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Ukraine Situation Report: Prigozhin’s Son Has Eye On Wagner Reboot

Ukraine Situation Report: Prigozhin’s Son Has Eye On Wagner Reboot

The War Zone Ukraine says it sees no threat from the few hundred Wagner troops that have already returned to fight, but Russia could send more. Wagner Ukrainian officials say they are not concerned about the recent return of hundreds of Wagner Private Military Corporation troops to the battlefield near Bakhmut, where they had once […]

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Flight Testing Of Air Force’s New Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile Well Underway

Flight Testing Of Air Force’s New Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile Well Underway

The War Zone There have been at least nine flight tests of stealthy Long Range Stand Off missile prototypes, including one with a mock nuclear warhead. USAF The U.S. Air Force has conducted at least nine flight tests of prototypes of its future nuclear-tipped AGM-181A Long Range Stand Off cruise missile, or LRSO. This includes

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Australia’s NH90 Helicopter Nightmare Is Finally Ending

Australia’s NH90 Helicopter Nightmare Is Finally Ending

The War Zone Australia has dumped its NH90s after years of budget blow-outs, low availability, defects, mission failures and the tragic loss of aircrew. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE The Australian Defense Force has officially ended its painful experience with the European-made NHIndustries NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter, designated MRH90 Taipan in Australian service. The

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Ukraine Situation Report: Long-Range Drones Now Targeting Sochi

Ukraine Situation Report: Long-Range Drones Now Targeting Sochi

The War Zone For the second time in less than two weeks, the Russian Black Sea resort town of Sochi was targeted by Ukrainian drones. UkrSpecSystems/Twitter Screencap For the second time in less than two weeks, it appears that the Russian resort city of Sochi was targeted by Ukrainian drones. Unconfirmed reports say that the

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Serbian Troops On Kosovo Border Stoke Fears Of New Balkan War

Serbian Troops On Kosovo Border Stoke Fears Of New Balkan War

The War Zone Serbian forces are still gathered on the border with Kosovo, amid ongoing tensions and a spike of violence in the troubled country. Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP Kosovo, the partially recognized Balkan country, that declared independence from Serbia in 2008, has warned that the presence of Serbian forces along their shared

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Ukraine Situation Report: U.K. Considers Returning To Training Troops In Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: U.K. Considers Returning To Training Troops In Ukraine

The War Zone Sending British forces to train troops in Ukraine and escort grain ships would be a massive shift in strategy for the U.K. and NATO. British MoD. The U.K. is reportedly considering returning a portion of its Ukrainian training mission to Ukrainian soil in a major shift in policy. The British Defense Minister

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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

The War Zone You know the drill. Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn’t cover. We can also talk

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Claims Swirl Around Possible Friendly Fire Shoot-Down Of Russian Su-35 Near Tokmak

Claims Swirl Around Possible Friendly Fire Shoot-Down Of Russian Su-35 Near Tokmak

The War Zone There are indications that the Su-35 was downed by friendly Russian air defenses near a highly contested area of Ukraine. Anna Zvereva/Wikicommons — CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed It appears that Russia lost another Su-35 Flanker-E multirole fighter Friday. The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS)-connected Fighterbomber Telegram channel posted a brief, solemn message Friday

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Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Has Gained The Most Ground This Year

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Has Gained The Most Ground This Year

The War Zone After nine months of bloody fighting this year, Russia has gained the most ground, but it amounts to less than the square area of Kyiv. (Photo by ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP via Getty Images) Despite all the bloodshed, destruction of towns and farmland and the loss of war materiel on both sides, little territory

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