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Ukraine Strikes Russian Warship in Crimea, in Another Blow to Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet
26Dec By adminNo Comments
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Ukraine Strikes Russian Warship in Crimea, in Another Blow to Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet

Dec. 26, 2023 10:12 am ETDNIPRO, Ukraine—Ukrainian forces struck a large Russian warship during an overnight air raid on a base in occupied Crimea, dealing another blow to Moscow’s Black Sea fleet and raising the tally of expensive weapons systems lost and damaged during the war.Ukrainian officials said the ship had been destroyed and posted videos online that showed a massive explosion. Russian state media reported that the Novocherkassk, an amphibious landing ship, was damaged by guided missiles, and said one person was killed and four injured.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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From Patriot Missiles to a Mother and Her Vintage Rifle: Inside Ukraine’s Air Defense
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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From Patriot Missiles to a Mother and Her Vintage Rifle: Inside Ukraine’s Air Defense

Listen to article(2 minutes)KYIV, Ukraine—This winter, Ukraine’s defense against Russian missiles and drones ranges from sophisticated, multimillion-dollar U.S. Patriot systems to Svitlana Ruda, a mother of two with a 40-year-old assault rifle.Russia has started a widely anticipated bombardment of Ukrainian infrastructure, repeating a campaign last winter that led to mass blackouts and leveled apartment blocks.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Ukraine-Russia War: Ukrainian Forces Shoot Down Three Russian Fighter Jets
23Dec By adminNo Comments
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Ukraine-Russia War: Ukrainian Forces Shoot Down Three Russian Fighter Jets

Dec. 22, 2023 11:57 am ETUkraine said it shot down three Russian warplanes in one of its most-successful operations against Russian air power since the start of the war.Ukraine’s Air Force said the three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers were downed around midday Friday in the south of the country. There Russia has used the jets to launch cruise missiles and guided bombs against Ukrainian-held cities on the western bank of the Dnipro River and Ukrainian soldiers who have established a foothold on the eastern side.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Remains of Crew From U.S. Military Aircraft Found in Japanese Waters
4Dec By adminNo Comments
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Remains of Crew From U.S. Military Aircraft Found in Japanese Waters

TOKYO—Searchers have found the sunken main fuselage of a U.S. military aircraft that crashed off the coast of southern Japan last week as well as the remains of five of the seven missing crew, the Air Force said Monday. Two of the five have been recovered, and teams from the U.S. and Japan are working on retrieving the others, the Air Force said. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Israel Steps Up Attacks in Southern Gaza as Negotiations Stumble
2Dec By adminNo Comments
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Israel Steps Up Attacks in Southern Gaza as Negotiations Stumble

Listen to article(2 minutes)Israel’s military intensified attacks on the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, threatening to unravel negotiations to free more hostages held by Hamas and reinstate a cease-fire that collapsed a day earlier.Opening what could be the next phase of its war against Hamas militants, Israel’s air force said it carried out an “extensive attack” against militants overnight in Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza crowded with displaced people who fled prior weeks of Israeli bombing.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Japan Asks U.S. Military to Suspend Osprey Flights After Fatal Crash
1Dec By adminNo Comments
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Japan Asks U.S. Military to Suspend Osprey Flights After Fatal Crash

Updated Nov. 30, 2023 10:41 pm ETTOKYO—Japan asked the U.S. military to suspend flights by its Osprey aircraft after a fatal crash a day earlier rekindled local concerns about the safety of the tilt-rotor plane.Japan’s coast guard, police and military continued search-and-rescue operations around the crash site Thursday for seven people who were in the Air Force’s CV-22 aircraft when it plunged into the sea near the southern island of Yakushima.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Ukraine Damages Russian Cruise Missile Carrier In Latest Strike On Crimea
5Nov By adminNo Comments
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Ukraine Damages Russian Cruise Missile Carrier In Latest Strike On Crimea

Moscow said a Ukrainian strike had damaged a Russian ship moored in occupied Crimea, the latest sign that Ukraine’s stepped-up attacks are dealing further blows to the Russian Navy. Russia’s statement came after Ukraine’s Air Force on Saturday said it had launched cruise missiles at a shipbuilding facility in Kerch, in east Crimea, that had damaged one of Russia’s most modern cruise missile carriers. The hit to the ship came as Ukraine’s top military commanders describe the battlefield situation as a stalemate.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Air Force Secretary Scorches Tommy Tuberville Over Military Promotion Blockade
10Sep By adminNo Comments
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Air Force Secretary Scorches Tommy Tuberville Over Military Promotion Blockade

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall went after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) for his blockade of hundreds of military promotions.“Sen. Tuberville has no experience in the military. It’s his first time in public service and I don’t think he appreciates how much of an impact this is having and how negative an impact it is for the military,” Kendall told CNN’s Jim Acosta on Saturday.Kendall’s remarks arrive as the Alabama senator and ex-college football coach continues to keep promotions on hold to protest the Pentagon’s policy on providing service members with paid leave and covering travel costs to get an abortion in another state. Kendall, along with Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, recently wrote a Washington Post opinion piece where they referred to ac...
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