These kind of Flights continue to indicate a Large Deployment of U.S Military Assets that continue to pour into Europe to reinforce NATOs Eastern Front.
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 11, 2022
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txags92 said:
I am at the point where I am ready for us to start doing what the Israelis do to the Syrians. Just send in some stealth planes and let them wreck shop on everything Russian they can find. Then just deny we had any involvement whatsoever. Tell them it was Ukrainians flying choppers between the trees and firing Anti tank missiles.
If the Serbians can shoot down a stealth fighter the Russians can too. Once they open their bomb bay doors they can be seen on radar and are vulnerable. We can't risk having one shot down over Ukraine, it would be difficult explaining that.
China bought wreckage of the F-117 that was shot down and that was how they and the Russians jump started their stealth technology.
Yep. Putin will bring the "shock and awe" with full knowledge that the weapons flowing into Ukraine are difference makers that can, and likely will, if utilized, force him into more desperate measures. He is "all in" with this war, and I doubt he will survive failure.Rossticus said:German security authorities expect a "devastating #Easteroffensive" by Russia in eastern Ukraine.
— EnclaveOfficer 🇺🇦 (@OfficerEnclave) April 10, 2022
The aim is to "encircle up to 50,000 Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas region" and to celebrate this as a great success at the parade in Moscow on May 9th. https://t.co/fRsFPhWQIL
Video of Russian sappers employing a Uran-6 mine-clearing UGV in the Donbas. Notably, there has been no indication so far that Russia has used the armed Uran-9 UGV in this war. https://t.co/mQkEGxvXUB pic.twitter.com/gdQgLqr6QM
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) April 11, 2022
This is a good one.
Full thread:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1513318597489217539.html
Full thread:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1513318597489217539.html
...to do.
— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) April 11, 2022
I going to walk you all through about 37 years of US military history (1985-2022) with an emphasis on the concepts of "Contractor Logistical Support" and "Private Military Corporations" with a bit of history involving the personnel policies of Claire Chennault's
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Little bit of a stealth update to add a possible location for 70th GMRR. A report stated a BTG commander for 70th was killed in Donetsk Oblast. Combined with the location of 71st, it leads me to believe its probably in the west of the oblast, possibly south of Velyka Novosilka pic.twitter.com/rkELvSslYT
— Henry Schlottman (@HN_Schlottman) April 11, 2022
Military unit 23944 is the same unit dead Russian Wagner mercenaries get designated in Syria too pic.twitter.com/qtcIrnlfFc
— Lost Weapons (@LostWeapons) April 11, 2022
Our team has identified mass graves on satellite imagery in a forest in Ukraine’s Chernihiv, after the city had been heavily bombarded by Russian forces.https://t.co/yIbsgsZKR8
— Benjamin Strick (@BenDoBrown) April 10, 2022
What a clown show.
Ramzan Kadyrov says he received an order from #Putin to conquer first of all the regions of #Donetsk and #Luhansk and after that #Kyiv and all the other cities. Via @nexta_tv pic.twitter.com/evXQ6kJFXl
— Newsfeed Ukraine 🇺🇦 (@NewsfeedUkraine) April 11, 2022
There is a new video out of a group of about 15 Ukrainians clustered around and talking. A tank rolls up on them and one of them greets it, nonchalantly. It then turns the turret and shoots the group with it's main cannon from a distance of probably about 10m. It's graphic as hell, so I won't link it but pretty sure it pink mists most of them. Absolutely wild.
Speculation is that neither group initially recognized each other as enemy and they got extremely close to each other before one side finally figured it out first. Russians won that race.
Wanted to mention because I have been thinking about so called blue on blue attacks and the event that happened here. You have two groups that are very close to each other in culture and language and then use literally the exact same equipment in an all out war of fluid front lines and miscommunication. I know we see the colored armbands but that is hard to see with embedded infantry in woodlines. War is hell and the vast majority of us hate it, but even within that sphere of misery, there are tiers of awfulness and dying from your own side or a mistaken "friendly" has got to be one of the worst ways to go.
Speculation is that neither group initially recognized each other as enemy and they got extremely close to each other before one side finally figured it out first. Russians won that race.
Wanted to mention because I have been thinking about so called blue on blue attacks and the event that happened here. You have two groups that are very close to each other in culture and language and then use literally the exact same equipment in an all out war of fluid front lines and miscommunication. I know we see the colored armbands but that is hard to see with embedded infantry in woodlines. War is hell and the vast majority of us hate it, but even within that sphere of misery, there are tiers of awfulness and dying from your own side or a mistaken "friendly" has got to be one of the worst ways to go.
Undated photos showing Su-34s armed with Kh-35U anti-ship missiles. The missiles are seen attached to AKU-58U ejection launchers. Given the various red Ukraine-related inscriptions, these missiles are likely being used in the war (the Kh-35U can be employed against land targets). https://t.co/dXjgZMULYa
— Guy Plopsky (@GuyPlopsky) April 11, 2022
1: for VDV (Russian Airborn Forces) from the graduates of Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School of 1997"
— Sergey Vasiltsov (@mr_trupoed) April 11, 2022
2: "Good morning, Zelensky"
3: "For the Mother-Russia from VDV (Russian Airborn Forces) veterans"
4: "For [our] guys from Tambov GRU brigade (Main Intelligence Directorate)"
A long thread on Russian tank losses. I'm not sure I totally understand their math and how they get to such a low number of the 10,000 tanks Russia has that are actually usable, but based on some of the things we are seeing with ancient tanks in play, it seems to make sense.
Unroll here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1513402516628996097.html
Many, including a certain "evidence-based only" sources would argue that the Russian Federation is operating some 10,000 tanks so 467 is "but a scratch". Which is certainly not true. (2/n) pic.twitter.com/SEYHPFafJE
— Suyi控 (@partizan_oleg) April 11, 2022
In one word: Russian tanks loss in Ukraine is terrible. It is neither sustainable nor compensatable. There will soon be a shortage of modern tanks among the Russian ranks, and it will definately hinder further Russian (offensive) operations. (20/end) pic.twitter.com/6Xpd4W81LA
— Suyi控 (@partizan_oleg) April 11, 2022
Unroll here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1513402516628996097.html
Heavy, heavy shelling of Kharkiv lately if the LiveUaMap is of any indication. Also, DNR officials called for use of chemical weapons in Mariupol.
Open ground topography and firmer ground favors a broad blitzkrieg-like Russian offensive. Armor will likely be dispersed across a wide front and more difficult to defend. Encirclement is a real possibility but so are long supply lines.Quote:
EnclaveOfficer @OfficerEnclave .... German security authorities expect a "devastating #Easteroffensive" by Russia in eastern Ukraine. The aim is to "encircle up to 50,000 Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas region" and to celebrate this as a great success at the parade in Moscow on May 9th.
MeatDr said:
Taking the start of this list from BattleGrackle, I'm starting a diplomat AND EMBASSY STAFF expulsion cumulative post. I welcome corrections.
Total diplomats expelled to date as of this post: 459
Belgium - 21 (Mar 29), 19 (Apr 5)
Bulgaria - 10 (Mar 18)
Croatia - 24 (Apr 11)
Czech Republic - 1 (Mar 29)
Denmark - 15 (Apr 5)
Estonia - 3 (Mar 18), 14 (Apr 5)
Finland - 2 (Apr 8)
France - 35 (Apr 4)
Germany - 40 (Apr 4)
Greece - 12 (Apr 6)
Italy - 30 (Apr 5)
Ireland - 4 (Mar 29)
Japan - 8 (Apr 8)
Latvia - 3* (Mar 18), 13 (Apr 5)
Lithuania - 4* (Mar 18), ambassador also expelled (Apr 4)
Montenegro - 1 (Apr 4)
Netherlands - 17 (Mar 29)
North Macedonia - 5 (Mar 28)
Norway - 3 (Apr 6)
Poland - 45 (Mar 23)
Portugal - 10 (Apr 5)
Romania - 10 (Apr 5)
Slovakia - 3 (Mar 14), 35 (Mar 31)
Slovenia - 33 (Apr 5)
Spain - 25 (Apr 5)
Sweden - 3 (Apr 5)
USA - 12 (Feb 28)
* In March a joint statement from Baltic states was released that 10 diplomats were being expelled, 7 between Lithuania and Latvia
Feel free to add/edit
18 diplomats and 6 staff expelled from Croatia.
Eliminatus said:
There is a new video out of a group of about 15 Ukrainians clustered around and talking. A tank rolls up on them and one of them greets it, nonchalantly. It then turns the turret and shoots the group with it's main cannon from a distance of probably about 10m. It's graphic as hell, so I won't link it but pretty sure it pink mists most of them. Absolutely wild.
Speculation is that neither group initially recognized each other as enemy and they got extremely close to each other before one side finally figured it out first. Russians won that race.
Wanted to mention because I have been thinking about so called blue on blue attacks and the event that happened here. You have two groups that are very close to each other in culture and language and then use literally the exact same equipment in an all out war of fluid front lines and miscommunication. I know we see the colored armbands but that is hard to see with embedded infantry in woodlines. War is hell and the vast majority of us hate it, but even within that sphere of misery, there are tiers of awfulness and dying from your own side or a mistaken "friendly" has got to be one of the worst ways to go.
From the Reddit comments:
Quote:
One of my interpreters in Bosnia had a story like this. He and his patrol came out of the woods and found a deuce-and-a-half waiting to pick them up, right where they expected it to be. They rode along with a few other guys in the back for about 5 minutes before they got to talking, and realized from the accents that they had jumped into a Serbian truck. It was dark, all the uniforms were ex-yugoslav army, all the weapons were the same - there was just no way to tell before then. All their rifles were piled up in the middle on their rucksacks, so it got resolved with bayonets.
Eliminatus said:
There is a new video out of a group of about 15 Ukrainians clustered around and talking. A tank rolls up on them and one of them greets it, nonchalantly. It then turns the turret and shoots the group with it's main cannon from a distance of probably about 10m. It's graphic as hell, so I won't link it but pretty sure it pink mists most of them. Absolutely wild.
Speculation is that neither group initially recognized each other as enemy and they got extremely close to each other before one side finally figured it out first. Russians won that race.
Wanted to mention because I have been thinking about so called blue on blue attacks and the event that happened here. You have two groups that are very close to each other in culture and language and then use literally the exact same equipment in an all out war of fluid front lines and miscommunication. I know we see the colored armbands but that is hard to see with embedded infantry in woodlines. War is hell and the vast majority of us hate it, but even within that sphere of misery, there are tiers of awfulness and dying from your own side or a mistaken "friendly" has got to be one of the worst ways to go.
There's a video of the aftermath showing that they were grouped around a knocked out Russian BMP. Very strongly recommend against watching it, wish I hadn't.
Those Uke tank, aircraft, and ADS losses are staggering and catastrophic.
Waffledynamics said:
Those Uke tank, aircraft, and ADS losses are staggering and catastrophic.
Are they real?
.
Yeah BMP will redistribute infantry fairly effectively. Not pretty.RebelE Infantry said:Eliminatus said:
There is a new video out of a group of about 15 Ukrainians clustered around and talking. A tank rolls up on them and one of them greets it, nonchalantly. It then turns the turret and shoots the group with it's main cannon from a distance of probably about 10m. It's graphic as hell, so I won't link it but pretty sure it pink mists most of them. Absolutely wild.
Speculation is that neither group initially recognized each other as enemy and they got extremely close to each other before one side finally figured it out first. Russians won that race.
Wanted to mention because I have been thinking about so called blue on blue attacks and the event that happened here. You have two groups that are very close to each other in culture and language and then use literally the exact same equipment in an all out war of fluid front lines and miscommunication. I know we see the colored armbands but that is hard to see with embedded infantry in woodlines. War is hell and the vast majority of us hate it, but even within that sphere of misery, there are tiers of awfulness and dying from your own side or a mistaken "friendly" has got to be one of the worst ways to go.
There's a video of the aftermath showing that they were grouped around a knocked out Russian BMP. Very strongly recommend against watching it, wish I hadn't.
Probably not. For your purposes of armchair QBing the conflict use Oryx on Twitter and figure an extra 10% on the Russian side and 20-25% on the Ukes side. He is pretty plugged in on telegram for Ukrainian losses being reported by Russia but that's probably not as close a representation as what's coming from the Uke side. Aircraft losses will be in between observed and reported numbers. Aircraft kills are ALWAYS way off. Have been for 100+ years.3rd and 2 said:Waffledynamics said:
Those Uke tank, aircraft, and ADS losses are staggering and catastrophic.
Are they real?
As I've shared on this thread in the past, I've had family in Melitopol for the past 20 years. There are seven of them and they were living as Christian missionaries there in the city. Recently, the head of the household (my brother-in-law) was kidnapped/arrested/detained for nine days by Russian soldiers and finally released. He isn't political and was not engaged in fighting. However, they are US citizens and it became untenable to stay any longer - even though they were housing and feeding displaced people in the city.
To make a long story short, crossing Ukraine to the west to Poland was far too dangerous, so they recently departed the country through Crimea, across Russia and thankfully just arrived safely in Latvia. From there, they go to Lithuania, to Poland and then eventually back to the US.
The unfortunate reality is that they'll never return to their established life in Melitopol and literally left everything behind except their car and the clothes they could pack in the trunk. Left behind is their home, their businesses, all their possessions and their friends.
To help the seven of them get re-established, we've set up a GoFundMe. If you so feel inclined, I'm sharing the link below. They range from age 3 to 50 and have given their lives over in service to Christ. Now that they are safe in Latvia, I can share this. Thanks!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/dmitry-bodyu-and-family?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer
To make a long story short, crossing Ukraine to the west to Poland was far too dangerous, so they recently departed the country through Crimea, across Russia and thankfully just arrived safely in Latvia. From there, they go to Lithuania, to Poland and then eventually back to the US.
The unfortunate reality is that they'll never return to their established life in Melitopol and literally left everything behind except their car and the clothes they could pack in the trunk. Left behind is their home, their businesses, all their possessions and their friends.
To help the seven of them get re-established, we've set up a GoFundMe. If you so feel inclined, I'm sharing the link below. They range from age 3 to 50 and have given their lives over in service to Christ. Now that they are safe in Latvia, I can share this. Thanks!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/dmitry-bodyu-and-family?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer
BREAKING: Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt.
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) April 11, 2022
Waffledynamics said:
Those Uke tank, aircraft, and ADS losses are staggering and catastrophic.
Much of it was probably obsolescent reserve inventory that wasn't mobilized before it was put out of action or the facilities with means to do so were destroyed or occupied.
MeatDr said:BREAKING: Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt.
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) April 11, 2022
Quote:
A full foreign currency default would be Russia's first in more than a century, when Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin repudiated bonds issued by the Tsarist government.
This video shows why Eastern Europeans have been so frustrated for years with Western Europeans who just don’t understand what Russia is & how it works.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 10, 2022
Irish MEP tells a Bulgarian MEP in the European Parliament that peace can only come through diplomacy. pic.twitter.com/nQKtgBNi3R
I have a feeling the Russian aircraft that delivered that bomb didn’t make it out cleanly. Just another massive risk when utilizing unguided munitions, it puts the aircraft in MANPADS range. pic.twitter.com/DEycffK9VM
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 11, 2022
Says the lady representing the EU country furthest from Russia and separated but a body of water.
Bulgary should invade Ireland, take what they claim is theirs, talk about removing nazis, and keep at it until they ask for a diplomatic resolution that gives half the country away.
Bulgary should invade Ireland, take what they claim is theirs, talk about removing nazis, and keep at it until they ask for a diplomatic resolution that gives half the country away.
evan_aggie said:
Says the lady representing the EU country furthest from Russia and separated by a body of water.
Bulgary should invade Ireland, take what they claim is theirs, talk about removing nazis, and keep at it until they ask for a diplomatic resolution that gives half the country away.
What is that sitting next to that hag? Those are Irish reps to the eu?MeatDr said:This video shows why Eastern Europeans have been so frustrated for years with Western Europeans who just don’t understand what Russia is & how it works.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 10, 2022
Irish MEP tells a Bulgarian MEP in the European Parliament that peace can only come through diplomacy. pic.twitter.com/nQKtgBNi3R
That lady's husband must be ****ing whipped.Proc92 said:What is that sitting next to that hag? Those are Irish reps to the eu?MeatDr said:This video shows why Eastern Europeans have been so frustrated for years with Western Europeans who just don’t understand what Russia is & how it works.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 10, 2022
Irish MEP tells a Bulgarian MEP in the European Parliament that peace can only come through diplomacy. pic.twitter.com/nQKtgBNi3R
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From what I can gather of that lady. She is an ultra-left and actually was kicked out of her party for being too radical. Not sure how the EU gets reps, but she seems to be an outlier. An idiot but an outlier. As Rossicus said, I believe in the other post, russian sympathizers tend to come from the far ends of either political spectrrum.MeatDr said:This video shows why Eastern Europeans have been so frustrated for years with Western Europeans who just don’t understand what Russia is & how it works.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 10, 2022
Irish MEP tells a Bulgarian MEP in the European Parliament that peace can only come through diplomacy. pic.twitter.com/nQKtgBNi3R
aezmvp said:Yeah BMP will redistribute infantry fairly effectively. Not pretty.RebelE Infantry said:Eliminatus said:
There is a new video out of a group of about 15 Ukrainians clustered around and talking. A tank rolls up on them and one of them greets it, nonchalantly. It then turns the turret and shoots the group with it's main cannon from a distance of probably about 10m. It's graphic as hell, so I won't link it but pretty sure it pink mists most of them. Absolutely wild.
Speculation is that neither group initially recognized each other as enemy and they got extremely close to each other before one side finally figured it out first. Russians won that race.
Wanted to mention because I have been thinking about so called blue on blue attacks and the event that happened here. You have two groups that are very close to each other in culture and language and then use literally the exact same equipment in an all out war of fluid front lines and miscommunication. I know we see the colored armbands but that is hard to see with embedded infantry in woodlines. War is hell and the vast majority of us hate it, but even within that sphere of misery, there are tiers of awfulness and dying from your own side or a mistaken "friendly" has got to be one of the worst ways to go.
There's a video of the aftermath showing that they were grouped around a knocked out Russian BMP. Very strongly recommend against watching it, wish I hadn't.
Actually I'm pretty sure they got hit with a tank main gun at point blank range.
The only explanation I can come up with is they were unfathomably careless or were under the impression that the Russian tank was a capture.
So, the Irish strategy would be to submit, in a circumstance where the attacking power currently says there are no real negotiations, only terms that must be met? The Russians don't stop until they realize the prize isn't worth the cost. Negotiations wouldn't change that.
Some lives might be saved, in the short run, at the cost of long term subjugation in the long run. Let the Ukrainians decide what they value.
Some lives might be saved, in the short run, at the cost of long term subjugation in the long run. Let the Ukrainians decide what they value.
Russia has recommended that their diplomats to not leave their post or embassy even if they are declared persona non grata by the host nation that they are in. This comes when over 300 diplomats have been declared persona non grata throughout Europe over the last couple of weeks.
— spook (@spook_info) April 11, 2022
Man, she's having a major adverse reaction to the large dose of reality this conflict has injected.MeatDr said:This video shows why Eastern Europeans have been so frustrated for years with Western Europeans who just don’t understand what Russia is & how it works.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 10, 2022
Irish MEP tells a Bulgarian MEP in the European Parliament that peace can only come through diplomacy. pic.twitter.com/nQKtgBNi3R
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