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[GTX]

Two Britons and a Moroccan sentenced to death in 'sham judgement' by Russian proxy in Ukraine

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine are sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, one of Russia's proxies in eastern Ukraine.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

Ukraine latest: Ukraine says forces holding onto Sievierodonetsk, as troops regain ground in Kherson

Ukrainian forces claim to have pushed forward in intense street fighting in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, but say their only hope to turn the tide is more artillery to offset Russia's massive firepower.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Jabberwocky]

ok here is one - will MLRS be another case in Gepard style?,

You might need to provide a little more context. 'Gepard style' as in, promised but not made immediately available?

other one is more general, if high tech only approach is affordable means of conducting warfare?

I don't think any military is "high tech only", but technology provides a force multiplier for militaries that makes things less expensive, not more expensive. The cost-effectiveness ratio is way higher.

It's probably cheaper to use a ~$2 million cruise missile or a $50 million drone and Hellfire combination to take out an ammo dump, radar or comms site than it is it put together a strike package of manned aircraft, for instance.

The West long ago decided it was cheaper and easier to expend things rather than people.

final one is about NATO readiness level to response in a case of full scale conflict?

'Full scale' with who? Readiness in what sense?

If the Western Military District decides to roll tanks into Estonia or Latvia (assuming they have much left after Ukraine), NATO is sending everything in Western Europe into the Baltic states and aircraft and rapid reaction forces from the US (MEUs, Airborne etc, etc) are deploying from the East Coast. Meanwhile, the navy is sending a couple of carrier groups that way and the SSNs are lobbing SLCMs at anything that looks like a target.

That's not going to happen instantly, but neither is a Russian attack on a country on its Western border. The Russian build-up preceding the Ukraine invasion took months - and even then it was poorly done.

 

[at6]

Two Britons and a Moroccan sentenced to death in 'sham judgement' by Russian proxy in Ukraine

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine are sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, one of Russia's proxies in eastern Ukraine.

www.abc.net.au

I figured that they would given the death sentence. In return Russians who get captured should also get a death sentence.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I figured that they would given the death sentence.

So should have they when they volunteered.

 

[MiTasol]

They thought that the normal rules of conflict applied and anyone IN UNIFORM was a legal combatant.

The Orcs play by their own rules and ignore most accepted standards of military conduct.

 

[MiTasol]

Who can come up with the best definition of orcs?

Orrible Russian Communist Shitheads is my opening shot.

 

[GrauGeist]

"...Orcs are a brutish, aggressive, ugly, and malevolent race of monsters..."

 

[MiTasol]

My apologizes - I meant to say acronym for ORCS - hence my sample one. Maybe I should have written Orrible Russian Communist Shitheads.

 

[GrauGeist]

My apologizes - I meant to say acronym for ORCS - hence my sample one. Maybe I should have written Orrible Russian Communist Shitheads.

I gotcha - I was quoting Tolkien's view.

 

[Snautzer01]

Institute for the Study of War

Russian forces are continuing to deploy outdated military equipment to Ukraine to replace losses. The Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported on June 9 that Russian forces are mining Kherson Oblast with mines from the 1950s to defend

www.understandingwar.org

 

[Admiral Beez]

They thought that the normal rules of conflict applied and anyone IN UNIFORM was a legal combatant.

When have the Russians ever followed that convention? These are the guys that murdered thousands of surrendered Polish officers in 1940. The same guys who bombard civilian areas in Syria, who made bombs looking like toys to kill Afghan children. Anyone who volunteered for Ukraine's foreign fighters who thought they were going to be fairly treated upon capture was naive at best.

 

[Dimlee]

Not only Musk. Really well done, Amazon.

Safeguarding Ukraine’s data to preserve its present and build its future

AWS employees help secure vital data so the Ukrainian government, education, and banking institutions can continue to serve Ukrainian people.

www.aboutamazon.com

 

[Dimlee]

"We have almost used up all of our [artillery] ammunition and are now using 155-calibre Nato standard shells,"
"Ukraine is using 5,000 to 6,000 artillery rounds a day, according to Skibitsky. "

Cholera warning from Mariupol mayor – as it happened

This blog is closed. Live coverage will resume later.

www.theguardian.com

 

[ThomasP]

There are "a number" of HIMARS/MLRS platforms already in route to the Ukraine area. I do not know if they are going to training or staging centers - or both.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

For all the naive and delusion people in the world who think the best course of action is for Ukraine to negotiate peace and give up territory as well if need be…

Putin said on Thursday that the Ukraine invasion is about expanding Russian territory.

Putin said it was his destiny to "return and reinforce" Russia like Peter the Great did.

Putin undermined his own rationale for invading Ukraine, saying that the war is to expand Russian territory

Putin said shortly before invading Ukraine that it had nothing to do with territory. On Thursday, he said it was his destiny to expand Russia.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Yes. And an article yesterday published inside Russia revealed [...]

Oh, I'm sure that's legit.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Oh, I'm sure that's legit. View attachment 673010

Get in step Comrade Thumpalumpsky!

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

So should have they when they volunteered.

One of them has dual Ukrainian citizenship.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

One of them has dual Ukrainian citizenship.

Yes, but he's tainted by "westernthink", so that makes him a mercenary and a threat to all Slavic peoples. Got it, Comrade?