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Kraftwerk posted:The part that gets me is how much men and material the Russians lost and yet they reconstituted their military and are double (triple?) the size they were at the start of the conflict while Ukraine is running out of troops and having a hard time finding new ones. At this rate Russia could take Kharkhiv if they work fast enough vs the aid. You and Wilo should hang out some time. The nuke guy.
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Apr 30, 2024 22:15
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  saw a newsweek blurb with drone footage of a cluster round (claimed to be atacms) hitting an alleged russian troop concentration point the observing drone is very far back so the footage is not graphic and no deaths or injuries are visible, but it is probably footage of a moment that killed and maimed a lot of people so please avoid if you think that's going to negatively effect you https://twitter.com/JohnB_Schneider/status/1785614608444674128 i only post it because it's the first time i've seen the actual use of cluster rounds and not satellite images of the after effects. seeing the sheer size of the area of effect is terrifying, i'm terrible at estimating scale but it seems to me like a circle with a radius of roughly 200m at least. to have an observation drone simply call in a single strike that was claimed to have basically erased an entire company dozens of miles behind the lines continues to highlight just how efficiently lethal modern war has become. the new atacms aren't a substitute for tube artillery, but the russians will have to think hard about larger troop concentrations anywhere close to the front, which will at least make it harder to rapidly exploit breakthroughs
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May 2, 2024 01:48
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GhostofJohnMuir posted:
I guess you missed this? Likewise , long-distance footage of a Russian cluster strike on a city park hundreds of km behind the Frontline.https://twitter.com/yarotrof/status/1785242253797081221#m (Which didn't get nearly enough reaction, IMHO)
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May 2, 2024 01:59
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OddObserver posted:I guess you missed this? Likewise i saw the headline that there was a deadly strike on a city park in odessa, i didn't realize it was a cluster bomb. russia can't even claim that it was a strike on a nearby building with a legitimate target that missed, they used a round that's specifically for large open spaces to hit the park another of the innumerable tragic aspects of this war is that i can make a list of the number of times the russians have bombed popular ukrainian parks
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May 2, 2024 02:07
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OddObserver posted:I guess you missed this? Likewise Well that's hosed, I just assumed the Odessa park strike was debris from a shootdown but that's clearly cluster artillery working as intended
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May 2, 2024 02:28
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68941220.ampquote:The US has accused Russia of deploying chemical weapons as a "method of warfare" in Ukraine, in violation of international laws banning their use. Shells from NK, drones from Iran, and now Assad has something to contribute when needed.
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May 2, 2024 14:56
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GhostofJohnMuir posted:i saw the headline that there was a deadly strike on a city park in odessa, i didn't realize it was a cluster bomb. russia can't even claim that it was a strike on a nearby building with a legitimate target that missed, they used a round that's specifically for large open spaces to hit the park Pretty sure that attack on Odessa was all about punishing the city for the Trade Union fire.
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May 2, 2024 18:07
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quote:Ukraine: Russian Forces Executed Surrendering Ukraine Soldiers quote:The apparent executions do not appear to be isolated instances. Human Rights Watch also identified Russian drone footage posted on February 5, 2024, capturing a separate battlefield moment. In that incident, Human Rights Watch could not determine whether the Ukrainian soldiers surrendered, but a male voice heard in the clip, which appears to be credible, apparently provides commands to Russian soldiers on the battlefield in the Donetska region. The voice says in Russian, “take no prisoners, shoot everyone.” Audiovisual analysis of the footage supports the conclusion that the drone is Russian. https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/02/ukraine-russian-forces-executed-surrendering-ukraine-soldiers
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May 2, 2024 18:08
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Russia is winning so hard it needs to cluster-bomb a city park on a warm afternoon. How do you even begin to justify this poo poo? Upcoming victory day?
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May 2, 2024 21:54
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Mokotow posted:Russia is winning so hard it needs to cluster-bomb a city park on a warm afternoon. How do you even begin to justify this poo poo? Upcoming victory day? Historically speaking you say they meant to hit an abandoned shack 2 blocks away somebody once repaired an armored car in 8 years ago.
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May 2, 2024 22:04
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I keep seeing articles of F16s in Ukraine, anything confirmed?
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May 3, 2024 01:30
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To be fair... posted:I keep seeing articles of F16s in Ukraine, anything confirmed? Probably we'll see something confirmed when they do something that would make Tom Clancy blush.
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May 3, 2024 01:38
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To be fair... posted:I keep seeing articles of F16s in Ukraine, anything confirmed? i saw a recent statement from the ukranians that they're expecting delivery after easter, but it's something i doubt they'd ever give a straight answer on because why risk it
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May 3, 2024 01:51
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GhostofJohnMuir posted:i saw a recent statement from the ukranians that they're expecting delivery after easter, but it's something i doubt they'd ever give a straight answer on because why risk it Orthodox Easter? Roman Catholics already did their egg hunts.
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May 3, 2024 02:04
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To be fair... posted:Orthodox Easter? Roman Catholics already did their egg hunts. Yes. This Sunday is Orthodox Easter.
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May 3, 2024 02:06
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https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/american-aid-alone-wont-save-ukraine Jack Watling has a new article in FA.
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May 3, 2024 09:51
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