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U.S. Special Operations Forces arrive in the Middle East — NYT

Several hundred U.S. Special Operations Forces soldiers have arrived in the Middle East to provide President Donald Trump and other military officials with additional options in the war with Iran, The New York Times reported on March 29.

30 March, 11:37 AM

Ukrainian long-range drones target Novorossiysk, damage large landing ship - video

Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) pecial forces and Ukraine’s Defense and Security Forces used long-range drones to strike military and logistics facilities at the Russian port of Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai overnight, NV’s sources said on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 01:51 PM

How Israeli veteran aids Ukraine’s fight, thwarts Russian offensives

Eyal Israeli, a former Israeli special forces operative, is now using his skills to help Ukraine resist Russian invasion forces, particularly by guiding strikes on Chornobayivka in Kherson Oblast that destroyed nearly 50 Russian helicopters, The Jerusalem Post reported on Sept. 11.

18 September 2025, 07:05 PM

Ukrainian drone damages $60M Russian Black Sea reconnaissance vessel - video

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) Special Forces tracked and successfully attacked Russian Project MPSV07 multifunctional support vessel of the aggressor Black Sea Fleet, the officers wrote on Sept. 11.

11 September 2025, 09:46 AM

26-year-old Ukrainian athlete killed in battle

Ukrainian discus thrower Vitalii Rymaruk died defending Ukraine against the Russian invasion.

19 June 2025, 01:19 AM

Ukrainian intelligence crushes Russian assault, 30+ occupiers killed

A special unit named Khimera, operating under Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR), successfully carried out a complex combat operation in the Kupyansk direction, the military reported on June 10.

10 June 2025, 01:42 PM

Grozny drone strike sparks fire at Kadyrov special forces base

A drone attacked the premises of the Ahmat Kadyrov special purpose police regiment in Grozny, Russian Telegram channel ASTRA wrote early on Dec. 12.

12 December 2024, 10:00 AM

Satellite images show moments after drone strike on special forces university in Chechnya

Satellite images of the building of the Russian Special Forces University, named after Putin, in the Chechen city of Gudermes, which was targeted by a drone on Oct. 29, were posted on Telegram the following day by Radio Liberty.

30 October 2024, 12:47 PM

Ukrainian drones attack demolishes Russian Lipetsk-2 airfield, SBU source says

A drone attack on Russia's Lipetsk-2 military airbase on the night of Aug. 9 was carried out in a joint operation by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), Armed Forces and Special Forces, NV sources in the agency reported.

9 August 2024, 01:31 PM

HUR Special Forces execute secret missions in Tendra Spit raid, Ukrainian military says

Ukraine's Military Intelligence's Special Forces carried out secret missions in their overnight raid on the temporarily occupied Tendra Spit in the Black Sea northern part, Ivan Tymochko, the Ukrainian Army’s Reservists Council Chair, said on national television on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 10:25 AM

SBU downs Russian helicopter with FPV drone over Kursk Oblast

Special forces of Ukraine’s SBU security service shot down a Russian helicopter using an FPV drone over Russia’s Kursk Oblast on Aug. 6, a source within the special service told NV.

7 August 2024, 03:06 PM

Crackdown on protesters in Georgia halted, demostrations resume in front of parliament

Protesters against the "Foreign Agents" bill returned to the Georgian parliament after special forces stopped their crackdown overnight on May 1, Echo of the Caucasus reported.

1 May 2024, 02:39 PM

Moldova teams up with US and Romania for JCET-2024 military drills

Moldova's Defense Ministry announced the commencement of the JCET-2024 military exercises with US and Romanian forces starting April 1, the country’s Defense Ministry’s press service reported.

1 April 2024, 04:44 PM

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