War in Ukraine
Mar. 5, 18:36
So far, no lethal poison gas use has been confirmed, it’s almost all CS gas grenades from quadcopters. Moscow accuses Kyiv of doing the same thing – but there’s less evidence.
US
Mar. 4, 16:29
An EU Czech-led initiative that hopes to find $1.5 billion to buy 800,000 critically needed ammunition for the Ukrainian army is moving fast and Congress might vote for more next month.
Aviation
Mar. 2, 08:52
Repeated shoot-downs of more than a dozen of the Kremlin’s best jets took place about 18 months after key electronic defense systems were captured by Kyiv and could now be compromised.
Drones
Mar. 1, 08:39
Four Ukrainian drones reportedly targeted the area, resulting in explosions that caused damage to a Russian self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun system.
Crimea
Feb. 29, 14:37
Ukraine’s 73rd Naval Center of Maritime Special Operations had one of its worst days of the entire war as Russian sources claimed the commandoes were shot down as they tried to land on a beach.
Drones
Feb. 29, 08:01
Ukraine has been operating big agricultural octo-copters as bombers for some time but now they are being used as flying repeater stations to control killer drones.
NATO
Feb. 27, 15:26
The Ukrainian Air Force looks on track to get Sweden’s impressive Gripen fighter jet, but even though the Swedes seem motivated, if it happens it will take about a year.
Tanks
Feb. 24, 12:43
The experts say the tanks numbers game show that Russia can replace its tank losses with refurbished older vehicles, but, that data is from a war with a lot fewer drones.
War in Ukraine
Feb. 23, 14:04
Former Russian President Medvedev told the world all Russia wants Odesa, a famously Russian-speaking city on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, to “come home.” Deadly kamikaze drones hit hours later.
War in Ukraine
Feb. 21, 14:23
If reports from both sides of the line are to be believed, hundreds of men from a Siberian infantry unit were standing in the open getting ready to be inspected by a Major General.
Russia
Feb. 21, 08:16
Targets for blame include – so far – bad Russian air traffic control, Russian friendly fire, tricky Ukrainians deploying advanced missiles close to the fighting line, and stupid Kremlin generals.
War in Ukraine
Feb. 19, 16:05
Kremlin paratroopers and tanks over the weekend grabbed back part of the minimal gains managed by the Ukrainian army during its unsuccessful 2023 summer offensive.
War in Ukraine
Feb. 16, 14:14
Battles were in progress deeper inside the city. Reports disagreed on how much longer hard-pressed Ukrainian forces could hold out, but most reported a massive Russian firepower advantage.
Aviation
Feb. 15, 16:28
The era of the Russian Air Force dropping just dumb bombs may be in the past, but Kremlin airmen still seem to prefer saturating a target and not worrying too much about misses.
Drones
Feb. 14, 15:04
The 4,000-ton amphibious assault ship went down offshore next to a densely populated seaside resort. It was the fifth Russian warship – of that type – sunk by Kyiv.
Drones
Feb. 13, 16:02
The Pentagon idea is to use cheap air-to-ground rockets first designed in World War II to undercut masses of Iranian drones. The news is the system is in Ukraine and it looks like it worked.
War in Ukraine
Feb. 12, 15:42
A Russian mil-blogger said of the fierce fighting in Avdiivka, where Moscow’s troops are trying to close a pincer on the Ukrainian salient: “You can’t hold a front with just bodies.”
Zelensky
Feb. 10, 09:06
All five used innovative tactics to win critical battles and led some of the AFU’s most-respected units to victory. Zelensky’s idea is to promote charismatic field commanders to top army jobs.
War in Ukraine
Feb. 8, 17:09
Ukraine’s 21st Mechanized Infantry Brigade is the sole formation operating the vehicle, deploying it to months of combat in the eastern Bakhmut and north-eastern Kupyansk sectors.