Russia-Ukraine War

Sorry, yeah, my post wasn't worded very well… agree with you on the use of drones, my last comments were more directed at the post you were quoting. I just think the "could they not have used them to defend Donbas" argument that a few people have raised, while understandable at a visceral/ knee-jerk level, just doesn't hold up at all.

I know it's "just" fire but in the clip it looks like some kind of sci-fi laser.

Screw that. I would be trying to run from that, bloody hell.

It's two separate things.

The long-range drones are designed to impact Russia strategically, by hurting their main war resources. They target that infrastructure, as well as others. The long-range strikes also divert Russian resources to defend infrastructure, contradict their propaganda and are a morale boost for Ukr (they can actually retaliate to long-range strikes now).

The front is tactical and such drones would not have much use. There Ukr focuses on artillery, Himars strikes, FPV drones, etc.

That Moscow refinery of which the video shows one of the key cracking towers going boom did cost hundreds of millions to modernise

here is Gazprom boasting about all they spent before the war

Notice how the key contractor were South Korean and European

Now the question is will these be helping Russia rebuild or will sanctions keep em away

Eitherway that’s a lot of infrastructure being destroyed with a cheap drone in what is meant to have been the most protected airspace in Russia

Speaking of Europe helping Russia

Here are talking heads calling for destruction of EU

And here is EU saying “take our money”

While continuing to block transfer of seized 300bn in Russian assets that can win this war

Well ya that's why I used "" for just. I just meant it looked more like a laser beam than a burning/melting substance.

And that's a pretty horrible way to die..better leave the trench and face the gunfire..

Seen a few videos recently on twitter of foreign lads fighting for Ukraine and Russia.

Would all these be paid by Russia n Ukraine or voluntary?

What kind of dough would they be on a week? Dunno about Ukraine but I doubt Putin would be valuing there lives.

Would these lads be thrown into whatever hotspot to save locals lives? Seems a risky business to be in !

My understanding is that the Kursk invasion and attacks on Russia's interior cast Ukraine in a good light from a PR perspective and therefore might help in getting further funding/ weapons from NATO. Similarly, they are losing in Donbas and a few extra drones there would likely not alter the outcome significantly. Furthermore, Ukraine crossing Russian red lines and not suffering a nuclear outcome might give NATO countries confidence to directly join the war effort in Ukraine with their troops.

Lots of potential reasons depending on what you're inclined to believe.

Up to $1790 a month (dependent on which part of Russia because some piggies are more equal than others) and up to $2000 signup bonus

There’s a catch tho, best of luck surviving more than a week

Yet another reason Putin’s oil machine needs to be dismantled pronto and sanctions actually enforced

The European countries and companies whom continue to do business with Russia need to be named and constantly shamed

Pretty fucked up aint it

I thought right away of Hitler Youth. It feels not a month goes by when the similarities between Nazi Germany and Russia continue to grew closer and closer

Hell this rewriting of history has the Goebbels finger print all over it

That’s the longest daily verified kill list yet

If I was a Russian commander, the numbers of D-30 howitzers on the list would be a major red flag. There's scraping the barrel to put something on an inactive front and then there is putting them in the firing line.

Won't be long till we see some Iranian or North Korea made pieces in Ukraine or even Russia.

One of the suggestions in the past was that the Russian army was prioritizing rocket artillery rather than tube artillery. The loss counts of howitzers would hint that it might have been conjecture on the part of the analysts.

As regards the Iranian missiles, will be interesting to see how they deploy them. The could be used to target say the F16s or military fortifications. Think unfortunately they will be more used to strike civilian buildings and energy infrastructure.