by Susan Katz Keating Leo can’t stop watching the video. The former Russian fighter pilot takes an indoor break from the Reno Air Races – “the smoke is too much; the wildfires” – and offers Soldier of Fortune his theories on why the Russian Air Force is largely missing from …
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Kremlin Says No One Tried to Kill Putin This Week
by Susan Katz Keating After saying that Putin does know what’s happening in Ukraine, the Kremlin on Thursday made another unusual statement, this time saying no one tried to kill the Russian president this week. Reports emerged Sept. 14 on Telegram that Putin’s convoy was attacked while en route through …
Read More »This Credit Card Company Rejects New System That Paves the Way to a Back-Door Gun Registry
While critics warn that a new credit card merchant code could serve as a back-door way to form a national gun registry, at least one credit card company, Visa, has vowed to reject the system. “Visa is firmly against this,” the company wrote in a statement. The Geneva-based International Organization …
Read More »Former Green Beret and NFL Player Nate Boyer Talks to Soldier of Fortune About Directing His New Movie
by Susan Katz Keating Nate Boyer served six tours of duty as a Green Beret in Iraq and Afghanistan, and later became a long snapper for the Seattle Seahawks. But one of the hardest things he has done is making sure he does right by the people who are portrayed …
Read More »Russia Tells Troops to Withdraw From Kharkiv
Russia has likely ordered the withdrawal of its troops from the whole of the Kharkiv Oblast, according to the British Ministry of Defence. In an update on Twitter, the MOD said pockets of Russian resistance remained in Kharkiv, west of the Oskil River, but Ukraine has “recaptured territory at least …
Read More »As Ukraine Forces Advance, Next Few Weeks Will Be Critical
by Owen Thorne I am optimistically but guardedly watching the Ukrainian success in the north. After being on the ground during the fall of Iszyum to the Russians over the summer, I see its liberation as a good step. Ukraine said on Monday it had recaptured more villages in the …
Read More »‘They Have a List’: Taliban Search House-to-House For Resistance Fighters in Panjshir
by Susan Katz Keating Taliban forces in the past few days searched house-to-house in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province, hunting for opposition fighters, men inside the area said. The targeted fighters belong to the National Resistance Front (NRF), which regards the Taliban as a tyrannical “criminal group” that is “fundamentally alien” to Islamic …
Read More »The New Taurus GX4XL Long Slide TORO: A First Look
by Friedrich Seiltgen Taurus Firearms has been on a tear lately. They’re introducing new models, updating older ones,and establishing themselves as a major player in the EDC market. Improvements in qualitycontrol have been made, and the addition of a new U.S. based manufacturing facility has helpedTaurus keep up with demand. …
Read More »Turkey Is No Safe Haven For Afghan Refugees
Many Afghans who fled their native country after the Taliban seized power saw Turkey as a safe haven in their road to escape persecution and violence. But Turkish security forces have been accused of using live ammunition and physical force to keep Afghans from entering. Those who do succeed often …
Read More »Ukraine Reclaims More Territory From Fleeing Russian Forces; Kremlin Says Retreat is Tactical
Ukrainian forces advanced their counteroffensive in eastern Ukraine Sunday, aiming to take advantage of Russian troop withdrawals from the northeastern Kharkiv region in a retreat that may have changed the course of the nearly seven-month conflict. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday posted a video of Ukrainian soldiers hoisting the …
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