance UAVs for Ukraine

A coalition of drones has allocated €20 million to purchase reconnaissance UAVs for Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported about t...
March 24, 2025
15:04
Financial Times: Number of Nuclear States May Rise to 25 Due to U.S. Policy

Financial Times: Number of Nuclear States May Rise to 25 Due to U.S. Policy

The growing rapprochement between the U.S. and Russia, coupled with a shift away from NATO, has sparked renewed discussions among long-time allies—...
March 24, 2025
14:10
Ukraine Mastered the Production of Spare Parts for the M113 APC

Ukraine Mastered the Production of Spare Parts for the M113 APC

Ukrainian enterprises have mastered the production of spare parts for American M113 armored personnel carriers. The Logistics Forces Command of ...
March 24, 2025
13:50
Russian Disinformation Campaign Exposed in Austria

Russian Disinformation Campaign Exposed in Austria

A Russian disinformation campaign targeting the condemnation of Ukraine has been uncovered in Austria. The media Kurier reported on this. The...
March 24, 2025
13:16
Indian Company Involved in Supplying Sanctioned Equipment to Russia’s Defense Industry

Indian Company Involved in Supplying Sanctioned Equipment to Russia’s Defense Industry

The Indian company Park Controls & Communications helped the Russian EMT obtain sanctioned equipment from Europe. InformNapalm reported on t...
March 24, 2025
12:07
Journalists Identify Commanders Responsible for Drone Terror Against Civilians in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Regions

Journalists Identify Commanders Responsible for Drone Terror Against Civilians in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Regions

Investigative journalists have de-anonymized Russian commanders responsible for targeted drone attacks on civilians in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia...
March 24, 2025
11:49
Court Orders Citizen Who Justified Russian Aggression to Read War Books

Court Orders Citizen Who Justified Russian Aggression to Read War Books

In Kyiv, a court has ordered a citizen who justified Russia's aggression to read books on the Russian-Ukrainian war. The ruling of the Sviatoshy...
March 24, 2025
11:28
Ukrainian HIMARS Destroys Four Russian Helicopters in the Belgorod Region

Ukrainian HIMARS Destroys Four Russian Helicopters in the Belgorod Region

The HIMARS rocket system destroyed four Russian helicopters in the Belgorod region. A video of their destruction was published on the official a...
March 24, 2025
10:18
Saab Offers Its AWACS Aircraft to Scandinavian Countries

Saab Offers Its AWACS Aircraft to Scandinavian Countries

The Swedish defense company Saab is offering its own radar detection aircraft to the Nordic countries. Industry and government representatives a...
March 23, 2025
14:36
NGAD Demonstrators Have Logged Hundreds of Flight Hours Since 2019

NGAD Demonstrators Have Logged Hundreds of Flight Hours Since 2019

The NGAD demonstrators from Boeing and Lockheed Martin have logged hundreds of flight hours since 2019. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Proje...
March 23, 2025
14:24
18-24-Year-Old Recruits to Join Nine Additional Ukrainian Brigades

18-24-Year-Old Recruits to Join Nine Additional Ukrainian Brigades

Ukraine’s Contract 18-24 recruitment military service program will soon expand to include additional units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Pavlo...
March 23, 2025
14:03
Strix Battalion Drones Destroy 14 Russian Military Vehicles in Kursk Region

Strix Battalion Drones Destroy 14 Russian Military Vehicles in Kursk Region

Operators from the Strix unmanned systems battalion of Ukraine’s 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade have destroyed 14 Russian military vehicles in Ru...
March 23, 2025
13:37
Public Debate on Nuclear Weapons Begins in Canada

Public Debate on Nuclear Weapons Begins in Canada

A public debate on nuclear weapons has started in Canada due to the largest geopolitical realignments since the end of the Cold War. The Globe a...
March 23, 2025
13:08
Ukraine Launches Local Production of Czech Ammunition

Ukraine Launches Local Production of Czech Ammunition

Ukraine has established the production of small arms ammunition under a Czech license. Herman Smetanin, the Minister for Strategic Industries of...
March 23, 2025
11:49
Ukraine’s 14th USF Regiment Guides HIMARS Strike on Russian MLRS

Ukraine’s 14th USF Regiment Guides HIMARS Strike on Russian MLRS

Operators from the 14th Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) Regiment helped coordinate a HIMARS strike on a Russian BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket s...
March 23, 2025
11:29
South Korea’s Territorial Defense Conducts Anti-Drone Drills

South Korea’s Territorial Defense Conducts Anti-Drone Drills

Drawing on the lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war, South Korea's Territorial Defense units conducted specialized anti-drone drills. The Korean ...
March 23, 2025
10:53
Lithuania Plans to Mine Border with Russia and Belarus

Lithuania Plans to Mine Border with Russia and Belarus

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense is exploring the option of reinforcing the border with Russia and Belarus through mining. Dovilė Šakalienė, L...
March 23, 2025
10:24
Delivery of Australian Abrams Tanks to Ukraine Delayed

Delivery of Australian Abrams Tanks to Ukraine Delayed

The transfer of Australian Abrams tanks to Ukraine has been delayed due to disruptions at a logistics center in Poland, reports ABC. The planned...
March 23, 2025
10:06
Russian Firefighters Escape From Burning Oil Transshipment Point in Kuban

Russian Firefighters Escape From Burning Oil Transshipment Point in Kuban

Russian firefighters have escaped from the Kavkazskaya oil transshipment point in the Krasnodar Krai, which is on fire. The facility has been on fi...
March 21, 2025
14:14
Ukraine Will Produce Bohdana Self-Propelled Gun on Two Chassis at Once

Ukraine Will Produce Bohdana Self-Propelled Gun on Two Chassis at Once

The Ukrainian industry can double the production of the Bohdana self-propelled artillery system by launching the production of artillery systems on...
March 21, 2025
13:45
Come Back Alive Foundation Delivers 150 FN Minimi Machine Guns to Ukrainian Troops

Come Back Alive Foundation Delivers 150 FN Minimi Machine Guns to Ukrainian Troops

The Come Back Alive Foundation has delivered 150 FN Minimi light machine guns to Ukrainian defenders. The Come Back Alive Foundation announced t...
March 21, 2025
13:38
Saudi Arabia to Drastically Reduce Cost of Intercepting Enemy Drones

Saudi Arabia to Drastically Reduce Cost of Intercepting Enemy Drones

Saudi Arabia will purchase Hydra precision-guided munitions kits, which will enable the replacement of expensive "air-to-air" missiles for intercep...
March 21, 2025
12:35
Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Begin Mastering FPV Drones

Armed Forces of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Begin Mastering FPV Drones

Military personnel of the Armed Forces of the so-called Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) have started to master FPV drones. Local propaga...
March 21, 2025
12:23
Birds of Magyar destroyed a rare Zemledelie minelaying system

Birds of Magyar destroyed a rare Zemledelie minelaying system

The drone operators of the 414th Separate Brigade of Unmanned Aerial Systems “Birds of Magyars” destroyed a rare Russian Zemledelie minelaying syst...
March 21, 2025
11:39
NATO Urges Europe and Canada to Strengthen Weapons Stockpiles by 30%

NATO Urges Europe and Canada to Strengthen Weapons Stockpiles by 30%

NATO plans to appeal to its allies in European countries and Canada to increase their stocks of weapons and military equipment by about 30% in the ...
March 21, 2025
11:29
French Company ELWAVE to Provide Ukraine With Tetrapulse Sensors for Detecting Munitions in Ukrainian Waters

French Company ELWAVE to Provide Ukraine With Tetrapulse Sensors for Detecting Munitions in Ukrainian Waters

The French company ELWAVE will provide Ukraine with its Tetrapulse electromagnetic sensors to detect and identify unexploded ammunition and mines. ...
March 21, 2025
10:07
Ukraine and Czech Republic to Create Optical Reconnaissance Satellite Group

Ukraine and Czech Republic to Create Optical Reconnaissance Satellite Group

Ukraine and the Czech Republic are creating a Constellation optical reconnaissance satellite group. The editor-in-chief of the Czech publication...
March 21, 2025
09:00
2,500-Year-Old Amphora Found by Ukrainian Troops in Southern Ukraine

2,500-Year-Old Amphora Found by Ukrainian Troops in Southern Ukraine

Soldiers of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade (TDF) stumbled upon an ancient burial ground while constructing fortifications in southern Ukrain...
March 17, 2025
22:46
MBDA Plans to Double Missile Production in 2025

MBDA Plans to Double Missile Production in 2025

European defense company MBDA plans to hire more than 2,500 new employees and double its missile production in 2025, according to a report by Hartp...
March 17, 2025
22:05
Drone Crashes into Helicopter in South Korea

Drone Crashes into Helicopter in South Korea

A South Korean Army helicopter was destroyed by fire at an airfield after a collision with a drone during landing. This was reported by The Kore...
March 17, 2025
20:34
Ukraine, South Korea Discuss Repatriation of Captured North Korean Soldiers

Ukraine, South Korea Discuss Repatriation of Captured North Korean Soldiers

South Korea and Ukraine have held discussions regarding the repatriation of North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces. The talks were r...
March 17, 2025
20:18
Kurdish Militants Shoot Down Turkish Akinci UAV in Iraq

Kurdish Militants Shoot Down Turkish Akinci UAV in Iraq

Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants have successfully shot down a Turkish Akinci reconnaissance and strike drone near the Iran-Iraq border. ...
March 17, 2025
19:33
NATO Veterans to Lead Training of Ukrainian Sappers

NATO Veterans to Lead Training of Ukrainian Sappers

A course for training sappers at EOD levels 1-3, which meet international demining standards, has been introduced in Ukraine. According to the M...
March 17, 2025
18:37
ICEYE Launches First 4th Generation Satellite

ICEYE Launches First 4th Generation Satellite

ICEYE has successfully launched four new satellites into orbit, including its first 4th generation satellite. This was announced by ICEYE in a p...
March 17, 2025
18:28
EU Countries Support Allocation of €40 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine – Kaja Kallas

EU Countries Support Allocation of €40 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine – Kaja Kallas

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, has proposed a package of urgent military aid to Ukraine totaling ...
March 17, 2025
18:03
Germany Develops Plastic Ammunition to Combat Drones

Germany Develops Plastic Ammunition to Combat Drones

The German company RWS has introduced specialized Urban Drone Defense (UDD) machine gun cartridges designed to counter drones, the German media out...
March 17, 2025
16:28
Russia Warns Australia of “Serious Consequences” if Peacekeepers Are Deployed to Ukraine

Russia Warns Australia of “Serious Consequences” if Peacekeepers Are Deployed to Ukraine

The Russian Embassy in Australia has warned that deploying an Australian peacekeeping contingent to Ukraine would lead to "serious consequences," a...
March 11, 2025
10:31
South Korea Offers Canada Its Weapons Instead of American Ones

South Korea Offers Canada Its Weapons Instead of American Ones

South Korea has dispatched a delegation to Canada, positioning itself as a trusted and dependable military hardware and equipment supplier. The ...
March 11, 2025
10:09
Moscow and Moscow Region Targeted by Massive Drone Strike

Moscow and Moscow Region Targeted by Massive Drone Strike

On the night of Tuesday, March 11, Moscow and the surrounding region were struck by a wave of drone attacks. Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin and ...
March 11, 2025
09:41
Canada Invests $4.4 Billion in New Icebreakers

Canada Invests $4.4 Billion in New Icebreakers

Canada has ordered the construction of two new heavy polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard at a total cost of $4.4 billion. The Canadia...
March 10, 2025
23:00
Poland Expands Defense Arsenal with Additional $6.1 Billion K2 Tank Order

Poland Expands Defense Arsenal with Additional $6.1 Billion K2 Tank Order

Poland plans to double the number of K2 Black Panther main battle tanks purchased from South Korea. Information about the negotiations between t...
March 10, 2025
22:49
Ukraine Develops Strela-10 SAM Mock-Up

Ukraine Develops Strela-10 SAM Mock-Up

One of the Ukrainian companies has created a rapidly deployable mock-up of the Strela-10 air defense missile system. Photos of the model were pu...
March 10, 2025
22:40
Denmark Ready to Send Peacekeepers to Ukraine

Denmark Ready to Send Peacekeepers to Ukraine

If there is a need to send European peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, Denmark is ready to join. This was reported by DR, citing Foreign Minister L...
March 10, 2025
22:10
Turkey Tests ASELSAN’s GÖKBERK Laser Against FPV Drones

Turkey Tests ASELSAN’s GÖKBERK Laser Against FPV Drones

Turkey’s defense company ASELSAN has tested its GÖKBERK mobile laser system, successfully destroying various types of drones, including FPV models....
March 10, 2025
21:48
Ukraine’s MiG-29 Fighter Jets Target Russian Forces in Tiotkino With AASM Bombs

Ukraine’s MiG-29 Fighter Jets Target Russian Forces in Tiotkino With AASM Bombs

Combat aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force struck an enemy infantry concentration in the village of Tiotkino, the Kursk oblast. The video featur...
March 10, 2025
21:05
Ukraine’s SOF Conduct Operation In Udachne Capturing Russian Soldiers

Ukraine’s SOF Conduct Operation In Udachne Capturing Russian Soldiers

The soldiers from the 144th Center of Special Operations Forces (SOF) blew up a building in the industrial zone where Russians were holed up and fo...
March 10, 2025
19:04