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Poland's attitude towards the war in Ukraine shows that it is at the heart of the Western alliance, and that Polish-American-British cooperation has become crucial for NATO, the British daily The Times points out.more

An explosion was heard in Odessa in southern Ukraine this morning. An anti-aircraft alert was issued throughout the country except in Crimea, writes Suspilne. According to local media in Odessa, the Ukrainian air defence was triggered.more

A NATO reconnaissance aircraft monitoring Polish airspace recorded the flight path of a rocket that exploded yesterday in Przewodów in the Lublin province, near the border with Ukraine, the American CNN station reported.more

"What happened in Przewodów is a huge tragedy, but it must be remembered that war is not started by attacking a tractor, but critical infrastructure and command posts are hit" - explains Gen. Roman Polko. He reassures that Russia will not commit suicide by attacking Polish territory.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the signing of a contract to build five more Type 26 frigates, in response to the increased threat from Russia. In a statement issued, he stressed that there could be no question of normalising relations with Russia until it ended the war.more

An anti-aircraft alert was issued across Ukraine today. In Kiev, two residential buildings were hit, the mayor Vitali Klitschko informed, citing preliminary findings. Several rockets managed to be shot down over the city. Services are already on the scene. Parts of Kharkiv and Lviv without electricity.more

The UK is withdrawing its troops from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali earlier than planned, British Deputy Defence Minister James Heappey announced yesterday. He explained that the reason was political instability in the country.more

If the economic situation does not return to the economy, the state will not be able to maintain the enormous expenditure on armaments, amounting to PLN 600 billion by 2035 - Rzeczpospolita is alarming, citing the analyzes of Credit Agricole bank.more

According to the former commander of the US ground forces in Europe, retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the armed forces of Ukraine may liberate Mariupol and Melitopol by January next year, after which the liberation of Crimea will begin.more

Russia's education ministry is preparing a return to military training schools as a response to the low quality of current conscripts who have low skills and low morale, the UK defense ministry said.more

The risk that Western weapons handed over to Ukraine might be intercepted by Russia and shipped to Iran has been considered, but as it does not contain state-of-the-art technology, this is not a big problem, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace assured.more

The UK Ministry of Defense has announced that it has carried out the first tests of long-range laser energy weapons (LDEW) designed to destroy enemy drones and artillery shells.more

The Norwegian government announced yesterday that the UK-managed international fund for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine will be supported by 1.5 billion kronor (around $ 144 million) in 2022-23.more

Britain is sending heated tents and extreme cold weather kits to Ukraine to help the country's armed forces survive the cold winter, the British government announced last night.more

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan today, South Korea's military said. This is another of Pyongyang's provocations, which have intensified in the past week.more

The British Ministry of Defense has abandoned the plan to build a new flagship, intended by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to promote British interests abroad, said the head of the department, Ben Wallace.more

Already 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained in the UK so far, the country's ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons announced today in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine agency.more

The U.S. government has intelligence information showing that representatives of the Russian military leadership discussed the possibility of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the New York Times reported, citing Washington officials. Vladimir Putin was said not to have participated in these talks.more

Due to training problems, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) now has fewer pilots capable of flying modern F-35 multi-role fighters than the planes themselves, Defense Minister Ben Wallace admitted.more

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy carrier rocket has soared into space. She took part in a secret mission of the US armed forces at 9:41 local time from NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.more

North Korea issued a veiled threat of nuclear weapons and announced that the United States and South Korea would "pay the worst price in history," the AP agency said.more

Western politicians assess that the risk of Russia using nuclear weapons is growing. "It can be considered that there are four scenarios for a nuclear crisis that the Kremlin could provoke," 'Financial Times' chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman wrote yesterday.more

Russia will face "serious consequences" if its President Vladimir Putin decides to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly asserted yesterday.more

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution obliging Israel to get rid of nuclear weapons, which the country has never admitted to possess, the Jerusalem Post website reported.more

Women serving on British submarines are victims of widespread mobbing and sexual harassment with commanders' knowledge, the Daily Mail revealed today. In response to this information, the Royal Navy command opened an investigation.more