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.
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While the world’s eyes are fixed on the Middle East, Ukraine is slugging it out in a no-holds-barred brawl with Russia, trading drones, artillery, and defiance in a fight that’s shaping the future far beyond its borders.
When Ukraine launched Operation Spiderweb, it didn’t just cross into Russian airspace—it rewrote the whole playbook and sent Moscow scrambling to find the pages.
As Russia plays hardball in the Baltic, Zelensky pushes for diplomacy in Rome, and Israel walks a tightrope between security and starvation in Gaza, the global chessboard is starting to feel more like a minefield.
Russia showed up to peace talks in Istanbul with demands so unrealistic they read more like a blueprint for Ukraine’s surrender than a genuine path to peace.
Clause VI of the Ukraine minerals deal quietly transforms blown-up Patriot launchers into phantom investments, setting taxpayers up for a billion-dollar fleecing that won’t show up until the ink is dry and the cash is long gone.
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Ukraine rewards soldiers with points for confirmed kills—redeemable for drones and weapons via a military Amazon-style marketplace.
Violence, like survival itself, demands raw honesty, and those who cling to fantasy or comfort are the first to bleed out when the world turns feral.
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The U.S. withdrawal from Rzeszów signals not just a shift in logistics, but a broader retreat from its role as Ukraine’s primary arsenal, leaving Europe to shoulder the burden.
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