Ukraine’s air defenses down 112 Russian drones, three missiles overnight (2026-10-26 06:48 UTC)
Kurz: Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 112 drones and three Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine overnight on October 26.
With Kyiv’s air defense crews as they race to keep up with Russia’s jet-powered drones (2026-10-26 06:38 UTC)
Kurz: In a cornfield north of Kyiv, pieces of blackened metal are scattered among rows of dried stalks. They are all that remains of a Russian Geran attack drone, shot down by Ukrainian fighter jets as it flew toward the capital during one of Russia’s mass aerial assaults. "
Two dead in Ukrainian drone raid on Russian city – governor (2026-10-26 06:32 UTC)
Kurz: Two people have been killed and 17 injured in a Ukrainian drone raid on Russia’s Voronezh Region, Governor Aleksandr Gusev has reported Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,990 over past day (2026-10-26 06:30 UTC)
Kurz: The total combat losses of Russian forces in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to October 25, 2026, amount to approximately 1,580,440 personnel, including 1,990 over the past day.
Drone reportedly strikes business center in Russia’s Voronezh as fires break out across city (2026-10-26 04:57 UTC)
Kurz: Reports mentioned numerous explosions across the city and thick smoke rising from several locations. Some residents told ASTRA that they had not heard air raid sirens despite the ongoing attack.
Senseless Russian attack kills and wounds several people in Dnipropetrovsk (2026-10-25 17:37 UTC)
Kurz: Local medical staff in Ukraine, working alongside an MSF anaesthetist and paramedics, treated 15 people, including four with severe injuries. An MSF ambulance transferred two patients — a 50-year-old woman and a 20-year-old woman — to a hospital in Dnipro for specialised surgery.
Saudi-led coalition claim more attacks on Houthis (2026-10-26 05:38 UTC)
Kurz: Saudi-led coalition claim more attacks on Houthis The Saudi-led coalition said it carried out a military operation “aimed at neutralising sources of threat”. The coalition said it destroyed five tunnels used by the Houthis to store ballistic missiles, a missile depot and four pla…
“Suffering did not end the day El Fasher fell”: A doctor’s testimony (2026-10-26 05:12 UTC)
Kurz: “Suffering did not end the day El Fasher fell”: A doctor’s testimony El Fasher 2025 Jaspreet Kindra 26 Oct. 2026 5.12 a.m. In October 2025, a brutal attack on the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, claimed hundreds of lives. Among the survivors was Dr.
Hebron is under full Israeli siege, mayor says (2026-10-26 04:12 UTC)
Kurz: Hebron is under full Israeli siege, mayor says Israeli forces have sealed off all entrances to Hebron in the occupied West Bank and forcibly displaced around 2,200 Palestinians from their homes, Mayor Yousef Jaabari told Middle East Eye on Saturday evening. “Hebron is now a disas…
Trump says decision time nearing on Iran: deal or ‘finish it off’ (2026-10-25 16:25 UTC)
Kurz: President Donald Trump said it’s “getting to be decision time” on whether he will make a deal with Tehran or resume attacks as Iranian and Houthi threats against Americans in the Middle East continue to grow.
The Houthis’ Red Sea power play (2026-10-23 18:28 UTC)
Kurz: The Houthis are on the offensive in Yemen, threatening one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints and bringing the war back to Saudi Arabia’s doorstep. Bill Roggio is joined by FDD research analyst and Long War Journal contributor Bridget Toomey to discuss the Iranian…
Rights activist: Ceasefire top priority for Sudan’s women (2026-10-25 16:15 UTC)
Kurz: Sudanese women’s rights activist Naemat Koko says a comprehensive ceasefire is essential to protect lives,… The post Rights activist: Ceasefire top priority for Sudan’s women appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
UN human rights chief: ‘Sudan drone strikes killed 306 in three weeks’ (2026-10-25 13:44 UTC)
Kurz: The UN Human Rights Office documented hundreds of deaths and injuries in October, with attacks… The post UN human rights chief: ‘Sudan drone strikes killed 306 in three weeks’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Women ‘first to suffer’ under siege, first to step up as frontline responders in Sudan (2026-10-24 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: When Tahani Al-Numeiri heard the first explosions in Khartoum, her hometown, war seemed so remote that she assumed they were celebrations from a nearby wedding. It was the morning of 15 April 2023, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had just turned their guns on the army.
Former UFC fighter, Green Beret Tim Kennedy reportedly shot in Congo ambush (2026-10-09 05:31 UTC)
Kurz: Former UFC fighter and Army Green Beret Tim Kennedy was reportedly wounded in an ambush in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last month that killed a former New Zealand special operations soldier and injured another contractor.
Civilians must be protected from conflict continuing to rage across Rakhine State (2026-10-24 16:00 UTC)
Kurz: After intense and relentless shelling was heard from MSF’s base in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar, our team in central Sittwe learned yesterday, 23 October, that at least two people were killed and 17 others injured in this latest escalation.
China’s Communist Party opens fifth plenum with focus on discipline and loyalty to Xi (2026-10-26 06:18 UTC)
Kurz: The Communist Party has started a key four-day conclave focused on party discipline and fighting corruption, as official media outlets say adherence to the party’s leadership under President Xi Jinping is key to the country’s success. The meeting – the fifth plenum of the Communi…
Kurz: The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In the Philippine Sea The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group was in the Philippine Sea as of Wednesday as part of U.S.-Japan Exercise Keen Sword 27. Aircraft carrier U…
USS McFaul Returns to Norfolk After 332 Day Deployment (2026-10-23 21:34 UTC)
Kurz: Guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG-74) returned Friday to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after 11 months deployed. McFaul left Norfolk on Nov. 25, 2026, for an independent deployment and spent the bulk of the time away in the Middle East. “The sailors of USS McFaul have perfor…
Collaboration on Autonomous Undersea Warfare is on Track, AUKUS Officials Say (2026-10-23 20:57 UTC)
Kurz: This post has been updated to include photos from the AUKUS Pillar II “Maritime Big Play-Pacific” demonstration in Southern California. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — At first glance, the Hadalus-XL unmanned underwater vehicle and its dark flat panels might not catch the curious eye like a …
Deception in Mass Autonomous Warfare (2026-10-23 07:30 UTC)
Kurz: “[T]he exigencies of desperate survival do stimulate wise leaders to seek such unorthodox solutions.” —Barton Whaley, StratagemOn the night of Jan. 5, 2025, my first mission in the Pokrovsk command post was to make a fake radio call. We knew Russian forces were listening in. We d…
Kurz: This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Rakesh Kumar, the author of Chip Age: How Semiconductors Became the World’s Most Powerful Resource. Rakesh has worked as a co-founder, professor, researcher, and advisor in the chip industry for more than two decades. Chipmaking is an …
US Army sees Morocco as ideal proving ground for drone defenses (2026-10-21 16:33 UTC)
Kurz: The Army is looking to Africa as a test bed to help it fast-track systems and gear tailored to protect troops from the sorts of small drones that have been reshaping warfare.