Per Wastberg, who co-founded the Swedish branch of Amnesty International, resigned from the organization on Wednesday. The Swedish activist said his departure was due to Amnesty’s report about the conflict in Ukraine, and that the organization has gone beyond its original mandate to advocate for political prisoners.
A second-rate actor goes to Ukraine in search of truth. What a clown. His arrogance is sickening.
G 🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Holy sh** Steven Segal made an appearance can't even believe it." / Twitter
Ballpark figure?
Ukraine conflict: 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since start of war (brusselstimes.com)
That sounds very plausible (and it also suggests that the figure of 30k-40k Russian dead might also be accurate).
I get all that. I don't mean they need to say HOW they did it, merely confirm THAT they did it.
Which it seems they now have done.
Add at least another 70,000 Russian injured and incapacitated on top of that figure, that's a sizeable figure considering they invaded with 150,000 ,
And the Ukrainians are pushing back on a daily basis
10,000 in mid June (when article was published), there's been a lot of very intensive fighting since then, figure surely a lot higher now. I also suspect it was higher than 10,000 back then (Ukraine has vastly inflated number of Russian dead since the start, logically it would downplay its own losses too, though obviously not to the degree Russia does)
And is there any even remotely accurate figure for official dead and missing Ukrainian non combatants, or amidst all refugees as well it's impossible to even guess? The occasional official numbers I've seen strike me as implausibly low given the apocalyptic scenes
South Park are going to have a lot of fun with this.
Satellite images from Crimea
Russia lied!
Cigarettes cant do that!!! It must have been cigars!!!!
Aftermath of strike in Crimea
What's the source for the 60 dead pilots?
What will be the implications of winter? Russia avoided winter as an invasion time and began the invasion at the start of spring. Would awaiting winter be advantageous for the Ukrainians?
Too early to trust any source at the moment but that's the figure that's being put out.
Here's another image
I believe it was 60 people 'at the airfield' were killed and 100 injured. So that could be anyone who happened to be there at that moment.
Sounds like it was a huge attack though, with devastating results.
BS
Must have been a whole cigar emporium
What are the Russians going to be Equipped with ? If I were the Ukrainians I would be stripping every dead soldier of their kits keeping it or destroying it. As I cant imagine Russian weapons in storage are not rusting at this stage or missing valuable part. Ammo for example has a use by date. Weapons have to be rotated cleaned maintained. Springs for example degrade. All well and good saying they may have stores. But it's the condition.
Before responding to an obvious BS post, check page 1 of the thread and don't waste time on a thread banned poster.
Almost did, if you are thread banned on boards how can you post? I seen another in the last few days do similar.
Yes, it is a BS post. I wonder what these people for a living as they are clearly lacking in intellect.
Well, it does look like Russia was able to reinforce Kherson before Ukraine could launch a larger offensive. If Ukraine can keep the bridges cut, then maybe they'll be able to retake Kherson - but after that it's them who need to cross the big river. They can't really take any big risks with counterattacks, it's a fight for survival after all.
Less cover from foliage, heat signatures much easier to spot. Hard ground makes tracked vehicle movement easier, makes digging trenches much harder. Given state of Russian troops kit, I wouldnt fancy being them in an Ukranian winter. They were coming down with frost bit in spring this year
All of that, plus Western weapons and intelligence which are now making a serious impact on the russians.
And the simple logic of calories. Colder weather - body burns more calories - needs more food. They were looting supermarkets for food and cooking dogs in Bucha in March.
Yep. Looking back at it now,you're probably correct.
Here's an assessment of the "strike" on Crimea.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/1557182534651346944
I'm now hearing that the missile system may have been a Hrim. Covertly funded by Saudia Arabia, mind you. Range 500km.
Was in R&D up to 2019. Government was due to start recieving them in 2021.
Looking likely.
More info:
Hrim-2 (Ukrainian: «Оперативно-тактичний ракетний комплекс «Грім»), also known as Grіm-2, Grom (Thunder), or Sapsan[1], is a Ukrainian prospective mobile short-range ballistic missile system being developed by Pivdenne Design Office and A.M. Makarov Southern Machine-Building Plant, planned to combine the features of tactical missile complexes and multiple rocket launchers. The missile range for the export version is 280 kilometers, limited by the Missile Technology Control Regime limiting the proliferation of missiles and missile technology. Technically, the missile range is up to 500 km.[2] Reportedly the missile system research and development has been covertly financed by Saudi Arabia.[3]
Hrim-2
Grom tactical missile
Type
Tactical ballistic missile
Place of origin
Ukraine
Service history
In service
TBA
Used by
Ukrainian Ground Forces
Production history
Manufacturer
Pivdenne Design Office , YuMZ Pivdenmash , PMZ pavlovo , hartron Lorta
Specifications
Warhead
500 kg (1,100 lb)
Engine
Single-stage solid propellant
Operational
range
50 km (31 mi)-400–500 km (250–310 mi)
Sapsan during the rehearsal for Independence Day parade in Kyiv
The first test launch of the new tactical missile was scheduled for the second half of 2019. Due to lack of funding from the central government the project was frozen in 2019 at the phase of testing. Financial funding was resumed in 2021 and the MOD of Ukraine hoped to be able to buy the first systems at the end of 2022.
^ 500km range? That would have the Kremlin absolutely freaked if true.
It's beginning to smell more and more like a consensus decision has been made to prevent Russia from succeeding.
I think the message to Putin is: "We'll keep ramping up by just enough, so the longer you keep this going, the more your military gets depleted"
Interesting thread on implications of the airfield strike
it was protected by two overlapping s400 battalions…
edit: stuff exploding in Belarus now!
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