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☆ Russia's fear of putting its planes in danger may be the very thing getting them shot down, experts say
  + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
AdvertisementGetting unpowered glide bombs to travel far enough from a distance requires "lobbing from very, very high altitudes and speeds," he said. "It gives more time to complete an intercept while those Russian aircraft are at higher altitudes," he said. AdvertisementEken said that launching glide bombs at distant targets from higher altitudes exposes Russian planes to longer-range Ukrainian air defense systems. Even so, Ukraine's recent success in shooting them down is unlikely to be a game changer in the war. Russia's glide bombs are also causing huge damage to Ukraine, and Russia putting more jets in the sky means more harm.
Persons: —, Justin Bronk, Bronk, Mattias Eken, Eken Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence, Royal United Services Institute, International Institute for Strategic Studies, RAND Corporation Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian
☆ A retired US general was scathing about Russia's performance in Ukraine: 'Their navy sucks, their air force sucks'
  + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ben Hodges, a retired US general, slammed the Russian military over its lack of progress in Ukraine. A retired US general slammed Russia's performance in Ukraine, even as President Vladimir Putin's forces seized hold of a key town in the east of the country. Hodges' statements come at an extremely perilous moment for Ukraine's defense. Hodges has argued that US spending on Ukraine's defense is extremely cost-effective for American interests. Despite not being able to make any significant territorial gains in 2023, Ukraine has kept up steady pressure, notably on Russia's air force and navy.
Persons: Ben Hodges, Hodges, Vladimir Putin's, they've, there's Organizations: United States Army, Kyiv, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence, UK's Ministry of Defence, Russia, The Telegraph Locations: Ukraine, Russia, US, United States Army Europe, Avdiivka, Crimea, Donbas
☆ Smugglers are helping Ukrainians pretend they have injuries or kids to get out of going to war
  + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Smugglers are using Telegram groups to sell their services to Ukrainian draft dodgers, per the BBC. AdvertisementSmugglers are using Telegram to sell their services to Ukrainian men trying to flee the army's compulsory military conscription, according to a BBC investigation . The reporter, named Andrey by the outlet, spent a month corresponding with smugglers as a prospective Ukrainian draft dodger. Services being offered included creating fake medical exemptions, adding pretend children to families, and organizing illegal border crossings, Andrey told the outlet. Smugglers told Andrey that the price included a bribe for the official making them, he said — a sign of the persisting corruption among Ukrainian officials.
Persons: —, Andrey, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence didn't, Venislavskyi Organizations: dodgers, BBC . Services, Service, BBC, dodger, Services, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence, National Security Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia
☆ British troops could be sent to Ukraine as the country ramps up on-the-ground training efforts, UK defense minister says
  + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
UK's Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps said he plans to send British troops into Ukraine. He told the Telegraph he aims to get military training "closer and actually into" the country. Ukraine relies on international allies for training and equipment as Russia's invasion drags on. AdvertisementAdvertisementUK troops may deploy into Ukraine for the first time to train soldiers as on-the-ground training efforts ramp up between the war torn country and its international allies. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn addition to offering training on the ground in Ukraine, Shapps said British defense companies like BAE Systems are moving manufacturing into the country.
Persons: Defence Grant Shapps, —, Grant Shapps, Shapps, I'm, We've, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: State, Defence, Service, State for Defence, The Telegraph, BAE Systems, British, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence, US, NATO, ABC News, NBC News, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, UK's, Russia, Crimea –, Britain, Kyiv
☆ One of Ukraine's new, US-equipped 'Storm' brigades was spotted in the east
  + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Adrian Bonenberger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
The fate of Ukraine's counter-offensive depends on how effective its brigades are in taking and holding territory. A June video showed Ukrainian armored vehicles driving across a field, targeted by artillery and mines. It claimed to prove that the Ukrainian counteroffensive for which so many had such high hopes was foundering. One of them confirmed that the unit engaged was, in fact, the unit that I had trained, reconnaissance soldiers with the 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade. Training units at the squad and platoon level in urban movement, and close-quarters battle, or CQB, I had the impression some of them might be used to assault, instead of to reconnoiter.
Persons: Ukraine's, —, Adrian Bonenberger, Long, Bakhmut, It's, they're Organizations: Service, Mechanized Brigade, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence, MoD, Twitter, Separate Mechanized Brigade Locations: Ukrainian, Russian, Russia, Ukraine's, Ukraine, Bakhmut, reconnoiter, U.S
☆ Russian forces intercept two British Storm Shadow missiles, defence ministry says
  + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
MOSCOW, May 27 (Reuters) - Russian forces intercepted two long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles supplied to Ukraine by Britain, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry also said it had intercepted shorter-range U.S.-built HIMARS-launched and HARM missiles, and shot down 12 drones in the last 24 hours. Kyiv officials have previously said that Western-supplied weapons would be used exclusively against Russian forces inside Ukraine. Drone attacks were recorded deep inside Russian territory on Saturday, hitting oil pipeline installations. Russia has tended to blame such attacks on Kyiv, although Ukraine has not publicly acknowledged launching attacks against targets inside Russia.
☆ Ukraine targets Russian oil pipeline installations with drones - Russian media
  + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Guy Faulconbridge Alexander Marrow | Guy Faulconbridge | Alexander Marrow | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
SummarySummary Companies Drones attack Druzhba pipeline infrastructure, Russian media sayDrones strike far inside RussiaOne killed in shelling near Ukraine borderRussian forces intercept British Storm Shadow missilesMOSCOW, May 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine struck oil pipeline installations deep inside Russia on Saturday with a series of drone attacks including on a station serving the Druzhba pipeline, while shelling from Ukraine killed at least two, Russian officials and media said. Ukraine has not publicly acknowledged launching attacks against targets inside Russia. The Telegram channel Baza, which has good sources among Russia's security services, said the drones attacked a station serving the Druzhba pipeline. Russia's oil pipeline operator Transneft (TRNF_p.MM) said earlier this month that a filling point on Druzhba in a Russian region bordering Ukraine had been attacked. Kyiv officials have previously said that Western-supplied weapons would be used exclusively against Russian forces inside Ukraine.
☆ Russian state energy giant Gazprom is starting its own private security force, a move Ukraine fears will lead to a new Wagner-like mercenary army
  + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Russia's government is allowing energy giant Gazprom to start a private security outfit. Ukraine's Ministry of Defence drew comparisons with the notorious private army the Wagner Group. Experts said it's plausible that another Russian mercenary army is in the works. Russia's government gave its go-ahead for the energy giant to create a private security organization on February 4, under the pretext of securing the country's energy sector. "Ukrainians are handling Wagner, they are handling the Russian army."
☆ Russia abandoned its plan to block food exports leaving Ukraine after ships ignored Putin and kept sailing anyway
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Russia pulled out of its grain export deal with Ukraine over the weekend. The grain export deal, brokered by Turkey and the UN, is vital to the global food supply. But despite the country's withdrawal, a UN official said Tuesday that they would press ahead with their plans to let authorized ships leave Ukraine. The World Food Programme warned earlier this year that Russia's invasion could result in a "hunger catastrophe" if such a food export deal was not struck. The head of the European Council in June also accused Russia's troops of burning Ukrainian fields and stealing wheat, compounding food shortages.
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