Here we go again-Ukraine once again pt2

[Dargo]

These shaping operations north of Kharkiv are no surprise, this was known for weeks. Russian forces failed to capture the capital city of the oblast, the northern defence lines of Kharkiv are from 2022 and reinforced last couple months. As of November 2022, Russian forces only occupied a small portion of land in the Kharkiv Oblast.

[Dargo]

Russia's jamming of American weapons in Ukraine is showing the US what it needs to be ready for in a future fight

Russian electronic warfare has created problems for some American-made precision weaponry in Ukraine, but Moscow is also showing its hand and telling the US what it needs solutions for to be ready for future fights. Ukraine has employed US precision weapons, such as the HIMARS-fired Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and air-launched Joint Direct Attack Munitions, throughout the war, but widespread Russian electronic warfare is regularly diminishing the effectiveness of these weapons. Lt. Gen. Antonio Aguto, who's serving as the commander of Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, addressed the problem in December, saying electronic warfare directed at some of the US's "most precise capabilities" was "a challenge." Other US officials have identified these issues as well, adding that the US and Ukraine were working on solutions.

Any fixes developed to effectively counter the challenge posed by electronic warfare won't just benefit Ukraine. They're also set to help the US solve problems it has long been concerned about as it prepares for the possibility of great-power conflict. Mark Cancian, a retired Marine Corps colonel who's a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explained to Business Insider that "the widespread GPS spoofing we see in Ukraine adds urgency to solving a problem DoD has long recognized: that wartime spoofing will reduce the effectiveness of its weapons." ... https://www.businessinsider.com/russ...true&r=US&IR=T

[mapuc]

Markus

[ET2SN]

Originally Posted by Dargo

Russia's jamming of American weapons in Ukraine is showing the US what it needs to be ready for in a future fight

Russian electronic warfare has created problems for some American-made precision weaponry in Ukraine, but Moscow is also showing its hand and telling the US what it needs solutions for to be ready for future fights. Ukraine has employed US precision weapons, such as the HIMARS-fired Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and air-launched Joint Direct Attack Munitions, throughout the war, but widespread Russian electronic warfare is regularly diminishing the effectiveness of these weapons. Lt. Gen. Antonio Aguto, who's serving as the commander of Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, addressed the problem in December, saying electronic warfare directed at some of the US's "most precise capabilities" was "a challenge." Other US officials have identified these issues as well, adding that the US and Ukraine were working on solutions.

Any fixes developed to effectively counter the challenge posed by electronic warfare won't just benefit Ukraine. They're also set to help the US solve problems it has long been concerned about as it prepares for the possibility of great-power conflict. Mark Cancian, a retired Marine Corps colonel who's a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explained to Business Insider that "the widespread GPS spoofing we see in Ukraine adds urgency to solving a problem DoD has long recognized: that wartime spoofing will reduce the effectiveness of its weapons." ... https://www.businessinsider.com/russ...true&r=US&IR=T

Honestly, why do you think we're sending so much stuff to Ukraine?


"Proof testing".

[Skybird]

Its still not clear whether the Russian attacks northeast of Charkiv are serious preparations of an offensive and thus: already part of such an offensive, or just a destraction to bind Ukrainian troops and push them off balance elsewhere. "Experts" are divided and some follow this the others follow that theory. The situation on the battlefield seems to be confused and "in flux".

[mapuc]

It could in a way be both except the offensive would not come from north but from east or from north and east.

Just seen 10 minutes of a 60 minutes video on YT title
"In the end Russia will lose"

Did watch it fully just lots of expert saying this and that to a guy in the video.

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Here's the video

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Markus

[Dargo]

Originally Posted by mapuc

It could in a way be both except the offensive would not come from north but from east or from north and east.

Just seen 10 minutes of a 60 minutes video on YT title
"In the end Russia will lose"

Did watch it fully just lots of expert saying this and that to a guy in the video.

Markus

Russian attacks northeast of Kharkiv will not be the only one we will see in the coming weeks we will see this kinda attacks from several positions on the front from Avdiivka to Kharkiv and maybe other places. Russia test the defence of Ukraine, this does not mean they already have picked a place or places where they start the main offensive.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Dargo

Russian attacks northeast of Kharkiv will not be the only one we will see in the coming weeks we will see this kinda attacks from several positions on the front from Avdiivka to Kharkiv and maybe other places. Russia test the defence of Ukraine, this does not mean they already have picked a place or places where they start the main offensive.

Well this I do know about strategy-You make small attacks here and there on your enemy to find where he's weak.

As defender it is important to lure the enemy to where they have the weak spot.

Markus

[mapuc]

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Latest update on Russians second front

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Markus

[Skybird]

A Ukrainian field commander in Kharkiv was stunned: “There was no first line of defence. We saw it. The Russians just walked in. They just walked in, without any mined fields” he says.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c72p0xx410xo

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Skybird

A Ukrainian field commander in Kharkiv was stunned: “There was no first line of defence. We saw it. The Russians just walked in. They just walked in, without any mined fields” he says.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c72p0xx410xo

As another Ukrainian puts it

… Our enemies didn't sneak through they marched through a welcoming void crafted by the very hands sworn to protect us. Two years! Two years that should have seen our lands encased in iron and fire, not left bleeding under the predator’s watchful eyes.


… Every corrupt official, every contractor who lined their pockets with funds meant for our walls, every liar who sold us safety—may their fate be graver than that of our foes. Buried alive, let them feel the weight of the earth they sold out. This betrayal, this slaughter of our valiant brothers and sisters, demands a reckoning, fierce and final. For the blood of the fallen, for the honor they were denied, we stand and demand justice. These traitors will pay.

[mapuc]

I'm watching a livestream on YT and the host said something interesting.

To take Kharkiv they would need hundred of thousand soldiers and thus is their 50.000+ men not enough.

Markus