Welcome back knucklehead.Rossticus said:
Hold on to your butts… and hope this proves to be inaccurate.— Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) October 3, 2022
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Welcome back knucklehead.Rossticus said:
Hold on to your butts… and hope this proves to be inaccurate.— Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) October 3, 2022
Rossticus said:
Hold on to your butts… and hope this proves to be inaccurate.— Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) October 3, 2022
it's amazing that it took the Russkies literally two months of bitter daily combat to take Severdonetsk and Lysichansk (an advance of ten miles)92AG10 said:Waffledynamics said:
Maybe it's because I'm looking at it on my phone, but isn't the first part the Kharkiv offensive from a month ago?
This is basically the area of the map with Slovyansk at the bottom left:
Ag In Ok said:
Civilian evacuation for relocated Russians? Locals can stay - but transplants on a mission from Moscow need to be herded back.
Still completely amazed that a nation with such a long border with the other struggles so much with logistics. Plenty of wide open relatively flat space to open alternate logistical flows. The space is there for Russia to do something - yet they can't so far. And it does seem as if they are about to collapse in the north. And is the use of a nuke a threat to the west or just as mich a threat to his own troops?
BlackGoldAg2011 said:Yea, I guess despite there being an overwhelming body of evidence saying this won't happen, there is a small part of me (probably the part that has been conditioned by watching Aggie football), that keeps half expecting Russia to get their act together and catch the Ukes over extended on one of these pushes and slam the door behind them.oldmanguy said:The Ukes are using small units to haul ass and get behind. It's even way more decentralized than anything we would ever do, it's bordering on chaotic. But riding the edge of effective and chaos is working because the Ukes have good communication.BlackGoldAg2011 said:
I'll add that I'm also fascinated by Russia's complete failure to adapt/respond to UA tactics. The number of times we've seen that exact same maneuver show up on the map and be successful is honestly quite astonishing. I'm no military strategist, but I would think against any competent military, there would be a limit to the number of times the same tactic can be successful.
The Russians, on the other hand, don't use the restroom without permission. They have poor/no comms and what comms they do have seem to be open for everyone to listen to. The Russians have never been good at high speed high maneuverability and they are literally getting leapfrogged to death.
Worse yet, the only way to halt this from happening over and over again would be to fall back a good bit, form some steady lines, and regroup/rearm. The russians won't do that.
Ukraine-Russia Peace:
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 3, 2022
- Redo elections of annexed regions under UN supervision. Russia leaves if that is will of the people.
- Crimea formally part of Russia, as it has been since 1783 (until Khrushchev’s mistake).
- Water supply to Crimea assured.
- Ukraine remains neutral.
🇺🇦🇹🇷 У Туреччині відбулася зустріч героїв «Азовсталі» з сім'ями. Про це повідомила перша леді України Олена Зеленська
— Асоціація родин захисників «Азовсталі» (@AzovstalFam) October 3, 2022
Деталі: https://t.co/VASpMe9UXM pic.twitter.com/8mOmBt42PY
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A meeting of the heroes of "Azovstal" with their families took place in Turkey. The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, announced this
aggiehawg said:Ukraine-Russia Peace:
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 3, 2022
- Redo elections of annexed regions under UN supervision. Russia leaves if that is will of the people.
- Crimea formally part of Russia, as it has been since 1783 (until Khrushchev’s mistake).
- Water supply to Crimea assured.
- Ukraine remains neutral.
Uhm, don't think the Ukes will respond well to that.
Which @elonmusk do you like more?
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 3, 2022
Rossticus said:
Thanks I pop in and out. Life got bonkers so my posting necessarily fell off cliff. Everyone has done a fantastic job of keeping this thread going with great info and insight.
aggiehawg said:
Ukrainian diplomat tells Musk to "F-off."
aggiehawg said:
Ukrainian diplomat tells Musk to "F-off."
LINKQuote:
The billionaire's comments ignited a torrent of criticism online, including from Andrij Melnyk, Ukraine's former Ambassador to Germany, who lashed out at Musk with expletive-laced insults about Musk's business.
"F*** off is my very diplomatic reply to you," Melnyk said in a Tweet. "The only outcome [is] that now no Ukrainian will EVER buy your f…ing tesla crap. So good luck to you [sic]."
Diplomat, not Ukrainian president.FTACof2011 said:aggiehawg said:
Ukrainian diplomat tells Musk to "F-off."
Ukrainian president, not diplomat.
The first official response was from (I believe) Ukraine's ambassador to Germany. It really did say F--k off.FTACof2011 said:aggiehawg said:
Ukrainian diplomat tells Musk to "F-off."
Ukrainian president, not diplomat.
Thanks for the clarification. Appreciate it.MouthBQ98 said:
Has will only explode and burn at the correct concentrations and pressures with oxygen present. Stoichiometry.
Eliminatus said:aggiehawg said:
Ukrainian diplomat tells Musk to "F-off."
So damn cringey.
I truly wish billionaire businessman would stop trying to be statesmen. Be one or the other.
Elon was damn near a deity in Ukraine until he spouted this ignorant take of unicorn dreams. Not a good look when the Pres of the nation you have been helping feels obligated to make a joke of you.
The Ukes have said unconditionally from practically day one that the "annexed" lands are their territory wrongfully taken through force by Russia. Since Feb. I wholeheartedly agree. Same with Crimea. How can Elon not read the room on this?
Also, wonder if this spat will change anything resource wise. Even now, there is zero doubt that Elons support for the Ukes has been key in several areas. Especially Starlink. I don't think Elon is petty enough to stop but with billionaires, who really knows?
I think these couple of posts nailed it. The Ukes are operating with these small, mobile strike teams that have decision making at a much lower tier than the Russians. They roll in hard and fast and Russians don't have the command response necessary to deal with it. Its over before the communication relay between command can be completed.lb3 said:It really does sounds like chaos.oldmanguy said:The Ukes are using small units to haul ass and get behind. It's even way more decentralized than anything we would ever do, it's bordering on chaotic. But riding the edge of effective and chaos is working because the Ukes have good communication.BlackGoldAg2011 said:
I'll add that I'm also fascinated by Russia's complete failure to adapt/respond to UA tactics. The number of times we've seen that exact same maneuver show up on the map and be successful is honestly quite astonishing. I'm no military strategist, but I would think against any competent military, there would be a limit to the number of times the same tactic can be successful.
The Russians, on the other hand, don't use the restroom without permission. They have poor/no comms and what comms they do have seem to be open for everyone to listen to. The Russians have never been good at high speed high maneuverability and they are literally getting leapfrogged to death.
Worse yet, the only way to halt this from happening over and over again would be to fall back a good bit, form some steady lines, and regroup/rearm. The russians won't do that.
The best I can tell from some of the personal accounts I've read, Ukrainian platoon sized elements are basically operating independently. They advance to contact, engage, and either pin the defenders in place while they call in an artillery strike, or pursue when the defenders break off contact. Once they run out of ammo, food, or other supplies, they head back to the rear to get resupplied then return to the front when ready.
The Ukrainians have developed a strategery (thanks dub) in which they have delegated tactical command decisions to such a low level that they can act and react well within the turn around time of Russian comms and can maneuver to positions inside Russia's artillery's precision.
Basically, the Russians don't have time to employ reserves to reinforce units under attack and can't employ their overwhelming but imprecise artillery without saturating their own positions. Without improved comms and precise indirect fire, the Ukes are basically running up the score on the way to a 77-0 style rout of the orcs.
ETA: here is a reenactment of a large orc cows getting swarmed by Uke flys.
Can we bring back the exported Ukrainians, and eject the imported Russians first?aggiehawg said:Ukraine-Russia Peace:
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 3, 2022
- Redo elections of annexed regions under UN supervision. Russia leaves if that is will of the people.
- Crimea formally part of Russia, as it has been since 1783 (until Khrushchev’s mistake).
- Water supply to Crimea assured.
- Ukraine remains neutral.
Uhm, don't think the Ukes will respond well to that.