"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (10 Viewers)

[GrauGeist]

With the recent stress level here n the home front, I have elevated from defcon Lager to defcon Gentleman Jack.

So I am double proofreading my comments not for grammatical errors but for ban-able content.

So far so good...

 

[RogerdeLluria]

 

[RogerdeLluria]

Seems that the countries (or their presidents actually) that pushed for "negotiations" are slowly sliding to the "Russians go home" camp

 

[RogerdeLluria]

Interesting that we already discussed this possibility many months ago in this same thread

 

[ARTESH]

I have been banned from this "Persian" forum, many years ago... the reason, needs its own topic and has no relation with the ongoing events in Ukraine.

However here is the "Iranian" version of events ... I think some people here find it interesting...

my personal pov: Slava Ukraina

تحلیل و پیگیری تحولات اوکراین

شخصی که تمامی دعوا ها سر او بود! خانم تیموشنکو پس از آزادی از حبس، در میدان اصلی تظاهرات حاضر و برای طرفدران خود سخنرانی کرد.

www.military.ir

 

[RogerdeLluria]

Looks like a large percentage of old Russian cruise missiles Kh-22s are exploding mid-air. Here is a thread explaining the reasons.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Stouts rule!

Just keep the chocolate and coffee out of mine.

Artisanal stouts can be gross, but I can appreciate the history of those with chocolate, milk, etc.

What is a Stout Beer? Everything You Need to Know!

If you’re new to the world of craft beers, you might be thinking stout beer makes you – well, stout! Not so. This distinctive beer is no more calorific than most others. But it does

renegadebrewing.com

 

[Admiral Beez]

By the end of the year, German officials said, they hope to be drawing less than a third of the country's gas from Russia."

Germany is preparing to forgo Russian gas. But a quick cutoff would hurt. (Published 2022)

“We have to be ready for it,” the German chancellor said a day after Russia quit providing natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria.

www.nytimes.com

The German people have a way of solving issues I like.

Germans Have Seen the Future, and It's a Heat Pump

Getting heat pumps like these into general use in Canada would take decades. Meanwhile the Germans just blast through and get it done.

 

[Crimea_River]

The German people have a way of solving issues I like.

Germans Have Seen the Future, and It's a Heat Pump

Getting heat pumps like these into general use in Canada would take decades. Meanwhile the Germans just blast through and get it done.

Right. That's when global warming will have brought my outdoor temperature up from my current -24C in which a heat pump doesn't work worth a damn. I have a friend who paid 13 grand for a heat pump and he still has a normal gas furnace to supplement it in the winter.

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Interesting that we already discussed this possibility many months ago in this same thread

I'm surprised the Moldovans and Georgians haven't yet risen up to take over their separatist regions.

It must be rather disheartening to be a Russian-backed separatist nowadays. Sort of like being in the Sonderdivision Russland when in 1945 you realized you bet on the wrong horse.

 

[GrauGeist]

Interesting that we already discussed this possibility many months ago in this same thread

wow...didn't see that coming.

(said while looking over at Georgia)

 

[buffnut453]

Welcome to another comment from Putler-world where life is wonderful all the time (they're coming to take me away, hah-ha, he-hee, ho-ho, to the funny farm etc etc etc):

Ukraine war: Russia demands annexations recognised before talks

The Kremlin says the West's refusal to recognise its seizure of Ukrainian land makes talks harder.

www.bbc.com

 

[SaparotRob]

Welcome to another comment from Putler-world where life is wonderful all the time (they're coming to take me away, hah-ha, he-hee, ho-ho, to the funny farm etc etc etc):

Ukraine war: Russia demands annexations recognised before talks

The Kremlin says the West's refusal to recognise its seizure of Ukrainian land makes talks harder.

www.bbc.com

He should "live in a place where the nuts hunt the squirrels. Ho ho hee hee ha ha." He does seem to live in a split-level head.
I owned the album.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Ukraine war: Russia demands annexations recognised before talks

JMFC, what cards does Putin thinks he hold here to make such a demand? He's losing on all fronts in the war, and the West gets to systematically destroy the Russian military without risk of lives at a tiny fraction of what a hot war would cost it, all while getting to use up its older and test its latest weapons and systems. Meanwhile NATO has never been so united, and the West is now shaken out of military complacency re. China. Then there's Europe finally breaking its dependence on Russia (or anyone's) natural gas with big investments in alternative energy. There is little downside for the West to keep supporting Ukraine until the last Russia has left Ukraine's pre-2014 borders, even it that takes to 2025. The economic and political destruction and neutering of Russia and its interferences in eastern Europe and the Middle East is a goal the whole world can benefit from.

Meanwhile, the West is just getting started.

War Industry Looking Forward to “Multiyear Authority” in Ukraine

Next year’s defense authorization envisions pouring billions in no-bid contracts into the U.S. war machine’s “industrial base.”

theintercept.com

UK will match record Ukraine support in 2023

Prime Minister announces the UK will meet or exceed the amount of military aid spent on Ukraine in 2022 next year.

www.gov.uk

Italy's Govt Backs Sending Weapons to Ukraine Through 2023

Italy's new far-right government issued a decree Thursday to go on sending weapons to Ukraine through 2023.

www.thedefensepost.com

Germany to send seven additional Gepard tanks to Ukraine

Germany is preparing to deliver seven Gepard tanks to Ukraine, adding to the 30 air-defence tanks that are already being used to fight against the Russian army, according to a German government website.

www.reuters.com

By spring 2023, Ukraine's airspace will be comprehensively defended by NASAMS, VAMPIRE and other air defence systems, and the AFU's offensives will be backed with GLSDB, ATACMS and dozens of new rocket and gun artillery systems (firing Excalibur GPS munitions) from the West, all supported by the latest drones. By then those Russians who didn't freeze to death over winter will be armed with nothing of the sort. Russia is doomed.

Putin had no idea what a beehive he was kicking in Feb 2020. By Feb 2021 he'll have well over 100,000 dead Russians. And the West will keep on going as long as Ukraine has the will to fight on, since this war is costing the West no lives and kicking Russia is the primary reason NATO has any military budgets at all, so we might as well use it before the stuff expires. There's no downside for the West.

 

[Dimlee]

I have been banned from this "Persian" forum, many years ago... the reason, needs its own topic and has no relation with the ongoing events in Ukraine.

However here is the "Iranian" version of events ... I think some people here find it interesting...

my personal pov: Slava Ukraina

تحلیل و پیگیری تحولات اوکراین

شخصی که تمامی دعوا ها سر او بود! خانم تیموشنکو پس از آزادی از حبس، در میدان اصلی تظاهرات حاضر و برای طرفدران خود سخنرانی کرد.

www.military.ir

And freedom to Iran.
As Poles said years ago: Za wolność naszą i waszą.

 

[Dimlee]

"This Mission will train 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers... already, now, 1,100 soldiers are being trained in different camps. 20 Member States participate in this Mission..."

EUMAM Ukraine: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell during his visit to the Brzeg training facility

Check against delivery! Thank you for joining us today here, at the training site of the new Military Assistance Mission of the European Union to support Ukraine (EUMAM for Ukraine]. I have been visiting the Ukrainian soldiers being trained. I am very humbled by these encounters. I am very...

www.eeas.europa.eu

One of the best investments the EU has ever made, IMHO.

 

[Snautzer01]

"This Mission will train 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers... already, now, 1,100 soldiers are being trained in different camps. 20 Member States participate in this Mission..."

EUMAM Ukraine: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell during his visit to the Brzeg training facility

Check against delivery! Thank you for joining us today here, at the training site of the new Military Assistance Mission of the European Union to support Ukraine (EUMAM for Ukraine]. I have been visiting the Ukrainian soldiers being trained. I am very humbled by these encounters. I am very...

www.eeas.europa.eu

One of the best investments the EU has ever made, IMHO.

It will depend on the tasks they are trained for. Foot soldiers or techie techie guys . I bet quite a few tech guys getting knowledge of modern tactics. Armour with drones and propelled rocket infanterie and sorts.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

"This Mission will train 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers... already, now, 1,100 soldiers are being trained in different camps. 20 Member States participate in this Mission..."

EUMAM Ukraine: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell during his visit to the Brzeg training facility

Check against delivery! Thank you for joining us today here, at the training site of the new Military Assistance Mission of the European Union to support Ukraine (EUMAM for Ukraine]. I have been visiting the Ukrainian soldiers being trained. I am very humbled by these encounters. I am very...

www.eeas.europa.eu

One of the best investments the EU has ever made, IMHO.

The commitment y'all have shown in the last eight+ years fully justifies Western confidence and support, as does Ukrainian courage and leadership -- leadership at all levels of authority from Zelenskyy down to the platoon sergeants and individual soldiers. The Russians have grabbed the tiger by the tail ... now what?

We in the West owe y'all every bit of support we can muster, and then some.

 

[Glider]

Am I the only person who gets the impression that the Ukraine forces are starting to settle down. In the sense that the supply and training are getting settled with a number of countries committing to support Ukraine during 2023. In addition the training paths in Europe and the UK with assistance from other countries are in place to ensure that their troops will be trained to a reasonable degree. Also the training which originally was basic infantry training to give them a chance in combat, is getting more specialised and comprehensive.

While this is going on the Russian are still scrambling around trying to get almost anything into the front line. I even saw a photo of a 122mm M1931/37 in use. The twinned wheels are quite distinctive. Training is chaotic and the basic infantry equipment is almost minimal

 

[Glider]

wow...didn't see that coming.

(said while looking over at Georgia)

I would like to see how they are going to leave