The mayor of the Latvian city of Ogre, Egils Helmanis, was injured in a Russian attack. He was delivering humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to his spokesman, Helmanis is in stable condition.
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A Russian tank fails to outrun Ukrainian drone
A russian tank tried to escape from Ukrainian drone, but failed.
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) 16 juillet 2025
📹: 41st Mechanized Brigade pic.twitter.com/0W0TZm3a2PA Russian tank tried to escape from a Ukrainian drone, but failed. : 41st Mechanized Brigade
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Europe should send troops to Ukraine to train and support
And yes — Europe should consider sending troops to Ukraine. Not to fight, but to train, support logistics, and guard the western borders. Even small deployments could free up Ukrainian troops for the front. We can increase the number when Russia escalates. That’s leverage
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War beyond tanks: cyberattacks, disinformation, sabotage
4/7 War isn’t just tanks and trenches. It’s cyberattacks, disinformation, sabotage, economic blackmail, and political subversion. russia is already waging all of these inside the EU, and conventional war in Europe. We are in a war — we are just pretending we aren’t
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Ukraine is Europe: Russia’s War Threatens European Sovereignty
2/7 Ukraine is Europe. And russia’s war on Ukraine is a war on European sovereignty, security, and values. This isn’t just Ukraine’s fight. It’s Europe’s war — whether we admit it or not
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Europe is now at war
1/7 THREAD: Europe is at war. Not in theory. Not in the future. Now. Russia is invading a European country, bombing civilians daily, launching drones into EU airspace, and waging hybrid war. We ignore it because it’s painful. But denial won’t stop the war — it will spread it
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Ukrainian M113 survives FPV drone and 120mm shell
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian M113 armored personnel carrier survived a hit from a fiber-optic FPV drone and a 120mm mortar shell during the evacuation of Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk Oblast.
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 16 juillet 2025
The evacuation was successful. The crew is alive. pic.twitter.com/h5DsDTsLDuUkrainian M113 armored personnel carrier survived a hit from a fiber-optic FPV drone and a 120mm mortar shell during the evacuation of Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk Oblast. The evacuation was successful. The crew is alive.
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EU imposes new sanctions on Russia over disinformation
EU slaps new sanctions on Russia over hybrid threats, disinformation. The new restrictive measures target actors involved in what the EU described as "Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference" (FIMI). https://
kyivindependent.com/eu-puts-sancti
ons-on-russian-individuals-entities-over-hybrid-threats-and-disinformation-campaigns/
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Officer warns Russia would target Europe after Ukraine defeat
"If Russia were to defeat and occupy Ukraine, it would soon turn its sights on Europe, forcibly mobilizing Ukrainians just as it did during the Soviet-Finnish war," writes Lieutenant Colonel Yurii Chekh in his op-ed.
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NATO to meet on Patriot systems for Ukraine
On Wednesday, July 23, NATO will hold a meeting of countries that own Patriot missile systems and aid donors to Ukraine, Reuters reports, citing a source.