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February 13, 2025
WAR REPORT
Russia rejects swapping occupied territory with Ukraine



Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025
Russia on Wednesday rejected swapping occupied territory with Kyiv as part of any future peace deal hours after launching a barrage of drones and missiles on Kyiv that killed one person. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who had floated the idea of exchanging occupied land, said the latest strikes showed the Kremlin was not interested in pursuing peace in Ukraine. Zelensky had suggested exchanging Ukrainian-held chunks of Russia's region of Kursk for Russian-controlled territory in eastern ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Putin sacks space agency chief after setbacks
Moscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked the head of the Roscosmos space agency on Thursday, the Kremlin said, citing the need to "develop" the corporation after suffering years of humiliating setbacks. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russia says Ukraine launched new Kursk offensive
Moscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2025
Moscow said Thursday that Ukraine's army had launched a fresh offensive in the Russian Kursk border region, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Kyiv troops fighting on Russian soil. ... more
AEROSPACE
France delivers first Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine: minister
Paris (AFP) Feb 6, 2025
France has delivered a first consignment of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine to help Kyiv defend its airspace against Russia, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday. ... more
MILTECH
Moving troops, armaments across Europe 'problematic': EU auditors
Paris (AFP) Feb 5, 2025
Moving troops and armaments across Europe remains "problematic" and it is unclear "who does what" when it comes to mobility, EU auditors said Wednesday, as the continent races to build defences in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine. ... more
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EU: Legal foundations laid in Europe to hold Russia account for Ukraine war
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 5, 2025
Senior legal experts have laid the foundations to establish a special tribunal to hold Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine, according to officials, who said the move represented a major step toward securing justice for the victims of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war of aggression. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Pregnant teenager among five Ukrainians killed by Russian missile
Izyum, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 4, 2025
A Russian ballistic missile strike on Tuesday killed five people - including a pregnant teenager - and wounded more than four dozen others in the east Ukrainian town of Izyum, officials said. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Trump trade threats overshadow European defence meet
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 3, 2025
The threat of a transatlantic trade war loomed large Monday over a gathering of European leaders aimed at boosting the continent's defences in the face of an aggressive Russia. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian missile kills four, wounds 20 in east Ukraine: governor
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 4, 2025
A Russian missile fired Tuesday on the eastern Ukrainian city of Izyum killed four people and wounded 17, the governor of the broader Kharkiv region said on social media. ... more

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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for IAEA disruptions at Zaporizhzhia NPP; Russia jails men who tried to cut power to nuclear plants
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025
Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday accused each other of blocking the rotation of staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Sudan says 'no obstacles' to Russian Red Sea naval base
Moscow (AFP) Feb 12, 2025
Sudan's foreign minister said on Wednesday there were "no obstacles" to Russia's bid to establish a naval base on the country's Red Sea coast. ... more
AEROSPACE
Russian airspace closure raises CO2 emissions from flying: study
Paris (AFP) Feb 12, 2025
The closure of Russian airspace to Western airlines following the invasion of Ukraine caused planes to take a longer route, raising the aviation sector's planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions, researchers said on Wednesday. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Emigration and war hit once-booming Belarus tech sector
Minsk (AFP) Feb 7, 2025
A project manager in Belarus's once-flourishing tech industry, Andrei Dorin admits his sector is in "crisis". ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Germany fears Russia link in car vandalism blamed on climate activists
Berlin (AFP) Feb 5, 2025
Germany is investigating whether vandalism aimed at hundreds of cars that was widely blamed on climate activists may have been a Russian pre-election campaign seeking to smear the Greens party. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Oil giants TotalEnergies, Equinor reduce low-carbon investments
Paris (AFP) Feb 5, 2025
French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Wednesday it would reduce its low-carbon energy investments while Norwegian peer Equinor scaled back its renewables ambitions as the companies reported sharp drops in annual profits. ... more
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Russia and Ukraine trade blame for attack on Kursk school
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 2, 2025
Kyiv and Moscow traded blame on Sunday for a strike on a school in a Ukrainian-occupied town in Russia's Kursk region, while Kyiv said new missile and drone attacks killed at least 18 people in Ukraine. ... more
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Blast near Ukraine army recruitment centre wounds one
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 2, 2025
An explosion near a recruitment centre for the Ukrainian military on Sunday wounded one person, police said, as Kyiv struggles to draft more recruits to fight off Russia's invasion. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Eyeing Trump and Putin, EU, UK, NATO leaders talk defence
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 3, 2025
EU leaders huddle Monday with Britain's prime minister and the head of NATO to discuss efforts to boost Europe's defences faced with an aggressive Russia - as Donald Trump demands America's allies spend much more. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Starmer to urge Europe to 'bear down' on Putin at landmark talks
London (AFP) Feb 3, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will urge European leaders to "continue bearing down" on Russian President Vladimir Putin when the UK premier becomes the first to attend a European Council gathering since Brexit on Monday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russia fires deadly barrage on Ukraine as it presses on key city
Poltava, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 2, 2025
Kyiv and Moscow traded blame on Sunday for a strike on a school in a Ukrainian-occupied town in Russia's Kursk region, while Kyiv also said weekend missile and drone attacks killed at least 15 people in Ukraine. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Russia slams Trump plan for 'Star Wars' missile shield
Moscow (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
Russia on Friday criticised President Donald Trump's plan to build a "Star Wars"-like missile shield for the United States, saying it risked turning space into an arena of "confrontation". ... more
AEROSPACE
NORAD responds to 'multiple' Russian jets near Alaska, Yukon
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 31, 2025
Russian military jets were "not seen as a threat" when they flew through international airspace not far from the border with Canada and the United States, the North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian missile attack hits Odesa, wounding seven
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
A Russian missile attack struck the centre of the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Friday evening, wounding at least seven people and damaging historic buildings, officials said. ... more
MILPLEX
EU countries urge investment bank to up defence funding
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
A majority of EU countries have called on the bloc's lending arm to increase funding for defence, as leaders prepare for talks Monday on boosting Europe's military might faced with the threat from Russia. ... more
AEROSPACE
Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly over high seas
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday. ... more
NUKEWARS
'Not interested': Analysts sceptical about US, Russia nuclear talks
Paris (AFP) Jan 30, 2025
The United States and Russia have pledged their readiness to resume nuclear disarmament talks after years of confrontation, but analysts are sceptical that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin can or even want to reach a breakthrough new agreement. ... more
SPACEWAR
EU warns Russia of sanctions over any attack in space
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 29, 2025
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Wednesday the bloc could hit back with sanctions against any attacks in space, pointing to hostile actions by Russia. ... more
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Fatal Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia hits oil refinery
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 29, 2025
A Ukrainian drone attack killed a mother and her toddler in western Russia on Wednesday, local officials said, in a major overnight barrage that set an oil refinery ablaze and targeted a nuclear facility. ... more
MILPLEX
Russia former deputy defence minister faces embezzlement trial
Moscow (AFP) Jan 29, 2025
A former Russian deputy defence minister, Timur Ivanov, was in court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing on charges of embezzlement and money laundering that could see him jailed for years. ... more
WHITE OUT
Warm weather breaks Moscow records; Avalanche kills 4 Norwegian skiers in France
Moscow (AFP) Jan 29, 2025
January 2025 is on track to be one of the warmest in Moscow on record, meteorologists reported on Wednesday, with two of the past days breaking all-time daily temperature highs. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia kills two, hits oil refinery
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 29, 2025
A Ukrainian drone attack killed a mother and her toddler in a Russian border region on Wednesday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv launched a major overnight barrage that set an oil refinery ablaze and targeted a nuclear facility. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Poland to buy over 200 anti-radar missiles from US
Warsaw (AFP) Jan 28, 2025
Poland on Tuesday said it had signed a contract to purchase more than 200 anti-radar missiles from the United States for $745 million as part of its army's modernisation drive. ... more
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