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KitConstantine posted:Weapons posting ahead Its amazing, at this rate the Ukrainian military is going to be able to crowd source the vast majority of its armament just from Russian convoys and captures.
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KitConstantine posted:loving hell how????? I kind of touched on this before but I assume that their anti-air capabilities are still up from a mixture of NATO information, most notably AWACS platforms, giving them early warning capabilities without needing their own radar systems on and making themselves known targets and immediately moving their short and medium platforms after a launch to avoid counterattack on the known position. As for their air forces the guess is they are stationed near the Polish border Lviv is a good guess. The Russians are unwilling or unable to attack them there so they are relatively safe when they go back to base. This isn't good for loiter time in the Eastern part of the country, especially with Mig-29s, but it will keep them around longer.
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ZombieLenin posted:Speaking of acts of war against NATO countries... forcing NATO flag vessels to act as shields for the Russian navy in a war zone, if true, certainly meets that criteria. Then there are the mysteriously "crashed" Romanian fighter and helicopter over the Black Sea. The crashes were located last night and for now the cause appears to be icing due to the difficult weather conditions.
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ryde posted:To me, its sort of in the fog-of-war territory. Is it confirmed that the Russians planted it or is it a left-over from Ukrainian defense? Ukrainians definitely mine stuff like bridges, but I think we can give them benefit of doubt or not boobytrapping their own people.
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Cimber posted:They probably have been husbanding their forces pretty carefully. Also ukraine has an airforce of 90 combat aircraft, and some 450 sam launchers w maybe a quarter as many radars. So with good dispersion and camouflage practices 450 cruise missiles are not nearly enough to take out the air defence network.
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Antigravitas posted:Some EU news (machine translated as usual): From what I've seen from Poland, the response has been heartening. I didn't expect us to be as united about taking in refugees and sending aid. It's just a pity we didn't treat those other refugees similarly.
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I'm sorry it his has been posted already but Finnish president Niinistö is flying to USA to talk about things. President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will make a working visit to the United States and meet President of the United States Joseph R. Biden in Washington D.C. on Friday, 4 March 2022. At the meeting, to be held in the White House, the Presidents will discuss Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the effects of the war on the European security order, and bilateral cooperation between Finland and the United States. Maybe NATO?
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How do you shoot down an iskander? Isn’t that an extremely fast missile? Is it single stage? Perhaps that is just part of the staging?
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KitConstantine posted:Weapons posting ahead I had wondered about this. With how fuel/air bombs work, a close interception is effectively just airbursting it instead
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Djarum posted:As for their air forces the guess is they are stationed near the Polish border Lviv is a good guess. The Russians are unwilling or unable to attack them there so they are relatively safe when they go back to base. This isn't good for loiter time in the Eastern part of the country, especially with Mig-29s, but it will keep them around longer. They had more than enough time to repair pavement on any damaged airfield.
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Rinkles posted:From what I've seen from Poland, the response has been heartening. I didn't expect us to be as united about taking in refugees and sending aid. It's just a pity we didn't treat those other refugees similarly. Agreed, and one would hope that the failures of the earlier wave of refugees informed decision making now, instead of, you know… Though I think it bears mentioning that the beginning of the Syrian civil war saw similar outbursts of support. It was only later that conservatives gained the upper hand in messaging and deliberately made the situation worse.
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I take it Piontkovsky isn't the most accurate of prophets if Putin knows better than to attack the Baltics?Barfolemew posted:I'm sorry it his has been posted already but Finnish president Niinistö is flying to USA to talk about things.
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KitConstantine posted:Weapons posting ahead From the varying angles of at least on of the big fuckoff booms it looked very much like it landed rather than exploding high up in the air
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I'm going to NSFW this but it's NYT footage of the bombings in Chernihiv https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1499414309645991957?s=20&t=0E_UnPXctuKs7r_twICDgw
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steinrokkan posted:So I met Putin, and I said "Hello, Mr. President, Hello Mr. President" 
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TheRat posted:From the varying angles of at least on of the big fuckoff booms it looked very much like it landed rather than exploding high up in the air Remember that bombed out apartment building I put under a spoiler earlier? I'm guessing that's where one landed. Russia staying very heated in its language.Also I thought diplomatic expulsions were routine? https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1499419482317598730?t=WOlxStjFDGJWb9SG2GQPOw&s=19
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This video covers just how hosed Russian airlines are. I didn't realize such a large percentage of planes are leased. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrgI4gB5W2o
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I guess if you're not out of Russia by now, it's going to be next to impossible to leave very very soon.
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KitConstantine posted:Remember that bombed out apartment building I put under a spoiler earlier? I'm guessing that's where one landed. Bulgaria is a NATO member. Good loving luck.
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Kadyrov coming right out and putting bounties on Ukrainian heads. With Azov it's letthemfight.gif, any way. Theres quite a number of chechen rebels fighting for Ukraine  https://twitter.com/NeilPHauer/status/1499419151156363270?t=H2IIDYioEuQIjVRbCN8Dlg&s=19
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KitConstantine posted:Russia staying very heated in its language.Also I thought diplomatic expulsions were routine? I'm sure it's just because of the anniversary and not because of the past week.
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KitConstantine posted:
They are. And so are angry but ultimately toothless threats in response.
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KitConstantine posted:Remember that bombed out apartment building I put under a spoiler earlier? I'm guessing that's where one landed. I'd like to think "retaliatory action" is expelling Bulgaria's diplomats from Russia but it more than likely means Putin is waving his shooty sticks around again 
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Sir Bobert Fishbone posted:I guess if you're not out of Russia by now, it's going to be next to impossible to leave very very soon. Actually all you have to do is go to ukraine pick a direction and walk away from your convoy
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Morrow posted:I'm curious how long Russian munitions will last. We saw they weren't expecting a long war, we saw the UK and France blow through their stockpiles in a week in Libya, and we saw that the Russian military does an abysmal job of performing basic maintenance or adequate appropriations. They probably don't have huge stocks of PGMs and the newest and best short range ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, but the Soviets were really good at making a lot of weapons Just In Case, so there are plenty of dumb bombs, MLRS rockets, earlier SRBMS, and artillery rounds to last for a very long time. This is obviously bad as lower precision fires will increase civilian casualties and destruction. The reliability of those weapons also gets worse with age, which means more unexploded ordnance and general inaccuracy, which is also very bad for everyone.
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Paracausal posted:ah I'll think you'll find that Russia had to strike first otherwise the slavering nazi hordes stashed in the reichsbunkers across Ukraine would have been unleashed on the poor Russians So uh how is Transneft's stock up if trading is shut down? And Yandex and Novatek and all the other companies in that clip too. Russia's economy sure seems to be standing tall in the face of these sanctions 
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Russian planes getting seized causing an end to all international travel was predicted by an aircraft guy on twitter who also said they may lose the ability to fly internally within a couple of weeks because of a lack of spare parts. It's interesting that they're refusing to fly internationally because of their planes being seized - there was speculation that they would allow their planes to be repossessed since refusing to do so would likely block their ability to lease planes in the future once the conflict is over.
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peej posted:So uh how is Transneft's stock up if trading is shut down? Yes but their currently is largely tanked so.....yeah good luck.
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One of the most surprising things I’ve learned in this thread is that renting airplanes is a thing, that it’s actually how most airlines work, and that this industry is dominated by of all nations the Irish
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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:One of the most surprising things I’ve learned in this thread is that renting airplanes is a thing, that it’s actually how most airlines work, and that this industry is dominated by of all nations the Irish Its Capital Expenditures vs Operational Expenditures. A lot of companies do this with assets, leasing or renting instead of owning. Shes Not Impressed posted:https://twitter.com/Danaslewis/status/1499422667023130625?s=20&t=0E_UnPXctuKs7r_twICDgw This isn't news. That was pretty much his stated goal since...forever? Its part of why these "Cease Fire" talks are not being taken seriously.
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CommieGIR posted:Its Capital Expenditures vs Operational Expenditures. A lot of companies do this with assets, leasing or renting instead of owning. It's not news for us who read and understood his intentions as destroying the Ukrainian civilization. For others, well. I'm better off touching the moon than trying to divine the lovely calculus military and IR people are grasping with.
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Suddenly learning all you transnational business loans were dollar denominated might be a bit harsh.
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Grouchio posted:Probably that and a Mutual Defense Agreement to stay Putin's hand in case he's feelin frisky. I've seen the proposed Finland-US mutual defense pact come up a couple of times. It's not impossible, but mutual defense pacts with the US requires congressional approval. It is plausible there's enough hawkish republicans to get through a piece of legislation like that, but it would need to move fast or it might provide Russia a real good reason to quickly exit Ukraine.
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Dante posted:You wouldn't call the tiny border with the Kaliningrad oblast small? What the gently caress? You originally said Dante posted:Russia does have a (very small) border with NATO. FYI, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are also NATO members, not just Poland. I suppose the total length of those borders could be considered "small", but I would disagree with that tbh, I think it's significant and five different countries is significant
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peej posted:So uh how is Transneft's stock up if trading is shut down? Until the Moscow stock market reopens after this week they can say the stock numbers are whatever they want. Next week is going to be special though.
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