It’s Land Mine Friday! In this episode of the Flash Traffic Podcast, we discuss land mines, of course, DEI in the Russian Army, explosively formed penetrators, desertions in the Russian Army, Russia recruiting former Afghani Special Forces, and more!

Videos:

M128 Ground Emplaced Mine Scattering System (GEMSS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNQIE-D8uwY

German Schrapnellmine (S-mine) AKA "Bouncing Betty" Anti-Personnel Land Mine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfbhcqrKtno

How a M18A1 CLAYMORE Works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb2xowrtss4

In this episode of the Flash Traffic Podcast, we discuss the ICBM strike on Dnipro City, Rods from God, Valerii Zaluzhnyi and WWIII, Storm Shadow strike on Ukraine’s #1 target in Kursk, and more!

In this episode of the Flash Traffic Podcast, we discuss Storm Shadow/SCALP/ATACMS/Tomahawk (all the missile things!), elections in Ukraine after martial law, a Westerner’s view of Ukrainian politics, conditions-based support to Ukraine, mothership drones, and more!

In this episode of the Flash Traffic Podcast, we discuss the 1,000 days of the war, political denial and over-optimism in war, Zelensky’s Resilience Plan, the timing of “total war” in Ukraine, the defenestration of a Russian ballet dancer, and more!

In this episode, we discuss ATACMS, the end of the Ukraine war, electronic warfare, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and war, tanks crushing infantry, Czar Nicholas, Kursk, and more!

In this episode, we discuss Tulsi Gabbard and intelligence support to Ukraine, US politics and the two party system, the Deep State and ignoring political appointees, flame-throwing drones, and more!

In this episode, we discuss Russia using studio-prop tanks on the battlefield, Deathonomics, and more!

Articles:

The ‘Deathonomics’ Powering Russia’s War Machine

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-ukraine-war-military-death-pay-6cfe936e

Conscription Is Breaking Ukraine

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/28/conscription-ukraine-military-men-russia-war/

Russians maimed in war are denied payments: "As stormtroopers at the front - please. As an invalid - no money"

https://www.currenttime.tv/a/32955259.html

In this episode, we discuss partisans killing Russians, the Ukraine peace settlement, a Leopard 2 tank attack, and more!

Articles:

OPINION: Team Ukraine Is Blowing It With Team Trump

https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/42163

Ukraine’s European allies eye once-taboo ‘land-for-peace’ negotiations

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/13/europe-ukraine-russia-negotiations-trump/

Blinken Heads to NATO as Alliance Prepares for Trump’s Return

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/us/politics/blinken-nato-ukraine-russia.html

Kyiv’s backers take comfort in Trump’s Cabinet picks

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/12/kyiv-backers-trump-cabinet-national-security-00189137?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sailthru

Survey: Ukrainians Remain Against Land Concession in Exchange for Peace – by Slim Majority

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/42130

Russian navy officer responsible for strikes on civilians killed in SBU operation, source says

https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-behind-car-bombing-that-killed-russian-navy-officer-source-says/

Videos:

Leopard 2 tank melting Russians

https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1856694441244831963