Russia is increasingly using small fibre-optic FPV (First Person View) drones to strike high-voltage electricity substations in Ukraine’s Sumy region, bypassing electronic jamming systems and damaging critical energy infrastructure. Open-source investigators and Reuters verified multiple attacks in which the drones successfully penetrated heavily protected
Cossacks and volunteers have joined local officials and police in the Russian Black Sea resort of Anapa to manage long queues at petrol stations as fuel shortages worsen. They are helping regulate traffic, prevent disputes, and enforce limits on fuel purchases amid growing pressure on supplies. The fuel crisis has been triggered by repeated Ukrainian […]
Russian-installed authorities in Crimea have declared a state of economic emergency following a series of Ukrainian attacks that have disrupted fuel supplies and affected daily life on the peninsula. The emergency measure is intended to speed up decision-making and ensure the continued functioning of essential services, although officials have not detailed what practical
A major Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region has brought the realities of the war closer to Russia’s capital, striking an oil refinery and causing visible disruption across parts of the city. Thick black smoke rose over the skyline following the attack, while reports indicated that residential buildings and commercial properties were also affected. […]
At least nine people were killed and 28 injured in fresh Russian drone attacks across Ukraine following the expiration of a three-day US-brokered ceasefire. Ukrainian officials said the central Dnipropetrovsk region suffered the heaviest damage, with eight deaths reported, while another casualty occurred in the eastern Donetsk region. Authorities said a total of 14
Turkey has asked Russia, Ukraine, and other actors involved in the war to avoid targeting energy infrastructure, stressing the need for uninterrupted energy supply amid rising attacks near the Turkish coast. Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Ankara is alarmed by recent drone strikes on Russia-linked vessels in the Black Sea, urging all sides to protect […]
More than 600,000 people in Kyiv and surrounding areas were left without electricity after Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Officials reported that over 36 missiles and nearly 600 drones were fired across multiple regions, leaving at least three dead and dozens injured. The majority of outages hit the capital, where
A massive wave of Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv has left four people dead and dozens injured, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed. More than 430 drones and 18 missiles were launched, damaging high-rise buildings across nearly every district and leaving parts of the capital without heat as energy infrastructure took heavy hits. Emergency crews […]
On Friday, four Balkan countries—Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro, and significant parts of the Croatian coast—experienced simultaneous power outages lasting several hours amid a summer heatwave. The blackouts, which began at 13:00 local time (11:00 GMT), were triggered by a surge in power demand as residents used air conditioning to cope with the high temperatures, which
UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron, during his visit to Kyiv, reiterated the UK’s commitment to supporting Ukraine with £3 billion annually for defense purposes. He emphasized Ukraine’s sovereign right to defend itself and acknowledged the necessity of striking back at Russia in response to aggression. However, this stance was met with criticism from Russia,









