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Russian Men Are Changing Gender to Avoid Military Draft in Ukraine
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The story about the drones attacking Putin seemed to have no legs, no mention of it in the news any more.
Kadyrov: Akhmat special forces soldiers are ready to replace the Wagner PMC in Bakhmut
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, is ready to replace the assault squads of the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin with Akhmat special forces soldiers in Artemovsk (Bakhmut). The fighters of PMC "Wagner" play a decisive role in the Bakhmut area.
“If older brother Prigozhin and Wagner leave, then the General Staff will lose an experienced combat unit, and younger brother Kadyrov and Akhmat will take its place in Artemovsk. If the scenario is still like this, then our fighters are already ready to advance and occupy the city, ”Kadyrov wrote in his telegram channel. He noted that the Akhmat special forces are ready to enter Bakhmut and take up positions in just a few hours.
Kadyrov stressed that Prigozhin deserves respect for his contribution to the liberation of the cities of Donbass. The head of Chechnya stressed that the issue of lack of ammunition at PMC Wagner should be discussed in order to adjust plans.
Kadyrov cited the work of Akhmat special forces commander Apta Alaudinov as an example. He manages a detachment that fights with the enemy on a line of hundreds of kilometers. According to Kadyrov, Alaudinov has never shared on the Internet the problems his fighters face. “I note that in the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, with rare exceptions, they always met the Chechen units and helped. And there are always misunderstandings in ordinary peaceful life," Kadyrov concluded.
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Russia’s jamming of US-provided rocket systems complicates Ukraine’s war effort
Russia has been thwarting US-made mobile rocket systems in Ukraine more frequently in recent months, using electronic jammers to throw off its GPS guided targeting system to cause rockets to miss their targets, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN.
Ukrainian military officials, with the US’ help, have had to come up with a variety of different workarounds as it continues to use the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) which has been perhaps the most revered and feared piece of weaponry in Ukraine’s fight.
The medium-range rocket systems were hailed as a game changer in the conflict and have played a key role since the moment they arrived in Ukraine last summer, including in last year’s offensive that allowed Ukraine to take back significant swaths of territory from Russia.
But in recent months, the systems have been rendered increasingly less effective by the Russians’ intensive blocking, five US, British and Ukrainian sources tell CNN, forcing US and Ukrainian officials to find ways to tweak the HIMARS’ software to counter the evolving Russian jamming efforts.
“It is a constant cat-and-mouse game” of finding a countermeasure to the jamming, a Pentagon official said, only to then have the Russians counteract that countermeasure. And it is not clear how sustainable that game is in the long term.
With a major Ukrainian counteroffensive expected to start very soon and Ukraine’s reliance on HIMARS, solutions are even more of a priority so that Ukrainian troops can make significant headway.
The US has also helped the Ukrainians locate the Russian jammers and destroy them – a “high priority” effort, according to a secret Pentagon document that was part of a trove allegedly leaked by Airman Jack Teixeira.
A US official confirmed that the US has been advising the Ukrainians on how to identify and destroy Russian jammers since there are a limited number of ways to modify HIMARS and their rockets.
Depending on the location and strength of the jamming, a rocket can still launch and result in a successful strike with significant damage. In addition to GPS guidance, the rockets have inertial navigation systems that are not susceptible and remain accurate, though not as precise as when guided by GPS coordinates.
Kadyrov: Akhmat special forces soldiers are ready to replace the Wagner PMC in Bakhmut
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, is ready to replace the assault squads of the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin with Akhmat special forces soldiers in Artemovsk (Bakhmut). The fighters of PMC "Wagner" play a decisive role in the Bakhmut area.
“If older brother Prigozhin and Wagner leave, then the General Staff will lose an experienced combat unit, and younger brother Kadyrov and Akhmat will take its place in Artemovsk. If the scenario is still like this, then our fighters are already ready to advance and occupy the city, ”Kadyrov wrote in his telegram channel. He noted that the Akhmat special forces are ready to enter Bakhmut and take up positions in just a few hours.
Kadyrov stressed that Prigozhin deserves respect for his contribution to the liberation of the cities of Donbass. The head of Chechnya stressed that the issue of lack of ammunition at PMC Wagner should be discussed in order to adjust plans.
Kadyrov cited the work of Akhmat special forces commander Apta Alaudinov as an example. He manages a detachment that fights with the enemy on a line of hundreds of kilometers. According to Kadyrov, Alaudinov has never shared on the Internet the problems his fighters face. “I note that in the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, with rare exceptions, they always met the Chechen units and helped. And there are always misunderstandings in ordinary peaceful life," Kadyrov concluded.
Кадыров: бойцы спецназа «Ахмат» готовы заменить ЧВК «Вагнер» в Бахмуте
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Russia’s jamming of US-provided rocket systems complicates Ukraine’s war effort
Russia has been thwarting US-made mobile rocket systems in Ukraine more frequently in recent months, using electronic jammers to throw off its GPS guided targeting system to cause rockets to miss their targets, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN.
Ukrainian military officials, with the US’ help, have had to come up with a variety of different workarounds as it continues to use the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) which has been perhaps the most revered and feared piece of weaponry in Ukraine’s fight.
The medium-range rocket systems were hailed as a game changer in the conflict and have played a key role since the moment they arrived in Ukraine last summer, including in last year’s offensive that allowed Ukraine to take back significant swaths of territory from Russia.
But in recent months, the systems have been rendered increasingly less effective by the Russians’ intensive blocking, five US, British and Ukrainian sources tell CNN, forcing US and Ukrainian officials to find ways to tweak the HIMARS’ software to counter the evolving Russian jamming efforts.
“It is a constant cat-and-mouse game” of finding a countermeasure to the jamming, a Pentagon official said, only to then have the Russians counteract that countermeasure. And it is not clear how sustainable that game is in the long term.
With a major Ukrainian counteroffensive expected to start very soon and Ukraine’s reliance on HIMARS, solutions are even more of a priority so that Ukrainian troops can make significant headway.
The US has also helped the Ukrainians locate the Russian jammers and destroy them – a “high priority” effort, according to a secret Pentagon document that was part of a trove allegedly leaked by Airman Jack Teixeira.
A US official confirmed that the US has been advising the Ukrainians on how to identify and destroy Russian jammers since there are a limited number of ways to modify HIMARS and their rockets.
Depending on the location and strength of the jamming, a rocket can still launch and result in a successful strike with significant damage. In addition to GPS guidance, the rockets have inertial navigation systems that are not susceptible and remain accurate, though not as precise as when guided by GPS coordinates.
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“Russia is in a Very Vulnerable Situation”: Former U.S. General Ben Hodges
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Ben Hodges, former commander of the United States Army Europe, joins us to discuss the next phase of the war: the imminent Ukrainian counteroffensive. Hodges questions why Western countries are still reluctant to provide the equipment demanded by Kyiv, explains why he thinks the Russian army is facing morale and supplies issues, and suggests that the war may hinge on the liberation of Crimea.
doublejj
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Russian Warships Pulled From Crimea Over Missile Fears – Ukrainian Intelligence
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Russian Warships Pulled From Crimea Over Missile Fears – Ukrainian Intelligence
The last time Moscow was forced to evacuate warships out of the Crimean port to keep them from getting sunk was in 1941 during the Siege of Sevastopol.
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Billy the Mountain
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Yeah, maybe they have some secret sauce they're testing. I'd read in a few places that it's very difficult to shoot them down because of the speed and trajectory; it's nearly vertical.
Technology marches on.
DIY-HP-LED
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Get on the simulator! It saves time, money and many walks of shame! Skill is required and it's one of those riding a bike or swimming skills, one born of practice that you don't easily forget, it is a physical kind of learning.
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Here is my flight instructor demoing the Velodrome simulator and these are the kind of skills that a pro racing pilot has, not as much is required of a suicide drone pilot, but flying an FPV drone is like balancing a broomstick on your finger! Nice tune too.
The Key Is Pilots, Not Drones: Ukraine’s Escadrone On The Skill Of Flying FPV Kamikazes
Ukraine is fielding thousands of small, locally assembled kamikaze drones to attack Russian tanks, artillery and trenches. But unlike most quadcopters, they require a high level of skill to operate. Ukrainian drone makers Escadrone explain how they designed, built and fielded a game-changing weapon.
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Here is my flight instructor demoing the Velodrome simulator and these are the kind of skills that a pro racing pilot has, not as much is required of a suicide drone pilot, but flying an FPV drone is like balancing a broomstick on your finger! Nice tune too.
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Another good job for drones, finding these things and detonating them.
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Let's talk about Ukraine, Russia, and estimates....
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Ukraine trains 10,000 drone pilots within “Army of drones” project
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cannabineer
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$3.4b for under 2000 drones!?
DIY-HP-LED
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Military drones are very expensive as compared to commercial and FPV drones and RC planes adapted as UAVs, big military ones can cost a lot of cash. They have two main separate programs, the military ones used by the army and the commercial and FPV ones that sprang from the hobby and international fundraising with civilian volunteers assembling them from bulk and custom parts. They are now training large numbers of FPV drone pilots, DJI commercial drones don't require much piloting skill, but FPV drones are full manual old fashion seat of your pants WW1 style flying.
cannabineer
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The article didn’t say military drones. I’d imagine they’d be laying in tens of thousands of small FPV jobs to strap a pound or five of thump onto.
DIY-HP-LED
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I believe they are talking about military UAVs and DJI and FPV drones are purchased through volunteer organizations for the most part or were. At even $500 a pop, a million bucks buys 2000 FPV drones and 10 million buys 20,000 of them. Mavic 3s bought in bulk for $2K a pop still gives you 500 drones per million bucks, so even $100 million dollars would give you a Helluva a lot of bang for the buck. The big, long-range military UAVs cost millions or tens of millions each with sophisticated sensor and comms packages. They could also include the larger octocopters that can carry larger payloads further. The situation there is very dynamic and the ratio of what and who buys it can change rapidly as the drone war evolves. Some there were saying the government should spend more on FPV and DJI type drones, but they are not useful for spotting enemy targets for artillery 20 to 50 miles to the rear. The longest range FPV strike is 10km and these drones are most useful in tactical fights, the DJI bombers operate further away mostly because they are at altitude and drop bombs from up high with a cleaner signal.
Fedorov: 1,765 UAVs purchased for Drone Army
As part of the Drone Army project, 1,765 drones have been purchased for a total sum of $3.4 billion, and 3,500 military personnel have been trained to operate them. — Ukrinform.