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The Ukraine war thread

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    Renauda
    wrote 23 days ago last edited by
    #2856

    You can assured that there’s not a container or freight trailer in Russia that is not about to be thoroughly inspected. No telling how many more $450 drones the Ukrainians have ferreted away and hibernating on Russian territory.

    Elbows up!

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      jon-nyc
      wrote 23 days ago last edited by
      #2857

      I had read about what TG posted. I wonder what the source is. It’s not obviously in Ukraine’s interest to tell the Orcs how they pulled it off. It’s possible this explanation is a plant to get them to slow their logistics to a crawl for a few weeks while they open every container.

      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
      -Cormac McCarthy

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        Renauda
        wrote 23 days ago last edited by
        #2858

        Am sure there is a rationale behind disclosing the execution of the op. You may be right given that the Russians are massing troops along the Kharkiv front. Anything the impedes or interdicts the logistics of that build up, is tactically sound in order to prepare defensive operations against a massed attack along one or more salients.

        Elbows up!

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          Renauda
          wrote 23 days ago last edited by Renauda 6 Jan 2025, 19:40
          #2859

          As a local Ukrainian patriot and friend going back many years, told me this morning: “Thanks to Ukraine overnight, NORAD’s job today just got a bit easier.”

          Elbows up!

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            Wim
            wrote 23 days ago last edited by
            #2860

            According to Zelenski the operation had 117 pilots each steering one drone. The operation was organised near an FSB-centre.

            This is like peeing on a bully's leg and asking if that was warm enough 😙

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              jon-nyc
              wrote 23 days ago last edited by
              #2861

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              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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                Mik
                wrote 23 days ago last edited by
                #2862

                I suspect that smuggling things into Russia is pretty easy due to rampant corruption.

                “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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                  Mik
                  wrote 22 days ago last edited by
                  #2863

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                  “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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                    Mik
                    wrote 22 days ago last edited by
                    #2864

                    This was a sobering read this morning.

                    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-is-grinding-down-ukraine-to-victory-right-before-our-eyes/ar-AA1FVBCz

                    “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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                      Renauda
                      wrote 22 days ago last edited by Renauda 6 Feb 2025, 16:12
                      #2865

                      Latham, like others in the Realist school of thought never disappoint in their pessimistic view of geopolitics. He at least never seems fixated on laying blame for conflict on the US and West. Rather he just comes across as defeatist. That being said, his assessment of the facts on ground are compelling despite offering little in the way of how to contain the Kremlin once it reaches its stated (and as yet, only assumed and/or undisclosed) objectives in this particular war. I remain firmly unconvinced that Putin does not have far more imperial objectives on his menu than Latham believes.

                      Elbows up!

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                      • J jon-nyc
                        23 days ago

                        I had read about what TG posted. I wonder what the source is. It’s not obviously in Ukraine’s interest to tell the Orcs how they pulled it off. It’s possible this explanation is a plant to get them to slow their logistics to a crawl for a few weeks while they open every container.

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote 22 days ago last edited by
                        #2866

                        @jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:

                        It’s possible this explanation is a plant to get them to slow their logistics to a crawl for a few weeks while they open every container.

                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote 22 days ago last edited by
                          #2867

                          I agree with Reanuda that this could be a happy byproduct rather than the goal of the announcement.

                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                          -Cormac McCarthy

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote 22 days ago last edited by
                            #2868

                            My god.

                            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                            -Cormac McCarthy

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                              Mik
                              wrote 22 days ago last edited by
                              #2869

                              When did NATO attack Russia? The planes? meh.

                              “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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                                Renauda
                                wrote 22 days ago last edited by
                                #2870

                                Alex Jones’ face begs a brick.

                                Elbows up!

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                                  Renauda
                                  wrote 22 days ago last edited by
                                  #2871

                                  Russia’s terms for a puppet Ukraine:

                                  https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/02/what-is-russia-demanding-in-its-peace-memorandum-to-ukraine-a89307

                                  Not sure what purpose Witkoff serves in this other than straight man to Trump’s loon act.

                                  Elbows up!

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                                    22 days ago

                                    Alex Jones’ face begs a brick.

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote 22 days ago last edited by
                                    #2872

                                    @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                    Alex Jones’ face begs a brick.

                                    I was thinking howitzer.

                                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                                      Renauda
                                      wrote 22 days ago last edited by Renauda 6 Mar 2025, 01:04
                                      #2873

                                      Actually it’s Russian colloquialism for someone acting the arsehole idiot. Goes like this

                                      рожа его просит кирпич.

                                      Elbows up!

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                                      • R Renauda
                                        22 days ago

                                        Actually it’s Russian colloquialism for someone acting the arsehole idiot. Goes like this

                                        рожа его просит кирпич.

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                                        Wim
                                        wrote 21 days ago last edited by
                                        #2874

                                        @Renauda 'Prosit' as in 'ein Prosit der Gemūtlichkeit'? 😙

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                                          Renauda
                                          wrote 21 days ago last edited by Renauda 6 Mar 2025, 19:37
                                          #2875

                                          No it’s the third person singular form of the verb просить (procit’) meaning “to ask, request or,as in this context, beg”.

                                          Elbows up!

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