Ukraine war latest live: A new Tomahawk missile launcher just dropped

Hi, this is Jared Goyette reporting from Kyiv on day 1,329 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: U.S. defense company Oshkosh Defense on Oct. 13 revealed a new mobile, ground-based missile launcher capable of carrying...

Ukrainian grower develops four new walnut and hazelnut varieties

Ukrainian plant breeder Oleksandr Kostiantynovych Ponomarenko, a member of the Ukrainian Nut Association, continues his research on nut breeding in his garden-laboratory located in Izmail, Odesa region, according to agronews.ua. His work focuses...

Ukrainian frontline units trade drone kills for more drones

Ukraine’s Brave1 defense-technology initiative has expanded its “Army of Drones. Bonus” (ePoints) program, a digital incentive system that allows frontline units to exchange verified drone strikes for drones, electronics, and other urgently needed...

Ukrainian startups showcased their developments at the Nordic Deep Tech Business Summit 2025

A delegation of Ukrainian startups showcased their innovations at the Nordic Deep Tech Business Summit 2025, the largest Scandinavian event focused on deep tech, bringing together thousands of startups, investors, scientists, corporations, and...

Ukraine must stay strong for entire region to stay strong – von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has emphasized the need to support Ukraine as a crucial element of the continent's security ahead of presenting the European defense roadmap to EU leaders. She stated this in a video message to...

‘Surprising’ drop in military aid to Ukraine in recent months: Kiel Institute

Military aid to Ukraine fell in the months of July and August despite the introduction of the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), which allows Ukraine’s European NATO allies to purchase weapons for Kyiv from the U.S. The first delivery...

How A Former Ukrainian TV Producer Built A Drone Unit That Destroyed $12 Billion Of Russian Equipment

Colonel Pavlo Yelizarov, Commander of Lasar's Group and former TV show producer. Photo by Anton Zabielskyi, for Forbes Ukraine, 2025. Anton Zabielskyi The exclusive story of how Pavlo Yelizarov went from TV talk-show producer to the creator of...

Return or stay: what unites Ukrainians, no matter where they live

Since the full-scale Russian invasion began, around six million Ukrainians have left the country, according to UN figures. Ukrainian officials estimate the number even higher, at 7.5 million. Either way, it’s an astonishing scale of displacement....

Memory as Resistance: How Ukraine Remembers

While war rages on, Ukrainians are shaping traditions of remembering their fallen heroes. Why Remembering Our Heroes Matters Behind every headline and every number, there is a name and a life. Buildings can be rebuilt, infrastructure can be...

AUSA 2025: Oshkosh X-MAV Mobile Tomahawk Launcher Highlights Future Options for Ukraine

Oshkosh Defense unveiled the X-MAV, an Extreme Multi-Mission Autonomous Vehicle configured to carry four Tomahawk cruise missiles, at AUSA 2025 in Washington, D.C. The appearance comes as U.S. policymakers publicly debate supplying Tomahawk...

Zelensky is buying into Trump’s Gaza delusion – so he can repeat the trick with Ukraine

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Current trends and prospects for the development of the commercial real estate market in Ukraine – UTG

Vadym Neposedov, founder and president of UTG company The commercial real estate market in Ukraine is undergoing significant transformations during the war. Stressful challenges have shaped new trends in commercial real estate development....

Press review: EU backs Tomahawk supply to Ukraine as NATO conducts tactical nuke drills

MOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. A Gaza peace summit took place in Egypt, the EU supports supplying Tomahawks to Ukraine, and NATO is conducting large-scale military drills. These stories topped Tuesday's headlines across Russia. A "peace summit" took...

From Ukraine to the Falklands: Endurance model’s remarkable journey

Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 12:40 UTC The scale model of Endurance aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough A model of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famous polar vessel, crafted by a former rocket engineer in war-torn Ukraine, has set sail on the British...

Poland Pushes for Steps to Curb Surge in Ukraine Steel Imports

“We have a huge increase in imports of Ukrainian steel that is deeply pressuring our steel industry,” Michal Baranowski, a deputy development and technology minister, told Bloomberg News on Tuesday. “So we are working with the European Commission...

At secluded German airport, researchers tackle tricky drone defence

Once holidaymakers took off from here, but today an ex-Soviet airfield is a testing ground for ways to take down the drones increasingly buzzing through German skies. Germany has been rattled by a spate of mysterious sightings of unmanned aerial...

Why Latvia is the next best place to develop UK defence tech – and what else it has to offer

Tuesday 14 October 2025 10:44 am | Updated: Tuesday 14 October 2025 10:45 am When UK companies think of expanding into continental Europe, the usual suspects come first: Germany, the Netherlands, Poland. But there is a quieter yet compelling...

U.S. in 2025: 24% of global GDP, 750 military bases, and leadership in technology and culture sustain its global influence

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once said, “We are the indispensable nation,” referring to the USA. The late journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner commissioned me to write a book with this title. His idea was that a book was needed...

Drug cartels fight in Ukraine to learn drone warfare

Credit: X / @UHN_Plus Hidden in a derelict factory in western Ukraine, the Kill House Academy is a Top Gun school for the drone-warfare era. Decked out with an obstacle course of hoops and window frames to practise flying drones, it has trained...

Ukrainain General Warns Patriot Air Defences Are No Longer Effective Against Russian Strikes

Former Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Igor Romanenko has warned that American MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence systems being supplied to the country by NATO members can no longer provide an effective...