Russia

Ukrainians began the week with a stronger counteroffensive in efforts to liberate Russian-occupied territories.

Russia is looking to take over parts of occupied Ukraine through annexation.

The Bromance between Putin and Xi is not without limits as China stands to benefit from Russia’s war in Ukraine whether Russia wins or loses.

Vladimir Putin’s idea to draft 300,000 new Russian troops into service is forcing people to leave his country

Wanted in the United States for espionage charges dating back almost a decade, Edward Snowden was recently granted Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin.

At least one unmanned surface vessel was discovered on the shoreline outside the Russian Navy’s base in Sevastopol, Crimea. Sevastopol is the largest city in Crimea and a major port on the Black Sea.

An investigatory group from the United Nations uncovered multiple instances of murder, rape, and other forms of extreme violence against Ukrainian children.

We think rumors of a coup in China are nonsense, the navy has decommissioned 5 of our most powerful warships in the face of a growing naval threat from China and Ukraine has received a long-awaited boost to its air defenses that may have just given Russian air forces a black eye.

After 10 years SOFREP has seen a lot of changes, but the mission remains the same. News and information you can trust from veteran writers.

A bogus Rand Report is going around claiming the US planned the entire Ukraine war prior to January 2022 to destroy both Russia and the economy of Europe. We detail why faked report done in a cartoonishly amateur way doesn’t really matter to people it is trying to convince.

A long-standing dispute over resources, borders, access, and mistrust renewed last week between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan neighbors.

Vladimir Putin is ensuring that new Russian T-90 main battle tanks are making their way to the battlefield despite harsh international sanctions against his nation.