Tag: military

The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s only aircraft carrier and flagship of the Russian Navy, caught fire while in port for years-long repairs, state Media TASS reports. The head of United Shipbuilding Corporation, which is the contractor responsible for repairs, stated that the fire was “small” and was rapidly extinguished, with no damage...

While testifying to lawmakers on the U.S Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Congress on Thursday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the United States is "deeply concerned" about Chinese unauthorized police stations operating in U.S. cities and exerting influence. "We are aware of the existence of...

On Wednesday, American General Mark Milley estimated that Russia's military had lost more than 100,000 personnel in Ukraine, adding that Ukrainian forces had "probably" suffered a comparable amount of losses. "Over 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured. The same thing is most likely happening on the Ukrainian...

The United States and United Kingdom have both respectively announced recently aid packages to Ukraine of various compositions based on needs likely communicated to them by Ukrainian officials. Notably that includes preparations for winter. The U.S Package included: Missiles for HAWK air defense systems Four Avenger air defense systems and...

The head of the United States Navy recently warned of the possibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2024. Admiral Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, said that the U.S had to consider that China could take action against Taiwan much sooner then expected. He made these comments...

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at...