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All Ukrainians in Europe have been called by Ukraine's Defense Minister to join the "Ukrainian Legion." The unit will be formed in Poland and armed by Western countries, according to DM Rustem Umerov. The creation of the new military unit was announced by Ukrainian President Zelenskiy previously during a meeting with Polish PM Donald Tusk, where a key provision...

Success in global competition is often measured by the strength of a country's military, but a variety of other tools are frequently overlooked. Among the most widely used are financial attacks. Sanctions are a key tactic in American grand strategy to hinder the economic success of Washington's adversaries in the long term.  Today, the war in Ukraine is testing the...

Photos have emerged online showing an American-supplied, Ukraine-operated M1A1 Abrams Main Battle tank (MBT) outfitted with M-19 Abrams Reactive Armor Tiles (ARAT) and Russian Kontakt-1 Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) blocks around its hull, as well as a notable counter-drone "cope cage" around its turret. The addition of the cope cage, which has never been seen before on American made armor in...

Ukraine has targeted the Armavir early warning radar station in Krasnodar Krai, southern Russia, reportedly using drones (Geo: 44.9251, 40.9838). Photos show damage to both of the radars located at the facility. The effects of the strike can lead into two primary viewpoints: 1. The targeting and damaging of the facility is expected to have little impact on operations in Ukraine, as...

As this publication covered on May 19th, 2024, Ukraine carried out a large missile and drone attack on Sevastopol, Crimea. By May 21st, the Ukranian General Staff and the Ukrainian Navy claimed the Russian Navy Karakurt-Class Corvette Tsiklon was sunk, with Russian military bloggers claiming that six Russian sailors were killed and 11 were injured. The United Kingdom Defense Intelligence...