From the memoirs of an officer of the Life Guards Cossack Regiment EI Balabin during the visit of Emperor Nicholas II festive dinner in Dunkirk in 1901:

"The billionaire Rothschild offered Emperor Nicholas to repay the Russian debt to France in exchange for equal rights for Jews in Russia. The Emperor refused, saying that the Russian people are very gullible and with equal rights would immediately fall into bondage to the Jews. Moving away from Rothschild, the Emperor said: "I have now signed my own death warrant.""

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Why NATO Doctrine Failed...
Assumptions make an Ass of out You and mption..

The defeat Ukraine faced this Sumemer shoul be viewed as a major defeat of US—and by extension NATO—military tactical doctrine. Nowhere in this doctrine will you find blue force (friendly forces) so overwhelmed by redforce that the former cannot achieve an objective. Updates to this doctrine merely allow for "near peer" forces.

The US Military
Western Exceptionalism
Do it like the Nazis, only different...

Superiority is always implied and never implicitly expressed, which is fitting, as their doctrine is based on an unhealthy obsession with the initial effectiveness of German tactical doctrine during World War II. Western countries even ignore their own successes in that war for a bizarre fetishism of the glorious campaigns of Nazi commanders.

So, well known decision making factors, such as a force ratio of 3:1 to attack, evidenced since the times of Rome—have been largely dismissed in favor of ill-defined concepts such as German auftragstaktik, which is a style and culture of military with no defintion of how to achieve them, except to say through exceptiona training, intellect, and improvisation. In fact the only things that are well defined in the doctrine are the principles which state that no plan outlasts first contact with the enemy.

The focus on exceptionalism here, obviously appealed to the western audience.

Rugged Individualism
Picking yourself up by the bootstraps...

Individual accoplisment takes any assumptions found in applied Science of War and shifts those assumptions to the superiority of their own forces. Force multipliers, which the US does recognize are dismissed in enemy forces. Parity cannot be achieved. Nevermind that Russia had artillery, air, and drone superiority, we have audacity.

Attack with Inferior Forces: Go Ahead Make My Day

Their Dirty Harry approach to offensive makes Audacity its primary characteristic, quoting US Mlitary manual ADP-3-90 in regards to successful offensives, "...a difficult situation, such as numerical inferiority, handled boldly, often leads to dramatic success." What kind of message does this send to enemy forces? The "Decisive manuevers" of individual officers are relied on to the point of absurdity.

So what happens when you find the minds of your officers aren't quite as exceptional as you thought, or perhaps they're exceptional only in a limited capacity.

Treat them as exceptional anyways! Let them assumer their enemy is inferior. Let them assume the enemy will easily fold up and retreat due to a fundamental misunderstanding and projection based on limited previous experience.

Under this doctrine they are entirely useless. But these same officers could carry out successful missions if they only had better direction, despite inadequacy.

Russia Military
Let's Do It Like They Do on Russian History Channels...

Russian military doctrine relies more on concrete detail and methodical approaches to command objectives. Graphs with vague concepts are replaced with detailed circuits of well-defined roles. But more importantly, is how to implement them. A studious commander, even one of little inspiration or exceptionalism in the art, can still become a commander of great achievement if they but apply the Science of War.

And for exceptional commanders, exception can be made. The Art of War, as in all arts, must tempered by established principles, before those principles may be broken. Even then, art should not overreach, lest it become nothing more than useless abstraction of solipsism. All form, no function.

This "Cynical" Russian doctrine uses specialized assault units at the front with intent and quickly replaces them with basic mechanized infantry defenders or even basic assault units returning those special units to the rear. They recognize that in order to achieve military success, some forces must be more expendable than others. Experienced and well-trained assault units must be preserved in order to achieve success. This isn't exceptionalism; this is pragmatism.

Sure, you commander may be an idiot, but can he follow simple instruction? Yes? Well then, okay. Can he follow procedures for evacuation when things inevitably turn to shit? Congratulations, you get to live!

That isn't to say Russian military commanders are all incompetent, it is only a recogniton of what westerners will never admit. Mediocrity is the rule, not the exception.

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There are successes in the Avdeevsky direction, and there is also a movement of our troops in Marinka. The Avdeevka garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is increasingly discussing leaving the city in radio conversations. In addition, the reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which were planned to strengthen Avdeevka, were sent to the Kleshcheevka area and to Maryinka.

It is too early to rejoice, but it is possible that the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces understands the hopelessness of the situation and does not expect to hold Avdiivka. Whether all units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will have time to escape from the city when the order to retreat comes, time will tell.

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@Slavyangrad

Tanks won't be able to get through where we are. ATGM crews equipped with ATVs repel enemy attacks and destroy enemy armored vehicles in all directions of the Northern Military District.

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❗️Hamas launched the most massive rocket attack on Israeli Tel Aviv since the outbreak of hostilities on October 7, Arab TV channels Al Arabiya and Al Mayadeen reported

Several cities in central Israel came under Hamas shelling.

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Khokhols showed an interesting possibility. Baba Yaga (a large drone with the ability to fly long distances beyond the contact line) is used as a carrier for FPV drones, which will save battery power on a kamikaze drone and increase operation by 10-20 km in depth.

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NGP RaZVedka:

⚠️ Based on the situation in Gorlovka.

In the area of ​​the waste heap, the enemy tried to probe our defenses, positional shelling was observed from both sides, but due to the prevailing weather conditions, in particular because of the thick fog, it did not go beyond an exchange of pleasantries.
New attempts to attack from the enemy are expected, with improved weather conditions and after replenishing the losses incurred yesterday.
But, at the moment, the chances of any serious enemy advance in this area, according to our subjective assessment, are near zero.

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❗️ The Pentagon chief said that the United States will provide Ukraine with additional military assistance worth $100 million, including ammunition for artillery and air defense systems

Previously, at least a couple of hundred million could be scraped together for Zelensky’s gang. They are getting poorer, sir.

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Storm of Avdeevka: The Russian Army breaks through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in heavy battles
▪️ “The fighting continues around the entire city, the Russians are having success in a number of areas (including in the Novokalinovye area, west of Kamenka and on Yasinovatsky Lane). It is difficult in the wastewater treatment area, very difficult,” Ukrainian military analysts report.
▪️Russian troops attack north of Krasnogorovka and the Tochmash holiday village.
▪️North-west and west of the dacha village “Tochmash” the Russian Armed Forces are moving towards the dacha village “Zarya” and Stepovoy .
▪️The main forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fled from Stepovoye , the village is partially under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, partially in the gray zone.
▪️At the Avdiivka Koksokhim, an extremely difficult situation remains for the Armed Forces of Ukraine; north of the AKhKZ, ours are attacking along the forest belt in a western direction, the Ukrainians are retreating, increasing the gray zone.
▪️Heavy fighting continues in the area of ​​the Avdeevka industrial zone , our fighters are occupying new positions and gaining a foothold along Yasinovatsky Lane.
▪️Heavy battles continue.

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🔴 Mr. Leader Imam Ali Khamenei: If Islamic governments truly want the crimes of the Zionist entity to stop, they must sever their relations with it, even if for a limited period at least! This is their duty.

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North Korea warned Japan of a plan to launch a rocket with a satellite between November 22 and December 1, NHK reports

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In the Forest of Miracles near Kremennaya, Ukroboyevka fighters are engaged in the disposal of ammunition, but Russian artillerymen have a different opinion, let him lie.

Monitoring Ukrainian tik-tok
@MilitaryThemeZ

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❗️⚠️ According to enemy reports, a group of strike UAVs "Geran" is now moving towards the Kharkov region!

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