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Ukrainian Soldier Captures Rare Russian VSS-M Rifle
developed in the 1990s to combine suppressed firing with the ability to penetrate body armor. Unlike earlier Soviet approaches that relied on adapting AK rifles, this cartridge was specifically ...
The National Interest17d
Russia and America Have Been Stealing Each Other’s Weapons for Years
When coupled with the rifle’s built-in suppressor, it is about as silent as it gets, yet still is able to penetrate lighter body armor ... Past Efforts to Obtain Soviet Weapons During the ...
The New York Times21d
Review: She’s the Dancing Body, He’s the Restless Mind
By Gia Kourlas There is plenty of text in “Many Happy Returns,” but dance, the language of the body — presented here ... dancing is an armor, where she seems most secure.
Kyiv Post9d
He ‘Hit His Head on a Pillar’: Ukrainian Paratroopers Reveal How They Captured North Korean POW
Ukrainian paratroopers describe the tenacity of North Korean troops, their refusal to surrender, and their readiness to die ...
defector1d
What’s Wrong With War Tourism?
On a cold and cloudy morning in Ukraine’s second city, our tour guide Kirill met us at our hotel. Twenty-seven, with dark, ...
Business Insider8d
Putin is repeating a Soviet-era mistake that tanked the Russian economy, Polish foreign minister says
Russian President Vladimir Putin is copying Soviet-era approaches that bankrupted the USSR and that he used to criticize, according to Poland's foreign minister. Speaking on a panel at the World ...
The Scientist7d
Private Institute Briefs
The institution’s research vessel Know the first U.S. ship to enter the Black Sea in 13 years, is in the middle of a planned series of six trips to the Soviet body of water. Its scientists are using ...