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The Russian war machine is running at full tilt and has a much larger pool of men to draw from than Ukraine to replenish its ranks. Zelensky said he and Zaluzhnyi had a “frank discussion about what needs to be changed in the army. Frontline units in several vulnerable areas told CNN in recent weeks that they were often chronically short of ammunition, particularly Western 155mm artillery shells. The Russian military continues to make mistakes, but it is learning and adapting, especially in the exploitation of attack and reconnaissance drones and electronic warfare. The Russian military has also exploited glide technology to deliver aerial bombs more accurately, one reason that the Ukrainian offensive in the south faltered last summer.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Zaluzhnyi, Zelensky, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Syrskyi, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, ”, Matthew Schmidt, ” Schmidt, Frontlines, Diego Herrera Carcedo, “, Kyrylo Budanov, Schmidt, Vadim Ghirda, Dmytro Kuleba, Budanov, Valerie Zaluzhnyi, ’, Serhii Naiev, Zaluzhnyi’s, Putin, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Mick Ryan, –, Zaporizhzhia, Maxym, it’s Organizations: CNN, Presidential Press Service, Reuters, International Affairs, University of New, Getty, Ukrainian Military Intelligence, Biden, EU, Ukrainian, Russian, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukraine Gold Star, Ukrainian Presidential Press Service, Ukraine’s Joint Forces, St, Budanov, Security Service, US Naval Institute ., Hungary Locations: Kyiv, Russia, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Russian, Ukraine, Kupiansk, University of New Haven , Connecticut, Avdiivka, Anadolu, Zelensky, St Petersburg, Volgograd, Crimea, ”, US Naval Institute . Ukraine, Australian, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Kyiv said to be considering dismissal of army commanders; Russian troops punished for drink and drugs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense is considering dismissing three commanders of the armed forces, Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources in Ukraine’s military and political leadership. According to the sources, Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is preparing to dismiss Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, who is in charge of one of the fronts of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and Serhii Naiev, commander of Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, along with another army chief. Ukraine's presidential office did not confirm or deny the report to the outlet. If the dismissals do take place, they are likely to partly reflect criticism of Ukraine's counteroffensive, which has seen few gains since it was launched in June.

Persons: Rustem Umerov, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Serhii Naiev Organizations: Ministry of Defense, Ukrainska Pravda, Ukraine's, Joint Forces of, Armed Forces of Locations: Ukrainian, Armed Forces of Ukraine

☆ Ukraine primes air defences for new Russian winter assault on power grid
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Summary Ukraine expects more air attacks on power grid this winterRussia struck energy facilities across Ukraine last winterKyiv has bolstered its air defences in preparationZHYTOMYR REGION, Ukraine, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian air defence crews are banking on newer and better weapons systems to help prevent their country being plunged into darkness once again in a second winter of Russian missile and drone strikes. Nearly half of Ukraine's energy system was damaged by Russian attacks last winter, when Moscow pummelled power plants and transformers with cruise missiles and Iranian-made Shahed drones. The threat of attacks on the power grid remains acute following reports that Moscow has set up its own facilities to manufacture assault drones based on the Shahed-136. Skybytskyi said Russian attacks on energy infrastructure could begin in late September or early October. COST-EFFECTIVEThe Shaheds are estimated by military analysts to cost about $20,000 each, but the Western-supplied air defence missiles Kyiv used last winter cost many times more.

Persons: Vadym, Skybytskyi, Serhiy Naiev, Naiev, Anton, Timothy Heritage, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Joint Forces of, Armed Forces, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Russia, ZHYTOMYR, Moscow, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, U.S

☆ Ukraine's forces are facing 'tough battles' and taking losses early in its offensive, but war experts say it has a lot left to hammer Russian lines
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

There are reports of heavy personnel and equipment losses in some sectors. Ukrainian forces gained ground in areas around Bakhmut, a city of limited strategic value that Russia only recently captured at tremendous cost. Through its counteroffensive operations, Ukraine is confronting these hardened Russian defenses with a force that while experienced is employing new weapons with, in some cases, new tactics. Ukrainian forces will suffer losses, including of both Western and Soviet equipment, during any offensive operations," ISW said. "Loss of equipment — including Western equipment — early on in the counteroffensive is not an indicator of the future progress of Ukraine's counteroffensive," it said.

Persons: —, ISW, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ANATOLII STEPANOV, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Serhii Naiev, Yevhen, it's, Mark Hertling Organizations: Service, Ukraine, Institute for, CNN, Getty, for Strategic, International Studies, DC, Wagner Group, Joint Forces of, Armed Forces of, Operational, Publishing, US Army Locations: Bakhmut, Russia, Donetsk Oblast, Zaporizhia Oblast, Donetsk, Ukraine, AFP, Europe, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv Region, Soviet, Ukrainian

☆ Russian missiles and drones had a 90% failure rate in May and that cost the Kremlin $1.7 billion, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Around 90% of Russia's drones and missiles fired in May were destroyed, the Kyiv Post reported. The bulk of Russia's munitions expenses stemmed from destroyed Kh-101 and Kh-555 cruise missiles, costing $1.48 billion, the Kyiv Post reported. The Kyiv Post also wrote that Ukraine used 401 Shahed-136 drones costing around $20,000 each, and that 362 were destroyed by Ukrainian air defenses. That failure rate eclipses earlier estimates from the US, which said in 2022 that as much as 60% of Russia's missiles never reached their targets. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in November that American NASAMS air defense systems sent to Ukraine had a 100% success rate of intercepting Russian missiles.

Persons: —, Pete Shmigel, They're, Ukraine didn't, Lloyd Austin, General Serhii Naiev Organizations: Kyiv Post, Service, Kremlin, Post, NATO, US, Joint Forces of, Armed Forces of, CNN, Patriot, Press Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Australian, Russia, Moscow, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian

☆ Rusia trimite 15 nave de război în Marea Neagră pentru manevre militare
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-17 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Rusia a trimis 15 nave de război în Marea Neagră pentru manevre militare. Zilele trecute, Rusia a decis transferarea a 15 nave de luptă din Marea Caspică în Marea Neagră. Transferul navelor s-a făcut pe canalul Volga-Don, care face legătura între Marea Caspică și Marea Neagră prin Marea Azov. Concomitent, SUA au renunțat să desfășoare în Marea Neagră două nave militare, în contextul recentelor tensiuni din estul Ucrainei. În schimb, comandantul forțelor militare ale Ucrainei, Serghei Naiev, a indicat că nu se așteaptă la un nou război.

Persons: Serghei Naiev Organizations: rus, Uniunea Europeană, NATO Locations: Rusia, Kerci, Crimeea, Moscovei, Don, Azov, SUA, Ucrainei, Ucraina, Rusiei

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