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Long-range missiles will stop Putin in his tracks in Kursk

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 18, 2024

“They will only be able to use this weapon in…the Kursk region to help the Ukrainians hold that territory so they can negotiate from the strongest position p…

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روسيا تحذر من ضربة تقلب موازين العالم.. ما الذي يحدث؟

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 18, 2024

في أول رد فعل من الرئاسة الروسية “الكرملين” على الانباء المتعلقة بسماح الرئيس الأميركي جو بايدن لأوكرانيا باستخدام الصواريخ بعيدة المدى في ضرب عمق الأراضي ال…

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Putin on Trump Live: Russian President Offers Rare Praise for Donald Trump | Ukraine War

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 18, 2024

Trump and Russia

Majority of Senate Republicans doubt Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as AG

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 18, 2024

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for d…

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US Lets Ukraine Hit Some Russia Targets; Trump Cabinet Latest

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 18, 2024

The US has lifted some restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western-made weapons to strike limited military targets in Russia, according to people familiar with …

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LIVE: G20 Summit, New Trump picks, Middle East crisis, Russia-Ukraine wars

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 18, 2024

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LIVE: Laken Riley murder trial day 2 & more top stories

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 18, 2024

Subscribe to LiveNOW from FOX! https://www.youtube.com/livenowfox?sub_confirmation=1Where to watch LiveNOW from FOX: https://www.livenowfox.com/Follow us @Li…

Trump and Russia

How to defeat Putin’s war economy

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 18, 2024

There is a big debate about whether sanctions against Russia are working. Some argue that they are failing to stop the Russian war machine, and that Ukraine’…

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Russian closely monitor North Korean troops as Putin fears defection

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 18, 2024

“Most of most these North Koreans have no idea about the terrain, they don’t understand the language, many of them are probably looking for ways to defect to…

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Why Biden is allowing Ukraine to use longer-range weapons in Russia

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 18, 2024

Several American media outlets briefed directly by the White House are reporting that President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use US-supplied missiles …

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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. |