Kushnikov Vadim
Vadim Kushnikov

Vadim Kushnikov

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Trump Orders Stryker Brigade Deployment to Mexico Border

Trump Orders Stryker Brigade Deployment to Mexico Border

The Department of Defense announced on March 1 that U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team to deploy to the so...
March 2, 2025
17:18
Venezuela escalates conflict: patrol ship threatens oil workers in Guyana

Venezuela escalates conflict: patrol ship threatens oil workers in Guyana

A Venezuelan patrol vessel threatened oil production ships in Guyana's exclusive economic zone, claiming that they were in Venezuelan waters. Ne...
March 2, 2025
16:09
24th Brigade Receives French VAB APCs

24th Brigade Receives French VAB APCs

Soldiers of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, named after King Danylo, have received French VAB armored personnel...
March 2, 2025
15:08
Czech Republic Completes First Platforms for Spyder Air Defense System

Czech Republic Completes First Platforms for Spyder Air Defense System

The Czech company Tatra Defense Vehicle has completed the production of the first platforms for its Spyder anti-aircraft missile systems. This n...
March 2, 2025
14:37
Lithuania to produce “strategic weapons” in cooperation with Ukraine

Lithuania to produce “strategic weapons” in cooperation with Ukraine

Lithuania and Ukraine have reached a preliminary agreement on developing joint production of “strategic weapons” in Lithuania. The Lithuanian Mi...
March 2, 2025
14:17
Poland Completes Production of First AW149 Helicopter to Replace Mi-2

Poland Completes Production of First AW149 Helicopter to Replace Mi-2

The first AW149 helicopter for Poland’s Ground Forces has been manufactured at the PZL Świdnik facility, marking a key milestone in modernizing the...
March 2, 2025
12:47
Czech Volunteers Raise Funds Black Hawk and More Aid for Ukraine

Czech Volunteers Raise Funds Black Hawk and More Aid for Ukraine

The Czech volunteer initiative Dárek pro Putina (A Gift for Putin) has successfully raised funds to purchase a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for Ukra...
March 2, 2025
11:54
UK to provide Ukraine with £2.26 billion for defense materials

UK to provide Ukraine with £2.26 billion for defense materials

Serhii Marchenko, Minister of Finance, and Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, have signed an agreement to allocate £2.26 billion to Uk...
March 2, 2025
10:57
Ukraine’s Nemesis Drones Strike 365 Russian Guns, Heavy Equipment

Ukraine’s Nemesis Drones Strike 365 Russian Guns, Heavy Equipment

Operators of Ukraine’s 412th NEMESIS regiment destroyed 365 howitzers and guns last month. The regiment representatives also added that they tar...
March 2, 2025
10:30
Denmark Signs Deal with Nammo to Produce Shells

Denmark Signs Deal with Nammo to Produce Shells

Denmark has signed a contract with the Norwegian-Finnish defense company Nammo for shell production. The Hartpunkt newspaper reported that the s...
February 28, 2025
23:08
Poland Knew the War Was Coming: First Weapons for Ukraine Delivered the Night of Feb. 24, 2022

Poland Knew the War Was Coming: First Weapons for Ukraine Delivered the Night of Feb. 24, 2022

The first batch of weapons purchased by Poland for Ukraine was delivered to Kyiv on the night of February 24, 2022, a few hours before the invasion...
February 28, 2025
22:52
Turkey’s Kizilelma Unmanned Fighter Tests More Powerful Engine

Turkey’s Kizilelma Unmanned Fighter Tests More Powerful Engine

The Turkish unmanned fighter aircraft Bayraktar Kizilelma has completed its first flight tests with a new afterburning engine, Baykar announced in ...
February 28, 2025
22:02
Law Enforcers Prevent Terrorist Attack in Zhytomyr City Center

Law Enforcers Prevent Terrorist Attack in Zhytomyr City Center

The Security Service and the National Police of Ukraine detained an enemy agent who was preparing a terrorist attack in Zhytomyr on behalf of Russi...
February 28, 2025
20:37
“Ghosts of Kyiv” Strike Russian Military Facility in Russian Bryansk Oblast

“Ghosts of Kyiv” Strike Russian Military Facility in Russian Bryansk Oblast

Fighters of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade conducted an air strike on a Russian military facility in the Bryansk Oblast. This was reported b...
February 28, 2025
20:00
Romania Does Not Mind Becoming Hub For Sending Peacekeepers To Ukraine

Romania Does Not Mind Becoming Hub For Sending Peacekeepers To Ukraine

Romania could become a hub for sending Western troops to Ukraine. Romania's interim president, Ilies Boloian, noted that it required a certain a...
February 28, 2025
19:02
F-35B Launches Meteor Missile For the First Time

F-35B Launches Meteor Missile For the First Time

The Marine Corps' F-35B has conducted the first test launch of the Meteor long-range missile as part of the project to integrate it into a fighter ...
February 28, 2025
18:05
Russia Tried to Make a 15-Year-Old Girl Suicide Bomber

Russia Tried to Make a 15-Year-Old Girl Suicide Bomber

Russian intelligence services tried to make a Ukrainian 15-year-old girl a suicide bomber by forcing her to carry explosives into a police station ...
February 28, 2025
17:25
Powerful Detonation: Armed Forces of Ukraine Destroy Warehouse With Thermobaric Munitions In Donetsk Region

Powerful Detonation: Armed Forces of Ukraine Destroy Warehouse With Thermobaric Munitions In Donetsk Region

On the night of February 28, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a Russian warehouse with thermobaric ammunition. The General Staff of the Ar...
February 28, 2025
16:38
Red Cross Provides Russian POWs With Condoms

Red Cross Provides Russian POWs With Condoms

The International Committee of the Red Cross has succeeded in easing the conditions of detention for Russian prisoners and provided them with a num...
February 28, 2025
14:56
Ukraine Received Equipment Worth €7.5 Million From IT Coalition

Ukraine Received Equipment Worth €7.5 Million From IT Coalition

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has received a large batch of equipment from partners within the IT Coalition. The Ministry of Defence of Ukr...
February 28, 2025
14:09
Kongsberg to Integrate Ukrainian Missiles Into NASAMS

Kongsberg to Integrate Ukrainian Missiles Into NASAMS

The Norwegian Kongsberg will integrate Ukrainian-made interceptor missiles into NASAMS systems. Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defence & ...
February 28, 2025
13:52
Drones At War: South Korea Is Interested In Experience Of Armed Forces of Ukraine

Drones At War: South Korea Is Interested In Experience Of Armed Forces of Ukraine

South Korea is interested in the experience of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in using drones on the modern battlefield. The Ministry of Defence of...
February 28, 2025
13:41
DPRK Tests Missile Against Concrete Buildings

DPRK Tests Missile Against Concrete Buildings

North Korea (DPRK) has tested a cruise missile from a mobile chassis to hit concrete buildings. It was called “strategic”. Yonhap reported on th...
February 28, 2025
12:32
Trump Extends Sanctions Against Russia For a Year Over War In Ukraine

Trump Extends Sanctions Against Russia For a Year Over War In Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump has extended for a year the sanctions previously imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine. This is stated in a Whit...
February 28, 2025
12:08
The Times: US Urges UK To Reduce Its Dependence On American Weapons

The Times: US Urges UK To Reduce Its Dependence On American Weapons

The representatives of the United States government have warned the British military about the importance of reducing dependence on American weapon...
February 28, 2025
11:21
Ireland Is Ready To Send Its Peacekeepers To Ukraine

Ireland Is Ready To Send Its Peacekeepers To Ukraine

Ireland is ready to send its military to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping mission. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin stated this following a ...
February 28, 2025
11:00
Boeing Suspends Production of AH-6 Little Bird Due To Lack Of Orders

Boeing Suspends Production of AH-6 Little Bird Due To Lack Of Orders

Boeing has decided to stop production of AH-6 Little Bird light multipurpose helicopters. This was reported by The War Zone. The last machine...
February 28, 2025
10:20
Starmer: Britain Is Ready to Send Peacekeepers And Fighter Jets To Ukraine

Starmer: Britain Is Ready to Send Peacekeepers And Fighter Jets To Ukraine

The United Kingdom is ready to send troops and combat aircraft to Ukraine for a peacekeeping mission. This was stated by British Prime Minister ...
February 28, 2025
09:36
Uzbekistan’s air defense has been strengthened with Chinese systems

Uzbekistan’s air defense has been strengthened with Chinese systems

The Armed Forces of Uzbekistan have strengthened their air defense with Chinese anti-aircraft systems. SavunmaSanayiST media outlet reported on ...
February 27, 2025
14:55
The first 500 drones out of 12,000: Latvia sent an aid package to Ukraine

The first 500 drones out of 12,000: Latvia sent an aid package to Ukraine

Latvia has sent a new batch of strike drones to Ukraine as part of the International Drone Coalition. Latvian Defense Minister Andris Sprūds ann...
February 27, 2025
14:38
Kalmykova: 400,000 reservists mobilized into the military in 2022

Kalmykova: 400,000 reservists mobilized into the military in 2022

At the beginning of a large-scale invasion in 2022, 400,000 reservists were mobilized into the Ukrainian military. Natalia Kalmykova, Minister o...
February 27, 2025
14:05
Unmanned aircraft bombed Russians on the front line [Video]

Unmanned aircraft bombed Russians on the front line [Video]

The positions of the Russian military on the front line were bombed by unmanned light aircraft carrying bombs. The Russian texotdelBPLA (Техник ...
February 27, 2025
13:46
EU demands a new military alliance

EU demands a new military alliance

The Volt Europe political movement has launched a petition demanding the creation of a pan-European army. They cite the deterioration of EU-US r...
February 27, 2025
13:09
South Korean intelligence: North Korea deploys additional troops to the Kursk region

South Korean intelligence: North Korea deploys additional troops to the Kursk region

North Korea (DPRK) has deployed additional military units to the Kursk region of Russia to participate in hostilities against Ukrainian forces. ...
February 27, 2025
12:44
Romania allows military to shoot down air targets and conduct military operations in peacetime

Romania allows military to shoot down air targets and conduct military operations in peacetime

The Romanian Senate has passed two bills that allow the shooting down of aircraft and the conducting of military operations in the country in peace...
February 27, 2025
11:53
Finland launches a program for Ukraine: new weapons worth €660 million, not reserves

Finland launches a program for Ukraine: new weapons worth €660 million, not reserves

Finland is changing its approach to military assistance to Ukraine and is launching a new support program focused on purchasing weapons from the do...
February 27, 2025
11:20
Production Capacity of Ukrainian Defense Industry Increased by 75%

Production Capacity of Ukrainian Defense Industry Increased by 75%

Last year, the defense industry's production capacity increased to $35 billion in monetary terms, according to the Ukrainian Minister of Strategic ...
February 26, 2025
22:24
Ukraine to Receive €700 Million for Mine Clearance Equipment

Ukraine to Receive €700 Million for Mine Clearance Equipment

The long-term plan for the development of Ukraine's demining capacity for 2024-2034 envisages the allocation of €700 million from partners for the ...
February 26, 2025
21:50
Developers: Portuguese TEKEVER AR5 Drones Already in Use in Ukraine

Developers: Portuguese TEKEVER AR5 Drones Already in Use in Ukraine

TEKEVER, a Portuguese manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, is modernizing its products based on the experience of a full-scale war in Ukraine....
February 26, 2025
20:25
Russia Develops Anti-Drone System with 24-barrel Turret

Russia Develops Anti-Drone System with 24-barrel Turret

The Russian defense industry has developed a Titan anti-drone system with a 24-barrel 12-gauge turret. The Russian Center for Unmanned Systems a...
February 26, 2025
19:34
More than 200 companies in Ukraine involved in ground drone production

More than 200 companies in Ukraine involved in ground drone production

More than 200 companies in Ukraine are working on producing ground robotic systems (UGV) for various purposes. Deputy Prime Minister and Ministe...
February 26, 2025
18:43
Drones attack pipeline and oil refinery in Tuapse

Drones attack pipeline and oil refinery in Tuapse

Strike drones attacked a pipeline and an oil refinery in the city of Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai. Astra reported on this. On the night of February...
February 26, 2025
18:31
Slovakia plans to produce 155mm shells with Poland

Slovakia plans to produce 155mm shells with Poland

Poland and Slovakia intend to cooperate in producing ammunition, especially 155mm shells. Polish and Slovak Defense Ministers Władysław Kosiniak...
February 26, 2025
18:20
Russia starts striking Ukraine with unknown drones: what do they look like?

Russia starts striking Ukraine with unknown drones: what do they look like?

Russian invaders have started using new unknown kamikaze drones against Ukraine. The National Police of Ukraine reported on this and published p...
February 26, 2025
18:12
Keel of Type 424 reconnaissance ship laid in Germany

Keel of Type 424 reconnaissance ship laid in Germany

A keel-laying ceremony for the Type 424 type reconnaissance ship for the German Navy took place in Germany. This was reported on the company's o...
February 26, 2025
17:58
Skyeton introduces Remora guided munition

Skyeton introduces Remora guided munition

Skyeton, a Ukrainian reconnaissance system developer, has presented the Remora guided munition for the Raybird drone and new optoelectronic systems...
February 26, 2025
17:23
A soldier of the 4th Force of Freedom Battalion captured six invaders

A soldier of the 4th Force of Freedom Battalion captured six invaders

A National Guard soldier of the 4th Force of Freedom Battalion single-handedly captured six Russian invaders. The battalion's press service publ...
February 26, 2025
15:13
Fedorov: Over 500 companies produce drones in Ukraine

Fedorov: Over 500 companies produce drones in Ukraine

More than 500 companies are involved in drone production in Ukraine. Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformat...
February 26, 2025
14:57