The answer might surprise you… I sat down today to write about Ukrainian engineers using ‘Spider Boots’ to help navigate Russian minefields in Ukraine, and then something curious happened: I started thinking about why the unique design of spider boots saves lives and how that might apply to vehicles. Spider…

The Russians may have invented “maskirovka,” but the Ukrainians are fast learners. In the military, маскировка (something masked) has a broad meaning including strategic, operational, physical, and tactical deception. In the U.S., we call it CC&D (camouflage, concealment, and deception), or more recently D&D (denial and deception). It could be…

The incredible advantage of night fighting in war In a recent video posted by the Ukraine Ministry of Defense, a soldier described how they are maximizing the advanced, German-made Leopard 2A6. This model of tank is currently the best tracked vehicle on the ground in Ukraine and is even more…

As you have likely heard, North Korea’s ‘hermit-in-chief’ Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia today — no doubt having traveled there in his armored mystery train. Kim traveled to Moscow to discuss “trade and economic issues.” But unlike Kim and Putin’s previous meeting four years ago, which was mostly…

The United States of America, with the most powerful military the world has ever seen, must rely on the charity of an unpredictable billionaire for battlefield communications. The last time I wrote an article that was critical of Elon Musk, nearly half of my audience came to his defense. This…

I’ve written in the past about the lethality of armor-busting depleted uranium penetrators. And now Ukraine is getting a big shipment. The Biden Administration announced Wednesday that it is sending Ukraine 120mm tank rounds for American-made M1 Abrams tanks, which are set to arrive in Ukraine in the coming months. …

In what appears to be the final chapter in my unplanned trilogy of Ukraine drone articles, Russia has stunned the world with its unrivaled ingenuity by showcasing its solution to continuous Ukrainian drone attacks. By the way, you can catch my first two articles in this unexpected series here: Ukraine Now Using “Cardboard Drones” to Devastate Russian Airfields If there were a single phrase that could define the Ukrainian war effort, specifically its attack capabilities, it…wesodonnell.medium.com

It seems like all I write about on Medium lately are successful Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russia. Just yesterday, I wrote about Ukraine’s use of the Corvid PPDS “cardboard drone” to destroy several Russian fighters (and a couple of air defense radar systems) in Kursk. My only regret is…

If there were a single phrase that could define the Ukrainian war effort, specifically its attack capabilities, it would be “bang for the buck.” In the summer of last year, I marveled at Ukraine’s ‘MacGyver’ army and its ability to do more with less. A year later Ukraine is still…