The War in Ukraine

[Kirkhill]

2nd Battalion 5th Marines has some ideas on fighting in Ukraine

Orders: Ukraine | 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

2ndbn5thmar.com

Marine Corps infantry’s secret weapon: A $9.95 unofficial website

Inside an informal, crowd-sourced Marine infantry network.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

2nd Battalion, 5th Marines | Infantry Training Site

2ndbn5thmar.com

 

[The Bread Guy]

Canadian columnist: yeah, I helped UKR's FBI do counterintelligence work ....

This National Post Columnist Says He Spied for a Foreign Intelligence Agency. Experts Call His Behaviour ‘Unethical’ and ‘Absurd’.

National Post columnist Adam Zivo says he was moonlighting as a foreign intelligence asset at the same time as he worked for the National Post

pressprogress.ca

https://twitter.com/x/status/1822259977232216439

 

[GR66]

An interesting podcast from Westpoint's Modern War Institute on the likely impacts of Ukrainian F-16's on the conflict:

MWI Podcast: F-16s Over Ukraine - Modern War Institute

Just days ago, Ukraine’s government confirmed it had received the first batch of F-16s provided by its international supporters. More than a year had passed since a eleven countries announced […]

mwi.westpoint.edu

Key take-away is that the main role will likely be defensive counter-air against incoming missile attacks (with possible ambushes against complacent Russian aircraft when opportunities arise) at least for the next couple of years. The interviewee doesn't expect to see any significant offensive role for them anytime soon.

In unfortunate related news unfortunately one of the F-16's has already crashed and its pilot lost:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/29/europe/ukraine-f16-crashes-intl/index.html

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Canadian columnist: yeah, I helped UKR's FBI do counterintelligence work ....

This National Post Columnist Says He Spied for a Foreign Intelligence Agency. Experts Call His Behaviour ‘Unethical’ and ‘Absurd’.

National Post columnist Adam Zivo says he was moonlighting as a foreign intelligence asset at the same time as he worked for the National Post

pressprogress.ca

https://twitter.com/x/status/1822259977232216439

I am not sure this is a wise flex for any journalist to make…

 

[The Bread Guy]

I am not sure this is a wise flex for any journalist to make…

The grey area, though, is that if he's a "columnist", he can slide out of the "journalist" pigeonhole. That said, most people seeing a byline in a paper/outlet often don't see that nuance.

 

[dapaterson]

The grey area, though, is that if he's a "columnist", he can slide out of the "journalist" pigeonhole. That said, most people seeing a byline in a paper/outlet often don't see that nuance.

But what type of columnist? First? Second? Third? Fourth? ...

 

[suffolkowner]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1829052980164768092

lol what is Belarus up to?

and looks like the loss of first f16 and pilot

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/29/europe/ukraine-f16-crashes-intl?cid=ios_app

 

[quadrapiper]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1829052980164768092

lol what is Belarus up to?

Flying EOD?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Right, then - OFF you go!

Ukrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the commander of the country’s air force after one of its Western-donated F-16 warplane crashed and the pilot died.

apnews.com

Zelenskiy Dismisses Ukraine's Air Force Chief After Crash Of F-16

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on August 30 dismissed the commander of the country's air force one day after the crash of a U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet that had been recently deployed in the country's fight against Russia's full-scale invasion.

www.rferl.org

Zelensky sacks Air Force commander

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine dismissed Mykola Oleshchuk from the post of Air Force Commander — Ukrinform.

www.ukrinform.net

Zelensky dismisses Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Ukraine's Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk on Aug. 30. The decision was announced on the Presidential Office’s official website.

kyivindependent.com

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Right, then - OFF you go!

Ukrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the commander of the country’s air force after one of its Western-donated F-16 warplane crashed and the pilot died.

apnews.com

Zelenskiy Dismisses Ukraine's Air Force Chief After Crash Of F-16

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on August 30 dismissed the commander of the country's air force one day after the crash of a U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet that had been recently deployed in the country's fight against Russia's full-scale invasion.

www.rferl.org

Zelensky sacks Air Force commander

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine dismissed Mykola Oleshchuk from the post of Air Force Commander — Ukrinform.

www.ukrinform.net

Zelensky dismisses Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Ukraine's Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk on Aug. 30. The decision was announced on the Presidential Office’s official website.

kyivindependent.com

No one told the Ukrainians about how to establish MEZs and FEZs?

 

[Skysix]

No one told the Ukrainians about how to establish MEZs and FEZs?

Kinda hard to do in real time when the whole airspace is full of different drone, cruise and ballistic missile tracks

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Kinda hard to do in real time when the whole airspace is full of different drone, cruise and ballistic missile tracks

No- quite the opposite. It actually makes life easier for your Air Defenders.

 

[suffolkowner]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1829577967929807302

dont go to Russia/China/NK/Venezuela/Belarus/Iran/ its not worth it

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Ukraine treatment of POW. Interesting to note the differences between the Conscripts and Contract solider.

 

[OldSolduer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1829577967929807302

dont go to Russia/China/NK/Venezuela/Belarus/Iran/ its not worth it

Venezuela is a vassal state of Russia - a$$holes

 

[The Bread Guy]

USSR 2.0 pulling help outta Africa to help in Kursk (via RUS independent media) ...

Russian Mercenaries Pulled Out of Burkina Faso to Defend Kursk – Commander - The Moscow Times

Ukraine's cross-border incursion into Russia has disrupted Russian mercenaries' plans in junta-led Burkina Faso, with many now pulled out to help boost Moscow's defenses back home, a paramilitary commander said on Friday.

www.themoscowtimes.com

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Venezuela is a vassal state of Russia - a$$holes

I would not be surprised if the US and some South American countries put the squeeze on Venezuela for those two.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

View from a Russian wire guided FPV drone

 

[PuckChaser]

I'm not an IMINT analyst but the "after footage" looks like it's from a different strike. There's a wierd looking tree on the right side by a blue road sign pre strike, and looks like a different sign with the wierd tree not there in the after.

 

[armrdsoul77]