Who is John Healey and what has he achieved during his time as defence secretary?
Since becoming Defence Secretary in July 2024, Mr Healey has focused his efforts on the war in Ukraine, housing and reforms for abuse ...
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Ukraine Musk's SpaceX deactivates Moscow's Starlink terminals, hampering Russian forces
Starlink has played a crucial role in Ukraine's defence since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022
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Ukraine Project VOLYA: Armed Forces Para Snow Sports team train Ukrainian ski instructors
The aim of Project VOLYA was to train local ski instructors to help Ukrainian forces personnel injured in the war
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Ukraine Patriot missiles: What are they and why does Ukraine want them so badly?
The Patriot PAC-3 is a ballistic and hypersonic missile interceptor, which can defeat the fastest weapons Russia can launch
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Ukraine Ukraine Battlefield Brief: Find out what's been happening on the frontline
While the Russians are pounding Ukrainian positions inside Pokrovsk with artillery fire, Russian soldiers are still being hunted by drones
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Ukraine Kim Jong Un inspects memorial sculptures for North Korean troops killed fighting in Ukraine
The project is being produced through Pyongyang’s main monument workshop as preparations begin for a major ruling party congress
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Ukraine Foreign volunteers who fought for Ukraine being courted by Latin American drug cartels
Organised crime gangs in the region are keen on recruiting those with combat experience from the war with Russia, particularly drone pilots
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Navy UK sends Cutlass-class patrol boat to help French intercept Russian shadow fleet tanker
The vessel that was boarded is under UK and European sanctions for its role in facilitating trade in sanctioned oil, BFBS Forces News ...
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Ukraine Tempest: The secretive missile system said to have downed more than 20 Shaheds
The air defence system is said to have made its combat debut – even though its presence in Ukraine has not been officially announced
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Nato Nato chief Rutte fears the row over Greenland diverts attention from Ukraine conflict
Secretary General Mark Rutte raised concerns about tensions over the island taking focus away from supporting Ukrainian armed forces
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Army Ukraine has a seven-to-one kill ratio in the war against Russia, CGS says
General Sir Roly Walker said that it takes nations to win wars as he summarised his analysis on the nearly four-year-long war between ...
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Ukraine From bouncy castles to the battlefield: Ukraine deploying inflatable AFVs
A leading expert in deception has been making dummy tanks and armoured vehicles to fool and confuse Russian forces
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Ukraine Inside the military marketplace helping Ukraine to replenish its frontline more quickly
Ukraine's state defence innovation programme has created Brave 1, which allows units to order kit more quickly to where they need it most
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Ukraine Czech president promises drone-busting L-159 jets for Ukraine – but prime minister says No
Ukraine's air defences are in dire need of help – but that help will no longer be on its way in the shape of the Czech-made Aero L-159 Alca
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Ukraine What would be on UK's shopping list to preserve a Ukraine-Russia peace deal
The UK has committed £200m to prepare British troops for a possible deployment to Ukraine as part of a multinational force if there's a ...
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Ukraine Drone kills: Moscow's soldiers increasingly getting hit by Ukrainian UAVs
In July 2025, the Ukrainian military claimed its UAS units hit 16,262 Russian soldiers and by October that had risen to nearly 25,000