Ukraine
Classified U.S. military documents leaked, Russia is suspected
Classified U.S. documents were posted on social media sites to include Twitter and Telegram. Some U.S. officials suspect that the Russians were behind the leak. The documents appeared to have been altered to make it look like the Russians had less casualties than what the U.S. actually estimates. The classified documents posted to these sites […]
The U.S. to provide Ukraine with $2.6 billion worth of military aid
The Ukrainians are about to receive additional funding from the U.S. as they continue to prepare for their spring offensive. The aid includes equipment, ammunition, radar, and other military related items that the Ukrainians need. Ammunition, launchers, and vehicles will be pulled from military stockpiles so that they could get to Ukraine quicker. From the […]
Back to the bad old days of WWI
Speculation has swirled over who was behind the explosion in St Petersburg that killed Vladen Tatarsky, with the security services of Ukraine and Russia both having possible motives for wanting the blogger dead, amid Kremlin in-fighting over the war. Russian propagandist blogger Vladen Tatarsky was killed by an IED hidden inside a gift statuette given […]
Western and Russian military industry capacities as related to Ukraine
The Russians identified a reality that the West has already acknowledged, that the Ukrainians are using up more ammunition than what the United States could produce per month. However, the Russians also face a similar challenge. The United States is not the only Western country providing military equipment and rounds related support to Ukraine. The […]
NYT: Stolen Valor: The U.S. Volunteers in Ukraine
We recently wrote about James Vasquez, but the New York Times just featured a story about Vasquez and others – painting a picture of an epidemic of Stolen Valor U.S. wannabes going to Ukraine to fight *cough*. Stolen Valor: The U.S. Volunteers in Ukraine Who Lie, Waste and Bicker People who would not be allowed […]
Stolen Valor – Ukraine
I am sure most of our regular readers knew this was coming. Claims like “There I was knee deep in spent brass and grenade pins fending off those pesky RooSkees” from Valor Vultures on the Global front were inevitable. NEWSWEEK A U.S. veteran who drew significant media attention for saying he had volunteered alongside […]
Scraping the Bottom
T-54A MBT The T-54/55 series of tanks was designed in the aftermath of the Second World War. The series represents the worlds most produced Main Battle Tank (MBT), and the longest lived. The MBTs continue to serve in many African, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries that do not have the resources to buy modern, technologically […]
Getting tanks to Ukraine as quickly as possible
The U.S. Army is working on ways to get tanks to Ukraine as soon as possible. Options include building new tanks or pulling tanks from storage. In addition to sending the tank, they must also send the entire system that supports the tank; ammunition, fuel, material needed for maintenance, etc. The US also has to […]
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