6/ "Military medicine is something that can be quickly destroyed, and it takes 10-15 years to restore. The problem is aggravated by the fact that civilian medicine has also been optimised to the point of incapacity, which the pandemic has demonstrated to us in all its glory."
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Serdyukov’s reforms negatively impacted current war readiness, Alexander notes.
5/ "Under Serdyukov, hospitals were liquidated en masse, the system of sanatorium and resort treatment was almost completely destroyed, and the system of personnel training was cut." This turned out to have very negative consequences in the current war, as Alexander notes.
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Alexander’s Soviet-era military medical experience and post-2008 reforms
3/ Alexander first workied as a military doctor in the 1970s, during the Soviet era. He says that things were very different then. The Soviet-style military system effectively persisted in Russia until the reforms of then-Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov were enacted in 2008.
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Russian 62-Year-Old Doctor Fights in Ukraine
The Russian Telegram channel Transformer has published a lengthy interview on the experiences of Dr. Alexander Moiseevich Z (a pseudonym). He volunteered for the army at the age of 62 in October 2022 and resigned in June 2024 when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 65.
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Russia enhances North Korean KN-23 missiles for precision strikes
Russia has significantly improved North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, enabling them to hit targets with deadly accuracy, according to the Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov. In an interview with The War Zone, the head of the GUR added.
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Massive Russian attack on Kyiv
Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine with drones and ballistic missiles last night. Kyiv suffered one of the most powerful attacks.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 10 juin 2025
Seven districts of the capital were hit. Four people got injured, including a police officer. High-rise buildings and private houses were… https://t.co/kxsAx7rctE pic.twitter.com/PdtFb4eyX1Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine with drones and ballistic missiles last night. Kyiv suffered one of the most powerful attacks. Seven districts of the capital were hit. Four people were injured, including a police officer. High-rise buildings and private homes were damaged.
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Ukrainian Firefighting Helicopter Battles Fire in Kyiv
Ukrainian fire helicopter uses water from a local lake to extinguish fire at an industrial site in Kyiv city this morning. Russian military attacked Ukraine with 322 missiles and drones last night, Kyiv was a major target.
— Hromadske Int. (@Hromadske) 10 juin 2025
Video: Alyona Nevmerzhytska, hromadske pic.twitter.com/ViGCvjzJp2Ukrainian fire helicopter uses water from a local lake to extinguish a fire at an industrial site in Kyiv city this morning. Russian military attacked Ukraine with 322 missiles and drones last night; Kyiv was a major target. Video: Alyona Nevmerzhytska, hromadske
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Ukrainian success with barbed wire obstacles
The Ukrainians have had some success with layers of barbed wire obstacles.
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Russia attacks Odesa with drones overnight
Russian forces launched drone strikes on Odesa overnight on June 10, causing fatalities, injuries, and damage to a maternity hospital, according to Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov and Odesa Oblast Military Administration Head Oleh Kiper.
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Russian strikes hinder global peace efforts
President @ZelenskyyUa :
Russian missile and Shahed strikes drown out the efforts of the United States and others around the world to force Russia into peace. For yet another night, instead of a ceasefire, there were massive strikes with Shahed drones, cruise and ballistic