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Lew Anno Support#Israel #Ukraine 24/2-22

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Oct 11

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( - Interesting thoughts here, by an retired US admiral, he gets some good points here, war today is at big changing, regarding just 1 year ago.
- I will thread this out, hope you will having some points. ../Lewi)
What positive changes are happening in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, what might "trigger" Putin, and why Ukraine needs not only "Tomahawks." An interview with retired US Rear Admiral Montgomery

A conversation with retired US Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery is not just an interview about the course of the war in Ukraine.

It is a strategic discussion about the balance of power, timing, and the limits of the West's political will.
Montgomery is among those military strategists who think not only in terms of the front line but also the security architecture in which that front exists.

His answers are always precise, pragmatic, and at the same time uncomfortably honest—about what Ukraine can and must do on its own, and what it cannot manage without external support.

About the future that is being decided now.
About whether Ukraine can regain the initiative, whether Europe can remain a bastion of stability without the American shoulder,

And whether the West is ready to force the Kremlin to peace not with words but with force?
—his thoughts were shared in an exclusive interview by retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery.
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Montgomery emphasizes three simple but harsh truths:
- modern technology and long-range weapons change the balance, unmanned systems compensate for the enemy's human superiority, and economic and political pressure is perhaps the only real mechanism capable of forcing the Kremlin to make concessions.

At the same time, the interview goes far beyond the Ukrainian context.

At its heart is a broader strategic dilemma:
- is Europe ready to take responsibility for its own security if the United States reduces its military presence on the continent? .....

The administration in Washington increasingly talks about "shifting focus" to the Indo-Pacific region, and in Europe - about the need to "do more."

- However, as Montgomery notes, none of the European armies has the full range of capabilities that American air and naval power or nuclear shield provide.

"And that is why the question is not only about money, but about Europe's ability to act quickly, coherently and decisively"....

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When dictator Putin tests the West with drones over Poland, attacks on telecommunications cables, or cyberattacks on European airports, he is not testing defense as such, but the limits of patience and unity.

The admiral says frankly:

- NATO is facing not a military but a political challenge.

About the future that is being decided now. About whether Ukraine is able to regain the initiative, whether Europe can remain a bulwark of stability without the American shoulder, and whether the West is ready to force the Kremlin to peace not with words, but with force - retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery shared his thoughts in an exclusive interview with OBOZ.UA.

– Let's start with the current difficult situation on the front. In your opinion, can Ukraine regain the initiative on the battlefield under today's realities, and what is needed for this

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Oct 11

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"In fact, a Ukrainian counteroffensive is currently underway": former CIA director urged not to overestimate Russia's successes in Donbas

Retired US General and former CIA chief David Petraeus stated that the situation on the front should be assessed soberly. According to him, Russian forces have not achieved a decisive breakthrough; instead, Ukrainian forces continue counteroffensive actions, liberating new territories.

In an interview with the German publication WELT, Petraeus noted that the Ukrainian army has reclaimed about 200 square kilometers in recent weeks. At the same time, Russia has paid a huge price for its advances – over a million killed and wounded soldiers.

Details

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Retired US general and former CIA chief

David Petraeus said the situation on the front should be assessed soberly . According to him, Russian troops have not achieved a breakthrough, while Ukrainian forces continue counter-offensive actions, liberating new territories.obozrevatel.com/ukr/entity/tsr…

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In an interview with the German publication WELT,
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Petraeus noted that the Ukrainian army has regained about 200 square kilometers in recent weeks .

At the same time, Russia has paid a huge price for its advances - more than a million soldiers killed and wounded .

" As someone who, as a general who served in five combat tours, wrote letters of condolence to the mothers and fathers of America, I cannot fathom this number ," the general said

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Oct 10

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Russian Drones Turn the Streets of Kherson Into a Civilian Kill Zone
Attacks have increased to a level and range that has made the streets of Kherson a daily gauntlet

(By
Oksana Grytsenko
and
Jane Lytvynenko
| Photography by Emanuele Satolli for WSJ
Oct. 8, 2025 10:30 pm ET)

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MYKOLAIV, Ukraine—Yaroslav Pavlivskiy waved his hands as he sprang from his car, pleading for mercy with the operator of a Russian drone circling overhead as he drove home from a market in the southern city of Kherson.

The operator flicked a switch to release a grenade, which exploded and tore into the legs of the 69-year-old pensioner. A passerby used a belt as a tourniquet to stop him from losing too much blood, saving his life.

In the hospital the next day, the doctor showed Pavlivskiy a Russian video of the incident, which was set to techno music and carried a caption: “A drone operator spotted another ‘civilian.’ After reconnaissance, the target was eliminated.”

Russian drone operators have turned daily life in Kherson into a terrifying gauntlet. A year ago, from the other side of the Dnipro River, they began sending drones, in addition to using bombs and artillery, to take potshots at civilians.

Now the attacks have intensified to such an extent that Ukrainian authorities, civilians and human-rights groups say it has become a systematic effort to keep people off the city’s streets under threat of execution from the skies

(Yaroslav Pavlivskiy with his wife, Halyna)

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The drones drop grenades or antipersonnel mines, or swoop on targets and explode on impact. They target buses, markets, gas stations, and even medical and police vehicles. Residents fear the approach of winter, as nights grow longer and trees shed their leaves that provide natural cover.

It is part of Russia’s growing strategy to terrorize civilians in an effort to sap Ukrainians’ strength to resist in the fourth year of war. The attacks have left Kherson and villages along the Dnipro almost deserted. The youngest victim killed in the region, also known as Kherson, was a 1-year-old boy.

The Russian Defense Ministry didn’t respond to a request for comment.

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Oct 8

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"Russian troops suffered the greatest losses on three fronts in Ukraine: ISW explained what lies behind the numbers"

Recently, a leak of Russian documents revealed the real losses of the Russian Federation on the front since the beginning of 2025.

It also indicated that on some fronts, the Russians are suffering abnormally high losses:
- the ratio of killed to wounded is almost 1 to 1 – compared to the classic ratio of 1 to 3.

The aggressor paid the highest price on several priority fronts for Moscow, but the gains there for Russia are practically negligible.

The leaked data indicate this, and the Institute for the Study of War @TheStudyofWar explained what can be said about the prospects of continuing the war based on the current losses of the #Russian Federation.
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The ratio of killed and wounded in the Russian army is abnormally high
Analysts have drawn attention to the leak of Russian data on the losses of the occupation army , published recently by the "I Want to Live" project .
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war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/kolosalni-…

According to the leak, from January to August of this year, Russia lost a total of 281,550 of its soldiers on the battlefield .

86,744 people were eliminated (including 1,583 officers and 8,633 recruits ).

33,996 people are considered missing , including 11,427 recruits .

Another 158,529 were wounded in battle (this figure includes 6,356 officers and 16,489 enlisted men ), and 2,311 were taken prisoner.

These figures, noted ISW, are practically in line with the data announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky:

299,210 people killed and wounded as of September 9.

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The ratio of killed and wounded occupiers is interesting :
- it is 1:1.3 .

Analysts suggest that this is due to insufficient tactical medical training and the frequent inability of the Russian military command to sufficiently rehabilitate the wounded.

" The standard ratio of killed to wounded is 1:3 , which demonstrates that Russian forces currently have an abnormally high ratio of killed to wounded (1:1.3), likely due to the effectiveness of widespread tactical drone strikes , which have created hit zones (an area immediately near the front line where the mass of tactical strike and reconnaissance drones poses an increased risk to any equipment or personnel entering the area) throughout the theater of operations, making it difficult for both sides to evacuate the wounded and triage them," the material says

Analysts also recalled that ISW previously reported that wounded invaders are often not evacuated due to the threat of strikes by Ukrainian drones....

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Sep 27

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The Chancellor of Germany stated that the country can no longer consider itself peaceful due to constant cyberattacks and sabotage.

Friedrich Merz emphasized that the threats have become daily: from attacks on data centers and digital infrastructure to espionage operations and drones.

"We are not at war, but we do not live in peace either,"
– Merz concluded.

"Drones spotted again in SH: State police strengthen defense"

Following Denmark, several drones have now been sighted over Schleswig-Holstein. The Ministry of the Interior says it is currently evaluating the incidents. The state police are strengthening their drone defenses.

Several drones were spotted over Schleswig-Holstein overnight into Friday. According to Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin-Waack (CDU), the suspicion of espionage is now being investigated.

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The Interior Ministry is in "intensive and ongoing discussions" with the federal government and the Bundeswehr. The state police are strengthening their drone defenses in coordination with the other northern German states.

The minister did not provide any details on how many drones were spotted and where.

"Border controls due to possible drone transports"

In recent nights, drones have been spotted over Denmark several times
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The government in Copenhagen is calling it a hybrid attack and assumes that a professional actor is behind the overflights. Danish authorities say they are on constant alert and have also intensified their border controls due to possible drone transports.

Where the drones originated and what is behind the overflights remains unclear.

All authorities are very vigilant, and the security situation has not changed, Sütterlin-Waack said.

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Sep 24

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Kimmel jabs 'bully' Trump for restricting free speech
"We have to speak out against this bully. He’s not stopping. And it’s not just comedy.

He’s gunning for our journalists too," TV host said, referring to the U.S. president.

Late-night TV host Jimmy @JimmyKimmelLive returned to the airwaves Tuesday night to lambast the @realDonaldTrump administration’s “mob tactics to suppress free speech,”

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In his comeback show, Kimmel said through tears about right-wing activist Kirk:

“It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man. I don’t think there’s anything funny about it.”

He went on to mount an impassioned defense of free speech, saying:

“This show is not important. What is important is that we live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.....

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Kimmel was pulled off the air indefinitely by the ABC network and its owner Disney on Sept. 17 after he said Republicans had mischaracterized the background of Kirk’s killer for political gain and likened President Donald Trump’s reaction to the assassination to that of a 4-year-old mourning the death of a goldfish.

In response, U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr warned broadcasters that
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“we can do this the easy way or the hard way,” adding:

“These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel or, you know, there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

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