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RT @BackAndAlive: Знищений С-300 — завжди приємно 🫶
На відео ви бачите результати роботи розвідкомплексу «ШАРК», переданого нашою командою підрозділу «Shadow».
Конвертуємо ваші донати в знищену техніку 🫡
Зробіть свій внесок тут — bit.ly/4cDEs4t
RT @BackAndAlive: Знищений С-300 — завжди приємно 🫶
На відео ви бачите результати роботи розвідкомплексу «ШАРК», переданого нашою командою підрозділу «Shadow».
Конвертуємо ваші донати в знищену техніку 🫡
Зробіть свій внесок тут — bit.ly/4cDEs4t
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The Lookout (Twitter)
RT @MikkoMnkknen2: First glance to #Finland #Norway bilateral #military cooperation.
- Unprecedented will and intentions
- Strenghts utilized to mutual benefit
- Weaknesses recognized and shared
- NOR very aware of FIN status as a front-line state
RT @MikkoMnkknen2: First glance to #Finland #Norway bilateral #military cooperation.
- Unprecedented will and intentions
- Strenghts utilized to mutual benefit
- Weaknesses recognized and shared
- NOR very aware of FIN status as a front-line state
The Lookout (Twitter)
Unless the new doctrine results in actual posture changes, I don't see it as a cause for concern.
I also think the doctrine changes likely will be directed at the US and NATO, not Ukr.
As long as the war remains in the "SMO" context, risk of actual use will remain rather low.
Unless the new doctrine results in actual posture changes, I don't see it as a cause for concern.
I also think the doctrine changes likely will be directed at the US and NATO, not Ukr.
As long as the war remains in the "SMO" context, risk of actual use will remain rather low.
vxTwitter / fixvx
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Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto)
This is an alarming announcement by Russia. As I reported in March, Russia came alarmingly close to using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine in 2022, and already has a lower threshold for nuclear use than the U.S.:
“Russia is adjusting its protocols for nuclear…
“Russia is adjusting its protocols for nuclear…
The Lookout (Twitter)
RT @RALee85: Russian forces are attacking from both flanks of Vuhledar. https://twitter.com/Deepstate_UA/status/1830657321812574291#m
RT @RALee85: Russian forces are attacking from both flanks of Vuhledar. https://twitter.com/Deepstate_UA/status/1830657321812574291#m
Rob Lee (Twitter)
RT @LawDavF: Informed and balanced assessment of Ukraine’s move into Kursk by @KofmanMichael and @RALee85. ‘Ukraine’s Gamble’ | Foreign Affairs
RT @LawDavF: Informed and balanced assessment of Ukraine’s move into Kursk by @KofmanMichael and @RALee85. ‘Ukraine’s Gamble’ | Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Ukraine’s Gamble
The risks and rewards of the offensive into Russia’s Kursk region.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
"Officials say 30,000 people remain, and several hundred leave each day...
The city’s coal mine, where workers have toiled through the war to produce the black gold that feeds the country’s armaments industry, is now sending some workers to build fortifications on the city’s eastern outskirts. They are digging four lines of trenches to slow the Russian onslaught...
Just over half of the mine’s 8,000 employees remain in Pokrovsk"
@Serhiikorovayny @mjluxmoore
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/the-last-days-of-pokrovsk-ukrainians-dig-trenches-and-say-goodbye-to-their-city-as-russians-close-in-425436e1
"Officials say 30,000 people remain, and several hundred leave each day...
The city’s coal mine, where workers have toiled through the war to produce the black gold that feeds the country’s armaments industry, is now sending some workers to build fortifications on the city’s eastern outskirts. They are digging four lines of trenches to slow the Russian onslaught...
Just over half of the mine’s 8,000 employees remain in Pokrovsk"
@Serhiikorovayny @mjluxmoore
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/the-last-days-of-pokrovsk-ukrainians-dig-trenches-and-say-goodbye-to-their-city-as-russians-close-in-425436e1
Rob Lee (Twitter)
The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia over night launched: -16 Iskander-M / KN-23 ballistic missiles
-14 Kh-101 cruise missiles
-4 S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft missiles from the
-1 unknown missile
-23 Shahed-131/136 UAVs.
t.me/kpszsu/18640
The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia over night launched: -16 Iskander-M / KN-23 ballistic missiles
-14 Kh-101 cruise missiles
-4 S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft missiles from the
-1 unknown missile
-23 Shahed-131/136 UAVs.
t.me/kpszsu/18640
Rob Lee (Twitter)
"European officials expect Iran to deliver ballistic missiles to Russia imminently, a move that could prompt a swift response from Ukraine’s allies, people familiar with the matter said...
one of the officials said shipments could begin within a matter of days."
@AlbertoNardelli @alexwickham
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-02/ukraine-allies-expect-iran-to-ship-missiles-to-russia-imminently https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1822004411301777790#m
"European officials expect Iran to deliver ballistic missiles to Russia imminently, a move that could prompt a swift response from Ukraine’s allies, people familiar with the matter said...
one of the officials said shipments could begin within a matter of days."
@AlbertoNardelli @alexwickham
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-02/ukraine-allies-expect-iran-to-ship-missiles-to-russia-imminently https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1822004411301777790#m
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Rob Lee (Twitter)
@John_A_Ridge @AlbertoNardelli: Are there any confirmed uses of Iranian ballistic missiles in Ukraine? I may have missed it.
@John_A_Ridge @AlbertoNardelli: Are there any confirmed uses of Iranian ballistic missiles in Ukraine? I may have missed it.
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Rob Lee (Twitter)
I think Biddle is right that authorizing the use of longer-range strikes into Russia wouldn't be decisive on its own, but I also think this is an unfair burden to apply to the delivery of weapons or restrictions. People often say sanctions are ineffective if they fail to deter or stop a war, but they can still make it more difficult for the target to wage that war.
I think Biddle is right that authorizing the use of longer-range strikes into Russia wouldn't be decisive on its own, but I also think this is an unfair burden to apply to the delivery of weapons or restrictions. People often say sanctions are ineffective if they fail to deter or stop a war, but they can still make it more difficult for the target to wage that war.
vxTwitter / fixvx
Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs)
The West is currently restricting Ukraine’s ability to hit targets far behind the front, fearing that deep strikes would be unduly escalatory, writes Stephen Biddle. What would happen if Kyiv could conduct more extensive deep strikes?
https://www.foreig…
https://www.foreig…
Rob Lee (Twitter)
Most of Russia's Su-34 glide bomb carriers are no longer operated from airbases within ATACMS or Storm Shadow range; however, the S-300/S-400 that struck Kharkiv yesterday would be within range of ATACMS, and air defenses have a priority ATACMS target in occupied areas. One of the main benefits of allowing HIMARS' GMLRS strikes into Russian territory after the Kharkiv offensive began was that Kharkiv gained a reprieve from S-300/S-400 strikes. It seems that is no longer the case.
Most of Russia's Su-34 glide bomb carriers are no longer operated from airbases within ATACMS or Storm Shadow range; however, the S-300/S-400 that struck Kharkiv yesterday would be within range of ATACMS, and air defenses have a priority ATACMS target in occupied areas. One of the main benefits of allowing HIMARS' GMLRS strikes into Russian territory after the Kharkiv offensive began was that Kharkiv gained a reprieve from S-300/S-400 strikes. It seems that is no longer the case.
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Rob Lee (Twitter)
Of course, allowing these strikes would help Ukraine hold the buffer zone in Kursk, which could become more difficult this winter. It's also worth noting that Ukraine's campaign of targeting Russian infrastructure is being accomplished with Ukrainian-built UAVs and missiles.
Of course, allowing these strikes would help Ukraine hold the buffer zone in Kursk, which could become more difficult this winter. It's also worth noting that Ukraine's campaign of targeting Russian infrastructure is being accomplished with Ukrainian-built UAVs and missiles.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
There likely isn't a single silver bullet that will prove decisive, but new capabilities can be additive, which, when employed together effectively, can achieve greater effects. It is also critical for Ukraine's supporters to look for options to help Ukraine compensate for Russia's advantages.
There likely isn't a single silver bullet that will prove decisive, but new capabilities can be additive, which, when employed together effectively, can achieve greater effects. It is also critical for Ukraine's supporters to look for options to help Ukraine compensate for Russia's advantages.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
Russian forces are attacking from both flanks of Vuhledar. https://twitter.com/Deepstate_UA/status/1830657321812574291#m
Russian forces are attacking from both flanks of Vuhledar. https://twitter.com/Deepstate_UA/status/1830657321812574291#m
Rob Lee (Twitter)
RT @kromark: The fire at the Proletarsk oil depot finally extinguished on the 16th day, as shown by a @planet sat image taken today. Local authorities have confirmed. Although the low-res image is not ideal for damage assessment, I would estimate that 30+ tanks have been damaged or destroyed.
RT @kromark: The fire at the Proletarsk oil depot finally extinguished on the 16th day, as shown by a @planet sat image taken today. Local authorities have confirmed. Although the low-res image is not ideal for damage assessment, I would estimate that 30+ tanks have been damaged or destroyed.