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Russia/Ukraine conflict
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lolachampcar
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And Ukraine is doing a better job putting the shot on target which really starts to push the advantage in their favor.
Artful Dodger
"Neko no me"
The West has a new doctrine when it comes to Russian artillery: "Mass can be overcome with precision." Ukraine is attacking three critical components of Russia's capabilities:
- Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence (C3I)
- Logistics (especially ammunition supply)
- Point Targets of Opportunity (in time+space)
Putler is desperate for any kind of "success" he can point to.
Putin Claims Russian Successes in Avdiivka, Evidence Suggests Otherwise
Putin Claims Russian Successes in Avdiivka, Evidence Suggests Otherwise
Artful Dodger
"Neko no me"
Russians got their asses wiped clean yesterday, storming a man-made mountain (noone survive)
15 Oct: Storming Terrikon: Insane RUSSIAN 0% SURVIVAL RATE ATTACK | War in Ukraine Explained
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bobby g
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SwedishAdvocate
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I've been following this daily Swedish Blog about the Russian Dictator's Genocide in Ukraine since shortly after this total war began.
Today there's a reference to an article in one of Sweden's leading daily newspapers – Svenska Dagbladet. The article is paywalled. The article allegedly describes one combat op. where UKR troops attacked some of the Dictator's serfs. I do not however know when in time this op. took place. UKR troops allegedly got into some kind of minefield. Enemy artillery opened fire. And there was also enemy attack helicopters active. In spite of all of this the UKR troops took the enemy trenches. But again – allegedly – these enemy trenches, don't know how many and to what an extent, where mined. And the enemy blew the trenches remotely.
I'm guessing that the extent of this problem is unknown, but does anyone have an idea of how common it is?
IMO this genocide has gone on for way, way, way too long already. IMO it's time to step up the support to UKR. They need as much long range precision missiles as we in the West can spare – as well as everything else that can be useful.
And if there are further economic sanctions than can be taken, then those sanctions should be implemented as well.
This Israeli-Palestininan 'distraction' – if it can be allowed to phrase it that way – could work both ways... It also seems like a time as good as any to 'turn up the heat' on the Russian Dictator 'to eleven'. Or beyond...
The blog (in Swedish):
cornucopia.se
The paywalled article (in Swedish):
www.svd.se
Today there's a reference to an article in one of Sweden's leading daily newspapers – Svenska Dagbladet. The article is paywalled. The article allegedly describes one combat op. where UKR troops attacked some of the Dictator's serfs. I do not however know when in time this op. took place. UKR troops allegedly got into some kind of minefield. Enemy artillery opened fire. And there was also enemy attack helicopters active. In spite of all of this the UKR troops took the enemy trenches. But again – allegedly – these enemy trenches, don't know how many and to what an extent, where mined. And the enemy blew the trenches remotely.
I'm guessing that the extent of this problem is unknown, but does anyone have an idea of how common it is?
IMO this genocide has gone on for way, way, way too long already. IMO it's time to step up the support to UKR. They need as much long range precision missiles as we in the West can spare – as well as everything else that can be useful.
And if there are further economic sanctions than can be taken, then those sanctions should be implemented as well.
This Israeli-Palestininan 'distraction' – if it can be allowed to phrase it that way – could work both ways... It also seems like a time as good as any to 'turn up the heat' on the Russian Dictator 'to eleven'. Or beyond...
The blog (in Swedish):
Färre än 400 av 20 000 till 700 000 bortförda ukrainska barn återförda till Ukraina - fortsatta extrema ryska förluster
Färre än 400 bortförda ukrainska barn har återförts till Ukraina, efter att fyra släppts av Ryssland efter medling från Qatar. Ukraina hävdar att 20 000 barn kidnappats av Ryssland, som i sin tur påstår att man fört bort 700 000 ukrainska barn. Det hela klassas som folkmord och etnisk rensning. Ry
cornucopia.se
The paywalled article (in Swedish):
”Vem vill visa sig svag när vännen just dött intill?” | SvD
På den psykiatriska kliniken utanför Kiev får SvD:s Mustafa Can en skarp uppmaning. Han ska vara helt tyst och titta ner i golvet. Här utkämpar nämligen de ukrainska soldaterna en annan sorts strid.
www.svd.se
SwedishAdvocate
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It's looking like there will be a new government in Poland. Regardless of which, Polish support for UKR will continue.
www.theguardian.com
Poland election: Law and Justice party on course to be ousted from power
Former PM Donald Tusk hails ‘the end of evil times’ as early results suggest opposition parties will be able to form governing coalition
www.theguardian.com
A bit off topic but relevant with conflicts
Martti Ahtisaari, Finlands peace amnbassador, former president and Nobel peace prize winner haa died at age of 86. Rest in peace, I regard him as one of the great men of our time.
Martti Ahtisaari, Finlands peace amnbassador, former president and Nobel peace prize winner haa died at age of 86. Rest in peace, I regard him as one of the great men of our time.
Best explanation I read was that it's a range target used for training purposes. That fits pretty well with the large number and age of the impacts to the armor.
In the comments on one of those threads someone said something along those lines. Still weird to see something like that on the battlefield.
First documented use of ATACMS.
No idea if this is accurate information, but very interesting if it is.
Context is that there was apparently a very successful attack on Berdyansk airfield last night with reportedly up to 9 helos destroyed/damaged.
ETA: Looking likely:
No idea if this is accurate information, but very interesting if it is.
Context is that there was apparently a very successful attack on Berdyansk airfield last night with reportedly up to 9 helos destroyed/damaged.
ETA: Looking likely:
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This was an excellent strategy. Ukraine needed ATACMS since the the beginning of the full scale invasion. Signaling suggested they were slowly getting closer to deliver. First they were told "no way" - don't want these to target things in Russia to later "we're thinking about it", but within last few months ostensibly the answer became "no". Yet as we can now say in retrospect, behind the scenes the answer was actually yes.
This does a couple important things. It allowed for the surprise attack on the occupying Russian army airfield where many helicopters were destroyed as well as other equipment and Russian troops. Had Putin known ATACMS would be delivered, he would have pulled much aviation equipment out of strike range.
But another major thing this does is keep Putin on edge. Will the West continue to secretly deliver more things in the future despite saying no? Just to be safe, Russia will have to weaken their own logistical chains, pulling back force projecting elements from the most vulnerable range of some weapon the Ukrainians may or may not have.
Artful Dodger
"Neko no me"
Likely they needed the time to rewrite the software to 'geofence' the target domain. Suchomimus on YouTube did a 10 min video on the strike today.
THIS is the kind of thing I've been hoping to hear. 9 fewer Russian helicopters, ammo, and other airstrip damage. Incremental, field-by field territory gains by Ukraine make little difference compared to going to the source and destroying Russia's capability to destroy.
apnews.com
Ukraine claims a major strike on Russian airfields and thanks US for providing long-range missiles
Ukraine claims to have carried out one of the most destructive attacks on Russian air assets since the beginning of the war.
apnews.com
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SwedishAdvocate
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WAPO allegedly confirms ATACMS. Paywalled.
SwedishAdvocate
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The Czech Republic will get rid of its dependence on oil from Russia.
"We are creating real energy sovereignty. In a matter of months, we will get rid of our dependence on Russian oil. Nuclear fuel is expected to follow," said the Czech Prime Minister.
EDIT: It seems the source is in the tweet, and in Czech.
Artful Dodger
"Neko no me"
All I can say is 'bout frickin' time:
17 Oct: SURPRISE. Ukrainians UNLEASH ATACMS MISSILES ON RUSSIAN BASES | War in Ukraine Explained
I _think_ this may be a good share link as I have 10 articles/month to gift (above article)
