Category Archives: Ukraine Crisis

“The Advent of Russia and the New World”

A new world is being born before our eyes. Russia’s military operation in Ukraine has opened a new era – and in three dimensions at once. And of course, in the fourth, domestic Russian. Here begins a new period both … Continue reading

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Tom Cooper on the status of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Question 5: What can you say about the general state of the Ukrainian Armed Forces under Valery Zaluzhny? At this point in time, the answer is unclear. The state of research about this war is that only statements by different … Continue reading

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“Ukrainian Attack May Have Crushed Production Of Russia’s Deadliest Drone”

The Lancet has been one of Russia’s most effective weapons in its war with Ukraine, a small kamikaze drone which can find and destroy targets from 40 miles away with deadly precision. Lancets knock out Leopard tanks, artillery and even … Continue reading

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Ukrainian naval drones sink a Russian missile corvette

Ukraine has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using drones. The Ivanovets, a $70 million missile corvette, went down on January 31. Video shows multiple Ukrainian boat drones dodging bullets before hitting the stern of the warship, disabling … Continue reading

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“Europe seems to have adapted to life without Russian gas”

European countries dealing with recent transportation issues in the Middle East have not experienced an increase in gas prices, which may indicate their success in weaning themselves off Russian gas. Although the dangers of shipping through the Red Sea have … Continue reading

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Russia loses an A-50 AWACS over the Sea of Azov

BREAKING: Ukraine confirms to have shot down two Russian planes over occupied Berdyansk on the Azov Sea: Russian A-50 AWACS IL-76 reconnaissance plane. ($300m); Russian IL-22, possibly the Special Mission variant PP radar jammer. Distress messages intercepted. If this is … Continue reading

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Recent missile strike in Crimea and Ukrainian tactics

This night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces once again struck Crimea. Four Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles were fired from two Su-24M bombers in the direction of Saki airfield. Aviation at the base was already dispersed on alert, but the target was not … Continue reading

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The 29 December missile and drone strike on Ukraine

This is what the Ukrainian Armed Forces put out shortly after the 29 December Russian missile and drone attack:  Critical infrastructure, industrial and military facilities were attacked in the latest massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine. Unfortunately, there are dead … Continue reading

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“What I did over Christmas vacation”

This was often the first essay assignment after returning from Christmas vacation. But this isn’t about me. It’s about what the Ukrainian Air Force did in the last week. That includes the Anti-Aircraft Missile Forces. First, it appears the newly … Continue reading

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“The story of ‘Carol of the Bells,’ a Christmas classic born in Ukraine” – reprinted 2023

“Shchedryk” (from Ukrainian: Щедрий вечiр, “Bountiful Evening”) is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Year’s carol. It was arranged by composer and teacher Mykola Leontovych in 1916, and tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to sing of … Continue reading

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