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Day: December 2, 2024

@Gerashchenko_en: RT by @GlasnostGone: “Where should Russia go? Preferably, to hell.” Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Kyiv. What did the President say: ◼️”To end the war in 2025, Ukraine needs to be stronger.” ◼️”Ukraine could hit more military targets in the… pic.twitter.com/Hn4oxXAOf7

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

“Where should Russia go? Preferably, to hell.”

Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Kyiv. What did the President say:

◼️”To end the war in 2025, Ukraine needs to be stronger.”

◼️”Ukraine could hit more military targets in the… pic.twitter.com/Hn4oxXAOf7

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 2, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

UNDERTHEBED: US President Joe Biden has secretly asked Congress for an additional $24 billion in military aid to Ukraine and to replenish weapons stockpiles, Politico has learned.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

US President Joe Biden has secretly asked Congress for an additional $24 billion in military aid to Ukraine and to replenish weapons stockpiles, Politico has learned.

— name cannot be blank (@UNDERTHEBED) December 2, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance. It includes counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, which could indicate more of the longer range missiles are headed to the battlefield.

Russia and Ukraine

US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance

Syrian Civil War

Pro-Turkey fighters seize strategic town from Kurdish forces in northern Syria – Pakistan Today

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

Pro-Turkey fighters seize strategic town from Kurdish forces in northern Syria Pakistan Today

Weapons for Ukraine

literatt2: @GuillaumondDel1 1)Many promises made by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regarding support for Ukraine have not been fully fulfilled. Here are some key points regarding this situation: -Scholz has repeatedly announced significant deliveries of weapons and military support, 🔽

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

1)Many promises made by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regarding support for Ukraine have not been fully fulfilled. Here are some key points regarding this situation:
-Scholz has repeatedly announced significant deliveries of weapons and military support,
🔽

— OFdD 3🇵🇱/ Kamil (@literatt2) December 2, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

literatt2: @GuillaumondDel1 1)Many promises made by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regarding support for Ukraine have not been fully fulfilled. Here are some key points regarding this situation: -Scholz has repeatedly announced significant deliveries of weapons and military support, 🔽

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

1)Many promises made by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regarding support for Ukraine have not been fully fulfilled. Here are some key points regarding this situation:
-Scholz has repeatedly announced significant deliveries of weapons and military support,
🔽

— OFdD 3🇵🇱/ Kamil (@literatt2) December 2, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

JuanRellah: @Hecateon @joeroganhq Conflict arrived in January. However the US has been giving money and weapons to Ukraine for decades. Right now it stands at over $380 billion that has gone to Ukraine in 2 years. That’s 1.5 times the size of their GDP in ’21. 1/5th of Russia’s GDP,

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

Conflict arrived in January. However the US has been giving money and weapons to Ukraine for decades. Right now it stands at over $380 billion that has gone to Ukraine in 2 years. That’s 1.5 times the size of their GDP in ’21. 1/5th of Russia’s GDP,

— Joe (@JuanRellah) December 2, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

JuanRellah: @Hecateon @joeroganhq Conflict arrived in January. However the US has been giving money and weapons to Ukraine for decades. Right now it stands at over $380 billion that has gone to Ukraine in 2 years. That’s 1.5 times the size of their GDP in ’21. 1/5th of Russia’s GDP,

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

Conflict arrived in January. However the US has been giving money and weapons to Ukraine for decades. Right now it stands at over $380 billion that has gone to Ukraine in 2 years. That’s 1.5 times the size of their GDP in ’21. 1/5th of Russia’s GDP,

— Joe (@JuanRellah) December 2, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

WyEastman: @Hi_IQ_Trump @nfergus @scotthortonshow That’s already happening Ukraine asks for money & weapons, we provide They are literally doing it exactly YOUR way I guess if we are to do MORE, we should sent the Ukrainians some US nukes? MOABS? “That’ll show the narcissist”

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

That’s already happening

Ukraine asks for money & weapons, we provide

They are literally doing it exactly YOUR way

I guess if we are to do MORE, we should sent the Ukrainians some US nukes? MOABS?

“That’ll show the narcissist”

— Wyatt Eastman (@WyEastman) December 2, 2024

Conversations with the Gemini

Podcast by Gemini, Google AI, Michael Novakhov

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. |