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Bogusław Pacek

Bogusław Pacek

Polish military officer

Photo: AON102, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Jul 14

    Polish fighters intercept Russian Il-20 near Ustka; defence minister warns of hybrid war

    A pair of Polish fighters forced a Russian reconnaissance plane to turn back after it approached Poland's coast. Defence minister says it is Russia's first close aerial probe in a long time.

  • Jun 2

    Russia strikes Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv overnight with over 700 missiles and drones, killing at least 22

    A coordinated wave of Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv early Tuesday, setting residential towers ablaze and trapping residents under rubble. President Zelensky warned that depleted air defences could not intercept a significant portion of the incoming fire.

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Two tankers burn off Sulina

Trump squeezes Kyiv as Europe haggles over money and Black Sea shipping burns

Ukrainian officials said the White House ordered a 160 km/h speed cap on Starshield terminals used by fast drones, as Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would resume strikes on Russian refineries after a three-day pause. In the Black Sea, two tankers burned near Romania and at least seven sailors were missing, while rescuers in Peshawar counted at least 34 dead after a school roof collapsed.

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European Union · Updated 52m ago

Brussels vs capitals: EU integration

The summit ended without a budget deal and only confirmed the existing 26 November meeting and December target, with no discrete new decision.

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