Inside Ukraine's largest captured Russian town as key signs show invasion caught Putin unprepared - YouTube - The Sun

with Jerome Starkey,The Sun Defence Editor*Ukraine's invasion of Kursk and Belgorod Oblasts has left Putin embarrassed and humiliated.Ukrainian forces are digging in to defend their positions.Suzhda was left largely undamaged by the Ukrainian forces.Misinformed by Kremlin propaganda,the residents feel powerless to control what is happening in the Kremlin.

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Military honours for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer - YouTube - BTB-concept - 28 AUG 2O24 - Federal Chancellery,Berlin

Military honours were rendered for the inugural visit of the Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom,a key Ally,to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.The Company of Honour is provided by the 7th Company (Army) of the Guard Battalion,led by MAJ Kolasa.The Bundeswehr Music Corps plays under the direction of LTCOL Christian Weiper.Chancellor Scholz gave birthday greetings to a member of the Guard Battalion.

Pacific Perspective:AUSMIN 24 Focused on Containing China,Part 2

In the AUSMIN 24 statement,the Parties briefly mentioned some upgrades to facilities in Australia's Northern Territory that the U.S. and Australia were making.An article in The Washington Post went into this in more detail.The article pointed out that Australia was offering the U.S. a vast launching pad in the event of conflict with China.Across Australia,it says,many old bases were being cleaned up or upgraded,some of them dating back to the World War II era,to prepare for another global conflict.Said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles:This is about deterrence.We're working together to deter future conflict and to provide for the collective security of the region in which we live.*Australia joined AUKUS,the Australia/UK/U.S. defence Alliance,under which Australia,the U.S. and UK will provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines with sensitive technology.Of the cleaning and upgrades,Representative Michael McCaul,R-Texas,chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Commitee:This provides a central base of operations from which to project power.*A comprehensive upgrade of RAAF Tindal in the Northern Territory is underway with Australia spending nearly a billion dollars so far on the project.Part of the project is a new parking apron for four of Australia's largest military aircraft,the KC-30 refueling tanker that will facilitate refueling fighter aircraft such as the RAAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter for distant missions.The RAAF Lightning IIs are based at RAAF Tindal in the Northern Territory and RAAF Williamstown in New South Wales.The U.S. also intends to build a parking apron at the base for six Boeing B-52 H/J Stratofortress strategic bombers that can reach mainland China.These would be deployed to Australia much more frequently,according to U.S. Secretary of Defense GEN Lloyd F. Austin III U.S. Army ret.Noted Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles:increasing U.S. force posture in Australia.We see that as very much in Australia's national interest.People understand that we are living through challenging times,when the global rules-based order is under pressure.*At RAAF Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory,the U.S. Marines have built a new fuel depot for their Bell Boeing MV-22 Ospreys,an aircraft that can vertically take off and land like a helicopter,but fly straight ahead like an airplane.Refueling the Ospreys could extend their range into the South China Sea;the Philippine Sea and to the Solomon Islands.Said Rep. McCaul:As Chairman Xi (Xinping) is looking out at all of this,he's feeling more deterrence.Our capabilities to respond are getting stronger.*According to BGEN Michael Say,head of Australia's Force Posture Initiative,even more upgrades are being contemplated for three skeleton facilities in remote Western Australia state and Quennsland state to accomodate heavier U.S. and Australian aircraft.In the Cocos Islands,Canberra will soon be upgrading the airstrip to accomodate heavier aircraft such as the Boeing P-8A Maritime Surveillance Aircraft,which also has anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities.*Lockheed Martin (LMT),Boeing (BA), Bell Helicopter (TXT)

What the incursion into Russia means for the war in Ukraine - YouTube - Guardian News

Ukraine has seized Russian territory in both Kursk and Belgorod Oblasts in Blitzkrieg fashion.The Russian military has thus far failed to adequately respond.

Military honours for Malawi’s President in Berlin - YouTube - BTB-concept - Bellevue Palace - 23 AUG 2024

Military honours were rendered for the inaugural visit of President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera of Malawi by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.The honours battalion was led by the deputy chief of the guard battalion,LTCOL Sven Ueberschaer.The honours battalion consisted of all three branches of the Bundeswehr:German Army,German Navy and Luftwaffe.The Bundeswehr Music Corps Siegburg played under the direcrtion of LTCOL Christian Welper.

Gen. Ben Hodges on Ukraine's Kursk incursion in Russia - YouTube - Kyiv Independent

with Natalia Yermak,reporter of the Kyiv Independent,and LTGEN Ben Hodges,U.S. Army ret.,former commander U.S. Army Europe*There are currently two Ukrainian counteroffensives underway,as LTGEN Hodges describes it,in Kursk and Belgorod Oblasts.He questions the sustainability of the West's support for Ukraine and does not believe it is adequate for a Ukrainian victory at this time.He believes that Ukraine must do more to recruit and train Ukrainian men and women into their military.