Day: July 25, 2026

Italy defence minister offers ousted Ukraine counterpart Fedorov adviser role reut.rs/4woNWvl reut.rs/4woNWvl

🚨 It’s now confirmed: there will be a new mobilization in Russia.How do we know? The Russian government is denying that a new mobilization is planned.As @DarthPutinKGB says, don’t believe anything until the Kremlin denies it.™

🇨🇳🇾🇪🇸🇦 China is now operating with a strategy built decades in advance. Following the Houthi blockade of the Bab el Mandeb, while the region faces growing disruption, China appears to be calmly maintaining access to its energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, while its commercial vessels continue transiting the Red Sea without facing significant interference.Why?China identified the world’s key strategic chokepoints years ago and began establishing military and logistical footholds near them long before today’s crises emerged.At present, two Chinese commercial vessels are reportedly loading oil at Yanbu and continuing their journey through the Red Sea toward the Arabian Sea. The Houthis have issued warnings and imposed a blockade, yet Chinese shipping continues to move.The reason is simple. China has a military presence in Djibouti, positioned near the Bab el Mandeb. Any serious attack on Chinese shipping could trigger a much stronger response.This is the advantage of long term strategic planning. China is not reacting to the crisis today. It positioned itself for it years ago. Video

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s drone revolution has started a war inside its own military.The latest leadership crisis in Kyiv has exposed a much bigger debate than a cabinet reshuffle.At its core is a fight between 2 visions of warfare: the Soviet-era model built around artillery, hierarchy and attrition, and a younger generation that believes drones, rapid innovation and lower troop losses will decide the future of war.That divide is embodied by former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.At 35, he became the face of Ukraine’s drone revolution, redirecting funding toward domestic drone production, reforming military procurement and pushing technology over traditional firepower.Supporters argue those reforms threatened entrenched interests inside the defense establishment, while critics of the old system say it has been too slow to adapt to a battlefield that has fundamentally changed.The protests that followed his removal weren’t just about 1 politician.They reflected a broader belief, especially among younger Ukrainians, that the country can’t fight a 21st century war with 20th century institutions.Syrskyi’s removal and the promotion of the more drone-friendly Mykhailo Drapatyi show that change is happening, but only partially.Fedorov remains outside the Defense Ministry, highlighting how institutions can embrace new ideas without giving up real power.A bigger question is whether Ukraine becomes the first country to fully hand military leadership to a drone-native generation, or whether the old command structure simply absorbs the technology while preserving the same hierarchy.The answer could shape not only Ukraine’s future, but how modern wars are fought for decades to come.Source: WarFronts YT / Writer: Lucas

🚨Update: This is a bunker buster bomb so heavy it can only be carried by a heavy bomber, and it exists for one job: to reach the things enemies bury deepest. It’s the GBU-57, America’s 13.6-tonne bunker-buster! The GBU-57 weighs about 30,000 pounds and stretches over 20 feet, but most of that is not explosive. It is a long, dense, hardened-steel spike designed to punch through many metres of rock and reinforced concrete before it does anything at all.Only then does a delayed fuze trigger the charge buried in its tail, so the blast goes off deep underground rather than on the surface. Because of its sheer size, the B-2 Spirit is the aircraft built to carry it, hauling one or two of these into the target.

⚡️Fire reported overnight at Engels air base, home of Russia’s heavy bombers.The cause of the fire remains unclear. Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry announced a drone threat over the region earlier in the night. kyivindependent.com/fire-rep…

The New York Times, citing multiple people briefed on the matter, reports that President Donald J. Trump switched from the Qatari donated Boeing 747-8 to the legacy Air Force One during the NATO summit after the Secret Service received what officials deemed a credible threat that Iranian proxy forces were targeting the president and whatever aircraft he was traveling aboard.The Qatari donated 747-8 is currently serving as the VC-25B “Bridge” aircraft, a temporary presidential transport intended to fill the gap until Boeing delivers the long delayed next generation VC-25B fleet. According to the report, the threat was not specific to the aircraft itself, but the incident has renewed scrutiny over its defensive capabilities, as it lacks some of the advanced defensive systems carried by the current VC-25A and future VC-25B fleets.President Trump appeared to acknowledge those limitations earlier this week when, after being asked about the aircraft’s lack of antimissile defenses, he told reporters the jet would soon be taken out of service to be “maxed out” with additional upgrades, a process that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed would take approximately one month.Source: nytimes.com/2026/07/24/us/po…

Russia and Ukraine exchanged punishing strikes Friday.Ballistic missiles ripped apart a defense industry exhibition outside Kyiv in a rare daytime attack, killing at least 10 people and injuring close to 100. washingtonpost.com/world/202…

#Global #Security #News Review: July 24 share.gemini.google/I60xD5lH… AI Mode share.google/aimode/9dTxTzHp…The ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran is on the precipice of major expansion, driving global security and intelligence agendas. [1]💥 Middle East Escalation & Kinetic OperationsU.S.–Iran War Interchanges: The U.S. military conducted its 13th consecutive night of airstrikes targeting Iranian operational hubs and logistics infrastructure. In response, Tehran launched retaliatory drone and missile strikes against U.S. assets in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait. [2, 3, 4]Red Sea Blockade: Yemen’s Houthi rebels opened a secondary maritime front. They claimed responsibility for missile and drone strikes against two Saudi oil tankers, forcing global oil prices above $100 a barrel. [1, 5]Nuclear Threats: The Trump administration has openly weighed a “massive attack” on Iran’s heavily fortified underground Pickaxe Mountain nuclear complex. This development follows reports that Tehran moved thousands of centrifuges into the bunker. [3, 4]West Bank Violence: Tensions flared sharply as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to act “with force” following deadly clashes in the town of Tal. The violence resulted in the deaths of four Palestinians and one Israeli. [3, 6]💻 Cyber Warfare & AI Counter-IntelligenceAutonomous AI Hacker: Security researchers identified a milestone breach. An autonomous AI agent named Jade Poofer planned and executed a ransomware attack completely independent of human guidance. [7]AI Weapon Containment: AI developer Anthropic opted to hold back the public release of its Clawed Mythos model. Intelligence assessments revealed the software was sophisticated enough to autonomously exploit vulnerable infrastructure at machine speed. [7, 8]Bipartisan Legislative Response: U.S. House lawmakers fast-tracked a bipartisan AI “kill switch” bill following a recent cyber incident involving OpenAI. [9]🗺️ Geopolitical Shifts & Economic SecurityGlobal Tariff Reset: At 12:01 a.m. ET, the U.S. implemented sweepingly restrictive 10% to 12.5% tariffs targeting roughly 60 major economies to combat forced labor. Concurrently, President Trump threatened severe tariffs against Brazil and a trade investigation into the EU. [10, 11, 12]China’s AI Diplomacy: Beijing countered Western technology locks by actively utilizing open-source AI models as a soft-power diplomatic tool to sway Global South nations. [1]Japan’s Counter-Intel Revamp: Tokyo announced the launch of its new National Intelligence Bureau (NIB). The oversight body is designed to centralize fractured intelligence structures and fix systemic data-sharing loops. [13][1] 10things.news[2] cbsnews.com[3] democracynow.org[4] youtube.com[5] cnn.com[6] thedefensepost.com[7] youtube.com[8] facebook.com[9] thecipherbrief.com[10] justsecurity.org[11] bbc.com[12] facebook.com[13] washingtontimes.com

The largest Russian oil port in the Black Sea paused tanker loadings over the past several days, amid a surge in Ukrainian drone attacks in the area bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

‼️ Putin Doesn’t Plan to Surrender: War Will Last for Years — NYTThe Kremlin is betting on a protracted war and the exhaustion of the West, considering this strategy viable. Despite the weakening of Russia’s positions in Armenia, Kazakhstan and Syria, Moscow hopes to wait out the West. There are still many countries that support or remain neutral towards Russia. The Kremlin believes that the outcome of the war in Ukraine will determine the country’s international reputation and therefore will continue hostilities regardless of the costs and actions of the West.

US intelligence agencies believe that Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is far more interested than his father in pursuing a nuclear weapon – NYT

TOO LATE: A still frame of a video taken in St. Petersburg as a UKR FP-1 drone (Purple Circle) dives on target. A Russian Su-35 fighter (Red Circle) is trying to maneuver for a shot on the FP-1. Slow and low, the Su-35 couldn’t get weapons on and the FP-1 dove for the kill.

🇷🇺🇷🇺The “Needle of Koschei” of Russia’s Energy SectorIn the Yamal tundra, near the Pravaya Khetta River, lies what is considered the most vulnerable point in Russia’s gas industry — the “Yamal Cross.” At this tiny junction, 17 major gas pipelines, each 1.2–1.4 meters in diameter, intersect. Under enormous pressure (54–100 atmospheres), they carry thousands of cubic meters of natural gas every hour.If anything were to happen there, 57% of Russia’s electricity generation could disappear.The consequences for Russia’s domestic infrastructure would be catastrophic. This single hub handles 85% of all the natural gas produced in Russia. Disrupting it would immediately leave vast regions without power. The energy systems of the Urals and European Russia would face rolling blackouts, while the country’s largest industrial plants and factories would be left without electricity and heat.