Jan 3, 2025 · “A small Soviet army cannot defeat a big Soviet army.” Once a cautionary tale, this phrase now rings prophetic. Of course, calling Ukraine’s army a “small Soviet army” oversimplifies the issue – neither Russia’s nor Ukrainian military is truly Soviet in the broad sense, but both have inherited the Soviet military’s systemic flaws.

Oct 22, 2024 · A Russian T-90 tank. Photo: mil.ru. At first look, according to data from the open-source intelligence project Warspotting, Russia has lost approximately 47 T-90M tanks this year – a number notably lower than projected production, which makes it tempting to assume that Russia’s tank production is keeping up with its battlefield losses. However, this is only a superficial assessment; the ...

Nov 21, 2024 · What is Euromaidan and how it started. Euromaidan gets its name from Maidan, the central square in Kyiv, where the demonstrations started. Maidan is conflated with Euro, referring to Europe, since the desire to sign Association Agreement and ultimately become part of the EU instead of Russia’s led EAEU Customs Union was the driving force behind this revolt.

Dec 10, 2024 · WABI-SABI (Jerry Heil & Julia Sanina) Piercing and poignant, WABI-SABI music video tells the story of a woman who lost her leg in a Russian shelling, capturing the resilience of those rebuilding from the wreckage — an experience shared by thousands of Ukrainians facing Russian attacks on civilian targets. This must-watch puts a spotlight on Yuliia Hryhoryeva, a 36-year-old from Chornobayivka ...

Dec 12, 2024 · “The night was remarkable in the former Novoazovsk district, near Mariupol —a depot of Russian occupiers exploded. The strike occurred at approximately 2:02–2:12 a.m., and the detonation lasted over two hours,” Andriushchenko stated. The blast was reportedly heard not only in Novoazovsk city in Ukraine but also in Taganrog in Russia, approximately 40 kilometers from the blast site.

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Dec 27, 2024 · Following Russia’s November strike on Dnipro city with the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, carrying multiple warheads, Russian leaders started mentioning this weapon on multiple occasions as some kind of wunderwaffe.The Oreshnik is based on the RS-26 Rubezh, a nuclear-capable ballistic missile.

Dec 10, 2024 · Lieutenant Colonel Konstantin Milevsky, the chief specialist in the coordination department for foreign military service, says volunteers from all over the world are helping Ukraine fight Russian troops on the front lines, with representatives from more than 70 countries currently serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to Espreso.

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Ukrainian National Guard forces continued their precision strikes along the front line, taking out Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery systems while also hitting key ammunition depots, Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko reported.