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Among the Russian military personnel who took part in the secret exercises held in China in late 2025 were servicemen from ‘Rubicon’—an elite UAV centre.
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet came within six metres of a British RAF Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft whilst flying over the Black Sea. The UK has described the incident as dangerous and unacceptable.
NATO has decided to step up security at its headquarters in Brussels against drones, against the backdrop of growing threats in Europe and the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine.
Russia has launched nuclear exercises to demonstrate its strength to Ukraine’s allies and thereby put pressure on them. Moscow is also seeking to divert attention from its failures on the battlefield.
The Pentagon has reduced the total number of US combat brigade groups stationed in Europe from four to three.
The Russian authorities have revised their forecasts for pipeline gas exports and the cost of supplies to China. The updated estimates are contained in a document seen by Reuters.
Petrol prices at filling stations in Ukraine have risen again. Over the past 24 hours, petrol prices at filling stations have increased by between 50 kopecks and 1 hryvnia.
China has officially denied reports in the Western media that the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, allegedly told US President Donald Trump that Putin would ‘come to regret’ launching a full-scale war against Ukraine.
Over the past 24 hours, 250 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. Defence forces carried out strikes on command posts, areas where personnel were concentrated, and enemy drone control systems.
Ukraine is stepping up its use of medium-range drones to strike at Russian logistics, air defence systems and oil infrastructure. According to military officials, this is hampering Russia’s offensive operations and paving the way for long-range attacks on strategic targets.
Russia needs to ‘wrap up’ the war against Ukraine quickly, as the country’s economy cannot withstand a prolonged continuation of the ‘special military operation’.
The EU believes that negotiations between Kyiv and Budapest regarding the rights of the Hungarian minority may indicate a shift in Hungary’s position on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. Against this backdrop, diplomats suggest that a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Péter Magyar could take place in the coming months.
