Russia on brink of ... NOPE! Russia INVADES Ukraine!

[RnR_au]

An article on a Marshall plan for Ukraine;

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/21/we-don-t-want-to-produce-the-next-oligarchs

 

[K1052]

Sweden will provide Ukraine with 6.5 billion Euros of military aid over the next three years.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1793197822528852206

 

[kage69]

Archers and Gripens and Leopard 2s, oh my.


Way to go Sweden!

 

[K1052]

Archers and Gripens and Leopard 2s, oh my.


Way to go Sweden!

Think I'd want more CV90s (ideally with Stugna/TOW launchers) before Leos at this point.

 

[kage69]

Think I'd want more CV90s (ideally with Stugna/TOW launchers) before Leos at this point.

I presume those will be included as well, but I know ten Leopard 2s are heading over.

Rapid fire 40mm salvos definitely need to be a part of orc life. Saw some clips recently of CV90s laying it down. Sucks to be Yuri.

Sweden's been doing mass production of 40mm since what, the 30s? I hope that translates into AFU getting all they want.

 

[K1052]

Biden should do more listening to Blinken and less to Sullivan here.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1793448311954813048

 

[K1052]

Another S-400 system deleted by ATACMS.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1793630311516975148

 

[kage69]

Putin's high level RuMOD purge continues.

Gerasimov's deputy Lt. Gen. Vadim Shamarin just got arrested for bribery. To be 'held in custody for two months'...

Good luck to your teeth and toenails man, no Shoigu shuffle for you. Shoulda gone fishing with those guys.

 

[Roger Wilco]

Ukraine is now using ATACMS regularly and they seem to be getting very good results.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1793731122976661698

 

[gorobei]

gazprom reports 6.8B loss for 2023, first since 1999

Gazprom’s Declining Fortunes Spell Trouble for Moscow

The gas giant’s record loss should worry the Kremlin on several fronts.

foreignpolicy.com

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-gazprom-swings-into-69-billion-net-loss-2023-2024-05-02/

putler has been squeezing gazprom to fund the war, will likely have to use the national bank to prop up the company which will have knock on effects on the economy. should cut into the piggybank they built up prior to the war.

 

[kage69]

Seems adequate numbers of artillery shells and ATACMS are having the desired effect. Russians are really getting chewed up. Vovchansk and others are total shootin galleries. AFU fighting fiercy, as they do.

Watched a selfie video from a Chinese merc earlier this morning. He described a lack of equipment and language barriers playing huge roles in things getting shitty. Mentioned how AFU owns the battlefield with drone intel, that they are more common than birds. Nothing moves far before it is hit. Also a new Polish mortar is apparently giving these guys nightmares, one of those suppressor designs where it's almost impossible to hear firing from not far away.

I remember him saying most of their fighters get thrown into an assault and live for about 8-10hours.

 

[K1052]

Wanna watch a half billion dollar S-400 battery desperately tying to intercept incoming 30 year old missiles and fail spectacularly to do so?

Of course you do.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1793942422138806460

 

[K1052]

Weird what happens when Ukraine is supplied with improved firepower that results the near daily deletion of very expensive Russian systems and assets.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794017332555055136

 

[Dave_5k]

Wanna watch a half billion dollar S-400 battery desperately tying to intercept incoming 30 year old missiles and fail spectacularly to do so?

Of course you do.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1793942422138806460

Sadly, they missed one of the vehicles based on the after-images - looked like one of the launchers escaped. Still a good show for what was probably a single ATACMS cluster missile that was sitting in storage in the US waiting for funds to be decommissioned.

 

[K1052]

Apparently the US has been supplying Ukraine with SDBs.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794036224207802807

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Is this what you're talking about?

Crimea ATACMS Strike Hits Space Radar Station: Report​

At least six U.S.-supplied ATACMS ballistic missiles hit a communications center used by the Russian army in Crimea on Thursday evening, according to reports.

 

[Young Grasshopper]

Weird what happens when Ukraine is supplied with improved firepower that results the near daily deletion of very expensive Russian systems and assets.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794017332555055136

What they’re really saying is: ‘Hey we plan on launching a major offensive this summer, but we don’t have to if we can get to negotiating table. BTW, our ally China will stir shit up in Taiwan to keep the US busy if they even think about further escalation in Ukraine.

That’s how I see it anyway.

 

[fskimospy]

What they’re really saying is: ‘Hey we plan on launching a major offensive this summer, but we don’t have to if we can get to negotiating table. BTW, our ally China will stir shit up in Taiwan to keep the US busy if they even think about further escalation in Ukraine.

That’s how I see it anyway.

lol - the cope is strong.

When asked a few months back about negotiations Putin said 'they are out of ammunition, why would we negotiate?' The most likely answer is that Russia is struggling to maintain an offensive with their exhausted potential and Putin would be happy to keep what he has.

Putin says it’s not time to negotiate peace with Ukraine ‘just because they are running out of ammunition’ - Washington Examiner

Daily on Defense: The Putin interview, Trump in court seeking end to documents case, Red Sea update, Gaza airdrops continue

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Oh and remember any escalation is due to Russia illegally invading their neighbor. If they want to de-escalate they can do so at any time by returning to their own country. And finally by 'ally' China you mean 'boss' China, right? Russia is being reduced to a Chinese client state in real time.

 

[K1052]

What they’re really saying is: ‘Hey we plan on launching a major offensive this summer, but we don’t have to if we can get to negotiating table. BTW, our ally China will stir shit up in Taiwan to keep the US busy if they even think about further escalation in Ukraine.

That’s how I see it anyway.

A conflict over Taiwan will involve virtually none of the same weapons systems or munitions that are in demand in Ukraine where the US isn't actually fighting anyway.

By all accounts the current effort has basically exhausted Russian industry's capacity to refurbish artillery and armor and the depots are getting thin. Not to mention billions worth of hard to replace stuff is getting snuffed by ATACMS on the regular. He'd like a break to regenerate and hope that Trump makes it to office.

 

[brycejones]

That’s how I see it anyway.

Yeah, but you're a lying sack of cowardly dog shit. So it doesn't matter.

 

[fskimospy]

Yeah, but you're a lying sack of cowardly dog shit. So it doesn't matter.

Putin is just trying to be nice by calling for an end to the war. He was just about to unleash his Secret Actually Good Army and he doesn't want to win so hard.

 

[K1052]

When asked a few months back about negotiations Putin said 'they are out of ammunition, why would we negotiate?' The most likely answer is that Russia is struggling to maintain an offensive with their exhausted potential and Putin would be happy to keep what he has.

There is reportedly some growing awareness in Putin and his circle that as vets cycle back to Russia they have huge emotional, psychological issues that the state is unable/unwilling to address that's increasingly sowing chaos in Russian society at large. With most of the Rosgvardia deployed to Ukraine to terrorize them the police state is finding itself somewhat short on police which is an increasing concern. I suspect this is one of the reasons the FSB is cleaning house at the top of MOD and essentially taking it over, to prevent any trouble from that area.

 

[cytg111]

What they’re really saying is: ‘Hey we plan on launching a major offensive this summer, but we don’t have to if we can get to negotiating table. BTW, our ally China will stir shit up in Taiwan to keep the US busy if they even think about further escalation in Ukraine.

That’s how I see it anyway.

Yes this is how you see it.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Meanwhile, non-aggressive Silly Putty is not-mucking about in the Baltic Sea and not-threatening Poland and other countries.

 

[Ajay]

Meanwhile, non-aggressive Silly Putty is not-mucking about in the Baltic Sea and not-threatening Poland and other countries.

I know, right? Way to further unify Europe and cause them to further aid Ukraine and build up their own military capabilities. He's a genius in his own mind.