[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)

[peterward]

Booooom

 

[fly high]

Not sure if BS. But usually reliable accounts posted a minute ago.

I was wondering if this would be the next target. Be massive if Ukraine can take it out, Putin will have steam coming out of his ears. More pressure on the military.

 

[peterward]

 

[bhafc99]

What we haven't covered - or speculated on - is the internal investigation into what went wrong in Russia.

Will it be the military who are found guilty? Will it be the FSB? They both will be keen to deflect responsibility and blame each other.
Oh, and where is Putin? He has been very quiet. Absent in fact.

Here is Jason Jay Smart...

Tough choices facing many senior figures in both organizations. Do you step onto your balcony for a bit of fresh air, or brew yourself a cup of this new slightly-metallic tasting tea...?

 

[Triggaaar]

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5 suits

 

[raymondo]

Not sure if BS. But usually reliable accounts posted a minute ago.

I have no idea what of the attached is valid!

 

[raymondo]

I have no idea what of the attached is valid!

If true.... Ukraine had access to the bridge CCTV to record their own detonation

 

[raymondo]

The bridge seems VERY solidly built - will take a number of hits to put it out of action.

 

[peterward]

The bridge seems VERY solidly built - will take a number of hits to put it out of action.

No engineer, but Shirley weakening the base structure will limit bridge weight capacity more than bits of missing road surface (which can be fixed more easily).

I have a sneaky feeling this operation isn't over yet?

Loosen up the base before missiles?

 

[Eric the meek]

Explosions in Feodosia and Belbek airbase. Could be linked to the Kerch bridge attack?

Edit: air defence activity at the airbase - not explosions.

 

[A1X]

 

[rogersix]

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i do wonder what trump makes of these two strikes

 

[Flounce]

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Trump is such a mug!

 

[vegster]

No engineer, but Shirley weakening the base structure will limit bridge weight capacity more than bits of missing road surface (which can be fixed more easily).

I have a sneaky feeling this operation isn't over yet?

Loosen up the base before missiles?

It certainly won't help the insurance premiums ! The last few days operations have been brilliant on many levels, the financial cost to Russia is huge and the cost of having to defend far flung airbases and installations in manpower, time and equipment will weaken Russia's ability to press its current ground attacks in Ukraine. It now seems like Ukraine can strike where it likes and that Russia has NO intelligence assets in place in Ukraine to detect these operations..... marvellous news !

 

[Eric the meek]

I know a couple of blokes who will show this to their wives to earn extra brownie points !

 

[Eric the meek]

No engineer, but Shirley weakening the base structure will limit bridge weight capacity more than bits of missing road surface (which can be fixed more easily).

I have a sneaky feeling this operation isn't over yet?

Loosen up the base before missiles?

You're not wrong.

Here's Prof. Gerdes with an update from earlier today - there would seem to have been a second wave attack on the bridge:

 

[Eric the meek]

This is a good start. But is one scapegoat ever enough?

I don't want to get ahead of events, but I'm reminded of Jonathan Fink, who recently speculated, after several arrests but before Russia lost 30% of its fleet of strategic bombers, that this might actually be the beginning of a Stalin style purge.

 

[raymondo]

This is a good start. But is one scapegoat ever enough?

I don't want to get ahead of events, but I'm reminded of Jonathan Fink, who recently speculated, after several arrests but before Russia lost 30% of its fleet of strategic bombers, that this might actually be the beginning of a Stalin style purge.

Wow that was quick...and I thought it would be the expert on airfield defense, General Balcon-ovsky.

 

[raymondo]

Diagram of the bridge structure here, for you nerds

 

[Eric the meek]

'Good luck Mr Putin'.

There is lots of interesting detail in this discussion beween Jason Jay Smart and Chuck Pfarrer.