Crimea cut off for the night at least, I wonder how many airbourne troops Ukraine has been secretly training.
(Only joking of course). 😉
The Russians don't want to negotiate because they have the deluded belief they can still win, they can't. The west has invested too much political capital for that to happen . When the Russians finally accept they can't win watch their stance change on negotiations. Sergei will probably say they retreated as a good will gesture to facilitate peace talks as the Ukrainans tanks roll up to the Russian border.
Interesting If true.
Waste of expensive cruise missiles and rockets
Easy to repair, but equally easy to break again in a new place each time they repair it. Impossible to protect rail line across land containing just a handful of people who disapprove of what you are up to. Easier to protect a bridge, and more essential to protect it.
For as long as sabotage can keep breaking the rail lines the better as it keeps the line out of action each time.
Does Kermit de Vatnik and Clare know this?
They have been targetting railway station and hubs and warehouses near raillines. Unfortunately railway line logistics is one thing Russia actually do well.
A damaged piece of rail line(assuming its not part of a bridge) is relatively straightforward and quick to repair and not worth using a 200k missile to attack. So I wouldn't count on this disrupting things for very long unless the damage is extensive. But even a few days delay at this crucial moment could make a big difference on the frontlines.
As Valeyard said, also tracks are very easy and fast to repair and the Russians are particuarily good at it, so it's a serious drain on limited resources.
Rail bridges are another thing though.
Possible it's a job that partisans are able to carry out since its low security and easy to hide.
Hitting military bases needs larger fire power and more precision strikes.
I agree with these railways being a key target, however how come they have not been targeted with the himars or storm shadows yet?
The second one doesn't look like a bridge so the Russians being good at railway repairs should have it fixed quite quickly, we just have to wait and see if anthing else happens, but the 2 incidents do seemed tied together.
This is a big deal folks. Russian supply and logistics is now going to be seriously hammered. Do not be surprised if Russians are forced to relocate to areas better equipped with resupply and support.
Could also make Melitopol much harder for the Russians to keep.
Things heating up
Another rail line blown. This time in Crimea.
Not a bridge it seems so easy fix, but interesting nontheless.
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Some nice precision strikes.
I wonder what Mick & Clare would make of this insightful piece about Russia.
Prigozhin refused.
Russia has already been effectively surrendering territory they view as legally theirs. In September, Russia officially claimed annexation of the Kherson oblast, among other oblasts, even though, to my recollection, they did not hold the entirety of a single one, and then even withdrew from a part of the Kherson oblast territory that they did hold.
If Russia can withdraw from territory they claim is theirs, or claim territory that they never occupied in the first place, then it stands to reason that they could withdraw from the entirety of Ukraine and still claim part of the country or the whole lot of it and have this be logically consistent in their minds. Not that this would matter if they lacked the resources to make any subsequent incursions.
Well here it is. Things could start to get interesting on this front (and I mean "front" as in military). 😉
I’m case people don’t know they will never withdraw because they “legally” can’t. During the fascist takeover of the Russian constitution in 2020 it was amended in that they cannot surrender Russian territory to a foreign power and they view Ukraine as legally theirs
So Putin has put himself in an incredibly ride or die conundrum, but hey vlad at least you can be president for life now right, whew good thing you’re so popular right now
then this kind of edict is announced...
Easy solution. Herself and Mick can head over to Moscow and start the dialogue on the condition that they can't come back till there's a peaceful Russian withdrawal.
No we should persue peace and dialogue to save Ukrainian men and children. God that Daly Wallace duo are some 🤡🤡🤡
The Kremlin has said there is no foundation for talks with Ukraine.
‘There is practically no precondition for an agreement at the moment. Moreover, there is no foundation, even flimsy, for any kind of dialogue’, the Kremlin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told Rossiya state television.
Maybe someone should tell Claire.
Doesn't look like a HiMars missle
Could well be an Excalibur shell
Possibly more good news incoming
Looking forward to Progozhin's response to this
Footage now confirming the liberation of one of those first villages
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