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Regarding the single tank in Russia's military parade. While it is amusing to mock this spectacle, the reality is that if Russia wanted to send 50 tanks to the parade, it certainly could have done so. In my opinion the Kremlin's logic here is different. For a long time now Russian soldiers...

Russia's quota under this treaty was 6,400 tanks, 11,480 armored vehicles, 6,415 artillery systems, 3,450 aircraft and 890 helicopters. If we look at the leaked Pentagon documents: Tanks of the Russian Federation as of February 28, 2023: • total was 3028 • destroyed 2048 • involved in Ukraine...

My opinion on today's drone "attack" on the Kremlin is that it was just somebody inside of Russia with no connection to the Russian or Ukrainian government using a cheap drone. I don't think the Kremlin would do it, it's too embarrassing. Even though the speed with which the footage was...

That's why F-16s are not the priority in our requests to the US - we're asking the most for air defense, artillery, armored vehicles and various ammo. Combat aircraft is only our 7th priority.

Calling the Soviet Union the most compassionate to Ukraine compared to the Russian Empire is factually incorrect. In fact it's absurd. By far the greatest murder of Ukrainians happened between 1932-1933, as the Soviet Union starved Ukrainians opposed to collectivization. Between 3-5 million...

Here's the full video: - it's very informative and revealing.

Slight additions: - Canada has said it will deliver 8 now - Sweden's are 2А6 and 2А5

Translated with Google, source: https://babel.ua/texts/90710-ministra-oboroni-mayzhe-vidpravili-u-vidstavku-a-potim-zelenskiy-use-peregrav-mi-zapitali-chomu-a-shche-pro-jihniy-nastup-i-nash-kontrnastup-pro-avianaloti-i-bahmut-interv-yu-z-oleksiyem-reznikovim After the «Ramstein» meeting in...

"Western intelligence shows Russia is amassing aircraft close to the border with Ukraine, an indication that Moscow is preparing to throw its jets and helicopters into the war to support a stuttering land offensive. The fear of a looming air war in Ukraine has prompted allies to prioritise...

There has long been an opinion in open spaces that one must allow any content, as long as it's not against the rules, to adhere to freedom of speech. Moderators should not be in the position of deciding who is truthful and who is not. As the famous saying goes, "I disapprove of what you say, but...

It's possible that it was the US. However, I do have some issues with the article: 1. what the author refers to as "indirect references to the attack" when Biden stated that that if Russia invades there will be no NS2 was a completely normal statement in the context. Putin believed that Russia...

I think you have a misguided perception of Slavic society. Slavic society is not homogeneous. It wasn't historically, and it isn't today. The people inhabiting, for example, 16th century Krakow, would have been (by the standards of the time) prosperous, enlightened and educated, protected by...

The USSR would have lost the war without aid from the US. This is not up for debate, and is according to both Stalin, Zhukov and Khrushchev. Here is a quote from the memoirs of Nikita Khrushchev: "I would like to express my candid opinion about Stalin's views on whether the Red Army and the...

These are edited highlights of our interview with General Valery Zaluzhny, on December 3rd 2022. He began with his personal view of the war. (You can also read edited highlights of our interview with Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine.) Valery Zaluzhny: For us, for the military, the war...

If for some reason anybody still thought that bisbis was from Azerbaijan, this should dispel that. Israel is one of Azerbaijan's biggest allies; its military sales are 69% of AZ's total and according to US officials Israel even has an airbase it can use in AZ.

They most certainly do matter. While Republicans may win a majority, much of the legislation will still be passed with votes from both Democrats and Republicans. Plenty of legislation requires more than a simple majority. Additionally, while support for funding Ukraine is greater among...

They have retracted the letter after intense criticism: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/25/politics/pramila-jayapal-ukraine-letter-democratic-backlash/index.html They claim that the letter was written and signed in June and released now by a staffer without approval, a rather dubious claim...

I can speak a bit about Kyiv. Considering the circumstances, conditions are more normal than you'd likely imagine. There are occassional electricity outages and people have to shelter when there's an air alert, but damage from Russian attacks is generally quickly repaired, restaurants and bars...

I agree with others here that an attack from Belarus is extremely unlikely. It went horribly the first time when Kyiv was much worse armed and Russia better, today it would be a massacre and Ukraine's North is better prepared. An invasion from Belarus could even be a positive development for...