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Difficult situation in Krasnohorivka. Major attack by 5th Motorized Brigade of the DPR supported by turtle tanks. Urgent need of reinforcements for Ukraine.

The United States will withdraw its troops from Niger, a source familiar with the matter said late on Friday, adding that an agreement was reached between U.S Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Niger's leadership. As of last year, there were a little more than 1,000 U.S. troops in Niger, where the U.S. military operated out of two bases, including a drone base known as Air Base 201 near Agadez in central Niger at a cost of more than $100 million. Since 2018, the base has been used to target Islamic State militants and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen,...

The battle of Chasiv Yar has started. In my younger life I was an American infantry and later intelligence officer. I follow the day-by-day news on the Ukraine war to keep up with evolving tactics and military equipment. I access pro-Ukrainian, pro-Russian and “neutral/objective” sources to get their news and analysis so I get a pretty good grasp on what happens in individual battles for villages, forests and hills. But I find HistoryLegends does a fantastic job of keeping a good handle on the longer term developments. His recent (past month or six weeks) history videos do an excellent job...

While much of the country is battling astro-turfed anti-Israel protests, Florida is not dealing with road closures. Governor DeSantis passed what NPR called the nations “toughest protest legislation” back in 2021. From NPR: Florida’s governor has signed a law that he called the “strongest anti-rioting, pro-law enforcement measure in the country.” The law was written in response to protests around the country following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. It provides new protections for police and increases the penalties for people who take part in property damage or violence during protests. Florida experienced little of...

“A study published by the Ukrainian Institute of the Future in June of 2023 estimated Ukraine's population to be around 28.5M, while the Wilson Centre estimated (https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-pos...) the population to be 31M. Males in the 25-27 age band are only 2% of the population according to US government data (https://www.census.gov/data-tools/dem.... US population data notes this age band has rough 419,000 people but is likely overstated as they use an overall population of 34.8M. I'd estimate it is likely closer to ~340K. It is unknown how many men in this age band have already volunteered or were in the pre-war professional...

They sure look like some of the FBI HOAXERS that regularly get deployed as pretend “Right Wing Extremists”. So AMATEURISH!!

What's Going on With Shipping? March 26, 2024 In this episode on the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb🍺, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Somali Basin, and Strait of Hormuz, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses the allision between MV Dali and the Baltimore Key Bridge.

“ In addition, some pro-🇺🇦 "experts" deliberately showed their audience a wrong settlement on the map. If you look at the map they were apprehended near the settlement Teploe (Тёплое), NOT Teply (Тёплый), which is the one by the Belarusian border. It is about 380th km. of Kyevsky highway. From the place where the chase began there was a direct road only to Ukraine, and they had already passed the turn to Bryansk, and subsequently to Gomel, Belarus at that time. The pro-🇺🇦 sources deliberately misdirected Western audiences, since the settlement names are very similar in name, but different enough...

In recent news, we've learnt that Russia has allegedly begun the production of the venerable FAB-3000 bomb, sporting more than a thousand kilos of explosives; they certainly pack a punch. But why now? I see one likely and one less likely answer to this question. We'll start with the more probable: Russia intends to use these to defeat Ukraine's defences. We've seen that Ukraine has begun the construction of massive defensive lines. One key difference between their defensive lines and ours is their use of more centralized citadel-like structures in combination with trench lines and other standard defences. Usually, these...

Here is a very good assessment of recent Russia successes in targeting and destroying high value Ukrainian assets. Preston Stewart is perceptive and objective observer and analyst. He has recent experience as an American army artillery officer who has held a number of artillery slots and it is evident that is knows this subject well.

“When I said that electronic warfare will soon not be able to prevent FPV drones from flying over the battlefield, I was not joking. Several extraordinary solutions have already been invented that reduce the efforts of radio electronics engineers to zero. Ukrainian channels publish photographs of a drone(presumably Russian drone) that was controlled via a fiber optic cable. Such a guidance system is not afraid of any interference, and the camera produces the most beautiful image without the slightest delay. So it’s time to equip armored vehicles with means of physically destroying drones. Whether it will be a small-caliber air...

Russian offensive continues beyond Avdiivka. Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade sends in M2A2 Bradleys and M1A1 Abrams to halt enemy progression. Ukraine transfers more and more reinforcements into that sector to prevent a major breakthrough, and in order to buy time to build more fortifications.

“Debunking military tactics used on the battlefield of Ukraine. To do so, I will also do a historical comparison by looking into the Korean War and the Iran-Iraq War.”

Denmark on Monday joined Sweden in closing its investigation into the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines, with authorities saying they concluded there was deliberate sabotage but “not the sufficient grounds” to pursue a criminal case. Danish authorities said the probe “has been both complex and comprehensive.” Copenhagen police, which carried out the investigation jointly with the Danish security service, said they were not able to provide further comments. The underwater detonations on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany, occurred in international waters but within Swedish and Danish...

Discover how the Yemeni Navy's seizure of the Remus 600 submarine highlights the evolving dynamics of naval power, technological warfare, and regional security in the 21st century. In an event that reads like a narrative torn from the pages of a high-stakes international thriller, the Yemeni Navy's special unit has seized control of the Remus 600, an advanced American unmanned submarine. This recent incident not only underscores the ongoing tensions in the region but also highlights the complexities of modern maritime security and technological warfare. The Strategic Seizure of the Remus 600 The Remus 600, with its sleek design and...

The safest branch of war by far... "Ukrainians deceived Turkish sponsors by inventing a fake Turkic battalion as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ▪️A mercenary from Kazakhstan fighting in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zhasulan Duisembin, told the truth about the fake Turkic battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “Turan”, which promised to “destroy the imperial regime of Kadyrov and Putin.” Its formation was announced in the fall of 2022. ▪️Duisembin said that in reality there is no battalion - an unnamed influential person in Ukraine simply deceived sponsors from Turkey, playing on their nationalist feelings. “They...

The end of the “reentry window” is about 12:05 pm today.

Denmark has pledged its "entire artillery" stocks to Ukraine, the country's leader has said, as Kyiv issued renewed pleas for all-important military aid in the face of Russian gains in the east of the country. "They are asking us for ammunition now, artillery now," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, said during the Munich Security Conference in Germany. "From the Danish side, we decided to donate our entire artillery." Artillery has dominated the nearly two years of war between Russia and Ukraine, but Kyiv has depleted its ammunition stockpiles and fires far fewer rounds than Russia each day. It has been...

As usual, “HistoryLegends” presents a very good (and OBJECTIVE) strategic assessment of developments in the Ukraine war. For those interested in understanding the military and historical flow of events, listening to his assessment is beneficial.

Avdiivka Endgame. Russian Offensive in South Donetsk. Can Ukraine hold in Pervomaivske, Heohiirvka and Novomikhailivka?