SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I disagree. (Actually, you're correct in the universal sense.) Ukraine benefits. We do as well. The never ending gold mine of memes.
"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (12 Viewers)
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RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
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- Jul 5, 2015
Reportedly this Bradley destroyed 2 Russian tanks.
View: https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1681219864717828097
View: https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1681219864717828097
Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
Switch parties in the Oval office and these numbers would be reversed. So much of modern politics is trying to keep the other side from getting credit.Recent polling by the Reagan Institute from June 2023 reveals a compelling story: A clear majority of Americans — three-quarters, in fact — believe it is important to the United States that Ukraine wins the war against Russia, a sentiment that transcends partisan divisions, with 86 percent of Democrats, 71 percent of Republicans and 58 percent of independents expressing their support.
In general, a significant majority of Americans (59 percent) express their support for providing military aid to Ukraine. This includes 75 percent of Democrats and 50 percent of Republicans, although there is opposition from 41 percent of Republican respondents. The percentage of those who believe the U.S. aid has been valuable once they know that Ukraine aid accounts for 3 percent of the U.S. military's budget, the support jumps even higher, to 64 percent. Among Democrats, 77 percent share this sentiment, while among Republicans, it is 59 percent, and among independents, it is 46 percent.
US public support for Ukraine remains stronger than ever
President Biden should proceed to provide Ukraine with the much-needed ATACMS and F-16s for its ongoing counter-offensive to win the war.thehill.com
Thumpalumpacus
Lieutenant Colonel
Switch parties in the Oval office and these numbers would be reversed. So much of modern politics is trying to keep the other side from getting credit.
You're probably right.
Meanwhile, Ukrainians fight and die. It is indeed sickening.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I have a cunning plan. The 82nd Air Assault brigade books all the empty hotel spaces in Crimea.All of us know there is a war and that Crimea is a warzone. However most Russian's don't. They are told there is no war and that Crime is safe.
As war nears Crimea, Russian occupiers are trying to lure tourists - …
archived 7 Jul 2023 16:11:32 UTCarchive.li
Glider
Major
A good number were given approx 12 months ago
- UK announced the supply of an unspecified amount of "armoured vehicles and long-range artillery" to Ukraine, on 31 March 2022, on 9 April a figure of 120 armoured vehicles was given along with an unspecified number of anti-ship missiles. A 14 April interview gave the following partial breakdown:
- 40 CVR(T) derived vehicles including the Stormer HVM SHORAD, FV104 Samaritan armoured ambulance, FV106 Samson armoured recovery vehicle & FV107 Scimitar Tracked Recon Vehicle.
- 35 FV103 Spartan APCs.
- 80 protected mobility vehicles including Mastiff protected patrol vehicles, Wolfhound heavy tactical support vehicles and Husky light tactical support vehicles.
Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
The important thing is that the poll shows much stronger support for Ukraine than some talking heads would have you believe.
Admiral Beez
Major
I agree. But I'm not sure that the slow, chipping away at the Russian lines will lead to an assault on Crimea any time this year or early next. The problem is there are no other viable options. Ukraine doesn't have the ability to mount a self-sustaining amphibious assault.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
That we know of.
Ukraine has been excellent at holding their cards close to their vest.
Thumpalumpacus
Lieutenant Colonel
Collapses sometimes happen very rapidly once the right conditions obtain. From what I understand, the Russians haven't been able to build a reserve due to the different Ukrainian attacks, and that morale is low for many reasons. Those are both good conditions that fuel a collapse once the important ground is taken. It makes for a brittle front.
There are parallels between this and the final Allied offensives which brought victory in 1918, it seems to me.
Ascent
Senior Airman
Admiral Beez
Major
I have a fantasy of modified cargo ships sitting in the Karkinyts'ka Gulf, seemingly loaded with grain, but actually loaded with an invasion force. But as Dieppe shows, landing isn't the issue, it's sustainability.
Amphibious cargo ship - Wikipedia
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SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Mine is:
Opening strains of the Ride of the Valkyries.
A rising crescendo of "thup thup thup Thup Thup Thup THUP THUP THUP"
A company, no, a brigade, no, a division of armored cavalry, airlifted in under the stroboscopic canopy of Uh-60s, CH-47s and AH-64s dropping in on the left bank of the Dnipro!
What the heck....cutting through the glorious symphony of HELL borne heliborne assault, big gun goes "BBBRRRRRRRRTTT:
Opening strains of the Ride of the Valkyries.
A rising crescendo of "thup thup thup Thup Thup Thup THUP THUP THUP"
A company, no, a brigade, no, a division of armored cavalry, airlifted in under the stroboscopic canopy of Uh-60s, CH-47s and AH-64s dropping in on the left bank of the Dnipro!
What the heck....cutting through the glorious symphony of HELL borne heliborne assault, big gun goes "BBBRRRRRRRRTTT:
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It's interesting that the defences around the bridge were beefed up after the first hit and yet this one has got through.
It may be that whatever was added in the first place has had to go elsewhere to protect dumps or airfields
as those have been targeted in different areas since.
If that is the case then there is not enough defensive armament to go round and command is starting to shuffle the deckchairs.
Very good tactics by Ukraine as by now no one on the Russian side is feeling safe and they will be in reactive mode.
There is an apparent Russian attack involving several hundred tanks going on now but what are they down to. T-55's ?
Ukraine has the option of Leopard 2 and Challenger which are NATO defence weapons and well suited to standing off
and hitting a lot of targets in a short space of time. Last gasp ? Who knows.
It may be that whatever was added in the first place has had to go elsewhere to protect dumps or airfields
as those have been targeted in different areas since.
If that is the case then there is not enough defensive armament to go round and command is starting to shuffle the deckchairs.
Very good tactics by Ukraine as by now no one on the Russian side is feeling safe and they will be in reactive mode.
There is an apparent Russian attack involving several hundred tanks going on now but what are they down to. T-55's ?
Ukraine has the option of Leopard 2 and Challenger which are NATO defence weapons and well suited to standing off
and hitting a lot of targets in a short space of time. Last gasp ? Who knows.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Russia should know better than to concentrate their armor by now.
(Que the Bayraktar song)
(Que the Bayraktar song)
fubar57
General
Please be a video of that battle posted later
Thumpalumpacus
Lieutenant Colonel
The attack on Sevastopol probably siphoned off plenty of drone-boat defenses.
That sounds like a death-ride in the making.
Glider
Major
Those cluster bombs may have arrived at just the right time
manta22
Banned
Russia launches air attacks on Ukrainian ports in retaliation for Crimean Bridge explosion
Two Ukrainian ports are attacked in drone and ballistic missile attacks, as retaliation strikes from Russia worsen following an explosion on a crucial Crimean bridge.
www.abc.net.au
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