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Russian Minefield Tactics Pose Challenge to Mobility

By Kevin O'Connell | 11/13/2024 |

Since the wider Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukraine has surpassed Afghanistan and Syria to become the most heavily…

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ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics: Attack

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/25/2024 |

This article is an excerpt from the recently published Army Techniques Publication (ATP), 7-100.1 Russian Tactics, and will distill critical…

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Ukrainian Unmanned Aerial System Tactics

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/08/2024 |

In early June 2023, Ukraine launched a counteroffensive to retake lost territory and split Russian forces, requiring the enemy to…

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How Ukraine Overcame the Transparent Battlefield to Achieve Operational Surprise in Kursk

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/19/2024 |

After 18 days of fighting, Ukrainian forces had occupied 490 square miles of Russian territory and continued to gain ground…

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Russia Fielding 2S7 Pion Heavy Artillery in Ukraine Conflict

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/30/2024 |

Russia has begun operationalizing the 2S7 Pion,i a large-caliber artillery system, in the conflict in Ukraine, signaling progress on previous…

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Russia’s Thermobaric Weapons Employment in the Ukrainian Conflict

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/28/2024 |

The TOS-1A Solntsepek multiple rocket launcher (MRL), a potent short-range thermobaric weapon system, has been the subject of significant interest…

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Russia Struggling To Integrate Its Most Effective Unmanned System

By Red Diamond Editor | 04/18/2024 |

by Blair Battersby, TRADOC G-2 Analyst Russia’s Orlan unmanned aerial system (UAS) has proven to be its most effective unmanned…

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ThreatMinutes-Russia on YouTube

By JayHunt | 04/17/2024 |

Following the popular ThreatMinutes–China series on YouTube, the first wave of ThreatMinutes focused on the Russian ground forces, launched on…

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Red Diamond: Russia’s “Elastic Defense” Technique Slowed Ukraine’s Advance

By Red Diamond Editor | 03/29/2024 |

by Dorsel Boyer, TRADOC G2 Analyst and Jennifer Dunn, TRADOC G2 Supervisory Intelligence Specialist The Russian Army challenged Ukraine’s widely…

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Russia Addressing Missing Links in Kill Chain

By Red Diamond Editor | 01/12/2024 |

by WO2 Blair Battersby, UK LNO to TRADOC G-2 Observations from the Russia-Ukraine War provide insight into Russia’s remedies to…

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