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#80651
1 hour ago, InkaUtexas said:

For hitting ports, etc, I think these will be good to go. That amount hitting a small area packs a punch.

Aimed at a dockside tank farm, I can see how it could be useful.

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    For the love of Christ woman,  stop posting the same fucking thing every 20 mins just to make your neurotic self feel better.     Bring something useful to the thread other than your inane babbli

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#80654
6 hours ago, lucious leftfoot said:

China + USA are the winners

Europe to some extent a loser

Russia big loser

Ukraine rekt

Europe is mostly off of Russian oil and gas and its defense industries are picking up orders and new customers, and they are much more unified than five years ago, including Finland and Sweden going all in with NATO. Eastern Europe is finding its footing in the EU and Poland is moving towards being top dog or very close to it - Germany abdicated its role and Poland easily filled that vacuum.

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#80655
Europe is mostly off of Russian oil and gas and its defense industries are picking up orders and new customers, and they are much more unified than five years ago, including Finland and Sweden going all in with NATO. Eastern Europe is finding its footing in the EU and Poland is moving towards being top dog or very close to it - Germany abdicated its role and Poland easily filled that vacuum.

Poles tired of getting run through every century or so by their neighbors. They’ve had enough of everyone’s shit.
#80656
32 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Europe is mostly off of Russian oil and gas and its defense industries are picking up orders and new customers, and they are much more unified than five years ago, including Finland and Sweden going all in with NATO. Eastern Europe is finding its footing in the EU and Poland is moving towards being top dog or very close to it - Germany abdicated its role and Poland easily filled that vacuum.

Just realize you're talking to GRHorn, and his bashing our allies will make sense.

#80657
1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

Europe is mostly off of Russian oil and gas and its defense industries are picking up orders and new customers, and they are much more unified than five years ago, including Finland and Sweden going all in with NATO. Eastern Europe is finding its footing in the EU and Poland is moving towards being top dog or very close to it - Germany abdicated its role and Poland easily filled that vacuum.

Watch the Serbs.

#80659
1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

Europe is mostly off of Russian oil and gas and its defense industries are picking up orders and new customers, and they are much more unified than five years ago, including Finland and Sweden going all in with NATO. Eastern Europe is finding its footing in the EU and Poland is moving towards being top dog or very close to it - Germany abdicated its role and Poland easily filled that vacuum.

I agree that increased cohesion is a positive, but I think that the continent’s industrial and economic workhorse taking a permanent hit cannot be discounted. One of Germany’s bigger economic advantages was easy access cheap Russian gas. You can definitely argue that it needed to happen and/or it was inevitable, but switching to higher priced energy inputs is consequential and the data is bearing that out. I worry about the consequences of any sort of Western deindustrialization over the medium to long term. Hello, Rust Belt. 

1 hour ago, Chad Fuck said:


Poles tired of getting run through every century or so by their neighbors. They’ve had enough of everyone’s shit.

Historical powers are powers for multiple reasons as are historical doormats. Geography, access to natural resources, human capital.

I wouldn't expect Poland to suddenly to be some juggernaut. Germany, France and UK need to figure the shit out. Especially France. They're probably #2 right now as far as projecting power globally. 

 

1 hour ago, bolverk said:

Just realize you're talking to GRHorn, and his bashing our allies will make sense.

Nonsense. 

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#80661
Users on the Internet compared a Ukrainian young woman who assembles and disassembles a Kalashnikov assault rifle for speed and a Russian occupier who tries to remove the sight with an axe.

 

‼️ #Sweden announces huge $ 7 billion military aid package for #Ukraine The Swedish government has agreed on a program of additional military support for Ukraine totaling 75 billion kronor (about $7 billion). The money will be evenly distributed over three years, Swedish Prime…

 

#80662
8 hours ago, locodos said:

China

China was always gonna win; Russia has no other real geographical choice than to put their teeny 'nads into China's hands.  

2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Europe is mostly off of Russian oil and gas and its defense industries are picking up orders and new customers, and they are much more unified than five years ago, including Finland and Sweden going all in with NATO. Eastern Europe is finding its footing in the EU and Poland is moving towards being top dog or very close to it - Germany abdicated its role and Poland easily filled that vacuum.

Europe found a reasonable alternative to Russian oil & gas , which is huge. Europe is by far the chosen market for Russian O&G, due to geography, simply supply and demand.

That connectivity has been temporarily benched the past 2+ years, but simple economics dictates that it will, and must work. The location of 1 of the 3 worlds largest energy producers proximate to a large population and demand center has to happen. Too much money involved. North America and the Middle East have resources, but no people or demand within their shadows. Russian and Europe is different.

China is a demand center, but building a pipeline network from $iberia to coa$tal China is problematic for many reason$, most notably that Ru$$ian ha$ to depend on China and China ha$ to depend on Ru$$ia. There are reasons why Alaska North Slope gas has never been connected by pipeline to the lower 48.

For the benefit of everyone, Russian resources must find a way into the market that it is already connected too.  That is everyone, except the large LNG producers, the US, Australia & Qatar.

Now that Europe has emphatically demonstrated that it doesn't need Russian energy, they will be able to secure that same energy, cheaper than before, under a unified umbrella in a post sanction world.  The long term Take-or-Pay contracts of the past will be replaced with interruptible, best efforts contracts, at a fraction of the cost. 

This will wear the mask of war reparations, must it will smell like a deal that can't be refused.

22 minutes ago, lucious leftfoot said:

I agree that increased cohesion is a positive, but I think that the continent’s industrial and economic workhorse taking a permanent hit cannot be discounted. One of Germany’s bigger economic advantages was easy access cheap Russian gas. You can definitely argue that it needed to happen and/or it was inevitable, but switching to higher priced energy inputs is consequential ...

Historical powers are powers for multiple reasons ... Geography, access to natural resources, human capital.

Germany, France and UK need to figure the shit out. Especially France. They're probably #2 right now as far as projecting power globally. 

Germany still has that same access to cheap Russian gas, but now it has the EU & NATO as advisors and influencers to future energy agreements with Russia.  They are the still the same industrial base, and still the landing point for the Nord Stream Pipelines, but they are not alone anymore in dealing with Russia.

At its core, Germany and Germans are efficient. And resourceful. 

They co-existed with the Comanche's in Texas when nobody else could. 

And, I like Annalena, their Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs; Brisket? Down Boy!!!

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#80663
14 minutes ago, PTINS said:

China was always gonna win; Russia has no other real geographical choice than to put their teeny 'nads into China's hands.  

Europe found a reasonable alternative to Russian oil & gas , which is huge. Europe is by far the chosen market for Russian O&G, due to geography, simply supply and demand.

That connectivity has been temporarily benched the past 2+ years, but simple economics dictates that it will, and must work. The location of 1 of the 3 worlds largest energy producers proximate to a large population and demand center has to happen. Too much money involved. North America and the Middle East have resources, but no people or demand within their shadows. Russian and Europe is different.

China is a demand center, but building a pipeline network from $iberia to coa$tal China is problematic for many reason$, most notably that Ru$$ian ha$ to depend on China and China ha$ to depend on Ru$$ia. There are reasons why Alaska North Slope gas has never been connected by pipeline to the lower 48.

For the benefit of everyone, Russian resources must find a way into the market that it is already connected too.  That is everyone, except the large LNG producers, the US, Australia & Qatar.

Now that Europe has emphatically demonstrated that it doesn't need Russian energy, they will be able to secure that same energy, cheaper than before, under a unified umbrella in a post sanction world.  The long term Take-or-Pay contracts of the past will be replaced with interruptible, best efforts contracts, at a fraction of the cost. 

This will wear the mask of war reparations, must it will smell like a deal that can't be refused.

Germany still has that same access to cheap Russian gas, but now it has the EU & NATO as advisors and influencers to future energy agreements with Russia.  They are the still the same industrial base, and still the landing point for the Nord Stream Pipelines, but they are not alone anymore in dealing with Russia.

At its core, Germany and Germans are efficient. And resourceful. 

They co-existed with the Comanche's in Texas when nobody else could. 

And, I like Annalena, their Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs; Brisket? Down Boy!!!

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Woof!  I like mustard on my biscuits!

#80664
2 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:


Poles tired of getting run through every century or so by their neighbors. They’ve had enough of everyone’s shit.

Latvia, Estonia and that other one too.  NATO membership finally gives them the change to not get raped by Russia and/or Germany.  They aren't gonna ever go back.

#80667

Apropos to nothing - I just got back from the House of Blues in the French Quarter, watching Chris Isaak and his band with my son.    Lots of boomers, naturally, but a surprising number of young people, including two smoking hot lipstick lesbians right in front of me, who were making out to Wicked Game. 

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Turn off the TV people, and you non-Austin types go find some live music in your town. 

 

#80668
2 hours ago, lucious leftfoot said:

I agree that increased cohesion is a positive, but I think that the continent’s industrial and economic workhorse taking a permanent hit cannot be discounted. One of Germany’s bigger economic advantages was easy access cheap Russian gas. You can definitely argue that it needed to happen and/or it was inevitable, but switching to higher priced energy inputs is consequential and the data is bearing that out. I worry about the consequences of any sort of Western deindustrialization over the medium to long term. Hello, Rust Belt. 

Historical powers are powers for multiple reasons as are historical doormats. Geography, access to natural resources, human capital.

I wouldn't expect Poland to suddenly to be some juggernaut. Germany, France and UK need to figure the shit out. Especially France. They're probably #2 right now as far as projecting power globally. 

 

Nonsense. 

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#80669

Episode 7 Wow GIF by Wrexham AFC
 

If you want a start-to-finish primer on Ukrainian drone operations, complete with hunting down an individual soldier, and how the first-person drones work, and what the drones look like, this is it. Ukraine have taken drone operations up to a massive scale.

 

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#80670
2 hours ago, PTINS said:

China was always gonna win; Russia has no other real geographical choice than to put their teeny 'nads into China's hands.  

Europe found a reasonable alternative to Russian oil & gas , which is huge. Europe is by far the chosen market for Russian O&G, due to geography, simply supply and demand.

That connectivity has been temporarily benched the past 2+ years, but simple economics dictates that it will, and must work. The location of 1 of the 3 worlds largest energy producers proximate to a large population and demand center has to happen. Too much money involved. North America and the Middle East have resources, but no people or demand within their shadows. Russian and Europe is different.

China is a demand center, but building a pipeline network from $iberia to coa$tal China is problematic for many reason$, most notably that Ru$$ian ha$ to depend on China and China ha$ to depend on Ru$$ia. There are reasons why Alaska North Slope gas has never been connected by pipeline to the lower 48.

For the benefit of everyone, Russian resources must find a way into the market that it is already connected too.  That is everyone, except the large LNG producers, the US, Australia & Qatar.

Now that Europe has emphatically demonstrated that it doesn't need Russian energy, they will be able to secure that same energy, cheaper than before, under a unified umbrella in a post sanction world.  The long term Take-or-Pay contracts of the past will be replaced with interruptible, best efforts contracts, at a fraction of the cost. 

This will wear the mask of war reparations, must it will smell like a deal that can't be refused.

Germany still has that same access to cheap Russian gas, but now it has the EU & NATO as advisors and influencers to future energy agreements with Russia.  They are the still the same industrial base, and still the landing point for the Nord Stream Pipelines, but they are not alone anymore in dealing with Russia.

At its core, Germany and Germans are efficient. And resourceful. 

They co-existed with the Comanche's in Texas when nobody else could. 

And, I like Annalena, their Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs; Brisket? Down Boy!!!

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Juliette Lewis thing going on there. Also some Jennifer Lawrence. 

#80671
37 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Juliette Lewis thing going on there. Also some Jennifer Lawrence. 

Also - some 1975 Hustler magazine, but I can’t say I remember the name

#80673
❗️ Vadim Shamarin, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, has been detained, Russian media reported

 

❗️ The AFU shot down a Russian Su-25 airplane on the Pokrovsk direction, - General Staff

 

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#80674
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is reportedly currently pushing the White House to allow Ukrainian forces to hit Russian missile and artillery launch sites in Russian territory, using US-supplied weapons.This comes as Secretary Blinken returns from his surprise trip to Kyiv.

 

US House speaker Mike Johnson on the question whether Ukraine should be allowed to use US weapons against targets on Russian soil:“I think, we need to allow Ukraine to prosecute the war the way they see fit. They need to be able to fight back. And I think us trying to…— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar)

 

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#80675
6 hours ago, Gatorubet said:

Apropos to nothing - I just got back from the House of Blues in the French Quarter, watching Chris Isaak and his band with my son.    Lots of boomers, naturally, but a surprising number of young people, including two smoking hot lipstick lesbians right in front of me, who were making out to Wicked Game. 

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Turn off the TV people, and you non-Austin types go find some live music in your town. 

 

This is not the picture I was hoping for as it was loading.

#80676
10 hours ago, Schulz2.0 said:
Users on the Internet compared a Ukrainian young woman who assembles and disassembles a Kalashnikov assault rifle for speed and a Russian occupier who tries to remove the sight with an axe.

 

‼️ #Sweden announces huge $ 7 billion military aid package for #Ukraine The Swedish government has agreed on a program of additional military support for Ukraine totaling 75 billion kronor (about $7 billion). The money will be evenly distributed over three years, Swedish Prime…

 

Not to detract from her skills, but there is a big difference in field stripping a rifle and trying to remove a stuck sight from a rail. Why it is so stuck is probably the better question. And why are the sights on a rail  mounted on the dust cover.  That's like the least stable part of one of those rifles. 

#80677
10 hours ago, PTINS said:

China was always gonna win; Russia has no other real geographical choice than to put their teeny 'nads into China's hands.  

Europe found a reasonable alternative to Russian oil & gas , which is huge. Europe is by far the chosen market for Russian O&G, due to geography, simply supply and demand.

That connectivity has been temporarily benched the past 2+ years, but simple economics dictates that it will, and must work. The location of 1 of the 3 worlds largest energy producers proximate to a large population and demand center has to happen. Too much money involved. North America and the Middle East have resources, but no people or demand within their shadows. Russian and Europe is different.

China is a demand center, but building a pipeline network from $iberia to coa$tal China is problematic for many reason$, most notably that Ru$$ian ha$ to depend on China and China ha$ to depend on Ru$$ia. There are reasons why Alaska North Slope gas has never been connected by pipeline to the lower 48.

For the benefit of everyone, Russian resources must find a way into the market that it is already connected too.  That is everyone, except the large LNG producers, the US, Australia & Qatar.

Now that Europe has emphatically demonstrated that it doesn't need Russian energy, they will be able to secure that same energy, cheaper than before, under a unified umbrella in a post sanction world.  The long term Take-or-Pay contracts of the past will be replaced with interruptible, best efforts contracts, at a fraction of the cost. 

This will wear the mask of war reparations, must it will smell like a deal that can't be refused.

Germany still has that same access to cheap Russian gas, but now it has the EU & NATO as advisors and influencers to future energy agreements with Russia.  They are the still the same industrial base, and still the landing point for the Nord Stream Pipelines, but they are not alone anymore in dealing with Russia.

At its core, Germany and Germans are efficient. And resourceful. 

They co-existed with the Comanche's in Texas when nobody else could. 

 

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 It's sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues. There is iron in your words of death for all Comanche to see and so there is iron in your words of life. No signed paper can hold the iron. It must come from men. The words of Ten Bears carries the same iron of life and death. It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life... or death. It shall be life.

 

 

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#80678
What does US aid to Ukraine look like?It’s got 16 wheels & an M2 🔥 In Vovchansk, Kharkiv, Ukrainian Paratroopers from the 82nd Air Assault Brigade use their 🇺🇸 Strykers to engage and destroy a Russian position before moving under the cover of smoke.Combined Arms in action.

 

Yesterday, at about 12:50pm local, a missile strike was carried out against an air defense position in the area of ​​the Russian-occupied Mospino airfield, Donetsk Region.Russian losses:- 2x S-300/400 air defense missile launchers were destroyed- 1x S-300/400 air defense…— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar)
#80679
Multiple explosions seen in Alushta, Russian-occupied Crimea, after a Ukrainian strike tonight.

 

Video of a UAV attack in Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan this morning. It appears at least one UAV was shot down.https://t.co/zfybCzUg8J

 

#80680

The 110th Mechanized Brigade reports that yesterday and today, in total two Su-25 fighter jets were shot down. In recent weeks, 6 Su-fighters were claimed to be shot down by Ukrainian forces.

 

The US will likely announce a $275 million military aid package to Ukraine tomorrow. The package includes HIMARS systems, munitions, 155mm and 105mm shells, Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems, anti-tank mines, tactical vehicles, small arms and ammo.https://t.co/Rl3N6Cdqga

 

#80682
On 5/22/2024 at 11:10 AM, Hermanator said:

Checking back in for my 2 to 3 times a year check in...

Who's winning now?

Lockheed Martin. 

#80683
Major-General Ivan PopovLieutenant-General Yuri KuznetsovDeputy Defense Minister Timur IvanovLieutenant-General Vadim ShamarinFour high profile arrests of the Russian military respectively defense ministry, all charged with corruption and bribery. Forget about the charges,…— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar)

 

#80686
7 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Only thing they could hit, unless they use Subs would be the RAF base in Cyprus.

if it happened, then Great Britain would be all like

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#80687

From that tweet Schultz posted:

  • Major-General Ivan Popov
  • Lieutenant-General Yuri Kuznetsov
  • Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov
  • Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin

Four high profile arrests of the Russian military respectively defense ministry, all charged with corruption and bribery.

Forget about the charges, all Russian generals and officials are guilty of that, even in large quantities. This is not the reason that those men have been detained.

This is a purge and the reasons can be all attributed that those men have been a severe problem for the Putin regime. Something is cooking (again) in Moscow. It is obvious that there is a huge powerplay ongoing. Shoigu's transfer to the security council is just another sign that there is a "modification" of the power structures in Russia ongoing.

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Cue the Tom Clancy plots.

#80688

Also there is a procurement minister that has also been detained. Interesting that Putin is making this change when their armies should be going full bore while Ukraine is trying to get their manpower and munition shortages worked out.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c900qz4wll4o

When one top defence official is arrested in Russia, that’s interesting.

When five senior defence figures are handcuffed in less than a month, that’s a purge.

The latest senior military man to be locked up is Lt Gen Vadim Shamarin, deputy chief of the army’s general staff and head of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces.

Accused of large-scale bribe-taking, he’s been placed in pre-trial detention for two months.

Hours later came the news that a senior defence ministry procurement official, Vladimir Verteletsky, has also been detained. According to Russia’s Investigative Committee, he’s been charged with abuse of authority in the execution of a state defence order.

The roll-call of Russian defence figures who, within a month, have fallen from grace on corruption charges includes Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov and Lt-Gen Yuri Kuznetsov, head of the defence ministry’s personnel directorate.

There’s also been change at the very top of the ministry. In a recent reshuffle, President Vladimir Putin replaced his defence minister of 12 years, Sergei Shoigu, with technocrat economist Andrei Belousov. The move was widely interpreted as an attempt by the Kremlin to boost efficiency in the Russian military and tackle corruption.

Mr Shoigu was given a new job, that of secretary of the Russian Security Council. As for Vadim Shamarin’s boss, Valery Gerasimov, for now he remains chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces.

But high-profile arrests in the ministry and the general staff reflect badly on the military leadership that has been directing Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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Mr Putin's long-standing Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was replaced earlier this month

When one top defence official is arrested in Russia, that’s interesting.

When five senior defence figures are handcuffed in less than a month, that’s a purge.

The latest senior military man to be locked up is Lt Gen Vadim Shamarin, deputy chief of the army’s general staff and head of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces.

Accused of large-scale bribe-taking, he’s been placed in pre-trial detention for two months.

Hours later came the news that a senior defence ministry procurement official, Vladimir Verteletsky, has also been detained. According to Russia’s Investigative Committee, he’s been charged with abuse of authority in the execution of a state defence order.

The roll-call of Russian defence figures who, within a month, have fallen from grace on corruption charges includes Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov and Lt-Gen Yuri Kuznetsov, head of the defence ministry’s personnel directorate.

There’s also been change at the very top of the ministry. In a recent reshuffle, President Vladimir Putin replaced his defence minister of 12 years, Sergei Shoigu, with technocrat economist Andrei Belousov. The move was widely interpreted as an attempt by the Kremlin to boost efficiency in the Russian military and tackle corruption.

Mr Shoigu was given a new job, that of secretary of the Russian Security Council. As for Vadim Shamarin’s boss, Valery Gerasimov, for now he remains chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces.

But high-profile arrests in the ministry and the general staff reflect badly on the military leadership that has been directing Russia’s war in Ukraine.

 

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Lt Gen Vadim Shamarin is the latest to have been detained

There is a huge irony in all of this.

Remember Yevgeny Prigozhin? A year ago the leader of the Wagner mercenary group had publicly criticised military chiefs. He’d accused senior figures of incompetence and corruption, and blamed them for failures on the battlefield in Ukraine. Prigozhin had focused his ire particularly on Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov. He had demanded they be replaced.

The very public spat spiralled out of control, leading to a 24-hour mutiny. Wagner fighters took over key military installations in southern Russia and began marching towards Moscow. It was an unprecedented challenge to the Kremlin’s authority. But its principal aim had been to sweep aside the country’s top military brass.

It failed. President Putin sided with his military chiefs. Prigozhin lost his power battle with Mr Shoigu and Gen Gerasimov. And, shortly after, he lost his life in a plane crash.

But, one year on, a Kremlin-backed purge of the army has started.

And this tells us something about Vladimir Putin. The Russian president is averse to acting under pressure. Order him to sack a minister or an army general, and he’s unlikely to agree to it then and there. He won’t be told what to do.

That doesn’t mean Mr Putin won’t act. At a time of his choosing.

What isn’t clear is how far this purge of the Russian military will go; how many more senior figures will end up behind bars.

The former commander of Russia’s 58th army, Maj-Gen Ivan Popov, was arrested this week on suspicion of large-scale fraud. Last year he had announced he had been sacked after complaining to military leaders about problems on the front line in Ukraine.

 

#80689
10 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

From that tweet Schultz posted:

  • Major-General Ivan Popov
  • Lieutenant-General Yuri Kuznetsov
  • Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov
  • Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin

Four high profile arrests of the Russian military respectively defense ministry, all charged with corruption and bribery.

Forget about the charges, all Russian generals and officials are guilty of that, even in large quantities. This is not the reason that those men have been detained.

This is a purge and the reasons can be all attributed that those men have been a severe problem for the Putin regime. Something is cooking (again) in Moscow. It is obvious that there is a huge powerplay ongoing. Shoigu's transfer to the security council is just another sign that there is a "modification" of the power structures in Russia ongoing.

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Cue the Tom Clancy plots.

The general consensus seems to be that Putin is finally addressing the underperformance of the Russian army due to the corruption.

#80690

 

50 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:
1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

From that tweet Schultz posted:

  • Major-General Ivan Popov
  • Lieutenant-General Yuri Kuznetsov
  • Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov
  • Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin

Four high profile arrests of the Russian military respectively defense ministry, all charged with corruption and bribery.

Forget about the charges, all Russian generals and officials are guilty of that, even in large quantities. This is not the reason that those men have been detained.

The general consensus seems to be that Putin is finally addressing the underperformance of the Russian army due to the corruption.

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#80691
Bakhmut, Swedish-supplied Archer artillery systems in Ukrainian service continue to prove to be incredibly effective in the counterbattery role, seen here hunting down and destroying multiple Russian towed howitzer positions.

 

The first batch of Ukrainian Air Force pilots have graduated USAF F-16 training in Arizona and are headed to Europe for follow-on training, per Politico.

 

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#80692
This Russian S-400 battery is getting completely wiped out by ATACMS missiles. You can see the cluster ammunition covering the area. The loaded S-400 missiles almost immediately catch fire and explode in their distinctive fashion.Source: Telegram / Tivaz_artillery— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar)

 

Units of the 59th motorized brigade destroyed a Russian Osa-AKM air defense system near the village of Pisky, occupied Donetsk region. Air defense is falling left and right.
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#80695

Man, the change this month after the US passed legislation for Ukraine is palpable. The situation seemed pretty bleak in April and now daily @Schulz2.0 is posting multiple links of Russian shit being blown up. Either some of the money went towards Schulz' twitter acquisition organization or Ukraine is starting to make progress again.

#80696
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have received another IRIS-T air defense system from Germany - Der SpiegelThis means that #Ukraine now has four medium-range Iris-T systems and one short-range Iris-T system, the publication said.

 

Germany has announced a new military aid package for UkraineThe package will include:▫️10 Leopard 1 A5 battle tanks (jointly with Denmark);▫️Bergepanzer 2 ARV armored recovery vehicle;▫️Biber bridge paver;armored engineering vehicle Pionierpanzer Dachs;▫️16 Mercedes-Benz…

 

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The radar stations near Armavir, Russia’s early warning systems for missiles and planes in Southern Russia, was struck by Ukrainian UAVs and got visibly damaged.Coordinates:44°55'32"N 40°59'02"ESource: Telegram / TyskNIP— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar)
The Ukrainian Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, under fire, evacuates the crew of the previously destroyed Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in the Avdiivka direction
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With Blinken’s visit and comments (however you interpret them) and Mike Johnson’s comments and the stuff coming out of NATO, England, even Germany, it feels like somebody is working to get everybody on the same page in terms of letting the Ukrainians hit whatever they feel they need to hit, regardless of borders or the origin of the weapons.

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