10 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated 2 NATO battalions in a half a day of training.
So, the myth of all-powerful NATO that can stop Russia is no more.
WSJ: NATO forces were horrible and wiped out in a 16,000-troop drill in Estonia. 1/
Exercise Hedgehog 2025 brought 12 NATO states together with Ukrainian battlefield drone teams.
In one scenario, a 10-person Ukrainian team acting as an adversary mock-destroyed 17 armored vehicles and carried out 30 additional strikes in half a day. 2/
Ukrainians eliminated 2 NATO battalions in a single day of the simulation. They were not able to fight anymore.
The NATO side “didn’t even get our drone teams.” 3/
30 drones operated in less than 4 square miles.
Even at roughly half the real Ukrainian front’s drone density, “there was no possibility to hide,” — Aivar Hanniotti, who led the adversary unit. 4/
Ukraine deployed Delta, its AI-enabled battlefield system.
Real-time intel, rapid target ID, shared data, and fast kill chains — see it, share it, shoot it — within minutes or less. 5/
NATO restricts data sharing. Ukraine floods units with information to accelerate strikes. Speed and integration now decide outcomes. 6/
One NATO commander watching the drill concluded: “We are fucked.”
The battlefield is transparent. Drone saturation is rising. Without rapid adaptation, armor and mass formations become liabilities. 7X
Graham: If we sell out Ukraine, Taiwan is next. If we secure guarantees that prevent a third invasion, NATO becomes bigger and stronger, and Ukraine remains free and independent.
How this war ends will shape the world for decades. 1/
Graham: I want to give Ukraine Tomahawks to hit the infrastructure Russia uses to build drones and weapons.
Change the military equation. And pass our bipartisan bill to give Trump tools to pressure countries propping up this killing machine. 2X
Graham: The “world order” you want to preserve failed. Putin invaded three times. Nothing Europe did deterred him. Nothing we did deterred him.
This is a war driven by a guy who believes Ukraine should not exist and will keep going until someone stops him. 1/
Graham: Sanctions alone have not changed Putin’s behavior. He does not care how many of his people die.
His customers must care. Without China, Brazil and India buying Russian oil, he would be out of business. 2/
Graham: If you want a normal relationship with the United States, act normal.
It is not normal to buy cheap oil from Venezuela, Iran and Russia and call yourself a responsible global citizen. China is Russia’s biggest purchaser. 3X
Blumenthal: Putin is a murderous thug. Stalin starved the Ukrainians. We know the history.
Putin is trying to freeze and murder them by bombarding them with missiles and drones. It is a crime against humanity and a time of moral clarity. 1/
Blumenthal: Europe has been at the forefront, at the tip of the spear. The coalition of the willing is stepping up resources.
The US must do more — increase industrial capacity, provide Tomahawks and Patriot interceptors, deliver sustained military aid. 2/
Blumenthal: If we show resolve, Putin’s economy cannot survive forever. He is counting on stalling and stonewalling, playing to the weakness of democracies.
Democracies are messy. We tolerate dissent. We do not lock up or silence critics. That is our strength. 3X
Zelenskyy: Ukrainians are holding the European front. Behind us stand independent Poland and the free Baltic States. There can be a sovereign Moldova and a Romania without dictatorship.
Even one Victor is growing his belly, not his army, to stop Russian tanks in Budapest. 1/
Zelenskyy: Putin doesn't live like ordinary people. He cannot imagine life without power. He consults Tsar Peter and Empress Catherine. He is a slave to war.
He won't let Ukraine or other European nations go. If he lives another 10 years, war can return. 2/
Zelenskyy: Putin hopes to repeat Munich 1938. It is an illusion to believe this war can be ended by dividing Ukraine, just as sacrificing Czechoslovakia did not save Europe.
The price of a deal must not be another moment when the civilized world shifts responsibility. 3/
The unit missed the dismount point and drove straight into Russian positions. The BMPs hit a mine barrier. Russian troops opened dense fire with mortars, grenade launchers, and assault rifles. Yaroslav Shapochka did not return from that assault. 1/
On March 21, 2023, near Soledar, Russian forces killed Yaroslav Shapochka — a journalist, photographer, and volunteer soldier in Ukraine’s 241st Territorial Defense Brigade. He was 48, Ukrainian Pravda reports. 2/
Yaroslav was born on July 8, 1974, in Kyiv. He graduated from the Institute of Journalism. He worked for the newspaper Fakty, investigated drug trafficking and the murder of Georgiy Gongadze, produced documentaries, and worked with archival materials. 3/