Stoltenberg: NATO command for coordinating Ukraine aid to be operational in September
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday the alliance’s new command for coordinating military aid and training for Ukraine’s military will be operational in September. The command will be located in Germany, with a three-star general leading a team of 700…
Russia, China taking space into dangerous territory, US says
Washington — Russia and China are edging ever closer to unleashing space-based weapons, a decision that could have far-reaching implications for America’s ability to defend itself, U.S. military and intelligence agencies warn. Adding to the concern, they say, is what…
Russia says Ukraine targeted border regions with 5 aerial drones
Russia’s defense ministry said Wednesday the country’s air defenses destroyed five Ukrainian aerial drones, including attacks on the Bryansk, Belgorod and Voronezh regions. Officials in Bryansk and Voronezh said on Telegram there were no casualties or damage from the downed…
Interview: More Patriots and F-16s for Ukraine, but no deep strikes in Russia
In May, the United States gave Ukraine permission to strike Russian targets just across the border using American-provided weapons. This decision enabled Ukrainians to better defend against Russian attacks in Kharkiv and other Ukrainian regions. However, the permission did not…
Russia reports destroying 13 Ukrainian drones
Russia’s military said Tuesday its air defenses destroyed 13 Ukrainian aerial drones, while officials in Ukrainian regions along the border with Russia reported damage from Russian shelling. The Russian Defense Ministry said nine drones were destroyed over the Rostov region,…
Russian missile destroys school in Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital
The deadly July 8 Russian missile attack that damaged Ukraine’s largest children hospital also destroyed its school for seriously ill patients trying to keep up with their studies. The School of Superheroes, launched at Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital, is now…
Ukraine needs 25 Patriot air defense systems and more F-16 jets, Zelenskyy says
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukraine needs 25 Patriot air defense systems to fully defend its airspace and protect the entire country from Russian missile attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, adding that he also wants Western partners to send more F-16…
Hungary’s Orban briefed EU leaders on his meetings with Putin and Xi, ally says
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sent a letter to the heads of other European Union countries briefing them on a recent set of foreign visits he made thatangered other leaders in the bloc, Orban’s political director…
From basement to battlefield: Ukrainian startups create low-cost robots to fight Russia
Northern Ukraine — Struggling with manpower shortages, overwhelming odds and uneven international assistance, Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in an abandoned warehouse or a factory basement. An ecosystem of laboratories in hundreds of secret workshops is…
UN alarmed as childhood immunization levels stall
Geneva — Global childhood vaccination levels have stalled, leaving millions more children un- or under-vaccinated than before the pandemic, the U.N. said Monday, warning of dangerous coverage gaps enabling outbreaks of diseases like measles. In 2023, 84% of children, or…