KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia‘s Defense Ministry said that air defenses shot down 10 U.S.-supplied Ukrainian missiles targeting the Crimean Peninsula early Wednesday, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spent a second day visiting Kyiv, and Ukraine‘s army battled to contain a front-line push by the Kremlin’s forces. The ATACMS long-range ballistic missiles were […]
Russian military commanders in Ukraine have been increasingly relying on light vehicles, such as all-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles, to shuttle troops to the front lines and conduct limited strikes on Ukrainian positions, British military officials said Monday. The Russian Army purchased more than 2,000 Chinese-made Desertcross 1000-3 all-terrain vehicles in November for use in […]
There was an interesting report from Business Insider this weekend suggesting that Ukraine’s recent tactics in its ongoing war with Russia may be “proving the Biden administration wrong.” The Ukrainians sent some of the longer-range missiles and drones we’ve been giving them to hit a pair of Russian oil refineries deep inside of Russia in […]
VILCHA, Ukraine — Thousands more civilians have fled Russia‘s renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar fire, officials said Sunday. The intense battles have forced at least one Ukrainian unit to withdraw in the Kharkiv region, capitulating more land to Russian forces across […]
The Defense Department on Friday announced that it was again dipping into its stockpile to provide Ukraine with $400 million worth of military weapons and ammunition to help the country battle against Russian invaders. The Pentagon will provide Kyiv with a range of firepower, including air defense systems, armored vehicles, and anti-tank weapons. It will […]
Yesterday I wrote about a U.S. soldier who is being detained in Russia. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black appears to be the victim of a honey trap. He was set up. According to a U.S. Army spokesperson, Black was detained last week. He had been stationed in South Korea and finished his deployment. He traveled to […]
MOSCOW — Armenia‘s prime minister visited Moscow on Thursday and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions between the estranged allies. Putin hosted Nikol Pashinyan for talks following a summit of the Eurasian Economic Union, a Moscow-dominated economic alliance. that they both attended earlier in the day. The negotiations came a day […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine’s power grid Wednesday, targeting a wide area in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called a “massive” attack. The bombardment blasted targets in seven Ukrainian regions, including the Kyiv area and parts of the south and […]
Staff Sgt. Gordon Black is being detained in Russia on charges of stealing from a woman. He is being held in pre-trial detention. According to a U.S. Army spokesperson, Black was detained last week. He had been stationed in South Korea and finished his deployment. He traveled to Russia on his own as he headed […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army soldier arrested in Russia last week was being held in a pretrial detention facility, the Army said Tuesday. Russian reports said he would be held for two months pending an investigation. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black flew to Vladivostok, a Pacific port city, to see his girlfriend and was arrested after […]
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