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Post by mtrstudent on Jun 28, 2024 22:04:26 GMT
Terrorist Russia bombed another block of flats 😢
This got in the news because it's Dnipro so something new. They mass bomb civilian areas near the front every single day.
Russia is a terrorist state.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jun 29, 2024 7:34:25 GMT
Russia is using tons of motorbikes, quad bikes and Desertcross off-road "golf buggy" things.
Some lad has gone through public drone videos and found literally hundreds of russian bikes and buggies being blasted so far this year. Massive extra casualties because russia doesn't have the armour it wants any more.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jun 29, 2024 8:45:50 GMT
Saw a video this morning that shows why I think armour is important, and Russia is having more and more problems.
A drone's filming a russian BTR-80/82 with a little metal shed on top. The shed is crammed full of soldiers who have no protection when an autocannon starts splatting them. The armour sparks, troopers roll off the top of it. It's like a clown car, at least 10 get off, some are dead and one has had his shin and foot blown off.
The side door opens and 3 more soldiers get out. Either the crew, or remains of the squad inside. A few soldiers escape before mortars hit what's left. A small pile of russian corpses remains.
In 2022 the attack may have used 2-3 tougher & more modern BMP-3s. As soon as the Ukrainians shot one, the others' powerful BMP-3 cannons would have opened up and suppression might have saved everyone, there's no way all of the russians would have been taken out like they were.
I'm convinced that armour saves lives, and as Russia uses less & crappier armour, their soldiers will be easier to kill. Either Russia slows down, or loses so many soldiers that they later they can't defend.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jun 29, 2024 12:23:46 GMT
Both sides sometimes sit on footage and then release a compilation. Dunno why.
This one is Ukraine hitting 8 russian air defence systems worth up to $100 million.
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Jun 29, 2024 13:23:00 GMT
Russia is using tons of motorbikes, quad bikes and Desertcross off-road "golf buggy" things. Some lad has gone through public drone videos and found literally hundreds of russian bikes and buggies being blasted so far this year. Massive extra casualties because russia doesn't have the armour it wants any more. That looks like my neighbour’s yard 😆😆😆
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Post by mtrstudent on Jun 29, 2024 13:42:11 GMT
Russia's death camps for Ukrainian prisoners. This is typical russian behaviour, supported by the state. "Oleksandr Hrytsiuk From Kivertsi, Volyn region, was captured in April 2022. In January 2024, his family was informed that his body had been returned from captivity. On January 24, a Kyiv investigator called me and said there was an exchange of bodies in December 2023, and they had my husband's body. I couldn’t believe it; I said they had made a mistake and hung up. Later, the investigator sent me a photo of the tattoo, and I recognized him by the tattoo. It was the worst day of my life. When we arrived in Kyiv for body identification on January 25, I was shocked by what I saw. It was a very horrifying sight. What struck me the most was how emaciated the body was. The pathologist said that he weighed less than fifty kilograms. Sasha was tall—180 cm. Before captivity, he weighed 110 kg and was physically healthy. What was left of him were just bones and skin. His head was all bruised, his nose was crooked, and his index fingers had no nails. Whether they were ripped out or smashed, I do not know. There were signs of torture all over his body."
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Post by mtrstudent on Jun 30, 2024 7:46:39 GMT
The Telegraph - A poet celebrated in Russia for glorifying the war in Ukraine has been revealed as the creation of an exiled anti-Putin journalist – and his works as translated poems from Nazi Germany. Starting in mid-2023, 18 poems appeared on the Kremlin’s version of Facebook in the name of “Gennady Rakitin”, saluting the heroic sacrifices of Russian soldiers and the noble leadership of Vladimir Putin.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jun 30, 2024 20:51:08 GMT
Most russian assaults still look like this. Grinding forwards but losing tons of troops and equipment.
Some of those blasts look like Ukrainian artillery. The republicans' blockade ending plus Europe getting up to speed seems to have really helped.
Ukraine is still struggling enormously with Russia's glide bombs dropped from aircraft, but the sense of desperation from months ago seems to have faded. There are some bad areas of the front, but it doesn't appear that Russia is going to smash through and take any major cities this year now.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 1, 2024 7:13:20 GMT
One of the guys who gathers tons of videos talked about another russian terrorist strategy.
When it's dry, they shoot rockets, artillery, incendiaries etc into wheat fields to set them on fire. Then they fly drones overhead keeping watch. If the farmer goes to try and save their crops, russian artillery opens up and tried to murder them.
Apparently happened a lot last year but recently it's been even more.
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Post by Northy on Jul 1, 2024 10:19:42 GMT
One of the guys who gathers tons of videos talked about another russian terrorist strategy. When it's dry, they shoot rockets, artillery, incendiaries etc into wheat fields to set them on fire. Then they fly drones overhead keeping watch. If the farmer goes to try and save their crops, russian artillery opens up and tried to murder them. Apparently happened a lot last year but recently it's been even more. More evidence of war crimes and trying for genocide
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 1, 2024 11:25:28 GMT
I think this is interesting. Supposedly russia's best tanks are T-80s, they were the "premium" version for the pro troops while the T-72 was a cheap version for the mobilised.
They add letters after depending on the upgrades, like changes in armour or engine etc.
Russia has now removed 80% of the T-80B versions from storage. They don't make new ones, and they've been losing them like mad. At this rate they will be a dying breed next year.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 1, 2024 12:13:05 GMT
So much mad max shit.
There's new video of russian attacks near Vulhedar in the south with a dozen+ dirt bikes scattered around blown up armoured vehicles. They just keep feeding meat into the grinder.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 1, 2024 12:16:31 GMT
Can't see obvious corpses in this one...
Every red square is a lost dirt bike from a russian assault. In the full video the camera pans and there are even more.
Dunno what happened to the soldiers on them, maybe they dug in but also both sides do collect their corpses so it's possible they were taken out.
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Post by questionable on Jul 1, 2024 13:29:01 GMT
Just watched the most disturbing 5 minute close up action video ever, wave after wave of ruSSian soldiers being slaughtered, literally running at fortified Ukrainian positions and being cut to pieces by heavy/light machine guns.
I have no doubt that based on the Ukrainian claims of ruSSian losses they’re pretty accurate
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 2, 2024 7:24:26 GMT
Someone fucked up. A Ukrainian airbase got spied on by a russian drone and then hit. Multiple jets likely knocked out.
Sometimes Russia hits decoys or old broken jets that were just left there for parts. You can tell they're broken if they've sat there without moving for years on satellite pics...
But the experts seem to think this is real.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 3, 2024 7:09:54 GMT
Rumours swirling about a bunch of russian advances across the front including a breakthrough north of Avdiivka towards New York (yeah there's a Ukrainian town called "Niu York"). It's another part of the main fortification line in the east that has held Russia back since February 2022.
The people who know lots of frontline soldiers make it sound pretty bad, but that could just be a few trenchlines.
There's speculation russia's major summer offensive recently began. They're trying to exploit all the months of wear and tear they've inflicted on Ukraine's heroic defenders.
In the next ~2 months I'd expect us to know whether the MAGA Republicans' 6-month pro-Putin blockade during winter has paid off for the Putin/Trump/North Korea/Iran alliance.
There's still a chance it'll go badly for Russia and they'll waste their last offensive potential.
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Post by tuum on Jul 3, 2024 8:31:59 GMT
If this war continues for another 2 years the West will give up. There will have to be a compromise at some point with Ukraine giving up some of its territory. There will come a point when the US says it is withdrawing funding and then it is only a matter of time.
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Post by wannabee on Jul 3, 2024 16:20:18 GMT
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Jul 3, 2024 17:06:53 GMT
"Vladimir Putin is ready to share sovereignty of Crimea with Ukraine, according to an astonishing 'new peace plan'.
The dictator sent his trusted interior minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev to the US with new proposals to end the war that the dictator started, say sources in both Moscow and Kyiv.
Despite being sanctioned, Kolokoltsev was allowed into the US ostensibly to attend a UN meeting of police chiefs.
But this was a ruse allowing him to travel to Washington on a VIP plane from Putin's presidential fleet to transmit to the US government the dictator's real demands for a peace deal, it is claimed." -------------
"The demands were that Ukraine must completely withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk regions, both of which are now partially annexed by Russia.
But Russia would hand over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station and the nearby town of Enerhodar to Ukraine.
And he would discuss the possible transfer of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions to the control of Ukraine.
Crimea would become a 'specially demilitarised administrative territory with dual subordination to Ukraine and the Russian Federation'.
'Ukraine must take on itself legally binding international guarantees, not to block the supply of water to Crimea,' said Gordon, reading from a document." -------------
"Ukraine would also control a 62-mile 'demilitarised zone' along the Dnipro River.
The Ukrainian army would have a legal maximum size, and the country would be barred from joining NATO, a key Zelinsky goal.
But Putin would not seek to block Ukraine joining the EU.
The West would drop sanctions on Russian oil and gas, as well as banking."
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Post by butlerstbob on Jul 3, 2024 18:26:37 GMT
"Vladimir Putin is ready to share sovereignty of Crimea with Ukraine, according to an astonishing 'new peace plan'.
The dictator sent his trusted interior minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev to the US with new proposals to end the war that the dictator started, say sources in both Moscow and Kyiv.
Despite being sanctioned, Kolokoltsev was allowed into the US ostensibly to attend a UN meeting of police chiefs.
But this was a ruse allowing him to travel to Washington on a VIP plane from Putin's presidential fleet to transmit to the US government the dictator's real demands for a peace deal, it is claimed." -------------
"The demands were that Ukraine must completely withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk regions, both of which are now partially annexed by Russia.
But Russia would hand over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station and the nearby town of Enerhodar to Ukraine.
And he would discuss the possible transfer of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions to the control of Ukraine.
Crimea would become a 'specially demilitarised administrative territory with dual subordination to Ukraine and the Russian Federation'.
'Ukraine must take on itself legally binding international guarantees, not to block the supply of water to Crimea,' said Gordon, reading from a document." -------------
"Ukraine would also control a 62-mile 'demilitarised zone' along the Dnipro River.
The Ukrainian army would have a legal maximum size, and the country would be barred from joining NATO, a key Zelinsky goal.
But Putin would not seek to block Ukraine joining the EU.
The West would drop sanctions on Russian oil and gas, as well as banking." I'n other words or put simply...Putin go fuck yourself! He has no right to dictate another countries path!!
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jul 4, 2024 8:13:36 GMT
"Vladimir Putin is ready to share sovereignty of Crimea with Ukraine, according to an astonishing 'new peace plan'.
The dictator sent his trusted interior minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev to the US with new proposals to end the war that the dictator started, say sources in both Moscow and Kyiv.
Despite being sanctioned, Kolokoltsev was allowed into the US ostensibly to attend a UN meeting of police chiefs.
But this was a ruse allowing him to travel to Washington on a VIP plane from Putin's presidential fleet to transmit to the US government the dictator's real demands for a peace deal, it is claimed." -------------
"The demands were that Ukraine must completely withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk regions, both of which are now partially annexed by Russia.
But Russia would hand over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station and the nearby town of Enerhodar to Ukraine.
And he would discuss the possible transfer of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions to the control of Ukraine.
Crimea would become a 'specially demilitarised administrative territory with dual subordination to Ukraine and the Russian Federation'.
'Ukraine must take on itself legally binding international guarantees, not to block the supply of water to Crimea,' said Gordon, reading from a document." -------------
"Ukraine would also control a 62-mile 'demilitarised zone' along the Dnipro River.
The Ukrainian army would have a legal maximum size, and the country would be barred from joining NATO, a key Zelinsky goal.
But Putin would not seek to block Ukraine joining the EU.
The West would drop sanctions on Russian oil and gas, as well as banking." I'n other words or put simply...Putin go fuck yourself! He has no right to dictate another countries path!! At some point this - or a similar version of this - will happen I'm afraid to say......
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 4, 2024 8:48:08 GMT
If this war continues for another 2 years the West will give up. There will have to be a compromise at some point with Ukraine giving up some of its territory. There will come a point when the US says it is withdrawing funding and then it is only a matter of time. Perhaps. The end of russia's soviet supplies is now in view and European shell production will soon be bigger than russian. I don't think people understand how important firepower is. Everything we've seen so far is what it looks like when Russia is firing 3-10 shells per Ukrainian one. And when Russia is able to throw away thousands of armoured vehicles from warehouses. It'll look very different when Ukraine can match shell-for-shell IMO. Putin's desperate because if he can't crack Ukraine now, his army can be ground to pieces. Unless China goes full in or Trump saves him. China stays like it is and Democrats win? Putin's gonna be facing a real bad situation.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 4, 2024 8:57:29 GMT
Interesting thread on an interview with a russian who said he defected and was in a storm unit. Describes russian corruption and bribery plus the lack of equipment and the tactics they use.
These people can easily lie, maybe he just says what he thinks people want to hear, but lots of videos do show russian storm troopers equipped with crap, including Mosin Nagant rifles from WW2.
"Of the six hundred people in his unit, forty remained alive after two months of assaults."
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Post by Northy on Jul 4, 2024 10:37:29 GMT
Seen reports of a few small gains being made by Ukraine along parts of the front line, maybe the new ammo stocks are slowly starting so show benefits?
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 4, 2024 14:55:40 GMT
Seen reports of a few small gains being made by Ukraine along parts of the front line, maybe the new ammo stocks are slowly starting so show benefits? Overall I think it's bad right now. Ukraine is advancing in a few places like they've hardly done since October, especially where the 3rd assault brigade have been pushing forwards. Really impressive progress from them. The pro-Ukrainian news is jumping on the good stuff, but something is happening with nasty losses in other areas. I think there's a major russian offensive happening but Ukraine is being quiet about it, like they usually are. If you follow any russian/Ukrainian language news, the places Russia has started advancing are Chasiv Yar, near Borova, south of Niu York, east or Toretsk and around Ocheretyne. Russia also occupied a new part of the Kharkiv border but I think that's mainly propaganda.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 5, 2024 5:47:45 GMT
Ukraine is still launching drones into russia's oil industry but no big hits on important refinery equipment for a while. Many recent attacks have hit storage tanks instead.
It's costing Russia money and they raised petrol prices but only a bit, and that seems to be it. I wanted to see russia having a shortage. 😢
Ukraine is still plugging away and at least it spreads out russian air defence.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 5, 2024 12:40:07 GMT
Tyulpan mortar blows up, I love seeing these in flames especially since Russia doesn't make them any more.
They're the biggest "tube" artillery that Russia has. A single shell is 240 mm across and weighs about 130 kg or over 20 stone.
Get wrecked, murderers.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 6, 2024 0:58:46 GMT
Someone went through satellite pictures of Russian air defence bases in the east. Since before the war they've removed 105 out of 125 S-300/400 air defence launchers. Pretty soon they will be using everything and these are bloody expensive to build and replace.
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 6, 2024 13:40:54 GMT
Russians on scooters 😂
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 6, 2024 14:14:58 GMT
Some of these people volunteered to go invade Ukraine. Wtf did they think would happen.
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