More than a dozen Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat in the Gaza Strip over the weekend in some of the bloodiest days of battle since the start of Israel’s ground offensive in late October – and a sign that Hamas is still putting up a fight despite weeks of brutal war. The mounting […]
With the help of Israel’s specialized canine unit, Oketz, soldiers discovered and raided a tunnel built by Hamas terrorists in the southern part of Gaza City, an IDF spokesperson said on Friday. Video released by the IDF in an X post Friday showed the military’s four-legged unit hard at work. The video captured the dog, […]
The bodies of 66 fallen Ukrainian soldiers were returned to Ukraine, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of the Prisoners of War reported on Dec. 22. The Geneva Conventions dictate that people who lost their lives during war are entitled to a dignified burial. The bodies of Ukrainian soldiers will be transported to specialized state […]
A 12-year-old boy, who lived in the occupied Luhansk Oblast for about 18 months, was brought back to the territory controlled by Ukraine. The boy’s mother served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine all this time, said Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. According to Lubinets, from the very first days of […]
Three Russian soldiers, believed to have committed war crimes against civilians in the occupied territories of Kharkiv Oblast, have been identified by Ukraine’s SBU security service and the National Police, the SBU reported on Telegram on Dec. 22. Read also: UN reports 142 cases of civilian executions by Russians in occupied territories Two of the […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — Four Indian soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in an ambush by militants fighting against New Delhi’s rule in disputed Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. The Indian military said militants fired at two army vehicles in southern Poonch district late afternoon on Thursday. The area is close to the […]
Ukraine’s military leadership proposed to mobilize 450,000-500,000 additional conscripts, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 19, noting that the plan has yet to address several key issues before he can support it. Zelensky said in November that he had instructed Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to present a new mobilization plan. “This […]
A one-armed, unrecognized “hero” of the Russian aggression against Ukraine was beaten up in St. Petersburg after trying to reprimand the owner of a Lexus for parking on the sidewalk. Upon returning home, many of these “war veterans,” who are now one of the main pillars of the Kremlin regime, naively believe that the Russian […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A gloomy mood hangs over Ukraine’s soldiers nearly two years after Russia invaded their country. Despite a disappointing counteroffensive this summer and signs of wavering financial support from allies, Ukrainian soldiers say they remain fiercely determined to win. But as winter approaches, they worry that Russia is better equipped for battle […]
A group of recently released hostages and their relatives met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz Saturday evening. One of the freed hostages, quoted by The Times of Israel, relayed the fear that captives endured daily and the lingering trauma they’ve experienced since their release. “Every passing day is […]
An ophthalmologist from Mariupol has been sentenced to life in prison in absentia for treason, Ukraine’s SBU security service reported on Telegram on Dec. 15. Amid fierce battles for the city in March 2022, she betrayed to Russian forces seven wounded Ukrainian soldiers who were admitted to the local hospital where she was employed. Following […]