The Wire Live defense wire · updated 10 Sep 2026 ·
Ukraine officials: Russian strikes kill seven in Pavlohrad and hit Kyiv, Dnipro economic targets
The attacks point to Russia’s continued pressure on Ukrainian logistics and industrial capacity beyond the front line.
Russian strike on Pavlohrad shopping centre kills at least four in central Ukraine
The attack extends Russia's campaign against Ukrainian cities and adds civilian casualties away from the front line.
Russian forces strike Pavlohrad in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, killing four and injuring more than 60
US Treasury sanctions networks accused of aiding Kataib Hezbollah and Hezbollah
The designations aim to disrupt financing and support channels for Iranian-aligned proxy groups operating in Iraq and Lebanon.
US sanctions Iran-linked networks over support for allied armed groups
The measures widen Washington's pressure campaign on channels it says move money and support through Iraq, Lebanon, the UAE and Turkey for Tehran-aligned groups.
Anthropic says it disrupted Russian, Chinese campaigns targeting Claude AI models
The cases show foreign operators trying to exploit commercial AI assistants, raising security pressure on frontier model providers and their government customers.
New Mexico underground test work points to US options for Iran's Pickaxe Mountain bunker
The activity suggests the Pentagon may be refining bunker-busting tactics for a deeply buried site that would be hard to target in any Iran strike campaign.
US Army advances Lockheed and Boeing-Anduril teams in IFPC Inc 2 air-defense contest
The downselect moves both offerings into development for a program meant to protect fixed and semi-fixed sites from cruise missiles, drones, rockets and artillery.
Pentagon uses polygraphs in leak probes despite doubts about test reliability
The practice can shape internal investigations and careers even though critics say polygraph results are too uncertain to serve as proof of leaking.
Netherlands says it will buy its own Saab GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft for 2031 delivery
The purchase would give The Hague sovereign airborne early-warning capacity alongside NATO's pooled GlobalEye fleet, expanding European surveillance coverage.
