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☆ Russia's front line defenses are so dangerous that Ukraine has to clear a path up to 10 miles wide to shatter them
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's extensive defenses are forcing Ukraine to clear a path 10 miles wide for full-scale attack. Ukraine needs the space to protect its Western-made tanks and vehicles, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. But that route will need to be at least 10 miles wide to protect prized Western-made tanks and armored vehicles from powerful Russian artillery. Now, Ukraine will need to clear that 10-mile path in order to successfully breach past Russian defenses.

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☆ Ukrainian forces have pushed into the main line of Russian defenses, where they face a maelstrom of threats
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian forces have pushed into the main line of Russian defenses south of Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine launched its counteroffensive operations roughly three months ago, and efforts to break through Russian defenses and regain occupied territory have been relatively slow. On Monday, Ukraine's defense minister Oleksii Reznikov said that Ukraine's forces "broke the first line," adding that they are expanding their foothold. In both cases, Ukraine faces tough defenses as they attempt to push forward into the main line. For now, Ukraine will have to take the small wins and continue to pressure Russian defenses, which remain formidable.

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Col. Yurii Ihnat, Ukraine’s air force spokesman, believes that two squadrons, each of 12 planes, would begin to turn the tables. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/ReutersBut the F-16 has never gone up against Russian air defenses in the real world. “Russian air defenses are very formidable.”Rapid trainingTraining programs are getting underway for the first batches of Ukrainian pilots – in Denmark, Romania and the United States. Ihnat says about 30 Ukrainian air force pilots have adequate English, the absolute minimum required to stand up two squadrons. The Ukrainian Air Force has long been working on improving and protecting airfields that would accommodate the F-16s.

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The attacks are forcing Russian tourists to reconsider their plans. Popular destinationCrimea has always been popular with Russian tourists, many of whom remember vacationing there during Soviet times. After Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year, a number of countries closed their doors to Russian tourists. Crimea suddenly became one of the few sunny beach destinations Russian tourists could still visit without having to spend a lot of money. The attack was frightening enough to scare away many of the Russian tourists who had still been planning to come.

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☆ Take a look at the $63 million F-16 fighter jet the West has pledged to help Ukraine win the war with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Denmark and the Netherlands are sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, with US approval. Ukraine has long coveted the US-made jet as it seeks to bolster its air capabilities in its war with Russia, which has a more advanced air force. Mads Claus Rasmussen/AFP/Getty ImagesSpecificationsThe F-16 is a multi-role fighter built by Lockheed Martin for the US Air Force. A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe US will also begin training Ukrainian pilots to fly and maintain F-16s in Arizona in October, the Pentagon said Thursday.

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CNN —Ukrainian pilots have started joint training on F-16 fighter jets with US instructors in Ukraine, according to Kyiv. It landed at our airfields, we conducted joint training with F-16 pilots … A day ago two of my pilots were tested by US instructors,” Ukrainian Air Force Commander Oleksandr Oleshchuk told Ukrainian state TV on Saturday. An F-16 fighter jet performs at an air show in Houston, the United States, on Oct. 10, 2020. Denmark and the Netherlands have taken the lead in preparing a program to train Ukrainian pilots on the American jet, but the US is still working with other countries to see who may provide F-16s to the Ukrainian Air Force. Denmark said Ukrainian pilots would begin training on F-16 jets later this month, part of a coalition of 11 countries that will be involved in the training program.

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CNN —The Netherlands and Denmark will provide Ukraine with much sought-after F-16 aircraft in an agreement hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as “historic.”Kyiv has urgently been calling on its Western allies to provide F-16 jets, as its slow-moving counteroffensive is hampered by Russian air superiority. “The Netherlands became the first country to agree to provide Ukraine with F-16s after training. Conditions for the transfer include training Ukrainian personnel, setting up infrastructure and logistics, and receiving the necessary authorization, it said. Out of these 42, we need planes to help training in Denmark and later on in Romania,” Rutte said. Rutte said that language training for Ukrainian service personnel was ongoing and military training in Denmark would begin soon.

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☆ Ukraine is figuring out how to destroy the Ka-52 helicopters and mobile artillery holding back its offensive, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine is picking off Russia's Ka-52 helicopters and self-propelled artillery, an expert said. Nico Lange, a Ukraine expert at the Munich Security Conference, said Ukraine's counteroffensive, which began in June, had started to make more progress in the last two weeks. And that number does not include two Ka-52 helicopters that Ukraine said it shot down on Thursday morning. Oryx also records 350 destroyed pieces of Russian self-propelled artillery, with 29 more damaged, seven abandoned, and 10 captured. But Lawrence Freedman, a war expert at the UK's King's College London, told The Economist that Ukraine is making progress.

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☆ Ukrainians are testing out a jerry-rigged mine-clearing machine made from a farm vehicle with spinning metal chains
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian engineer is trying a novel method of mine-clearance: adapting a farm excavator. Video shows whirling chains strike the ground as the digger moves forward, blasting hidden mines. The design takes inspiration from the WWII-era Sherman Tank, some of which were also kitted out with spinning chains to clear mines, Reuters reported. A commander speaking to The Post also said that Western-supplied mine-clearing equipment has proved a disappointingly easy target for Russian artillery to strike. On Monday, the US announced a new $200 million aid package to Ukraine, which includes de-mining equipment.

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☆ Video shows Ukraine using thermal imaging drones to try to locate mines left by Russia to kill and maim its soldiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine is using thermal imaging and drones to find mines left by Russian forces. Ukrainian soldiers showed CNN their anti-mine strategy from the trenches on the front line. The outlet filmed soldiers using a drone with a thermal camera, which clearly showed the mines, glowing, on the soldiers' screen. The soldiers told CNN that after locating mines, they use special charges to blow them up so that their colleagues can move through the area. The New York Times reported that some Ukrainian soldiers have been blasted by mines as they try to help fellow soldiers hit by mines.

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☆ A leading Ukrainian doctor says mines second only to artillery as a cause of soldier injuries
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mines are the second-most-frequent cause of injury for Ukraine's soldiers, a medical officer told The Guardian. Ukrainian soldiers have described the slow, desperate effort to progress through dense minefields. The secretary of the country's National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, called the density of Russia's mines "insane" earlier this month. In some cases, Ukrainian soldiers have been blasted by mines as they try to reach their comrades who were hit by other mines, the Times reported. One Ukrainian unit currently dealing with Russia's mines saw two sappers lose feet in explosions in the space of two weeks, The Guardian reported.

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☆ 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.

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☆ Ukraine is now the 'most heavily mined country in the world,' defense minister says, as he pleads for more de-mining equipment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's defense ministry said his country is now "the most heavily mined country in the world." Reznikov said that in some places there are five landmines for every square meter, or 11 square feet. Ukrainian soldiers are clearing mines by hand and exiting tanks to make progress, according to reports. Russia has been using mines heavily during the conflict, and Ukraine said dense minefields have slowed its counteroffensive efforts, which began in June. Experts told Insider that Russian forces had time to build up their defenses because Ukraine's counteroffensive efforts were delayed.

Persons: Reznikov, Oleksii Reznikov, Pete Smith, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Guardian Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Bangalore, bangalore

☆ Fact Check-Ukraine not planning to ask Canada to mobilise ethnic Ukrainians
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A quote calling for Canada to mobilise ethnic Ukrainians to help Kyiv in its war against Russia is being baselessly attributed on social media to Ukraine’s defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov. It reads: “Canada is home to a huge number of ethnic Ukrainians, one of the largest national communities. Both Ukraine and Canada have denied the information contained in the posts. Global Affairs Canada, in response to a request from Reuters, said that Canada had not received such a request from Ukraine. Ukraine said the quote is fake, while Canada said it received no such request.

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☆ Ukraine unveils military uniforms for women after complaints that ill-fitting men's clothes hindered them on the frontline
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has approved a summer field uniform for female soldiers. It said on Saturday that summer service uniforms for female soldiers were "officially" in service. The ministry said on Saturday that it had approved summer service uniforms for female soldiers and that they were now "officially" in service. The defense ministry said that there were around 42,000 women serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including around 5,000 on the front line. Despite this, there had previously been no standard uniform for the nation's female soldiers, and women had for years been given men's jackets, pants, and even underwear, CBS News reported.

Persons: Oleksii Reznikov, Olga Ushakov Organizations: Ministry of Defense, Service, Ukraine, country's Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian Armed Forces, CBS News, Daily Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian

☆ 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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While it still maintains some combat power in reserve, it has now deployed the “main bulk” of the forces committed to the counteroffensive forces, one of the US officials said. “The second wave of the [Ukrainian] counteroffensive has begun” on the Zaporizhzhia front, said Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Russian-installed military-civilian administration in the region. The New York Times was first to report on the commitment of additional Ukrainian forces to the counteroffensive. Zelensky said last week that one reason for the slow progress of the counteroffensive was its later-than-planned start. However, some Ukrainian military officials have recently noted that Russia’s advantage in electronic warfare has blunted the effectiveness of drone operations.

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CNN —Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will continue carrying out attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea and the Kerch Bridge that connects it to the Russian mainland, while also admitting that Ukraine’s plan for its sluggish counteroffensive is behind schedule. As Russia has pummeled the southern port city of Odesa and the surrounding region over the past week, Ukraine has continued to carry out strikes inside Crimea. On Tuesday, Ukrainian drones hit an ammunition depot, just a week after seaborne drones struck the Kerch bridge. If Ukrainian forces can successfully puncture Moscow’s sizeable defense lines along Ukraine Sea of Azov coastline that links Crimea to Donbas, Reznikov said it would be “a good result” for Kyiv. Ukraine has gained “real combat experience – how to deter Russians, to defeat them, to beat them with using NATO standard weaponry,” he added.

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☆ Ukraine defense minister says Kyiv needs military assistance 'right now'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUkraine defense minister says Kyiv needs military assistance 'right now'Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov discusses the need for military assistance from allies amid Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Persons: Oleksii Reznikov Organizations: Ukraine, Ukrainian Defense

And France pledged a shipment of the same missiles, which it calls SCALPs, as NATO leaders gathered in Lithuania on Tuesday. Like the United States, France had previously ruled out providing Ukraine with longer-range missiles, over concerns they could be used to attack targets in Russia, escalating the conflict. The ATACMS are among the last major weapons systems that Kyiv wants and the United States is reluctant to give. France’s announcement on Tuesday could either fuel the pressure campaign or, conversely, ease it now that Ukraine is receiving long-range missiles from other countries. Mr. Reznikov made clear that he would not stop asking for ATACMs or long-range missiles from any ally.

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☆ Female soldiers in Ukraine are wearing 'huge' uniforms and suffering yeast infections due to a lack of women's resources on the frontlines: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's female soldiers are battling a lack of women's resources as they defend against Russia. The Daily Beast spoke to several women soldiers who said their uniforms are several sizes too large. Additional efforts are underway in Ukraine to address the scarcity issue, according to the Beast, which highlighted an event organized by the charity Zemliachky focused on supporting Ukraine's female soldiers. The group recently debuted a limited collection of new uniforms designed specifically for women at war boasting lighter body army. "I currently have requests for specially designed uniforms and other important items from at least 10 pregnant soldiers.

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VILNIUS, July 11 (Reuters) - A coalition of 11 nations will start training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets in August in Denmark, and a training centre will be set up in Romania, officials said on Tuesday on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Lithuania. NATO members Denmark and the Netherlands have been leading international efforts to train pilots as well as support staff, maintain aircraft and ultimately enable the supply of F-16s to Ukraine in its war with Russia. Kyiv, which has launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces, has repeatedly called for Western countries to supply aircraft and train its pilots to fly them, to successfully counter Moscow's aerial dominance. That's why for us it is very important that this fighter jet coalition starts up," Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov told reporters. "I hope - I am an optimist - that after six months we will see results," he said.

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☆ The US should be very careful about what it promises to do for Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Daniel L. Davis | Defense Priorities | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

US shouldn't support or extend a security guarantee — through NATO or bilaterally — to Ukraine. Doing so would endanger US national security and increase the odds of a direct clash with Russia. I mean, miles and miles and miles deep." Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesI concur with that assessment, and the likelihood of a stalemate should end any consideration of providing Ukraine security guarantees. Plainly stated, Russian conventional forces do not pose a risk to American national security.

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☆ NAFO: The pro-Ukraine internet 'fellas' using Shiba Inu memes to fight Russian propaganda
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Jill Dougherty | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“NAFO” stands for the North Atlantic Fellas Organization and is a decentralized online volunteer organization that is waging its own social media war against Russia and its invasion of Ukraine. Over the weekend, the group held its own summit in Lithuania’s capital, which was opened by the country’s foreign minister. A cartoon Shiba Inu, wearing the blue and yellow colors of Ukraine's flag, pops up behind Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in a video she shared on Twitter. Some fellas are Ukrainian soldiers, who are fighting on the front lines and provide pictures from the battlefield, mocking the incompetence of the Russian military or praising Ukrainian bravery. After identifying Russian propaganda or pro-Russian sympathizers, fellas pile on their posts with memes, humor, wry logic, and dismissive comments.

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☆ The Storm Shadow missile is 'absolutely critical' to Ukraine's counter-offensive, say experts. But Ukraine needs to use it carefully.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Ukraine has received powerful Storm Shadow missiles from the UK, and appears to be putting them to use. A hole in the Chonhar bridge that connects Russian-held Kherson to Crimea, which Russia says was caused by a Storm Shadow missile strike. When that happens, "Storm Shadow will be absolutely critical in making it difficult for the Russians to react," he said. An RAF 41 Squadron Tornado GR4, preparing to test fire four Storm Shadow missiles over the Atlantic Ocean. Celebrity weaponsThere's no doubt that when wielded effectively, the Storm Shadow is a major piece of the counter-offensive puzzle.

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