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 …
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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 …
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A data breach in California this week exposed the personal information of people in the state who have applied for permits to carry firearms in public. The leak, announced Wednesday by the California Department of Justice, revealed the name, date of birth, gender, race, driver’s license number, addresses, and any …
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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 …
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Welcome to The Fire Pit! Our new section is for stories and yarns that you would share while sitting with comrades around the fire. This includes Stories of Fortune; Lore; Book Reviews; and more. On tap are tales from the longtime SOF gang; from publisher SKK on Cold War adventures; …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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The Geneva Conventions governing the treatment of people in wartime does not apply to Americans who were captured in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Additionally, Moscow cannot guarantee that Americans captured in Ukraine will be spared the death penalty, he said. “I cannot guarantee anything. It depends on the …
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The Azov Battalion chain of command remains intact, sources tell Soldier of Fortune Commanders of Ukraine’s Azov battalion, who held out for weeks against Russian forces in Mariupol, have been sent to Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo detention center, according to Moscow’s state-sponsored TASS news agency. “Currently, several Azov commanders, who were …
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