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Strategic Tea posted:We are very lucky that [the home office] are so loving stupid! Tory "Intelligence" is always used for stealing money and nowt else. 
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Dec 29, 2023 12:33
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From the other Ukraine thread in Internet VFW:PurpleXVI posted:https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1740673472223666454
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Dec 29, 2023 12:35
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Strategic Tea posted:We are very lucky that [the home office] are so loving stupid! Service does not guarantee
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Dec 29, 2023 12:36
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Russia doesn't target civilians I was told. Surely this is just western propaganda
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Dec 29, 2023 12:45
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For gently caress's sake. It always happens like clockwork, eat a big fat L and then murder and maim civilians in response.
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Dec 29, 2023 13:50
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Yeah it's pretty clear that Russia's strategy is to bomb civilians every time they face some sort of embarrassing incident. Would be nice if this was called out more on the international stage.
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Dec 29, 2023 14:27
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Dwesa posted:They still shot down the majority of missiles/drones Jesus christ.
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Dec 29, 2023 14:31
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weg posted:Yeah it's pretty clear that Russia's strategy is to bomb civilians every time they face some sort of embarrassing incident. Would be nice if this was called out more on the international stage. But then we might hurt their feelings, and we cannot have that.
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Dec 29, 2023 14:31
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don't want to put ol putin in an uncomfortable place, yknow
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Dec 29, 2023 14:40
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It's a long standing doctrine of the current russian regime to enact tit-for-tat vengeance for any real or perceived slight, big or small. I guess the purpose is to try to affect the political calculus of neighboring countries, making sure they know they won't get away with anything. Of course, when you're already waging a total war, it's pretty much pointless. These missiles would have been launched anyway at some point. It's hard to describe Putin getting big mad his ships got blown up and escalating terror bombings as a good thing, but as mentioned above, this kind of volley directed at energy infra in the heart of the winter would actually produce results of strategic significance, instead of just further pointless tragedy.
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Dec 29, 2023 14:53
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zone posted:For gently caress's sake. It always happens like clockwork, eat a big fat L and then murder and maim civilians in response. But enough about the idf scum. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Dec 29, 2023 14:58
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Fumble posted:But enough about the idf scum. 
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Dec 29, 2023 15:02
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lXggyYWcSU We hate USA but we wish we were USA 14 minutes of being in your own special bubble
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Dec 29, 2023 15:08
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gently caress that's pretty bad, that's like Gulf-War 1/2 missile scale. Hopefuly they didn't hit any AA installations or things could get much worse. Is anyone gonna give us some Tomahawks finally?
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Dec 29, 2023 15:56
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mobby_6kl posted:gently caress that's pretty bad, that's like Gulf-War 1/2 missile scale. Hopefuly they didn't hit any AA installations or things could get much worse. Don't worry, future US aid to Ukraine is but a mere act of congress away! How hard could that be to accomplish?
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Dec 29, 2023 15:59
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It's mind blowing to think of how many missiles/drones Russia has thrown at Ukraine in coming up to 2 years. Russia could very well of finished this off a year ago if they actually used those missiles against military targets. Throwing your expensive missiles at inert concrete with nothing of value military wise is so staggeringly dumb.
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Dec 29, 2023 16:06
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mobby_6kl posted:Hopefuly they didn't hit any AA installations or things could get much worse. I'm not an air defense artillery guy, but I worked comm support in a missile defense unit in Germany back in the day and got the standard big-picture training for non-ADA types, the basic SAM 101 stuff during onboarding. Defending the radar and launchers is typically a top priority for the air defense C2 element, even when that means the awful tradeoff of letting enemy missiles get through to strike other targets. The obvious logic is that, if you lose your air defenses, you won't be defending against anything. So yeah, no way to know for sure as of now, but odds are good they prioritized shooting down anything that was on a trajectory to hit the AA and other critical infrastructure. Really hoping.
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Dec 29, 2023 16:11
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We can still expect "xaxaxaxaxa we destroyed all the Ukrainian NATO command posts, Boris Johnsons, and Patriot launchers" from the usual suspects soon enough.
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Dec 29, 2023 16:15
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zone posted:We can still expect "xaxaxaxaxa we destroyed all the Ukrainian NATO command posts, Boris Johnsons, and Patriot launchers" from the usual suspects soon enough. The usual suspects have already been doing their "xaxaxaxaxa where are the glorious Patriot air defense systems now!?", because "only" shooting down 114 of 158 rockets/drones is apparently pathetic. In other news, Argentina, which was slated to join BRICS in the coming year, withdrew their application and told them to gently caress off. Granted it's because their libertarian populist president is insane and gave reasons for the withdrawal along the lines of "I will never do business with commies", but still, lol. So much loyalty and comradery among despots and dictators. That multi-polar-new-world-order Putin was trying to usher in sure is coming right along.
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Dec 29, 2023 16:59
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Is there any more news on that object that entered Polish airspace?
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Dec 29, 2023 16:59
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Arc Hammer posted:Is there any more news on that object that entered Polish airspace? It crossed into Polish airspace for 3 minutes before crossing back into Ukraine.
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Dec 29, 2023 17:01
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zone posted:For gently caress's sake. It always happens like clockwork, eat a big fat L and then murder and maim civilians in response. I assume it's for internal power struggles and propaganda. Yes we took an L but we exacted revenge! Still strong!!!
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Dec 29, 2023 17:05
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The_Franz posted:In other news, Argentina, which was slated to join BRICS in the coming year, withdrew their application and told them to gently caress off. Granted it's because their libertarian populist president is insane and gave reasons for the withdrawal along the lines of "I will never do business with commies", but still, lol. That's at least one positive... But yeah, I'm well nervous about what is gonna happen in Argentina in general.
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Dec 29, 2023 17:09
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making GBS threads BRICS
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Dec 29, 2023 17:09
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The_Franz posted:It crossed into Polish airspace for 3 minutes before crossing back into Ukraine. Oh that's cool, that doesn't count under the "3
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Dec 29, 2023 17:10
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Dwesa posted:They still shot down the majority of missiles/drones Works out roughly $1.8 ish billion in missiles/drones for zero frontline effect. $1.1 billion was blown up by AA. I'm not a tactical genius buuuuttt...
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Dec 29, 2023 17:15
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nobody cares about money in war except the anglos. this is a lot of why there's been some kind of anglo world dominance for the last two centuries, but nobody else cares
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Dec 29, 2023 17:31
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Tai posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lXggyYWcSU I think it's funny that he starts off with "Never in history were so many sanctions implemented" or in other words "MY VILLAS!"
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Dec 29, 2023 17:44
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https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1740774174254109007#m Tactical advantage of forcing Britain's hand into delivering hundreds of missiles for Ukraine's air defense needs because monke got mad and ordered civilians shelled again? 
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Dec 29, 2023 17:45
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zone posted:https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1740774174254109007#m Prime Minister Sunak trying to emulate Boris for ratings. 
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Dec 29, 2023 17:56
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Dropping 1B on a terror tantrum so you can hypersonic Ukrainian baby hospitals to show how not mad you are another boat full of your gear is sitting on the seafloor and your planes keep exploding. Putin is a real piece of poo poo. I thought he was going to attack evil evil NATO directly this time? Or last time? Or next time? I've lost track. Warlock towers must be pulling double duty so he can't ICBM an orphanage I guess.
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Dec 29, 2023 17:58
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 In a rare moment of honesty, they admitted that 74 sailors were killed and 27 wounded when the Novocherkassk was sunk.
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Dec 29, 2023 17:58
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zone posted:
I like the phrase of "consider assistance", as if it's just an optional suggestion that doesn't have to be followed and has no guarantee whatsoever
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Dec 29, 2023 18:22
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lol The Russian army is so hosed up and worthless that it can't win a conventional war so instead they just start shooting missiles at civilians What a bunch of freaks. Nuremburg Trials is all Putin and his generals deserve.
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Dec 29, 2023 18:33
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Toxic Mental posted:What a bunch of freaks. Nuremburg Trials is all Putin and his generals deserve. Yeah, if this doesn't finish with Putin hanging off a rope or locked in a tiny cell for the rest of his miserable life, the world has failed Ukraine.
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Dec 29, 2023 18:34
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Just Another Lurker posted:Prime Minister Sunak trying to emulate Boris for ratings. It might be more impressive if the Tories hadn't scapped all the UK's remaining Rapier SAM launchers and missile stocks in October 2021, six months before the invasion (when Russian troops were massed on the border and tensions high) to further cut costs and save a few pennies.
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Dec 29, 2023 19:03
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Shaman Tank Spec posted:Yeah, if this doesn't finish with Putin hanging off a rope or locked in a tiny cell for the rest of his miserable life, the world has failed Ukraine. I would be also fine with a tiny cell hanging from a rope, for preference over fresh lava or similar
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Dec 29, 2023 19:39
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Tigey posted:It might be more impressive if the Tories hadn't scapped all the UK's remaining Rapier SAM launchers and missile stocks in October 2021, six months before the invasion (when Russian troops were massed on the border and tensions high) to further cut costs and save a few pennies. Wouldnt scrapping them effectively cost as much as keeping them stored somewhere?
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Dec 29, 2023 19:41
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Shaman Tank Spec posted:Yeah, if this doesn't finish with Putin hanging off a rope or locked in a tiny cell for the rest of his miserable life, the world has failed Ukraine. Sadly, Putin is more likely to die of sickness or old age than face legal consequences. Or a bullet/window, I guess, but that's only slightly more likely than the legal route.
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Dec 29, 2023 19:45
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Tigey posted:It might be more impressive if the Tories hadn't scapped all the UK's remaining Rapier SAM launchers and missile stocks in October 2021, six months before the invasion (when Russian troops were massed on the border and tensions high) to further cut costs and save a few pennies. Whatever happened with Brimstone? From the descriptions of its capabilities it sounded like some sort of semi-autonomous missile system that would hunt any location designated for enemy vehicles. Did supplies dry up or is the front as it currently stands not target-rich enough for its use and likely a waste of missiles?
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