Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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“I believe the Chinese enlisted troops would train and perform as FPV pilots and would not participate in meat-wave attacks.”
That is what I think as well. They may have some other tactical areas of interest and Priority Intelligence Requirements to collect on, but drone warfare is the big lesson learned in this conflict. China needs ground truth to develop their products, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures.
Enlisted soldiers are likely needed to stick their necks out in “death zone” front line positions, and gain experience in what would be Enlisted functions, like FPV drone operator. Those soldiers would then likely train some of their officers in secure rear area facilities, so those officers could return in glory as combat hardened instructors in Chinese Military schoolhouses. The Air Force is the only Service where the Enlisted send the Officers out to die, instead of the other way around.
Any actual trigger pulling by Chinese “observers” would likely be done covertly, and with deniability, to maintain China’s non-combatant status, and avoid sanctions. That’s what they have their North Korean satrap for - manning the meat waves, and taking the blame.
Absolutely!
I would add counter-drone electronic warfare.
“Admiral Kuznetsov—The Last Soviet Carrier—Could Be Scrapped”
...Following in the tracks of the former Soviet Tank Armies.
Because of Putin.
The Saudis have not only been leading OPEC+ to increase production quotas (each of the last four months) - but they have also been uncharacteristically exceeding their own production quotas.
With 1.8 million bpd of increased production quotas, and 700,000 bpd of Saudi overproduction in June (2.5 Mbpd total increase), we are already within easy striking distance of replacing Russia’s 3.1 Million bpd oil exports, should Bone-Crushing Sanctions be imposed. Coincidence?
The Senate to take up the Bone-Crushing Sanctions Bill (SB 1241), this coming week.
OilPrice.com (11 July):
“After two years of playing the role of OPEC+ model citizen, Saudi Arabia has decided it’s time to loosen the tie—at least according to the IEA.
According to the International Energy Agency, the Kingdom overshot its June production quota by a whopping 700,000 barrels per day, pumping 9.8 million bpd—the highest in two years.
OPEC’s official production figures are due Tuesday, and some analysts have already suggested they’ll show near-perfect compliance...
...Riyadh claims the bump in exports and refinery runs wasn’t about breaking ranks, but simply moving barrels amid regional tension. Yet the IEA sees rising exports, climbing refinery activity, and growing stockpiles—three signals that don’t point to shell games but real production gains.”
Sabotage!
Kyiv Independent (11 July):
“Ukraine was behind the operation that caused an explosion on a major gas pipeline in the city of Langepas, Russia’s Tyumen Oblast, a source in Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Agency (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent on July 11.
According to the source, the incident destroyed a section of the key pipeline supplying Russian military-industrial facilities in Chelyabinsk, Orenburg, and Sverdlovsk oblasts.
Langepas is located in western Siberia, some 3,000 kilometers (1,800 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
The explosion reportedly led to a large fire, with immediate damages estimated at $1.3 million.
Repairing and testing the pipeline could take about a month, the source said. Due to damage in a swampy area, repairs will be challenging, reducing gas supply by 25 million cubic meters and causing indirect losses of nearly $76 million, the source in HUR added.”
From Arthur to Winston
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King Arthur to Winston Churchill?
We’ll see.
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Ukraine to receive US air defence systems, says Trump
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4328119/posts
“Trump told NBC News that in a new deal, “we’re going to be sending Patriots to Nato, and then Nato will distribute that”, adding that Nato would pay for the weapons...
...Speaking in Rome on Thursday (10 July), the Ukrainian leader said Germany was ready to pay for two of the Patriots and Norway for one, while other European partners were also prepared to help.”
Ukraine to receive US air defence systems, says Trump
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4328119/posts
“Trump told NBC News that in a new deal, “we’re going to be sending Patriots to Nato, and then Nato will distribute that”, adding that Nato would pay for the weapons...
...Speaking in Rome on Thursday (10 July), the Ukrainian leader said Germany was ready to pay for two of the Patriots and Norway for one, while other European partners were also prepared to help.”
Ukraine to receive US air defence systems, says Trump
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4328119/posts
“Trump told NBC News that in a new deal, “we’re going to be sending Patriots to Nato, and then Nato will distribute that”, adding that Nato would pay for the weapons...
...Speaking in Rome on Thursday (10 July), the Ukrainian leader said Germany was ready to pay for two of the Patriots and Norway for one, while other European partners were also prepared to help.”
One of the mechanisms for providing Military aid to Ukraine, is sailing through the Legislature.
Kyiv Independent (11 July):
“The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved $500 million in aid for Ukraine as part of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Reuters reported on July 11...
...The committee approved the bill by a vote of 26-1 on July 9.
The legislation includes a provision to extend the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) through 2028, increasing its authorized funding to $500 million, up from $300 million in 2025.”
Kyiv Independent (11 July):
"U.S. military aid shipments to Ukraine have been restored amid a previous pause in weapons deliveries, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an evening address on July 11.
"We have received political signals at the highest level — good signals — including from the United States and from our European friends. According to all reports, aid shipments have been restored," he said...
...Zelensky described his recent phone call with Trump as "the best conversation in all this time" in an evening address on July 5.
"This was probably the best conversation in all this time, it was maximally productive. We discussed the topic of air defenses. I am grateful for the readiness to help," Zelensky said, describing his phone call with Trump."
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
April article. Chang has been pushing this for a few months.
The only evidence I’ve seen of Chinese ‘troops’ in Ukraine are mercenaries/volunteers. Maybe 100-200.
“China is sending soldiers to Ukraine to prepare for a Taiwan invasion “
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5252196-china-soldiers-ukraine/
I would take Chang with a twang of Salt.
India has been inching up is diversification in oil sourcing.
India and China have had several months of lead time warning, to prepare for Bone-Crushing secondary sanctions on buyers of Russian oil, by lining up alternatives.
India has been inching up imports from diverse sources (US, Brazil, Nigeria, Guyana, etc.) in absolute terms, but fairly significant in percentage growth terms. Russia is still selling the biggest volume to India, but diversification of sourcing is clearly being implemented.
OilPrice.com (11 July):
“India has sharply increased its crude oil imports from the United States and Brazil in the first half of 2025, marking a strategic deepening of ties with non-OPEC suppliers amid heightened global volatility and supply risk recalibrations.
According to new data from S&P Global Commodity Insights cited by Indian media outlets, US crude shipments to India rose 51% year-on-year to 271,000 barrels per day between January and June, up from 180,000 bpd a year earlier. Imports from Brazil surged 80% to 73,000 bpd, compared to 41,000 bpd during the same period in 2024. These were the highest growth rates across India’s import portfolio, underscoring a decisive pivot toward Western Hemisphere barrels...
...Russia retained its top position with 1.67 million bpd in H1 2025, though growth plateaued.”
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