Defense

BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — From a hideout in a bombed-out house in eastern Ukraine, army commander Mykhailo Strebizh twirls a mortar shell the size of a bowling pin, calling it “aid we got from Europe […]

Russian state television showed video Friday of two U.S. military veterans who went missing last week while fighting in Ukraine, confirming that the men were taken captive and raising fears about their fate. Alex Drueke […]

The head of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific said Friday his forces are committed to defending the southwestern Japanese islands as allies in the region try to bolster defenses amid growing threats from […]

PARIS — As leaders from France, Germany and Italy visited Kiev this week, more than a dozen businessmen were stopped, perhaps even transfixed, in front of a booth for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense at […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh are both military veterans from Alabama, so it was natural that they formed a bond once they met in Ukraine, where each traveled separately with the intention of […]

BAGHDAD — U.S.-led coalition forces captured a senior leader of the extremist Islamic State group in a military operation in northern Syria on Thursday, the coalition said. In a statement, it said the captured leader […]

BRUSSELS — NATO defense ministers gathered Thursday for talks focusing on bolstering forces and deterrence along the military alliance’s eastern borders to dissuade Russia from planning further aggression. The war by the Kremlin in Ukraine […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two U.S. veterans from Alabama who were in Ukraine assisting in the war against Russia haven’t been heard from in days and are missing, members of the state’s congressional delegation said Wednesday. […]

What started as a girls’ trip to Poland for a group of military spouses stationed in Germany has manifested into a larger effort to help Ukrainian refugees. Two Army spouses share the story of their […]

PARIS — In the weeks leading up to its invasion of Ukraine, Russia telegraphed its intentions by destroying one of its own satellites in orbit and then hacking U.S.-based communications company Viasat, according to France’s […]