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July 2, 2023

Ukrainian officials report drone strikes shot down over Kyiv

Officials in Kyiv, Ukraine, reported a wave of drone strikes against the city late Saturday into Sunday that were intercepted and failed to hit the city.

July 1, 2023

Wagner boss Prigozhin shutters his 'Patriot Media' operations

Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly shutting down his Russian media holdings following his short-lived rebellion. The reports first emerged on Friday.

June 30, 2023

Russian hockey player arrested in Poland on espionage charges, officials say

Officials said Friday a Russian hockey player was arrested earlier this month for allegedly helping a network of spies working against Poland’s interests.

June 30, 2023

Gen. Milley warns US military must modernize now

U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley criticized China d Russia over their military aggression and goals Friday.

June 30, 2023

Climate activist Greta Thunberg latest world leader to meet with Ukrainian president

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week as part of a working group to address the environmental impacts of war.

June 30, 2023

Trump says US should broker peace between Russia and Ukraine now that Putin is 'somewhat weakened'

Former President Trump said Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin looks "somewhat weakened" by an aborted mutiny, and the U.S. needs to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine.

June 30, 2023

Russian hockey player competing in Polish league detained, accused of being a spy

A Russian hockey player competing in a top Polish league may have been a spy, according to officials. The athlete was the 14th member of a spy network to be arrested.

June 30, 2023

Russia’s attempted assassination of CIA asset in Florida is straight out of Putin’s 'Wet Deeds' playbook

Russia was recently exposed as planning a failed assassination attempt on U.S. soil against a former Russian citizen who had help to expose 11 Russian agents working in the U.S.

June 29, 2023

European satellite imagery appears to show Wagner building up military base in Belarus after Russia mutiny

Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency has captured what appears to be a rapidly built up military base of Wagner forces near the Belarusian capital of Minsk.

June 29, 2023

Pentagon addresses rumors of Russian military purge following short-lived Wagner mutiny

Pentagon Secretary Brig. Gen Pat Ryder said the U.S. remains focused on Ukraine amid reports of a purge within Russian ranks after last week's short-lived Wagner mutiny.