The 🇹🇼 Republic of China Army’s M1A2T tanks will fire live rounds in Taiwan for the first time this month in Kengzikou, northwestern Taiwan - Liberty Times
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Newly released footage of Belaya Air Base in the Irkutsk Oblast of Russia’s Far East, shows several fires burning and thick smoke filling the air, immediately following yesterday’s large-scale drone attack by Ukraine, which resulted in damage to at least 4 Tu-95MS Long-Range Strategic Bombers and 4 Tu-22M3 Long-Range Strike Bombers, - Osintdefender wrote
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❗ALERT ⚓🇷🇺🚀⚡ 2× Russian submarines capable of carrying up to 12 Kalibr missiles entered the Black Sea — Ateo Breaking
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NEW – Great Britain is set to publish a new strategic defence review today that will be its toughest in decades and will identify Russia as an “immediate and pressing threat” to national security and the West. The 130-page document has been prepared by a team of advisers to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, including former NATO Secretary General George Robertson.
🔴 Key review details:
▪️ Russia has been described as the most serious military and strategic challenge facing the UK and Europe since the Cold War. The review stresses that Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the build-up of its military presence on the EU's borders pose a risk of widening the conflict and require an immediate response.
▪️ China is defined not as an enemy but as a “sophisticated and persistent challenge” that sometimes cooperates with Moscow. Iran and North Korea are labeled as regional destabilizers.
▪️ The document notes that modern threats include not only tanks and missiles, but also cyberattacks, sabotage, drone attacks and AI, which can disrupt critical infrastructure and disable communications.
▪️ Among the structural measures is the creation of a new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command, which will be headed by General James Hockenhull.
▪️ For the first time since the 1940s, a new volunteer "Home Guard" is planned to protect key infrastructure - power plants, airports, transport hubs - from drone attacks and sabotage.
▪️ The size of the British Army has reached a historic low (70,860 personnel), so an increase of 5,000 troops and an expansion of reserve formations are being discussed.
▪️ A commitment to increasing defence spending has been formally confirmed: 2.5% of GDP by 2027, with an ambition to reach 3% in the next parliamentary term. This is expected to boost the defence budget by more than £50bn and will form the basis for new commitments at the NATO summit in June.
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🔴 Key review details:
▪️ Russia has been described as the most serious military and strategic challenge facing the UK and Europe since the Cold War. The review stresses that Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the build-up of its military presence on the EU's borders pose a risk of widening the conflict and require an immediate response.
▪️ China is defined not as an enemy but as a “sophisticated and persistent challenge” that sometimes cooperates with Moscow. Iran and North Korea are labeled as regional destabilizers.
▪️ The document notes that modern threats include not only tanks and missiles, but also cyberattacks, sabotage, drone attacks and AI, which can disrupt critical infrastructure and disable communications.
▪️ Among the structural measures is the creation of a new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command, which will be headed by General James Hockenhull.
▪️ For the first time since the 1940s, a new volunteer "Home Guard" is planned to protect key infrastructure - power plants, airports, transport hubs - from drone attacks and sabotage.
▪️ The size of the British Army has reached a historic low (70,860 personnel), so an increase of 5,000 troops and an expansion of reserve formations are being discussed.
▪️ A commitment to increasing defence spending has been formally confirmed: 2.5% of GDP by 2027, with an ambition to reach 3% in the next parliamentary term. This is expected to boost the defence budget by more than £50bn and will form the basis for new commitments at the NATO summit in June.
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🚨⚔️🇬🇧⚡🇷🇺 – “We are moving to war-fighting readiness.”
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer outlines “three fundamental changes we are going to deliver” as part of his defence plan to 'mobilise the nation,' - Sky News
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⚡🇬🇧 – Sir Keir Starmer launches defence plan to ‘mobilise the nation’ - but questions over funding remain, - Sky News
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⚔️🇬🇧⚡ – 'This is about increased spending, greater ambition - and my job is to deliver on that.'
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Chief of the Defence Staff, Sir Adm Tony Radakin , calls Keir Starmer’s plan "a welcome day for defence" and says the focus now is on delivery.
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⚠️ NEW – The US is committed to the Alliance and has no plans to withdraw its troops from Europe, says NATO Secretary General Rutte
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BREAKING – “Ukraine’s path to NATO membership confirmed by all 32 allies,” Rutte
🗣 He added that NATO countries are already building a “bridge” for the integration of Ukraine: through the Command in Wiesbaden, the Ukraine-NATO Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JTEC) in Poland and other areas of cooperation;
🗣 Earlier, Trump's special representative Kellogg stated that the US is not currently considering the issue of Ukraine joining NATO.
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"There was no end date, there was no way that this was understood as part of a peace settlement, but clearly it was a long-term commitment by all 32 allies," the Alliance Secretary General said.
🗣 He added that NATO countries are already building a “bridge” for the integration of Ukraine: through the Command in Wiesbaden, the Ukraine-NATO Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JTEC) in Poland and other areas of cooperation;
🗣 Earlier, Trump's special representative Kellogg stated that the US is not currently considering the issue of Ukraine joining NATO.
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🇬🇧⚡🇷🇺 – Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 fighters were scrambled to escort a Russian Navy Il-20M electronic reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
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⚔️🇪🇺 – NATO is asking its European members to increase ground-based air defence capabilities fivefold.
Earlier it was reported that in a case of escalation about 800,000 ground-based soldiers have to be deployed. According to the news, we can easily talk about 3-4 million ground-based troops, NATO needs in such a case of war with Russia & North Korea ect.
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Earlier it was reported that in a case of escalation about 800,000 ground-based soldiers have to be deployed. According to the news, we can easily talk about 3-4 million ground-based troops, NATO needs in such a case of war with Russia & North Korea ect.
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#BREAKING – Secretary-General Mark Rutte formally invites Zelenskyy to the NATO summit, against US wishes - AD
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⚔️🇪🇺⚡"Baltic Sentinel": NATO Wants to Replace Ships with Drones
NATO is preparing to end Operation Baltic Sentinel, which patrols the Baltic Sea and protects underwater infrastructure, says NATO Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber Technologies Jean-Charles Ellerman-Kingombe.
He added that in June the alliance will deploy a fleet of 60-80 naval drones in the Baltic Sea.
The alliance intends to test whether it is possible to monitor the waters using maritime drones and satellites to replace deployed warships, as the Baltic Sentinel mission is expensive and resource-intensive.
"Deploying a mission in the Baltic Sea is not free. There are a lot of frigates, personnel, resources provided by allies. As long as these resources are in the Baltic Sea, they cannot be elsewhere," Ellerman-Kingombe explained.
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NATO is preparing to end Operation Baltic Sentinel, which patrols the Baltic Sea and protects underwater infrastructure, says NATO Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber Technologies Jean-Charles Ellerman-Kingombe.
He added that in June the alliance will deploy a fleet of 60-80 naval drones in the Baltic Sea.
The alliance intends to test whether it is possible to monitor the waters using maritime drones and satellites to replace deployed warships, as the Baltic Sentinel mission is expensive and resource-intensive.
"Deploying a mission in the Baltic Sea is not free. There are a lot of frigates, personnel, resources provided by allies. As long as these resources are in the Baltic Sea, they cannot be elsewhere," Ellerman-Kingombe explained.
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NATO countries plan to account for military aid to Ukraine as defense spending, Euractiv reports, citing sources.
This scheme will allow reporting on the growth of spending to 5% of GDP, which Trump has long been demanding, but it is specified that non-military aid and the allocation of weapons from existing stockpiles will not be taken into account.
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This scheme will allow reporting on the growth of spending to 5% of GDP, which Trump has long been demanding, but it is specified that non-military aid and the allocation of weapons from existing stockpiles will not be taken into account.
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NEW 🇺🇸🇺🇦 – The Pentagon chief will miss the meeting on Ukraine's defense for the first time. Pete Hegseth will not participate in the meeting via video link.
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Satellite images of the Olenya airbase show the destruction of at least four Tu-95MS aircraft and one damaged An-124, as well as possible damage to another aircraft on the runway.
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🇺🇦🇪🇺⚡🇺🇸 – The EU has concerns that the US may completely stop supporting Ukraine, including sharing intelligence data.
The US may also prohibit European countries from transferring American weapons to Kyiv, FT writes.
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Secretary-General Mark Rutte formally invites Zelenskyy to the NATO summit, against US wishes
BOOM 💥 The final declaration of the NATO summit in The Hague will not include a clause on Ukraine's possible membership in the alliance, AFP reports.
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WW3 INFO – The 2nd America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli
(LHA 7) forward deploys to Japan 🇯🇵🇺🇸
As part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific, Tripoli will complete a homeport change and replace USS America (LHA 6), joining forward-deployed naval forces in Sasebo.
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(LHA 7) forward deploys to Japan 🇯🇵🇺🇸
As part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific, Tripoli will complete a homeport change and replace USS America (LHA 6), joining forward-deployed naval forces in Sasebo.
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🇺🇸⚡🇺🇦🇪🇺⚔️ – US Defense Secretary Hegseth will miss a meeting of the contact group on Ukraine for the first time, Associated Press writes, citing a source.
It is noted that he will not be present in Brussels today at a meeting on arms supplies to Ukraine. Hegseth's participation via video link is also not planned. According to the publication, this is another step by Washington to distance itself from military actions in Ukraine.
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It is noted that he will not be present in Brussels today at a meeting on arms supplies to Ukraine. Hegseth's participation via video link is also not planned. According to the publication, this is another step by Washington to distance itself from military actions in Ukraine.
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The North Atlantic Alliance views the Black and Baltic Seas as "areas of NATO responsibility," Rutte said.
He made the statement in response to a question about the rising tensions of the Russian Shadow Fleet which carrying Russian oil, which EU and alliance countries are imposing sanctions on.
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He made the statement in response to a question about the rising tensions of the Russian Shadow Fleet which carrying Russian oil, which EU and alliance countries are imposing sanctions on.
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