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[buffnut453]

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Russia's Medvedev: We'd have to use a nuclear weapon if Ukrainian offensive was a success

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has sometimes raised the spectre of a nuclear conflict over Ukraine, said on Sunday that Moscow would have to use a nuclear weapon if Kyiv's ongoing counter-offensive was a success. Medvedev, who is deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, a...

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It's more of the typical BS that we get from idiots like him. Note that his proposed use of nukes has a substantial caveat, "Imagine if the.. offensive, which is backed by NATO, was a success and they tore off a part of our land..." This is another example of the totally confused thinking in Moscow.

According to the Kremlin's position, the parts of Ukraine that were annexed by Russia are already part of Russian territory, including Donbas etc. Ukraine has already "torn off" some of those lands...so why hasn't Moscow already nuked Ukraine? The only logical answer is that, as we all understand, Moscow doesn't give a damn about Ukrainian territory. They only want it as a buffer between Mother Russia and those evil NATO hooligans. Thus, Medvedev's threat can only apply if Ukraine invades Russian territory.

That's my 2 penn'orth on Medvedev's latest ranting.

 

[Greg Boeser]

It's more of the typical BS that we get from idiots like him. Note that his proposed use of nukes has a substantial caveat, "Imagine if the.. offensive, which is backed by NATO, was a success and they tore off a part of our land..." This is another example of the totally confused thinking in Moscow.

According to the Kremlin's position, the parts of Ukraine that were annexed by Russia are already part of Russian territory, including Donbas etc. Ukraine has already "torn off" some of those lands...so why hasn't Moscow already nuked Ukraine? The only logical answer is that, as we all understand, Moscow doesn't give a damn about Ukrainian territory. They only want it as a buffer between Mother Russia and those evil NATO hooligans. Thus, Medvedev's threat can only apply if Ukraine invades Russian territory.

That's my 2 penn'orth on Medvedev's latest ranting.

And their nukes may be in tha same shape as the rest of their military.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Perhaps. It's hard to take Kremlin threats with a straight face, any more.

Meanwhile:

The lack of Russian milblogger reaction to a Ukrainian strike on the Chonhar bridge represents a notable inflection in Russian reporting on the war in Ukraine and may suggest that the Kremlin has directed Russian milbloggers to refrain from covering certain topics. The Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on July 29 that Ukrainian forces successfully struck the Chonhar bridge on the M-18 (Dzhankoi-Melitopol) highway between occupied Crimea and occupied Kherson Oblast.[1] ISW has not observed any Russian milblogger discussion about the Ukrainian strike or Russian milbloggers promoting Kherson Oblast occupation administration head Vladimir Saldo's claim that Russian forces intercepted 12 Ukrainian Strom Shadow cruise missiles targeting the bridge.[2] The only other Russian source to comment on the strikes was a local Russian news Telegram channel, which amplified alleged claims from Russian tourists in the area about the bridge being closed to traffic.[3] Russian milbloggers responded to a Ukrainian strike on the Chonhar bridge on June 22 with widespread outrage and concern, and Russian milbloggers routinely comment on both successful and allegedly unsuccessful Ukrainian strikes on Russian logistics.[4] The Chonhar bridge is a notable bottleneck along a critical Russian ground line of communication (GLOC), and it is highly unlikely that Russian milbloggers would voluntarily ignore a successful or unsuccessful Ukrainian strike on the bridge. ISW has previously assessed that select Russian milbloggers may be shaping their coverage of the war in Ukraine in ways more favorable to Kremlin narratives out of fear of Kremlin punishment following the removal of prominent critical voices in the Russian information space, particularly pro-war critic Igor Girkin and Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin.[5] General fear of Kremlin punishment would not likely result in such near-universal lack of coverage of a dramatic event, however, and it is more likely that a specific Kremlin directive not to cover disruptions to critical GLOCs caused this lack of reporting.

Institute for the Study of War

This page collects ISW and CTP's updates on the conflict in Ukraine. In late February 2022, ISW began publishing daily synthetic products covering key events related to renewed Russian aggression against Ukraine.

www.understandingwar.org

I'm not talking about the threat per se. Making statements like that in general are dangerous anytime you get two nuclear powers facing off.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I guess you could say its very irresponsible. But then again when have the Soviets, er I mean the Russians ever been responsible adults?

 

[Marcel]

I guess you could say its very irresponsible. But then again when have the Soviets, er I mean the Russians ever been responsible adults?

Or any government who invaded a neighbouring country, just to distract its citizens from the fact that they are not doing a good job in their own country.

 

[Denniss]

all 12 Storm shadow had been shot down, no damage to bridge. Yeah .........

NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Despite governor Saldo showing footage that the Chonhar bridge was 'untouched' and all missiles were shot down, satellite images show apparent destruction of the Chonhar railway bridge.

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Attached: 1 image Hello Chonhar railway bridge. The first image of the damage reportedly done to the railway crossing into Crimea appeared.

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https://newsie.social/@Tendar/110808999572102868

 

[buffnut453]

I'm not talking about the threat per se. Making statements like that in general are dangerous anytime you get two nuclear powers facing off.

Or 3 nuclear powers...remember the ideas being floated a year ago for Russia to fire hypersonic weapons at London to obliterate it? Again, more dangerous rhetoric that had zero action behind it. My worry is that one day we'll come up against a situation where there is substance behind the inflammatory rhetoric...and that we won't detect it because we so accustomed to toothless threats.

 

[Glider]

Or any government who invaded a neighbouring country, just to distract its citizens from the fact that they are not doing a good job in their own country.

Argentina springs to mind in 1982

 

[SaparotRob]

... he's got some tools in the toolbox, and these tools are known in other capitals too.

And Erdogan is a tool.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Or 3 nuclear powers...remember the ideas being floated a year ago for Russia to fire hypersonic weapons at London to obliterate it? Again, more dangerous rhetoric that had zero action behind it. My worry is that one day we'll come up against a situation where there is substance behind the inflammatory rhetoric...and that we won't detect it because we so accustomed to toothless threats.

Agreed

 

[Admiral Beez]

Turks and Greeks have NATO backing. But don't mess with an Israeli ship.


View: https://twitter.com/noelreports/status/1686052036113055759?s=61&t=bmtNxWabcsIKJ6TkHkd-SA

 

[Glider]

I think Putin is definitely living in a fantasy world. One of the comments he made yesterday was that the Russian Navy would receive 30 new ships this year. I don't quite know where he is getting his ships from.
My estimate is that since 2000, the Russian navy has received about six to seven new ships each year, which on the face of it, is good going. However when you consider that approx 80 of the 159 ships weigh about 100 tons (52 patrol boats and 28 landing craft) it becomes less impressive.

The question is how can he ramp up from 6 to 30 ships a year, when on average half of the six weighed in at about 100 tons?

The answer is of course, he cannot. Ships cost money, demand resources, complex technology, plus of course people to build and man them, none of which he has to spare.

People in desperate situations tend to make desperate claims, and this is only one of many. It's one his Admirals know isn't achievable and this with the other comments we hear about what his senior officers think of him, isn't going to help him in any way

 

[Glider]

A small victory in a different arena

Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan has been handed a spot in the Olympics and had her World Championships ban lifted following her refusal to shake hands with Russian Anna Smirnova.
She was disqualified after offering her sabre to tap blades instead of shaking hands following her 15-7 win in Milan.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach wrote a letter to Kharlan saying the body would "allocate an additional quota place" to her if she could not qualify because of her "unique situation".

Meanwhile, the International Fencing Federation reinstated Kharlan at the championships, which will allow her to take part in the team competition.

 

[GTX]

Fricken tool…

Russia's Medvedev: We'd have to use a nuclear weapon if Ukrainian offensive was a success

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has sometimes raised the spectre of a nuclear conflict over Ukraine, said on Sunday that Moscow would have to use a nuclear weapon if Kyiv's ongoing counter-offensive was a success. Medvedev, who is deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, a...

www.yahoo.com

I have lost count of the number of times he has threatened to use nuclear weapons...

 

[GTX]

Some interesting analysis:


View: https://youtu.be/ryi5qZvUhYI

 

[GTX]

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Enhancing Ukraine's Arsenal: British Army Trains Ukraine Troops on AS90 Braveheart Howitzer

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[GTX]

Ukraine launches crowdfunding campaign to purchase new kamikaze drones

Ukrainian comedian and volunteer Vlad Shevchenko launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise nearly $270 thousand to purchase new Rubaka kamikaze drones for the Ukrainian armed forces. 18 Rubaka drones, unmanned aerial vehicles with a flight range of 500km, designed and built by Ukrainian...

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[GTX]

At least two dead, more trapped or injured after Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, says Ukraine

Twin Russian missile strikes on the city centre of Kryvyi Rih in southern Ukraine kill at least two people and trap more under rubble, says the Ukrainian interior minister.

www.abc.net.au

 

[SaparotRob]

Ukraine launches crowdfunding campaign to purchase new kamikaze drones

Ukrainian comedian and volunteer Vlad Shevchenko launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise nearly $270 thousand to purchase new Rubaka kamikaze drones for the Ukrainian armed forces. 18 Rubaka drones, unmanned aerial vehicles with a flight range of 500km, designed and built by Ukrainian...

defence-blog.com

Maybe we could crowdfund some QF-16 drones?

 

[Admiral Beez]

With about ninety to one hundred days until the first Ukrainian snowfall of autumn/winter 2023/2024, I think we must accept that Ukraine's anticipated big spring 2023 offensive where they retake Melitopol and/or reach the border with Crimea will occur in spring/summer 2024. Until then I envision that the ever-strengthening AFU will continue chipping away at Russia's defensive wall and conducting ever deeper PGM strikes against Russian logistics and command centres, while slowly yet consistently moving forward so that the AFU can overwinter closer to their 2024 objectives.

So, what do the opposing AFU and Russian forces look like when the Rasputitsa dries up in May/June 2024? Will Ukraine have ATACMS, Abrams and Vipers? NATO's production of artillery shells should be well up to speed. How about more mine clearing and breakthrough kit for Ukraine? And what of Russia? Presumably they'll spend the winter further constructing their defensive wall.