The Ukrainian and Russian militaries reported on Thursday that Russian forces previously stationed on Snake Island had been evacuated from the strategic Black Sea outpost. Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command claimed… Continue reading "Russian Forces Abandon Snake Island In Ukrainian Victory"
Russian cruise missiles hit a shopping center in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday afternoon, with Ukrainian authorities reporting the death of at least 11 civilians and injuries… Continue reading "Zelensky: Russian Cruise Missile Attack On Shopping Center “Outrageous”"
It has been four months since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was preceded by a massive, months long build-up of personnel and equipment. Several air bases… Continue reading "Observing Russia’s Airpower in Ukraine"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including the JS Yahagi launch,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (20-24 June)"
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has continued to use nuclear weapons as a threat against the west as his country’s attacks on Ukraine continue. The timetable for the deployment… Continue reading "President Vladimir Putin Announces That Russia Will Deploy The Nuclear Capable Sarmat Missile By The End of 2022"
Two Britons and a Moroccan that served with the Ukrainian Marines in the siege of Mariupol are reportedly preparing an appeal against death sentences from a court run by Russian… Continue reading "Captured Britons In Ukraine Prepare Death Sentence Appeals"
The top foreign policy advisor to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused media outlets of missing the “bigger questions” in coverage of German military aid to Ukraine, arguing that they… Continue reading "Scholz Advisor: Think Less About German Tanks, Think More About Future Russian Relations"
Estonia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that it had summoned Russia’s ambassador to the Baltic nation to protest and issue a diplomatic note over the June 18 intrusion of a… Continue reading "Estonia Summons Russian Ambassador Over “Very Serious” Airspace Violation"
Speaking at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans for an expanded Japanese security role in the Indo-Pacific. As he addressed the… Continue reading "Kishida Pledges to Expand Japan’s International Security Role"
Two British men and a Moroccan man who fought for the Ukrainian military in Mariupol have been sentenced to death by Russian proxy “separatists”. The internationally unrecognised Donetsk People’s Republic’s… Continue reading "Britons, Moroccan National Sentenced To Death In Russian “Show Trial”"