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War in Ukraine
- The Big Five - 17 August editionmickryan.substack.com The Big Five - 17 August edition
My regular update on conflict and confrontation in Ukraine, the Middle East and the Pacific, accompanied by recommended readings on the character of modern war and planning for future conflict.
>The major story of the past couple of weeks has been Ukraine’s Kursk offensive and the seizing of over 1100 square kilometres of Russian territory in the past ten days. This has been a stunning change in the direction of the war. At least five Ukrainian brigades, or elements of those brigades, and possibly more have seized the initiative and remained on the move since surprising the Russians in their initial crossing of the border into the Russian Kursk oblast.
- Do Ukrainian field medics carry morphine or something similar?
Seeing all these videos of soldiers dying and getting injured, it makes me wonder if the field medics carry morphine to ease their suffering.
- In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unitwww.nytimes.com In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit
A German medic said he was so troubled that he confronted his commander. Others boasted about killings in a group chat.
- Cyber Conflict and Subversion in the Russia-Ukraine Warwww.lawfaremedia.org Cyber Conflict and Subversion in the Russia-Ukraine War
Cyber operations reveal their limitations as means of warfare, but territorial conquest opens unique opportunities for exploitation.
Cyber Conflict and Subversion in the Russia-Ukraine War
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>The Russia-Ukraine war is the first case of cyber conflict in a large-scale military conflict involving a major power.
>Contrary to cyberwar fears, most cyber operations remained strategically inconsequential, but there are several exceptions: the AcidRain operation, the UKRTelecom disruption, the September 2022 power grid sabotage, and the catastrophic Kyivstar outage of 2023.
>These developments suggest hacking groups are increasingly fusing cyber operations with traditional subversive methods to improve effectiveness.
>The first exceptional case is AcidRain. This advanced malware knocked out satellite communication provided by Viasat’s K-SAT service across Europe the very moment the invasion commenced. Among the customers of the K-SAT service: Ukraine’s military. The operation that deployed this malware stands out not only because it shows a direct linkage to military goals but also because it could have plausibly produced a clear tactical, potentially strategic, advantage for Russian troops at a decisive moment.
>The second exception is a cyber operation in March 2022 that caused a massive outage of UKRTelecom, a major internet provider in Ukraine. It took only a month to prepare yet caused significant damage. It cut off over 80 percent of UKRTelecom’s customers from the internet for close to 24 hours.
>Finally, the potentially most severe challenge to the theory of subversion is a power grid sabotage operation in September 2022. The operation stands out not only because it used a novel technique but also because it took very little preparation. According to Mandiant, it required only two months of preparation and used what is called “living off the land” techniques, namely foregoing malware and using only existing functionality.
>After all, why go through the trouble of finding vulnerabilities in complex networks and develop sophisticated exploits when you can take the easy route via an employee, or even direct network access?
- Poland, Lithuania say can help return military-aged men to Ukrainewww.straitstimes.com Poland, Lithuania say can help return military-aged men to Ukraine
Poland has tens of thousands of Ukrainian men of military age on its territory, according to UN figures. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- Ukraine war: Nato pledges more advanced air defences to Kyivwww.bbc.com Ukraine war: Nato pledges more advanced air defences to Kyiv
Kyiv has long been pressing for hi-tech Patriot systems to defend against deadly Russian attacks.
- Americans are still not worried enough about the risk of world warwww.noahpinion.blog Americans are still not worried enough about the risk of world war
In which I try to be Gandalf instead of Cassandra.
- France to provide new missiles, used armored vehicles to Ukraine, defense minister sayswww.politico.eu France to provide new missiles, used armored vehicles to Ukraine, defense minister says
Paris would send ‘hundreds’ of vehicles over the next year, Sébastien Lecornu tells La Tribune Dimanche.
- Poland activates air force as western Ukraine and Kyiv come under ‘massive’ Russian attackwww.theguardian.com Poland activates air force as western Ukraine and Kyiv come under ‘massive’ Russian attack
Poland says Russian missile targeting Ukraine’s Lviv region violated its airspace while Kyiv suffers third pre-dawn attack in four days
- Pope Francis' 'white flag' comment is met by criticism from Ukraine and alliesabcnews.go.com Pope Francis' 'white flag' comment is met by criticism from Ukraine and allies
Ukrainian and allied officials have criticized Pope Francis for saying that Kyiv should have the “courage” to negotiate an end to the war with Russia
- Catching spiders: Russia’s drone companies and sanctions evasiontheins.press Catching spiders: Russia’s drone companies and sanctions evasion
Unsanctioned entities are helping Russia’s drone manufacturers procure the components they need to keep the Kremlin’s war machine running, even as its losses in Ukraine continue to mount. Two primary offenders, Special Technology Centre (STC) and Zala Aero, receive components from more than 70 unsan...
Companies that seemingly find workarounds for sanctions
- Why Zelensky Replaced Ukraine’s Top General and What It Means for the Warwww.lawfaremedia.org Why Zelensky Replaced Ukraine’s Top General and What It Means for the War
The civil-military rift became untenable, but the way ahead is not going to be easy.
- Denmark to transfer entire artillery arsenal to Ukrainewww.uawire.org Denmark to transfer entire artillery arsenal to Ukraine
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced that the Danish government intends to transfer the country's entire artillery arsenal to Ukraine. During her address at the 7th Ukrainian Lunch in Munich, she emphasized the significance of such support and called on other European nations to...
- Russians are using Starlink in their war on Ukraineboingboing.net Russians are using Starlink in their war on Ukraine
After playing games with providing Starlink services to the Ukrainian armed forces, it appears Russia is showing off new Starlink terminals on the battlefield.
- Why Zelenskyy fired Zaluzhnyiengelsbergideas.com Why Zelenskyy fired Zaluzhnyi
The Ukrainian president has turned to new military leadership in the hope that it will end the stalemate in the war against Russia.
- Russia’s Mass Air Attackmickryan.substack.com Russia’s Mass Air Attack
The Objectives and Implications of the 29 December Attacks
- Ukraine to change conscription policies in drive to sustain fighting capacitywww.theguardian.com Ukraine to change conscription policies in drive to sustain fighting capacity
Changes to include use of commercial recruitment firms to carry out more targeted conscription, say officials
- Ukraine security services involved in hack of Russia’s largest private banktherecord.media Ukraine security services involved in hack of Russia’s largest private bank
Ukrainian hackers collaborated with the country's security services, the SBU, to breach Russia's Alfa-Bank.
- Missiles and Momentum in Ukraineplus.thebulwark.com Missiles and Momentum in Ukraine
Recent successes in the war to defeat the Russian invasion.
- Moral and Psychological Preparationmickryan.substack.com Moral and Psychological Preparation
An Important Component of the Ukrainian Way of War
- First Abrams Tanks Arrive in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Saywww.nytimes.com First Abrams Tanks Arrive in Ukraine, Zelensky Says
U.S. officials said that an initial batch of the 31 M1 Abrams tanks promised to Ukraine by the Biden administration had been delivered, months ahead of estimates.
- Biden announces new military aid package for Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits Washingtonabcnews.go.com Biden announces new military aid package for Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits Washington
U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday a new military aid package for Ukraine worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Ukraine war turns the tables as Russia seeks help from North Koreawww.theguardian.com Ukraine war turns the tables as Russia seeks help from North Korea
Kim Jong-un’s grandfather founded North Korea with the backing of the Soviet Union, and was heavily reliant on its aid for decades
- Ukraine’s TB-2 Drones Are Back In Action. That’s An Ominous Sign For Russia.www.forbes.com Ukraine’s TB-2 Drones Are Back In Action. That’s An Ominous Sign For Russia.
Months after virtually disappearing from Ukraine’s skies, the Ukrainian armed forces’ Bayraktar TB-2 drones are back in action.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4428644
> Months after virtually disappearing from Ukraine’s skies, the Ukrainian armed forces’ Bayraktar TB-2 drones are back in action. > > Videos that appeared online on Sunday depict the 1,500-pound, propeller-driven drones—which can range hundreds of miles—striking a Russian patrol boat and supply truck in occupied southern Ukraine. > > That TB-2s are venturing south into nominally Russian-controlled air space implies two things: that Kyiv has managed to rebuild its TB-2 force, nine months after Russian air-defenses badly attrited the 70-drone force. > > The TB-2’s dramatic reappearance also points to the steady degradation of Russian air-defenses across swathes of southern Ukraine as Kyiv’s 2023 counteroffensive grinds into its fourth month—and Ukrainian brigades make slow but steady progress along two main axes in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Oblasts.
- Ukrainians exceed expectations again - NATO Secretary General on counter-offensivewww.pravda.com.ua Ukrainians exceed expectations again � NATO Secretary General on counteroffensive
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, assessing the counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Defence Forces, has said that the Ukrainians are exceeding expectations.
cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/Ukraine_UA/t/410496
> NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, assessing the counter-offensive of the Defence Forces, has said that the Ukrainians are exceeding expectations.