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Ukraine Situation Report: Putin Says Tactical Nukes Now In Belarus

Ukraine Situation Report: Putin Says Tactical Nukes Now In Belarus

The War Zone U.S. officials immediately condemned the move, but said they did not believe Putin was preparing to use the tactical nuclear weapons. Russian MOD Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday confirmed for the first time that tactical nuclear weapons have already been deployed to his vassal state of Belarus. That makes good a […]

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Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims Small Gains In The Face Of “Very Tough Resistance”

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims Small Gains In The Face Of “Very Tough Resistance”

The War Zone Ukraine is battling “strong enemy resistance and superiority in numbers of men and weapons,” said Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar. Via Twitter Screencap “Over the course of the day, the enemy increased the number of missile and air strikes and artillery and mortar attacks,” Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said Thursday

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Israel’s Merkava Tank Has Possible Export Customer In Europe

Israel’s Merkava Tank Has Possible Export Customer In Europe

The War Zone Israel is negotiating sales of Merkavas with two countries, including one in Europe, prompting speculation about a possible deal for Ukraine. MathKnight via Wikimedia The Israeli government says that it is in very active talks with two countries about what could be the first confirmed international sales of variants of the country’s

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Britain Bids Farewell to C-130 Hercules With Spectacular Flypast

Britain Bids Farewell to C-130 Hercules With Spectacular Flypast

The War Zone The flypast, which covered all four corners of the U.K., comes as the RAF’s C-130Js prepare for retirement later this month. Jamie Hunter A farewell flypast for the Royal Air Force’s C-130 Hercules transport aircraft took place today as the service’s remaining J-models approach retirement later this month. C-130s  — starting with

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Ukraine’s Interest In Australia’s F/A-18 Hornets Confirmed

Ukraine’s Interest In Australia’s F/A-18 Hornets Confirmed

The War Zone Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia tells us Kyiv is in the process of checking out the Australian Hornets to see if they will fit its needs. Commonwealth of Australia – Department of Defence (DoD)/Sgt David Gibbs In a follow-up to our feature on how Australia’s surplus upgraded F/A-18 Hornets could be well suited

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Ukraine Situation Report: Fierce Fighting Near Mokri Yaly River

Ukraine Situation Report: Fierce Fighting Near Mokri Yaly River

The War Zone Despite fighting through minefields and being attacked by Russian artillery, drones and ATGMs, Ukraine appears to be making some progress. Ukraine MoD screencap As the Ukrainian counteroffensive grinds on, the most intense fighting appears to be taking place in Donetsk Oblast in the so-called Vremenvka Salient, along the Mokri Yaly River near

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Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Sending More Bradleys

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Sending More Bradleys

The War Zone The Ukrainians have lost at least 16 Bradleys so far, but there will soon be more on the way under the latest U.S. aid package. via Ukrainian Ministry of Defense/Twitter “I can confirm that the next Presidential Drawdown Package (expected tomorrow) contains roughly two dozen Bradleys and Strykers,” a U.S. official said

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Armor Expert Breaks Down Ukraine’s Loss Of Bradleys During Breaching Operation

Armor Expert Breaks Down Ukraine’s Loss Of Bradleys During Breaching Operation

The War Zone The crews of the first Bradleys known to be lost in Ukraine appear to have mostly operated according to doctrine, an expert tells us. Twitter screencap The Ukrainian officer tasked with sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles on the breaching mission south of Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast last week faced a horrible decision.

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Inside The Air Force’s Biggest Live Air-To-Air Missile Shoot

Inside The Air Force’s Biggest Live Air-To-Air Missile Shoot

The War Zone Why the Air Force puts its fighter squadrons through the exhaustive Weapons System Evaluation Program prior to deploying into harm’s way. An F-16C fires an AIM-9M Sidewinder during Exercise Combat Archer in May 2023. Jamie Hunter. Jamie Hunter “It’s incredibly important for us to get a weapons system evaluation of all of

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