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As the Ukrainian war drags on, Zelenskiy’s insatiable appetite for fresh meat for the Donbass grinder grows daily, as sources tell AFP Ukraine is losing approximately 8,000 soldiers a week.
The press gang operations, where bounty hunters snatch old men and boys off the street, are in full swing.
However, it seems the Ukrainian population may have reached its limit and had enough of this tyranny.
The video shows passers by freeing a kidnap victim from the clutches of the bounty hunters, who are paid $200 a head. The lifespan at the front is measured in days.

The increasing use of drone warfare in global conflicts, as seen in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, presents a new imperative for military forces to quickly identify and intercept hostile unmanned weapon systems when every minute counts. It also reveals a more profound need to gather and analyze multiple data streams and respond faster than humans can process manually.

If Hollywood has taught us anything, it’s that the undead are often the undefeated. Whether it’s World War Z, The Walking Dead, or Resident Evil, America’s finest are somehow always outmaneuvered by flesh-eating forces.
On paper, the U.S. military should have a battle against bags of bones, well, in the bag. We’re talking the world’s most expensive defense machine—over a million active-duty troops, fleets of armored vehicles, drones that can sneeze precision munitions from the sky.

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war has had ripple effects around the world. We asked five experts to assess how the war has affected key regions beyond Europe — from East Asia to the Middle East and Africa to Latin America.Read more below.Sergey Radchenko Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International StudiesWhile Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has deepened Moscow’s ties with China, many of the underlying trends have been in evidence for the better part of the last three decades.

The lapse in appropriations related to the ongoing federal government shutdown has compelled the Marine Corps to postpone a highly anticipated meeting that was expected to inform the integration of generative AI capabilities into the force.
The “workshop” was slated to take place Nov. 17-21 at Quantico and bring together Marines, civilians and industry. But due to the budget situation, the meeting has been pushed to next year, according to a MARADMIN cancellation message.

A new Netflix show tells the coming-of-age story of a young man who joins the Marine Corps looking for a shot at a new future, but goes in hiding a secret that if it gets out, would see him brought up on charges: He’s gay.
“My life needs a change, sir. I want to be somebody else,” Cameron Cope tells the recruiter. 
“Son, boot camp is the machine that turns boys into men. In 13 weeks you won’t even recognize yourself. Are you sure you’re ready for that?” the recruiter responds.

The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has chosen US-based Gentex to supply integrated ballistic helmet systems and AMP Communication Headsets.

FN Browning Group, which owns brands like FN Herstal, Browning, and Winchester, has invested £13m ($17m) in its UK subsidiary, FN UK.

The government shutdown continues to grind on, and there’s no end in sight.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that troops would begin going without pay starting Nov. 15 if the shutdown continues, even as many families prepare for the holiday season. Earlier this month, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that this could be the longest shutdown in American history.

Artificial intelligence startup Luminary Cloud has developed a physics-based AI model for Northrop Grumman that will allow the defense contractor to more quickly design and build new spacecraft.
Announced on Tuesday, the new partnership gives engineers access to a purpose-built tool known as Physics AI that can generate high-fidelity simulations of spacecraft subsystems in seconds.