Russia/Ukraine conflict

[bkp_duke]

Su-57 seen over Ukraine. Unclear if military combat, or testing role.

Did Russia’s First Su-57 Squadron Just See Combat Over Ukraine? Stealth Fighter Sighted Over Zhytomyr

On March 11 the first footage emerged reportedly showing Russian Su-57 Felon fighters operating over Ukraine, which are thought to be part of the country’s sole

militarywatchmagazine.com

1st Combat Deployment! Russian Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jets Spotted Over Northern Ukraine Before Crucial Peace Talks

As Turkey prepares to broker peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, a video doing the rounds on social media purportedly shows Russia’s most advanced stealth aircraft, Sukhoi-57, flying over the northern region of Ukraine. Foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia arrived in Turkey on March 10 for...

eurasiantimes.com

Russia is only known to have 5 or so of these, would be so bad-ass for a few of them to get taken down by Stingers and other heat-seakers.

 

[BornToFly]

Uh-oh.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1502294454572826624

Playing nice with a bully never works (and sanctions are playing nice). They only understand an ass kicking. This won't end without NATO entering the conflict. They can wait until Ukraine is completely destroyed and there are massive casualties and a radiation leak, or they can do it now (which is already at least a week too late).

 

[Right_Said_Fred]

Like many in this thread I've been following the Russia-Ukraine conflict closely, mainly via Twitter. I've found the following Twitter accounts to be very informative, so maybe they are useful to others:

Military developments (mainly videos and reports from the field, with a lot of overlaps):

- https://mobile.twitter.com/oryxspioenkop (with constant updates of all recorded Russian and Ukrainian equipment losses)
- https://mobile.twitter.com/UAWeapons
- https://mobile.twitter.com/Militarylandnet

Strategic and tactical analysis:

- https://mobile.twitter.com/PhillipsPOBrien
- https://mobile.twitter.com/shashj
- https://mobile.twitter.com/JominiW
- https://mobile.twitter.com/WarintheFuture

News updates (not neutral and not always accurate, but still helpful):

- https://mobile.twitter.com/visegrad24
- https://mobile.twitter.com/IAPonomarenko

 

[elasalle]

Morning starts with positive news saying Putin was more agreeable, and now we have this

https://twitter.com/x/status/1502313503008464897

 

[bkp_duke]

Morning starts with positive news saying Putin was more agreeable, and not we have this

https://twitter.com/x/status/1502313503008464897

Do we know how many troops Belarus has amassed at the border?

 

[Skipdd]

Playing nice with a bully never works (and sanctions are playing nice). They only understand an ass kicking. This won't end without NATO entering the conflict. They can wait until Ukraine is completely destroyed and there are massive casualties and a radiation leak, or they can do it now (which is already at least a week too late).

Sadly I think you may be right. If not engaging before, crossing any line should result in immediate and harsh action. If Belarus sends troops, then the logic of a NATO country that borders Ukraine staying neutral goes out the window.

 

[JRP3]

Neon production significantly impacted by the war, could slow chip manufacturing if it continues.

Exclusive-Russia's attack on Ukraine halts half of world's neon output for chips

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukraine's two leading suppliers of neon, which produce about half the world's supply of the key ingredient for making chips, have halted their operations as Moscow has sharpened its attack on the country, threatening to raise prices and aggravate the semiconductor shortage...

finance.yahoo.com

 

[BornToFly]

Unbelievable if true. Russia attacks a village and is willing to kill people in Belarus, pretending to be Ukraine, to draw them into the war against Ukraine.

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-03-11/ukraine-says-russian-aircraft-fired-at-belarus-from-ukrainian-air-space

 

[bkp_duke]

Unbelievable if true. Russia attacks a village and is willing to kill people in Belarus, pretending to be Ukraine, to draw them into the war against Ukraine.

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-03-11/ukraine-says-russian-aircraft-fired-at-belarus-from-ukrainian-air-space

These kinds of false flag operations are pretty much SOP for Russia. They want to broaden the conflict to bring in Belarus because they can't easily add more of their own troops without raising eyebrows at home ("but sir, if the war is going well, why do you need more conscripts?").

Belarus entering, however, increases the risk of NATO joining the fight. And if that happens Putin cannot win a conventional war.

 

[Tiger]

Belarus entering, however, increases the risk of NATO joining the fight. And if that happens Putin cannot win a conventional war.

Wonder if it would be less of a mess with so much shady back-scratching - saudi arabia, taiwan, turkey, syria, yemen, venezuela, ..., it gets more complicated than a game of Go. Dependency on shady operators is really complicated. Wonder if they could just go cold turkey on Russia sanctions, negotiate a deal with China without sacrificing Taiwan ...

 

[dm28997]

The restrictions have gotten much bigger. They are even monitoring virtual currency:
" New guidance by the Department of Treasury to Thwart Sanctions Evasion, including through Virtual Currency. The Department of the Treasury, through new guidance, will continue to make clear that Treasury’s expansive actions against Russia require all U.S. persons to comply with sanctions regulations regardless of whether a transaction is denominated in traditional fiat currency or virtual currency. Treasury is closely monitoring any efforts to circumvent or violate Russia-related sanctions, including through the use of virtual currency, and is committed to using its broad enforcement authorities to act against violations and to promote compliance. "

This is great news for the fight against burning fossil fuels. Painful for some but sometimes we need pain to get gain. (sorry my attempt at poetry)

FACT SHEET: United States, European Union, and G7 to Announce Further Economic Costs on Russia | The White House

Today, President Biden and G7 Leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom as well as the European Union will announce new economic actions to hold Putin accountable for his continued assault on Ukraine and further isolate Russia from the global financial system...

www.whitehouse.gov

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

Exiled Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who once led Russia's largest private oil company, says the best way to end the war in Ukraine is to block Russian President Vladimir Putin's bankers.

According to Khodorkovsky the West has blocked ~70% of Russias income stream. ~30% remains and must also be blocked.

 

[elasalle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1502339476005216261

https://twitter.com/x/status/1502353759455821833

2 tweets an hour apart

 

[jabloomf1230]

Here's an update on Western corporations still doing business in Russia:

Over 1,000 Companies Have Curtailed Operations in Russia—But Some Remain

som.yale.edu

Hotel chains, construction equipment manufacturers, food suppliers and pharma topped the list initially.

 

[rk20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1502339476005216261

https://twitter.com/x/status/1502353759455821833

2 tweets an hour apart

How about a tweet that says we will not let Ukraine fall to Russia?

 

[Tiger]

Seems to be a lot of convoluted interests in Ukraine "biolab", let's hope this is not just another wuhan lab:

 

[mekberg]

Seems to be a lot of convoluted interests in Ukraine "biolab", let's hope this is not just another wuhan lab:

Any YouTube video with a "shock face" thumbnail is a hard no.

 

[Tiger]

Any YouTube video with a "shock face" thumbnail is a hard no.

Exception proves the rule

 

[UnknownSoldier]

Su-57 seen over Ukraine. Unclear if military combat, or testing role.

Did Russia’s First Su-57 Squadron Just See Combat Over Ukraine? Stealth Fighter Sighted Over Zhytomyr

On March 11 the first footage emerged reportedly showing Russian Su-57 Felon fighters operating over Ukraine, which are thought to be part of the country’s sole

militarywatchmagazine.com

1st Combat Deployment! Russian Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jets Spotted Over Northern Ukraine Before Crucial Peace Talks

As Turkey prepares to broker peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, a video doing the rounds on social media purportedly shows Russia’s most advanced stealth aircraft, Sukhoi-57, flying over the northern region of Ukraine. Foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia arrived in Turkey on March 10 for...

eurasiantimes.com

Russia is only known to have 5 or so of these, would be so bad-ass for a few of them to get taken down by Stingers and other heat-seakers.

Is Russia testing the stealth fighter in order to carry out reported "false flag" operations without anyone knowing the source? I mean...that's pretty much what stealth fighters are good for these days since conventional warfare between superpowers is off the table.

Since Soviet Union/Russia has never designated official nicknames for their military aircraft, it fell to NATO to give Su-57 a good one and this stealth fighter is called "Felon". Amazing. I've heard that even in Russia, they informally refer to their own aircraft by the NATO designations because who the hell is going to slowly say "Su-57" on the radio?

 

[bkp_duke]

Is Russia testing the stealth fighter in order to carry out reported "false flag" operations without anyone knowing the source? I mean...that's pretty much what stealth fighters are good for these days since conventional warfare between superpowers is off the table.

Since Soviet Union/Russia has never designated official nicknames for their military aircraft, it fell to NATO to give Su-57 a good one and this stealth fighter is called "Felon". Amazing.

Could be. But by all reports their "stealth" is not even as good as the Chinese J-20, and forget about it being close to a F-35 or F-22. It's visible on radar, just harder to hit than their traditional craft.


For a change, I think the West's information war has gone well to date. They have telegraphed major events that Putin was planning, and I think calling out a potential "false flag" event was a good call.

Regardless, if Belarus was to start their invasion it was rumored to be at 9PM local time. We are past that, anyone have any news?