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☆ Ukraine's pilots are flying high-risk 'wild weasel' missions first developed in the Vietnam War by the USAF, says defense analyst
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 Wild Weasel fires off an AGM-88 HARM towards a Russian radar. (Summer ‘22) pic.twitter.com/IOeu7hzUxW — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) February 8, 2024The US Air Force pioneered SEAD tactics in the Vietnam War. The term "wild weasel" originated from Project Wild Weasel. This US Air Force anti-SAM strategy used direct attacks to suppress enemy air defenses, according to the National Museum of the US Air Force. But, he added Ukraine's tactics "go far beyond the classic wild weasel missions of Anti-Radiation Missile equipped aircraft."

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☆ A Russian helicopter fought an unusual Ukrainian drone armed with heat-seeking missiles, war watchers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine used exploding drone boats to attack Russian naval assets on Monday. AdvertisementUkraine appears to be arming its naval drones with heat-seeking missiles to defend against air attacks, an unusual innovation for Kyiv's growing arsenal of explosive unmanned systems. Equipping the Ukrainian drones with this kind of air-combat munition could help them defend against aerial attacks, war watchers suspect. In the Black Sea, Russian forces spotted a Ukrainian USV armed with a twin rail launcher for R-73 all-aspect IR homing air-to-air missiles. Monday's naval drone attack marked the latest strike on a Russian naval asset.

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☆ Ukraine wiped out 100 Russian troops at once in a strike showcasing the range and power of its new US ATACMS
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian forces took out more than 100 Russian soldiers with an ATACMS missile, per OSINT analysts. AdvertisementA Ukrainian ATACMS long-range missile strike killed more than 100 Russian soldiers in an occupied region 50 miles from the front line, according to OSINT and military analysts. Osinttechnical said at least one of the missiles struck a gathering of more than 100 Russian soldiers, with hundreds of M74 APAM bomblets falling on them. AdvertisementAn unnamed senior US official told the Times that Ukrainian soldiers already put them to use to attack a Russian military airfield in Crimea in mid-April. AdvertisementThe US sent Ukraine ATACMS with a shorter range last fall, which enabled Ukraine to destroy Russian helicopters and airfields behind the front lines, but not go after more distant targets.

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☆ US and Israeli weapons able to kill missiles in outer space were used to stop an Iranian attack. Those intercepts are tough shots.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Both the US and Israel used weapons capable of killing missiles in space to fend off Iranian weapons last weekend. Videos circulating online from the fight appeared to show an exo-atmospheric kill, though details are few. Intercepting a ballistic missile outside the Earth's atmosphere is a challenging task, an expert told Business Insider. Very unique footage showing an exoatmospheric interception amid the Iranian ballistic missile attack, likely by the Arrow 3 air defense system. The SM-3 is also capable of destroying short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles during the midcourse phase and can hit targets outside the Earth's atmosphere.

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☆ It looks like Russia is trying to overrun Ukrainian defenses with mechanized assaults before mud and more weapons can wreck its plans, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementOn March 30, Ukrainian forces near Tonenke, west of Avdiivka, appeared to have won a bigger victory, fighting off a battalion-sized Russian mechanized assault. Related storiesThen, on April 3, geolocated footage cited by ISW showed Ukrainian forces a platoon-sized mechanized assault near Terry. Mud and the potential for more weaponsThere are a few different potential explanations for the sudden spike in mechanized assaults, war experts say. But these mechanized assaults could also be timed to make the most of Ukraine's current struggles, the think tank's analysts said. AdvertisementAs ISW analysts noted in their reporting on the March 30 defeat of a Russian mechanized assault, "Ukrainian forces may have had to expend a significant amount of material to defend against the Russian assault."

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☆ Ukrainian forces low on just about everything they need shut down a large Russian mechanized assault in a telling front-line fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewUkrainian forces in a priority section of the front line near Avdiivka appear to have defeated a large Russian mechanized assault involving tanks and fighting vehicles over the weekend. Footage shared by Ukraine showed some of the assault, including Russian tanks being destroyed by anti-tank guided missiles, according to open-source intelligence accounts on social media. On Saturday, Russian forces attempted a sizeable armored assault west of Tonenke, Donetsk Oblast. AdvertisementAs Ukraine's forces fell back from Avdiivka, Russia pushed forward, exploiting weak or limited Ukrainian defenses for gains. The recent win may have come at a cost for Ukraine, ISW noted, saying that "Ukrainian forces may have had to expend a significant amount of material to defend against the Russian assault."

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☆ A Russian warship's last-resort machine-gun fire wasn't enough to defeat the Ukrainian sea drone assault that sunk it, video shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A newly surfaced video shows armed Russian crews attempting to defend a landing ship from Ukrainian sea drones. Russia has been upping its defenses against naval drones, but it's unclear how effective they are. AdvertisementA newly surfaced video shows a Russian warship crew making their last stand against Ukraine's exploding sea drones. The Ukrainian drones targeted and destroyed Black Sea Fleet warships, a section of the Kerch Bridge connecting occupied Crimea with Russia, attacked bases, and went after other key infrastructure in and around the Black Sea. New look at a Ukrainian Sea Baby USV, this one christened “Avdiivka”.

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☆ Russian officers were 'negligent' for launching armored vehicle attacks without the tools to fend off the enemy's exploding drones, war bloggers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRussian war bloggers are mad at Russian military leadership for sending armored vehicles to slaughter, seemingly unprepared for the drone threat. Ukrainian drones tracked it kilometers behind the front, eventually swarming with FPV munitions, artillery, and ATGM fire. Military bloggers have previously slammed Kremlin propagandists for failing to call out Russian military failures. The bloggers have also criticized commanders for their "complete stupidity and incompetence" when it comes to being prepared against Ukrainian drones. Drones have become so prevalent all along the front lines that both Russian and Ukrainian forces are finding it difficult to advance forward.

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☆ Flying attack helicopters low on risky runs the way they do in Ukraine is far from easy, former Super Cobra pilot says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewUkraine's attack helicopter pilots are flying low and fast, navigating a dangerous battlefield where almost anything in the air is at risk. Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters attack Russian positions with the use of unguided rockets. And then, of course, there is the serious threat of Russian surface-to-air missiles and other weapons, to include Russian aircraft. AdvertisementThe General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed footage of the combat operation of the Mi-24 attack helicopter. Part of the larger problem facing Ukrainian helicopter pilots is identifying where threats are coming from in combat environments.

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☆ Russia appeared to waste a Lancet drone on decoy of a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft, video shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A video appears to show a Russian Lancet drone striking a Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-25 jet. AdvertisementRussia attacked what appeared to be a decoy of a Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-25 jet at an air base. A video circulating on social media shows the strike filmed from above, as well as footage from the attacking Russian Lancet drone. Earlier today, Russian channels released a video reportedly showing a Lancet attack drone striking a Ukrainian Su-25 at Kryvyi Rih Air Base. Decoy Su-25 vs Ukrainian Su-25It is a remarkably accurate decoy, possibly using donor parts from a retired Su-25, but the nacelles give it away.

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☆ Russia lost at least 15 tanks in a matter of days in just one Ukrainian village, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It lost at least 15 tanks in about two days, one analyst said, with other reports of losses. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia lost at least 15 tanks and 33 armored vehicles in about two days as it launched a major assault on a strategic village, analysts said. Other groups monitoring Russia's invasion of Ukraine gave similar assessments of Russia's recent losses there. And Ukrainian military analysts estimated that Russia lost at least 36 vehicles in Avdiivka over just two days, The Telegraph reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementFootage shared by the Shadow of Ukraine Telegram channel shows Russian vehicles being hit.

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☆ Russia really did shoot down one of its own prized Su-35 fighter jets by mistake, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia shot down one of its own Su-35 fighter jets, UK intelligence said Wednesday. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia shot down one of its own Su-35 fighter jets in a recent friendly-fire incident, UK intelligence suggested. The incident took place on Setpember 28 near Tokmak, a city in occupied Ukraine near the front lines in the Zaproizhzhia region, the UK update said. AdvertisementAdvertisementTokmak, is some 12 miles from the front, and a Russian base there would be bristling with heavy air-defense, the UK update said. Russia's air force has lost around 90 planes since the start of the war in Ukraine, UK intelligence said last week.

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☆ Video shows old Russian tank with a ridiculously tall 'cope cage' defense on top
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A strange video from the war in Ukraine showed a modified old tank. The footage seemed to show a T-54 or T-55 with a huge "cope cage" on top. AdvertisementAdvertisementA recent video shows a weird moment from the fighting in Ukraine — a Russian tank with an enormous example of a so-called "cope cage" on top. Early model T-54/55 sporting an impressively tall cope cage in Russian service. AdvertisementAdvertisementA recent report by the respected Royal United Services Institute suggested that Russia's old tanks were still proving useful in some scenarios.

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☆ Wild video shows Ukrainian drone flying through dense forest into a Russian hideout before exploding, military says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian drone blew up a Russian bunker in eastern Ukraine, officials said. It was taken in a dense forest west of Kreminna, a Russian-occupied town in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk, the Adam group said in a Telegram post. Footage shows a Ukrainian drone flying around a forest west of Kreminna, in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Footage shows a Ukrainian drone approaching a Russian shelter in a forest west of Kreminna, in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Footage shows a Ukrainian drone going inside a Russian shelter in a forest west of Kreminna, in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine.

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☆ A Russian sub took 'catastrophic' damage from a Ukrainian missile strike despite attempts to downplay it, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A key Russian submarine suffered "catastrophic" damage in a recent Ukrainian attack, UK intel said. The loss is significant, the MOD said, as it's one of four cruise-missile-capable subs in Russia's Black Sea Fleet. It could take "many years" before the submarine can return to service, the UK MOD said. The UK MOD added that "the complex task of removing the wreckage from the dry docks" will also place the facility out of use for many months. "The demilitarization of the Russian Black Sea fleet is a real long-term guarantee of security for regional trade routes and the "grain corridor," he added.

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☆ Ukraine's dramatic strikes on Crimea appear to have hit a submarine and a landing craft, setting them ablaze
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine seems to have hit a submarine and a landing craft in their attack on Crimea, per OSINT. Footage and photos from the blast suggest they struck two major targets — a Russian submarine and a landing vehicle. Analysis of the images circulating on social media suggest the blasts hit a dry dock containing the submarine and landing craft. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Sevastopol shipyard is crucial to the construction and maintenance of Russian Black Sea Fleet warships. Despite Russia's naval power dwarfing Ukraine's, the Russian navy has struggled to counter Ukraine's exploding sea drones.

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☆ Video shows a Ukrainian drone slam into a Russian thermobaric rocket launcher, triggering a massive explosion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new video shows a Ukrainian drone hitting a Russian thermobaric rocket launcher. Zaitseve, Donetsk Oblast, a Ukrainian FPV loitering munition hits the launcher of a Russian TOS-1 MRL. The consequence of an RPG-sized warhead hitting roughly 24 MO.1.01.04 220mm thermobaric rockets isn't surprising. Host photo agency/Ramil Sitdikov via REUTERSIt's not the first time Ukraine has touted the destruction of a TOS-1 rocket launcher. Back in February, Kyiv shared a video of an reported destruction of a Russian thermobaric rocket launcher in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.

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☆ Photo captures Ukrainian troops using grunt robots to plant deadly anti-personnel mines
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new photo shows Ukraine using an unmanned ground vehicle to plant a deadly anti-personnel mine. The photo, posted by OSINTtechnical, shows a MON-200 directional mine. The MON-200 is a thick, Soviet-made anti-personnel mine with a smooth concave front — as seen in the picture — that faces the target. It's a directional explosive, meaning the explosive force and the destructive fragments are propelled in a single direction when triggered. A video, also posted by OSINTtechnical, shows a minelaying vehicle remotely deploying TM-62 anti-tank mines.

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☆ Battlefield videos capture a tank explosion so massive it's likely it was one of Russia's new rolling bombs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Sam Fellman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A drone strike triggered a blast so large it swallowed a Russian tank, suggesting it was laden with explosives. It was so powerful that the explosives hidden inside were likely to be measured in tons. Russian troops are experimenting with repurposing their aging vehicles as rolling bombs. This triggered an explosion and fireball so massive that experts immediately saw it as confirmation of the latest brute force tactic by Russia troops: exploding tanks. The tank exploded in Marinka, a front line in Ukraine's east where the Russians have tried kamikaze tanks recently.

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