By Retired US Army Special Forces LTC Erik Kramer, Kyiv Ukraine Executive Summary: This white paper discusses a Ukrainian strategy to fight the Russians for the next 12-24 months (March 2024-March 2026) with minimal external support capitalizing on Ukraine’s strengths and what they have available. The pluses are that it is indigenous, cost effective,...
As the security landscape continues to evolve, the threat posed by unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in Ukraine and beyond, looms larger than ever. In response to this challenge, the upcoming Mobile Training Team (MTT) led by Radio Free Ukraine’s Jedburgh Mentors presents a critical opportunity to bolster the capabilities of Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces at...
Irregular Warfare Lesson Learned from War in Ukraine2024 Radio Free Ukraine’s Jedburgh Team 2.11.2024Executive Summary (BLUF): Analysis of interview with Russian Prisoner of War in Ukraine, Major Timur Abdurakhmanov Commander of the “Alga” Battalion of the 72nd OMSBR of the Russian Federation from Dagestan, who was taken prisoner-of-war POW by the 3rd Assault Brigade during...
Join Radio Free Ukraine and NGO partners for a VIRTUAL TAILGATE PARTY on Superbowl Sunday and hosts Ukrainian Sergeant Yurii Hundych, a legend in Ukrainian football and defense, as he teams with Perry Blackburn, renowned US Army retired Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel aka Green Beret as they talk Football and the war in Ukraine. Explore...
PLANNING AND PREPARATION CONSIDERATIONS for Radio Free Ukraine Jedburgh’s involved in battalion and brigade force protection training for UA Territorial Defense and Irregular Forces during Mobile Training Team MTTs. Our team of retired US Army senior Special Forces veterans will support force protection train the trainer MTTs with leadership and organizational “how-to” sessions for battalion...
As the Director of Radio Free Ukraine and an advocate for the empowerment of the Territorial Defense Forces, I have witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by Ukrainian, American and international warfighters on Freedom’s Frontier in Ukraine. In this critical time, our focus at Radio Free Ukraine, in collaboration with the Ukrainian Special Operations and Wounded...
Radio Free Ukraine in 2024 I’m Mike Robinson, the Director of Radio Free Ukraine. Today, I wanted to talk about strategic imperatives needed to overcome the current positional warfare situation that many call a stalemate. I examined insights from Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to help dissect the ongoing conflict dynamics...
“He took position behind a large concrete wall that surrounds the airport. The Russians started firing directly at them from sniper positions. Our job was to shoot down enemy aircraft that was trying to land. My name is Dmytro, codenamed Zeus, and I’m a Ukrainian Air Assault trooper. In the first days of the war,...
One large helicopter grouping was spotted near the Belarussian town of Chojniki and contains more than 90 helicopters parked on a road with the deployment extending for more than five miles, according to Maxar’s images. “Northeast of the town, a large deployment of ground forces with several hundred vehicles is seen in convoy position in...
The 135th Territorial Defense battalion and other Ukrainian defenders and patriots, along with US Army Special Forces and other veterans, and Ukrainian Special Operations Forces as well as Ukrainian dignitaries and politicians attended to pay their respects to the fallen American hero. US Army Special Forces qualified and ordained Minister Christian Hickey led the memorial...