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Ukraine Formalizes Drone-Infantry Hybrid Doctrine to Minimize Casualties
1 month ago•Source: Daily Kos
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Unveiling Hamas: The Extensive Network of Underground Tunnels Redefining Gaza's Defense Strategy
Hamas's entire political-military strategy in the Israel-Hamas war is centered on its vast underground tunnel network in Gaza, which serves both military and political purposes. The network, estimated to span between 350 and 450 miles with close to 5,700 separate shafts, has cost Hamas as much as a billion dollars to construct over fifteen years. By integrating the tunnels into civilian and protected sites, Hamas aims to complicate Israel's military operations and buy time for international pressure to stop the conflict. This unique use of tunnels presents both tactical and strategic challenges for Israel, as the war becomes more about time and underground warfare than traditional surface-based combat.
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Russia deliberately destroyed the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River to defend against the Ukrainian counteroffensive, creating a massive humanitarian crisis and an insurmountable obstacle in southern Ukraine. The flooding has allowed Russia to reposition soldiers and defend against the anticipated counteroffensive. The tactic of hydraulic warfare is an age-old military strategy, but the destruction of the Kakhovka dam differs from the dams destroyed by the Ukrainians, as it caused much more damage and a larger humanitarian crisis.
Ukraine's NATO Membership Bid Sparks Alliance Division
The US and its European partners are closely observing the war in Ukraine to learn tactical and operational lessons. However, there are risks in relying too much on what's happening in Eastern Europe, as the context of the conflict is vastly different from a potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific over Taiwan. China is also observing the successes and failures of Moscow, Kyiv, and Western supporters of Ukraine, meaning any revelations the US would hope to turn to its advantage in the Pacific could run headlong into countermeasures by a prepared and learning People’s Liberation Army.