The Ukrainian military's Operational Command "North" claims it destroyed 96 Russian tanks, 20 grad rocket launchers, and eight fuel trucks using the Turkish-made Bayrakatar drone near Sumy #Ukraine

(likely exaggerated toll but still notable claim) https://t.co/wYeoctjzbj

— Michael A. Horowitz (@michaelh992) February 28, 2022

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Dorm 15 said:

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Speaking of tactics, can drones effectively take out an armored column?

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They can, but doesn't look like Ukraine has enough of them. Everyone I've seen hit a column is a single aimed for the middle. Kind of frustrating to watch honestly.

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Moat likely a stupid question, but can the Ukes go cartel style and hook up "bombs" to normal drones? I am sure a lot will fail and be shot, but even if you can slow that column down enough to damage infrastructure down the road, I would think it would be enough.

Especially at night.

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The TB2 has a payload of 330lbs, so not much carrying capacity.

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A Hellfire missile weighs about 100 pounds.

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He asked about bombs......

📢 Statement of #ICC Prosecutor #KarimAAKhanQC on the Situation in #Ukraine: “I have decided to proceed with opening an investigation.” Read more ⤵️ https://t.co/kaeoq4oEuq

— Int'l Criminal Court (@IntlCrimCourt) February 28, 2022

Any bite to this?

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Tweet is about 2 hours and 20 minutes old. Go back about 3:15 you'll see some trouble with that camera,

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back up now

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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/28/world/ukraine-russia-war

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The Pentagon on Monday quantified for the first time how far behind it believes the Russian invasion of Ukraine is from the Kremlin's intended schedule. "We think they're a few days behind where they expected to be at this point," Pentagon spokesman John F. Kirby told reporters.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60542877

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The US Defence Department says that almost 75% of the Russian forces assembled on Ukraine's borders are now inside the country.

The main advance of troops is now positioned about 25 km from the capital Kyiv, roughly a 5 km gain since Sunday.

Soldiers have yet to capture two key cities: Kharkiv in the northeast and Mariupol in the South.
As Western officials have previously noted, troops are not making the progress they had planned due to logistical issues and fierce resistance by Ukrainian fighters.
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Demosthenes81 said:

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Dorm 15 said:

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Speaking of tactics, can drones effectively take out an armored column?

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They can, but doesn't look like Ukraine has enough of them. Everyone I've seen hit a column is a single aimed for the middle. Kind of frustrating to watch honestly.

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Moat likely a stupid question, but can the Ukes go cartel style and hook up "bombs" to normal drones? I am sure a lot will fail and be shot, but even if you can slow that column down enough to damage infrastructure down the road, I would think it would be enough.

Especially at night.

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The TB2 has a payload of 330lbs, so not much carrying capacity.

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A Hellfire missile weighs about 100 pounds.

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This is what they're using

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAM_(Smart_Micro_Munition)

How is this not already World War III?

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I have reviewed the Office's conclusions arising from the preliminary examination of the Situation in Ukraine, and have confirmed that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with opening an investigation. In particular,

I am satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to believe that both alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in Ukraine in relation to the events already assessed during the preliminary examination by the Office. Given the expansion of the conflict in recent days, it is my intention that this investigation will also encompass any new alleged crimes falling within the jurisdiction of my Office that are committed by any party to the conflict on any part of the territory of Ukraine.

I have already tasked my team to explore all evidence preservation opportunities. The next step is to proceed with the process of seeking and obtaining authorisation from the Pre-Trial Chamber of the Court to open an investigation. An alternative route set out in the Statute that could further expedite matters would be for an ICC State Party to refer the situation to my Office, which would allow us to actively and immediately proceed with the Office's independent and objective investigations.

I will also be asking for the support of all States Parties and the international community as a whole as my Office sets about its investigations. I will be calling for additional budgetary support, for voluntary contributions to support all our situations, and for the loan of gratis personnel. The importance and urgency of our mission is too serious to be held hostage to lack of means.

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Hard to tell. Might just be another grifter with his hands out.

This “news” is denied by multiple of the alleged donors.

— Julian Röpcke🇺🇦 (@JulianRoepcke) February 28, 2022

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BREAKING NEWS

Finland 🇫🇮 announces it will send more military aid to Ukraine:

— 2500 Assault rifles
— 150,000 Cartridges for the rifles
— 1500 Anti-tank weapons
— 70,000 MREs

Foreign Minister @Haavisto confirms.

— Mustafa Kazemi מוסטפא مصطفی (@CombatJourno) February 28, 2022

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Are the Germans still in with just their helmet contribution to the war effort?

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BREAKING NEWS

Finland 🇫🇮 announces it will send more military aid to Ukraine:

— 2500 Assault rifles
— 150,000 Cartridges for the rifles
— 1500 Anti-tank weapons
— 70,000 MREs

Foreign Minister @Haavisto confirms.

— Mustafa Kazemi מוסטפא مصطفی (@CombatJourno) February 28, 2022

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Are the Germans still in with just their helmet contribution to the war effort?

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Incredibly they are donating real weapons now.

Where will they base?

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Speaking of tactics, can drones effectively take out an armored column?

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They can, but doesn't look like Ukraine has enough of them. Everyone I've seen hit a column is a single aimed for the middle. Kind of frustrating to watch honestly.

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Moat likely a stupid question, but can the Ukes go cartel style and hook up "bombs" to normal drones? I am sure a lot will fail and be shot, but even if you can slow that column down enough to damage infrastructure down the road, I would think it would be enough.

Especially at night.

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The TB2 has a payload of 330lbs, so not much carrying capacity.

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A Hellfire missile weighs about 100 pounds.

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This is what they're using

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAM_(Smart_Micro_Munition)

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In the 3 videos I only observe 1 shot on target run, so maybe their using the MAM-T variant and only able to carry one per run, which is very unfortunate. Big jump in weights from the L to the T.

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Bulgaria 🇧🇬 (MiG-29) - 16
Bulgaria 🇧🇬 (Su-25) - 14
Poland 🇵🇱 (MiG-29) - 28
Slovakia 🇸🇰 (MiG-29) - 12

— Misha Komadovsky (@komadovsky) February 28, 2022

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How big is like Bulgaria's air force? 30 might've been my guess if you asked me how many total fighter aircraft they had.

Laser guided and self lase by the UAV would limit them to one weapon per run

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Bulgaria 🇧🇬 (MiG-29) - 16
Bulgaria 🇧🇬 (Su-25) - 14
Poland 🇵🇱 (MiG-29) - 28
Slovakia 🇸🇰 (MiG-29) - 12

— Misha Komadovsky (@komadovsky) February 28, 2022

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How big is like Bulgaria's air force? 30 might've been my guess if you asked me how many total fighter aircraft they had.

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Based on their wikipedia page, it looks like the Bulgarian air force is transitioning to F-16's. This may be a convenient way to offload the aging nearly obsolete Migs. There's also a strong chance that the US or rich EU countries are funding the donation on behalf of the Ukes.. but that is speculation on my part.

In any event, the military problem for the Ukrainians remains.. how do you recover / fuel / maintain / arm these airplanes under Russian-controlled skies. I believe the Mig-29 is made with sturdy gear and is a durable platform designed for austere conditions so maybe they are going to tuck them in the woods somewhere (dispersed) and run em off stretches of remote road far in the south/west .. dunno.

Shamelessly terroristic tactics.

Russian war crimes: in #Bucha and #Vasylkiv Russian saboteurs and infiltrators drive around in a civilian bus, getting civilians onboard, trying to present this as “evacuation”, but actually to try to use these civilians as a “human shield”. https://t.co/l9w2zjW8vq

— Walter Lekh🇺🇦 (@walterlekh) February 28, 2022

What kind of planes does the Ukraine Air Force use now?

Poland is buying F-35's and was planning on retiring their MiG-29's as well

From a hotel in Kiev. Different view from the inside.

https://www.brighteon.com/e8b9d706-5cbc-45f6-bfc4-395472b56081

Interesting, yeah, I just checked wikipedia for Poland and Slovakia as well. Slovakia and Bulgaria are switching to F-16's and Poland has F-16 and is buying F35s.

That's basically like the entire soviet era inventory for those countries.

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What kind of planes does the Ukraine Air Force use now?

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MiG-29's Su-27's Su-25's Su-24's

No clue what they have left now

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What kind of planes does the Ukraine Air Force use now?

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Basically exactly what is being sent to them, Migs and Sukhois.

Belarus about to jump in.

"Some units from the most capable units of the Armed Forces of Belarus have begun moving to the state border of Ukraine in the Volyn direction. '' - General Staff of the Armed Force of #Ukraine.

— Mikhail D. (@Eire_QC) February 28, 2022

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What kind of planes does the Ukraine Air Force use now?

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Basically exactly what is being sent to them, Migs and Sukhois.

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Good, no extra training involved then. Just hope they have fuel and extra pilots to fly them.

Wouldn't entry by Belarus with no stated reason be an automatic recipe for counter attack by the west?

2) The advance on Kyiv appears to be Russia's main line of effort but it's going slowly. Russian forces only advanced around 5km in 24 hours.

The US expects Russia will mass more forces around Kyiv and try to encircle the capital in coming days.

— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) February 28, 2022

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3) Nearly 75% of the ~150,000 troops Putin massed around Ukraine are now inside Ukraine.

That means Russian's numerical advantages are being brought to bear. But also means Putin has fewer reserves to call on as the fighting drags on.

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BREAKING NEWS

Finland 🇫🇮 announces it will send more military aid to Ukraine:

— 2500 Assault rifles
— 150,000 Cartridges for the rifles
— 1500 Anti-tank weapons
— 70,000 MREs

Foreign Minister @Haavisto confirms.

— Mustafa Kazemi מוסטפא مصطفی (@CombatJourno) February 28, 2022

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Are the Germans still in with just their helmet contribution to the war effort?

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Incredibly they are donating real weapons now.

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People have been clamoring for A-10s, and here's the SU-25………..not quite as good, but they are useless on the ground when there are miles of tanks lined up waiting…. No pilots?

Are none of these countries adopting the Eurofighter?

Saber rattling? Sub launch?

Russia has now issued a Notice to Airmen NOTAM for the Barents Sea off Teriberka where its Northern Naval fleet is operating. Possible weapons exercise or test 👀

— The Cavell Group (@TCG_CrisisRisks) February 28, 2022

It seems the main reason for the halting or withdrawing of some units - was to allow them to fully regroup per Ukrainian officials. Units regrouped with additional armor & artillery forces. https://t.co/3FGDDhOYUx

— Global: MilitaryInfo (@Global_Mil_Info) February 28, 2022