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#88751
14 hours ago, Hook1997 said:

Russia has a huge supply of manpower to force to the front.  

I wouldn’t count on Putin running out of gas he will continue to throw everything they have at it and their economy isn’t as close to collapsing as we would all like it to be. 

Counterpoint: Russia is out of armor, their logistics are as bad as ever, the men they push to the front are still untrained and moving from tree line to tree line on scooters, and they still can’t conduct night operations. F16s are now being used offensively near the front, Russia just lost a 264,000 ton ammunition depot near Moscow, Ukraine has started using a longer range USV with torpedoes and SAMs increasing their dominance of the Black Sea, Saudi is about to produce more oil further driving down prices. If we’d just sell Ukraine the patriot batteries they want to buy, Russia would have basically no success to point to. 

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#88752
17 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

"Brisketexan stopping at merely marrying and occasionally pleasing his wife before he seduced Sela Ward, Hayley Atwell, Elizabeth Hurley, and Susanna Hoffs is a pretty big concession by Brisketexan."

You certainly have a type.

#88756
3 hours ago, Born to Run said:

You certainly have a type.

A type that he shares with me, but fortunately the restraining orders taken out against us don't overlap or something.

#88757
7 hours ago, Parliament said:

You wonder how good the Kremlin’s air defenses REALLY are…

7 hours ago, Captainant said:

Considering how Ukraine is getting drones in pretty easily... I'm guessing not great. 

Hell, there's a legendary Cold War story of a West German student that flew his single engine plane straight into the Kremlin and landed on Red Square. Their organizational efficiency is so dog shit they're a nationalized swiss cheese failure model

The Kremlin's air defenses are probably really good at this piont....at the expense of the rest of Russia, which is why Ukraine is lighting up plenty of places deep into Russia.

It's when they get the drone thing down in regard to flying under the radar (literally), or when they can overwhelm the air defenses, that it gets interesting.

#88758
1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

It's when they get the drone thing down in regard to flying under the radar (literally), or when they can overwhelm the air defenses, that it gets interesting.

I watched a recent bit of journalism from one of the drone shops in Lviv that's churning out thousands of kamikaze FPV drones every month - they've got new tech running on the drones that allows a pilot to "mark" a target or the thing they're trying to hit so the drone will keep tracking even if EW severs the link to the pilot.

 

Along those lines it doesn't seem like a stretch to program some visual/intertial guidance for a swarm of drones to fly in at 100 AGL. Lord knows the topography data is available and definitely fits onto an SD card

#88759

Gee, ya think?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/world/europe/trump-pope-francis-funeral.html?smid=url-share

President Trump met privately with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Saturday in Vatican City, the first time the two leaders have met since their televised argument in late February in the Oval Office exacerbated the deep breach between the two countries.

The meeting took place in St. Peter’s Basilica, the two men perched on metal chairs, deep in conversation for several minutes as they waited for the funeral for Pope Francis to begin. A White House spokesman, Stephen Cheung, called it a “very productive discussion,” but gave no details.

It came at a critical moment. The United States has presented Ukraine with a plan for a cease-fire in its war with Russia, leading to a postwar plan that would give Russia de facto control over all of the lands it has illegally seized since the invasion began three years ago. The proposal also includes a major reversal of American policy: a formal recognition by the United States that Crimea, seized by Moscow in 2014, is now Russian territory.

Mr. Zelensky said this past week that Ukraine would never make that concession, noting that it would violate Ukraine’s Constitution; most of the other nations in Europe would almost agree with Mr. Zelensky’s view. But the Ukrainian leader has a counterproposal of his own, Ukrainian officials said, one that would end the conflict on far less generous terms for Russia, and would include billions of dollars in reparations for Ukraine, paid by Russia.

The White House did not respond to queries about the specifics of the meeting in Vatican City. But it was a remarkable scene: an impromptu meeting between two men who have made no secret of their deep dislike and distrust for each other. In the minutes after they last saw each other, Mr. Zelensky was essentially evicted from the White House, a lunch for the two men left uneaten and an economic accord allowing the United States to help exploit much of Ukraine’s minerals left unsigned.

President Trump, left, sits in a red and gold chair across from President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, also sitting in a red and gold chair.

The meeting at the Vatican came just as Mr. Trump was trying to push Mr. Zelensky and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia into direct talks. “They are very close to a deal,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social late Friday, after landing in Rome. “The two sides should now meet, at very high levels, to ‘finish it off.’”

His enthusiasm may be premature. The proposal turned out by the Trump administration and Mr. Zelensky’s alternative showed a huge gap even on the question of what the Russians should be offered. And neither of the proposals meet several of Mr. Putin’s demands, including that the size of Ukraine’s military be sharply limited.

Mr. Zelensky posted a positive-sounding description of the meeting on X that made clear that he had learned one lesson from his Oval Office encounter: Always show gratitude, even if he and Mr. Trump differ significantly on the terms for ending the war.

“Good meeting,” he wrote, saying that among the points covered were “full and unconditional ceasefire,” and a “reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out.” The last was particularly important: Mr. Trump’s proposal has only vague security guarantees for Ukraine. The Ukrainian proposal is far more specific, calling for a European peacekeeping force with the U.S. providing backup.

“Very symbolic meeting that has potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results,” he wrote, careful to use the word “potential.” He ended with: “Thank you @POTUS.”

Since his inauguration, Mr. Trump has made clear that he wanted his first trip overseas in this term to be to the Middle East, starting with Saudi Arabia, the site of his initial visit during his first term in office. But on Saturday morning, he was in Europe, making his way to Vatican City to pay his respects at the pontiff’s funeral.

As the ceremonies began, Mr. Trump was surrounded by European leaders he has been denouncing as freeloaders unwilling to pay their share of the continent’s defense, and leaders of the European Union, which he said was “formed in order to screw the United States.”

On his way to Italy on Friday, Mr. Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he was attending the funeral “out of respect” for Francis, noting, “I won the Catholic vote.”

The seating plan released by the Vatican had guests seated in their group in alphabetical order based on their country’s name in French. That put Mr. Trump in the front row between the leaders of Finland and Estonia — two countries deeply worried about Russia’s “shadow war” against their countries — and just down from President Emmanuel Macron of France. Mr. Trump, Mr. Macron and Mr. Zelensky all chatted briefly before the services began.

Mr. Trump’s every handshake and conversation at the funeral was watched for meaning. He briefly greeted Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, who was sitting a few chairs down from Mr. Trump. White House reporters traveling with the president, but kept at a considerable distance, reported that the two appeared to chat, funereal protocols aside. In the past three months, Ms. von der Leyen was conspicuously absent from the leaders visiting the White House.

#88761
9 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Did Trump add anything to the Vatican’s collection plate?

Or has he announced his plan to annex the place yet?

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#88763

https://www.threads.com/@_nickmelnick/post/DI6fPkWoWxJ?xmt=AQGz1bPMpCWHLqN5-5JnIyqnPT4dqhQ0LFND5qVCh7IX8Q

The Russians sent a captured American M113 APC, taken from the Ukrainian army, 9,000 kilometers to Komsomolsk-on-Amur to display it at an exhibition and showcase their fake "greatness."
🤯While a four-year-old boy was examining the vehicle, the rear hatch of the APC fell off and killed the child. His body was simply covered with a plastic lid.
The quintessence of modern Russia.

 

https://www.threads.com/@kyivindependent_official/post/DI6RhH_IWRa?xmt=AQGz1bPMpCWHLqN5-5JnIyqnPT4dqhQ0LFND5qVCh7IX8Q

️ Interpol investigates Russian company for human trafficking over African workers in Tatarstan drone factory.
Interpol in Botswana began investigating Alabuga Start, billed in Africa as a work-study program in Russia for "ambitious young women" but linked to the production of military drones, for possible involvement with human trafficking, Bloomberg reported on April 25.

#88764
On 4/25/2025 at 7:40 AM, Captainant said:

Considering how Ukraine is getting drones in pretty easily... I'm guessing not great.

So, like aggy secondary?

#88765
23 hours ago, Parliament said:

No idea if it sticks, but it's a good sign:
 

 

Not often we get to see Satan sitting in the Vatican.  Wonder if there is some sort of deity that might get pissed off enough to vaporize him on the spot?

#88766

Putin with a big concession in not taking all of Ukraine.

-2013

 

he just wants a warm water port!  Can’t you give the boy a warm water port?

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#88767

I seem to remember that trying to keep Russia's mitts off a warmwater port was a big reason we got involved in Vietnam.

#88771
40 minutes ago, Ghost of NMAS said:

Does Russia have any ships left to use a warm water port ?

I’m pretty sure they have subs in the Mediterranean 

*edit* allegedly they’ve had to withdraw after the fall of their tartus base

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Konstontin says that Russia ‘s second largest bank was billions of dollars in debt absent the central bank propping it up, but in typical Russian fashion hiding that the central bank was propping it up. 

He states that this could be the 2025 beginning of the end of the Russian economic system if the non-favored small banks aren’t bailed out by the central bank in a similar fashion.  Russia being Russia, the central bank owns most of this large private banks preferred stock.  You can infer that the central bank would not bail out the hundreds of small banks because the only people who will get fucked will be Russian citizens, which is not a big concern of the state.

Something to keep an eye on anyway.

There was a comment that caught my eye. At the same time - Russia did not transfer 3.5 million euros to Latvia for pensions of Russian citizens for the first 3 month of 2025. Russian seniors are without money from Russia since February. See below

https://news.err.ee/1609668050/russia-leaves-4-000-russian-pensioners-in-estonia-without-their-pensions

When I tried to track that down, I ran across the above article that says the same thing is happening in Estonia. This tends to lend credence to the Latvia rumors (or the comment dude mixed up Latvia and Estonia, which is also possible)

in any event, this news could be support for the proposition that Russia is finally beginning to run out of cash. After all, if they fuck with former Russians, living in other countries that causes far less damage politically and domestically than fucking over Russian pensioners living in Russia.   I could see some bureaucrat saying “if those assholes decided not to retire in Russia instead of a  NATO country, fuck ‘em!”  We have to remember that Russia’s economy is no bigger than Italy or California.   Three years of a costly war should make them turbo fucked.  Really, the only question is when the crows will come home to roost.  2025 would be nice.

Finally, all of that information (if true) is likely known to Ukraine, and would be a very persuasive reason for Ukraine to reject all offers to end the war - at least now that they are on the precipice of Russia imploding and giving them the most favorable terms - terms that would only be possible if Putin was overthrown and there was a disgraced scapegoat in Russia to blame that on and deflect why they had to accept favorable Ukrainian terms after all the Russian losses.

TL; DR

It’s happening GIF?

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#88773
⚡️Russia training to integrate motorcycles into summer offensive in Ukraine, ISW says. Training footage indicates that Russia may be developing "a tactical doctrine for systematic offensive motorcycle usage," the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on April 26. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-training-to-integrate-motorcycles-into-summer-offensive-in-ukraine-isw-says/

 

 

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#88776
2 hours ago, B00M said:

I’m pretty sure they have subs in the Mediterranean 

They have at least one sub in the Black Sea. “Moskva”

#88779
3 hours ago, Ted Lange said:
⚡️Russia training to integrate motorcycles into summer offensive in Ukraine, ISW says. Training footage indicates that Russia may be developing "a tactical doctrine for systematic offensive motorcycle usage," the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on April 26. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-training-to-integrate-motorcycles-into-summer-offensive-in-ukraine-isw-says/

Apparently, there was a recent leak on Russian Telegram of the tactical application of motorcycles and how to avoid Ukrainian drones in the assaults.

The English translation is below:

Spoiler

“Drive faster !”

 

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#88784
21 hours ago, Ghost of NMAS said:

Does Russia have any ships left to use a warm water port ?

Jokes on us, now that All ports are warm water ports.

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#88787
4 hours ago, Parliament said:

https://kyivindependent.com/roshchyna-body-russian-captivity/

Did they pull her organs to cover up the torture, to sell them for parts or simply to eat them?

All of those 3 are unimaginable.  But…Russia.
 

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They maimed her body to show they could do it and to make it hard to show signs of torture and murder. 
 

There will be a day when many, many people in this country will be ashamed and we should not let them forget what they defended. 

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#88788

Just finished my layover in AMS. One leg down!

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And, yes, I'll be volunteering during the daytime, but I've heard that Kyiv nights can get cold and I'll need to keep warm. 😂

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#88790

GODSPEED SIR

 

We will need pics of these fine young ladies for proof that you actually went to Kyiv. None of the other pics will suffice. 

#88792
18 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

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Seems like it fits.  

And a reminder that an entire generation of men grew up watching stuff like this.  Seems the anti-Soviet indoctrination did not stick for all of us.

#88794
7 hours ago, choripan said:

Just finished my layover in AMS. One leg down!

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And, yes, I'll be volunteering during the daytime, but I've heard that Kyiv nights can get cold and I'll need to keep warm. 😂

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Lena looks flexible.

#88796
1 hour ago, Parliament said:

And a reminder that an entire generation of men grew up watching stuff like this.  Seems the anti-Soviet indoctrination did not stick for all of us.

Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out.

Leave the West behind.

#88797
6 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out.

Leave the West behind.

The boy is currently entangled with a German/Georgian girl.  On the one hand, he says they are too different, and it just won't work out, so they aren't going to see each other anymore.  On the other hand, she is a stunning Eastern European brunette, and he cannot stay away, and keeps coming back to her.

I get it dude, I get it.  That region has a lot to offer.

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#88798

Currently on the train from Krakow to Przemyśl, where I'll switch to an overnight Ukrainian sleeper train at the border.

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FWIW y'all, i don't want to spam up this thread if you're not down, so LMK if i should start a thread in food and travel or something.

Also, I have a couple days in Krakow on the way back. Heard it gets cold there, too. (BTW- Tinder vacation mode is set to Kyiv, Bumble is set to Krakow. I always do this when I have two stops on a trip. Last time it was Buenos/Lima 😂)

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#88799
54 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Need better pictures but right now I think I'm #TeamAnna.  

Dude this is a buffet. You put it all on your plate. And mix when classy and appropriate. 

Edited by Pato del Muerto
Slava Ukraina

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#88800
29 minutes ago, choripan said:

FWIW y'all, i don't want to spam up this thread if you're not down, so LMK if i should start a thread in food and travel or something.

I vote to document your trip here since it already has the traffic and, well, you're primarily there to help the war effort. Any side adventures are just gravy but also a nice reprieve from the all the bad shit.

Edit: Now, if you get lucky, and by that I mean the vicarious 'we,' then you should already know where to post that content.

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