Watch: Russian SOF get new boats. But will they make any difference?

Watch: Russian SOF get new boats. But will they make any difference?

The Russian special operations forces (Spetsnaz) have been issued a new special operations craft. Designated as Project 02800, the boat is manufactured by a company called Trident Aluminium Boats. The company, among other products, produces motorboats and rigid inflatable boats for commercial use. According to Russia Today, a state-owned news agency, the new special operations […]

Ukraine vs Russia: What is really going on with the latest standoff?

Ukraine vs Russia: What is really going on with the latest standoff?

Russia has seized three Ukrainian Navy ships off the coast of Russian Annexed Crimea after opening fire on Ukrainian servicemen, and wounding several. Martial law has been declared and the Ukrainian armed forces put on the highest alert. The risk of a full-scale war has never been higher. So, by now, you will have seen […]

The Pic of the Day: US and Ukraine strengthen ties amid Russian aggression

The Pic of the Day: US and Ukraine strengthen ties amid Russian aggression

Secretary Pompeo delivers remarks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, following a U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission meeting, at the Department of State, on November 16, 2018. Learn more about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine in the video below: Ukraine’s war with Russian-backed separatist rebels in the east is entering its fifth year. Since February, there has […]

Russia refuses to deescalate: Russian military deploys missiles to border and parades captured Ukrainians on TV

Russia refuses to deescalate: Russian military deploys missiles to border and parades captured Ukrainians on TV

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine remain high. In yet another expression of hostility, the Russian government paraded the captured Ukrainian sailors on television. The men — clearly under duress — acknowledged the fault of their actions and apologised for them. The skipper of the Ukrainian flotilla, Volodymyr Lisovyi, said, “I deliberately ignored requests via ultra-short-wave […]

Watch a Ukrainian fighter pilot make the craziest low-altitude pass you may ever see

Watch a Ukrainian fighter pilot make the craziest low-altitude pass you may ever see

The thing about fighter jets is that just about every developed nation in the world has some, and while the capabilities of these aircraft vary greatly from platform to platform, it’s hard to withhold the awe you experience seeing any one of these purpose-built aviation marvels do their thing. And for the most part, those […]

Ukraine declares martial law in response to Russian aggression

Ukraine declares martial law in response to Russian aggression

After a lengthy and emotional debate, the Ukrainian Parliament decided to enact martial law in response to Russia’s attack on and seizure of three Ukrainian vessels. Before the crucial vote, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called his fellow lawmakers to stand firm against Moscow’s aggression and vowed not to curtail personal freedoms. “This is clearly an element […]

How Russian military intelligence organizes coups

How Russian military intelligence organizes coups

Bellingcat has uncovered the identity of a second Russia military intelligence officer involved in a failed 2016 coup d’état attempt in Montenegro. According to the British-based group, Vladimir Nikolaevich Moiseev is the second GRU officer (the first Russian military intelligence officer, Eduard Shishmakov, had been uncovered in the wake of the 2016 events). Both men are […]

Russians seize Ukrainian Navy vessels, at least two wounded

Russians seize Ukrainian Navy vessels, at least two wounded

According to the Ukrainian defence ministry, two Ukrainian armoured artillery boats and a tugboat were fired at, rammed, and then seized by Russian forces. Russian Navy Spetsnaz boarded the damaged vessels and captured their crews. Firsthand reports stated that at least two Ukrainian sailors have been wounded in action. The two armoured artillery are the Berdyansk and the Nikopol, the […]

Watch: Russian Air Force deploys Su-25s and Ka-52s as they seize Ukrainian vessels

Watch: Russian Air Force deploys Su-25s and Ka-52s as they seize Ukrainian vessels

Russian military forces blocked all passage through the Kerch Strait on Sunday, barring Ukrainian naval forces access to the waterway that connects the Azov Sea with the Black Sea. As tensions continued to escalate, Russian troops fired on and boarded three Ukrainian vessels. Six Ukrainian sailors were wounded as Russia seized control of the ships. […]

Russia skating around sanctions in Ukraine, report says

Russia skating around sanctions in Ukraine, report says

Russia is slipping past international sanctions through a network of shell companies and murky international trade zones. According to the Washington Post, the Kremlin is engaging in commerce with the separatists in eastern Ukraine by conducting all trade through the disputed territory of South Ossetia, in Georgia, despite current sanctions placed by the European Union […]