for those of us not so ‘military term literate’ What are ‘mil kits and ATACMS’….and what can they do..?
Or setting one ammo train on fire ....
I think they will need those mobile incinerators for their own troops!
Amazing how a $5 mil kit can really make a difference, it's such a shame Ukraine didn't get them sooner.
I do really hope what ever next bit of kit they will receive will be delivered faster as Ukraine has shown they can and do use NATO equipment efficiently.
A few ATACMS for the Kerch bridge to join the Moskva.
Crazy to think Russia don't have a similar bit of kit, with all their chest pumping and second 'best' army spiel etc....
Blue cloudless skies over Ukraine this summer. Nowhere for Russians to hide from American satellites and targetting intel. It's going to be a long summer with long-range rockets coming down on their heads. Accurate to within 5 meters.
I hope stretched Russian supply chains include shovels and lime. Bodies decompose rapidly in the heat.
https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1546082474362654720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1546082474362654720%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=
Happens in wars but less and less nowadays with better comms, Russia doesn’t seem to have better comms though.
Just another cheeky quip at Russian expense.
Security Service: Russian forces attack their proxies in Ukraine. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on July 10, citing intercepted phone calls, that Russian troops had bombed a battalion of their proxies from Donetsk Oblast fighting on their side. According to a phone conversation by one of Russia's proxies, the battalion was trying to withdraw from the frontline near Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, when Russians attacked them.
Re above comments. The militia were packing it in! Total soviet WW2 idoligy.
British commanders aim to have 2,400 recruits rotating through the course at any one time as they mobilise to meet a target of training up to 10,000 Ukrainian personnel every 120 days.
https://news.sky.com/story/we-see-them-as-brothers-in-arms-here-uk-training-thousands-of-ukrainian-recruits-in-england-12648559
Speculation that the attack may even have been deliberate - you wouldn't put anything past them.
Russian Blue on blue
Just a small hint of give-up-nik about that post.......
I think current tactics of starving russian artillery of ammunition will pay dividends. Meanwhile, as they are heavily dependent on trains to move stuff around, I'd be looking for the longer range missiles to take out bridges, culverts, whatever works to stop the rail supply system well in the rear. Then russia is back to the start of the war and having a truck problem.
5 'Tomahawks' would put it [Kerch] out of action for a year or 4.
Pro Russia propaganda. Try this for balance.
https://twitter.com/noclador/status/1544495883676532742
Russia is reinforcing their troops in the south around Kherson,coming trough crimea
Maybe its time to take down the Kerch bridge
Its not only about ammo dumps for 152 and 122 mm,its ammo dumps for rocket artillery and probably ammo for machine guns and assualt rifles too.
152 mm and 122 mm have limited range vs 155 mm of Ukraine,but some russian rocket artillery would outrange them,so if they are taken out,Ukraines 155 mm would outrange most of Russias artillery.
And artillery isnt only about ammo,its about barrel life and general maintenance as well,and with that amount of shells being fired daily those barrels wont las long.
I am pretty sure the Russians are lacking ammo for a while now.
I gave up reading it after 5 minutes. Sound like a Russian pro account designed to scare Ukraine into giving up. While Russia do have lots of old-school amo and shells they do not have unlimited supply lines. At the current use rate they will run out and the ability to transport it all to where they need it is questionable hence the current slowdown from the Russian army. remember Russia are well able to put out counterstories and arguments to disguise the real motive for a certain action. Putin needs to keep the fear demon in public in order to continue. without fear he has nothing. that's why every day Russians go along with him. its too much trouble to challenge him. to challenge and drive out Russia from the Ukraine would not necessarily require 10,000 tons of hardware. The current option is to target military personnel directly and not the weapons. there are ways of doing this. another way is to target ships supplying heavy goods to the est [Russian areas]. sinking 5 supply ships would sink 10,000 tones off hardware. its not all done by rail. that the main reason the ports are so important to Russia.
HIMARS diplomacy. Love to see it.
So its more dangerous now to be 40 or more klms behind the front lines, then actually on the front lines....and rumor has it that Russian military are deserting their posts at the ammo dumps.
The guy is pretty incompetent as an ambassador. He's spent the entire war bitching about Germany and insulting anyone who disagrees. A lot of the time he has a valid point but the highest level of international diplomacy is not the place for the kind of rants more suited to boards or twitter. Just smacks of a not very smart politician. Whoever replaces him can only be better
Any comments on this 'analysis'?
Armchair Warlord on Twitter: "Are you a Ukrainian targeting officer? Do you want to interdict the Russian ammo supply in Ukraine with deep strikes? Would you like to figure out how much stuff you're actually going to have to hit to succeed? Well, let's find out. A thread. https://t.co/PEun26ScIV" / Twitter
And again-
Germans have a periodic habit of denazifying their military ranks, he may find himself being retired for such problematice views about upholding international laws
Nice to hear it at least-
Tasteless joke.
Joke. Might be a way to get rid of them and elect someone who will help Ukraine.
And again
Mini-scandal going on in Germany with the (unpopular for being provocative, but usually right) Ukrainian Ambassador being sacked after defending Bandera in an interview earlier this week and getting called out on it by the Polish foreign ministry and the Israeli embassy. Pretty stupid stuff from a diplomat
That’s kind of a strange comment to be honest.
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The only thing keeping the peace in Chechnya is the billions Putin is giving Kadyrov, once that dries up, you will see a lot of old scores being settled. Kadyrov is far from being a popular ruler in Grozny, for sure. Ditto in Georgia, If Putin goes, you will see a lot of historical differences emerging. Clan culture ( and old enmities ) are still strong in the Republics..
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