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Bad weather prevents fighter jets from shooting down unidentified drone over Lithuania

Debris from an unidentified drone was found in Lithuania after fighter jets were scrambled but could not shoot it down due to weather conditions, with officials suspecting it entered from Poland, Lithuanian broadcaster LRT reported on Oct. 18.

18 October, 04:32 PM

German police investigate security fence breach at Leipzig airport linked to alleged Russian terror plot

A security fence near a runway at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport was breached on the evening of Oct. 17, prompting a temporary shutdown of the airport's northern section, Bild reported, citing police.

18 October, 02:43 PM

Latvia and Lithuania declare air alerts after unidentified drone spotted in Baltic airspace

Latvia and Lithuania issued air raid alerts over an unidentified object, prompting the deployment of allied military aircraft, Lithuanian broadcaster LRT reported on Oct. 18.

18 October, 10:51 AM

NATO forces will 'destroy everything' if Russia attacks the alliance – Gen. Grynkewich warns

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, said his forces would "destroy everything" if Russia attacked the alliance, Reuters reported, citing his remarks at a security forum in Warsaw on Oct. 12.

13 October, 08:44 AM

Ukraine faces continued threat of Russian missile strikes in coming days – Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a heightened threat of further Russian missile attacks in the coming days following a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Oct. 10.

10 October, 10:23 PM

Poland scrambles military aircraft as Russia launches overnight drone attack on Western Ukraine

Poland scrambled military aircraft overnight Oct. 9 in response to a Russian drone attack on western Ukraine, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command said on X.

9 October, 12:45 PM

Germany could be pulled into armed conflict with Russia – BND chief

Germany risks being drawn into a violent conflict as Russia intensifies an increasingly aggressive “shadow war” against European democracies, BND chief Martin Jäger warned, Reuters reported on Oct. 5.

5 October, 05:39 PM

‘You hear a missile whistle and run’: Ukrainian volleyball player shows shocking training video

Ukrainian beach volleyball player Anhelina Khmil shared a video of athletes fleeing drones during training and criticized the CEV for allowing Russian teams to return to international competitions.

1 October, 03:12 PM

Russia formally threatens NATO with nuclear weapons over ‘attempt to isolate Kaliningrad’

Russia warned NATO it was prepared to use nuclear weapons if Western military presence near its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad increases, according to a letter to the alliance reviewed by Reuters on Sept. 30.

30 September, 05:37 PM

Russia will step up hybrid attacks beyond NATO as Ukraine offers partners help — Zelenskyy

Russia will continue hybrid and drone attacks against various countries, not only NATO members, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during an audio briefing with journalists on Sept. 25.

25 September, 05:06 PM

Poland temporarily closes two border crossings with Ukraine amid Russian attack

Poland temporarily evacuated two border crossings with Ukraine and scrambled fighter jets as a Russian drone approached its border, Polskie Radio reported on Sept. 23.

23 September, 03:55 PM

Orbán compares anti-graft body to communist secret police, drawing sharp rebuke from PM Magyar

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán compared the country's newly established anti-corruption body to communist-era secret police, drawing a sharp rebuke from current Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who called the comments tantamount to “violence against a public official,” Euractiv reported on September 15.

16 September, 11:38 AM

NATO allies foil Russian operation preparing sabotage against subsea cables

NATO allies detected and disrupted Russian naval drills in the Arctic this spring that tested secret technology designed to damage critical subsea cables near Svalbard, Reuters reported, citing two Western officials on Sept. 10.

10 September, 03:37 PM

Ballistic ‘Frankenstein’: Russia converts decommissioned S-400 missiles into strike weapons

Russia is restoring decommissioned surface-to-air and target missiles for the S-400 system and converting them into strike weapons to expand its arsenal for attacks on Ukraine, military intelligence said on Sept. 10.

10 September, 11:37 AM

Russia shows Monokhrom and Kover missiles abroad for first time as TWZ assesses threat to Ukraine

Russia showcased several new weapons at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026 in Egypt, including the S-71K Kover, S-71M Monokhrom and S-8000 Banderol, which pose a growing threat to Ukraine due to their low cost and cruise missile-like capabilities.

10 September, 10:08 AM

Russia planned attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport for months

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Russia had spent months preparing an attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport that specifically targeted Germany, Deutsche Welle reported on Sept. 9.

9 September, 04:43 PM

Ukraine already using ASC 890 surveillance aircraft in combat, Sweden says

Ukraine is already using the Swedish-supplied ASC 890 airborne early warning aircraft in combat operations, Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said in an interview with Dagens Industri published on Sept. 7.

7 September, 06:30 PM

Medvedev vows to strike Berlin after Leipzig drone incident

Russian Security Council Deputy Chair Dmitry Medvedev threatened strikes against Berlin arms plants and visiting European leaders in his post on Telegram on Sept. 2.

2 September, 01:45 PM

Putin does not rule out Russian strikes on military sites in Britain

Vladimir Putin did not rule out strikes on British military facilities, calling the possibility a “military secret” during a news conference on Sept. 2.

2 September, 12:55 PM

Putin threatens retaliation after Zelenskyy warns airlines Russian skies are increasingly unsafe

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine with retaliation after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned international airlines and insurers that Russian airspace is becoming increasingly dangerous because of extensive drone activity.

2 September, 10:05 AM

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