"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (24 Viewers)

[buffnut453]

Interesting analysis:

Ukraine war: What will Russia's losses mean for Putin?

Questions are being asked as even state media reported the "tough" week, says the BBC's Russia editor.

www.bbc.com

The threat by Putin's Chechnyan puppet is interesting. I also liked the closing reference to Putin opening a huge ferris wheel in Moscow. What this article fails to mention is that the event wasn't viewed favourably across Russia, with comments like (and I paraphrase) "We shouldn't be celebrating and letting off fireworks when our people are dying."

It's also worth noting that the ferris wheel broke down shortly after it started operations. Perhaps symbolic of Putin's invasion of Ukraine?

 

[GTX]

IMO - this is a balanced objective article:

ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

That is far from being a balanced objective article.

 

[GTX]

Putin is facing a strategic calamity in Ukraine with significant implications for the war

A series of Ukrainian battlefield achievements in the past few days boosts military confidence, gives heart to the Ukrainian people and shows just how flawed the Russians' strategy in this war has been, writes Mick Ryan.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Dimlee]

The French supplied arms to the UA even before the Russian attack as did the UK and the USA. And after the attack they kept supplying arms to the UA but have kept a low profile on that. Also Finns have not advertised what we had sent, we have 1300 km of good reasons for that.

You guys have inspired us with your valiant fight in the XX century, that contribution was invaluable.
Keep strengthening your part of the perimeter, the beast needs to be contained from all sides.
And I trust that $92 mln is spent for some good staff.

 

[Admiral Beez]

There seems to be an extra puff of exhaust smoke at about the 12-14 second mark

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Bird strike?

 

[RogerdeLluria]

Anyone understanding Russian can confirm?

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Bird strike?

Possibly, although this aircraft is powered by 2 engines, it should have been able to stay airborne

 

[Dimlee]

The language in the antiwar.com article is interesting...."NATO's proxy war in Ukraine" and "anti-Russian sanctions blitz." Funny how sites like that seem only to be anti-war if it's the West doing ANYTHING. Western nations wouldn't be providing the arms into Ukraine if Russia hadn't invaded in the first place.

It's also amazing how inflation "plagues" the US and the West but somehow doesn't affect Russia ("The campaign has backfired with the ruble rallying against the dollar and mounting inflation plaguing the United States and Europe").

Rather like the EurAsian Times news site, antiwar.com seems to be a mouthpiece for Russian propaganda rather than truly believing in it's website name.

"Those who 'abjure' violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf." (George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism).

 

[buffnut453]

Possibly, although this aircraft is powered by 2 engines, it should have been able to stay airborne

Agreed, unless the pilot got distracted by the engine failure and allowed his speed to bleed off. That portion of the flight envelope can be tricky in any aircraft.

A review of the video has been posted on another thread, with a pundit claiming mid-air collision. I don't buy that because the lead aircraft was too far out in front for the two aircraft to have collided. I also don't think it was wake turbulence because the aircraft that crashed remained well to starboard of the lead until after it had already rolled and was heading earthwards.

The pundit video does show what appears to be a portion of the port wing of the rear aircraft bent downwards. I'm wondering if this was simply a structural failure? I know it would be incredibly rare, particularly in a supposedly rugged airframe like the Su-25. However, it would account for the roll to port, and such a failure could occur without any other visible indicators. The downside to this theory is the lack of wing debris after the failure.

 

[Mike Williams]

What would have caused this crash? Air disturbance from the surviving aircraft?

This guys seems to think "one of them clips the wing of the other".



I can't really say.

 

[RogerdeLluria]

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Agreed, unless the pilot got distracted by the engine failure and allowed his speed to bleed off. That portion of the flight envelope can be tricky in any aircraft.

Agree, but at the same time I can't understand the continued slow turn to the crosswind.

A review of the video has been posted on another thread, with a pundit claiming mid-air collision. I don't buy that because the lead aircraft was too far out in front for the two aircraft to have collided. I also don't think it was wake turbulence because the aircraft that crashed remained well to starboard of the lead until after it had already rolled and was heading earthwards.

Agree - I've actually done a two ship like this in the L29 (my instructor was in the back seat). Although we're talking flying a trainer; lighter, less powerful and with no external stores, the wake turbulence is not noticeable if you're along side the lead aircraft at his 45.

The pundit video does show what appears to be a portion of the port wing of the rear aircraft bent downwards. I'm wondering if this was simply a structural failure? I know it would be incredibly rare, particularly in a supposedly rugged airframe like the Su-25. However, it would account for the roll to port, and such a failure could occur without any other visible indicators. The downside to this theory is the lack of wing debris after the failure.

Good assessment!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

This guys seems to think "one of them clips the wing of the other".



I can't really say.

Disagree - both aircraft would be at the same speed and climb rate, it did not seem like the aircraft that crashed was overtaking the lead

 

[Dimlee]

Anyone understanding Russian can confirm?

Confirmed.

 

[ThomasP]

РУССкЙЙ_ВОѲННЫЙ_корабль иди___HAX**

Russia_________war_____ship____go____***

 

[drgondog]

That is far from being a balanced objective article.

Specifics please -facts and sources to contradict? Point out vested interest in article to deceive or subvert? In other words - why specifically do you claim 'skewed and not to be weighed as objective'?

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

Two questions for our resident tankers.

First: looking at this pic of russian equipment captured I noticed that the tank crew helmet is the same model that I got my hands on (albeit that one with NVG) as a young teenager some 30 years ago when going with my father to former USSR ships in Tenerife to be cambulloneros (BTW, the only ship I remember was named Khersones and was a school ship). Is the western tank crew equipment the same as 30 years ago?

Second: a soft helmet has any advantage over a hard one inside a tank?

 

[vikingBerserker]

Looks like both engines cut out. I didnt see any exhaust at the end before is crashed.

 

[wlewisiii]

I'm thinking that with the growing collapse of the Russian misadventures in Ukraine, could Putler get tempted to break out the nukes? Especially considering that a certain funeral would make a very major target for a decapitation strike...

 

[SaparotRob]

RE: the Su-25 video.
Scrimping on scheduled service? How old are those things? Have Russian aircraft had scheduled structural component maintenance similar to western standards? I'm guessing no and I would say the same for their civil aviation.