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Russia attacked a Ukrainian Navy vessel, killing one crew member and injuring several others, Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk confirmed for the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 28.
Russia launched 598 drones overnight, including Shahed attack drones and decoys, as well as 31 missiles, among them two Kh-47 Kinzhal ballistic missiles, nine Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, and 20 Kh-101 cruise missiles, …
European and U.S. military officials have been increasingly concerned over the flights in the German state of Thuringia, even as Russian sabotage operations in Europe declined in 2025, the New York Times reported.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto described the strike as “an attack on Hungary’s sovereignty,” saying it “endangered our energy security and nearly (forced) the use of our strategic reserves."
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Among the 26 foreign heads of state and government expected to attend the parade in Beijing, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will be the only leader of an EU country present.
Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) hit a Russian Buyan-M-class small missile ship, a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles, near Russian-occupied Crimea in the Azov Sea on Aug. 28, HUR reported.
The lawsuit challenges last year’s decision by the Council of the EU to allocate military assistance to Ukraine through the European Peace Facility (EPF), the bloc’s chief defense aid tool.
The production “is expected to reach 2 million rounds by the end of this year,” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.
The number includes 880 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The Novokuibyshevsk refinery has a production capacity of 8.3 million metric tons of oil per year. The facility reportedly halted production in early August after being damaged by Ukrainian drones.
In 2025, U.S. and European officials report that Russian drones have been actively flying reconnaissance missions over critical routes used to transport U.S. weapons through Germany. The drones often operate close to American convoys, monitoring …
Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 27 that the country has lowered its annual economic growth forecast for 2025 from 2.5% to 1.5%, as the country’s wartime economy continues to falter.
Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, late on Aug. 27, targeting regions situated far from the country’s front line.
Ukraine launched a swarm of drone attacks on occupied Crimean late on Aug. 27, targeting various regions on the peninsula, Russian Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported.
Danish public broadcaster DR, citing its sources, reported that the Danish government believes at least three U.S. citizens with ties to the Trump administration have been attempting to influence opinion through covert operations on the island to …
Key developments on Aug. 27.
“I think this is one of the ‘cards’, as our colleagues and partners say, to build win-win relations,” Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
