Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov)
On April 13, 2022 a Neptune operator picked up a target on radar 120 km away. He had minutes to decide: fire or not. Nobody could confirm the target. Bayraktars refused to fly. He pressed launch. UP tells the story of how Ukraine sank the cruiser Moskva four years ago. 1/ ...
Kasparov: Dictators lie about what they've done, but tell you exactly what they'll do. Hitler published Mein Kampf in 1925. Putin called USSR's collapse "the greatest catastrophe" in 2005. Trump also must be taken seriously before it's too late. 1/ ...
Sergeant Serhii Tyshchenko stayed at the front for 471 consecutive days. Drones hunted down every vehicle sent to reach him. The road out was more dangerous than staying. FT: This is Ukraine kill zone. 1/ ...
Syrskyi: We are observing a paradigm shift in the war. At the beginning, it was fought traditionally — offensives by tanks, large masses of infantry. Now everything has changed with the rise of drones. War and command decisions cannot be imagined without the drone factor. 1/ ...
Anne Applebaum for The Atlantic: Some in Ukraine and Europe think Trump quietly helped the probe to weaken Zelenskyy. That’s implausible: Trump shut USAID, ended anti-graft cooperation, while Kushner and Witkoff turn US state tools toward private deals. 1/ ...
This is my “game-theoretic” read of the leaked transcripts between Witkoff, Ushakov, and Dmitriev: 1. The US is steering the peace track and using a calibrated mix of pressure and incentives on Russia 1/...
Gen. Zaluzhny, Ukraine's ambassador to the UK, is preparing for the presidential election in opposition to Zelenskyy, Katie Livingstone reports. Katie: A source close to the future campaign says that his headquarters is already working in London and recruiting staff. 1/ ...
Elon Musk ordered a blackout of Starlink coverage during Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Kherson in Sept. 2022. SpaceX engineer Michael Nicolls: We have to do this. 100+ terminals went dark. Drones died. Comms failed. Ukraine failed to encircle Russians at Beryslav, Reuters. 1/ ...
Russia will attack Estonia next. Estonia is preparing for war. The Economist: Estonia builds a new NATO base with US HIMARS. The army doubles its forces on the Russian border and 4,000 civilians are ready to join. Military spending hits 5.4% of GDP — highest in NATO. 1/ ...