Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez are giving away $100 million as part of Bezos’ annual prize to individuals who make significant contributions to society. This year’s recipients of $50 million each are actor and entrepreneur Eva Longoria, and Bill McRaven, a retired Navy admiral and former chancellor of the University of … Read more
The Red Sea conflict is one of the largest battle the US Navy has ever fought. “I think you’d have to go back to World War II,” Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told 60 Minutes. The Navy has fired about 100 surface-to-air missiles and sent about 7,000 sailors to the Red Sea. A US Navy admiral … Read more
Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov attends a ceremony marking 240th anniversary of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea May 13, 2023. Alexey Pavlishak | Reuters Mystery continues to surround the fate of the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, who Ukraine claimed it had killed in a missile strike … Read more
September 27, 2023 at 3:20 a.m. EDT Adm. Viktor Sokolov, the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, center, is seen in May at a ceremony in Sevastopol, Crimea, marking the fleet’s 240th anniversary. (Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters) Russia’s Defense Ministry released footage on Tuesday purporting to show that the commander of its Black Sea Fleet is still … Read more
RIA The commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet reported to have been killed in the destruction of its HQ in occupied Sevastopol last week appears to have survived, if a video released by the Russian defense ministry can be taken at face value. Ukrainian officials publicly “confirmed” Monday that Admiral Viktor Sokolov was among 34 … Read more