"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (7 Viewers)

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Second Australian foreign fighter killed in Ukraine battling Russians

A second Australian member of a foreigners military unit in Ukraine known as "The Chosen Company" has been killed while fighting against invading Russian forces in the country's east, sources have confirmed to the ABC.

www.abc.net.au

 

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View: https://youtu.be/7CHjm0ASkKY?si=SSC7RFVwmdvi_HTO

 

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Ukraine says it has evidence of 109,000 Russian war crimes

Top prosecutor says Kyiv wants to document and prosecute “each and every incident.”

www.politico.com

 

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Russian Glide Bomb Kits Now Adapted For Cluster Munitions: Reports

For the first time, it appears that Russia is combining air-launched cluster munitions with standoff glide bomb kits.

www.thedrive.com

 

[fubar57]

Forgive me if I'm wrong but didn't Russia whine about Ukraine's "illegal" use of cluster bombs a while ago?

 

[MiTasol]

To compare A-10 with a drone is a bit much.
A drone can kill a tank. A-10 can kill a lot of them. It has also a lot of other tricks in its sleeve.

at several million dollars per aircraft and per missile. You can buy a shipload of drones and bomblets for that

 

[GrauGeist]

Russia whines about everything - especially if they've done it first and someone does it back to them...

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

MOAB?

Perfect mission for FAEs.

 

[MiTasol]

mother of all bombs

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Russia whines about everything - especially if they've done it first and someone does it back to them...

To wit:


MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has placed a Ukrainian singer who won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest on its wanted list, state news agencies reported Monday.

The reports said an Interior Ministry database listed singer Susana Jamaladinova as being sought for violating a criminal law.

The independent news site Mediazona, which covers opposition and human rights issues, said Jamaladinova was charged under a law adopted last year that bans spreading so-called fake information about the Russian military and the ongoing fighting in Ukraine.

Jamaladinova, who performs under the stage name Jamala, is of Crimean Tatar descent. She won the 2016 Eurovision contest with the song "1944," a title that refers to the year the Soviet Union deported Crimean Tatars en masse.

Her winning performance came almost exactly two years after Russia annexed Crimea as political turmoil gripped Ukraine. Most other countries regard the annexation as illegitimate.

Russia protested "1944" being allowed in the competition, saying it violated rules against political speech in Eurovision. But the song made no specific criticism of Russia or the Soviet Union, although it drew such implications, opening with the lyrics "When strangers are coming, they come to your house, they kill you all and say 'We're not guilty.'"

Russia puts Ukrainian winner of Eurovision Song Contest on wanted list

Russia has placed a Ukrainian singer who won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest on its wanted list. State news agencies reported on Monday that an Interior Ministry database listed singer Susana Jamaladinova as being sought for violating a criminal law.

apnews.com

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

The U.S. on Monday released a new $100 million aid package for Ukraine, announcing more artillery rounds and anti-aircraft munitions as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made a surprise visit to Kyiv.

The package includes 155 millimeter artillery shells, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, small arms ammunition and Javelin and AT-4 launchers.

Austin said at a Monday press conference in Kyiv that the package will help Ukrainian troops in the coming months "have the means that they'll need to be successful fighting in the wintertime."

"There is no silver bullet in a conflict like this. It really depends on providing the right capabilities and also integrating those capabilities in meaningful ways," he said. "The Ukraine military is a learning organization, and it will continue to learn from from all of its operations.

"I think what's important is that the military constructs its operations to focus on the objectives and the goals that the president wants to achieve," he added, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukrainian forces have been bogged down in a stalemate with dug-in Russian forces for most of the year, with only marginal successes since launching a major counteroffensive in June.

Ukraine says it will need a steady supply of support from Western backers to stay in the fight, and the U.S. has vowed to continue supporting Kyiv as long as needed, though approved money is running out as winter closes in.

The Pentagon has said it is pacing out the number of packages to Ukraine as it waits for Congress to pass another round of legislation that could include potentially billions more.

US announces new Ukraine package as Pentagon chief visits Kyiv

The U.S. on Monday released a new $100 million aid package for Ukraine, announcing more artillery rounds and anti-aircraft munitions as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made a surprise visit to Kyiv.…

thehill.com

Now if only we could get our dysfunctional legislature to get some bidness done. <SMFH>

 

[Admiral Beez]

at several million dollars per aircraft and per missile. You can buy a shipload of drones and bomblets for that

In time the idea of using a >$10 million CAS aircraft carrying a hard to replace pilot (costing $2-5 million to recruit and train) to drop or launch munitions costing thousands of $ against old Russian T-62s worth their scrap value, will seem very wasteful, especially given the risk vs the potential reward. That time may be as soon as 2025.

 

[SaparotRob]

In time the idea of using a >$10 million CAS aircraft carrying a hard to replace pilot (costing $2-5 million to recruit and train) to drop or launch munitions costing thousands of $ against old Russian T-62s worth their scrap value, will seem very wasteful, especially given the risk vs the potential reward. That time may be as soon as 2025.

I agree. However, big gun go brrrrrrt.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

In time the idea of using a >$10 million CAS aircraft carrying a hard to replace pilot (costing $2-5 million to recruit and train) to drop or launch munitions costing thousands of $ against old Russian T-62s worth their scrap value, will seem very wasteful, especially given the risk vs the potential reward. That time may be as soon as 2025.

They're capable of carrying standoff missiles that allow attacking a variety of more-valuable, non-tank targets. So while throwing A-10s at 60-year-old tanks is definitely a waste of resources, using them to launch HARMs against SAM sites, or Mavericks against ammo dumps might seem worth it. JDAMs and JSWs are also usable.

Ukraine doesn't want them, so I'm not wanting to force the planes upon them. I just want to point out that killings tanks with brrrrrt is only one of several missions the plane is capable of.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

C'est fini.

Winter has arrived with all the rain, the mud and the ukrainian counteroffensive can be counted as over, at least till the ice comes:

Ukraine Situation Report: The Muddy Season Has Arrived

Mud, rain, frigid temperatures, snow and wind are slowing things down on the battlefield, but the fighting will continue.

www.thedrive.com

 

[GrauGeist]

C'est fini.

Winter has arrived with all the rain, the mud and the ukrainian counteroffensive can be counted as over, at least till the ice comes:

Ukraine Situation Report: The Muddy Season Has Arrived

Mud, rain, frigid temperatures, snow and wind are slowing things down on the battlefield, but the fighting will continue.

www.thedrive.com

If Ukraine forces are still pushing into Russian-held territory, then the offensive still exists, regardless of weather (or what the media says).

 

[Admiral Beez]

If Ukraine forces are still pushing into Russian-held territory, then the offensive still exists…

Did the 2023 "spring" offensive ever exist? The AFU abandons Bakhmut in May, while to date pushing out a small salient towards Robotyne-Verbove and recently crossing the Dnipro and establishing a foothold on the southern bank. These are important gains that should facilitate the 2024 spring offensive, but the 2023 gains are far below what Ukraine's backers anticipated and what Zelenskyy and the hyped "silence" social media campaign intimated.

Zelensky said "the first important steps" of a highly-anticipated military counteroffensive "would be taken soon... Ukrainian forces were "preparing very seriously. There will definitely be very serious steps...you will definitely see it and Russia will definitely feel it...."

My impression is that the Ukrainians had planned for and anticipated a major push to toward Melitipol, but got caught on the back foot by Wagner's push into Bakhmut and by Russia seizing upon the distracted AFU to lay hundreds of thousands of land mines across Zaporizhzhia, resulting in a stalled Ukrainian 2023 spring/summer counteroffensive.

I wonder what surprises the Russians will have waiting for Ukraine's 2024 spring offensive? Belarus is being suspiciously quiet these past few months.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

If Ukraine forces are still pushing into Russian-held territory, then the offensive still exists, regardless of weather (or what the media says).

I think that pushes will be stopped till the mud freezes

 

[Denniss]

Raspusita is there which is especially a problem for Ukraine and their fast wheeled vehicles they like to use

View: https://youtu.be/373CCprrBDA?feature=shared&t=406

 

[Admiral Beez]

Raspusita is there which is especially a problem for Ukraine and their fast wheeled vehicles they like to use

It's time for Ukraine to get some LCACs! Float over the mud, snow and landmines.

The Ukraine SSR used to make them in Crimea, Zubr-class LCAC - Wikipedia