Russia & Ukraine

[virtusa]

"Retired generals". "Military advisers"....

I really hope based on that no one will ever pay him for his opinions again.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1590471646762061824

When this interview took place, the entire world was sure the war would be over in three days. So this retired general was not the only one.
Things only changed after the Ukrainians showed they could stop the invasion of Kiev.
But Germany was indeed refusing any help for a long time.

 

[terr]

BTW - for those who are following the events, the main factor in Russian withdrawal from Kherson is.... the HIMARS supplied by the US.

As I was pointing out from the beginning, the relentless and highly precise shelling of the Atonovsky and the Kachovka damb bridges using HIMARS has made adequate supplying the Russian troops on the right side of the Dnepr river basically impossible. They had the choice of an ignominious defeat a month or so from now or trying to salvage at least something by withdrawing now.

The key to taking Crimea, accordingly, will be full taking out of the Kerch bridge and complete disruption (hopefully by taking some ground there) of the overland supply route. Again - HIMARS.

 

[TreeFrogTrader]

BTW -
The key to taking Crimea, accordingly, will be full taking out of the Kerch bridge and complete disruption (hopefully by taking some ground there) of the overland supply route. Again - HIMARS.

Yep, and by continuing to keep the Black Sea Fleet out of Sevastopol. They still have some ships there but nothing zippy. Bunch of mothball stuff.

 

[Mercor]

BTW - for those who are following the events, the main factor in Russian withdrawal from Kherson is.... the HIMARS supplied by the US.

As I was pointing out from the beginning, the relentless and highly precise shelling of the Atonovsky and the Kachovka damb bridges using HIMARS has made adequate supplying the Russian troops on the right side of the Dnepr river basically impossible. They had the choice of an ignominious defeat a month or so from now or trying to salvage at least something by withdrawing now.

The key to taking Crimea, accordingly, will be full taking out of the Kerch bridge and complete disruption (hopefully by taking some ground there) of the overland supply route. Again - HIMARS.

Due credit to the military industrial complex

The HIMARS was developed as a private venture by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control to meet a U.S. Army requirement. The system first appeared publicly in 1993. In 1996, the U.S. Army Missile Command awarded Lockheed Martin a $23.2 million contract to build four prototypes. The vehicles were delivered to the XVIII Airborne Corps for a two-year evaluation. In July 1998, the Army conducted a test firing of the ATACMS. In December 1999, the Aviation and Missile Command awarded Lockheed Martin a $65 million contract for engineering and manufacturing development. Under this contract, Lockheed Martin delivered six HIMARs in late 2001 for Army evaluation. In April 2003, the Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $96 million contract to begin low rate initial production. Around this time, the Marine Corps placed an order for two units for evaluation purposes

 

[gwb-trading]

From my facebook feed:
Desperate estonian and his dellusioned friend gwb-trading on small financial forum publish fake propaganda non stop

In the mean time huge explosions on Ukrainian controlled territories in Nikolev, Vinnitsa and Pokrovsk

 

[WWarrior]

You've really got to wonder the way Germany behaves, who's side they really are on.
IMO, they want to be on both sides, but will actually side to whoever is winning.
Self interest is what they care about most.

They virtue signaled which resulted in emboldening a thug state.

 

[TreeFrogTrader]

Our Russian tv blowhard buddies bloviating away as usual.

(see link, 2nd video down) The blowhard whose arms always look like he is in a straight-jacket.

Guess who Putin exempted from mobilization? That's right state media journalists. Otherwise that blowhard there should have been sent to the front long ago if he is so ballsy. The RT babe and Olga the Iron Beaver as well.

https://www.newsweek.com/putin-ally-death-penalty-deserters-traitors-russia-retreat-1758688

 

[terr]

In Russia, children posing for the media with photos of their fathers who were killed while trying to occupy Ukraine.

One seems to understand what is going on. The smiling one - wow.

 

[themickey]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1590794079813926912

 

[themickey]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1590474674999558145