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Jon Chicky

@JonChicky

Watching Eurasian security and military issues. Tweets and retweets are not necessarily endorsements. Tweets reflect my views only.

Joined November 2011
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@SIPRIorgMar 8
The volume of international transfers of major arms in 2021–25 was 9.2% higher than in 2016–20. This was the biggest increase in global arms flows since 2011–15. New SIPRI fact sheet out now ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/OSMS3959 #ArmsTransfers #GlobalArmsTrade #ArmsData #SIPRI #Peace
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1/ Global Strategic Update: The global security environment is currently defined by cascading, interconnected crises that severely strain global stability and reshape the geoeconomic competition between the United States and China. This is a brief update on two of the globe's principal theaters of war, Ukraine and Iran. #UkraineWar #EpicFury #Iran #Israel
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Since the start of the war, Russia has carried out more than 1,900 attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure —once one of Europe’s most robust— with the majority of strikes occurring along the front line. @AJEnglish draws on ACLED data to map the attacks. aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/24…
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@RUSI_org11 Oct 2024
Our new report with the Open Source Centre provides a comprehensive analysis of Russia’s artillery supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and inform future policy decisions by Ukraine’s Western partners on supply chain disruption. Learn more here: bit.ly/3zJnowN
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GAU@deaidua10 Feb 2024
According to @gepardtatze, a former German Gepard SPAAG instructor who is usually well-connected and well-informed, the new 35 mm APDS-T ammunition from Rheinmetall has proven to be both faster and more penetrative than the ammunition previously used by the Ukrainian soldiers with their Gepard SPAAGs. Rheinmetall has delivered over 40,000 of these rounds to Ukraine by the end of 2023. By mid-2024, 150,000 rounds are to be delivered. Production will then be switched to HEI-T ammunition and another 150,000 rounds will be delivered. The German government is covering the costs for Ukraine, totalling a three-digit million sum. This has secured the medium-term supply of 35 mm Gepard SPAAG ammunition in #Ukraine until 2025.
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@gepardtatze10 Feb 2024
Flakpanzer #Gepard 1 A2 der 🇺🇦 ukrainischen Streitkräfte in niedriger Bereitschaft untergezogen in einem Waldstück. Die neue Munition von Rheinmetall bewährte sich bisher gut. Sie ist schneller und durchschlagsfähiger.
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War Mapper
@War_Mapper9 Feb 2023
A timelapse showing the change to control around the frontline city of Bakhmut over the past 4 weeks. 12 Jan -> 19 Jan -> 26 Jan -> 02 Feb -> 09 Feb
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Polish Defence Minister announced that 🇵🇱 will train/equip a new Ukrainian mechanized brigade (3 mech. battalions, 1 tank battalion) by March. This is about 40 T72 tanks and 100 BWP IFVs. Poland has already sent about 320 tanks to Ukraine and more are being readied. 💪🇵🇱🇺🇦💪
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"Western governments have come to the conclusion that the only way to move the conflict forward is to help Ukraine win." Putin has left NATO allies like Germany little option but to supply tanks to Ukraine, Lawrence Freedman tells #TimesRadio.
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PI PODCAST: W dzisiejszym odcinku @jgotkowska wicedyrektorka Ośrodka Studiów Wschodnich, opowiada @mswierczynski1 o wojskowym wsparciu, które Ukraina ma otrzymać od zachodnich partnerów oraz o roli, jaką Szwecja i Finlandia mogą odegrać w NATO. ▶️ soundcloud.com/politykainsig…
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Russia is switching to a war footing and preparing to fight several years to obliterate Ukraine. The West, while providing Kyiv with some weapons, continues business as usual. My @WSJ essay on why time may be on Putin’s side if the West doesn’t wake up wsj.com/articles/ukraine-war…
The War in Ukraine Will Be Long. Is the West Ready?

The War in Ukraine Will Be Long. Is the West Ready?

Time could be on Russia’s side if the U.S. and its allies don’t adjust to a prolonged conflict.

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The Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer Motor Sich opened its representative office in Türkiye.
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Guerre d'Ukraine | 06/01/23 🌐 Svatove🔹U230106-0859 🌐 Kreminna🔹U230106-0903 🌐 Soledar🔹U230106-0849 + gains🇷🇺 (km²) sur 1 semaine 🌐 Bakhmut🔹U230106-0854 @Michel_Goya @egea_blog @jdomerchet @duprat_alain #UkraineRussianWar
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✍️Russian Invasion - Day 312 | Summary of the situation + detailed maps. Read on: militaryland.net/news/invasi… #UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine
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During the massive missile attack on Ukraine, the enemy directed missiles from Tu-22, Tu-95 strategic bombers, and surface and underwater missile carriers from the Black Sea to the southern regions 🚀 #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar odessa-journal.com/air-defen…
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Mykhailo@mxpoliakov24 Dec 2022
I received bizarre microchips from the downed Russian SU-24M near Bakhmut. Research revealed that at least one microchip is part of the SVP-24 automatic targeting system. As you can guess, it is full of Western parts 🧵
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Giorgi Masalkini analyzes the reaction of Georgian society to the influx of Russian emigrants and explains why Georgia's stance on the war in Ukraine often looks inconsistent and wavering. russiapost.info/politics/geo… #RussianUkrainianWar #Georgia
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Media reports of Russian servicemen who refuse to fight on the frontlines in Ukraine continue to emerge more than two months after Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization. russiapost.info/society/refu… #UkraineWar #Russia #Mobilization
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@War_Mapper7 Dec 2022
A map of the approximate situation on the ground in Ukraine as of 00:00 UTC 07/12/22. There have been no notable changes to control since the last update.
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Lignes de front au 05/12 Secteurs : 🌐 Svatove 🌐 Lysychansk 🌐 Bakhmut 🌐 Donetsk Ouest Sources : @projectowlosint | @AndrewPerpetua @Michel_Goya @egea_blog @jdomerchet @duprat_alain #UkraineRussianWar
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@War_Mapper6 Dec 2022
A map of the approximate situation on the ground in Ukraine as of 00:00 UTC 06/12/22. There have been no notable changes to control since the last update.
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