Ukrainian female pilot Nadia Savchenko was released in a prisoner swap for two Russian soldiers captured in the Donbass region of East Ukraine. She had been held since 2014 on murder and terrorism charges and extradited to Russia. Many analysts thought the prosecution had political motives. “Nadiya Savchenko was met…
First posted at The Washington Times Force protection is critical in a foreign military engagement. Russia, it seems, is learning this the hard way. At least four helicopters and 20 trucks were destroyed at the T4 airbase near Palmyra, most likely by Grad rockets fired by the Islamic State. This…