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Rep. Don Bacon: ‘Putin is evil’ and Russians ‘hate us’
The war in Ukraine is now entering its second year. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, both soldiers and civilians. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to push back against the onslaught, but Vladimir Putin’s war machine is showing no signs of letting up. I am grateful to all the countries that endorsed… -
Weapons from Russia on display at IDEX 2023
For wealthy nations looking to diversify their defense strategy, IDEX 2023 is the place to be. The International Defense Exhibition is taking place this week in the United Arab Emirates. The biennial event is the largest joint defense exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa. Chinese robot dogs at #IDEX2023 pic.twitter.com/xwzFkDlNzy — Harry Lye… -
Needing soldiers, Russia readies to mobilize university students
The Russian war machine needs more soldiers. Facing staggering losses on the battlefield and a fleeing domestic population, intelligence reports from Ukraine said Vladimir Putin is looking to implement another troop mobilization. Last fall, Russia began mobilizing 300,000 troops from the civilian population. Many of those soldiers reportedly received just a few weeks of training… -
Chechnya’s Kadyrov, a Putin ally, wants to be a mercenary
The private military company Wagner Group is gaining more notoriety in Russia and pro-Russian countries. The mercenary group is even inspiring the leader of Chechnya to one day form his group of soldiers for hire. Ramzan Kadyrov is the head of the Chechen Republic. He’s close allies with Vladimir Putin, and a strong supporter of… -
Ukraine security chief: War ends with tanks in Moscow
If Ukraine’s national security chief has his way, the war will end with Ukrainian tanks parked on Red Square in Moscow. Over the weekend, Oleksiy Danilov told the British newspaper The Sun, “Our tanks will be on Red Square and that will be justice.” Danilov called Putin “Hitler’s twin,” and said the Russian leader is… -
Cattle in Gila National Forest to be shot, left to rot
The U.S. Forest Service said there are too many cattle in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest. So, for the ninth time in 25 years, it is paying contractors to shoot the animals from a helicopter and leave the bodies to rot. According to the Forest Service, the estimated 150 head of cattle roaming on 559,688… -
Zombie bird drone takes flight in New Mexico
Look in the sky! It’s a bird. A dead bird! A dead-bird drone? A team of scientists at New Mexico Tech created a flying “franken-bird.” Well, technically two flying franken-birds. Their synthetic body parts are fused with real pheasant heads and feathers. The mechanical bodies are adorned with pigeon feathers. Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian leads the… -
Russia deploying T-14 Armata to counter Western tanks in Ukraine
Russia is losing a lot of tanks in Ukraine. Western intelligence thinks Russia has lost somewhere between 40% and 50% of its pre-war fleet. Leopard 2s and Abrams tanks from the West will soon bolster Ukraine’s armored divisions, which means Russia may be forced to put its T-14 Armata into wider service. Russia has expressed… -
US admits it tracked Chinese spy balloon from launch
The U.S. government’s story on the Chinese spy balloon is changing again. This week, the Pentagon revealed it was tracking the suspected Chinese spy balloon from its launch site along China’s south coast, and was monitoring it days before it crossed into U.S. airspace near Alaska. U.S. officials watched the Chinese spy balloon lift off… -
Report: Russia deports Ukrainian children to reeducation camps
The pile of evidence showing alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine is getting bigger. This week, a research team at Yale University, working with the U.S. State Department, released a report showing the Russian government is operating a systematic network of more than 40 facilities to relocate and reeducate thousands of Ukrainian children. State Department… -
Russia helps fund war in Ukraine through arms sales to India
Aero India 2023 is underway. It’s the largest military air show in Asia, and a prime opportunity for Russia to sell weapons. Despite all the Western sanctions on Russia, the Kremlin is still making billions in military arms sales. Russia remains the second biggest arms supplier in the world, behind only the United States. India… -
Russian troop loss in Ukraine highest since start of war
It seems Russia’s much anticipated spring offensive in Ukraine is underway. The Kremlin has yet to fully acknowledge its start, but conditions on the battlefield indicate Russia is trying, in earnest, to gain ground. As expected, most of the fighting is in the industrialized eastern part of Ukraine, an area known as the Donbas. Intelligence… -
Russia executes another Wagner mercenary fighting in Ukraine
The Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, released another video of an alleged deserter being executed. The man in the video said his name was Dmitry Yakushchenko. According to reporting by the BBC, Yakushchenko was reportedly serving time in a Russian prison for murder before being recruited by Wagner to fight in Ukraine. Video: Wagner wakimnyonga…
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