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  • AUS-97HORN
    AUS-97HORN

    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

  • Im_smarter_then_you
    Im_smarter_then_you

  • InkaUtexas
    InkaUtexas

    I volunteered today. Log/Admin role to replace people for 30-60 days. The operation is in the west, or should the Orcs win will be pulled back behind the NATO wall. Either way the humanitarian effort

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#86202
Just now, KYHorn said:
⚡️Reuters writes that the first 🇺🇦ATACMS strikes on 🇷🇺Russia will be in the coming days.It is expected that ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 306 kilometers will be used for the strikes.

 

Kerch Bridge..

. I See You Wtf GIF by Teddy Too Big

 

Notice that this is being announced beforehand vs afterward. This is a major diplomatic play letting Russia know the time is now for negotiations.

This comes on the heels of the announcement that the new division has completed training in France and is being transferred in with all-new French gear. 

Either Russia puts in a good faith effort to negotiate or it is time to reinforce the winter positions and to lay waste to the entire new corridor. Time to strike Kerch bridge, the port facilities at Yeysk, the rail and highway interchanges in Bryansk, the bridges that split the city of Smolensk in two as well as the rail yards there, plus a dozens of  new air bases, troop depots, HQs and bridges that are now in range...

#86203

Best news in weeks. Also comes on the heels of Scholz's attempted outreach to Putin by phone yesterday, followed by a big middle finger from Putin with a major strike last night. 

#86204
24 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

hey Ukr....  you have 2 months to blow up everything in Russia.

 

have at it

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#86205
11 minutes ago, Chopper said:

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Lots of fun targets over there… lots of aircraft and drone facilities. Lots of ferry terminals, lots of stand alone structures…

What makes this so interesting is that many have been begging to allow this because of the overwhelming number of static targets Russia has moved there that Ukraine was red lined from targeting.

#86206

also

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https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8b060c46ee6f49908f9fb415ad23051c

 

here's a link to his post which shows some targets outside the range of ATACMS - the video won't embed here

Reminder that there are hundreds of valid, legal, legitimate, and operationally consequential military targets in range of Ukrianian ATACMS. The Biden Administration's shift to allow ATACMS use in Russia is a good thing, but it must extend beyond Kursk Oblast. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8b060c46ee6f49908f9fb415ad23051c

Edited by Chopper

#86208
16 minutes ago, Harrison Stafford said:

The man’s been married seven times.  Getting married is easy.  Staying married is much harder.

I had forgotten that he remained sober through his son’s death. 

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#86209

Here's my hope/wishcasting.  I hope Zelensky basically told Biden: "Ok, you've basically run us out of time, and we're fucked in 2 months.  So, like it or not, I'm using these things the way I should have been allowed to use them all along.  You can either go along with it, or look like the lame duck you are...your call.  k thx bye."

#86210
1 hour ago, Chopper said:

also

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https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8b060c46ee6f49908f9fb415ad23051c

 

here's a link to his post which shows some targets outside the range of ATACMS - the video won't embed here

Reminder that there are hundreds of valid, legal, legitimate, and operationally consequential military targets in range of Ukrianian ATACMS. The Biden Administration's shift to allow ATACMS use in Russia is a good thing, but it must extend beyond Kursk Oblast. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8b060c46ee6f49908f9fb415ad23051c

 

2 hours ago, Laxtonto said:

Kerch Bridge..

. I See You Wtf GIF by Teddy Too Big

 

Notice that this is being announced beforehand vs afterward. This is a major diplomatic play letting Russia know the time is now for negotiations.

This comes on the heels of the announcement that the new division has completed training in France and is being transferred in with all-new French gear. 

Either Russia puts in a good faith effort to negotiate or it is time to reinforce the winter positions and to lay waste to the entire new corridor. Time to strike Kerch bridge, the port facilities at Yeysk, the rail and highway interchanges in Bryansk, the bridges that split the city of Smolensk in two as well as the rail yards there, plus a dozens of  new air bases, troop depots, HQs and bridges that are now in range...

 

2 hours ago, Chopper said:

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Important caveat that I'm reading: the allowance may only be extended to all of Kursk! This is not carte blanche and would not include the Kerch bridge or most of the orange on that map. The reporting is not entirely clear though.

There are reports that France and the UK are also lifting restrictions, and those may be more expansive.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/biden-ukraine-russia-atacms-missiles.html 

Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles

With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.

Edited by KYHorn

#86211

https://www.threads.net/@tsua_23/post/DCdneJxoeNz?xmt=AQGzcdm7ibG0TI-ReXvFFa_5nvhwdnvsEpKkbE79Eq9esQ

A video is being circulated that allegedly shows mass graves being dug for Russian soldiers who were declared missing in action but were in fact killed.
They are buried secretly from their families so as not to pay compensation to relatives.
Information requires clarification. We are waiting for more photos and videos.

 

 

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#86213
31 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Reminds me of when my folks armed me with a .243 after plinking tin foil pie pans for 3 years with a Red Rider.

This you?

 

A Christmas Story GIF by filmeditor

#86215
7 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

I did not put my eye out.

Technically, Ralphie didn't, either, but he did break his glasses.

Did you bust your specs, MIA?

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#86217
9 hours ago, KYHorn said:

With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.

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#86219
🇺🇸🚀 ATACMS was only authorized for use in the Kursk area, where North Korean troops have been deployed, - Axios▪️The motivation behind the decision was to deter North Korea from sending more troops to Russia for the war against Ukraine.▪️U.S. officials hope that if North…

ATACMS was only authorized for use in the Kursk area, where North Korean troops have been deployed, - Axios The motivation behind the decision was to deter North Korea from sending more troops to Russia for the war against Ukraine. U.S. officials hope that if North Koreans troops in Kursk are hit, Pyongyang might review its decision to send troops to Russia and the Russian counterattack in Kursk will fail.

#86220

So tired of making Ukraine fight with one hand tied behind its back.

Maybe the Euros will be less restrained with respect to their long range weapons.

#86221
20 minutes ago, KYHorn said:
🇺🇸🚀 ATACMS was only authorized for use in the Kursk area, where North Korean troops have been deployed, - Axios▪️The motivation behind the decision was to deter North Korea from sending more troops to Russia for the war against Ukraine.▪️U.S. officials hope that if North…

ATACMS was only authorized for use in the Kursk area, where North Korean troops have been deployed, - Axios The motivation behind the decision was to deter North Korea from sending more troops to Russia for the war against Ukraine. U.S. officials hope that if North Koreans troops in Kursk are hit, Pyongyang might review its decision to send troops to Russia and the Russian counterattack in Kursk will fail.

For fuck's sake already.

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#86222
1 hour ago, KYHorn said:
🇺🇸🚀 ATACMS was only authorized for use in the Kursk area, where North Korean troops have been deployed, - Axios▪️The motivation behind the decision was to deter North Korea from sending more troops to Russia for the war against Ukraine.▪️U.S. officials hope that if North…

ATACMS was only authorized for use in the Kursk area, where North Korean troops have been deployed, - Axios The motivation behind the decision was to deter North Korea from sending more troops to Russia for the war against Ukraine. U.S. officials hope that if North Koreans troops in Kursk are hit, Pyongyang might review its decision to send troops to Russia and the Russian counterattack in Kursk will fail.

wtf is this stupid shit.

Let them go. 

You know what would end the war quick? The kremlin and all the surrounding buildings in a pile of rubble.

#86224
14 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Ukraine should paint "Not ATACMS" on the missiles and let those bitches fly.

They have been very industrious so far...I wouldn't think it would be very hard to reverse engineer the missiles and start making their own. What's Washington going to say about that? 

#86225
18 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

They have been very industrious so far...I wouldn't think it would be very hard to reverse engineer the missiles and start making their own. What's Washington going to say about that? 

They are probably sealed to self destruct if tampered with. Not saying they'd blow the fuck up , but the PCB would burn up at least.

#86226
19 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

They have been very industrious so far...I wouldn't think it would be very hard to reverse engineer the missiles and start making their own. What's Washington going to say about that? 

This was my thought as well.

I'm surprised it hasn't been done already.  I supposed they may not have access to the same component supply chains as we do.

#86227

I'm not trying the CR this thread, but this Administration often gets to the right decision, but always late and with the maximum amount of incompetence along the way. Sigh. 

#86228
3 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

I'm not trying the CR this thread, but this Administration often gets to the right decision, but always late and with the maximum amount of incompetence along the way. Sigh. 

Winston Churchill once famously noted (in a very similar military situation, I might add) that "Americans will always do the right thing, only after they have tried everything else"

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#86229
13 minutes ago, Captainant said:

Winston Churchill once famously noted (in a very similar military situation, I might add) that "Americans will always do the right thing, only after they have tried everything else"

Kevin Kline once famously noted (about the UK) that "Without America, England would be the smallest fucking German speaking province in the Russian empire"

#86230
2 minutes ago, locodos said:

Kevin Kline once famously noted (about the UK) that "Without America, England would be the smallest fucking German speaking province in the Russian empire"

I really need to watch "A Fish Called Wanda" again. It's been about 30 years since the last.

#86231
7 minutes ago, bolverk said:

I really need to watch "A Fish Called Wanda" again. It's been about 30 years since the last.

Thank you, was wondering what I should watch tonight instead of MNF

#86232
8 minutes ago, bolverk said:

I really need to watch "A Fish Called Wanda" again. It's been about 30 years since the last.

Asshole!

#86235
56 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

I'm not trying the CR this thread, but this Administration often gets to the right decision, but always late and with the maximum amount of incompetence along the way. Sigh. 

 

I have a hard time believing this comes from Biden. It seems to me that Blinken makes these decisions.

#86236
8 minutes ago, Bevo said:

 

I have a hard time believing this comes from Biden. It seems to me that Blinken makes these decisions.

Why?  He has proven over and over and over he is extremely concerned about escalation.  He famously advised Obama against the Bin Laden raid, preferring to wait for clearer intelligence.  

Offered as facts, not attempting to CR.

#86238
10 minutes ago, futureman said:

so a few missiles are going to win this for ukraine? 

rondae hollis-jefferson page GIF

#86241

Ukraine to receive 4000 German attack drones with artificial intelligence

Ukraine’s military will receive 4,000 artificial intelligence-controlled attack drones from Germany.

The German newspaper Bild reported on this, citing its own sources, according to European Pravda.

The publication notes that the German company Helsing has received permission to supply them. It also cites the words of Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who actually confirmed these intentions.

It is noted that these are HX-2 Karma kamikaze drones, which have high autonomy in the face of jamming and can very effectively hit targets at a considerable distance through the use of artificial intelligence technology.

Starting in December, they may begin to be delivered to the Ukrainian Defense Forces in batches of several hundred units per month.

According to Bild’s sources, some prototypes are allegedly already being tested in real combat conditions in eastern Ukraine and are being improved based on the results.

It is noted that the drone’s feature was modern software that helped it navigate the terrain using many “markers” and fly to the target even in difficult weather conditions, as well as the influence of electronic warfare.

Once the drone has identified the target and the operator has confirmed it, it is then able to strike autonomously, even if communication is lost, i.e., apparently, a homing system is used at the final part of the flight.

The German publication also states that the range of this kamikaze drone is allegedly four times longer than that of typical Ukrainian counterparts.

However, it is worth noting that the article does not specify which specific drones are used for comparison. However, it is stated that they were significantly cheaper than the American Switchblade and Russian Lancet drones.

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he had been “very pleased that the delivery of these drones equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology is already underway” and that Ukraine would be able to use them against important enemy targets, Bild reported.

In February 2024, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Ukrainian Ministry of Industry and Trade and Helsing.

 

 

#86242

France, UK Approve Ukraine’s Use of SCALP/Storm Shadow Missiles for Strikes on Russian Soil

The governments of France and the United Kingdom, following the United States, have granted Ukraine permission to conduct deep strikes into Russian territory using their SCALP/Storm Shadow cruise missiles.

Le Figaro reported on this.

Militarnyi previously reported that the President of the United States, Joe Biden, allowed Ukraine to strike Russia with American long-range missiles.

The missiles are likely to be initially employed against Russian and North Korean troops in defense of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk oblast of western Russia, according to The New York Times.

Most likely, it was the U.S. government’s decision that prompted the French and British governments to make a decision that politicians have been discussing almost since the beginning of SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Previously, French-British cruise missiles were used to hit targets in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

Reports suggest that the missiles destroyed the Rostov-on-Don submarine, the landing ship Minsk, the small missile ship Askold, and the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol.

Strikes by SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles on important facilities in the Russian Federation can cause significant losses and contribute to the reduction of the capabilities of the Russian invasion forces.

On November 10, Militarnyi reported that France was preparing an additional batch of long-range SCALP missiles and Mistral missiles for air defense for Ukraine.

SCALP/Storm Shadow
The Franco-British Storm Shadow/SCALP EG is a long-range air-to-ground air-launched cruise search missile.

It is designed to overcome air defense systems and destroy important stationary targets, including bunkers. The 5.1-meter-long search missile has a flight weight of up to 1,300 kg, while the weight of its warhead is 450 kg.

The French version of the missile called SCALP EG and the British Storm Shadow are basically identical. The difference is only in the software and type of aircraft designed to carry this missile.

The stated operational range of the cruise missile is over 250 km in the export version and up to 560 km for the army of France and the UK.

 

⚠️ C-Lion1 submarine communications cable, laid along the bottom of the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany, has been cut, - Ilta-Sanomat ❗️The reasons for the incident are being investigated. Its length is almost 1200 km.

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#86244

https://www.threads.net/@wbhgnews24/post/DCfO5CGT83u?xmt=AQGzQnAlS3E9AGz1nxdlgZT27p3Cvhw35xYzqdzhb732FA

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has confirmed that Russia's missile attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure destabilized the grid to the point that power reductions were required at all 3 operating nuclear power stations.
Nuclear power plants require stable external power connections to operate. Russian attacks are inching the European continent to disaster.
I wrote about this issue.

 

https://www.threads.net/@politicoeurope/post/DChOIIAouyM?xmt=AQGzQnAlS3E9AGz1nxdlgZT27p3Cvhw35xYzqdzhb732FA

The Finnish network company Cinia said it is investigating a broken undersea internet cable connecting Finland to Germany.

 

^How many guesses do you think we'll need to find out who is responsible?

Edited by MillerEP

#86245
2 minutes ago, MillerEP said:

https://www.threads.net/@wbhgnews24/post/DCfO5CGT83u?xmt=AQGzQnAlS3E9AGz1nxdlgZT27p3Cvhw35xYzqdzhb732FA

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has confirmed that Russia's missile attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure destabilized the grid to the point that power reductions were required at all 3 operating nuclear power stations.
Nuclear power plants require stable external power connections to operate. Russian attacks are inching the European continent to disaster.
I wrote about this issue.

 

https://www.threads.net/@politicoeurope/post/DChOIIAouyM?xmt=AQGzQnAlS3E9AGz1nxdlgZT27p3Cvhw35xYzqdzhb732FA

The Finnish network company Cinia said it is investigating a broken undersea internet cable connecting Finland to Germany.

 

^How many guesses do you think we'll need to find out who is responsible?

Problem is Russia gives zero fucks if there is a meltdown in Ukraine.

#86246
21 minutes ago, MillerEP said:

 

 

https://www.threads.net/@politicoeurope/post/DChOIIAouyM?xmt=AQGzQnAlS3E9AGz1nxdlgZT27p3Cvhw35xYzqdzhb732FA

The Finnish network company Cinia said it is investigating a broken undersea internet cable connecting Finland to Germany.

 

^How many guesses do you think we'll need to find out who is responsible?

Seymour Hersh is on the case!

#86248
1 hour ago, bolverk said:

Ukraine to receive 4000 German attack drones with artificial intelligence

Ukraine’s military will receive 4,000 artificial intelligence-controlled attack drones from Germany.

The German newspaper Bild reported on this, citing its own sources, according to European Pravda.

The publication notes that the German company Helsing has received permission to supply them. It also cites the words of Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who actually confirmed these intentions.

It is noted that these are HX-2 Karma kamikaze drones, which have high autonomy in the face of jamming and can very effectively hit targets at a considerable distance through the use of artificial intelligence technology.

Starting in December, they may begin to be delivered to the Ukrainian Defense Forces in batches of several hundred units per month.

According to Bild’s sources, some prototypes are allegedly already being tested in real combat conditions in eastern Ukraine and are being improved based on the results.

It is noted that the drone’s feature was modern software that helped it navigate the terrain using many “markers” and fly to the target even in difficult weather conditions, as well as the influence of electronic warfare.

Once the drone has identified the target and the operator has confirmed it, it is then able to strike autonomously, even if communication is lost, i.e., apparently, a homing system is used at the final part of the flight.

The German publication also states that the range of this kamikaze drone is allegedly four times longer than that of typical Ukrainian counterparts.

However, it is worth noting that the article does not specify which specific drones are used for comparison. However, it is stated that they were significantly cheaper than the American Switchblade and Russian Lancet drones.

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he had been “very pleased that the delivery of these drones equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology is already underway” and that Ukraine would be able to use them against important enemy targets, Bild reported.

In February 2024, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Ukrainian Ministry of Industry and Trade and Helsing.

 

 

I hope Germany/France/UK have given up the idea that they need to save weapons for themselves in case there's a big continental war with Russia, and have realized that this IS the big continental war with Russia they've been saving them for all along.  

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#86249
14 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

I hope Germany/France/UK have given up the idea that they need to save weapons for themselves in case there's a big continental war with Russia, and have realized that this IS the big continental war with Russia they've been saving them for all along.  

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I think that's right.  It was different for France in May/June 1940, but Churchill was very wise not to throw in the rest of the RAF when France was after him to do so when it was clear that France would fall within days.  I don't think Ukraine is where France was in the summer of 1940.  

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#86250

Another one:

https://www.threads.net/@jayinkyiv/post/DCheYqbOJwi?xmt=AQGzdiLkJOaW5ZU9EO4i2h3aVFvjJm5epQ0YZJIT9KPbjw

Russia is now severing the internet cables on which the US and Europe rely for global communications, two in one day.
Probably no coincidence that Musk has the "solution" via his starlink.
Naive western folks still has no idea what's coming.

 

https://www.threads.net/@jayinkyiv/post/DCgqFoTOGt0?xmt=AQGzdiLkJOaW5ZU9EO4i2h3aVFvjJm5epQ0YZJIT9KPbjw

Bodies in the streets of Odesa right now, after Russians just sent ballistic missiles with cluster munitions warheads into busy city center mid-day.
Countless dead and wounded.

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