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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 2d

🇺🇦🇷🇺 JUST IN: Ukraine presented several new defense developments, including an upgraded “Neptune” anti-ship missile with a range of up to 1,000 km, the “Peklo” cruise missile, and the Magura V7 naval drone equipped with an air-to-air launcher capable of firing R-73 missiles.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 3d

🔹🇷🇺 NEW: EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said Western intelligence has evidence that Russia is discussing a potential attack on NATO. He warned that such signals must be taken seriously, noting that Russia continues arms production despite losses, per Wyborcza.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 12d

Recent US strikes on Venezuela-linked boats marked an escalation. Washington accuses Maduro of enabling narcotrafficking, while talks continue through Middle Eastern intermediaries, per NBC.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 12d

🇺🇸🇻🇪 NEW: The US is preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, NBC reports. Plans reportedly include drone strikes on traffickers and labs, though Trump has not yet approved action.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇺🇦🇭🇺 JUST IN: Proof that this morning a drone flight was recorded over Zakarpattia, twice violating Ukraine’s border from Hungary, per Ukraine’s General Staff. Hungary’s Defense Ministry earlier denied Zelensky’s claims about Hungarian drones entering Ukrainian airspace.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇪🇺🇩🇪 WATCH: German defense startup Helsing has revealed the CA-1 "Europa" autonomous combat drone, planned for its first flight in 2027 and military use by 2031. The AI-driven UCAV can operate solo, in swarms, or alongside fighter jets.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇺🇦🇭🇺 UPDATE: Zelensky says Ukraine will respond if provocations on Hungarian border continue. He ordered the military to conduct a full review and, if such drones appear again, to respond accordingly “for the defense of our state.”

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

As always with Russia, the saying goes: "Accuse the other side of what you’re guilty of."

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇺🇦🇷🇺 NEW: Russia’s FM spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, accused Kyiv of allegedly planning to "refit Russian drones with explosives" and "attack transport hubs in Poland and Romania" under the guise of Russian UAVs then launch a disinformation campaign to "blame Moscow and drag NATO into the war."

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇩🇰🇺🇦 NEW: Denmark announces its 27th military aid package for Ukraine worth 2.6B kroner (~€400M). Of this, nearly 1.6B kroner will go directly to Ukraine’s defense industry under the “Danish model” to supply drones, ammunition, and missiles. Another 1.1B is earmarked for other military assistance.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇧🇾🇷🇺 BREAKING: Belarus' Foreign Ministry says that the Russian “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) has been deployed on its territory.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇩🇪 Unidentified drones flew over Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, prompting an investigation into possible espionage or sabotage. Germany is boosting drone defenses after Denmark faced similar incursions. Chancellor Merz: “We are not at war, but we are no longer living in peace.”

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

Obviously, Russia has been waging its hybrid warfare campaign against Europe for a long time already and didn't just start now.

How many more "wake-up calls" do European politicians need before they finally act?

Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇪🇺🇩🇰🇷🇺 JUST IN: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that drone incursions shutting down airports mark the start of a "hybrid war" against Europe, calling Russia the main threat and announcing stepped-up anti-drone defenses, per Politico.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇪🇺🇩🇰🇷🇺 JUST IN: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that drone incursions shutting down airports mark the start of a "hybrid war" against Europe, calling Russia the main threat and announcing stepped-up anti-drone defenses, per Politico.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇪🇺🇬🇧🇷🇺 NEW: Europe could be left without internet, energy and military communications as Russia secretly prepares sabotage near the British Isles, FT reports. Russian recon ship "Yantar" spent 3 months mapping submarine cables vital for NATO, internet, and energy, while disguised as a civilian vessel.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇪🇺🇸🇰🇷🇺 NEW: Slovakia has blocked the EU’s 19th sanctions package against Russia, delaying measures on LNG, Rosneft, Gazprom Neft, and Russia’s shadow fleet.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇺🇦🇭🇺 NEW: Hungarian drones violated Ukrainian airspace, Zelensky said in response to recent incidents on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border. He suggested they may have been conducting reconnaissance of industrial sites in the border regions.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 NEW: Zelensky asked Trump for Tomahawk missiles with a range of over 1,600 km during a closed meeting, The Telegraph reports. Ukraine would consider the Kremlin a potential target if Russia strikes its energy sector. Trump reportedly reacted with understanding, though approval remains uncertain.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇷🇺🇨🇳🇹🇼 BREAKING: Russia is helping China prepare for an invasion of Taiwan, WP reports. A leaked $580M contract shows Moscow will train a Chinese airborne battalion and supply BMD-4Ms, Sprut-SDM1 guns, BTR-MDMs, command vehicles, and parachute systems. Taiwan says it is watching closely.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇺🇸🇭🇺🇷🇺 Orban opposed Trump, saying Hungary will continue buying Russian energy, Bloomberg reports. He stressed that Budapest acts in its own interests and is not obliged to follow US directives. He warned that cutting Russian supplies would shrink Hungary’s economic output by 4%.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Russia has extended its fuel export ban until year-end as Ukrainian drones cripple refineries, pumping stations, and fuel trains. Shortages worsen nationwide and in occupied Crimea, where half of pumps are down and Sevastopol briefly ran out of gasoline, per CNN.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇺🇦🇷🇺 NEW: Russia's gasoline shortage has now reached the Lipetsk region, adding to the growing fuel crisis across the country.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

He reported 160–190 clashes and 15–20 Ukrainian assaults daily, noting that despite heavy Russian pressure, especially near Pokrovsk, Dobropillia, Lyman, and Novopavlivka, the frontline remains difficult but under control, per Unian.

Map: DeepState Map

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇺🇦🇷🇺 NEW: Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia fires about twice as many artillery shells, but Ukraine compensates with precision, reconnaissance, and strikes on key targets.

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Conflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 13d

🇬🇧🇵🇸 JUST IN: Former UK PM Tony Blair has held talks, reportedly backed by the US, about leading a UN- and Gulf-supported transitional authority in Gaza before handing control to Palestinians. His office stressed he would not endorse any plan involving displacement, per BBC.

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