# defense minister (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover defense minister. Page: Feed: --- ## [Russia turned our hometowns into hunting grounds](https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/russia-turned-our-hometowns-into) _2026-08-22 · Oleksandra Poda · The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak_ Ally and Sasha are two reporters united by the same fear: Their families in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia have become potential targets for FPV drones in the enemy’s twisted ʼhuman safari.ʼ ## [NEWSFLASH: Ukraine has a new defense minister](https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/newsflash-ukraine-has-a-new-defense) _2026-08-19 · Oleksandra Poda · The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak_ Despite more than 30 days of protests pushing for Mykhailo Fedorov’s reappointment, the Ukrainian Parliament voted for a new Minister of Defense: Yevhenii Khmara. ## [Summer vacations under Russian missiles](https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/summer-vacations-under-russian-missiles) _2026-08-18 · Oleksandra Khelemendyk · The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak_ This summer, despite constant Russian attacks, beaches in the Odesa region are flooded with tourists. Still, tourism faces unprecedented challenges. ## [My trauma, living in defenseless Kyiv](https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/my-trauma-living-in-defenseless-kyiv) _2026-08-08 · Jacqueline Cole · The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak_ A joint reporter's notebook that documents the changing nature of Russian attacks and why they’ve gotten more devastating as time goes on. ## [With no Patriots, Ukraine builds missile interceptors](https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/with-no-patriots-ukraine-builds-missile) _2026-08-06 · Oleksandra Khelemendyk · The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak_ While losing its logistics to Ukrainian strikes, Russia targets civilian infrastructure and prepares to mobilize. In turn, Ukraine is doubling down on its anti-ballistic defense. ## [Taiwan’s shrinking population is a national security threat](https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/taiwans-shrinking-population-is-a) _2026-08-04 · Elaine Lin · The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak_ An OBGYN in Taipei explains why Taiwanese women are not having kids, and why that could mean danger for the island's future. ## [Ukrainian drones deliver devastating package to Russia’s Amazon](https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/ukrainian-drones-deliver-devastating) _2026-08-01 · Petro Gordon · The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak_ Kyiv targets Wildberries, Russia’s main marketplace openly selling drones. Issac, a former U.S. Marine and volunteer for Ukraine, thinks this is an ‘extraordinary strategic move.' ## [Ukraine's interceptor drones help arm pacifist Japan](https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/ukraines-interceptor-drones-help) _2026-07-30 · Petro Gordon · The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak_ While Russia actively steals Japanese technology, Ukrainian drone companies are helping Japan to rearm itself. ## [Peter Strzok on Kash Patel’s “ill-advised” trip to Russia](https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/peter-strzok-on-kash-patels-ill-advised) _2026-07-28 · Mariana Lastovyria · The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak_ The FBI Director plans a trip to Russia this fall, hosted by the FSB. Strzok, an ex-FBI special agent who worked on the Russian probe, laid out how foolish a position Patel is putting himself in. ## [U.S. poop parasite is familiar Ukraine nightmare](https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/us-poop-parasite-is-familiar-ukraine) _2026-07-25 · Oleksandra Poda · The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak_ A parasite outbreak spooked the U.S. for a week. In Ukraine, contaminated water happens every winter when Russia turns off the power, causing the same effect. ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bP41e5uTiW3E) _2026-07-25 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Can Ukraine keep striking beyond the front line without Fedorov?](https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/can-ukraine-keep-striking-beyond) _2026-07-22 · Mariana Lastovyria · The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak_ Concern is growing over the future of Ukraine’s game-changing mid-range strikes after the DefMin’s dismissal. A serviceman who loads and launches these strikes takes us inside what might happen next. ## [The Highest Stakes Do Not Lie in the Presidential Election](https://ottomansandzionists.com/2024/10/31/the-highest-stakes-do-not-lie-in-the-presidential-election/) _2024-10-31 · ottomansandzionists · Ottomans and Zionists_ Every presidential election feels consequential, but events have combined to make Tuesday’s vote feel even more so. October 7 and the resulting year-long fallout has convinced many Jewish and pro-Israel voters that the very fate of Israel is at stake. American Jews feel more vulnerable than they have in living memory, with antisemitism skyrocketing by \[ \] ## [The Rewards and Risks of Israel’s War Against Hezbollah](https://ottomansandzionists.com/2024/09/26/the-rewards-and-risks-of-israels-war-against-hezbollah/) _2024-09-26 · ottomansandzionists · Ottomans and Zionists_ For anyone skeptical that the nearly year-long daily exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah was an actual war, all doubts were erased over the past ten days. The new phase that began with exploding Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies was followed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon on the group’s weapons depots and top leaders \[ \] ## [Israel’s Foreign Policy Continues to be Swallowed by Politics](https://ottomansandzionists.com/2024/09/19/israels-foreign-policy-continues-to-be-swallowed-by-politics/) _2024-09-19 · ottomansandzionists · Ottomans and Zionists_ Henry Kissinger famously quipped that Israel has no foreign policy and only domestic politics. That observation was on full display this week, as rumors swirled that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was on the cusp of firing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and replacing him with his erstwhile Likud rival Gideon Sa’ar. While Netanyahu’s camp claimed that \[ \] ## [The Lies We Tell Ourselves](https://ottomansandzionists.com/2024/09/04/the-lies-we-tell-ourselves/) _2024-09-04 · ottomansandzionists · Ottomans and Zionists_ When six innocent people are executed in cold blood in order to prevent their safe return to their families and their homes, the extremism of the act begets extreme responses. Human instinct is to be angry and figure out how tragedy could have been prevented, and to become even more certain about what we believed \[ \]