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“Our ‘long-range sanctions’ reached two oil refineries in Russia”
“A tape recording a 1952 conversation between Air Force officials and scientists on unidentified flying objects is soon to be released”
“at least six new modern "hybrid" vessels”
“The White House is not confident Britain will honour a commitment to allocate five per cent of GDP to military spending”
“He’s fired about 20 admirals and generals…these are great people”
“In Russia’s border region of Belgorod, Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another earlier on Sunday, according to acting local Gov. Alexander Shuvayev.”
“Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing at least 13 people and injuring dozens more. Russia launched a series of strikes on Kyiv, hitting residential buildings and triggering a fi…”
“Each (strike) means a reduction in the resources that fuel the Russian war machine, and another step toward peace.”
“Once a soldier is signed up to fight, he can expect to live for just 10 days to three weeks — from arrival at the training ground to death in combat”
“over the last fortnight since Healey's resignation”
“Sir Keir is expected to announce a £15billion uplift in military spending through the Dip this coming week”
“I think it’s caused damage to the Pentagon, to our overall military”
“Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 213 Ukrainian drones during the night”
“American company Anduril makes the “Seabed Sentry“- a weighted cylinder that uses sensors and AI to monitor what is happening under the sea. They could be used to listen out for spying and sabotage by Russian submarines. They are far cheap…”
“According to Western analysts, it has also slowed Moscow’s efforts on the battlefield, heaping pressure on the Kremlin to come to the negotiating table.”
“In late 2025, Russian officials claimed they had recruited more than 420,000 new soldiers for year‑long military contracts”
“Plans to replace ageing warships will be scrapped in favour of building at least six new modern "hybrid" vessels equipped to deploy drones as part of the UK's upcoming defence strategy.”
“the document will omit any specific date for reaching the 3 per cent threshold defence chiefs have requested”
“The way he’s done [firings], it’s wholesale, and I think it’s hurt the military”
“Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another earlier on Sunday, according to acting local Gov. Alexander Shuvayev.”
“Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing at least 13 people and injuring dozens more. Russia launched a series of strikes on Kyiv, hitting residential buildings and triggering a f…”
“Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday.”
“According to military bloggers, Russia still recruits roughly 800 to 1,000 new voluntary contract soldiers per day”
“Outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has committed to publishing the long-delayed defence investment plan (DIP) before the NATO summit in Turkey on 7 July after months of talks over how to fund it.”
“John Healey, who stepped down as defence secretary on June 11”
“very dangerous”
“Russia attacked Ukraine with 142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. Of those, 125 drones and seven missiles were struck down”
“The UK is woefully unprepared with the Royal Navy in a desperate condition. Whoever sits in Downing Street come next September will need to address matters of defence, homeland and cyber defence especially, with urgency.”
“Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged for the first time on Sunday that his country was facing a “certain deficit” of fuel”
“Russia is now spending more than half of its state budget on the military”
“The government did not specify how much funding had been set aside in the DIP for development of the new vessels, which are expected to be delivered in the 2030s.”
“Britain has achieved the initial 2 per cent target demanded by Mr Trump”
“Since taking office in early 2025, the defense secretary has overseen a series of high-level departures”
“"In Russia’s border region of Belgorod, Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another earlier on Sunday, according to acting local Gov. Alexander Shuvayev."”
“Kyiv has stepped up its long-range attacks on Russian military and energy facilities in recent months”
“New Russian recruits have a life expectancy of just 20 to 35 minutes in combat in Ukraine — showing how quickly Vladimir Putin’s troops are falling victim to drone warfare, according to chilling reports from Moscow.”
“Nato figures showed the government spent 2.3% of GDP on defence as of 2025, slightly below the average for alliance members once US spending was discounted.”
“the UK's proportional defence spending now ranking below that of 13 fellow Nato members”
“including the April 2026 removal of Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, as well as the ouster of General David Hodne, who led Army Training and Doctrine Command, and Major General William Green Jr., the Army’s chief of chaplains”
“"Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 213 Ukrainian drones during the night, including over Russia, occupied Crimea and the Black and Azov seas."”
“the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now in its fifth year.”
“Once a soldier is signed up to fight, he can expect to live for just 10 days to three weeks — from arrival at the training ground to death in combat, according to historian Peter Frankopan in an op-ed for Foreign Policy, citing Russian mil…”
“The government has committed to raising defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, and along with other Nato allies has set out an ambition to increase it to 3.5% by 2035.”
“Mr Trump is anticipated to travel to Ankara on July 7 for the annual Nato summit”
“"Meanwhile, Russia attacked Ukraine with 142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. Of those, 125 drones and seven missiles were struck down, the air force said."”
“Overnight ground operations and strikes by Pakistani forces have killed at least 36 civilians and injured more than 160 others, Afghan officials said on Monday”
“In late 2025, Russian officials claimed they had recruited more than 420,000 new soldiers for year-long military contracts, but even state media admits those numbers are down some 30% this year.”
“In his resignation letter, Healey said the draft DIP at the time he left office on 11 June amounted to a planned rise to 2.68% of GDP by 2030.”
“Mr Rutte's anticipated progress report at the summit is expected to show European allies and Canada have collectively raised their defence budgets by 20 per cent, equivalent to $100billion”
“killed one person in Slavyansk and wounded another in a nearby village”
“The Pakistani security operation followed a militant attack targeting the regional headquarters of the paramilitary Rangers in Karachi that killed three soldiers. Security forces killed three attackers and arrested another assailant, whom …”
“According to military bloggers, Russia still recruits roughly 800 to 1,000 new voluntary contract soldiers per day, with many of them rushed through just a handful of days of combat training.”
“On Saturday, the MoD said £500m would be allocated to equip the UK's elite Commando Force with new boats and the "latest drone and autonomous technology" as part of the plan.”
“John Healey, who stepped down as defence secretary on June 11, had advocated for a 2030 deadline”
“Russian aerial bomb killed two people in Zaporizhzhia — a city in southern Ukraine — and injured 16 others, including two children”
“Sunday’s cross-border strikes and ground operation came less than three weeks after Pakistan’s military launched airstrikes on what it said were militant hideouts in Afghanistan.”
“Average monthly casualties are now running at more than 30,000, with various Western sources putting the total Russian casualties at more than 1 million since the start of the war in February 2022.”
“It is due to be published before he potentially takes office - which, unless a challenger for the Labour leadership emerges and triggers a full contest, is expected to be on 20 July.”
“Similarly, the Tories have said they would be ready to fight one if needed, with leader Kemi Badenoch specifying the need to focus of defence, and that a snap election ought to be called should Labour fail to deliver.”
“Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another”
“Hundreds of people have been killed in cross-border fighting since February, when Afghanistan launched retaliatory strikes after Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghan territory.”
“Russia — which has a population of about 143 million — is now suffering eight casualties for every one lost by Ukraine, according to estimates cited by Frankopan.”
“The parade, at 14:00 BST on Sunday, was followed by a service and entertainment.”
“Instead, the Navy will buy at least six so-called "common combat vessels" (CCVs), which will act as "command hubs" for uncrewed systems.”
“the government still considering ways to lift the spending boost above £13.5 billion.”
“Overnight ground operations and strikes by Pakistani forces have killed at least 36 civilians and injured more than 160 others, Afghan officials said on Monday, as tensions between the neighbours escalate.”
“For context, the average monthly salary in Russia is only around $1,000 a month, and far lower in many of the remote regions where Putin is recruiting soldiers.”
“Hundreds of people gathered in Stoke-on-Trent for Armed Forces Day celebrations.”
“Former Defence Secretary John Healey shockingly resigned earlier this month after he discovered the Dip would deliver just £13.5billion in additional military investment, which he described as falling "well short" of requirements.”
“the government still considering ways to lift the spending boost above £13.5 billion.”
“Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.”
“I'm a Kobe guy, so he played both sides of the ball. That's my idol, so I'm trying to lock down on defense.”
“The town is holding its own Armed Forces Day at the Defence School of Logistics, DST Leconfield, on Saturday 4 July”
“The Government maintains it is delivering a generational boost to defence spending, with £270billion in additional funding across this parliament.”
“John Healey resigned as defense secretary earlier in June”
“The escalation follows months of tit-for-tat military action.”
“launching strikes at 10 targets”
“In Cleethorpes, events took place on the seafront over three days, from Friday to Sunday”
“Funding for up to eight Type 83 destroyers and five Type 32 frigates is said to have been pulled.”
“Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, its acting Gov. Alexander Shuvayev reported on Sunday.”
“Tehran effectively blockaded Hormuz on 28 February, the day the US and Israel launched their airstrikes across Iran in the opening salvo of the war.”
“conducted strikes tonight on 10 Iranian military targets”
“while one was held in Queen Victoria Square in Hull on Saturday”
“Instead, the Navy will buy at least six so-called "common combat vessels" (CCVs)”
“Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 213 Ukrainian drones during the night, including over Russia, occupied Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.”
“On Saturday, the US Navy's Joint Maritime Information Center announced a formal widened shipping route near the Omani coast, in a direct challenge to Iran's assertion of sole authority over navigation.”
“Residents in some Mesa County communities have been told to evacuate the areas, as the Colorado National Guard was also responding to the wildfire.”
“The replacement of 13 Royal Navy warships was set to make up part of the Dip”
“Meanwhile, Russia attacked Ukraine with 142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force.”
“the latest of which came early Sunday, when US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had attacked 10 Iranian military targets over 'continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping'.”
“just £13.5billion in additional military investment”
“Of those, 125 drones and seven missiles were struck down, the air force said.”
“Trump's warning was issued on Truth Social on Saturday, on the same day CENTCOM struck Iranian military targets in response to the Kiku attack.”
“just £1billion has been added to the plan since his departure”
“Elsewhere, Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, its acting Gov. Alexander Shuvayev reported on Sunday.”
“£270billion in additional funding across this parliament”
“injured another”
“ahead of a Nato summit on July 7”
“shot down 213 Ukrainian drones”
“142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles”
