Some people can't understand why they are called Orcs
I don't think that tank was damaged, actually. No indication of trouble, and I -think- it starts to reverse just as the clip is ended. (It's a common thing on these ATGM v tank videos, that the clip cuts just when it is about to become evident that the tank was or was not damaged. Usually if it is destroyed, the clip will hang on long enough to show the flames.)
Amazing shot of drone being hit at 0:40
Impressive skillful operation of Ukrainian artillerymen: destroyed equipment and ammunition depot (nexth.city)
Another General yet again killed in Donbas.
what do you think the chances are of Ukraine dropping a bomb or carrying out a significant attack in a major Russian city? I would love to see it, they need taste of their own medicine at this stage. Do you think this could go in favor of Ukraine or not?
Yeah, thought the same. This and other videos. It depends on what they are firing. That looked little more than a grenade, which is never going to take out a tank. It WILL take out the tank commander, which begs the question why he was sitting up there?
Et Tuman?
severe battle for donetsk in Sieverodonetsk
Bad idea,giving Putin an excuse to mobilise for war and send more reserves to Ukraine or even use a tactical nuke
That’s a lazy statement, In the Soviet Union you were either a officially a communist or dead. You can’t choose we’re you were born.
There were plenty of people in East Germany who went about their lives without being good little party memebers, Angela wasnt one, she was a part of the apparatus. All of her policies on Russia were to accomodate Putin no matter what, in my opinion due to her own background in the GDPR
A lot of the former Sov Block states made the mistake of not purging the apparatchiks from their new democracies.
Does it matter if Merkel served Russia for ideological reasons, for personal advancement or being compromised.
Same result.
I have always been of the opinion that what you say in the last paragraph there was the real core reason behind Russia's invasion. The fact that Ukraine was moving towards what likely would be a more free open and prosperous future at least relative to the authoritarian dictatorship in Russia was a direct threat to those in power in Russia.
I basically agree. It might be justified, as much as these things can be anyway, to hit a Russian city 'just because' in order to bring some of the pain of war home to Russia, but it would be unwise from an overall strategic point of view. It would only help gain support for the war among the Russian public, and something Ukraine really doesn't need is ever greater numbers of Russian troops being poured into their territory.
On the other hand, hitting strategic targets within Russia's territory, like supply depots, transport infrastructure and so on, especially near Ukraine's borders would be uncalled-for and is something they've already been doing to an extent. Frustratingly, this is one of the things that longer ranged weapons would help to do more of, only such weapons are being withheld for the very (ostensible) reason of not allowing Ukraine to wage an offensive war and possibly provoke Putin into an escalation.
I would certainly put myself into that category of despising everything about Le Pen but also been disgusted by Macron's recent public statement.
I agree. We should send what weapons we have even if it is only a small amount.
I agree with the other posters, we really can send on some military hardware. Those Steyr rifles are not doing much over here and according to wiki, we have a few RBS 70 anti-aircraft systems. I know for a fact the rangers have a good number of anti-material sniper rifles. I don't know how our small number of anti tanks weapons are and even if we have any left from all those training programs.
Chances are zero, they would be losing the moral superiority and nothing to gain from it militarily and would probably be nuked in response.
During the day, six people were insured in Kharkiv region - in Chuhuiv, Chuhuiv district and Balaklia, - the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleh Sinehubov
Would there not be a chance that bringing the war to Russia, would make them rally against the war? no one wants their city bombed or their family and friends killed.
what war? only a special K operation here, nothing to see
Bizarrely you present your personal viewpoint as some type of universal truth. Hate to break it to you - its not.
I could just as easily claim you're substituting your own reality for "the dirty world of geopolitics and what is tolerable"
And the most bizarre thing is that I only occasionally post in this thread so I would go as far to say you are projecting when I repeat that 'you seem very irked by people looking at this situation differently'
Macron indeed is out on a limb with Scholz.
Whatever about Macrons version of appeasement it should not be suggested that this is the sole model of diplomacy.
"He's not alone in calling for a diplomatic result, even Ukraine have signalled it"
But maybe you haven't read the news?
"Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba says "calls to avoid humiliation of Russia can only humiliate France and every other country that would call for it."
if you can't figure out how Macron is acting as an appeaser to Putin, I really can't help you.
But plenty of experts have already spoken out against such an idea. This is just one. There's lots more.
A lot of chatter on social media that the mood among Russian military analysts and observers is grim and depressed (from listening in to Telegram channels and so on). The regime is bogged down in the Donbass (the place it is supposedly "liberating"), making virtually zero progress and taking heavy-ish losses. No prospect of any sort of a victory in the next few months and many now wondering just what is the whole point of the special operation.
Latest map shows Russians pushed a good few blocks back into the middle of town. Previously Russia had the whole town minus the large industrial plant there. Ukrainians are doing an excellent job in this fight. It would be a hard slog, but I hope Ukraine manage to push them all the way out of Sieverodonetsk.
It would probably seriously sink an already reportedly low morale amongst the Russian forces. My guess is that Sieverodonetsk & Lysychansk were probably a sort of “Finish Line” for them so that they could claim an early “victory”. If Sieverodonetsk is’nt even falling easy for them…the end for them just slips off to the depressing distance.
Bizarrely you think that your opinion’s are the only ones that are correct.
Nope. But bizarrely thats seems to be yet another contrarian comment in reply to others here - where you have a go at whoever is posting and ignore the topic under discussion. And no thats not a 'victim" mentality as you've previously came out with - it's simply an observation. But hey whatever.
But yeah once again you're incorrect there. What I posted was not "opinion" rather the fact that Ukraine is not supporting Macrons version of 'diplomacy' as was suggested and as detailed Macron appeasement is considered a poor idea by plenty of experts.
But then from your comments here I see you seem to think that Putin and friends are nice lads. Do I think you're correct? No. No I don't funnily enough.
I'll leave you at it.
Another one bites the dust:-
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10886971/Vladimir-Putin-loses-11th-general-Ukraine-war-defenders-ambush-vehicle-Donbas.html
Russian troops shelling Kharkiv
Who do you think will last the longest Putin or lukashenko? On paper you would day Putin however lukashenko is a wily operator he did not accede to Russian pressure to join the war early on. He is more like Franco getting as much as he can from Putin with the least commitment
I can see it happening very soon.
Putin has been dictating the terms of this war. Using the safety of Russian soil to launch missile and air attacks on Ukraine.
If Ukraine launches counter attacks on these sites. It's game over for Russia they'll have lost their advantage.
It's why Putin is getting ancy now at the thought of targets getting hit in Russia proper now with these new long range artillery coming in to Ukraine. Threatening death to American and European sites.
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