In a statement, the Polish Army Operational Command said the brief incursion had happened at 11:08 (09:08 GMT), and the helicopter had been tracked by radar. Poland’s air defence units were operating around the clock ready to “ensure the safety of Polish airspace”, it added. A number of Russian drones and one unarmed Russian missile
French national Martin Ryan has been pardoned and his release from prison ordered by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev after he was jailed on charges of spying. His release came hours after the EU agreed to lift sanctions on two Russian billionaires, prompting anger from Ukraine. Diplomats had indicated that France had pushed for an end
The European Union is to remove sanctions on two oligarchs imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to reports, prompting anger in Ukraine. France had campaigned for Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be taken off the list, citing “national security concerns”. Luxembourg called for the removal of Russian-Israeli businessman Mikhail Fridman, who
Ukraine’s developers are equipping war robots with microphones and speakers to allow them to serve as mobile spies against Russia, to urge Russian soldiers to surrender, and to talk with their own comrades who need help. Ukraine is increasingly using uncrewed ground vehicles to launch attacks, transport equipment, pick up wounded troops, and lay mines,
Preliminary results from Russia’s elections suggest that the party backed by President Vladimir Putin, United Russia, will maintain its grip on parliament. The outcome comes as no surprise, according to the BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, who has been following the elections from Moscow. The vote comes after more than four and a half years
The measure was a final legacy item for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a close ally and friend of the president who had just returned from Ukraine when he unexpectedly died in July. In the works for more than a year, the bill passed with large bipartisan margins: 86-11 in the Senateand 262-159 in the House. It’s meant
