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UK military sites record about 340 drone incidents in year through August

Unknown drones are being spotted almost daily at or near UK Defense Ministry sites, raising concerns about growing threats from foreign states, The Independent reported on Sept. 18, citing data obtained through freedom of information requests.

20 September, 01:47 AM

Russian Embassy network in Italy may have recruited saboteurs across Europe

Italy expelled two military attaches from the Russian Embassy in Rome in July 2026. Both were suspected of espionage, but a Russian intelligence network operating under diplomatic cover may be far broader, according to an investigation by Italian newspaper Il Riformista published on Sept. 17.

17 September, 06:10 PM

BBC links Russia to sabotage plot targeting property owned by UK PM Starmer

New evidence links Russia to a sabotage and disinformation campaign in Britain that included arson attacks on property and a car tied to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, BBC News reported on June 16.

16 June, 12:23 PM

Finland warns Russia may plan new sabotage of Baltic undersea cables

Russia continues to pose a threat to critical undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, Finland’s military intelligence service warned, according to a Reuters report published on Jan. 22.

22 January, 06:43 PM

Ukrainian forces stabilize situation in Yampil, destroy Russian sabotage groups

Ukrainian defense forces have stabilized the situation in Yampil, Donetsk Oblast, and are eliminating Russian sabotage groups operating in the area, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said.

5 October 2025, 11:25 AM

Syrskyi: Russian forces trapped near Pokrovsk as Ukraine liberates 360 sq km

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russian forces have fallen into a trap in the Pokrovsk sector, while about 360 square kilometers in the Dobropillia sector have been liberated and cleared of enemy units, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 03:50 PM

Ukraine intel chief: No ground threat to Dnipro

There is currently no ground threat to the city of Dnipro, despite reports of Russian forces advancing toward the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, said on July 2.

2 July 2025, 03:10 PM

Russia pushes toward Dnipropetrovsk from three directions near Novopavlivka

Russian forces continue to make small advances east of Novopavlivka as part of a broader effort to breach Ukrainian defenses and push into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast from three tactical directions, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported in its June 14 update.

15 June 2025, 10:43 AM

Russian sabotage groups push into Sumy Oblast near Kharkiv border

Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups (DRGs) are trying to infiltrate deeper into Sumy Oblast, closer to the border with Kharkiv Oblast, State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andriy Demchenko said on national television on March 27.

27 March 2025, 01:35 PM

Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group keep entering Sumy Oblast

Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group (DRG) have recently continued to enter Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, according to the State Border Service on March 26.

26 March 2025, 06:06 PM

Russian sabotage groups attempt to infiltrate Ukraine from North

Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups continue to attempt incursions into Ukraine’s north, specifically Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv oblasts, Andrii Demchenko, State Border Guard Service spokesperson said on National telethon on Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 03:16 PM

Ukraine halts Russian attempts to cross Dnipro River near Kherson

Russian forces are making multiple attempts each day to cross the Dnipro River near Kherson in an effort to establish a new foothold on the western bank, Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces, said on national television on Dec. 21.

22 December 2024, 10:40 AM

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