The War in Ukraine

[Skysix]

Thoughts on much needed Ukrainian Army reorganization. But very hard to accomplish during heavy combat.

Don's Weekly, 25 November 2024: Part 5 (Equipment & Organisation-related News)

by Donald Hill

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[Maxman1]

The UK imposes sanctions against 30 vessels of the Russian “shadow fleet”

The UK government has imposed sanctions against thirty vessels of the Russian Federation's “shadow fleet.”

mil.in.ua

 

[Skysix]

The UK imposes sanctions against 30 vessels of the Russian “shadow fleet”

The UK government has imposed sanctions against thirty vessels of the Russian Federation's “shadow fleet.”

mil.in.ua

Ok, fine. Now how will they be enforced? Impounding? Strong words?

 

[GR66]

B-Bye....

ATACMS strike destroys Russian S-400 system in Kursk

On November 23, 2024, a precision strike targeted an S-400 air defense system in the village of Bolshoe Zhirovo, located in Russia's Kursk region. The missile strike reportedly destroyed key components of the S-400 system, including a radar station and two launchers, and resulted in the deaths...

defence-blog.com

 

[Fabius]

Thoughts on much needed Ukrainian Army reorganization. But very hard to accomplish during heavy combat.

Don's Weekly, 25 November 2024: Part 5 (Equipment & Organisation-related News)

by Donald Hill

open.substack.com

I has not actually thought about it until now but the UKR Army C2 structure sounds like a disaster.
Trying to conduct large scale combat on the scale of this war with only Bdes and adhoc geographic commands, no Div or Corps HQ or echelon above Bde forces coordinated by those Divs and Corps sounds like a very difficult way to prosecute the fight. Especially if you’re aiming for combined arms manoeuvre warfare.

Sounds sort of like they; like everyone circa 2004-2022; were enamoured with the idea of Bdes being the key formation. Unfortunately they seem to have got caught needing to transform under fire while NATO forces are trying to reform Divs and Corps along with their EAB formations due to the war’s lessons.

 

[Skysix]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-hybrid-attacks-may-lead-nato-invoking-article-5-says-german-intel-chief-2024-11-27/

"MAY"?!?!?!?!

a decade late and a trillion$ short

"We don't have any indication yet that Russia intends to go to war, but if such sentiments gain the upper hand in the government in Moscow, then the risk for a military confrontation will grow over the coming years."

News flash, they have been at war with us for at least a decade, and have publicly and repeatedly stated so for at least 3 years. So what is NATO¹ going to do about it? The denial of reality is strong...

And I REALLY REALLY REALLY wish people, especially the media, would stop quoting tropes about article 5 and actually READ the f'n thing (article 6 also)

(1)
(a) "North Atlantic Trade Organization"
(b) "Never Analyse The Obfuscation"
(c) "Nearly Absent Thinking Obligatory"
(d) "Never Acknowledge Truthful Observations"

 

[daftandbarmy]

News flash, they have been at war with us since at least the 17thC for at least a decade, and have publicly and repeatedly stated so for at least 3 years. The denial of reality us strong...

There, FTFY

History of Russia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Kirkhill]

There, FTFY

History of Russia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Almost as bad as the French...

 

[McG]

Darth Putin (@darthputinkgb.bsky.social)

Everyone seems to have forgotten is Ukraine has been using American ATACMS on Russian territory for 3 years and we've done fuck all. So now it's on bits we didn't annex it suddenly matters. But it doesn't matter on other bits of what we say is Russia.

bsky.app

 

[The Bread Guy]

Apparently Ukrainian special forces have been operating in Syria since the beginning of the year and alongside Syrian opposition forces have been conducting attacks on Russian positions in the Golan Heights.

Ukrainian special forces strike Russian positions in Syria

The Kyiv Post has published exclusive footage revealing Ukrainian special forces, alongside Syrian opposition fighters, conducting attacks on Russian military positions in the Golan Heights region of Syria. The video captures the Ukrainian unit “Khimik” targeting Russian block posts...

defence-blog.com

Yeah, about that, wonder if/how much they may be helping out here, too?

Russia fails to halt Aleppo offensive with war planes diverted to Ukraine

Syrian rebels have seized large swathes of territory in the north while Moscow is busy with another war

www.middleeasteye.net

Turkish-backed rebels launch offensive against Russian forces in Syria

www.ukrainianworldcongress.org

Putin's forces under attack in Syria as rebels charge on Aleppo

Russian forces in Syria are under attack from rebel groups in the Syrian capital, Aleppo, in response to increased strikes.

www.newsweek.com