Pictured is former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
In this issue, the map of the US military base was exposed, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev threatened to use nuclear weapons, and Germany retreated and refused to aid Ukraine with long-range weapons.
For the Ukrainian army, the situation on the eastern front in Ukraine is still tense, and the Russian army in Kursk has also launched a counteroffensive, the Russian army said on September 15 that the Ukrainian army lost more than 300 servicemen and 22 armored vehicles in this direction in one day, including 3 tanks, and 7 Ukraine servicemen surrendered. On the same day, Kharkiv City Mayor Terekhov said that on the same day, the city of Kharkiv was attacked by Russian troops, a high-rise building was hit, civilian infrastructure was damaged, and 41 people have been injured. And Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesman Teshi said that Ukraine still does not intend to agree to "freeze" the conflict.
The picture shows the "Bradley" infantry fighting vehicle
Today's other piece of news may make United States nervous. In the Kupyansk region of eastern Ukraine, the Russian army found a map of one of the largest military training bases in United States, the Fort Irwin National Training Center, in a captured United States-aided "Bradley" infantry fighting vehicle, which means that this US military base is completely exposed in front of Russia. As the largest actual combat simulation training site of the United States military, the leakage of its map may expose key information such as the training layout and tactical exercise route of the US military, and Russia may use this map for targeted intelligence collection.
This map may not be so important to Russia, if there is top-secret information on this map, it is the best choice to keep it secret, so that it can be used at a critical moment to give the United States a surprise action. The appearance of this map on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine also has a layer of meaning: does this mean that the US military has participated in the Russian-Ukrainian war?
The picture shows the Ukraine army
First, according to Russian media reports on August 19, the United States private military company Frontline Watch Group has confirmed its involvement in the attack on Russia's Kursk Oblast. The US military can completely dress up as mercenaries, and then blend into the Ukraine army and compete with the Russian army.
Second, Pentagon spokesman Pat · Ryder said on 20 April that United States is considering sending additional military adviser Ukraine United States s to its embassy in Ukraine. What are the tasks for which these military advisers are responsible? The servicemen will take on "non-combat missions," mainly logistics, monitoring the delivery of United States weapons, and assisting with weapons maintenance, the report said. In other words, the U.S. military has actually had soldiers in the Ukraine for a long time, and United States is not necessarily telling the truth to the outside world, and it is also very possible to participate in front-line operations as a military adviser.
In addition to the possible involvement of U.S. military personnel in the war, United States also intends to relax on the issue of long-range weapons to attack Russia's hinterland, while Medvedev warned on September 14 that Russia understand the danger of nuclear weapons and the irreversibility of nuclear war, and at the same time Russia the prerequisites for the use of nuclear weapons, including Ukraine army attack Russia Kursk Oblast, but Russia has shown patience and has not used nuclear weapons to respond to enemy attacks. But he warns that patience could run out.
The picture shows the "Storm Shadow" missile
Medvedev said that Russia's patience will run out, so what will happen if patience runs out, combined with what he said earlier, it can be seen that his warning is a clear nuclear deterrent, only not so strong. However, Medvedev's words do not seem to have the effect of nuclear deterrence, because although he is the former president of Russia, his current status is only the vice chairman of the Russia Federal Security Council, and Russia's actions are not too strongly related to what he says, mainly depending on what Putin says, and Putin has not made a nuclear deterrent in the near future.
In addition, Russia's warnings are actually limited, and Ukraine and Western countries have repeatedly crossed Russia's "red line", such as assisting Ukraine F16, Ukrainian army attacking Kursk and other activities, all of which have crossed the "red line" set by Russia. But Russia has not retaliated effectively enough, making the West and Ukraine less afraid of Russia's warnings.
Russia's warning may not be heeded by Ukraine and Western countries, but Germany still has concerns, and Scholz reportedly ruled out the possibility of providing long-range weapons to Ukraine in the future on September 14. So, in the case that Germany does not assist Ukraine with long-range weapons, what other Western long-range weapons does Ukraine have that can attack targets in depth in Russia?
The picture shows an American-made F16 fighter
First, the "Storm Shadow" cruise missile, which United Kingdom aid Ukraine, has the ability to help Ukraine strike the Russian hinterland, this missile can be launched from a warplane, has a range of up to 300 kilometers, flies at a speed close to the speed of sound, and is equipped with a high-explosive warhead capable of penetrating solid bunkers and delivering precision strikes on specific targets. With the F16 fighter jets aided by the West, it poses a certain threat to targets in the Russian hinterland.
Second, the ATACMS missile system aided by United States can be used to hit targets in the Russian hinterland, Ukraine has obtained ATACMS including its long-range version, with a range of more than 300 kilometers, and the United States military think tank Institute for the Study of War recently released a report saying that more than 200 known military and paramilitary targets in Russia are within the range of Ukraine's ATACMS. As United States may allow Ukraine to use a long-range version of ATACMS to attack targets inside Russia, ISW has observed that 16 Russian air bases within range of the missile have deployed aircraft to bases outside the range.
Third, it is also possible to use Western-aided drones to hit targets in the Russian hinterland, and only Ukraine's own "Falcon" 300 drones have a range of up to 3300 kilometers. In the early hours of September 10, Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Moscow. Russian forces shot down a total of 14 drones in 5 districts of Ramenskoye, Podolsk, Lyubertsy, Domodedovo and Kolomna in the Moscow region. Western-aided drones can be used by Ukraine to attack targets in the Russian hinterland.
The picture shows the "Storm Shadow" missile
In general, the map of the US military base is not of great intelligence value to Russia, mainly used to prove that the US military participated in the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the US military may indeed be directly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian war, but the number will not be large. And Medvedev's warning has limited effect, after all, many of the "red lines" set by Russia have already been crossed. If the war continues, sooner or later, Ukraine will hit targets in the rear of Russia with long-range weapons supplied by the West, as long as conditions permit.
The cruelty of the Russian-Ukrainian war is self-evident, Tolstoy once said that "the image of war is bloodshed, pain and death." "I hope that all parties can actively promote peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, so that the people of the two countries can live a good life as soon as possible.