Mass Graves Mark the Dismal Failure That is the Russian Army

Mass Graves Mark the Dismal Failure That is the Russian Army

The Russian Army is a Uniformed Rabble, Not A Professional Army In November of 2001, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov announced plans for long-overdue reforms to the Russian Army.  The new army would be a scaled-down and and more professional army of armored forces who would be paid well, equipped well, and trained well.  This […]

Sales of Doomsday Bunkers Soar As Nuclear Anxiety Increases

Sales of Doomsday Bunkers Soar As Nuclear Anxiety Increases

Forgive me if I wax nostalgic for a moment. As soon as I heard of Putin’s hinting at the possible use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine and saw the corresponding massive spike in the sale of bunkers, the following ’80s song popped into my head: … Six o’clock, TV hour, don’t get caught in foreign […]

Ukraine SITREP for April 3rd (Graphic Content)

Ukraine SITREP for April 3rd (Graphic Content)

SOFREP is on Telegram, joining the ‘Information Terrorists’ plaguing Russia Given the news blackout in Russia on anything critical of the Putin regime and the difficulty in getting news into that country that doesn’t pass through the filters of state-controlled media like Sputnik, Russia Today(RT), and Pradva. Putin slammed a law through that makes it […]

Ukraine Calls for Global Ban on the Letter Z

Ukraine Calls for Global Ban on the Letter Z

Whether you say “zee” or “zed,” Vladimir Zelensky wants the letter Z banned from global usage immediately. Yes, he’s serious. A Big Ask That’s right, Ukraine is asking the world to criminalize the use of the letter Z when used as a symbol of support for Russian aggression against their country. The irony isn’t lost […]

Russian Returns Chernobyl to Ukraine as Fighting Rages Elsewhere

Russian Returns Chernobyl to Ukraine as Fighting Rages Elsewhere

Russian troops have returned control of the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl to the Ukrainians and left the heavily contaminated site early Friday. According to Ukrainian sources familiar with the matter, their retreat occurred approximately one month after taking it over. However, heavy fighting continues in and around the capital of Kyiv and other fronts. […]

Putin Demands Surrender of Mariupol to Stop Shelling

Putin Demands Surrender of Mariupol to Stop Shelling

Putin’s deal is simple but direct: he will stop the shelling of the beleaguered Ukrainian city of Mariupol only after they surrender to Russian forces. Putin Talks with French President Macron According to the Kremlin, the Russian strongman made this statement during an hour-long phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday night. French officials […]