At 02:50 hours local time on December 26, the Ukrainian Air Force attacked the port in occupied Fedosia, Crimea. The air raid lasted about 30 minutes, with a Ropucha-class large landing ship, believed to be the Novocherkassk, taking a direct hit. The ship burned for a short period of time before a catastrophic ammunition explosion rocked the port. The video clearly shows rockets cooking off in the main blast. Windows are reportedly broken up to 30 minutes away. Ammunition was cooking off 30 minutes later. In our assessment, due to the size o...
2023-12-26 05:02:44 +0000 UTC
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February 14, 2013 - a date I will always remember.
It was on February 14, 2013 that I had a sleep study done under the advice of my doctor. But I vividly remember that day for a different reason.
On the other side of the planet, it was already February 15, 2013, and over Chelyabinsk, Russia, an 18-meter, 9,100 metric-ton asteroid exploded at 29,700 meters with the equivalent force of a 500-kiloton nuclear bomb.
How are these two interconnected?
If you've never had a sleep study done in a clinical setting, the ro...
2023-12-25 20:42:21 +0000 UTC
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Ukrainian officials are reporting that three Russian Su-34s in the southern region of Ukraine had an unexpected meeting with PAC-2 interceptors fired by the Patriot Air Defense System, resulting in the loss of all three airframes.
There is chatter on Russian channels that support the claim by Kyiv. We speculate that the aircraft was down by Patriots given a similar air defense ambush in May 2023, and Ukraine received additional Patriot batteries over the last couple of weeks. PAC-2 interceptors would not be used to shoot down ballistic...
2023-12-22 11:43:05 +0000 UTC
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I've been somewhat transparent with my long COVID struggles. I say somewhat because the reality is that I've really been struggling with repeated bouts of exhaustion that haven't gone away. As a card-carrying member of GenX, I was raised to shut up and suck it up, and I have fully embraced medical stoicism.
Unless you took most of November off, you know that I took a doctor-mandated two-week mental health break, which, ironically, may have helped save my life - but not the way you think.
About a month after we came back, I ...
2023-12-22 11:34:36 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 565 is 63 pages long.
What's Happening
What's the big story? Mud. Warmer temperatures and rain have turned the line ...
2023-12-22 11:14:56 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 564 is 67 pages long.
What's Happening
What's the big story? Russia made a series of announcements and decisions about stop l...
2023-12-21 10:43:24 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 563 is 48 pages long and is combat only.
What's Happening
What's the big story? The good news is despite intense fighting and...
2023-12-20 05:02:41 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 562 is 61 pages and a full report.
What's Happening
What's the big story? Ukrainian forces lost positions in one AO in part b...
2023-12-19 10:38:27 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 561 is 48 pages and combat only.
What's Happening
What's the big story? Russian forces suffered major losses in the Kupyansk ...
2023-12-18 08:03:06 +0000 UTC
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Venezuela-Guyana Crisis
The Venezuela-Guyana Crisis appears to have reached a partial resolution, with both nations agreeing to non-aggression and to respect the 1966 Geneva Agreement. UNASUR and CARICOM likely played a significant role in deconfliction. It is unclear (and it's a Saturday, so I'm not looking) if Venezuela will honor the International Court of Justice as the arbiter, as outlined by the 1966 UN agreement, or if the two nations will negotiate independently. No, I don't think Venezuela is buying time or is negotiating in...
2023-12-17 00:49:04 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 560 is a record-breaking 82 👀 pages, 10,186 words, and a full report. It has been an intense news cycle this week.
Editor’s Note:
2023-12-16 13:17:32 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 559 is 58 pages and combat only!
What's Happening
What's the big story? The biggest news was off the battlefield - in a surpr...
2023-12-15 11:52:16 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 558 is 63 pages and a full report.
What's Happening
Editor's Note: It's worth repeating. When we say, "as lo...
2023-12-14 11:16:31 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 557 is 66 pages and a full report.
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Editor's Note: When we say, "as long as it takes," we me...
2023-12-13 13:23:37 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 557 is 48 pages and a full report.
What's Happening
What's the big story? It is extremely unlikely a 2024 military aid packag...
2023-12-12 08:03:51 +0000 UTC
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Disinformation from Hamas and social media has alleged that videos and pictures of surrendering Hamas fighters are just civilians, or Israeli psychological operation (PSYOPS), or are actual surrenders with fighters and civilians executed after being stripped to their underwear. Choose your own adventure. The truth is since Thursday, at least two companies of Hamas fighters with civilians mixed in, and today, an undersized battalion of 500 has surrendered without a fight. The IDF claims they have killed 7,000 Hamas fighters in addition to up ...
2023-12-11 23:07:59 +0000 UTC
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Who would have thought that signaling the intent to invade your neighbor due to a 175-year-old border dispute would raise the ire of an unlikely alliance of Brazil, the United States, the United Kingdom, Suriname, and France? Nicolas Maduro read the room and, at least for now, has changed his tune, seeking a peaceful solution to solve the Essequibo crisis. One problem - Maduro is not negotiating in good faith as the only "solution" for Venezuela is annexation, and the current threats to ongoing oil exploration projects off the coast of Guyan...
2023-12-11 21:14:58 +0000 UTC
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Can too much of a good thing be not so good?
Yes.
While Russia is 3 to 4 months past the point when many predicted that sanctions and the isolation of the Russian economy would start to bite, Russian economists are running out of metaphorical rabbits to pull from their hats.
First and foremost, there are gaping holes in the sanctions against Russia that have helped extend the runway, and those holes have gotten bigger since March 2022. Avoiding sanctions has helped Russia expand its war production capability while limiting ...
2023-12-11 20:54:29 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 556 is 65 pages and a full report.
What's Happening
What's the big story? Russian forces made tactically significant gains in...
2023-12-11 10:54:58 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 554 is 43 pages and is combat only.
What's Happening
What's the big story? The Russian 328th VDV went all in to try and push ...
2023-12-09 08:22:38 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 553 is 53 pages and is combat only!
What's Happening
What's the big story? After a 78-day break, Russia launched 14 Kh-101/Kh...
2023-12-08 10:32:01 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 552 is 50 pages and is combat only.
What's Happening
What's the big story? On the battlefront - Ukrainian forces pushed Russi...
2023-12-07 09:30:25 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 551 is 54 pages and is a full report.
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What's the big story? Russia launched numerous probing attacks across ...
2023-12-06 08:33:56 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 550 is 62 pages and is a full report.
Editor's Note: The truth matters. You've depended on us to deliver the truth - som...
2023-12-05 12:13:32 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 549 is 58 pages and is a full report.
Editor's Note: Today's report includes graphic details of human rights abuses, tor...
2023-12-04 10:16:19 +0000 UTC
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This is my day of rest, so the bar is World War III, or it didn't happen. Happy to report World War III did not start today.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE
Ukrainian forces pushed Russian troops back a little more in western and northwestern Marinka. The map was adjusted (commitment to updated 7X a week stands). There are reports that Russian forces reached the wall at the very northeastern tip of the Avdiivka Coke Plant south of Stepove. We reviewed the video last night, and there was a squad of Russian soldiers, with at leas...
2023-12-03 02:16:30 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 548 is 46 pages and is a full report.
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What's the big story? A series of actions across Russia has made it clea...
2023-12-02 09:41:49 +0000 UTC
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As I was going through the intelligence report for the day and catching up on the internal chat with the analysts, I was listening to this. So, if you're emotionally attached to the events in Ukraine, stop reading, get the headphones, click the link, and then start reading again.
The Ukrainian 79th Naval Infantry, 1st Battalion, retook the two westernmost streets of Marinka back, including the house where Russia had placed their victory f...
2023-12-02 02:56:51 +0000 UTC
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After 645 days of relentless attacks, Marinka, a pile of rubble that used to be home to 12,000 people, was captured by Russian forces.
While the battles for Kyiv, Chernihiv, Izyum, Kharkiv, Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, and Bakhmut captured the attention of the world and the headlines in the news, Marinka is a silent symbol of the tenacity and faith of the Ukrainian people and the brutality of their Russian enemies.
One of the first settlements to be attacked as part of Russia's multiprong offensive on February 24, 2022, Ukrainian d...
2023-12-01 21:37:34 +0000 UTC
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SITREP 547 is 47 pages and is a full report.
What's Happening
What's the big story? With dwindling ammunition, more delays in previous...
2023-12-01 10:08:35 +0000 UTC
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