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More than 900 Ukrainian Marines are returning home after completing six months of training in the UK by Royal Marines and British Army commandos, the UK Ministry of Defence has reported.more

"Russia must be contained in Ukraine now so that American soldiers do not have to shed blood later to renew peace in Europe as they did in both world wars," President Andrzej Duda said in an interview published in the Washington Post. The president also said he would push the White House to ensure that Ukraine received an invitation to join Nato at next year's summit.more

A future pandemic and extreme weather caused by climate change are among the key risks facing the UK, according to a new government register. more

The Russian Navy began exercises in the Baltic Sea yesterday with the participation of, among others, 30 ships and 30 aircraft, Reuters reported after the Russian Defense Ministry. Some 6,000 troops are taking part in the maneuvers.more

The Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that its military helicopters did not violate Polish airspace, Reuters reports, citing the ministry's entry on Telegram.more

The owner of Russia's mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced today that recruitment of new fighters for the formation is currently on hold, but is likely to be reinstated in the future, Reuters reported behind the Wagner-related Grey Zone channel on Telegram.more

The British military is training in Devon County more than 2,000 commandos from an elite Ukrainian brigade that is expected to take part in the liberation of Crimea from Russian occupation before Christmas, reports the Sunday Express, based on its sources.more

Vladimir Putin was "paralyzed" and indecisive during the first several hours of Yevgeny Prigozhin's revolt, the Washington Post reported, citing Western and Ukrainian intelligence sources. The daily reported that Putin knew about the planned revolt at least two days before it erupted, but did nothing to stop it.more

UK has information indicating that "the Russian military may extend its attacks on Ukrainian grain facilities to attacks targeting civilian shipping in the Black Sea" - British Ambassador to the UN Barbara Woodward stated yesterday.more

The Wagner Group's mercenary forces based in Belarus do not pose a military threat to Poland or Ukraine unless they are equipped with heavy weapons, the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed in a recent report.more

All Russian schoolchildren are to be taught the basics of operating combat drones, an indication of how Russia views their role in modern warfare, the British Defense Ministry reported today.more

When modernizing its armed forces, the United Kingdom should take an example from Poland, which does it not only much faster, but also at a lower cost, says Air Marshal Edward Stringer, former director of the British Defense Academy, on the website of the Daily Telegraph.more

A prisoner recruitment program by Russia's mercenary Wagner Group has transformed it into an organization capable of undermining Vladimir Putin's authority, and its end is a benchmark in both its history and the war in Ukraine, the British Defense Ministry assessed today.more

Britain's MI6 intelligence chief Richard Moore today called on those Russians who are horrified by the horrors of Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine to "join us" and spy for Britain to help end the bloodshed.more

Ukraine has "tragically become a combat laboratory," but the lessons learned from the war will influence the future of our armed forces, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said.more

Before 2030. Britain could be involved in a real war, outgoing soon-to-be Defence Minister Ben Wallace warned in an interview with The Sundy Times. He stressed that he still sees Russia as the biggest threat.more

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace confirmed yesterday evening that he would step down from his post on the occasion of the next government reshuffle and would not run for a seat in the next House of Commons election.more

President Joe Biden signed an executive order yesterday allowing 3,000 reservists to be called up for active duty to participate in Operation Atlantic Resolve in Europe, the White House reported. According to the Pentagon, this is to allow "access to more troops" as part of the increased presence of US forces on the continent.more

Ukraine should remember that countries donating weapons to it are giving them from their own stockpiles and it would be good for them to see gratitude, not just more demands, said British Defense Minister Ben Wallace. As he added, "we are not Amazon".more

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to further expand his country's nuclear combat potential and intensify testing, North Korean media reported. Kim yesterday oversaw the second test of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of attacking the continental United States.more

The results of the NATO summit in Vilnius are good, but if Ukraine had been invited to join the Alliance, they would have been ideal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski announced today in Vilnius, during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.more

The British government announced Tuesday night that it would provide the country with more than 70 combat and logistics vehicles and thousands of Challenger 2 tank ammunition as part of its next military support package for Ukraine.more

Poland and the UK are key countries in the transatlantic alliance and must continue to work together in support of Ukraine and its NATO membership, wrote Poland's ambassador to the UK Piotr Wilczek in a text published yesterday on the "Daily Telegraph".more

85 percent of respondents believe that Poland should buy modern military equipment; 6 percent say no, and 9 percent say no. has no opinion, according to a survey conducted by the Pollster Research Institute for "Super Express".more

Poland is arming at a dizzying pace and is emerging as Europe's leading military power, so Britain should prioritize relations with Poland over those with France and Germany, Andrew Neil, one of Britain's best-known political journalists, wrote yesterday in the Daily Mail.more