Russia

A video showing a Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet being “shot down” by a NASAMS surface-to-air missile system has gone viral in Ukraine.

Pentagon’s top policy adviser Colin Kahl warned that Moscow wanted to deplete Ukrainian air defenses, which have so far prevented the Russian military from dominating the skies over Ukraine.

Ukraine’s unwarranted reaction to a deadly missile detonation in Poland could undermine its standing as the war winds down.

Morale among Russian troops in Ukraine’s Donbas region is “exceedingly low” at the moment.

Austin said US-supplied NASAMS air defense systems in Ukraine had intercepted every Russian missile, suggesting 100% success.

There is talk of Belarus entering the conflict in Ukraine with ground forces. Ukraine is taking no chances, but SOFREP thinks Belarus is destined to play a different role in the conflict.

A report says an official US Army app had Russian code and might have harvested data for Russia.

Rome is apparently preparing for the sixth delivery of weapons to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in February.

Russian forces again launch harassing attacks against civilian structures in multiple Ukrainian cities while at the same time chipping away at their power grid and water supply just in time for the winter months.

The coming winter war in Ukraine may prove to be Russia’s undoing. Russia has had major problems supplying its demoralized army in good weather, and winter brings all new problems that have to be dealt with.

The White House is requesting an additional $37.7 billion in aid from Congress to support Ukraine as it battles Russia, according to a senior administration official.

Russia is blamed for missiles that have landed inside Poland killing two people, but they may not have been Russian given the evidence so far.