Yevgeny Prigozhin may be dead, but Wednesday, Aug. 23 was a good day for Ukraine. The Ukrainian armed forces took out a major missile installation in Crimea. Prigozhin’s reported death marked the second occasion in the mercenary’s time on Earth when he reportedly died in a plane crash. The first happened in the Congo in…

Call it a sign of the times for the Russian economy. A shopping mall is being turned into a factory to make kamikaze or suicide drones. At the same time, teenagers are being forced to build the weapons of war. Russia is using unmanned aerial vehicles like the Lancet and Shahed-136 in Ukraine to a…

In the seventh such incident following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain deal, a Russian drone carried out an attack on a Ukrainian port. Ukrainian authorities claim that Russian forces are intentionally targeting port facilities to block exports, posing a danger to food security in developing nations reliant on Ukrainian grain. This attack is…

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced a Russian warship fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the Black Sea. The ministry said the Palau-flagged Sukru Okan vessel was heading north to the Ukrainian Danube River port of Izmail. According to the ministry, Russian forces fired shots from automatic small arms to force it to stop after the…

Throughout the war in Ukraine, the Biden administration’s position was and is to supply the Ukrainians with the weapons and tech they need when they need it. Right now, the U.S. thinks Ukraine needs swarms of Black Hornets. Ukraine’s slow-moving counteroffensive is being hampered by miles of Russian minefields. Clearing the mines is painstakingly slow.…

The Maui wildfires have now become some of the deadliest in United States history, and cameras captured a plane crashing during an air show. These stories and more highlight The Rundown for Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Maui wildfires deadliest in U.S. in more than a century The wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are…

On Aug. 4, Ukraine used sea drones to attack a Russian naval base near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, a major hub for Russian oil exports. A Ukrainian intelligence source said a Russian Navy ship with around 100 servicemen on board was damaged. The attack could signal that Ukraine is trying to take the fight to…

Is former Vice President Mike Pence going to be a witness if Donald Trump goes to trial on conspiracy charges? And Barbie makes more movie history. These stories and more highlight The Rundown for Monday, August 7, 2023. . Pence is not ruling out being a witness Former Vice President Mike Pence says there is…

Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks. And Twitter gets rebranded. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Monday, July 24, 2023. Ukraine, Russia trade attacks Russian authorities accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on Moscow on Monday, July 24. Two buildings were hit and one of the drones ended up near the Russian…