FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS ALL FRENCH NATIONALS SHOULD LEAVE RUSSIA IMMEDIATELY
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) February 27, 2022
UK CONSIDERS BANNING RUSSIAN SHIPS FROM BRITISH PORTS - THE GUARDIAN
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) February 27, 2022
aezmvp said:Russian anti aircraft missiles are no joke. I know we are bagging on them but we would go after that with drones first amd work on counter air and anti air missions first.jabberwalkie09 said:mts6175 said:
Come on 'Mercia, I want to see som Buuurrrrtttt! doing what it was made to do!
I'd be super interested in seeing what the A10 could do right now. This the era of equipment it was designed to destroy. The issue is AA has come a long, long way.
aezmvp said:Russian anti aircraft missiles are no joke. I know we are bagging on them but we would go after that with drones first amd work on counter air and anti air missions first.jabberwalkie09 said:mts6175 said:
Come on 'Mercia, I want to see som Buuurrrrtttt! doing what it was made to do!
I'd be super interested in seeing what the A10 could do right now. This the era of equipment it was designed to destroy. The issue is AA has come a long, long way.
A Ukrainian sailor in Mallorca opened the valves & "partially sank" a €7m yacht belonging to the director of Russia's arms exporter.
— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) February 27, 2022
After he explained it was in retaliation for Russian missile strikes on Kyiv, a judge released him pending trial. https://t.co/yCYkOEY6Mw pic.twitter.com/aOgwaAxLng
- BANKERS AND BUSINESSMEN CONNECTED TO PUTIN ARE AMONG THOSE ON THE SUGGESTED LIST.
— Breaking News | FinancialJuice (@Financialjuice1) February 27, 2022
- ALISHER USMANOV, PETR AVEN, MIKHAIL FRIDMAN MAY FACE SANCTIONS.
- SANCTIONS LIST UNDER EU CONSIDERATION ISN'T FINAL YET.
❗️Media reports a powerful explosion in Cherkasy pic.twitter.com/coHUHntRnH
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 27, 2022
Something massive just exploded in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/y1uu2Qxt7c
— CaucasusWarReport (@Caucasuswar) February 27, 2022
aeroag14 said:aezmvp said:Russian anti aircraft missiles are no joke. I know we are bagging on them but we would go after that with drones first amd work on counter air and anti air missions first.jabberwalkie09 said:mts6175 said:
Come on 'Mercia, I want to see som Buuurrrrtttt! doing what it was made to do!
I'd be super interested in seeing what the A10 could do right now. This the era of equipment it was designed to destroy. The issue is AA has come a long, long way.
S-400 is among the most sophisticated, if not THE MOST sophisticated, air defense systems in the world.
BTHOtrolls said:
Hope this was the good guys blowing up some major Russian weapons, the biggest explosion I've seen since the conflict began….Something massive just exploded in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/y1uu2Qxt7c
— CaucasusWarReport (@Caucasuswar) February 27, 2022
Camera orientation does match an ammo storage facility west of town https://t.co/X53zFoE22q pic.twitter.com/e5UD2PUM6S
— John Marquee (@john_marquee) February 27, 2022
From what I've seen from before nightfall, there is a Russian MLRS parked on top of the hydro-electric damn there, firing presumably in the direction of Kherson
— Dade Murphy (@bjb4061941) February 27, 2022
Agvet12 said:
I think Russia had 5 days max before the west / Europe sends in manpower tbh. The more horrific loss of life to Uke Citiziens I think will spark a bigger response.
To your point about internet, they already cut the power, Elon musk is providing Ukraine with internet via starlink atm. They aren't going dark unless they take out the satellite
rgag12 said:Agvet12 said:
I think Russia had 5 days max before the west / Europe sends in manpower tbh. The more horrific loss of life to Uke Citiziens I think will spark a bigger response.
To your point about internet, they already cut the power, Elon musk is providing Ukraine with internet via starlink atm. They aren't going dark unless they take out the satellite
So you think the west is declaring war on Russia in 4 days? Bold, cotton
Given the demo the Russians did of their "FOAB," that was way too small.jsc8116 said:
A possible "Moab" type bomb?
Captain Positivity said:
I really hate to post this. But just looking at the whole situation, I think a lot of you guys are getting way too hopeful.
Russia has made a lot of strategic progress today.
Russia has control of the ports. This gives them another avenue for resupply and troop movements. They now control the coastline to Donetsk. They are apparently working on Odessa.
They've kept good Ukrainian troops occupied in the east. Russian troops arriving in the south will eventually move north and east to trap those forces.
They have forces massing in large numbers in multiple directions around Kyiv. There are millions of people still in Kyiv. A Grazny-type seige would be a recipe for an absolute tragedy.
They've taken losses, but Putin does not care. His goal is to conquer.
They will throw everything they have at Kyiv, with MLRS and artillery barrages. Air strikes. They may not even make huge moves on the ground for a few days. They no longer care if they destroy the city.
I think they will no longer be concerned about civilian infrastructure. I think they will cut off the internet and power. We won't get a lot of information as to what is taking place. Once they eventually wrest control, the Chechens in particular will do horrible things to the civilian population.
As much as we've criticized Russian planning and execution thus far, they've had time to adjust.
I hope the Ukrainians make it as painful on them as possible. Russia is going to have a tremendous problem controlling the population, which makes me concerned they are going to take drastic measures.
loop and stop the image especially the first 2 seconds. In the first 10th of a sec the sky, all of it, turns as bight as day light in a single flash the fireball boils up there after for about 3 seconds. That had to be a massive fuel air bomb or what they now call a massive thermobaric weapon. Looks like a single detonationagent-maroon said:
What's in Cherkasy Oblast? That was massive!
if the EU does start including fighter and armed drones in their military assistance packages and can turn the skies neutral then the Russians will have a really hard time consolidating power especially if they cant get their logistics fixed.GAC06 said:Captain Positivity said:
I really hate to post this. But just looking at the whole situation, I think a lot of you guys are getting way too hopeful.
Russia has made a lot of strategic progress today.
Russia has control of the ports. This gives them another avenue for resupply and troop movements. They now control the coastline to Donetsk. They are apparently working on Odessa.
They've kept good Ukrainian troops occupied in the east. Russian troops arriving in the south will eventually move north and east to trap those forces.
They have forces massing in large numbers in multiple directions around Kyiv. There are millions of people still in Kyiv. A Grazny-type seige would be a recipe for an absolute tragedy.
They've taken losses, but Putin does not care. His goal is to conquer.
They will throw everything they have at Kyiv, with MLRS and artillery barrages. Air strikes. They may not even make huge moves on the ground for a few days. They no longer care if they destroy the city.
I think they will no longer be concerned about civilian infrastructure. I think they will cut off the internet and power. We won't get a lot of information as to what is taking place. Once they eventually wrest control, the Chechens in particular will do horrible things to the civilian population.
As much as we've criticized Russian planning and execution thus far, they've had time to adjust.
I hope the Ukrainians make it as painful on them as possible. Russia is going to have a tremendous problem controlling the population, which makes me concerned they are going to take drastic measures.
Russians definitely have the upper hand but the ports aren't too useful except for denying them to Ukraine, especially if Turkey doesn't let them through. Also I doubt they'll pause. Every day that goes by Ukraine gathers support and condemnation of Russia grows. The Russian economy and markets will be a bloodbath tomorrow. They need to end this fast.
