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It was Beasty but after some psychological reconditioning they're back on our side

It looks like its a pin just below the top link? The top link is clearly visible above it.

I find it a little amusing that they think the Americans might run out of weapons. There are many things you could say about the US, but that it’s likely to have a shortage of weapons is not one of them.

It's pretty obvious Russia will run out of tanks/APC/planes and helicopter before the US would.

Much easier and faster producing a javelin in the US vs Russia trying to produce a tank.

I think I read Russia were only producing 200 tanks a year lately (before sanctions).... so in 2 months Ukraine has destroyed 5 years of production.

What do they mean by 'land bridge' though? Are they on about the Kerch Strait bridge or the actual land bridge that runs along the coast of the Azov?

Estonian PM Kaja Kallas says that even if the war ends and there is some sort of peace agreement, trade with Russia should not resume. She points out that Putin will still be a gangster and a war criminal and it will be impossible to have any form of a normal relationship with him.

And that RU respects the sovernty of Ukr - pre 2008. -, that it has the right to make its own decisions as a soverign nation, that it hands over Kaliningrad to Ukr, that he hands back/ completely leave all areas of Georgia and Moldova that his army is in, that in future all military exercises have to be carried out at the minimum of 30 km from the border with Ukraine , etc, etc He will need such as bargaining chips

Yep. I go on the Friday, to the hill on the other side of the airfield behind the B2 hangers for Arrivals Day. It's a great spot as all the breaks are done over that hill when they peel away. I go into the show on the Saturday, the hill again on Sunday and then shoot over to Brize on Monday to see the activity for Ukraine.

However, if things escalate, I can see the USAF cancelling the show or at least maybe moving it to Filton as they may need Fairford to launch/recover U2's, B-52's, B1 and of course B2's

I go most years. Either there or Duxford. My brother lives near Fairford. I was contemplating running a bus this year if I got enough people interested.

Interestingly, I have filmed many Russian and Ukranian Airforce participants at the show over the years, especially in the years just before and after the wall fell. It was incredible as it was the first time Russian aircraft, shrouded in mystery and secrecy, landed and displayed in a Western airbase. Everyone was in awe. There's nothing like the sound of a TU-95 Bear accelerating down the runway with its contra-rotating propellers.

The Russian Airforce today is not a patch on what it used to be back then. Now, with corruption and lack of training, they are clearly in serious bother. NATO pushed on ahead with multi-operational and multi-mission training while Russia's order of battle and operations is still running cold War tactics. That's why you never see more than 3 aircraft flying at one time for a mission. Shoot and Scoot. That's their MO.

Why RTE are giving Claire Daly any airtime is beyond me. She's an absolute creature.

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The hazards of Nukes being carried by planes. The chances of an accident, combined with Russian incompetence is a chilling thought. I wonder how many Russian Broken Arrows have occurred ?

Ukrainian counterstrike up North seems to be in full swing and may the wind be at their backs but the situation down south does seem very dicey. While Russian progress is extremely slow, they do seem to be slowly making limited gains. Not anything where they thought they would, but still gains.

Hopefully with new western tech at play these orcs can be driven back, and give Russia nothing to celebrate for May 9th. Maybe commemorate all those dead on a senseless war started by a madman.

Man to man, the Ukrainian soldiers are better than their Russian counterparts. If they can push the russians out of the northern areas, while continuing to hold them off, or significantly slow them down, in the south, then you can see them turning their full focus on the southern area in time. If, and hopefully when, that stage comes, i think the Russians will have to retreat. The Ukrainians seem to be taking areas back faster than the Russians are taking them.