Joni Askola

Finnish pilots offered an impressive show at #RIAT25 this weekend. On the video, demonstrations of the Hornet solos by Captain Petteri Kairinen and Captain Ville Tuomainen from the flying event held at Fairford, England.

Russian asset Benny Johnson is by far the fastest growing social media influencer. BuzzFeed Benny is notorious for plagiarizing and constantly spreading lies online. He was paid $400,000 per month by the Kremlin to spread anti-Ukraine narratives.

“We must not say it’s for the war”: Hundreds of thousands of Russian *schoolkids*are building drones that kill Ukrainians, a mind-blowing investigation led by @tashurkevich youtu.be/fyGdDKA097E

Ukraine’s drone makers and electronic warriors will soon be able to escape Russian bombing by moving to European factories — teaching the EU their ways in the process. kyivindependent.com/ukraines-much-…

⚡️Ukraine seeks $6 billion to close weapons production gap, prioritising drone interceptors. The figure was voiced by Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal at the Ramstein format meeting with Ukraine's partners on July 21. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-seeks-…

Russia is preparing its largest military buildup since the fall of the Soviet Union, according to Ukraine’s intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov. The Kremlin is mobilizing its entire political system, economy, and society for a potential large-scale war, with $1.1 trillion allocated…

Ukrainians looking at the US army experimenting with commercial drones.

Back from another successful @69thSB convoy in beautiful Kyiv — 29 trucks closer to victory 🇺🇦

New EU sanctions hit Russia’s T-Bank, CEO of Mosfilm, and over 100 “shadow fleet” vessels The measures announced at the EUR-Lex portal also lower the oil price cap from $60 to $47.60 per barrel and introduce a dynamic adjustment mechanism. theins.press/en/news/283321

Perspective. This is the map from the end of Ukraine's counteroffensive at the end of 2022, vs now in July 2025. The dark red line is now, the lighter one was then. Look at the macro picture. We often have people in our replies going "You're reporting Ukraine losing village…

1/5 Meet the wannabe Antichrist: Peter Thiel has warned us about the Antichrist. But what if it's him? He'd love that. A billionaire oligarch with deep influence, extremely radical ideas, and a vision for the future that should terrify you

Our friends in Italy have now pressured the authorities to cancel a classical concert scheduled for Sunday with the collaborationist Russian conductor Valery Gergiev. This is an example of the reasonable and civilized usage of cancel culture….

🇮🇹 ❌ Italy cancels pro-Kremlin conductor Gergiev's concert after backlash pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/…

Just 3 months ago, we tested fiber-optic drones for 20+ km. Now we're excited to share new trial results: successful flights over 40+ km! The recipe is simple: military feedback + unique dev solutions + Brave1 support & coordination. EW won't save the Russians. Check the video!

40km fiber optic drones

Derbent, Dagestan, Russia. Portraits of the liquidated occupiers of Ukraine.

Just as notable is that Russia is releasing these photos to intimidate Ukraine and its allies. Ukraine won't be intimidated, and Western leaders should be furious. Are they going to respond by fighting to win now or wait until they're crashing into their own cities?

⚡️ US, Germany agree to deliver 5 Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/us-germany-agr…

The war in Gaza must end now.   In a statement signed by 24 Foreign Ministers we together call on Israel to comply with international humanitarian law and lift restrictions on the flow of aid, call on Hamas for an immediate and unconditional release of the hostages. We strongly…

The long-range drone threat is one of the most serious missile defense challenges Europe and Ukraine face in the short term, but it is also among the most manageable in the medium to long term. Turning around the offense-defense balance in the long-range drone domain is entirely…