Tag: Ukraine

Russia’s war in Kherson has descended into a sport of civilian hunting; a moral collapse broadcast online for the world to ignore.

When Russian armor crossed the border and the drones began their ragged buzz over Kyiv, I learned that heartbreak and geopolitics break you in the same place, and the only answer was to hold the line long enough for principle to matter.

In a week when a rare frontline truce let crews re-string Zaporizhzhia’s lifeline and Gaza’s fragile ceasefire yielded a tenth fallen hostage, Madagascar’s colonel-turned-president took the oath while the crowds that toppled Rajoelina wait to see if power, water, and promises finally show up. It’s Saturday, October 18th, 2025. This is your evening brief.

While we served beside Ukrainians under fire, Charlie Kirk framed disengagement as “peace” and treated their struggle like a talking point.

As the steppe turns to mud and the skies to low cloud, Russia trades men for meters while Ukraine adapts, holds its hubs, and waits for the freeze.

By wavering on Ukraine, slighting Zelensky, and shrinking from firm NATO leadership, the Trump team signaled to Putin that American resolve could be tested without consequence.

Shutdown hits US bases, Navy tops goals, Israel seizes Gaza flotilla boats. Your SOFREP intel drop for Thursday, October 2, 2025.

US sinks drug boat, EU eyes Israel sanctions, Gaza toll tops 65K, Pak-Saudi sign pact. Here’s what’s making headlines this Wednesday evening.

Chelsea Walsh saw through the façade—beneath Ryan Routh’s flag-waving antics lurked a calculated, vengeful psychopath ready to make his mark on history.

West Point cancels Hanks honor as global conflicts and US immigration tensions escalate. Here’s what’s making headlines this Saturday evening.

A Ukrainian Yak-52—once a humble trainer—now screams low over Kherson with a rear-seat gunner and a shotgun, turning the sky into a drone-killing skeet range.

US Air Force blames ice for $196M F-35 crash, Hezbollah disarmament plan, and more. Here’s what’s making headlines this Tuesday evening.