Energy analysts have estimated that 25% or more of Russia’s oil refining capacity has been taken offline by Ukraine's drone attacks.

The Russians are trying to disguise weapons, but their movements are still being tracked The Russians are stepping up their offensive in the northern part of the Donetsk region, but they are no longer moving forces through Mariupol in the usual large columns.

Exercises from Monday to July 13 off Qingdao to be followed by joint maritime patrols in the Pacific Ocean.

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Russia’s attack Thursday on Kyiv was among the deadliest of the years-long war not just because the Kremlin targeted a residential area – Moscow has added new jet-powered drones to its arsenal that are incredibly challenging to shoot down.

Russia has lost about 1,409,630 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on July 5. The number includes 1,290 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Russia's Dmitry Medvedev has described the Strait of Hormuz as Iran's "thermonuclear weapon", saying control over the strategic waterway gives Tehran leverage comparable to a nuclear deterrent while warning that a wider regional conflict could disrupt global shipping and energy supplies.