The War in the Ukraine

Janiz said:

Don't post unverified information as truth

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Janiz said:

No problem with identification in this case as we can clearly see the markings making this case 100% legit

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I do distinctly remember you were also 100% certain a burnt up oil reservoir in a downed Mi-28 was actually a stolen washing machine. Or trying pass an Ukranian T-72M1 as Russian.

Janiz said:

And I know you aren't too detailed in the maritime matters

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Maybe, I sure as hell haven't bought into the news of every "Makarov was hit" we get every few weeks, though

Janiz said:

"go to the roads outside of the harbor, hide behind a shield of civilian ships and fire Kalibrs"

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Considering Kalibrs have twice the range of Harpoons and Neptunes at the very least, I don't think they need to hide behind anyone, really, and might be doing a little bit of projection there.

Also, thats not how AShMs work. If in the year of our Lord 2022, your missiles and operators can't discern military ships from civilian ones, you have no business firing them.

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that these were indeed Harpoon, it is just a matter of time before the launchers are targeted.

Janiz said:

Especially when another Tor is lost together with a very large oceanic tug (yep, those are Kuz's best friends).

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Project 22870 aren't "large oceanic tugs", you are the "maritime expert", you should know that. The Kuznetsovs tugs are the Nikolay Chiker class which displace at least 5 times more than these, but hey, do you do.

You still have at least 3 Tors and a couple of Pantsirs left on Snake Island to hit.

Next, the Mikhail Kutuzov will sink in its mooring and it will be a big Ukranian victory, too.

Another American militant caught according to CNN. At this rate they will have to reopen Vortuka.

What is it about this war that attracts these American born Asians?

If he went missing in April, surely he would have shown up as a POW. Or are the Americans now using the media now to ask Russia who's been captured and who's dead?

andy huynh, member of task force Baguette of the ukrainian sbu, tells how the events that led to his capture unfolded

Another great update from the Austrian Military Academy. This time on the (woefully insufficient) delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine and their piecemeal deployment thus far.

What stood out to me was the fact that Ukraine had a 260,000 strong army when the war commenced with 1,500 tube artillery and 500 rocket artillery pieces. The West pledged a mere 250 tube artillery and 50 rocket artillery pieces, most of which have not been delivered yet. Another new piece of information to me was the report that a Ukranian battalion size battle group was encircled during the Kherson counter-offensive and most likely destroyed.

alfreddango said:

andy huynh, member of task force Baguette of the ukrainian sbu, tells how the events that led to his capture unfolded

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1537883401109155840

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So in his first interview he's already admitted to being a member of the SBU, in the eyes of the Russians they're the Ukrainian version of the Gestapo. So much for CoC, SERE, R2I etc.

Also, I find it hilarious how Americans on here were claiming that Chinese soldiers will be disadvantaged because they lack combat experience, yet comparing western soldiers so far to what soldiers endured in Galwan it looks like the experience in Iraq and Afghanistan made them worse.

Zichan said:

when the war commenced with 1,500 tube artillery and 500 rocket artillery pieces.

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Wow, they were outgunned from the start. Surprised they managed to last this long; impressive

NATO is supplying artillery simply because the Ukrainians are running out of ammo and whatever NATO accessible supplies of Soviet 152mm artillery shells or Soviet diameter rockets they have cannot be supplied fast enough. At least that is how it looks like to me. Even if Ukraine still had the artillery, the Russians blew up most of their ammo depots, and the ammo factories in Ukraine proper.

gelgoog said:

NATO is supplying artillery simply because the Ukrainians are running out of ammo and whatever NATO accessible supplies of Soviet 152mm artillery shells or Soviet diameter rockets they have cannot be supplied fast enough. At least that is how it looks like to me. Even if Ukraine still had the artillery, the Russians blew up most of their ammo depots, and the ammo factories in Ukraine proper.

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Do any other countries produce 152mm shells? It would be a massive money maker for them right now.

Abominable said:

So in his first interview he's already admitted to being a member of the SBU, in the eyes of the Russians they're the Ukrainian version of the Gestapo. So much for CoC, SERE, R2I etc.

Also, I find it hilarious how Americans on here were claiming that Chinese soldiers will be disadvantaged because they lack combat experience, yet comparing western soldiers so far to what soldiers endured in Galwan it looks like the experience in Iraq and Afghanistan made them worse.

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He is just a grunt. The average infantrymen don't go through SERE. On the other hand, I wonder what the SBU is doing there. They are like the CIA and FBI combined, so they definitely arent doing conventional special operations work over at Kharkiv.

Edit: actually he is just a logistics marine, not an infantryman.


"The two veterans – Drueke served two tours with the US Army in Iraq while Huynh worked in logistics for the Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan – were captured just hours after being sent to the front lines near Kharkov last week. Under the command of Ukraine’s secret police, the SBU, Huynh said that the pair were sent to cover a Ukrainian retreat"


Adding onto to the original post, I wonder what the command structure is over there. Since the SBU is primarily an intelligence agency, the fact that they commanded the foreign legion to cover the Ukrainians' retreat indicates that they may have a hand in conventional operations.

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Kiev reveals its weapons losses​

Ukraine has lost up to half of its heavy weapons and Western supplies are unable to fill the gap, military has said

Ukraine has lost up to 50% of its heavy-weapons stock, including 400 tanks, the country’s land forces command logistics commander, Volodymyr Karpenko

Karpenko said that “as a result of active combat,” equipment losses have amounted to 30-40%, sometimes up to 50%.

So, we have lost approximately 50 percent. … Approximately 1,300 infantry fighting vehicles have been lost, 400 tanks, 700 artillery systems.

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