Ukraine has carried out its first strike on Russian territory with US-supplied long-range missiles. Six missiles were used in a strike on an ammunition depot in Karachev, around 75 miles from the Ukrainian border in Russia’s Bryansk region on what is the 1,000th day of war in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. The missile launch came just days after the Biden administration gave Kyiv the green light, despite fears it could escalate the conflict beyond control. Eyewitnesses and Russian military bloggers first reported the attack, with Ukrainian military officials later confirming to RBC Ukraine the strike was conducted with the US-manufactured ATACMS…

Poland is constructing a formidable new defence line, dubbed the “Eastern Shield”, to safeguard its borders with Russia’s heavily militarised exclave of Kaliningrad and Belarus. The £1.9 billion fortification, described by Polish officials as an “impassable boundary,” features advanced surveillance systems, anti-tank fortifications, and cutting-edge physical barriers. Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasised the strategic importance of the project during a recent press conference. He said: “The Eastern Shield is not just about Poland’s security—it’s about safeguarding the stability of the entire region.” The 400-mile by 200-metre-deep defence line, is set for completion by 2028 and will include underground bunkers, potential…

Trump could bring an earlier end to war in Ukraine.

Footage has emerged of a British Challenger 2 tank in service with Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of Russia being destroyed in a Russian drone attack. The video was released by two pro-Russian bloggers and reportedly shows Russian marines from the 155th Guards Naval Infantry brigade destroying the vehicle during fighting, according to prominent pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Rybar. In a grainy video released by the Russian forces, first-person camera footage shows a drone about to hit the tank underneath its turret. Rybar said the fact that the tank was operating in Kursk suggested that Ukraine intended to hold the…

The fact that Africans have better access to strategic minerals is going to work in the interest of Africa.

It is extraordinary that they keep defending these countries and doing their bidding when there’s absolutely no trade and no investment advantage for South Africa.

Donald Trump will remain committed to Nato when he becomes the next US President according to one of Britain’s most senior former defence chiefs.

Ambassador Holliday called for the re-establishment of robust diplomatic networks to prevent misunderstandings and conflicts in space.

Donald Trump will return to the White House as America’s 47th president after victory in one of the most bitterly contested elections in the history of the United States. Trump was also on track to win the national popular vote, the first time a Republican has done so since George W Bush in 2004. After winning the biggest swing state prize of Pennsylvania, Trump had won (at the time of writing) 279 electoral college votes of the 270 he needed to win against Kamala Harris, his Democratic rival. Trump, 78, hailed his “incredible movement” after taking the stage in Florida…

A fire bomb hidden in a DHL package that caught fire in Germany in July was due to be sent by air to the UK as part of a suspected Russian sabotage plot.The sabotage mission – believed to have been ordered by the Russian military intelligence organisation known as the GRU, may have also been a dry run for a similar attack on the US and Canada, Western Intelligence sources believe.The magnesium-based device, reported to have been hidden in shipments of massage pillows and electronic gadgets, started a fire on the ground in Leipzig.Intelligence sources believe that if the device…

By Air Marshal Greg Bagwell CB CBE I recently posted a couple of threads on X, which raised the question of whether the UK’s current and planned replacement solution for its nuclear deterrent was sufficient for the nature of the threats we face today. Firstly, let me be crystal clear, deterrence is the watchword here, – no sane person wants a nuclear exchange or war to ever occur – regrettably today, that means ensuring that you convince an enemy that the cost of starting a nuclear exchange is far, far greater than any perceived benefit. Many use the reference point…

Adm Mike Hewitt: If we don’t create an exit strategy for Putin, we’re not going to find an end state to the war in Ukraine.