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Month: May 2024

Selected Articles

Two Russian journalists jailed on ‘extremism’ charges for alleged work for Navalny group – New York Post

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 8, 2024

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New York Post

Putin and Putinism

TIG/TIS requirements : r/AirForce – Reddit

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 8, 2024

Minimum 8 years TIS for TSgt promotion. Personal Opinion: I think in the very least, we need to increase our TIG requirements if we are going to allow others to promote quickly.

Russia and Ukraine

Telma Hopkins and Her Son Remember Single-Mothering in Showbiz!

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 8, 2024

Telma Hopkins (Courtesy photo) Telma Hopkins is an actress and vocalist who began performing as a Motown session singer with many musical greats in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan.

Putin and Putinism

Can’t get off this screen : r/doublelist – Reddit

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 8, 2024

15 votes, 17 comments. No matter what I press it just takes me the subscription screen. Are they doing pay only now?

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@mikenov: Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Testify Before Senate Appropriations Committee – News Review

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 8, 2024

Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Testify Before Senate Appropriations Committee – News Review – Selected Articles https://t.co/tnbGMSZa6U pic.twitter.com/YRV0a1QKHU

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) May 8, 2024

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@mikenov: Putin Reveals Plan To End West-Dominated ‘Unipolar’ World Order In First Speech Of New Term – Saved Web Pages Review thenewsandtimes.blogspot.com/2024/05/putin-…

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 8, 2024

Putin Reveals Plan To End West-Dominated ‘Unipolar’ World Order In First Speech Of New Term – Saved Web Pages Review https://t.co/W0antVsCWq pic.twitter.com/WztJUXYM56

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) May 8, 2024

Putin and Putinism

Negro vergon me hace gemir – XVIDEOS.COM

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 8, 2024

Gran polla me folló muy duro, llegué con las manos libres. Gemí como una mariquita y lo dejé correrse profundamente dentro

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@mikenov: Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Testify Before Senate Appropriations Committee – News Review – Selected Articles thenewsandtimes.blogspot.com/2024/05/defens… youtube.com/watch?v=bL9ukn…

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 8, 2024

Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Testify Before Senate Appropriations Committee – News Review – Selected Articles https://t.co/tnbGMSZa6U https://t.co/2KfLx9SCS5
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— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) May 8, 2024

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@MaimunkaNews: RT @MaimunkaNews: ‼️🇷🇺 Former #Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov has just been charged with accepting a bribe of 11 million US d…

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 8, 2024

‼️🇷🇺 Former #Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov has just been charged with accepting a bribe of 11 million US dollars.

‼️It is predicted that after the 9th of May President #Putin will order a purge of corrupt officials in all areas of society. pic.twitter.com/WryPu1MGdn

— Maimunka News (@MaimunkaNews) May 8, 2024

Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) / Twitter

@chunterkap: RT @chunterkap: #Putin wins his 5th 6-year term. https://t.co/hkOYxDduag

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 8, 2024

#Putin wins his 5th 6-year term. pic.twitter.com/hkOYxDduag

— CHUNTERKAP (@chunterkap) May 8, 2024

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Israel’s air war skills in the Russo-Ukrainian war https://share.gemini.google/bEPkOlZ5hBEK

While Israel is not a direct combatant in the Russo-Ukrainian war, its air warfare capabilities intersect with the conflict in two distinct ways: through the tactical involvement of Israeli veterans volunteering in Ukraine, and as a strategic benchmark used by military analysts to evaluate Russia’s aerial failures.

## Direct Involvement: Israeli Expertise on the Ground

Several Israeli special forces veterans have volunteered their operational skills to assist Ukraine’s defense, particularly in intelligence gathering and drone warfare.

* **Drone Innovation:** Israeli veterans have designed high-capacity batteries that significantly extend the flight time of Ukrainian reconnaissance drones, enabling deeper surveillance behind Russian lines.
* **Targeting Iranian Assets:** Leveraging fluency in Persian, Israeli operatives within Ukrainian marine intelligence have successfully identified and guided artillery strikes against Iranian military advisors and drone testing sites operating in occupied Ukrainian territory.
* **Tactical Reconnaissance:** Israeli volunteers have conducted covert reconnaissance on Russian airfields (such as the strikes near Chornobayivka), feeding real-time coordinates to Ukrainian missile units. This intelligence directly contributed to the destruction of dozens of Russian helicopters, which helped stall the Russian advance on Odesa.

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## The Strategic Contrast: Israel vs. Russia

Military planners frequently contrast Russia’s failure to achieve air superiority over Ukraine over the past 3.5 years with Israel’s rapid success in gaining control of the skies during its recent conflicts, such as the June 2025 campaign against Iran.

The fundamental difference lies in military doctrine and integration. Israel treats air superiority as a joint national campaign, whereas Russia relies on isolated, attrition-based air force operations.

| Capability | Israel’s Approach | Russia’s Approach in Ukraine |
| — | — | — |
| **Operational Integration** | Seamlessly combines cyber operations, intelligence, and ground special forces to degrade air defenses before jets even arrive. | Largely siloed. The air force operates independently without adequate intelligence preparation of the battlespace. |
| **SEAD Focus** | Rigorous, continuous training heavily prioritizing the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD). | SEAD was never prioritized in pilot training. Russian jets act as “flying artillery,” launching glide bombs from safe airspace to avoid being shot down. |
| **Intelligence Edge** | Months of mapping enemy air defenses and embedding operatives to destroy radar and launchers at close range. | Attempted early decapitation strikes but lacked the precise intelligence mapping required to dismantle Ukraine’s integrated air defenses. |