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Paratroopers, trained for rapid deployment and decisive action, can be left vulnerable and ineffective when intelligence fails and support falters, turning potential triumphs into costly defeats. Overall, paratroopers are the backbone of successful offensive operations, but without proper planning, airborne forces could quickly find themselves in a costly quagmire that could affect operational tempo.

The bodies of Russian fighters are being burnt near Melitopol after being driven from more than 100 miles away, a Ukrainian official has said. And a drone strike has destroyed an oil depot in western Ukraine.

Lt. Gen. Oleg Tsokov was one of a number of Russians wounded in Luhansk in September 2022. This time, he did not survive.

"It's too bad Congress basically doesn't exist, otherwise they might want to look into potential implications for the War Powers Act."

Ten hours before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, I was in Kyiv. I responded to a knock on my door to find my Belarusian flatmate asking for advice. She and her partner had recently fled political persecution in Belarus and weren't thrilled about...

Russia is reportedly struggling to recruit new soldiers because potential conscripts are afraid they might die in Ukraine.

The latest officer to be killed in the intense fighting was Lt. Col. Vyacheslav Savinov, the 40-year-old Russian head of artillery intelligence

"He wants Ukraine, he wants the Baltic states. He wants control over Eastern Europe. He wants to shatter NATO, and he wants the United States out," says NATO's former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Retired Four-star General Wesley Clark.

There have been multiple reports that Russian forces have raped underage Ukrainian girls in various cities in Ukraine. They have also eaten stray dogs and other animals, which reportedly were feasting on Russian corpses.

The death toll - an incredible tally for a war that the Kremlin believed would be over within days - was published by a pro-government website, but quickly taken down.