Last night was different because they fired and used multiple different types of weapons and drones ,
They went from the Russians have unlimited weapons to well actually they have very limited number of weapons,the fact they used multiple different types last night suggest that too
It's Thursday. Like clockwork. Welcome, tovarisch.
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Not beyond possibility. There's 100k US military personnel in Europe as of early last year. Possibly more now, with equipment and a hundred tanks on the way.
Only interesting development is that Prigozhin is running out of convicts,so he had to reduce the human wave attacks and get reinforced by whats left of the VDV elite paratroopers that was wiped out in Kiyv
Thats probably why Russia gets ammo by boat from Iran now,dont you think
And wagner boss in Bakhmut is only a part of a thousand km long frontline
How is it going in Vuhledar and other places?
Moscow Mick being interviewed by Jon Stewart in the EU Parliament
I wonder will he be talking to Kremlin Claire too, either way, can't wait to see the footage
The claim was made that Ukraine can't shoot down ballistic missiles. I'm not aware of any AA system they have that can intercept ballistic missiles.
That 71% rate is only for the cruise missiles/drones.
Ballistic missiles in general are already extremely difficult to intercept simply due to their speed and reentry angle (and they are unpowered from their midcourse phase so they have little/no thermal signature).
Ukraine has possibly shot a few Iskanders down but essentially they cannot do it, they say as much. Same with S300 which Russia uses in ground-attack mode the odd time. The Patriot system was completely useless against Scuds in the Gulf War. Newer variants are supposed to be better but my expectation is that if it is deployed in Ukraine it will still fare poorly against Iskanders and the like.
The development of hypersonic missiles - being more difficult to intercept - is more about a future requirement, staying ahead of interception capabilties.
The Kinzhal is not a wonder-weapon, it's an air-launched Iskander. Gives it more range - which of course is useful - but it's not a game-changer. If we accept they cannot reliably intercept Iskanders then of course they cannot intercept Kinzhal either.
The Russians have been on the verge of winning Bakhmut for weeks now. At a certain point you have to accept it isn't going to plan for the Russians.
The story about the reservists fighting with shovels wasn't the entire army but is highlighting ammunition issues. It doesn't mean no one has ammo or that the Russian artillery has nothing either. Ukraine is going is going toe to toe with what was supposed to be a military superpower so it seems like they are doing pretty damn good. Yes they have NATO equipment but Russia was meant to have a massive superiority in terms of wartime experience amongst its leaders and in sheer man power as well as equipment that was meant to be able to match up with NATO.
They can fly Soviet one's straight away and need to replace those they've lost. Western one's will take at least 6 months. Plus western missiles can be fired from Soviet planes now which is an upgrade.
Patriot system havent arrived yet as far as i know,so that leaves Iris T,Nasams and Gepard and a few others thats not ment for ballistic missiles
Hopefully Stewart doesn't sugar-coat the interview.
If it's like some other interviews he's conducted recently, it should entertaining to watch. He certainly doesn't give them an easy interview.
Need a proper interviewer to rip his stance on Russia to pieces.
I doubt very much if either China or India will allow Russian refugees into their Countrys....and who could blame them? They take their internal security very seriously.
I'd agree with Furze99. What I don't understand is why one would be labelled anti free market? russian is a nationality, not a race, so don't get the racist thing either.
Judging by the hits on civilian targets, they are not using precision guided weapons, instead they are using "dumb" bombs and missiles. Maybe because they are running out of precision guided weapons?
They'll go to Europe. Internal security, long term planning are long out of fashion.
There will be no questions asked.
One of his most recent ones .
You have proof to back up these statements Loyyie? You might ( or not) remember that its not so long ago that the very same Afghans kicked the Russians out of Afghanistan, and trust me on this, they have long and hard memories of Russian occupation. Russians are not welcome back in any Country's the were involved in, and looking at what they are trying to do in Ukraine, its easy to see why. If the US announced that they were returning to Afghanistan in the morning, thousands and thousands of Afghans would be on the streets not protest, but to welcome them back.
Remember lavrov tried to explain away Russians hitting civilian population center in Syria, by saying the world knows our weapons aren't as advanced as the Wests therefore we can't be blamed if our weapons hit civilians ,we don't intend to bomb civilians but it's not our fault when we do
I think that's about change Danzy. Now the civilized world knows about the murderous thug in its midst, and thing's cannot go back the "way they were before". They are wide awake now compared to previously.
To be fair, it has been widely reported in the last few months. After the US withdrawal, thousands of Afghan commandos fled the country to Iran and elsewhere to escape retribution from the Taliban. It's alleged that some of these have been recruited by Wagner. There are several sources (many of them Ukranian). This is possibly the best one:
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Nothing in that provides any evidence it's actually happening at all,
We would have seen them by now and just in Ukraine
"I guess that makes me Russian too"
Orwell road.
Knew it.
The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is the hypersonic one. It's not on the list as being shot down. The newest SAMP-T air defence system supplied by Italy is said to be able to intercept ballistic missiles so it should be able to intercept the Kinzhal. Ukraine may or may not have it by now. They don't announce these systems arrival, typically.
Anyone notice the interesting parallels between the Russian military tactics of throwing civilian soldiers into the frontlines. And the Russian bots here who try and flood the thread with nonsense in waves.
None of the Russian missles are unstoppable,but most of the air defenses the Ukrainans are given aren't geared towards Ballistic missiles which are the ones getting through,
Zero.
I've said it on thread already, I believe we should be returning any Russians that are already here. The "not political" cohort can suffer the consequences of their apathy towards their country's criminality (and worsen it's economic situation when they arrive in need of housing, welfare etc.) and, given our own history of rebellion and the expertise in counter-terrorism within our defence forces, I'd imagine our defence forces could put together some pretty good training in insurgency for those who genuinely oppose Putin.
I seem to remember a lot of Russian lies and excuses being trotted out about this kind of thing once upon a time.
Russia blatantly attacks the power grid Zaporizhzhia NPP is connected to.
“The last power line between the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP and the Ukrainian power system was cut off as a result of rocket attacks,” operator Energoatom confirmed.
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