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Al Arabiya
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Zelenskyy says he talked with Israel about strengthening Ukraine air defense
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defenses with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar in Kyiv on Wednesday. Zelenskyy said on X that opportunities in joint weapons production were also a topic of talks.
Russia Today
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Ukrainian drones target Moscow and other Russian regions
Russia's air defenses destroyed dozens of incoming Ukrainian drones across multiple regions on Sunday night and early Monday morning, as Kiev continues to intensify UAV raids deep into Russian territory. At least nine drones headed toward the Russian capital were intercepted by 3:00am Monday, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Telegram, adding that emergency services were working at the crash sites where debris fell. The raids also affected Russia's southern Rostov Region, where Governor Yury Slyusar reported multiple interceptions in the towns of Shakhty, Novoshakhtinsk, and Novocherkassk. There were no casualties, according to the governor, but one UAV damaged the 'old control room' of a railway station in a mining settlement near Shakhty. Debris from another drone struck a private house, a summer kitchen, and two cars in a nearby village, Slyusar said. Kiev has significantly stepped up long-range UAV strikes over the past week, with the Russian Defense Ministry reporting multiple waves of drone interceptions each day. In its latest update, the ministry said a total of 43 drones were downed in less than four hours between 8:00pm and 11:30pm on Sunday across the Bryansk, Oryol, Kaluga, Belgorod, and Moscow regions. The Russian government has previously denounced such raids as 'terrorist attacks,' claiming they often target residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. In response, the Russian military carried out a series of strikes last week on Ukrainian defense industrial facilities involved in the production of drones and missile components.
LBCI
20-07-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Iran says it replaced air defenses damaged in Israel war
Iran has replaced air defenses damaged during last month's conflict with Israel, Iran's Defah Press news agency reported on Sunday, quoting Mahmoud Mousavi, the regular army's deputy for operations. During the conflict in June, Israel's air force dominated Iran's airspace and dealt a heavy blow to the country's air defenses while Iranian armed forces launched successive barrages of missiles and drones on Israeli territory. "Some of our air defenses were damaged; this is not something we can hide, but our colleagues have used domestic resources and replaced them with pre-arranged systems that were stored in suitable locations in order to keep the airspace secure," Mousavi said. Reuters
Arab News
18-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Russia downs 73 Ukrainian drones, including three flying to Moscow
Russian air defenses destroyed 73 Ukrainian drones overnight, including three heading for Moscow, Russia's defense ministry said on of the drones were downed over Russia's southwestern regions, including 31 over the Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, the ministry said on the Telegram messaging Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, writing on Telegram, made no mention of casualties or damage, but said emergency services were examining the area where drone fragments fell to the ground. The federal aviation agency, Rosaviatsia, briefly ordered the suspension of operations at two airports near the capital, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky, but services were later were halted well after midnight at a third Moscow airport, Vnukovo before being reinstated by the morning. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine about the attacks. Kyiv says that its strikes inside Russia are necessary to destroy infrastructure key to Moscow's efforts in its war against Ukraine, now in its fourth year.
Wall Street Journal
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Trump Agrees to Sell NATO Weapons for Ukraine
President Trump announced a deal with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that would send weapons and air defenses to Ukraine within days. 'We've made a deal today where we are going to be sending them weapons and they're going to be paying for them,' Trump said, sitting next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. 'We're not buying it, but we will manufacture it, and they're going to be paying for it.'
