"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (7 Viewers)

[Dimlee]

Just some statistics from the Air Force. According to its speaker Yuri Ignat, the total number of Russian missiles and drones used in the autumn-winter "missile offensive" was about 1,700. 1,500 targets were intercepted/destroyed by the Air Defence.
Source (in Ukrainian):

SAMP-T вже на підході. Ігнат розповів, в якому стані перебуває сьогодні українська ППО

Речник Повітряних сил заявив, що за період осінь-зима, коли ворог атакував інфраструктуру, він випустив 850 ракет і 850 дронів-камікадзе

news.liga.net

 

[Dimlee]

Skynex is operational in Ukraine.
Joint production is being considered.

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/ukraine-received-skynex-air-defense-systems/

 

[buffnut453]

Ukraine war: Ex-BBC journalist Bondarenko killed on front line

Oleksandr Bondarenko had volunteered to defend his country at the start of Russia's 2022 invasion.

www.bbc.com

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

 

[GrauGeist]

слава на Александър Бондаренко !!

слава на украина !!

 

[GTX]

When just smoking isn't enough:

Pro-War Russians Duped Into Torching Kremlin Military Offices

REUTERS/Viacheslav RatynskyiThroughout Russia’s war against Ukraine, baffling reports of Russian pensioners trying to set military enlistment offices on fire have emerged with amusing frequency.But they’re not what you may think.Seen at first glance by some as brave protests against the war, the...

www.yahoo.com

Wow!! You can't make this shit up...

 

[GTX]

List of the 808 tanks that Ukraine will have received from NATO allies with a part already delivered | Defense News April 2023 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2023 | Archive News year

List of the 808 MBTs Main Battle Tanks that Ukraine will receive from NATO allies with a part already delivered

www.armyrecognition.com

 

[GTX]

Look out, Putin: Ukraine says it’s ‘ready’ to attack

‘In a global sense, we’re ready,’ defense minister says.

www.politico.eu

 

[GTX]

The Ukrainian Offensives are Coming:

But How Might We Measure Success or Failure?

mickryan.substack.com

 

[GTX]

Russia kills at least 10, including toddler, in massive rocket attack on Ukraine

Barrage of strikes kills sleeping civilians.

www.politico.eu

 

[GTX]

Institute for the Study of War

Fixating on the “long war” scenario obfuscates the very real US interest at stake in Ukraine. The US problem is not a long war per se. The US problem is the risk of escalation in which the US will need to fight in this war — a risk that increases if Russi

www.understandingwar.org

 

[GTX]

Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine after Zelenskyy and Xi phone call

Russia has attacked cities in a wide arc across Ukraine, extending from the capital Kyiv and through central and southern regions, with at least 19 people killed, according to media and officials.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

Why China is trying to mediate in Russia's war with Ukraine

Chinese leader Xi Jinping says Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible "political settlement" to Russia's war with the country. But there are doubts about its motivations and ability to play peacemaker.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

Putting this here even though it is only tangentially linked - Mods please move elsewhere or otherwise if you see fit:

US prosecutors say leak suspect kept arsenal of weapons, wanted to kill a 'ton of people'

Arguing he should remain in jail, prosecutors say the Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents poses a grave threat to national security.

www.abc.net.au

I read this and think we may well have dodged another mass shooting incident.

 

[Zipper730]

Internal passports and travel permits have a long history in Russia and the USSR. The czars, the commissars, the kaisers, and those of similar ilk have many things in common, but one of them is that people should stay put.

I think they realize everybody would run away and they'd be left without any people to rule over.

 

[GTX]

Ukraine vows 'iron fist' counterattack, Russian strikes kill 25

Ukraine's Defence Minister says Kyiv's forces are ready "to a high percentage" to use the hundreds of tanks and armoured vehicles sent by the West to launch an "iron fist" counteroffensive.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Putting this here even though it is only tangentially linked - Mods please move elsewhere or otherwise if you see fit:

US prosecutors say leak suspect kept arsenal of weapons, wanted to kill a 'ton of people'

Arguing he should remain in jail, prosecutors say the Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents poses a grave threat to national security.

www.abc.net.au

I read this and think we may well have dodged another mass shooting incident.

I read that yesterday and had the same thought, that it might belong here, and that we may have dodged another tragedy.

What I read this morning is that USAF is reviewing its policies and procedures for the granting of clearances. Better late than never, I suppose, even if the horse is already out of the barn.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I think they realize everybody would run away and they'd be left without any people to rule over.

Whether they're built to keep people in or keep them out, any time a nation must build walls it has some serious problems.

 

[Admiral Beez]

In the last few days I noticed an increased partisan activity. And that is only what is available in the news.

Assuming the "Donetsk People's Republic" and "Luhansk People's Republic" are overrun by the AFU this year, I don't think there will ever again be powerful and armed Russian-centric separatist groups/gangs in Ukraine. Never is a long time I admit, so we can't know for certain, but I expect Zelenskyy to order a purge, at ground level leaning towards la Terreur, to clear out any Ukrainian residents who would prefer to be Russians. At best they'll be collected, railed and bused to the border with Russia and pushed over.

31 March 2024 is the next scheduled presidential election in Ukraine. I don't imagine Zelensky will use the war as a justification to cancel/delay the election and hold onto power - that's just a little too Putin-like. Churchill (as head of HM gov't, not of state) and FDR both stood for election during war time, demonstrating that the people, not the man, lead the country in all times of war and peace. That said, Zelensky would win his second and likely last election (Ukraine's constitution allows only two consecutive terms) by a landslide.

 

[GTX]

That said, Zelensky would win by a landslide.

Bugger being anyone running against him.