Russia/Ukraine conflict

[SwedishAdvocate]

Seems like the UK has found a way to supply more Storm Shadow long range cruise missiles to UKR...

UK offers to substitute Storm Shadow for German Taurus missiles — report

As Berlin remains reluctant to supply Kyiv with Taurus long-range missiles, the UK has proposed to send more of its Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine—if they are replaced with Taurus, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Jan. 24.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Tiger]

Russian energy/export infrastructure continues to be taken down by Ukraine:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1750291099170574555

I hate polluting the air, but I love barbeque. /s

 

[lolachampcar]

It seems when one lives in an extremely vulnerable glass house they should not throw stones (or give others reason to throw stones their way)

 

[Buckminster]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1750568205930602977

 

[Crutonius]

Putin is free to leave Ukraine anytime they want.

 

[navguy12]

From this mornings Guardian:

Ukraine fatigue’: why I’m fighting to stop the world forgetting us

If you were 30% braver, what would you do to be a better ancestor?” the enthusiastic host asked a roomful of delegates in New York, gathered for a conference on democracy. “Take 60 seconds to think and share your answers in your small groups.”…

“If I were braver, to be a better ancestor, I’d join the army. The Ukrainian armed forces.”

At that moment, it was the only answer that rang true.

‘Ukraine fatigue’: why I’m fighting to stop the world forgetting us

The long read: Everyone likes to support an underdog, especially if it’s winning. But it’s one thing to win a battle, it’s quite another to win the war. And Ukraine cannot win without international support.

www.theguardian.com

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

Paywalled. But allegedly:

Hungary Drops Opposition on New EU Weapons Fund for Ukraine

Hungary will drop its objections to the creation of a €5 billion ($5.4 billion) Ukraine military assistance fund, paving the way for an agreement to revamp a vehicle that aims to steady supply of weapons to Kyiv, once member states sort out technical issues.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[Dangerous Fish]

Paywalled. But allegedly:

Hungary Drops Opposition on New EU Weapons Fund for Ukraine

Hungary will drop its objections to the creation of a €5 billion ($5.4 billion) Ukraine military assistance fund, paving the way for an agreement to revamp a vehicle that aims to steady supply of weapons to Kyiv, once member states sort out technical issues.

www.bloomberg.com

We will see. Personally, I trust Orban about the same amount as Putin.
But it seems we have to give everyone one last chance.
Then another.
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[SwedishAdvocate]

Erdoğan has according to Reuters allegedly signed the ratification of Sweden's Nato membership. This in turn according to Swedish Public Service TV and Radio.

One down. Now it's only Orbán left.

Sources in Swedish:

Erdogan har skrivit på Sveriges Natoansökan – Senaste nytt om Sveriges Natomedlemskap

Efter en lång ansökningsprocess är Sverige nu medlem i militäralliansen Nato. SVT Nyheter liverapporterar om det senaste kring inträdet.

www.svt.se

Erdogan har skrivit på – godkänner svenska Natomedlemskapet - Nyheter (Ekot)

Turkiets president Recep Tayyip Erdogan bekräftar parlamentets beslut att godkänna Sveriges Natomedlemskap, enligt tidningen Resmi Gazete som regeringen ...

sverigesradio.se

 

[iPlug]

More Putin winning, extends prisoner meatwave duration:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1750513853211803759

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

Paywalled, but X amount of these are allegedly earmarked for UKR:

Eric Schmidt’s Secret Military Project Revealed: Attack Drones.

The former Google CEO has been quietly working on a military startup called White Stork with plans to design “kamikaze” attack drones.

www.forbes.com

 

[bobby g]

Putin is free to leave Ukraine anytime they want.

I think it should not be "free"

 

[Tiger]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1750568205930602977

Playing time, don't bite, do not ever trust.

 

[navguy12]

The Spectator has noted that Ukrainian drones have been more successful and effective against Russian resources than Western sanctions. This is what the journalists commented on the recent attacks on the occupiers' refineries.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1750518172514738513

 

[madodel]

Military intelligence: Senior Russian officials were supposed to be on Il-76 flight but did not board

High-ranking Russian officials were supposed to be on board the Il-76 aircraft that crashed in Belogorod Oblast on Jan. 24, but the Federal Security Service (FSB) did not allow them to board at "the last moment," Andrii Yusov, Ukraine's military intelligence spokesperson, told RFE/RL on Jan. 25.

The Il-76 transport plane crashed in Russia's Belgorod Oblast on Jan. 24, allegedly killing everyone on board. Russia's Defense Ministry then claimed that 65 Ukrainian POWs had been on the plane due to a scheduled prisoner exchange later that day.

No bodies were shown in the wreckage and only 5 bodies sent to the morgue and the military refused the emergency personnel to have access to the crash site.

Russia claimed that 65 Ukrainian POWs, six crew members, and three accompanying people were on board.

Chief Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets also said on air on Jan. 25 that photos and videos from the site do not indicate "any signs that there were such a large number of people on the plane."

 

[stopcrazypp]

Military intelligence: Senior Russian officials were supposed to be on Il-76 flight but did not board


No bodies were shown in the wreckage and only 5 bodies sent to the morgue and the military refused the emergency personnel to have access to the crash site.

Yeah, I see a lot of mainstream news reporting the Russian claim, but I noticed the footage released of the wreckage don't show signs of any bodies, which seems highly unlikely when there was supposedly 65 POWs on board (plus flight crew).

 

[Tiger]

I hate polluting the air, but I love barbeque. /s

Would be fun if there was a public google sheets document with a list of most tactical "barbeque" locations ... sort of a delivery tracking list

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

Mass protests in Slovakia against pro-Russian government’s proposed legal changes

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Slovakia on Jan. 11 to protest pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s plans to amend the country’s criminal code, AP reported on Jan. 12.

news.yahoo.com

twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1750653285369794838

https://twitter.com/x/status/1750653285369794838

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

More military aid from Germany.


Berlin plans to provide Ukraine with additional IRIS-T air defense systems and more than 80 Leopard-1A5 main battle tanks in 2024, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Jan. 24.

A message on the ministry’s website outlined the 2024 Ukraine military aid program as follows:

- IRIS-T air defense systems;
- Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns;
- Over 80 Leopard-1A5 main battle tanks;
- Additional artillery systems with more than 230,000 shells; [My u.]
- Armored personnel carriers;
- Armored bridging vehicles;
- 450 reinforced vehicles;
- Demining systems;
- UAVs;
- Radars and reconnaissance systems.

Germany to supply Ukraine with 80 tanks in 2024

Berlin plans to provide Ukraine with additional IRIS-T air defense systems and more than 80 Leopard-1A5 main battle tanks in 2024, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Jan. 24.

au.news.yahoo.com

 

[SwedishAdvocate]

EU threatens to silence Hungary if it blocks Ukrainian funds

Leaders may consider invoking the “nuclear option” of kicking Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán out of the EU voting process.

www.politico.eu