Russia - threadbanned users in OP

"Mariupol, the struggle continues!

In inhuman conditions, children and women live, operations are carried out, human lives are saved.

Soldiers of the Regiment "Azov", 36 brigades of marines and other units are firmly opposed in an unequal battle."

It was previously reported that the female military medic killed, was the last Dr in Mariupol, suggesting some crazily brave heroic medicos have actually gone there very recently. Smuggled in on that crazy mad desperate nighttime helicopter supply drop? That thing must have been flying below tree top height and between some.

Defense I think

"Appeal of the pilots of the Air Force of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine to the international communityPolkovnik Yuriy Bulivka, fighter pilot of the 1st class:

– I am the winner of several air shows in Europe, showed aerobatics figures on the Su-27, my friend and mentor – the legendary pilot-ace Alexander Oksanchenko, who had before represented the Ukraine at these shows, died on February 25 in the sky of Kiev.

Even aerobatics of this level will not save the invaders from missiles. We need more modern aircraft to counter the enemy in the air.

The American Falcon F-16, F-15, and maybe F-18, would be enough to tilt the advantage to our side. After all, these aircraft have powerful onboard radars, technological equipment, and most importantly – missiles with active homing heads.

We have an action plan for the fastest retraining of pilots and aviation personnel.

In order to quickly master this technique, decisions must be made now so that it is not too late."

Interesting that these knowledgeable professionals think they could get usefully up to speed in a meaningful time frame.

Would you look at the state of this. Build better myself.

"Ukraine has moved into a fundamentally new phase – the transfer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to NATO

weapons The armed forces of Ukraine are beginning the transition to NATO weapons, which has not even been discussed recently.

"We have moved into a completely new phase, which even two months ago no one thought about. We have moved into a fundamentally new phase, which even no one dreamed of – the transfer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to NATO WEAPONS, to the NATO standard. And this is already happening," Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during an online inclusion on his Facebook page.

The Minister also said that President Vladimir Zelensky was able to convince Joe Biden that it was time to do it.

"And the howitzers came to us first, but this is only the beginning, much more will come to us. "This is a historic moment," Added Kuleba."

Whoa, wait, what? Historic seems almost an understatement.

But they are blocking munitions they sold to Germany and not recently , Germany is sending the weapons to another country , in this case Switzerland should stay in their hideaway and let Germany send their equipment to Ukraine

A very interesting element is that NATO now sense that Russia can be crippled militarily by Ukraine with NATO's help. The Russian accusations that NATO are fighting a "proxy war" may well be correct in fact (but the ****s and their leader only have themselves to blame....they brought it all on themselves).

Russia making an accusation about something that's been done between the large powers of the world since the end of WW2 is... what, exactly? It's hardly revelatory, that's for sure. Less of an accusation and more of an explanation of why they're doing so poorly vs. their original objectives (and even current ones). Because lots of top class NATO weaponry is flooding into Ukraine to help the righteous side, and hopefully that will continue until the Russians are either driven out or will at least sit down to some proper negotiation.

If the phone recordings are to be believed then they are worse than the men - hope she gets fired