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The limit of Soviet aviation's legacy: is Russia really making progress in fifth-generation fighter jets?
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (1157+ words) There is currently much discussion about a possible direct confrontation between Russia and NATO forces. Some believe that Russia has surged ahead thanks to its combat experience and the development of unmanned systems in the war against Ukraine. However, as…...
Satellite images show damage to Russian oil port hit by Ukrainian drones – Reuters
6+ hour, 56+ min ago (272+ words) The Baltic port of Primorsk in Russia, one of the country's largest export hubs, lost at least 40% of its storage capacity as a result of Ukrainian drone attacks last month. Source: US satellite images seen by Reuters Details: Satellite images…...
Russia's shadow fleet equipped with Starlink – Kyiv Independent
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (206+ words) Russia's shadow fleet, which transports sanctioned oil, is making extensive use of modern Western technologies, including the Starlink satellite system. "The vessels are old, their hulls streaked with rust, and their ownership obscured behind layers of shell companies. Yet the…...
Russian tanker delivers large oil shipment to Cuba despite US sanctions
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (227+ words) A Russian-flagged tanker has delivered approximately 700,000 barrels of crude oil to a Cuban oil terminal in Matanzas, marking the first such delivery since the US tightened its energy blockade of the island. Details: The tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, which is subject…...
Ukraine codifies Shvidun UAV system, designed to down Russian drones
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (201+ words) Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has codified and cleared for service the domestically produced Shvidun unmanned aerial system. Quote: "It was specifically developed to destroy attack UAVs such as Shahed-136, Geran and Gerbera, as well as reconnaissance UAVs, including Zala, Supercam…...
From cigarette smuggling to 100-kg bombers: how Heavy Shot drones are produced
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1725+ words) One hundred kilograms. That is roughly how much the new drone from Gurzuf Defence weighs. It is difficult to hide even behind a lorry in the yard of the company's development centre. Just a few years ago, heavy UAVs of…...
Ukraine's General Cherry to manufacture drones in US with American partners – photos
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (314+ words) Ukrainian defence company General Chereshnia (General Cherry) has announced a strategic partnership with the US corporation Wilcox Industries, under which a joint venture will be created to produce FPV drones and interceptor drones. Source: General Cherry, as reported by Oboronka,…...
Zelenskyy says agreements are in place to keep Ukraine supplied with diesel fuel
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (183+ words) Ukraine requires around 700,000 tonnes of diesel and petrol every month to meet nationwide demand, including that of the defence forces, with annual volumes amounting to approximately 7.2-7.4 million tonnes. Now agreements have been secured to ensure diesel supplies for a year....
Search work in Rivne Oblast ends without finding mass graves of Poles
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (210+ words) Search work by a joint Ukrainian-Polish expedition in the village of Uhly in Rivne Oblast ended on 27 March without finding mass graves of victims from World War II. Source: Ukraine's Ministry of Culture; European Pravda Details: During the search, experts from…...
Court of Arbitration for Sport orders Russian chess federation to leave occupied Ukrainian territories
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (158+ words) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ordered the Chess Federation of Russia to cease its activities in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Source: CAS press service Details: The arbitral award states that the Chess Federation of Russia must…...