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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
    wrote on last edited by
    #2038

    Russia has a huge Black Sea problem. Even if they could, Turkey won't let their navy through the straits to reenforce what they have.

    So what they have, is what they have. And what they have, is dwindling...

    “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

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    • JollyJ Jolly

      Russia has a huge Black Sea problem. Even if they could, Turkey won't let their navy through the straits to reenforce what they have.

      So what they have, is what they have. And what they have, is dwindling...

      George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #2039

      @Jolly said in The Ukraine war thread:

      Turkey won't let their navy through the straits to reenforce what they have.

      I'd forgotten about that. Yeah, that's a yuge issue.

      "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.

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      • George KG Offline
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        George K
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        #2040

        Interesting list - the Russian Navy

        1 aircraft carrier
        2 battlecruisers
        2 cruisers
        10 destroyers
        11 frigates
        80 corvettes
        11 landing ship tanks
        60 landing craft
        18 special-purpose ships
        4 patrol ships
        56 patrol boats
        45 mine countermeasures vessels
        8 special-purpose submarines
        65 active ballistic missile/cruise missile and attack submarines

        The "IVanovets"

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantul-class_corvette

        "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.

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        • JollyJ Jolly

          Russia has a huge Black Sea problem. Even if they could, Turkey won't let their navy through the straits to reenforce what they have.

          So what they have, is what they have. And what they have, is dwindling...

          George KG Offline
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          George K
          wrote on last edited by
          #2041

          @Jolly said in The Ukraine war thread:

          Russia has a huge Black Sea problem.

          "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.

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
            wrote on last edited by
            #2042

            "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.

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
              wrote on last edited by
              #2043

              "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.

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              • W Do not disturb
                W Do not disturb
                Wim
                wrote on last edited by
                #2044

                A long read (on drones and Zelenski vs his top general), but worth it. https://stefankorshak.substack.com/p/feb-3-day-710-droning-on-about-drones?utm_medium=reader2

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                • W Wim

                  A long read (on drones and Zelenski vs his top general), but worth it. https://stefankorshak.substack.com/p/feb-3-day-710-droning-on-about-drones?utm_medium=reader2

                  George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #2045

                  @Wim very interesting stuff about the importance and effectiveness of drone warfare.

                  He claims that it makes artillery partially obsolete. I’m not sure how true that is, but it’s certainly an interesting claim.

                  "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.

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                  • MikM Offline
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                    Mik
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #2046

                    It’s certainly more precise.

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

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
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                      #2047

                      Speaking of Drones...

                      Wow.

                      "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.

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                      • George KG George K

                        Speaking of Drones...

                        Wow.

                        taiwan_girlT Offline
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                        taiwan_girl
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                        #2048

                        @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                        Wow.

                        Yes, wow!!

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                        • RenaudaR Offline
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                          Renauda
                          wrote on last edited by Renauda
                          #2049

                          Battle or meat grinder for Adiivka continues. Russian losses estimated at 13:1.
                          Suspect George’s video above documents what is happening on the ground there:

                          https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/01/30/russian-troops-crawled-through-a-sewer-to-attack-avdiivka-ukrainian-drones-were-waiting-for-them/?sh=6758094f5cca

                          Elbows up!

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                          • MikM Offline
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                            Mik
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #2050

                            WWII strategy, or lack of any strategy 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

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                            • W Do not disturb
                              W Do not disturb
                              Wim
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                              #2051

                              Meanwhile this happened:
                              https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/07/major-chinese-bank-halts-all-settlements-with-russia-vedomosti-a84001

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                              • W Do not disturb
                                W Do not disturb
                                Wim
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                                #2052

                                And this is happening as well:
                                https://www.kyivpost.com/post/27740

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                                • W Wim

                                  Meanwhile this happened:
                                  https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/07/major-chinese-bank-halts-all-settlements-with-russia-vedomosti-a84001

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                                  taiwan_girl
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                                  #2053

                                  @Wim That is interesting. China is pretty much the only major trading partner for Russia now. If they lose China...........

                                  It is surprising that Chian would do this. With all of the domestic problems (including exports) they are having, I wonder the reasoning.

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                                  • George KG Offline
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                                    George K
                                    wrote on last edited by George K
                                    #2054

                                    Submarine fleet got bigger

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                                    "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.

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                                    • W Do not disturb
                                      W Do not disturb
                                      Wim
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #2055

                                      Putin wants to talk about ceasefire?
                                      https://www.kyivpost.com/post/28053

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                                      • George KG Offline
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                                        George K
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #2056

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                                        "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.

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                                        • W Wim

                                          Putin wants to talk about ceasefire?
                                          https://www.kyivpost.com/post/28053

                                          George KG Offline
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                                          George K
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #2057

                                          @Wim said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                          Putin wants to talk about ceasefire?
                                          https://www.kyivpost.com/post/28053

                                          I almost stopped reading at "Russia says," but I see that the US insists that Kyiv be part of the talks, and Putin said nyet.

                                          "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.

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