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Russian Air Defenses Shoot Down 26 Ukrainian Drones – MoD
28 March 2026 @ 6:55 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - 26 enemy drones were downed over Russian regions over the past 10 hours, Russia's Defense Ministry said Saturday.
EXCLUSIVE: IDF Vet-Turned War Critic Explains Why Israel’s Military is on the Brink of Collapse
28 March 2026 @ 4:35 pm
Israel has been fighting a multi-front war since 2023, with the backbone of its forces “based on its reserve battalions, on people that are civilians and that are called by the army to serve,” former IDF officer Guy Poran told Sputnik, commenting on a top general’s warning that the IDF risks “collapsing in on itself” from operational strain.
Trump’s Skepticism Shook NATO: Iran War May Shatter It
28 March 2026 @ 3:02 pm
The US president “essentially views NATO as an obsolete relic of the Cold War,” and allies’ refusal to help in Iran demonstrates that the US-European defense dynamic as it has existed since the late 1940s “is no longer necessary,” says Joe Siracusa, dean of Global Futures at Australia’s Curtin University.
Iran Attacks US Navy Support Ship in Port of Salalah in Oman - Military Command
28 March 2026 @ 2:45 pm
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The Iranian armed forces attacked a US Navy support ship in the port of Salalah in Oman at a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the coast of the Islamic Republic, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the Khatam Al-Anbiya central headquarters of the Iranian military command, said on Saturday.
US Deploys Another Aircraft Carrier to Middle East
28 March 2026 @ 2:41 pm
The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier, accompanied with several guided missile destroyers, will deploy to US Central Command's area of responsibility - the same command overseeing the ongoing military operation against Iran, CBS News reports.
Countries Attacking Iran's Nuclear Facilities Undermine Non-Proliferation Treaty — Russian MFA Spox
28 March 2026 @ 12:42 pm
Countries attacking peaceful nuclear facilities in Iran are undermining the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) verification mechanisms, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
Trump Eyes Stripping Article 5 Rights From NATO States With Low Defense Spending - Reports
28 March 2026 @ 11:47 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump is considering the possibility of depriving NATO member countries that are unable to bring their defense spending up to the required 5% of the right to use the fifth article of the alliance's charter, media reported.
Russian Troops Liberate Brusovka Village in Donetsk People's Republic - MoD
28 March 2026 @ 10:46 am
Russian Battlegroup Zapad have liberated the settlement of Brusovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Yemen's Houthis Launch Missile Attack on Targets in Israel - Statement
28 March 2026 @ 8:21 am
DUBAI (Sputnik) - Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, said on Saturday that it had launched a missile attack on targets in Israel in support of Iran, which is being attacked by the United States and Israel.
Russia's FSB Foils Terrorist Attack Planned by Ukraine
28 March 2026 @ 7:26 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) prevented a terrorist attack planned by Kiev against a law enforcement officer in Stavropol, the FSB press center said on Saturday.