"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (6 Viewers)

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Russia using Musk’s Starlink, Ukraine army intelligence says

“This is starting to become systematic,” says Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.

www.politico.eu

 

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Zelenskyy continues revamp of Ukraine top army brass

“Clear practice with new technologies is needed,” Ukrainian president says.

www.politico.eu

 

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US aid ‘indispensable’ for defense of Ukraine, Scholz says

German chancellor urges Congress to pass Biden’s $95.3B military aid package.

www.politico.eu

 

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In relation to Australia's refusal to donate the MRH90 helicopters:


View: https://youtu.be/gn2uO-UxlCY?si=hhYCEWZZORUWnktP

Especially watch to the end.

 

[SaparotRob]

The Ukrainian Garrison In Avdiivka Fought Hard And Fought Smart. But It Didn’t Count On Republicans Cutting Off Ammo Supplies.

Ukraine's 110th Mechanized Brigade may have been winning the battle for Avdiivka. But then Russia-aligned Republicans in the U.S. Congress ended aid to Ukraine.

www.forbes.com

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[GTX]

Russia has recruited as many as 15,000 Nepalis to fight its war. Many returned traumatized. Some never came back

 

[fubar57]

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[SaparotRob]

View: https://youtu.be/DenXH9kZRgg

 

[Snautzer01]

Squire does have quite a few hilarious you tube things.

The american voice cracks me up every time.

 

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Short on Soldiers, Ukraine Debates How to Find the Next Wave of Troops

A potential expansion of the nation’s military draft to replenish the exhausted, battered army has become an emotional, politically charged issue.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Ukraine to get more NASAMS air defense systems

Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram recently proposed to the Norwegian Parliament to order a further ten launch units and four fire control centers of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, better known as NASAMS, from Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace (KDA). This proposal...

defence-blog.com

 

[Admiral Beez]

Russia has recruited as many as 15,000 Nepalis to fight its war. Many returned traumatized. Some never came back

Are they Gurkhas or just civies?

 

[Glider]

Are they Gurkhas or just civies?

Very unlikely to be Gurkhas. They do come from Nepal but are the elite and are small in number.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Very unlikely to be Gurkhas. They do come from Nepal but are the elite and are small in number.

So basically mercenary sepoys? Or truly just men off the streets of Nepal? Where did they come from to Russia?

 

[GrauGeist]

A good insight of the Nepalese fighters, here:


View: https://www.npr.org/2024/01/08/1223424829/hundreds-of-nepalese-men-moved-to-russia-to-join-in-its-fight-against-ukraine

 

[Denniss]

interesting comments about russian tank production, may be a bit biased though.

Ukrainian military analyst Oleksandr Kovalenko stated that Russia's reported tank production numbers in recent years largely reflect restored and modernized tanks drawn from storage rather than new production.[13] Kovalenko stated that Uralvagonzavod, Russia's primary tank manufacturer, can produce roughly 60-70 T-90 tanks per year under perfect conditions and assessed that Uralvagonzavod is likely only producing between three and six new T-90 tanks per month.[14] Kovalenko noted that tank manufacturers Uralvagonzavod, Omsktransmash, and the 103rd Armored Tank Repair Plant in Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai are primarily focused on restoring, repairing, and modernizing Russian tanks and that Uralvagonzavod is the only manufacturer producing new tanks.[15] Kovalenko stated that Russia is only modernizing T-54/55 and T-62 tanks and assessed that these may be Russia's main battle tanks in the future. Kovalenko added that Russian manufacturers very rarely modernize T-72 and T-80 tanks. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitri Medvedev previously stated that Russian forces received 1,600 tanks in 2023, and Kovalenko attributed this number primarily to restored and modernized rather than serially produced tanks.[16]

Institute for the Study of War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk as Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander, replacing current Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi. Zelensky also made several other service head

www.understandingwar.org

 

[GTX]

View: https://youtu.be/OJ11Q6eqOlY?si=XsvegFIrKkzott-R

 

[Denniss]

Two damaged Himars launchers returned to the US

View: https://youtu.be/5gVRSoPM1mY?feature=shared&t=281

 

[Admiral Beez]

View: https://youtu.be/OJ11Q6eqOlY?si=XsvegFIrKkzott-R

Step 1, take out that damn bridge once and for all. You can't talk about make Crimea untenable when trains and trucks full of supplies can roll across the Kerch bridge.

And can we get this aircraft into Ukrainian service? Russian AN-124 Seized by Canada

 

[GTX]

Russia’s Rare RPG-16 in Ukraine

One of the rarer Russian anti-armour weapons to surface during the ongoing war in Ukraine is the RPG-16. The RPG-7’s big brother was developed in the late 1960s and entered service in the ear…

armourersbench.com