US analysts have assessed that the Russian army is continuing its offensive around Avdiivka to deprive Ukrainian forces of a respite that would allow the Defence Forces to create a stronger defence line in the immediate vicinity of Avdiivka.
The Battle of Antonov Airfield at the outset of Russia’s full-scale assault on Ukraine and its capital was the most decisive of the war. Here is a painstaking reconstruction.
The Kremlin lauds the technical capabilities of the TOR-M2 missile system to shoot down small Ukrainian drones, neglecting to mention the sizeable costs involved.
Electronic warfare has been a Russian strong suit going back to the mid-20th century and the Soviet military doctrine’s emphasis on the “total integration of electronic warfare and physical destruction resources” on the battlefield. Today, Russia has an array of short, medium, long and ultra-long range electronic warfare systems at its disposal.