"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (3 Viewers)

[Admiral Beez]

The track meet at the border ……

 

[Admiral Beez]

An unexpected impact of the war on Russia itself is the weather. Russia's infrastructure was always unreliable but its this kind of thing which can make people turn

Agreed. Putin is neglecting Maslow's hierarchy of needs, especially the two foundational ones, at his peril.

 

[Greg Boeser]

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We need to get that in the response bar.

 

[RogerdeLluria]

An unexpected impact of the war on Russia itself is the weather. Russia's infrastructure was always unreliable but its this kind of thing which can make people turn

Source Metro

As Vladimir Putin is spending billions of pounds on his war in Ukraine, people across Moscow have been left freezing without heating or hot water. Temperatures in the capital plummeted to -30°C, and the old heating network is reportedly unable to withstand the weather. This has meant that more than 20,000 residents have been abandoned freezing in sub-zero temperatures recorded in their own homes for days.

This comes amid rumours of an incident at one of the largest ammunition plants in the town of Klimovsk, which some claim is connected with the problems. According to reports, Klimovsk 'is heated by one departmental boiler house of the local cartridge plant', which has broken down.
This has resulted in temperatures INSIDE the apartments reaching -10C and there were spontaneous protests in the town. A resident complained: 'The police arrived quickly to disrupt us. I wish they would bring back the heating as fast as they dispatched the cops [to disperse us].'

That must be a big misunderstanding. It was Europe who was expected to freeze during winter.

Putin threatens to let Europe 'freeze' over winter, raising risk of energy rationing

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Wednesday to stop all energy supplies to Europe.

www.cnbc.com

Putin threatens Europe again as Brussels braces for winter

Gazprom chief says Europe could freeze as EU makes more plans to protect gas supplies from Putin’s war.

www.politico.eu

 

[WARSPITER]

That must be a big misunderstanding. It was Europe who was expected to freeze during winter.

Putin threatens to let Europe 'freeze' over winter, raising risk of energy rationing

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Wednesday to stop all energy supplies to Europe.

www.cnbc.com

Putin threatens Europe again as Brussels braces for winter

Gazprom chief says Europe could freeze as EU makes more plans to protect gas supplies from Putin’s war.

www.politico.eu

Nicely ironic

 

[GTX]

Ukraine Boosts Its Artillery Capabilities with 30 Czech Dana M2 152mm Howitzers | Defense News January 2024 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2024 | Archive News year

Ukraine Boosts Its Artillery Capabilities with 30 Czech Dana M2 152mm 8x8 Self-propelled Howitzers

www.armyrecognition.com

 

[GTX]

US Patriot Missiles in Ukraine Demonstrate High Efficiency in Intercepting Russian Aerial Threats | Defense News January 2024 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2024 | Archive News year

US Patriot Missiles in Ukraine Demonstrate High Efficiency in Intercepting Russian Aerial Threats including drones and ballistic missiles

www.armyrecognition.com

 

[GTX]

Positional Warfare Is Ukraine's Friend in 2024

Ukraine Needs to Embrace Posisitonal Warfare in 2024 to Deny Russian Success and Strike Back Harder in 2025

mickryan.substack.com

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWoum_hS2Kc

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENsXylyd7Cg

 

[GTX]

again, hoping that these are falsely reported numbers:

Russia produces 300,000 FPV drones monthly, trains 5,200 operators

In a 2023 report, cited by Russian state media, Russia's Ministry of Defense revealed the training of a remarkable 5,200 FPV and other drone operators.

bulgarianmilitary.com

 

[GTX]

Ukraine: It’s Not ‘Retaliation’ When You’re Fighting for National Survival

Journalists, like the West, are failing to understand what is happening in Ukraine, Russia, and Eastern Europe, and who is responsible.

cepa.org

 

[Warspite63]

again, hoping that these are falsely reported numbers:

Russia produces 300,000 FPV drones monthly, trains 5,200 operators

In a 2023 report, cited by Russian state media, Russia's Ministry of Defense revealed the training of a remarkable 5,200 FPV and other drone operators.

bulgarianmilitary.com

Agreed ..... 300,000 a month is.... 10,000 a day ...... roughly 400 an hour or 1 every 9 seconds. Not buying it. And 5,200 operators. From where? EXisting troops re-tasked? New recruits (and we've seen how well new Russian soldiers perform.....)?

 

[GTX]

And we have seen that Russians have a history of over reporting production outputs to their leaders.

 

[GTX]

Not all aid is in the form of weapons:

Meet the Australian 'builders without borders' repairing war-torn homes and schools in Ukraine

Amid the rubble of Ukrainian buildings destroyed by Russian attacks, Australian builders Manfred Hin and Hamish Stirling have put their lives on hold, picked up their tools and gotten to work.

www.abc.net.au

Though I suspect there are some who would want even this sort of thing stopped.

 

[Snowman]

And we have seen that Russians have a history of over reporting production outputs to their leaders.

The one who reports the truth to the tzar, will immediately fly himself instead of the drone. From the nearest window.

 

[Admiral Beez]

We need to get that in the response bar.

I've made that request before. Apparently the forum uses a set package layout. We managed to remove the "Dumb" response icon, but adding an Off Topic" one is not feasible. Shame.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Agreed ..... 300,000 a month is.... 10,000 a day ...... roughly 400 an hour or 1 every 9 seconds. Not buying it. And 5,200 operators. From where? EXisting troops re-tasked? New recruits (and we've seen how well new Russian soldiers perform.....)?

And that source has shown itself rather unreliable to me.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I've made that request before. Apparently the forum uses a set package layout. We managed to remove the "Dumb" response icon, but adding an Off Topic" one is not feasible. Shame.

Here's this from another forum. Save it to your desktop and attach it at will:

 

[SaparotRob]

...We managed to remove the "Dumb" response icon, ....

Oh thank God!