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pantslesswithwolves posted:Elon Musk is reportedly sending Starlink terminals to Ukraine as Russia appears to be disrupting Internet connectivity there. Maybe the Russians will blow up Elon for us.
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pantslesswithwolves posted:Elon Musk is reportedly sending Starlink terminals to Ukraine as Russia appears to be disrupting Internet connectivity there. If they’re only receiving, they could be safe. Transmitting though, the things will be wayyyy brighter than a cellphone 
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Maybe the Russians will blow up Elon for us. If only we could be so lucky.
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Sentinel posted:If only we could be so lucky. I don't think anyone would vote to retaliate even if it happened on US soil.
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Kazinsal posted:I don't think anyone would vote to retaliate even if it happened on US soil. I think we’d have to help them take Ukraine at that point
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Maybe the Russians will blow up Elon for us. bonus points if he's in his stupid submarine at the time
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Can’t wait for Elon to call Putin a pedo.
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FrozenVent posted:Can’t wait for Elon to call Putin a pedo. He might even be right this time.
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That Works posted:How many days till Tucker does the heel turn Depends if they pay in advance or arrears. Looks like arrears, because there's already one aboutface tweet doing the rounds. I really hope Putin in his flailing (or his successor) opens the books on Russian compromise/support of political and media figures. IPCRESS fucked around with this message at 04:55 on Feb 27, 2022 |
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Feb 27, 2022 04:48
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Ugly In The Morning posted:With the range of the missiles, and how visible and slow those things are, it feels like a dare for the RAF typhoons to try something and bring NATO in. Cruise missiles are generally not that visible. Detection has gotten a lot better in the past 20 years or so, but I don't know how well Ukraine's hardware is going to pick them up. But with how smart Ukrainian air defenses have been, I could see them doing a fair job of solving this problem. I wouldn't put money on it, but I certainly wouldn't bet against them after what we've seen.
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Godholio posted:Cruise missiles are generally not that visible. Detection has gotten a lot better in the past 20 years or so, but I don't know how well Ukraine's hardware is going to pick them up. But with how smart Ukrainian air defenses have been, I could see them doing a fair job of solving this problem. I wouldn't put money on it, but I certainly wouldn't bet against them after what we've seen. The planes are visible (on radar, being 50’s turboprops), not the missiles.
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Feb 27, 2022 04:53
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https://twitter.com/loopsieboopsie/status/1497530493805350916 '"Go gently caress yourself, I haven't cooked the soup yet" Kharkiv is not easy for you to take' Ukrainians are full of hard quotes for morale. Old man yells at cloud? Nah. Old man yells at artillery for interfering with his dinner.
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BBC Russia apparently got their hands on voice mails between Kadyrov and subordinates detailing pre-invasion preparation: https://twitter.com/TadeuszGiczan/status/1497632971548856322 https://www-bbc-com.translate.goog/russian/features-60528746?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en quote:A few days later, "Martynov" says that he had just "completed work in Smolensk", where he reported on all the "moments" that await his unit when it crosses the border. quote:Presumably a week before the Russian invasion, "Martynov" says that the purpose of the operation was finally conveyed to a wide range of commanders. quote:A few days later he reports. quote:Presumably February 23 "Martynov" excitedly reports.
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FrozenVent posted:Why the gently caress does Russia do comm in the weirdest way? Are they NDBs?
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Icon Of Sin posted:If they’re only receiving, they could be safe. Transmitting though, the things will be wayyyy brighter than a cellphone Starlink is a receiver/transmitter. There are ground stations until they get enough units up to do satellite to satellite relay. I got some friends in the middle of butt-gently caress nowhere Canada who are happy to stream full speed data and play fps shooters online for the first time in their area. They can probably use the dishes in areas far enough away from anything critical and use them to support a local network away from the dish. If they use the dish they may have to relocate them every time to prevent precise triangulation...
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Ukrainians are rolling out prototype vehicles to fight the Russians. https://twitter.com/Mukhtarr_MD/status/1497637375521931265
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A hidden silo door below maiden square opens. An elevator lifts the first prototype gundam onto the field.* Sentinel fucked around with this message at 05:30 on Feb 27, 2022 |
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Feb 27, 2022 05:28
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Has Ukraine already begun deploying captured tanks or IFVs? Would that be practical/a good idea? I’d assume they’d already be familiar with how to drive them and have the needed parts/ammo on hand. Related, wonder if NATO has made it clear they’d love to get their hands on parts from the new T-14s.
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Hyrax Attack! posted:Has Ukraine already begun deploying captured tanks or IFVs? Would that be practical/a good idea? I’d assume they’d already be familiar with how to drive them and have the needed parts/ammo on hand. Has the T-14 been delivered, much less deployed?
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Big one: the Ukrainian troops on Snake Island ("Russian warship, go gently caress yourself") may have been captured instead of killed. https://www.facebook.com/100066866381279/posts/285013563737521 State Border Guard Service of Ukraine posted:We got strong beliefs that all Ukrainian defenders of Zmiiniy Island may be alive
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The heroes live to fight another day! Слава Україні! Героям слава!
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Cugel the Clever posted:The heroes live to fight another day! We can only pray their balls survive to improve the human genepool.
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IPCRESS posted:Has the T-14 been delivered, much less deployed? Nope. "2023" is the new year it'll be ready. Don't worry, though. They're still going to pull 2300 out of their asses. *Somehow*. Same with the PAK-NYET and the Mach 4+ MiG-41.
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So it seems that no matter how you look at it, this war hasn’t exactly worked out well for Russia. They’ve underestimated the capabilities and morale of Ukraine and its people, lost more men and materiel than they likely had anticipated, and still don’t control a single major population center in the country. NATO is acting like more of a defensive alliance in Europe than it has in decades, and many Western countries are working to isolate Russia from the global financial system, which will directly undermine Putin’s support from his elites. Even if Putin is able to grab Kiev, overthrow Zelensky and install a puppet government- how is his strategic position any better than it was before he started the war? No matter what happens, it seems like the big takeaways are “if you’re a neighbor of Russia and not a member of NATO yet, join yesterday” and “increase the capabilities of your armed forces to deter Russian aggression”- neither of which exactly help Moscow, and it also looks like the West will be content to punish Moscow from a political and economic perspective. If Putin doesn’t achieve his objectives through force and doesn’t get a favorable diplomatic solution, then what does that mean for his political fortunes at home? Does he double down in Ukraine or escalate elsewhere in order to save face?
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I don't see this working out for him at all. I would not be surprised if Putin was gone before the year is out, or even much sooner.
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Naked Bear posted:I don't see this working out for him at all. I would not be surprised if Putin was gone before the year is out, or even much sooner. Hopefully, especially as the sanctions impact everyday Russian life. Like no vacations to Europe, more expensive if even available imports, and being seen as a pariah state.
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Naked Bear posted:I don't see this working out for him at all. I would not be surprised if Putin was gone before the year is out, or even much sooner. The Ides of March are coming up.
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pantslesswithwolves posted:So it seems that no matter how you look at it, this war hasn’t exactly worked out well for Russia. They’ve underestimated the capabilities and morale of Ukraine and its people, lost more men and materiel than they likely had anticipated, and still don’t control a single major population center in the country. NATO is acting like more of a defensive alliance in Europe than it has in decades, and many Western countries are working to isolate Russia from the global financial system, which will directly undermine Putin’s support from his elites. Even if Putin is able to grab Kiev, overthrow Zelensky and install a puppet government- how is his strategic position any better than it was before he started the war? No matter what happens, it seems like the big takeaways are “if you’re a neighbor of Russia and not a member of NATO yet, join yesterday” and “increase the capabilities of your armed forces to deter Russian aggression”- neither of which exactly help Moscow, and it also looks like the West will be content to punish Moscow from a political and economic perspective. Nobody knows. This could really be the end of Putin, should a critical mass of influential Russians decide to get rid of him. But I'd also caution that it's still possible that he achieves his goal in Ukraine, at least in the short term. The distance between Kyiv and the Belarus border is about 100 kilometers. And as far as I know, advancing about 20 kilometers per day into hostile territory is considered to be a good pace. From all we know, the Russians are not managing a good pace, but that also means that the bulk of the Russian forces hasn't reached Kyiv yet. They tried to take over the nearby airport to have an easier time to quickly amass troops at the capital, but failed spectacularly. The soldiers who are now fighting in Kyiv are apparently mostly recon units, which explains why the Ukrainian army is able to hold the city. The real test will come in about three or four days I think, when the Russian main forces arrive at the city. Perhaps a bit later, should they be forced to detour/ford rivers themselves, etc. But I think military logic says that Russia should be able to take the capital. Urban warfare is a total clusterfuck, so it won't be easy by any means, but most analysts predicted that the Russians do have the forces to take Kyiv. Which would then allow Moscow to install a puppet head of state in the capital at least. And probably kill quite a number of Ukrainian officials, maybe including the president. What happens then is anybody's guess. A Russian puppet would have zero legitimacy in the rest of the country, only being able to exercise authority in the Russian controlled parts of Ukraine. If the fighting generally went really bad for Russia, perhaps Putin will claim victory, say that he achieved his goal of denazification, and pulls his troops back to Russia, Belarus, Crimea and the two "breakaway states"? Leaving his puppet government to be immediately deposed, which his state controlled media might not tell the Russians about? That would probably be something of a dream scenario. Or he becomes even more unhinged and escalates the war even more? At which point he might or might not get deposed? Nobody really knows.
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I just want to make a point about some of this poo poo, IE The Ghost. It doesn't matter if it's bullshit to us, to a Grunt, it's true. Just like every Sniper was Juba, every fighter seen will be The Ghost to the dudes on the ground. The world gets very small, and the information streams very narrow when you are in a no poo poo war. Easy example is Generation Kill- the whole thing with J-Lo? That poo poo was loving real. Then every rumor of everything becomes fact. Wars and warriors create their own mythologies.
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A whole bunch of interesting people are gonna be sweating while they have a glitch in the payroll system.
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bulletsponge13 posted:Wars and warriors create their own mythologies. Absolutely. That's part of why Zelenskyy staying on the ground and putting out excellent propaganda soundbites is so important for morale, too.
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Some of these Russian recon elements have basically been acting as resupply convoys for the Ukrainians. Just saw some footage of one of them destroyed this morning in Kharkhiv, and the Ukrainian regulars were helping themselves to ammo and equipment.
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BMD getting spooked and shooting at a war monument in a park https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1497829216695599104 Personally I don't know why the gently caress you'd be standing at a window filming when someone is letting a 30mm? rip at your general direction
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Some people have no sense of self-preservation. But it worked out for this guy, and we get more footage, so I'm not complaining.
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Russia's getting a little less precise with those "precision" munitions. https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...f0873d0384b1f1c quote:Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Sunday that Russia was bombarding residential areas in Ukraine, AFP reports, but warned “we will fight as long as it takes to liberate the country.”
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psydude posted:Some of these Russian recon elements have basically been acting as resupply convoys for the Ukrainians. Just saw some footage of one of them destroyed this morning in Kharkhiv, and the Ukrainian regulars were helping themselves to ammo and equipment. Yup, some Ukrainian soldiers have some high-speed gear now, courtesy of (alleged) Spetznaz: https://twitter.com/pmakela1/status/1497844124921339906?t=rfxQ0Fx0L9sZt4agmPynFg&s=19
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Have some footage of a TB-2 destroying Russian vehicles: https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/t2k12f/first_tb2_drone_footage_from_ukraine/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Video was confirmed by the Ukrainians.
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psydude posted:Have some footage of a TB-2 destroying Russian vehicles: Same, repeated on twitter https://twitter.com/COUPSURE/status/1497867247875985415?t=9ko8uCN1tUudfOjtv1rFzQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/COUPSURE/status/1497867892335026180?t=I7jYxiIOYmHilA-z2jKASQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/khalfaguliyev/status/1497866293051109376?t=YFNaBtL7apUbT2-Vym8CfQ&s=19
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Stairmaster posted:seems premature to say russia is losing when they've been taking ground nonstop and have kiev encircled. too bad biden and the state department will never be held accountable for leaving ukraine in the wind Ya trump would have done soooo much more
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