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Attrition: Running Out of Older Soldiers
With the war in Ukraine now three years old, Russia is running out of soldiers To deal with this problem Russia increased the maximum age of involuntarily called-up soldiers to fifty Russia sill offers thousands of dollars to men who will join but the
Winning: Black Sea Blackout
November 14, 2024: There are things Russia does not want to deal with or be reminded of. One of these forgettable items is the loss of the Black Sea Fleet and the inability for the Russian navy to operate in the Black Sea.
Information Warfare: BDA Mischief
Bomb Damage Assessment or BDA has, for over a century, tried to determine how effective air strikes were As the decades rolled by, those who depended on BDA were increasingly frustrated at the inability to get timely and accurate BDA reports This has c
Air Defense: Missiles Over Ukraine
January 17, 2025: As of early 2025 Ukraine has seven Patriot batteries and NATO nations have assured Ukraine that additional supplies of missiles will arrive as quickly as they can be taken from existing stockpiles or manufactured in the United States.
Leadership: Ruinous Russian Tactics
In Ukraine Russia has found that their usual infantry tactics were not working This is the first war Russia has fought since World War II against an equally armed and trained opponent Russian troops have fought against irregulars in Afghanistan, Chechn
Special Operations: Hybrid Warfare
NATO countries are alarmed at the recent spate of so-called accidental severing of underwater power and communications cables The culprits were Chinese and Russian ships that were in the areas when the cables were cut One of these ships was boarded and
Artillery: Red Sea Revenge
On January 11, 2025, several dozen Israeli, American and British warplanes struck economic and military targets in Yemen This was another effort to halt the Yemen Houthi rebels from firing on commercial chipping moving up the Red Sea towards the Suez C
Procurement: Russia Plays North Korea
Russia and North Korea have been doing a lot of business since late 2022 when there were reports of Russia buying weapons from North Korea Russia had invaded Ukraine ...