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☆ Why Ukraine's Patriot missile systems can't cope with Russia's old, iron bombs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The heavy airplane bombs are "particularly vexing" for air defense systems built to strike lighter targets. Hi-tech air defense missiles are designed to strike more lightweight targets and are ill-equipped to counter the bombs' old, heavy iron construction. This makes them a weapon that the latest air defense systems, like the much-vaunted US Patriot missiles, were not designed to combat, military experts say. The distance from which you can strike the enemy is low, forcing aircraft to fly into the danger zone of the enemy's air defense systems. They can reach a target of 30 miles away, out of range of most of the air defense systems on the frontline.

Persons: Oleksiy, Melnyk, Yuriy Ignat, Ukraine's, Vladimir Putin's, Denys Smazhnyi Organizations: Service, Patriot, Sappers, State Emergency Service, FAB, REUTERS, Ukrainian Air Force, New York Times, Kyiv Independent Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Kyiv, Kharkiv, REUTERS Russia, Soviet, Russia, Russian

☆ Ukraine's capture of two villages shows 'severe degradation' of Russia's defending troops, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian soldiers retook two villages south of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, a think tank reported. The attacks inflicted "severe" damage to Russian troops, The Institute for the Study of War said. The respected Institute for the Study of War said Ukrainian troops breached a strategic defensive line that Russian forces tried to hold onto in the area south of Bakhmut, citing Ukrainian military officials. The Ukrainian recapture of the villages — Klishchiivka and Andriivka — likely left Russian forces battle-worn and less able to fight. Ukraine's advance into new villages is the latest example of its steady but costly progress in the monthslong counteroffensive.

Persons: Andriivka —, Budanov, Mark Milley, aren't, Milley, Michael Kofman Organizations: Institute, Service, Russian, Reuters, US Army, Joint Chiefs of Staff, BBC News, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Kyiv Independent Locations: Bakhmut, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon

"Unless Zelenskiy gets rid of Tatarov, he won't be seen as serious in purging the country of corruption," she told Reuters. "He knew about law enforcement and warned us to be careful about saying almost anything on the phone," Maiboroda told Reuters. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said experts would need to study the material to verify it. "The main thing is that a person is honest," Zelenskiy told reporters several days after Tatarov's appointment. Zelenskiy told Ukrainian television network ICTV in October 2021 that the offshore arrangement was to protect his TV production business from political pressure by the Yanukovych government.

Persons: Oleh Maiboroda, Maiboroda, Oleh Tatarov, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Tatarov, Maiboroda's, Ukraine's, Zelenskiy, Kyiv pollsters, Oleksii Reznikov, Reznikov, Daria Kaleniuk, Nicola Mirto, Mirto, Viktor Yanukovych, Yanukovich's, Maxym Mykytas, Mykytas, Maiborada, NABU, Yanukovych, –, General Iryna Venediktova, Artem Sytnyk, Sytnyk, didn't, Oleksiy Symonenko, Symonenko, Andriy Yermak, Yermak, Denys, Dmytro Shtanko, Liudmyla, Sergey Shefir, Shefir, Vyacheslav Shapovalov, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Zheleznyak, Zelensky, Ihor, Kolomoisky, Semen Kryvonos, Kaleniuk, ”, Stephen Grey, Dan Peleschuk, Janet McBride Organizations: Reuters, Ukrbud, Prosecutors, Ukraine's, European Union, International Monetary Fund, Kyiv, Kyiv Independent, Tatarov, Ministry, Interior Ministry, Virgin Islands, ICTV, National Agency for, Ministry of Defence, Kiel Institute, NATO, Thomson Locations: VIENNA, KYIV, Vienna, Ukraine, Tatarov, Russia, Europe, European, Kyiv, Italian, Ukrainian, Soviet Ukraine, Zelenskiy's, Switzerland, Spain, Soviet, United States, Irpin

According to Maiboroda, Mykytas used Tatarov for difficult tasks, including bribe payments on behalf of Ukrbud Development. "He knew about law enforcement and warned us to be careful about saying almost anything on the phone," Maiboroda told Reuters. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said experts would need to study the material to verify it. "The main thing is that a person is honest," Zelenskiy told reporters several days after Tatarov's appointment. Zelenskiy told Ukrainian television network ICTV in October 2021 that the offshore arrangement was to protect his TV production business from political pressure by the Yanukovych government.

☆ Russia is making a 'very costly' tactical mistake that means its second line of defense will be easier to penetrate, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The first line has been hard to pass, but analysts say too many resources have been focused on it. A change in command likely means Russia's not utilizing the depths of its defenses, analysts say. Michael Kofman, a defense analyst and senior fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told The Kyiv Independent that Ukraine was now working on breaching the second line. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkrainian generals say that the second line of defense will likely be far easier to break through, the Kyiv Independent reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementKofman told the paper that while Surovikin wanted a classic positional defense, Gerasimov preferred an active defense, including regular counterattacks, Kofman said.

Persons: Michael Kofman, Kofman, Viktor Kivliuk, Sergei Surovikin, Surovikin, General Valery Gerasimov, Gerasimov Organizations: Service, Kyiv Independent, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Center, Defense Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Russian

☆ Recent arrests suggest Putin is quietly trying to rein in some of his most effective promoters of the war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Putin regime has leaned heavily on propaganda to rally support for its war in Ukraine. In doing so, it has come to rely on military bloggers to spread its message and back its efforts. Milbloggers also have become an indispensable tool for Western governments, think tanks, and media to track the Russian war effort. But the relationship between Putin and milbloggers illustrates the complexities of social media in an authoritarian state. Many milbloggers are ultra-nationalists with deep ties to the Russian military and intelligence agencies.

Persons: Putin, Vladimir Putin's, —, Donald Jensen, Angel Howard, Milblogs, aren't, Milbloggers, DOMINIQUE FAGET, It's, Ramzan Kadyrov, milbloggers, Jensen, Howard, Igor Girkin, Girkin, Andrey Kurshin, Maxim Shemetov, Russia's, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Kyiv Independent, Getty, REUTERS, Putin's, Kremlin, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Kyiv, Russian, Makiivka, Donetsk, AFP, British, Ukrainian, Mariupol, Moscow, Russia, Forbes

☆ Ukraine alleges that Russian forces accidentally bombed their own occupied territory when an air strike went wrong and hit an apartment complex
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russian forces wound up bombing their own occupied territory in Ukraine in a botched attack Friday, Ukrainian officials alleged. The Russians reportedly meant to drop the explosives at the Ukrainian-held right bank of the Dnipro River, a military spokesperson said. Russian state media said 15 people were hurt — and blamed the strike on Ukrainian forces. But Russian state-run news outlet RIA Novosti blamed Ukraine military for the explosion, saying it was Kyiv's forces that struck the residential area in Nova Kakhovka, leaving 15 people injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently admitted Kyiv started the counteroffensive too late, giving Moscow ample time to plant countless land mines on Ukrainian soil.

Persons: —, Natalia Humeniuk, Humeniuk, Oleksandr Prokudin, it's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Nova Kakhovka, Kyiv Independent, Kakhovka, Independent Locations: Ukraine, Dnipro, Russian, Ukrainian, Wall, Silicon, Nova, Novosti, Nova Kakhovka, Kherson, Moscow

☆ Ukrainians are worried that China could cut their access to homemade drones remotely, making them into 'nothing more than a coaster for your coffee'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian volunteer groups have been constructing makeshift explosive drones for the country's army. The improvised explosive-dropping devices are cobbled together using Chinese DJI copters. One drone technician said he's worried China could suspend the accounts needed to make the drones fly. In the last few months, Ukrainian forces have been expanding their usage of makeshift tactical drones carrying explosives, Insider previously reported. "All this equipment, on which our whole reconnaissance architecture is built, will turn into nothing more than a coaster for your coffee," Vitalii told the Kyiv Independent.

Persons: he's, Vitalii Organizations: Service, Adam Tactical, Kyiv Independent, Adam Locations: China, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine

☆ Russians opened fire on a Ukrainian flag tied to balloons, revealing their position for a counterattack, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian flag attached to helium balloons flew into occupied territory, Kyiv's military said. Russian soldiers tried to shoot it down but revealed their firing positions, an official said. "For several hours, the Ukrainian flag was flying over occupied Donetsk. I had a lot of messages from people living in the occupied territory, who told me they are waiting for the liberation of Donetsk." Donetsk City has been occupied by Russia since 2014 when fighting in eastern Ukraine began.

Persons: Vitalii Barabash, Barabash Organizations: Service, Ukrainian, Kyiv Independent, Euromaidan Press, Telegram, Donetsk, Guardian Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Avdiyivka, Avdiivka, Russian, Donetsk City, Donetsk, Russia, Moscow, Luhansk, Kherson, Kyiv

☆ Ukraine's drones rain leaflets on occupied territory telling its citizens to boycott Putin's 'election farce'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Resistance efforts have included blowing up a polling station and mass distributing leaflets via drones calling on people to ignore the elections. Russia is holding elections this weekend in occupied Ukrainian territories, including Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Crimea, The Guardian reports. Interventions to sabotage the elections have included Ukraine's Security Service blowing up a polling station in Zaporizhzhia with drones. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Elections here ended prematurely," a Security Service of Ukraine source told the Kyiv Post. AdvertisementAdvertisementAt least 3,000 Ukrainians in the Zaporizhzhia region are said to be implicated in helping Russians with the pseudo-elections, The Kyiv Post cites from authorities.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Andriy Yusov Organizations: of Europe, Service, Kyiv, Guardian, Kyiv Independent, Ukraine's Security Service, Security Service, Armed Forces, National Resistance Center of, of, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UN Charter, National Resistance Center, Main Intelligence Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Crimea, Russian, Kyiv, National Resistance Center of Ukraine, Tokmak, of Europe

☆ The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter said he flew 32 feet above the ground to avoid being seen and turned off his transponder, per the WSJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Sarah Gray | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian pilot Maksym Kuzminov defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 AMTSh helicopter last month. Kuzminov described how he crossed into Ukraine in a video shared by Ukraine's Defense Intelligence. He flew 32 feet above the ground with his transponder off to avoid being spotted, The Wall Street Journal reported. The defection was first made public in late August, but additional details about the Russian pilot who flew a Mi-8 helicopter to Ukraine were released by Ukraine's Defense Intelligence in a video posted on Sunday. Kuzminov communicated with Ukrainian defense officials via the encrypted messaging app Telegram and came up with a plan to fly the stolen Russian helicopter into Ukraine.

Persons: Maksym Kuzminov, Kuzminov, Kyrylo Budanov, Andrii Yusova Organizations: Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, Street Journal, Service, Wall Street, Radio Free Europe, Ukrainian, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's Military Intelligence, Kyiv Independent Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Russia's, Ukrainian, Kuzminov, Verkhovna, Kyiv

☆ Russian pilot who defected with stolen fighter jet spare parts gets $500,000 reward from Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russian pilot who surrendered to Ukraine will receive $500,000 reward from the war-torn country. Ukraine passed a law last year offering up to $1 million to Russian soldiers for stolen equipment. Maksym Kuzminov, a 28-year-old Russian helicopter pilot, surrendered to Ukraine last month, bringing with him an Mi-8 helicopter and stolen fighter jet spare parts. Ukraine's Parliament started the "I want to live" initiative in April 2022 encouraging Russian soldiers to surrender and offering them up to $1 million for stolen equipment, EuroMaidan Press reported. Kuzminov is now encouraging other Russian soldiers to follow his example and abandon Russia's war.

Persons: Maksym, Andrii Yusova, Kuzminov Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Military Intelligence, Kyiv Independent, Ukraine's, EuroMaidan Press, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, CNN Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia

☆ Meet Zelenskyy's pick for Ukraine's new defense minister, who's been deeply involved with Russian negotiations and prisoner exchanges
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's defense ministry has been mired in corruption scandals in the past few months. Advertisement Advertisement Watch:Ukraine's defense ministry has been mired in corruption scandals over the past few months. The defense ministry has also been accused of purchasing food and winter jackets at inflated prices, per the Kyiv Independent. "Minister Reznikov was very effective at getting support from other nations," Ben Hodges, a former lieutenant general who headed US Army Europe, told Insider. Since the start of the Ukraine war, Umerov has played a role in several negotiations with the Russians.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Rustem, Zelenskyy, Oleksii, Reznikov, Umerov, Ben Hodges, Hodges, Russia Umerov Organizations: Service, Ministry, Kyiv Independent, Army, United, United Arab Emirates, Property Fund Locations: Wall, Silicon, Kyiv, Army Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United Arab, Saudi

☆ Ukraine could have modified its anti-ship missiles into a long-range weapon to wreak havoc against Russian targets on land, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A modified R-360 Neptune anti-ship cruise missile may be Ukraine's new long-range missile. The new weapon reportedly destroyed a Russian S-400 "Triumf" missile system in Crimea. Ukraine developed the weapon after Western states were reluctant to supply long-range missiles. Ukraine claimed that the new, domestically designed missile system destroyed Putin's highly-prized Russian S-400 "Triumf" missile system in Crimea last month. The report said the cheap cost and large supply of the bombs meant they could be used extensively in the conflict.

Persons: Danilov, Zelenskyy, Sukhoi Su, Denis Sinyakov Organizations: Service, Kyiv Post, Russia flaunts, National Security and Defense, Directorate of Intelligence, Ministry of Defence, Luch, UK Ministry of Defence, NATO, Sukhoi, Zhukovsky REUTERS, Kyiv Independent Locations: Russian, Crimea, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Kyiv, Russia, Ukrainian, Screengrab, US, Moscow, Soviet, Zhukovsky

☆ Top Ukrainian commander, famed for fighting alongside his troops, killed in action near Bakhmut
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Colnel Serhii Ilnytskyi, a commander who fought alongside his soldiers, has died in battle. Colonel Serhii Ilnytskyi was killed in combat for Kurdiumivka, a Donetsk town seven miles south of Bakhmut. The 53-year-old, whose call sign was "Sokil" ("falcon" in English), was the deputy commander of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army and oversaw its operations in the Bakhmut area. The Ukrainian Volunteer Army wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "RIP to our beloved Serhii Ilnytskyi "Sokil" that was such an outstanding commander of the South Detachment." A member of the honor guard carries a portrait of Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Serhii Ilnytskyi, during his funeral on August 28, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Persons: Colnel Serhii, Serhii Ilnytskyi, Ilnytskyi, Serhii Bratchuk, hasn't, Ilyntskyi, Oleksii, Michael's, Ilnytskyi's Organizations: Service, Ukraine, Kyiv Independent, Ukrainian Volunteer Army, army's Southern Division, Kyiv, Detachment, Kyiv City Council, European Solidarity, Armed Forces of, Getty Locations: Kyiv, Wall, Silicon, Donetsk, Bakhmut, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia, Sydney, Australia, St

☆ NATO-trained Ukrainian recruits admit they're being overpowered by Russia's battle-hardened troops in the northern sector, Kyiv Independent reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainians fighting in the northern sector of the frontline say they're buckling under Russia's attacks. Many of the troops were civilians before Russia's invasion and have just three weeks of NATO basic training. Other recruits the Kyiv Independent spoke to said three weeks of NATO basic training had left them underprepared for the reality of the situation on the ground. Meanwhile, Russia has amassed over 100,000 troops at the Kupiansk axis on the northern frontline, according to authorities in Kyiv. "Russian forces are likely seeking to distract Ukraine from its counteroffensive," the Ministry of Defence said on X Saturday.

Persons: Russia's, Igor Kossov, Volodymyr, he's, Ihor, Ukraine's, Vadim Ghirda Organizations: Kyiv Independent, Service, 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, Independent, NATO, 32nd Brigade, AP, Ministry of Defence, MoD Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Kharkiv, Russia, Germany, Russian, Kupiansk, Kyiv, Ukrainian

☆ While Russia's schoolchildren learn how to operate drones and clean guns, Ukraine's students will take classes on how to navigate treacherous minefields
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meanwhile, Russian students learn how to operate drones and clean guns. While Russian schoolchildren will operate airborne drones, drill rifles, and train in hand-to-hand combat, Ukrainian kids will undergo a safety course for navigating treacherous landmines. It's a harrowing reality for Ukrainian children and presents an even bleaker future, with the country now the most heavily mined in the world, according to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov. Meanwhile, Russian students will face an increasingly militarized classroom this school year. Students as young as year 10 and 11 will learn how to operate combat drones.

Persons: Oksen Lisovy, It'll, Oleksii Reznikov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Education, Kyiv, Kyiv Independent, Education Ministry, UNICEF, Ukrainian Defense Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Kyiv, Crimea, Republic of Crimea, Russia, Russian

☆ Ukraine's river raiders defy mosquito-infested bogs and the fear of being drowned by their body armor to harass Russian invaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | Julian Kossoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A unit commander told the Kyiv Independent that they needed more powerful boats. "We attack them where they least expect us," the military unit commander told the outlet. A map showing where the city of Kherson is in relation to the Dnipro river. But it added that it was "unclear if Russian forces possess the mechanized reserves necessary to do so." The unit commander told the outlet the river raiders Ukraine need more powerful boats.

Persons: who've, Kozachi Laheri Organizations: Kyiv Independent, Service, 124th Territorial Defense Brigade, Russian, Daily Telegraph, Ukraine's Armed Forces, for Locations: Dnipro, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine's, Russian, Kherson Oblast, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Kherson, autmun, Kozachi, Russia

☆ Ukraine's daring nighttime raid across a river was likely a 'distraction' as it seeks to punch holes in Russia's defenses, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's nighttime raid across the Dnipro was likely a 'distraction,' a defense expert said. Ukraine is seeking to breach Russian defenses at several points across the front line. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The Dnipro raid was mentioned on Tuesday by US think tank The Institute for The Study of War, having initially been reported by Russian military bloggers. In an interview with the Kyiv Independent, a Ukrainian military commander said that Ukrainian forces were conducting regular raids across the Dnipro to probe weaknesses in Russian defenses, and to distract Russian forces from shelling the nearby Ukrainian-held city of Kherson.

Persons: Michael Clark, They've, they've, Clark, Mick Ryan, Ryan Organizations: Service, King's College London, Sky News, Australian Army, Financial Times, The, Russian, Kyiv Independent Locations: Dnipro, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Zaporizhzhia, Bakhmut, Ukrainian, Kherson

☆ Ukraine shifted to hammering Russian defenses with artillery after losing a lot of Western armor in its early counter-offensives: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian commanders told the Financial Times that there was increasing use of heavy artillery instead, intended to clear a path for sappers and infantry units. The report comes after Ukraine suffered considerable losses of Western-supplied heavy vehicles. It was on machines such as Bradley infantry-fighting vehicles, tanks, and mine-clearing equipment that Ukraine had pinned much of its hopes for its counteroffensive. But by turning to artillery bombardments, Ukraine faces further issues — namely, a shortage of 155 mm munitions, among others. Analysis suggests that Ukraine is outgunning Russia in the artillery fight, taking out four Russian howitzers for every Ukrainian one destroyed, Forbes reported.

Persons: Valery Zaluzhny, Forbes Organizations: Service, Russian, Financial Times, for, Pentagon, New York Times, Times, Bradley, Washington Post, outgunning, White, Kyiv Independent Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Zaporizhia, outgunning Russia

☆ How the Russian officer elite has been decimated in Ukraine — here are the generals and top commanders killed in action
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Vitaly GerasimovMaj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov became the second senior Russian commander reported to be killed after Ukrainian military intelligence claimed he was shot dead in Kharkiv. Andrey KolesnikovUkraine's military said in a tweet that they killed Russian Maj. Gen. Andrey Kolesnikov. Ivan GrishinColonel Ivan Grishin, commander of Russia's 49th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, died in Ukraine, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Vyacheslav SavinovLieutenant Colonel Vyacheslav Savinov, who headed Russian artillery intelligence, was killed in Ukraine, a Russian artillery school confirmed. A damaged Russian military vehicle is seen after Russian Forces withdrawal as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on September 14, 2022.

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☆ Wagner Group shot down 6 Russian helicopters and a plane during its mini rebellion, Ukraine says, weakening Putin's air force at a time when it could prove critical
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wagner forces destroyed six Russian helicopters and a plane amid its short rebellion, Ukraine says. It's too soon to see how the chaos between Wagner and the Russian military establishment will affect things on the ground, she said. In one year of defending against Russia, Ukraine had shot down about 30 of Russia's helicopters, Forbes reported in February. At that time, Russia had about 300 helicopters — around half of them attack helicopters — based near its western borders, The Kyiv Post reported. As the recent chaos unfolded in Russia, Ukraine said it had managed to push forward in its counteroffensive.

Persons: Wagner, —, Yevgeny Prigozhin's, Yurii, Ihnat, Prigozhin, Hanna Malyar, It's, Nazar, Forbes, Jens Stoltenberg, Putin Organizations: Service, Group, Kyiv Independent, Ukrainian Air Force, Ukraine, Kremlin, Associated Press, Agence France, Russia, Kyiv Post, Guardian, NATO Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Moscow, Belarus, Ukrainian, Bakhmut

☆ Russian pundits are blaming the rain for Ukrainian advances
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Lauren Steussy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian forces have gained ground along the border of the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Russian milbloggers reportedly said it's only because rain and fog grounded Russian aircraft. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged the rain but said his forces remained strong. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged the weather but said his troops did just fine with it. By Monday, the rain cleared, allowing Russian forces to launch a counterattack in western Donetsk Oblast, said former Russian officer and nationalist Igor Girkin, according to the ISW.

Persons: Russian milbloggers, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, —, Zelenskyy, Insider's Ryan Pickrell, Igor Girkin, Vladimir Putin, milbloggers Organizations: Service, Russian, Institute for, Kyiv Independent, The New York Times, Associated Press Locations: Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Russian, Zaporizhia, Kyiv, Donetsk Oblast, Russia, —, Ukraine

☆ Russia bragged that it easily defeated a Ukrainian tank attack, but even pro-Russia bloggers say the battle didn't go well
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's defense ministry bragged that its troops defeated a Ukraine attack over the weekend. One said the situation was "becoming more and more disturbing with each passing hour," the Kyiv Independent reported. The defense ministry said its military took down 16 tanks, 21 armored combat vehicles, and 250 Ukrainian troops. But pro-Russia bloggers described a more dire situation for Russia in the Donetsk region, the Kyiv Independent reported. Blogger Alexander Khodakovsky said Ukraine had "suppressed" Russian communications and put Russian troops in a "difficult position," the Kyiv Independent reported.

Persons: —, Alexander Khodakovsky, Semen Pegov Organizations: Kyiv Independent, Service, Reuters, Kyiv Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Donetsk Oblast, Donetsk, Kyiv, Velyka Novosilka

☆ Ukrainian soldiers in Bakhmut say fighting regular Russian troops will be 'not as hard' as fighting Wagner troops because they're inexperienced
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian soldiers in Bakhmut say fighting regular Russian troops will be easier than Wagner forces. Troops told The Washington Post that Wagner Group's "unorthodox strategies" were hard to deal with. "Fighting with regular Russian forces is not as hard as fighting with Wagner," he told the Post. "Whereas the Russians, they're young, they're fresh, they're new, and they basically just walk out. While it may be a meaningless victory, the intense combat has left Russian forces exhausted ahead of Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive.

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