David vs. Goliath: $800 Ukrainian drone destroys $7 million Russian helicopter
The pilot who pulled off what Kyiv considers a coup tells EL PAÍS his battalion had been pursuing the objective for some time, although a stroke of luck was also involved
The pilot who pulled off what Kyiv considers a coup tells EL PAÍS his battalion had been pursuing the objective for some time, although a stroke of luck was also involved

The technological development of unmanned vehicles is revolutionizing the defense industry worldwide

The call between the presidents of the United States and Russia comes on the eve of a summit in Washington with Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss sending Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv

The allocation for dozens of Patriot missile systems in 2024 alone accounted for half of the total Defense Ministry procurement that year
In small groups, Russian soldiers dressed in civilian clothes are trying to take up positions in the nearly destroyed city of Kupiansk

Two years after its accelerated entry into NATO, the Nordic country is deepening its defense strategy to ward off a threat that has never entirely gone away

According to the US First Lady, eight children have returned to Ukraine in the last 24 hours
Russian troops are harassing the town of Dobropillya in Donetsk, where only a few hundred residents remain
Recruits aged between 18 and 24 receive training before going to the front after enlisting as volunteers
The Kremlin awards medals, positions, public appearances, and biopics to agents of its ‘illegal intelligence’ services that sow chaos in the West

NATO allies send anti-aircraft systems and reinforcements to Copenhagen after drone incursion

Moscow is cracking down on complaints calling for the return of troops three years after the draft that shocked Russia

Kyiv avoids triumphant statements despite the US president’s apparent support for the country’s recovery of all territory invaded by Russia

Bombardments and loneliness worsen the ailments of the most vulnerable groups. More than half a million people in the country need palliative care

The military exercises being staged in Belarus, a repeat of those in 2021 that preceded the invasion of Ukraine, are taking place just two days after the Russian drone incursion into Poland

In the area of Poland bordering Ukraine and Belarus, with a long history of wars and destruction, the Russian threat is a reality
The incidents highlight the failure of the US president’s strategy to achieve peace on two fronts

The incursion of Russian drones represents the most tense episode between Europe and the Kremlin in decades

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk believes the incident puts Europe ‘the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two’
Moscow employs thousands of Egyptian, Nigerian, Chinese, North Korean, and Cuban mercenaries to attack its neighboring country. Many are sent en masse to the front lines and end up as prisoners of war

The UN and OSCE accuse Moscow of systematic mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war. Putin is considering withdrawing the country from the European anti-torture treaty

European defense and foreign ministers convene in Copenhagen with the priority of expanding sanctions against Moscow and discussing the fate of frozen Russian assets

A dozen member states have some form of Armed Forces civilian training program, a growing trend since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Germany is the latest to follow suit

Complete control of the depressed industrial belt of eastern Ukraine, from which millions of Ukrainians have fled in the last decade, would offer a major victory to Putin and put Kyiv at risk of a new invasion

It is the first time in history Pyongyang has held a ceremony to honor military personnel fighting beyond its borders

The carefully choreographed European talks sought to curb the US cronyism with Putin seen in Alaska and increase pressure on Moscow to agree to negotiations with Kyiv

Inhabitants of the frontline province survive on a few hours of supply per week following the closure of the largest canal in the eastern Donbas region