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they are facing difficulties now
That would explain why the war isn't going Russia's way.
but they aren’t finished yet.
That would explain why they haven't retreated back to Russia.
I'll bet putin was raging that his nuclear threat meant to coincide with his speech failed embarrassingly
https://twitter.com/russianforces/status/1627691327864336387?t=OlqDXprmwHJ1UD0bgs8bWA&s=19
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Have you tried using a ladder, one around 12 feet high?
Or a bit further along you might find an archive…
Have you tried using a ladder, one around 12 feet high?
Or a bit further along you might find an archive…
What does any of that mean?
Show me a 10ft paywall, I'll show you a 12ft ladder.
12ft.io
Cheers. Doesnt work, "access denied"
edit: shortened URL and working now, thanks
edit2: no it doesnt, nevermind..
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hmm. That’s odd as I’m certainly not a subscriber!!
Does this help?
https://twitter.com/christopherjm/status/1627913835108610048?s=46&t=G3vzGeILIRr9RKiVnpgD4A
Can see the article now on the above link, more depressing stuff, there is no let up with Russia, they'll just keep throwing poorly equipped and poorly trained soldiers at it and hope, reality is Ukrainians are dug in and fortifying their positions with every passing day of this war, which in turn means the outlook is almost as grim as WW1 if the Russians do mobilise in numbers again.
I've been enjoying the pictures on Twitter (and elsewhere) of people falling asleep during pootin's rant. I wonder how many of them will be snoozing next to an open window in days to come?
Excellent article from RUSI about what Europe needs to do rebuild effective air power. TLDR - stop trying to do everything everywhere, spend money, develop a Suppression / Destruction of Air Defence capability that doesn't rely completely on the USA.
Same sort of thing goes for the Army and Navy.
Politicians need to stop using the armed forces for optional expeditionary war and to cover for strikes.
https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/88753
Interesting piece from Carnegie institute largely looking at the possible scenarios around the 2024 presidential elections due March 2024, primaries for which I think need to happen Autumn this year.
Does this help?
Thanks
The latest thinkings from Mike Martin
https://twitter.com/ThreshedThought/status/1628376681793699840?t=8iITAfP5ZP8aSPEf2LOQhA&s=19
Interesting piece from Carnegie institute largely looking at the possible scenarios around the 2024 presidential elections due March 2024, primaries for which I think need to happen Autumn this year.
cheers, interesting read
assumed this was about American presidential election! Because thats going to be a big issue too, Ukraine would really want to have Russia beat by end of 2024, because a republican president could be Putins best hope.
Meanwhile China seem to be getting more involved in one way or another
China supplying Russia with arms could be bad
https://twitter.com/business/status/1495215961145851905
Prigohrzin now sharing grim picture of scores of Wagner corpses along with his apparently ignored request for more ammo
About that ammo...
Last night himars took out ammo dumps in mariupol that has Russians upset
https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1628281987625631746?t=nQ16dPyN0e7AUdWj4SlEYg&s=19
I wonder how much ammo Russia has, how much its wi military is happy to risk in himars range & how much is to do with prigohrzin bad mouthing the Russian generals
They'll have a lot of ammunition, it's how much of it is in a decent condition, they're not giving much confidence in their storage facilities and lifing of assets.
Interview with a former Trump (and Bush/Obama) advisor
Touches on a few interesting things (in her view) including how this conflict likely end, some gas pipe thing, past mistakes (slight curve ball), Russia not being interested in negotiations,
Because Nato has become a red herring in many respects. It’s the thing that everybody looks at. But Vladimir Putin — when he was working in the mayor’s office in St Petersburg in the Nineties, before Nato expansion was even a thing — was part of a group who thought that Ukraine shouldn’t be an independent country and that the Soviet Union should be put back together. So, his views about Ukraine were not shared by Nato early on.
Looks like Wagner aren't being picked on
Ammo problems across the front
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1628354732053131265?t=XOsW6Vb4d9yd2tHcwDX6VQ&s=19
Really interesting insight into the Ukrainian drone reconnaissance units. It shows the level of coordination with artillery, ‘kamikaze’ drone units and infantry. It seems there is a level of competition amongst the executive arms to act on the intelligence provided by the recce drones, and hit the most significant targets first.
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1628546751677300736?t=tPXPBO21gM4htJX_4YEPdg&s=19
Laser Pig update
Russian AWACS type jet attacked by a drone in Belarus. Attack carried out by Belarusian partisans apparently. Jet cost $300,0000,0000! And they only have roughly 9 of them.
Did they destroy the jet? Do you have a link?
Has Elon been on the bottle? All my Ukraine twitter stuff has gone AWOL.
Again.
Good thread on the problems Russia is facing.
https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1630211010698125312
Only 3 of those jets in active service, now down to 2 👍
This war is such a mixture of high and low tech! Two side shelling each other from trenches, but also drones attacking other drones in the sky! So weird
Apparently the Taliban used carpets to disable Soviet tanks by throwing them over where the operators looked out from. Gives me hope for when ChatGPT decides we're a threat.
Apparently the Taliban used carpets to disable Soviet tanks by throwing them over where the operators looked out from
Ballsy!
Hint here that Ukraine's preparing for an offensive.
https://twitter.com/noclador/status/1630296428655390720
Apparently the Taliban used carpets to disable Soviet tanks by throwing them over where the operators looked out from. Gives me hope for when ChatGPT decides we’re a threat.
*Mujahideen
Apparently the Taliban used carpets to disable Soviet tanks by throwing them over where the operators looked out from.
Which is why, as well as infantry needing armoured support, armour needs infantry support.
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*Mujahidden, surely?
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Mujahidden, surely?
Which is what I thought as the Taliban didn't fight the Soviets. But on the other hand the Afghan government would undoubtedly have had a lot of Soviet tanks.
Although the Taliban never really got to power by fighting. Most of it was by winning (buying) the loyalty of war lords, forming alliances, etc.
As the name suggests the Taliban were young with very little if any experience in fighting.
Apparently the Taliban used carpets to disable Soviet tanks by throwing them over where the operators looked out from. Gives me hope for when ChatGPT decides we’re a threat.
This features in Adam Curtis’ Traumazone (mentioned a while back), when the troop carriers take on protestors outside Moscow parliament building back in the Yeltsin era.
Don't read of you have high blood pressure.
Ukraine war: Viral conspiracy theories falsely claim the war is fake
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64789737
Ukraine war: Viral conspiracy theories falsely claim the war is fake
That ^^ BBC headline doesn't need to use the word "falsely".
The fact that the claim is false is self-evident, by emphasising that it is false they are simply giving some credence to the possibility that the war might be fake.
I don't think it effected my blood pressure btw, although it might have peaked slightly when I chuckled.
That BBC article is yet another reason (as if it was needed) for getting off twitter and leaving it to Musk and his far right wing pals like Yaxley.
Although if you use Twitter selectively, it’s an excellent source of first hand news about the war.
Exactly. Ruthlessly block shitposters, starting with Musk himself. Follow sensible commentators and reputable new outlets and Twitter is pretty useful.