Ukrainian long-range drones reportedly penetrated deep into Russian territory and struck facilities housing valuable MiG-31 interceptor aircraft.
Multiple hangars were destroyed, massive fires erupted across the base, and several aircraft were reportedly destroyed or severely damaged.
The MiG-31 serves as a critical launch platform for Russia's Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, making the losses particularly costly for Moscow.
The strike is expected to reduce Russia's ability to conduct long-range missile attacks and highlights Ukraine's growing capability to reach strategic military targets far behind the front lines.
Satellite imagery circulating online appears to show extensive destruction, burning infrastructure, and collapsed aircraft shelters. Russian authorities have yet to provide an official assessment of the damage.
A bold deep-strike operation that demonstrates Ukraine's expanding reach and delivers a costly setback to Russian military aviation.
Irish politicians are avoiding questions about Aughinish. Patrick O’Donovan refuses to answer my calls. The refinery is in his constituency
He says the Russian owned plant is not connected to Russia’s war machine, without showing evidence. They want this to blow over. It won’t
Ireland is a Russian colony in plain sight.
Russian mafioso Oleg Deripaska controls the colony.
Russians extract 67,000 tons of alumina per month from their colony and send it back to Russia to build weapons.
That's 83% of total production of Ireland.
Europe has started putting digital sovereignty into policy where it matters most: cloud infrastructure, AI capacity and public procurement.
On 3 June, the European Commission proposed the Cloud and AI Development Act. It introduces an EU-wide framework for assessing cloud and AI sovereignty, supports European computing capacity, promotes open-source solutions and gives public administrations a stronger basis for choosing technology that protects European interests.
The timing matters.
Last year, Microsoft France told the French Senate under oath that it could not guarantee French citizens’ data hosted through Microsoft would never be transmitted to US authorities without French approval, if legally compelled.
That admission exposed a serious weakness in Europe’s digital infrastructure: data stored in Europe is not automatically data controlled by Europe.
Hospitals, energy grids, defence systems, public services and democratic institutions increasingly depend on cloud and AI infrastructure. Europe cannot leave all of that dependence in the hands of legal systems, strategic priorities and technology providers outside its own democratic control.
European digital sovereignty requires real capacity: trusted cloud infrastructure, auditable AI, open-source foundations, transparent procurement and rules that protect citizens before convenience.
At Ave Europa Tech, we believe Europe must be able to build, operate and govern the systems its future depends on.
The Commission’s proposal is an important beginning. Now Europe must turn digital independence into working infrastructure.