Anathema- Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 1 hour ago, SuperSpreader said: I feel like throwing something at them from a safe distance to force them to all go off is probably better than this? That's why Rom developed self-replicating mines. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, Anathema- said: That's why Rom developed self-replicating mines. The Dominion was a hell of a lot more effective than Russia doe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jason said: The Dominion was a hell of a lot more effective than Russia doe. Russia is more like Cardassia, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 11 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 By Oleh Shupliak, "The Great Battle of Ukraine With Mordor" For context, Russia has been called Mordor in Ukraine since at least 2014, and their soldiers, Orcs. LOTR (books) are incredibly popular in Ukraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Anathema- said: Russia is more like Cardassia, anyway. Putin does bear a certain resemblance to Gul Dukat... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 ISW analysis for 30 March 2022: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 30 | Institute for the Study of War WWW.UNDERSTANDINGWAR.ORG Russia is withdrawing some elements of its forces around Kyiv into Belarus for likely redeployment to other axes of advance and did not conduct any offensive operations around the city in the past 24 hours, but Russian forces will likely continue to hold Quote Russia is withdrawing some elements of its forces around Kyiv into Belarus for likely redeployment to other axes of advance and did not conduct any offensive operations around the city in the past 24 hours, but Russian forces will likely continue to hold their forwardmost positions and shell Ukrainian forces and residential areas. Ukrainian forces repelled several Russian attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in the past 24 hours and Russian forces likely continued to take territory in Mariupol. Russian forces held their positions and did not conduct offensive operations throughout the rest of the country. Russian forces will likely capture Mariupol in the coming days but likely suffered high casualties taking the city, and Russian force generation efforts and the redeployment of damaged units from the Kyiv axis are increasingly unlikely to enable Russian forces to make rapid gains in the Donbas region. Key Takeaways Russian forces around Kyiv held their forward positions and continued to defend against limited Ukrainian counterattacks. Russian forces are unlikely to give up their secured territory around the city and are continuing to dig in. ISW can confirm Russia is withdrawing some units around Kyiv for likely redeployment to other axes of advance, but cannot confirm any changes in Russian force posture around Chernihiv as of this time. Russian forces did not conduct any offensive operations in northeastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. Elements of the 20th Combined Arms Army and 1st Guards Tank Army are redeploying to support Russian operations on Izyum, but are unlikely to take the city in the near future. Ukrainian forces repelled continuing Russian assaults in Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. Russian forces continued to take territory in Mariupol but are likely suffering high casualties. Russia is reportedly increasingly deploying support personnel and auxiliary units to replace combat losses in Ukraine. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russia is deploying servicemen from military support units, including educational institutions, to replace combat losses.[1] Russian officer casualties and the decision to strip Russian training units of personnel will further impede the Russian military’s ability to train new conscripts and replacements. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that three battalion tactical groups (BTGs) including up to 2,000 Russian and South Ossetian personnel from Russia’s 4th and 7th Military Bases in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, respectively, deployed to unspecified locations in Ukraine.[2] Social media users observed South Ossetian forces in the Donbas region on March 29, but ISW cannot independently confirm if the entirety of these reinforcements were deployed to Donbas.[3] The Ukrainian General Staff additionally stated that Russia faces continuing morale and supply issues, including contract servicemen (volunteer troops, not conscripts) in the 26th Tank Regiment requesting to terminate their contracts and relocate to garrison service, and elements of the 150th Motor Rifle Division receiving inoperable equipment from military storage.[4] The Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate additionally claimed that Russian military procurement is “on the verge of failure” due to western sanctions and that Russia cannot produce modern weapons and equipment without foreign electronics.[5] ISW cannot independently confirm these Ukrainian intelligence reports, but they are largely consistent with previously confirmed reports of low Russian morale and equipment failures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 I guess those Russian soldiers hadn't seen HBO's Chernobyl. Or had any semblance of CBR training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 I'm HIGHLY skeptical of stories that are featured in Visegrad 24 (and you should be too!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 22 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I'm HIGHLY skeptical of stories that are featured in Visegrad 24 (and you should be too!) For example, there is absolutely no way in hell that the Swedish source that Visegrad picked up for this story would have any bloody idea whether any of these Russian aircraft (specifically the SU-24 Fencers that are highlighted) were carrying nukes when they violated Swedish airspace: Furthermore, before this war, Visegrad made a name for itself by being a shill for some of the most odious political actors in Central/Eastern Europe, most notably Viktor Orban of Hungary. In other words, just because they pro-Ukrainian doesn't mean any of us should give them the time of day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 4 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Some people have said that they are likely older anti-tank mines with no magnetic trigger, and their physical trigger won't initiate unless there's about 350lb+ force on them. So as long as your wheels don't hit, you're fine... As someone with no mine experience, do these explode if you pick them up? I remember that video from a few weeks ago where the guy smoking a cig picked one up and moved it off the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucoe Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, DarkStar189 said: As someone with no mine experience, do these explode if you pick them up? I remember that video from a few weeks ago where the guy smoking a cig picked one up and moved it off the road. It depends on whether or not they installed anti-tamper devices. Some mines have them automatically built in. Some don't. And some you can add to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 21 minutes ago, DarkStar189 said: As someone with no mine experience, do these explode if you pick them up? I remember that video from a few weeks ago where the guy smoking a cig picked one up and moved it off the road. I would play it safe and simply never pick up a landmine. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Apparently Russian troops are now having issues with radiation poisoning. Unprotected Russian soldiers disturbed radioactive dust in Chernobyl's 'Red Forest', workers say WWW.REUTERS.COM Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 7 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Mariupol has joined Grozny and Aleppo as the "beneficiaries" of Russian "liberation". And just as a reminder, Mariupol is predominantly a Russian-speaking city and ethnic Russians were practically tied with ethnic Ukrainians in terms of overall population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mclumber1 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 7 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: It's generally warming up in Europe. I do wonder if they'd have ability to get by with natural gas shortages for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 3 hours ago, mclumber1 said: It's generally warming up in Europe. I'm sure digging up a bunch of radiation will help with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 Ukraine has been very judicial with where they are pushing back, clearly attempting to maximize civilian corridors that can be secured and evacuated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 minute ago, CitizenVectron said: Ukraine has been very judicial with where they are pushing back, clearly attempting to maximize civilian corridors that can be secured and evacuated. Whenever I hear Poltava mentioned, I'm motivated to post this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 Poltava is also one of the most well-known central ethnic regions of Ukraine. When people talk about central-Ukrainian culture, they are often speaking of Poltava. Here is me in a Poltava costume, lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 Putin balks over rubles-for-gas threat – POLITICO WWW.POLITICO.EU Gas contracts with European customers are excluded from the requirement to switch to the Russian currency. Russia blinked first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris- Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 5 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Jesus Christ, just give them the fucking MIGs! Are we really going to pretend that is crossing the Rubicon compared to all of the other NATO gear sent their way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PaladinSolo Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Russia does 2 drafts a year and this is just the first one, its really nothing. But they've been really getting their ass kicked in Ukraine the last 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Love to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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