fdr

Vlads campaign to reduce the combat capability of the Nazis' is working well, the Nazis are indeed being "attrited" ( A term from the time of Robert S. McNamara).

Apparently, slow learners.

fdr

Great to see the difference between the Ukrainian use of the amphibious capabilities and the Russians who added the submarine capability when they sank a few crossing "water, big water, wet water, ocean water.."

The preparation of the landing area is interesting, perimeter, mine clearance all in place, these guys have a sock with the appropriate stuffing inside.

NutLoose

Meanwhile back in Russia, someone’s been playing with the states railway network.

NutLoose

More from those damned Russian propagandists having a go at the British, and even worse, they don’t give us the frigging contact details


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NutLoose

There is recovering a damaged Stryker and there is recovering a damaged Stryker.

NutLoose

More on the rail sabotage, someone got their lines crossed.

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NutLoose

Effective fire control on the left bank in the Kherson region, hitting a Russian supply column.

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ORAC

Ukrainian FPV drones attack Russian armored vehicles and infantry in the Avdiivka direction

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ORAC

Germany is going to double (!) the planned military help for Ukraine for the coming year. Instead of 4 billions of Euro, Germany will send 8 billions of Euro, making it by far the 2nd largest contributor of all military aid to Ukraine.

​​​​​​​https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/...0636.bild.html

ORAC

QUICK THREAD on the Russian perceptions and analysis of weapons and systems that most influenced the course of war in Ukraine, and for other global conflicts going forward. The points are from a Russian Telegram channel, so usual caveats apply.….

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...714076552.html
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fdr

How do they rate cardboard as a flak jacket material?

fdr

The debrief post this tiff is going to be interesting. That imagery is pretty brutal, the ground rules are somewhat different to what they were prior to this event, perhaps when Vlad wants a fight next time he can go and have it out with the leader of whoever is unfortunate enough to be a vassal state of Vladopia, rather than go removing the breath from the bodies of this victims. If they were on their own territory I would regret their demise, but while they are an army of aggression and occupation, it goes with the territory.

judyjudy

I imagine it would be pretty effective against spitballs blown from straws.

NutLoose

And it might paper over the holes in them.

NutLoose

Back on the Avdiivka front a pair of electronic warfare complexes were taken out.

NutLoose

The 126th Military Investigative Department have been given some work to do, investigating the two HIMARS that flattened their building, that is of course if any of them survived. I won’t post the follow 9n post as it was a bunch of dead Russians that we do not need to see, however I have quoted the result of the strike.

NutLoose

Careful what you buy when buying car spares in a warzone.

NutLoose

Russia resorting to everything they can throw the book at in their air defence of Tokmak

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Winemaker

That'll do it! This works in the same way magical bullet stopping works - very well. I encourage all Russian soldiers to use these sorts of protections and fearlessly assault the Ukrainian Nazis.

meleagertoo

They also missed "gunpowder" out. Perhaps intentional firework displays aren't quite on Vlad's agenda yet.
Or maybe there's a secret and desperate programme to return 32 pounders and the Long Nine to service, when the cardboard would be useful as wadding...