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Denmark has reported multiple drone sightings near military bases, raising security concerns amid heightened tensions and suspected Russian activity, with neighboring Germany also increasing drone defense measures. NATO emphasizes a strong response to airspace violations, and Denmark is seeking additional anti-drone capabilities, including legislation to shoot down drones.
A major Russian gas pipeline near Vladivostok, supplying several military facilities, exploded and caught fire, with authorities restricting communications in the area. The incident, which also destroyed a water supply line, occurred on July 5, 2025, and is believed to impact military infrastructure along the Sea of Japan coastline.
A Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia is set to be removed in the coming days as part of the ongoing effort to remove symbols commemorating the Confederacy from military-related facilities. Despite a demand from over 40 Republican congressmen to suspend the removal, the decision stands. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin plans to relocate the monument to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. The memorial, unveiled in 1914, features a bronze woman and includes depictions of a Black woman as "Mammy" and an enslaved man. An independent commission recommended its removal in 2022.
Chinese citizens claiming to be lost tourists have been caught trying to access military facilities in Alaska in recent years as part of a suspected spy operation that appears to extend well beyond the Last Frontier. FBI Director Christopher Wray has described Chinese espionage as the agency's "top counterintelligence priority." The possibility of intrusion on military installations in Alaska has been acknowledged by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, who spoke vaguely of efforts to ensure they are "protected from threats."
Kyiv suffered the largest drone attack since the start of the war with Russia, with 54 Russia-launched, Iranian-made “Shahed” drones launched at the city overnight, primarily directed at military facilities and critical infrastructure in the center of Ukraine. Ukraine’s air force said it had shot down 52 of them. At least one person was killed and another was taken to hospital after being hit by falling debris from buildings that were struck. The attack came as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of the city’s official founding.
Ukrainian journalists have released an interactive map revealing over 200 military facilities located in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. The map shows the locations of training grounds, fuel stations, ammunition depots, radars, air defense systems, and headquarters. The publication of the map comes ahead of a looming counteroffensive by Kyiv to recapture its occupied territories. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged in the summer of 2022 to reverse Russia's annexation of Crimea.