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US paratroopers in Poland largely hidden from view amid mission prompted by war in Ukraine

Curious Poles continue to stop for a peek at the sprawling airfield here that serves as the main staging area for the 82nd Airborne’s new mission in Poland. But for the most part, soldiers remain out of sight. And one month into the campaign, that’s just the way the U.S. …

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NATO nixes no-fly zone over Ukraine to avoid a larger war

NATO on Friday ruled out setting up a no-fly zone in Ukraine amid concerns of sparking a wider war with Russia, but will consider sharply increasing the number of allied troops deployed to central and Eastern Europe, the alliance’s top official said. As Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its second …

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92% of Russian troops assembled for invasion now in Ukraine as Russia captures largest nuclear power plant in Europe

About 92% of the armed forces that Russia assembled for its invasion of Ukraine are now in the country as Russian troops have overtaken the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, a senior U.S. defense official said Friday. With most of the more than 170,000 troops and weapons that Russian …

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