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« Reply #250 on: November 11, 2022, 10:10:49 AM »
Russian annexation of Kherson: 30 September
Liberation of Kherson: 11 November
Number of days Kherson was illegally part of Russia: 42 days
Liz Truss premiership: 50 days

Russian Kherson failed to outlast one Truss.
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« Reply #251 on: November 14, 2022, 04:31:24 AM »
Polonium tea is all the rage in Bali.
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« Reply #252 on: November 15, 2022, 02:31:09 PM »
Article 5 isn't happening, much as I'd like that. But the likelihood of Polish Migs being transferred to Ukraine just went up significantly.
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« Reply #253 on: November 15, 2022, 02:58:37 PM »
Quote from: SirWoodbury on November 15, 2022, 02:57:09 PM

The Russian defense ministry, known for its honesty and reliability.
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« Reply #254 on: November 15, 2022, 05:28:08 PM »
« Edited: November 15, 2022, 06:03:41 PM by Logical »
In simple terms
Article 4: Inviting your friends to sit in your porch and stare daggers at your annoying neighbor.
Article 5: Inviting your friends to beat the crap out of your neighbor who is throwing rocks at your window.
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« Reply #255 on: November 15, 2022, 05:31:22 PM »
In other news, the lame duck Congress will likely pass another Ukraine funding bill to fund the next year's fight. The $37 billion dollar number will probably go up.
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« Reply #256 on: November 23, 2022, 07:16:33 AM »
The Turkish arms industry must be very pleased. They get a rare opportunity to test and market their products and earn praise for it.
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« Reply #257 on: December 21, 2022, 12:39:53 PM »
Quote from: jaichind on December 21, 2022, 12:32:38 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/21/russia-nord-stream-explosions/

"No Conclusive Evidence Russia Is Behind Nord Stream Attack"

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But now, after months of investigation, numerous officials privately say that Russia may not be to blame after all for the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines.
"There is no evidence at this point that Russia was behind the sabotage," said one European official, echoing the assessment of 23 diplomatic and intelligence officials in nine countries interviewed in recent weeks.
Some went so far as to say they didn't think Russia was responsible. Others who still consider Russia a prime suspect said positively attributing the attack — to any country — may be impossible.

I wonder who could it be then ?
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« Reply #258 on: December 21, 2022, 01:10:08 PM »
Patriots and JDAM (precision aerial munitions) confirmed.
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« Reply #259 on: December 22, 2022, 02:06:31 PM »
We're going help Ukraine and make Russia pay for it folks.
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« Reply #260 on: December 27, 2022, 06:35:01 AM »
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« Reply #261 on: January 02, 2023, 11:11:18 AM »
This map of Russian advance towards Bakhmut could almost be taken out of a WWI history book.
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« Reply #262 on: January 03, 2023, 06:20:07 PM »
The official death toll from the New Years Day missile strike has gone up to 89, although this is likely just the bodies they can identify immediately.


US intelligence believes that the numbers are higher. Either way, you can scratch one battalion from the Russian order of battle.

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« Reply #263 on: January 05, 2023, 04:35:26 PM »
Spare a thought for Ukrainian field engineers who will have to maintain 10000 different types of fighting vehicles.
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« Reply #264 on: January 06, 2023, 03:58:57 PM »
Quote from: TiltsAreUnderrated on January 06, 2023, 02:54:15 PM
Quote from: Virginiá on January 06, 2023, 02:26:25 PM
Paging TiltsAreUnderrated: Do you know what the Zuni rockets are for?

There are unguided and guided variants. They are used in helicopters and, apparently, jets (including F/A-18s). Ukraine has a few European-produced helicopters but I guess they could attach/adapt the relevant rocket pods for their Soviet choppers and planes. They don't seem to have a shortage of unguided aircraft rockets, so I suspect they're getting the guided ones.

Apparently the guided variant is similar to APKWS, or so says Wikipedia. Ukraine already uses these and has ground launchers for them. It has (or will have) APKWS configured for air defence. There was some speculation APKWS could also be used to equip its Bayraktars, but I've not seen anything concrete there.

Knowing Ukrainians they might just weld the rocket pod on top of a Humvee and use it as an ersatz grad.
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« Reply #265 on: January 11, 2023, 03:07:06 AM »
Quote from: Omega21 on January 10, 2023, 06:27:24 PM
I also just saw a UA-posted video of them loading dozens of bodies into trucks in Bakhmut & Soledar, so this doesn't surprise me.

But what I don't get is...

How did Prigozhin, with a ragtag group of cons, manage to do this to a group of well-trained, motivated & NATO-equipped professional soldiers?

https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1612951186981650434
I think this picture offers a hint as to why. Wagner are known to be masters of deception and tricks.


I do believe that Ukraine has made the mistake of overcommiting their forces in Bakhmut. The Svatove offensive has stalled as a result despite being more strategically significant than Bakhmut.
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« Reply #266 on: January 12, 2023, 10:44:30 PM »
IMO western tanks will definitely be sent to Ukraine. It's just a question of when and how many you can squeeze out of the SPD.
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« Reply #267 on: January 14, 2023, 07:47:29 AM »
The psychological dam has been broken and UK takes the credit.
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« Reply #268 on: January 14, 2023, 06:53:54 PM »
30!!! AS-90 is a surprise and far more significant than the Challengers.
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« Reply #269 on: January 16, 2023, 02:34:23 PM »
« Edited: January 16, 2023, 02:40:30 PM by Logical »
Just when you think Russians couldn't stoop lower, they allow a serial rapist and killer to pitch himself to Wagner.
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« Reply #270 on: January 17, 2023, 02:27:16 PM »
« Edited: January 17, 2023, 02:31:20 PM by Logical »
A couple weeks ago I was in Bali for the New Years and a friend's wedding. It was chock full of the most entitled, intolerant and obnoxious Russians. Can't imagine how unbearable it will get when the second wave of mobilization is announced. A local friend told me that there was already a few accidents where unlicensed Russian drivers crashed their vehicles.
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« Reply #271 on: January 17, 2023, 06:40:44 PM »
Quote from: Frodo on January 17, 2023, 06:35:50 PM
I am not certain how significant this news is, but I thought I'd share it anyway:

Kissinger Sheds Resistance to Ukraine Joining NATO



There is only one news for Kissinger we are all waiting to hear.
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« Reply #272 on: January 18, 2023, 04:50:57 AM »
RIP
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« Reply #273 on: January 18, 2023, 06:13:21 AM »
Russian confirmed casualty count update.
https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/11/casualties_eng
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« Reply #274 on: January 19, 2023, 06:37:17 PM »
No GLSDB in the latest package sadly due to some technical issues.
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