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    George K
    wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 11:39 last edited by
    #1820

    Sign up, oldster!

    https://www.newsweek.com/putin-raises-elderly-army-serviceman-70-deemed-eligible-russia-ukraine-1814670

    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.

    "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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      Mik
      wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 11:58 last edited by
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      Maybe attrition is not such a good strategy after 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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        George K
        wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 12:20 last edited by George K
        #1822

        More in Moscow:

        "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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          Mik
          wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 12:56 last edited by
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          It may well be internal terrorism.

          “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 on 25 Jul 2023, 15:12 last edited by
            #1824

            https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/wagner-s-polish-gamble-may-drag-the-west-into-war-with-russia/ar-AA1eioXs?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=33b44430a2e2434a8a1c21ec6adc4113&ei=12

            “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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              Wim
              wrote on 25 Jul 2023, 15:22 last edited by
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              Just 200m from Nato-territory

              https://kyivindependent.com/romania-russian-attacks-on-ukraines-danube-ports/#:~:text=Romanian President Klaus Iohannis condemned,to Romania%2C" Iohannis said.

              Just waiting for some kind of 'accident'...

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                Mik
                wrote on 27 Jul 2023, 17:56 last edited by Mik
                #1826

                Good piece on the Russian pullout of the grain deal and bombarding Odessa.

                https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-is-about-to-declare-war-on-the-whole-world/ar-AA1eqFE1?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=fbf3b5f104e849bca8b86109a4526105&ei=13

                “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 K
                  wrote on 30 Jul 2023, 00:19 last edited by
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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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                    George K
                    wrote on 30 Jul 2023, 01:51 last edited by
                    #1828

                    Moscow - now:

                    "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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                      Wim
                      wrote on 31 Jul 2023, 13:27 last edited by
                      #1829

                      More rockets...

                      https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-uses-north-korean-rockets-blast-russian-forces-ft-2023-07-29/

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                        George K
                        wrote on 1 Aug 2023, 02:00 last edited by
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                        Different day, same building.

                        "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 K
                          wrote on 1 Aug 2023, 13:58 last edited by
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                          About 15 miles from the center of Moscow.

                          https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20230801/pozhar-1887581877.html?utm_source=button_read_on_ria&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

                          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.

                          "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 K
                            wrote on 4 Aug 2023, 11:20 last edited by George K 8 Apr 2023, 11:36
                            #1832

                            Russian warship damaged in Ukrainian attack

                            A Russian warship was seriously damaged in an overnight Ukrainian naval drone attack on Russia's Black Sea navy base at Novorossiysk, two sources said on Friday, after Russia said it had fended off the attack.

                            The civilian port, which handles 2% of the world's oil supply and also exports grain, temporarily halted all ship movement before resuming normal operations, according to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium which operates an oil terminal there.

                            Russia's Defence Ministry said in a short statement that the Ukrainian attack by two sea drones had been repelled in the waters outside the base and that the drones had been destroyed. It made no mention of any damage.

                            A Ukrainian intelligence source said the Olenegorsky Gornyak, a Russian Navy landing ship, had suffered a serious breach and could not conduct combat missions following a joint operation by the Ukrainian Navy and SBU intelligence service.

                            There was a crew of around 100 Russian servicemen on the vessel when it was attacked by a sea drone carrying 450 kilograms of TNT, the source said, without giving any information on any casualties.

                            Separately, a source with knowledge of the port's operations said a large Russian naval vessel had to be towed ashore because it could not move under its own power after being damaged.

                            The source, who did not name the vessel, said oil and grain loadings were still taking place at the port, which resumed normal operations hours after the attack.

                            The ship:

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                            Here's what it looks like now, apparently being towed away.

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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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                              Mik
                              wrote on 4 Aug 2023, 11:51 last edited by
                              #1833

                              Listing a bit there.

                              “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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                                4 Aug 2023, 11:51

                                Listing a bit there.

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                                George K
                                wrote on 4 Aug 2023, 11:56 last edited by
                                #1834

                                @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                Listing a bit there.

                                Indeed. She's out of commission. The question is for how long? If I had to guess months, if not years.

                                "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 K
                                  wrote on 4 Aug 2023, 21:27 last edited by
                                  #1835

                                  Another hit on the Kerch bridge?

                                  "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 K
                                    wrote on 4 Aug 2023, 23:42 last edited by
                                    #1836

                                    "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 K
                                      wrote on 5 Aug 2023, 12:45 last edited by
                                      #1837

                                      Supposedly, this ship is supplying fuel to Russian troops in Syria.

                                      "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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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 5 Aug 2023, 12:51 last edited by
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                                        The insurance factor looms large here. Oil is keeping Russia's war effort afloat. If they can't move the oil....

                                        “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 K
                                          wrote on 5 Aug 2023, 12:56 last edited by
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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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