Wladimir Klitschko, Two Time World Heavyweight Champion Boxer, Joins the Fight
Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxing legend and two-time world heavyweight champion, joined the Ukrainian Army at age 46 to help defend his country.
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Guy D. McCardle is a sixteen-year veteran of the United States Army and most recently served as a Medical Operations Officer during OIF I and OIF II. He holds a degree in Biology from Washington & Jefferson College and is a graduate of the US Army Academy of Health Sciences. Guy has been a contributing writer to Apple News, Business Insider, International Business Times, and Medical Daily. He has over 8,000 answers and more than 30,000 followers on Quora, where he is a top writer on military topics. McCardle is the Managing Editor of the SOFREP News Team, a collective of military journalists.
Russia Appoints “The Butcher of Syria” To Oversee Ukrainian Combat Operations
Russia has appointed General Alexander Dvornikov, also known as “The Butcher of Syria,” in an attempt to coordinate the various Russian units, which seem to have been moving without a central command since the start of the invasion.
Ukraine Preparing for Large Scale Russian Attack in the East
Russia is moving thousands of troops and armored vehicles into position for a large-scale assault on the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
Roy Benavidez: The Green Beret Who Spit in the Face of Death and Was Awarded the Medal of Honor
For Outstanding Valor and Courage: The Roy Benavidez Story “If the story of his heroism were a movie script, you would not believe it.” — Ronald Reagan, February 24th, 1981, during the Medal of Honor speech for Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez Selfless Service On a trip through dense jungle undergrowth to recover more wounded, […]
Ukraine’s Cottage Industry of Improvised Weapons, Hedgehogs and Victory Beer
When the war began, some private businesses in Ukraine transformed into armaments factories almost overnight. Here is the story of two small companies that went into the war business almost immediately.
Canadian Sniper Wali and His Sako TRG-42 Rifle Both Alive and Well in Ukraine
Amid false rumors of the Canadian sniper’s demise, it seems that he is alive and well along with his trusty friend, the Sako TRG-42 sniper rifle.
Ukraine Special Forces Plan For Insurgency Against Russia
The war in Ukraine isn’t going to be over for a long time. Not the conventional war, anyway. This is much in the same way the war in Iraq wasn’t over when George W. Bush declared victory against the Hussein regime on May 1, 2003, from aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. No, I see a […]
Supply Carriers Halt Shipments to Ukraine When They Are Needed Most
With major shipping companies like UPS and DHL suspending operations in Russia as well as Ukraine a complicated supply issue is created that private individuals are stepping in to fill.
Defiant Russian News Editor, Marina Ovsyannikova, Gives Middle Finger to Russian Censorship
News editor Marina Ovsyannikova was fined for breaking Russian law following her onscreen protest on the country’s most-watched evening news broadcast.
Eight Green Berets Reprimanded for 2018 Death of Afghan Detainee
Eight US Army Special Forces (SF) soldiers have been issued memoranda of reprimand in the 2018 death of an Afghan commando who perpetrated a Green on Blue attack which resulted in the death of a Coalition soldier.
Withering Away: Recruiting Difficulties Will Shrink US Army to Pre-WWII Size
What if we fielded an Army, and nobody joined? That’s the 2022 version of the 1966 anti-war slogan, “Suppose they gave a War and Nobody Came,” penned by Charlotte Keys. Help Wanted We’ve all seen the “help wanted” signs all over our communities. It’s a sign of the times (literally). According to the US Bureau of […]
Sales of Doomsday Bunkers Soar As Nuclear Anxiety Increases
Forgive me if I wax nostalgic for a moment. As soon as I heard of Putin’s hinting at the possible use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine and saw the corresponding massive spike in the sale of bunkers, the following ’80s song popped into my head: … Six o’clock, TV hour, don’t get caught in foreign […]
