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The rusting remains of eight British Hurricane fighter planes dating back to World War Two have been found buried in a forest in Ukraine. The aircraft were sent to the Soviet Union by Britain after Nazi Germany invaded the country in 1941.more

British Army commander General Patrick Sanders will step down from the post he took up just a year ago, Sky News has reported. recalling that after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sanders lobbied very hard to rebuild the potential of the land forces.more

The governments of 31 NATO countries have agreed to keep Jens Stoltenberg as secretary general of the Alliance until the summer of 2024, the Norwegian daily VG reported, citing three diplomatic sources.more

Even if Ukraine wins the war, the threat from Russia will remain, warned British Army Chief of Staff General Patrick Sanders. He stressed that despite the events of the past weekend, Russian troops are still holding their positions.more

U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said he will not be the next NATO secretary-general. “It’s not going to happen,” Wallace told The Economist in an interview published Wednesday night. more

A Russian military attack on Swedish territory cannot be ruled out, because despite the ongoing war against Ukraine, Russia still has military capabilities - this is one of the conclusions of the report of the Defense Readiness Committee of the Swedish Parliament published yesterday.more

A challenge to Britain's nuclear deterrent is the declining number of submariners, Royal Navy Commander Admiral Ben Key has admitted.more

French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to block British Defense Minister Ben Wallace's candidacy for the post of NATO's new secretary general by pressing for a European Union representative to take over, The Sunday Telegraph reported today.more

Defence ministers from the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a British-led alliance of several European countries, yesterday announced another US$116 million aid package for Ukraine's air defence system, Reuters reported.more

As of January 2023, the total number of nuclear warheads in the world was 12,512, of which 9,576 were ready for use, which is 86 more than a year ago, according to a report published yesterday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).more

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly accused Iran on Friday of supplying munitions to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine. This is the first accusation of its kind by the British government.more

At least three soldiers from ceremonial units of the British army fainted yesterday due to the heat during a military parade taking place in London along with a review of the troops by the heir to the throne, Prince William.more

US President Joe Biden's somewhat evasive, but not impossible, response to US President Joe Biden on the subject of a Briton taking up the post of NATO Secretary General has increased speculation about the candidacy of Defence Minister Ben Wallace.more

British broadcaster Sky News today revealed a document dated 14 September 2022, which is most likely, a contract for Iran to supply Russia with various artillery and tank missile samples to the tune of $1.013 million.more

The upper age limit for reserve soldiers should be raised to 65, the General Staff of the Finnish Armed Forces believes. He wants this to be included in the program of the new right-wing government, Helsingin Sanomat reports today.more

One of the drones that appeared in the Moscow region was downed near Vladimir Putin's residence in Novo-Ogaryovo near Moscow, Ukrinform news agency reported today, citing reports from Russia.more

British land forces have more generals than howitzers, according to data from the Ministry of Defence, which is written today by The Times. The newspaper indicates that the number of generals is disproportionately large in relation to the decreasing number of personnel in the army.more

Ahead of the July NATO summit in Vilnius, the idea is gaining popularity among allies that Ukraine could become a member of NATO even if it does not control the entire territory, as Germany did during the Cold War, the New York Times reported yesterday.more

Exclusive: Extensive deployments ‘raise serious concerns about transparency’, says research group Action on Armed Violence.more

Strengthening the defence potential of NATO's eastern flank by increasing the number of troops deployed there and motivating all allies to increase defence spending are among Poland's priorities for the NATO summit in Vilnius in July, according to President Andrzej Duda.more

I can't give a more precise number of F-16 fighters that we will get from Western allies, but there will be dozens of them," Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Colonel Yuri Ihnat conveyed. He added that to replace the post-Soviet air fleet, Ukraine needs about 150 fighters.more

Russia's overnight air attack on Kiev - the eighth in May - was complicated, as drones, cruise missiles and possibly ballistic missiles were launched from different directions, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Serhiy Popko, reported today.more

Thanks to the Finns' entry into NATO, we are "stronger" in this part of the world where competition will increase - believes Gen. Philippe Lavigne, head of NATO's strategic command based in American Norfolk.more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived this morning on an unannounced visit to the UK. According to the British government, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce the transfer of, among others, drones with a range of over 200 km.more

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace confirmed reports circulating in the media for several days about the transfer of technologically advanced Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, the range of which is up to 300 km.more