The Chinese embassy in Washington DC denies involvement in the Ukraine crisis and asserts it has not supplied weapons to either side. However, data from ImportGenius reveals that Chinese companies, including one linked to the Beijing government, shipped equipment, including 1,000 assault rifles, to Russian entities. The shipments took a convoluted route via NATO member Turkey and the UAE between June... 

Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev offered a $15 million bounty to kill Italy’s defence minister Guido Crosetto, a newspaper is claiming. Italian Il Foglio newspaper said the country’s intelligence service intercepted an order from Medvedev – a former Kremlin president – to private military company Wagner. Medvedev – deputy head of Russia’s powerful... 

Kremlin forces are reported to have found the downed US MQ-9 Reaper drone at a depth of up to 2,953ft in the Black Sea off the major naval port of Sevastopol, according to Russian media. A source close to the Russian defence ministry reportedly told ForPost, a publication in annexed Crimea: ‘An underwater robot has descended to the seabed and detected the MQ-9 Reaper at a depth of about 850-900... 

The $32 million MQ-9 Reaper drone downed in the Black Sea after a run-in with Russian fighter jets on Tuesday is the same type of aircraft used by the CIA to kill Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul in July, 2022. Equipped for long-range surveillance missions, the unmanned spy aircraft is controlled by two pilots on the ground – sometimes as much as 5,000 miles away -can fly for 20 hours,... 

Horrifying footage shows the moment flesh-melting ‘thermite rain’ bombs descend on a town in eastern Ukraine, as Vladimir Putin’s forces continue to employ brutal tactics to cling on to meagre gains. It comes as Russian troops continue to suffer heavy losses in the bitter fight for Bakhmut, with yesterday reportedly the deadliest day for Putin’s army so far. The Ukrainian army... 

Yevgeny Prigozhin and his faction allegedly harbor ambitions to oust Vladimir Putin from power, aiming to pave the way for Prigozhin’s own leadership bid in Moscow, according to insights from a Russia expert. Prigozhin, known for leading the Wagner Group, a private military entity assisting the Russian military in Ukraine, has not only contributed to operations in Bakhmut but has also, notably,... 

A new nationwide study from the Trafalgar Group and Convention of States Action (COSA) reveals that 43.4 percent of US voters believe the country is on the brink of World War III, considering the war in Ukraine, perceived threats against other European nations, and China’s aggressive posture against the US. 30.3% of those polled do not believe we’re on the brink of another world war, while 26.3%... 

Hidden from ordinary Russians, Vladimir Putin and his gymnast lover Alina Kabaeva live like a tsar and tsarina with their children, a new investigation claims. The report by the Proekt independent media group reveals their secret life at a forest palace in Valdai, where Kabaeva had her own luxury ‘wooden mansion’, 250 miles north-west of Moscow. The children are ‘underage’... 

Accusing the West of a concerted effort to undermine and dismantle Russia, Vladimir Putin has cited this perceived threat as justification for Russia’s decision to withdraw from a nuclear arms treaty. In a recent interview, Putin cautioned that the United Kingdom’s nuclear capabilities would be factored into Russia’s response to what he characterizes as the West’s aggression. Putin’s... 

The number of Russian losses in Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has passed 150,000, according to the latest figures released by Kyiv, as its forces continue to hang on to their positions in the ruined city of Bakhmut. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Thursday that 715 Russian soldiers had been killed since Wednesday’s count, taking the total to 150,605. Its... 

In the contested city of Kadiivka, a Russian-occupied settlement in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian forces have reportedly dealt a significant blow to Putin’s military presence. The destruction of a Russian munitions base located 24 miles behind the frontlines was claimed by Serhii Haidai, the Head of Luhansk Oblast Military Administration, who shared footage of a powerful explosion... 

Ukraine is suspected to have struck a major Russian air base in Yeysk after massive explosions at the site, in yet another attack deep behind Moscow’s frontlines. Russian war channel Rybar admitted a hit on Telegram, claiming it was by a Ukrainian long range Tu-141 Strizh drone. Ukrainian sources also claimed the strike at the military airfield in Krasnodar region, and a picture appeared to... 

Ukraine will become a NATO member in the ‘long term’, the head of the western military alliance said today, amid Vladimir Putin’s on-going invasion of the country. But Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed that the immediate issue at hand is Ukraine remaining an independent nation from Russia. ‘NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member of our alliance,... 

In a covert operation targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s A-50 surveillance plane, Belarusian partisans and exiled opposition members claimed responsibility for causing damage to the military aircraft. The attack, executed by two operatives using drones, was strategically aimed at the AWACS Beriev A-50U aircraft stationed at the Machulishchy air base near Minsk. The A-50 is a critical... 

In an interview with the Sun newspaper, Wallace warned: “Conflict is coming by the end of this decade… whether it is a cold war or hot, war is coming.” “We just have to recognise that in order to deter you just have to be ready, you have to be equipped and you have to stand with your friends and your allies,” he said, adding that therefore “we need a greater proportion of the public spend...