Bayraktar

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Ukraine Receives Fresh Supplies Of Bayraktar Drones And Eye ... (Forbes)

Allies are rushing military supplies to Ukraine, including a fresh batch of Bayraktar TB2 drones. And the large number of anti-tank weapons being received ...

To soldiers, urban combat is a nightmare, and bloody battles such as Stalingrad are legendary for the levels of destruction involved. Russia does not have a significant advantage in terms of manpower on the ground, and will be relying on the firepower and protection provided by armored vehicles to tip the balance. Which is far greater than the number of Russian armored vehicles in Ukraine. Some have suggested the drones could hit the giant convoy of military vehicles currently stationary on the road to Kyiv, but this is likely to be well-defended. If correct, this would suggest a shift to using the drones for tactical support and to counter Russian artillery. The Ukrainian people’s will to resist is fundamental, but it is not enough on its own; partisans armed only with Molotov cocktails are no match for tanks.

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Turkey's 'Game-changer' Bayraktar Drones Won't Secure Ethiopia's ... (Newsweek)

A lull in gunfire should not be a moment to strategize fresh war plans. It should be a chance to fortify peace.

It is possible to salvage durable peace from the ashes of Ethiopia's devastating civil war. Lifting the state of emergency, though welcome, is also a propaganda cue by Ethiopia to demonstrate that Tigray rebels are at its mercy. It should be a chance to fortify peace. If Tigray's humanitarian blockade persists, hostilities could resume again if Tigray attempts to break the blockade. Tigray rebels have recently been accused by Amnesty International of conducting their own version of war-time gang-rapes, looting and indiscriminate killings. Doctors say surgeries and essential procedures in Tigray are now almost impossible as 80 percent of hospitals have been shut. The U.N. warned that 4.6 million people in Tigray are on the verge of man-made starvation. As a sweetener, Ethiopia's parliament removed a punishing state of emergency last month. They allowed aerial dominance without the use of warplanes. And they allowed a degree of precision. A hellish nightmare has unfolded in Ethiopia's rebellious Tigray province since the federal government imposed a humanitarian blockade of food, emergency medicines and fuel as a whip to subdue the province. They allowed attacks without Ethiopian casualties.

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