The Cost of Aggression: Russia’s Waning Military Strength in Ukraine
US intel officials say Russia needs a decade to recover from invading Ukraine and faces challenges such as rebuilding tech, and acquiring ammo, and weapons
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US intel officials say Russia needs a decade to recover from invading Ukraine and faces challenges such as rebuilding tech, and acquiring ammo, and weapons
Blowhard hustler Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the failing Wagner mercenary firm and wanted by the US FBI, fits the mold of stolen valor psychological profile – a delusional man with a fragmented identity and possibly suffering from the Hero Complex.
Russian soldiers are dying by the thousands in Ukraine every month, and there does not seem to be an end in sight for this trend.
Ukraine recently used US-supplied Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II to strike back against the advancing Russian army.
On April 6, the Russian Embassy in Kenya shared a picture via Twitter showing a drained and exhausted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. It turned out to be fake.
Ukrainian troops have both the weaponry and motivation to carry out an effective Spring offensive.
Following the March 14 downing, the US reportedly scaled back its recon operations of MQ-4 Global Hawk over the Black Sea.
Russia has warned South Korea not to send arms to Ukraine under the threat of delivering weapons to North Korea as retaliation.
Discover how Ukraine’s military defense proved to be better than Russia’s offense, and how the Ukrainians have overcome the odds in the ongoing conflict with NATO training, foreign support, and effective counteroffensives.
Belarus threatened over the weekend that some of Russia’s strategic nuclear weapons and a portion of the Kremlin’s tactical nuclear weapons deployed in the country “could be the next step.” Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin raised the possibility of having some of Russia’s nuclear weapons deployed on the Eastern European territory, a probable “next step” in […]
US intelligence is becoming more confident that they have identified President Vladimir Putin’s boundaries concerning nuclear weapons and that Russia will not start a nuclear war soon due to several factors, including a more stable battlefield, warnings against using nuclear weapons, improved communications between Moscow and Washington, and an expanded role for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Ukraine.
The US faces backlash from allies over revelations of broad spying operations, including interception of communications from Russia’s Defense Ministry and the Wagner Group.