War in Ukraine

As trilateral ceasefire talks continue in the UAE, the Kremlin ordered an attack on Kyiv using all available types of missiles, including Zircon and even the little-known Kh-32.

Russian air defense is often described as one of the strongest in the world—but largely because it has never truly been tested in combat. Historically, Russia has waged offensive wars against far weaker adversaries. Ukraine’s drone campaign has exposed it as largely a paper shield, untested against modern warfare.

Wagner mercenaries are turning West Africa’s gold fields into killing grounds. From Sudan to the Central African Republic (CAR), Russian-backed forces loot, murder, and smuggle gold and other resources to bankroll Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

An Azerbaijani national who joined the Russian army speaks out, haunted by rotting corpses, extortion, and betrayal by the forces he served.

Once the iron artery of Russia’s economy, the state-run railway giant is now bleeding billions in debt, hemorrhaging freight volumes, and dragging industrial towns down with it.

Russia’s latest missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which targeted critical substations and nuclear facilities, have left thousands without power, water, and heating, further escalating the country’s ongoing energy crisis amid subzero temperatures, Ukrainian officials reported on January 20.