In 1914, European armies entered a war with forces designed to move. Within months, they were digging themselves into the earth. Ffires from newly introduced machine guns and heavy artillery made movement across exposed ground a proposition far more deadly than in any war that had ever afflicted humanity. More than a century later, armies are confronting an unsettling echo of that experience in Ukraine.
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The Russian Armed Forces Battlegroup West have used a TOS-1 Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system to neutralise a concentration of Ukrainian ground forces near Krasny Liman. Russian forces have relied heavy on the systems to destroy entrenched hostile forces, particularly in heavily fortified positions. Commenting on the operation, commander of a special operations team of the 25th Combined Arms Army’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Unit observed: “We received an order to destroy enemy personnel near Krasny Liman.
Republicans are on the verge of losing control of Congress in November, with new polling showing Democrats strengthening their national lead and even becoming competitive in states that, under normal circumstances, may not have been considered competitive.
The GOP currently controls both chambers, and neither is safe.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth boards the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Chosin (CG 65), Panama, April 9, 2025. U.S.
A new batch of Su-34 long range strike fighters has been delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces, after having completed the full cycle of required ground and flight factory tests, as the type continues to be prioritised for expanded procurements to rapidly increase the size of the combat fleet. Commenting on the delivery, a Su-34 crew commander was cited by state media reporting: “Fulfilling the Russian Defence Ministry’s objectives for the delivery of much-needed weapons and equipment to the troops, crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces have taken delivery of the Su-34 aircraft.
Russia has been issuing threats to Europe in recent weeks, like never before since the end of the Cold War. A new report from NBC News says Baltic nations bordering Russia are on alert. In Lithuania, NBC reports that a volunteer paramilitary organization called the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union is making its presence felt to prepare
Ukraine’s air defence forces are operating with a personnel shortfall of approximately 25 percent, according to Colonel Yuriy Cherevashchenko, Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force for Air Defence. Speaking before a parliamentary temporary investigative commission on October 6, Cherevashchenko said the forces were currently staffed at approximately 75 percent of their authorised level.
Ukraine’s former Defense Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, envisions a future in which AI-powered robots take center stage on the battlefield.
During an interview, he said that Ukraine is currently in no position to worry about the moral or ethical risks of AI, due to its ongoing existential war against Russia.
T-72 Like Those Fighting in Ukraine.
T-72 Tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
According to him, the longer the Ukrainian military waits to implement AI-powered robots, the more time it gives Russia, which is also experimenting with its own unmanned forces.
Recently, Western European nations have been sounding the alarm about a growing number of Russian “hybrid warfare” operations to sow dissent in the West and erode support for Ukraine.
With a mounting global fuel crisis, riots in France, and the potential for political upheaval in Germany, all fingers are currently pointed at Vladimir Putin as the orchestrator of Europe’s current woes.
Lancet Drone. Image Credit: Russian State Media.
Lancet Drone from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Seven months into this conflict, nobody can say for sure who is running Iran. President Trump keeps repeating it; the latest was on Tuesday. Asked at the White House who was in charge in Tehran after talks were suspended and the latest strikes landed, he answered, “In my opinion, they don’t know who the leader is.”
Trump called Iran a failed nation and said he couldn’t name a person or faction Washington thinks is calling the shots.
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber July 2025. Image Credit: National Security Journal.
At a rally in Nebraska earlier this week, President Donald Trump, while making his standard argument about why Iran must be prevented from acquiring a nuclear weapon, made a casual comment about Iran taking out two major California cities, Los Angeles and San Diego, and then said it was “a small price to pay.