The idea of selling F-35s to Taiwan might seem like a risky chess move to the Pentagon, potentially ruffling feathers in the Chinese Communist Party's nest. Source
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An epidemic may occur in the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson Oblast as a result of the Russians’ blowing up of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and the flooding of cemeteries, a cattle cemetery and a biothermal pit. Source
Residents of the temporarily occupied Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast are being deprived of access to healthcare, as the Russian invaders have turned all the city’s medical facilities into military hospitals. Source
There have been 39 combat clashes between the Ukrainian defence forces and the Russian army on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts over the past day. Source
Riveting video was unveiled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces providing us with a front-row seat to the impressive might of homing projectiles notably the SMArt 155 Source
On the night of 2-3 July, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 13 Russian Shahed kamikaze drones out of 17 launched. Source
Ukraine’s Defence Forces have killed another 600 Russian soldiers and destroyed a Russian helicopter, five tanks and other Russian equipment over the past 24 hours. Source
New photos have emerged of the wreckage of the Franco-British Storm Shadow missile aircraft intercepted by Russian air defense systems somewhere in Zaporizhia. Source
Russian occupiers attacked Marhanets and Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the evening of 2 July, injuring one person. Source
A Ukrainian command post was targeted & neutralized by Russian Mi-35 helicopters. The attack led to the destruction of the facility itself and the nearby armor. Source
Ukrainian defence forces are continuing to advance on the Bakhmut, Melitopol and Berdiansk fronts, liberating 37 square kilometres over the past week. Source
The headquarters for the elimination of the consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant is looking for ways to evacuate Ukrainian citizens from the left (eastern) bank of Kherson Oblast, which is currently under Russian occupation. Source
Breaking new ground in defense, Taiwan is fortifying its arsenal with Volcano Vehicle-Launched Scatterable Mine Systems, courtesy of a $146M US defense deal. Source
Archaeologist Denys Sikoza, who survived the occupation of Kherson and rescued historical artefacts from the Russians, has spoken about the most valuable sites that were damaged by the Russians when they blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. Source
Video on June 23, 2023, showing a Russian Lancet drone blowing up a Ukrainian CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzer, a powerful artillery unit provided by France Source
A fire broke out at the Kraski Belogor’ya paint factory in the Russian city of Shebekino, Belgorod Oblast. Source
Due to the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, most of the living organisms in the Kakhovka Reservoir will die. Source
On 7 June, on the 469th day of the Russian full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian forces were trying to carry out offensive actions on the Lyman, Avdiivka and Bakhmut fronts, and they launched attacks on the settlement of Mariinka, but their attempts failed. Source
Sofia Sapega, a Russian woman who was serving a six-year sentence in a penal colony for being the administrator of the opposition Telegram channel Black Book of Belarus, was pardoned by the self-proclaimed president of Belarus on 6 June. On 7 June she was handed over to a delegation from […]
Admiral Lee Hsi-ming maintains that in a potential Taiwan situation, these carriers would prove futile for China, unable to weather onslaught of the US military Source