Sea Launch

The CIA has warned Spain, France and Italy that Russia may be preparing covert drone attacks on European soil, according to Spain's El Mundo. The reported scenario involves drones hidden inside ordinary shipping containers on merchant vessels, to be launched from the sea against European targets. The warning draws comparisons to Ukraine's 'Operation Spiderweb', the surprise drone strike on Russian air bases. The report is drawing wide attention across Spanish and Italian media and social networks.

The CIA has reportedly warned that Russia is preparing attacks on Spain, France and Italy using drones launched from the sea. The warning, reported by The Independent amid ongoing tensions linked to the war in Ukraine, has prompted concern about European security and the vulnerability of southern European countries to maritime-launched drone strikes.

Russia may be preparing a drone attack campaign against Europe, according to a report in the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. The CIA reportedly warned Spain, France and Italy of a possible scenario in which drones would be hidden inside ordinary shipping containers aboard merchant vessels and launched from the sea. The plan draws comparisons to Ukraine's 'Operation Spiderweb', the surprise drone strikes on Russian airbases.

Russian airline group S7 invested in Sea Launch, the floating spaceport it hoped would carry it into the commercial rocket launch market. More than ten years after the bet and over twelve years since the platform last launched a rocket, the venture has delivered no flights. Observers point to sanctions, financing problems and the troubled state of Russia's space industry as reasons the project stalled.

A Long Island swimmer has vanished in the ocean off Fire Island, New York, during a deadly nor'easter, prompting officials to launch a search operation. The storm has already caused at least one death in the region, and conditions at sea are described as dangerous, complicating rescue efforts along the shoreline.