"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (64 Viewers)

[SaparotRob]

NATO’s Romania slams Russia for ‘serious violation’ over drone

‘Completely unacceptable’ says President Klaus Iohannis after debris found inside the NATO member’s border.

www.politico.eu

Didn't the Romanian MOD say it didn't happen a day or two ago?

 

[Greg Boeser]

Didn't the Romanian MOD say it didn't happen a day or two ago?

Had to have time to write the appropriate strongly worded condemnation without triggering Article 5.

 

[Denniss]

They could not identify/detect something flying over their territory until they later found the remains of what looked to be a drone

 

[Glider]

I notice that France are not having a good time. Germany and France have been working together to develop a replacement to the Leopard 2 and Leclerc but Germany have decided to link up with Italy, Spain and Sweden. There is an outside chance that the UK might join as well, leaving France on its own.

When you remember that France lost a large Submarine contract with Australia. Plus the German/French project (FCAS) to develop a Stealth fighter in serious trouble as they cannot agree on practically anything, whilst the programme called Tempest led by BAE Systems, the UK's largest defence firm, which is collaborating with Sweden's Saab and Italy's Leonardo to spread the financial load, with Rolls-Royce and missile manufacturer MBDA making up the lead partners overseeing a 2,000-strong team is making good progress.

Also complicating this is Saudi Arabia who are asking to join the Tempest project and it was Saudi who France were hoping to sell a lot of their aircraft too. One f the reasons that Saudi want to join Tempest is that they wanted to buy a number of new Typhoons but Germany blocked the sale, even though Saudi already have a number in service and they like them.

 

[ThomasP]

I think the US & NATO need to send a Patriot or 2 to Romania. Oh, wait . . . . . . they already have the system.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Germany and France have been working together to develop a replacement to the Leopard 2 and Leclerc but Germany have decided to link up with Italy, Spain and Sweden.

Apparently Italy's Ariete is one of the worst 1980s-2000s non-Russia/China tanks. I wonder what the Ukrainians would make of it. ERA blocks galore, I assume. Its Leopard 2 compatible 120mm gun would be welcome.


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B0pyAN3gqlo&pp=ygULQXJpZXRlIHRhbms%3D

This is the italian main battle tank "Ariete", nobody asked for it to be sent to Ukraine, I wonder why...

266 points • 99 comments

9gag.com

 

[GrauGeist]

In this article:

Ukraine is gaining ground in its counter offensive, NATO chief says

Ukraine is making progress with a counter offensive started in June to reclaim territory seized by Russia, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, even though it was slow going due to Russian fortifications and minefields.

www.reuters.com

is this paragraph:
"Since launching its offensive, Kyiv has struggled to break through entrenched Russian lines and has faced growing criticism in Western media of concentrating forces in the wrong places."

So far, "all the wrong places" happen to be where the Russians were least expecting Ukrainians to apply pressure.

So unless the Western Media has combat leadership experience or would like to volunteer with the Ukrainian Army, they should stop with their "expert" criticism.

 

[Snautzer01]

I notice that France are not having a good time. Germany and France have been working together to develop a replacement to the Leopard 2 and Leclerc but Germany have decided to link up with Italy, Spain and Sweden. There is an outside chance that the UK might join as well, leaving France on its own.

When you remember that France lost a large Submarine contract with Australia. Plus the German/French project (FCAS) to develop a Stealth fighter in serious trouble as they cannot agree on practically anything, whilst the programme called Tempest led by BAE Systems, the UK's largest defence firm, which is collaborating with Sweden's Saab and Italy's Leonardo to spread the financial load, with Rolls-Royce and missile manufacturer MBDA making up the lead partners overseeing a 2,000-strong team is making good progress.

Also complicating this is Saudi Arabia who are asking to join the Tempest project and it was Saudi who France were hoping to sell a lot of their aircraft too. One f the reasons that Saudi want to join Tempest is that they wanted to buy a number of new Typhoons but Germany blocked the sale, even though Saudi already have a number in service and they like them.

I bet 20 cents to anyone, the French will come up with the best wold beating panzer/tank ever. Even build a few.
Just 5 years too late to be of importance.

 

[GTX]

The war in Ukraine is pushing Russia away from its WWII-style artillery strategy, and experts say it's 'a concerning trend'

Russia's military has long relied on massive firepower to make up for its other shortcomings, but that's getting harder to do in Ukraine.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[GTX]

View: https://youtu.be/4zeicHpgg?si=LsWoJAfwoTd9NiFW

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in the Bakhmut and western Zaporizhia Oblast directions and have made gains in western Zaporizhia Oblast as of September 6. Geolocated footage shows that Ukrainian forces have advanced along the trench line west of Verbove (about 20km southeast of Orikhiv), and the Ukrainian General Staff stated that Ukrainian forces achieved unspecified successes in the Robotyne—Novoprokopivka direction south of Orikhiv.[1] The Ukrainian General Staff additionally reported that Ukrainian forces are continuing successful offensive operations south of Bakhmut.[2]

Ukrainian and Russian sources report the Russian defense industrial base (DIB) faces growing challenges in replacing basic supplies in addition to known challenges in rebuilding its stocks of precision weapons. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence (GUR) Representative Andriy Yusov reported on September 6 that Russia can only produce "dozens" of Kalibr cruise missiles and smaller numbers of Iskander missiles per month, which will not enable Russia to the replenish its pre-2022 stocks.[3] Yusov reported that Russia struggles to obtain modern optical equipment, electronics, chips, and circuits and that "gray imports" and smuggling cannot completely cover the Russian DIB's needs. Russian sources additionally noted that the Russian DIB cannot produce enough rubber to replace worn tires for military equipment vital to frontline operations, and noted that increasing wear on tires will make it difficult for wheeled vehicles to move in muddy, rainy, and icy conditions.[4] The Russian sources claimed that Russian authorities claimed at an unspecified time that they would find solutions to worn tires by mid-August, but the situation has not changed as of September 5.[5] Poor quality and insufficient tires will impose increasing constraints on Russian mobility in the muddy season and winter.

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

If this is accurate, it implies the possibility of a good bag of PoWs if the Ukrainians can break through.

 

[GTX]

The critics of Russia's war in Ukraine caught in jail 'carousel'

Human rights lawyers say "carousel arrests" - multiple busts for minor offences that keep suspects in near-constant custody - are among tools deployed by Russian authorities in a clampdown on popular dissent against the 18-month-old conflict in Ukraine.

www.reuters.com

 

[GTX]

View: https://twitter.com/astraiaintel/status/1699766959213011019?s=20

 

[GTX]

Russia condemns depleted uranium munitions for Ukraine

The Kremlin called the US decision 'a criminal act.'

 

[GTX]

Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company's Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack on the Russian naval fleet...

 

[GrauGeist]

Russia condemns depleted uranium munitions for Ukraine

The Kremlin called the US decision 'a criminal act.'

They're angry because they don't get any...

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company's Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack on the Russian naval fleet...

He really needs to be shot in the face with rocksalt.

 

[SaparotRob]

Or fall out of a window.

 

[fubar57]

....or fall out a window with a face full of rocksalt

 

[SaparotRob]

I hope he doesn't spill his tea.