// IN TODAY’S EDITION
Ukraine's kamikaze robots take town
Israel kills Hamas operative who kidnapped Argamani
Finland, Sweden fly first joint scramble
Putin expands troop ceiling fourth time
SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit first time.
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A Soviet-era BTR-60PB wheeled amphibious armored personnel carrier. (Credit: Andrey 69 / Shutterstock)
Ukraine Rebuilds Soviet Armor Into Kamikaze Robots and Storms a Russian Stronghold
Ukrainian forces converted Soviet-era BTR-60PB armored personnel carriers into remote-controlled kamikaze ground drones and used them against fortified Russian positions near Donetsk during the ongoing Vivaldi offensive.
The 3rd Army Corps said the operation retook Nove, resulted in about 2,000 Russian personnel losses and led to the capture of more than 250 Russian soldiers. Read
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Israeli forces killed a Hamas operative involved in the kidnapping of Noa Argamani during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr was seen in footage kidnapping Argamani at the Nova Music Festival and was later located in Gaza’s Nuseirat area by the IDF’s undercover Gideonim Unit 33. Israel accused him of supplying Hamas with weapons and helping coordinate attacks against Israeli troops and civilians. Read
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Finland and Sweden scrambled fighter jets together for the first time to intercept Russian jets over the Gulf of Finland. Finnish F/A-18 Hornets and Swedish JAS 39 Gripens responded after detecting a Russian formation that included a Tu-134 transport aircraft, a supersonic MiG-31 interceptor and Su-30 fighter jets in international airspace. Read
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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an additional 15,500 positions in Russia’s armed forces, marking the fourth expansion in seven months. The decree raises the authorized total to 2,441,630 personnel, including 1,550,500 service members. Read
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The five men arrested near the U.S.-operated RAF Fairford air base in southwestern England were released on bail. The men, all London residents in their 20s, were arrested Sunday under the Explosives Act after police received a report that three vans had been spotted near the base. Reports said police did not find any viable explosives in the vehicles. Read
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NVIDIA released an open-source security platform designed to help control and monitor AI agents as concerns grow over AI-driven cyberattacks. More than 100 organizations, including Anthropic, Microsoft, Palantir and JPMorgan Chase, have committed to using the platform. Read
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed it seized a second U.S. underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC said its forces used intelligence and electronic warfare capabilities to capture a U.S. Navy Remus 600 UROV that it alleged was conducting espionage. CENTCOM rejected the claim, saying all of its drones are accounted for. Read
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