Russia’s war against Ukraine could continue indefinitely, according to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group. Russian forces could take two years to capture the Donbas heartland, and would likely spend another three years taking control of wider territories east of the Dnieper River. Prigozhin made his comments …

Two objects that were shot down over North America were surveillance balloons, U.S. officials said. American fighter jets shot down the objects Friday and Saturday over Canada and Alaska. The balloons are believed to be part of a robust surveillance program by the Peoples Republic of China, a security source …

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica — The cracking and breaking of ice on a metal hull can be heard from land as the heavy icebreaker U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) enters the harbor of McMurdo Station, Antarctica to move the ice pier out of the way for an incoming …

by Mike Eckel/ RFE-RL For weeks if not months, Ukrainian military and political leaders, along with some Western intelligence officials, have warned that Russia is preparing for a major new offensive. Cold temperatures had dialed down the tempo of fighting while both sides replenished their manpower and materiel, positioning equipment, digging …

A British firm is developing the world’s first modular military jet that it says could revolutionize the way pilots train and fly. Airlines have used a modular system for decades, but this is the first attempt with a military jet. Aeralis, the company behind the project, shows how the aircraft …

The Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina likely was able to collect and pinpoint American communications on the ground, a U.S. government official said on Thursday. The balloon was part of a fleet that had flown over “more than 40 countries across five …

For weeks, some of the most intense fighting in the war in Ukraine has centered on the Donetsk region city of Bakhmut, which Russian forces seem determined to capture even at enormous cost. The nearly deserted city is being held by Ukrainian forces, including Russian volunteers serving in the Free Russia legion …

Salvage crews are taking precautions against the possible presence of explosives or toxic substances mixed in among the remnants of the downed Chinese spy balloon, military officials said. After rough seas at first thwarted efforts to recover debris from the balloon, collection efforts ramped up on Monday off the coast …

Pentagon war games for decades have assessed how U.S. forces would fare in a conflict with China’s Peoples Liberation Army. What about now: how goes the matchup? Gone are the days when Western military analysts dismissed the capabilities of Beijing’s war machine. READ MORE about China’s military. Beijing clearly wants …

A new package of U.S. military aid for Ukraine includes rockets with a range twice the distance of the rockets Kyiv now has. The Pentagon announced the new package on Friday. The Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) is included in a $2.2 billion U.S. military aid package announced by the Pentagon. …