Ukrainian company EDRONE has showcased its Baton drone interceptor system designed to protect critical infrastructure at the SAHA 2026 defense exhibition in Istanbul. The unmanned aerial system was presented in two configurations – fixed-wing and copter-type.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expanding Russia’s military capabilities along NATO borders and, under certain conditions, could decide to attack Alliance territory, but credible deterrence could prevent this.

A large-scale forest fire is ongoing in the Chornobyl exclusion zone in the Kyiv region, with firefighters working to extinguish flames that have already spread over an area of 1,200 hectares.

A 58-year-old woman was killed in the Kherson region as a result of a Russian drone strike, while three other people were injured.

Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.

One Nation gains its first seat in the lower house, in a by-election seen as a key test for the populist party.

The Ministry of Defence says the ship will prepare to join an international mission to safeguard shipping, but only when fighting in the region ends.

The BBC’s Russia editor reports from Moscow, where the annual Victory Day display was quieter than usual.

Kikuo Hatakeyama, 72, has served as the mayor of Hachirogata in north-east Japan since 2008, but fell ill in February.

In the Novhorod-Siverskyi district of the Chernihiv region, a Russian drone attack on an agricultural enterprise killed a 70-year-old man and his 49-year-old son.