Quite a long article, illustrated with images so best read at the source. Essentially certain missiles are too difficult to target in flight and the only deterrent is to attack the launchers directly, hence the need for more long-distance targeting ability. Russia's tactic as well as destroying essential infrastructure to (try to) cause dissent against the UA leadership is to attempt to deplete UA air defence ordinance and force them to "negotiate".Using huge amounts of older projectiles which were due to be scrapped anyway so the wastage is not an issue to them and they can keep their dwindling stock of high precision missiles in the bank. Production within Russia is greatly reduced hence the shopping around to Iran etc.
They just can't help themselves, how can there be any prospect of normal relations with these arseholes? Sooner or later there's going to be some critical danger to the region if this carries on.
Seventy missiles fired, 51 intercepted - Ukraine Air Force
As we've been reporting, Russia has launched multiple missile strikes across Ukraine today, hitting both residential and critical infrastructure sites and causing mass power outages across the country.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, air defences managed to intercept 51 of the 70 cruise missiles fired by Russia today. Some of the explosions have been reported in the south and south-east of the country.
Two Ukrainian nuclear power plants disconnected from grid
The Interfax-Ukraine news agency has reported that Ukraine's Khmelnytskyy and South Ukrainian nuclear power plants have been disconnected from the national electricity grid following the Russian air attack.
MP Oleksiy Honcharenko said that the power units of the South Ukrainian NPP - Ukraine's second-largest, in the south-west - had an "emergency shutdown".
The mayor of the north-western town of Netishyn, near the Khmelnytskyy power plant, was quoted as saying that the units "have been halted" and there was no electricity, water or heating in the town.
The last major Russian missile attack, which occurred last week, also caused the Khmelnytskyy NPP and one power unit of the western Rivne NPP to be disconnected from the energy grid.
Just coincidence?
EU parliament website hit by cyber attack
We're hearing that the European Parliament's website was disrupted by a cyber attack shortly after it passed a resolution recognising Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism earlier today.
The man in charge of communications for the parliament, Jaume Duch, described it as a distributed denial of service attack (DDOS), which is an attempt to take a website offline by overwhelming it with internet traffic.
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2022 2:26 pm
by tabascoboy
China wants peace talks for humanitarian reasons, no mention of course of Russia needing to stop their bombardments and withdraw first. Well great. And Moldova also suffering widespread blackouts again.
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2022 6:34 pm
by tabascoboy
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:43 pm
by tabascoboy
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:34 am
by tabascoboy
Despite near constant shelling by Russia of contested areas with their seemingly never-ending supply of ordinance, it is relatively quiet due to rain and mud. Ground expected to start freezing soon which is likely lead to increased activity.
Meanwhile
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 3:24 pm
by Uncle fester
Is Kadyrov a credible successor to Putin?
Surely his support base outside Chechnya is very limited?
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 4:22 pm
by tabascoboy
Uncle fester wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 3:24 pm
Is Kadyrov a credible successor to Putin?
Surely his support base outside Chechnya is very limited?
I doubt if Kadyrov himself has that ambition, better to be a strong right arm to a true Russian like Prigozhin, who while a Putin ally can probably see the writing on the wall and is looking to the future. Even Prigozhin might prefer someone as a dependent puppet leader who could also be set up for a fall if things get even uglier. Can't imagine Russian accepting a (token) muslim as leader.
Uncle fester wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 3:24 pm
Is Kadyrov a credible successor to Putin?
Surely his support base outside Chechnya is very limited?
I doubt if Kadyrov himself has that ambition, better to be a strong right arm to a true Russian like Prigozhin, who while a Putin ally can probably see the writing on the wall and is looking to the future. Even Prigozhin might prefer someone as a dependent puppet leader who could also be set up for a fall if things get even uglier. Can't imagine Russian accepting a (token) muslim as leader.
Just guessing from some things I've read though.
The moment Putin gets to a point where he might lose in Russia, Ukraine is less important. As Timothy Snyder stated, "For all of the actors concerned, it might be bad to lose in Ukraine, but it is worse to lose in Russia."
Uncle fester wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 3:24 pm
Is Kadyrov a credible successor to Putin?
Surely his support base outside Chechnya is very limited?
I doubt if Kadyrov himself has that ambition, better to be a strong right arm to a true Russian like Prigozhin, who while a Putin ally can probably see the writing on the wall and is looking to the future. Even Prigozhin might prefer someone as a dependent puppet leader who could also be set up for a fall if things get even uglier. Can't imagine Russian accepting a (token) muslim as leader.
Just guessing from some things I've read though.
The moment Putin gets to a point where he might lose in Russia, Ukraine is less important. As Timothy Snyder stated, "For all of the actors concerned, it might be bad to lose in Ukraine, but it is worse to lose in Russia."
What's going on with the bad photoshops of putin's head/body?
Use of body doubles being covered up?
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:32 pm
by tabascoboy
There was a report/rumour that UA forces had pushed back RU in the Bakhmut area by up to 2km, but can't find any confirmation.
Just small news atm
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 6:38 pm
by tabascoboy
You see, Russia, here's the thing: Just fuck the fuck off out of Ukraine and stop launching missiles - then we can talk.
Ukraine war: Russia demands annexations recognised before talks
Russia says the West's refusal to recognise "new territories" seized from Ukraine makes peace talks harder, after President Joe Biden indicated he would be ready to meet Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said it was open to negotiations, but not on the West's demand to pull out of Ukraine.
Russia illegally annexed four Ukrainian regions at the end of September, without controlling any of them. Nine months into its invasion, it has lost more than half the land it seized.
President Biden told reporters on Thursday night that he was ready to meet the Russian leader "if in fact there is an interest in him deciding that he's looking for a way to end the war".
Standing beside him in the White House, France's Emmanuel Macron made clear the two men had agreed they would never urge the Ukrainians to make a compromise "that will not be acceptable for them".
The apparent flurry of diplomatic activity followed months with little sign of enthusiasm for talks. Russia's military has been forced into a retreat in southern Ukraine while launching widespread attacks on civilian infrastructure.
Dividing Ukrainians into four categories for killing, intimidating, or inducing to collaborate, wargames to hunt down and kill Ukrainian activists, and filtration camps to deport unruly Ukrainians into Russia, all to destroy Ukrainian sovereignty and identity and steal Ukraine’s military enterprises and nuclear power plants. A recent report by the RUSI Institute tells why Russia decided it could pull it off (spoiler: they tested the west’s reaction) and why it ultimately failed.
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:45 am
by Uncle fester
tabascoboy wrote: Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:32 am
Nothing especially new in this, but it does summarise what we have learned over the last many months
Dividing Ukrainians into four categories for killing, intimidating, or inducing to collaborate, wargames to hunt down and kill Ukrainian activists, and filtration camps to deport unruly Ukrainians into Russia, all to destroy Ukrainian sovereignty and identity and steal Ukraine’s military enterprises and nuclear power plants. A recent report by the RUSI Institute tells why Russia decided it could pull it off (spoiler: they tested the west’s reaction) and why it ultimately failed.
You're never going to get realistic war gaming when you imprison and kill the red team.
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:15 am
by Uncle fester
A week after their foreign minister dies, not suspicious at all.
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:00 pm
by Niegs
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 5:57 pm
by petej
Uncle fester wrote: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:15 am
A week after their foreign minister dies, not suspicious at all.
The Russians have managed to finally corner lukashenko?
tabascoboy wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:46 pm
Another cigarette misadventure?
I read somewhere that a Colonel was killed in the incident. Made me wonder if the conscripts killed their CO and burned down the gaff to hide the evidence.
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:31 pm
by Uncle fester
A bundle of targets in that region all got hit at the same time.
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:13 am
by laurent
Uncle fester wrote: Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:31 pm
A bundle of targets in that region all got hit at the same time.
Partisans apparently
3 high ranking pilots/airmen got shortened in the long range air base attacks
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:43 pm
by inactionman
Sneaky.
God, I'd hate to be a Russian conscript, even santa's gifts down the chimney can kill you.
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:08 pm
by geordie_6
inactionman wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:43 pm
Sneaky.
God, I'd hate to be a Russian conscript, even santa's gifts down the chimney can kill you.
Well, if anyone is going to be on the naughty list this year...
