Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1580, The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published. In 1888, Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1920) was born. In 1913, Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends. In 1916, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (died 1974) was born. In 1943, World War II: Battle of Kursk: German and Soviet forces engage in the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest armored engagements of all time. In 1951, Piotr Pustelnik, Polish mountaineer was born. In 1952, Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer was born. In 1961, Heikko Glöde, German footballer and manager was born. In 1992, Bartosz Bereszyński, Polish footballer was born. In 1998, Arkady Ostashev, Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (born 1925) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Polish combat robots train to hold the Suwałki Gap
Polish, Lithuanian, and French troops are conducting a large-scale military exercise in northeastern Poland focused on defending one of NATO’s most vulnerable geographic chokepoints, deploying unmanned ground robots alongside tanks, artillery, and infantry fighting vehicles in scenarios designed to test whether allied forces can hold a 65-kilometer (40-mile) land corridor that military planners have identified []
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Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian “mid-strike” drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots have said. Kyiv’s development of “mid-strike” drones that can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink, has transformed the war in Ukraine. In a concerted mid-strike campaign this year, Ukraine...
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· Jun 26, 2026
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· Jul 12, 2026
Ukraine ramps up robot use to keep soldiers off the front line
Ukrainian ground robots ran more than 16,600 supply and evacuation missions in June, the highest monthly total since the Defense Ministry began tracking the numbers in January, and the pace shows no sign of slowing as Kyiv pushes to get soldiers off the most exposed roads to the front. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said the []
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· Jun 25, 2026
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