The edition captures how Ukraine’s battlefield tactics continue to evolve — while also highlighting the broader threats Russia poses to the West.
In the November digest, we cover:
— Russia's Military Support to Venezuela: Moscow trained Venezuelan personnel, including FPV training led by Russia’s Rubicon drone specialists; Russia reportedly delivered Pantsir-S1 and Buk-M2E systems to Caracas in early November.
— Strike UGV intercept: 5th Assault Brigade reported an episode where a patrolling machine-gun UGV stopped a breakthrough attempt and destroyed an APC with infantry onboard.
— Crimea air-defense losses: since early November, Ukraine has reportedly destroyed at least eight major Russian air-defense systems and multiple radars across occupied Crimea.
— UGV medevac milestone: a wounded soldier was evacuated after 33 days behind enemy lines using an armored-capsule MAUL UGV that survived a mine blast and a drone strike.
— Anti-drone nets stress test: heavy rains and early snow caused collapses and road blockages, highlighting urgent winter-proofing needs for low-cost field solutions.
— Deep strike endurance: near-daily long-range pressure on Russia’s oil/gas and defense-industrial targets continued, with expanded use of Lyutiy and the introduction of the Bars cruise missile-drone.
— Starlink denial concept: a Chinese study models large-scale EW-drone swarms as a pathway to degrade/deny Starlink over Taiwan, signaling the next phase of contested-spectrum warfare.
The deeper breakdowns of these and other news to be read in the Defense Tech Monthly — November edition.