commander
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More than 500 of its soldiers remain in Russian captivity, according to Azov commander Denys Prokopenko.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Capt. Ryan A. Vienna, commander of the Crescenta Valley Station, credited the fire department with extinguishing “a potentially disastrous fire that could have affected all LA County residents.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Once, a deputy commander took his order for medicine, then asked what else he needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
James Marson and Nikita Nikolaienko spoke with Vlasenko, his commander, Ukrainians involved in the rescue effort and a doctor involved in his care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
On July 23, 1545, the French naval commander Claude d’Annebault decided to withdraw his fleet.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
At a nearby residential complex, investigators found a radio with a list of call signs of junior commanders in airborne companies, including the head of a reconnaissance platoon: Uspekh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
On Saturday, North Korean state media said leader Kim Jong Un had urged his military to become the strongest in the world at a two-day meeting of company commanders in Pyongyang last week.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
He covered the Afghan war and interviewed Taliban commanders, investigated Iranian sanctions evasion and was on the ground in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Deep inside an underground bunker in eastern Ukraine, commanders monitor the battlefield through a live video feed as a Ukrainian drone intercepts a Russian surveillance drone.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
"I knew you'd be a bigger nuisance than you're worth. You have a knack for wasting my soldiers' time. Not to mention the soldiers of several other commanders."
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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