Ukraine’s military has released photographs of Ukrainian special forces soldiers raising the country’s flag on Snake Island, a strategic Black Sea outpost abandoned by Russian forces a week ago after… Continue reading "Ukrainian Troops Raise Flag Over Snake Island"
Representatives of Canada, Ireland, Australia and several European Union countries among others walked out of a Tuesday meeting of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, after Russia’s ambassador… Continue reading "Russian Ambassador’s “Brazen Falsehoods” Cause Walkout At Chemical Weapons Meeting"
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk Oblast on Monday, after Ukrainian forces withdrew from the city of Lysychansk, their last stronghold in the oblast following the… Continue reading "Putin Claims Victory In Luhansk As Ukraine Vows Return"
The Ukrainian and Russian militaries reported on Thursday that Russian forces previously stationed on Snake Island had been evacuated from the strategic Black Sea outpost. Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command claimed… Continue reading "Russian Forces Abandon Snake Island In Ukrainian Victory"
Russian cruise missiles hit a shopping center in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday afternoon, with Ukrainian authorities reporting the death of at least 11 civilians and injuries… Continue reading "Zelensky: Russian Cruise Missile Attack On Shopping Center “Outrageous”"
It has been four months since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was preceded by a massive, months long build-up of personnel and equipment. Several air bases… Continue reading "Observing Russia’s Airpower in Ukraine"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover many topics including the JS Yahagi launch,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (20-24 June)"
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has continued to use nuclear weapons as a threat against the west as his country’s attacks on Ukraine continue. The timetable for the deployment… Continue reading "President Vladimir Putin Announces That Russia Will Deploy The Nuclear Capable Sarmat Missile By The End of 2022"
Two Britons and a Moroccan that served with the Ukrainian Marines in the siege of Mariupol are reportedly preparing an appeal against death sentences from a court run by Russian… Continue reading "Captured Britons In Ukraine Prepare Death Sentence Appeals"
The top foreign policy advisor to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused media outlets of missing the “bigger questions” in coverage of German military aid to Ukraine, arguing that they… Continue reading "Scholz Advisor: Think Less About German Tanks, Think More About Future Russian Relations"