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The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that Russia and Ukraine had exchanged 270 prisoners each. Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova said that, working with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets, they had helped return nearly 1,000 Russian and Ukrainian prisoners…

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euromaidanpress.com | 8 hrs. ago

Denmark rushes 50,000 cannon rounds to Ukraine to help F-16s hunt Russia’s advanced jet drones

#air defense #ammunition #attack #attack drone #Cannon #defense #Drone #F-16 #Russia #target #targets #Ukraine

Ukrainian pilots are already using the 20-mm ammunition to intercept jet-powered attack drones, as Russia deploys faster targets that challenge Ukraine’s air defenses.

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kyivpost.com | 11 hrs. 40 min. ago

Air Defenses at Russian Drone Factory Linked to Forced Labor Rival Putin’s Residence

#air defense #defense #Drone #drone production #factory #North Korea #Putin #Russia #Shahed

Russia has built 33 air-defense positions around its main Shahed drone production complex, placing it among the country’s most heavily protected sites. A separate report describes the exploitation of North Korean laborers, foreign women and Russian students working there.

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euromaidanpress.com | 14 hrs. 8 min. ago

Ukraine frees 270 from Russian captivity in “historic” prisoner swap, including 5 Olenivka survivors and American teacher Stephen Hubbard

#defense #Mariupol #military #military personnel #prisoner swap #Russia #survivors #Ukraine

The latest exchange returned 261 military personnel and nine civilians. Some had been held since 2018, while many others were captured during the defense of Mariupol in 2022.

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kyivpost.com | 14 hrs. 20 min. ago

Russia to Unveil ‘Anti-Drone Dome’ at Africa Summit

#air defense #air defense system #defense #Drone #drone strike #drone strikes #hit #infrastructure #Partner #partners #Russia #strike

Russia will pitch its planned “Anti-Drone Dome” air defense system to African partners at next week’s Moscow summit, even as Ukrainian drone strikes continue to hit Russian oil refineries and other critical infrastructure, exposing gaps in Moscow’s air defenses.

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kyivpost.com | 16 hrs. 21 min. ago

Ukraine Still Recording Starshield Connectivity Losses at 161 Kph, Defense Ministry Source Says

#ceasefire #defense #Diesel #Kyiv #Russia #strike #Trump #Ukraine

Ukraine’s defense ministry says satellite connectivity losses at speeds of 161 kph are still in place, despite US President Donald Trump’s claim that SpaceX owner Elon Musk restored the service. SpaceX and the White House have blamed one another for the restrictions, which followed the US diesel deal with Russia, as Washington pressured Kyiv to halt strikes on Russian refineries without securing a bilateral ceasefire on Ukraine’s energy grid.

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euromaidanpress.com | 16 hrs. 37 min. ago

The money starts as bags of cash in a Moscow market and ends up clean in China, leaked files show

#China #defense #defense industry #FIRM #Russia

The firm, co-owned by the bank behind Russia’s defense industry, hides where the money starts before it reaches foreign banks.

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kyivpost.com | 18 hrs. 21 min. ago

Denmark Delivers Over 50,000 Cannon Rounds for Ukraine’s F-16s

#agreement #ammunition #Cannon #defense #F-16 #operations #Ukraine

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry says Denmark delivered more than 50,000 rounds of 20 mm ammunition for its F-16 fighters. The ammunition is already being used in air-defense operations after Copenhagen redirected part of a planned sale with another country’s agreement.

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kyivpost.com | 23 hrs. 40 min. ago

‘Not Another Budapest Memorandum’ – Kyiv Seeks US Security Guarantees Backed by Congress

#Budapest Memorandum #defense #Kyiv #military #NATO #security guarantees #support #Ukraine #Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is negotiating Article 5-style security guarantees with Washington that would require US congressional approval. Rejecting a repeat of the failed Budapest Memorandum, he calls for a comprehensive defense framework combining American commitments, NATO membership, European support and a strong Ukrainian military.

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euromaidanpress.com | 1 days ago

NATO’s weapons-buying agency opens dedicated door for Ukraine, non-member, letting it buy arms through its contracts and its firms bid for tenders

#agreement #defense #defense minister #FIRM #NATO #Ukraine #weapon

The agreement, signed by Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara, gives Ukraine a single entry point into 45 weapons programs.

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kyivindependent.com | 1 days ago

What Russians are told — and not told — about Ukrainian strikes

#air defense #air defense system #attack #defense #Drone #drone production #FPV #FPV drone #hit #Radar #Russians #SBU #strike #Taganrog #Ukraine

On the night of Sept. 12, Ukrainian drones attacked Taganrog. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported hits on an FPV drone production facility, two drone storage sites, a Pantsir air defense system, and a radar.Local authorities, as usual, listed something else: 16 commercial buildings, five cars, a football

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kyivpost.com | 1 days ago

Report: Shahed Factory Gets Putin-Style Air Defenses

#air defense #defense #Defensiv #Defensive #defensive positions #Drone #drone production #factory #Journalist #Putin #Russia #Shahed #Ukraine

Russia has expanded air defenses around its Alabuga drone production hub in Tatarstan, where journalists identified 33 defensive positions. The concentration is comparable in number to defenses around Vladimir Putin’s Valdai residence, according to Radio Liberty. New satellite imagery shows additional towers and platforms around the complex as Russia continues expanding production of drones used against Ukraine.

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kyivpost.com | 1 days ago

Germany Arrests Ukrainian Suspected of Spying for Russia

#attack #defense #eastern flank #NATO #Russia #Sabotage

Germany said it has arrested a Ukrainian man identified as Vadym Y. suspected of spying for Russia, whose tasks included collecting intelligence on weaponry and NATO’s eastern flank defense. Europe has warned of an uptick in hybrid attacks from Russia, with Berlin documenting over 165 suspected sabotage cases in the first eight months of 2026 alone.

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kyivpost.com | 1 days ago

Zelensky on Overnight Strike: ‘Russian ‘Humanists’ Launch 21 Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv in 3 Waves’

#air defense #Ballistic missile #defense #Kyiv #Missile #missile strike #missiles #negotiations #Russia #sanctions #strike #Zelensky

Russia launched 21 ballistic missile strikes in three waves against Kyiv following the latest negotiations, Zelensky said. He called for stronger air defenses, faster missile deliveries and tougher sanctions, arguing that Russia must face real pressure to end the killing.

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