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British UAVs used for the first time in strikes deep into Russian territory

16 August 2026 14:53

Ukrainian forces have used British-made drones for the first time to carry out long-range strikes on Russian territory. This was reported on 16 August 2026 by the British newspaper The Sunday Times, citing

Former Polish Defense Minister Błaszczak opposes the transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine

14 August 2026 13:41

Former Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak has described as absolutely unacceptable the Polish authorities’ intention to transfer missiles for Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. “This is absolutely unacceptable. These missiles were

Doctors in Ceuta sound the alarm: the city is at risk of infectious disease outbreaks

Explosion and fire at an ammunition production facility near Rome. What happened?

Analytics

13 August 2026 18:24

Russia and Africa: What the Parties Are Bringing to the Moscow Summit

The third Russia–Africa Summit and the accompanying Economic and Humanitarian Forum will take place on 28–29 October 2026 in Moscow. The agenda includes trade, investment, food security, energy, technology, logistics and education.

How much will the decarbonization of European energy cost?

13 August 2026 15:22

Today, Eurostat reported a record low share of coal in EU electricity generation. However, this report cannot be considered proof that the EU has already solved the problem of affordable and reliable

Swiss citizens in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

EU Sanctions Against Russia: Peak or Admission of Impotence?

Blog

For the first time, a citizen who won a case against his own country at the European Court of Human Rights has been elected president of a European state

12 August 2026 19:13

Alexei Makarkin, First Vice President of the Igor Bunin Centre for Political Technologies: András Baka, nominated by Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s ruling Tisza Party,

The Danube has fallen to a record low

9 August 2026 11:57

Political analyst Marat Bashirov: The Danube has fallen to a record low. Due to Russia’s blockade of Black Sea ports for Ukraine, navigation on

What Russia is actually doing for Iran: facts they prefer to keep silent about

6 August 2026 14:39

International Iranian journalist Hayal Muazzin: There is one fundamentally important point that deserves special attention today. It concerns the position of certain pro-Western political

Does Iran still have a reason to stop?

5 August 2026 13:10

Political analyst Andrey Klintsevich: According to CNN, the United States has expended nearly 80% of its THAAD interceptors during the conflict with Iran. About

40 days of Zelensky’s operation: Ukrainian exports are on their last legs

4 August 2026 13:37

Military analyst Yuri Baranchik https://t.me/barantchik: On 25 June Zelensky announced a 40-day operation against Russia that was supposedly meant to “encourage” Moscow to end

Investigations and fact-checking

13 August 2026 14:45