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Day: December 22, 2024

@BenBullock99 @alibrooke4ever oh give me a break. israel gets whatever fucking weapons it wants from america (to bomb babies and hospitals) with no questions asked and ukraine has to beg for air DEFENSE systems.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 22, 2024

oh give me a break. israel gets whatever fucking weapons it wants from america (to bomb babies and hospitals) with no questions asked and ukraine has to beg for air DEFENSE systems.

— 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 perpetually online non-tankie (@cabbage_content) December 22, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

@BenBullock99 @alibrooke4ever oh give me a break. israel gets whatever fucking weapons it wants from america (to bomb babies and hospitals) with no questions asked and ukraine has to beg for air DEFENSE systems.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 22, 2024

oh give me a break. israel gets whatever fucking weapons it wants from america (to bomb babies and hospitals) with no questions asked and ukraine has to beg for air DEFENSE systems.

— 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 perpetually online non-tankie (@cabbage_content) December 22, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

@HermitYab @GSVBemusementPk @DaleStarkA10 Well from what I see Russia has been getting weapons and munitions from China, Iran and Pakistan. So if Russia has any gripes about it then that would be very hypocritical when they complain about the west supplying Ukraine when it’s been an uphill battle for them.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 22, 2024

Well from what I see Russia has been getting weapons and munitions from China, Iran and Pakistan. So if Russia has any gripes about it then that would be very hypocritical when they complain about the west supplying Ukraine when it’s been an uphill battle for them.

— Will🐰🔌🇸🇻🇺🇸 (@alcoholicguts) December 22, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

@HermitYab @GSVBemusementPk @DaleStarkA10 Well from what I see Russia has been getting weapons and munitions from China, Iran and Pakistan. So if Russia has any gripes about it then that would be very hypocritical when they complain about the west supplying Ukraine when it’s been an uphill battle for them.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 22, 2024

Well from what I see Russia has been getting weapons and munitions from China, Iran and Pakistan. So if Russia has any gripes about it then that would be very hypocritical when they complain about the west supplying Ukraine when it’s been an uphill battle for them.

— Will🐰🔌🇸🇻🇺🇸 (@alcoholicguts) December 22, 2024

Putin and Putinism

Putin, Fico Hold Rare Talks as Expiry of Gas Deal Looms – Bloomberg

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 22, 2024

Putin, Fico Hold Rare Talks as Expiry of Gas Deal Looms Bloomberg

Weapons for Ukraine

@FourHourWheel @FoxNews The majority of what we sent to Ukraine was used weapons. Many new jobs were created in red states building new weapons for our troops

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 22, 2024

The majority of what we sent to Ukraine was used weapons. Many new jobs were created in red states building new weapons for our troops

— Lauren (@bamabluemomma) December 22, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

@FourHourWheel @FoxNews The majority of what we sent to Ukraine was used weapons. Many new jobs were created in red states building new weapons for our troops

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 22, 2024

The majority of what we sent to Ukraine was used weapons. Many new jobs were created in red states building new weapons for our troops

— Lauren (@bamabluemomma) December 22, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

@autunite1878 @fellaraktar Just look at the specs for both systems. US weapons are mostly crap anyway, this is abundantly clear in Ukraine. Developed and sold by greedy private companies. Superior Russian weapons are developed and made by STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES at half the cost.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 22, 2024

Just look at the specs for both systems. US weapons are mostly crap anyway, this is abundantly clear in Ukraine. Developed and sold by greedy private companies. Superior Russian weapons are developed and made by STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES at half the cost.

— Jimmy James (@nz_troublemaker) December 22, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

@autunite1878 @fellaraktar Just look at the specs for both systems. US weapons are mostly crap anyway, this is abundantly clear in Ukraine. Developed and sold by greedy private companies. Superior Russian weapons are developed and made by STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES at half the cost.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 22, 2024

Just look at the specs for both systems. US weapons are mostly crap anyway, this is abundantly clear in Ukraine. Developed and sold by greedy private companies. Superior Russian weapons are developed and made by STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES at half the cost.

— Jimmy James (@nz_troublemaker) December 22, 2024

Syrian Civil War

Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says state to control all weapons – FRANCE 24 English

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 22, 2024

Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says state to control all weapons FRANCE 24 English

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. |