I wonder how they affect the oilgarchs too? Must be a cause of worry that and the capacity to pay for a war..
Anything is better then mothballing them. Let Ukraine dispose of them for free. If anything they can set them up for one last flight while loading them with explosives so effectively an advanced drone.
I hope Ukraine double down in hitting Russian energy facilities now and ignore America. **** them.
I wonder how those attacks on oil affect the average Russian's daily life.
Sky News Australia is a Murdoch rag station with no link at all to Sky UK apart from the name.
Lets not forget the little matter also that the US still hasn't passed legislation banning Russia imports of Uranium.
Russia supplies nearly a quarter of enriched uranium consumed by US commercial reactors worth US$800m last year.
Biden's administration has a bit of clarification to do and yes Ukraine need to bomb every one of those refineries until Russian oil production is badly compromised.
Judging by russias attack on Ukraine yesterday, they are made as hell about their refineries and seem like the Americans are unhappy too….. Ukraine need to bomb everyone of those refineries until oil production is f’d….
It's because the war criminals will go after those they hate first.
Sky news Aus is especially unbelieveable.
Pure gammon rage. T'is like a parody, hilarious audacity.
I don't know. What goes wrong in someone's life that they cheer on war criminals who might well one day be coming after them too?
What do you expect from an orc but a grunt?
Sky News is a vile establishment.
@ToweringPerformance "Also now being reported on Reuters that Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov has declared it is now in a state of war for the first time."
Yeah I don't get it be cheaper to give them to Ukraine then to mothball them, plus I know that there old but Ukraine could of done with these especially as been retired, like give Ukraine them. Seems be few more retired this year.
Typical Tankie logic. Russia has been targeting Ukrainian infrastructure, hitting residential & utility targets ever since the 2022 invasion, Russia has not changed it's tactics since, it has always done this since the war started. Ukraine has hit airfields & strategic military targets & tried to minimise civilian deaths. The last two months Ukraine attacked oil refineries with drones.
Claiming that Russia has just suddenly started doing the above is nothing but lies.
I don't see any of Russia's allies, supporters & useful idiot tankies calling for attacks on civilians to stop, unlike their enemy the USA is doing.
It's not much difference between WW2 Allied bombing of Germany day & night, with the Germans responding with V-1 & V-2 rocket attacks on Southern England. This conflict is approaching total war, time for maximum support for Ukraine, those hiding their heads in the sand will live to regret their inertia.
I mean completely forgetting that Russia was the one who started the attacks on energy infrastructure paradigm in winter of 2022. But ok Ivan. Go back to your vodka and cornflakes.
While it's pretty upsetting if it's true to see that the US may attempt to hamper Ukraine hitting oil refineries there could be a silver lining in it all.
a) If the US are getting antsy about it then clearly it's hurting Russia badly.
b) It's a truly effective piece of leverage given a). That is to say unless the US gets the finger out and unblocks the 60 billion aid package then what reason is there for Ukraine to stop?
I don't think it was an accident that Jake Sullivan suddenly showed up unannounced in Ukraine to promise Kiev that the aid was coming.
Why are you gloating at this?
They might be low on some popular 150mm artillery ammo. But there are multiple other older systems and ammo that Ukraine could use. Take F-16 as an example -- there are literally thousands to spare, yet Ukraine is being given only a few and those come with restrictions.
The west including US must be low on weapons to spare that is the only explanation. Biden is still in charge in the US he is still the President. They must be running dangerously low with potential conflicts in Taiwan on the horizon as well.
it would absolutely never be revealed just how low they are on weapons. And no where in the western world is anywhere near a war economy to sustain a war like this .
Boris had a fantasy of himself as a Churchill figure but it was useful in terms of helping Ukraine so it's a pity he went in that respect.
......another orc celebrating PutZer's war
Remind me ..who was invading who again?
It's interesting to see all those who were celebrating Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure now crying when the Russians hit back in kind.
I have my theories about sky ?ews.
They are disproportionately interested in Israel-Hamas.
Not so interested in a European war.
I agree Boris incompetent, he is also corrupt…. But he is also reckless and I think he might put troops into Ukraine to live out his Churchill fantasy
The special forces hoodie incident did come to mind. Time will tell if it's all bluster.
There's a war on, and military service is required. Anyone not prepared to fight and protect their Countries peace and security, deserves neither peace or security. Do a little research about Putins conscription methods, and the age old Russian military tradition of Dedovschina.. something that does not exist in the Ukrainian army.
kind of wish Boris was still around…. I think he be more pro active in dealing with putin
The man who put the son of a Russian spy into the House of Lords?
Johnson liked the publicity and the imagery around helping Ukraine. His incompetence and ineffectiveness would always get in the way of actually accomplishing anything.
It must be utterly demoralising for the brave Ukrainians on the front line to see this unfold. They are fighting with one hand tied behind their backs begging for more supplies which aren't coming. It's beyond despicable.
Also the war seem to be falling off the front pages of late which isn't a good sign. The hit on the dam is only the 6th story on sky news for example behind a row about England rugby shirts latest design.
Also now being reported on Reuters that Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov has declared it is now in a state of war for the first time.
Oh our man from the Baltics (am I right, pierre?) got rightly pixxed off with the ruzzian troll and let him have a piece of his mind, fair play!
Those boxing pics of Manu are pathetic. Just like the time he was cosplaying Zelensky for the camera a couple of years ago. He’s all about projection and grandstanding.
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