The Ukraine War thread

[McTallshort]

Ukraine and Russia exchange 780 soldiers and civilians in biggest swap

They each handed over 270 servicemen and 120 civilians on the Ukrainian border with Belarus.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[AlRums]

Ukraine and Russia exchange 780 soldiers and civilians in biggest swap

They each handed over 270 servicemen and 120 civilians on the Ukrainian border with Belarus.

www.bbc.co.uk

Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack hours after prisoner swap

Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale combined drone and missile attack late Friday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city.

nypost.com

 

[McTallshort]

Interesting video from a guy who plots the number of equipment Russia has gotten through since it invaded Ukraine. In this one he looks at the amount of equipment the Russians have available for internal security threats (like the Wagner rebellion) and other external threats. The bases at Kaliningrad are particularly interesting as you see not only loads of equipment gone but also building collapsing.

Russia has been on the offensive for over a year now and they are absolutely at the end of the road in terms of AFVs but still manage to fill the holes in manpower and missile's.

 

[McTallshort]

Trump calls Putin 'absolutely crazy' after largest Russian attack on Ukraine

In a rare rebuke, the US president says he is "not happy" with his Russian counterpart over the latest attacks.

www.bbc.co.uk

But if he had been president the war wouldn't have happened....

 

[Bada-Bing!]

It'll be over in 24 hours, then 100 days, followed by I'll just walk away.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Trump’s flattery and bullying of Putin have been equally ineffective – and it’s obvious why | Rajan Menon

Putin has tied his political survival to the war, and he believes Russia is winning. The US president will not make progress on peace until that changes, says international relations expert Rajan Menon

www.theguardian.com

Because he's a Putin Wannabe and his outrage is just performative.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Trump calls Putin 'absolutely crazy' after largest Russian attack on Ukraine

In a rare rebuke, the US president says he is "not happy" with his Russian counterpart over the latest attacks.

www.bbc.co.uk

But if he had been president the war wouldn't have happened....

Same thing with Isreal. If anything it's got a lot worse since he became president again. It was always a ridiculous narrative that the world was a safer place when he was in the White House.

 

[AlRums]

Fibre optic drones: The terrifying new weapon changing the war in Ukraine

The BBC reports from Donetsk where swarms of fibre optic drones give Russia the edge as Ukraine defends towns behind the front line.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Same thing with Isreal. If anything it's got a lot worse since he became president again. It was always a ridiculous narrative that the world was a safer place when he was in the White House.

It's a performance. He doesn't really mean it in either case.

 

[Ddanno]

This is psychotic

Rosenberg: What a new Stalin statue says about Russia's attempt to reshape history

A brand new statue of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has been unveiled at a Metro station in Moscow.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Which Tyler]

Fibre optic drones: The terrifying new weapon changing the war in Ukraine

The BBC reports from Donetsk where swarms of fibre optic drones give Russia the edge as Ukraine defends towns behind the front line.

www.bbc.co.uk

Seems a bit weird that the one area where Ukraine is clearly superior in every way to Russia is presented as giving Russia the edge

 

[McTallshort]

Seems a bit weird that the one area where Ukraine is clearly superior in every way to Russia is presented as giving Russia the edge

In terms of fibre optic drones Russia have had the edge for a while

 

[Which Tyler]

Is that despite Ukraine having more of them, that go further and carry more; and have been the originator of every innovation (including fibre optic controls and AI)?

 

[McTallshort]

Ukraine uses remote control first person dones on the front line (bigger ones for hitting strategic targets) these can be jammed with EW but they are cheap and effective. The Russians have gone down the fibre optic route because they can't be jammed and they have the capacity to make them unlike the Ukrainians who's military industry is much smaller. It's horses for courses but the fibre optic ones are probably going to be the choice for more modern armies

Is that despite Ukraine having more of them, that go further and carry more; and have been the originator of every innovation (including fibre optic controls and AI)?

 

[AlRums]

Ukraine uses remote control first person dones on the front line (bigger ones for hitting strategic targets) these can be jammed with EW but they are cheap and effective. The Russians have gone down the fibre optic route because they can't be jammed and they have the capacity to make them unlike the Ukrainians who's military industry is much smaller. It's horses for courses but the fibre optic ones are probably going to be the choice for more modern armies

UK turns to AI and drones for new battlefield strategy

The strategic defence review, announced by the government last July, will be published on Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

Funny you say that, is it possible that after watching the use of large scale drone warfare in Ukraine other armies may be re-evaluating the use of drones?

 

[McTallshort]

UK turns to AI and drones for new battlefield strategy

The strategic defence review, announced by the government last July, will be published on Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

Funny you say that, is it possible that after watching the use of large scale drone warfare in Ukraine other armies may be re-evaluating the use of drones?

Oh absolutely. Ukraine have set up a warfare school in Poland to train NATO forces on drones etc....but apparently they haven't said thank you

 

[AlRums]

Ukraine war live update: Drones 'emerged from trucks' before strikes on jets during major attack in Russia

A major operation has been launched by Ukraine using drones to destroy Russian bomber planes, according to the Ukrainian security service.

www.bbc.co.uk

Ukraine wipes out dozens of Russian nuclear bombers in massive surprise attack on air bases, Kyiv says

Ukrainian forces have wiped out dozens of Russian military aircraft, including nuclear bombers, in a massive drone attack on President Vladimir Putin’s air bases deep inside the country, Kyiv…

nypost.com

 

[McTallshort]

Ukraine war live update: Drones 'emerged from trucks' before strikes on jets during major attack in Russia

A major operation has been launched by Ukraine using drones to destroy Russian bomber planes, according to the Ukrainian security service.

www.bbc.co.uk

Ukraine wipes out dozens of Russian nuclear bombers in massive surprise attack on air bases, Kyiv says

Ukrainian forces have wiped out dozens of Russian military aircraft, including nuclear bombers, in a massive drone attack on President Vladimir Putin’s air bases deep inside the country, Kyiv…

nypost.com

 

[Ddanno]

Someone is going to be dangerously near an open window this week

 

[AlRums]

You have to laugh at his pronunciation of 40, then saying he didn't misspeak.