The Ukraine war thread
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wrote on 18 Jul 2023, 00:29 last edited by
Still, Russia has seemed unwilling to commit their air resources from the very beginning.
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wrote on 18 Jul 2023, 11:51 last edited by
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wrote on 18 Jul 2023, 16:56 last edited by
"Putin has been invited to a BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month but is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant -- a provision that Pretoria as an ICC member would be expected to implement were he to attend.
South Africa's diplomatic dilemma is playing out in court, where the leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is trying to force the government's hand and ensure the Kremlin leader is held and handed over to the ICC if he steps foot in the country."
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wrote on 18 Jul 2023, 20:33 last edited by
A counter-offensive would not surprise me, especially after the Ukrainians have been on the offensive (which requires more equipment, munitions and tends to generate higher casualties). Maybe the Russians think they have worn the Ukrainians down sufficiently to make considerable gains.
The Ukrainians desperately need more and better air assets, tanks and tank killers, artillery and probably munitions of all kinds.
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wrote on 19 Jul 2023, 12:39 last edited by
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wrote on 23 Jul 2023, 16:52 last edited by
I think VDH's column on the Russian way of waging war, is spot on. They are letting the Ukrainians wear themselves down in offensive maneuvers. The Russians are now trying to win a war of attrition.
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wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 01:36 last edited by
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wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 11:39 last edited by
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Under amendments to legislation titled "on military duty and military service," citizens with the ranks that include "soldiers, sailors and sergeants" could be mobilized until the age of 40, 50, or 55 depending on the category.
A higher age limit has also been introduced for those in Russia's mobilized reserve who signed up for occasional military training and a stipend when their compulsory military service ends, according to Reuters.
The age for men with the highest ranks in the reserves can be called up "remains" at 70. For other senior ranks it has risen to up to 65, while for junior officers, it is now up until the age of 60. Meanwhile, general reservists can be brought back into service until the age of 55, 10 years older than previously.
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wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 11:58 last edited by
Maybe attrition is not such a good strategy after all.
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wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 12:20 last edited by George K
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wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 12:56 last edited by
It may well be internal terrorism.
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wrote on 25 Jul 2023, 15:22 last edited by
Just 200m from Nato-territory
Just waiting for some kind of 'accident'...
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wrote on 27 Jul 2023, 17:56 last edited by Mik
Good piece on the Russian pullout of the grain deal and bombarding Odessa.
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wrote on 30 Jul 2023, 00:19 last edited by
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wrote on 1 Aug 2023, 13:58 last edited by
About 15 miles from the center of Moscow.
MOSCOW, August 1 - RIA Novosti. In Lyubertsy, three hangars caught fire on the territory of the construction base, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
Earlier, the regional head office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported a fire at a construction base in Kotelnichesky passage.
"Three hangars are on fire. The area is being specified," the source said.