On the anniversary of that day when the world turned upside down… We here at Soldier of Fortune remember what it was like to be secure – and to have that peace disrupted. We are proud of how America rallied to fight back against evil. So many of you here …
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Ukrainian Forces Use Iconic Soviet ‘Dushka’ Machine Gun, Modified for Modern War
One of the most iconic machine guns ever made is the Soviet-built DShK – known mostly as the Dushka. It has been used in wars from Vietnam to Syria and an adapted version is being used by the Ukrainian military. The Dushka was originally developed in the 1930s as an anti-aircraft gun, …
Read More »‘Hell in a Few Seconds’: What It’s Like to Be Hit by Russian Cluster Bombs in Ukraine
Journalist Andriy Dubchak barely escaped with his life as he and his son came under cluster-bomb attack from Russian forces in Ukraine. The two were filming a Russian artillery barrage in Donbas, when Dubchak heard “something strange,” unlike the sounds from artillery or other forms of attack. He quickly realized …
Read More »Anti-Taliban Resistance Forces Vow to Keep Fighting in Afghanistan
by Susan Katz Keating Anti-Taliban fronts are spreading beyond Panjshir and into other areas of Afghanistan, even as the Taliban pledged to shut down the resistance entirely by early September, opposition fighters said. “The front is expanding,” one resistance fighter told Soldier of Fortune from inside Afghanistan. “We will not …
Read More »Iran Foiled Again While Trying to Steal More US Navy Sea Drones
The United States Navy again thwarted Iran from stealing military sail drones at sea, officials said. The incident in the Red Sea, after an earlier one in the Gulf, was the latest reminder of U.S.-Iran military tensions. They follow exchanges of fire last week between U.S. troops and Iran-backed groups …
Read More »Jennifer Marshall: Iraq War Veteran, Private Eye, TV Actress
One of our favorite veterans is Jennifer Marshall, an actress, private investigator, and pin-up ambassador. She hosts the CW’s docuseries “Mysteries Decoded,” and has appeared on many TV shows, including “Stranger Things,” “NCIS,” “Hawaii Five-0” and “Game Shakers.” Please leave this field emptySubscribe to the Soldier of Fortune Newsletter Enter your …
Read More »Soldier of Fortune Visits a Master Knife Maker in Ukraine
by Owen Thorne Spending the better part of five months on the ground in Ukraine, beginning with the siege of Kyiv and then on to most of the major battlefields, has built a strong bond with the Ukrainian patriots fighting there. On those battlefields I observed not only the maelstrom of …
Read More »Russian Soldier in Kharkiv: ‘Everything is F*cked’ as Ukraine Forces Surround His Unit
Russian soldiers say they are surrounded in Kharkiv Oblast without food, water, or coms, according to intercepted communications that were published by Ukrainian intelligence. “Everything is fucked,” one soldier tells another in one clip. “We’ve got nothing left now. No water, no food.” He and another soldier talk about a …
Read More »Shot in Belly, Courageous Officer Ashley Ferris Returned Fire Against Murderer
Two Colorado communities faced tragedy in December 2021 when a gunman opened fire in both cities, killing five and injuring others. Among those injured was a Lakewood Police Agent. The gutsy officer Ashley Ferris was shot in the belly and lost the use of one leg – and even so, …
Read More »Screaming Eagles Check Out the Finnish Army’s Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank
Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) went to Finland, and met the Finnish army’s Leopard 2 main battle tank. Soldier of Fortune’s new YouTube channel shows you what they saw in Sodankyla.
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