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 …

by Owen Thorne Eastern Ukraine was hit with sustained artillery early Thursday on a scale that recalls the heavy bombardments of World War I and Korea. I witnessed the rare attack from a short distance away, for more than three hours during the pitch of night. The bombardment rained down …

The United States will bolster its military presence in Europe, including the deployment of additional naval destroyers in Spain and positioning more troops elsewhere, President Joe Biden announced. Biden, in Madrid for a 30-nation NATO summit, said the U.S. would establish a permanent headquarters for the U.S. 5th Army Corps …

From this week, 200 Ukrainian soldiers are set to arrive in the UK every day to receive training from the UK’s Armed Forces, according to Britain’s chief of the Defence Staff. British military chief Admiral Sir Tony Radakin spoke to the U.K.’s Forces News during an interview Saturday in Scarborough, where …

Beijing has doubled down on “its standard form of hostile military signaling,” analyst says  by Ralph Jennings / VOA TAIPEI, TAIWAN — China has increased the number of military flights into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone at sea. Analysts believe the move is designed to send a message to the U.S. …

Russia launched an attack on Ukraine’s capital Sunday. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least one apartment building was hit in the shelling. The attack Sunday comes on the same day that Group of Seven leaders from the world’s richest democracies are meeting in Germany. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will …

Key dates include August-September 2022; February 2023; and mid-July 2023 by Johnnietwobrows Editor’s note: Astrologer Johnnietwobrows previously examined Vladimir Putin’s astrological chart for SOF, so we thought it only made sense that he also see what is written in the stars for Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The following analysis is based on …

by Amaris Castillo San Antonio Express-News editor Nora López talks about her newsroom’s struggle against authorities to tell the stories of Uvalde. By now, many who have been following this story know that the official narrative of the tragedy that left 19 students and two teachers dead has shifted, with …

The U.S. is working to “determine the exact nature of what happened” to two Americans who have been reported missing while fighting in Ukraine, according to a State Department official. “We’re trying to determine their whereabouts,” and bring the fighters to safety, the official told Soldier of Fortune. The two …