of jammers that can influence the rest of the battlefield. and the other thing i d say, erin, while we re watching the small tactical fights of soldiers crawling around, the most important thing for the commander of the ukrainian force is not only getting his combat forces forward but to quickly follow them up with logistics forces. the piece of repairing the tank, that s exactly the kind of challenges you re going to have in combat to make sure those things keep running. and now the barrage of missiles overnight. ukraine successfully intercepted all 18 of them. when there s a missile attack from russia, they re throwing a lot at it hoping that some break through. and we understand that russia s doing this even more. they re using even more missiles in each attack, again, to try to just overwhelm the ukrainian air defenses. what do you make of this in light of what we know to be, you know, severe issues on the russian supply, military supply?
The law on the transfer, expropriation or seizure of property under the legal regime of martial law or a state of emergency and the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine dated November 6 on the decision of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made on November 5, 2022 adopted in accordance with it became the basis for the decision of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission on the procedure for such alienation in respect of the shares of five enterprises.
Czech ammunition for Ukrainian Rapira tested in Rivne region 2 min read
An artillery unit of one of the mechanized brigades of the Ground Forces has tested the Czech-made 100-mm UOF12 projectiles for the MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun at the Rivne military range, the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has reported. In accordance with the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for UOF12 projectiles, a significant shortage of which arose due to fires at arsenals, Ukraine s Ministry of Defense signed a public contract for the purchase of this type of ammunition in the Czech Republic, the press service said.
USS
Houston (CL 81), in a hard turn with her underside exposed, felt the torpedo explosion across the ship. Commander William Behrens recalled “that all propulsive power and steering control was immediately lost. The ship took a list to starboard of 16 degrees. All main electrical power was immediately lost.” The tactical situation was still perilous, and with
Houston “rolling sluggishly in the trough of the sea… her main deck [dipping] under at frequent intervals,” Behrens ordered
Houstonabandoned, save key personnel and damage control parties. USS
Boston (CA 69) took
Houston under tow for the next 43 hours, until another Japanese torpedo hit
Houston again on the starboard side. Most of the preceding shoring and dewatering efforts were undone and
First stage of reforming Armed Forces significantly contributes to NATO compatibility – Defense Minister 2 min read
The first stage of reforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine within the framework of the defense reform has brought it significantly closer to becoming compatible with the NATO requirements, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran said. Now there is a process of legal regulation of the division of responsibilities between the Ministry and the General Staff in accordance with democratic principles: the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine should formulate policy, while the General Staff of the Armed Forces should be responsible for its implementation and report about it to the Defense Ministry, Taran said.