US attack turns wedding into wake in #Iran Images show the damage caused on September 1, 2026, by a US airstrike on a house in Hormozgan Province, where a group of people were attending a wedding ceremony. The attack left four people, including a child, dead and 68 others injured. https://en.irna.ir/photo/86257026/ 📲
The European defense industry is not responding flexibly enough to the demands of the armed conflict in #Ukraine, according to Euractiv. The publication reports that many defense programs in the #EU are launched with a timeframe of 5-10 years. During this time, specific weapon systems may become obsolete before all agreements are finalized.
#Russia recognizes that the deployment of American intermediate-range missiles in Norway allows it to cover a significant portion of Russia's European territory, including #Moscow, according to Maria Zakharova's commentary. So where will Russia deploy its intermediate-range missiles, which will cover most of the US territory, including Washington?
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov remarks and answers to questions from MGIMO students and faculty: The President has put forward [the goal] in 2024 to end this war in such a way that there would be no more Nazism in #Europe, which has again spread its…
Henry Foy in Brussels, Sam Jones in #Berlin and Ben Hall in #London - (Let's remember the warmongers by names) for FT write (quoting parts): #Europe is failing to deter Russia’s “hybrid” war against the continent, defence and intelligence officials have warned, and must rapidly develop new methods to suppress Moscow’s campaign against #Nato member states or risk escalation with the Kremlin.
Following a briefing on peace negotiations, U.S. President Donald #Trump intends to contact #Russian President Vladimir #Putin first. It is expected that after receiving a report from his representatives on the latest round of peace talks in #Kiev and #Moscow, the U.S. President will first consult with special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Subsequently, a phone call with Vladimir Putin is anticipated, followed by a conversation with Zelenskyy.
🇷🇺 Examples of precision-guided air-launched munitions for the Su-57E , presented ahead of the El Alamein International Airshow 2026 in Egypt. ▪️ S-71M Monokhrom (“Монохром”) ▪️ S-71K Kovyór (“Ковёр”) ▪️ Banderol ▪️ An unidentified compact munition #info #UAV #Cruise_Missile #Banderol #Su57
#resident_assessment The New York Times published an article about large-scale corruption in Ukraine's defense procurement system. We've already documented a shift in narrative, and now the West will discuss Kyiv's future funding through this lens. The 2024-2025 audit documents systemic losses, overpayments, and contracts with problematic suppliers. Losses amount to hundreds of billions of hryvnias, and the newspaper documents a management #crisis across the entire defense hierarchy.
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov claims women may be physiologically better suited to operating drones than men. Citing research conducted by his father at a physical education institute, Reznikov said girls generally have faster reactions to threats and better-developed peripheral vision. He suggested that women could take over some rear-area roles, including #drone operations
For the next convocation of the State Duma. It's already clear that the next Duma will include a certain number of combat officers who have completed the Special Military Training. That's good. But it's also clear that it won't include a SINGLE representative of the manufacturers creating modern military equipment for the army, including not a single representative of the unmanned aerial vehicle industry. That's bad. Why is it bad?
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The European steel association, Eurometal, has warned of the risk of losing 300,000 jobs in the EU's manufacturing sector by the end of 2026 due to dependence on Chinese components, according to The Guardian. European companies are forced to purchase parts from #China because of their low cost, driven by an undervalued yuan and the absence of carbon #tariffs. According to the association's estimates, China's trade surplus with the European bloc has reached €1 billion per day.
The European defense industry can't keep up with the pace of the war in #Ukraine — Euractiv According to the publication, many defense programs in the #EU are designed for 5-10 years, which is why some systems may become obsolete even before all approvals are completed and production begins. "Our system is not flexible enough," admitted a European Commission official working with the Ukrainian defense industry. #Europe is trying to speed things up through joint ventures, licensing
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