Past and Present of Warfare
Month: March 2022
Before the war had started, CIA had predicted that Kyiv will fall within four days. Russian military was supposed to conquer half the Ukraine and reach Dnieper in few days. Yet, even a full month after the invasion had started, Kyiv had remained in Ukrainian hands (at time I started writing this article, on 26th … Continue reading Why Was Ukraine So Successful
Azov Battalion is Ukrainian military unit, with formal designation of Special Operations Detachment Azov. Unit is a regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard that is part of Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is therefore neither a paramilitary unit nor independent of the state. It originally formed as a volunteer militia on 5 May 2014 during … Continue reading Ukrainian Azov Battalion
So why did Russia attack Ukraine? Putin's speech, available on the link below, provides some clues: Russia Ukraine: Vladimir Putin’s full speech (smh.com.au) From the opening paragraph, it is clear that the old adage holds true: states do not change their interests, because geography stays the same. Thus, modern Russia views Ukraine in much the … Continue reading Causes of War in Ukraine
Sometime after 11 PM yesterday, a loud crash was heard on Zagreb's area of Jarun. Soon, a crater was discovered on the Jarun road, close to Student Home Stjepan Radić. Government released information that the cause was an unmanned aerial vehicle of Russian make, which arrived to Zagreb over Hungary. Initial information indicated that the … Continue reading Unmanned Air Vehicle Exposes Lack of Readiness
OVERVIEW: Crimea was historically a part of Russia. Specifically, it became a part of Russia in 1783., when the Russian Empire had annexed it a decade after defeating Ottoman forces in the Battle of Kozludzha. In 1954., Soviet government transferred Crimea from the Russian Soviet Federation of Socialist Republics (RSFSR) to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist … Continue reading Why Did Soviet Union Give Crimea to Ukraine
I am not sure whether this is widely known, but Ukraine in fact used to have nuclear warheads. As Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union, it used to have significant elements of Soviet nuclear arsenal on its territory. In fact, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine held about one-third of the Soviet … Continue reading Promises Cannot Replace Weapons
The war in Ukraine has shown many things, but one of major ones was vulnerability of modern Western-style air forces to destruction on the ground. Operations of modern fighters require long concrete air strips, and hangars full of equipment. This means that they are largely confined to operating from dedicated air bases. One issue with … Continue reading Vulnerability of Modern Air Forces – Case of Ukraine
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