🇷🇺 Russia · IT & software, War & conflict
214 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…
Panama-flagged tanker On Peace attacked off Oman; 12 crew injured, India says
India's foreign ministry said the Panama-flagged tanker On Peace was attacked while trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and that 12 of its 19 crew were wounded, 11 of them Indian citizens; the injured were evacuated to Khasab in Oma…
Drone debris sets fire at Krasnodar region enterprise, three injured
Debris from a drone fell on the grounds of an enterprise in the Temryuk district of Russia's Krasnodar region, causing a fire and injuring three people, the regional operational headquarters said. The injured are receiving medical care, and…
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 …
Man seriously injured in Ukrainian drone strike on car in Belgorod region
A man was seriously injured when a Ukrainian FPV drone struck a car near Laptevka in Russia's Belgorod region, the regional operational headquarters said, according to Interfax. He was in serious condition and was being taken by ambulance t…
Russian Defense Ministry says troops took Samoilovka in Zaporizhzhia region
Russia's Defense Ministry said on Monday that units of the “Vostok” group of forces took control of the village of Samoilovka in the Zaporizhzhia region. The ministry said the capture expands the group's capabilities and creates a bridgehea…
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…
Russia’s defense ministry reports strikes on cargo ships near Odesa
Russia’s defense ministry said its drones struck dry cargo vessels in the Black Sea area near Odesa that it said were carrying military supplies for Ukraine’s armed forces. Russian outlets gave differing counts of the targets: Kommersant an…
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…
US withdraws all B-1 bombers from UK's Fairford base after security threats
The United States has withdrawn all its B-1 strategic bombers from the British airbase at Fairford, with about 12 aircraft returned to the US. The move followed the 27 September detention of suspects near the base in a suspected attack plot…
Russia says air defense downed 209 drones on Oct 2, 280 on Oct 4
Russia's Defense Ministry said air defense forces destroyed 209 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over 14 Russian regions and the Black Sea during the day on October 2, a figure Kommersant said covered 08:00 to 20:00 Moscow time. One person was k…
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…
Russia says air defenses downed 280 Ukrainian drones in 12 hours
Russia’s Defence Ministry said air defence units intercepted and destroyed 280 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones between 08:00 and 20:00 Moscow time on Sunday, 4 October, over regions including Kursk, Belgorod, Bryansk, Rostov, the Moscow area an…
Russia says it struck Kyiv's Northern bridge, second hit on crossing in two days
Russia's defence ministry said Russian forces struck Kyiv's Northern road bridge over the Dnieper on 4 October, describing it as a crossing used to move troops and military cargo. Kyiv head Vitali Klitschko said a strike on the morning of 3…
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…