Ukraine War Thread Part 2
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A Russian bridge has suffered damage after an explosive attack, apparently it was a main supply route for ammunition.
https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/04/russi...o=mosaic_world
Saboteurs blew up a key bridge in Russia, disrupting one of Vladimir Putin’s routes to transport military cargo.
An explosion – caused by a homemade explosive device – rocked the bridge over the Chapaevka River, near the city of Samara, on the border with Kazakhstan, just after 6am local time.
Located on the Volga river in the southwest, the region is a heavy industry hubs.
It is understood that the bridge was used to transport military cargo, in particular engineering ammunition produced by the Polymer JSC plant.
A statement from Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR) read: ‘The railway bridge was blown up in Russia. Train traffic is paralysed.
‘The power steering confirms that the railway bridge across the Chapaevka River in the Samara region was disabled.
‘The structures were damaged as a result of the explosion.’
Train traffic on the bridge has been suspended, with four trains currently being hit with delays.
No casualties have been reported, but traffic over the bridge has been suspended, the Russian Railways said, describing the incident as ‘illegal interference’.
Russia has reported a series of attacks on its industrial and logistics infrastructure in recent months – all blamed on Ukraine.
An explosion – caused by a homemade explosive device – rocked the bridge over the Chapaevka River, near the city of Samara, on the border with Kazakhstan, just after 6am local time.
Located on the Volga river in the southwest, the region is a heavy industry hubs.
It is understood that the bridge was used to transport military cargo, in particular engineering ammunition produced by the Polymer JSC plant.
A statement from Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR) read: ‘The railway bridge was blown up in Russia. Train traffic is paralysed.
‘The power steering confirms that the railway bridge across the Chapaevka River in the Samara region was disabled.
‘The structures were damaged as a result of the explosion.’
Train traffic on the bridge has been suspended, with four trains currently being hit with delays.
No casualties have been reported, but traffic over the bridge has been suspended, the Russian Railways said, describing the incident as ‘illegal interference’.
Russia has reported a series of attacks on its industrial and logistics infrastructure in recent months – all blamed on Ukraine.
https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/04/russi...o=mosaic_world
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I do think this is partly in response to Fico’s “allegiance” rather than anything else and he is learning a valuable lesson from it, lie with the devil then you may well have to worry that the devil may bite you. No one else has ambitions to hit your infrastructure.
Pali I do hope everything will be ok and that your country will get some defence back to protect it, I also hope things are well with you.
Pali I do hope everything will be ok and that your country will get some defence back to protect it, I also hope things are well with you.
There are still attempts to help Ukraine by private fundraising, most of the donors are Czechs but Slovaks contribute quite a lot too. Last time there was a goal to collect money for 10.000 drones, but donors exceeded the target and delivered 13.500 of them. Here is another fundraising campaign "Gift for Putin" and over 872.000€ was collected already: https://www.darcekpreputina.eu/kampa...ky-na-ukrajine
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Torygraph Article
Even if only partly true, this is concerning https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...y-had-changed/
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Major news! CEO of pro-Trump, pro-MAGA propaganda outlet Newsmax, Christopher Ruddy, is urging Mike Johnson to put the Ukraine aid bill to the Floor for a vote.
“Biden is bad, but Putin and Iran are infinitely worse.”
https://www.newsmax.com/ruddy/ruddy-...03/id/1155754/
…we are now at a turning point with Ukraine. Russia is advancing and apparently rapidly.Biden administration incompetence and their slow-walking of aid in the past two years, has put Ukraine in a most dangerous spot.
Ukraine just lost over 45 square miles of territory to Russia in the last 12 months. Meanwhile, Russia is said to be preparing for a major offensive against Ukraine this spring.
At the same time Israel is facing war on multiple fronts. Israel, like Ukraine, desperately needs funding.
Both are critically important for U.S. security interests.
House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul said our earlier aid packages to Ukraine sent a strong signal to China not to invade Taiwan. But, he noted, failing to support Ukraine now, sends the opposite message.
Mike Johnson has been right to demand accountability from the Biden administration on their disastrous actions. Biden has yet to offer a strategic plan — and an exit strategy for Ukraine.
With Israel, the White House strategy is focused on limiting Israel's ability to defend itself, crazy as that sounds.
Biden may be bad, but Putin and the Iranian mullahs are off-the-charts worse.
In almost every speech he has made since Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine over two years ago, Putin has made clear his nation is at war with the U.S. and the West.
Putin sees Ukraine as just a stopping point. I put nothing past Putin and believe if he is not stopped, he will continue, perhaps even escalating to nuclear weapons.
Just this past week, Poland's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, made a public plea to Johnson to pass funding, suggesting that if Ukraine falls, NATO itself could see an attack. Sikorski directed his comment "personally to Speaker Mike Johnson: please let democracy take its course. Please let's pass this to a vote."
I believe the best way to deal with Russia's danger is to show resolve: punch back hard.
I do not favor a larger war with Russia. I don't want to "defeat" Russia. I don't believe in forever wars. But I believe Ukrainians are dying for their freedom. It's a noble cause that, in reality, protects us and our freedom.
We should send them aid.…
“Biden is bad, but Putin and Iran are infinitely worse.”
https://www.newsmax.com/ruddy/ruddy-...03/id/1155754/
…we are now at a turning point with Ukraine. Russia is advancing and apparently rapidly.Biden administration incompetence and their slow-walking of aid in the past two years, has put Ukraine in a most dangerous spot.
Ukraine just lost over 45 square miles of territory to Russia in the last 12 months. Meanwhile, Russia is said to be preparing for a major offensive against Ukraine this spring.
At the same time Israel is facing war on multiple fronts. Israel, like Ukraine, desperately needs funding.
Both are critically important for U.S. security interests.
House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul said our earlier aid packages to Ukraine sent a strong signal to China not to invade Taiwan. But, he noted, failing to support Ukraine now, sends the opposite message.
Mike Johnson has been right to demand accountability from the Biden administration on their disastrous actions. Biden has yet to offer a strategic plan — and an exit strategy for Ukraine.
With Israel, the White House strategy is focused on limiting Israel's ability to defend itself, crazy as that sounds.
Biden may be bad, but Putin and the Iranian mullahs are off-the-charts worse.
In almost every speech he has made since Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine over two years ago, Putin has made clear his nation is at war with the U.S. and the West.
Putin sees Ukraine as just a stopping point. I put nothing past Putin and believe if he is not stopped, he will continue, perhaps even escalating to nuclear weapons.
Just this past week, Poland's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, made a public plea to Johnson to pass funding, suggesting that if Ukraine falls, NATO itself could see an attack. Sikorski directed his comment "personally to Speaker Mike Johnson: please let democracy take its course. Please let's pass this to a vote."
I believe the best way to deal with Russia's danger is to show resolve: punch back hard.
I do not favor a larger war with Russia. I don't want to "defeat" Russia. I don't believe in forever wars. But I believe Ukrainians are dying for their freedom. It's a noble cause that, in reality, protects us and our freedom.
We should send them aid.…
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
France’s Chief of Defense Staff General Thierry Burkhard had written to half his NATO colleagues, exploring the possibility of a coalition of the willing to take over certain tasks from Ukraine — training forces, cyber operations and demining.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Albania reopens communist-era air base after $54 million NATO refurbishment.
Kucova air base in Albania reopened on March 4 after undergoing a 50 million euro ($54 million) NATO refurbishment, making it the region's largest NATO tactical air base.
https://kyivindependent.com/albania-...air-base-nato/
Kucova air base in Albania reopened on March 4 after undergoing a 50 million euro ($54 million) NATO refurbishment, making it the region's largest NATO tactical air base.
https://kyivindependent.com/albania-...air-base-nato/
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Poland will officially apply to the European Commission to block the import of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus to the EU", - Donald Tusk
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
BREAKING:
Loud explosions reported from the area near the Crimean Bridge.
https://halturnerradioshow.com/index...ks-in-progress
Loud explosions reported from the area near the Crimean Bridge.
https://halturnerradioshow.com/index...ks-in-progress
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Re Explosions reported in Kerch, bridge is closed.
My thoughts on hitting the bridge is they only really need to take down the railway one, as most of the armour comes into Crimea on flatbeds, having to unload them and then drive them all over the bridge would be a logistics nightmare.
My thoughts on hitting the bridge is they only really need to take down the railway one, as most of the armour comes into Crimea on flatbeds, having to unload them and then drive them all over the bridge would be a logistics nightmare.
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Possibly another Russian patrol ship attacked off Crimea.
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https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1764799593257050479
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It’s about time Poland started to make arrests.
Avdiivka we know about, but re "...the failure at Tendra Spit" above, what was that?
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Major news! CEO of pro-Trump, pro-MAGA propaganda outlet Newsmax, Christopher Ruddy, is urging Mike Johnson to put the Ukraine aid bill to the Floor for a vote.
“Biden is bad, but Putin and Iran are infinitely worse.”
https://www.newsmax.com/ruddy/ruddy-...03/id/1155754/
…we are now at a turning point with Ukraine. Russia is advancing and apparently rapidly.Biden administration incompetence and their slow-walking of aid in the past two years, has put Ukraine in a most dangerous spot.
Ukraine just lost over 45 square miles of territory to Russia in the last 12 months. Meanwhile, Russia is said to be preparing for a major offensive against Ukraine this spring.
At the same time Israel is facing war on multiple fronts. Israel, like Ukraine, desperately needs funding.
Both are critically important for U.S. security interests.
House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul said our earlier aid packages to Ukraine sent a strong signal to China not to invade Taiwan. But, he noted, failing to support Ukraine now, sends the opposite message.
Mike Johnson has been right to demand accountability from the Biden administration on their disastrous actions. Biden has yet to offer a strategic plan — and an exit strategy for Ukraine.
With Israel, the White House strategy is focused on limiting Israel's ability to defend itself, crazy as that sounds.
Biden may be bad, but Putin and the Iranian mullahs are off-the-charts worse.
In almost every speech he has made since Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine over two years ago, Putin has made clear his nation is at war with the U.S. and the West.
Putin sees Ukraine as just a stopping point. I put nothing past Putin and believe if he is not stopped, he will continue, perhaps even escalating to nuclear weapons.
Just this past week, Poland's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, made a public plea to Johnson to pass funding, suggesting that if Ukraine falls, NATO itself could see an attack. Sikorski directed his comment "personally to Speaker Mike Johnson: please let democracy take its course. Please let's pass this to a vote."
I believe the best way to deal with Russia's danger is to show resolve: punch back hard.
I do not favor a larger war with Russia. I don't want to "defeat" Russia. I don't believe in forever wars. But I believe Ukrainians are dying for their freedom. It's a noble cause that, in reality, protects us and our freedom.
We should send them aid.…
“Biden is bad, but Putin and Iran are infinitely worse.”
https://www.newsmax.com/ruddy/ruddy-...03/id/1155754/
…we are now at a turning point with Ukraine. Russia is advancing and apparently rapidly.Biden administration incompetence and their slow-walking of aid in the past two years, has put Ukraine in a most dangerous spot.
Ukraine just lost over 45 square miles of territory to Russia in the last 12 months. Meanwhile, Russia is said to be preparing for a major offensive against Ukraine this spring.
At the same time Israel is facing war on multiple fronts. Israel, like Ukraine, desperately needs funding.
Both are critically important for U.S. security interests.
House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul said our earlier aid packages to Ukraine sent a strong signal to China not to invade Taiwan. But, he noted, failing to support Ukraine now, sends the opposite message.
Mike Johnson has been right to demand accountability from the Biden administration on their disastrous actions. Biden has yet to offer a strategic plan — and an exit strategy for Ukraine.
With Israel, the White House strategy is focused on limiting Israel's ability to defend itself, crazy as that sounds.
Biden may be bad, but Putin and the Iranian mullahs are off-the-charts worse.
In almost every speech he has made since Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine over two years ago, Putin has made clear his nation is at war with the U.S. and the West.
Putin sees Ukraine as just a stopping point. I put nothing past Putin and believe if he is not stopped, he will continue, perhaps even escalating to nuclear weapons.
Just this past week, Poland's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, made a public plea to Johnson to pass funding, suggesting that if Ukraine falls, NATO itself could see an attack. Sikorski directed his comment "personally to Speaker Mike Johnson: please let democracy take its course. Please let's pass this to a vote."
I believe the best way to deal with Russia's danger is to show resolve: punch back hard.
I do not favor a larger war with Russia. I don't want to "defeat" Russia. I don't believe in forever wars. But I believe Ukrainians are dying for their freedom. It's a noble cause that, in reality, protects us and our freedom.
We should send them aid.…
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It looks like Canada will be sending their CRV7’s
Allegedly the strike on Sergei Kotov
Ukraine claiming its sunk (machine translation)
Ukraine claiming its sunk (machine translation)
The enemy ship "Sergei Kotov" was destroyed
The enemy ship "Sergei Kotov" was destroyed
March 5, 2024 On the night of March 4-5, 2024, the special unit of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Group 13" attacked the patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation "Sergei Kotov".
The mission took place in cooperation with the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
As a result of the attack by Magura V5 naval drones, the Russian ship of project 22160 "Sergei Kotov" suffered damage to the stern, right and left sides.
The "cat" was damaged by fire in the territorial waters of Ukraine, near the Kerch Strait.
The cost of the sunken ship is about 65 million dollars.
The mission took place in cooperation with the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
As a result of the attack by Magura V5 naval drones, the Russian ship of project 22160 "Sergei Kotov" suffered damage to the stern, right and left sides.
The "cat" was damaged by fire in the territorial waters of Ukraine, near the Kerch Strait.
The cost of the sunken ship is about 65 million dollars.
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