Drone Sinks Ship Off Bulgaria, as Fears Grow About Hybrid Attacks By Russia

The crew of a merchant ship was missing on Tuesday after the vessel sank in the Black Sea off NATO member Bulgaria following a drone strike that Prime Minister Rumen Radev described as a gross violation of international law.

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Russian Drones Sink Royad Mammadov Dry Cargo Ship Carrying Ukrainian Grain

The Turkish dry cargo ship Royad Mammadov sank in the Black Sea following an attack by Russian drones. The ship was en route from Ukraine to Italy with a

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Sanctions are a National Priority but Where is the Data to Prove It?

The UK and the EU insist that sanctions remain atop their security agendas, but current enforcement levels provide little evidence to support that claim.

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He dreamed of a Kawasaki: boy killed in Russian strike on Kyiv Oblast laid to rest to the roar of bikes

Relatives and motorcyclists gathered in Vyshhorod to honor 14-year-old Illia Honcharov, who died in a Russian attack after evacuating from Sumy Oblast.

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Latvia Arrests Two Accused of Collecting NATO Intelligence for Russia’s GRU

The suspects allegedly gathered information on Latvian defense infrastructure, NATO-allied activity, military aviation, and support for Ukraine.

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Vladimir Putin only has two options in Ukraine: Total victory or endless war

US-led efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine War by offering the Kremlin limited territorial concessions reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of the imperial ambitions driving Putin's invasion, writes Peter Dickinson.

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Russia’s escalating bombing campaign is terrorizing Ukrainian schoolchildren

Russia's escalating bombardment of Ukrainian cities is terrorizing a generation of Ukrainian schoolchildren who are being prevented from attending classes or forced to spend days in bomb shelters, writes Shelby Magid.

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Ben Hodges: Russia's Size is a Vulnerability Now | JBP (E050)

Retired Lt. General Ben Hodges served for 38 years in the United States Army and is the former Commander of US Army Europe. In this podcast episode we talk about the current state of the war in Ukraine, Trump's war against Iran, and how the Russians have bought influence with the Trump family by pa

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"General Winter" may go over to Ukraine's side this year – Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Ukraine will make the coming winter painful for Russia if Moscow continues to attack Ukraine’s energy and heating systems.

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Ukraine Has Pushed Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Into a Repair Trap

Ukraine's strikes have forced Russia's Black Sea Fleet into a repair trap, limiting maintenance options and creating vulnerable targets.

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Ukrainian Hackers Raid Russia’s Naval Files, Walk Away With Secrets From 70 Projects

Ukrainian hackers accessed Russian naval files detailing 70 projects, including submarines and autonomous underwater vehicles, marked secret.

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Humiliated Putin Hit by ‘Largest Ever’ Drone Attack on Moscow

Moscow’s mayor called Ukraine’s overnight attack “unprecedented.”

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Russia Fabricates Celebrity Attacks on Democrats as Midterms Approach

A Kremlin-linked influence operation just in time for the midterms fabricates news video reports claiming celebrities blame Democrats for their relatives’ gender transitions.

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Ukrainian hackers claimed a large-scale hack of Russian submarine and military systems developers | УНН

УНН War in Ukraine ✎ Ukrainian Militant announced Operation “Poseidon” and the leak of data from Russia’s military-industrial complex. InformNapalm confirmed only individu…

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Russian warship gets building-style camo after drone strikes

Photos published by military observer Massimo Frantarelli show a Russian Navy corvette in Kronstadt painted to resemble a waterfront building, with outlines suggesting windows and doors on its hull, alongside netting rigged over the deck to blunt drone strikes. The

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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics

The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war

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How America Appeased Putin

Before invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin repeatedly tested the United States. Washington's failure to respond meaningfully convinced the Kremlin that America was weak.

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Moscow’s Other Front: Why Ukraine’s Churches Are a Security Issue

A CIA director and the Vatican’s foreign minister were in Moscow in August. The spy chief drew the coverage; the Archbishop’s visit showed religion belongs in any analysis and resolution of Russia’s war.

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Russia plotting to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe, FBI says

Intelligence services allegedly attempted to pay people to surveil and kill people perceived to be aligned with Ukraine

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'First-ever battle' — Ukrainian naval drone destroys Russian unmanned boat in Black Sea, Navy says

The Russian drone was destroyed by a Ukrainian Sargan 3000 unmanned boat, equipped with a 12.7-mm Protector remote weapons station, according to the Navy, marking a historic first battle between marine drones.

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Rescuing Art From Ukraine’s War Zones - Transitions

Curators and local officials keep working to save what they can amid Russia’s deliberate strikes on cultural infrastructure and theft of countless artworks.

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"I will continue to work just as productively": former intelligence chief Budanov shrugs off third Russian arrest order as an acknowledgment of his effectiveness - Euromaidan Press

A Moscow court has arrested Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Office of the President, in absentia for a third time.

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​Ukraine Destroys Two russian Buk Air Defense Systems After Months of Tracking (Video) | Defense Express

Ukrainian forces destroyed two russian Buk air defense systems after the K-2 Brigade tracked their movements for several months before passing the targeting data to artillery units

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Why Modi Wants Putin to End the Ukraine War

Vladimir Putin Narendra Modi BRICS Ukraine War Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

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Opinion: Serbia Is Not a Russian Province, and Lavrov Has No Right to Decide Its Future

Russia’s condescension with regard to Serbia is unacceptable. Moscow’s attitude will only speed its demise.

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Russia’s ambassador to Germany says a Leipzig airport attack would have looked ‘completely different’ if Moscow had wanted to carry one out — Meduza

An attack on Leipzig airport could have looked “completely different” if Moscow had actually wanted to carry one out, Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechayev said on German blogger Ben Berndt’s podcast Ungeskriptet:

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Analysis: Russia’s Influence Tendrils in Western Academia

By spreading Russian propaganda points via academics beholden to them, Moscow can influence thought leaders.

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