UN eyes Red Sea threats, Trump pushes Gaza talks, Russia advances in Ukraine—here's your SOFREP Morning Brief for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

Right after World War II, a crucial alliance between the two countries fell apart. We are still paying the price.

Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world’ ...

Set in the shadow of World War II during the Berlin Airlift, this sweeping, character-rich work brings the past into sharp ...

Assad’s most-notorious death factory, the hangings had become routine. Once a month, around midnight, the guards at Sednaya ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had discussed improved air defences and intensified sanctions against Russia ...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova came down heavily on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for demanding Moscow pay for Ukraine's reconstruction. On Thursday, speaking at the Ukraine ...

Viral videos showcase Russia's T-72 "Zombie Tank" allegedly surviving over 60 drone bombs with its "steel brush" defenses near Ostashkov! Another T-72B3M reportedly withstood 5 drone hits in the ...

The Battle of Kursk was a catastrophic defeat for Germany; the Wehrmacht suffered around 200,000 casualties and lost nearly 700 tanks and 1,000 aircraft. These losses were irreplaceable.

Russia has more potential agricultural area than anywhere else in the world but it has run out of potatoes and onions. Even President Vladimir Putin conceded there is a problem.