Ukraine

STOCKHOLM - Sweden has detained a crew member of a Russian “shadow fleet” cargo ship it seized last week off its coast suspected of transporting stolen Ukrainian grain, the coast guard said on March 8. The 96m Caffa was headed for Saint Petersburg, Russia when armed Swedish police boarded it…

At lease 10 people were killed when Russia struck a five-story residential building in the northeast Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with a ballistic missile, local officials said on March 8, prompting an angry call by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for action by Western partners. "Since nightfall, have been dismantling the rubble…

The rise of drone warfare has pushed Ukraine to pursue increasingly creative means of combatting Russia's cheap, mass-produced one-way attack UAVs. Now accounting for roughly 70% of the conflict's casualties, Ukraine's military, civilians, and infrastructure have suffered untold damage. Tasked with defending an ever-widening swath of civilian and military targets, Ukraine has…

At least seven people including children have been killed and several others injured after a Russian airstrike hit an apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Regional governor Oleg Synegubov said the missile damaged a five-storey residential building on Saturday morning. He added that rescue workers are…

Research shows apparent Iranian state hackers trying to hijack consumer-grade cameras. Cameras are placed in public areas in Tehran. Credit: Anadolu/Getty Images For decades, satellites, drones, and human spotters have all been part of war’s surveillance and reconnaissance tool kit. In an age of cheap, insecure, Internet-connected consumer devices, however,…

In brief The Russian flag was flown at the Paralympics for the first time in over a decade this year. Countries such as Ukraine and Australia have boycotted the games' opening ceremony to protest Russia's inclusion. Russia and Belarus have made their return to the Paralympics although 16 countries have…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had visited the eastern front line on Friday as Ukraine and Russia completed a two-day prisoner-of-war swap, exchanging 500 soldiers each. Zelensky gave awards to troops defending positions near Druzhkivka and Kostiantynivka, cities in the eastern Donetsk region where Russia has concentrated its forces.…

The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics officially opened Friday, with some countries boycotting the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage. The Russian flag made its return during the nations' parade, marking the first time it was flown at the Paralympics since the 2014…

By ZeroHedge - Mar 06, 2026, 1:00 PM CST Americans are experiencing a sharp rise in gas prices this week, with the national average gasoline price posting its largest weekly jump since the early days of the Russia-Ukraine war. If fuel prices continue to climb as the U.S.-Israeli Operation Epic Fury intensifies…

Photo: Facebook/Péter Magyar Change language: Péter Magyar, the leader of the Tisza Party, said on Thursday that neither Volodymyr Zelensky nor Vladimir Putin can blackmail Hungary, a sovereign member of the European Union and NATO. In a statement sent to the Hungarian news agency MTI, the opposition politician said that…