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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaking at the Polish parliament with microphones and flags visible.

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Tusk flags ‘accidental’ Russian spillover strikes on NATO’s eastern flank

Poland’s PM says allied intel expects intensified Russian strikes and a rising risk of drones or missiles entering NATO airspace and being framed as “accidents” to test Article 5 resolve.

Passengers standing beside a halted train in a field after a reported jet-powered drone alert near the route in Ukraine.

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Ukraine Scrambles for Cheap Defences Against Russia’s Jet-Powered Gerans

Russia’s turbojet Geran drones reportedly reach up to 600 kph, forcing Ukraine to seek mass-produced high-speed interceptors to avoid burning scarce missiles and fighter sorties.

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Greece’s Achilles Shield Deal Leaves C2 Source Code in Israeli Hands

Greece’s €3B Achilles Shield will not include Israeli C2 source code, highlighting European IAMD procurement trade-offs between speed, capability and software sovereignty.

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EU reopens tech channel to Israel for air defense and space

EU interest in Israeli air defense and dual-use space tech is resurging, driven by capability gaps, industrial moves in Germany, and Greece’s €3B multilayer deal.

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Ukraine’s Patriot interceptor pipeline tightens as European stocks and cash run dry

Ukraine’s bid for Patriot and other air-defence interceptors is stalling amid donor stockpile retention, global production backlogs, and a growing funding gap ahead of winter strikes.

A Ukrainian Yak-52 propeller aircraft in flight with an open cockpit position used by a gunner for counter-drone patrols over southern Ukraine.

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WWI-style gunner tactics: Ukraine downs Shahed drones from Yak-52s

Ukraine is reportedly downing Shahed drones over Odesa using Yak-52 prop aircraft with rifle-armed gunners, a low-cost stopgap with lessons for Europe’s counter-UAS planning.

Industrial oil refinery complex with distillation towers and storage tanks, representing disrupted fuel processing capacity.

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Russia Turns to Kazakhstan Refining After Ukrainian Drone Strikes

Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries are forcing Moscow to seek refining capacity abroad, including a reported deal with Kazakhstan’s small Kondensat plant.

Illustration of a layered air and missile defence network with radar, command center, and multiple interceptor batteries.

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Greece orders €3.0bn ‘Achilles Shield’ Israeli integrated air defence stack

Greece’s €3.035bn “Achilles Shield” will integrate David’s Sling, BARAK MX and SPYDER with Israeli radars and national C2, signalling an EU shift toward multi-layer IAMD stacks plus local industrial workshare.

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Ukraine’s €23B defense gap tests EU loan machinery and reform leverage

Kyiv warns of a €23B defense shortfall as EU loan disbursement lags, reforms stall in parliament, and air-defense procurement remains urgent.

NATO fighter jets on Baltic Air Policing scramble as a small drone incursion is tracked over northeastern Latvia near the Russian border.

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NATO Baltic Air Policing downs drone in Latvian airspace

NATO Baltic Air Policing jets downed a drone over Latvia near the Russian border after Latvia linked the incursion to Russian electromagnetic warfare.

Workers repairing damage at a power plant in Kyiv as Ukraine prepares for renewed winter attacks on energy infrastructure.

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Ukraine warns winter energy war will shape peace terms

Ukraine’s energy minister says Russia will intensify winter strikes on power and water; Kyiv seeks PAC-3 interceptors and €900m to harden infrastructure.

Nighttime view of Kyiv with air-defence tracers and explosions during a large missile and drone attack.

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Kallas signals fresh EU sanctions after Kyiv missile-drone barrage

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she will propose new sanctions on Russian military producers after a major missile-and-drone strike wave hit Kyiv.