I can’t remember who or when but there was a post here a while back showing Dragons Teeth installed that had visibly decayed after less than a year exposed to the elements. If the concrete they are using is that piss poor, a tank might crush them during a push through.
Who , in their right mind, would want to negotiate a solution to the conflict with such a di——ad.
and why should Ukr even think about negotiating with Moscovy if that what it thinks about Ukr.
God help any individual , country or organisation trying to bring both sides together
It's in English and hits all the major Kremlin talking points:
This is all standard stuff amongst the MAGA types and Russian supporters on twitter who claim to be from outside Russia. They are part of a disinformation campaign which is based on the idea that if you can't get Western people to support Russia's actions directly, the second best option is to water down their support for Ukraine or minimise their criticism of Russia.
Why Medvedev, why in English, and why now are more interesting questions. I would guess that it is an attempt to activate those people so that they can say "You see, this is what I've been saying all along, and now Medvedev is saying it so it must be true". The Russians fear that the NATO countries may seek to surge weapons and support over the next few weeks with a view to bolstering the offensive which is being mooted for the end of April or early May.
So it's not unhinged, it's well calculated. It's patently untrue, but the goal isn't to get clued in people to believe it, but to sow doubt in the minds of people with only a causal interest in what happens in Ukraine.
3 and 4 are correct, the other points are Kremlin spin.
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I wonder can we start an alternate view of Russia to counter the projection "don't look at me" spin from the Kremlin?
Feel free anyone to add more.
Correct, this is a pipeline that is/was intended to go from Melitopol to the port city of Berdiansk. It's not an open trench, it's already laid and covered along most of it's length.
It's code for heretic.
Its a slow war day so heres a message from Darth
https://twitter.com/DarthPutinKGB/status/1643879572516093953?s=20
History repeating itself after a fashion...when a massive trench and fortification system was built to protect France from a German invasion after the first world war.
Were these notices posted on 1st April?
So instead of an expected counteroffensive in the south, the Ukrainians are going to swarm the boder to the north and make blitzkrieg run for Moscow?
Who was it who said that would be a 3 day operation, or 10 day day operation? For sure, the Russians had apparently only planned for a short military phase of their plans for Ukraine and did not expect to be bogged down in the Donbas a year later, but which Russian official said these exact words, or was it something being bandied about by talking heads on those ridiculous Russian propaganda shows on their state network?
Well, they were trying to save a few bob on the cement...so instead of 3 to 1, its 9 to one... definitely not the same standard as the US ones in Afghanistan. They will last for many years yet.
Russians film their own tank getting hit
More on the extensive trench network the Russians have built in Ukraine,
Could well be laying down fiberoptic broadband for the Ukrainans, but we all that's not true 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Surely trenches are useless? With drones nobody has to worry about elevation or line of sight ?
They still serve a purpose , protection from artillery and if you can't build defensesive walls or burms you go low and build trenches,you can still move men and supplies through trench systems,
+1000 for the Dune reference
This is depressing. Rwanda 1994 all over again. And the western world and EU just stand back and watch Russia do it.
Filtering and re-education camps something they have been doing since the invasion,we will eventually hear they were transported to Moscow and put on trial for crimes committed against Russians and sentenced to life in prison
Which probably translates as brought to a forest. A big hole dug and bullet to the back of the head.
The West need to come together as a whole and basically give an ultimatum to Russia, leave Ukrainian sovereign territory/cease hostilities/stop committing genocide (phrase it as diplomatically as they want) or else Ukraine will be provided with anything and everything they need/request to defend themselves.
I'd certainly like to see any money seized to start to be used to purchase arms for Ukraine. It's almost like Russia believes when the war finally ends, things can go back to normal. Russia will get back their seized assets, sanctions dropped etc... It seems lately the political pressure on Russia has lost it's voice.
Even if there's an eventual end to this war, as long as Russia keeps Ukrainian land, it will just enable the next authoritarian regime to do similar to another country etc...
If it is a single, shallow and clearly visible trench on its own then ite probably not much use. But if its a part of a system of defensive fortifications then it make a bid difference. That pictured trench is a funny one, but given that the Russians have shown that they can build proper defesive lines elsewhere, unless the troops there are all mobilised and have limited training or command, I doubt they would be stupid enough to think thats sufficient.
As others have said it could be a tank trap or a forward observation post. Potentially it is an attempt to lure in Ukrainian fire and so waste their ammunition. Plenty of reasons to make it beyond it being an ordinary infantry trench.
Wounded Ukrainian soldiers being treated here in Dublin,not something you expect to see too often,
The doctors may as well put those years of ballistic injury experience from gangland crime to good use. I wonder if we'll see any interference from Orwell Rd.
If it's wide enough, you need to bridge it, you can't guarantee that a hit from artillery would crater it sufficiently to allow vehicles to pass without some sort of mechanical intervention... which causes a choke point...
Bridging it also provides a point of weakness... allow people to cross thinking it's OK .... destroy it an create a no mans land of artillery...
It might look stupid, but will definitely be difficult to navigate under fire. Only way round it is having fire control which requires longer range weapons.
It will be a lot less difficult than bridging a river. Premade steel bridges dropped into place will make it easily navigable.
Of it was supposed to be a tank trap there should be 2-3 drains like it within 100 metres. The advantage of they would be that you would trap tanks and vehicles between the barriers. You could mine the areas in between. Even at that you need defensive positions just behind them.
Basically it's only a field drain. It's neither a defensive trench or a tank trap IMO
2 is correct also.
No, 2 is not a majority view in the US.
More are against than in favour. Others don't care either way
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