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☆ Chilling video shows a doomed Russian soldier in a terrifying cat-and-mouse ordeal with a Ukrainian killer drone
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A video released by a Ukrainian activist appears to show a drone hunting down a Russian soldier. The video shows a soldier desperately trying to avoid the drone by ducking in and out of cover. AdvertisementAdvertisementDramatic video footage released on Telegram appears to show a Ukrainian drone hunting down a Russian soldier, highlighting the terror soldiers face from new battlefield technology. A clip posted by the Ukrainian lawyer and social activist Serhii Sternenko shows the drone chasing the soldier across a bleak war-torn landscape. Alongside the video, which was posted to Telegram, Sternenko wrote: "The Signum unit of the 93rd Brigade found a Russian officer and began to pursue him with an FPV drone.

Persons: —, Serhii Sternenko, Sternenko Organizations: Service, 93rd Brigade Locations: Ukrainian, Russian

☆ Israel's No.1 Hamas kill target is Yahya Sinwar, the 'Butcher from Khan Younis'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Yahya Sinwar was nicknamed "the Butcher from Khan Younis" for killing Palestinian collaborators. AdvertisementAdvertisementA military spokesman said the Israel Defense Forces are particularly intent on killing Yahya Sinwar, a top Hamas official, The New York Times reports. The 'new face of evil'Palestinian militants march with their weapons in Khan Younis refugee camp south of the Gaza Strip March 27, 2005. That's how he became known as the butcher of Khan Younis," said Col. Hecht, per LBC News. A 2022 security analysis determined that the Palestinian Authority's weakness and Israel's inaction on undermining Hamas' control strengthened Sinwar and Hamas' leadership.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Butcher, Khan Younis, —, Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, Haniyeh, Abu Mustafa AJ, JJ Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar, Gazans, Yair Lapid, Richard Hecht, Hecht, Din, Israel, Gilad Shalit, Daniel Hagari, Hagari Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, The New York Times, The Telegraph, Israel, REUTERS, Jewish Virtual Library, Islamic, of, US Department of State, IDF, Israeli, New York Times, LBC, Brigades, European Council, Foreign Relations, European Council of Foreign Relations, Institute for National Security, Tel, Aviv University Locations: Gaza, Qatar, Gaza City, Israel, Khan Younis, of Gaza, The

☆ Israeli civilians were tortured, raped, and abused by Hamas fighters says forensic teams, Reuters reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Slain victims of the Hamas terrorist attacks have signs of abuse and torture, Reuters reports. Forensic teams in Israel discovered bodies with their arms and feet chopped off, people and a child beheaded. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . They have uncovered evidence of torture and rape among the victims of last week's Hamas terrorist attacks on communities surrounding the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports. AdvertisementAdvertisementRabbi Israel Weiss, a former army chief rabbi, confirmed the bodies showed signs of rape and torture.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, —, Avigayil, Captain Maayan, he'd, Israel Weiss Organizations: ISIS, Service, Palestinian, UN Human Rights, Reuters, Islamic, NBC, UN Locations: Israel, Gaza, Ramla, Islamic State, Syria, Iraq

☆ Middle East analysts dispute accusations that Netanyahu 'propped Hamas up'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Middle East analysts have disputed suggestions that Netanyahu helped "prop up" Hamas. Netanyahu's policy toward Hamas was "a seasonal mowing of the grass rather than scorched earth." AdvertisementAdvertisementMiddle East analysts have disputed charges that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "propped up" Palestinian militant group Hamas. A Times of Israel opinion column by political correspondent Tal Schneider argued that Netanyahu "propped up" Hamas for years. "Most of the time, Israeli policy was to treat the Palestinian Authority as a burden and Hamas as an asset."

Persons: Netanyahu, —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Tal Schneider, Israel's, Israel, Dmitry Shumsky, Laura Blumenfeld, Jonathan Spyer, Spyer, Blumenfeld, Yohanan, Plesner, Netanyahu's, Hatem Ali Organizations: Service, Hamas, Palestinian Authority, Johns Hopkins University, Middle, The Times, West Bank, Israel Democracy Institute, Wall Street, Kfar, Likud Locations: Israel, Laura Blumenfeld , Middle East, Palestinian, Gaza, Tehran, Syria, Lebanon, Jerusalem, Kfar Azza

☆ CIA intel about looming Hamas attacks did not reach Joe Biden — dismissed as routine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The CIA issued two reports warning the Biden administration of increased Hamas threats days before attacks. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe CIA issued warnings about a potential escalation of Hamas attacks on Israel days ahead of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, say reports. Two reports warned of the looming coordinated attacks, said The New York Times. Some sources suggest that the military friction between Israel and Hamas was not unusual, describing the reports as routine. Egypt also warned Israel of a possible Hamas attack approximately three days before it occurred, per Forbes.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden, —, Israel Organizations: CIA, White, Service, New York Times, Hamas, White House, CNN, The New York Times, intel, Forbes Locations: Egypt, Israel, Al, Aqsa, Gaza, China, Russia, Iran, The, Axios

☆ The Ukrainian draft dodgers who don't want to go to war against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Ukrainian men cannot leave the country under martial law and face being drafted into war service. He told Insider he's desperate to leave Ukraine to escape being drafted and had already attempted one escape. Bohdan's unit suffered significant casualties while stationed near Svatove and the Serebryansky forest, he told Insider, and he was one of the few who survived without injuries. "Young men at a checkpoint near the border told me not to bother trying," Artem told Insider. 80,000 Ukrainian men have crossed over to PolandA Ukrainian soldier who lost her leg in the fighting near Kherson.

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☆ A disabled Israeli teenager with muscular dystrophy is a hostage held by Hamas in Gaza after she was abducted from the Supernova music festival
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hamas militants took a disabled 17-year-old hostage who attended the Supernova music festival. AdvertisementAdvertisementA disabled 17-year-old girl, Rut Perez, is among the 150 hostages abducted by Hamas militants, The Times of London reports. The vulnerable teenager, who has muscular dystrophy, was attending the Supernova festival near the Gaza border when Hamas militants massacred over 260 attendees. Rut attended the electronic music festival with her sister, Yamit, and her father. "I want to believe there are good people in this world and they will help us get our family back," Yamit told The Times.

Persons: Perez, —, Yamit, Israel Organizations: Supernova, Service, Times, Palestinian, UN Locations: Gaza, London, Tel Aviv

☆ Retired Israeli general who rescued his family under siege from Hamas is being compared on social media to Liam Neeson's character in 'Taken'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On the way, Tibon helped kill Hamas militants and then fought his way onto the kibbutz to save his family. AdvertisementAdvertisementA former Israeli general's rescue of his son's family from Hamas fighters attacking their kibbutz is being compared to Liam Neeson in "Taken" on social media. Noam puts them in his car, and Amir's mother then took the wounded soldiers to the hospital. He's with these soldiers," Amir told his wife. Noam had joined up with a cohort of Israeli soldiers sent to liberate the kibbutz.

Persons: Noam Tibon, Liam Neeson's, Tibon, —, Liam Neeson, Amir Tibon, Noam, Amir, Galia, Saba, Bryan Mills, Mills, Miri, Amir texted, Israel Ziv, It's, Israel Organizations: Service, NBC Nightly, Hamas, New, New Jersey Turnpike, Street Journal Locations: Israeli, Nahal Oz, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Carmel, Sderot, Hamas, New Jersey, Israel

☆ Russia is pounding Ukraine with glide bombs. 40 of the massive weapons were dropped on a single Ukrainian region in one night, a military expert said.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | Julian Kossoff | Hans Petter Midttun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia is pounding Ukraine with powerful glide bombs. Forty of the bombs were dropped on military and civilian targets in one region on Monday. The powerful bombs can weigh weigh as much as 3,300 pounds, Forbes reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia is pounding Ukraine with powerful glide bombs, hitting a single Ukrainian region with 40 of the weapons in one night this week, Hans Petter Midttun, a nonresident fellow at the Centre of Defence Strategies, wrote for the Euromaidan Press. "First employed in early March, the Russian-winged UPAB-1500 and FAB-500 glide bombs are being used in increasing numbers," the military expert wrote.

Persons: Forbes, —, Hans Petter Midttun, Oleksiy Organizations: Service, Centre of Defence, Euromaidan Press, Russian Air Force, Telegraph, The Times Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russian, Kyiv, London

☆ Pregnant mother hiding with her small child describes Hamas fighters trying to break into the safe room at their Israeli home
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementA pregnant woman in Kibbutz Sufa, a settlement in southern Israel, told Israel's Channel 12 that Hamas gunmen were attacking her house, per The Times of Israel. Israeli residents around the Gaza Strip are asking for support as Palestinian militants appear to raid with impunity. A woman in the settlement of Be'eri told Channel 12 that her father had been kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israeli communities and started going house to house and murdering innocent Israelis," it said in a statement. The IDF has carried out several air strikes on the Gaza Strip in response.

Persons: —, Tsafrir, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Service, Israel's, Israel Defense Forces, Associated Press, Hamas, Sky, IDF Locations: Sufa, Israel, Gaza, Be'eri, Ashkelon, Palestinian

☆ TV presenter under fire for 'racist' comments, suggesting that bloodsucking bedbugs of Paris are linked to immigrants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A right-wing TV host in France linked the Paris' bedbug outbreak to immigrants. A government minister called Praud's comments on CNews, likened to Fox News, as "hate speech." AdvertisementAdvertisementA right-wing pundit in France is under investigation by Arcom, the country's audiovisual regulator, for making "racist" comments about the current bedbug infestation in Paris, The Times reports. Pascal Praud, a TV host on right-wing channel CNews, asked Nicolas Roux de Bezieux, the founder of a pest control firm, whether immigrants had caused the onslaught of bedbugs. David Belliard, Paris' Deputy Mayor, called the comments "stupid and racist," and added that CNews' views could be summarized in the clip.

Persons: Pascal Praud, —, Arcom, Nicolas Roux de Bezieux, Praud, Roux de Bezieux, Le, Emmanuel Macron's, Bérangère Couillard, David Belliard, Euronews, CNews, Eric Zemmour, Louis, Ferdinand Céline Organizations: Fox News, Service, Times, Charles, Rugby, Agence France, AP, France Insoumise, Gender Equality Locations: France, Paris, Gaulle

☆ Head of Israeli council killed by Hamas while defending his community, as Palestinian fighters pour into southern Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The mayor of a southern Israeli council was killed while defending his community. Ofir Liebstein, the head of Sha'ar Hanegev Council, died in an exchange of fire with Hamas militants. AdvertisementAdvertisementOfir Liebstein, the head of Sha'ar Hanegev Council was killed during fighting with Hamas militants this morning, The Times of Israel reports. Liebstein was killed in an exchange of fire with Hamas militants as a barrage of rockets pounded southern Israel and reports of Palestinian fighters pouring across the border from Gaza. The rocket bombardment struck southern Israel, but sirens are reaching as far north as Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, per CNN.

Persons: Ofir Liebstein, —, Ofir, Liebstein, Yossi Keren, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Sha'ar Hanegev, Service, Hanegev Regional, CNN, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, AP, Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza, Hanegev, Jerusalem, Ashkelon, Tel Aviv

☆ Israel declares state of war after Hamas launches coordinated surprise wave of attacks from Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Israel declared a state of war after Hamas fired 5,000 rockets from the Gaza Strip. AdvertisementAdvertisementIsrael has declared a state of war after Hamas launched a wave of attacks from Gaza in a surprise attack, per the Israel Defense Forces. The Israeli military said residents in the area had been told to stay in their homes. It said sirens were activated in central and southern Israel. The wave of coordinated attacks across southern and central Israel is the heaviest in years, The New York Times reports.

Persons: Israel, —, Mohammed Deif Organizations: Service, Israel, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Washington Post, Front Command, Sky News, New York Times Locations: Gaza, Israel, Aqsa

☆ Russian commander could have been fired after outrage from military bloggers who said he was incompetent, ISW said
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian commander was removed after outraged military bloggers amplified his failed leadership. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Russian commander was ousted following a wave of outrage at his poor leadership from military bloggers, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports. Russian military bloggers amplified the "significant losses due to inadequate artillery support and poor leadership in the Kherson direction," triggering the removal of the disgraced commander claimed the bloggers, per the ISW. A Russian brigade officially has at least 2,000 soldiers, and the commander holds the rank of colonel. The ISW wrote that the removal of the commander suggests that Russian ultranationalist outrage may still have influence over Russian military command despite an overall decline following the rebellion by Wagner mercenaries in June.

Persons: —, Wagner, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Russian 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade, Service, Institute for, Russian Armed Forces, 205th Brigade, General Staff of, Armed Forces of, Russian Locations: Russian, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Chechnya, Dagestan, Russia, Donetsk, Luhansk

☆ Ukraine aid left out of the shutdown funding package as MAGA wing moves GOP toward a more isolationist stance
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new US bill to prevent a government shutdown omits further aid for Ukraine. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy told US politicans, "If we don't get aid, we will lose the war." AdvertisementAdvertisementUS Congress passed a bill to fund government services temporarily but suspended aid to Ukraine, The Associated Press reported. The funding was later approved, but Ukraine aid opponents are growing in numbers. Yesterday, Joe Biden urged Congress to continue aid provisions to Ukraine, Sky News reports.

Persons: Zelenskyy, —, forestalling, Mitch McConnell, Marienko Andrew, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, J.D, Vance, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, JORGE SILVA, Marjorie Taylor Greene, MAGA, baselessly, Trump, Vladimir Putin's, Biden Organizations: Ukraine, US, Service, Associated Press, Republican Party, Trump MAGA, White House, Eastern, Bloomberg, Republicans, Trump, Economic Cooperation, Getty, Times, Georgia Rep, Republican, Sky News, Sky Locations: Ukraine, China, Kharkiv, America, Asia, Danang, Russia

☆ 'Extinct' holly tree in Brazil rediscovered living in big city, say scientists
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A type of holly tree in Brazil that was believed to be extinct was rediscovered after 186 years. An organization called Re:wild said it was one of their "top 25 most wanted lost species." AdvertisementAdvertisementA species of small holly tree known as "Ilex sapiiformis," or the Pernambuco holly, has reemerged in Brazil after nearly two centuries, a conservation organization reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe identification of the Pernambuco holly was made possible by the expedition team, who recognized the tree by its distinctive tiny white flowers. Re:wild shared their excitement on Instagram, stating, "The Pernambuco Holly is one of our top 25 most wanted lost species."

Persons: —, Milton Groppo, University of São Paulo, Gustavo Martinelli, Pernambuco Holly Organizations: Service, University of São, Navia Biodiversity, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Pernambuco holly's Locations: Brazil, Pernambuco, Igarassu, Navia, Atlantic Forest

☆ Video appears to show a Russian tank hitting a mine and running out of control before sinking into water
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new video appears to show a Russian tank hitting a mine, catching on fire, and sinking into water. AdvertisementAdvertisementA new video shared on Telegram appears to show a Russian tank hit a mine, catch fire, and crash into a body of water. Insider reporter Alia Shoaib previously wrote that US-supplied remote anti-armor mines fired in shells were being used to destroy Russian tanks. The incident reportedly occurred during battles to liberate the settlement of Novoprokopivka.In the video, a Russian tank is seen driving over a mine. On September 27, Euronews reported that a Kremlin-affiliated military blogger had claimed that Ukrainian forces had reached the northern outskirts of Novoprokopivka.

Persons: —, Alia Shoaib, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Euronews Organizations: Service, Fighters, Armed Forces, Euromaidan Press, Institute, Group of Forces, Kremlin Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Robotyne, Novoprokopivka, Verbove, Russia, Zaporizhia

☆ 2 paratroopers who hid out in Russian-occupied territory for 18 months were rescued by Ukraine's special forces, Navy says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Two Ukrainian soldiers were rescued after hiding for 18 months in Russian-occupied territory. They were able to hide with the help of locals, Ukraine's Navy said in a Facebook post. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine's special forces successfully rescued two paratroopers who had been hiding for over a year and a half in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, Ukraine's Navy said in a Facebook post. "Every life is important," the Ukrainian Navy said in the post, which included a video of soldiers hugging each other. Units from Ukraine's Air Assault Forces Command were also involved in the operation, providing covering fire for the Angels unit, the post says.

Persons: —, Simon Lingard, Lingard, Stacey Longworth, Simon Organizations: Service, Ukraine's, Ukrainian Navy, Navy, Ukraine's Air Assault Forces Command, Angels, BBC Locations: Ukraine, Russian, British, Bakhmut

☆ Sweden considers using its army to help battle the mayhem caused by violent crime gangs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sweden is set to deploy its army to battle surging gang violence across the country. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementSweden's prime minister has raised the possibility of military help after a surge in gang violence and killings has swept the country, The Associated Press reported. Majid reportedly denied all accusations against him in an interview with a Swedish broadcaster. But "Turkish authorities have said that the extradition is not possible because Rawa Majid is a Turkish citizen," he added.

Persons: —, Ulf Kristersson's, Kristersson, Rawa Majid, Majid, Henrik Söderman, Scandinavian Pablo Escobar, Diamant Organizations: Service, Associated Press, The Times, Dagens Nyheter, Financial Times, Fox, Police, Kurdish Fox, Wall Street Locations: Sweden, Stockholm, Europe, Swedish, Uppsala, Young, Kurdish, Turkey, Turkish, Scandinavian

☆ 4 of Russia's deadliest military systems in its war against Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Insider has compiled a list of four of the most effective ones Russia has used so far in the war. Insider has taken a look at four key military systems that Russia has used to do this, from Ka-52 attack helicopters to Lancet drones. Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicoptersA serviceman checks a Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter. It can also be fitted with VIKHR anti-tank missiles, ATAKA missiles, B8V-20 rocket launchers, and IGLA-V anti-aircraft guided missiles, per the site. Danilov said the number of Russian mines was "insane" and stressed the importance Ukraine was placing on saving its front-line soldiers.

Persons: Bradley, Danilov, James Patton Rogers, Forbes, Patton Rogers, Oleksiy Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Airforce Technology, UK Ministry of Defence, US stingers, Forbes, Emergency Services, REUTERS Ukraine's, National Security and Defense, CNN, Presidential, University of Southern, Soviet, State Emergency Service, FAB, REUTERS, Razumkov, New York Times Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Ka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian, University of Southern Denmark, Kharkiv, REUTERS Russia

☆ A District Attorney's Office investigator accidentally shot herself at Georgia's Fulton County courthouse
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Fulton County DA's Office investigator "accidentally" shot herself at the courthouse. The woman shot herself in the leg on Friday, according to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. "The shooting was an accidental discharge by a Fulton County District Attorney's Office investigator who wounded herself. "A Fulton County Sheriff's Office deputy responded and administered aid until EMS arrived," a press release from the sheriff's office also said, ABC News reported. The Fulton County courthouse was the site of Donald Trump and his co-defendants' arraignments after he was charged for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Persons: sheriff's, Donald Trump, Young Thug Organizations: DA's, Service, ABC News, Sheriff's, Attorney's, EMS, Fund, Atlanta Locations: Fulton, Wall, Silicon, Fulton County

☆ Why Ukraine's Patriot missile systems can't cope with Russia's old, iron bombs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The heavy airplane bombs are "particularly vexing" for air defense systems built to strike lighter targets. Hi-tech air defense missiles are designed to strike more lightweight targets and are ill-equipped to counter the bombs' old, heavy iron construction. This makes them a weapon that the latest air defense systems, like the much-vaunted US Patriot missiles, were not designed to combat, military experts say. The distance from which you can strike the enemy is low, forcing aircraft to fly into the danger zone of the enemy's air defense systems. They can reach a target of 30 miles away, out of range of most of the air defense systems on the frontline.

Persons: Oleksiy, Melnyk, Yuriy Ignat, Ukraine's, Vladimir Putin's, Denys Smazhnyi Organizations: Service, Patriot, Sappers, State Emergency Service, FAB, REUTERS, Ukrainian Air Force, New York Times, Kyiv Independent Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Kyiv, Kharkiv, REUTERS Russia, Soviet, Russia, Russian

☆ Machine gun-wielding judges fight off Russian drone attacks from Kyiv rooftops, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Thirty-five judges are part of Mriya, a volunteer paramilitary squad, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. He told the Wall Street Journal that the Mriya squad had taken down five Iranian-made Shahed drones. "If I do not do this now," he told The Wall Street Journal, "my children and grandson will not have a peaceful future." Judge Chumak, 48, told The Wall Street Journal that when the drones get close, "they're noisy.

Persons: Yuriy Chumak, Chumak, —, YASUYOSHI CHIBA, Viktor Fomon, Judge Chumak, Vladimir Putin's, Chris Panella Organizations: Street Journal, Service, Street, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Getty, Wall Street, Ukraine's Locations: Mriya, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Soviet, Czechoslovakian, AFP

☆ Ukraine kits out kayaks with grenade launchers, optimized for covert military operations, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine has developed a potential game-changer for its wartime defense, said an ABC News report. The Poloz-M16 kayaks were used in a successful nighttime operation last year. Ukraine: A powerhouse in military technologyThe kayaks are part of a broader campaign in Ukraine to develop unconventional solutions to counter Russia's aggression. Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, recently emphasized the country's potential to become a powerhouse in military technology. "We will be the strongest in military tech – that is, everything related to innovations in the military field.

Persons: Serhiy Ostashenko, Adamant, Mykhailo Fedorov, Fedorov Organizations: ABC, Service Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Dnipro, Ukrainian, Kharkiv, Russia, Australia

☆ Video footage appears to show US volunteers of Ukraine's Chosen Company fighting night battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Video footage appears to show US Chosen Company volunteers fighting Russian troops in Opytne. Chosen Company includes US volunteers fighting alongside Ukraine's 59th Motorized Brigade. The video, uploaded to X, formerly known as Twitter, appears to show Chosen Company volunteers exchanging fire with enemy soldiers. US volunteers killed in actionChosen Company volunteers fighting with Ukraine's 59th Motorized Brigade. Chosen Company videoUS veterans Andrew Webber and Lance Lawrence, serving with Chosen Company, were killed in July.

Persons: —, Opytne, Yuriy Mysiagin, Hanna Malyar, Malyar, Andrew Webber, Lance Lawrence, Webber, Heather Hagan, Lawrence, Ryan O'Leary Organizations: Chosen Company, Opytne ., Company, Ukraine's 59th Motorized Brigade, Service, Chosen, 59th Motorized Brigade, Russian, Kyiv Post, Defense Forces, US Military Academy, West, Army, Marine Corps Locations: Opytne, Donetsk, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Spetember, Avdiivka, Ukrainian, Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia

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