Russian troops have been training with the new AK-12, the latest iteration of the AK-47 combat rifle. But how is the weapon different? Jonathan Ferguson, the Keeper of Firearms and Artillery for the UK’s Royal Armouries Museum, said the new rifle is capable of fitting a lot more attachments. But …

by Chris Crowther Editor’s note: For the first time since its founding, Soldier of Fortune presents fiction. The following is an excerpt from a novel set in World War I: PURSUIT, by British author Chris Crowther. He notes about writing the book: “I drew on my own 42 years in …

A Maryland police officer used screw drivers as if they were ski poles, and pulled herself through ice-covered waters in order to rescue a 71-year old stranded pilot. The daring rescue occurred on Dec. 26, after Steve Couchman’s single-engine plane crashed into a frozen river. Police Officer Elizabeth Myers found …

The United Kingdom will send Ukraine a squadron of tanks whose platform is undefeated in battle, the British military says. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak agreed to send 14 Challenger 2 tanks to help the country fight back against Russia’s invasion. The tanks are among other big ticket packages, such as …

by Christopher L. Kolakowski Lord Louis Mountbatten visited the battlefield of Kohima after the fighting had ended in 1944. Considering the ground and the course of the battle, he commented, “The Battle of Kohima will probably go down as one of the greatest battles in history.” Field Marshal Sir William …

Both Russia and Ukraine have claimed to prevail in the fierce battle for Soledar, in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said Thursday that fighting was intense in Soledar, but that Ukraine’s forces were holding on. Yevgeny Prigozhin, who runs the Russian mercenary group Wagner, said his forces …

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat One of the most influential capos in Mexico’s history met a tragic end, according to authorities. One of the most powerful drug lords in Mexico was Amado Carrillo Fuentes, who was born in Navolato, Sinaloa, in 1956. El Señor de los Cielos (Lord of the …

by Martin Kufus Editor’s note: Author Martin Kufus has published Plow the Dirt but Watch the Sky, a memoir of his many adventures. Herewith some excerpts from the chapter where some unusual requests come his way while he is an editor at Soldier of Fortune. The phone call had come …

by Serhiy Andrushko Schemes / RFE-RL “They sat me down in a chair, chained me with handcuffs to the heating pipe, and began to torture me.” A Ukrainian man, Serhiy Mak, says he was locked in the cellar of an office building for 25 days in Kherson, southern Ukraine, where he …

by Alex Walters / British Armed Forces The Duke of Sussex has been accused of making the Invictus Games a target for extremists by revealing he killed 25 people in Afghanistan. Admiral Lord West, former head of the Royal Navy, called Prince Harry (the Duke of Sussex) “very stupid” for giving details …