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Day: December 2, 2024

@TheOldPoet: @DinkinFlicka91 @SamDunnet1 @LDS_Dems Nonsense. The GQP that chanted “Putin! Putin! Putin!” at a Bund, aka, CPAC convention never wanted to help Ukraine. Luckily a few Republicans didn’t agree. Trump tried to extort Zelenskyy for a sham investigation and though Ukraine needed those weapons he said no.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

Nonsense. The GQP that chanted “Putin! Putin! Putin!” at a Bund, aka, CPAC convention never wanted to help Ukraine. Luckily a few Republicans didn’t agree. Trump tried to extort Zelenskyy for a sham investigation and though Ukraine needed those weapons he said no.

— Eddie M. – I stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦 (@TheOldPoet) December 2, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

@TheOldPoet: @DinkinFlicka91 @SamDunnet1 @LDS_Dems Nonsense. The GQP that chanted “Putin! Putin! Putin!” at a Bund, aka, CPAC convention never wanted to help Ukraine. Luckily a few Republicans didn’t agree. Trump tried to extort Zelenskyy for a sham investigation and though Ukraine needed those weapons he said no.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

Nonsense. The GQP that chanted “Putin! Putin! Putin!” at a Bund, aka, CPAC convention never wanted to help Ukraine. Luckily a few Republicans didn’t agree. Trump tried to extort Zelenskyy for a sham investigation and though Ukraine needed those weapons he said no.

— Eddie M. – I stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦 (@TheOldPoet) December 2, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

@40lizzard: @wingod @WarMonitor3 How many experts have had to come for and explain why A-10s are useless in Ukraine. Ukraine needs standoff weapons as it doesn’t have air superiority at the front. You should fly over the front lines in Ukraine at 400mph to show us all how useful that is 💀

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

How many experts have had to come for and explain why A-10s are useless in Ukraine.

Ukraine needs standoff weapons as it doesn’t have air superiority at the front.

You should fly over the front lines in Ukraine at 400mph to show us all how useful that is 💀

— 👽 (@40lizzard) December 2, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

@timesofindia: RT @timesofindia: #Iran militia joins #Syria war, joins Assad’s army and #Putin’s men to crush rebels in Aleppo https://t.co/myaZndCSlF

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

#Iran militia joins #Syria war, joins Assad’s army and #Putin‘s men to crush rebels in Aleppo pic.twitter.com/myaZndCSlF

— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) December 2, 2024

Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) / Twitter

@timesofindia: RT @timesofindia: #Iran militia joins #Syria war, joins Assad’s army and #Putin’s men to crush rebels in Aleppo https://t.co/myaZndCSlF

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

#Iran militia joins #Syria war, joins Assad’s army and #Putin‘s men to crush rebels in Aleppo pic.twitter.com/myaZndCSlF

— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) December 2, 2024

Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) / Twitter

@mikenov: #Putin: Make it #SHORT and #SWEET And put it in a #Tweet! People do not have time to listen to long-winded speeches. YouTube https://t.co/imzVMPwhOA Putin Speech LIVE: Russian President Warns Of Assassination Threats To Donald Trump

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

#Putin:
Make it #SHORT and #SWEET
And put it in a #Tweet!

People do not have time to listen to long-winded speeches.
YouTube https://t.co/imzVMPwhOA
Putin Speech LIVE: Russian President Warns Of Assassination Threats To Donald Trump | World News –

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 2, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

@mikenov: #Putin: Make it #SHORT and #SWEET And put it in a #Tweet! People do not have time to listen to long-winded speeches. YouTube https://t.co/imzVMPwhOA Putin Speech LIVE: Russian President Warns Of Assassination Threats To Donald Trump

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

#Putin:
Make it #SHORT and #SWEET
And put it in a #Tweet!

People do not have time to listen to long-winded speeches.
YouTube https://t.co/imzVMPwhOA
Putin Speech LIVE: Russian President Warns Of Assassination Threats To Donald Trump | World News –

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 2, 2024

Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) / Twitter

@mikenov: #Putin: Make it #SHORT and #SWEET And put it in a #Tweet! People do not have time to listen to long-winded speeches. YouTube https://t.co/imzVMPwhOA Putin Speech LIVE: Russian President Warns Of Assassination Threats To Donald Trump

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

#Putin:
Make it #SHORT and #SWEET
And put it in a #Tweet!

People do not have time to listen to long-winded speeches.
YouTube https://t.co/imzVMPwhOA
Putin Speech LIVE: Russian President Warns Of Assassination Threats To Donald Trump | World News –

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 2, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

@KatrinaNation: One of the great ironies of Trump’s insistence that he will pull back on assisting Ukraine is that the orders for weapons and equipment for Ukraine have been going largely to big US defense companies. Therefore, Trump will be unlikely to completely cut off assistance because it

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

One of the great ironies of Trump’s insistence that he will pull back on assisting Ukraine is that the orders for weapons and equipment for Ukraine have been going largely to big US defense companies. Therefore, Trump will be unlikely to completely cut off assistance because it…

— Katrina vandenHeuvel (@KatrinaNation) December 2, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

mad1573224: @biri_laszlo @DD_Geopolitics And what does Zelensky have to do with it? He’s just paying for the actions of the West when they pressured Ukraine to give up its nuclear weapons. And if Ukraine falls, Germany will pay hundreds of times more than it does now, and it’s not a fact that it will only pay in money.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

And what does Zelensky have to do with it? He’s just paying for the actions of the West when they pressured Ukraine to give up its nuclear weapons. And if Ukraine falls, Germany will pay hundreds of times more than it does now, and it’s not a fact that it will only pay in money.

— madzeratel (@mad1573224) 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. |