Fox News foreign correspondent Benjamin Hall revealed what saved his life in his first on-air interview since a bomb blast outside of Kyiv, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a>, killed two of his colleagues and nearly claimed his life as well.
Hall joined hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade on Thursday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; to talk about his experience, his continuing recovery, and the nine words he&#8217;s credited with saving his life.
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On March 14, 2022, Hall was seriously injured in the Russian attack that killed Fox News cameraman <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/fox-news-cameraman-pierre-zakrzewski-killed-in-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pierre Zakrzewski</a> and Ukrainian producer <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/24-year-old-consultant-oleksandra-sasha-kuvshynova-killed-alongside-fox-news-cameraman-in-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oleksandra Kuvshynova</a>. He ultimately lost both feet, part of one leg, the use of one hand, and the vision in one eye — but during Thursday&#8217;s interview, he revealed what had pushed him to survive, to make it home, and to get back to broadcasting.
Thanking all those who had flooded him with their kind words and prayers, Hall said that the key to recovery was simple: &#8220;I think that when you’ve gone through something like I’ve gone through, the highs, the lows, you have to have a target, you have to get something to fight for.&#8221;
He went on to detail the first moments following the blast, immediately after everything around him had &#8220;gone dark,&#8221; by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news-benjamin-hall-urges-viewers-never-give-emotional-return-live-tv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reading an excerpt</a> from his upcoming memoir: &#8220;Saved: A War Reporter&#8217;s Mission To Make It Home.&#8221;
<blockquote>If I had the slightest iota of consciousness, it was a distant sense of shock waves and the feeling that every part of my body — bones, organs, sinew, my soul — had been knocked out of me. I was all but dead but improbably, out of this crippling nothingness, a figure came through, and I heard a familiar voice, as real as anything I’d ever known. “Daddy, you’ve got to get out of the car.”</blockquote>
Hall said that in that moment, he saw his daughters — and he crawled out of the car. Just as he got himself out, another shell landed a direct hit on the car.
&#8220;They brought me back, and I found the strength. I opened my eyes and managed to crawl out of the car. And then the third bomb hit the car itself. If it weren’t for them bringing me back, there is no way I would be here today,&#8221; he said.
Hall then revealed that the cameraman, Zakrzewski, had also gotten out of the car — and the two of them talked as they waited and hoped that help would arrive. &#8220;The two of us laid there for about 40 minutes, and talked, he passed away,&#8221; Hall said.
In the days, weeks, and even months that followed, Hall explained the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/the-stuff-of-movies-fox-news-pentagon-reporter-worked-behind-the-scenes-to-get-gravely-wounded-colleague-out-of-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">risky civilian operation</a> that got him out of Ukraine — and credited the military hospitals at Landstuhl Air Force Base in Germany and Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, for rebuilding him in both body and mind.

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‘They Brought Me Back’: Fox News Reporter Reveals What Saved Him After Bomb Blast In Ukraine

Fox News Reporter Benjamin Hall Reveals What Saved Him After Bomb Blast In Ukraine

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Global Politics

Russia

Ukraine

Ukraine-Russia War

World

Good people everywhere want to see Ukraine defend itself against the brutal Russian invasion, but if the real goal of U.S. foreign policy is to oust Vladimir Putin, let&#8217;s hope the diplomats and spies have thought things through.
You don&#8217;t have to be a Russian stooge to worry about what could happen in a destabilized Russia, with Kremlin creeps and crooked oligarchs scrambling to fill a power vacuum. Putin might rock horns and a pitchfork, but as the saying goes, &#8220;better the devil you know than the devil you don&#8217;t.&#8221;
Instead of assuaging those concerns, we are told one of two things. The first is the denial that taking out Putin is the primary objective. The second is that his removal from power would be a good thing, and there is no need to worry. And the conversation seems to end there.
Consider that President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/was-biden-calling-for-regime-change-in-russia-after-sunday-mass-the-president-tells-reporters-no" target="_blank" rel="noopener">barked</a> in Poland last March, &#8220;For God&#8217;s sakes, this man cannot remain in power,&#8221; referring to the Russian president. The White House subsequently walked that statement back. Yet it seems Biden&#8217;s gaffe is actually a common sentiment in the Beltway by key players.
For example, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has never waivered from his insistence that Putin must be taken out. In March 2022, the South Carolinian called upon a member of the Russian government to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lindsey-graham-calls-for-russians-to-assassinate-putin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assassinate Putin</a>. In May, he doubled down, adding that there is &#8220;<a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/watch-graham-says-there-is-no-off-ramp-in-war-lets-take-out-putin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no off-ramp</a>&#8221; to ending the war.
In turn, billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars and military aid were sent, and hundreds of thousands of Russian and Ukrainian lives were lost, with no end in sight.
Graham has continued to claim that the war will continue until the Russian president is out of office — one way or another.
Graham appears to be correct. This war could continue for at least the <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnRLottJr/status/1618296651994763265?s=20&amp;t=zdaSDmu5K6ZY057A4BLYJQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">next year,</a> thanks to the new shipment of U.S. tanks.
So that means more bloodshed for everybody, an escalation that could turn into World War III, and a smaller chance for a peaceful resolution anytime soon.
Readers should know that Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda made it clear at the World Economic Forum that Ukraine&#8217;s military success and leadership turnover in Russia go hand-in-hand.
The Lithuanian president let it slip that he doesn&#8217;t know what exactly would come next, but at least the war will have ended.
&#8220;I have no illusions that it will be a democratic government replacing Vladimir Putin — probably there will be a long transitional period ahead and nobody knows what will be the outcome — but probably it would lead to the resolution of this crisis in Ukraine,&#8221; he explained.
Nausėda seems to be the most honest one out there.
He&#8217;s at least admitting that he has no idea what it means to have a Russia without Putin. But even he, like most leaders, has a cavalier attitude about shaking up the Russian government. Individuals heeding more caution are told to shut up and accept that diplomatic measures are a no-go.
Putin is undeniably a tyrant. His crimes in Ukraine are horrific, and most Americans want Ukraine to win the war — whether that&#8217;s through negotiations or outright winning. The data indicate a growing number of taxpayers want Washington to push Ukraine into peace talks.  In December, a poll <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/3763325-nearly-half-of-americans-say-washington-should-push-ukraine-to-reach-peace-deal-with-russia-poll/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> that 47% of Americans wanted Washington to advocate diplomacy and end the war – up from 38% who held that position last July.
At a time when it seems like world leaders should be doing everything possible to wind down the war, we are doing the opposite. Meanwhile, officials are ignoring the potential dangers of an unstable nuclear power with a &#8220;transitional&#8221; government. Transitioning to what exactly? It doesn&#8217;t really matter, we&#8217;re told.
Yet those who want Putin gone should be careful what they wish for. They just might get it, and what comes next could be far worse.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

KYIV, UKRAINE – JANUARY 20: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT – “UKRANIAN PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (4th R) meets with United States Senator Lindsey Graham (3rd R), Senator Richard Blumenthal (4th L) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (3rd L) in Kyiv, Ukraine on January 20, 2023. Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (2nd L) and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba (R) also attended the meeting.

If Regime Change In Russia Is The Goal, Shouldn’t We Think About What Comes Next?

If Regime Change In Russia Is The Goal, Shouldn't We Think About What Comes Next?

Lindsey Graham

Vladimir Putin

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> intends to press the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United States</a> for fourth-generation fighter jets after President Joe Biden agreed to send dozens of top U.S. battle tanks to aid Kyiv’s war against <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia</a>.
The White House announced on Wednesday that it will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, a major reversal after officials said the tanks were too complicated and high-maintenance for the inexperienced Ukraine military to effectively use. Biden said the tanks symbolized “unflagging commitment” to Ukraine’s cause.
“These tanks are further evidence of our enduring, unflagging commitment to Ukraine and our confidence in the skill of the Ukrainian forces,” Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/01/25/remarks-by-president-biden-on-continued-support-for-ukraine/">said</a>. “As I told President Zelensky when he was here — and today is his birthday, by the way — in December: We’re with you for as long as it takes, Mr. President.”
The tanks will be paid for through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, a fund approved by Congress to aid Ukraine. Using the fund will delay Ukraine’s reception of the tanks by months, according to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/25/u-s-to-send-31-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine-in-major-reversal-00079437" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a>.
The Pentagon will procure the tanks as well as support vehicles and supplies to give to the Ukrainians to maintain the battle machines. While the aid is being prepared and shipped, the U.S. will train the Ukrainian military on how to use and maintain the tanks.
“The Abrams tanks are the most capable tanks in the world. They are also extremely complex to operate and maintain,” Biden said. “So we’re also giving Ukraine the parts and equipment necessary to effectively sustain these tanks on the battlefield. We’ll begin to train Ukrainian troops on these issues of sustainment, logistics and maintenance as soon as possible.”
Biden’s announcement seems to have encouraged Ukraine to put in larger requests to the White House. Ukraine’s military leaders now have their eyes on fourth-generation fighter jets from the United States, such as F-16s. The United States has previously denied such requests over the potential for escalating the conflict between Kyiv and Moscow.
“The next big hurdle will now be the fighter jets,” Yuriy Sak, an adviser of Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, told <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-sets-sights-fighter-jets-after-securing-tank-supplies-2023-01-25/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a> Wednesday.
“If we get them, the advantages on the battlefield will be just immense,” Sak said. “It’s not just F-16s: fourth generation aircraft, this is what we want.”
The Biden administration agreed to send Kyiv Abrams tanks after Germany pressured the United States, insisting it would withhold its own Leopard 2 tanks. The U.S. favored sending Leopard 2s to Ukraine instead of Abrams because the Leopard 2s would be easier for the Ukrainians to operate and maintain.
The Biden administration has also asked Israel to supply Ukraine with Hawk anti-aircraft missiles that Israel purchased from the United States in the 1960s. Israel denied the request, according to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/01/25/israel-ukraine-hawk-missile-biden-administration-request" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios</a>.

F-16

After Ukraine Scores U.S. Tanks, Kyiv Plans Push For Modern Fighter Jets

Joe Biden

United States

According to a Tuesday report, United States officials have <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/poland-formally-requests-german-permission-to-send-tanks-to-ukraine-11674558492">said</a> that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> is <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-may-deliver-significant-number-abrams-tanks-ukraine-despite-pentagon-misgivings">moving</a> in the direction of delivering a number of Abrams M1 tanks to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> with a potential update on the plan this week.
The news would come in coordination with a move from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/germany" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Germany</a>, which would also send some of its Leopard 2 tanks, as well as allowing more tanks made by Germany to be sent by other countries, according to The Wall Street Journal.
On Tuesday, Spiegel Politics <a href="https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/krieg-in-der-ukraine-deutschland-schickt-leopard-panzer-a-e2dde871-88d0-4cf5-8aae-482d58fd850f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is now also planning to send tanks to Ukraine. Poland has also officially <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/24/u-s-approving-abrams-tanks-ukraine-00079218" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requested</a> approval from Germany to send Leopard tanks to the country. 
“The Germans have already received our request for consent to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine,” Poland Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said. “I also appeal to the German side to join the coalition of countries supporting Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks.”
The United States, Germany, and other countries have contended over the delivery of tanks to war-torn Ukraine in order to help the nation in its fight against Russia. 
Last week, at the World Economic Forum, the chancellor privately <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2023/01/19/scholz-to-lawmakers-us-must-move-first-on-tanks-00078507" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> legislators that he was not going to give Leopard tanks to Ukraine until the United States said it would send the Abrams tanks. After speaking with Scholz last week, President Joe Biden said he would examine sending Abrams tanks, even though the Pentagon was against it. 
A top German official said that the topic had been debated for over a week and seemed to be headed towards a solution, according to the Journal.
Military authorities had pushed back against the notion of sending the Abrams tanks due to how the military equipment uses gas and the effort that goes into their maintenance. 
“The Abrams tank is a very complicated piece of equipment. It’s expensive, it’s hard to train on. It has a jet engine, I think it’s about three gallons to the mile of jet fuel. It is not the easiest system to maintain,” Colin Kahl, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/24/u-s-approving-abrams-tanks-ukraine-00079218" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the press last week after traveling to Kyiv. “It may or may not be the right system.”
Officials in Germany have noted that Scholz was worried about Ukraine having so many of the military tanks that were made in Germany, since it could make it look like Germany was a main player in the war. The country wants to take action with the allies, specifically the United States since it does not have its own nuclear deterrent, the officials noted.
However, Germany <a href="https://thebulletin.org/2022/10/germanys-nuclear-weapons-policy-and-the-war-money-for-nukes-words-for-disarmament/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">keeps</a> <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/11/19/nuclear-weapons-debate-in-germany-touches-a-raw-nato-nerve/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nuclear</a> <a href="https://www.icanw.org/germany" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weapons</a> of the United States on its land.
“We absolutely want to have German tanks in Ukraine but they need to be part of a broad coalition that would provide a mix of hardware, including the Abrams,” one official reportedly stated.

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Report: U.S. Moving Towards Delivering Abrams Tanks To Ukraine, Germany To Also Send Tanks

Biden Administration

Germany

Military

A group of top Ukrainian officials, including a top military leader, left the government on Tuesday as President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volodymyr-zelensky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volodymyr Zelensky</a>’s administration grapples with allegations of fraud and corruption.
Some of the departures and resignations included the deputy head of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a>’s Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Defense Minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov, and Deputy Prosecutor General Oleksiy Symonenko. The recent shakeup is the biggest in the Ukrainian government since its war with Russia began in February 2022, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/24/world/russia-ukraine-news/the-firings-come-amid-a-ballooning-corruption-scandal-involving-military-procurement?smid=url-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>.
Deputy Defense Minister Shapovalov resigned from office on Tuesday amid a ballooning scandal involving the military acquisition of overpriced provisions. A local Ukrainian outlet last week reported that the Ukrainian military had purchased food supplies at well-over market prices.
The Defense Ministry purchased eggs for the military at a price nearly one and a half times more than the market price for eggs in Kyiv, the Ukrainian <a href="https://zn.ua/eng/paper-pushers-from-the-mod-syphon-off-money-on-food-for-the-armed-forces-more-than-during-peaceful-life-.html">outlet</a> uncovered. The ministry paid 17 hryvnias (Ukraine&#8217;s currency equivalent to $0.46) per unit when the price for the same unit in the Ukrainian capital sits around 7 hryvnias ($0.19).
In another instance, the ministry paid 22 hryvnias ($0.60) per kilogram for potatoes when the price of a kilogram in Kyiv is around 9 hryvnias ($0.24).
The Defense Ministry announced on its Telegram channel that Shapovalov was stepping down. It denied that Shapovalov committed any wrongdoing, but stated that he was leaving his post so as “not to pose a threat to the stable supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a result of a campaign of accusations related to the purchase of food services,” according to <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-deputy-defense-minister-vyacheslav-shapovalov-resign-corruption-war-zelenskyy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a>.
Deputy Prosecutor General Symonenko was dismissed by Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin on Tuesday following revelations that the deputy prosecutor general left Ukraine to vacation in Spain in late 2022. No reason was given for Tymoshenko’s departure from the president’s office, though recent reports suggested he had conflicted with his boss.
Corruption allegations have hit Kyiv as the Ukrainian government is trying to convince Western governments that it has made significant strides in purging corruption. The European Union has tied Ukraine’s potential entry into the European Union to changes in Ukrainian law and its justice system, as well as rooting out corruption and embezzlement from Ukraine’s government.
Ukraine’s corruption problems could also cause problems in its war efforts, as well. The country has relied on significant amounts of military and economic aid from Western governments since the Russian invasion began.
In the United States, Republicans in the House have pledged greater oversight over additional aid to Ukraine. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R) has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leftists-push-biden-to-rethink-ukraine-strategy-seek-diplomatic-end-with-moscow" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> that no more “blank checks” should be sent to Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine, Dogged By Corruption Allegations, Sees Largest Government Shakeup Since War Began

Ukraine, Dogged By Corruption, Sees Largest Shakeup Of Government Leadership Since War Began

An American <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/navy-seal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Navy SEAL</a> who went AWOL nearly four years ago was killed earlier this week while fighting in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a>.
A U.S. Navy official told <a href="https://time.com/6248929/navy-seal-killed-fighting-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TIME</a> that Daniel Swift, a Navy Special Warfare Operator First Class, died from injuries he sustained when a Ukrainian unit he was a part of came under attack from Russian forces.
“We can confirm the recent death of a U.S. citizen fighting in Ukraine,” a U.S. State Department statement said without confirming Swift’s identity. “We are in touch with his family and providing all possible consular assistance. Out of respect for the privacy of the family during this difficult time, we have nothing further to add.”
Swift, listed as an active deserter since March 11, 2019, formerly deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and received three medals for his service, according to TIME. The AWOL Navy SEAL was most recently <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/navy-seal-daniel-swift-killed-ukraine-official-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stationed</a> in Coronado, California.
Swift is among at least eight Americans who have been killed in Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion last February, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/navy-seal-daniel-swift-killed-ukraine-official-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Last summer, Americans Luke Lucyszyn and Bryan Young were killed while fighting the invading Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.
Last March, State Department spokesman Ned Price warned Americans about traveling to Ukraine or attempting to join the fight against Russia.
&#8220;U.S. citizens who travel to Ukraine — especially with the purpose of participating in fighting there — they face significant risks, including the very real risk of capture or death,&#8221; Price said. &#8220;The United States, as you know, is not able to provide assistance to evacuate U.S. citizens from Ukraine, including those Americans who may decide to travel to Ukraine to participate in the ongoing war.&#8221;
While President Joe Biden has made it clear that the United States will not send American troops into Ukraine, the administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-sending-zelensky-more-offensive-weapons-create-an-iron-fist-to-penetrate-russian-linear-defenses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boosted</a> its support for the European country earlier this month by sending President Volodymyr Zelensky more offensive weapons.
The Biden administration announced that the U.S. is sending Ukraine 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles along with long-range rocket systems. The administration’s announcement came less than one month after Zelensky visited the White House and begged Congress for more aid.

Azov Regiment Forces Train In Kharkiv Region

AWOL Navy SEAL Killed Fighting Russian Forces In Ukraine

AWOL Navy SEAL Killed In Ukraine While Fighting Russian Forces

Navy SEAL

U.S. Navy

If you&#8217;ve paid any attention to the immigration debate over the last twenty years, then you know that the Left thinks the word &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-brokaw-blasted-saying-hispanics-should-work-paul-bois" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assimilation</a>&#8221; is a dirty word. Rather than expecting new citizens to adopt America&#8217;s traditions and customs, while bringing the best from their old country, liberals claim they want a multicultural society — not a melting pot.
Yet it is rather apparent that isn&#8217;t quite true — what they want is to abolish America&#8217;s founding ideals, and instead replace them with radical gender ideology, anti-Judeo-Christian values, and a collectivist society. Individual thinking is not allowed under these new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-american-values-biden-admin-funding-ecuadorian-drag-shows-for-diversity-and-inclusion-efforts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American values</a>. Get in line or get out is the message.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/canadian-broadcaster-viciously-attacks-religious-people-after-nhl-player-wont-join-pride-night">reaction</a> to Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov&#8217;s refusal to wear a rainbow-themed jersey at NHL &#8220;pride night&#8221; on Tuesday proved that&#8217;s the Left&#8217;s goal.
Provorov, a practicing Russian Orthodox Christian, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/true-to-myself-and-my-religion-nhl-player-ivan-provorov-refuses-to-participate-in-teams-pride-night-festivities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chose not to wear the jersey</a> due to his personal beliefs. In turn, the outrage over a man practicing his religion was apoplectic. Demands were imminent that he either don the attire or go back to Russia.
&#8220;Ivan Provorov can get on a plane any day he wants, and go back to place a where he feels more comfortable, take less money, and get on with his life that way, &#8221; NHL Network&#8217;s E.J. Hradek barked this week.
Hradek wasn&#8217;t done. The senior reporter demanded that Provorov adopt the new American values found in the LGBTQ creed.
&#8220;And he&#8217;s been in North America for a long time. He played in the Western hockey league, he&#8217;s now been in Philadelphia for many years,&#8221; he lectured. &#8220;If it&#8217;s that much of a problem for him to, maybe, assimilate into his group of teammates, and community, and here in this country — that&#8217;s okay. Listen you can feel any way you want, but the beauty is if it bothers you that much there&#8217;s always a chance for you to leave, maybe go back where you feel more comfortable.&#8221;
Of course, in doing so, Hradek was telling all Americans that if they don&#8217;t believe in radical gender ideology, they don&#8217;t belong here.
So, no it isn&#8217;t okay in Hradek&#8217;s mind if people disagree on that issue. They must pledge fealty to wokeness, or deport themselves.
Provorov, who is Russian but has lived in the U.S. for over a decade,  should also go fight in the war in Ukraine, Hradek implied.
&#8220;I understand there&#8217;s a conflict of sorts going on over there, maybe get involved,&#8221; he added.
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NHL analyst says on the NHL Network! that if Philly Flyers Provorov doesn’t want to wear a pro-LBGTQ uniform he should leave America, go back to Russia, and fight in the war against Ukraine. The tolerant left! Holy shit: <a href="https://t.co/wWLFBy2stC">pic.twitter.com/wWLFBy2stC</a>
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Hradek wasn&#8217;t alone. Another reporter wanted the Flyers organization to be fined a million dollars for Provorov&#8217;s wrong-think — among other consequences:
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UPDATE: Journalists are now crying on air bc Provorov wouldn’t wear a Pride jersey <a href="https://t.co/GFfCYQsRYb">pic.twitter.com/GFfCYQsRYb</a>
&mdash; Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) <a href="https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1615723464429801484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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At this point, you might need a refresher as to what the hockey star said about &#8220;pride night.&#8221;
“I respect everybody and I respect everybody’s choices,” Provorov stated. “My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion.”
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Flyers head coach John Tortorella defended Provy and refused to bench him tonight:
“He’s being true to himself.” <a href="https://t.co/ZPbbKMqFi1">pic.twitter.com/ZPbbKMqFi1</a>
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That&#8217;s it. For that, the Left wants him to leave the country.
So, no, liberals don&#8217;t want a society that respects all religions and beliefs — they want complete submission to the &#8220;New American values.&#8221; As previously discussed, for the Woke in charge, it is no longer enough to advance the idea that all men are created equal. Loyal American citizens now must push leftist social norms into every crevice of culture — including Russian hockey players. The Left says you must accept the idea that sex-change surgeries, gender confusion, and things that go against your religion should be celebrated.
Hockey reporters aren&#8217;t alone in pushing that agenda. America&#8217;s State Department is funding drag shows abroad while defending the programs are part of the goal to promote the &#8220;U.S. values of diversity and the inclusion of LGBTQI+ communities.&#8221;
Of course, the ironic thing is that the Left is unwittingly correct in one regard: The best way for the U.S. to function is to abide by the nation&#8217;s motto &#8220;E Pluribus Unum,&#8221; or out of many one. Having competing cultures within one country, with different ideals and principles and governance and more, ends in turmoil every time.
The only problem is that they don&#8217;t want a society based on the U.S.&#8217;s historical notion of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/original-trump-backer-michael-savage-desantis-is-the-future-this-is-about-a-nation-not-about-any-man" target="_blank" rel="noopener">borders, language, and culture</a> — they want it based on an ever-changing woke ideology. And unlike the old American values, they don&#8217;t tolerate anybody who dissents.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukrainian</a> Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi perished along with more than a dozen others when the helicopter he was on crashed into a kindergarten in a Kyiv suburb Wednesday. 
The victims include at least one child who was on the ground and nine people aboard the emergency services helicopter, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-9ec684edb2af6b7b84e67ab5e984e739?utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=TopNews&amp;utm_campaign=position_02">reported</a>. Ukrainian officials initially believed up to 18 people had died in the crash, but the death toll was <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/europe/helicopter-crash-ukraine-intl/index.html">revised</a> down to 14 people. The helicopter was flying in a dense fog before crashing, but Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation to determine if the crash was an accident or if it was shot down. 
President Volodymyr Zelensky said, “the pain is unspeakable” as he ordered officials to look into the cause of the tragedy. The death toll could still rise as officials continue to identify the remains.   
Monastyrskyi, appointed as minister of Internal Affairs in 2021, oversaw the country’s police and emergency services. One of Monastyrskyi&#8217;s highest priorities was dealing with the fallout of Russian strikes and de-mining, according to political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko, who spoke with the AP. 
Those riding with the interior minister on the helicopter included five Interior Ministry officials, a police officer, and three crew members, according to the AP. Ukraine Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba said two of his closest colleagues and friends were among the dead. 
“Tragedy far from the frontline, in Brovary. My condolences to relatives of the victims, especially children. I wish a speedy recovery to those injured. Denys Monastyrskyi and Yevhenii Yenin were close colleagues &amp; friends of mine, true Ukrainian patriots. Huge loss for all of us,” Kuleba <a href="https://twitter.com/DmytroKuleba/status/1615648250287079426">wrote</a>. 
Ukraine is still reeling from a Russian missile strike that <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-apartment-strike-death-toll-1b518f84fc4e70708d56e1a1ea708929">killed</a> at least 45 people, including six children, in a nine-story apartment building in Dnipro last Saturday. The missile strike was one of the deadliest attacks on civilians since the start of the Russian invasion last February.

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Gen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mark-milley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Milley</a>, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled to the edge of the ongoing conflict in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> to meet with President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volodymyr-zelensky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volodymyr Zelensky</a>’s top military official on Tuesday. 
Milley spoke with Gen. Valery Zaluzhny for two hours, a military spokesman <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/17/milley-zaluzhny-poland-ukraine-russia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Washington Post. The meeting between the countries’ top military officers comes after the Biden administration reportedly made a “substantive” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-sending-zelensky-more-offensive-weapons-create-an-iron-fist-to-penetrate-russian-linear-defenses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">change</a> in its aid to Ukraine, sending more offensive weapons to Zelensky, who is seeking to capitalize on Russia’s apparent setbacks in recent months.
“It’s important that two very important military officials look at each other in the eye when they talk about very important topics. It makes a difference,” U.S. military spokesman David Butler said, according to the Post. 
Milley reportedly left a U.S. base in Poland that American troops use to funnel aid to Ukraine and traveled close to the Ukrainian border for the meeting. The officials kept the meeting a secret until it had concluded, citing safety concerns, and no photography was allowed at the meeting. The rendezvous marked the first time Milley and Zaluzhny met in person.
On Monday, Milley <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-politics-0f6a62a112d71e68712e567d1467edf7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">visited</a> the new joint military training program in Germany, where U.S. troops are instructing Ukrainian forces and preparing them for more offensive warfare against Russia. The expanded training of Ukrainian forces began on Sunday, and Milley <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-politics-germany-7ae8c22dfd9379e77f172bd2b3ab5fb7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hopes</a> it will result in 500 Ukrainian soldiers hitting the battlefield in the next five to eight weeks. 
“This is not a run of the mill rotation,” Milley said Monday as he overlooked the training, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-politics-0f6a62a112d71e68712e567d1467edf7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. “This is one of those moments in time where if you want to make a difference, this is it.”
The military leaders of the U.S. and Ukraine met as Russia announced that it will increase its military to 1.5 million people and create new structures along its border with Finland. Russia’s move is a response to a “proxy war” the country believes the U.S. and its allies are waging in Ukraine, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-17/russia-to-boost-troops-in-west-with-army-expansion-shoigu-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
Along with expanded training for Ukrainian forces, the Biden administration announced earlier this month that Zelensky’s forces will receive 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles along with long-range rocket systems. The administration’s announcement came less than one month after Zelensky visited the White House and begged Congress for more aid.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the weapons and vehicles included in the latest aid package will help the Ukrainians shift to warfare in the open farmlands of the Donbas region, the eastern section of Ukraine annexed by Russian President Vladimir Putin last September, Bloomberg reported.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-navy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Navy</a> Secretary Carlos Del Toro <a href="https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/01/navy-secretary-warns-if-defense-industry-cant-boost-production-arming-both-ukraine-and-us-may-become-challenging/381722/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> to reporters Wednesday at the 2023 Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, that the military may face a &#8220;challenging&#8221; decision within the next six months to either continue arming itself or aid Ukraine amid a weapon production shortage.
Del Toro&#8217;s remarks came after reporters asked him for a response to comments made at the conference by Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, who said that the Navy may be faced with a decision halfway through the year regarding whether it needs to arm itself or arm Ukraine.
“With regards to deliveries of weapons systems for the fight in Ukraine … yeah, that&#8217;s always a concern for us,&#8221; Del Toro said. “And we monitor that very, very closely.”
Del Toro later said on Twitter that he doesn&#8217;t believe the U.S. has reached that point yet, &#8220;but if the conflict does go on for another six months, for another year, it certainly continues to stress the supply chain in ways that are challenging.”
Del Toro joined dozens of military members, defense industry officials, and members of Congress at the conference held January 10 to 12, which focused on discussions about national defense and security, Newsweek <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/us-run-out-weapons-ukraine-navy-secretary-1773120" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Pentagon officials report that the United States has funded Ukraine with more than $24.2 billion in security assistance since the Russian invasion began on February 24, 2022.
Officials said that such aid had funded ammunition, vehicles, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, radar systems, small arms, artillery, air defense systems, anti-aircraft, and anti-armor systems.
Defense One <a href="https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/01/navy-secretary-warns-if-defense-industry-cant-boost-production-arming-both-ukraine-and-us-may-become-challenging/381722/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> most of the U.S. weapons sent to Ukraine came from Army stockpiles. However, U.S. officials said they would begin sending RIM-7 Sea Sparrow anti-air missiles to Ukraine, which come as part of a $2.85 billion presidential drawdown <a href="https://news.usni.org/2023/01/06/u-s-sending-ukraine-sea-sparrow-missiles-in-latest-aid-package" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last week.
&#8220;The DOD and particularly [United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks] has been working very, very closely with industry, to motivate them to find out what their challenges or obstacles are, to be able to increase their own production rates,&#8221; Del Toro said.
The secretary noted that Hicks has worked alongside other officials who have started making progress.
&#8220;It&#8217;s obvious that these companies have a substantial pipeline for the future,&#8221; Del Toro wrote. &#8220;They now need to invest in their people, again, their workforce, as well as the capital investments that they have to make within their own companies to get their production rates up.”
&#8220;So when that occurs, we&#8217;ll be in a better place,&#8221; he added. &#8220;How long that takes varies often weapon system to weapon system.&#8221;
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&quot;If the conflict does go on for another six months to another year, it certainly continues to stress the supply chain in ways that are challenging.
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During the conference, Adam. Caudle blamed weapons production delays on supply chain issues and labor shortages over the last three years caused by the pandemic, Defense One reported.
However, Caudle still accused weapon makers of using the pandemic as an excuse for missing deadlines to deliver more weapons.
&#8220;All this stuff about COVID this, parts, supply chain this, I just don’t really care,&#8221; Caudle said. &#8220;We’ve all got tough jobs.”
“We’re talking about war fighting and nation security and going against a competitor here and a potential adversary that is like nothing we’ve ever seen and we keep dilly dallying around with these deliveries,” the admiral added. “I don&#8217;t see good accountability and I don&#8217;t get to see good return on investment from the government [side], I really don&#8217;t.”
Pentagon officials <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3264235/ukrainian-troops-headed-to-us-for-patriot-missile-training/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> yesterday that approximately 100 Ukrainian soldiers would begin training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma on the Patriot Air Defense System as soon as next week amid ongoing aerial attacks from Russian forces.
Officials said the training with Ukrainian soldiers would last several months before delivering the Patriot system overseas.

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Defense Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said Tuesday that Ukrainian troops would begin training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma on the Patriot Air Defense System as soon as next week amid ongoing aerial attacks from Russian forces.
Ryder told reporters the training would prepare approximately 90 to 100 Ukrainian soldiers to operate, maintain and sustain the defensive system over a training course expected to last several months.
&#8220;Once fielded, the Patriot will continue to contribute to Ukraine&#8217;s air defense capabilities and provide another capability to Ukrainian people to defend themselves against Russia&#8217;s ongoing aerial assaults,&#8221; Ryder said.
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Ryder further noted the Patriot would contribute to the air defense capabilities of Ukraine as part of a broader effort by the United States and the international community to provide Ukraine with the air defense capabilities that it needs to defend its population and its armed forces.
&#8220;It&#8217;s something that will enable them to take down &#8230; ballistic missiles, adversary aircraft; [it&#8217;s] really up to them on how they employ it,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3264235/ukrainian-troops-headed-to-us-for-patriot-missile-training/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
The announcement comes less than a month after the Biden administration said it would provide another $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine, which included the Patriot air defense system that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asserts the country needs to defend itself from Russian attacks.
Zelenskyy said in a <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/3784508-zelensky-to-us-lawmakers-your-money-is-not-charity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> by The Hill that U.S. aid would go towards funding weapons &#8220;crucial&#8221; to help Ukraine against Russia and serve as &#8220;the turning point to win on the battlefield.&#8221;
The Patriot, which stands as an acronym for Phased Array Tracking Radar for Intercept on Target, as reported by <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/what-is-patriot-missile-defense-system-2022-12-21/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>, is an advanced U.S. air defense system built by Raytheon Technologies Corp with theater-wide surface-to-air missile defense.
While the manufacturers designed the system to intercept aircraft and ballistic missiles, Reuters writes it could also strike down &#8220;kamikaze&#8221; drones Russian forces have frequently used to destroy Ukrainian critical infrastructure.
Raytheon reported Patriot systems have intercepted over 150 ballistic missiles in combat since 2015.
NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ukraine-russia-training-patriots-air-defense-rcna65142" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Russian President Vladimir Putin called the system outdated last month and said Russia would &#8220;knock down&#8221; the Patriots.
With over 240 systems built by Raytheon and used in 18 different countries, it usually contains a radar, control station, power generator, launch stations, and support vehicles.
Military forces first used the Patriot during the 1991 Gulf War, with batteries protecting Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Israel. Officials used it again in Iraq in 2003.
Pentagon officials report the United States has funded Ukraine with more than $24.2 billion in security assistance since its war with Russia began on Feb. 24, 2022.

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The United States has made a “substantive” change in its aid to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a>, sending more offensive weapons to President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volodymyr-zelensky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volodymyr Zelensky</a>, who is seeking to capitalize on Russia’s apparent setbacks in recent months.
Two U.S. officials <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/politics/us-ukraine-weaponry/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN that the change in weaponry sent to the European country reflects what Ukraine sees as an opportunity to regain territory. The new batch of munitions and vehicles — courtesy of the U.S. and Germany — gives Ukraine “much more capability,” one official said.
The Biden administration hinted at a change in what kind of weapons would be provided to Ukraine when it <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-06/us-adds-offensive-weapons-for-ukraine-in-2-85-billion-package#xj4y7vzkg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on Friday that Zelensky’s forces will receive 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles along with long-range rocket systems. The administration’s announcement came less than one month after Zelensky <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ukraines-zelensky-to-meet-with-biden-address-congress-in-first-foreign-trip-since-russian-invasion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">visited</a> the White House and begged Congress for more aid.
“We are positioning Ukraine to be able to move forward and retake territory,” Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary Laura Cooper said last week following the announcement of the aid package to Ukraine.
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, a retired commander of the U.S. Army Europe and NATO Allied Land Command, told CNN how the new U.S. package gives Ukraine a more offensive set of weapons in its arsenal.
“What I would imagine the Ukrainians will do is take these 50 Bradleys and put most of them in one battalion or one armored brigade … and create an iron fist that would be used to penetrate Russian linear defenses,” Hodges said.
The U.S. officials emphasized that the Biden administration remains focused on providing the Ukrainians with weapons and aid that help Ukraine follow battle strategies it is developing on its own. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the weapons and vehicles included in the latest aid package will help the Ukrainians shift to warfare in the open farmlands of the Donbas region, the eastern section of Ukraine <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vladimir-putin-set-to-claim-wide-swaths-of-ukraine-after-sham-referenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">annexed</a> by Russian President Vladimir Putin last September, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-06/us-adds-offensive-weapons-for-ukraine-in-2-85-billion-package#xj4y7vzkg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Ukraine will receive the offensive weapons as Republicans, many of whom want more oversight of aid to Ukraine, take control of the House of Representatives. House Republicans such as Rep. Chip Roy of Texas and Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina have long <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-lawmakers-demand-more-accountability-over-ukrainian-aid-after-cbs-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized</a> the lack of accountability for how Ukraine uses U.S. aid. Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has also <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-donald-trump-humanitarian-assistance-congress-c47a255738cd13576aa4d238ec076f4a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Republicans will not stand for writing Ukraine a “blank check.”
State Department communications obtained by <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/14/us-ukraine-aid-cable-00073803" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a> last month showed that the U.S. government is struggling to keep track of the more than $50 billion in aid sent to Ukraine, even relying on Ukrainian forces and staffers to keep tabs on how the money is being used. According to the cable, the Biden administration also depends on Ukrainian staffers — many of whom aren’t even in the country — to coordinate with a senior embassy official and oversee U.S. aid.

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