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. Interesting that the incoming fire against the drones seems pretty random rather than well -targetted.
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[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)
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. Interesting that the incoming fire against the drones seems pretty random rather than well -targetted.
- Aug 24, 2020
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Another day, another success for Ukraine. This time, they've hit the largest oil refinery in southern Russia, at Volgograd.
It's a good distance too.
- Aug 24, 2020
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And as its name implies, it's on the Volga, the inland waterway, linked by a canal to the Don (which flows into the Black Sea and therefore a critical supply route to the Russian war effort), providing a route across Russia to the Caspian Sea and thus a trade route to Iran at the southern end of the Caspian.
Ukraine is slowly strangling Russia's ability to trade and supply its war effort.
- Aug 24, 2020
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Where is Gerasimov?
The reason I ask is that quite a few commentators have mentioned that he hasn't been seen in public for a while.
Wasn't he rumoured to have been killed in a Ukrainian attack on Crimea a few weeks ago?
The reason I ask is that quite a few commentators have mentioned that he hasn't been seen in public for a while.
Wasn't he rumoured to have been killed in a Ukrainian attack on Crimea a few weeks ago?
Yes, that was the rumour. Ukraine said at first they we pretty sure he had been killed in that strike, then seemed to row back from it saying they were awaiting confirmation.
I can't remember that Russia commented on Gerasimov then, and I haven't noticed anything from him since.
- Aug 24, 2020
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Yes, that was my recollection. Presumably we will find out when Russia is ready to share the sad news of his demise.
BBC News - Ukraine war: No more easy deals for Russian convicts freed to fight
Ukraine war: No more easy deals for Russian convicts freed to fight
Russian prisoners released to fight in Ukraine are no longer offered a presidential pardon and face stricter conditions.
www.bbc.co.uk
- Aug 24, 2020
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Today's news: a Russian bomber pilot has been shot (not confirmed dead).
www.theguardian.com
Ukraine war live: Russian bomber pilot shot in city of Engels, Ukraine military intelligence says
GUR agency says it is working to confirm whether Oleg Sergeevich Stegachyov, ‘directly involved in missile strikes on Ukraine’, survived attack
www.theguardian.com
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Think some really violent offenders have come back and committed seriously heinous crimes.BBC News - Ukraine war: No more easy deals for Russian convicts freed to fight
Ukraine war: No more easy deals for Russian convicts freed to fight
Russian prisoners released to fight in Ukraine are no longer offered a presidential pardon and face stricter conditions.www.bbc.co.uk
According to the Guardian:
More than 800 Russian soldiers died in the conflict yesterday, according to the overnight update of the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
The figures, which have not been independently verified, put the total Russian losses from the war at 388,750 troops.
According to the report, Russia also lost 13 armoured vehicles, two tanks, 31 artillery systems and 41 vehicles and fuel tanks in Saturday’s fighting
More than 800 Russian soldiers died in the conflict yesterday, according to the overnight update of the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
The figures, which have not been independently verified, put the total Russian losses from the war at 388,750 troops.
According to the report, Russia also lost 13 armoured vehicles, two tanks, 31 artillery systems and 41 vehicles and fuel tanks in Saturday’s fighting
- Aug 24, 2020
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There's a 'difference of opinion' between Russian milbloggers and the Kremlin propagandists:
www.businessinsider.com
Russian milbloggers slam Kremlin propagandists for ignoring huge Russian losses and 'blunders' in Ukraine
They pointed to one particularly damning loss in an armored assault against Ukraine's 72nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade.
www.businessinsider.com
A nice summary of Russian naval losses to start the week
www.newsweek.com
Russia's Black Sea Fleet almost "paralyzed" after damaging losses: Ukraine
Around 15 of Moscow's vessels are currently undergoing repairs, Ukraine's navy said.
www.newsweek.com
That was interesting - nice to see there are a few honest commentators in Russia.There's a 'difference of opinion' between Russian milbloggers and the Kremlin propagandists:
Russian milbloggers slam Kremlin propagandists for ignoring huge Russian losses and 'blunders' in Ukraine
They pointed to one particularly damning loss in an armored assault against Ukraine's 72nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade.
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- Jul 5, 2017
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Losing a naval battle against a nation without a navy. Only Russia.A nice summary of Russian naval losses to start the week
Russia's Black Sea Fleet almost "paralyzed" after damaging losses: Ukraine
Around 15 of Moscow's vessels are currently undergoing repairs, Ukraine's navy said.
Haven't seen him since he puts his arms up in celebration before he'd scored at the Goldstone in the 90's.
- Aug 24, 2020
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Many years from now, when Russia is a much smaller, less belligerent country, this will be the stuff of legends, passed down the generations.
'Ukraine, the country without a navy, took on and beat the navy of a super power'.
'Russia, the once vast super power, that lost a third of its navy to Ukraine, a country without a navy'.
A sign of things to come.
Surface vessels are extremely vulnerable to drone swarms.
There needs to be a solution or at some point we'll see aircraft carriers sunk by drone.
Naval warfare is changing.
- Nov 11, 2009
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They'll all be voting for Putin 5x each.