I'll try find the Twitter thread, but the lads who posted the video claimed two irish lads were in thar group.
But between Bakhmut, Adviika, and Vulhedar the Ukrainians did some serious ass kicking. I would really like to know the accurate numbers of personnel and equipment Russia/Wagner lost there.
There's definitely an Irish accent to be heard in that video
During one of the episodes of Putin & the West on the BBC there was a suggestion that Ukraine were "advised" not to attack the Kersh Bridge again by the US as it was considered too much of a provocation.
The other interesting claim was that the Chinese were surprised at how bad the Russian army is.
In the absence of your previously assumed most-reliable ally giving you weapons ... maybe there's some canniness on display here that should give us hope, not despair the tide is turning: ie, the Ukrainians' apparent switch to basically bleed Russia dry through drone-strokes on oil production, the sinking of its navy, alongside the perennial strategy of bumping off the conscripts and dregs manning the trenches; 'cos by all accounts Russia seems to have no effective response to the drones ATM and while Washington tries to work around the Cult of MAGA gumming up basic legislative momentum, Ukraine can just chip away at the fringes. It's clearly a concerted effort when you look at the sheer volume of attacks on assets within Russian soil - I suppose the only question would be: how substantial to Moscow's overall logistics these attacks amount to?
You'd have to imagine those ww2 vehicles now used won't be what anyone would call ... efficient when it comes to fuel consumption, and if Russia simply doesn't have the oil to fuel or build its war machine, how long can that last? As long as Ukraine can effectively endure the worst Russia can throw at it, then assuming dawn breaks at some stage Stateside Kyiv can fashion a win by means of starvation. It has been said before that Ukraine can win this on attrition alone - and with conventional weaponry now not guaranteed, they're pivoting to a different approach.
They seem to be weaving around to avoid fire. There's another video on Twit showing it in the distance, exploding. Very foggy weather. 87 sailors on board.
Watching that, either weather conditions have deteriorated significantly or they're managing to hit ships much further out at sea. Kudos to the drone operators, keeping those little things heading in the right direction in those waves looks like no easy feat!
Same conversations about Bakhmut.
I'd love Avdiivka to resist and stand, but it's the same thing with Bakhmut the previous year. Russia throws everything, excluding the kitchen sinks they stole at it, and eventually overwhelm the UAF positions with sheets numbers. And with the republicans In USA acting like cnuts, ammo shortage is a worrying thing.
They won't have it by the 2 year mark - the combing operations alone required throughout the entire city area will take weeks and weeks - and that's if all Ukrainian soldiers left tomorrow.
This be the ship
'The inability of people to have civil discussions on the internet is unbelievable really.'
Thanks for the coffee-snort.. :P
I saw Ukraine sent in more elite troops there the other day so I say there giving the Russians hell but you don't want to end up loosing all your own elite troops in the process.
Smart tactics for sure from the Ukrainians, when the weather is crap, there's talk of weapons shortages, US funding delays... they switch to better risk/reward tactics. Couldn't really have done much more over the past few months.
All these sunk ships in the black sea will come back to hurt Russia if the Crimean bridge is put out of action again. They'd be used to transport logistics from Russia.
This took place off Yalta which is a lot further past where the last ship sunk. They must be getting worried about drones hitting the bridge at this stage too.
Russia is throwing everything at this to secure a win for the anniversary of the 'Special Operation' and an election campaign trail.
Looks like he will get his wish, but is absolutely decimating his own forces to do it.
Just to be clear;
(i) are you categorically stating that all Russian conscripts in Ukraine are rapists, kidnappers and murderers?
(ii) are you accusing me of sympathising with rapists, kidnappers and murderers?
You brought the discussion to this point, for whatever reason, so they're two straightforward questions. A yes or no should suffice.
The inability of people to have civil discussions on the internet is unbelievable really.
Industrial avenue in Avdiivka has been cut by Russians, leaving the city split in 2.
The southern half only has 1 supply line across open fields within range of RU artillery, so hopefully they have already evacuated most of troops in that pocket.
The EU has similar "undemocratic" parts. The executive branch of EU is not proportional to population, instead each of 27 member states gets 1/27th of a say effectively, both in the commission and the EU council.
Only EU parliament is proportional to population of the EU.
Destroy their navy, kill their oil refineries and then kill their middle class when they get sent to the front line. Then putin will be sent out the window.
A long way to go and I don't think anyone believes 2024 will see the job done (unlike the Crimean beach party predictions this time last year).
But another good hit this morning, they all count:
One less rat ship.
Several explosions heard in Crimea as it is reported a russian ship(rumoured to be Caesar Kunikov) carrying ammo was blown up. Unconfirmed at time of writing however. A ship and a submarine can be seen heading to assist the stricken vessel.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/s/EjjOvFv2df
I think thats a nod to the US political establishment that they stand to lose juicy contracts if they suddenly decide to feck off.
Which they may well, who even knows with the u.s anymore.
He truly is up there as one of the most hate filled odious human beings in the US house and thats saying something given who is currently in the US house.
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