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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 2, 2024 17:19:39 GMT
No obvious wings so that looks a lot like a "Khinzal" or "dagger". One of the hypersonic missiles that russia says are more advanced than anything NATO has.
It looks like Kyiv's Patriot battery is still working. Although russia says they'd detroyed it months agom
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Post by LDE76 on Jan 2, 2024 18:15:30 GMT
Yeah, there's probably an even chance that the footage doesn't correspond with the substance of the post but it'd be nice if Russian weapons were behaving like this:
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 2, 2024 18:50:32 GMT
😂 Yeah I bet that's just a fluke but lots of Russians have complained about shell quality. Discussion on NK supplies. NK sent between 500k and a million shells to Russia. Their rockets had a 25% dud rate in an attack they launched in 2010, and rockets are possibly more complex? So you'd expect at least 75% to work. Western intel says russia has fired between 14.5 and 18 million shells so far. Averaging ~600k/month last year. Personally I think the warehouses are running low. Why go begging to NK if you've got loads of better shells in stock?
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 3, 2024 23:27:53 GMT
Some good news! Over 200 Ukrainians released from russian captivity in a prisoner exchange mediated by the UAE.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 4, 2024 17:24:37 GMT
Yet another kamikaze bomb from russia.
This time an MT-LB, the tragic thing is that it was probably built at the Kharkiv Tractor Plant in Ukraine - the only factory in the USSR that made them.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 4, 2024 20:20:47 GMT
The US says North Korean missiles have now been fired by russia into Ukraine. Source. The West needs to send Taurus and ATACMS missiles now, and we should invest in more.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 5, 2024 15:30:38 GMT
Spare a thought for democracy's defenders in the trenches, deep deep freeze expected soon 😢
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 5, 2024 18:04:27 GMT
Territorial changes in 2023.
The biggest russian advances were around Bakhmut over last winter. Russia had an enormous advantage in ammunition back then - it seems like it was even worse than right now.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 5, 2024 20:06:07 GMT
Dunno if right one is real but it's funny anyway.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 6, 2024 5:56:50 GMT
Russian strikes from a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS). Almost a mile between each hit!
This is partly why Russia has been losing more soldiers, tanks etc despite having way more ammo.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 7, 2024 1:06:45 GMT
There's brutal fighting but I'm not sharing so many vids because there are way more with casualties or corpses than before.
Russia doesn't have enough vehicles now, so often they'll drive with soldiers clinging on the outside. Any explosion throws them everywhere.
Also, lots of the damage is done with drones now and the cameras show all the sick stuff.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 8, 2024 5:33:15 GMT
Coldest week of the winter, -14 C forecast tomorrow night in Kyiv.
So obviously russia has launched a full scale missile attack again. They're likely hoping Ukraine runs out of defence missiles so they can freeze as many innocents as possible to death.
Republicans blocking US aid could be decisive this winter in helping russia murder lots of civilians.
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Post by wagsastokie on Jan 8, 2024 9:12:18 GMT
Coldest week of the winter, -14 C forecast tomorrow night in Kyiv. So obviously russia has launched a full scale missile attack again. They're likely hoping Ukraine runs out of defence missiles so they can freeze as many innocents as possible to death. Republicans blocking US aid could be decisive this winter in helping russia murder lots of civilians. But if democrats just got on with building the wall Then Ukraine could get all it needs
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Post by musik on Jan 8, 2024 12:12:42 GMT
A war coming to Sweden soon according to our latest media. Now looking at the program Forum on our National TV, and it's a huge National conference with national and international experts, the royal family etc about Nato etc.
Last week Russia apparently expressed they will attack Finland first.
If it's not a neck injury, stronger covid-19 versions or an injured hand and wrist then it's this shit ... 🤕
Now the boss of our military M Bydén speaking.
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Post by steve66 on Jan 8, 2024 14:26:04 GMT
A war coming to Sweden soon according to our latest media. Now looking at the program Forum on our National TV, and it's a huge National conference with national and international experts, the royal family etc about Nato etc. Last week Russia apparently expressed they will attack Finland first. If it's not a neck injury, stronger covid-19 versions or an injured hand and wrist then it's this shit ... 🤕 Now the boss of our military M Bydén speaking. Let us know what M Byden has to say Musik, hope you’re on the mend too.?
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Post by Northy on Jan 8, 2024 14:26:55 GMT
A war coming to Sweden soon according to our latest media. Now looking at the program Forum on our National TV, and it's a huge National conference with national and international experts, the royal family etc about Nato etc. Last week Russia apparently expressed they will attack Finland first. If it's not a neck injury, stronger covid-19 versions or an injured hand and wrist then it's this shit ... 🤕 Now the boss of our military M Bydén speaking. Has Russia got anything left to fight with on a 2nd front ?
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 8, 2024 15:28:16 GMT
Coldest week of the winter, -14 C forecast tomorrow night in Kyiv. So obviously russia has launched a full scale missile attack again. They're likely hoping Ukraine runs out of defence missiles so they can freeze as many innocents as possible to death. Republicans blocking US aid could be decisive this winter in helping russia murder lots of civilians. But if democrats just got on with building the wall Then Ukraine could get all it needs I still think the comparison is "If republicans would just provide healthcare, democrats would agree to border security". You don't use things as leverage unless you're against doing them anyway. Republicans are against helping democracy resist dictatorship. People are acting like they would have done in WW2. Imagine if one party in Congress was blocking lend-lease for some political reason while talking about how the UK should just cut a deal for peace with Hitler.
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Post by musik on Jan 8, 2024 15:28:37 GMT
A war coming to Sweden soon according to our latest media. Now looking at the program Forum on our National TV, and it's a huge National conference with national and international experts, the royal family etc about Nato etc. Last week Russia apparently expressed they will attack Finland first. If it's not a neck injury, stronger covid-19 versions or an injured hand and wrist then it's this shit ... 🤕 Now the boss of our military M Bydén speaking. Let us know what M Byden has to say Musik, hope you’re on the mend too.? Basically this: we no longer have time talk about planning for the eventuality, now we have to act. Hmm. 🤔 I wonder what they know at the military top and how they've gathered that information. No actual specific information revealed. Maybe to not cause panic? He talked about mobilisation in working places and how to send people to the right places. There was also a woman from the authority MSB saying we ALL have a responsibility now, everyone of us. It really sounded like mobilisation. They want to raise the military service age as well up to 50ish.
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Post by musik on Jan 8, 2024 15:30:04 GMT
A war coming to Sweden soon according to our latest media. Now looking at the program Forum on our National TV, and it's a huge National conference with national and international experts, the royal family etc about Nato etc. Last week Russia apparently expressed they will attack Finland first. If it's not a neck injury, stronger covid-19 versions or an injured hand and wrist then it's this shit ... 🤕 Now the boss of our military M Bydén speaking. Let us know what M Byden has to say Musik, hope you’re on the mend too.? I had no pain whatsoever during the night. I don't know how to interpret that. Work hand therapist tomorrow.
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Post by musik on Jan 8, 2024 15:34:00 GMT
A war coming to Sweden soon according to our latest media. Now looking at the program Forum on our National TV, and it's a huge National conference with national and international experts, the royal family etc about Nato etc. Last week Russia apparently expressed they will attack Finland first. If it's not a neck injury, stronger covid-19 versions or an injured hand and wrist then it's this shit ... 🤕 Now the boss of our military M Bydén speaking. Has Russia got anything left to fight with on a 2nd front ? My thought too. The info we get from there is they have no problem with weapons in general. If they want to direct some of them to us as well then we have a real problem.
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Post by Northy on Jan 8, 2024 15:41:20 GMT
Has Russia got anything left to fight with on a 2nd front ? My thought too. The info we get from there is they have no problem with weapons in general. If they want to direct some of them to us as well then we have a real problem. Finland and Poland would kick their arses
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 8, 2024 15:59:37 GMT
More Russian missiles got through last night and some of them seem to have hit military targets, in addition to the usual murdering.
Here's what got through: Iskander-M and Kh-47M2 = "ballistic" missiles that are accurate. Very few systems can stop these, Kyiv has one. Elsewhere doesn't.
S-300: ballistic but inaccurate. Usually lobbed right over the border to terrorise Kharkiv.
Kh-22: anti-ship missiles, very inaccurate. In one mode they're designed to kill aircraft carriers over ocean so they pick the biggest feature they see and aim for it. We've seen them pick big apartment buildings or shopping centres.
Kh-101/55/555 - cruise missiles, the 101s are modern and accurate but air defence is good against them.
So 16 hits from accurate missiles, 14 from inaccurate terror weapons.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 8, 2024 16:05:43 GMT
My thought too. The info we get from there is they have no problem with weapons in general. If they want to direct some of them to us as well then we have a real problem. Finland and Poland would kick their arses I don't think Finland and Poland are the next targets. This was supposed to be Putin's Sudetenland but it went sideways. So instead of Moldova or maybe the Baltics in a couple of years, the west either: 1. Helps Ukraine win for ~10% of our defence budgets and Europe can be safe with less death Or 2. Let Ukraine lose, Putin allies like Trump, Le Pen, AfD etc work to tear up NATO. China + new Russian factories + millions of Ukrainians build a new army to invade the next country. Democracies would need to spend way way more than 10% of current defence spending preparing for the next war. And way more Ukrainians suffer and die. Ukrainian bravery and our aid have definitely delayed Putin's next move though.
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Post by musik on Jan 8, 2024 17:12:55 GMT
Finland and Poland would kick their arses I don't think Finland and Poland are the next targets. This was supposed to be Putin's Sudetenland but it went sideways. So instead of Moldova or maybe the Baltics in a couple of years, the west either: 1. Helps Ukraine win for ~10% of our defence budgets and Europe can be safe with less death Or 2. Let Ukraine lose, Putin allies like Trump, Le Pen, AfD etc work to tear up NATO. China + new Russian factories + millions of Ukrainians build a new army to invade the next country. Democracies would need to spend way way more than 10% of current defence spending preparing for the next war. And way more Ukrainians suffer and die. Ukrainian bravery and our aid have definitely delayed Putin's next move though. Does it have to be any new targets at all? Interesting post this. Trump? The China & Russia co-operation is most likely, I think. But hopefully not.
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Post by musik on Jan 8, 2024 19:35:03 GMT
M Bydén just said: "Every swede must prepare for war."
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 9, 2024 16:14:50 GMT
M Bydén just said: "Every swede must prepare for war." Is that Joe Biden dressed up as a Swede? Sadly I think he's right. If Europe waits to see whether trump gets in and does what he says, it'll be too late. Unless Putin is defeated in Ukraine then Europe needs to prepare for war, otherwise we'll get war.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 9, 2024 16:19:45 GMT
Russia managed to keep the deficit down to 2% of GDP on paper in 2023.
But they did a *lot* of financial tricks to make the number look smaller.
E.g. last year when gas prices were sky high they took 1.5 trillion roubles from Gazprom and pre-paid a lot of pensions etc for 2023. The actual deficit was 3%.
They did a bunch of other financial tricks too, all of them to get better numbers in 2023 but building up pain for the future.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 9, 2024 16:24:08 GMT
Another Russian thermobaric missile launcher makes a nice boom! Ukraine has destroyed around 20 and Russia started with around 45. They're making new ones though.
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Post by LDE76 on Jan 9, 2024 18:16:53 GMT
The picture of Shoigu on the wall seems to know what's coming. Cue X-Files theme tune...
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Post by musik on Jan 9, 2024 19:15:05 GMT
M Bydén just said: "Every swede must prepare for war." Is that Joe Biden dressed up as a Swede? Sadly I think he's right. If Europe waits to see whether trump gets in and does what he says, it'll be too late. Unless Putin is defeated in Ukraine then Europe needs to prepare for war, otherwise we'll get war. More from the Sweden side today: "Sweden need to be prepared, since it's not a question of if but when." And the Russian reply on the Evening news: "Sweden is the most Russiaphobic country in the world! It must have something to do with Poltava ..."
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