Russia & Ukraine
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It's a war of drones, glide bombs, and other unmanned weapons. Both sides have them and are utilizing them. I expect we will soon see Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons being used as a counter measure.
Putin Ally Stunned by 'Extremely Dangerous' Ukraine Drones
https://www.newsweek.com/vladimir-putin-dmitry-rogozin-ukraine-drones-1889350
Heavy Ukrainian drones working in tandem with Kyiv's notorious first-person-view (FPV) drones are proving "extremely dangerous" for Russian forces in the war-torn country, according to the former head of Russia's space agency.
Ukraine is matching heavy, large attack drones—known as Baba Yaga drones—with FPV uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) that fly in pairs at night to make up "entire squadrons" of drones, former Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin said in a post to messaging app Telegram.
The night sky above Ukraine is "teeming with enemy drones," Rogozin said, adding that the Baba Yaga is "extremely dangerous" for Russian troops.
Baba Yaga drones are large, multi-purpose Ukrainian uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), often designed as quadcopters, hexacopters and octocopters, according to Samuel Bendett of the U.S. think tank CNA.
The more than 25 months of war in Ukraine has spurred rapid drone development, and Kyiv has been innovative in its wielding of unmanned technology in the air, on land and in the water.
FPV drones quickly became almost emblematic of Ukraine's efforts with UAVs. They can be used to record dramatic battlefield footage where the drone careens toward Russian vehicles before exploding, or deployed as reconnaissance tools to guide artillery strikes.
Mykhailo Fedorov, Kyiv's minister of digital transformation, heading up Ukraine's drone efforts against Russia, told Newsweek in December that "they work sometimes even more efficiently than artillery."
Both sides are constantly trying to gain the advantage in the drone war, pouring resources into development while at once mass-producing and deploying various drone types. Moscow and Kyiv are thought to burn through hundreds of drones each day.
Ukraine has been deploying Baba Yaga drones under the cover of darkness, once many of its FPV drones are pulled back or used. The Baba Yaga drones fly at about 60 kilometers per hour, or about 37 mph, Rogozin said. "But FPVs are nimble and faster."
It is far harder to defend against UAVs at night, Bendett told Newsweek, adding that Russia does not yet have a comparable drone able to carry the same munitions at night. The Baba Yaga's size means that they can carry substantial munitions that are menacing Russian forces," he said.
"We know Russians are either fixing the downed Baba Yagas and fly them as their own, and they are trying to build an equivalent of this drone," Bendett said. "Ukrainians are experts in flying these UAVs."
Pairing up a light drone to attack a target before the Baba Yaga releases its explosives is a Ukrainian tactic in this war, he added.
Russia Has Rebuilt Military to Pre-War Level: US General
Published Apr 11, 2024
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-built-military-pre-war-level-us-general-1889569?piano_t=1
NATO Will Be Drawn Into War With Russia If Ukraine Loses: Lloyd Austin
By Kaitlin Lewis
Congress was warned on Thursday that Russia is replenishing its forces at a "far faster" rate than the United States originally estimated as the war in Ukraine rages on.
Speaking in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, General Christopher Cavoli, the head of U.S. European Command and NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe, told lawmakers that Russia's military has "grown back to what they were before" launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
"They've [Russia] got some gaps that have been produced by this war, but their overall capacity is very significant still, and they intend to make it go higher," Cavoli added.
U.S. Army General Christopher Cavoli, Commander of U.S. European Command, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Cavoli told lawmakers on Thursday that Russia was replenishing its armed... Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
In a written statement provided to the Senate committee before Thursday's hearing, Cavoli outlined that while parts of Russia's Armed Forces—including their air and land capabilities—have taken a hit since the war broke out, a large part of Moscow's military has "lost no capacity at all."
"Russia is reconstituting that force far faster than our initial estimates suggested," Cavoli wrote. "The army is actually now larger—by 15 percent—than it was when it invaded Ukraine. Over the past year, Russia increased its front line troop strength from 360,000 to 470,000."
Cavoli's testimony comes as military assistance for Ukraine has been held up in Congress for months by GOP lawmakers who have blocked passing additional foreign aid. It also comes as Kyiv is working to stabilize the front lines after weeks of Russia holding a slow but steady momentum, pushing the contact line further into Ukrainian territory.
"The severity of this moment cannot be overstated," Cavoli said during his opening statements Thursday. "If we do not continue to support Ukraine, Ukraine could lose."
The Senate green-lit a $95 billion foreign aid bill in February, which includes $60 billion in assistance for Ukraine. The package also provides aid to Israel and Taiwan amid growing tensions in either region.
House Speaker Mike Johnson recently indicated that he plans to take the bill up for a vote in his chamber in the coming weeks, although the Republican leader has been facing backlash from members of his own party as divisions grow within the GOP. A handful of lawmakers have also threatened to oust Johnson over Ukraine aid debates.
Cavoli also spoke in front of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, telling lawmakers that Russia was "demolishing cities and are destroying innocent lives on a scale we have not seen since the Second World War."
The general also highlighted the need to supply Kyiv with additional artillery on the battlefield, noting that Ukraine's soldiers were being outshot by Russian troops 5-to-1.
"Based on my experience in 37-plus years in the U.S. military, if one side can shoot and the other side can't shoot back, the side that can't shoot back loses," Cavoli said during his opening statements to the House. "So the stakes are very high."
Published Apr 11, 2024
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-built-military-pre-war-level-us-general-1889569?piano_t=1
NATO Will Be Drawn Into War With Russia If Ukraine Loses: Lloyd Austin
By Kaitlin Lewis
Congress was warned on Thursday that Russia is replenishing its forces at a "far faster" rate than the United States originally estimated as the war in Ukraine rages on.
Speaking in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, General Christopher Cavoli, the head of U.S. European Command and NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe, told lawmakers that Russia's military has "grown back to what they were before" launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
"They've [Russia] got some gaps that have been produced by this war, but their overall capacity is very significant still, and they intend to make it go higher," Cavoli added.
U.S. Army General Christopher Cavoli, Commander of U.S. European Command, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Cavoli told lawmakers on Thursday that Russia was replenishing its armed... Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
In a written statement provided to the Senate committee before Thursday's hearing, Cavoli outlined that while parts of Russia's Armed Forces—including their air and land capabilities—have taken a hit since the war broke out, a large part of Moscow's military has "lost no capacity at all."
"Russia is reconstituting that force far faster than our initial estimates suggested," Cavoli wrote. "The army is actually now larger—by 15 percent—than it was when it invaded Ukraine. Over the past year, Russia increased its front line troop strength from 360,000 to 470,000."
Cavoli's testimony comes as military assistance for Ukraine has been held up in Congress for months by GOP lawmakers who have blocked passing additional foreign aid. It also comes as Kyiv is working to stabilize the front lines after weeks of Russia holding a slow but steady momentum, pushing the contact line further into Ukrainian territory.
"The severity of this moment cannot be overstated," Cavoli said during his opening statements Thursday. "If we do not continue to support Ukraine, Ukraine could lose."
The Senate green-lit a $95 billion foreign aid bill in February, which includes $60 billion in assistance for Ukraine. The package also provides aid to Israel and Taiwan amid growing tensions in either region.
House Speaker Mike Johnson recently indicated that he plans to take the bill up for a vote in his chamber in the coming weeks, although the Republican leader has been facing backlash from members of his own party as divisions grow within the GOP. A handful of lawmakers have also threatened to oust Johnson over Ukraine aid debates.
Cavoli also spoke in front of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, telling lawmakers that Russia was "demolishing cities and are destroying innocent lives on a scale we have not seen since the Second World War."
The general also highlighted the need to supply Kyiv with additional artillery on the battlefield, noting that Ukraine's soldiers were being outshot by Russian troops 5-to-1.
"Based on my experience in 37-plus years in the U.S. military, if one side can shoot and the other side can't shoot back, the side that can't shoot back loses," Cavoli said during his opening statements to the House. "So the stakes are very high."
37 years to figure that out ???
Sounds like something Kamla Harris would say. Not a 4 star General.
What was drone operator trying to do, blow it up?
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In Latest Humiliation For Biden Admin, Russian Oil Is Trading Far Above The G7 Price Cap Everywhere
Bloomberg:
Russian Oil Is Once Again Trading Far Above the G-7’s Price Cap Everywhere
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ding-far-above-the-g-7-s-price-cap-everywhere
Bloomberg:
Russian Oil Is Once Again Trading Far Above the G-7’s Price Cap Everywhere
- Exported Urals crude is near $75 a barrel, about $15 above cap
- Almost a quarter moved with western insurance in March
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ding-far-above-the-g-7-s-price-cap-everywhere
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Oh welp, we'll see where the 'rubble' will go from here. (Somehow not upwards).In Latest Humiliation For Biden Admin, Russian Oil Is Trading Far Above The G7 Price Cap Everywhere
Bloomberg:
Russian Oil Is Once Again Trading Far Above the G-7’s Price Cap Everywhere
- Exported Urals crude is near $75 a barrel, about $15 above cap
- Almost a quarter moved with western insurance in March
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ding-far-above-the-g-7-s-price-cap-everywhere
this is the author of this article. Jonathan H. Kantor
Is that you? Ukrainians must be really working on your ass to post this garbage. And I thought you are on payroll. Stupid me. You really like to get paid other way
you could be batalion wife. Saving ukrainian democracy with your ass everyday multiple times
I think a price of a single shell atm is ~$6000.
A single FPV drone might be ~10 times less.
Also the accuracy is completely in a different legue.
What has happened to the Kyiv Air defences?
UK Media Report: Major Russian missile attack destroys power plant outside Kyiv -
Russian overnight strikes completely destroyed Trypilska thermal power plant outside Kyiv, as part of a major attack across five regions in...
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UK Media Report: Major Russian missile attack destroys power plant outside Kyiv -
Russian overnight strikes completely destroyed Trypilska thermal power plant outside Kyiv, as part of a major attack across five regions in...
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