"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (4 Viewers)

[wlewisiii]

t-62 have no thermal sight - just active IR sight - in fact with theoretical range limited to 800m

Very very theoretical. The IR sights on an M-60A1 RISE Passive couldn't see that far under most circumstances.

The M-60A3 TTS, OTOH. would have been a long-range nightmare to the T-62, early T-64's & T-72's between the LRF, thermal sights, high quality ballistic computer and APFSDS ammo.

 

[GTX]

I hope this is Russian resistance rather than Ukrainian special ops.

Darya Dugin: Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow bomb - report

If Ukraine starts blowing up the family members of those associated with its opponents it may begin to look like the Troubles, needlessly testing the resolve of Ukraine's backers.

More:

Putin's 'spiritual guide' narrowly escapes car bomb as his daughter is blown up

VLADIMIR Putin’s “spiritual guide” Alexander Dugin narrowly escaped a car bomb attack that blew up his propagandist daughter, reports say. The Neo-Nazi mystic – said to be a…

www.the-sun.com

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

t-62 have no thermal sight - just active IR sight - in fact with theoretical range limited to 800m

I got the term wrong but the range right. My point was that its sensors are crap.

 

[SaparotRob]

I'm just wondering what wine goes best with hat.

 

[Glider]

Its worth remembering that an active IR sight is almost worse than useless. As passive sights will pick up the active signiture. Its like switching a light on at night and saying here I am

 

[Dimlee]

I'd call the idea of Ukrainian involvement as vanishingly small. The cost-benefit analysis makes no sense at all -- as noted above, Ukraine has far too much to lose for a hit that will not have changed a single thing.

I don't think I agree with the false-flag operation theory either. If any info about such a killing of his loyal subordinate got out, I bet any plotting against him 1) would be driven to even tighter security amongst any cabal and 2) would probably be made even more urgent. It may even fully alienate some in Moscow who are already having second thoughts.

Dugin is not a loyal subordinate. He is an ideologist, a hardliner, "spiritual father". In his influence on leadership, he can be compared to some figures of the German Völkisch Nationalism. And Dugin is radical, he publicly called for an open and massive invasion in Ukraine in 2014.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Let's hope he's right

Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Opens Murder Investigation After Blast Kills Daughter of Putin Ally

"A senior Ukrainian official denied responsibility for the attack. "Ukraine certainly had nothing to do with yesterday's explosion," Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine's president, said in televised comments on Sunday morning. "We are not a criminal state like the Russian Federation, much less a terrorist one."

Putin has a history of violence against his own people for political gain.

 

[Dimlee]

Just another site about military assistance to Ukraine. All information is from open sources.

Ukraine needs Public Support!

Request your representatives to give Ukraine the munitions to win this war

protectukrainenow.org

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Dugin is not a loyal subordinate. He is an ideologist, a hardliner, "spiritual father". In his influence on leadership, he can be compared to some figures of the German Völkisch Nationalism. And Dugin is radical, he publicly called for an open and massive invasion in Ukraine in 2014.

Sounds like a fellow-traveler of Putin's from my perspective.

 

[wlewisiii]

Its worth remembering that an active IR sight is almost worse than useless. As passive sights will pick up the active signiture. Its like switching a light on at night and saying here I am

Active sensors - IR, sonar, etc - are suicidal in the modern world.

 

[GrauGeist]

Access. A vehicle parked at a large event will probably be easier to get close to. Also, how big is their house? Do they have armed security?

The FSB is everywhere (modern day Gestapo) and a large public gathering would be under their scrutiny for any potential demonstrations, which they've taken a hard line against.
People fooling with a vehicle in the car park would get their attention, especially if the vehicle is parked in the VIP area.

Also, as I mentioned earlier, he took another car home. Why?

 

[buffnut453]

Sounds like a fellow-traveler of Putin's from my perspective.

Dugin is known as "Putin's Rasputin" which has a nice ring to it. My very limited reading about Dugin suggests he's an arch-nationalist with a vision for a discrete Russian sense of self that is neither western nor eastern. To western readers, much of Dugin's spoutage seems ridiculous...but his rantings clearly resonate with certain elements in Russian society.

Sadly, other nationalist leaders, including those in western democracies, seem to be using a similar playbook to Dugin/Putin. Nationalism is a very destructive ideology because it feeds on "us-vs-them" tribal instincts which inevitably drives towards smaller and smaller social and geopolitical constructs (Former Yugoslavia, anyone?).

 

[buffnut453]

More claims about provocation from Moscow, this time about RAF reconnaissance flights:

UK denies Moscow claims RAF jet entered Russian airspace

The MoD says the flight was a "routine operation" over international waters in the Arctic Circle.

www.bbc.com

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

The FSB is everywhere (modern day Gestapo) and a large public gathering would be under their scrutiny for any potential demonstrations, which they've taken a hard line against.
People fooling with a vehicle in the car park would get their attention, especially if the vehicle is parked in the VIP area.

Also, as I mentioned earlier, he took another car home. Why?

Fair points. But walking by a car and stooping to attach a magnetic mine to the underside would be a pretty quick thing, probably a bit easier than staking out his residence and making sure it's in the right room, etc.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Slightly more interesting as far as this fat old tanker is concerned, there is video of a homebrewed Ukrainian tank destroyer made by putting a towed MT-12 ATG on top of an MTLB.

This reminds me of the Universal Carrier 2-pdr. If only they'd been available in Malaya in 1941.

Its contemporary operators are better fed.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

There are technicals, and then there are technicals.

 

[swampyankee]

I'm just wondering what wine goes best with hat.

Boone's Farm.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Ya think?

The war in Ukraine may dent the Su-35's reputation as a top-tier Russian fighter jet

The Su-35S's performance in Ukraine and in other parts of the world point to problems with the highly touted fighter jet.

www.businessinsider.com

Ukraine warns Russia's biggest arms buyers against buying weapons that do 'not survive on the battlefield'

Those considering Russian arms should learn from "Ukraine's experience in destroying these weapons in big numbers," Ukraine's foreign minister said.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[buffnut453]

There are technicals, and then there are technicals.

And the Universal Carrier 2-pdr was neither.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

And the Universal Carrier 2-pdr was neither.

Simple joke from me, nothing more.