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Germany investigates drone flights over Bundeswehr site servicing Patriot systems

Suspicious drone flights were recorded over a Bundeswehr military facility in Mechernich, Germany, where Patriot air defense systems are serviced, Tagesschau reported on Friday, Aug. 7.

8 August, 01:22 PM

Lithuania sees no signs of Russian attack on Baltics but warns of sabotage risk

Lithuania sees no signs that Russia is preparing a large-scale military attack on the Baltic states, but the risk of sabotage remains high, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry told reporters, LRT reported June 29.

29 June, 04:30 PM

Russia could attack NATO by 2029, Bundeswehr warns

Germany must prepare for a possible armed conflict with Russian by 2029 or even earlier, Lt. Gen. Christian Freuding, commander of the Bundeswehr ground forces, told Politico on June 11.

11 June, 09:19 PM

France refuses to evacuate diplomats amid Russian threats of renewed strikes on Kyiv

French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavrio, responding to Russian threats of renewed strikes against Kyiv, said that “it is out of the question to evacuate,” France 24 reported on May 25.

26 May, 12:45 PM

Poland to tighten Ukraine border with surveillance shield

Poland plans to construct a high-tech electronic barrier along its border with Ukraine, amid rising security concerns linked to Russia’s war, RMF FM reported on March 30.

30 March, 10:43 AM

Putin seeks power to deploy troops abroad to 'protect' Russian citizens

A new bill submitted to the State Duma would allow Vladimir Putin to use the military abroad to "protect Russians," The Moscow Times reported on March 19.

20 March, 01:43 PM

Lithuanian intelligence: Russia ready to fight NATO in six years

Russia is expanding army units along NATO borders and sending them to gain combat experience in the war in Ukraine, Lithuanian intelligence said in its annual security threat assessment, cited by Reuters on March 6.

7 March, 12:28 AM

Ukraine warns Russia may test Oreshnik missile during Davos summit

Russia is preparing a large-scale attack on Ukraine and could use its Oreshnik intercontinental ballistic missile during the strike, Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces officer Oleksandr Musiienko told Radio NV on Jan. 17.

17 January, 09:57 PM

Starmer, Macron and Merz condemn Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv — Russia accused of faking pretext

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned Russia’s Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv, the Guardian reported, citing Downing Street.

9 January, 07:21 PM

Russia ramps up production of Grom-1 hybrid bomb-missiles

Russian forces have scaled up production of the Grom-1 bomb-missile, a hybrid of an aerial bomb and the Kh-38 missile with a range of up to 200 kilometers, Ukrainian soldier Stanislav “Osman” Bunyatov reported on Telegram on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 06:53 PM

NATO mocks Kremlin fury on Tomahawks for Ukraine

Supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine would enhance the country’s long-range strike capabilities and have a noticeable battlefield impact, but would not radically alter the course of the war, a NATO official told the European Pravda news outlet on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 01:54 PM

Ukraine’s defeat will endanger whole world — ex-tennis star Stakhovsky

Global attention to the war has faded since the winter of 2022, but Russia’s military remains a threat to everyone if it is not stopped now, legendary tennis player and now fighter in elite AFU unit Serhii Stakhovsky told United 24 on Oct. 24.

10 October 2025, 01:31 PM

Germany eyes army doubling to counter Russian threat

Germany's army is gearing up for a potential Russian attack and aims to substantially increase its personnel, as outlined in a confidential document issued by Army Commander Alfons Mais and reviewed by Reuters on Sept. 11.

12 September 2025, 02:10 PM

Putin blocks peace talks, threatens potential Western peacekeepers

Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to derail peace negotiations with Ukraine by spreading falsehoods about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “illegitimacy” and blaming Kyiv for the lack of progress, according to the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) report on Sept. 5.

6 September 2025, 03:33 PM

Poland votes to withdraw from anti-landmine treaty amid Russian threat

Poland’s lower house of parliament, the Sejm, has voted in favor of a bill to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines, Polish outlet RMF24 reported on June 26.

26 June 2025, 11:48 AM

Russia militarizes Arctic under guise of science — Ukrainian Intelligence

Russia is expanding its military and technical presence in the Arctic, cloaked as “scientific activity”, Andrii Chernyak, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) representative wrote on June 18.

18 June 2025, 11:48 AM

Russian Zapad-2025 drills in Belarus to involve 100,000-150,000 troops, Latvian general says

Russia’s Zapad-2025 military exercises in Belarus, scheduled for September 2025, could involve 100,000 to 150,000 troops, far exceeding Russia’s reported figures, Latvian Major General Andis Dilāns told Radio NV on June 9.

11 June 2025, 03:50 PM

NATO eyes 400% air defense increase

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is expected to push for a 400% increase in the alliance’s air and missile defense during his June 9 speech in London, which will outline the priorities for the June 24-25 summit of members in The Hague, Reuters reported, citing extracts of his speech.

9 June 2025, 12:13 PM

Germany commits 5,000 troops to Lithuania by 2027

Germany plans to fully deploy a 5,000-troop tank brigade to Lithuania by the end of 2027 as part of NATO’s efforts to deter Russian aggression, Bloomberg reported on May 22.

22 May 2025, 01:45 PM

Russia vows retaliation over Poland’s plan to close Krakow consulate

Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, warned of retaliatory measures after Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced plans to close Russia’s consulate in Krakow, citing Russian special services’ involvement in a Warsaw shopping center fire on May 12, news agency RBC reported.

12 May 2025, 02:50 PM

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