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  • How 1 Ukrainian Battalion Beat 20 Russian Battalions

    How 1 Ukrainian Battalion Beat 20 Russian Battalions

    Control the air with drones, sever the supply lines
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    David Axe
    Jul 15
    91% of Russia’s Bear Bombers Are Parked Wing-to-Wing at 1 Base

    91% of Russia’s Bear Bombers Are Parked Wing-to-Wing at 1 Base

    The 40 Tu-95s are big fat targets, but hard to hit
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    David Axe
    Jul 14
    Ukrainian Tanks Counterattack in Sumy — Now Russians from 3 Regiments Are Nearly Surrounded

    Ukrainian Tanks Counterattack in Sumy — Now Russians from 3 Regiments Are Nearly Surrounded

    The Kremlin gambled that unsupported infantry could capture Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast
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    David Axe
    Jul 12
    Ukraine ID’ed the Factories Building Russia’s Deadliest Bombs.

    Ukraine ID’ed the Factories Building Russia’s Deadliest Bombs.

    Twice in two weeks, drones struck the Energia battery factory in Yelets, Russia.
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    David Axe
    Jul 3
    Ukraine Has Its Own ‘Miracle Weapon’ — A Cheap, Hard-to-Jam Glide Bomb

    Ukraine Has Its Own ‘Miracle Weapon’ — A Cheap, Hard-to-Jam Glide Bomb

    After 10 more tests, the Ukrainian KAB-clone should be ready for mass production
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    David Axe
    Jun 25
    Russian Troops’ ‘Huge-Ass Stupid’ Thermal Blankets Backfired.

    Russian Troops’ ‘Huge-Ass Stupid’ Thermal Blankets Backfired.

    Thermal camouflage fails when it doesn’t match the temperature of the surrounding terrain.
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    David Axe
    Jun 24
    To Deflect Russia’s ‘Miracle’ Glide-Bombs, a Ukrainian Team Invented a New Jammer

    To Deflect Russia’s ‘Miracle’ Glide-Bombs, a Ukrainian Team Invented a New Jammer

    It blasts radio noise in a powerful stream
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    David Axe
    Jun 19
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