Ukraine - Russia Conflict

[Gunz]

Need artillery? This will have to do for now

 

[SpongeBob*24]

Maybe he can teach the Ukrainians how to play Dodgeball…

If you can dodge a wrench....you can dodge a Hind...

 

[Devildoc]

I think it's, for lack of better term, a missed opportunity on Putin's part.

If they'd successfully assassinated Zelensky early in the war they likely would have gotten away with it, but after the first few weeks I think that option has become untenable.

Once the war moved from initial invasion to military support rolling into Ukraine, I think Putin's space to do that without a NATO response had faded.

Agreed. I think Russia's plans never went to plan, and now they are, like, on Plan R1.5. I think kill, capture, or control was in the early plans and when could do none of that, they had to change tactics.

 

[Jaknight]

Supposedly at the start of the war a bunch of Wagner guys got rolled who's job it was to kill him. F6.

Also that he managed to survive thanks to someone in FSB leaking stuff supposedly

 

[ThunderHorse]

I'm surprised that Putin has allowed Zelensky to live this long. You know if Putin used any significant amount of assets, he'd be dead. He'd just drop a missile or ten on his grid square.

He tried the 'ol covert way about 20x apparently...GRU ain't got shit on Zelensky's PSD.

 

[RackMaster]

He tried the 'ol covert way about 20x apparently...GRU ain't got shit on Zelensky's PSD.

That's covert, they are in full scale war now. All he needs is a location and use multiple strategic assets to level the grid square.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Ukraine doing a strategic withdrawal from Sievierodonetsk. 80% of the city is kaput, so giving the rest to the Russians isn't much of a loss IMO when you're able to preserve combat power.

Live Updates: Ukraine Is Withdrawing From Sievierodonetsk

 

[RackMaster]

Interesting interview.

This guy has zero concept of persec. Between giving names of his team, showing his face and there's even interviews with his mother with a quick google search.

 

[Marauder06]

 

[ThunderHorse]

So, um, one of Russia's reasons behind targeting this shopping mall was that "it was not functioning."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1541837218599280641

And apparently Vlad doesn't like ice hockey?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1541490777779568641

 

[Marauder06]

Well this is an interesting development:

Turkey drops objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, removing major hurdle to two nations joining the alliance

 

[Devildoc]

Waiting for the other shoe to drop.

What do they want? What's in it for them? What is their play?

 

[R.Caerbannog]

Waiting for the other shoe to drop.

What do they want? What's in it for them? What is their play?

Spitballing, pretty sure there is a huge Muslim population that might be concentrated along that corridor that connect them to Russia. Turkey might be able to expand it's field of influence with a weakened Russia. ( Dagestan?)

 

[CQB]

Had to share this from Instagram. One wag wrote “Meal Team 6.”

 

[SpitfireV]

I think with Turkey it's as simple as equipment. They wanted F35s but they got...shot down and it didn't happen. I doubt they'll get those but maybe some block 60 F16s?

 

[CQB]

I think with Turkey it's as simple as equipment. They wanted F35s but they got...shot down and it didn't happen. I doubt they'll get those but maybe some block 60 F16s?

In todays national daily Turkey has accused Sweden & Finland of offering a safe haven to "Kurdish militants." It was a little vague but Turkey has "got what it wanted."

 

[Locksteady]

In todays national daily Turkey has accused Sweden & Finland of offering a safe haven to "Kurdish militants." It was a little vague but Turkey has "got what it wanted."

Part of the deal apparently involved the extradition of 30+ people Turkey identified as militants to itself as a nation.

Whatever the National Daily is saying now is what Turkey had accused Sweden and Finland of doing up until they came to the recent agreement that resulted in Turkey overturning its 'nay' bid to both Sweden and Finland joining NATO.

 

[Gunz]

Turkey always has to be the little bitch.

 

[Marauder06]

Sweden and Norway must reeeaallly want into NATO…

 

[CQB]

Paris is worth a Mass.