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☆ Ukraine appears to have developed a drone that spews fire from above, per dramatic video
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

New video seems to show a drone dropping fire from above on a battlefield in Ukraine. Observers speculated that the drone was dropping the flaming mix of chemicals known as thermite. AdvertisementA new video appears to show a striking new use for drones in the war in Ukraine: raining fire from above. Footage posted on Monday showed a drone dropping a burning substance on a tree line. The footage seemed to show a first-person camera feed from the drone itself, followed by aerial video showing the attack from a distance.

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☆ The Ukraine war exposed serious flaws in some of the most sophisticated US weapons systems
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Analysts say the US is gaining invaluable insights into the flaws of some of its most important weapons and military production systems. AdvertisementA shortage in weaponsThe Ukraine war has exposed problems not just with the quality of weapons, but with the US' capacity to produce them in the quantity Ukraine needs. "The biggest problem that the Ukraine war has exposed with American weapons is that the Pentagon simply does not buy enough munitions for a large-scale protracted conflict," said Pettyjohn. AdvertisementShe added that the recent Ukraine aid bill, which also contains billions for US weapons production, doesn't fix the problem. But though the war has posed serious conundrums for Pentagon chiefs, it's also shown that many of its weapons systems remain much better than those of its opponents.

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☆ Ukraine is losing its war against Russia. Here's what its defeat might look like.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . There is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine, with a congressional vote that could release the aid package expected this weekend. Spurling, the RAND analyst, said that a Russian victory would most likely take the form of Ukraine ceding large amounts of conquered territory to Russia. AdvertisementThis implies that Ukraine, in any scenario, will have to cede territory, either formally or informally.

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☆ Ukraine was in trouble already — now it openly admits it's on track to lose
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Tom Porter | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

On the front line in east and south Ukraine, reports say the situation is increasingly desperate, with Russia outfiring Ukraine at a rate of three to one. Senior Ukrainian military officials, talking to Politico, said that Russia could break through wherever it focuses its anticipated summer offensive. AdvertisementThe role of the WestUkraine is on a "starvation diet" for aid, George Barros, an expert at the Institute for the Study of War, told BI. Anadolu/Getty ImagesAnalysts also say that weaknesses in Russia's military are limiting the Kremlin's ability to take advantage of the situation. "For Ukraine to suffer total defeat, we'd need to see a major collapse in Ukrainian lines and morale," he said.

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☆ Ukraine should forget about help from the West to fight Russia and focus on 'cheap' unmanned vehicles instead, says its army chief
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkraine's military chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said that the country must prepare for a decline in Western support in its war against Russia and instead win using unmanned vehicles and other technologies. While Russia has the advantage when it comes to brute force, Ukraine has often countered attacks using advanced and, at times, improvized tech solutions. He said that Ukraine must place its military on a new footing if it is to defeat Russia. Advertisement"Perhaps the number one priority here is mastery of an entire arsenal of (relatively) cheap, modern and highly effective, unmanned vehicles and other technological means," he said. He noted that Western support and supplies of key weapons from the West are running low.

Persons: —, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Zaluzhnyi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, CNN, Business, Union, Technology, The New York Times Locations: Russia, Ukraine

☆ Ukrainian soldiers feel they have been abandoned on a crucial part of the frontline and their situation is being 'hushed up': report
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian soldier told the BBC of the situation on a key part of the frontline. Ukrainian forces are battling to hold onto territory won back near the Dnipro River. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA Ukrainian soldier told the BBC that Ukrainian forces fighting to defend a crucial part of the frontline feel "abandoned" by their command. In the interview, the soldier described how Ukrainian forces are struggling to reinforce and resupply their positions amid intense Russian attacks.

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☆ Ukrainian soldier admits some of the marines trying to defend a key river against Russian attack 'can't even swim'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian soldier described to the BBC problems they're facing on a key part of the frontline. The soldier said Ukrainian forces are being reinforced by inexperienced conscripts. AdvertisementA Ukrainian soldier has told the BBC that soldiers sent to help defend recent Ukrainian advances on the Dnipro river are so inexperienced they can't even swim. The advance has been hailed as a triumph by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and comes after weeks of stalemate in fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces near Kherson. However, the soldier said that Ukrainian forces are experiencing serious shortages in equipment and reinforcements as they defend their positions, which are under relentless Russian attack.

Persons: —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, we're, Valery Zaluzhny Organizations: NEW, Service, BBC Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Dnipro, Kherson, Russia

☆ Russian troops are being blown up by their own minefields because their leaders won't say where they are, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian troops are refusing to attack Ukrainian positions near Kherson, Ukraine said. The assessment was made by the Ukrainian military in an update posted on Wednesday. Ukrainian forces have been trying to break through Russian defenses in south Ukraine since summer. AdvertisementIn recent weeks Ukrainian forces made a small but important breakthrough, establishing a foothold in the eastern, Russian-occupied bank of the Dnipro. Russian forces have largely managed to repel Ukraine's summer counteroffensive.

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☆ Russian Attacks on Key City Are Like Zombie Movie: Ukrainian Soldier
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russian and Ukrainian forces are deadlocked across a broad front line. Russia has tried to take the city, hoping to break the stalemate with Ukrainian forces in east Ukraine. They were repelled by Ukrainian forces using artillery, mortars, grenades, drones and cannons fired from US-supplied Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. The soldier told the AFP that Russian units advance overnight in units of five to seven then attack in the morning. AdvertisementFor months, Ukrainian and Russian forces have been deadlocked in a front line stretching from east to south Ukraine, with Ukrainian forces seeking to make advances in the south, and Russian forces in Avdiivka.

Persons: —, Wagner, Yevgenvy Prigozhin Organizations: AFP, Service, Ukrainian, Bradley Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Avdiivka, Ukraine, AFP

☆ Ukraine's 'Iron General' says Western supplies of mine-clearing equipment are 'insufficient' to achieve a breakthrough against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian minefields, which stretch back for more than 12 miles, have been a major challenge, he said. Western de-mining equipment has been able to counter the scale of these minefields. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe commander in chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces believes that Western supplies of mine-clearing equipment are "insufficient" in the face of Russia's formidable minefields. He went on to describe the equipment Ukrainian forces will need to achieve a breakthrough, saying that Ukraine didn't have sufficient mine-clearing equipment. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine launched its much-anticipated counteroffensive to drive Russian forces from east and south Ukraine in the summer.

Persons: Valerii Zaluzhny, —, Zaluzhny Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Armed Forces, Washington Post Locations: Ukraine, Western, Russia

☆ Ukraine’s troops ‘mostly advance without using the vehicles,’ general says, despite an influx of advanced gear
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He told CNN country wasn't leaning heavily on vehicles and instead using small groups of infantry. The general said this would be a benefit come winter because bad weather will slow them down less. AdvertisementAdvertisementWorsening weather will likely not seriously impact Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia because it's not heavily reliant on vehicles, a Ukrainian general told CNN. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe comments were made on September 22, and were re-published on October 1 in an analysis of Ukraine's looming winter tactics. A minimum criterion for the success of Ukraine's counteroffensive would be seizing back control of the town of Tokmak, which lies just behind the front line, Tarnavsky told CNN.

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☆ Russia likely lacks the reserves to properly defend itself if Ukraine breaks through a key defensive line, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's forces appear to be stretched along its multi-layer defenses, a US think tank said. The same units appear to be deployed in both advanced and defensive roles, said the ISW. Russian forces are coming under significant pressure from Ukrainian attacks in Zaporizhzhia. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussian defenses appear to lack strength in depth on a key part of the front line where Ukraine has recently made important gains, according to data from a US think tank. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt added that it's possible that elements of other Russian units and formations hold rear defensive positions, but that the current Russian manpower commitment to holding positions on the frontline "indicates that this is unlikely."

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☆ Russia's infamous 'dragon's teeth' defenses are a joke and were easily overcome, says Ukrainian ex-commander
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Ukrainian military official said Russia's defensive lines have weak points. Russia constructed defensive lines known as "dragon's teeth" to protect its positions. He said the "dragon's teeth" defenses, in particular, had been easy to overcome. AdvertisementAdvertisementMaxar satellite imagery shows Russian "dragon's teeth" defenses and trenches along the beach just west of Yevpatoria, Crimea in March. Maxar TechnologiesIn the interview, Dyki also described the challenge faced by Ukrainian forces in breaking through Russia's three defensive lines.

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☆ Russia will run out of all its best soldiers, says top Ukraine general
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian forces in southeastern Ukraine have broken through Russia's first line of defense. Russia devoted 60% of its time and resources to the first line, the Ukrainian general told The Observer. "Sooner or later, the Russians will run out of all the best soldiers," he said. Ukraine's recent success in overcoming Russia's first defensive line comes after weeks of painstaking mine clearance. But sooner or later, the Russians will run out of all the best soldiers.

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☆ Ukrainian weapons can now hit targets 430 miles away, Zelenskyy says, threatening to bring the war deeper inside Russia's borders
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He said Ukrainian weapons can hit Russian targets more than 430 miles away. It means Ukraine has extended the range of its attacks and can strike deep within Russia's borders. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn a Facebook post Thursday, he posted a video apparently showing a long-range Ukrainian missile test. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate Head Major General Kyrylo Budanov said that Ukraine has the capacity to strike targets anywhere in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula occupied by Russia since 2014. As part of that drive, Ukraine has launched attacks on cities and military targets in Russia apparently aimed at sapping Russian morale.

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☆ Russian troops are running out of equipment and feel 'at war' with their own commanders: experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Citing Russian military bloggers, an important source of independent information about the Russian military, US think tank The Institute for the Study of War said that the problems extend "along the entire front line." It reported that in one area, Russian forces lacked light vehicles essential for moving equipment around quickly. In the Kherson region in south Ukraine, Russian military requests for boats have not been met, the ISW said, as Ukraine launches attacks across the Dnipro River on Russian defensive positions. Russian forces began experiencing artillery systems shortages and claimed that Russian forces began to receive "outdated" types of long-range gun, it said. But it is facing strong Russian defenses protected by miles of minefields and is experiencing ammunition and equipment shortages of its own.

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☆ Ukrainian special forces surprised and killed dozens of Russians in a daring nighttime river raid, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian forces launched a raid across the Dnipro River under cover of dark. For around 150 miles in the south, the river forms the dividing line between Ukrainian and Russian territory. A map of Ukraine, with the Dnipro river visible in the center. It has been the site of intense fighting in recent weeks, as Ukrainian forces seek to break through Russian lines as part of their counteroffensive. "The majority of prominent Russian [military bloggers] claimed that Ukrainian forces managed to utilize tactical surprise and land on the east bank before engaging Russian forces in small arms exchanges," it said.

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☆ How — and when — Ukraine's war with Russia could end
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Wojciech Grzedzinski | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesThe war between Russia and Ukraine entered a new phase this summer when Kyiv launched its much-anticipated counteroffensive, and there were hopes Ukraine would regain the upper hand. "By the end of this year, both sides will think they still have more to gain by fighting. "Literally, they're [the Ukrainian forces] just running into the first line of defenses now, but that's a 30 kilometer deep belt of minefields and trenches and counter attacks. Meanwhile, any prospect of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine look slim despite efforts to bring both sides to the negotiating table. "One outcome is that this war is fought out because Ukraine gets the help to do it.

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☆ Russia's formidable minefields are 'insane' to navigate, with as many as 5 mines per square meter, Ukrainian official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian official said Russia had laid 5 mines per square meter in some regions. Ukrainian troops are having to clear minefields by hand, according to reports. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. "On average, there are 3-4-5 mines per square meter. Previous reports have described how Western tanks and mine-clearing technology have not been able to secure Ukrainian units a breakthrough, so units are resorting to trying to clear minefields slowly by hand.

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☆ Russia's tough defenses are getting a boost from regrowing plants that hide them from Ukraine's soldiers, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's strong defensive lines in Ukraine are getting some help thanks to regrowing weeds. British intelligence said the regrowth of weeds and shrubs are providing extra cover for troops. It "helps camouflage Russian defensive positions and makes mine fields harder to clear," UK intel said. Russia's tough defenses along a 600-mile front line include mazes of extensive trenches, barbed wire, land mines, and anti-tank ditches. Retired Australian general Mick Ryan recently described the defensive lines that Russia had built in Ukraine as "much more complex and deadly than anything experienced by any military in nearly 80 years."

Persons: Ukraine's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mick Ryan Organizations: intel, Service, UK's Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Australian

☆ Ukrainian resistance poisoned 17 Russian officers as they celebrated how great their military is, killing at least 2, official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian resistance reportedly poisoned 17 Russian military officers, a report said. Ukrainian partisans used cyanide and pesticides during a Sunday Russian Navy Day event to poison the Russian military service members, killing two, Petro Andriushchenko said on Telegram. Russian military forces occupied Mariupol in Spring 2022 after a brutal siege that obliterated much of the city and killed thousands of civilians. It has become an important base for the Russian military as they defend territory they've seized in south Ukraine from a Ukrainian counteroffensive. According to a report by UK think tank The Royal United Services Institute, the Ukrainian resistance's main mission is to collect intelligence on the Russian military or help Ukrainian forces target Russian positions.

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☆ The 5 deadliest Western-provided weapons Ukraine is using to fight Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The West has been sending Ukraine weapons and armed vehicles since the start of the war. Now, as Ukraine is in the midst of its counteroffensive to regain crucial territory from Russia, many of these weapons are proving useful. Insider spoke to three military experts about which of the Western-provided weapons have been the most effective for Ukraine in the war. Only time will tell how useful the weapons really areIt is still unclear how Ukraine's counteroffensive will unfold, and how long the Western weapons will hold until Ukraine will need more. A top Ukrainian general told the BBC on Thursday that because Russia has littered the frontlines in south Ukraine with multi-layered minefields, Western tanks are proving ineffective.

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☆ Video shows Ukraine shooting down an Su-25 war plane from miles away with a shoulder-mounted missile, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian military video showed a soldier shooting down a Russian SU-25 jet. Su-25s are used to provide air support to Russian troops on the ground. "Today soldiers from the anti-aircraft missile division of the Edelweiss 10th Mountain Assault Brigade deployed an Igla anti-aircraft missile system to shoot down a Russian Su-25 [jet]," the unit said in a post, reported Ukrainska Pravda. The Su-25 is a Soviet era jet, designed to fly low and provide support to Russian troops on the ground. But this makes them vulnerable to strikes from anti-aircraft missiles fired by ground troops using shoulder-held launchers, reported The Economist.

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☆ Putin hinted that Russia may launch another attack on Kyiv in an interview with war bloggers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin fielded questions about the Ukraine war from journalists. Russia was defeated a steep cost in casualties when attempting to seize Kyiv in 2022. At one point, he apparently suggested that he hadn't ruled out another bid to seize Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital. After being defeated in its campaign to seize Kyiv, the Russian military refocused its campaign on taking territory in east and south Ukraine. The Russian military bloggers who Putin spoke to Wednesday have been among the sternest critics of Russia's campaign, arguing its botched the invasion and been too cautious.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, there'd, —, Putin, hadn't, Putin's Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Reuters, Institute Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Ukrainian, Russian

☆ 'Moscow is becoming a front line city' – The Ukraine War has finally come home to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Dominik Kalus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

For weeks now, attacks by Ukraine within Russia have been increasing. Dead civilians, villages cleared out, and a seemingly overworked government: Moscow's war on Ukraine has finally hit home in Russian society. A woman waits at a bus stop next to a poster promoting Russian army service, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, in Moscow, Russia April 12, 2023. "The attacks in Belgorod are busting the myth of Putin's military being invincible," said political scientist Abbas Galljamow to the DPA news agency. Because these attacks within Russia are making even initially neutral Russians care about the war – and they're starting to approve of it.

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