Churchill & 🇺🇦

Skeptical re. utility of F-16s vis-a-vis glide-bombs: “Without more Patriot batteries, or until the…arrival of f-16s armed with aim-120 missiles, which is unlikely before July, Russian pilots will continue to inflict the glide-bomb scourge with impunity.”
economist.com/europe/2024/04…

Map from DeepState UA showing Russian advances over the past week west of Avdiivka. Russian forces captured Pervomaiske, advanced west of Tonenke, advanced in Berdychi, and advanced towards Novokalynove.
t.me/DeepStateUA/19…
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NATO SACEUR: “Russia is reconstituting that force far faster than our initial estimates suggested.”

Zuletzt häuften sich die Hiobsbotschaften von der ukrainischen Front: Die russische Armee erreicht immer wieder Gebietsgewinne. Dabei wird der Krieg stetig brutaler, sagt Militäranalyst ⁦Franz-Stefan Gady⁩ im Interview mit ⁦t-online⁩ ⬇️ t-online.de/nachrichten/uk…

Russia is expected to hold a 10 to 1 advantage on artillery shells “within weeks” unless the United States approves additional military support for Ukraine, according to the top U.S. general overseeing military operations in Europe. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Gerade fertig gehört. Sehr hörenswert, habe viel gelernt. Danke an Andreas Sator und Franz-Stefan Gady.

Mein Highlight: Die ganz wunderbar österreichische Übersetzung des Begriffs »loitering munition« als »Bummelmunition«.

‘…“If Russia is allowed to prevail in Ukraine, “it will send the wrong signal to Asia,” Mr Kishida told The Economist and other reporters in a wood-panelled room at the Kantei, the prime minister’s office, on April 5th…’ economist.com/asia/2024/04/0…