#Russia is now at peak #military-industrial capacity, practically zero unemployment, pay hikes because not enough labour force to man the weapons factories. 35% of government spending go to military. 7.1% of GDP. All of it to go up in smoke in #Ukraine
However, if we look at the numbers, this output only matches current EU military spending. Countries which are on avg spending less than 2% on it currently.
Tell me again how Ukraine supported only by Europe can’t possibly win?
Turtle Tanks, "Cope Cages" & Modified Vehicles in Ukraine - Purpose, Evolution & Effectiveness
by #Perun
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Perun looks at vehicle modification in Ukraine, examines some of the main classes of modification and ad-hoc vehicles and asks why they exist, and what sort of military value they might have.
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Perun is an Australian covering the military industrial complex and investment strategy
"Ukraine Targets Two Russian Oil Refineries and a Metallurgical Plant, Sources Say
Ukrainian drones attacked the Volgograd oil refinery for the second time in the last two days. Today's attack was confirmed by regional governor Andrii Bocharov."
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine became the largest importer of weapons in Europe, but Ukrainian weapons makers feel they could become one of the world’s top ten weapons exporters.
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"What happens if the EU does not recognize Vladimir Putin?
Calls are growing for the EU not to recognize Vladimir Putin as Russia's elected president. But cutting off communications entirely is a bad idea in the long term, experts warn."
Jake Broe and the #NAFO 69th Sniffing Brigade are hosting a birthday party fundraiser aiming to raise $40,000 for two reliable vehicles. Partnering with Ukrainian units specializing in drone operations, they'll provide NAFO 2.0 Mini-buses and Trucks equipped with FPV drones, Night Vision, and drone jammers to aid in Ukrainian soldiers' missions and the liberation efforts in #Ukraine
Can Russia win in Ukraine with nuclear weapons?
by @anderspuck 13:52
Russia is again threatening the West with nuclear retaliation, but how close are we actually to nuclear war?
Cmdr. Nielsen discusses what will happen if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
🇩🇰 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #AndersPuckNielsen is a military analyst and Navy Commander at the Royal Danish Defence College. He studies #Russia's military since long before the 2022 invasion
Estonian Startups and #NAFO 69th Sniffing Brigade are reaching the goal to fundraise 3 Medical Evacuation trucks for the 4th Brigade of National Guard Rubizh (the unit to which #OperatorStarsky belonged).
A little donation to save lives that would be lost without medical evacuation.
THREE RUSSIAN REFINERIES RECORD STRIKE - BELGOROD ON FIRE ON MAY 9
by #AnnafromUkraine
09:06
Two oil depots were strike by Ukrainian drones in #Krasnodar region.
Drones attacked a #Gazprom oil refinery on the territory of #Bashkortostan, resulting in a fire.
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Anna Danylchuk is a professor of linguistics at Volyn National University in Lutsk, she vlogs every day, giving a perspective of an Ukrainian from inside war-torn #Ukraine.
"Russia to Advance Deep Into Ukraine if Chasiv Yar Falls, Governor Warns
The strategic importance of Chasiv Yar lies in its commanding vantage point atop a hill, which puts a larger area at risk of Russian artillery bombardment."
Journalists in the west now seem to finally be admitting that our media environment has seen a radical shift towards anti-democratic forces.
Yet. This didn’t come out of nowhere.
Remember those same people posting RT clips daily back in 2015?
As far as my home country goes, we have pretty solid evidence that even if we have only ourselves to blame for supporting these people, #Russia had an #influence and provided a lot of the #disinformation ammo they shot with.
Steam is now banned in Vietnam (www.eurogamer.net)