A Russian missile attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv killed five people on Thursday, July 6. The strike hit a residential building in Lviv, which is about 40 miles from the border with Poland. The city of Lviv has been a hub for humanitarian aid and refugees since the start of the war,…

The Air Force released video that appears to show Russian fighter jets harassing several U.S. drones in Syria on Wednesday, June 5. The video shows a Russian SU-35 fighter closing in on a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone, and later showed a number of the so-called parachute flares moving into the drone’s flight path. “Additionally, one…

Wagner Group Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin returned to Russia following the group’s revolt, Russian fighter jets harassed U.S. drones in Syria, and a man was arrested on his way to former President Barack Obama’s residence. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Thursday, July 6, 2023.  Wagner Group Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin back in Russia Wagner…

The world is running out of Stinger missiles. Compounding the problem, all the people who know how to make them are retired. The missile and its launchers are made by the U.S.-based defense contractor RTX. Stingers are lightweight, easy to shoot and have a kill rate around 90%. Its versatility means the Stinger can be…

The fate of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is once again in jeopardy. Ukraine said Russian authorities are evacuating personnel from the facility, and may be planning to blow it up. The nuclear plant is the largest in Europe. Since seizing control of the plant last year, Russian troops use it as a base for…

According to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, the Wagner Group — the shadowy paramilitary organization that staged a short-lived mutiny June 23 — has been fully funded by the Russian state. For the first time, Putin has admitted the Kremlin allocated the equivalent of nearly $1 billion to fund the mercenary group in the past year…