Good question. Depends on the place and the amount of damage. Ironically, the bridge was created as a de-facto barrier that prevents any sizeable vessel to go anywhere beyond one narrow passage - which is easier to control. Or to shut down, as they did in 2018 when they prevented Ukrainian gunboats and the tug to enter the Azov Sea. They towed a disabled tanker from Kerch Shipyard and place it under that main span. So, if that span collapses now, most of the traffic will stop, indeed.
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Russian losses in Bakmut were mentioned recently in two interviews.
Reznikov: over 60,000 killed and wounded in 8 months.
View: https://youtu.be/V5CBn01gQZQ
Danilov: 22,816 killed since 01 Sep 2022. According to Danilov, Ukrainian KIA in Bakhmut were 7.5 times less.
Enemy loss estimates should be taken with a grain of salt, indeed... At least we can calculate Ukrainian KIA in Bakhmut, 22,816/7.5=3,042 in 9 months. Still a tragedy but I feared that they were much higher.
Reznikov: over 60,000 killed and wounded in 8 months.
View: https://youtu.be/V5CBn01gQZQ
Danilov: 22,816 killed since 01 Sep 2022. According to Danilov, Ukrainian KIA in Bakhmut were 7.5 times less.
"Some local Russian security officials are likely interpreting Russia's draconian wartime legislation to mean that public display of blue and yellow items is outlawed because it might evidence discreet support for Ukraine."
"In recent days, Russian National Guard troops arrested a 22 year old man in Volkhov near St Petersburg for displaying which was eventually determined to be the blue and yellow flag of Russia's own Aerospace Forces."
View: https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1665236216193613824
View: https://youtube.com/shorts/yToR6crlZ-0?feature=share
"In recent days, Russian National Guard troops arrested a 22 year old man in Volkhov near St Petersburg for displaying which was eventually determined to be the blue and yellow flag of Russia's own Aerospace Forces."
View: https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1665236216193613824
View: https://youtube.com/shorts/yToR6crlZ-0?feature=share
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Two of the tanks in the left hand picture seem to have a small white cross on them. Not saying they're AFU at all but I just noticed it.
machine shop tom
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The Master Strategist strikes again.
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SaporotRob had the right idea; drop the spans in the Russian channel, leave the Ukraine side standing for now. Good reparations project for the Orcs, postwar: environmentally responsible deconstruction and removal of the entire bridge and its remains.
A Finnish-Swedish officer at the Logistics Service of the Armed Forces has been awarded a badge of merit by Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi
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"Njet, Molotoff..."
Finlandssvensk officer beviljades förtjänsttecken av Ukraina – ”tacksam att kunna göra meningsfullt arbete”
Förtjänsttecknet beviljades för arbetet för att stödja Ukraina.
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'A bomb in our schoolyard': New evidence suggests Russia is targeting schools in Ukraine
Despite their school being struck by a missile, those who remain of the class of 2023 in Kharkiv aren't letting a war rob them of their graduation celebrations.
www.abc.net.au
Russian children evacuated as 'quite relentless' shelling continues to hit Belgorod
Shelling in Russia's Belgorod region has continued after two people were killed on Saturday and hundreds of children were evacuated, according to the region's governor.
www.abc.net.au
I don't recall seeing this posted before
www.thedrive.com
Sea Sparrow RIM-7 Surface-To-Air Missiles Are Headed To Ukraine
The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow will be paired with Soviet-era Buk launchers and radar systems in a bizarre but potentially much needed mash-up.
www.thedrive.com
Warspite63
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More problems on the Russian side of the border. The rebel groups seem to be acting fairly smartly .... take prisoners, offer negaitiations with local authorities. Both of which will make it harder for the Kremiln to keep a lid on things....
Ukraine war: Anti-Kremlin fighters say Russian soldiers 'captured'
They say they will hand the men over to Ukraine, after accusing a Russian official of failing to meet them.
www.bbc.com
buffnut453
Captain
Interesting piece by AP on how the Russian state controls the populace:
apnews.com
The cyber gulag: How Russia tracks, censors and controls its citizens
It's becoming increasingly difficult for Russians to escape government scrutiny. Authorities monitor social media accounts, prosecuting critics of President Vladimir Putin or the war in Ukraine.
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Admiral Beez
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Nice. I wonder if a sizeable quantity of RIM-7 missiles were close to their use-by dates and NATO figured, here's a home for them - where they'll definitely be used before they expire.I don't recall seeing this posted before
Sea Sparrow RIM-7 Surface-To-Air Missiles Are Headed To Ukraine
The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow will be paired with Soviet-era Buk launchers and radar systems in a bizarre but potentially much needed mash-up.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
…" Down we dive, spouting our flames from under. Off with one helluva roar.."
Time to shove this war down Putin's throat:
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‘Everything Changed’: The War Arrives on Russians’ Doorstep
Over the last five days of May, Ruslan, an English teacher in a Russian town near the Ukrainian border, heard the distinct sound of a multiple rocket launcher strike for the first time. Shelling would begin around 3 a.m., sometimes shaking his house, and continue through the morning. He had...
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