Russia: Drone downed at Kursk-II Nuclear Power Plant construction site

Asuspected Ukrainian drone has been brought down over Russia’s Kursk NPP, regional governor Alexander Khinshtein reported. It fell on the construction site of the Kursk-II plant, which will replace the currently operating Kursk NPP comprising four ageing RBMK reactors (two Read More …

Ukraine: Demining units of the Security and Defence Forces have neutralized over 1 million explosive devices

Since the onset of the full-scale war, demining specialists of the Security and Defence Forces have neutralized more than 1 million explosive devices. As reported by the Main Directorate for Mine Action, Civil Protection and Environmental Safety, nearly 6,500 km² Read More …

Ukrainian forces destroyed airborne Russian Mi-8 helicopter with FPV drone

Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, has reported that Ukrainian forces have destroyed a Russian Mi-8 attack helicopter. Magyar on social media; 59th Separate Assault Brigade of Unmanned Systems named after Yakiv Handziuk Details: Brovdi said the Read More …

Ukraine: Interior Ministry introducing innovative approach that almost halves mine clearance time

The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs is implementing an innovative approach to mine clearance that will nearly halve the time it takes to clear areas, combining the use of technology with the professionalism of demining units, the head of the Read More …

Polish missile likely destroyed house amid Russian drone incursion

Last week, Russian drones repeatedly violated Polish airspace during a major aerial attack on Ukraine, which Warsaw described as a provocation. The incident prompted Poland and its NATO allies to scramble fighter jets, and Poland said that the drones posing Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 314

The IAEA team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) reported hearing shelling close to the site today and saw black smoke rising from three locations nearby, in the latest incident highlighting continuous nuclear safety risks during the military Read More …

Republic of Georgia: State Security Service blames Ukraine for bringing explosives into Georgia

State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) says explosives were brought into the country on the orders of Ukrainian intelligence services. Deputy Head of the SSSG, Lasha Magradze, made the statement at a briefing held today, September 12. On September 11, Read More …

Poland downs Russian drones, first time NATO member has fired in Ukraine war

Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday, the first time a member of NATO is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Poland said 19 objects had entered its airspace during a large Russian Read More …

Ukraine: Without structural reform of mine action system, clearing farmland will take decades

About a quarter of Ukraine’s territory – over 13.9 million hectares – has been affected by hostilities, of which 9.85 million hectares of farmland in 10 regions remain inaccessible for use, said Nina Yuzhanina, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Read More …

Colombia: Drones, Fear, and a Buzz That Kills

On a flickering surveillance monitor, two men watch as a speck in the sky releases its payload—homemade, crude, and lethal. Below, civilians scatter before the explosion blooms. This isn’t footage from Ukraine or Gaza. This is Colombia. Armed groups have Read More …

Ukraine: In August, units of the Ministry of Defence cleared nearly 6,000 hectares of de-occupied territory

Throughout August 2025, mine clearance units of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine cleared 5,973 hectares of de-occupied land of explosive hazards. Specifically, during the month, the following was cleared: 5,653.77 hectares of agricultural land; 7.64 km of roadways; 15.09 Read More …

Estonia: Suspected Ukrainian combat drone parts found in Tartu County field

Parts of a suspected Ukrainian combat drone were found in a field on Monday after crashing in Estonian territory on Sunday morning, the Internal Security Service (ISS/KAPO) said. Pieces of the drone were found in a farmer’s field in Elva Read More …

Italy: Suspect Is Arrested in Sabotage of Pipelines Between Russia and Germany

Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian national who German investigators believe coordinated the undersea bombing in 2022 of two gas pipelines that directly linked Russia to Germany, the German authorities said on Thursday. It was the first arrest in the Read More …

Russia: Authorities foiled terrorist attack on Crimean Bridge

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) thwarted a terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge planned by Ukrainian special services, the FSB Public Relations Center reported. Officers of Russia’s Federal Security Service traced a Chevrolet Volt with a powerful improvised explosive device Read More …

UNODC: Organized crime dynamics in the context of war in Ukraine

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022, the political economy of Ukraine has been profoundly transformed. The aggression affected both licit and illicit trade routes, disrupted criminal organizations, and spawned new forms of informal Read More …

Ukraine: Unexploded aerial bomb found during agricultural work destroyed in Kharkiv region

Pyrotechnicians from the State Emergency Service destroyed an unexploded aerial bomb that farmers found while working near Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region. According to Ukrinform, the Interregional Center for Humanitarian Demining and Rapid Response reported this on Facebook. “Agricultural work Read More …

Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia Could Bring a Quicker End to the War

In the space of four days, the Russia-Ukraine war has dramatically shifted. The incursion of Ukrainian forces into Russia’s Kursk region has quickly turned into the largest territorial gain by either side since the successful Ukrainian counteroffensives in Kharkiv and Read More …

Ukraine: Two teenagers arrested for deadly terrorist attack in Zhytomyr

Ukrainian security forces have arrested two 17-year-olds — a boy and a girl — in connection with a terrorist attack in Zhytomyr that killed one man and seriously injured another. The investigation revealed that the teenagers — a local vocational Read More …

Ukraine to resume shipping through canal where dredger exploded

Ukraine will resume shipping through the Bystre canal in Odesa Oblast effective 6 August, allowing the passage of vessels with a draught of up to 4.5 metres. Ukrainian media outlet AgroWeek Quote: “The Bystre canal was temporarily closed to shipping Read More …

Ukrainian sappers to train at Middle East mine action school with funding from Paris

Ukraine will take another step toward the safe de-occupation and clearing of war remnants. On 4 August, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced that sappers from the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the State Special Transport Service will be trained at the Read More …