1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (181+ words) Ukraine's Defense Ministry has decided to create a new post within local administrations: deputy head for defense affairs The new officials are expected to oversee the formation of local militias, organize training sessions and drills, and coordinate with territorial recruitment…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (120+ words) April 28 frontline update covers reported Russian advances near Sumy, Kharkov, Krasny Liman, Konstantinovka, Gulyaypolye and Zaporozhye. The Russian Armed Forces continue to'carry out the special military operation in'Ukraine. As'of'April 28, the situation along the line of'contact is'as'follows. On'the Sumy front, Russian…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (159+ words) According to The Intercept, the CIA conducted mind-control experiments on North Korean prisoners of war in the 1950s The outlet reported, citing newly declassified CIA documents, that Korean POWs held under U. S control were subjected to early MKULTRA experiments The documents…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (131+ words) During the past night, Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 186 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported According to the ministry, the UAVs were shot down between 22: 00 on April 27 and 07: 00 on April 28 over several regions, including Astrakhan,…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (145+ words) Russian forces carried out another wave of strikes overnight on April 27, targeting military facilities across several regions of Ukraine Geran drones were used in attacks on targets in Odessa, as well as in the Chernigov, Sumy, Zaporozhye, and Dnepropetrovsk regions…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (219+ words) Russia has largely moved away from its traditional military doctrine during the more than four years of fighting in Ukraine, according to an analysis published by Forbes The shift is driven by a growing focus on alternative methods of warfare…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (144+ words) According to Laurent Brayard, a war correspondent with International Reporters, around 20, 000 to 25, 000 foreign mercenaries may be fighting in the ranks of the Ukrainian army Brayard said his current database includes 6, 022 identified mercenary profiles According to him, foreign fighters have arrived…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (148+ words) Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian armed forces Aleksandr Syrskiy has openly acknowledged mounting challenges for Ukraine's military on the frontline He spoke about the situation during talks with Jennie Carignan, who heads Canada's defence staff. Syrskiy pointed to a marked deterioration…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (135+ words) Un Herd reports the "90 B loan to Ukraine hides growing EU divisions over support, membership prospects, and the bloc's long-term strategy on the conflict. A'proposed "90 billion loan for Ukraine is'masking growing divisions within Europe over how far support for Kiev…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (202+ words) European leaders are increasingly uncertain about how to bring the conflict in Ukraine to an end and are bracing for a prolonged standoff, The New York Times reports According to the paper, prospects for a negotiated settlement are fading One…...