For the babies and children who had no choice over where they were born absolutely; likewise for those who voted against or otherwise protested against Putin and the Kremlin; but for the adults who voted for and handed Putin his power not so much.
It's better than nothing ,
I'm sure ambulances are Badly needed ,I seen the Danes and Norwegians sent fire engines too
You've heard of the NLAW.
Now witness the power of the Mee-MAW.
@ronivek There is a clip which appears to show an initial explosion in the absence of any fire; but it wasn’t a large explosion. Personally my money is on a TB-2 strike .
If it was hit by a bomb or missle their would have been a larger initial explosion going by what experts are saying ,the consensus seems to be a fire set off munitions on the ship.
Not even the Ukrainians are claiming they did it
At this point they are so insulated and pumped full of propaganda it wouldn't make a difference, also since when is nestle the only source of baby food ?
Aye that's the one. As others have said most equipment seems to be designed to just about work but always, and if it breaks it just needs a few knocks and tape and it'll go again. Fine against people dug in trenches 100 years ago.
I have to admit though I'm pretty baffled at just how bad so much Russian stuff is though. I assumed since GLONASS exists and they're responsible for NASA launches etc. that the tech in the country would be excellent but it really does look like they just have their own super-basic stuff (comms over an unencrypted open radio channel, I mean come on t'****) and little else. There's sometimes a clear difference between civil and military technology, sometimes not. GPS being the usual example. Technically it's still military but everyone uses it day to day. It seems they've barely, if at all developed their technology and research and production in the last 3 decades. Their consumer tech is mostly imported as well. Once they're out of their home environment when they can plug a phone in to charge it like any of us would they've got nothing for the field.
Absolutely. I am not espousing concern for people who are in favour of what Russia are doing at the moment.
is the dead hand system still a viable option for Russia or is that just cold war mythology that was never disproved and is likely to not function in today's world?
The most hilarious part is Nestle claim they are not making a profit on supplying food and "medicines" (supplements) to Russia.
Fúck off Nestle. 🙄
I would like to know that if it were to exist is there a jammer developed to counter it.
I don't feel sorry for ones out cheering on Putin's little Nazi rally tribute, tbh from what I've seen the Russian people don't seem to be too bothered or atleast not enough to go out enmass and protest and topple the government, then you have there police force that happily keep Putin in power you d have to question what morals those people have.
TBH Russian technology is like most in the world reliant on Chinese companies or technologies. They don't really have any sort of IC capability at all. The only chip indigenous chip manufacturers in Russia produce chips like those used typically in payment cards, so not sophisticated at all. They have no ability to produce microprocessors etc at all. Someone posted a very good youtube explainer earlier in this thread.
9 ambulances fully kitted out with 1 million euro worth of gear.
Sure why would they be needed during a war. 🙄
I'm no expert by any means but the answer is more along the lines of "it depends".
Some of the first reports were that it was a Tochka SRBM: in which case yes you might have expected an initial large explosion which would have caused a bunch of the ordinance to detonate instantly. That didn't happen.
However a TB-2 uses much smaller laser-guided missiles which would be more consistent with what happened: a single relatively small initial explosion was followed by a series of increasingly large explosions. Those explosions threw burning ordinance and material in all directions which set fires on the pier and adjacent ships.
Or it could have been an accident which triggered the initial explosion. Or direct sabotage of some description. We'll probably never know unless Ukraine release drone footage or something. Either way the Russians lost at least one of their large supply/transport ships.
I think it'd be easier to just shoot the ICBM down. Had a conversation with a work colleague earlier and was thinking aloud how that it could be a case of US waiting for espionage elements to confirm the Russian posthumous nuclear launch systems are not going to work before they just flatten the whole Kremlin with a nuke of their own.
The Russian people, either through their enthusiastic support or apathy, have allowed this situation to happen. They aren't the victims here.
Just looking at this north west of kiyv. Hopefully it's a munitions storage for the Russians.
Just happened recently
That sounds strikingly similar to the reasoning that people who would have supported the sept 11 attack would have held against the Americans and their citizens.
Now I am fully aware that that is a VERY extreme comparison and isn't like for like, but I am uneasy for celebrating or not having empathy for the innocent russian people who aren't actively supporting the current actions of their government.
To erase all doubt, I am fully against Russia and their actions and in no way condone what has been happening.
The funniest part is their claim that not making a profit is in line with their purpose and values.
Yes, you could definitely argue that large numbers of people have bought into Putin's brand of Russian nationalism - either by being actively in favour of it or by not opposing it (which is tacit approval in my book).
It's noticeable that they are in the middle of the biggest war in Europe in 80 years and yet there is scarcely a murmur from the Russian public that this is happening, it's almost a bit bizarre.
It is a rather extreme comparison to make, yes. I don't see how it is relevant at all. I am certainly not suggesting that someone fly a plane into a building in Russia as revenge or anything of the sort. The people in Russia are suffering economically now because of an ongoing illegal invasion of a peaceful neighbouring country.
Autocrats. China, India, Turkey, Israel aren't all communist but they all want to expand their territory and believe places like Taiwan, Cyprus, Pakistan, Palestine/West Bank are rightfully theirs.
I'll help yeah, you seem to be struggling big time.
Hungry children with no formula in Ukraine are getting cluster bombed and starved to death. Empathy
One less range of baby foods in Moscow supermarkets - Minor inconvenience.
Anything else you need help with?
Yeah I did regret it after I pressed post.
It was clumsy and will result in a lot of backlash. I didn't mean to infer that you meant anything of the sort.
I just meant that while I absolutely disagree with Russia, I don't want innocent russians to suffer either.
It wasn't a good comparison. I absolutely acknowledge that.
That said, they are a lot closer to mopping up the Russian nazis than most people thought they would be capable of, and I wouldn't write them off.
Oh very much agreed MM. A helluva lot closer. Russia may not lose, but IMHO it simply can't win. If Afghanistan was bad for them, this will be worse if they stupidly decide to hang around. Russia is now facing the best armed, best supported(and not just militarily) and I'd reckon the best trained army of rebel forces out there and they're on the home ground they're fighting for.
Thanks for that Boggles.
I think you will find that I never said it was a major inconvenience. I simply said I wouldn't criticise a company for supplying baby food to russia.
Anything else regarding kids starving or not getting easter eggs or that I was felt just as sorry for kids in Russia for not having nesquik as i did for kids eating wild dogs in Ukraine was simply words that other people put in my mouth.
I'm struggling to feel any sympathy for them. Putin has a LOT of support amongst the population there. If I'm being honest, I couldn't care less for them and actually hope their country gets to suffer twice as much as the Ukrainians have.
I think a more apt comparison would be Germans during the second world war. There were some who were enthusiastic supporters of the ideals of the Nazi party, some who were not but went along because it was beneficial to them and others who were against it. I don't think during the war when the Nazi's were invading other countries anyone was thinking, won't someone think about the food shortages for the Germans who don't support the government. I am not talking above baby food here, more that there will be general economic hit to Russians living in Russia.
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