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Day: July 8, 2024

@anders_aslund: RT by @mikenov: I just listened to Ruslan Stefanchuk, the speaker of Ukraine’s parliament, here in Washington. His message came through strong and clear: The main issue today is that Ukraine needs permission to use its excellent US missiles to attack the Russian bases that bomb Ukraine.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date July 8, 2024

I just listened to Ruslan Stefanchuk, the speaker of Ukraine’s parliament, here in Washington. His message came through strong and clear: The main issue today is that Ukraine needs permission to use its excellent US missiles to attack the Russian bases that bomb Ukraine.

— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) July 8, 2024

Russia - Ukraine war

Stoltenberg condemns Russia’s large-scale missile attack on Ukraine – Ukrainska Pravda

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Post date July 8, 2024

Stoltenberg condemns Russia’s large-scale missile attack on Ukraine Ukrainska Pravda

Russia - Ukraine war

Ukraine’s ‘Birdie’ witnessed the horrors suffered by prisoners of war | Trudy Rubin – The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Post date July 8, 2024

Ukraine’s ‘Birdie’ witnessed the horrors suffered by prisoners of war | Trudy Rubin The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Relentless Russian missile strikes change life forever in yet another once-sleepy Kyiv neighborhood – Kyiv Independent

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date July 8, 2024

Relentless Russian missile strikes change life forever in yet another once-sleepy Kyiv neighborhood Kyiv Independent

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С ракетами ЗРК NASAMS не спутаешь: удары Х-101 по заводу «Артём» в Киеве — видео

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date July 8, 2024

В Сети появились кадры сегодняшних ударов российскими авиационными крылатыми ракетами X-101 по киевскому заводу «Артем».

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Соратники Саакашвили координируются — кто поведет «националов» против «Мечты»

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date July 8, 2024

Партия экс-президента Грузии Михаила Саакашвили «Единое национальное движение» и партия, основанная бывшим членом «Единого национального движения», экс-министром юстиции Георгием Вашадзе, «Стратегия Агмашенебели» представили в преддверии парламентских выборов платформу «Единство ради спасения Грузии».

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“Талибан” не признаёт участие афганских спортсменок в Олимпиаде

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date July 8, 2024

Он одобрил только участие спортсменов-мужчин

Russia - Ukraine war

Ukraine war latest: Mass Russian missile strike kills, injures nearly 200 civilians – Kyiv Independent

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Post date July 8, 2024

Ukraine war latest: Mass Russian missile strike kills, injures nearly 200 civilians Kyiv Independent

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Russian playwright and director given six years in jail for ‘justifying terrorism’ – The Guardian

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Post date July 8, 2024

Russian playwright and director given six years in jail for ‘justifying terrorism’ The Guardian

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30 Years Since Capital Decision, Astana A Magnet For Kazakhstan’s Transplants – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date July 8, 2024

30 Years Since Capital Decision, Astana A Magnet For Kazakhstan’s Transplants Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

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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. |