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Business InsiderShooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon could be a lot harder than it sounds, former Navy pilot says
"It's very difficult with what we have, because what we have was not meant to shoot down balloons," a former naval aviator told Insider.
- Popular Mechanics
Turns Out Russia Is Overselling Its 'Unstoppable' Hypersonic Missile
Turns out Russia is overselling its "unstoppable" hypersonic missile. Why? Because Mach 5+ missiles still can’t handle the heat, according to a U.S. report.
- Ukrayinska Pravda
Successful ambush behind enemy lines: Armed Forces of Ukraine destroy modernised tank and capture Russian marines
In the area of Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, soldiers of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of Ukraine and the 72nd Separate Mechanised Brigade have destroyed Russian equipment and captured two Russian servicemen.
- The New Voice of Ukraine
Putin inventing “new type of military” after Ukraine liquidated almost his entire army
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has begun to invent a new type of military because his entire army has nearly been liquidated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ivan Kyrychevsky, an expert writing for the Ukrainian Defense Express military news outlet, said in an interview with Radio NV on Feb. 3.
- Time
Why the U.S. Decided Not to Shoot Down the Chinese Spy Balloon Over Montana
President Biden asked for military options after the balloon was spotted, according to defense officials
- The Hill
Ukraine warns Russia massing 500,000 troops on border for offensive
Ukraine is warning that Moscow is regrouping hundred of thousands of troops on the border for a massive new offensive, just weeks before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday gave a stark message to the West when he forecast that the Kremlin was building up its forces to take…
- Ukrayinska Pravda
Russian stormtroopers tried to break through to Bakmut, suffered losses and retreated
On 2 February, Russian stormtroopers tried to break through the defence line of a Ukrainian border unit on the outskirts of Bakhmut; they suffered losses and retreated. Source: press service of the State Border Guard Service Details: The State Border Guard Service reports that the occupiers were planning to get into a building and gain a foothold there.
- Ukrayinska Pravda
Major Russian offensive will end by April and will not be successful ISW
Russian President Vladimir Putin may have overestimated the Russian military's own capabilities again, and therefore its major offensive in the east of Ukraine will end prematurely in the spring rainy season and will not be effective, analysts of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) are convinced.
- Time
Inside the US Army Plant Making Artillery Shells for Ukraine
Hundreds are working 24/7 to keep the pipeline of ordnance flowing as Ukraine fights back against Russian invaders.
- HuffPost
'It's Scary': Jordan Klepper Reveals What's So Worrisome About Trump Supporters
"The Daily Show" correspondent returned from his latest Trump event with alarming news.
- The New Voice of Ukraine
National Guard downs Russian Su-25 near Bakhmut
A Ukrainian National Guardsman downed a Russian Su-25 aircraft near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast with the help of a 9K38 Igla man-portable air-defence system (MANPAD), the National Guard's press office reported on Facebook on Feb. 3.
- The New Voice of Ukraine
Members of Russian 155th Marine Brigade surrender in Donbas
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have captured members of Russia's 155th Marine Brigade near the town of Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, Colonel Oleksiy Dmytrashkivskyi, head of the joint press center of the Tauride Defense Forces, said at a Military Media Center briefing on Feb. 2.
- The New Voice of Ukraine
Israel signals it’s prepared to provide Ukraine with military aid
During a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced his readiness to provide Ukraine with “military items,” Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel reported on Feb. 3, citing an official familiar with the negotiations.
- HuffPost
GOP Rep. Who Spoke At Pro-Hitler Event Goes After Ilhan Omar Because Of ‘Anti-Semitism’
Paul Gosar has repeatedly promoted the work of the prominent white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
- Business Insider
2 House Republicans caught saying Ilhan Omar removal was the 'stupidest vote in world' before begging reporters to not tell GOP leadership what they said
Two House Republicans blurted out what they really thought about Thursday's vote to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar in what they thought was private.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Is Still a Putin Stooge and a Traitor to His Country
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/ReutersAs the late great poet Maya Angelou might have said had she thought it was necessary, “When someone shows you over and over and over again that they are a traitor, believe them.”For further, completely appropriate emphasis, she might have elaborated: “When someone shows you over and over and over again, for their entire lives, in business and in government, that they are not only traitors, but corrupt, ignorant, pathologically disho
- HuffPost
Mitch McConnell May Have Just Pulled The Ultimate Revenge On 2 Rival Senators
The Senate minority leader previously said he had no hard feelings toward the men, but his actions said otherwise.
- The Daily Beast
Even North Korea Just Noticed Russia’s War in Ukraine ‘Isn’t Going So Well’
ReutersLess than a week after North Korea promised to “always stand in the same trench” with Russia, it seems even Pyongyang is losing faith in Vladimir Putin’s war machine.After promising last November to help Russia rebuild bombed out parts of occupied eastern Ukraine, North Korean authorities picked out laborers to send and then even recruited some more—but they have now thought better of sending them, according to Daily NK.“This is because they were going to rush the workers over if Russia q
- MarketWatch
China urges calm over reports of spy balloon flying in U.S. airspace
At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning Mao said that politicians and the public should withhold judgment "before we have a clear understanding of the facts" about the spy balloon reports.
- Business Insider
Trump 'demanded absolute loyalty' and stayed 'one step ahead of the law' like a mafia boss, ex-prosecutor says in new book
Trump built his business empire "through a pattern of criminal activity," an ex-prosecutor said in a new book. A Trump attorney has threatened legal action.