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Defense Politics Asia: Analytics youtube channel launched!
DPA Analytics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIxNyGkFeu2uMg8Jk0ca4Bg Due to the need to separate important videos that are less “fleeting” – I realised there is a need for a separate channel for the series of videos that are NOT news per se. So now introducing the Defense Politics Asia: Analytics channel – which will now house ALL the DPA CSI…
[ Bakhmut Front ] Russian forces captured Hryhorivka & Verkhnokamyanske; entered Siversk and Soledar
00:00 Intro00:18 Russian forces captured Hryhorivka01:06 Fighting reported east of Serebrianka02:08 Important of Siversk02:46 Russian forces captured Verkhnokamyanske and entered Siversk04:46 Spirne continue to be disputed05:00 Fighting between Spirne and Ivano-Darivska05:25 Russian forces entered Soledar08:24 Situation with Stryapivka and Nova Kamyanka08:59 Fighting reported at Vesela Dolyna and Vershyna10:00 Conclusion Full Report:
Royal Thai Air Force welcomes new H135 training helicopters
Singapore, 7 July 2022 – Airbus Helicopters has handed over the second batch of H135 military training helicopters to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) in a ceremony held at its Wing 2 base in Lopburi, Thailand. The latest deliveries saw RTAF receiving all six H135 helicopters, becoming the first in Southeast Asia to utilise the…
[ CSI ] Sri Lanka (12 July 2022) – At the brink…
Previously, DPA CSI rated Sri Lanka 10/100 on 14 May 2022. Lets see how much has changed since. Security Sri Lanka currently do not face national security concerns. No foreign military threat, terrorism nor insurgency. Political Sri Lanka civilians had stormed the official residences of both President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since Monday…
[ Luhansk Front] Russian forces capture Novodruzhesk, Lysychansk City Center & City Council Building
Full Report: 00:00 Intro00:33 Russian forces captured Novodruzhesk and pushed into northern area of Lysychansk01:00 City Center of Lysychansk is captured by Russian forces02:34 No indication that Russian forces capture the entire city04:12 Frontlines of Russian forces in the southern part of Lysychansk05:49 50% of Lysychansk is captured by Russian forces06:35 Ukrainian forces evacuation/retreat is…
[ Myanmar ] Myanmar MiG-29 intruded into & open fired over Thailand’s Tak region airspace
Around noon, a MiG-29 Myanmar air force fighter jet intruded about 4-5 kilometres into Thailand’s airspace, over areas between Ban Wao Lay Tai and Ban Wao Lay Nua villages, a border source said. The intrusion of the jet fighter and loud explosions in Myanmar caused panic among villagers in the two Thai border villages, prompting…
[ Luhansk Front ] RF forces captured Shypylivka, Matrosskaya & Privolnjanskaya mine & Gelatine Plant
Full Report: 00:00 Intro00:10 Russian Pryvillya force overrun Privolnjanskaya mine and captured Shypylivka – fighting at Berezovsky Chalk Quarry01:32 Fighting at Novodruzhesk – attack corrected to be from the north and likely not from the south-west.02:30 Comments on the city center pincer04:21 LPR Tank Division ordered to pushed to the edge of Novodruzhesk05:11 Russian MoD…
[ Luhansk Front ] Russian forces captured Zolotarivka, Spirne & Pavlohrad; Pincer on the city center
Full Report: 00:00 Intro00:18 Russian forces captured Zolotarivka and Spirne; Bila Hora secured01:01 Developments at Pryvillya02:34 Fighting reported at Novodruzhesk03:56 Russian forces at Concrete product plan and Melnikov Mine04:43 Russian forces crossed river and captured Lysychansk Heliport06:24 Pincer will create encirclement of central and southern Lysychansk07:26 Russian forces captured Pavlohrad09:01 Updates on other parts of…
[ Odessa Front ] Russian forces abandon Snake Island – the FULL STORY + DPA analysis/assessment
Full Report: 00:00 Intro01:04 Shelling reported at Snake Island01:35 Russia MoD Statement03:36 “The War On Fakes” post shared by Russian MoD06:27 Pro-Russian analyst “Rybar” analysis/assessment08:52 Sequence of events of Snake Island from Day 1 till Today15:19 Ukrainian Armed Forces Plan for Snake Island15:51 Ukrainian Southern Command concedes they cannot control Snake Island now16:49 Snake Island…