Kavros posted:

Surely that must have been hundreds of red lines crossed! russia will have to sternly assure that there will have to be a response.

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This is now a thing of the past. Finland has become one of the small members of (NATO) that doesn't decide anything, losing its special voice in international affairs. We are sure that history will judge this hasty step.

Somaen posted:

Counteroffensive as in probing, no mechanised movement until the mud dries probably?

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Russia has begun using its new T-14 Armata battle tanks to fire on Ukrainian positions "but they have not yet participated in direct assault operations," the RIA state news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting a source close the matter.

RIA said that the tanks have been fitted with extra protection on their flanks and crews have undergone "combat coordination" at training grounds in Ukraine.

Brown Moses posted:

There's no serious sources reporting this claim, it's just a rumour that started on Twitter.

Ynglaur posted:

This is a great idea. If the vehicle doesn't need to be tactical, you could put enough armor on the impact point to keep the mechanicals safe, too. I wonder if we'll see drones with metal detectors or sub-surface radar slowly sweeping fields and forests in coming years. Thanks for sharing this Mr. Apollo!

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Russia tried to destroy a US-made Patriot air defense system in Ukraine last week with a hypersonic missile, two US officials told CNN.

The attack failed, and the Ukrainian military instead intercepted the missile using the Patriot system, the officials said, marking their first known successful Ukrainian use of the advanced air defense system only weeks after it arrived in country.

The Ukrainian air defenders fired multiple missiles from the Patriot at different angles to intercept the Russian missile, demonstrating how quickly they have become adept at using the powerful system, one official said.

US officials believe the Russians picked up on signals that are emitted from the Patriot, allowing them to target the system using the hypersonic missile, known as the Kinzhal or Killjoy.

mutata posted:

ummel posted:

It's bouncing around the "latest updates" articles and such. They're probably working on a larger write up.

https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-22-23/index.html

mlmp08 posted:

-Netherlands and Denmark taking lead on training Ukrainians on F-16s, and there is discussion of maybe other 4th gen aircraft. No real idea of timeline, when fielded, how many, etc. There is a LOT that goes into standing up functional fixed-wing squadrons, with a new type of aircraft.

Charliegrs posted:

Somewhat on that topic, I wonder what things are like in areas of the US that are heavily Russian and Ukrainian? Is there any noticeable tensions?

Orthanc6 posted:

Yeah that doesn't make sense on any level. Even if the US could be convinced to give Ukraine B-52's, which lol considering how cagey they were about M1 Abrams and F16s, I fail to see how they could help Ukraine. The B-52 exists because the US is on the other side of a large ocean from Russia and needed a plane to carry a large load of strategic weapons into range, Ukraine doesn't have that issue. They'd be taking off and immediately be in range of Russia's air defenses. It would be a massive disadvantage cause you'd have 1 launcher carrying all that payload and likely getting shot down, instead of multiple ground launchers spreading the payload out.

But the first and final nail in the coffin to this is B-52's are part of the US's nuclear triad, and they don't make them anymore and still lack a 1-1 replacement for capability. So I strongly doubt they'd give them to any nation under even the most extreme clancy-esque circumstance.

So yeah that's a big load of dumb disinfo, I suggest being highly suspect of anything else from that source.

cr0y posted:

Is the B-52 even considered to be part of the triad anymore with the creation of the B-2 and the brand new B-21?

Discendo Vox posted:

Can you provide the channel names?

Shifty Pony posted:

People will share stuff diametrically opposed to their beliefs. "Look at this crazy poo poo" is still spreading the crazy poo poo around where it can be encountered by people who might believe it.

spankmeister posted:

Somewhat relevant to the current discussion:

Meduza is a Russian oppositional publication, but even they have people in their reader base who support the war. They asked them to write in why:

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/06/03/the-only-thing-worse-than-war-is-losing-one

Imo, no big surprises here. A collection of the "greatest hits" of war supporters. I.e. "war bad", "russophobia", "I don't support the war but we need to win it now", "amerika did it", etc.

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Sucrose posted:

Are there still civilians living downstream of the dam, or had they already been “evacuated” by the Russians? How fast will the water rise?

fatherboxx posted:

Please check the date of video, it took me 5 seconds to click

Meanwhile,

https://twitter.com/AricToler/status/1666065790741762049?t=jJVYI3noND9ehPOjhjyiMA&s=19

Ynglaur posted:

Twitter unresponsive. What was the content?

Chalks posted:

https://twitter.com/secretsqrl123/status/1667222352369729564

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, where he committed $500 million in new funding for military assistance. He also announced new sanctions as the country's war with Russia continues.

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The prime minister offered no details on how the new funding would be spent. However, he indicated Canada would also extend its military training mission — known as Operation Unifier — until 2026 and offered to help train Ukrainian pilots, along with other countries, on the F-16 fighter aircraft.

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Also on Saturday, Canada committed $10 million in humanitarian aid and promised to redirect another previously announced $37 million toward helping Ukraine manage and recover from the effects of the breach.

Huggybear posted:

Canada never had the F-16. Unless Trudeau means Canada will contribute funding for training.

Xiahou Dun posted:

Learn something every day. Cool.

Thanks, folks.

Nenonen posted:

Antonov is a Ukrainian company, they will probably just offer it to Ukraine.

GhostofJohnMuir posted:

of course it is, i completely forgot all the damage their infrastructure suffered in the opening days of the war

mlmp08 posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ-sCT_maAQ

Orthanc6 posted:

Yeah I saw a clip of a man very much resembling the guy getting killed at absolutely point-blank range in a trench. Shooter/cameraman got a very clear view of the face before shooting. If it wasn't him it was an extremely close look-alike.

Mr. Apollo posted:

One thing I was wondering, is trench clearing pretty much "shoot anyone walking towards you?" With all the smoke and dust in the confines of the trench, it's hard to make out anything more than vague human shaped silhouette most of the time.

Edgar Allen Ho posted:

I know it's not news on the big scale but on a lighter note!- my wife's best friend's brother who lost his leg fighting for Ukraine is up to being able to sprint on a new prosthetic. Hell yeah. Not that long ago docs didn't know if he could ever even walk again.

Shifty Pony posted:

Didn't Prigozhin recently put out a video/statement blaming the whole Ukraine mess on rich interests wanting to pillage the place? I could see him doubling down on that as a reason to pull out of the area and consolidate power.