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Staluigi posted:Everything these guys do feels like sad macguyver You're thinking of MacGruber
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Sep 3, 2023 18:20
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I don't want to dismiss ad-hoc innovation too much, since cope cages and random ERA seems to be fairly effective, but tires definitely seem like more of a stretch. I am disappointed we didn't see the return of the plucky Russian painter, I can think of so many more projects for them, like painting battle damage on functional planes.
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Sep 3, 2023 18:29
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Zelenskyy has fired Reznikov, the minister of defense. I recall that there was some talk of that earlier this year but it was dismissed as rumor. https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-09-03-23/index.html quote:JUST IN: President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, saying the ministry needs "new approaches" as the war enters its 19th month.
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Sep 3, 2023 22:03
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Shoigu won!
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Sep 3, 2023 22:07
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Mr. Apollo posted:Zelenskyy has fired Reznikov, the minister of defense. I recall that there was some talk of that earlier this year but it was dismissed as rumor. I guess we know how Zelenskyy really feels about how the offensive is going.
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Sep 3, 2023 22:14
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daslog posted:I guess we know how Zelenskyy really feels about how the offensive is going.  It's a consequence of the recruitment office bribery scandal. Valerii Zaluzhnyi is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, he's the one responsible for the military conduct. Minister of defense has nothing to do with that.
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Sep 3, 2023 22:22
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eh he'd wanted reznikov gone for a long time but last time he made a move to get rid of him he just unfired himself or something
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Sep 3, 2023 22:23
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Nenonen posted:
begs the question what does the us secretary of defense actually do
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Sep 3, 2023 22:31
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ethanol posted:begs the question what does the us secretary of defense actually do Duh obviously the secretary takes notes at meetings.
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Sep 3, 2023 22:36
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Herstory Begins Now posted:eh he'd wanted reznikov gone for a long time but last time he made a move to get rid of him he just unfired himself or something Do we know why Zelenskyy wanted Reznikov gone? Corruption? Incompetence of some kind? I guess Reznikov was a bit... old, is the replacement someone younger?
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Sep 3, 2023 22:39
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jaete posted:I guess Reznikov was a bit... old is he? if he were US secdef he would be on the young side interesting bit here https://twitter.com/MarkAmesExiled/status/1698432082370769386
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Sep 3, 2023 22:45
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Back in February there were rumors going around that Reznikov was going to be let go due to a bunch of scandals involving corruption and bribery at the Ukrainian MoD. I don’t think that he was personally implicated in any of them. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/2/6/ukraine-to-replace-defence-minister-after-corruption-scandals Reznikov tweeted something like “Don’t worry everyone, I’m not going anywhere and am still at work.” and that seemed to be the end of that. I’m guessing that something new happened or Reznikov didn’t fulfill some promises he made to keep his job and he was let go.
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Sep 3, 2023 22:47
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WarpedLichen posted:Good read about experiences in Kharkiv where newly trained troops are expected to hold the line, kinda bleak:  The local commander appears to be unhappy with the hard work and ingenuity of his subordinates.
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Sep 3, 2023 22:50
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i say swears online posted:is he? if he were US secdef he would be on the young side I wouldn't use Mark Ames as a source/analysis, even if he's quoting someone else.
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Sep 3, 2023 22:56
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i say swears online posted:is he? if he were US secdef he would be on the young side Interesting if true
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Sep 3, 2023 22:56
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By which I mean lol, lmao
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Sep 3, 2023 22:56
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i say swears online posted:is he? if he were US secdef he would be on the young side ames is a complete and total hack and the last person anyone should listen to about anything at all
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Sep 3, 2023 22:58
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Kchama posted:I wouldn't use Mark Ames as a source/analysis, even if he's quoting someone else. Herstory Begins Now posted:ames is a complete and total hack and the last person anyone should listen to about anything at all he's not a source for ukrainian pravda  https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2023/09/3/7418270/ quote:- clinically cured tuberculosis; drafting hemophiliacs seems bad
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Sep 3, 2023 23:01
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i say swears online posted:he's not a source for ukrainian pravda That list seems quite different then the clickbaity one from before though, perhaps use the direct source without the "twisting" from a person with an obvious slant.
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Sep 3, 2023 23:05
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I suspect the blowback will not be worth it for the couple of thousand of new recruits they might get with new rules. Might be a baked-in easy win for the new minister to roll that back. Meanwhile, according to the British MoD, Russia has indeed been ramping up its efforts with attracting more soldiers from neighbouring countries. https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1698212159715459238 Paladinus fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Sep 3, 2023 |
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Sep 3, 2023 23:14
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Unrelated to defense minister talk: https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1698409181387112602
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Sep 3, 2023 23:24
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i say swears online posted:he's not a source for ukrainian pravda Perhaps you should post that instead of sourcing from dumbass hack idiots like Ames and it seems the guy he was quoting, since those aren't at all like what that guy was claiming. The list seems to be "people with mild or cured conditions" with makes it obvious they're loosening their requirements but not that much. Kchama fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Sep 3, 2023 |
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Sep 3, 2023 23:46
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Mark "you have to feel sorry for the poor Russian soldiers at Bucha" Ames
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Sep 3, 2023 23:52
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Kchama posted:The list seems to be "people with mild or cured conditions" with makes it obvious they're loosening their requirements but not that much. if i was ukrainian and had a blood coagulation disorder, this would scare the poo poo out of me
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Sep 3, 2023 23:58
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Moon Slayer posted:Unrelated to defense minister talk: Good punchline. Did not expect that from a PM
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Sep 4, 2023 00:04
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i imagine with corruption in the conscription process there were a lot of waivers being issued with money being passed under the table
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Sep 4, 2023 00:08
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SirTagz posted:Good punchline. Did not expect that from a PM It feels like an old joke about Stalin but maybe it's too old and obscure for me to find it on the internet.
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Sep 4, 2023 00:18
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Paladinus posted:It feels like an old joke about Stalin but maybe it's too old and obscure for me to find it on the internet.
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Sep 4, 2023 00:32
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https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1698402809408786502 (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Sep 4, 2023 00:51
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Wonder if height/time fusing gets those circular patterns in some shots from the DPICM
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Sep 4, 2023 00:58
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Mr. Apollo posted:Zelenskyy has fired Reznikov, the minister of defense. I recall that there was some talk of that earlier this year but it was dismissed as rumor. https://twitter.com/yarotrof/status/1698459846650085687#m Wonder how many thousand RPM will it make Bohdan Khmelnitsky hit?
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Sep 4, 2023 00:58
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i say swears online posted:if i was ukrainian and had a blood coagulation disorder, this would scare the poo poo out of me As someone who has a blood coagulation disorder, I'd be more scared of the Russian bombs. Especially if I wasn't a soldier.
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Sep 4, 2023 01:02
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Kchama posted:As someone who has a blood coagulation disorder, I'd be more scared of the Russian bombs. Hell, there's plenty of military jobs that don't require peak physical condition either. You don't have to be in Green Beret shape to man a desk. It's not ideal that they need to expand their draft categories, but it's also not a sign of imminent defeat. The US had an "Old Man's Draft" during WW2.
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Sep 4, 2023 01:08
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It may also be a response to the military recruitment scandals; if people have been getting false diagnoses from friendly doctors that were rubber stamped by the recruitment offices, then the quickest solution to filter out all those is just to revoke the exempt status and sort it out later.
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Sep 4, 2023 01:36
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I think the Mark Ames post is more informative than the account calling a war crime shell exploding on people beautiful but what do I know.
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Sep 4, 2023 01:50
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ethanol posted:begs the question what does the us secretary of defense actually do The US SecDef is also not a combatant commander. Fun fact: technically US combatant commands (eg CENTCOM, etc.) report directly to the President. Practically speaking, they get their orders from the Joint Chiefs of Staff and SecDef. Zalushniy (sp?) is closer to a combatant commander, though I think there are some nuances which are materially different. I'm not an expert in Soviet command structures.
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Sep 4, 2023 01:52
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adebisi lives posted:I think the Mark Ames post is more informative than the account calling a war crime shell exploding on people beautiful but what do I know. What are you talking about?
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Sep 4, 2023 01:55
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I'm saying this seems gross and unneeded.
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Sep 4, 2023 02:05
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adebisi lives posted:I'm saying this seems gross and unneeded. I don't really like Def Mon (partially because he calls war footage 'beautiful') but that's apples and oranges from posting a dude who blatantly is a liar. Also, cluster munitions aren't 'war crime shells' unless you use them to commit war crimes, like any other weapon.
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Sep 4, 2023 02:12
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adebisi lives posted:I think the Mark Ames post is more informative than the account calling a war crime shell exploding on people beautiful but what do I know. Apparently not the part where Ames wrote about sexually exploiting minors in Russia.
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Sep 4, 2023 02:16
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