During his annual speech, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said Russia’s intelligence agency is on a mission to cause “mayhem” on the streets of the United Kingdom. McCallum said that the increase in activity came after the U.K. backed Ukraine in its war against Russia. “The GRU in particular is on a sustained mission to…

Thermite-dropping drones, nicknamed Dragon’s Breath, are quickly growing from obscure weapons to mythical status in Ukraine. Groups of these modern iterations of the mythical beasts are out in full force. Video of these drones started surfacing online in September. As is often the case with mythical beasts, though, reports of their existence did predate reports…

Viktor Bout, the infamous Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death,” is reportedly back in the arms trade after his release by the U.S. in 2022. According to The Wall Street Journal, Bout is now reportedly brokering weapons deals for the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Bout was originally sentenced to 25 years…

A Russian court sentenced a 72-year-old American to nearly seven years in prison Monday, Oct. 7, for fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Prosecutors said Stephen Hubbard, a Michigan native, signed a contract with Ukraine’s military after Russia’s 2022 invasion and was paid $1,000 a month to fight alongside Ukrainian forces. Hubbard was captured by…

Russia and Pakistan are bypassing international sanctions with some old fashioned bartering. Instead of using currency, the two are exchanging goods like mandarin oranges and chickpeas. This development comes as Russia faces mounting challenges getting basic needs for its citizens and engaging in the global financial market. Sanctions on the country have forced it out…

Ukrainian drones struck a key Russian military airfield in Voronezh Oblast overnight on Thursday Oct. 3, targeting crucial assets like guided bomb warehouses, fighter jets and fuel storage. The attack, reportedly coordinated with Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces, aimed to disrupt Russia’s bombing operations against Ukraine. The Borisoglebsk airfield, located about 180 miles from Ukraine’s Kharkiv…

The United States and its allies possess enough conventional weapons and delivery systems to neutralize all of Russia and China’s nuclear launch sites within approximately two hours, according to a study by two British researchers. The study, titled “Masters of the Air: Strategic Stability and Conventional Strikes,” made the claim that sparked debate. Matt Shoemaker…

Ukraine says that Russia isn’t just trying to kill its people with bombs and bullets but also through “ecological genocide,” according to a report published on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Kyiv claims that Russia intentionally poisoned the Seym River by dumping chemical waste from a sugar factory into the waterway in September. The waste reportedly included…

The U.S. military has released new video showing a Russian fighter jet flying dangerously close to a U.S. Air Force F-16 during an intercept mission near Alaska. The footage, captured on Sept. 23, shows a Russian Su-35 fighter jet swooping just feet from the U.S. aircraft, an encounter military officials have described as “unsafe and…

A Florida man has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla. William Braddock was Luna’s primary opponent in 2021 when he said he was going to “call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” and make her disappear.  The threats were recorded during a telephone conversation. “We have access to a…