Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas.

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Military news…

Ukraine’s prime minister urges US to send F-15 or F-16 fighter jets during Pentagon meeting

Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal urged the United States on Wednesday to begin sending fighter jets that can help drive Russian forces out of the country.

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South Korean defense officials mum on reports of ammo loans for US military

Seoul has agreed to lend Washington hundreds of thousands of artillery shells to shore up its inventory, South Korean media outlets said.

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Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas

Ukraine’s foreign minister said Thursday his country won’t budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently, for the war to end.

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Russia’s Spetsnaz forces are being annihilated in Ukraine, leaks claim
Hundreds of Russian commandos are being used as frontline soldiers, with poor results.

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You never know who your friends really are sometimes.

When I first got to South Korea, and sent to Camp Red Cloud, I was greeted by two soldiers who wanted to welcome me. The were very friendly and we hit it off quickly.

A few days later, they invited me to go with them to the camp bar. The background on this is that I was only 18 years old and had never drank even a beer before.

We got to the bar and one of my”friends” said he was buying the first round. I saw the sig that said everything was ten cents, EVERYTHING! It was the end of the month and a whole new shipment of booze was coming in.

My friend brought the drink to the table and made a toast. “To Friends,” he said. I took my first drink of alcohol. I nearly exploded. It was a tall grey looking drink that had a severely strong taste to it.

I asked my friends what name of the drink, and they said a Zombie. Well, this 18 year rookie had no idea what that meant.

I was challenged to finish the drink. At that point things were getting blurry. They brought more to the table!!

At that time I was feeling no pain. I put down the send one.

I didn’t remember the rest of the night, and woke up the next morning dry heaving my guts out lying next to the wheel of the 2 1/2 ton truck. There had to be many people who saw me laying and just thought. “Oh there is another newsikie.” (New guy)

Lesson learned.

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Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine assault.

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Military news…

American, Japanese and South Korean fighter jets escort bombers as North Korea stages more missile launches
The joint bilateral drills were planned for some time, but North Korea’s launches were sudden.

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Waves of Chinese aircraft, warships approach Taiwan on third day of exercise

Dozens of Chinese aircraft and numerous warships approached Taiwan on Monday as Beijing continued its third day of drills around the island following last week’s meeting between Taiwan’s president and the U.S. House speaker.

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Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine assault

Military analysts expect Kyiv to take advantage of improving weather to seize the battlefield initiative with new batches of Western weapons, including scores of tanks, and fresh troops trained in the West.

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Former Afghan interpreter graduates from boot camp to become a Marine
Semper Fi!

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US providing Ukraine with 30mm gun trucks to blast Iranian drones out of the sky
The mother of all technicals.

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I have started planning for a huge book signing event in my hometown. It will be at the convention center. I am reaching out to find some sponsors to pay for the room. The room holds 160 people. I will have guest speakers, and have several WWII veterans there.

I hope to have a winery come to sell their wine and give away free drinks. I also hope the winery will donate some bottles to give away at the tables.

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Facing arrest warrant, Russia’s Putin visits annexed Crimea.

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Military news…

Russian pilots who forced US drone to crash near Ukraine to be honored with state awards
Two Russian pilots who harassed a U.S. drone over the Black Sea this week and caused it to crash into waters near Ukraine will receive military awards for their actions, a top Russian official said Friday.

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Facing arrest warrant, Russia’s Putin visits annexed Crimea

Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine on Saturday, the day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader accusing him of war crimes.

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Xi’s embrace of Putin dents his chances of playing peacemaker on Ukraine

Xi’s trip marks his most ambitious effort yet to weigh into Europe’s bloodiest conflict since the Second World War and will be followed by his first conversation with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Putin’s February 2022 invasion.

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New US military aid for Ukraine worth $350M includes fuel tankers, patrol boats, missiles
The $350 million security package includes more ammunition for howitzers and rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, as well as shoulder-fired, anti-armor weapons, patrol boats and fuel tankers.Read more >

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The Wagner Group is losing so many fighters in Bakhmut that it’s launching a recruitment drive.
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