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Russia
Russia to Reopen Closed Airport Near Border with Ukraine
Gelendzhik Airport on Russia’s Black Sea coast is just 100km (60 miles) from the border with Ukraine and had been closed in February 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion.
July 9, 2025
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Donetsk Inferno: Ukraine’s Drone Strikes Obliterate Russian War Plans
Russia’s planned offensive against Pokrovsk was intended to be the crowning achievement of Russia’s vaunted “summer offensive.” But like most Russian plans, it came up short.
July 9, 2025
Ukraine
Ukrainian Company Plans Servicing Hubs for Foreign-Sourced Drones
A local producer said it is working with its foreign counterparts to establish repair centers to reduce maintenance time for imported operational drones used in Ukraine.
July 9, 2025
Ukraine
Inside Nemesis: The Ukrainian Unit Flying the Dreaded ‘Baba Yaga’
Kyiv Post joined a live drone op with Ukraine’s 412th Nemesis unit, whose long-range Nemesis or “Baba Yaga” drones silently strike Russian targets with deadly precision.
July 9, 2025
Russia
Russia Found Responsible for MH17, War Crimes, by European Court of Human Rights
This is the first time an international court has found Russia guilty in the MH17 case, the Associated Press reported.
July 9, 2025
Putin
Russian Disinformation – Germany Accused of Publishing USSR Flag Made to Resemble Nazi Swastika
The Ria Novosti news agency said Germany’s embassy in Russia had published a map of the post-war division of Germany that showed the Soviet flag stylized to resemble Hitler’s Nazi emblem.
July 9, 2025
Russia
Russia’s FSB Security Service Set to Have Its Own Pre-Trial Detention Centers as Repression Grows
Lawmakers say that the FSB needs such detention facilities due to a spike in the intelligence and subversive activities of foreign powers since the start of the war in Ukraine.
July 9, 2025
Putin
Foreign Mercenaries Seen in St. Petersburg – Putin Legalizes Their Recruitment
Ukrainian partisans say foreign mercenaries are training at a Russian air defense unit near St. Petersburg, as Putin signs a decree legalizing military contracts for foreigners during mobilization.
July 9, 2025
War in Ukraine
With China’s Help, Moscow Says It Has Tripled Its Drone Production
Russia continues to expand its domestic UAV manufacturing capacity thanks to Chinese parts and know-how, ISW reports. AFU says monthly drone attacks roughly doubled in June.
July 9, 2025
US
Zelensky Names Delegation to Rome Conference Amid Cabinet, Embassy Reshuffle Reports
First Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko will lead the team at the Ukraine Recovery Conference. She may also take over as Prime Minister, as Zelensky mulls changes in his cabinet and embassies.
July 9, 2025
White House
‘The Dog Catches the Car’ – Trump Fans Irate as He Debunks Conspiracies
MAGA types are furious at US Attorney General Pam Bondi, and former right-wing spin doctors now in the administration, for reversing story that sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein had a client list.
July 9, 2025
Putin
Trump: ‘Putin Is Throwing Bullsh*t at Us’
The latest comments from the US President come as Trump faces increased pressure to renew arms supply to Ukraine and to sanction Moscow.
July 8, 2025
UK
3 British Men Convicted of London Warehouse Arson on Behalf of Wagner
The three British men were recruited via Telegram to carry out “missions” on behalf of the Wagner Group in the UK. The warehouse held aid for Ukraine, and the attack caused over £1 million in damage.
July 8, 2025
China
Zelensky to Sanction Chinese Suppliers Behind Russian Drone Strikes
According to Ukrainian officials, components made by these companies were found in Shahed drones that Russia used during a major overnight attack on the capital on July 4.
July 8, 2025
Explained
Who, Why, How – Everything We Know About the Patriot Freeze to Kyiv
It appears that everyone in the US administration agreed on the need to audit the weapon stockpile, but no one understood how it should – and would – be done.
July 8, 2025
Russia
Kremlin ‘Shocked’ by Fired Minister’s Apparent Suicide
Starovoyt served as transport minister for a year and previously was the governor of the border Kursk region, where Ukraine had launched an incursion.
July 8, 2025
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