In this interview with @Pushkin_House, author Sergei Lebedev discusses about reexamining Russian-language literature in today’s context, about reflections of history in writing and the power of a “lone man with a typewriter.”
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) Apr 18, 2026
Day: April 18, 2026
AI is bound to subvert communism. China seeks to control it, but the idea of freedom is baked into its training on all human knowledge, writes Cameron Berg.
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US intelligence assesses that Iran still retains 40% of its prewar stockpile of drones, and after conducting operations to dig up buried missile cities during the ceasefire, 60% of its missile launchers -NYT
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) Apr 18, 2026
Russia’s Strategic Aims
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Russia is attempting to use the conflict in the Middle East to reduce the international pressure it faces for its war in Ukraine. During a meeting with the head of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Russia is attempting to use the conflict in the Middle East to reduce the international pressure it faces for its war in Ukraine. During a meeting with the head of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov,…
The collapse of Russian air defenses means Ukrainian drones can attack with greater freedom. Now Ukrainian forces are flying a new A.I.-assisted attack drone over Donetsk city in order to strike at critical logistical targets.
That Ukrainian drones can range over Donetsk with near impunity is further evidence of the deep degradation of Russian air defenses. A process that itself is being hastened along by Ukrainian drone strikes.
The fixed-wing Hornet drone, built by U.S.-based Swift Beat, boasts an internal algorithm that scrutinizes the image from the drone’s forward-looking camera, and automatically recognizes military targets. The A.I. can steer the explosive drone to a precision hit even when the distant human operator loses contact with the drone due to interference from weather, terrain or Russian jamming.
The Hornet is a recent addition to the Ukrainian arsenal, and a powerful one.
Read more at Euromaidan Press.
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Pope Leo XIV broke with precedent when he directly criticised Donald Trump for his threat to obliterate Iranian civilisation. That hit a sore point among MAGA-aligned Catholics https://t.co/1Nc9DYomkW — The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 18, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV broke with precedent when he directly criticised Donald Trump for his threat to obliterate Iranian civilisation. That hit a sore point among MAGA-aligned Catholics https://t.co/1Nc9DYomkW
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 18, 2026
