Russia may be at war with Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin is still telling Russian tourists they should go to Crimea for their summer holiday. However, the Kremlin is warning tourists to be mindful of the ongoing war while they travel. After the bridge connecting southern Russia to Crimea was attacked again, tens of thousands of…

For years, U.S. military emails have ended up in the hands of a Russian ally. This massive problem was caused by a simple typo. The domain of U.S. military email accounts is “.mil.” However, it was discovered that millions of emails were mistakenly sent to “.ml” accounts. “.ml” is the domain of Mali, a West…

A key Ukrainian port city used for grain export was attacked by Russia. And a United plane loses an emergency slide mid-flight. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Tuesday, July 18, 2023.  Russia targets Odesa after suspending grain deal Russia targeted the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after pulling out of its grain…

The Crimean Bridge in Kerch was attacked again early Monday morning of July 17. Several sections of the structure were destroyed, marking the latest victory for Ukraine’s revamped counteroffensive strategy. When Ukraine first launched its summer counteroffensive in June, it quickly lost an estimated 20% of its Western-supplied armored vehicles. Some losses were expected, but…

After months of deadlock, Turkey’s president has agreed to support Sweden’s NATO membership, clearing the way for the Nordic country to join neighboring Finland in the military alliance. Both Sweden and Finland have had long-standing policies of remaining neutral in armed conflicts, which they abandoned soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. According to Straight Arrow News…