Extradordinary, sending a missile into an Orthodox Cathedral and claiming it was a legitimate target. Where is the UN in all this? Where is the Roman pope? Was this a missile blessed by one of Kirill's buddies? When this is over, Kirill and his fellow bishops should be lined up against a wall and disposed of it the traditional Russian way.
This appears to be quite a success for the Russians at the moment.
The goal appears to be Cherneschchyna which offers strategic height amongst other things. This can pose real problems for the UAF.
But there are reports that the UAF have stabilised the south of that push there, so they might be able to flip it back, still worrying though.
They're ratcheting up tension about Poland for some reason
Just Shelbyville fist shaking
They know fcuking well that if they drop one bullet, one bomb , one soldier into Poland, they'd be fertiliser before the day is over.
Russian artillery losses
Been watching that last couple of days since the Russians established small beach head on the river there. They've broken through and Ukraine will need to get more resources there quickly and try get a new defence line.
Key Takeaways:
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While completely exonerating Putin, and supporting him in his war, none the less they are actually pointing up the many successes that Ukraine has had, when they demand to know why or how they happened, and demanding that the people who allowed it to happen, or failed to Punish Ukraine are responsible. And this is now a problem for Putin and his propaganda machine. Solovyov and Margarita are deep in the Kremlin dodo. But what's new with Putin??? The closer you are to him, the closer you are to a premature demise.
When you dance with the devil the dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed
Never underestimate the American Christian Taliban's ability to apply mental gymnastics towards enabling or justifying the most unchristian and inhumane actions. Or indeed the most unchristian people as "imperfect vessels"
Russia boasting about destroying western hardware again.
Are you being sarcastic or is that a sneaky way of sliding in scutter?
Smoking a pipe on the job
This is Russia Today, Russian state propaganda. Link also is unsecure.
Just for **** and giggles, what the Russian MOD claim over the past 24hrs and also in total. I can't imagine the Russian public even believe this shite:
2 munition depot
750 Ukrainian servicemen,
seven Leopard tanks,
18 armoured fighting vehicles, of which 10 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles,
17 motor vehicles,
one M777 artillery system,
as well as Msta-B and D-20 howitzers.
one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.
104 AFU artillery units
3 command posts
1 fuel depot
1 Su-25 aircraft
In total, 457 airplanes, 243 helicopters, 5,197 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,854 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,139 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,573 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,848 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
Plus 2 Borg motherships and a Death Star.
The truly antagonizing thing about this is that a very large percentage of the population either do seem to believe it or don't care.
Which in effect means that if Putin truly wanted to, he could say he was pulling out every Russian soldier from all of Ukraine because they had destroyed a million tanks and all the Nazis. And that Crimea is where all the radioactive Nazi zombies roam now. So we can't go to Crimean beaches anymore. And a huge number of Russians would either believe him or not care enough to challenge him.
I used to think he'd be taking in a lovely short lived view of the pavement from a 5th story window if he lost Crimea and the whole Russian Federation would be de-stabilized. But I'm honestly not sure anymore. It really does seem like the Russian populations apathy knows no limits.
Over 10,000 tanks (Must be including their own destroyed tanks in that figure so) 😂😂😂
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Probably something like that. I doubt they care about facts too much if they support Russia.
Interesting article about Russian mines & booby traps.
https://news.sky.com/story/i-didnt-realise-id-lost-my-leg-risks-taken-by-ukrainian-soldiers-to-diffuse-mines-and-booby-traps-12925979
Read earlier that Russia may attempt to arrange with Turkey & Qatar to supply Russian grain to African states at risk of food shortages, presumably any African states that support Russian aims.
Seems like a pretty risky move for Turkey from a diplomatic point of view. Qatar probably don't care about anyone except their elite and the bottom line.
But if it happens and Russian grain ships begin plying the Black Sea, you'd have to think that Ukraine will consider them legitimate targets given the Russian regimes outrageous threats to sink civilian shipping and daily targeting of Odesa.
As an aside, war may be one of the few situations left where tobacco smoking is not only OK but pretty much encouraged. I guess you could say that the usual arguments of your life being unduly shortened don't really wash.
Snake reached into his lower trouser pocket and pulled out a pack of Marlboros. ‘Here, Lieutenant. Have a smoke.’
‘I’ve been trying to cut back. Bad for your wind.’
‘You gonna worry about that out here? Hey, Lieutenant. We are all sucking wind.’
James Webb. Fields of Fire
An odd one. I suppose if they actually are foolish/mad/brave (remove as preferred) enough to try something and achieved even a minor headache for Poland/NATO it's good (for Putin) - if (or when!?) they get wiped out quickly + that is the end of Prigozhin's private army in Europe...that is good too!
Ukranians confirming Russian offensive is underway in Luhansk. So far the Russians have broken through up to 5km in the last couple of days.
Looks like the AFU may need to divert resources from the south because there doesn't seem to be a lot of resistance so far. There is very little from Ukranian social media sources which is unusual.
They will have to divert forces for sure unless they use the 70% they say they have in reserve. If they don't use this I'm not sure do they actually have this in reserve then. I can't see you diverting forces awy from where from your attacking and just leaving 70% in reserve for a breakthrough that could be days or even months off. If you divert forces away from where your attacking then your not going to be on the offensive then.
All the effort Ukraine went to capture that land and they have lost it again.
I wonder how many Ukrainians died capturing it and losing it
American machine gun. Ma Deuce. It’s not just the artillery that the US is supplying.
I’m not sure what to make of the aircraft requirement. These days tactical air is more of an interdiction or deep strike asset, the days of what we call “over the shoulder” engagements are generally gone, even for attack helicopters. In a static environment, they do little that artillery/rocket/cruise missile fire can’t do, except that which requires particularly large payloads such as structures or deep bunkers. They come more into their element during a maneuver offensive, striking beyond the range of artillery which has not yet caught up or preventing enemy maneuver. But I am not sure that a squadron of F16s is suddenly going to break the defensive lines, that is still a matter for engineers, artillery and armor.
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