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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says intelligence shared at NATO indicates that China privately urged Russia not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
China’s request was reportedly delivered after Russian nuclear rhetoric spiked in response to Ukraine’s expanding and persistent long-range drone campaign.
Poland has issued warnings that Russia may conduct false flag operations by launching a swarm of captured Ukrainian drones into Polish and NATO airspace.
According to RMF24, Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski confirmed that intelligence indicates Russia has captured a significant number of Ukrainian drones.
An AH-64 “Apache” attack helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, flies overhead during Training Exercise Hydra on Utah Test and Training Range, Utah, May 7, 2025.
The top wing commander in the Wyoming Air National Guard and a senior group commander were fired from their positions July 17 by the state’s commanding general, state officials said.
Col. Brian Diehl was relieved as the commander of the 153rd Airlift Wing, the state’s only flying wing. Col. Lawrence Sullivan was fired at the same time from command of the 153rd Operations Group, which directly oversees the daily flight operations for the Wyoming Air National Guard.
As is typical in relief announcements across the U.S.
After months of Ukrainian strikes on fuel refineries, Russia is currently experiencing an ongoing fuel shortage. Repeated attacks have caused a deficit in the country’s supply of usable gasoline, resulting in long queues at local gas stations as authorities impose strict limits on how much fuel motorists can purchase. This has had wide ripple effects on the economy as taxis, truckers, food delivery services, and more struggle with shortages. The problem facing the Kremlin is the decrease in fuel refining capabilities following Ukrainian strikes.
The Two Chokepoints Strategy: Iran Expands the Energy War Beyond Hormuz – For months, the world’s attention has been fixated on the Strait of Hormuz (SoH). Roughly one-fifth of globally traded oil normally passes through this waterway that separates Iran from Oman. Since the United States (and Israel) initiated the war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, though, that waterway has been shut down.
Russians Strike Neutral Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Romania: A Liberian-flagged LPG tanker bound for Ukraine was struck in international waters off the Romanian coast, Romanian President Nicușor Dan posted on X on July 21.
Romanian emergency rescue personnel were launched to rescue the crew from the stricken vessel and brought to shore.
Tu-22M Backfire Bomber from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
The vessel was en route to the port of Reni in Ukraine, located on the Danube River next to the border with Romania.
The US Army has awarded a $117.3m contract to AeroVironment for the delivery of its P550 electric vertical take-off and landing UAS.
The latest example of the worldwide impact of the continuing conflict over the Strait of Hormuz is that an oil tanker from China has done a U-turn, under threat from the Iran-aligned Houthi militia, which on Monday declared a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia.
According to Bloomberg News, the VLCC Xin Long Yang, described as “a very large crude carrier,” turned around in the Southern Red Sea after threats from the Houthis that they would target ships going into or out of Saudi Arabia’s ports.
Every interceptor has a price. Every inventory has a bottom: Over two years, Iran spent an estimated $4–6 B firing missiles and drones, while forcing its enemies to spend more than $7 B, or more, defending themselves. It is being acknowledged that Iran has achieved a strategic victory. This is a victory achieved on a spreadsheet, rather than in the air. This article tells you the story of this spreadsheet war.
The war lasted for two years over four phases.
“We face an enemy that is ever growing.”
That’s how Jeff Daniels (“The Newsroom”) as Ronald Reagan opens the trailer for “The Brink of War.” The film is based on true events, when President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (played by “Fringe” and “Mad Men” actor Jared Harris) explore a deal that could dismantle their nuclear arsenals or ignite a war.
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