There has been little change in U.S. energy consumption over the past decade. Increased efforts to make energy use more efficient have kept levels low. But over the next five years, demand for electricity to power data centers is expected to more than double. Some estimates show the facilities are expected to require as much […]
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North Korean losses exceed 6,000 in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, UK intelligence reports
North Korea has suffered more than 6,000 casualties during offensive operations in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, according to a June 15 report from the United Kingdom’s defense intelligence. According to the report, North Korea’s losses account for more than half of the approximately 11,000 troops initially deployed to Kursk in fall 2024. U.K. intelligence attributed the […]
Power cut off in Russia’s Kaliningrad in sabotage operation, Ukrainian military intelligence says
Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) ignited an electrical substation during a sabotage operation in the Russian city of Kaliningrad, causing $5 million in damage and cutting electricity to a military production site, a source in HUR told the Kyiv Independent. In the early hours of June 14, Ukrainian agents drained the coolant from the substation’s power […]
Ukrainian drones destroy Russian air defense systems in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, military intelligence says
Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) destroyed three Russian air defense systems using drones in the occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast on June 14, HUR says. “Strike drone masters of the Department of Active Operations of the HUR of the Ukrainian defense ministry discovered and destroyed expensive air defense systems of the Russian invaders in the temporarily occupied territory […]
Fetterman calls for US to supply anything Israel needs for Iran attack: ‘Military, intelligence, weaponry’
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., expressed staunch support for Israel’s assault against Iran, calling for the U.S. to back Israel’s efforts by providing the ally with anything it needs. “Our commitment to Israel must be absolute and I fully support this attack. Keep wiping out Iranian leadership and the nuclear personnel. We must provide whatever is […]
Russia doubts NATO’s Article 5, could use ‘little green men’ to test it, German intelligence chief warns
Russia wants to test NATO’s resolve by hostile steps beyond Ukraine, as some Russian officials believe the alliance’s collective defense principle no longer works, German intelligence chief Bruno Kahl told the Table Media news outlet in an interview published on June 9. “There are people in Moscow who no longer believe that NATO‘s Article 5 […]
Russia plans to produce 2 million FPV drones in 2025, Ukrainian intelligence says
Russia plans to produce 2 million first-person-view (FPV) drones and 30,000 long-range and decoy drones in 2025 for its war against Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU) spokesperson Oleh Aleksandrov told Politico on June 5. The ramp-up marks a critical expansion of Moscow’s drone warfare program, as both Ukraine and Russia increasingly rely on unmanned […]
Russians complain border regions uninhabitable as Kremlin pushes for buffer zone, Ukraine’s military intelligence says
Residents in Russian regions along the Ukrainian border complain the area is increasingly uninhabitable due to the government’s actions amid Moscow’s attempt to establish a “buffer zone,” according to a call intercepted by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) and posted May 29. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on May 22 that he ordered the military […]
Intelligence shows Russia planning new offensive operations in Ukraine, Zelensky says
Russia is “preparing new offensive operations” in its full-scale war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 26, following an intelligence briefing. Kyiv has previously warned about the threat of a new major Russian offensive targeting Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts this spring and summer. While Russia has made only minimal territorial gains […]
‘Putin remains confident in Russia’s ultimate victory in Ukraine,’ US intelligence reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin remains committed to victory in Ukraine and his objectives have not changed since the beginning of the war, according to a recent report from the United States Defense Intelligence Agency. The report, which was prepared by the DIA for the US House of Representatives, includes up-to-date information as of May 11, […]
1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange likely to take place next week, Ukraine intelligence chief says
A major prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia involving around 1,000 POWs from each side is expected to take place next week, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said on air on May 17, following an agreement reached in Istanbul. “I hope it will happen next week,” Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Military Intelligence, said. “I don’t […]
Ukrainian sea drone downs Russian fighter jet in ‘world-first’ strike, intelligence says
A Russian Su-30 fighter jet was destroyed by a sea drone strike carried out by Ukraine’s military intelligence, marking the first time a sea drone takes down a jet, Ukraine’s military intelligence said on May 3. The intelligence agency, HUR, said the unprecedented operation took place on May 2 near the Russian port of Novorossiysk […]