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Russia and Ukraine are building up huge armies, but they both have the same problem with using them in battle

Sun, 11/12/2023 - 07:27

Russia Putin Shoigu Gerasimov military headquarters — President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Army chief of staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov at a military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don on November 9.
GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, command-and-control, combined-arms, news-contributor, mildef-freelance

Russian failures in Ukraine are forcing Moscow to give up on one of the biggest Putin-era military reforms

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 18:11

Russia Putin Shoigu Yevmenov Navy Day — President Vladimir Putin with military leaders at the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg in July.
ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, russian-military, russian-army, battalion-tactical-group, combined-arms

Ukraine's counteroffensive raises doubts about whether the US and Western militaries are training their troops for the right kind of war

Sat, 09/30/2023 - 12:47

Ukraine tank soldiers — A soldier gives instructions to a tank crew during an exercise in Ukraine on May 5.
Viktor Fridshon/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Ukraine, Russia, military-training, NATO, great-power-competition, counterinsurgency

Huge purchases of tanks and helicopters suggest Poland is borrowing a battlefield idea from the US Army

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 17:33

Poland Mariusz Blaszczak Abrams tank — Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak at a ceremony for the delivery of 14 US-made Abrams tanks in Szczecin on June 28.
Polish Foreign Ministry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Poland, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, abrams-tank, ah-64-apache

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