new video loaded: Russian Military Official Killed in Car Explosion Near Moscow A senior Russian military officer was killed in a car explosion on Tuesday, a Ukrainian official and Russian media outlets said. The incident appears to be the latest targeted assassination of high-profile opponents of Ukraine in Russia. By David Cheung and Daniel Fetherston June 10, 2026 Source link
On June 8, two days before Russia would have celebrated its four-year anniversary of the capture of the Kinburn Spit – Moscow’s westernmost military position in Ukraine – a member of the Crimea-based Ukrainian partisan group Atesh had astonishing news to report: Russian troops seemed to have abandoned the disputed land strip between the Dnipro-Bug estuary and the Black Sea, located on the tip of the Kinburn Peninsula, northwest of Crimea. The main reason, the agent reported, was that their supplies had been “completely disrupted” by Ukrainian drone strikes. Vital deliveries of ammunition, fuel and food had come to a total standstill, said the agent, who was cited by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and Ukrainian media outlets, and most members of Russia’s 337th VDV Regiment had been redeployed elsewhere. A relic of Russia’s initial plans for Odesa Russia has not confirmed the reported loss of the 10-kilometre-long sandbar, which at its base measures around 4 kilometres in width, and at its peak, some 100 metres. Yet in 2022, after Russia launched …
To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again Cover image: TRUTH OR FAKE © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 09/06/2026 – 23:12 06:14 min From the show Reading time 1 min This weekend saw the French Open wrap up with Russia’s Mirra Andreeva winning the women’s final. There has since been a lot of speculation as to why her country’s flag was not allowed at the trophy ceremony. Some people online are that claiming French President Emmanuel Macron is responsible, but as FRANCE 24’s Charlotte Hughes explains, this is not the case. Source link
In tiny workshops scattered across Ukraine, a war machine is being built at a pace that has left Nato’s most powerful members standing still. In May alone, Ukraine’s ministry of defence certified 175 new weapons systems for operational use, nearly 93 per cent of them designed and built entirely within the country. Germany, by comparison, certified fewer than 20 new systems in the whole of 2024 – its fastest year on record. The United States fields between two and five genuinely new platforms per year, with procurement cycles averaging 10 years. Four years ago, Ukraine was desperately importing whatever its allies would send. Today, it is certifying six new weapons systems every day. “Put it all together, and you’ve got a defence procurement ecosystem that is completely unrecognisable compared with anywhere else in Europe,” said Keir Giles, an associate fellow of Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia Programme and the author of Who Will Defend Europe. The question is how a country under sustained bombardment managed to build this in four years. The answer, according to …
A French military Rafale fighter jet shot down a drone that entered NATO member Latvia’s airspace from Russia on Monday, the latest in a series of such security incidents along Europe’s eastern border regions. The Latvian army, without saying who launched the drone, said it entered from Russia “as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare”. Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, in a post on X, hailed “swift decision-making and professional action” over the incident. A French army spokesperson confirmed French warplanes had shot down an unidentified drone, and a NATO official said: “It shows once again NATO’s determination and ability to deter and defend.” Read moreHegseth blasts ‘invasion’ of migrants on Europe’s beaches in D-Day speech in France The final decision to shoot down the drone was taken by NATO command, Latvian Defence Minister Raivis Melnis told reporters. Latvia said Russia had been identified as using electronic warfare before the drone entered the country and was shot down at 0705 GMT near the village of Berzgale about 30 km (18 miles) from the border. No …
June 8 (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces have recaptured more than 600 square km of territory so far this year, Ukraine’s top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Monday, the latest sign of shifting momentum after years of slow but relentless Russian gains. In May alone, Ukraine recaptured 100 square km more of territory than it lost, Syrskyi said on the Telegram messaging app. Syrskyi did not specify where the gains took place, saying only that in certain areas of the 1,200 km (800-mile) frontline, Ukrainian forces continued to maintain the initiative. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy also said last month that Ukraine had recaptured around 600 square km in 2026. Reuters was not able to verify the assertions. Independently determining lines of territorial control in Ukraine is difficult because of drone warfare that has created a wide no-man’s land “kill zone” along the front. But independent groups that map the battlefield have also reported Russia’s total advances slowing or reversing in recent months, for the first time since a failed Ukrainian counter-offensive in 2023. Syrskyi said Russian …
RIGA, Latvia: A French military Rafale fighter jet shot down a drone on Monday (Jun 8) that entered NATO country Latvia’s airspace from Russia, the latest in a series of such security incidents along Europe’s eastern border regions. The Latvian army, without saying who had launched the drone, said it had entered from Russia “as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare”. “Allied fighter jets successfully shoot down a drone flying into Latvian airspace!” it said in a post on social media X. Authorities had earlier on Monday warned people in eastern Latvian regions to seek shelter indoors because of the threat. The alert ended when the drone was shot down, the army said, but another air threat warning was issued later on Monday for eastern residents. Military drones straying into the airspace of Russia’s neighbours have been stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over into NATO’s northern borders. Ukraine has in recent months stepped up long-range drone attacks on Russia, including in the Baltic Sea area, where several Ukrainian military drones have …
This article is the fifth in a series exploring Europe’s efforts to rearm against the threat of a Russian invasion at a time when the United States is pulling away from Nato. Hidden in dense woodland 18 miles from the Russian border, Nato anti-tank teams lie in wait to ambush a Finnish column. The scrape of metal tracks across a dirt road pierces the silent forest as the pack of German-made Leopard 2 tanks charges forward. Without warning, camouflaged soldiers break cover from the treeline and unleash a volley of missiles at the heavily armoured vehicles before the Finnish conscripts have time to react. Within seconds, three tanks are destroyed and their young crews, aged 19 and 20, are killed as the anti-tank teams quietly slip back into the wilderness. Almost 300 miles to the south, in the lake-potted forests near Kouvola, another group of Leopard 2s is immobilised by drones and artillery strikes on the border, having bunched up too closely together on a track through pine trees. Nato must now keep up with …
Moldova’s President, Maia Sandu, said the war in neighbouring Ukraine showed that her country badly needed high-technology interceptor drones and new legislation was required to facilitate their manufacture. Moldova, which is seeking EU membership by 2030, has dealt with numerous incidents of Russian drones flying over its territory or debris landing in areas near the border. Sandu, a fierce critic of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, expressed particular concern over a drone last month that struck a residence in Galati, a Romanian city near the border with Moldova and Ukraine, injuring two people. Source link
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received the backing of the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in calling for direct ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, according to a joint statement issued following defence talks in London on Sunday. Zelensky met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at 10 Downing Street for talks as Russia’s war has stretched into its fifth year. The leaders “supported the proposal for a direct dialogue between Ukraine and Russia – with active US and European participation – to bring about a ceasefire and support further negotiations”, they said in a joint statement with Zelensky. “The current line of contact should be the starting point for negotiations,” it said. “International borders must not be changed by force.” Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an open letter on Thursday. To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the …
