Category Archives: The Military Art

“The Jayhawker and the Conductor: The Combahee Ferry Raid, 2 June 1863”

Posted on June 3, 2023 by TTG

This is an excerpt from an article by James Stejskal about the Combahee Ferry raid and the USCT campaign preceding that raid written for the Army Historical Foundation. A while ago I wrote about one of his earlier books, Special … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, WBS | 10 Comments

Trent Telenko on Ukrainian Drones

Posted on May 31, 2023 by TTG

In the last few hours Ukraine has struck the posh Moscow neighborhood where Russian oligarchs live with what looks like a converted Foxtech REX 340 Canard VTOL/compound helicopter drone. You can buy a Chinese Foxtech REX 340 online for $42K … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 82 Comments

“Russia hits base in Ukraine in new wave of strikes, Zelenskiy praises Patriots”

Posted on May 29, 2023 by TTG

KYIV, May 29 (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of what Kyiv hopes will be … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 71 Comments

Ukrainian Assault on a Russian Strongpoint

Posted on May 19, 2023 by TTG

Every day for a week I wanted to post this video, but each time I missed the opportunity. Today for the first time I saw another boring video on the channel of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 16 Comments

Bakhmut Holds

Posted on May 12, 2023 by TTG

Guess, you’ve ‘heard‘ it in the social media, meanwhile: essentially, Prigorzhin is complaining about ‘some 72nd Brigade’ and this running away; losing kilometres of frontline; he’s fiercely complaining about the Keystone Cops in Moscow, and that Wagner had to save … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 51 Comments

The UAV Strike Company

Posted on May 10, 2023 by TTG

Eight new UAV strike companies are ready for battle – they have been given pickup trucks, attack copters and FPV drones. UAVs for the Army purchased drones within the framework of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s UNITED24 platform and at the expense … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 12 Comments

Ukraine downs hypersonic Russian missile using Patriot defense system

Posted on May 7, 2023 by TTG

The Ukrainian military shot down a hypersonic Russian missile over Kyiv using the newly acquired Patriot missile defense system, an air force commander confirmed on Saturday. It’s the first time Ukraine has been known to intercept one of Moscow’s most … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 73 Comments

How big will the counteroffensive be?

Posted on April 22, 2023 by TTG

I compared my list of known Ukrainian combat brigades with a list of Ukrainian brigades currently at the front. Result: Ukraine has 30x combat brigades, 6x artillery, 5x territorial defense (TDF), and 4x national guard (NG) brigades in the rear … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 59 Comments

“On Assignment with Richard Engel: Ukraine’s Secret Resistance”

Posted on April 21, 2023 by TTG

Comment: This is a great report on two resistance cells in occupied Kherson. It’s not clear how closely these two cells worked with Ukrainian Intelligence or Special Operations units. It appears that any official control or guidance was loose at … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence, The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 30 Comments

“Russia Sent 70-Year-old T-55 Tanks To Ukraine Without Even Upgrading Them”

Posted on April 19, 2023 by TTG

The first of potentially two or three hundred 70-year-old T-55 tanks that the Kremlin has been pulling out of long-term storage finally have arrived in Ukraine. A photo that appeared online on Friday depicts a T-55 reportedly somewhere in Zaporizhzhia … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis, weapons | 25 Comments