Section: Military

    “If necessary, cut off my leg!” The story of a wounded French soldier who is ready to continue fighting for Ukraine
    Sep12

    “If necessary, cut off my leg!” The story of a wounded French soldier who is ready to continue fighting for Ukraine

    Nicolas Brandon is a French fighter of the International Legion of Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After a serious injury sustained in December 2022, for nine months, doctors have been unable to provide him with proper treatment due to bureaucratic hurdles. Such negligence could cost him his leg. However, despite this, Nicolas...

    Pirates of the 21st century. What is the Russian Black Sea Fleet and what can be expected from it?
    Sep11

    Pirates of the 21st century. What is the Russian Black Sea Fleet and what can be expected from it?

    “Stop machine! Stop engine! Keep calm and listen to me!” These words, spoken in terrifying English by armed Russian Marines in August, made headlines around the world. Russian military personnel stopped the ship Şükrü Okan flying the flag of Palau in the Black Sea, about 30 nautical miles from the Turkish coast. The vessel was...

    Paranoia is a soldier’s friend, or infantry in the age of drones
    Sep09

    Paranoia is a soldier’s friend, or infantry in the age of drones

    Yevhen Shybalov, rifleman, grenade launcher, and soldier of the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Formerly a professional journalist, and correspondent for ZN.ua in Donetsk. “Traffic jams in the sky at the front are no worse than in Kyiv’s roads in the morning,” an experienced aerial...

    Cheaper than Shahed and unnoticed by radar: how the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy Russian aviation with paper drones
    Sep02

    Cheaper than Shahed and unnoticed by radar: how the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy Russian aviation with paper drones

    Russian air defense systems couldn’t handle a swarm of inexpensive Ukrainian drones. One UAV can take down an expensive missile carrier, so Moscow should be prepared for increased attacks on airfields near the border with Ukraine. Counterintelligence operatives from the 13th Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine launched a...

    The fastest missile that triggers an air alarm: how dangerous are Russian Kinzhal missiles?
    Aug25

    The fastest missile that triggers an air alarm: how dangerous are Russian Kinzhal missiles?

    Air alarms are instantly activated across Ukraine when a MiG-31 carrying the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal takes off — a Russian air-launched ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Espreso media outlet will tell the story of the development and characteristics of this missile, which, according to Russians, have “no analogues.” The...

    How much more weapons does Russia have? Calculation of enemy losses and capabilities
    Aug24

    How much more weapons does Russia have? Calculation of enemy losses and capabilities

    The 180,000-strong Russian military group that invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, consisted of the most highly trained units equipped with the most modern weapons. Russia lost all of this but unpacked its almost bottomless stockpiles of military equipment. Spoiler: it will last for several more years. To assess how much and what kind of...