Topline The Biden administration is preparing a $2 billion aid package to Ukraine, multiple outlets reported Thursday, amid renewed warnings Russia could be planning another military offensive timed a...
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Ukraine’s Yaroslav Amosov — After Fighting Russian Forces — Returns To The Cage Saturday At Bellator 291
Bellator chamption Yaroslav Amosov, resting his head on his hands, and other Ukrainian soldiers … [+] prepare to face Russian forces. (MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES) Los Angeles Times via Getty...
Experts predicted a wheat shortage after Russia invaded Ukraine. Why didn’t it happen?
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February of last year, experts at various outlets warned shipments of wheat could be cut off, which could spur shortages of the grain. The shortages would then lead to h...
Ukrainian Pilots Could Toss Their New GPS-Guided Bombs 50 Miles Behind Russian Lines
Via Quora The United States is supplying Ukraine with winged, GPS-guided bombs, Bloomberg reported. The Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range lends itself to a special bombing method—one that ad...
The Russian Army Is Time-Traveling Back To 1966 As It Reequips With Hundreds Of Old BMP-1 Fighting Vehicles
BMP-1. Wikimedia Commons The Soviet BMP-1 was one of the first modern infantry fighting vehicles. It both reflected, and helped to drive, profound changes in Soviet ground-combat doctrine when it ente...
‘Ukraine Will Never Be A Victory For Russia’
Topline Biden warned Russia that the U.S. and its NATO allies “will not waver” in their support for Ukraine, he said Tuesday from Poland, while condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russ...
Xi Jinping Reportedly Planning Moscow Trip As U.S. Claims China Might Offer ‘Lethal’ Aid To Russia
Topline Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning his first trip to Moscow since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine nearly a twelve months ago to promote peace talks and urge the Kremlin to avoid usi...
British MP Matt Hancock launches NFT charity project for Ukraine
Ad British MP Matt Hancock is continuing his mission to support blockchain technology through a new NFT collection called “From Ukrain with Love,” according to a statement given to CryptoSlate. From U...
Russian Oil Flows to China Hit Highest Levels Since Ukraine Invasion
(Bloomberg) — Russian exports of discounted crude and fuel oil to China have jumped to record levels as the re-opening of the world’s biggest energy importer gathers pace after the dismantling o...
Ukraine Should Have No Problem Arming Its Old Soviet Jets With New British Cruise Missiles
A Royal Air Force Tornado armed with Storm Shadows in 2004. Wikimedia Commons The United Kingdom will give Ukraine “longer-range weapons,” U.K. prime minister Rishi Sunak said at a diplomatic conferen...
How the Russian economy self-immolated in the year since Putin invaded Ukraine
A year after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, some cynics lament that the unprecedented economic pressure campaign against Russia has not yet ended the Putin regime. What they’re missing is the transforma...
Biden Makes Surprise Visit To Kyiv Nearly A Year Into Russia’s Invasion
Topline President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday ahead of a planned trip to Poland, emphasizing the U.S.’s ongoing commitment to Ukraine and announcing additional military aid d...
Ukraine Wanted Whole Brigades Of Western Tanks. It’s Getting Fractions Of Them, Instead.
A Canadian Leopard 2A4 arrives in Poland ‘en route’ to Ukraine on Feb. 5. Anita Anand The Ukrainian government’s ambition, months ago, was to get whole brigades of new tanks from its Weste...
Ukraine Is On Track To Win The War Against Russia, With The Partner’s Support.
Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, … [+] Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All righ...
Ukraine Prepones Pilot Launch of Digital Hryvnia To 2023
Altcoin News When the pilot phase was first proposed, it was set to begin in 2024. The Stellar Development Foundation was selected as a partner by the ministry. Mykhailo Fedorov, the minister in charg...
When Russian Troops Got Stuck In a Minefield Near Vuhledar, They Deployed A ‘Flamethrower’ Rocket Launcher. The Ukrainians Blew It Up.
A TOS-1A the Ukrainians captured last year. Via social media Desperate to break through Ukrainian defenses around Vuhledar, a major strongpoint in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, the Russian army dep...
U.S. Accuses Russia Of Crimes Against Humanity In Ukraine—Here’s What That Means
Topline The U.S. has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday, with accusations Russia has continued a “widespread and system...
In A Few Years, The Russian Army Could Run Out Of Tanks. What Happens Then?
Russian president Vladimir Putin visits Uralvagonzavod in 2015. Wikimedia Commons Two or three years. That’s how long the Russian army might have before it runs out of tanks, according to one estimate...
With A Surprise Win For The $8 Billion JLTV Follow-On Contract, AM General Reboots Its Business
Joint Light Tactical Vehicles are pictured after arrival at the port of Aarhus, Denmark on January … [+] 16, 2023. – 600 vehicles and containers belonging to the US 2nd Armored Brigade and...
Ukraine Is Going To Run Out Of T-64 Tanks
An upgraded Ukrainian T-64BV with modern optics and reactive armor. Wikimedia Commons The Ukrainian army went to war with around 800 active T-64 tanks. In the 11 months since Russia widened its attack...
Zelensky Urges Support For Ukraine At Berlin Film Festival—Here Are His Other Surprise Appearances At Big-Name Cultural Events
Topline Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky opened the Berlin International Film Festival Thursday night with a call for artists to take a stand against Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, complemen...
Russia’s War In Ukraine Might Have Pushed Millions Into Extreme Poverty, Researchers Warn
Topline Soaring energy prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have pushed millions of people around the world into extreme poverty in 2022, researchers warned on Thursday, urging gover...
In 1993, A Soviet Army Division Left 350 T-80 Tanks In Ukraine. Today, They Fight Against Russia.
Early T-80s in Soviet service. Soviet army photo The Soviet army’s 20th Tank Division was one of the most powerful ground-combat formations of the late Cold War. The Poland-based division had no fewer...
Russia Doubled Its Army In 2022. But Its Casualties Doubled, Too.
Mobilized Russian marines after they were captured outside Vuhledar. Via social media Kremlin officials knew as early as last spring that they had a manpower problem. Russia’s wider war in Ukraine the...
Iran And Turkey Push Ahead With Ambitious Drone Factory Projects In Russia And Ukraine
Recent reports indicate that Iran and Turkey are pushing ahead with their respective projects to build enormous factories in Russia and Ukraine for manufacturing large numbers of their homegrown Shahe...
Ukraine Speeds Up Digital Hryvnia Project, Plans Pilot for This Year – Finance Bitcoin News
Ukrainian authorities are speeding up the development of the electronic hryvnia, a high-ranking government official indicated. The executive power in Kyiv is now in talks with the central bank and bus...
After Losing An Eighth Of Their Helicopters, Russian Attack Regiments Are Switching Up Their Tactics
An Mi-28 attack helicopter in or near Ukraine. Russian defense ministry capture After taking a brutal beating in the first year of Russia’s wider war on Ukraine, the Russian air force’s attack helicop...
Poland Made A Better Russian-Style Tank—And Gave It To Ukraine
Polish PT-91s during a 2017 exercise. U.S. Army photo The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the Polish army’s tank corps in a precarious position. Poland’s tankers long had ridden in Soviet ta...
Ukraine Ministry Launches Digital Assets Course
According to deputy minister Bornyakov, over 20,000 Ukraine nationals have registered for the course. Ukraine has launched a free course to educate its citizens on the rudiments of cryptocurrencies as...