Six of Russia’s Most Modern Fighters Were Lost in Three Days

Ukraine reports that six of Russia’s most modern fighters were shotdown over three days. The Russia-Ukraine war is an intense war of attrition, where both sides are losing a lot of equipment and personnel. Nextbigfuture has previously reported on the Russian and Ukrainian air force losses. Russia has now lost about 88 modern fighter planes. …

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Ukraine’s One Million FPV Drones Is Outnumbered by 5 Million Russian Drones

Nextbigfuture has written about the drone attack and counter drone jamming defenses used in the Ukraine-Russia War. There is a new New Scientist article (behind a Paywall) talking about “What Does Ukraine’s Million Drone Army mean for the Future of War?” The First Person Drones are a delivery method for grenades and rocket propelled grenades …

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Russia Still Has Three Years of Tanks in Storage Based on Satellite Imagery

Youtuber Covert Cabal has updated his count of Russian Soviet era tanks in storage. He uses satellite images. Russia is now making about 200-250 new tanks each. They are losing about 1400 tanks each year in the Ukraine war. They have about 3500 tanks that are in suitable condition to be repaired and used in …

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Ukraine Proved $40 Million Worth of Missiles Breaks Russia and China’s S-400 Air Defense

Ukraine was able to destroy a submarine and a navy landing ship in dry dock but under the protection of several Russian S-400 anti-missile systems. It is interesting for how they succeeded because it effects how we think about China’s air defenses. Ukraine defeated the S-400 anti-missile batteries and radar. Russia has about three times …

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Ukraine Used UK Cruise Missiles to Destroy Russian Kilo Submarine and Landing Ship in Dry Dock

Ukraine used ten UK Storm Shadow cruise missiles to destroy a Russian Kilo Submarine and a landing ship in a Sevastopol dry dock. They were on land in dry dock for repairs. Ukraine fired ten missiles and three got through. Ukraine had taken out a S-400 anti-missile battery in north western Crimea and occupied two …

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What Happened With Elon, Starlink and Ukraine Was an Unreasonable Request

Walter Isaacson explains how in the early stages of Russia’s war with Ukraine, Russia knocked out a lot of communications and internet access. Elon and SpaceX have provided 20,000 Starlink terminals which were vital for sustaining Ukraine’s economy and critical communication in the company. Lauren Dreyer, SpaceX’s director of Starlink operations, began sending Musk updates …

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