"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (1 Viewer)

[SaparotRob]

An interesting thought...

Ukraine's counteroffensive raises doubts about whether the US and Western militaries are training their troops for the right kind of war

Ukrainian troops have struggled to implement Western battlefield doctrine, but Western troops would also probably struggle under the same conditions.

www.businessinsider.com

My Tactical knowledge could be written on the back of a postage stamp with space left over. I still couldn't understand why the West would think NATO tactics would be magical without air supremacy. With the Russians digging extensive earthworks and salting the earth with mine fields, why would Western experts think that the AFU could just blitz their way through? The old saw about training to fight the last war comes to mind.

 

[SaparotRob]

Not specifically about Ukraine but I thought this was interesting...RNoAF F-35A and RAF Typhoon jets operating from a Finnish road airstrip. Reminds me of the good old days of Harrier TACEVALs hiding the aircraft operations in woods and using local roads for STOVL ops.

Norwegian F-35A Jets Carry Out Type's First Highway Landing On Finnish Road Strip

The day after a RAF Typhoon carried out the first ever landing on a road strip in Finland, RNoAF (Royal Norwegian Air Force) F-35A aircraft have operated

theaviationist.com

That's great news!

 

[Glider]

A slight diversion from the horror of war. Possibly a sign that the spirit of Ukraine's farmers has spread to Scotland.

MSN

www.msn.com

 

[Admiral Beez]

Is a permanent, city-seizing landing truly possible?


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YxbGNrs4KZ4&t=729s

How would Ukraine get the ten thousand or more troops onto Crimea? And how to support them? On the first step, perhaps a nighttime parachute or helicopter drop? Or grain ships surreptitiously converted into LSTs?

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Since we are all being optimistic…

 

[SaparotRob]

Even I can't see how they can pull it off.

 

[buffnut453]

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Since we are all being optimistic…

That's a BIG chunk o' optimism right there! I only do little bits of optimism like this .

Have to say, though, that the thread is starting to look a bit like a Pride rally.

 

[Denniss]

impossible due to lack of transport capacity
impossible due to russian aviation
at best a small landing behind the frontline opposite Kherson to roll that up from the back

 

[buffnut453]

The comedy greats keep on coming...Moscow apparently revealed online the addresses for Putin's secret service personnel:

Russia accidentally reveals addresses of Putin's secret service

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

He should be air-dropped outside Melitopol:


KYIV, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament and its speaker taunted billionaire Elon Musk on Monday after he posted a meme on his social media platform mocking President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's pleas for wartime assistance from the West.

Musk owns SpaceX, which provides Starlink satellite communication services that are vital for Ukraine's defence effort, but his statements have sometimes angered Kyiv since the full-scale invasion launched by Russia in February last year.


Early on Monday, Musk posted a meme on his platform X, formerly known as Twitter, showing Zelenskiy and the caption: "When it's been 5 minutes and you haven't asked for a billion dollars in aid."

The Ukrainian leader and his top lieutenants have appealed to their allies throughout the war to secure billions of dollars of military aid to weather and push back Russia's invasion.

The speaker of Ukraine's parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, hit out at Musk's jibe with his own post on X.


"The case when ...(Elon Musk) tried to conquer space, but something went wrong and in 5 minutes he was up to his eyeballs in shit," an apparent reference to SpaceX's failed rocket launch in April.

Ukraine's parliament, on its official page on X, accused Musk of spreading Russian propaganda, posting its own version of the meme with a picture of Musk and the caption: "When it's been 5 minutes and you haven't spread Russian propaganda".

Ukraine's parliament taunts Elon Musk after meme mocking Zelenskiy

Ukraine's parliament and its speaker taunted billionaire Elon Musk on Monday after he posted a meme on his social media platform mocking President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's pleas for wartime assistance from the West.

www.reuters.com

Elon Musk, the ultimate Keyboard Warrior.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

 

[SaparotRob]

That boy needs to have hisself an accident.

 

[Snowman]

Mr Musk has been very surprising with his statements. Once upon a time I respected this man very much. It's sad, but I was wrong.

 

[Warspite63]

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Y'know, I don't actually know what 'twatwaffle' means (and I probably don't NEED to, tbh....)....... yet, somehow, it seems to be perfect description of this, well, utter twatwaffle....

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Y'know, I don't actually know what 'twatwaffle' means (and I probably don't NEED to, tbh....)....... yet, somehow, it seems to be perfect description of this, well, utter twatwaffle....

That is the beauty of the term

 

[cammerjeff]

I stopped respecting anything "twatwaffle" did several years ago, I was supervising the installation of the drive unit production line in the Reno plant. He came to the plant to do an inspection of the progress. I did the unthinkable as he walked by me and my crew (that were lined up like a military review) I made eye contact with him! No one ever told me that unless you were at least a VP or above you didn't make eye contact with him. He actually tried to get me fired for "Unbuisness like conduct" what ever that means. I was forced to leave the plant for 2 weeks, my company had to send a replacement until he left the plant and I was allowed to return.

After that I could car less what he invented, thought, bought, or if he was still using valuable oxygen. Just my opinion, others may very.

 

[GTX]

View: https://twitter.com/golub/status/1708761336639893946?s=66&t=HVAXXZJIMBzelxWw3RruNQ

 

[GTX]

Building a Theory: Ukraine’s Way of War

Ukraine Visit Diary #3

mickryan.substack.com

 

[GTX]

I post this one not from a political POV but rather to dispel ignorance (or attempt to). It is scary to think that some people are so ignorant as to think the US has provided the equivalent of 40% of their GDP to Ukraine:


View: https://twitter.com/john_a_ridge/status/1708850653336891703?s=66&t=HVAXXZJIMBzelxWw3RruNQ

To provide some more accuracy, it is closer to 0.33% - see here (and the USA isn't even the biggest contributor in terms of % GDP):

Bilateral aid to Ukraine by country GDP 2024 | Statista

Estonia and Denmark had the highest ratio of bilateral support to Ukraine to donor GDP as of February2024. Poland ranked sixth by GDP share of aid to Ukraine.

www.statista.com

 

[GTX]

How Much U.S. Aid Is Going to Ukraine?

Nine charts illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.

www.cfr.org