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8/25/24 National Security News and Commentary

Aug 22, 2024 | myemail-api.constantcontact.com | Mick Ryan |Patrick Tucker |Thomas Mutch |Robyn Dixon

Quotes of the Day:"When you get to the end of all the light you know and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly." – Edward Teller"Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt."– Graham Greene"Time is a created thing.
In a world of drones, Ukraine’s artillerymen rushed to defend Kharkiv

Aug 22, 2024 | defensenews.com | Thomas Mutch

KHARKIV OBLAST, Ukraine — After tough months of fighting, Ukraine’s troops have been pushing Russian forces back in Kharkiv Oblast. “The situation is a little bit better … but we still fire one shell for every ten of theirs,” said Roman, an artillery gunner with the 406th Artillery Brigade, who gave only his first name in keeping with Kyiv’s military regulations.
Operation Moralschub – Die ukrainische Armee marschiert nach Russland

Aug 10, 2024 | msn.com | Thomas Mutch |Markus Bernath

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Kriegsgefangene in der Ukraine berichten von systematischer Folter

Apr 6, 2024 | msn.com | Thomas Mutch

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Deadly Drones Take Center Stage After Republicans Block Ukraine Aid

Mar 30, 2024 | whowhatwhy.org | Thomas Mutch

Republicans in Congress have left Ukraine short on weapons to defend itself. The immediate answer: an increased reliance on a variety of deadly drones. DONETSK, Ukraine — On a recent trip to the front near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian army officer, Roman, drove us down a dangerous, unmarked dirt road toward a farmhouse and a trench occupied by Ukraine’s 115th Mechanized Brigade.
Deadly Drones Take Center Stage After Republicans Block Ukraine Aid

Mar 30, 2024 | whowhatwhy.org | Thomas Mutch

Republicans in Congress have left Ukraine short on weapons to defend itself. The immediate answer: an increased reliance on a variety of deadly drones. KHARKIV, Ukraine — On a recent trip to the front near Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian army officer, Roman, drove us down a dangerous, unmarked dirt road toward a farmhouse and a trench occupied by Ukraine’s 115th Mechanized Brigade.
He Was Hit by a Russian Mortar and Asked to Be Left Behind. Now He Wants to Fight Again

Feb 16, 2024 | mensjournal.com | Thomas Mutch

When the commander called, Angelina Alexandrov felt the world collapse. Her father, Vyacheslav Alexandrov, was a 46-year-old Ukrainian soldier from the central city of Kryvyi Rih. He had been in a trench assault in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, and his callsign had been reported dead. A few hours later, a call came from a member of his unit. There had been a mix-up. Her father had been hit in the assault but was alive. A soldier with a similar callsign had died.
Israel-Hamas war: NZ journalist Thomas Mutch on the fear, hatred hope he encountered on the frontline

Nov 18, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Thomas Mutch

A soldier walks past a house near Zohar, Israel. Photo / Thomas MutchNew Zealand journalist Thomas Mutch travelled through Israel and the occupied Palestinian West Bank a month after the Israel-Hamas conflict began and gives his account of the fear, hatred and smattering of hope he encounteredOPINIONLook west, from the ruins of Kibbutz Be’eri, destroyed in the Hamas attack on October 7, and you can just see the outline of a memorial to the ANZACS.
Ukraine Must Penetrate Most Formidable Fortifications Since WWII

Oct 6, 2023 | realcleardefense.com | Thomas Mutch

Ukraine Must Penetrate Most Formidable Fortifications Since WWIIThe 600-mile-long frontline of this war is remorseless, and it’s stalling a Ukrainian breakthrough.
Only Ukraine’s guardian angel docs know true toll of counteroffensive

Sep 29, 2023 | militarytimes.com | Thomas Mutch

NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine — “300s! 300s!” the medical staff shout as they race out from their clinic to meet incoming ambulances, donning surgical gloves as they run. Code “300″ is shorthand for wounded soldiers; they’re trying to keep those injured troops from becoming “200,” or dead.