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- Finally, the much anticipated Donbas cauldron – TTG
- “Vice President Kamala Harris commends US alliance with ‘Republic of North Korea’ in DMZ speech gaffe”
- “Putin Sabotaged Pipelines to Escalate Crisis, Top Intel Expert to Newsmax”
- Maybe we did blow up the NS pipelines, but did Tucker Carlson and Tulsi Gabbard have to act as Russian partisans?
- What are the causes and effects of leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines?
- “Ukraine update: The noose tightens on Lyman” – TTG
- “Russians Paying Nearly $25K for Plane Tickets to Flee Putin’s Draft”
- Russian “mobilization” will fail.
- Political decisions on the battlefield are a certain path to defeat
Category Archives: The Military Art
Russian “mobilization” will fail.
“This campaign assessment special edition focuses on Russian military mobilization efforts. Significant inflections ISW would normally cover in its regular sections will be summarized briefly today and addressed in more detail tomorrow. Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to overcome … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, The Military Art, Ukraine Crisis
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“Horse, Foot, and Guns.” This is about the “guns” part.
The above title is an old shorthand for the essence of Ground Power. Artillery is all the (guns above 105 mm as well as missiles, and rockets) that support with fire maneuver units (armor and infantry) in combat. In American … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, The Military Art, Ukraine Crisis
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The Kharkiv offensive is continuing, it may become the Donbas offensive – TTG
The Russian plan apparently was to hold at the Oskil River and anchor that defensive line at Lyman. Seemed like a reasonable plan… for a while. Ukrainian forces crossed that river at Kupyansk and appear to be heading towards Svatove … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
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“… there will be no lull. There is preparation for the next series …”
Zelenskyy Vows No Let Up as Ukraine Says Troops Cross Key River in Northeast | Newsmax.com Comment My compliments to Russian IO, recruited agents of influence and “running dogs.” You all ae doing a great job of “keeping your pecker … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, The Military Art, Ukraine Crisis
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Russian incompetence and Ukrainian capabilities.
Russian forces continue to prioritize strategically meaningless offensive operations around Donetsk City and Bakhmut over defending against continued Ukrainian counter-offensive operations in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukrainian forces liberated a settlement southwest of Lyman and are likely continuing to expand their positions … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, The Military Art, Ukraine Crisis
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“Report: Russian Army Facing ‘Increasingly Severe’ Manpower Shortages”
“Wagner Group, a Kremlin-linked Russian private military company, has been conducting a campaign to recruit Russian convicts for service in Ukraine. Prisoners have been offered commutation of their sentences, “as well as cash incentives.” There’s a BBC-verified video of Wagner owner … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, The Military Art, Ukraine Crisis
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EEI needed for judgments about the Ukraine campaign
Essential Elements of Information (EEI) or whatever they call it now are some of the bases for sound analyses. Others are a lifetime of learning background information. To judge the current situation, I would need to know: Just how big … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, The Military Art, Ukraine Crisis
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“Tribal spies in Syria help U.S. win drone war against Islamic State” – TTG
While Islamic State is a shadow of the group that ruled over a third of Syria and Iraq in a Caliphate declared in 2014, hundreds of fighters are still camped in desolate areas where neither the US-led coalition nor the … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, Syria, The Military Art, TTG
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Ap Bu Nho – A Remembrance.
Garryowen in Glory, the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Ap Bu Nho By a quirk of fate, “D” 2/7 Cavalry, was given the chance to demonstrate the plausibility of Spinoza’s despair several weeks later. A Montagnard agent reported that the 141st … Continue reading
Posted in History, The Military Art
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“Intelligence pukes”
I am writing this without consulting TTG, an esteemed colleague and friend. This piece is going to seem a bit self-pitying, and he is not the type for that. I transferred to MI branch (insignia above) after serving in the … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, The Military Art, Ukraine Crisis
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