The Tu-22M3 is a long-range supersonic missile carrier bomber. It is designed to destroy sea and ground-based targets by means of guided missiles and aerial bombs. The backfire is a conventionally designed aircraft with a variable-swept low wing. Now, as per the Russia air force handbook, the tu-22m3 can hit speeds of over 2-thousand kilometres per hour. it has a range of over 5-thousand kilometres. The bomber boasts of a service ceiling of 13.5 kilometres. In its final form, the Tu-22M3 was put into service in 1989.

Russian Tu-22M3 bomber destroyed in drone strike

Russian crude oil prices have risen over a group of seven caps, but Western trade services have not been affected. Western-owned or insured ships visiting the nation's ports had dropped marginally since early July when Urals surged over $60.

Russia’s flagship oil above $60 does little to halt G7 services

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: Russia's Defence Ministry says it has thwarted the Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region that has injured at least two people. According to the Russian Aviation Authority, nearly 50 flights in and out of Moscow were disrupted. Drone strikes on the Russian Capital have become increasingly common in recent months.

Russia thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Moscow, 2 injured

The US has granted approval for F-16 fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine after months of saying no. Will these coveted warplanes help the war-battered country win air dominance against Russia? Molly Gambhir brings you a report.

Gravitas: US okays arming Ukraine with F-16 | Will it help Kyiv fend off Russia?

The city of Kupiansk is just 25 miles from the Russian border. A strategic city in the Kharkiv region it had been captured by the invading Russian forces in the initial days of the war, before it was retaken by the Ukrainian forces in September last year. From the reports that are now coming in from the battle lines, Kupiansk has again become the focus of Russia's assault. The city's residents are bracing themselves for a possible second occupation from the Russians. After two months of a sluggish counteroffensive, what has become clear is that Ukraine has failed to make any major inroads into the Russian defences. The Crimean peninsula and the eastern frontlines had been the major theatre of combat. But the focus point of the fighting is beginning to shift again Mohammed Saleh gets you the details.

Russia's move on Kupiansk, forces evacuations in Ukraine's Kharkiv

The United States Intelligence has shared significant information regarding the Ukrainian counter-offensive. It says that Ukraine's plans to regain lost territories will fail to reach Melitopol City. According to a report by Washington Post, this year Kyiv will not fulfil its key objective of pushing Russian forces further from their bases.

Russia-Ukraine war: US Intelligence claims that Ukraine will fail to meet offensive's key aim

Leisure members Denmark and the Netherlands have been leading international efforts to train Pilots as well as support staff to maintain aircraft and ultimately enable Ukraine to obtain F-16 aircraft for use in its war with Russia. The climate to provide Ukraine with United States-built F-16 Jets is growing.

Blinken: Russian aggression, violation of Ukraine's sovereignty

According to Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's foreign minister, Ukraine would require a steady supply of Western weapons and ammunition until its force has expelled Russian soldiers from all occupied Ukrainian territory.

Russia-Ukraine war: Dmytro Kuleba says Ukraine will need arms from the West

The war in Ukraine has been going on for a long time now and the one thing which has been constant since the war broke out is Ukraine's demand to join the world's most powerful military alliance NATO. Although for Kyiv, that demand still remains a dream in the latest the chief of staff to the NATO Secretary General might have given a solution to Ukraine on how to join the alliance. To know more watch this interview with the former German Ambassador to NATO, Joachim Bitterlich.

Should Ukraine cede territory to Russia?

The war in Ukraine has been going on for a long time now and the one thing which has been constant since the war broke out is Ukraine's demand to join the world's most powerful military alliance NATO. Although for Kyiv, that demand still remains a dream but in the latest the chief of staff to the NATO Secretary General might have given a solution to Ukraine on how to join the alliance.

NATO official on Ukraine's membership: Cede territory, get membership

The war in Ukraine rages on the Russian side and has increased the number of strikes in several Ukrainian cities. However, this does not seem to stop the Ukrainian counter-offensive. Kyiv claims it has liberated a settlement in the industrial Donetsk region.

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine reports Russian attacks at ports

The Ukraine is one of the world's largest growers of Wheat and Sunflower but the war-torn nation's farmers are battling to get their produce out through land and other means. The Trinity of export difficulties collapsing prices and Russian Rockets are hammering their businesses.

Ukraine: War-torn farmers in despair over rock-bottoms prices

Moscow moves to strengthen its military presence far up north following the deployment of Warships in the Arctic Ocean.

Russia-Ukraine war: Will Artic be the next theatre of war?

Counter-attacks continue in the Russia-Ukraine war which has been intensifying Ukraine has unleashed a volley of drone strikes on Russia while Moscow has launched what has been dubbed as a group strike in the Military field in Western Ukraine. The latest incident is about Kyiv targeting the Crimean Bridge link that connects the Crimean Peninsula with the Russian mainland. Watch this report to know more.

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv unleashes flurry of rocket and drone attacks on Crimea

-Tensions boil over in the South China Sea -Israel threatens to 'return Lebanon into the Stone Age' if provoked into a war -State of emergency declared in Ecuador Mohammed Saleh gets you an in-depth report of the world's biggest warzones of the week in World At War.

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: All the heads of Ukraine's regional military recruitment centres will be dismissed, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on August 11, amid concerns about corruption. Zelensky said a review of Ukraine's recruiting centres revealed signs of professional abuse ranging from illegal enrichment to transporting draft-eligible men across the border despite a wartime ban.

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine dismisses regional military recruitment centre head

The tensions are on the rise along the Belarus-Poland border. Russia's Wagner mercenaries are in Belarus and this is not sitting right with Poland. Warsaw is planning to send at least about 10,000 extra troops to the Border will be in addition to the bodyguards present there.

Tensions mount on Belarus-Poland border

Since Ukraine launched a counter-offensive in early June Kyiv has now urged its civilians in areas near the front lines close to the northeastern town of Kup'yans'k to evacuate. This has come about as Russia is ramping up its assault to recapture the lost land in the conflict. Meanwhile, in Kyiv's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, the front-line town of Orikhiv has seen some of the fiercest fighting in recent weeks.

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia shells attack Kyiv's Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine's repeated drone strikes into the heart of Moscow have made one thing very clear. No territory on either side of the Russia-Ukraine border is now safe from enemy attack. What is interesting is the fact that Russia and Ukraine instead of just relying on expensive missiles are more and more relying on cheaper drones to strike at their enemy. On the 4th of August, Kyiv in an audacious attack struck a Russian warship that was stationed at Russia's Black Sea naval base of Novorossiysk. The video of the damaged warship 'Olenogorsky Gornyak' being towed to the port with the help of two tugboats has now gone viral. Even though Ukraine in its counteroffensive has so far failed to make any major headway, what is clear is that Kyiv is managing to pull off some very audacious attacks on Russia with the use of naval drones. Mohammed Saleh gets you the details.

Ukraine unleashes deadly Naval Drones to break Russia's Black Sea blockade

The lengthy, private debate and many hours of comments from the various delegations came to an end on Saturday night at the Saudi Arabian-hosted Ukraine peace talks. But no official announcement was made. While on the other hand, the Russia-Ukraine war rages on in different locations in both Russia and Ukraine. To understand this better, watch this interview with the professor of the University of South-Eastern Norway, Glenn Diesen.

Russia-Ukraine war: BRICS member countries attend Saudi Arabia Peace Summit

The lengthy, private debate and many hours of comments from the various delegations came to an end on Saturday night at the Saudi Arabian-hosted Ukraine peace talks. But no official announcement was made. While on the other hand, Russia-Ukraine war rages on in different locations in both Russia and Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine peace-talks in Saudi Arabia conclude

According to reports, Chinese companies manufacture drones for Russians adapted for strikes, including drones that can carry two 120mm mines at once, each weighing about 16 kg. To know more watch this interview with Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council, Col (R.) Rich Outzen.

Russia-Ukraine war: Lukewarm effect of West's sanction on Moscow

According to reports, Chinese companies manufacture drones for Russians adapted for strikes, including drones that can carry two 120mm mines at once, each weighing about 16 kg.

New twist in Russia-Ukraine drone warfare

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: Workers installed Ukraine's national trident on an iconic monument depicting the Motherland in Kyiv on Sunday, replacing old Soviet symbols in one of the most visible examples of breaking away from the past and Moscow's influence.

Soviet hammer & sickle replaced by 'Tryzub' on war monument in Ukraine

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