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Could Ukraine Get Israel’s Mothballed Patriot Air Defense Batteries [ PAC-2 GEM-T version ]?
As Ukraine sits in dire need of air defenses, Israel will reportedly place all its Patriot systems into storage over the next two months.
https://www.twz.com/land/could-ukraine-get-israels-mothballed-patriot-air-defense-batteries

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Ukraine May Now Be Using WWI-Style Air Combat Tactics Against Drones
Ukraine appears to have used the propeller-driven Soviet-era trainer in an effort to down Russian aerial drones.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukraine-may-now-be-using-wwi-style-air-combat-tactics-against-drones

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China’s New [ Flattop ] Aircraft Carrier Pulls Away From Its Pier Ahead Of Sea Trials
China’s first domestically designed aircraft carrier will introduce the People’s Liberation Army Navy to ‘cat and trap’ naval air operations.
https://www.twz.com/sea/chinas-new-aircraft-carrier-pulls-away-from-its-pier-ahead-of-sea-trials

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How The Ancient Greeks Waged War On The High Seas
The tactics and tech behind naval warfare in the Ancient Greek period set the stage for thousands of years of naval warfare that followed.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/how-the-ancient-greeks-waged-war-on-the-high-seas

Curious to see how this progresses. As Russian lines move forward, and logistics get longer how these attacks on airbases, air defense systems CC, refineries will affect the front line.

Depending on the number and types of longer range munitions supplied to Ukraine will the Russians be able to keep this pace up.

Kremlin snuff box, 05/01/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets

It can be faster. Putin made a remark about Russia’s offensive at the front

Vladimir Putin praised our army for its offensive in the Northern Military District zone, but believes that the troops could have moved forward “faster.”

The President expressed this opinion during a conversation with several generals.

“Vladimir Vladimirovich praised the army for its offensive, for the way we are pushing back the enemy, especially in the DPR. He expressed confidence that both the DPR and other regions will be liberated.

“But he made a remark. Believes that we could advance faster. He noted that Russia needs new big victories, and capturing villages is not enough for this,” said our source in the Ministry of Defense.

The military responded that even the current advance is accompanied by serious losses in people and equipment ( we were asked not to disclose them, we will listen to this request ).

And the situation is getting worse, because the enemy is fighting in anticipation of the help that the Americans provided to the Kiev regime.

“Understand. But think about how to do everything more intensively and faster,” Vladimir Vladimirovich said to this.

It is interesting that neither Sergei Shoigu nor Valery Gerasimov was present at the meeting ( it was held online and was not advertised ).