Their resupply was done by UAV during that time.
https://x.com/RALee85/status/1810791010336755798
Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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Their resupply was done by UAV during that time.
https://x.com/RALee85/status/1810791010336755798
“First F-16 Jet Fighters on Their Way to Ukraine, U.S. and Allies Say”
“The first of more than 60 American-made F-16 jet fighters are on their way to Ukraine and will be flying later this summer, the U.S., Dutch and Danish governments said Wednesday.
The delivery of the F-16s highlights how the U.S. and its allies have steadily moved toward providing more advanced weapons to Ukraine as its war with Russia has continued. Shortly after the conflict began in March 2022, the U.S. effectively blocked Poland from providing older Soviet-made warplanes to Ukraine over concerns of Russian escalation.
The announcement on the second day of the NATO summit in Washington underscored the push by the 32-member alliance to publicize the steps it is taking to beef up Ukraine’s military. It also illustrates the challenges Kyiv’s Western backers have faced in training enough Ukrainian pilots, delivering the planes and arming them with weapons that can bolster Ukraine’s defenses.”
“The Danish and Dutch governments have begun transferring the aircraft to Kyiv, according to a statement by President Biden, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. The Dutch have promised an initial batch of 24 warplanes, while Denmark has said it would send 19.
“The transfer process for these F-16s is now under way,” according to the statement, which cited security concerns for not releasing more information.”
Release the Falcons!
I hope the Ukrainian Air Force is able to use these F-16s to maximum effect. Despite these airframes being 50+ years old and having seen no upgrades for 30 years, they can serve a purpose. But every time one is lost, you will see the putin-bots celebrating it as proof that American technology is inferior to glorious Russian tech, as if they were F-22s or F-35s, or even F-16Vs.
One plus with these old F-16s is that many allies are retiring them, so lost airframes can be replaced. Pilots are more difficult. In a few years the F-16V would be a huge upgrade, and UKR should have plenty of experienced pilots and established infrastructure.
NATO is institutionalizing the Ukraine Train&Equip mission. This is seemingly the mechanism to “Trump-proof” against possible suspension of the US-led Ramstein Group process.
“Outlining measures the U.S. and NATO allies will take to further support for Ukraine, (U.S. national security advisor Jake) Sullivan briefly detailed “robust new measures,” including previously unannounced plans for a three-star general to lead a new German military command for “training, equipping, and force development program for Ukrainian troops.”
Sullivan also announced that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will appoint a new senior NATO representative in Kyiv to “deepen Ukraine’s institutional relationship with the alliance and serve as the focal point for NATO’s engagement with senior Ukrainian officials.”
After Indian PM Modi’s trip to Moscow, all Indian citizens serving with Russian Forces in Ukraine are to be discharged, and returned to India.
He was likely embarrassed by the Russian strike on Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital, in conjunction with the press cycle of his visit to Moscow.
India is dependent on Moscow to maintain most of its Military gear, and is threatened by the prospect of of a tight Russian alliance with India’s rival, China.
I hope the Ukrainian Air Force is able to use these F-16s to maximum effect. Agree!
F-16 SEAD will be much more effective that Mig-29 SEAD. With the HARM pod, F-16s can target specific SAM sites & the missile will still hit the target even if the SAM operator shuts the radar down.
F-16s should be more effective against cruise missiles and Shahed drones than Mig-29s.
F-16s employing JDAMs & SDBs will also be more effective than MiGs. When carried by F-16s, JDAMs & SDBs can be retargeted while airborne.
“Belgian PM Alexander De Croo, arriving at the #NATO summit in DC, says Belgium will be deliver 30 F-16s to Ukraine.
Ukraine’s use of those jets will be restricted to above Ukrainian territory, he says”
https://x.com/laraseligman/status/1811055233759350928
“Russian “soldiers”, the people with whom Orban, Farage and other scum are looking to find common ground, shot Ukrainian P.O.W.s point blank, again. It is believed that these Russians are from the 70th Motor Rifle Regiment.”
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1811030205428809979
“Alexandr Dugin in 1997 wrote a book, Foundations of Geopolitics, link below, and he is now called Putin’s Brain. Putin requires it to be taught in Russian military colleges, and wants it taught in high schools.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics#Policy_usage
Like Communism, it is a completely immoral/amoral pursuit of absolute power - any means justifying its ultimate aim. As such, any other features of either doctrine are disposable - only the unrestrained drive for power over others is essential to them - and they both share that same essential nature, in different trappings.
Evil.
ISW (9July) reports on Indian PM Modi’s trip to Moscow:
“The joint statement specifically pledged to increase joint production of spare components and parts for servicing Russian-made military equipment and weapons in India, agreed to establish a working group on technological cooperation, and planned to reorient the existing Russo-Indian Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation on joint research, development, and production of advanced defense technologies and systems.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated that India and Russia are considering entering a long-term agreement on oil supplies and that Russia is considering allowing Indian companies to participate in Russian gas projects.
Head of the Russian state nuclear energy operator Rosatom Alexei Likhachev stated during a tour that Putin and Modi took at a Rosatom exhibition that Russia is offering to assist India in constructing low-power tropical nuclear power plants.
Modi credited Russo-Indian energy, economic, and food security cooperation for helping to control Indian inflation and ensure economic stability.”
Apparently, there only a very few dozen Indian citizens serving with the Russian Military in Ukraine (2-4 dozen), but they will be leaving soon.
However, it will take a long time, and a lot of money, to transition India from dependence on Russia, to sustain the Indian Military. At least they are getting started, but we will have to see the scale of the effort over time.
Peak China.
“Germany will remove Chinese components from the country’s 5G mobile networks by the end of 2029, addressing what the U.S. has warned was a key vulnerability.”
Welcome to the party Germany.
Flashback to 2020:
“Pressed by Trump, More Europeans Block Huawei, China From 5G Networks”
Its sad when I have to consider Dems in the US and Labour in the UK stronger against tyranny that some Rs in my party.
Whats Moscow Marge up to?
“This morning, I learned about the permission to use Storm Shadow missiles against military targets in Russian territory”
“I held my first meeting with the new UK Prime Minister
@Keir_Starmer.
I thanked Prime Minister Starmer for all the UK’s military and financial assistance provided to our country. This morning, I learned about the permission to use Storm Shadow missiles against military targets in Russian territory. Today, we had the opportunity to discuss the practical implementation of this decision.
I’m grateful to the UK for its unwavering support for Ukraine and our people.”
https://x.com/RALee85/status/1811111335335448808
Michael Kofman
@KofmanMichael
Thoughts following a recent field study in Ukraine. Ukraine faces difficult months of fighting ahead, but the situation at the front is better than it was this spring. More worrisome is the state of Ukraine’s air defense, and the damage from Russian strikes to the power grid. 1/
Ukraine’s manpower, fortifications, and ammunition situation is steadily improving. Russian forces are advancing in Donetsk, and likely to make further gains, but they have not been able to exploit the Kharkiv offensive into a major breakthrough. 2/
The Kharkiv front has stabilized, with the overall correlation of forces not favorable to Moscow there. Russian operations are focused on the following directions: Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Ocheretyne-Pokrovsk, and to a lesser extent Kupyansk. 3/
Despite the improved outlook, rectifying manpower deficits will take time. Russian forces are likely to keep advancing over the coming months, especially in Donetsk. The next 2 months will be especially difficult. 4/
A change in US policy on weapons employment enabled Ukraine to push Russian S-300s, used to bombard the city, away from Kharkiv. This bought the city breathing space, and forced Russia to make adjustments, although the offensive had already culminated by that point. 5/
Addressing manpower gaps remains a priority for Ukraine, but the leading problem is increasingly air defense, both short range systems to cover the front line, and long-range air defense to defend cities, critical infrastructure, and rear areas. 6/
Ukraine is very low on ammunition for legacy Soviet systems, whereas Russian drone and missile production rates have increased significantly. A deficit of air defense has led to pervasive Russian UAS reconnaissance behind the front line and increased success rates in strikes. 7/
This has a pernicious effect, suppressing artillery, enabling Russian dynamic targeting in the rear, and makes forward deploy long-range air defense a high risk proposition. AFU units are pursuing novel counters, such as interceptor FPV drones, but need scalable solutions. 8/
Troops arm themselves with spectrum analyzers to detect signals from Zala, Orlan, and Supercam UAS types. Persistent Russian ISR behind the front lines is a growing challenge, especially since there will be less cover to conceal positions come winter. 9/
Russian glide bomb (UMPK/UMPB) strikes have become more accurate, and from greater ranges. They destroy entire positions, and are more psychologically impactful than artillery. Glide bombs level structures in cities that would take days of artillery fire to destroy. 10/
The promise of additional Patriot batteries, NASAMS, and Hawks, plus rerouting of missile exports to Ukraine can make a big difference this year. That said, pushing Patriot batteries forward to tackle Russian air strikes will be risky if they cannot themselves be protected. 11/
Western munitions have reduced the fires disparity. At Kharkiv there is relative parity of 1:1, elsewhere 5:1 and declining. Though there are still issues with having the right charges, forcing Ukrainian artillery to fire closer to the front line. 12/
After the passage of new mobilization laws, Ukraine’s first month of increased mobilization shows significantly higher intake of men. There is a lag effect, mobilized personnel need to receive training, before they are available to refill formations. 13/
The number of volunteers (as a share of those mobilized) has also increased. Ukraine’s MoD is working to revamp the image of service, opening recruitment centers, allowing brigades to advertise, and offering volunteers options to choose their unit. 14/
While Ukraine works on improving basic training at home, the West will need to help with collective training abroad. Added manpower can stabilize the front line this fall, expanding existing units, and filling out new brigades to enable rotation. 15/
The West must also come through with equipment packages to replace losses and kit out new units, otherwise these will be mostly infantry, or at best motorized brigades. Ukrainian units need more M-113s, Bradleys, and basic protected mobility. 16/
The Kharkiv offensive did not create the length or depth of buffer Russia sought, but it did pull in Ukrainian reserves to stabilize that front. Consequently, Ukraine’s forces are currently stretched thin, and lateral shifts of units can open gaps. 17/
However, Russian forces have struggled to conduct operations at scale, or overcome well prepared defenses. Most of the assaults employ smaller elements of assault groups and detachments. These vary, sometimes 8-15 men, but in cases have dwindled to 4-6 men. 18/
Russian forces alternate between mechanized, light vehicle, and dismounted infantry attacks depending on availability of equipment. Some units increasingly employ motorcycles, and ATVs. This is partly reduce equipment losses, but also due to a general inability to overcome traditional prepared defenses, covered by pervasive reconnaissance, and strike UAS. 19/
These tactics can yield incremental gains, but they are poorly suited to achieving operationally significant breakthroughs. Larger assaults have proven costly to Russian forces, which cannot afford sustained equipment losses of the kind seen earlier in Avdiivka. 20/
The main challenge for Ukraine moving forward is Russia’s strike campaign. While Shahed type drones have become increasingly easy to intercept, Russian air strikes have become more sophisticated, and Russian missile production rates have notably increased compared with 2022. 21/
Russian strikes have crippled much of Ukraine’s non-nuclear electricity generation. In the summer Ukraine has been getting by thanks to solar energy, with shut offs at night, but looking at expected gigawatt output vs demand, the country faces its hardest winter yet. 22/
Ukraine needs ~16GW this winter, optimistically it will be able to produce 12GW. Getting there will require a combination of increased imports, and numerous gas units in the MW range. 23/
Although Ukraine is likely to stabilize the front line, addressing shortages of air defense, power generation, and improving Ukraine’s own strike capability should be a priority for the West as it may prove much more significant for the trajectory of this war. 24/
https://x.com/KofmanMichael/status/1811079176822435851
Get it done.
“The U.S. is discussing with Ukraine the possibility of using American long-range weapons to strike Russian territory, according to Christopher Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. He stated that the U.S. will continue to adjust and adapt its security assistance and guidance based on the operational and strategic needs of its Ukrainian partners.”
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1811087199108214983
Here is my defense opening at the “gun “ trial
I take out the most evil looking black rifle, even has a bottle opener and a pocket for tactical treats
I load the clip er ah magazine, make it a 100 rd drum. Lock it, rack it, and slam it on the table as exhibit one
Then go back to my table, sit down and calmly say “no one goes anywhere till this “gun” gets up and shoots someone
Looks like India is expanding its options when it comes to military gear
After embarrassing performance of Russian/ soviet gear that is not surprising
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