The forthcoming action in the Donbas region of Ukraine will be a “knife fight,” according to a senior U.S. defense official.  After the failure of the Kyiv campaign, the Russians are moving units to the east and beginning to feed them into the fight for the Donbas. “This will be …

Amid war setbacks in the face of fierce resistance, Moscow has placed a new commander in charge of the invasion of Ukraine, according to U.S. officials. Russian President Vladimir Putin has brought in one of his most experienced wartime commanders, Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, who directed military action in Syria, officials …

The refugee crisis in Ethiopia extends beyond the northern Tigray region and into the bordering Amhara region, sending displaced people into the nation’s capital, a Soldier of Fortune correspondent reports. “They are coming into Addis Ababa, trying to find food and safety,” correspondent Gatimu Juma tells SoF. “They go in …

As Russia continues to meet fierce resistance from Ukraine, Moscow seeks to end the assault “in the foreseeable future,” Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov recently told British television channel Sky News that “the operation will reach its goals or end in talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegation in the …

Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev launched another bid to avoid execution, asking the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to consider four constitutional claims not taken up when his death sentence appeal went to the Supreme Court last month. Tsarnaev’s attorneys in a filing Thursday said the trial court …

The missile that killed at least 50 people and injured more than 100 was painted in the colors of the Russian Federation, an eyewitness to the attack told Soldier of Fortune. “The missile was green, and our blood is red,” said Olena Klymenko, who told Soldier of Fortune she was …

Russia has violated its pledge to scale back military operations on the outskirts of Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, as little progress was reported in the latest round of peace talks between the two countries, Voice of America reports. Amid reports of Moscow’s violation, …

Matthew Perna Imagine the international outrage had the Putin regime’s legal system and state-run media collectively tormented a political dissident to the point he took his own life and his family blamed the government for his suicide? Julie Kelly wrote. Matthew Perna did nothing wrong on January 6, 2021. A …

Did Taliban Infiltrate Afghan Evacuees to the US? VOA Akmal Dawi Among thousands of Afghans flown to the United States in the chaotic evacuation from Kabul last August, some 50 have been flagged for “potentially significant security concerns.” U.S. officials have not ruled out the possibility that they could include …