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-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-81832a4c5b6c559e60dac57a1b2b52df.jpg "A Japanese national flag is seen near the Himeji Castle on July 21, 2026 in Himeji, Japan. (Source: Getty Images)")
-180a5b79f7118ec62330bb466f81486d.jpg "Russia’s Pole-21 Jams Ukrainian Weapons, But Still Gets Tech From Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea")
-746b4b2b462bcc32d9fe98e546a988c4.jpg "Photo of Roman Steblivskyi")
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Japan Eisuke Mori. (Source: Official website of the President of Ukraine)]( "President Zelenskyy Meets Japanese Parliamentary Speaker in Kyiv for High-Level Talks")
![Silhouettes of military officers stand beside a globe in a conceptual image of global war planning. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Silhouettes of military officers stand beside a globe in a conceptual image of global war planning. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- War in Ukraine
Russian military commanders spent years using large-scale computer simulations to rehearse potential wars with NATO , Sweden, Japan, the US, and Ukraine, including scenarios involving the seizure of Sweden’s Gotland island and operations in the Baltic region.![Terra B1 interceptor drone.]( "Terra B1 interceptor drone.")
![Illustration of the Kuril Islands. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)]( "Illustration of the Kuril Islands. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)")
![Russian missile launch from a nuclear-powered submarine during the military drills near the Kuril Islands, August 20, 2026.]( "Russian missile launch from a nuclear-powered submarine during the military drills near the Kuril Islands, August 20, 2026.")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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- World
Days after Putin’s first-ever visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, Russia staged rare missile drills nearby—using a nuclear submarine, a missile cruiser, and a Bastion coastal system in a fresh show of force toward Japan.![Japan's Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Summons Japanese Envoy Over Protests Against Putin’s Kuril Visit")
-fb5008aee098e547db5c48ba56c1f2cd.jpg "Terra B1 interceptor drone.")
