Ukraine-Russia War

Inside the Ukrainian interceptor drones wanted around the Gulf

Since the start of the Iran war on February 28, Gulf Arab states have faced more than 2,000 missile and drone attacks

STING FPV interceptor drone is displayed at an exhibition of Ukrainian drone makers in an undisclosed location in Ukraine
A protester throws a stone near a fire as other demonstrators gather while blocking a street in Shiraz, Iran, on January 10, 2026.

Tehran appears to prepare for long war despite heavy early losses - analysis

Members of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force march during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025.

The Iran war is giving China a real-time look at how America fights - analysis

US President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, in. Trump’s National Security Strategy marks the end of the US as a world power, the writer charges.

Kremlin: Putin, in a phone call with Trump, shared proposals to end Iran war quickly


Why the future of war belongs to the improvers, not the inventors - opinion

A future large-scale war will not be won with a handful of expensive drones, but those that are flexible enough to adapt and numerous enough to matter.

Servicemen of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 24, 2026.

Kyiv’s drone war could help defend US, allies from Iranian threat

On Thursday, the Financial Times reported that the US and at least one unnamed Gulf country are in talks to buy Ukrainian interceptor drones

STING FPV interceptor drone is displayed at an exhibition of Ukrainian drone makers in an undisclosed location in Ukraine

Finland to lift full ban on hosting nuclear arms, government says

The proposed change will next go to parliament where the right-wing coalition government holds a majority.

A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.

Russian teacher’s undercover film on school indoctrination wins BAFTA award

Exiled teacher Pavel Talankin’s "Mr. Nobody Against Putin" won a BAFTA for exposing the militarization of Russian schools. The film uses secret footage to show child indoctrination.

Alzbeta Karaskova, Radovan Sibrt, Pavel Talankin, David Borenstein and Helle Faber pose in the winner's room with the award for Documentary for "Mr Nobody Against Putin" during the 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London,

US, Ukraine discuss post-war reconstruction as Russia pummels grid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched 420 drones and 39 missiles in another night of attacks on energy and other critical infrastructure.

Municipal workers remove debris next to damaged cars outside an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike on Thursday, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine February 26, 2026

Ukraine images suggest Russia used missile that led US to leave nuclear pact

Russia's development of the 9M729 prompted the US to quit the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019, then a cornerstone of nuclear arms control.

Components of SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system are on display during a news briefing, organized by Russian defence and foreign ministries, at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia January 23, 2019.

Ukraine to cover 4,000 km of roads with anti-drone nets by year-end

Nets can snag propellers and prevent drones from reaching their targets - high-value equipment, soldiers or civilians.

Ukrainian servicemen ride in a vehicle on a road covered with anti-drone net, in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka

Trump says Iran will 'never' have nuclear weapons during State of the Union address

As US-Iran tensions rise, US President Donald Trump stated that he will “never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror to have a nuclear weapon.”

US President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

What the world is still refusing to learn from Putin's war in Ukraine - opinion

The war in Ukraine is not only about territory. It is about the credibility of the post-Cold War order and the durability of Western commitments. 

A Ukrainian soldier takes part in a final tactical exercise on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, held at a British Army training camp in East Anglia, Britain, February 24, 2026.

UK targets Russia's Transneft in new sanctions on fourth anniversary of Ukraine war

The sanctioning of Transneft, one of the world's largest pipeline firms, brings the number of people, companies, and ships sanctioned under Britain's Russia measures to more than 3,000.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers remarks at the top of the Cabinet meeting to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine at Downing Street on February 24, 2026 in London, England.