WASHINGTON—Chinese companies, including ones with direct links to the regime in Beijing, are reportedly sending assault rifles, body armor, and drone parts to Russia. Chinese firms have exported 1,000 assault rifles and other equipment to Moscow that could be used in the conflict with Ukraine, according to a new report by Politico. When asked about…
White House: No ‘Firm Confirmation’ That China Is Sending Assault Weapons, Body Armor to Russia
Pentagon Releases Video of Russian Fighter Jet Struck US Drone | Facts Matter
The U.S. Air Force declassified the official video footage from the unmanned drone that was taken down over the Black Sea. According to the footage, it appears that the American side of this story was accurate: the Russians indeed dumped fuel on and hit the propeller of the $32 million American drone before it fell…
White House Condemns ‘Reckless Incompetence’ of Russian Fighter That Collided With US Drone
Newly released footage demonstrates that Russia lied about its interception of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, according to the White House. A Russian fighter jet collided with a U.S. MQ-9 drone over the Black Sea on March 14, causing the drone to crash into the sea. Moscow falsely claimed that the drone made…
White House Is ‘Encouraging’ China-Ukraine Talks
The Biden administration is welcoming a potential meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping. The White House would encourage such an arrangement in order to help Chinese communist leadership better understand the needs of the Ukrainian people, according to National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby. “We think…
Ukraine Says Its Forces Hold on in Bakhmut
NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine/WASHINGTON—On the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces continued to withstand Russian assaults on the now-ruined city of Bakhmut. Reuters reporters heard a constant rumble of artillery on all sides at about 1.5 km (0.9 mile) from the frontline. In eastern Ukraine, the Russian-installed leader of the Donetsk region said on Thursday the…
US Releases Video of Russian Jet Colliding With American Drone
Video footage from an American drone shows a Russian jet approaching it over the Black Sea. The Su-27 fighter jet is releasing fuel as it flies towards the MQ-9 U.S. Air Force drone on March 14, in the footage released by the U.S. military on Thursday. The clips also show the jet colliding with the…
Russian Cockpit Footage of CRASHED American Plane Over Black Sea | Facts Matter
A $32 million U.S. drone that was flying over the Black Sea fell into the water after it encountered two Russian fighter jets. The drone in question was an unmanned American Reaper drone—specifically, the MQ-9 model. It was flying through international airspace, over the Black Sea near the Crimean peninsula, toward the Russian border. As…
Capitol Report: Pentagon Says Russia Intentionally Downs US Drone; Pentagon Raises Likelihood of Alien Life
The United States reveals whether it believes Russia’s latest downing of a U.S. drone was intentional or not, as Moscow vows to recover the drone’s debris likely containing classified technology. House Republicans are trying to find solutions to the border crisis. But House Democrats say they’re going about it wrong. Republicans are unveiling an energy…
NTD Evening News (March 15): Tensions Soar as US, Russia Race to Recover Drone Debris; Texas to Take Control of Houston Schools
The Pentagon on March 15 said that Russia “intentionally” intercepted a $32 million U.S. drone before hitting it and later forcing it to come down over the Black Sea. Russia, meanwhile, vowed to recover the debris of the drone. The Justice Department has arrested an exiled Chinese billionaire known as Miles Guo. Federal prosecutors are…
US Defense Secretary Addresses ‘Hazardous Episode’ Involving Russian Jets and American Drone Over Black Sea
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called Russia’s aggression toward a U.S. drone “reckless” in a March 15 meeting with the Tenth Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Austin told the group that two Russian aircraft engaged in “dangerous, reckless, and unprofessional practices” over the Black Sea on March 14 when they dumped fuel on an unmanned U.S….
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