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![A Ukrainian made MAGURA surface sea drone ground drones are displayed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on February 16, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Ukrainian made MAGURA surface sea drone ground drones are displayed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on February 16, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A serviceman of the 208th Kherson Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade stands on combat duty near a launcher of the MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missile system in the Mykolaiv region, Ukraine, on March 30, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "“Why Not Use Russian Money?”: Zelenskyy Discusses Using Chelsea Sale Funds for Ukraine’s Air Defense")
![Fire Point's FP-7.X interceptor missile during a recent test launch. (Source: Fire Point)]( "Fire Point's FP-7.X interceptor missile during a recent test launch. (Source: Fire Point)")
![The aftermath of Russian attack on Kharkiv region on June 9, 2026. (Source: Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office)]( "Russian Drone Strikes Hit Kharkiv Region, Killing Pregnant Woman and Injuring Children")
![Don-2N radar station, the central component of Moscow’s A-135 missile defense system, alongside a silo launcher for interceptor missiles. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)]( "Don-2N radar station, the central component of Moscow’s A-135 missile defense system, alongside a silo launcher for interceptor missiles. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- War in Ukraine
As Ukrainian drones continue to strike targets deep inside Russia, Moscow has expanded multiple layers of air defenses around the capital. Beyond rooftop-mounted Pantsir systems and S-400 batteries lies the Soviet-era A-135 missile shield—a Cold War system that still appears to rely on nuclear-tipped interceptors to defend Moscow.![Map showing Russia’s R-280 logistics corridor linking occupied Mariupol with Crimea through Melitopol and Berdyansk. (Source: Oleksandr Manulians/UNITED24 Media)]( "Drones Strike Chonhar Bridge Linking Crimea and Kherson Region for Second Time in Days")
![Truck-mounted Skynex air defense system.]( "Truck-mounted Skynex air defense system.")
![A pedestrian carries grocery bags past a supermarket advertisement written in Russian cyrillic script in Limassol, Cyprus, on April 8, 2014. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Struggles to Supply Temporarily Occupied Crimea as Essential Goods Disappear From Shelves")
![Destroyed Russian tank..]( "Destroyed Russian tank..")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian State Pollster Halts Publication of Putin’s Open Trust Ratings Amid Record Decline")
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Source: Office of the President of Ukraine)]( "Zelenskyy and Trump’s Representatives Discuss Path to Ending Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion")
![Aughinish Alumina. (Source: Wikipedia)]( "Ireland Probes Claims of Critical Alumina Exports Reaching Russian Military Supply Chains")
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![Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko]( "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
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- War in Ukraine
Irish authorities have initiated an official investigation into reports concerning the export of alumina, a critical raw material used in aluminum production, to Russia.![Russian army new conscripts wait in line at the military registration and enlistment office in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Military Offices Expand Tracking Capabilities to Target Civilian Residences")
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-b0efc44a961d037129945745da54de41.jpeg "Russian Drone Strikes Hit Kharkiv Region, Killing Pregnant Woman and Injuring Children")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
