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☆ The destruction of a major dam near Kherson could be a game-changer for Ukraine's special operators
  + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
But the flooding altered nearby shorelines and waterways, which may end up aiding Ukrainian forces. "While Russia may now see the terrain south of Kherson as safe, Ukrainian special operators should see opportunity. Alex Babenko/Getty ImagesNew and larger waterways will make it easier for Ukrainian special operators to move men and equipment around by boat. Ukraine's commandos and amphibious operationsThe collapsed Antonovskiy Bridge over Dnieper River in Kherson City, seen after Russian troops withdrew in November. They could also be used to distract Russian forces by launching diversionary raids elsewhere on the battlefield.
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☆ Ukrainian special ops forces who stormed a Russian trench in an intense video did 'everything right' and took their enemy by surprise, US infantry veteran says
  + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Ukrainian special operations forces published a video showing soldiers clearing a Russian trench. Ukraine's special operations forces shared the graphic video to several social media channels on Monday. Special Operations Forces of Ukraine/Screengrab via TwitterThe Russian forces, meanwhile, are caught off guard. Special Operations Forces of Ukraine/Screengrab via TwitterThis kind of fighting is expected to continue. Kyiv's troops will continue to find themselves in similar situations as the special operations forces, but future missions may have varied outcomes.
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☆ Russia's military has been preparing for a drone-filled battlefield, and even its cooks are being trained to shoot them down
  + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Counter-drone training has also become common throughout the Russian military. Having used drones and seen drones used with increasing frequency, the Russian military has also expanded its counter-drone training. The threat is now considered so widespread that most Russian troops, regardless of military specialty, are getting instruction in spotting and dealing with drones. Ukraine's military has been bolstering its drone defenses throughout the war, as shown in the Western military aid being sent to Kyiv. Despite having kinetic and electronic-warfare countermeasures to take out Russian drones, Ukraine still faces a difficult challenge.
☆ Ukrainian troops blew up their own building to trap Russian forces after they blasted their way inside with a tank, commander says
  + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Russian forces used a tank to blast their way into a building in the war-torn city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian troops in the building left and blew it up to trap them, The New York Times reported. He said in one instance, Russian troops used a tank to blast through the walls of an apartment building held by Kyiv's forces. He told the Times the Ukrainians placed explosives around the building, quickly left, and the blew up the apartment while the Russians were still inside. Captured German soldiers, make their way in the bitter cold through the ruins of Stalingrad, Russia, in 1943.
☆ Wagner Group mercenaries are getting a lot more help from Russia's military than Prigozhin would like you to think
  + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia's Wagner Group, has been highly visible during the war in Ukraine. Prigozhin frequently casts his mercenary group as fighting on its own, without Russian military support. Indeed, Prigozhin has claimed over the past few months that Russia's military — the real military — is sabotaging Wagner's efforts. But Wagner is actually working closely with Russia's regular forces, which are supporting Wagner's fighters, according to a US expert on the Russian military. Misha Japaridze/Pool/ReutersThe dispute between Prigozhin and Russian military leaders was widely cast as a struggle between power centers seeking influence with the Kremlin.
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