I'm sure Russia still have thousands of field guns, but I'm sure they will struggle with the logistics of actually replacing them on the Frontline with their logistics being hampered.
Oh no doubt, but the personnel lost will be a bigger issue I would think. Thats a horrific burn rate when you think of the training time
No idea if this is true or not but hopefully the bloody things are finally on the way. Never did hear more about the GLSDB either. They're supposed to be shipping by now.
Edit ah maybe it is a bit click baity but who knows:
A second official said the missiles are "on the table" and likely to be included in an upcoming security assistance package, adding that a final decision has not been made. It could be months before Ukraine receives the missiles, according to the official.
I'm tired of the excuses not to supply Ukraine with ATACMS. They have ranged from:
It's always painful hearing the latest excuse.
On the GLSDB, yeah news or announcements have gone quiet on that front also.
This war no doubt has been good to showcase American military tech, but it also shows countries (EU) should not be relying on the US for all things.
Needing US approval for arms exports etc... If the European countries had developed a long range missile like ATACMS, they wouldn't need approval from the US to send them to Ukraine. No doubt the Swiss arms industry will take a hit from this war, countries may be reluctant to buy from them in the future.
I seen a video where 3 fab 500 bombs laded close to eachother. 3 huge explosions which missed their targets but they won't always. F16’s would make it much harder for Russia to launch these strikes.
Putin remains a master strategist
His strop may have prevented a quicker end to the murderous Russian regime.
It's embarrassing at this stage. It's like making a professional boxer fight a drunken lout with both his hands tied behind his back. Just give them the weapons to end this thing FFS
Indeed, the sooner the better. And as regards the Swiss arms & related industries inc finance, at times of crisis you find out who your friends are.
The Swiss have been notably unhelpful towards neighbours in Europe. No point in having an armaments industry if the product can't be used when needed. No point in doing further business with Switzerland.
This thread is for anything russia related not just the war. Musk's interference and bringing state secrets from a Ukrainian general to a Russian agent is worthy news of this thread even if it triggers Elon fanboys like yourself.
Russians under pressure.
I remember a while back seeing pictures of Ukrainian sea drones floating up to the shore near Crimea. It would be very strange for Ukraine to launch the drones for an attack if they did not think they could maintain their course and hit their targets and do something to help stop putin's navy launching missiles into Ukraine. Those images of the drones that were made useless point to something unexpected happening as if those drones were reliant on starlink to maintain their course then it would have made no sense to launch them without starlink being active all the way to Crimea.
The US government in my opinion needs to investigate if this failure was caused by the starlink system they have paid SaceX to use to give connectivity for Ukraine being disabled. If it proves to be direct action by Musk to prevent Ukraine defending itself by striking military targets being used to murder civilians then he is complicit with the murders being carried out by putin's navy since than. If proved true he should be brought to justice and required to pay for what amounts to treason and aiding the murder of civilians in Ukraine. An ally of putin should not be working for and paid by the US government. How many innocent civilians have been killed and injured by putin's navy launching missiles at Ukrainian cities since the drone strike failed?
Meanwhile, Erdogan again!!
NEXTA on X: "#Erdogan asks #G20 leaders to partially satisfy Russia's demands on the “grain agreement” and ease sanctions We are talking about insuring Russian exports of food and fertilizers and connecting to the #SWIFT system. Let us remember that Erdogan met with Putin last week. The… https://t.co/X5DiKeLHLv" / X (twitter.com)
And another explanation from Putin,,,how the west tricked him into invading Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1700284779197878316
Oh, here we go again, the fog of war. It keeps EVERYBODY GUESSING as to what exactly is happening
I see his latest SpaceX launch was suspended until regulators are happy. I reckon official screws are been turned on Musk to remind him that he is not a country.
Under no circumstances should they be connected back to SWIFT. Sanctions are working.
Something to delight the cockles of Medvedev's nuclear loving heart!!!
(1) Zlatti71 on X: "🇺🇸The USA and NATO will deploy tactical nuclear weapons carriers 150 kilometers from the Russian borders Under new agreements between the United States and Finland, American aviation will begin to use the infrastructure of Rovaniemi Airport in Lapland, which is located less than… https://t.co/jvPQLHILJ8" / X (twitter.com)
Highly unreliable source there.
For clarity, deployment of nuclear weapons in Finland is prohibited by law, and Finnish people are overwhelmingly opposed to them.
The ukrainians have published that theyve taken the town of Avdivka, to the north of donetsk city ,
Is there a chance they could encircle it ? I know the airport is "in the way " and thats been hotly contested since 2014 .. but if there's a risk of having Donetsk cut off, the Russians would need to reroute troops yet again - spreading themselves thinner again ..
Does ukraine have reserves left to exploit any breakthrough?
And for those who advocate peace talks with Putin in the mistaken belief that he will actually stop his warmongering ways and Europe is safe...https://twitter.com/i/status/1700441470182838679
Officially no BUT. Unofficially you would not know what’s going on. This reminds me of the Russian side . It has the REPUTATION of (1)having an endless supply of all types of weapons including stocks left over from 2 nd world war - which are still quiet lethal in the right" hands
(2) Having Nuclear arms that are the envy - qualitatively and QUANTITATIVELY - of most modern states
(3)having an endless supply of soldiers to increase numbers at the front line when necessary, replace those being killed/ MIA, etc
(4) all Russians are fighting/ supporting for their MOTHERLAND 100%
But the opposite in turning out to be the case re the above points . As the saying goes ‘ you are only as good as your last game’
Frankly, a required reply for anyone playing tankie or contrarian. Straight from the horse's mouth. They are invaders, they want to restore the USSR and bar Hungary the east of the EU know damn well what's at stake in Ukraine.
No cop on or business head on him at all, apart from becoming the richest man on earth and tipped to be the first to be a trillionaire, he is a dope.
He may be a dope and a kunt but it's unfair to blame him for not wanting to step forward and aid in a major military operation that could have resulted in him wearing a huge target on his back. If anyone is to blame is the US government who requested this unofficially through some back channels, that is without assuming responsibility for such direct involvement against Russia.
"Russia’s redeployment of frontline forces to bolster its “degraded” units in Ukraine’s south-east is probably hampering Moscow’s ability to carry out offensive operations in other frontline areas, the UK Ministry of Defence said in its latest intelligence briefing. The ministry said Ukrainian troops had advanced into the “multi-layered” main Russian defensive line east of the town of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region."
And some muppet were posting about great Russian advances lol. How they parrot Russian propaganda,
This is complete disinformation. What is actually going on is that Finland and USA are currently negotiating a DCA (Defense Cooperation Agreement), since Finland joined NATO recently. If it is accepted by the parliament, then USA will be able to access facilities in Finland for training, equipment storage and the like. Nothing regarding nuclear weapons has been agreed, and won't be - it is just the usual Russian disinformation sources who are trying to push this lie. The source also states the president has confirmed all this - what he actually said was "The DCA will lead to the fact that there will be at least some kind of American presence in Finland". In any case, it won't be up to the president to decide.
More about the agreement:
Link to the president's interview:
If you look at the map, Rovaniemi isn't exactly in a threatening position to Russia - they've had bases much closer for ages.
... including stocks left over from 2 nd world war ...
I read that as "sticks", and quickly told my brain to be quiet before it give the Russians any ideas.
Pfff...they're not liberating anything ever again. It will take them half a century to rebuild their battered army, by which time Russia might well have returned to the swamp it came from.
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