Wanted War Criminals of Ukraine and Russia
They came with badges, not handcuffs—a reminder that in this new kind of war, the lines between warning, watching, and silencing have blurred beyond recognition.
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How Escaping “Woke” Culture Unwittingly Led One American to the Front Lines in Ukraine
Derek Huffman thought he was trading rainbow flags for red-blooded tradition, but instead found himself neck-deep in mud, bullets, and a language he couldn’t understand, courtesy of Mother Russia’s ultimate bait-and-switch.
Evening Brief: Iran Says 27 Inmates Still at Large After Israeli Strike on Tehran Prison, China Blocks US Government Employee from Leaving
Stay on top of the news with the SOFREP Evening Brief: Top updates on defense and global affairs for Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
Ukraine May Not Win, But It Will Not Lose
Victory isn’t flags on rooftops or borders redrawn—it’s the stubborn act of existing, of speaking your mother tongue in defiance, while the sky falls and the world debates your worth.
Russia’s War of Exhaustion: Bleeding Ukraine by Design
What looked like chaos on the battlefield was actually doctrine—Russia’s brutal, plodding logic of endurance dressed in the rags of attrition and fed through the teeth of drone warfare.
Benjamin Reed: War Tourist
War didn’t greet me with a banner or a cause—it handed me a shovel, a borrowed rifle, and a promise that if I didn’t dig fast enough, I’d meet God before breakfast.
Covert CIA Operations in Ukraine
While the world argued over tanks and F-16s, the CIA quietly built a deniable war machine in the Ukrainian shadows—armed to the teeth, fluent in covert chaos, and operating under a silence so deep Congress could barely hear its own heartbeat.
Trump Flips the Switch: Patriot Missiles Are Headed to Ukraine
Trump didn’t start sending missiles because he had a change of heart—he did it because getting outmaneuvered by Putin and boxed in by Europe made doing nothing look worse than pulling the trigger.
Morning Brief: Hamas Accepts Ceasefire, Trump Invites Pilots to White House, Russia Pummels Kyiv, Again
While Kyiv burned under a record-breaking Russian drone assault and Hamas eyed a ceasefire deal with fingers crossed behind their back, President Trump saluted B-2 pilots at the White House—just not by name, because in 2025, even heroes have to hide. Welcome to Saturday, July 5th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
SOFREP Sunday Cartoon: Shortage of Shells Causes a Sticky Situation
When the shell crates are empty and NATO’s still circling the bureaucracy drain, you improvise with whatever’s sticky, stinks, and might make a Russian grunt rethink his life choices.
Morning Brief: Ukrainian F-16 Pilot Killed, Trump Calls for Israel, Hamas Ceasefire, Serbians Protest
As Ukraine mourns a fallen F-16 pilot, Trump burns the midnight oil pushing for peace in Gaza, and 140,000 Serbs flood Belgrade demanding change—one thing’s clear: the world isn’t sleeping, and neither are its people. Welcome to Sunday, June 29, 2025. Here is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: Pentagon Renames USNS Harvey Milk After World War II Medal of Honor Recipient
Stay on top of the news with the SOFREP Evening Brief: Top updates on defense and global affairs for Friday, June 27, 2025.
