German authorities announced the transfer of 18 RCH-155 self-propelled artillery systems and other equipment to Ukraine.
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Territorial defense troops train to capture enemy trenches
Warriors of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are training to capture enemy trenches. #IbelieveinAFU
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Remember Forever… Vyacheslav Yarko – Hero of Ukraine (posthumous)
REMEMBER FOREVER… VYACHESLAV YERKO
The Gold Star of the Hero of Ukraine has been handed to the family of the pilot of the Tactical Air Brigade of the Air Command Center, Lieutenant Colonel Vyacheslav Yerko. The hero received the highest state award posthumously. -
Surovikin shores up defenses, precision strikes harmful to Ukraine, risky news for Putin
In sum, Surovikin is shoring up Russia’s defensive positions with resources he has. Under his command the precision strike campaign is harmful to Ukraine. He may be relaying news accurately to Putin. Relaying disappointing news can be dangerous over there./end
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Putin: 25% mobilized in combat, 25% rear, 50% training
According to Putin, 25% mobilized forces are in combat units, 25% in rear positions, while 50% train in Russia. Suggests some type of rotation scheme is in place for the winter inside the zone, and some forces may be in longer-term training. /17
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RS alternate SEAD approach threatens Ukraine with depleted SAMs
If you consider this as an RS alternate approach to SEAD (suppression of enemy air defenses), it is very troubling. If Ukraine’s SAMs are depleted, the Russian VKS can come back in with more deep strikes. /15
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Russia escalates missile attacks to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses
Russia is firing larger batches of missiles against Ukraine and try to confuse and overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses. Ukraine is getting NASAMS and IRIS-T, but these attacks draw down Ukrainian interceptor stockpiles. /14
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Russian pre-war strikes strategy not used due to political assumptions
In Russian strategy, strikes against critical infrastructure (and other mil targets) happen at the start of war for weeks-month+ before ground forces are committed. didn’t happen here likely due to political decisions, i.e., Moscow assuming it could install a new govt. /10
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Russian precision strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure effective and terrible
Third: the precision strike campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure is terrible and it is effective, impacting water and electricity for millions of Ukrainians. Unfortunately, these concepts are cooked into some aspects of Russian military strategy…./8
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Surovikin’s prepared southern defensive network hindered Ukrainian counteroffensives
Surovikin’s Operational Group South was the only sector that seemed to properly prepare a network of positions, so he’s bringing this style with him as commander. These lines were noticed by Ukrainian forces and some said it made counteroffensives difficult. /7