Ukraine

Russian forces continue to face desertion and personnel shortages. Are we seeing the possibility of this war ending soon?

Blinken said he voiced “deep concern” about China’s standpoint on Russia’s activities in Ukraine and did not believe Beijing’s objections that it is unbiased in the discord.

The administration believes this round will give Ukraine a technological advantage in its power struggle against Russia. According to the source, who spoke anonymously, the 1,000 rounds of the new 155mm ammunition will be included in the new $400 million aid package that the White House will release.

When the Russian forces declared the fire with Ukraine, it forcefully displaced millions of Ukrainians, killed hundreds-of-thousands civilians, and left Ukraine under massive destruction while occupying all its key cities and frontiers.

Christmas came early this year to Ukrainian fighting forces in the form of four M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems). They arrived in the embattled nation late last month as part of a $700 million military aid package courtesy of Uncle Sam.

As the war in Ukraine continues, there is increased scrutiny of the Russian government’s global activities. In Africa, the newest development uses Russian mercenaries, most prominently the Wagner group, to achieve Russian interests. Even if the mercenaries are not particularly effective at defeating rebel groups, their appeal to African leaders and ability to implant themselves […]

“We need to give people the means to defend themselves,” Perry Blackburn Jr., 60, a retired Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel.

War Fatigue I think Ukrainian war fatigue is starting to set in (to some of us in the west at least), and that is a bad thing. As I was browsing the headlines this morning, I noticed that there were yet more Ukrainian civilians dead from yet another Russian missile strike on another apartment building. […]

The United States Commerce Department has blacklisted five Chinese companies for continuing to supply Russian military defense firms after the start of the invasion of Ukraine despite sanctions.

Russian forces have decided to pull out of Snake Island in a small but strategic win for Ukraine. Russia’s Defense Ministry framed the decision to leave as “a gesture of goodwill” and an attempt to open up a humanitarian corridor to export Ukrainian agricultural products.

Our friends with the Kraken Special Forces unit in Ukraine are at it again. Watch as they target and destroy a building the Russians were using as their local headquarters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised Belarus that they will supply nuclear-capable Iskander-M missiles to Minsk to further bolster their arsenal amid NATO expansion.