“One of those present in the hall showed unparalleled courage,” officials said. Rescuers pulled more bodies from the rubble of a Moscow concert hall, while one man has been hailed for “neutralizing” an attacker, and four suspected gunmen have been detained in connection with Russia’s worst terrorist violence in nearly …
Read More »‘We Are Fire’: Inside Atesh, the Resistance Movement That Stalks Russian Targets
“We know we are risking our lives,” one partisan said. “But the mission is worth the risk.” by Susan Katz Keating As Vladimir Putin is set to remain in charge at the Kremlin for another six years, a secretive resistance group is trolling Moscow and showing partisans where to destroy …
Read More »We Worked Through the Night to Fix a Helicopter Engine Sensor – and Then Came the Crash
by Brian Dykeman, The War Horse The funny thing about memories is that your brain will let most of them drift off into a place where they only make an appearance if you see a picture, smell a smell, or if a certain song comes on the radio. Then there …
Read More »Wagner Group Posts Video of Eiffel Tower Being Toppled in War
The Wagner Group taunted French President Emmanuel Macron with a video depicting a fictional attack on war-torn Paris. On a secure messaging channel March 9, the group posted a clip from a video game, showing combat in France. In the clip, the Eiffel Tower topples. In a message alongside the …
Read More »The Dark Side of a Soldier: A Battle Buddy Remembers a Fallen Friend
by Fred A. Ganous, SGM, USA (Ret) My wife and I decided that we were due for a much-needed vacation. Our home was less than a three-hour drive to the beach; that was the destination we were headed for. As we were driving, I received an unexpected phone call from …
Read More »Russian ‘Tumbler’ Goes Haywire in Flight, But This Drone is No Toy
One drone was “snuffed out” in a video from the field, but others kept flying. COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Russian fighters claiming to serve with the remnants of Wagner Group say they are sending drones into the field against their enemies – and they want the world to see …
Read More »What is Group 13, the Shadowy Ukrainian Unit That Keeps Sinking Russian Ships?
The group is both secretive and public, revealing just enough of its activities to evoke a vibe. by Susan Katz Keating Ukraine’s shadowy “Group 13” fighters keep sending Russian warships to watery graves, while the Defense Ministry promises “more to come” in a new video that shows recent hits against …
Read More »Lloyd Austin’s Pentagon Clears Austin of Wrongdoing Over Secret ‘Hospitalgate’ Incident
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Lloyd Austin’s Pentagon today cleared Austin of wrongdoing during the Defense Secretary’s five-day disappearance in early January, when he was hospitalized for complications following a medical procedure. A Pentagon statement to that effect was accompanied by a memo that contains only an illegible signature with no …
Read More »Florida Deputy Saves Infant Trapped in Car After Deadly Crash
A Florida law enforcement officer saved the life of a six-month-old baby who lost consciousness and stopped breathing while trapped inside a car following a horrific high-speed crash. The baby was strapped securely in the back seat of her mom’s car when a motorcyclist slammed through the baby’s window on …
Read More »Two Years Into Russian Invasion, Ukrainians Recall ‘That Terrible Day’
In the early morning hours of February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine with tanks and mechanized columns. Simultaneously, it launched missile and air strikes in what Russian President Vladimir Putin said was a “special military operation.” Two years later, Ukrainians who survived the invasion recall their experiences, collected by Soldier …
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