Russian forces this week appeared to redouble their efforts to neutralize Ukraine’s United States-made HIMAR (High Mobility Artillery Rocket) systems. The latest moves come in the wake of a massive New Year’s Eve artillery strike that killed scores of Russian soldiers in the Donetsk region. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, within the past 24…
Following Deadly New Year’s Barrage, Russia Takes Aim at US-Made Mobile Missile Systems
Moscow Says Ukrainian Rocket Strike Kills 63 Russian Troops
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian forces fired rockets at a facility in the eastern Donetsk region where Russian soldiers were stationed, killing 63 of them, Russia’s defense ministry said Monday, in one of the deadliest attacks on the Kremlin’s forces since the war began more than 10 months ago. Ukrainian forces fired six rockets from a HIMARS launch…
Putin Gives New Year Address to Nation, Says 2022 Was Year of ‘Difficult but Necessary Decisions’
Russian President Vladimir Putin devoted his annual New Year’s address on Saturday to rallying the Russian people behind his troops fighting in Ukraine and pledging victory over Ukrainian “neo-Nazis” and a West supposedly intent on “destroying Russia.” In a stern and combative recorded video message, broadcast on national television, Putin cast the war— which he…
The 22 Most Significant Stories of 2022
In the last episode of the year, I review 22 significant things that happened in 2022. From athletes who were barred from playing their sport, to political bias at the federal level, to the year of Musk, these 22 events were timestamps on a year that saw record inflation, a border crisis, and the redefinition…
$200 Million For Each Congressional District: Thomas Massie Blasts Washington’s $100 Billion Ukraine Aid
Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has criticized lawmakers for authorizing billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine that could have been put to better use for the benefit of Americans. President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending omnibus bill on Dec. 29 aimed at keeping the government running until the fiscal year ends in September…
Sirens Wail in Kyiv, Governor Says Drone Attack Underway
KYIV—Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were urged to head to air raid shelters early on Friday as sirens wailed across the city, a day after Russia carried out the biggest aerial assault since it started the war in February. Shortly after 2.00 a.m. Kyiv’s city government issued an alert on its Telegram messaging app…
Putin Oversees Commissioning of New Russian Navy Warships
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the commissioning of new warships and vowed Thursday to further strengthen his country’s navy. “We will speed up and increase the volumes of construction of ships of various projects, equip them with the most modern weapons, and conduct the operational and combat training using the experience received during the special…
Russian Nationals Attempting to Cross US Southern Border Surges as Ukraine War Drags On
The number of Russians attempting to try to cross into the United States from Mexico has increased by over 30 percent according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Protection (CBP), as more apparently attempt to flee the draft created by President Vladimir Putin to expand his army as the war in Ukraine continues. “There are…
Russia Intensifies Attacks on Kherson in Ukraine’s South, Bakhmut in East
KYIV/BAKHMUT, Ukraine—Russian forces increased mortar and artillery attacks on the city of Kherson more than six weeks after it was retaken by Ukrainian troops, while also exerting pressure along frontlines in the east, Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday. Russia had shelled more than 25 settlements around Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, causing civilian casualties and damaging civilian…
Russian Pipeline Gas Exports to Europe Collapse to a Post-Soviet Low
MOSCOW—Russian gas exports to Europe via pipelines plummeted to a post-Soviet low in 2022 as its largest customer cut imports due to the conflict in Ukraine and a major pipeline was damaged by mysterious blasts, Gazprom data and Reuters calculations showed. The European Union, traditionally Russia’s largest consumer for oil and gas, has for years…
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