Heart attack in the Kremlin, a stay-at-home drone dad in Britain, a nuclear underground in Iran, and a "cockroach" riot in India

— Vladimir Vladimirovich, turn off the lights! Instead of Syrskyi, they appointed Drapatyi!

Putin slowly sets down his glass and says:

— Well, that’s it... Now they won't just bomb us with drones, now they'll run us over with IFVs.

Jokes aside, the appointment of Mykhailo Drapatyi as Commander-in-Chief of the AFU caused a real storm in the global media. Financial Times, The Washington Post, and Bloomberg call this rotation the most large-scale shake-up of Ukraine’s military leadership in recent years.

Western observers emphasize that a 43-year-old general has taken the helm of the army, whose authority is built on real combat experience—from the IFV breakthrough in Mariupol in 2014 to managing complex operations in the east and south.

Analysts view this appointment as a demand from the frontlines for combat decisiveness, flexibility, and technological modernization.

And now—in more detail about what else the global press is buzzing about this week…

Financial Times ($13bn Venezuelan Oil Mystery): Following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration collected over $13bn from Venezuelan oil sales. However, transparency is lacking: Caracas records only one $300m transfer, while US lawmakers demand accounting for the missing billions amid Venezuela's post-earthquake crisis. (Note: The commentary highlights Ukraine's historical experience with unfulfilled US financial assurances after canceling the Bushehr nuclear plant contract in 1998).

Politico (Iran War Hearings & Senate Backlash): Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced intense Senate scrutiny while requesting an emergency $87.6bn budget for the war in Iran. With US spending reaching $37.5bn and casualties rising, critics label the conflict an escalating "forever war."

Associated Press (Iran’s Underground Nuclear Stronghold): Satellite analysis reveals Iran is building a nuclear facility 80–100 meters deep under "Pickaxe Mountain" (Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La). The granite-shielded bunker exceeds the 60-meter penetration limit of America’s heaviest bunker-buster bomb (GBU-57 MOP).

The Times (UK Stay-at-Home Dad Builds Autonomous AI Drones): British developer Guy Wainwright created "OccamX" AI software in his shed while on paternity leave. The tech enables Ukrainian drone swarms to operate autonomously without human intervention during attack, bypassing Russian electronic warfare.

The Wall Street Journal (US to Manufacture Ukrainian Magura Drones): ReconCraft will manufacture Ukraine’s combat-proven Magura naval drones in the US, reflecting a broader shift toward cost-effective autonomous systems in modern defense warfare.

The Guardian ("Cockroach" Protests in New Delhi): Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was detained during protests supporting the youth-led "Cockroach Janta Party" (CJP). Millions of students are demanding education reform following systemic leakages in the national NEET exam.

Read more in the Ukrainian edition....