CitizenVectron Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Denmark also just announced a $337 million package for Ukraine, with some immediate 155mm artillery shells, and then future supplies of self-propelled artillery units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Ukraine hit another oil refinery last night in the Rostov region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Also, those Russian "Freedom" legions (the ones that have taken a few towns in Belgorod before) are back in action, are claiming to have internally captured a few Russian towns in Kursk and Belgorod. Not a major threat by any means, more a distraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Breaking rule since there aren't any other good sources for Russian videos: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Nice little nugget from the article below: Quote But the Pentagon is now open to providing the longer-range ATACMS because of progress in acquiring a follow-on system dubbed the Precision Strike Missile, U.S. officials say...That removes a major impediment to providing the long-range variant Longer-range ATACMS are closer to being delivered thanks to their replacement finally entering US stocks. wsj.com WWW.WSJ.COM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 At a bar in Barcelona next to guys speaking Russian who look military for sure I may or may not have said Slava Ukraini If you don’t hear from me in a few days you know why, glad I’m wearing a muscle shirt where my military ink was visible 1 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 A few more videos floating around of Ukraine hitting gas/oil refineries in Russia with drones. Sounds like their refining capacity is down about 15% due to strikes. That's not a huge deal by itself, but the bigger issue for Russia is that it means that crude oil is continuing to pile up, and they have limited storage. They will likely have to stop/cap a few wells soon to slow down the crude, and that comes with risks due to lack of replacement parts from the west for restarting them. Macron gave a big speech about the importance of Ukraine, and also used a little more forceful language about having "our boys" in Odesa, if needed. Unlikely, but it's important to push the envelope with language so that more options are on the table. 300,000 shells have been paid for from the "Czech" find (likely from an African country like Angola, etc) and should be in Ukraine in the next 2-3 months. Another 500,000+ are also ready to be purchased, if western nations commit. And finally: EDIT - For the AASM HAMMER missiles (similar to US JDAMs), France announced in January that they'd deliver hundreds to Ukraine, likely at a rate of about 50 per month. So that's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Also, the Freedom of Russia legion (anti-Putin Russia soldiers that are based in Ukraine, and "invade" border towns) have been scaring people in Belgorod the last few days. They've attacked a few small outposts, and have caused some people to flee the city of Belgorod itself through announcements they are going to take it. At most they have 1,000-2,000 soldiers, so unlikely to do any real damage, but they've been able to take out at least one RADAR site and a few Russian emplacements. Mostly just psychological. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 12 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: EDIT - For the AASM HAMMER missiles (similar to US JDAMs), France announced in January that they'd deliver hundreds to Ukraine, likely at a rate of about 50 per month. Stares blankly, again, at F-35's weapons integration process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 lol of course the ASSM HAMMER is French Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 3 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: Stares blankly, again, at F-35's weapons integration process. lol. Ukrainian weapons technicians after this war are basically going to be Fremen, capable of adapting any advanced weaponry to any other system. I can picture the stereotype of a shaved-headed man naked Yevhenii with a cigarette drooping from his mouth idly screwing a tank barrel to a civilian helicopter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Greece negotiates deal with Czechia for ammunition transfer to Ukraine - Euromaidan Press EUROMAIDANPRESS.COM Through a deal with the Czech Republic, Greece will supply Ukraine with 2,000 Zuni rockets, 180 anti-tank rockets, 90,000 projectiles, 4 million bullets, and 70 howitzers without depleting its own... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Russia hit Odesa last night with a missile strike that has so far killed 16+ civilians, including children. After the first strike, they waited 30 minutes and hit the same location again, killing first responders (one of their strategies). Russia claiming to have killed military leaders, but it was just a civilian area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 The Russian scam luring Nepalese men with the promise of a better life, only to drop them on the battlefield in Ukraine - ABC News WWW.ABC.NET.AU A document leaked to the ABC shows a worrying number of Nepalese men have joined the Russian army. But some appear to have been lured into Putin's war under false pretences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Putin won re-election by another landslide. The people must like where the country is headed! Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era APNEWS.COM The result underlines the Russian leader’s total control of the country’s political system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 2 hours ago, Derek said: Putin won re-election by another landslide. The people must like where the country is headed! Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era APNEWS.COM The result underlines the Russian leader’s total control of the country’s political system. Only 88%, Sadam got 100% in 2002. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 2 minutes ago, Jason said: Only 88%, Sadam got 100% in 2002. A weak showing for a strong man, to be sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 Czech Republic turning out to be the OGs of Europe. Not only have they found support to get the original 800,000 shells for Ukraine (funding is secured)...they've also found another 700,000 shells from non-NATO sources that can be purchased for Ukraine: To paraphrase someone elsewhere: some Czech warehouse inspectors with flashlights are doing more for Ukraine than Germany or France* *obviously they are doing a fair bit—but I would argue that 1.5 million shells is worth far, far more to the actual war effort than the equivalent in some of the gear Germany is providing. The total for this 1.5 million shells is $3.3 billion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 3 hours ago, Jason said: Only 88%, Sadam got 100% in 2002. This is how you know the election was free and fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Russia is saying they believe that 2,000 French troops are to be deployed to Ukraine (not near front lines), and that Russia will make them a priority target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 minute ago, CitizenVectron said: Russia is saying they believe that 2,000 French troops are to be deployed to Ukraine (not near front lines), and that Russia will make them a priority target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 5 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Russia is saying they believe that 2,000 French troops are to be deployed to Ukraine (not near front lines), and that Russia will make them a priority target. France should be very careful, they’re not battle tested, their doctrine is outdated, despite Russian failures they are at least actively engaged and learning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 3 hours ago, TUFKAK said: France should be very careful, they’re not battle tested, their doctrine is outdated, despite Russian failures they are at least actively engaged and learning If French troops are even there, they are likely technical advisors and support. But also, France has been fighting an insurgency in Africa for almost 10 years. They're as battle tested as US troops are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 2 hours ago, CayceG said: If French troops are even there, they are likely technical advisors and support. But also, France has been fighting an insurgency in Africa for almost 10 years. They're as battle tested as US troops are. Supporting counterterrorism operations is different than mobilization, not an indictment on the French soldier, I know their skillset, trained with some way back in the day (far better than Brits imo), but to say they’re as battle tested as US service members isn’t accurate and their ability to force project is worse than the UK. But if Russia kills French soldiers they have to respond, this is how wars start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Ukraine performed a drone strike on the Russian airfield in Engels (Russia) last night. Satellite pictures show at least 9 strategic bombers on the tarmac yesterday, but no confirmation of what was hit. Russia has already said that all drones were intercepted...but they also say that when there are videos of things hit. I assume more info will come out in the next 24hr. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Attacks on Russia Border Regions Bring Home Costs of Putin’s War WWW.BLOOMBERG.COM Deadly attacks on Russian regions bordering Ukraine are increasingly bringing home the costs of Vladimir Putin’s invasion. That doesn’t yet mean people are turning on the Russian president over the war. The Freedom of Russia Legion (the group of Russians that "invaded" Belgorod region last summer using Ukrainian and Russian gear) is at it again. This time they've managed to destroy a bunch of Russian positions and emplacements, and even apparently capture quite a few border towns. What is particularly interesting about this round of attacks is that artillery/drone strikes are being employed, almost certainly by the Ukrainian regular military in Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts of Ukraine. There is a theory (which I almost ascribe to, at this point) that Ukraine is doing this to regularize the shelling of Russian positions inside Russia. This eliminates another of Putin's red lines. So when the Freedom of Russia Legion is finally defeated by Russia (or retreats, same thing) in a few weeks, Ukraine can just keep up the shelling. The goal is to create a demilitarized zone on the Russian side of the border so they can't shell Ukrainian cities like Kharkiv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Ukraine’s Drone Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries Mark New Phase in War WWW.BLOOMBERG.COM Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion has entered a new phase, pitting homegrown drone technology against a 2,000 kilometer (1,200 mile) swathe of largely Soviet-era oil facilities. Quote "Russia is a gas station with an army, and we intend on destroying that gas station," Francisco Serra-Martins, co-founder and chief executive officer of drone manufacturer Terminal Autonomy, said in an interview. Quote This success didn't come easily, according to drone manufacturers who spoke to Bloomberg. The vehicles had to be designed to overcome Russia's sophisticated jamming capabilities, using terrain navigation or visual positioning that doesn't require any electronic communications after launch. They need to operate over ranges as long as 1,000 kilometers while also carrying a large enough explosive payload to inflict meaningful damage on facilities that were built to be resilient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Nederland schaft voor ruim 150 miljoen euro munitie aan voor F-16’s Oekraïne | Nieuwsbericht | Defensie.nl WWW.DEFENSIE.NL Nederland maakt ruim € 150 miljoen vrij voor de aankoop van munitie voor Oekraïne. Het gaat om lucht-grondwapens voor de F-16’s die naar Oekraïne gaan. Ze kunnen door F-16’s worden gedropt. Deze munitie wordt rechtstreeks bij de industrie aangekocht. Dit maakte minister Kajsa Ollongren bekend naar aanleiding van een bijeenkomst van de Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) van gisteren. Netherlands buying $163 million worth of air-to-ground munitions for F-16s for Ukraine to use when the jets are delivered this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Spain is preparing 19 additional Leopard 2A4 tanks for Ukraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Fuck Russia. Not sharing the actual audio/video: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Ukraine's drone attacks are having an effect: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 Major Russian attack on Ukraine last night: 63 drones and 88 missiles. Ukraine shot down most drones, but only half the missiles (AA supplies are running out because of US failure). Major infrastructure was destroyed, including power, internet, and gas. All of Kharkiv is without power, heat, or phone/internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I just don't know what to say anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 Russia is admitting they are in a state of war with Ukraine. Likely first step to full war mobilization: Kremlin Says Russia in a ‘State of War’ - The Moscow Times WWW.THEMOSCOWTIMES.COM Updated with Peskov’s remarks during Friday’s press briefing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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