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the popes toes posted:Surgical Ukrainian artillery Those Excalibur shells apparently have a range of up to 40km so if you know of a fixed Russian position anywhere within that radius you can probably hit it fairly accurately.
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Incredibly detailed article about the military campaign so far. quote:The VDV – Russia’s airborne forces – spearheaded the invasion. In December, specialist units of the VDV had wargamed out their role in the repression of Ukrainian civil society alongside the 9th Directorate of the Fifth Service of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).9 The VDV assault units received the plan three days before the invasion and started excitedly talking in anticipation of their daring operation. VDV commanders started discussing their primary objective at Hostomel in clear. When they landed, therefore, they were met with Ukrainian artillery and a coordinated counterattack, quickly being driven from the airport. Absolutely incredible. e: it just keeps getting better: quote:Attacks throughout the depth of the advance16 also made the Russians unwilling to push sensitive EW and air-defence systems into Ukraine in case they were captured. So long as these systems were across the Ukrainian border, they could not jam the EMS on bearings to suppress the Ukrainians without also severing access to Russian forward elements. This was highly problematic at a time when Russian commanders were trying to unscramble the confusion that was engulfing their forward units. This had two consequences: the electronic suppression of Ukrainian radar and communications lifted after the first week, and senior Russian officers began to be drawn forwards, where like everything else in the Russian Army they became targets for snipers and artillery strikes. Moon Slayer fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Apr 27, 2022 |
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Finnish FL https://mobile.twitter.com/rsiren2 UA attacked RU positions on snake island https://mobile.twitter.com/ua_industrial/status/1519097324160618498 Risky Bisquick fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Apr 27, 2022 |
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Moon Slayer posted:e: it just keeps getting better: This is mindbogglingly loving stupid, the kind of thing that confirms Russia is incompetent on a level no one could’ve predicted
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Sir John Falstaff posted:I'd be a bit careful with Oryx's numbers--"captured" just means that the asset was photographed or videoed in what looks like useable condition in the presence of forces from the opposite side: Yeah, but some of those abandoned tanks will eventually be picked up Ukranian forces, so it evens things out
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Shes Not Impressed posted:https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1519106979112919040?s=20&t=_PInQdWpjwiqv8S79shMjA The silver lining here, they ain't making replacements anytime soon They're going to be stripping Soyuz rockets for parts to replenish their missile stockpiles. Bye bye Russian space industry.
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https://twitter.com/osint88/status/1519129998485041152 Someone tell me this is an old photo. Edit: It’s not  https://t.me/vvgladkov/327 Governor says fire broke out in an ammunition warehouse, after an explosion-like sound. There were 3 more explosions heard, unspecified if somewhere else. cinci zoo sniper fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Apr 27, 2022 |
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I don't mean to jump to conclusions, but it seems like Russia's border towns are having a bit of a rough time lately.
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mutata posted:I don't mean to jump to conclusions, but it seems like Russia's border towns are having a bit of a rough time lately. Having lots of ammunition piled up is dangerous. Accidents happen.
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OddObserver posted:Having lots of ammunition piled up is dangerous. Accidents happen. Especially when all your poorly-made ammo is being haphazardly loaded, unloaded and stacked by hand by untrained, undisciplined and unpaid conscripts that have been abused to poo poo and don't give a gently caress about anything. The place probably has cheap wiring, the gas service is poorly-made and hasn't been inspected ever.... And you wonder why Ukrainians would rather die than be forced to join Russia
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HolHorsejob posted:Especially when all your poorly-made ammo is being haphazardly loaded, unloaded and stacked by hand by untrained, undisciplined and unpaid conscripts that have been abused to poo poo and don't give a gently caress about anything. The place probably has cheap wiring, the gas service is poorly-made and hasn't been inspected ever.... And dont forget: not palleted. #palletwars.
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Another dawn is breaking in Kyiv, and it's still Ukrainian.  
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I remember the first few Ukrainian strikes into Russia were by either Tochka U missiles or Hind helicopters. The latter of which there was actual video evidence of. But ever since then we don't really 100% know how they have been striking into Russia do we?
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I feel like this is optimistic and can’t be confirmed by third parties given there is no longer public data. I don’t think this can be taken at face value.
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Valtonen posted:And dont forget: not palleted. #palletwars. The Americans spent billions developing a vehicle to lift cargo out of trucks, the Russians used a conscript
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Charliegrs posted:I remember the first few Ukrainian strikes into Russia were by either Tochka U missiles or Hind helicopters. The latter of which there was actual video evidence of. But ever since then we don't really 100% know how they have been striking into Russia do we? Nah. There was one security cam video from an oil storage place that was hit, that had audio that sounded like a plane going over head directly before it exploded, but as far as I know that's the most evidence out there for what they could be using, and well it's not really that great evidence at that. definitely not multiple cell videos of two helicopters flying away as an oil refinery erupts into massive fireballs in the background style evince. (comedy option: This is the normal amount of Russian oil and ammo storage places that explode just natural.) Risky Bisquick posted:I feel like this is optimistic and can’t be confirmed by third parties given there is no longer public data. I don’t think this can be taken at face value. Yeah, I wouldn't even remotely trust any official Russian finance figures. They've pretty much done everything they can to announce to the world they're cooking their books. dr_rat fucked around with this message at 04:08 on Apr 27, 2022 |
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Governor says fire broke out in an ammunition warehouse, after an explosion-like sound. There were 3 more explosions heard, unspecified if somewhere else. Wow, fog of war sure is a hell of a thing. I'm stumped.
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 https://t.me/combat_ftg/705 The aftermath of a dogfight between a Russian Su-34 and a Ukrainian MiG-29. The Su-34 was shot down (I think you can see parachutes) and then the MiG-29 flys by. I guess the Su-34s are being sent in without any escorts or support.
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I haven’t seen any mockery of Russian communication security for a while. Is it still poo poo and getting read by Ukraine in real time or have they lifted their game? It would make sense for Ukraine to stop drawing attention to it if they are still able to listen in.
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gay picnic defence posted:I haven’t seen any mockery of Russian communication security for a while. Is it still poo poo and getting read by Ukraine in real time or have they lifted their game? It would make sense for Ukraine to stop drawing attention to it if they are still able to listen in. how would they be able to? At this point they're going to have difficulty paying for even another batch of baofengs.
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gay picnic defence posted:I haven’t seen any mockery of Russian communication security for a while. Is it still poo poo and getting read by Ukraine in real time or have they lifted their game? It would make sense for Ukraine to stop drawing attention to it if they are still able to listen in. Saw an image earlier on Twitter of unencrypted Toys R Us walkie talkies on some Russian soldiers. It's probably a complete mishmash.
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gay picnic defence posted:I haven’t seen any mockery of Russian communication security for a while. Is it still poo poo and getting read by Ukraine in real time or have they lifted their game? It would make sense for Ukraine to stop drawing attention to it if they are still able to listen in.
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Mr. Apollo posted:
That doesn't look like a MiG-29 it appears to only have a single rear stabilizer but it's hard to really tell. The jet that appears to be going down looks like it's popping flares.
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Popete posted:That doesn't look like a MiG-29 it appears to only have a single rear stabilizer but it's hard to really tell. The jet that appears to be going down looks like it's popping flares. L-39??
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Nenonen posted:L-39?? Looks like a frogfoot
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Nenonen posted:L-39?? Looks like an SU-25 to me,
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Popete posted:That doesn't look like a MiG-29 it appears to only have a single rear stabilizer but it's hard to really tell. The jet that appears to be going down looks like it's popping flares. 100% not a Mig 29. I would say SU-25 is a strong probability.  
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Russian anti air activated in Kursk and Voronezh https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1519168977808855042?t=8mLYLC_0Q1e4ghMGqwHc4A&s=19 https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1519168977808855042?t=8mLYLC_0Q1e4ghMGqwHc4A&s=19 Or maybe it was aaaaall a drill https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1519182031573463040?t=7JpnuWFMcVFZmgtGKLEBuw&s=19
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Would the Switchblades not explain this? 10 shots a box right? Go rent a isolated house with space around so no one hears the initial shot that's on the edge of the city and boom something each night.
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Radical 90s Wizard posted:Fuckin lollin at the VDV giving away their own mission Maybe they should have also spent less time wargaming cracking civilian skulls with the riot cops afterwards and more time wargaming the actual assault plan. KitConstantine posted:ISW update is out Yeah but with Ukraine precision striking all their forward supply dumps with guided artillery, they'll still have the same logistics problem, and that's before the switchblades start hunting whatever trucks are left NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 06:58 on Apr 27, 2022 |
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NTRabbit posted:Maybe they should have also spent less time wargaming cracking civilian skulls with the riot cops afterwards and more time wargaming the actual assault plan. Beating up on civilians IS the Russian assault plan.
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Tomn posted:Perhaps I'm missing something but I'm not sure that correction makes the statement any better. He's still essentially saying "They used to be part of the Soviet Union (and thus Russia is implicitly justified in attacking them.)" Yeah since he also says the invasion is unjustified, so it’s not that — he’s just being a contrarian dick, as is the GOP’s general modus operandi.
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the popes toes posted:Guys like this have dined out on being "free thinkers" for their whole lives. And honestly, they often, but not always, limp along fairly well at it. And while it's laudatory to look beyond the gov and media served propaganda to get to the "truth", they don't always get it right. On Ukraine (and some other topics) they are just flat out wrong. But that they are wrong on these topics because they are "assets" is just crazy conspiracy poo poo. And honestly, the FBI, because this is domestic, and the CIA because it's Russia, are actually pretty good at exposing assets. They may be asinine, but far from being assets in the directed sense. Even if they're not being directed, they can still be an asset. An independent useful idiot is still an asset and state actors often take steps to "help" such people get into powerful positions. Even if Trump never collaborated with the Russians, he was still undoubtedly a Russian asset.
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