"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (9 Viewers)

[ThomasP]

To be fair, there are sources of coal much closer to Ukraine, ie Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, & Turkey. They can send coal overland or by ship over fairly short and secure routes except in the Black Sea, whereas Australia would obviously have to send the coal by ship over a very long distance and face risk in the Black Sea. The risk may be small re the Black Sea ports, but the normal shipping of large amounts of coal over such large distances could be problematic.

Does Australia currently send coal to the EU? What are Australia's shipping capabilities?

 

[Glider]

I am totally disgusted with the !@#$%^&*()!@#$%^&*()!@#$%^&* Australian government.

Australia unlikely to ship coal to Ukraine despite nation's plea

Ukraine has again asked Australia to send a shipment of coal to the war-torn country following intense Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure. However the defence minister says Australian aid will be focused on "practical" military support.

www.abc.net.au

Totally agree with you. The idea that power for civilian use and support military production isn't practical military support is mind numbing.

 

[WARSPITER]

Totally agree with you. The idea that power for civilian use and support military production isn't practical military support is mind numbing.

Don't forget there are politics involved. Musn't upset the environmentalists.

Then again, what are Ukrainian kids lives worth when compared to some votes ?

 

[Admiral Beez]

I thought the Chinese merc was more likely to be talking about the man portable LMP-2017 Polish mortars.

MSN

www.msn.com

Here's the original article without MSN.com getting the click revenue.

Lightweight firepower: Polish LMP-2017 mortars gain recognition in Ukraine

The LMP-2017 mortars were delivered to the Polish army under a contract dated 12 December 2018, for the supply of 780 u…

dailywrap.uk

MSN has become like Yahoo, aggregating news from other sites and posting it as their own, thus taking the advertising view and click revenue. I recommend anyone searching for news insert -msn.com at the end of their entry (with the minus sign) to exclude articles stolen by MSN.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Does Australia currently send coal to the EU? What are Australia's shipping capabilities?

China would not approve.

China back as Australia’s top coal client - Splash247

Further signs that the trade spat between China and Australia has come to a close. In 2020, China placed trade restrictions on several Australian exports in response to the Australian government calling for an inquiry into the origins of covid. In late March, following negotiations and a thawing...

splash247.com

Considering that Australia is willing to destroy its own environment in the name of coal, I don't expect its backers in Adelaide would want to piss off their #1 customer.

 

[WARSPITER]

China wouldn't like it no matter what since they are backing Russia anyway.

Australia has exported coal since 1801 and the environment is still there.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Here's the original article without MSM.com getting the click revenue.

Lightweight firepower: Polish LMP-2017 mortars gain recognition in Ukraine

The LMP-2017 mortars were delivered to the Polish army under a contract dated 12 December 2018, for the supply of 780 u…

dailywrap.uk

MSM has become like Yahoo, aggregating news from other sites and posting it as their own, thus taking the advertising view and click revenue. I recommend anyone searching for news insert -msm.com at the end of their entry (with the minus sign) to exclude articles stolen by MSM.

I avoid MSN anyway, given their bias.

 

[GTX]

I am totally disgusted with the !@#$%^&*()!@#$%^&*()!@#$%^&* Australian government.

Australia unlikely to ship coal to Ukraine despite nation's plea

Ukraine has again asked Australia to send a shipment of coal to the war-torn country following intense Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure. However the defence minister says Australian aid will be focused on "practical" military support.

www.abc.net.au

100% agree

 

[GTX]

Don't forget there are politics involved. Musn't upset the environmentalists.

Then again, what are Ukrainian kids lives worth when compared to some votes ?

This has nothing to do with not wanting to upset environmentalists. It is just a continuing part of Australia's pathetic approach to Ukraine. We won't send Hawkeis...we won't sent MRH90s...we won't send old Abrams....now won't even send coal...FFS!! I think we're down to thoughts and prayers...which is useless!!!

 

[GTX]

Germany Delivers Leopard 1A5 Main Battle Tanks to Ukraine

Germany Delivers Additional Leopard 1A5 Main Battle Tanks to Ukraine

www.armyrecognition.com

 

[GTX]

Suicide drones strike another Russian early warning radar

A series of drone attacks have targeted the Russian strategic early warning radar system, with the latest strike occurring in the Orenburg region. Local media reported the fall of a drone near the village of Gorkovskoye in the Novoorsky district, close to the city of Orsk. The attack targeted...

defence-blog.com

 

[GTX]

Putin is set to send more troops in to Ukraine from Belgorod in an attempt to renew his northern offensive in Ukraine, says ISW Russia Analyst Riley Bailey


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

 

[GTX]

View: https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1794724164764606593?t=NHHb5rFgSGbHh0w9beKnNQ&s=19

 

[BiffF15]

View: https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1794724164764606593?t=NHHb5rFgSGbHh0w9beKnNQ&s=19

Interesting shots. Gears down and at an altitude that suggests in the pattern to land. Also of note is the centerline external tank. If I remember correctly it's not jettison able, and prohibits use of the gun (blocks shell ejection port). The Germans modified theirs to allow gun use but that doesn't appear to be the case with UKR.

There is some excellent combat induced ingenuity being demonstrated here.

 

[GTX]

Another good discussion with Gen Hodges:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE2Z6saZWKw

 

[GTX]

Some interesting analysis of Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian oil refineries


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWMUHKrm7xY

 

[SaparotRob]

I appreciate his analyses. The fact that he is an active duty intelligence officer of a NATO ally, gives him more credibility than most.

 

[GTX]

Russia is devastating Kharkiv with 'glide bombs' and there's not much Ukraine can do about it

Russia's big, cheap, retrofitted Soviet-era bombs have become one of its most effective weapons in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Locals who have seen their devastating effects view them as a "super weapon".

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN5D5sgL7A0

 

[MiTasol]

China would not approve.

China back as Australia’s top coal client - Splash247

Further signs that the trade spat between China and Australia has come to a close. In 2020, China placed trade restrictions on several Australian exports in response to the Australian government calling for an inquiry into the origins of covid. In late March, following negotiations and a thawing...

splash247.com

Considering that Australia is willing to destroy its own environment in the name of coal, I don't expect its backers in Adelaide would want to piss off their #1 customer.

There is probably a lot of truth in that