War & Conflict

The Space Force started its second live Tactically Responsive Space mission June 19, working with a contractor to launch a satellite to low-Earth orbit in less than 17 hours. That spacecraft will now conduct a series of maneuver demonstrations with another vehicle. The mission, dubbed Victus Haze, launched from Rocket Lab’s private spaceport on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. In a release, Rocket Lab said its Electron rocket lifted off with its Puma satellite to low-Earth orbit earl

With Space Force leaders making the case that the service must grow to meet the demand of new threats, a recent workshop with 50 experts studied how those threats could impact American civilian and military capabilities as they escalate in severity and how the U.S. might respond to them. The Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence hosted the workshop in January and is releasing a 40-page report summarizing the results this week, coauthored by retired Cols. Charles Galbrea

The promotion rate for new technical sergeants inched up over last year to 26.59 percent, but the number getting promoted declined by more than 1,200. Promotion data released June 22 shows 6,668 Airmen selected for promotion to tech sergeant out of a pool of 25,080, for a rate of 26.59 percent. The full list of selectees will be released June 25 and senior raters will get early access June 23.  Overall, this year’s rate is up about a point from last year’s 25.62 percent, when more t

The Qatari-gifted aircraft that will serve as a “bridge” Air Force One will begin the commissioning flights needed to officially join the presidential airlift fleet, following its unveiling at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on June 19.  The plane, which the Air Force refers to as the VC-25B Bridge aircraft, is intended to lessen the pressure on the aging pair of VC-25As already in service while Boeing continues work on two new presidential airlifters, the VC-25Bs. In a June 19 statement, the Air

The Russian army has once again intensified attacks on the Bohodukhiv community in the Kharkiv region, targeting fuel stations and a critical infrastructure facility. Four people were injured in a repeated strike.

The European Union is reconsidering plans for the UK-EU summit scheduled for July 22 after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation.

The Russian army attacked the positions of Ukraine's Defense Forces 44 times since the beginning of the day. The occupiers are pressing hardest on the Kostiantynivka, Huliaipole, and Pokrovsk directions.

The President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, denied that his decision to strip the head of the Ukrainian state of the Order of the White Eagle was driven by domestic political considerations.

Russian forces carried out a series of drone attacks across the Kherson region during the day, leaving several civilians injured, including an employee of the regional military administration.

The threat of enemy action from Belarus is real if around 70,000 Russian troops are concentrated there, but Ukraine's Defense Forces are doing everything to prevent that.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen thanked UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for his work with the EU to strengthen the security of Europe and Ukraine.

The Defense Forces of Ukraine are working to block the enemy's logistics, and the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) are actively operating, including in temporarily occupied Crimea.

Against the backdrop of President Volodymyr Zelensky's warning to the Belarusian authorities about the need to remove relay transmitters that help Russian drones strike Ukraine, the European Commission said that Ukraine has every right to self-defense.

After the announcement of the resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his gratitude to him for cooperation, support for Ukraine, and joint decisions that made the protection of Ukrainians stronger.

In just the last few days, Ukrainian defense forces have struck an oil depot, gas compressor stations, Pantsir and S-400 air defense systems, and Nebo-U and Kasta radar stations belonging to the Russian invaders in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces launched a missile strike on a plant in Voronezh that manufactures electronics for Russia’s Iskander tactical missile systems and Kh-101 missiles.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, June 22.

The second phase of the search for the remains of those who died during World War II on the site of the former village of Puzhnyky has begun in the Ternopil region.

On the morning of June 22, Russian forces launched a missile strike on the city of Bilopillia in the Sumy region, causing significant damage to educational institutions and resulting in casualties.

Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a satellite communications center in the Moscow region, a training ground for UAV operators, and Russian logistics infrastructure.