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The planned and controversial Russian mobilization planned by President Putin may not be as large as thought after all.
The North Korean military is rumored to be sending an additional 30,000 troops to bolster the flagging Russian forces in Ukraine.
Russian T-90 Tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
The South China Morning Post wrote that in addition to the 30,000 troops, Pyongyang is also sending additional missile launchers to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
According to President Zelenskyy, Russia is trying to bring in more North Korean troops into Ukraine, as Russia seeks to expand its gains in the Donbas.
Pyongyang reportedly sent around 20,000 troops to Russia’s Kursk region to help expel Ukrainian forces from the region during Kyiv’s ill-fated Kursk incursion.
T-72 Tank from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Now, Moscow is allegedly seeking to bring in another 30,000 troops from North Korea to strengthen the front lines.
North Korea has played an interesting role in the war in the Russo-Ukrainian War so far.
Ukraine Is Producing Hundreds Of Long-Range Drones Every Day: Drone manufacturer Fire Point, one of the largest private arms manufacturers in Ukraine, revealed on July 28 that it is now producing approximately 100 long-range Flamingo cruise missiles every month alongside hundreds of FP-1 and FP-2 long-range drones every day. The figures, disclosed by Fire Point Chief Executive Officer Iryna Terekh during an interview with The Guardian, demonstrate just how far Ukraine has come since the beginning of the war, transforming its weapons industry into a long-range missile and drone powerhouse.
On the heels of a large multinational exercise, the commander of U.S. Pacific Air Forces said he’s “impressed” with the Royal Australian Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft program.
A production representative MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone, built by Boeing, was integrated into the recently concluded Valiant Shield 26 event in the Pacific, which was led by the United States and included participation from Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand.
Romania will purchase 12 Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission All-in-one radars from France as part of a government-to-government deal.
On August 31, 2021, adversary intelligence directorates in Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran didn’t just watch the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan; they updated their threat models. The enduring legacy of those final days was not simply the loss of Bagram or the collapse of the Afghan army, but the broadcasting of a bright, unmistakable boundary around American political will. That perception contributed to a broader sense that U.S.
Over the weekend, Ukraine launched long-range drone strikes in the Caspian Sea, hitting an Iranian-linked cargo vessel and a Russian warship.
Iran’s foreign ministry threatened Kyiv on Monday with “unforeseen” consequences following the Ukrainian attack on an Iranian vessel.
Image Credit: Office the the President, Ukraine.
In the midst of the ongoing Iran War, it looks as though the Ukraine War is truly heating up.
One of the four major Ukrainian siege cities, Konstantinovka, is in trouble due to the ongoing Russian encirclement in Eastern Ukraine.
New HIMARS Attack Creative Commons Photo.
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2-11 Long Range Fires Battalion, 25th Infantry Division Artillery, fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a counter-landing live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at La Paz Sand Dunes, Laoag City, Philippines, May 4, 2026.
Four and a half years into the war in Ukraine, as the casualty total on the Russian side has now reached 1.4 million, Russian President Vladimir Putin is urging the Russian people to keep up the fight.
According to United 24 Media, which cited a Russian-language report by the Moscow Times, Putin spoke to Navy servicemen at the Admiralty in St. Petersburg on Russia’s Navy Day. He declared in his remarks that Russia must “imbue the consciousness of our society… with the importance of the cause.”
T-90M Russian Army. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
T-90 Tank from Ukraine War.
History’s totally engrossing, thoroughly addictive smash hit “Modern Marvels” is back for WWII. Three episodes of the timeless series will cover the superweapons developed by both the Axis and the Allies, the gargantuan megaprojects both took to hasten an end to the war, and the smaller (yet still crucially important) gadgets they developed in an effort to get an edge on the other side.