Bundeswehr to Help Poland Build Fortifications on Border With Belarus and Russia - Militarnyi The mission is scheduled to begin in April 2026 and is expected to continue through the end of 2027.

Germany plans to send troops to Poland to help strengthen the eastern border with Belarus and Russia.

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Canadian Armed Forces Intelligence Command Officer charged with disclosing sensitive information to a foreign entity. The aforementioned foreign entity was not named. www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

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4/ It is highly likely that the Canadian government believes that prescribing a terrorist designation to these groups will help deter potential future members, and will also allow for harsher legal penalties to be brought upon those who participate in the groups’ activities.

3/ The Canadian Government states the terrorist designations help tackle the ever growing issue of “online-to-offline radicalisation”.

2/ Two of the others, “764” and “Terrorgram Collective” are decentralized extremist terror campaigns, while Islamic State Mozambique is an ISIS affiliate.

1/ Canadian Government moves to designate four groups as terrorist networks. One group is called “Maniac Murder Cult”, has significant presence in russia and Ukraine. Neither of the two countries have listed it as a terrorist network.

🚿Occupational authorities in Donetsk region punish Ukrainians for attempts to conduct water in their homes, - TSNS

The occupation administration in Donetsk region conducted large-scale raids to search for "illegal connections" to the water supply and identified "violators".

ISW is not currently forecasting an imminent Russian attack on the Baltics.

NEW: Iran is reportedly attempting to force its large proxy and partner militias in Iraq to move into politics, possibly to discourage US sanctions enforcement that would prevent Iran from using the Iraqi economy to evade sanctions. (1/3)

Iran Update, November 4, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate11...

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NEW: The Kremlin is attempting to leverage the visit of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev to the United States to spread Kremlin narratives in the US information space. 🧵(1/10)

Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar102525

President Zelensky announced that the first of 150 Swedish Gripen fighter jets will arrive in Ukraine next year. He called the deal a historic step, saying the jets will form a crucial part of Ukraine’s new Air Force and its long-term security guarantees.

Nordic Countries Unite for Joint Procurement of Drones - Militarnyi Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are preparing to jointly procure unmanned aircraft systems and related technologies.

2/ Source: militarnyi.com/en/news/nord... www.defmin.fi/en/topical/p...

1/ 🇫🇮, 🇸🇪, and 🇩🇰 signed an agreement on the procurement of micro-drones, which are predominantly used for reconnaissance. Such tools will allow for more greater accuracy in Ukrainian artillery strikes, and will allow for Ukrainian forces to better track and deter russian aggression.

Sweden to Deploy LVKV 90 Anti-Aircraft Systems in Latvia to Counter Drones - Militarnyi In 2026, Sweden will deploy LVKV 90 cannon anti-aircraft systems to strengthen air defense on NATO's eastern flank.

🇸🇪🇱🇻In 2026, Sweden will deploy LVKV 90 cannon anti-aircraft systems to strengthen air defense on NATO's eastern flank.

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ISW could really expand if it allowed for remote internships from other countries like EU countries or even Canada. Or even opening branches in Canada and the EU.

I wonder how russia's satellite states will bypass these sanctions too. How effective will they be? I recall Anne Applebaum discussing how the US administration is not curbing sanction busting, meaning that these sanctions may not have as much of an effect as we may think they do.

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US representatives repeatedly raised the possibility of a territorial swap between Ukraine and Russia—an idea Trump had already supported earlier this year. During Friday's talks, the US president emphasized that reaching a quick peace agreement was "vital."

Why doesn’t BlueSky have drafts for posts I’m so sad it’s been so long they really need to add it. It makes it basically impossible to write long form content in-app.

Shahed With Propaganda: Russians Modify Kamikaze Drone to Drop Leaflets - Militarnyi Russian kamikaze drones of the Shahed type have gained a new function - distributing propaganda materials. Instead of PTM-3 anti-tank mines, containers with leaflets are now mounted under the aircraft...

Russian kamikaze drones of the Shahed type have gained a new function - distributing propaganda materials. Instead of PTM-3 anti-tank mines, containers with leaflets are now mounted under the aircraft’s wing

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A UA withdrawal from Donetsk – which ISW assesses would be a major strategic military and political concession – without a full ceasefire that extends to long-range strikes and all frontline activity would pose major risks to both withdrawing UA forces and UA forces in rear areas in Kharkiv Obl. ⬇️

🚨UPDATE🚨
russia's website hosting a database of kidnapped Ukrainian children who could be purchased for roubles is still down, with the outage lasting now for over 4 straight days. It is still unclear whether the website was taken down by administrators or as the result of a cyber attack.