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54 storiesSweden to send Patriot air defence systems to Poland in December
Sweden will send Patriot air defence systems to Poland in December, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said, according to Interfax. The systems are to protect the NATO logistics hub in Rzeszów, through which Western military …
Drones attack two merchant ships in Black Sea off Bulgaria, one reported sunk
Bulgarian authorities said drones attacked two vessels in the country’s maritime economic zone in the Black Sea, and TASS reported one of them sank. The attack came a day after a cargo ship was hit by drones off Romania’s coast and sank, wi…
Russia says drones hit tanker carrying fuel for Ukrainian army in Yuzhny port
Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces struck a tanker in the port of Yuzhny in Ukraine's Odesa region with drones on 6 October, saying the vessel was delivering fuel and lubricants intended for Ukraine's armed forces. The ministry said …
Katz says IDF told to prepare for possible conflict with Palestinian Authority
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the army has been instructed to prepare for a possible conflict with Palestinian National Authority forces in the West Bank, describing a planned campaign as “short and powerful”. Katz said the scen…
France test-fires M51.3 ballistic missile from nuclear submarine, DGA says
France carried out the first launch of its M51.3 strategic ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine, according to the country's defence procurement agency DGA. The missile was fired without a nuclear warhead from the submarine Le Vigilant…
Mishustin orders digital ministry to tighten Gosuslugi account protection
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered the Digital Development Ministry to strengthen protection of accounts on the Gosuslugi government services portal and to work out additional conditions for logging in or restoring access. Speaking at…
Yamalo-Nenets region to pay 1 million rubles for each downed drone
The government of Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug has introduced a payment of 1 million rubles to members of mobile fire groups for destroying drones in the region, according to a document published on the regional government's webs…
Former State Duma deputy Mikhail Romanov signs military contract and joins combat zone
Former State Duma deputy Mikhail Romanov signed a contract with Russia's Ministry of Defence and has gone to the combat zone, according to Russian state and business outlets. TASS described him as a deputy of the eighth Duma convocation, wh…
Turkey said to plan bigger military presence in Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks
Turkey plans to send additional military personnel, air-defence equipment and electronic-warfare means to Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks, Middle East Eye reported, citing unnamed Turkish sources, as Houthi attacks on the kingdom intensify…
Rostelecom launches TEA NEXT trans-Eurasian fiber-optic line
Rostelecom launched the TEA NEXT trans-Eurasian fiber-optic line at the Digital Solutions – 2026 forum in the presence of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the company and state news agency TASS reported. The line runs from Russia's western…
Kherson region district official killed in Ukrainian drone attack on car
A Ukrainian FPV drone attacked a car belonging to the Golopristansky district administration near Dolmatovka in Kherson region, killing one administration employee, according to Kherson region governor Vladimir Saldo, cited by Kommersant. T…
US CENTCOM denies reports of a US Navy helicopter lost over the Red Sea
US Central Command denied reports that a US Navy helicopter was shot down over the Red Sea, saying all US aircraft and personnel in the Middle East are safe. CENTCOM also accused Iranian state media of spreading false information. Vedomosti…
ASOS reports possible client data leak after cyberattack; shares fall
British online clothing retailer ASOS was hit by a hacker attack, with the attackers saying they breached its app and threatening to leak a database. ASOS said personal information, including surnames and contact details, may have been acce…
France test-fires new M51.3 nuclear-capable missile without warhead
France's armed forces carried out the first test launch of the new M51.3 ballistic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, firing it without a warhead from the submarine Le Vigilant off the coast of Brittany, Kommersant reported, ci…
Trump says Iran destroying Los Angeles and San Diego would be “a small price”
US President Donald Trump said at a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, that if Iran could destroy Los Angeles and San Diego, it should, calling it “a very small price”. Kommersant and Meduza reported that those present applauded. Meduza repor…
Russia says it struck missile-artillery depot in Ukraine's Odesa region
Russia's defence ministry said its forces hit a missile and artillery weapons depot in the settlement of Ilyichevka in Ukraine's Odesa region. Interfax and Vedomosti reported that the overnight strikes into Tuesday used drones and also targ…
Drone attack on Moscow region kills one and injures six, governor says
An overnight drone attack on the Moscow region killed one person and injured six, regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said. Ten private houses were damaged in Istra, and Vorobyov said 185 drones were destroyed or suppressed across 16 municipa…
RTK-DC sets up certification center for trusted IT infrastructure
RTK-DC, described as a full-cycle IT service provider, has created a Certification Center for Trusted IT Infrastructure under Rostelecom's voluntary certification system “Trusted Digital Environment”, according to TASS and technology outlet…
Russian software sales reach almost 3 trln rubles in first half, Mishustin says
Russian software product sales came to almost 3 trillion rubles in the first half of 2026, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at the plenary session of the “Цифровые решения” forum in Moscow. Vedomosti and Interfax put the increase at ab…
Russia says air defenses downed 17 Flamingo missiles, 1,750 drones in a day
Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down 17 long-range «Flamingo» cruise missiles and 1,750 fixed-wing drones over the past 24 hours, according to Russian state and business outlets. The ministry also said two guided aerial…