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The United States and the Philippines launched the start of Balikatan 22, an annual joint military exercise, last Monday. This is the 37th iteration of the event, with this year having the largest number of participants in seven years. “Balikatan is a critical opportunity to work shoulder-to-shoulder with our Philippine allies toward a ‘free and […]
Female Russian Sniper Irina Starikova, codename “Bagira,” has been captured after 40 kills on the battlefield in Ukraine.
US officials claim that Russia has no central, theater-wide commander on the ground or even relatively near Ukraine. This has led to their forces being widely uncoordinated during their invasion.
Air Force Lt Gen David Deptula who planned air operations in Operation Desert Storm and was commander of No Fly Zone operations in Iraq explains the intricacies and difficulties of imposing a No Fly Zone over Ukraine.
An IT cyber army led by Ukrainian computer professionals claims to be giving Russia a taste of organic cyber warfare that is keeping them on the defensive in recent weeks.
There have been multiple reports that Russian forces have raped underage Ukrainian girls in various cities in Ukraine. They have also eaten stray dogs and other animals, which reportedly were feasting on Russian corpses.
The Russian forces have bombed Chernihiv, a besieged city in northern Ukraine, a day after the Russian negotiators pledged that they would be easing and reducing attacks on that specific region.
Western intelligence reports that Putin was indeed misled by his top advisers as SOFREP earlier reported. Russian soldiers were also sabotaging their operation and shot down one of their own aircraft.
400 US Marines, 10 F-18 Hornet fighter jets, 6 EA-18G Growlers, and “a couple of Marine Corps C-130s” are headed to Eastern Europe.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine published the names and information of 620 Russian FSB officers in what seems to be the largest data breach of the war. Intercepted Russian radio transmissions also revealed the realities that the Russians were facing during their invasion.
United States Navy Veteran Michael White filed a federal lawsuit against the Iranian government, suing them for $1 billion on allegations that he was kidnapped, taken hostage, and tortured when he was wrongfully imprisoned for two years in Iran.
United States service members could expect a 4.6% salary increase if Congress approves the White House’s 2023 federal budget plan, the largest increase in military personnel salary in almost two decades.
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