"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again."
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Admiral Beez
Major
Am I missing something. The entirety of your linked article appears to be two short sentences? Where's the beef?
Bigger Russian exodus than when the war started
NGOs reported that there was an even bigger exodus of Russians than when the war started. And with another draft the situation could get worse.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Looks like Bakhmut may fall:
KYIV, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russian forces on Tuesday pressed forward their weeks-long drive to encircle and capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut where the commander of Ukraine's ground forces described the situation as "extremely tense".
The Russian troops, including mercenary fighters from the Wagner Group, are trying to cut the Ukrainian defenders' supply lines to the city, scene of some of the war's bloodiest battles, and force them to surrender or withdraw.
That would give Russia its first major prize in more than half a year and open the way to the capture of the last remaining urban centres in the Donetsk region, one of four which Moscow claims to have annexed in what it calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.
"Despite significant losses, the enemy threw in the most prepared assault units of Wagner, who are trying to break through the defences of our troops and surround the city," Ukraine's Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said in a statement.
www.reuters.com
KYIV, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russian forces on Tuesday pressed forward their weeks-long drive to encircle and capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut where the commander of Ukraine's ground forces described the situation as "extremely tense".
The Russian troops, including mercenary fighters from the Wagner Group, are trying to cut the Ukrainian defenders' supply lines to the city, scene of some of the war's bloodiest battles, and force them to surrender or withdraw.
That would give Russia its first major prize in more than half a year and open the way to the capture of the last remaining urban centres in the Donetsk region, one of four which Moscow claims to have annexed in what it calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.
"Despite significant losses, the enemy threw in the most prepared assault units of Wagner, who are trying to break through the defences of our troops and surround the city," Ukraine's Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said in a statement.
Russians tighten noose on Ukraine's Bakhmut, situation 'extremely tense'
Russian forces on Tuesday pressed forward their weeks-long drive to encircle and capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut where the commander of Ukraine's ground forces described the situation as "extremely tense".
www.reuters.com
Admiral Beez
Major
I wonder if Germany can. This war is exposing how unprepared Europe is.
Scrounging for Tanks for Ukraine, Europe’s Armies Come Up Short (Published 2023)
The struggle to deliver on promises to provide Leopard 2 tanks for use against Russian forces has exposed just how unprepared European militaries are.
I never thought Canada would be a top Leopard 2 source for Ukraine. We're at eight units committed with i believe four now delivered or enroute.
I'd support Canada sending its entire fleet of eighty odd Leopard 2s to Ukraine. We're not going to deploy them anywhere this decade and by the next our early gen Leo2s will be obsolete and in need of replacement.
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buffnut453
Captain
This is a long read but a fascinating insight into Putin's central role in Russian corruption. Source is "Project," an independent Russian news outlet:
RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
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Attention seeking ......
www.pravda.com.ua
Kremlin complains of Scholz and Macron not contacting Putin at all lately
Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President, has stated that Vladimir Putin remains open to negotiations about Ukraine, but neither German Chancellor Olaf Scholz nor French President Emmanuel Macron, with whom the Kremlin wants to be in touch, are contacting Russia at the moment at all.
www.pravda.com.ua
RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
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Ukraine sending drones deep into russia.
View: https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1630540443506077697
View: https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1630475961681473536
View: https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1630540443506077697
View: https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1630475961681473536
buffnut453
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Glider
Captain
I have no idea what happened there. It was approx four pages of notes
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The article is presented in "slide show" format.
You have to click the image's right arrow to change the caption.
Warspite63
Senior Airman
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- Dec 8, 2022
Following that 'logic' makes my head hurt .....
George Orwell: 'Freedom is slavery'
Kremlin mouthpiece: 'Losing is winning'
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
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According to some sources, in this podcast, Rheinmetall CEO Papperger states that its Skyranger and Skynex AA Systems are in Ukraine (reportedly its 2 prototypes).
www.thepioneer.de
Unfortunately I don't understand German but I think we have enough German speakers that can confirm.
Rheinmetall-CEO Armin Papperger über Krieg und Frieden
Gabor Steingart präsentiert das Pioneer Briefing.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Well now, this is interesting...
Russian military aircraft blown up near Minsk: Belarusian partisans
Belarusian anti-government activists have claimed responsibility for what they said was a drone attack on a Russian A-50 surveillance aircraft at an airfield near the Belarus capital of Minsk on Sunday (26 February).www.euractiv.com
Edit: not sure how this post could be considered "old", the attack occurred 26 February and was posted 27 February.
Admiral Beez
Major
Eastern European mechanics are wizards. Is there anything they can't repair?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl0j-abNd_k
No matter how rough and neglected the available Leopard 2s are, I have no doubt that the Czech, Polish, etc and Ukrainian mechanics will have them combat ready (edit) asap.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl0j-abNd_k
No matter how rough and neglected the available Leopard 2s are, I have no doubt that the Czech, Polish, etc and Ukrainian mechanics will have them combat ready (edit) asap.
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Admiral Beez
Major
Well, I didn't mean ALL of them. But give them the spare parts and powerpacks and they'll get any Leo2s in recoverable condition back into service as quickly as physically possible.
Wow…
Its probably not as easy and simple as you think. These are not outdated obsolete cold war Russian tanks that can be put back together and jerry rigged, oil topped off, a bolt put in here and there and its ready to roll. These are more modern tanks with modern electric, optic, targeting, computer, and sensor systems.
I'm not saying they won't get them combat ready, just not on your time line. Military logistics is never that fast.
