Current Events > Ukraine War Topic Reborn Part 1

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thronedfire2 posted...

they weren't going to invade Ukraine either, remember?

You dont nuke the place right next to your capital.

divot1338 posted...

You dont nuke the place right next to your capital.

Kyiv is 469 miles from Moscow

thronedfire2 posted...

Kyiv is 469 miles from Moscow

That's still way too close to actually risk deploying nukes.

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1784319128691474527

https://twitter.com/jurgen_nauditt/status/1784600782060376087

thronedfire2 posted...

Kyiv is 469 miles from Moscow

Thats about exactly the distance from Houston to Mexico. When there are wildfires in Mexico, we smell it.

And by wildfires in Mexico I mean much deeper than the edge of the border.

Sounds like Biden is finally starting to go gloves off. Better late than never.

texanfan27 posted...

damned if we, damned if we dont. We help out Ukraine more or get fully involved, Russia threatens nukes and might be crazy/desperate enough to use one.

if we dont get involve, Ukraine is gone and Russia just rebuilds till their next attack like this.

That next attack will involve NATO allies so it will involve U.S. troops next time if we don't stop their ambitions in Ukraine.

Unless Trump wins, then I guess good-bye Europe.

Humble_Novice posted...

https://twitter.com/jurgen_nauditt/status/1784600782060376087

Why do they announce this shit?
US long ago said Crimea is not Russian territory, but Ukraine's.
US long ago greenlit our weapons being used against Russians w/in Ukraine.
And the ATACMS are known to be getting sent to Ukraine (another thing I wish people used fucking OPSEC for...every new capability sent to Ukraine should be "announced" via its first military use)

Why do we need to spell out the exact who what and how for an upcoming attack for Russia like this? The pieces were already all there waiting to be assembled unfortunately, but then you go and put the puzzle together for them, too.

It's well known Russia doesn't have enough air defenses to stop Ukraine from hitting some of their key industries. This could be a ploy to make them concentrate on Crimea so they can exploit a hole that opens up somewhere else.

https://twitter.com/medeaivan/status/1784680015847665758

Someone should develop drones that have solar rechargers so they can fly nap of the earth then land and recharge and continue on to target.

Or if they could work out how to use inductors to steal power from power lines.

Although teaching drones how to do that might go poorly in a skynet sitch.

Solar-powered drones already exist.

The Polish farmer blockade is finally lifted
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/31836

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I can't wait to see that fucking piece of shit bridge get brought down.

And yeah it does seem like this is just an attention grabber announcement to pressure Russia to split it's defense priorities and sap from areas they actually want to strike, but I do think they will follow it through at some point, just a matter of when.

This bridge is a key part of this war. Being able to close off the back door from Russia to Crimea will make them incredibly vulnerable to being cut off from the Russian supply line whenever Ukraine are able to push through in the south east again.

Though before that happens that $61b of aid and military equipment needs to arrive.

Humble_Novice posted...

https://twitter.com/jurgen_nauditt/status/1784600782060376087

We've put more restrictions on Ukraine's use of our weapons to defend their country from a Russian invasion than we have Israel's use of our weapons to flatten Gaza.

https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1784992418871345378

If you combine both data streams I have showed in the previous posts then it means that Russia loses up to 45 pieces of hardware a day (destroyed and damaged) to gain 0.7 square kilometers a day.

To put things into perspective I have added this map. There are still around 10,700 square kilometers of the free Donetsk Region, which are under Ukrainian control. If we round this up to 1.0 square kilometer, which Russians take a day, then it will take them 10,700 days (29,3 Years) to only take this single Ukrainian region, of course if things stay this way.

That are pure numbers and they illustrate vividly what is the difference between a tactical or incremental gain compared to a strategic break through. Russia has undoubtedly the upper hand, at least currently, and there is always the risk for a dramatic change. But it is not here. Instead, even this decisive advantage for the Russian side has not materialized in a noteworthy fashion on the battlefield. What Russia does is pure burning down of men and material in exchange for tiny strips on a map.

This is why Russia and its lesser minions continue to obstruct all help for Ukraine. Russia cannot sustain a prolonged war, especially when Ukraine is continuously supplied. Moscow cannot even properly exploit the current situation. Ukrainians are doing near superhuman things to keep that onslaught at bay, but even the best army and the best morale cannot fight without weapons and ammunition.

The incoming supplies are not far away, but it is necessary to avoid any repeat of what happened in the last 7 months. Moreover, it is necessary to learn from the shortcomings of last summer, when Ukraine got only a fraction of material what was promised, though still caused immense havoc among Russian ranks.

This is where I primarily see Europe's responsibility and that has to be the primary agenda of all major European capitals for as long as Russia hasn't been defeated. It is still in our hands to make this happen.

Yeah she is a russian asset just like the rest of them

https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1785677985766400175