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Not to mention all the tanks and planes they created out of plywood and paper, to fool aircraft spying into thinking we had a battallion that didn't exist.EnterpriseSovereign wrote: ↑2024-01-01 12:19pmWasn't our first rodeo either, we did the same thing the year before to fool them into thinking we were invading Greece instead of Sicily, via Operation Mincemeat.
Please look at what I've posted in this thread and tell me what countries they're from. Unlike LaCroix, I post URLs and quotes. Like this is fucking laughable - in comparison, LaCroix doesn't post any sources at all, ever. They just repeat some random shit they clearly got from some idiot on Ukrainian telegram or twitter or somewhere, and doesn't even bother to provide a quote or URL of where they got it from or what evidence they have to support it.
The mind boggles at how much of a moron you'd have to be to think that this is true. North Korean artillery shells are "little too small" and blowing up Russian artillery barrels! Those incompetent Russians, noone checked!LaCroix wrote: ↑2023-11-24 02:11pm Also, we all remember the video of people ramming missiles into GRAD launcher tubes via wodden boxes as rams...
Seems the Grenades supplied by North Korea are built to the same eye for detail regarding specifications, just that they are a little too small. Which means they do chamber alright in the cannons, but once they are fired, the gasses leak and "overtake" the projectile...
Really? Western media is more biased that LaCroix's sources? How could that be possible? To list my sources from my posts in this thread so far:Right now, I'd say YOUR SOURCES are more biased than LaCroix's sources
Not a shred of what LaCroix is saying is from Austrian media lmao. It's just dogshit for ignoramuses that he's slurping up from social media - fables, anecdotes and pleasing tales that are actively misleading as to what the fundmanental issues of the war actually are.After all, LaCroix lives in Austria, which is closer to the problem and therefore the media is interested in getting things as clear as possible.
Yeah, you're a chickenshit, who is obviously incapable of engaging on any substantive point. Keep belching out Ukrainian propaganda, sorry to bother you by being here to call bullshit now.
Hospitals, pluralZwinmar wrote: ↑2024-01-02 08:39am Russia is using what they call precision munitions to hit a maternity hospital so either they are incompetent or they are the worst kind of fecal matter. Either way, all they have to do to end this is take their shit and gtfo of Ukraine. Honestly, the US should send the Ike through the Dardanelles and into the black sea and put paid to these assholes.
Also, why is geographic proximity to the subject matter a thing? We routinely laugh at US media coverage of US issues.Vympel wrote: ↑2024-01-02 06:31amNot a shred of what LaCroix is saying is from Austrian media lmao. It's just dogshit for ignoramuses that he's slurping up from social media - fables, anecdotes and pleasing tales that are actively misleading as to what the fundmanental issues of the war actually are.After all, LaCroix lives in Austria, which is closer to the problem and therefore the media is interested in getting things as clear as possible.
Turkey's policy is to not let anyone's aircraft carriers through the Bosporus, coming or going, even if we did want to start a shooting war with Russia.Zwinmar wrote: ↑2024-01-02 08:39am Russia is using what they call precision munitions to hit a maternity hospital so either they are incompetent or they are the worst kind of fecal matter. Either way, all they have to do to end this is take their shit and gtfo of Ukraine. Honestly, the US should send the Ike through the Dardanelles and into the black sea and put paid to these assholes.
Speaking of Turkey...
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Tuesday it would not allow two British minehunter ships to transit its waters enroute to the Black Sea for use by Ukraine since it would violate an international pact concerning wartime passage of the straits.
Britain said last month it would transfer two Royal Navy minehunter ships to the Ukrainian Navy to help strengthen Ukraine's sea operations in its war with Russia.
NATO member Turkey informed allies that it would not allow the vessels to use its Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits as long as the war in Ukraine continues, said the presidency's communications directorate.
When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Turkey triggered the 1936 Montreux Convention, effectively blocking passage of military ships for the warring parties. The pact exempts ships returning to home bases.
Turkey has implemented Montreux impartially and meticulously to prevent escalation in the Black Sea, the presidency said.
Ankara maintains good ties with both Kyiv and Moscow amid the war.
It's no excuse to say this is "readily available". Readily available where, claimed by who?
LMAO - the Ukrainian General Staff! Surely to be a reliable, unbiased source of news. Let's check in on their latest Russian loss claims per 6 hours ago.The numbers and other facts I get?
https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua
https://www.understandingwar.org/
Various bloggers with us military background.
Yep. Real credible!The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 03.01.24 were approximately:
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329 aircraft
324 helicopters
And it goes on.With Western aid stalled, Ukrainian troops run low on artillery shells
KYIV — Ukrainian forces are suffering from a shortage of artillery shells on the front line, prompting some units to cancel planned assaults, soldiers said, and stoking fears over how long Kyiv’s troops will be able to hold their ground against continuing Russian attacks.
The ammunition shortage is deepening the already palpable anxiety in the Ukrainian capital, as U.S. and European aid stalls and winter sets in.
“Our gunners are given a limit of shells for each target,” said a member of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, which is fighting in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region.
“If the target there is smaller — for example, a mortar position — then they give five or seven shells in total,” he said in an interview last week, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject.
“The guys are tired — very tired,” he said. “They are still motivated — many people understand that they have no other choice.”
“But you can’t win a war only on motivation,” he continued. “You should have some kind of a numerical advantage, and with the weapons and weapons systems, it only gets worse and worse. How long can we last? It’s hard to say, but it can’t be long. Everyone understands this.”
Artem, 31, a gunner in the 148th Artillery Brigade who fires a 155mm howitzer, said his unit found a “dramatic” difference in stocks of shells after recently relocating from the southern front in Zaporizhzhia to positions in the east.
Artem said his unit was now firing just 10 to 20 shells per day at enemy targets, while previously it used an average of 50 shells, and sometimes up to 90. He spoke on the condition that he be identified only by first name in keeping with Ukrainian military rules.
“If the situation doesn’t change, or even worsens, we will not be able to suppress them and they will push us back,” Artem said. “What can you do with 10 shells per day? It is barely enough to respond to their advances — we are not even talking about attacking their positions.”
Insufficient supplies of shells have been a persistent problem for Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the current shortage during his year-end news conference last week, though he insisted that the military was holding strong.
For those who might have missed this.
Please be serious. Ukraine hasn't been able to shoot down a single one of the over 300 Kh-22/32 missiles which have been fired at it and they've somehow downed a bunch of Kinzhals which are far harder to shoot down?
In the aftermath of a significant onslaught targeting cities throughout Ukraine, Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat disclosed that the country’s air defense units were unable to thwart any of the Kh-22 supersonic cruise missiles launched during the attack.
They can't even hit something that's going less than half the speed of Kinzhal and you believe their claims of being able to intercept 90-100% of the Kinzhals used against them? Unless of course you count blocking the missile with its intended target as an interception, in which case I can believe 100% of the Kinzhals were successfully intercepted.Since the commencement of the full-scale invasion, Russian forces have launched roughly 300 Kh-22 missiles at Ukraine. Notably, none of these missiles were intercepted by air defense systems.
The year 2024 began on a tumultuous note for Ukraine, as it came under a massive attack on the first two days, with the capital Kyiv targeted with an array of Russia’s cutting-edge missiles, including hypersonic Kinzhal, on the morning of January 2.
At around 8 am, the Ukrainian Air Force reported: “Several more Kinzhals heading towards Kyiv!” Within half an hour of this first announcement, the Air Force said the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile launch was recorded again and warned they were flying towards Kyiv, according to reports.
According to a statement from the Ukrainian Air Force, all ten Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles fired from MiG-31K aircraft were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses. If these claims are true, this may be an incredible milestone for the Ukrainian military, given that Moscow has projected the Kinzhal as an invincible weapon that can easily penetrate enemy defenses.
This January 2 missile attack targeted military, industrial, civilian, and critical infrastructure locations, with the main objective being the capital of Ukraine. Besides Kyiv, several other oblasts were targeted in the early morning missile raid as Russia has intensified its aerial attacks on Ukraine once again.
No. It doesn't.EnterpriseSovereign wrote: ↑2024-01-03 12:09pm And yet that same source also claims the oppositeThe year 2024 began on a tumultuous note for Ukraine, as it came under a massive attack on the first two days, with the capital Kyiv targeted with an array of Russia’s cutting-edge missiles, including hypersonic Kinzhal, on the morning of January 2.
At around 8 am, the Ukrainian Air Force reported: “Several more Kinzhals heading towards Kyiv!” Within half an hour of this first announcement, the Air Force said the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile launch was recorded again and warned they were flying towards Kyiv, according to reports.
According to a statement from the Ukrainian Air Force, all ten Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles fired from MiG-31K aircraft were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses. If these claims are true, this may be an incredible milestone for the Ukrainian military, given that Moscow has projected the Kinzhal as an invincible weapon that can easily penetrate enemy defenses.
This January 2 missile attack targeted military, industrial, civilian, and critical infrastructure locations, with the main objective being the capital of Ukraine. Besides Kyiv, several other oblasts were targeted in the early morning missile raid as Russia has intensified its aerial attacks on Ukraine once again.
The only claims being made are the ones from the Ukrainian air force, which are completely unproven in any way. Once again. They can't shoot down a single Kh-22/32 missile, and we're to believe they can shoot down something which is over twice as fast with a 100% success rate? Think damnit. I know you have a brain. Ask yourself how this even makes sense.According to a statement from the Ukrainian Air Force, all ten Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles fired from MiG-31K aircraft were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses. If these claims are true,
Two mutually exclusive claims, from the same goddamn source, the UAF.J wrote: ↑2024-01-03 12:27pmNo. It doesn't.EnterpriseSovereign wrote: ↑2024-01-03 12:09pm And yet that same source also claims the oppositeThe year 2024 began on a tumultuous note for Ukraine, as it came under a massive attack on the first two days, with the capital Kyiv targeted with an array of Russia’s cutting-edge missiles, including hypersonic Kinzhal, on the morning of January 2.
At around 8 am, the Ukrainian Air Force reported: “Several more Kinzhals heading towards Kyiv!” Within half an hour of this first announcement, the Air Force said the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile launch was recorded again and warned they were flying towards Kyiv, according to reports.
According to a statement from the Ukrainian Air Force, all ten Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles fired from MiG-31K aircraft were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses. If these claims are true, this may be an incredible milestone for the Ukrainian military, given that Moscow has projected the Kinzhal as an invincible weapon that can easily penetrate enemy defenses.
This January 2 missile attack targeted military, industrial, civilian, and critical infrastructure locations, with the main objective being the capital of Ukraine. Besides Kyiv, several other oblasts were targeted in the early morning missile raid as Russia has intensified its aerial attacks on Ukraine once again.The only claims being made are the ones from the Ukrainian air force, which are completely unproven in any way. Once again. They can't shoot down a single Kh-22/32 missile, and we're to believe they can shoot down something which is over twice as fast with a 100% success rate? Think damnit. I know you have a brain. Ask yourself how this even makes sense.According to a statement from the Ukrainian Air Force, all ten Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles fired from MiG-31K aircraft were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses. If these claims are true,
Russia accidentally bombs own village, vows to rebuild homesThe Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have achieved a significant tactical victory by utilizing HIMARS to target and destroy Russia's advanced Yastreb-AV radar system, according to a post on their official Facebook account.
This operation was conducted on the Southern front with the cooperation of the Defense Forces of the 140th Reconnaissance Battalion.
The Yastreb-AV, identified and targeted by the SOF's 73rd Naval Centre using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), is recognized as one of the most modern radar systems in the Russian arsenal. It is primarily used for artillery reconnaissance, capable of tracking missile trajectories and pinpointing the exact locations of enemy artillery for counterattacks.
The destruction of the Yastreb-AV complex signifies a crucial setback for Russian military operations, as this radar system plays a pivotal role in their artillery effectiveness. The video footage of the successful attack was shared on social media by the Ukrainian fighters, highlighting the efficiency and precision of the HIMARS system in combat scenarios.
This operation comes in the wake of the Russian Ministry of Defense's announcement on January 2, 2024, declaring the deployment of the Yastreb-AV system in Ukraine. The Ukrainian SOF's ability to promptly neutralize such a significant asset underscores their strategic acumen and the effectiveness of Western-supplied weaponry like the HIMARS in the ongoing conflict.
LONDON (Reuters) - A Russian regional governor said on Wednesday he had ordered the rebuilding of nine houses in a village that was accidentally bombed by one of Russia's own warplanes.
The incident took place on Tuesday, when the state news agency RIA quoted the defence ministry as reporting an "abnormal discharge of aircraft ammunition" over the village of Petropavlovka in the southern region of Voronezh.
Governor Alexander Gusev said the nine houses would be rebuilt as soon as possible, and there had also been damage to a small local school, an arts centre and an administrative building.
No one had been killed but four people were treated for minor injuries and residents had access to psychological support, he said.
Five cars and a tractor had also been damaged, and the owners would get compensation.
"Not a single resident will be left without help, we will support everyone as much as possible," Gusev said.
Authorities did not say what caused the incident. While the damage was limited, it was embarrassing for Russia's military and came at a time of high alert in its southern regions close to the border with Ukraine.
