Putin announces navy will receive 30 more ships during Russia's annual Navy Day celebrations
President Vladimir Putin has said the Russian navy will receive 30 new ships this year.
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Ukraine Aiden Aslin: The brutal realities of joining the Ukraine war as told by a British volunteer captured by Russian forces
Aiden Aslin's account lays bare the stark realities of the risks of signing up as a volunteer in the Ukraine-Russia war as a UK citizen.
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News Classified emails meant for US sent to Kremlin ally Mali after MOD blunder
A "small number" of emails intended for the Pentagon were sent to Mali because of the accidental omission of an "i" from an email address.
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Ukraine New Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters inflicting heavy cost on Ukraine, defence intelligence reports
The MOD said as Ukraine continues major offensive operations in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Ka-52 is key to Russian forces in the sector.
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Russia Russia's Black Sea Fleet preparing for blockade on Ukraine, MOD says
The Ministry of Defence says the fleet has "altered its posture" since Moscow pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
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Ukraine Hornet micro-drones part of new $400m US military aid package to Ukraine
The latest support package for Ukraine authorised by President Joe Biden will include armoured vehicles and nano-drones.
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USA Watch: Moment Russian fighter jet damages US Reaper drone over Syria
The Russian fighter flew "dangerously close" to the US MQ-9 Reaper drone before damaging it with flares, the Pentagon said.
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Ukraine Ministers failing to understand threat of Wagner Group, MPs warn
MPs now urging ministers to proscribe Yevgeny Prigozhin's unit as a terrorist organisation.
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Ukraine Russia attacking southern Ukraine with 'unusual' number of aircraft carrier-destroying missiles
The long-range strikes have been carried out with some 5-5-tonne AS-4 KITCHEN missiles, in the past week.
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Ukraine Watch: Ukrainian Navy arming vessels with Soviet 'Dalek Gun'
The Soviet-era AK306 rotary cannon is being adapted by Ukrainian forces for use in their war against Russia.
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Russia Russia to teach school children how to operate combat drones to develop 'militarised patriotism'
The MOD said operating combat drones would join assault rifle training, hand grenade skills and combat first aid in Russia's syllabus.
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Ukraine Russian missile attack on Odesa kills one and leaves historic cathedral significantly damaged
Odesa has played a vital part in both the defence of Ukraine, but also the crucial export of grain to developing countries.
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Ukraine Sacked Ukrainian ambassador thanks UK for support during country's 'darkest hour'
Vadym Prystaiko was fired as Ukraine's representative in London after he appeared to publicly criticise President Volodymyr Zelensky
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Russia Taboo against unmasked Putin regime criticism has significantly weakened, MOD reports
MOD believes that Russian former intelligence officer and nationalist mil-blogger Igor Girkin was almost certainly arrested for 'extremism'.
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Ukraine Analysis: What's next for Ukraine's counter-offensive?
Due to Ukraine's tight operational security, information has mostly come from unofficial sources on social media.
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Ukraine Controversial cluster munitions used by Ukraine against Russian defences 'effective', says US
Several Nato members, including the UK, have discouraged the use of the controversial weapons due to the risk they pose to civilians during ...