Iran has supplied Russia with drone-launched glide bombs for use in Ukraine, according to open source research into Tehran’s deepening military support for Moscow. A German military analyst spotted the latest Qaem-5 guided aerial bomb attached to the wreckage of a Mohajer-6 drone in the Russian region of Kursk. Moscow’s forces have extensively used the […]
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Ukraine says it struck an air base used to launch Russia’s much-feared glide bombs
Ukraine says it struck an air base used to launch Russia’s much-feared glide bombs Ukraine launched a drone strike on a key Russian air base on Saturday, sources say. Ukraine says many of Russia’s devastating glide bombs are launched from planes at Kushchyovskaya air base. The bombs have become a central feature of Russian attacks, […]
Ukraine says it struck an air base used to launch Russia’s much-feared glide bombs
Ukraine says it struck an air base used to launch Russia’s much-feared glide bombs Ukraine launched a drone strike on a key Russian air base on Saturday, sources say. Ukraine says many of Russia’s devastating glide bombs are launched from planes at Kushchyovskaya air base. The bombs have become a central feature of Russian attacks, […]
Ukraine bombs the port where Russia’s Black Sea fleet moved to after Crimea got too risky for its warships, reports say
Ukrainian drones hit Novorossiysk port, causing a fire and power outages, reports say. The attack follows heightened defenses at the port after previous Ukrainian strikes on Crimea. Novorossiysk is vital for Russia’s oil exports and naval operations in the Black Sea. The Russian port of Novorossiysk, which has become an important base for the Black […]
Russia’s glide bombs devastating Ukraine’s cities on the cheap
Russia is increasingly using “glide bombs” – cheap but highly destructive ordnance – to advance its offensive in Ukraine. More than 200 of them are thought to have been used in just a week to pound Ukraine’s northern town of Vovchansk during Russia’s current cross-border advance near Kharkiv. Warning: You may find some of the […]
House GOP passes bill to force Biden to send bombs to Israel, testing Democratic unity
WASHINGTON – The House passed a bill on Thursday that would coerce President Joe Biden to continue sending U.S. arms to Israel after he paused bomb shipments over its conduct in the war in Gaza. The Israel Security Assistance Support Act cleared the House by a vote of 224-187, garnering a handful of Democratic votes […]
House Republicans to vote on bill requiring delivery of bombs to Israel and pressure Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House was set Thursday to deliver a rebuke to President Joe Biden for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, voting on legislation that would seek to force the weapons transfer as Republicans worked to highlight Democratic divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. Seeking to discourage Israel from its offensive on the […]
Russian glide bombs shatter ‘peace and quiet’ in northern Ukraine
After two years on the front line of Ukraine’s war, residents of the Russian border town of Vovchansk have a generous definition of what counts as peace and quiet. Cross-border skirmishes have been part of life here ever since the invasion started – so much so that most townsfolk barely flinch at the sound of […]
Iranian lawmaker declares Tehran obtained nuclear bombs
After the head of the United Nation’s atomic watchdog agency warned that Iran has enough uranium to produce “several” nuclear bombs, a firebrand Iranian lawmaker declared on Friday that the Islamic Republic of Iran possesses atomic weapons. “In my opinion, we have achieved nuclear weapons, but we do not announce it. It means our policy is […]
Lindsey Graham rails against U.S. pausing shipments of bombs to Israel.
Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday questioned senior defense leadership about the United States pausing the shipment of thousands of bombs to Israel — and he appeared to make a comparison to World War II while doing so. “Would you have supported dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki … to end World War II? […]
Biden threatens to cut Israel off from bombs and artillery shells if they invade Rafah
President Joe Biden underlined his threat to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The White House has warned Israel of what will happen if they launch a large invasion of Rafah. Biden said he would cut off Israel from offensive weapons if such an invasion occurred. President Joe Biden on Wednesday underlined his warning to Israeli […]