Russian army loses another 1,420 troops, one aircraft, six air defense systems in war against Ukraine (2026-07-18 05:17 UTC)
Kurz: The total combat losses of Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to July 18, 2026, amount to approximately 1,427,410 personnel, including 1,420 losses over the past day.
Russians launch more than 850 strikes on Zaporizhzhia region in one day, one killed, two injured (2026-07-18 04:58 UTC)
Kurz: Over the course of the day, the occupiers carried out 851 strikes on 51 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region. One person was killed, and two others, including a child, were wounded as a result of enemy attacks on Zaporizhzhia district.
Kurz: Ukraine targeted two logistics centers operated by online Russian retailer Wildberries in Tambov and Moscow regions overnight Read Full Article at RT.com
Moscow Oblast oil depot, fulfillment center reportedly set ablaze as Kyiv launches hundreds of drones towards Russian capital (2026-07-18 02:25 UTC)
Kurz: The latest attack on oil infrastructure in Russia’s capital region comes exactly one month after Ukrainian forces launched their largest-ever drone attack on Moscow, striking the Moscow Oil Refinery on June 18.
Ukrainian drones reportedly attack Russia’s Tambov Oblast, online retailer’s fulfillment center set ablaze (2026-07-18 00:01 UTC)
Kurz: Ukrainian drones targeted the town of Kotovsk in Russia’s Tambov Oblast overnight on July 18, resulting in a fire at a Russian online retailer’s warehouse, monitoring channels reported.
U.S. and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast (2026-07-18 06:01 UTC)
Kurz: The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.
Kuwait Airways says most flights rescheduled as airspace closed (2026-07-18 05:33 UTC)
Kurz: Kuwait Airways says most flights rescheduled as airspace closed Kuwait Airways has rescheduled most of its flights due to the airspace closure on Saturday, the airline said in a post on X. “Kuwait Airways urges all passengers to stay updated on their flight status. Notifications …
IRGC warns states hosting US forces of ‘corresponding response’ (2026-07-18 05:24 UTC)
Kurz: IRGC warns states hosting US forces of ‘corresponding response’ Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned countries hosting US military forces to prepare for a “corresponding response”, Iranian media reported. In a statement carried by Tasnim News Agency, the IRG…
UN human rights commissioner: ‘Sudan’s war economy fuelling conflict, tainting global supply chains’ (2026-07-16 10:14 UTC)
Kurz: Sudan’s war economy is helping to sustain the country’s three-year conflict while exposing global supply… The post UN human rights commissioner: ‘Sudan’s war economy fuelling conflict, tainting global supply chains’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Video of US flag desecration by Somali army trio sparks uproar amid stepped-up support (2026-07-13 11:07 UTC)
Kurz: Troops involved in a video that showed the American flag being stepped on and kicked were detained and an investigation is underway, the Somali defense ministry said.
US pulls troops from Nigeria following anti-ISIS mission, focuses on ‘African-led’ future (2026-07-06 10:42 UTC)
Kurz: The U.S. has withdrawn most of the troops that were sent to Nigeria earlier this year to help root out Islamic State insurgents, according to the head of U.S. Africa Command.
USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: July 17, 2026 (2026-07-17 19:33 UTC)
Kurz: The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In Hawaii The U.S. Navy-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 exercise is currently in its at-sea phase. The exercise began June 24 and runs through July 31 and is taking pl…
Philly Shipyard to Build ‘Golden Defender’ Ship as part of New Missile Defense Program (2026-07-17 20:41 UTC)
Kurz: Hanwha Philly Shipyard will build a new missile-range instrumentation vessel for the U.S. Navy that will support the Trump administration’s Golden Dome effort, White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced Friday. Dubbed the “Golden Defender,” the shi…
Kurz: Two earthquakes that hit north-central Venezuela on June 24 have killed at least 4,829 people, injured 16,740, and displaced approximately 18,000, according to government figures. The disaster has overwhelmed Venezuela’s emergency services and slowed political developments that h…
The Blood Bank and the Logistics of Wartime Medicine (2026-07-17 08:00 UTC)
Kurz: Before the twentieth century gave armies antibiotics, the leading killer of American soldiers in wartime was neither enemy fire nor shrapnel. Two-thirds of the roughly 620,000 deaths in the U.S. Civil War came from diseases like typhoid and dysentery. Spread through contaminated …
Amid elections, Sao Tome and Principe balances global powers (2026-07-18 06:02 UTC)
Kurz: As voters head to the polls, Sao Tome and Principe is attracting international scrutiny. A military agreement with Russia has heightened interest in the strategically located archipelago.
Seven killed, 24 injured in Ukrainian drone attack on Kotovsk (2026-07-18 03:46 UTC)
Kurz: Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov says the open fire at the attacked Wildberries warehouse had been extinguished, although firefighting operations are still underway
Navy, Army risk wasting money, time without unified hypersonic missile strategy: GAO (2026-07-17 21:10 UTC)
Kurz: The GAO determined that the Navy is already roughly two years behind schedule on modernizing the Zumwalt-class destroyers as part of the more than $50 billion hypersonic effort.
New ‘Golden Defender’ missile monitor ship to be built at Hanwha Philly shipyard (2026-07-17 17:20 UTC)
Kurz: The ship, which will support the Golden Dome effort, will be based on the national Security Multi-Mission Vessels Hanwha Philly Shipyard builds for the US Maritime Administration.
Kurz: More than 256,000 people in Djibouti – around 25 per cent of the population – are likely to face crisis or emergency level hunger over the coming months, a UN-backed global food monitoring network warned in a new report released Friday.