Much of Russia’s yearlong invasion in Ukraine has devolved into infantry fighting in the eastern regions of the country, in part because Moscow’s forces are short on artillery munitions, the British Ministry of Defense said Sunday. In its latest assessment, London said, “Recent evidence suggests an increase in close combat …
Read More »An Inside Look at Russia’s ‘Zombie Wave’ Tactics in Ukraine
So-called ‘zombie wave’ tactics deployed on the frontline in Ukraine are, in effect, suicidal attacks that are allowing Russia to only make small advances and failing to hold territory, a security expert said. Ed Arnold, a European security specialist at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) defence think tank, suggests …
Read More »You Shot Down a Spy Balloon? Here, Hold My Beer: A Pilot’s Story
by Mitchell “Taco” Bell So you shot down a spy balloon, huh? Here, hold my beer… Somewhere back in 2002, I was flying from LGA to Toronto Canada on the daily shuttle in the F-100 Fokker Barbie Jet. It was a typical cold rainy and miserable winter time day in …
Read More »Texas Officials Sent 3,000 Drivers Licenses to Chinese Crime Group
Texas authorities were duped into sending at least 3,000 driver’s licenses to a Chinese organized crime group that sold the licenses to people who are inside the United States illegally, a top state official said. The scheme targeted Asian Texans, according to Steve McCraw, Director of the Texas Department of …
Read More »Boeing to Stop Making ‘Top Gun’ FA-18 Super Hornet Jet Fighter
The Boeing company plans to stop producing its F/A-18 Super Hornet, the iconic aircraft that is flown by Tom Cruise’s character Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell in the latest Top Gun movie. Manufacturer Boeing said the fighter jet will stop being made in late 2025 after a final delivery to the U.S. …
Read More »The Brutal Battle of Vuhledar, Where Russian Infantry Clashed With Ukrainian Forces
by Mike Eckel, RFE/RL By one account, nearly three dozen Russian tanks and armored vehicles were reduced to smoldering rubble. By another, as many as 500 Russian troops may have been killed. Relatives of soldiers from one unit are frantically trading text messages and social-media posts trying to locate their …
Read More »War in Ukraine: A Year That Defied Expectations
In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the war has taken unexpected turns, with both countries now entrenched in heavy fighting in Ukraine’s east and south, with no easy end in sight. At the star of the war, Ukraine defied many Western intelligence assessments that predicted …
Read More »Attacked by Lasers: An Airline Pilot Encounters a Dangerous Game Over Mexico
by Mitchell “Taco” Bell “Taco” is a retired Marine KC-130 pilot flying for a major airline on the B-737. Here’s what he encountered while flying into Mexico. Guadalajara, MX? Yeah, the law there is optional. That is the best comment about having a seemingly coordinated attack on a civilian airliner …
Read More »Prigozhin Slams Russian Officials for Not Giving Ammo to His Wagner Group Fighters
In his latest outburst over the handling of Moscow’s war against Ukraine, an angry Yevgeny Prigozhin accused Russian officials of withholding ammunition from his Wagner Group fighters. Prigozhin made the comments during a seven-minute long audio message published on Monday, when he said he was required to “apologise and obey” …
Read More »Another Russian Official Dies After Falling From Window
An employee of the Russian Defense Ministry has been found dead after apparently falling from a high-rise apartment building in St. Petersburg in the latest mysterious death of a senior official. Marina Yankina, 58, was the head of finance and procurement of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Western Military District. The …
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