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In what seems to be the Ukrainians giving the Russians a taste of their own medicine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reportedly fired cluster munition rockets at Russian troops to force them out of a village in Husarivka, Ukraine, according to The New York Times. Journalists from The New York Times uncovered what remained of a […]
Ukraine can get their hands on some German Leopard 1 Main Battle Tanks as Rheinmetall’s chief executive Armin Papperger expressed that the company was ready to provide 50 Leopard 1 tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. If approved by the German Government, it could take just 6 weeks before it would be delivered. According to […]
Following Russia’s temporary retreat to replenish supplies and arrange their battle plan to attack the Donbas region, Ukrainian officials have discovered that the Russian forces had booby-trapped dead bodies with explosives. This was done to kill unsuspecting Ukrainians who would move the dead bodies to get them proper funerals. These booby traps were also found […]
President Biden announced the approval of an $800 million military assistance package bound for Ukraine on April 13. The package, which includes heavy artillery systems, artillery rounds, Javelin missiles, Switchblade drones, Mi-17 helicopters, and more, was approved in anticipation of a wider Russian assault in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine. “The Ukrainian military has […]
As the Russo-Ukrainian war approaches its 6th week of fighting, Slovakia has reportedly said it was considering donating their Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, provided that replacements could be made available to them. This is according to Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger. Slovakia is one of the NATO countries that heeded Zelensky’s request for […]
The Azov regiment claimed on April 11th that the Russian forces had used an unknown poisonous chemical substance against Ukrainian Forces in the besieged city of Mariupol. SOFREP is fully aware of propaganda from both sides of the war, in yesterday’s SITREP we expressed skepticism that an actual chemical attack occurred given the evidence presented […]
Slovakia has given its S-300 air defense system to Ukraine as part of its commitment to help the country secure its skies. This comes after repeated calls by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the West for more weaponry to help it repel attacks against the Russians, which is expected to launch another offensive on the […]
After the Russians pulled out from Kyiv Oblast and announced their focus on liberating the Donbas region from Ukraine, two Russian missiles had hit the Kramatorsk train station in the Donetsk region. According to initial reports, at least 39 people had been killed as a result of the strikes, with 100 more wounded. These people […]
The United Kingdom is planning to send various armored vehicles to Ukraine in another military assistance package, according to a report by The Times. Aside from The Times, Reuters has also reported that the British Defense Ministry is considering sending the Mastiff and/or the Jackal. The Mastiff is a heavily armored, 6×6 protected patrol vehicle […]
NATO’s former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Retired Four-star General Wesley Clark, stated that Putin’s goal was to obtain Ukraine, the Baltic states, and control over Eastern Europe during an interview with CNN last April 3. Clark served as NATO’s SACEUR from 1997 to 200. CNN asked him about his thoughts on the current developments […]