By Samuel Longstreth / Grey Dynamics  Editor’s note: Over the summer, the government of Mali accused Cote d’Ivoire of sending armed mercenaries into the country, a charge the Ivory Coast denies. But Mali is working with another foreign military force, the Wagner Group of Russia. Here’s a Special Report for …

by Owen Thorne Editor’s note: Owen sent this quick note while on the move in Ukraine. More to come… Sergi was our military escort as I visited a forward unit in eastern Ukraine. In the Donbas salient the Ukrainians are fighting hard, and skillfully trying to hold back the Russian …

The United States will send more long-range multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces prepare for a slow Russian advance to grab more territory in the eastern Donbas region. The U.S. weapons package, announced on July 8, will include four High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, known as HIMARS, bringing …

Al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for attacks this week that killed two men in Somalia. The victims were a security officer and a man who was released from an Italian prison after being held 16 years in a wrongful conviction case. The first explosive device targeted a vehicle carrying the police …

by Owen Thorne KRAMATORSK, UKRAINE – In the North side of Donbas salient, as the Russians regroup for the next push against Slovyansk, Kramatorsk comes under air and long range rocket fire.  Today, a precision guided aerial munition struck this Ukrainian position in the center of the small city, killing …

President Joe Biden has awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor, to four U.S. Army soldiers for their actions during the Vietnam War. During a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday, President Joe Biden presented the award to Specialist 5 Dwight Birdwell, Major John Duffy, …

by Chief Correspondent Owen Thorne As evening comes on July 4th here in the Donbas, the Russians have taken an operational pause.  Their commanders think they have earned it. In spite of the early disastrous setbacks in places like Kyiv and Karkiv, Phase II here in the east has seen …

by Owen Thorne, Chief Correspondent SLOVYANSK, UKRAINE – Slovyansk has now become the frontline, essentially, of the Russian offensive in the Donbas. The Russians have focused their main effort here in the Donbas over the past two months. They’re slowly pushing the Ukrainian forces back. They’re using the weight of …

Early morning Russian missile strikes in Ukraine’s Odesa region Friday killed at least 17 people. Dozens of people were injured in the strikes. At least one of the targeted sites was a residential building. Russia’s defense ministry said Thursday it had retreated from Ukraine’s Snake Island, which had become a …

by Courtney Mabeus, The War HorseJennifer Kreegar wanted to start 2019 worry-free. As January drew near, the Army veteran, who lives in a 19th-century farmhouse in east-central Indiana, opened one of her financial accounts to take care of one of the most mundane of tasks: pay her mortgage.  Kreegar worked …