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The Lone Badger posted:Figure out where the jammers are then use them to determine your position. This is a real thing as part of the Connected Battlespace initiative.
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M_Gargantua posted:This is a real thing as part of the Connected Battlespace initiative. “Signals of opportunity”
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Jasper Tin Neck posted:It hasn't made much of a dent in exports yet. I hate it when my refineries get and else no hot by Ukrainian drones
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Murgos posted:“Signals of opportunity” The drone knows where it is by knowing where the jammers aren't.
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I've spent the last four months training Ukrainian soldiers -medics- in "unnamed European country" under the auspices of SAG-U and honestly it's come close to breaking me a little bit. I've made and lost so many friends, and the next six months aren't looking to be better for that. It's hard to talk about, both because of classification of details beyond the public facts and also because no one really understands it when I try to talk to my civvie and military friends. I don't really know why I'm posting here, but y'all are much more positive about the prospects than the CSPAM thread - and if I see one more 'lol' or similar under a tweet about some new Russian attack or procurement difficulty in Ukraine I might say something that'd get me banned- , and more likely to understand than DnD. I just, well, does anyone have any predictions of an end to this insane poo poo in the near future to share? I'm so so tired already of seeing Signal numbers never come back online after someone rotates on to the zero line or hearing through the grapevine that so and so died or was injured in a strike. The attrition seems insane and I don't really see how this can end well for the people I've become so fond of. I obviously can't share details about the training or the people who come to us, other than that many are some of the best I've met. Men and women who signed up to defend their homes, are making the best of it, and will do whatever they need to do to be able to go home.
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Nuclear War posted:I've spent the last four months training Ukrainian soldiers -medics- in "unnamed European country" under the auspices of SAG-U and honestly it's come close to breaking me a little bit. I've made and lost so many friends, and the next six months aren't looking to be better for that. It's hard to talk about, both because of classification of details beyond the public facts and also because no one really understands it when I try to talk to my civvie and military friends. Honestly unless we get more republicans out of the US congress is think its likely to stay as it is for a good while.
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Nuclear War posted:I've spent the last four months training Ukrainian soldiers -medics- in "unnamed European country" under the auspices of SAG-U and honestly it's come close to breaking me a little bit. I've made and lost so many friends, and the next six months aren't looking to be better for that. It's hard to talk about, both because of classification of details beyond the public facts and also because no one really understands it when I try to talk to my civvie and military friends. Please, don't go to the CSPAM thread, it's a really nasty place. Thank you very much for helping Ukraine.
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I went to a performance by the Ukrainian National Symphony and the Kharkhiv Opera the other night. After the finale, they all took the stage and sang the Ukrainian National anthem while holding a Ukrainian flag. There wasn't a single dry eye in the entire theatre.
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Nuclear War posted:I obviously can't share details about the training or the people who come to us, other than that many are some of the best I've met. Men and women who signed up to defend their homes, are making the best of it, and will do whatever they need to do to be able to go home. I'm completely unqualified to talk about this, but I've watched a couple interviews with foreign volunteers who have actually been on the front lines in Ukraine, and my takeaway is that yeah it's traumatic as hell. Especially with this kind of war where something like 80% of all casualties are artillery and similar where it's super sudden and you don't even see it coming. Shell shock is a real thing. The interviews I saw were with Finnish dudes, on YouTube, and just now I notice there's no subtitles of any kind available, usually YouTube would auto-generate subtitles in multiple languages. Oh well. (Of course there's gonna be similar stuff available by English speakers, I just haven't seen it) Don't have an actual point other than war sucks, it's poo poo, gently caress Putin
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Nuclear War posted:I just, well, does anyone have any predictions of an end to this insane poo poo in the near future to share? I absolutely don't expect an end in the near future, even if things become more dire for Ukraine. Even for the best outcome, we need to prepare for a long war, which still hasn't happened, and make sure Russia understands we're prepared for a long war. Your guess is as good as mine whether we can get there. Near future, the best we can hope for is that Ukraine stabilizes its defenses while Prin keeps ordering pre-mature offensives, but that's far from a sure shot.
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Nuclear War posted:
Otherwise, it looks like an attritional struggle which will stretch at least another two years barring drastic changes in American or European policy. Namely, intervention, even if only to enforce peace on the Belarusian border. This sucks for Ukraine and the West should do more, though it's important to note that the West has stepped up far more than anyone expected. A sucky, stagnant frontline is still a potential strategic win, though, particularly against a genocidal imperialist state which was previously regarded as the second most powerful country in the world.
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Hyperlynx posted:E: but also, lol, "what air defence doing?". I'd love to know what altitude that attack was from (presumably pretty low for unguided munitions) and why that Pantsir didn't engage the drone itself. Apparently they've got guns as secondary armament. Pantsirs have been getting hit by the very things they were designed to defend against since they first rolled onto the battlefield. Besides the LCS, I don't know if there's been a more overrated platform to enter service in significant numbers in this century.
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Cugel the Clever posted:A sucky, stagnant frontline is still a potential strategic win, though, particularly against a genocidal imperialist state which was previously regarded as the second most powerful country in the world. The big concern knows is that Russia may be working on wiping Kharkiv off the map.
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I think it’s clear at this point that “conquer Ukraine as a vassal state or Russian province” is not an available outcome for Russia. Unfortunately, it seems that “destroy Ukraine as a viable society and leave it barren for a generation” is possible, if the West doesn’t change how and how much it supports Ukraine.
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Nuclear War posted:I've spent the last four months training Ukrainian soldiers -medics- in "unnamed European country" under the auspices of SAG-U and honestly it's come close to breaking me a little bit. I've made and lost so many friends, and the next six months aren't looking to be better for that. It's hard to talk about, both because of classification of details beyond the public facts and also because no one really understands it when I try to talk to my civvie and military friends. That's really rough man. I don't think there's anything to cheer you up in the short term. The outlook isn't that great right now. Ukraine is going to have to stay on the defensive for a while until they can regain the initiative. US congress being completely useless is really hurting. The good news is that Europe is stepping up more to fill the gap. Hopefully that will keep increasing. And just don't go to CSPAM. It's bad for your mental health. I'm not saying that as a posting about posters thing because they are pro-Russia and cheering about Ukrainian losses or anything. They have a couple of threads that are doomer echo chambers that will only make you feel worse. It's not a healthy place.
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Hey Nuclear War for similar reasons I'm not going to go into any whats or hows or whens of anything I've done, but I just want to say that I understand completely. A ten minute conversation with a section passing out of one of the training courses, people who had exemptions from the draft and had waived them even knowing what the odds against them was an incredibly humbling experience and is all the moral clarity I've ever needed. Its a whole nation with their backs up against the wall and they know it.
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spankmeister posted:... Yep, "danger Will Robinson!" applies. ----------- I originally thought it would be over by 2025 but this is going to be a long drawn out affair. 
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Nuclear War posted:I've spent the last four months training Ukrainian soldiers -medics- in "unnamed European country" under the auspices of SAG-U and honestly it's come close to breaking me a little bit. I've made and lost so many friends, and the next six months aren't looking to be better for that. It's hard to talk about, both because of classification of details beyond the public facts and also because no one really understands it when I try to talk to my civvie and military friends. It is rough as gently caress, as someone who was involved in the UK OP Interflex on the armoured side, I met some absolutely outstanding people who came from a wide swathe of Ukraine in both military experience and just general society. Although I haven't had the same experience in terms of troops going off line it's still rough, i definitely echo the calls of the other thread in terms of just how toxic it is in terms of the disconnect that they show and the jeering especially when you've got a connection to these people. Just remember you're on the right side and that you've delivered training that will and has saved people's lives.
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spankmeister posted:And just don't go to CSPAM. It's bad for your mental health. I'm not saying that as a posting about posters thing because they are pro-Russia and cheering about Ukrainian losses or anything. They have a couple of threads that are doomer echo chambers that will only make you feel worse. It's not a healthy place. Echoing this part. I used to follow a handful of the less obnoxious CSPAM threads and over the years one by one I've dropped each one as being too loving depressing. There's just nothing worthwhile there anymore.
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Murgos posted:You could easily use it in a slide deck to help explain why Hitler started WWII and why he went to war with Russia when they had a peace treaty. A map showing resources is an excellent resource for any discussion of history or current events.
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Lemniscate Blue posted:Echoing this part. I used to follow a handful of the less obnoxious CSPAM threads and over the years one by one I've dropped each one as being too loving depressing. There's just nothing worthwhile there anymore. The Marxism thread is great at least, IMO. Best I/P thread too, I think. Generally not a place that I go looking for new threads, though.
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Nuclear War posted:I've spent the last four months training Ukrainian soldiers -medics- in "unnamed European country" under the auspices of SAG-U and honestly it's come close to breaking me a little bit. I've made and lost so many friends, and the next six months aren't looking to be better for that. It's hard to talk about, both because of classification of details beyond the public facts and also because no one really understands it when I try to talk to my civvie and military friends. Best I can do is say thank you for doing a genuinely good thing. I'm sorry it comes with so much sorrow as well. https://twitter.com/KyivPost/status/1777346393138503740 quote:The Russian city of #Orsk continues to struggle with the dam breach, Russian media reported. Reports coming out lately that Russia may be lacking people, funds or simply interest in responding to some natural disasters that hosed up part of the country. The more cracks that show, the closer we are to the end. https://kyivindependent.com/sources-ukrainian-hackers-destroy-data-center-used-by-russian-military-industry/ quote:Sources: Ukrainian hackers destroy data center used by Russian military industry I remember when our company got hacked some years back, or where they bricked the hosts for all our servers, the details were a bit vague, but that was several weeks of doing everything on paper and close to two years before we finally cleared up the last customer cases and orders related to it completely. If this was a complete a destruction as the reporting says, lmao. https://twitter.com/KyivPost/status/1777329835435512279 quote:A source in Ukrainian intelligence said that the Russian ship was set ablaze in a Ukrainian intelligence (#HUR) special operation and that the ship's repairs will be lengthy. I swear, if every operation attributed to them turns out to really be them, and not just a rumour or Russian carelessness with maintenance, the HUR is going to have the sort of absurd rep that the Mossad(apparently undeservedly) enjoyed for decades. https://twitter.com/KyivPost/status/1777328296406954167 quote:Russia has sought assistance from #Kazakhstan due to a possible gasoline shortage following strikes by Ukrainian drones and floods that disrupted the operation of Russian oil refineries, Reuters reports, citing three sources in the industry. And if confirmed, I think this proves that Ukrainian refinery strikes have had a meaningful effect for a meaningful period of time. It's also worth noting that more than one government has fallen because of trying to remove fuel subsidies, if Russia ends up not being able to provide gas for its people, that could be one of those things that really rattle Russian society.
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PurpleXVI posted:Best I can do is say thank you for doing a genuinely good thing. I'm sorry it comes with so much sorrow as well. lmao even, the same week that Russia is saying that they're next on the invasion list.
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M_Gargantua posted:On a scale from 1 to America, how car dependent is Russian urban society? The USA ranks 8/196 for cars per capita (0.908), and Russia ranks 67/196 with 0.395 (which is right around Mexico and much of Latin America). And those cars are not distributed evenly throughout the population. One of the frequent complaints by people who wanted to flee Russia but couldn't was that they didn't have access to a personal car. It's a big country - trains, buses, and planes do a lot of the interregional transportation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_territories_by_motor_vehicles_per_capita
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Nuclear War posted:I've spent the last four months training Ukrainian soldiers -medics- in "unnamed European country" under the auspices of SAG-U and honestly it's come close to breaking me a little bit. I have nothing to say but thank you and we appreciate and respect what you are doing and how incredibly hard it must be. Until the political logjam breaks in Congress somehow (and the odds aren't great, with Dems fighting to hold onto the Senate), there is likely little relief coming from the US. I could well believe that Ukraine realizes it and is ramping up the Russian infrastructure strikes to try to fracture Putin's grip on power before their front collapses from lack of munitions.
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Kaal posted:The USA ranks 8/196 for cars per capita (0.908), and Russia ranks 67/196 with 0.395 (which is right around Mexico and much of Latin America). And those cars are not distributed evenly throughout the population. One of the frequent complaints by people who wanted to flee Russia but couldn't was that they didn't have access to a personal car. It's a big country - trains, buses, and planes do a lot of the interregional transportation. North Korea lol
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Nuclear War posted:I've spent the last four months training Ukrainian soldiers -medics- in "unnamed European country" under the auspices of SAG-U and honestly it's come close to breaking me a little bit. I've made and lost so many friends, and the next six months aren't looking to be better for that. It's hard to talk about, both because of classification of details beyond the public facts and also because no one really understands it when I try to talk to my civvie and military friends. im a nobody best thing for everyone involved is Putin keeling over and making GBS threads himself to death. That gives Russians an out to a war they can no longer stomach and focus on finding themselves but aren't able to vocalize and Ukrainians have less pressure on the fronts that or russia picks an even dumber successor to escalate the war
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GD_American posted:Until the political logjam breaks in Congress somehow (and the odds aren't great, with Dems fighting to hold onto the Senate), there is likely little relief coming from the US. It could get far worse, imagine if Trump gets in, he could:
Yeah, this is a bit DOOMy, but like only the sending of aid to Russia is unlikely. But then again this is trump, he could get in and do the complete opposite, in attempt to put himself in the history books or something.
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Nuclear War posted:I just, well, does anyone have any predictions of an end to this insane poo poo in the near future to share? First, thank you for what you've done. Second, my prediction is a non-prediction. Historically, when powers fail, the people around them predicting the failure weren't especially more common or rare than at other times. The longer the people of Ukraine resist, the more resources and trust the Russian leadership expends, the less likely they are to be able to respond in full to some other crisis. A disaster or collapse that runs concurent a resolute and persevering Ukrainian people is probably the best hope. Ukraine is waiting for an opportunity, for a strong hand to fall and change the game. The deadly procession of time and the tendency for entropy mean that the unbreakable wall of defense will outlast the merely- nearly-unstoppable force of aggression given enough time. Whether they can survive and whether the West continues to support will determine how well Ukraine can emulate an unbreakable wall, but it's not all hopelessness and gloom. It's just tragedy until it isn't any more.
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Nuclear War posted:I just, well, does anyone have any predictions of an end to this insane poo poo in the near future to share? I'm so so tired already of seeing Signal numbers never come back online after someone rotates on to the zero line or hearing through the grapevine that so and so died or was injured in a strike. The attrition seems insane and I don't really see how this can end well for the people I've become so fond of. That said, it seems very likely that this war will continue for at least two more years. If it continues at current intensity, Russia will probably at that point start to see more and more extreme shortage of heavy combat vehicles (tanks, artillery, IFVs, APCs, etc.) which should lead to a change on the battlefield. Western support is currently at something of a low point due to Trump-inspired Republican obstruction in the US and European governments too late realisation of and reaction to that betrayal. The good thing is that the vast majority of European countries are unwavering in their support. The bad thing is that they are not really treating that support with the urgency required. This means that the support for Ukraine has often been too little too late and never enough. And Ukraine is paying for that with blood. However, Ukraine is (with support) increasing its domestic production of military goods, especially drones. Europe, through various efforts, is increasingly stepping in to cover the American shortfall. Those efforts are aimed at the short, medium, and long term and are to a large extent independent from what happens in the US. Ukraine is not remotely close to losing, but the war will continue until Russia is unwilling or unable to continue. Every little thing being done to lower the suffering on Ukraine‘s side and increasing the losses on Russia‘s side is bringing that point forward.
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I mean, let's say that Russia decides to open a second front against... Finland. Is responding to Article 5 something that the sitting president and their government decides to do or not, in the US, or something that would have to pass through House and Senate? Because if it's the latter I don't even think you need Trump for that. Every Republican is a traitor who'd try to obstruct opposition to Russia's goals. I'm personally feeling a lot of doom and gloom about that part of the situation, I do not think Democrats will ever get past Republican obstructionism as it is, and I think that Trump returning as president for a second term is more or less inevitable at this point. https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1777598224183747008 quote:In flooded Orsk, Russia, local residents complain that looters are robbing houses and stores while locals attempt to evacuate. This forces people to stay in their homes to protect property, rather than evacuate to safe places. Content: Video of local residents making these complaints.
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PurpleXVI posted:I'm personally feeling a lot of doom and gloom about that part of the situation, I do not think Democrats will ever get past Republican obstructionism as it is, and I think that Trump returning as president for a second term is more or less inevitable at this point. You need to maybe touch some grass or perhaps reduce your Twitter consumption, because neither of these things is remotely guaranteed as an outcome.
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PurpleXVI posted:I think that Trump returning as president for a second term is more or less inevitable at this point. We can't get complacent but good lord why would you reach this point
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Nuclear War posted:I've spent the last four months training Ukrainian soldiers -medics- in "unnamed European country" under the auspices of SAG-U and honestly it's come close to breaking me a little bit. I've made and lost so many friends, and the next six months aren't looking to be better for that. It's hard to talk about, both because of classification of details beyond the public facts and also because no one really understands it when I try to talk to my civvie and military friends. I don't really have much to add beyond what's already been posted, but you're doing good work that is saving lives. Thank you.
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Handsome Ralph posted:I don't really have much to add beyond what's already been posted, but you're doing good work that is saving lives. Thank you. Thank you, and everyone else for the kind words. I'm here through the year and possibly beyond, but it was nice to just vent a little bit. I'm not on orders, this is duty I signed up for, but it's the most meaningful stuff I've done in uniform so far. Again, thanks everyone for cheering me up.
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