Special Operations: A Decade of CIA Operations in Ukraine
March 9, 2024: Even before Russia first seized Ukrainian territory in 2014 by taking possession of Crimea and sought to annex two provinces in eastern Ukraine, the American CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) was quietly and unofficially working with Ukraine to monitor an increasingly aggressive Russia.
Artillery: Marvelous M777
One of the more useful weapons NATO sent to Ukraine were about 200 M777 155mm towed howitzers supplied by the United States, Canada and Australia NATO nations sent Ukraine over 600 155mm howitzers but only a third of these were M777s Russians found the
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Armor: Israel Builds a Better Merkava - StrategyPage
January 31, 2023: Israel has developed another, the fifth, version of its Merkava tank. The Merkava 5 was quietly developed, built, tested and deployed in small numbers during late 2022. This was ahead of schedule because the original delivery date was supposed to be early 2023.
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Warplanes: Ka-52M Gunship in Ukraine - StrategyPage
August 8, 2023: One of the most frequently used Russian helicopters used in Ukraine is the Ka-52 and the upgraded Ka-52M. What makes these helicopters so effective is their Lemur laser-guided anti-tank missile. With a range of 15 kilometers, the Lemur can be fired while beyond the range of Ukrainian anti-aircraft weapons.
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Electronic Weapons: Orlan Has Longer Range Leer - StrategyPage
December 12, 2018: Russia is now using a new version of the Leer 3 Orlan 10 UAV mounted cell phone jammer that increases the range of the jammer from 28 kilometers to about 100 kilometers. The cell phone jammer version of Orlan 10 first appeared in 2016 as one of several EW (electronic warfare) accessories for Orlan 10.
Special Operations: Ukrainian Operators - StrategyPage
July 19, 2021: Back in 2016 NATO and Ukraine agreed to have NATO personnel help train and expand Ukrainian special operations forces. At the same time Ukraine copied the American SOCOM (Special Operations Command) concept and combined all its special operations forces into a fifth branch of their military; UASOF (Ukraine Special Operations Forces).
Artillery: SADARM Success In Ukraine - StrategyPage
November 5, 2022: SADARM (Search And Destroy Armor Munitions)-equipped 155mm artillery shells proved so successful in Ukraine against armored vehicles that over 20,000 of these shells were provided to the Ukrainian forces in the last five months. Unlike the United States, Germany produced these shells mainly for use against local threats, like Russia.