The Ukraine war thread

[George K]

@Axtremus said in The Ukraine war thread:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/musk-stopped-ukraine-attack-russian-fleet-starlink-rcna104019

New biography about Elon Musk claims that:

Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his Starlink satellite network over Russian-occupied Crimea last year in order to prevent a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s naval fleet.

The claim was immediately met with criticism from Kyiv.

[George K]

Last night:

And in Sevastopol:

[George K]

[George K]

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/15/7419986/

A Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessel (USV) hit a Samum-class missile carrier hovercraft on Thursday, 14 September.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda’s sources in the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU)

Details: The sources said the SSU's SeaBaby USV hit the Samum near the entry to Sevastopol Bay.

The USV hit the rear right side of the vessel, causing significant damage, which resulted in the ship losing power.

The sources stated that the Russians had to tow the Samum away for repairs "with a significant tilt at the stern and listing to starboard".

The SSU used an experimental model of USV capable of operating in a storm, using high waves for cover. The waves were 1.5-2 metres high at the time of the special operation.

[George K]

Another careless smoker:

In a clip shared online, massive plumes of grey smoke can be seen filling the sky in the Samara region of Russia.

They reportedly came from a major fire that raged through a “huge amount of equipment, including military equipment” at a bearings factory.

According to local Telegram channels, the blaze engulfed an area of 100 square meters and was triggered after oil caught fire.

[George K]

[Mik]

Some of these I wonder are just ordinary occurrences.

[George K]

@Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

Some of these I wonder are just ordinary occurrences.

Could be. How many shopping centers in a major city have burned in the US over the last year?

And the other one was a strategic site - ball bearings.

[Mik]

Sanctions are biting.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-running-out-of-pretty-much-everything-as-sanctions-bite/ar-AA1gNzAP?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a966218bbc6940539575c845ba63a754&ei=22

[George K]

@Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

Sanctions are biting.

Interesting that it's taking so long. I guess it goes to show how long it takes for this kind of stuff to trickle down.

Paper? Tires? I can understand aircraft parts and computer chips, but I would never have thought about such mundane things.

[George K]

No Russians allowed:

[George K]

That might buff right out.

[Mik]

Big hole on a sub seems like it might be problematic.

[George K]

[Mik]

Be careful what you wish for.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-russian-empire-is-crumbling-before-putin-s-eyes/ar-AA1h0YRm?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b5b057f9f8044162a9e77d76a75a524a&ei=14

[Wim]

Here you go...

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/20/putin-accepts-invitation-to-visit-china-in-october-after-meeting-chinese-foreign-minister-in-moscow.html

[George K]

[Mik]

Those Ukrainians are just SO unfair.

[George K]

A new analysis has found that mobilised Russians who have been sent to Ukraine have only survived, on average, for 4.5 months before being killed. One in five of the mobilised has not survived longer than eight weeks.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1704892340744212739.html

[Renauda]

This tempest in a teapot is not going to accomplish anything good for either party. I hope it gets sorted out as quickly as possible. In the meantime I am certain the Kremlin is rubbing its bloody hands in anticipatory glee.

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/21/poland-stop-ukraine-weapons-supply-grain-exports-dispute