A lieutenant colonel flying a U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet was killed during the overnight aerial strike while on duty, the Air Force said on June 29. Russia launched a “massive” missile and drone strike across Ukraine early on June 29, unleashing over 500 aerial targets, including various types of missiles and attack drones, according to […]
Russia has lost around 1,018,940 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on June 29. The number includes 1,220 casualties that Russian forces suffered just over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,976 tanks, 22,915 […]
The Defense Ministry has approved the Ukrainian-made ground-based robotics complex “Murakha” (“Ant”) for combat operations, the ministry announced on June 28. Since 2024, Ukraine has been scaling up robotics development in hopes that mass production of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) will “minimize human involvement on the battlefield.” The Murakha is a tracked robotic platform designed […]
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack terrorized Ukraine overnight on June 29 as air raid alarms sounded across the country, including western regions far from the front lines. Russia’s bombardments — a fact of life after three years of full-scale war — have […]
A majority of U.S. adults support religious chaplains in public schools, a new poll shows. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released a report showing that over half of adults think schools should be allowed to have chaplains available to provide support services. The survey further revealed that less than half agreed with […]
In bars across America, fewer young bargoers – those born in the late 1990s or early 2000s – are opening tabs, instead choosing to close out and pay after every drink, The New York Times recently reported. Does the trend bother bartenders? Fox News Digital asked a few for their thoughts. “Is it annoying to […]
I grew up in a Christian community in Egypt. Like many other families, we suffered firsthand under the oppressive rule of the Islamo-socialist regime of Gamal Abdel Nasser, chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Egypt. Later, Nasser’s military dictatorship controlled every aspect of our lives. As a young man, I escaped the repression of […]
Pope Leo XIV welcomed Ukrainian Greek Catholic pilgrims to the Vatican on June 28, saying their country has been “martyred” by Russia’s “senseless war.” Greek Catholicism is Ukraine’s second-largest Christian denomination, with adherents making up around one-tenth of the country’s population. Prevalent mainly in western Ukraine, it has retained many rituals and practices of the […]
A former deputy mayor for Kharkiv is facing multiple charges related to creating and leading a scheme that allegedly embezzled 5.4 million hryvnias ($130,000) of budget funds allocated for fortifications, law enforcement agencies announced on June 28. Ukraine’s military as well as public officials has seen several corruption scandals since the start of Russia’s full-scale […]
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk said on June 28 that Ukraine’s parliament is preparing a draft bill to hold elections following the end of the martial law period enacted as a result of the war. “We are working on this draft law, because for the next elections, a new special draft law is […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) struck on June 28 the 1060th Material-Technical Support Center in the city of Bryansk, Ukraine’s General Staff said. The facilities store a Russian missile and drone arsenal, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing a source in HUR. Local residents reported hearing explosions […]
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on June 28 that he does not intend to meet directly with President Volodymyr Zelensky, claiming that the Ukrainian president “hates” him, as relations between the two countries continue to sour. Fico’s comments come just one day after Slovakia joined Hungary in blocking an 18th package of sanctions against […]