{"id":1796888,"date":"2023-01-06T06:34:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1796888"},"modified":"2023-01-06T06:35:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:35:08","slug":"ukraine-continues-chipping-away-at-russian-forces-as-it-awaits-armor-from-the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-continues-chipping-away-at-russian-forces-as-it-awaits-armor-from-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Continues Trying Russian Forces as It Waits For Armor from the West"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-continues-chipping-away-at-russian-forces-as-it-awaits-armor-from-the-west%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1796888&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/19081619\/90-88\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<p><b> THE UPS AND DOWNS OF WAR: <\/b> The cutting edge in Ukraine have not moved much in current weeks, however the momentum stays with Ukrainian forces who have actually effectively targeted Russian troop concentrations, requiring their leaders to rush to reassess strategies.<\/p>\n<p> The British Defense Ministry reported that after Ukrainian drones struck the Engels air base inside Russia last month and harmed some airplane, the Russian flying force has actually been required to move its Tu-95 Bear heavy bombers and Tu-22 Backfire medium bombers to a base in the far east more than 3,700 miles from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe LRA [Long-Range Aviation] will still be able to fire air launched cruise missiles into Ukraine because the weapons have a 5000km [3,100 mile] range, in addition to the flight range of the bombers,\u201d the ministry stated in a<u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefenceHQ\/status\/1610889015208693760?s=20&#038;t=BemJJ1s_68nU_tEo2FNeaQ\">tweet<\/a><\/u> \u201cHowever, operating from dispersal locations will add additional maintenance stress and will further deplete the limited flying hours available on these aging aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> At the exact same time, Ukrainian protectors have actually ended up being progressively skilled at shooting down the slow-flying, loud, Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones that Russia has actually been sending out in waves to assault vital energy facilities.<\/p>\n<p> Ukraine declares a 100% kill rate for the very first 3 days of the brand-new year, shooting down 45, 39, and 27 in between Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 utilizing the U.S.-supplied NASAMS air defense system. And unseasonably warm weather condition is likewise alleviating the problem on Ukraine&#8217;s abject electrical grid.<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/white-house-warns-intense-donbas-fighting-continue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHITE HOUSE WARNS &#8216;INTENSE&#8217; DONBAS FIGHTING WILL CONTINUE IN COMING WEEKS<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> TANKS, MORE TANKS: <\/b> U.S. allies are preparing to meet among Ukraine&#8217;s enduring ask for more tanks and armored automobiles required for the sort of big counteroffensive Ukraine has actually prepared for the spring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad a long and detailed conversation with President of France <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emmanuelmacron\">@<\/a><\/u><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emmanuelmacron\">EmmanuelMacron<\/a><\/u><\/b> on the current situation,\u201d <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1610685985767002124?s=20&#038;t=FHEZpxOitwZrgwRDlyasUw\">tweeted<\/a><\/u> Ukrainian President <b> Volodymyr Zelensky<\/b> \u201cThanked for the decision to transfer light tanks and Bastion APCs to Ukraine, as well as for intensifying work with partners in the same direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The news that France will supply the wheeled, light tank comes as President <b> Joe Biden <\/b> the other day verified reports the U.S. is thinking about sending out Bradley Combating Automobiles, light, active, tracked automobiles that military professionals state are preferably fit to the next stage of the war. <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/01\/04\/remarks-by-president-biden-before-air-force-one-departure-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asked in Kentucky by a reporter<\/a><\/u> if Bradleys were \u201con the table,\u201d Biden responded just, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Brad (or IFV\/CFV) is NOT a tank, but it can be a tank killer \u2026 and a troop carrier,\u201d tweeted retired <b> Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling<\/b>, a previous Bradley leader in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. \u201cOn the Turret: 2 TOW anti-tank missiles, 25mm Bushmaster chain gun, 7.62 co-axial machinegun, all effective at long ranges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile a tracked vehicle, it doesn&#8217;t have a lot of complicated engine\/turret issues. Good gas mileage, max speed of about 40mph cross country, low maintenance, solid protection &#038; firepower,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe infantry variants has a lot of room in the back for troops.\u201d You can read his Twitter thread <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkHertling\/status\/1610784018345394176?s=20&#038;t=aw9xlj5bm2zEyYKEc3A7ww\">here<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/france-tanks-ukraine-contrast-biden-germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FRANCE OFFERS &#8216;HIGH-PERFORMANCE&#8217; TANKS TO UKRAINE, IN CONTRAST WITH BIDEN AND GERMANY<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> FATAL STRIKES: <\/b> The recriminations and finger-pointing continue in Moscow over the Jan. 4 Ukrainian HIMARS strike on the makeshift Russian barracks in Makiivka in the Donbas, where Russia states 89 soldiers, consisting of a deputy regimental leader, were eliminated, however <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSWalsh\/status\/1610366643305078790?s=20&#038;t=GLKzu9fOxf1pzwJAFMKYyw\">U.S. sources say<\/a><\/u> the real death toll was in between 200 and 500 due to the reality ammo was kept in the exact same structure.<\/p>\n<p> Russia is blaming the \u201cpresence and mass use by personnel, contrary to prohibitions, of mobile telephones within range of enemy weapons systems\u201d for handing out soldiers&#8217; places to Ukrainian eavesdroppers.<\/p>\n<p> The description triggered paroxysms of demonstrations from the \u201cRussian milblogger information space\u201d blaming \u201cincompetence of Russian military command,\u201d according to the <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.understandingwar.org\/backgrounder\/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-4-2023\">latest assessment<\/a><\/u> from the Institute for the Research Study of War.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral milbloggers noted that the use of cell phones on the frontline in the 21st century is inevitable and that efforts to crack down on their use are futile,\u201d the ISW reported. \u201cOne milblogger emphasized that it is \u2018extremely wrong to make mobile phones guilty for strikes\u2019 and concluded that \u2018it is not cell phones and their owners that are to blame, but the negligence of the commanders.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p> However the Makiivka attack is just one of numerous lethal attacks Ukraine has actually performed on Russian soldiers, <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/04\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-strikes.html\">according to<\/a><\/u> the <i> New York City Times<\/i> \u201cKyiv says its forces have killed or wounded more than 1,000 Russian soldiers in a series of pinpoint attacks,\u201d the paper reported. \u201cSocial media posts, reports from local residents and Russians who blog about military affairs offered partial confirmation of the other strikes claimed by Ukraine, but not corroboration of the casualty counts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/russia-raises-death-toll-ukraine-strike-blames-illicit-cell-phone-usage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RUSSIA RAISES DEATH TOLL OF MASSIVE UKRAINIAN STRIKE, BLAMES ILLICIT CELLPHONE USAGE BY SOLDIERS<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p> Great Thursday early morning and welcome to <i> Jamie McIntyre&#8217;s Daily on Defense<\/i>, composed and assembled by <i> Washington Inspector<\/i> National Security Senior Citizen Author <b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/jamie-mcintyre\">Jamie McIntyre<\/a><\/u><\/b> (<u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamiejmcintyre\">@jamiejmcintyre<\/a><\/u>) and modified by<b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/stacey-dec\">Stacey Dec<\/a><\/u><\/b> <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"mailto:jmcintyre@washingtonexaminer.com\">Email here<\/a><\/u> with ideas, tips, calendar products, and anything else. Register or check out existing and back problems at<i><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/daily-on-defense\">DailyonDefense.com<\/a><\/u><\/i> If registering does not work, shoot us an e-mail and we&#8217;ll include you to our list. And make certain to follow us on Twitter: <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dailyondefense\">@dailyondefense<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/daily-on-defense\">CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP OR READ BACK ISSUES OF DAILY ON DEFENSE<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p> Subscribe today to the <i> Washington Inspector<\/i> publication and get Washington Instruction: politics and policy stories that will keep you approximately date with what&#8217;s going on in Washington. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribers.washingtonexaminer.com\/ecom\/mdc\/app\/live\/subscriptions?org=MDC&#038;publ=WS&#038;key_code=IC9WXNL&#038;type=S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b> TAKING PLACE TODAY: <\/b> President <b> Joe Biden<\/b> will provide remarks from the White Home at 11:15 today on \u201cborder security and enforcement\u201d as he prepares to check out the southern border for the very first time throughout his period as president.<\/p>\n<p> Biden <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/biden-border-stop-mexico-city-trip\">confirmed<\/a><\/u> that he will drop in El Paso, Texas, on his method to next week&#8217;s North American Leaders&#8217; Top in Mexico City. \u201cThat\u2019s my intention. We\u2019re working out the details now,\u201d Biden <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/01\/04\/remarks-by-president-biden-before-air-force-one-departure-25\/\">told reporters<\/a><\/u> as he boarded Flying force One en path to Kentucky the other day.<\/p>\n<p> Republicans have actually hammered Biden for 2 years, implicating him of disregarding the crisis at the border as it has actually grown even worse throughout his time in workplace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am glad to hear you are thinking about making a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border \u2014 your first as President,&#8221; <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/blackburn-invites-biden-border\">wrote<\/a><\/u> <b> Sen. Marsha Blackburn<\/b> (R-TN) in a declaration, using to reveal Biden around. &#8220;I would like to formally invite you to join Senator Hyde-Smith, Senator Britt, and me in Del Rio, Texas this Monday, January 9. We will be assessing the damage caused by this administration&#8217;s immigration policies and meeting with some of the victims of those policies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the sake of the women, children, and American families suffering from a lack of leadership, we urge you to join us,&#8221; she concluded.<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/dan-crenshaw-solution-border-crisis-unite-democrats-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAN CRENSHAW PITCHES SOLUTION TO BORDER CRISIS TO UNITE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> LIKEWISE TODAY: <\/b> Defense Secretary<b> Lloyd Austin<\/b> will be at the White Home this afternoon as the president has a Cabinet conference arranged for 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><b> POLAND GETS MORE ABRAMS: <\/b> In return for contributing 240 Soviet-era tanks to Ukraine, Poland will get more than 100 utilized U.S. M1A1 Abrams tanks in a $1.4 billion offer signed the other day.<\/p>\n<p> The Polish Defense Ministry <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Poland_MOD\/status\/1610655195175817216?s=20&#038;t=dNKap1S_q1P6ICUBwImZcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a><\/u> that Defense Minister <b> Mariusz B\u0142aszczak<\/b> signed the offer at a Polish military base near Warsaw. \u201cThe agreement foresees the delivery of 116 M1A1 Abrams tanks with related equipment and logistics starting this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Last summertime, Poland sent out more than 300 Soviet-era tanks and armored workers providers to Ukraine. The NATO ally is the very first to get the U.S. primary fight tank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoland has been an incredible ally and friend and partner in this entire effort in terms of the support that they have been providing not only to the Ukrainians and not only from a security assistance perspective, but the support that they provide to the United States as a NATO ally and our efforts to shore up the eastern flank of NATO,\u201d stated National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby throughout a White Home teleconference.<\/p>\n<p><b> NEVER EVER TOOK PLACE: <\/b> It&#8217;s an excellent anecdote, other than <b> Kash Patel<\/b> insists it&#8217;s apocryphal. In an April 15 testament to the Jan. 6 committee, previous White Home interactions director <b> Alyssa Farah Griffin<\/b> communicated an unofficial account that \u201callegedly, for about 14 minutes, Kash was actually the CIA director.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd don&#8217;t need to tell this to Congressman Schiff, but that man has no business being anywhere near intelligence or anything else,\u201d she included.<\/p>\n<p> However Patel informs <i> Washington Inspector<\/i> defense press reporter <b> Mike Brest<\/b> it&#8217;s a misconception which he was never ever set up in any capability at the CIA.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s amazing that a communications director would have any insight [into] what&#8217;s going on in the national security apparatus of the United States, especially when she was in zero meetings involving any of these discussions,\u201d Patel told Brest. \u201cWhat I can say and will say is that, you know &#8230; with President Trump, there was always conversations about moving people in personnel around to execute national security priorities. And there was a time when they considered me to be the deputy director of the CIA. And maybe that&#8217;s what she&#8217;s referring to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/kash-patel-denies-jan-6-testimony-cia-director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRUMP LOYALIST KASH PATEL DENIES JAN. 6 TESTIMONY HE WAS BRIEFLY INSTALLED AS CIA DIRECTOR<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<h2> The Rundown<\/h2>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/blackburn-invites-biden-border\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Sen. Blackburn welcomes Biden to surround to evaluate &#8216;damage triggered&#8217; by administration<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/south-korea-stealthy-drones-killer-system\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/u><\/b>: South Korea to establish &#8216;sneaky drones&#8217; and &#8216;drone killer system&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/iran-drones-used-russia-in-ukrain-parts-us-companies\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Iranian drones utilized by Russia in Ukraine consist of parts from United States business: Report<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/france-tanks-ukraine-contrast-biden-germany\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/u><\/b>: France uses &#8216;high-performance&#8217; tanks to Ukraine, on the other hand with Biden and Germany<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/russia-raises-death-toll-ukraine-strike-blames-illicit-cell-phone-usage\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Russia raises death toll of enormous Ukrainian strike, blames illegal cellular phone use by soldiers<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/us-baffled-by-amount-of-russian-blood-wagner-group-has-spilled-to-capture-bakhmut\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/u><\/b>: United States baffled by &#8216;quantity of Russian blood&#8217; Wagner Group has spilled to catch Bakhmut<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/white-house-warns-intense-donbas-fighting-continue\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/u><\/b>: White Home cautions &#8216;extreme&#8217; Donbas combating will continue in coming weeks<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/v\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Part of Taiwan advanced rocket system sent out to China for repair work<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/kash-patel-denies-jan-6-testimony-cia-director\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Trump patriot Kash Patel rejects Jan. 6 testament he was quickly set up as CIA director<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/treat-chinas-fishing-flotillas-for-the-pirates-they-are\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Viewpoint: Deal with China&#8217;s fishing flotillas for the pirates they are<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/ukraine-military-says-killed-800-russian-soldiers-in-past-day-101672903476637.html\">Reuters<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Ukraine Armed Force States It Eliminated 800 Russian Soldiers In Past Day<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/04\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-cellphones.html\">New York Times<\/a><\/u><\/b>: For Russian Soldiers, Cellular Phone Usage Is a Relentless, Lethal Threat<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/threats\/2023\/01\/senior-white-house-official-wagner-mercenaries-more-aggressive-russian-military\/381477\/\">Defense One<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Senior White Home Authorities: Wagner Mercenaries More \u2018Aggressive\u2019 Than Russian Military<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ukraine-sees-signs-of-russia-shifting-front-line-firepower-away-from-bakhmut-11672830898?mod=world_lead_pos1\">Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Ukraine Sees Indications Moscow Is Moving From Bakhmut<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-health-russia-ukraine-war-europe-kharkiv-d753058815c977005ad97048ed76b811\">AP<\/a><\/u><\/b>: In between fights, Ukraine&#8217;s soldiers belong to recuperate<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/putin-technology-politics-russia-government-561c5501aeb8f3ae40af1789ec237103\">AP<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Russia&#8217;s hypersonic missile-armed ship to patrol worldwide seas<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2023\/01\/04\/russian-navy-commissions-ballistic-missile-sub-2-surface-warships\">USNI News<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Russian Navy Commissions Ballistic Rocket Sub, 2 Surface Area Warships<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/04\/world\/asia\/north-korea-daughter-succession.html\">New York Times<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Is Kim Jong-un&#8217;s \u2018Most Beloved Daughter\u2019 North Korea&#8217;s Next Leader?<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/south-koreas-yoon-warns-ending-military-pact-if-north-violates-airspace-again-2023-01-04\/\">Reuters<\/a><\/u><\/b>: South Korea&#8217;s Yoon Warns Of Ending Armed Force Pact After North Drone Invasion<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-01-03\/congress-orders-pentagon-to-review-controlled-unclassified-information-label\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Congress Orders Pentagon to Evaluation \u2018Controlled Unclassified\u2019 Label<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/policy\/2023\/01\/pentagon-scrambles-prep-new-covid-rules-vaccine-mandate-nears-end\/381461\/\">Defense One<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Pentagon Scrambles to Preparation New COVID Rules as Vaccine Required Nears End<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/gallant-discusses-iran-with-us-counterpart-austin-in-first-call\/\">Times of Israel<\/a><\/u><\/b>: U.S. Defense Chief Austin Cautions Gallant Not To \u2018Undermine\u2019 West Bank Stability<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2023\/jan\/4\/inside-ring-new-missiles-radars-bolster-guam-defen\/\">Washington Times<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Pentagon To Reinforce Guam&#8217;s Defenses With New Missiles, Radars<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/australia-government-norway-dc282b17e4111be468bee8df3834c711\">AP<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Australia To Purchase U.S.-Made HIMARS In Increase To Defense Systems<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.afa.org\/e\/285922\/d-pending-crash-investigation-\/lkqfgn\/2352742192?h=EeWkEi3emuNpLgtmYT3YaVc6HlQhEX9anXquISpbQnk\">Air &#038; Space Forces Magazine<\/a><\/u><\/b>: All F-35, F135 Engine Deliveries Suspended Pending Crash Examination<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.afa.org\/e\/285922\/kc-46-deficiencies-one-by-one-\/lkqfgr\/2352742192?h=EeWkEi3emuNpLgtmYT3YaVc6HlQhEX9anXquISpbQnk\">Air &#038; Space Forces Magazine<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Boeing Functions to Resolve KC-46 Shortages, One by One<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/v\">Breaking Defense<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Inside the Unique F-16 the Flying Force Is Utilizing to Check Out AI<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-rapid-dragon-c-130-china\/\">Task &#038; Purpose<\/a><\/u><\/b>: This Uncommon New Flying Force Method Is Likely Raising Alarms in China, Professional States<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.afa.org\/e\/285922\/r-force-details-still-to-come-\/lkqfgy\/2352742192?h=EeWkEi3emuNpLgtmYT3YaVc6HlQhEX9anXquISpbQnk\">Air &#038; Space Forces Magazine<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Pentagon Rolls Out New Adult Leave Policy&#8211; Flying Force Particulars Still to Come<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.afa.org\/e\/285922\/osses-for-afghanistan-mission-\/lkqfh5\/2352742192?h=EeWkEi3emuNpLgtmYT3YaVc6HlQhEX9anXquISpbQnk\">Air &#038; Space Forces Magazine<\/a><\/u><\/b>: 4 More Airmen Get Identified Flying Crosses for Afghanistan Objective<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/john-negroponte-crime-homicide-honduras-mexico-6a5a01970384c133fc96040a35343318\">AP<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Child of previous United States intelligence director guilty of murder<\/p>\n<h2> Calendar<\/h2>\n<p><b> THURSDAY|JANUARY 5<\/b><\/p>\n<p> 3 a.m.&#8211; NATO Secretary-General <b> Jens Stoltenberg<\/b> speech detailing \u201cNATO\u2019s role in turbulent times and security as a shared responsibility\u201d to the yearly conference of the Confederation of Norwegian Business. Records offered on NATO site: <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/news_210444.htm\">https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/news<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p> 9 a.m.&#8211; Center for Strategic and International Researches virtual conversation: \u201cUnanswered Questions about North Korean Leadership,\u201d with <b> Bruce Klingner<\/b>, senior research study fellow at the Heritage Structure&#8217;s Asian Research studies Center; <b> Soo Kim<\/b>, policy expert at the RAND Corporation; <b> John Delury<\/b>, teacher of Chinese research studies at Yonsei University&#8217;s Graduate School of International Researches; and <b> Take Legal Action Against Mi Terry<\/b>, director of the CSIS&#8217;s Asia Program <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/events\/unanswered-questions-about-north-korean-leadership\">https:\/\/www.csis.org\/events\/unanswered-questions-about-north-korean-leadership<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><b> FRIDAY|JANUARY 6<\/b><\/p>\n<p> 12 p.m. Union Square, 3rd St. SW&#8211; Progressive Democrats of America, the Not Above the Law Union, and the Statement for American Democracy hold an &#8220;Our Freedoms, Our Vote&#8221; Jan. 6 rally &#8220;to remember what happened two years ago,\u201d with <b>Rep. Jamie Raskin<\/b> (D-MD); <b>Martin Luther King III,<\/b> activist and son of the late Martin Luther King Jr.; and <b>Andrea Waters King<\/b>, president of the Drum Major Institute and wife of Martin Luther King III <u><a class=\" Link\" href=\" https:\/\/www.mobilize.us\/jan6hearings\/event\/545269\/\" > https:\/\/www.mobilize.us\/jan6hearings\/event\/545269\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><b> MONDAY|JANUARY 8<\/b><\/p>\n<p> 2 p.m. 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW&#8211; Center for Strategic and International Researches report launch: \u201cThe First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan,\u201d with co-authors <b> Mark Cancian<\/b>, <b> Matthew Cancian<\/b>, and <b> Eric Heginbotham<\/b>, together with a panel conversation with retired Flying force <b> Lt. Gen. David Deptula<\/b>; <b> Becca Wasser<\/b>, senior fellow, Center for a Brand-new American Security; and <b> William Murray<\/b>, teacher, U.S. Naval War College <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/events\/report-launch%E2%80%95-first-battle-next-war-wargaming-chinese-invasion-taiwan\">https:\/\/www.csis.org\/events\/report-launch<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><b> FRIDAY|JANUARY 13<\/b><\/p>\n<p> TBA&#8211; <b> President Joe Biden<\/b> hosts Japanese Prime Minister <b> Fumio Kishida <\/b> for conferences at the White Home <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/01\/03\/statement-by-white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-the-visit-of-prime-minister-kishida-of-japan\/\">https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote-day\">\n            <\/p>\n<h4> PRICE ESTIMATE OF THE DAY<\/h4>\n<p>              \u201cThis is what sends a clear signal to all our other partners: There is no rational reason why Ukraine has not yet been supplied with Western-type tanks.\u201d\n             <\/p>\n<p><cite> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanking France for dedicating to send out AMX-10 RC light tanks to assist its war effort<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE UPS AND DOWNS OF WAR: The cutting edge in Ukraine have not moved much in current weeks, however the momentum stays with Ukrainian forces who have actually effectively targeted Russian troop concentrations, requiring their leaders to rush to reassess strategies. 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