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27 May

Polish air defense officer and US soldier discuss capabilities of the Patriot missile system

Poland Requests Six More Patriot Batteries From US

Poland has requested six additional Patriot missile air defense system batteries “with related gear” from the United States.

26 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Romania to Fly MiG-21s for One More Year

Romania will use its fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21s for one more year, the Ministry of Defense said, just a month after deciding to ground them following a slew of problems.

26 May

Ronald Watkins

Turkish Akinci Drones Complete Record 2000 KM Flight

Two Turkish Akinci drones have completed a long-distance flight from western Turkey to Azerbaijan, covering 2,000 kilometers in five hours.

26 May

A view of the square outside the damaged local city hall of Kharkiv on March 1, 2022, destroyed as a result of Russian troop shelling

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Shelling Kills Nine in Kharkiv: Regional Governor

Nine people were killed in fresh Russian shelling on Ukraine's second city Kharkiv, a regional official said.

26 May

Ukrainian soldiers on top of an armored vehicle

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Says War in East at ‘Maximum Intensity’

Ukraine said fighting in the eastern Donbas region has reached its fiercest level, as Russian forces push deeper into the industrial region.

26 May

Ukrainian soldiers on a stealthy electric bike modified to carry next-generation light anti-tank weapons

Ronald Watkins

Ukraine Using Stealthy E-Bikes to Position Anti-Tank Weapons

Ukrainian fighters are using ultra-quiet, stealthy electric bikes for weapons transport and other vital tasks in their ongoing war with Russia.

26 May

Two Russian soldiers patrol in the Mariupol drama theatre

Staff Writer With AFP

Fighting Reaches ‘Outskirts’ of Key East Ukraine City Severodonetsk

Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has reached the limits of the key eastern Ukraine city of Severodonetsk.

25 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Royal Navy Destroyers to Receive Counter Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile

The UK Ministry of Defence has contracted MBDA to outfit six Type 45 Destroyers with Maritime Ballistic Missile Defence detect and destroy capability.

25 May