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For the greatest drone attack in its history

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A few hours ago an attack took place that will surely mark a turning point in the Ukraine War. kyiv launched the Greater offensive with drones From the beginning of the war, hitting Russian air bases simultaneously extended from the western border to Eastern Siberia. The operation, planned for more than a year and a half, points to an unprecedented economic and military impact for Moscow. In the heart of Russia. Ukraine has confirmed officially the authorship of one of the most unexpected and strategically significant attacks of the conflict: the operation “Spiderweb”, executed by The Ukraine Safety Service (SBU), hit the heart of Russian strategic aviation by disabling or destroying at least 34% of its fleet of long -range bombers (there is talk of more than 40), According to Ukrainian figures. The estimated economic damage, if so, would rise to 7,000 million dollarsalthough it has not yet been independently verified. This offensive, secretly planned during more than 18 months and personally directed by President Volodimir Zelenski together with the head of the SBU, Lieutenant General Vasyl Maliuk, represents a paradigm shift in the Ukrainian capacity of long -distance offensive projection, penetrating the interior of the Russian territory with camouflaged drones and operated from mobile platforms. Five key bases and nuclear deterrence touched. The offensive, which as we said took place yesterday, June 1, concentrated on Five air bases Russians: Belaya, Diaghilevo, Olenya, Ivanovo and another without specifying in the regions of Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ryazán and Amur. In these facilities, strategic aircraft such as TU-95 and TU-22m3 bombersusually used to launch cruise missiles against Ukrainian cities, as well as a A-50 plane Early alert. According to sbu sources, 41 airplanes were reached and at least one part was destroyed on land. The Images obtained They show fires on the track and mass explosions, and some sequences would include the voice of Maliuk himself qualifying the attack as a “Bavovna”, an ironic Ukrainian term to refer to explosions in territory occupied by Russia. Unprecedented clandestinity. Attack logistics also demonstrates an unprecedented level of sophistication. Had the New York Times that had images that found that the fpv drones were introduced clandestinely in Russiahidden inside wood structures that simulated houses, mounted on trucks. These vehicles were placed near the air bases and, at a timely manner, the roofs were They opened remotely To release drones, which flew directly towards the objectives without alerting defensive systems. The information It was confirmed Both the SBU and by Russian regional authorities, including the governor of Irkutsk, Igor Kobzev, who acknowledged that the drones were thrown from a truck In the town of Sredniymarking the first time Siberia suffers such an attack. Russian reactions. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that five aerodromes In different regions they were attacked, although he described the offensive as a “terrorist act” of the “Kyiv regime.” Russia said the attacks in Ivanovo, Ryazán and Amur They were repelledand that several aviation teams “caught” in Murmansk and Irkutsk after drone releases from the vicinity. He also declared that the fires have already been extinguishedthat there were no victims and that some participants in the attacks have already been arrested, although these statements have not been verified by independent sources. While, Several Telegram channels Russians recognized that drones came from trucks parked on highways close to the objectives, which exposes significant structural vulnerability in the defense of Russia’s most sensitive assets. Plus: according to Russian and Ukrainian sourcesdrones left from trucks with Chelyabinsk license plates, after being armed in rented stores within the Russian territory, which again implies an unprecedented level of internal infiltration. Ukraine also suffers. The same Sunday and almost in parallel, Russia launched a powerful missile attack Against a Ukrainian training base in the Dnipró region, causing at least 12 dead and more than 60 injured, on one of the few occasions in which the Ukrainian armed forces publicly recognize significant low. As a consequence, the commander of the land forces, the general of division Mykhailo Drapatyi, He presented his resignationassuming “personal responsibility for tragedy”, reflecting a culture of control based on accountability. Although it is ensured that the majority of the staff were protected at the time of the attack, the event revives the debate on safety in military facilities to increasingly intensive and better coordinated Russian attacks. War and diplomacy. The paradox of the war is that both offensives occurred on the eve of New peace negotiations In Istanbul, promoted by Moscow. Although Kyiv had conditioned his participation to receive a Russian memorandum with proposals of Alto El Fuego, Zelenski confirmed the shipment of a delegation headed by the Minister of Defense, Rustem Uumerov. The Ukrainian president did not clarify if such a document had been received, just saying that they had Defined positions of Ukraine before the conversations. Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials accuse the Kremlin of using negotiations as dilatory maneuverwhile looking for military advances in the field after more than three years of conflict. The role of drones. The Spiderweb operation has once again evidenced the tactical value of Low cost drones such as the lack in strategic asset protection within the Russian military apparatus. The lack of reinforced hangars In air bases he left the bombers exposed to swarms of FPV drones (some possibly assisted by artificial intelligence and autonomous navigation based on image recognition), capable of operating without emitting electronic signals and without the need for human remote control. This new generation of weapons not only reduces costs and increases the effective experienced similar incidents. The proliferation of this type of weapons has changed the rules of the global air defense game, accelerating the urgency of developing countermeasures adapted to high -precision asymmetric war scenarios. A before and after. No doubt, beyond material destruction, “Spiderweb” operation It has a huge strategic and symbolic dimension, since it emails that Ukraine can penetrate deeply into the enemy territory with modest but tactically accurate technical means, challenging the idea that Russia can operate with impunity in … Read more

The war in Ukraine had a red line of 70 kilometers. West has just eliminated it after Russia’s last attack

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The last 48 hours in Ukraine have been plagued by actions and decisions that can change the course of the conflict. Russia has carried out The biggest attack to date on Ukraine with a swarm of drones and a number of missiles released as not remembered. kyiv, meanwhile, needs the help that does not arrive (Patriots) from the United States to deal with Moscow’s disposses, and in the meantime, the West has taken A decision that could change everything. The resurgence of TU-95. In the early hours of March 26, Russia executed the Most significant aerial offensive of the last months, by deploying ten strategic bombers TU-95msm To launch a wave of KH-101 cruise missiles About Ukraine. Six of these aircraft took off from the Olenya Air Base, to the north of the country next to the border with Finland, and the remaining four from Engels, east of Sarátov, in the heart of the European Russia. The trajectories of the missile substantial increase of Russian troops in the northeast of the front. The operation underlines the renewed Centrality of TU-95 In the Kremlin air strategy, despite being a design that sinks its roots in the Soviet era. We talk about a bomber that He was born In 1950. Intercontinental scope. But as important as this vestige of the past are the weapons it carries. Each Tu-95msm can load up to eight KH-101 missilesmounted externally and capable of traveling more than 5,000 kilometers, which allows them to attack objectives throughout the Ukrainian territory without abandoning Russian airspace. Empharged with pools, electronic countermeasures and 400 kilos, these missiles have become one of the pillars of the Russian offensive since the beginning of the war. Although its high cost and the existence of cheaper and smaller alternatives have generated debates about its efficiency, Russia plans to increase its production 600 units per year In 2025, a sign of its commitment to maintain strategic pressure through high precision attacks from long distances. Tu-95 Acorralado Ukraine. On the other sidewalk, Ukraine faces a new and alarming phase in its aerial defense in the face of the increase in Russian attacks With ballistic missilesthe most feared for their speed, destructive power and difficulty of interception. These projectiles, responsible for having destroyed almost half of the country’s energy capacity, have evidenced again the Patriot systems shortageunique capable of dealing effectively. Ukraine failed to intercept any of the nine Russian ballistic missiles launched, including two directed against kyiv, despite having deployed there Patriot units. Although the rest of the more than 900 drones and 65 cruise missiles were mostly neutralized, ballistic missiles represent an uncontrollable threat that has caused dozens of dead only so far from 2025, including lethal attacks against Sumy and Kryvyi Rih. Washington: Yes but no. The change of administration in the United States has meant a drastic turn in military assistance policy. While Trump has verbally condemned the last Russian attacks (he reached Call Putin “Crazy”), he did not offer new aid commitments, and his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, was sharp by stating that “we don’t have” more patriots to send. Instead of direct donations, Washington is pressing its European allies To give Part of its own arsenals, something that does not progress, because no country wants to weaken its internal defense. Raytheon, American manufacturer of the Patriots, has not yet achieved increase your production to meet the post-2022 demand. Under this new paradigm, kyiv believes that the White House would be arranged to sell systemsbut not give them awaywhich forces Ukraine to adapt its strategy to a more transactional relationship: the defense is now negotiated, it is not granted. West breaks its limits. A few hours ago, and in a significant turn in Western military policy towards war in Ukraine, Germany, together with the United Kingdom, France and the United States, has first eliminated the first time the scope restrictions in the weapons that supplies Kyiv, allowing him to directly attack military objectives within the Russian territory (beyond the 70 km). The announcement was made by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after The biggest attack With Russian drones that we commented, an offensive that stressed the need to allow Kyiv to respond forcefully. The news marks a Posture change Regarding previous fear To provoke an escalation with a nuclear power such as Russia, and according to Merz, it establishes an essential difference between the legitimate military purposes of Ukraine and the deliberate attacks against civilians by the Kremlin. With this, they open new strategic possibilities For Ukraine, which until now had acted with containment regarding the use of western armament beyond its borders. The open doors. Although Merz He did not confirm If Germany will send Taurus missiles long range, that during your political campaign He openly supportedavoided detailing any concrete step so as not to offer informative advantage to the Kremlin. Since his arrival to power just a few weeks ago, the new chancellor has adopted an approach more discreet and pragmaticstating that total transparency can play against national security. Despite this public reserve, in Berlin the expectation that Merz could soon announce the Armament delivery For greater scope, especially in the context of the imminent visit of the Ukrainian President Zelenski to the German capital. The moment suggests that Germany is preparing the land to take that step, but wants to coordinate it carefully with its allies. The red line evolves. No doubt, the elimination of scope restrictions represents a rupture with narrative maintained by Western leaders since the beginning of the conflict, when they warned that allowing Ukraine to attack within Russia could be interpreted by Moscow as a direct involvement of NATO In war. However, the wear and tear of the diplomatic front, the repeated negative of Kremlin to participate in significant conversations and the growing brutality of Russian attacks have weakened those old red lines. For Merz and his allies, deterrence is no longer to limit the Ukrainian response, but to give Kyiv the ability to dissuade … Read more

The digital attack that paralyzed a nuclear plant without bombs and without anyone seeing it

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More than a decade ago, the world discovered a new type of weapon. I had no eyes or soldiers. Only lines of code. It was called Stuxnet and was able to sabotage an Iranian nuclear complex without internet connection. A computer worm that destroyed centrifuging designed to enrich uranium. Without alerts. No explosions. Without anyone knowing, at first, what was happening. All that we tell in our New Xataka episode presentsAvailable in the Xataka YouTube channel. Our partner Jota García, who reconstructs step by step how an operation of this caliber is told. The story starts in Natanz, an underground installation, hidden under tons of concrete in full Iranian desert. “From the outside it seems not special (…) but underground, thousands of centrifuging work work in full performance,” he says. Who decided to act? And why wasn’t a direct military intervention chosen? Apparently, with Iraq’s precedent, that road was ruled out by the country that wanted to stop this Iranian project. The alternative was Develop malware With a concrete mission: destroy without being seen. “And if instead of attacking with soldiers, we attack a computer virus?” Jota says. The trick? Infiltrate a simple pendrive in a completely isolated network. Once inside, the worm camouflaged. I watched. I expected. And only if I found the right industrial controllers, I went to action. “He didn’t attack immediately. He moved silently, analyzing everything around him.” Thus he managed to sabotage about a thousand centrifugators without the technicians being able to explain what he was failing. But there was an error. Malware spread out of Iran and ended up arriving in the West. What happened then? Who discovered the code? And what did they find inside? In the video we review how an investigation of The New York Times connected Stuxnet with the NSA, the CIA and the Mossad. Also the clues that analysts found in malware. “Stuxnet exploded four 0-Day vulnerabilities at the same time. An irrefutable proof that there was not a group of normal hackers.” Since then, nothing has been the same. Stuxnet was the first great digital attack with physical consequences. “Stuxnet was the first notice. The first great warning that the next wars can be invisible. ” Today, security threats are still present. We see them in hospitals paralyzed by Ransomware, sabotaged pipelines, In bank malware that empties accounts. Even USB pendrives remain a real threat in many organizations. Did you know this story? To what extent do you think We are protected today? We invite you to give the play in our video and leave your comments. Images | Xataka In Xataka | This hacker began to collaborate with the secret service after being arrested. What nobody knew is that he kept stealing big

A “generation” disconnection, not a cyber attack

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He blackout that occurred yesterday In Spain and Portugal He raised his alarms and from the beginning The theory that could be due to a cyber attack arose. The possibilities that it was so were not too high in view of previous events, and now from Red Electric they have discounted such an option. It has not been a cyber attack. As indicated In the countryEduardo Prieto, director of the Electricity Service, has indicated in a video intervention that “we have been able to conclude that there has been no intrusion in the electricity control systems that could have caused the incident.” Almost discarded possibility completely. In his press appearance, Prieto has indicated according to El País that “with the preliminary information available” that option is ruled out. Organizations such as INCIBE or CCN had investigated the incident and have been mentioned by this person in charge of Electricity, which makes the possibility of a cyber attack. Pedro Sánchez points to another possibility. The chief of the Executive has indicated that Red Electrica has ruled out it in his transport network and stressed that “that is very good”, but also stressed that there are more data to study and that they will demand responsibilities to private operators. The option that the intrusion occurred in third parties is therefore completely eliminated. The National Court investigates the cyber attack option. The judge of the National Court José Luis Calama has opened an investigation to verify if the blackout could be an act of computer sabotage, They point out media such as the world. Neither human failure nor meteorological phenomenon. This manager also pointed out that options such as a human error or some Atmospheric phenomenon or strange meteorological, something that also Ratified Aemet this morning. “Generation disconnection”. From Red Eléctrica, two episodes of “generation disconnection” are aimed, quite possibly in reference to the Solar energy generation. The event caused In just five seconds, 60% of all energy in Spain vanished. What happens to that disconnection. The EU had already ruled out. In the early hours of the blackout, the theory that the blackout could have occurred after a cyber attack was handled. Spain is receiving numerous intrusion attempts in its critical infrastructure, but Teresa Ribera, of the EU, soon pointed out that “there is nothing that allows us to affirm that there is some kind of boycott or cyber attack.” Image | Dmitrii E. In Xataka | What is the “energy zero” and why the supply can go suddenly but it takes hours to recover

The blackout in Spain raised the possibility of a cyber attack. The EU rules out

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He General blackout throughout Spain has caused great uncertainty about the potential causes of this “Energy zero”. One of those that are considered is that of a possible cyber attack, and agencies such as the National or Incibe Cryptological Center are investigating that option, they point out in the SER or In the country. In the last decade there has only been a great case of this type. The EU discards cyber attack. As media point out Like the worldTeresa Ribera, executive vice president for the clean, fair and competitive transition, has indicated that “there is nothing that allows us to affirm that there is some kind of boycott or cyber attack.” In his appearance before the media, Pedro Sánchez stressed that the causes of the incident are not yet known and does not rule out any option. Few outstanding cases. On December 23, 2016, the Ivano-Frankivsk region, in southwest Ukraine, He suffered a blackout as a consequence of a coordinated cyber attack that affected three of the main Ukrainian electricity companies in the region. The problem affected tens of thousands of people for a period between three and six hours. The following year a more sophisticated cyber attack caused a blackout again that affected kyiv residents, also in Ukraine. The country has been affected by blackouts after the Russian invasion after the attacks of Sandworm, a cybercrime unit associated with Russian intelligence, indicated in Tarlogic. But having them, there are. In November 2023, a series of coordinated cyber attacks affected the Denmark Energy Sectoralthough there were no blackouts but data theft. Tarlogic experts highlighted how these types of problems have increased. None, yes, has affected an almost complete country, as would have happened in this case. Usual suspects. In June 2019 A great blackout It affected 48 million people in Argentina and Uruguay. At that time there were suspicions of a potential cyberraade as the cause of the problems, but the Argentine government Indian that the cut was due to a failure in one of the transport systems from one of its hydroelectric plants in Yacryátá. It is therefore relatively frequent to associate such an event with a potential cybersecurity problem. And then, Stuxnet. What we know is how eeuu and Israel created Stuxnet malware In the second half of the 2000s. This malware managed to damage Iran’s critical infrastructures, specifically Its nuclear power plants And that showed that certain cyber attacks can be directed to critical infrastructure. The possibility is there. As they pointed out in 2019 in El Confidencial, Spain in fact already tried to prepare for this type of event. Experts like Rubén Santamarta They had warned of that risk already in 2011. During the blackout the National Cryptological Center (CNI) has indicated that the blackout could be a consequence of a cyber attack, According to the reason. Spain usually receives threats of this type. The National Center for Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Protection (CNPIC), under the Ministry of Interior, indicated in El Confidencial In 2019 that there were already “attempts at illicit accesses to this type of infrastructure.” From the country They pointed out a few months ago how Spain receives about 40,000 daily threats of diverse type. One more option, but just that. There are no data that can point to a cyber attack and therefore although the possibility is there, there is no confirmation. The blackout is exceptional and extraordinary, as indicated by Red Electrica and Spanish, which of course is also investigating what the origin of the problem has been. Image | Markus Spiske In Xataka | Another prequel of the ‘great blackout’: the solar storm that shook the world the 660 AC today would have very serious consequences

This is what we know after the versions of a possible cyber attack

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Have you tried to listen to your uslist always this Wednesday and did not carry? It was not your mobile or your connection: Spotify has once again suffered a generalized fall that has affected users in different parts of the world. The streaming platform, usually stable, He already lived an important interruption at the end of September last yearwhen both their website and the player stopped working for several hours. Problems with Spotify. According to Downdetectorthe interruption of the service began shortly before 15:00 (Spanish peninsular time). As usually happens in these cases, X quickly filled with user messages that sought to confirm the failureshare your frustration or simply understand what was happening. They pointed out that the service did not work both in applications and in its web version. 27 Spotify tricks – Control your whole music like nobody! Cyber ​​attack versions. Shortly after the failures began, Hackmanac (@h4ckmanac) He echoed an alleged claim by a group called Dark Storm. According to this versionthe interruption was caused by an attack of denial of service (DDOS), which the apparent attackers sell to interested parties. At no time was data theft or a larger scale infiltration. The message posted by the alleged group of attackers A DDOS attack (distributed denial of service) blocks a service by launching thousands or millions of simultaneous connections from different points. The objective is not to steal information, but to prevent legitimate users from accessing. It is a form of digital sabotage that, in many cases, can be rented or purchased in the Dark Web. Spotify denies a cyber attack. The Swedish company was clear about it: “The reports that it is a security attack are false,” published in x. On their community page, they added that their technical team continued to investigate the situation and that they were aware of the failures that were affecting the service. Of course, they did not offer details about the origin of the problem. The service returns to normal. After 6:00 p.m. the official Spotify status account again publishedthis time with an encouraging news for users: “Everything in order. Thank you for your patience. If you still have problems, contact @spotifycares.” The company offered no more explanations, and the question about what could have happened is still in the air. Services can fall for several reasons. In an increasingly connected world, that a platform like Spotify suffers an interruption does not automatically mean that it is being a victim of a cyber attack. In fact, in many cases, the origin of these failures is much more everyday: human errors, routine updates or simple configuration problems that are more complicated than expected. One of the most common causes are errors in content distribution systems (CDN) or domain name resolution (DNS) services. When they have problems, the user can find that the application does not load, the music does not reproduce or directly cannot log in. On other occasions, a bad configuration of the servers or a defective deployment can leave an entire platform out of service. It may also happen that the entire system works correctly … until an unexpected traffic peak arrives. If the infrastructure is not prepared to manage an avalanche of simultaneous users, the result are intermittent errors, slowness or even a total fall of the service. Although, it should be noted, the latter can also occur precisely by an attack of denial of service. Images | Spotify | Screen capture In Xataka | What is cloudflare, how it works and why a fall or block makes half the Internet fail In Xataka | Agents are the great promise of AI. They also aim to become the new favorite weapon of cybercounts

The president of Mexico reveals how Apple told her about the attack

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The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, confirmed Monday that her mobile phone and email, both for personal use, were hacked by unknown attackers. As explained at his morning conferencethe alert came from Apple, which notified the Government about the violation of its safety. The attack occurs just when its administration has intensified its offensive against drug cartels in a context of growing international pressure, including that of the United States. The notice that uncovered the hacking. “They hacked my phone and my email account. Apple immediately called the Digital Transformation Agency”Sheinbaum said this morning before journalists. The aforementioned agency, created this year to unify the technological capabilities of the government and under whose orbit is the General Directorate of Cybersecurity, was responsible for managing the situation from the first moment. According to the president, “he took letters in the matter very fast.” An attack with Pegasus? When the attackers point to high profile objectives, it is easy to think about Pegasus. However, it has not been revealed what tools were used to compromise the security of the telephone and mail of the president of Mexico. Apple has been fighting this type of spy software for some time, with Pegasus of NSO Group at the point of view, and has developed an alert system which notifies the possible affected through their Apple account, email and imissage. The head of state, however, has pointed out that it was Apple who contacted the digital transformation agency, which suggests a different communication than usual. To clarify it, we have consulted Apple about the existence of specific protocols when attacks aimed at high profile figures, such as heads of state. Nor is it clear if the cyber attack committed at the same time the mobile and email of Sheinbaum or if they were separate incidents. For now, the government continues to investigate. Personal use media. Both the telephone and the email affected by cyber attack were for personal use of the president of Mexico. As he explained, his mobile number dates from 2008, when he worked at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and decided to keep it for attachment, although he almost did not use it. As collects group formulathis number had already leaked during the electoral campaign. “It was a (number of) phone that knew everyone” and that was published in a newspaper, said Sheinbaum on Monday. On her email account, the president explained: “I think it was the first account that I opened in Yahoo, so it is a very, very old address that a lot of people have. In addition, I have the government’s account, which does have all cybersecurity conditions and others. ” When consulted on possible measures, he affirmed that the government has security protocols in its official accounts and that, after the incident, now uses another personal phone number. A hacking after the delivery of drug traffickers. The hacking was known for the first time through Un article published by The New York Times last Friday. According to the medium, the attack occurred shortly after the Sheinbaum government completed the transfer of 29 drug traffickers to the United States and in a context of more aggressive measures against cartels, driven in the midst of the growing pressure of the Donald Trump administration. Images | Government of Mexico | Apple | Altumcode In Xataka | How to change all our passwords according to three cybersecurity experts

Russia’s last attack on Ukraine seems taken from a film

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Yesterday a meeting in Saudi Arabia was held in which Ukraine and the United States reached A high fire agreement 30 days. Washington reactive help and you can use the reserve of minerals. Now the pressure revolves to Moscow, where Putin will have to say something to the proposal. Meanwhile, the war continues. Ukraine launched its greatest drone attack on Moscow. For their part, the Russians carried out the most surprising mission so far in war. Unpublished mission. The story took place March 8. Around 100 Russian soldiers of the Private Military Company Veterans PMC, the Special Unit Akhmat and the 30th Motorized Rocileros Regiment, carried out an unprecedented operation in the Kursk region, infiltrating the territory controlled by Ukraine through A disused gas pipeline. The incursion was aimed at the city of Sudzha, a key strategic point taken by the Ukrainian forces. 16 kilometers. The soldiers, equipped with breathing systems due to the lack of air, spent four days crawling along a conduit of approximately 16 kilometers long and only 1.5 meters wide. In fact, in the last hours they have become viral lAs disseminated images In Russian military social networks showing the infiltrates within the space. The action that took many of the Russian soldiers was so surprising. It has even been reported that some of them died from suffocation before reaching their destination. The attack. Apparently, the gas pipeline is probably part of the URENGOY-POMARY-UZHOROD SYSTEMthe same that was historically Gas transport key Russian to Europe, but that was out of operation at the end of 2024. This route allowed Russians to avoid detection by Ukrainian surveillance drones and surprise the defending forces near Sudzha. Although the attack was not entirely unexpected for the Ukrainians, the Russian forces managed to emerge and take positions near Sudzha, where the fighting has intensified. For its part, the General Staff of Ukraine He published images of the confrontation between their troops and the Russian assailants. Division in the narrative. Exist contradictory reports On the outcome of the incursion: while Pro-Kremlin media insisted that the Russian troops advanced in Sudzha from multiple fronts and had captured several nearby villages, including CHERKASSKOYE PORECHNOYE and KOSITSA, the pro-war analyists in Russia expressed harsh criticism to the operation. Precarious. War experts Vladimir Romanov and Anastasia Kashevarova described the incursion as poorly planned, pointing out the lack of basic supplies and the absence of ventilation in the gas pipeline, which would have caused the death of some soldiers by intoxication with methane. On the other hand, the Russian military Yegor Guzenko argued that the filtration of images of the incursion before the end of the mission alerted Ukraine and frustrated the possibility of tactical success. Meanwhile, Ukraine also confirmed the incursion In a statement describing it as a “sabotage and assault operation.” According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russian troops They were detected on timewhich allowed kyiv’s forces to respond with artillery attacks and missiles before the infiltrates could consolidate their position. The importance of the enclave. It was known that Russia has been increasing your offensive In the Kursk region, advancing from southern Southzha. Its objective seems to be cut the key road that connects Sumy, Yunakivka and Sudzha, A vital artery for supply of the Ukrainian troops in Kursk. Sudzha, a key city in the gas traffic corridor, was captured by Ukraine In August 2024 In a surprise incursion that represented the greatest Ukrainian offensive in Russian territory since World War II. During this operation, kyiv managed to occupy 1,000 square kilometers and take hundreds of Russian prisoners, all with the aim of using the territory as a negotiation currency in future peace conversations and force Russia to divert troops from eastern Ukraine. What happens? That months later, the Ukrainian forces in Kursk face a strong counteroffensive of more than 50,000 Russian troopsincluding the North Korean soldiers deployed next to the Kremlin units. Open Maps of the battlefield suggest that tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers are at risk of being surrounded, since Russia has intensified its attacks To recover the region. Ukraine has a problem. The truth is that the pressure on the Ukrainian forces in Kursk is increasing. Russian troops have been continuously attacking the entire front line in The so -called “Health Zone”which has hindered the Ukrainian defense. Dmitry Medvedev, former president of Russia, recently said that the Ukrainian forces in Kursk are “almost surrounded” and that their expulsion from the territory is imminent. The challenge of maintaining this position is of great draft. With the front reducing and constant attacks on the flanks, the viability of the Ukrainian operation in Kursk is questioned. To this is added the impact of the temporary cessation of the United States military support (now It seems that restored), which has limited Ukraine access to intelligence and satellite data, crucial for defense. Strategy or negotiation. It is the big doubt. More and more Ukrainian analysts suggest that Kursk’s replication It could be inevitable to avoid a total siege and preserve resources for other fronts. However, maintaining a presence in Russian territory has an important strategic and political value For kyiv, especially within the framework of the negotiations that have taken place with the United States in Arabia. Possibly, kyiv presented a peace proposal that included the cessation of drones and missile attacks, as well as the suspension of military operations in the Black Sea. Be that as it may, one thing seems clear: the Peliculero Russian attack through the pipeline is a sample of the high value that Moscow gives to the recovery of Sudzha and its surroundings. As losses increase and the situation becomes more unsustainable, the great unknown is how much more time can resist in this region before being forced to rethink its strategy. If the “American” helps they will have won time. Image | SERGEY KOLYASNIKOV In Xataka | In the middle of the Cold War, France designed a nuclear rearme plan for Europe. Now sound strongly In Xataka … Read more

“Butsukari Otoko”, men who attack women

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One of the most fascinating things that Japanese language has is the ability to Define with an expression a concept that outside its territories can go through authentic Marcianada. They have a word to explain almost all these complex situations from the prism of the West, where we would surely need an extensive phrase to try to explain it. The same thing now happens with Butsukari OtokoLiterally, men who ram women. Now it’s time to explain it. Aggressions in crowded spaces. Japan Times counted on a trend that has gone more in the nation. In Japan, trains and crowded stations have generated a worrying problem: the aggressive behavior of certain men who, under the name of ぶつかり男, o Butsukari Otoko, (“Men who ram”), deliberately attack women in stations and stairs. These individuals, mostly called Chūnen Dansei (“Men of Medium Age”), have been captured on multiple occasions impacting with their bodies, elbows or even with more violent blows such as punching and kicking. In fact, Since 2018, there are videos of these attacks frequently circulating on social networksevidencing the magnitude of the problem and revealing that most victims are women, pregnant women and/or people with baby strollers. The reasons. Experts argue that these aggressors They act as a form of SunToresu Kaishō (“Stress release”)choosing smaller or considered vulnerable victims. Some simply ram in silence, while others They verbalize their aggression with phrases like Jama Nanda Yo (“You’re on my way”, or Doke Yo (“Move”). In addition, along with these physical attacks, there is another common problem (this is extendable to all nations): The presence of the dokanai ojisan (“Men who do not move”)who block spaces and resist giving way, even in priority areas. Lack of terminology for women. Although there are specific terms for aggressive men in public transport, there are no equivalent for women with similar behaviors. In this sense, The term neutral butsukari kata has been suggested, but its use is not extended. In these situations, The most common answer is to say Summimen(“Excuse me”)although phrases like Tōrimasu, (“I’m going to pass”) or Tōshite Kudasai, (“Please let me pass”) they can be more effective. That said, in the case of the Butsukari Otoko it may be necessary something more energetic as a Kudasai doite, (“please, move”). What to do before an aggressive act. Japan Times counted that if the clash is intentional, A natural reaction can be exclaimed Itai, (“It has hurt me!”) Or simply Abunai, (“care!”). However, experts seem to recommend Avoid aggressive responses like Fuzakeruna(“Leave nonsense!”) O Nan’nano, (“What is your problem?”), Since they could trigger a greater confrontation. In severe cases, common sense is advised: ask for help with a Kudasai Tasukete, (“Help, please!”) And, if necessary, submit a complaint for damage. Legal consequences to butsukari. Railway companies have warned that These aggressions constitute what is called in the nation as Meiwaku Kōi (“annoying behaviors”)together with the use of the mobile while walking and other actions that can lead to crimes such as aggressions. In fact, some victims of these cases have reported that It is essential to make a complaint to the police immediatelygiven that Some butsukari are repeat offenders. Plus: It is also recommended to take photos of the aggressor if possible. Finally, The Times report remembered that in stations and trains or meters there are other vulnerable groups that also face difficulties. People in wheelchairs are usually victims of people who sneak in line, especially in elevators. Recommendation? Phrases like Norimasu, (“I’m going to go up”) or Orimasu, (“I’m going to go down”) can help in these cases. Also, if someone is observed having problems, phrases such as Tōshite AGETE KUDASAI (“Please let him pass”) or doite AGETE KUDASAI, (“Please do aside”) can be very useful. Image | dat ‘ In Xataka | The massification in Japan is taking its inhabitants to an extreme measure: pay so that no one directs the word In Xataka | Japan asked its citizens what bothers them most about tourists on the train. The responses betrayed the nation

There are drones throwing drones to attack other drones

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In arms key, the war in Ukraine has become the stage of An unprecedented military transformationwith The battle of drones redefining modern combat. If in the first months there by 2022 the clashes were fought with rifles and machine guns in the trees lines, today the battlefield is dominated by Kamikaze drone swarms and precision attacks. In the last dates, these attacks are, if possible, more and more deranged. A new form of war. Guardian counted earlier this year In an extensive report that along the front line, the Russian and Ukrainian troops They are now attacked from kilometers away with those swarms of first -person drones (FPV). We have told it before. They are small but lethal devicesequipped with up to a kilogram of explosives, which have changed the nature of combat. “It’s like the work of a sniper”, explained to the British environment Dimaanother Ukrainian soldier, while showing him a video on his phone of an FPV chasing patiently to a Russian soldier before impacting it with lethal precision. The democratization of air attack. The result is that in the conflict there are no safe sites. The accessibility and effectiveness of these flying devices have democratized air power, allowing any unit, even without support from the Air Force, can execute precision attacks. In this regard, Samuel Bendett, drone expert at the Naval Analysis Centerhe said that the FPV went from being a novelty in 2022 to become the main offensive tool in 2023 and Today they completely dominate tactical space. Speed, capacity to operate at night, reach up to 20 km or extremely low operating costs make them the perfect weapon between guerrillas. Nothing on the battlefield is completely safe. Drones force armored vehicles to move quicklylimit the time that troops can remain in one place and have become obsolete many conventional tactics. From there The erratic tactical of North Korean troops. “Mother” drones throwing drones against other drones. One of the most recent strategies on the battlefield has been The use of “mother” drones. We talk about large unmanned aerial vehicles capable of transporting and deploying small kamikaze drones in full flight. This tactic allows to extend the attack range of FPV dronesletting them fall behind enemy lines without exhausting their limited battery before reaching the goal. In fact, in a recently documented case, a Ukrainian mother drone was Capture on video by launching a small explosive drone against a Russian recognition dronedemonstrating that unmanned air war is no longer only between combat and missile aircraft, but between drone swarms of different categories. Armed drones: rifles shotguns. Since the beginning of the conflict, the Ukrainians have experienced with “Vitamin” drones, either with explosives, grenades or even missiles. However, in recent months they have made significant advances in the use of firearms mounted directly in aerial and terrestrial drones. For example, They have developed FPV drones capable of firing double cannon shotgunsdirectly facing Russian drones in air combat. Despite the recoil problem, engineers have improved drone stability, allowing him to shoot multiple times without losing control (a video recently showed one of these drones Broving three Russian drones before shooting an enemy soldier on land). Or with assault rifles. Despite the difficulty in maintaining precision in flight, tests have been carried out with AK-74 mounted on drones, able to shoot bursts against Russian trenches. Apparently, This type of drones has not yet been displayed by massbut it is part of a growing trend of using them as combat platforms with conventional firearms. Armed terrestrial drones. They counted in Arstechnica This week that one of the most outstanding innovations is El Burya, a land drone of caterpillars equipped with a launching turret able to shoot up to 64 grenades at a distance of 100 meters. Its characteristics: A gyroscopic shooting and stabilization control software to improve aim, mass production and currently in first -line use. Plus: In the future it is expected to be integrated with air recognition drones, allowing to receive coordinates of real -time objectives. New tactics for electronic warfare. Even Drones have developed with retractable claw species or magnetsdesigned to capture and steal enemy drones in full flight, a concept that reminds the hook machines of the Arcade Games, of course, in a war context where Drones can disarm their adversaries in the air. Another recent development is The Pliushch, an unintended land drone but equipped with a 10 -meter communications mast. Its function is to serve as a radio repeater on the battlefield, extending the communication signal to advanced units. In addition, it can operate as a mobile electronic war station, interfering with the enemy’s signs. And drones with optical fiber. The last of the applications We count it recently. The electronic war has become so intense in the front line that many drones have been useless by signal blockages and Russian interference systems. To counteract this, Ukraine has begun to use drones with optical fibera formula that prevents detection by not emitting electromagnetic signals. Image | National Police of Ukraine In Xataka | Ukraine does not have much to win in a peace agreement with Russia. Except if you bring out your rare earth reserves In Xataka | Thousands of North Koreans came to fight with Russia. The question now is where they have gotten two weeks

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