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Russia
Kyiv Post sources did not disclose the type of drone used or its payload but did say it may have been “carrying treats.” St Petersburg lies some 1000km from Ukraine.
Jan. 18
France
The SCALP cruise missile made its way to Ukraine in 2023, and Kyiv has been using it to strike strategic Russian targets to great effect – albeit some minor tweaks are required.
Jan. 17
Drones
Ukraine’s State employment centers will post vacancies published on job search platforms by military units and then offer the unemployed to join the Ukrainian military.
Jan. 16
Drones
A crew of Ukrainian drone operators found a Russian anti-aircraft missile system, despite poor visibility, and successfully called in a HIMARS strike on its coordinates.
Jan. 16
Russia
Russia’s defense ministry said five Ukrainian drones had been destroyed and three others intercepted overnight in the Voronezh region, which borders Ukraine.
Jan. 16
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Kremlin sources aren’t saying anything. The Ukrainian military says it’s quite sure its forces scored the kills, but exactly how and with what, is a secret.
Jan. 15
War in Ukraine
By some accounts, the most powerful infantry fighting vehicle not just in the war but in any army anywhere, is the US-manufactured Bradley.
Jan. 14
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian official sources claim “dozens” of Kremlin soldiers recently came in from the cold. In some open sources, Russian POWs complain of being left on the front lines, for weeks, without support.
Jan. 12
Armed Forces of Ukraine
“Everything went not according to plan. Absolutely,” the Russian soldier who made the recording says as he and his fellow troops try and work out what is going on.
Jan. 11
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian drone swarms and tough infantry defending strategic Krynky village are now topics of open complaint by their opponents. Clumsy Russian army decision-making is a big problem, they say.
Jan. 10
War in Ukraine
After almost two years of grinding trench warfare against invading Russian troops, some 30 percent of Ukrainian territory is thought to be littered with unexploded mines.
Jan. 10
War in Ukraine
Recorded footage captures the impressive detonation of the thermobaric ammunition of the multi-million dollar Russian multiple rocket launch system Solntsepyok TOS-1A.
Jan. 9
Drones
A Ukrainian army video has been edited to include background Russian pop music, with one Moscow disco ditty about attractive gams accompanying grim images of a soldier losing his leg at the knee.
Jan. 9
Drones
Ukraine’s efforts to develop and produce its own weapons systems rather than relying on outside contributions is already producing results on the battlefield.
Jan. 9
Tanks
A video shows a Ukrainian soldier, with the call sign “Sedoy,” using the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system to destroy Russian armor, disrupting the enemy offensive.
Jan. 9
Crimea
Ukrainian representatives of occupied Crimea claim at least 41 Russian soldiers from Crimea have been taken prisoner. Many of them are Ukrainian citizens.
Jan. 9
The probable ATACMS strike started widespread fires on and around the airfield but, so far, there are few reports on the extent of any damage.
May. 28