While there are problems it is far from Ukraines darkness hour. Democracy will prevail.
Strange comment, don't be silly. Contempt is also important task. I mean, In consider myself as part of Slava Ukraini crew and offer never-ending support but I don't have shells to offer, its ilegal for me to buy/sell shells, I do donate some money however which hopefully contributes.
Just a quick comment - Russia has bombed Kharkiv for two years, I doubt the Russia is very popular among the residents.
And for those Russians who have lost their enthusiasm, or are having second thoughts, the special encouragement line……..
Reading more about this proposed NATO 100 billion fund and … well. The more things change ...
Guess Putin's gonna be on the phone telling his Hungarian poodle to bark in the manner he's paid to.
That looks like the work of the great David Low. It seems his depictions of appeasment before the Second World War led to some in the British press labelling him a ''war monger'. Plus ça change…..
Lots of Russian ammo gone up in smoke
Comments say a s400. The less of these, the more havoc the UAF can cause the invaders
Speaking of the UAF, has anyone heard anything about how many combat aircraft they have available at this point? I’d presume that the Su-24 and Su-25 fleets are pretty depleted at this point, but it’d be interesting to know how many MiG-29s and Su-27s are still operational.
Just to put it out there that Sumy's in Ukraine and the source Telegram channel's description reads "Ukraine is a brain disease". So I'll leave it up to the reader to decide what to think about that.
UAF for obvious reasons keep their equipment losses very quiet. No idea what they could be, and you cannot trust Russian figures either. I'd be assuming at this stage most of Ukraines neighbours have exhausted their supply of older soviet aircraft.
Yes, I thought it was a strike on Russia and forgot Sumy is in free Ukraine. Only noticed my mistake after posting.
Its unfortunately true. Your typical Russian leads such a sad miserable life that being in a damp trench with night guard duty is an improvement.
Whereas your typical Ukrainian wants to go back their lives and families and live a good Western European lifestyle with democracy and freedom and peace.
What this means is that Russians will volunteer in droves. And also they dont really mind if they get shot as long as its quick and theyre not left wounded and in pain. The Ukrainians dont want to go to the tremches for understanable reasons.
However, the Ukrainians have things to fight for beyond indoor plumbing and autocratic despotism so hopefully that keeps them going.
Air drones.
Now land drones that drive into place. Unload the mine and drive off. With either the mine on a timer or a string.
Ukrainian 63rd Mechanised Brigade.
Drone wars, who has the best drones? Or should that be who has the most drones?
interesting development
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/30322
who has the most or best drones
https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/30272
Thirteen people killed by the light aircraft drone attack on the drone manufacturing facility in Tartarstan. Nine different nationalities. Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Sudan.
A common theme are these are the poorest countries in the world. Teenagers and young adults from the poorest countries in the world are working building drones in Russia.
Are there recruitment ads in these countries of come to Russia. Learn a craft. Build drones?
More about the African and Sri Lankan young people building drones in Alabuga.
You can't help but feel this is reverse trolling by the Kremlin. It seems all the black people were in the one building hit but all from different countries. It's turned a spotlight into them being there now anyway.
Yes Russia will be able to recruit more soldiers but look at the cost for every metre gained. If Ukraine stays in defensive posture they will win the war of attrition. Every year that goes by the Russian soldiers have worse off equipment for their attacks. Hopefully after the F16's arrive Russia will find it harder to drop those FAB 500+ bombs which are a real thorn in their side.
Personally I think both sides will find the soldiers for 10 year's of war but I think economically Russia will collapse long before then. The US are afraid to give big support incase war with Taiwan breaks out. But it's irritating they haven't built new factories for the production of artillery. They've increased capacity at current factories and that'll continue to expand but it's nowhere near what they should be producing.
It seems this was a Russian initiative called The Alabuga Start Program.
It was a call for foreign young women.
Massive amount of recruitment media when you start looking.
How any would think it's a good idea for a young foreign woman to go to Russia is beyond me. But poverty can drive one to do beyond normal. Especially with the slick advertising.
Most try their best to get away from the Russian mafia world wide and these young women are trawled to go to Russia.
they were there to build drones, proving your general vatnik is useless for anything really, apart from being used as cannon fodder.
Drones go thermobaric
A reminder that huge swathes of Ukraine are gonna need rebuilding from the ground up; said it before you but yo'd wonder if some of these villages and hamlets will be written off and left to stay demolished. If the population are all dead or have left for Ukrainian urban centres (or trigger warning for the anti-migrants, left the country entirely), why bother rebuilding?
Either way though, there's gonna be a flood of money heading into the country and there'll be a boom for construction and infrastructural companies hired to rebuild … well, everything in these parts of Ukraine. Zelensky's job won't be done when - hopefully - Russia fúcks off and lets the Ukrainians be; he'll be crossing Europe negotiating German, French, UK firms to come in and build build build.
Article from Jan 2024 on Thermobaric drones used by UA
I'd let the weeds grow over eastern Ukraine and build elsewhere. MOAB Donetsk at some point.
So when Russia captures a ruined village or town these drones can completely finish off the buildings after the Russians move in.
I see Russia is now saying they are in direct confrontation with NATO. Hilarious really because if they where in direct confrontation they'd be no Russian army left.
It's not too late to close the skies.
Probably to do with this I imagine? As in NATO essentially funding the UKRAINEs war effort. So yip, Putin right and about time too .. only way to sort a bully is to bully back, dose of own medicine.
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