Tag: Russia-Ukraine War 2022
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Updates
A large post by the Russian blogger “Murz” (repost by Strelkov here), describing the general situation on the Ukrainian front. In short: On other news, the head of Russian Transneft reported that Poland and Germany requested new contracts for oil transfer via the Druzhba pipeline for the year 2023. This, after the “oil price cap”…
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Russian MoD Reveals the Use of Decoy Targets During Latest Cruise Missile Strike
I talked extensively about the lack of massive and efficient suppression/destruction of enemy air-defence (SEAD/DEAD) operations by the Russian military. Not to say it wasn’t done at all, but there wasn’t a systematic and large-scale effort to destroy UA’s long and medium range air-defence capabilities. In recent article from the Russian MoD, they reveal the…
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Oil Price Cap and Putin is Turning Russia’s Other Cheek Again
Some days have passed after the West’s decision to impose the oil price cap on Russian export. Another opportunity was gifted to Russia to retaliate where it’s really hurts — the chaotic energy supply sector. European industry on the verge of collapse due to the raising energy prices and energy shortages, yet Rasputin’s government won’t…
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Patriot Missiles for UA
The US is getting ready to provide the Patriot air-defense system to Ukraine. The publicly stated reason is to defend against Russian cruise missile and drone strikes on the nation’s power distribution network and energy related facilities such as national gas and petroleum reserves. The truth is Patriot system is badly suited for such purposes.…
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Dilemma of Russian Patriots
By large, there are three different approaches amongst the Russian patriotic public regarding how to deal with the current situation of incompetent military planning, the lack of political leadership and the eternal problem of corruption, adversely affecting the present and future of the ethnically or culturally Russian people. As a side note, I like to…
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Absence of Leadership and Vision is the main Reasons for Russian Catastrophic Managment of the War in Ukraine
The West has changed its main tune from destroying Russia economically, politically and military, to seeking diplomatic solution. For now the hybrid war is still raging and even escalating, but the next step to freeze the conflict on conditions favorable to the West is already in making. After the successful Ukrainian strike on the most…
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UA Updates: Static Front, Lessons Not Leant, Skidding Russian MIC, Infrastructure Warfare
There are no big news currently coming from UA. The front has stabilized for now, Russians seem to have just enough troops to hold any Ukrainian breakthroughs past its defenses. Wagner Group is the only force on Russian side making any progress. They are free from Russian command insanity to manage themselves and aren’t limited…
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Defense Against Cruise Missiles and Drones in Modern War
Since different Western air-defence systems are now finding their way into UA, many commentators rise the issue of their effectiveness against Russian strikes. Among those systems there are some that can be called “legacy”, as well as some of the most modern short to medium range ones. To understand their effectiveness, let’s analyze this issue…
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Regarding Bridges and Russian Hypersonic Missiles
I’m watching the latest video by Alexander Mercouris, and few things are still seemed no to be misunderstood by the majority of analytics. First of all, the notion that bridges are some super-hardened targets requires a context. The Crimean bridge suffered a terrorist attack by the explosive charge, hidden on pallets inside a truck. As…
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River Crossings and Logistics in Russian Army
Much was said about the hurdles of supplying Russian troops across the Dnepr River. The thing is, Russia has many great rivers. If we to follow this logic, then any bridge destroyed, or even one which is targeted, is a reason to fall back. Obviously, this notion is ridiculous to the extreme. First of all,…
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