Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Hopefully he pops his clogs from the pressure of it all.

Undeniable, sustained humiliation meets unassailable delusions of grandeur.

The west has promised a 'catastrophic' attack if nuclear weapons are used.

Holy fcuk what an absolutely superb and genius operation!

Stunning they could carry out an operation like that. Absolutely stunning.

Lol, Putler is having a bad morning.

And it’s only one carriageway that collapsed (in two places). The other carriageway and the rail line may well be damaged, but they’re not down (yet).

Obviously this will have an immediate impact on Russia’s ability to supply Crimea and the other occupied areas, but also obviously Russia will prioritise the bridge’s repair. I think the main impact of this isn't so much the severing of a supply line, it’s that there’s no area of occupied Ukraine that is immune to strikes.

The bridge is the most strategic, symbolic, prestigious and protected structure that the Russians have in the area, and if it can be hit - and especially hit by something that appears to be other than a missile - then they’ll know that nothing is safe.

I've never had any interest in military matters prior to this invasion so I don't know too much about military history. I wonder has there been many instances in history where the armed forces have turned themselves around in such a small length of time as the Ukrainians have since their low point in 2014? Yes, I understand that they are getting huge quantities of equipment and intelligence from NATO but at the end of the day they're the ones who are executing the plans (and possibly even devising the strategies). I think it points at something deeper within the Ukrainian psyche that they have had the strength and self belief to pull this off. I have nothing but admiration for them.

Most likely response to letting off such a weapon would be the complete decimation of all Russian forces within Ukraine via airstrikes, making the Shock and Awe of Baghdad look like an exhibition of soggy sparklers. That's only based on extrapolating what the USA have warned would happen to Russia if they let off even a 'small' device. It's the only move that could firmly rebuke Russia at that point without being seen to match Russia's escalation, which cannot be allowed to happen.

One thing's for sure, the ferocity of such a blast would be second only to the ferocity of the meltdowns on this thread. (bit of levity, there)

Your post was about people claiming Russia Today is a reliable source, now you're changing your tune having been called out....

Was looking for an old map of Ukraine when there was talk of Russia having some claim to Crimea historically and found this one posted again recently. It is dated from 1919 and as well as showing Crimea to be part of Ukraine it shows areas accepted to be part of Russia like Rostov on the river Don were at that time also part of Ukraine and it had a border with Georgia. The Ukrainians from what I can see are completely right to want to bring their borders back to where they were before the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014 in spite of anything Elon Musk thinks about it.

Scanning through the Russian press, the blowing up of the Crimean bridge is a massive story in their media : way, way bigger than the sinking of the Moskva.

Lol we're back to talking about Tsar Bombs again. Russia are a country of bullshitters at this stage. Their military have been shown for what they are, rapists, torturers and murderers. Great against civilians absolutely useless against a determined & organised military force.

The Ukrainians have put it up to Putin and his junta here and if as I expect the Russians do nothing than just take it out on civilian targets the US should then supply ATACMS missiles for the HIMARS systems and other longer range weapons and give Ukraine the tools to expel the Russians quickly.

The problem is you can't stop the cooling process for years so the fact the reactors are actually shut down really makes no odds, particularly with spent fuel rods which will just heat up again after they were already cooled if you don't keep cooling them for a very long time.

Yeah I understand that NATO have revolutionised how the Ukrainian army operates but for them to do that and have it hold up in battle a mere 8 years later is nothing short of stunning (and a severe indictment of the RU). The Afghan army got twice as much time and a lot more resources and collapsed at the first sign of pressure. You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink.

Expect to hear a report of how on the 6th hour another supply train falls into the sea because they didn't bother to check the stability of the joints on the burned segment of the rail-bridge.

Could also be in ok condition...but 5 hours is just plain headless. A day at least to see if the bridge needs to reinforced or if essential parts of the structure haven't been warped by the heat of that fire.