As predicted with the the Slovak elections they have decided to cut aid to Ukraine and will oppose future sanctions against Russia
We're at a key moment here in this battle. Hopefully Ukraine can plug any holes.
Situation around Avdiivka. It's still deteriorating and needs a major pushback from Ukraine to stop the Russians consolidating their positions and pushing further.
If they don't push back fairly soon there is a Risk of cutting off Ukrainians in that pocket in the middle, we know Russia is losing hand over fist but at the same time ukraine is losing numbers too , I've seen more and more foreign volunteers deaths being posted on social media than in other periods
Looking at the map above if the Russians bypassed the city and got behind it and linked both sides together you could have a sizeable group of Ukrainians encircled and pound them from the air. Ukraine would have to commit more troops to break the siege and probably take momentum from other areas that they are advancing. Weather Russia would do that or could do that and I am not sure what way Ukraine are set up to the west of the city under there control that Russia could even do that.
Well I've linked articles that show that Saab, Rheinmetall, Expal (a subsidiary of the former, admittedly) and Thales have all increased production. Saab had doubled their production and are hoping to double it again next year. You aren't going to get the EU committing to making an extra million shells a year on top of that becacuse that's just poor future planning.
I'm aware that Excalibur are significantly more expensive (though I'm not sure they would be 100k a unit if production at scale is achieved:
My point is made even more clearly however because if, say a basic artillery shell costs €8,000 and an excalibur costs €80,000, it makes the choice simple - would you rather one excalibur or 10 unguided shells. The choice for NATO is obvious. The opposite choice for Russia is even more obvious because they struggle to manufacture guided munitions at scale but are able to build cheap and basic shells. Hitting 10 shells in an ammo dump with an excalibur to break even is just an example. They can also hit command posts, radars, artillery pieces etc.
As for hitting troops with basic unguided shells, there are two important points to make. First, as another poster pointed out, these are best serviced by the US cluster munitions, for which there is no shortage in the short to medium term and which the EU will not produce itself. Second, NATO has to plan for a potential war with Russia and Russian propaganda are trying to suggest that NATO should prepare for the WW1 style trench and artillery duel warfare that we are seeing in Ukraine but on a grander scale. NATO is saying "No thanks, we'd rather just destroy your logistics from afar before you can make any real inroads into our countries. So NATO will design their forces around that policy rather than preparing for a massive artillery slug fest.
47th has a score of the modern leopards, surely that will help
Looks like another Bakhmut.
The counter offensive is stalled while Ukraine sends reinforcements.
Us GDP increases by almost 5% in a quarter adding $560.5 billion
For reference Russian total GDP is about 2 trillion
And Ireland is about 550 billion
in short US in a quarter added an Ireland to their economy
hence loads of money will trickle down onto the Russian trenches in the form of tungsten rain
The American economy is booming and will continue to boom with two allies at war. And unlike Russia half a million Americans won't be dying while the economy expands and no damage will be done to the American military.
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Situation not looking good.
The fact Russians is still pushing and gaining territory after nearly 2 years is depressing.
And this is why im relatively confident that Mike Johnson, despite his flip flopping stance on Ukraine, will call the vote for the aid package.
Few of these Republicans actually have a spine on issues like this. Unless you're talking about the likes of Margery Taylor Green(bought and paid for by the Kremlin) It's all about optics with these guys. If it can be presented as lots of "de jerbs for 'murica" angle that's all he cares about. You think Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics want American aid to Ukraine to stop? Do they f**k! They've a lot of clout and their contracts depend on these bills passing.
That won't be overlooked in upcoming negotiations.
Don’t forget “The Wall”
voting against the “Wall” which is lumped in with Ukraine spending in an election year would do even worse damage to them than not helping the military industrial complex
good news all around
Trench life
Cross breeding rats with rothweilers
Plenty food in the trenches and surrounding areas - rats are ok with dead soldiers.
Add the diseases they carry not exactly something you want in your trench
The real rats have arrived at the nest
Russian 'Cesar'
Give an a Swedish Archer any day
Yes it's one of the coolest yokes out there.
Got to love the super high-tech loading system - leave a pile of shells nearby and manually carry & load them.
I remember reading a description of a WW1 where a solider gets bitten by a rat and quickly turns purple and swollen and dies.
We've entered an absolute brutal phase of this war and with Ukraine pulling in reinforcements thing's won't be dying down anytime soon if Russia keep pushing.
And considering the huge losses already I can just see them sending wave after wave not giving a **** about how many die. If they do take Avdeevka I hope it doesn't happen soon and causes them maximum casualties. But wouldn't it be a great morale boost if this attack fails completely.
We've seen it happen before at Vuhledar where Russia eventually gave up.
We were told the winter will stall any counter offensive for Ukraine and Russia.
Russia has flipped this whole scenario on its head.
Ukraine has stalled and Russia are moving forward.
Mike Johnson just gave his first speech as house speaker, plenty about god , fixing the border, working together to fix America and passing legislation to support Israel,no mention Ukraine at all
Where are you getting the information that putin's forces are "moving forward" in their renewed attacks on Ukraine? Besides them planting a flag on a slag heap that was later removed I am just seeing comments that Ukraine is holding the line and moskovytes are suffering massive losses.
Like two drunk guys looking at their glasses and in a moment of realisation of who the other is.
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