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Ukraine strikes Russian airbases with ATACMS

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have reported carrying out overnight strikes on military airfields located in Russian-occupied territory. The targets were near Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Luhansk. Debris collected from Berdiansk appears to be...

US Air Force downs Turkish drone over Syria

On Thursday, a US Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft took down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near US troops in Syria, according to the Pentagon. This marks the first time that the...

Turkish Air Force strike PKK targets in Iraq following Ankara attack

Late on Sunday, Turkish fighter aircraft conducted air strikes within the borders of Iraqi Kurdistan, subsequent to an earlier explosion that resulted in the injury of two police officers near the entrance of the...

Russian air defence shot down own Su-35 fighter aircraft

Russian forces in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine shot down their own Su-35 fighter aircraft in a friendly fire incident. The Sukhoi Su-35 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-E), which is one of the Russian...

NATO bolsters forces in Kosovo amid rising tensions

NATO has approved extra forces for Kosovo in response to violent clashes in the region. Last week, a deadly shootout occurred at a monastery in northern Kosovo, resulting in the deaths of a Kosovo...

US to send ATACMS to Ukraine

According to NBC News on Friday, US President Joe Biden informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States will provide a limited number of MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS). Three U.S. officials and...

Azerbaijan launches military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh

In an effort to restore constitutional order and remove what they claim to be Armenian military formations, Azerbaijan has launched "anti-terrorist activities" in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. This move may signal the start of a...

Ukraine strikes Russian naval vessels in Sevastopol

Ukraine launched an attack on Russian naval targets and port infrastructure in Sevastopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea early on Wednesday, in what appears to be the largest attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet's home...