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Russia Developing 'Troubling' Anti-Satellite Weapon – White House

The weapon could pose a lethal risk to astronauts in low orbit, along with potentially disrupting vital military and civilian satellites.

factory inspection

Russian Defense Minister Inspects Factory for Advanced Missiles

Russia's Defense minister Sergei Shoigu inspected a military factory producing the Sarmat intercontinental missile, saying it would soon be ready for use...

underground activities

FSB Says Busted Arms Smuggling Ring in Mass Raids

Between June and July, Russian law enforcement officials seized thousands of firearms and artillery shells in sting operations across 53 regions.

opinion Joshua Askew

Arming Ukraine With Cluster Bombs Will Only Bring Devastation to Its People

Wars aren’t fought on the battlefield alone, but also in people’s minds. Using these vile weapons may backfire for Ukraine on the international stage...

secret shipping

South Africans Fret Over U.S. Arms-To-Russia Charge

The charge triggered both a government rebuke but also the announcement of an inquiry.

short on supplies

Russia Halts Disposal of Old Weapons Amid Ukraine Invasion

Mothballed Soviet equipment is said to be making it to the frontlines in large quantities in poor condition due to improper storage.

Two Killed, Eight Wounded in Eastern Ukraine: Mayor

The mayor of Kramatorsk accused Moscow of having used cluster bombs in the attack.

dual-use loophole

China Shipped Assault Rifles, Body Armor, Drone Parts to Russia – Reports

China could be relying on dual-use items "to quietly increase its assistance to Moscow while avoiding reprisals ... in Washington and Europe."

dominance waning

Russian Arms Exports Fall as Ukraine War Limits Supplies – Think Tank

Russia's share of global arms exports has declined as the invasion of Ukraine limited supplies and demand from most of Moscow's traditional partners.

friendly advice

Russia Warns Israel Against Supplying Arms to Ukraine

Releads with Russia's warning to Israel. Russia on Wednesday warned Israel against supplying weapons to Ukraine after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Leopards released

Germany Agrees to Transfer Battle Tanks to Ukraine – Der Spiegel

After weeks of prevarication and increasingly fraught exchanges with its European allies, Germany has agreed to supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, according...

Zelensky Says U.S. Aid Not 'Charity' on Triumphant U.S. Visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday directly appealed for long-term U.S. support on his first foreign trip since Russia's invasion, saying...

Is Russia Receiving Weapons From North Korea?

Washington claimed last month that Russia was buying weapons from North Korea and using those weapons in Ukraine. The allegations that the two heavily...

Smuggling rings

Finnish Police: Weapons Bound For Ukraine End Up on Europe's Black Market

Police in Finland have raised the alarm over the smuggling of Western-donated weapons from Ukraine by criminal gangs, Finland’s Yle broadcaster reported...

Spying suspicion

Russians, Ukrainian Arrested Trying to Enter Albanian Army Plant

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said the three individuals were "suspected of espionage."

Russia Deploys Hypersonic Missiles to Kaliningrad

Three warplanes equipped with hypersonic missiles will be on "round-the-clock combat duty."

‘Relentless' Russian Shelling in East Ukraine as U.S. Promises New Aid

Washington announced $400 million of further military aid, including a new type of artillery ammunition.

Expanding NATO Squares Up to Russia as Putin Slams 'Imperial' Alliance

Putin accused the alliance of seeking to assert its "supremacy."

forced modernization

Ukraine Dependent on Arms From Allies After Exhausting Soviet-Era Weaponry

Kyiv's forces are using, or learning to use, arms wielded by the U.S. and other NATO members.

cross-border assurances

Ukraine’s Zelensky Rules Out Attacks on Russia With U.S. Arms

Zelensky argued that Ukraine needs longer-range versions of U.S. missile systems.

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