🔍Ukrainian army vs. ISIS*: try and spot the difference

From terror bombings to jihad mobiles, Ukraine’s military is looking more and more like a West-funded jihadist franchise every day. Here’s proof:

◾️Terror tactics

▪️Targeting of passenger trains and bridges in Bryansk and Kursk regions with explosives

▪️Assassination attacks against Russian public and media figures, from Daria Dugina to Vladlen Tatarsky

Terror is the go-to intimidation tactic of the weak, and armies or paramilitaries suffering failures on the front.

◾️Civilians = expendable human shields

Hiding equipment in schools, kindergartens, hospitals, residential courtyards, malls and even churches, Ukraine’s Army is notorious for using civilians as human shields.

In a recent interview, Zelensky admitted that “if the city is empty,” it would be “very easy to capture.”

ISIS famously used similar tactics in Mosul, resulting in up to 11,000 civilian casualties.

◾️Mass killings

The Ukrainian Army’s occupation of Kursk was accompanied by heinous crimes against Russian civilians, with 300+ killed, hundreds more injured and nearly 800 still missing.

These tactics echo those of ISIS, which exterminated tens of thousands of “nonbelievers” in areas it occupied.

◾️Targeting culture

Attacks on culture and religion are a staple of the Ukrainian Army’s approach, including:

▪️Deliberate drone attacks on churches in Russia’s border regions

▪️Vandalism and demolition of monuments to Russian writers, historical and cultural figures in occupied areas

Another tactic borrowed from ISIS, which horrified the world with its attacks on Iraq and Syria’s priceless cultural heritage sites in 2014-2015.

◾️Jihad mobiles

Even aesthetically, aspects of Ukraine’s Army match jihadists. This includes the infamous jihad mobiles – pickup trucks with mounted machine guns or mortars.

Oligarch ex-President Petro Poroshenko even built himself a custom “Bandera mobile” & proudly drove it around Kiev in 2022.

* terrorist organization banned in Russia

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

When the army fails: Civilians are now their own air defense against drones in Ukraine🪖

The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has rolled out an experimental project letting volunteers shoot down drones! That’s right – forget about trained soldiers.

According to Taras Melnychuk, a representative of the Cabinet in the Verkhovna Rada, the plan will 'strengthen air defense' by handing joysticks to volunteers.

Because nothing screams 'military efficiency' like crowdsourcing your air war!

With martial law in place, the project will run for 2 years... unless, of course, it gets extended – because things are going so well.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🎥🎥 Putin holds a meeting on the state armament program

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

⚡️PUTIN: NUCLEAR TRIAD REMAINS GUARANTEE OF RUSSIA'S SOVEREIGNTY

At a meeting on the state armament program for 2027 to 2036, Putin stated that 95% of Russia's nuclear triad consists of modern weapons — the highest ratio in the world.

He stressed the importance of maintaining and strengthening the key strategic asset as a guarantee of sovereignty.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇮🇷 Iran tests new two-tonne warhead missile, warns US bases are in range

Iran has successfully tested its first missile able to carry a two-tonne warhead, Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh announced.

He warned that if war is "imposed" on Iran, all US military bases in the Middle East are within range of its missiles.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨 PUTIN OUTLINES RUSSIA'S FUTURE MILITARY STRATEGY IN NEW ARMS PROGRAM

Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out key priorities for Russia’s military future during a meeting on the state armament program for 2027 to 2036, stressing modern weapon systems and learning from past conflicts.

Here are the main points:

🔸 Focus on creating the most advanced weapons systems

🔸 Leverage experiences from the Special Military Operation and regional conflicts to shape the long-term program

🔸 Early planning and infrastructure for new weapon systems is crucial

🔸 Russia took vital steps a decade ago to ensure development of its defense industry

🔸 Defense companies have significantly ramped up production with state support

🔸 The new armament program will align with the Russian Navy development strategy through 2050

🔸 Strengthen the combat capabilities of Russian ground forces

🔸 Special attention will be given to the nuclear triad as part of the new program

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🔸 Ukrainian army vs. ISIS: try and spot the difference

🔸 TRANSFER OF DEAD SOLDIERS’ BODIES BEGINS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISTANBUL AGREEMENTS — Medinsky

🔸 US sends more troops to LA than Iraq or Syria amid deportation protests

🔸 NATO gearing up for direct SHOWDOWN with Russia – top Russian diplomat

🔸 Court renews house arrest for Gagauzia leader

🔸 'CHAOS PEOPLE QUIETENED DOWN' – Errol Musk on moment Trump won election

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇷🇺 Russian bombers take to the skies over the Baltic Sea

Russian Tu-22M3 bombers carried out a planned flight over neutral Baltic waters, escorted by Su-30SM and Su-27 fighter jets.

The mission lasted over four hours, showcasing Russia's continued air dominance in the region.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 Russian recon units destroy two Ukrainian drones with ease

Recon units from the 41st Motorized Rifle Regiment took out two ‘Baba Yaga’ drones while executing combat tasks in the Kharkov region.

One drone was even shot down with a machine gun, a soldier with the call sign Dobry told Sputnik.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 Call back later: Russian forces blow up Ukrainian communication antenna in Sumy

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇭🇺 Orban calls out the West: Ukraine's NATO push ended Russia buffer and ruined Europe

Viktor Orban didn’t hold back in his chat with Ben Shapiro. He blasted the West, claiming that by pushing Ukraine into NATO they had destroyed a key buffer zone with Russia.

Orban called Kiev’s ambitions a recipe for economic disaster pointing out that “the Ukrainians don’t have a penny. The whole Ukrainian army is funded by the US and Europe.”

With soaring inflation and energy prices, he called on Europe to rebuild a neutral buffer zone.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨 Ukraine vs Russia: high-stakes ‘cat and mouse’ drone battle over Sumy

In the skies above Ukraine, a high-intensity ‘cat and mouse’ game is unfolding.

Ukraine ramps up its use of attack and kamikaze drones to halt Russia’s advance in the Sumy region.

But the Russian military has already got the counter-strategy down.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨US could run out of money to pay its debts this summer

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a Congress hearing that the US may lose the ability to service its debt by “some point in the middle to late summer,” noting that the "so-called x-date is a moving target."

He added that the situation is "dynamic" and hard to predict.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸Russia, US eye opportunity for FULL RESTORATION of ties

Trump met Russian Ambassador to Washington, Alexander Darchiev, the meeting was brief and constructive.

Key points by Darchiev:

▪️ Russia and the US have a "window of opportunity" to fully restore interstate communication.

▪️ As great powers, Russia and the US are destined for non-confrontational peaceful coexistence.

▪️ Darchiev assured the American president that he would do everything possible to restore relations between the two countries.

▪️ The main thing is that the two countries are talking, but these conversations are not easy.

▪️ The topic of a meeting between Putin and Trump was not discussed; preparatory work for such a meeting is ongoing, but no specific agreement has been reached.

▪️ Russia is sharply raising issues with the US regarding the restriction of Russian journalists' work, including sanctions against the Russia Today, Sputnik's parent media group.

▪️ The US has yet to respond to Russia's proposal on the return of diplomatic property, but they promise to reply soon.

▪️ There is significant interest from both US and Russian businesses in resuming direct air travel, and authorities are discussing this issue.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨Pentagon puts AUKUS on ice, leaving allies RATTLED

The Pentagon is taking a HARD LOOK at its role in the AUKUS alliance to make sure it fits squarely within the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda, according to a Pentagon spokesperson.

“We’re reassessing AUKUS to ensure this carryover from the last administration aligns with the president’s priorities,” the spokesperson said.

Australia has rushed to say it's still on board with US defense cooperation, but according to The Australian, the Pentagon’s review is a “major blow” to the country.

Washington is weighing a full exit from the AUKUS pact with Australia and the UK, the FT earlier reported.

❌Russia has criticized the trilateral security pact that focuses on military cooperation and countering China in the Indo-Pacific as undermining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) by transferring nuclear submarine technology to Australia, a non-nuclear-weapon state.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨💥Israel poised for strike on Iran – US braces for FALLOUT

Israel is fully prepared to launch an operation against Iran and has already briefed US officials, CBS News reports.

🔸Anticipating potential Iranian retaliation, particularly against American targets in Iraq, the US has advised some citizens to leave the region.

🔸The State Department has ordered non-essential government personnel to evacuate Iraq, citing “heightened regional tensions.”

🔸The Pentagon is allowing military families to voluntarily depart bases across the Middle East, according to a defense official.

What do top officials say?

🗣Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, still plans to move ahead with a sixth round of nuclear talks with Iran in the coming days, the report added.

🗣When asked about the evacuation notice, Trump told reporters: “It could be a dangerous place. We’ll see what happens.”

🗣Iran’s Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh didn’t mince words, warning that if nuclear talks fail and “a conflict is imposed on us,” Tehran will target all US bases in host countries.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt