Apparently, some officer thought that this combat vehicle was completely protected and invulnerable.
The Rashists left Chernobyl after one of their crazy units dug in a radioactive forest, and the Ukrainian staff of the closed power plant scared the Rashists of all possible consequences.
The vote was a decisive 67-27.
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.
Unable to reach an agreement on a border deal, some Republican senators opted to move forward with an Israel and Ukraine aid package without it.
BERLIN – Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, changed everything for Ukraine, for Europe, and for global politics. The world entered a new era of great-power rivalry in which war could no longer be excluded. Apart from the immediate victims, Russia’s aggression most concerned Eu...
For all the talk of the Kremlin’s rising confidence since late 2023, the reality is in fact far from encouraging for Russia. Rather oddly, a nation ...
For all the talk of the Kremlin’s rising confidence since late 2023, the reality is in fact far from encouraging for Russia. Rather oddly, a nation ...
Ukraine aims to build a million military drones in 2024. In Kherson, the BBC saw how vital they are.
And it's on the rise 🙂
And it's on the rise 🙂
Namely, the electromagnetic spectrum
Unable to penetrate the 51-ton T-90, M-2 gunner Serhiy targeted the tank’s fragile optics. “I started blinding him so he couldn’t leave.”
In addition to the fact that the russian Kinzhal missiles were helpless against the Patriot surface-to-air (SAM) system due to the low culture of production, their warheads do not explode
In addition to the fact that the russian Kinzhal missiles were helpless against the Patriot surface-to-air (SAM) system due to the low culture of production, their warheads do not explode
While western support for Ukraine’s campaign is waning in some corners, one U.S.-made machine is helping Ukraine stay in the fight. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports.
While western support for Ukraine’s campaign is waning in some corners, one U.S.-made machine is helping Ukraine stay in the fight. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports.
Republicans aren’t 'negotiating'—or, more accurately, 'extorting'—from a position of strength. Because Biden has a 'de facto' veto over their veto of aid to Ukraine.
Republicans aren’t 'negotiating'—or, more accurately, 'extorting'—from a position of strength. Because Biden has a 'de facto' veto over their veto of aid to Ukraine.
Reporting on Avdiivka versus the Ukrainian Counteroffensive; The US Congress gets to Crunch Time
Reporting on Avdiivka versus the Ukrainian Counteroffensive; The US Congress gets to Crunch Time
Last year’s counteroffensive failed—but the West can prevent a Russian victory this year.
It must have been a cruise missile. The cruise missiles which Russia uses to bomb us are sizeable and have a huge impact.
“Preliminary reports are indicating that over half the Russian force failed to return to its starting positions,” analyst Donald Hill wrote.
Yes, the author in particular refers to: https://www.wsj.com/articles/winners-of-the-year-putin-musk-the-us-economy-swift-economy-court-b7196e3a
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The Siberian battalion consists mostly of people "from ethnic minorities from Russia's far east". Modern Russia is a huge quasi-empire, with Muscovy oppressing all the colonized nations and regions. Ukrainians, being formerly colonized, feel with all the oppressed nations and support their fight for freedom.
That's why Ukrainians actively support the "Free Nations League" https://freenationsleague.org/ and this Siberian battalion. Imperialism is deeply ingrained in the flesh and bones of Muscovy, so Ukrainians are wary of it.
Muscovy destroyed the democracies of the medieval republics: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novgorod_Republic https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pskov_Republic
Ukrainians have way more in common with these democracies, which were the closest allies of the ancient Kyiv state, than with Muscovy, which has always sought to oppress and enslave Ukraine.
Whatever Muscovy says, it will inevitably seek to oppress due to the law of "imperial boomerang" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_boomerang
We can be true friends only with free people of independent nations.
Right, this is definitely a warcrime.
Thank you for your compassion. The main thing is that F-16s will soon be here to protect the Ukrainian skies.
Thank you for your kindness. Ukraine is in indeed subjected to daily attacks. Fortunately most of the missiles are shot down, but air raids in the middle of the night or at any time of the day are stressful.
I have a nice place to live in Ukraine, but many refugees have nowhere to return to.
Ukraine is not safe these days, and many Ukrainians have nowhere to return to.
Why do you think so? All of the Ukraine's territory is under daily attacks. People in Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa live in daily stress of air raids. It's inhuman to discount this as statistics.
Why do you think so? All of the Ukraine's territory is under daily attacks. People in Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa live in daily stress of air raids. It's inhuman to discount this as statistics.
So far, the Kremlin has been able to finance military spending by selling gold from the Russian National Wealth Fund. Eventually, this fund will run out.
"Forcing the economy to run at the current pace will, however, exacerbate its current problems and only delay the major bust that they will trigger."
https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/russian-war-economy-is-overheating-powder-keg-2023-10-25/
I look forward to new free countries there. The collapse of every empire reveals the cultural uniqueness of each colonized nation.
Well, you probably know more about tanks than I do. But sorry, this article isn't about making tanks completely immune. It is about improving protection. To quote the article:
ERA blocks contain layers of explosives that explode outward when struck, potentially deflecting the incoming blast. Reactive armor doesn’t work against inert penetrating rounds, but against high-explosive rounds it can roughly double a tank’s protection.
With a tight layer of ERA, a Leopard 1A5 should go from having around 70 millimeters of steel protection to the equivalent of 140 millimeters or so. That’s still less protection than a Russian T-72 has, but it’s enough at least to give Ukrainian crews more confidence as they roll onto battlefields teeming with explosive-laden drones and anti-tank missiles.
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Use them in a supportive role as a precise gun on range (and as it's rifled it is actually more capable in regards to long range precision than modern smooth-bore cannons).
Indeed, the Ukrainians use them as accurate long-range guns. But as for the "supporting role", what other tanks should these Leopards support? Perhaps Ukraine will miraculously receive or make hundreds of modern battle tanks in the future. But for now, the Ukrainians must do the best they can with what they have, upgrading old vehicles where possible.