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Flames engulfed industrial sites in western Russia overnight as Ukraine conducted a major drone offensive deep into enemy territory for the third consecutive night, targeting oil refineries and chemical plants which support Moscow’s war economy. The operation also involved drones approaching the Russian capital and led to the closure of three major airports. Russian Telegram channels reported fires at the …

Russian politicians have endorsed a bill mandating year-round military conscription rather than just in autumn and spring. As the war in Ukraine approaches its fourth year, Russia is seeking to fill the ranks in its armed forces. The legislation, which has been approved by the lower house, the State Duma, in a third and final reading, must now be vetted …

President Volodymyr Zelensky first proposed what he called the “mega-drone deal” with the U.S. in July, calling it a “win-win” arrangement under which the U.S. would gain Ukraine’s battlefield‑tested drones and technology, and his country would get a new stream of American military aid. The Tomahawks were to have been part of the deal, but while the Oct. 17 Trump-Zelensky …

Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot south of Moscow, sparking a major fire in the latest overnight aerial bombardment. Russia‘s Defence Ministry claimed to have shot down 193 drones across the country, as Kyiv continues to target energy infrastructure and military-industrial sites. Moscow’s mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air defence systems had taken down 36 drones heading towards Russia‘s capital city. …

OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and xAI’s Grok are pushing Russian state propaganda from sanctioned entities—including citations from Russian state media, sites tied to Russian intelligence or pro-Kremlin narratives—when asked about the war against Ukraine, according to a new report. Researchers from the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) claim that Russian propaganda has targeted and exploited data voids—where searches for …

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused the exiled opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky and 22 members of the Russian Anti-War Committee of plotting a coup. The Russian Anti-War Committee, founded in 2022, describes itself as a platform supporting “anti-war Russians” and promoting “solidarity, action, and mutual aid for people who oppose the war unleashed by the Kremlin.” According to the …

Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov has suggested using tactical nuclear weapons in response to the recent sanctions from the US and Donald Trump against Russia. The non-profit organisation Russian Media Monitor has shared a clip of Solovyov, an ally of Putin and key Kremlin propaganda orchestrator, claiming on the Russian radio show Full Contact that THE Kremlin should move on “from …

Russia targeted Ukraine’s capital with drones, killing three people in their homes, authorities said early on Sunday. At least 29 people were wounded, seven of them children, in the second consecutive nighttime attack on Kyiv to claim civilian lives. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said a 19-year-old woman and her 46-year-old mother were among the dead. Russian drones caused fires …

A newborn baby girl was killed “after being thrown 40ft from a window by the child’s five-year-old sister”, according to reports. The appalling tragedy came as the pair were left home alone by their mother while her husband was at work, say law enforcement. Passersby heard a girl screaming from a fourth-floor window, then saw the motionless baby on the …

روس نے جدید ترین اور ایٹمی توانائی سے چلنے والے نئے کروز میزائل کاتجربہ کامیاب ہونے کا اعلان کیا ہے۔ روس کا دعویٰ ہے کہ یہ میزائل جدید ہتھیاروں کے اُس پروگرام کا حصہ ہے جسے کسی بھی دفاعی نظام سے روکنا تقریباً ناممکن ہے۔ روسی صدر ولادیمیر پیوٹن نے اتوار کے روز روسی افواج کے ایک کمانڈ سینٹر کے …