Col Sukharevsky, newly-appointed Commander of Unmanned Systems Forces 🇺🇦 gave a presentation about his plans today.
He provided more clarity on two issues that UAV folks in Ukraine have been discussing over the past several months.
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Col Sukharevsky explained that existing 🇺🇦UAV units - platoons, companies and battalions - will *not* be separated from their parent brigades.
"That would be destructive", he says.

Previously,some concerns were that a re-subordination to the new Command would weaken brigades.

Today, Gen Zaluzhny🇺🇦 has given a lengthy press briefing. Key 5 points👇 1/
The character of war in 2024 will differ significantly from that of 2023. "We have identified [key] problems and identified about 90% solutions to those problems", says Gen Zaluzhny.

Gen Zaluzhny, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces, has written a piece for The Economist.
He posits that Ukraine should prevent the war from shifting into a positional stage and explains how.
🧵Three things stand out for me.
economist.com/by-invitation/… 1. Gen Zaluzhny posits that 🇺🇦 needs to respond to russia's rapid innovations in drones as quickly as possible.
It will require, for example, drones that can directly interdict and target russian UAVs.

🧵This is Ilia, former mineworker and now a combat medic at the 25th Air Assault Brigade🇺🇦.
His bravery and skills saved a civilian man in the East.

His story is a reminder: support for 🇺🇦combat medics is also helping save civilian Ukrainians who persevere near the frontlines. 2/ While buying food at a village, Ilia and his brother-in-arms heard a call for help from a local.

It turns out that a man was injured by a russian PFM1 "Lepestok" anti-infantry mine.
A lot of these mines were scattered along the beautiful Oskil river that locals frequented.

Warriors of the #93rd Brigade 🇺🇦

1/ Her call sign is "Vorona": "crow" in Ukrainian.
This young woman is a commander of an anti-tank squad in a platoon that has destroyed dozens of russian military vehicles.

She's the only woman in her unit wiping out enemy tanks from 🇺🇦 land. 2/ "Vorona" was a lawyer in her civilian life.
When she joined the 🇺🇦army in 2019, she decided to become an anti-tanker.
So she successfully completed training for that demanding specialty.
As a squad commander, she still hones her professional skills and teaches her subordinates

Gen Zaluzhny, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces, published an article with his vision for how Ukraine should fight the russian invaders in the course of 2023.
It contains several crucial messages for 🇺🇦 politicians and int'l partners.
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ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/356… 1/ Zaluzhny's key point: the source of russia's confidence in this war is its feeling of impunity, which is produced by russia's ability to strike Ukraine deep into its territory without a proper response. It is therefore crucial to address that sense of impunity on russia's part

Good morning, folks.
Today, I want to talk about why tactical medicine is so important in this war against the russian aggression, and why I am so concerned with the issue of medical supplies for Ukraine's army.
#ProtectUkrainianDefenders Individual first-aid kits (IFAKs) of russians are a perfect reflection of this country's complete contempt of human life, even their own soldiers. This russian IFAK consists of little more than an outdated Esmarch bandage that may be worthless w/ wear&tear

Hey Twitter folks,
I’m starting a new fundraiser for medical supplies for the defenders of Ukraine.

I want to raise $10 thousand over the next week, and I am asking for your help. [Thread below]
#ProtectUkrainianDefenders 2/
If we raise this amount, I will be able to buy these life-saving things for our brave soldiers fighting in the East:

☑️ 200 CAT tourniquets;
☑️ 100 large combat gauze packs;
☑️ 100 Israeli bandages;
☑️ 100 chest seals;
☑️ 20 decompression needles.

How has Europe responded to #ArmUkraineNow? Short data analysis [THREAD].
Alas, some EU countries, inc. France🇫🇷 and Germany🇩🇪, have armed russia *more* over the past 8 years than Ukraine now.
Yes, despite EU sanctions slapped in 2014 after russia invaded UA for the first time 1/ France sent 10 times more weapons to russia (>1bn euro) in 2014-2020 than it has to Ukraine since large-scale war began.
Sources:
- France’s national reports on arms exports in 2014-20 (sipri.org/databases/nati…)
- gov’t statement on UA aid: lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/la…

There is one issue that I've been putting off discussing here on Twitter, but it's better late than never.
The issue is the level and breath of expertise on Ukraine in the EU. 1/4 2/4 For the past 8 years, since Russia started a "smaller-scale" war on Ukraine, most EU countries have failed to grow institutional expertise on Ukraine's economy, politics and military. Such experts at academic institutions & think-tanks were rare and marginalized from policy.

One thing that very few people have pointed out about Ukraine is how its state has continued to provide essential services even under severe disruptions created by Russia's invasion — and even more, how quickly it has adapted to this new reality. A couple of examples. (1) Ukrainian Railways have not only continued to transport passengers across the country but also launched quick evacuation routes from the areas most affected by Russia's aggression.