When: Wednesday 25 March at 14.30 Where: Anna Politkovskaya press room in Brussels and via Interactio Key topics this week include: Debate on the 19 March summit with European Council President António Costa and Valdis Dombrovskis for the European Commission Debate on how to ensure energy supply, market stability and affordability for industry and citizens […]
Continue ReadingMoscow’s defense ministry reported shooting down 389 Ukrainian drones flying over Russia on Wednesday, including at the Ust-Luga port in the Leningrad region, home to one of the country’s major gas plants. This is not the first stray drone to venture into Baltic airspace. A second unmanned aerial vehicle from Russian airspace crashed in Latvia […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Russia‘s Ministry of Defence claimed on Wednesday that its air defences downed 389 Ukrainian drones across 13 Russian regions and the illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula. This marked the largest […]
Continue ReadingA drone coming from Russian airspace struck a power plant in Estonia on Wednesday, while another crashed into Latvian territory, with officials in Riga saying it was likely a Ukrainian drone gone astray. Kyiv earlier launched a massive drone barrage against Russia, sparking a fire at a major petroleum export hub not far from the […]
Continue ReadingRussian air defences have downed 389 incoming Ukrainian drones, officials said, in what was the largest reported overnight attack on Russian regions and Crimea since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine more than four years ago. The drones were stopped over 13 Russian regions as well as the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in […]
Continue ReadingConcern that Iran was amassing missiles to overwhelm defenses was a key factor in the push for war, officials said, and recent strikes laid bare Israel’s vulnerability.
Continue ReadingConcern that Iran was amassing missiles to overwhelm defenses was a key factor in the push for war, officials said, and recent strikes laid bare Israel’s vulnerability.
Continue ReadingThe Russian port of Ust-Luga. (archive image)Image: www.imago-images.de Mar 25, 2026, 9:39 a.mMar 25, 2026, 9:39 a.m The Ukrainian armed forces attacked Russia at night with large swarms of drones and started several fires in the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga. Ukrainian forces successfully hit Russia’s oil export terminal at the port of Ust Luga […]
Continue ReadingThe woman had taken MDMA and three litres of vodka when she vandalised the piece nicknamed Blue Blob.
Continue ReadingThe Auvere power plant in Estonia.image: eesti energia Drones that flew into the airspace from Russia crashed in Estonia and Latvia. March 25, 2026, 9:00 a.mMarch 25, 2026, 11:11 am According to the Estonian domestic intelligence service, a drone crashed into the chimney of a power plant in the NATO member state. The drone came […]
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