Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse

The New Coffee Room

  1. TNCR
  2. General Discussion
  3. The Ukraine war thread

The Ukraine war thread

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved General Discussion
2.8k Posts 28 Posters 285.6k Views
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • KlausK Offline
    KlausK Offline
    Klaus
    wrote on last edited by
    #2

    Any idea what kind of weapon causes an explosion like this?

    89th8 1 Reply Last reply
    • KlausK Offline
      KlausK Offline
      Klaus
      wrote on last edited by
      #3

      Damn.

      1 Reply Last reply
      • George KG Offline
        George KG Offline
        George K
        wrote on last edited by
        #4

        Phil Stewart is a reporter who seems to have good information.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

        1 Reply Last reply
        • George KG Offline
          George KG Offline
          George K
          wrote on last edited by
          #5

          Bill Roggio on urban warfare:

          Thread:

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

          1 Reply Last reply
          • KlausK Klaus

            Any idea what kind of weapon causes an explosion like this?

            89th8 Offline
            89th8 Offline
            89th
            wrote on last edited by
            #6

            @Klaus said in The Ukraine war thread:

            Any idea what kind of weapon causes an explosion like this?

            Usually when I see those types of explosions it reminds me of when a munitions depot or other explosive site is hit. So sometimes it's not the bomb, it's the target, that causes such a massive explosion.

            1 Reply Last reply
            • George KG Offline
              George KG Offline
              George K
              wrote on last edited by
              #7

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

              1 Reply Last reply
              • 89th8 Offline
                89th8 Offline
                89th
                wrote on last edited by
                #8

                To answer your question, though, I get most of my news from Reddit. It's not really news, but it is mostly raw content from on the ground.

                1 Reply Last reply
                • George KG Offline
                  George KG Offline
                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #9

                  https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1502269876999757831.html

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  • George KG Offline
                    George KG Offline
                    George K
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #10

                    The stalled convoy has dispersed:

                    Link to video

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    • jon-nycJ Offline
                      jon-nycJ Offline
                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #11

                      European defense official estimates Russian KIA at 7-9k “as of a few days ago”.

                      We lost fewer Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan over 20 years than Russia has lost in Ukrainian in 3 weeks.

                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                      George KG Catseye3C 2 Replies Last reply
                      • George KG Offline
                        George KG Offline
                        George K
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #12

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                        MikM 1 Reply Last reply
                        • RenaudaR Offline
                          RenaudaR Offline
                          Renauda
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #13

                          My default mainstream media source is the BBC

                          I also try to tap into webinars offered by major universities and think tanks. There are many and they are free.

                          Two sites I regularly check are these:

                          https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-updates

                          https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/war-in-ukraine/

                          Elbows up!

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          • bachophileB Offline
                            bachophileB Offline
                            bachophile
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #14

                            TNCR

                            I just read what all you smart people say

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            • George KG George K

                              MikM Away
                              MikM Away
                              Mik
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #15

                              @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                              This could be a very good sign if Putin is looking for someone to blame internally. I have no sympathy for them at all.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

                              LuFins DadL 1 Reply Last reply
                              • MikM Mik

                                @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                This could be a very good sign if Putin is looking for someone to blame internally. I have no sympathy for them at all.

                                LuFins DadL Offline
                                LuFins DadL Offline
                                LuFins Dad
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #16

                                @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                This could be a very good sign if Putin is looking for someone to blame internally. I have no sympathy for them at all.

                                But there were supposed to be leaks from the FSB assisting the Ukrainians. Any chance it was one of these 2?

                                The Brad

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                • RenaudaR Offline
                                  RenaudaR Offline
                                  Renauda
                                  wrote on last edited by Renauda
                                  #17

                                  Probably one of the best panel webinars on the subject in the past two weeks. Military, diplomatic and economic topics. Broadcast this am so it is fairly up to date:

                                  https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/putins-war-wont-fly/?mkt_tok=NjU5LVdaWC0wNzUAAAGDE461da9mfL9mlmPRqhCBEsQMK5n5KX71ps6wEm-ji7CT6Zpy7KWpGqcko7PzrkpRBGVd0iXNxjnehyIQ8rWcueE5wAJFTOMETdWKQqCtZA

                                  Well worth your hour of time.

                                  Elbows up!

                                  jon-nycJ 1 Reply Last reply
                                  • JollyJ Offline
                                    JollyJ Offline
                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on last edited by Jolly
                                    #18

                                    Heard the best thing on the actual fighting from a retired USAF bird colonel on the radio today.

                                    His take? We know some big things, but a lot of what is going on is obscured by lack of intelligence, abundant propaganda on both sides and no firm numbers. He has been surprised by the lack of use of precision guided munitions...We know the Russians have them, as they used them in Syria, but the Russians have used dumb bombs for the vast majority of the campaign. Why? Nobody knows.

                                    One thing he did address was the MIG-29 deal...He thought more planes would not be especially helpful for Ukraine. Reason? The Russians have perhaps the best SAM in the world for nonstealth aircraft...Without terrain, the kill zone is 50 miles. We know they are in the country and we know the have been deployed. The way the Ukranians have been able to use the aircraft they have, is by flying low, popping up and getting a few shots off and then immediately bugging out back on the deck. That mission profile is limited.

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

                                    George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                                    • JollyJ Jolly

                                      Heard the best thing on the actual fighting from a retired USAF bird colonel on the radio today.

                                      His take? We know some big things, but a lot of what is going on is obscured by lack of intelligence, abundant propaganda on both sides and no firm numbers. He has been surprised by the lack of use of precision guided munitions...We know the Russians have them, as they used them in Syria, but the Russians have used dumb bombs for the vast majority of the campaign. Why? Nobody knows.

                                      One thing he did address was the MIG-29 deal...He thought more planes would not be especially helpful for Ukraine. Reason? The Russians have perhaps the best SAM in the world for nonstealth aircraft...Without terrain, the kill zone is 50 miles. We know they are in the country and we know the have been deployed. The way the Ukranians have been able to use the aircraft they have, is by flying low, popping up and getting a few shots off and then immediately bugging out back on the deck. That mission profile is limited.

                                      George KG Offline
                                      George KG Offline
                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #19

                                      @Jolly I've read that Ukraine still has 80% of their fighters.

                                      Seems like that strategy is working.

                                      As to guided munitions, I remember reading that they are dependent upon encrypted data, and Ukraine has really screwed that up. I may be a bit off here, so bear with me...

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                        European defense official estimates Russian KIA at 7-9k “as of a few days ago”.

                                        We lost fewer Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan over 20 years than Russia has lost in Ukrainian in 3 weeks.

                                        George KG Offline
                                        George KG Offline
                                        George K
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #20

                                        @jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                        European defense official estimates Russian KIA at 7-9k “as of a few days ago”.

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                                        LuFins DadL 1 Reply Last reply
                                        • George KG George K

                                          @jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                          European defense official estimates Russian KIA at 7-9k “as of a few days ago”.

                                          LuFins DadL Offline
                                          LuFins DadL Offline
                                          LuFins Dad
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #21

                                          @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                          @jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                          European defense official estimates Russian KIA at 7-9k “as of a few days ago”.

                                          Holy crap. No wonder the Belarus army is saying "No way, Jose" to going in... At some point this has to start hitting hard on the homefront in Russia.

                                          The Brad

                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups