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Russia Wants 30,000 More North Korean Troops for Ukraine, Zelensky Says: Russia is preparing to receive another 30,000 North Korean troops for its war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 25. A Reuters report on the claim said preparations had been underway in Russia’s Voronezh region since June. Neither Moscow nor Pyongyang had confirmed the proposed deployment by July 26.

Zelensky also said North Korea was preparing to transfer additional ballistic-missile launchers to Russia.

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Moiseyev has confirmed that the country is preparing to field a major new surface combat ship, namely a large unmanned anti-submarine warfare vessel. “We are building a vessel designed to locate submarines and underwater objects,” the admiral stated. “It can be described as a new class of vessel. It is an unmanned vessel, which is incorporated into the current State Armament Program. It is the first of its kind and will serve as the foundation for the future development of unmanned systems,” he added.

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Moiseyev has announced that a dedicated carrier for its 2M39 Poseidon nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle has already entered operational service, confirming that one of the country’s most strategically significant weapons programs has progressed beyond the development stage. “We already possess such a carrier. And we are all well aware that this program is linked to the development of the strategic weapon that this vehicle represents. And, of course, such a carrier is already part of the Navy.

The escalating cost of the U.S. military campaign against Iran are beginning to affect the readiness of U.S. Armed Forces, with Pentagon officials confirming that training activities will have to be reduced unless Congress rapidly approves tens of billions of dollars in additional funding. Speaking before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed that the war has now cost the United States approximately $37.

The Russian Navy Kirov class heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is expected to re-enter service in the Russian Navy later in 2026, after completing one of the most ambitious naval modernisation programmes undertaken anywhere in the world. Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Moiseyev confirmed that the vessel is currently undergoing the final stages of post-modernisation trials, with comprehensive testing now underway before formal acceptance into service.

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Moiseyev has confirmed that the service’s Borei class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines will remain the backbone of the country’s sea-based nuclear deterrent for the next 40 years. Speaking on the Russian Ministry of Defence television programme Military Acceptance (Voennaya Priyemka), the admiral confirmed that the Navy is continuing its transition away from the Soviet-built Delta IV class submarines.

Footage taken on July 25 has shown a Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35S air superiority fighter pursuing a Ukrainian FP-1 drone over the Leningrad region, in an apparent effort to shoot it down using the fighter’s main gun. Among Ukraine’s vast and growing fleet of long-range one-way attack drones, the FP-1 has become a particularly central component of the ongoing campaign targeting Russia’s critical infrastructure, military bases, logistics hubs and industrial facilities hundreds of kilometres behind the front lines.

The Trump administration is reportedly considering conducting one of the most ambitious special operations missions ever attempted: a ground assault on Iran designed to seize the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium from its heavily fortified nuclear facilities.

The operation would supplement airstrikes that have already caused significant damage.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gabriel Guzman, a platoon sergeant with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.

Ukraine is reportedly continuing to fortify its northern border with Belarus, more than four years after Russian forces launched a failed assault on Kyiv from Belarusian territory.

According to a new report by the Associated Press, which sent a reporting team to the border earlier this month, Kyiv is turning what was once a busy international border into one of the most heavily fortified front lines in Europe.

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Iran reported no overnight U.S. airstrikes for the first time in nearly two weeks on Saturday, July 25. While the Islamic regime welcomed what it described as a “peaceful night,” the conflict in the region continues, and the U.S. may still be preparing for much larger nights in the near future.

Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

First Pause After Nearly Two Weeks Of Bombing in Iran War

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