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…

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…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined Russian forces and officials have committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. This official declaration could one day help international bodies, like the International Criminal Court, prosecute Russian war criminals. Blinken said Russian forces have committed execution-style killings, rape, and torture through beatings, electrocution, and other means. In addition,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Americans living in Russia need to get out now, while they still can. The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said U.S. citizens living or traveling in Russia should depart immediately and “exercise increased caution due to the risk of wrongful detentions.” According to a travel advisory posted to the embassy website, Russia may “refuse to acknowledge…

When it comes to 21st century weaponry, “hypersonic” seems to be the new buzzword. The United States is playing catch-up to Russia and China, whose militaries both have their own versions of hypersonic missiles. Hypersonic means “faster than sound.” Russia became the first country to use hypersonic weapons in combat when it deployed at least…