Tag: tactics
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Daily pictures : the walls of Jericho
as a psychological operation, the raid of Hamas is already a great success For the 50th anniversary of the Arab offensive in 1973, the Hamas has already achieved a great psychological success from Gaza. On October 7, 2023, Israel is caught off guard. Commandos managed to infiltrate Ashkelon and Sderot, are wrecking havoc behind the…
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[Sharing] Who is Responsible for Ukraine’s Failed Counteroffensive? – Scott Ritter, Sputnik
On a normal summer’s day, the road to Rabotino would be empty, save for the odd combine tractor and the vehicles driven by farmers and their families as they tend to the fields of crops they had planted in spring. The summer’s heat would reflect off the horizon, creating glimmering mirages, while the still air…
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Salammbô
in Gustave Flaubert’s novel, the mercenaries wanted money, Yevgeny Prigozhin is seeking power Yevgeny Prigozhin has freaked out. In his personal feud against the Russian defense minister, Sergey Shoigu, the head of Wagner private military company (PMC) has claimed that the Russian forces were retreating, which is an obvious lie and Ukrainian propaganda, while they…
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[Sharing] Ukrainian Counteroffensive’s Second Week Ends in Failure – Scott Ritter
Operation enters the second week of Ukraine’s long-awaited and highly touted counteroffensive, some basic conclusions can be drawn even though the fighting continues, and will continue to rage, for some time to come. First and foremost, the counteroffensive gambit has failed. While there is still considerable combat strength left in the Ukrainian military, including more…
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[Sharing] The Battle of Bakhmut: Postmortem – Big Serge
Russo-Ukrainian War Update On May 20th, PMC Wagner forced Ukrainian troops out of their last remaining position within the city limits of Bakhmut, consequentially bringing about the nominal end of the largest battle of the 21st century (so far). Bakhmut has been the most substantial locus of military operations in Ukraine for most of the…
