HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 - Caught on Camera

Doyle McManus: Premature self-congratulation won't help the US in Ukraine

To hear the Biden administration talk, the war in Ukraine is nearly won — and the United States wants some of the credit for winning it.

Los Angeles Times · May 9, 2022

Ukrainian port city of Mariupol reported under renewed Russian fire after evacuations; more attacks in the east

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces renewed bombings in the brutalized city of Mariupol on Tuesday and pressed their assault on Ukraine’s eastern heartland, according to Ukrainian officials who described the death and destruction that ensued.

Los Angeles Times · May 4, 2022

At Defense Talks in Germany, US Says World Galvanized against Russia’s Invasion

The United States said the world was galvanized against Russia's two-month-old invasion of Ukraine as it hosted defense talks in Germany involving over 40 countries that sought to speed and synchronize the delivery of arms to Kyiv. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hosted the event at Ramstein Air Base following…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2022

Russia ‘failing’ in Ukraine war, Blinken says, amid new battles in east

DNIPRO, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken declared Monday that “Russia is failing” in its war aims, as deadly new fighting flared in Ukraine’s eastern battle zone and Russian forces reportedly aimed a round of airstrikes at rail facilities in the country’s west and center.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 25, 2022

Zelenskyy meets with US delegation as Ukrainians mark a somber Orthodox Easter

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — With fighting raging in the eastern and southern parts of the country, Ukrainians marked a somber Orthodox Easter on Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the most senior U.S. delegation to arrive in the capital since the war erupted two months ago.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 24, 2022

Ukrainians mark a somber Orthodox Easter

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — With fighting raging in the eastern and southern parts of the country, Ukrainians marked a somber Orthodox Easter on Sunday ahead of a planned visit by the most senior U.S. officials to arrive in the capital since the war erupted two months ago.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 24, 2022

Senators say Pentagon must do more to help Ukraine defeat Russia - Roll Call

Senators pressed Defense Department leaders to send more weapons to Ukraine more quickly, with the goal of defeating Russia.

Roll Call · Apr 7, 2022

Top general says Biden budget's low inflation assumption is wrong - Roll Call

The military's top general acknowledged that President Joe Biden's defense budget for fiscal 2023 could be undercut by high inflation.

Roll Call · Apr 5, 2022

Navy fuel leak in Hawaii poisons water

Despite the military being the second-largest economic sector, Hawaiians are fed up with their malfeasance

Salon · Mar 24, 2022