In a recent announcement, Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, disclosed that Poland has extended a credit line for the joint production of weapons with Ukraine. The revelation was made during a Telemarathon live broadcast, where Zhovkva emphasized the importance of acquiring additional components for...
Baltic states, including Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, are grappling with the consequences of intensified GPS interference attributed to Russia, aimed at thwarting Ukrainian drone activities near its borders. The disruption has extended beyond national borders, impacting the Baltic Sea region and raising concerns for aviation and shipping safety
Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, through its special forces unit, destroyed Russia's Ivanovets missile corvette in the Black Sea on February 1, using advanced MAGURA V5 naval drones. The operation, executed by the Group 13 special drone unit of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), was revealed by Kyrylo Budanov, the head of GUR,...
The Norwegian government has inked a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) for the acquisition of new NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) air defence systems. The contract, valued at approximately NOK 1
Ukraine's Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) announced the destruction of a Russian warship, identified as the Ivanovets missile corvette, off the coast of annexed Crimea. The operation was carried out by Ukrainian special forces deploying waterborne drones, resulting in direct hits to the ship's hull and rendering it immobile
Russia, facing an ammunition shortage exacerbated by EU sanctions, has managed to significantly increase its supply of a crucial gunpowder component, nitrocellulose, with substantial contributions from Turkish and Chinese companies. The
Russian military personnel destroyed a German-made IRIS-T missile system, according to an official announcement from the Russian Ministry of Defense. The operation involved the comprehensive utilization of Russian aviation, artillery forces, and drones, leading to the
A new initiative dubbed RADAROM! has been launched in Lithuania to raise funds for essential sights and electronic warfare (EW) equipment, bolstering the capabilities of Ukrainian soldiers currently engaged in the conflict with Russia. The fundraising campaign, initiated on January 24, is set to run until February 24 and has already garnered significant support
German drone maker Quantum-Systems is set to receive 100 Trinity drones to war-torn Ukraine, four months after an announcement was made by the company. The transfer of these drones is part of a contract signed
A group of 24 Russian drone pilots were killed in a targeted strike on a building in which they were being trained in the operation of first person view (FPV) drones. Pro-Ukrainian Telegram account, “Cheka-OGPU” reported that the attack took place on January 24 around 1500 hours near the village of Pokrovka in the occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine, a rocket attack was carried out, as a result of which 24 Russian servicemen were killed and 4 more were injured
The tragic shooting down of a Russian Il-76-MD aircraft in the airspace over Kursk and Belgorod which killed 74 persons including 65 Ukrainian POWs has exposed shortcomings in Russian air defense systems. While the missiles had been detected by both the IL-76 aircraft and a ground-based air defense radar, there were no S-400 or other air defense systems within range of the lauched missiles to intercept them
A Russian Il-76 heavy-lift military transport aircraft with 65 Ukrainian Prisoners of War (POWs) on board who were scheduled for exchange crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia, bordering Ukraine, after being “shot down by three Patriot or IRIS-T missiles.” The head of the Duma Defense Committee, Andrei Kartapolov, during a plenary meeting of the State Duma, was quoted as announcing this by Russias