Tanks, jets, long-range missiles and now cluster munitions. There’s a growing list of weapons requested by Ukraine that the United States initially denied but then approved sending anyway. Despite much of the high-tech weaponry and electronic warfare in use in Ukraine, the frontlines look more like something from World War I, just with better guns.…

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,…

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…

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…

A Russian general appears to be one of the first officials to suffer consequences after Wagner Group mercenaries staged a brief rebellion. Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of the Russian group of forces fighting in Ukraine, has reportedly been detained. It’s not clear where Surovikin is detained, or whether he has been charged with…

A federal judge ruled writer E. Jean Carroll is allowed to continue on with her second defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, and the NFL is cracking down on its players violating the league’s sports betting rules. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Friday, June 30, 2023. Judge rejects Trump request to…

In the United States’ first notable action regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine since the Wagner Group staged a rebellion against Moscow over the weekend, President Joe Biden is expected to announce up to $500 million in military aid to Ukraine. The announcement is expected Tuesday, June 27. The package is set to include: The aid…

Wagner Group Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus after his Russian mutiny charges were dropped, and the United States is set to announcement more military aid for Ukraine. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Tuesday, June 27, 2023.  Mutiny charges against Prigozhin dropped Russian authorities announced Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation…

Now that the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is retreating to Belarus, many military experts are saying that the mutiny marks the end of the paramilitary organization as we know it. But if that’s the case, what does that mean for the more than 20 countries around the world where the Wagner Group…

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, orchestrated a mutiny in Russia, resulting in a state of confusion. On social media platforms, Russian bots and trolls are disseminating contradictory narratives, making it challenging to understand the true account of events. Even Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan is struggling to sort through all the…