Ukraine and Only Ukraine. If it isn't about Ukraine then fuck off

[LeoV]

Kramatorsk deaths are rising.

Russia is annihilating residential apartments WITH PEOPLE IN THEM, normal citizens who are trying to live their everyday lives peacefully in Ukrainian cities. There aren't many words left for these indescribable horrors. One of them is terrorism.

Russia is not changing it's tactics and terror, time to expel all ambassadors, close the borders and disconnect them from the internet and all financial markets, ban all trade except medicines.

 

[Dervish]

I think this is an interesting article, mainly because it discusses battlefield learning and adaptation in Ukraine.

Ukraine war: Russian threat growing, front line troops fear

While morale remains high, Ukrainian forces in the east fear the Russians are improving.

www.bbc.com

That is why delays in shipping hardware are so deadly for Ukraine.

 

[LeoV]

And with the F16's the same dance...

Some one remarked that Putin will continue to try to advance in Ukraine till his reelection in 2024. A country in war normally elect the sitting war president.
After that he can maybe go for negotiations to keep what he captured.

 

[bridhb]

Fake news last night (that had a reporter in the trenches) was reporting that Russia was placing 500,000 troops on the border (Ukrainian estimate), and again rattling the nuclear saber. Expecting an assault for Feb 24, the anniversary of the initial invasion.

 

[Dervish]

Outrageous claim: this is the best of 4-5 Ukraine war threads I monitor.

 

[Keith]

Russian army officer admits: 'Our troops tortured Ukrainians'

The former senior lieutenant tells the BBC he witnessed the mistreatment of prisoners.

www.bbc.com

 

[Keith]

 

[Olsonist]

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The Australian Open banned Russian and Belarusian flags which Google (?) appears to have honored. I watched the Women's Final at the gym and the broadcast wasn't showing the Belarusian flag:

Australian Open bans Russian and Belarusian flags from tournament

Organisers announced the flags would be banned after a courtside incident.

www.bbc.com

 

[LeoV]

A snippet of news, Only Fans stopped working in Russia. Big it on GDP to be expected.

More serious; some talk that from Feb 11 Russia does not allow roaming phone services, including internet, in the Donbas. Trying to hide troops movement ?

 

[hobie1616]

Who’s sending what to Ukraine: A new wave of Western weapons explained

A new surge of increasingly elaborate weapons from Western countries could change the balance on the battlefield in Ukraine as Kyiv’s major backers agree to successive requests that once made them balk.

Control of terrain and fighting conditions have shifted in recent months, with Ukraine’s allies recalibrating their concerns of broader escalation with Russia. Ukraine has ramped up its calls for aid, building on the trust it gained in fighting with the Western weapons that dominated its requests earlier in the war. Those weapons include Javelin antitank missiles, drones and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers.

U.S.- and European-made weapons including tanks and air defense systems are expected to complement or replace largely Soviet-era technology in use by Ukrainian forces and allow them to use ammunition manufactured in the West. The deliveries could provide a significant advantage to Kyiv, although experts warn of technical and logistical hurdles still to be overcome.

Here is a guide to some of the key weapons and vehicles that Ukraine’s allies have recently agreed to send.

Amid a push to arm Ukraine with more-modern tanks, the United States announced plans in January to send 31 M1A2 Abrams tanks. The U.S. main battle tank, the original version of which entered service in 1980, is considered among the world’s most powerful. Updates include layers of depleted uranium armor that provide increased protection to the crew inside.

The Biden administration previously warned that the U.S.-made tanks could present maintenance and training difficulties for Ukraine, noting that the multi-fuel engine usually runs on jet fuel, which could be difficult to supply.

The United States also promised in January to supply two types of armored vehicles to Ukraine: 90 Stryker armored personnel carriers and 109 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The Washington Post in 1991 described the Bradley as “half tank, half taxi.” A tracked vehicle, it is designed to support foot soldiers and can be equipped with an antitank missile launcher.
How Western combat vehicles bound for Ukraine could change the war

Strykers, which are wheeled vehicles, are designed to move soldiers more quickly, with the most common variant able to carry a squad of nine along with a driver and vehicle commander. They have lighter armor and weaponry than the Bradley and the Abrams and can become stuck in muddy conditions.

In December, Washington also agreed to give Ukraine one Patriot air defense battery. At an estimated cost of roughly $1 billion, thesurface-to-air guided missile system can track and target enemy weapons such as ballistic missiles.

On the day the United States declared it would send the Abrams tanks, Germany said it would deliver to Ukraine 14 Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks from its own stocks.

The decision followed debate among allies over the German-made tanks, which are widely exported in Europe. Berlin has the final say over reexport authorization, and German officials had been reluctant to dispatch Leopards unless the United States also pledged to send Abrams tanks.

More than 2,000 Leopard tanks are owned by armies across Europe, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Germany has said it will allow other countries, such as Poland, Norway and Spain, to send their own Leopard tanks, with the goal of assembling two tank battalions in Ukraine.

The Leopard 2 has been upgraded since its introduction in 1979, gaining a reputation as one of the world’s best main battle tanks. It has a diesel engine, and its newer models are not as heavy as the latest U.S. Abrams tanks.

Poland, one of the countries that urged Germany to release the Leopard tanks, has pledged to send 14 of its own.

Poland has already supplied older, Soviet-era tanks. Its prime minister said in January that his country, which borders Ukraine to the west, sent nearly 250 tanks earlier in the war.

Warsaw has also announced it will deliver 30 PT-91 Twardy tanks, a modernized version of the Soviet-era T-72, that uses almost entirely domestically produced components.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced in January that the country would send its AMX-10 RC armored vehicles. The AMX-10 RC is sometimes called a “light tank,” and it runs on wheels rather than tracks and lacks the heavier protection that tanks have. It can move fast, however, and its large cannon has given it a reputation as a “tank killer.” It was mostly designed for reconnaissance missions during the Cold War, and France is planning to phase it out.

France also is expected to supply another type of armored vehicle: Bastion armored personnel carriers. These modern four-wheel-drive vehicles are meant primarily to move troops around, and each can accommodate up to eight infantrymen.

Late last year, France agreed to supply Ukraine with two Crotale air defense batteries: all-weather, short-range, surface-to-air missile systems that may be particularly useful for intercepting Russian cruise missiles.

In early January, Britain became the first country to pledge Western heavy battle tanks, offering 14 Challenger 2 tanks. While among the most modern tanks that will be available to Ukraine, this British-made tank is considered particularly heavy.

Britain also announced it would send AS90 self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine. These howitzers, produced in the 1990s for the British army and used in the Iraq War, are close to being replaced within Britain, but with their relatively long-range fire, they could provide significant support to tanks and infantry.

 

[Go Left]

Who’s sending what to Ukraine: A new wave of Western weapons explained

A new surge of increasingly elaborate weapons from Western countries could change the balance on the battlefield in Ukraine as Kyiv’s major backers agree to successive requests that once made them balk.

Control of terrain and fighting conditions have shifted in recent months, with Ukraine’s allies recalibrating their concerns of broader escalation with Russia. Ukraine has ramped up its calls for aid, building on the trust it gained in fighting with the Western weapons that dominated its requests earlier in the war. Those weapons include Javelin antitank missiles, drones and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers.

U.S.- and European-made weapons including tanks and air defense systems are expected to complement or replace largely Soviet-era technology in use by Ukrainian forces and allow them to use ammunition manufactured in the West. The deliveries could provide a significant advantage to Kyiv, although experts warn of technical and logistical hurdles still to be overcome.

Here is a guide to some of the key weapons and vehicles that Ukraine’s allies have recently agreed to send.

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Amid a push to arm Ukraine with more-modern tanks, the United States announced plans in January to send 31 M1A2 Abrams tanks. The U.S. main battle tank, the original version of which entered service in 1980, is considered among the world’s most powerful. Updates include layers of depleted uranium armor that provide increased protection to the crew inside.

The Biden administration previously warned that the U.S.-made tanks could present maintenance and training difficulties for Ukraine, noting that the multi-fuel engine usually runs on jet fuel, which could be difficult to supply.

The United States also promised in January to supply two types of armored vehicles to Ukraine: 90 Stryker armored personnel carriers and 109 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The Washington Post in 1991 described the Bradley as “half tank, half taxi.” A tracked vehicle, it is designed to support foot soldiers and can be equipped with an antitank missile launcher.
How Western combat vehicles bound for Ukraine could change the war

Strykers, which are wheeled vehicles, are designed to move soldiers more quickly, with the most common variant able to carry a squad of nine along with a driver and vehicle commander. They have lighter armor and weaponry than the Bradley and the Abrams and can become stuck in muddy conditions.

In December, Washington also agreed to give Ukraine one Patriot air defense battery. At an estimated cost of roughly $1 billion, thesurface-to-air guided missile system can track and target enemy weapons such as ballistic missiles.

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On the day the United States declared it would send the Abrams tanks, Germany said it would deliver to Ukraine 14 Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks from its own stocks.

The decision followed debate among allies over the German-made tanks, which are widely exported in Europe. Berlin has the final say over reexport authorization, and German officials had been reluctant to dispatch Leopards unless the United States also pledged to send Abrams tanks.

More than 2,000 Leopard tanks are owned by armies across Europe, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Germany has said it will allow other countries, such as Poland, Norway and Spain, to send their own Leopard tanks, with the goal of assembling two tank battalions in Ukraine.

The Leopard 2 has been upgraded since its introduction in 1979, gaining a reputation as one of the world’s best main battle tanks. It has a diesel engine, and its newer models are not as heavy as the latest U.S. Abrams tanks.
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Poland, one of the countries that urged Germany to release the Leopard tanks, has pledged to send 14 of its own.

Poland has already supplied older, Soviet-era tanks. Its prime minister said in January that his country, which borders Ukraine to the west, sent nearly 250 tanks earlier in the war.

Warsaw has also announced it will deliver 30 PT-91 Twardy tanks, a modernized version of the Soviet-era T-72, that uses almost entirely domestically produced components.

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced in January that the country would send its AMX-10 RC armored vehicles. The AMX-10 RC is sometimes called a “light tank,” and it runs on wheels rather than tracks and lacks the heavier protection that tanks have. It can move fast, however, and its large cannon has given it a reputation as a “tank killer.” It was mostly designed for reconnaissance missions during the Cold War, and France is planning to phase it out.

France also is expected to supply another type of armored vehicle: Bastion armored personnel carriers. These modern four-wheel-drive vehicles are meant primarily to move troops around, and each can accommodate up to eight infantrymen.

Late last year, France agreed to supply Ukraine with two Crotale air defense batteries: all-weather, short-range, surface-to-air missile systems that may be particularly useful for intercepting Russian cruise missiles.

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In early January, Britain became the first country to pledge Western heavy battle tanks, offering 14 Challenger 2 tanks. While among the most modern tanks that will be available to Ukraine, this British-made tank is considered particularly heavy.

Britain also announced it would send AS90 self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine. These howitzers, produced in the 1990s for the British army and used in the Iraq War, are close to being replaced within Britain, but with their relatively long-range fire, they could provide significant support to tanks and infantry.

Do all of these vehicles fall under the category of "Mean motherfuckers and bad-go-getters"?

 

[hobie1616]

US expected to announce $2.2 billion Ukraine aid package that includes longer-range missiles

The US is expected to announce a new Ukraine security package worth approximately $2.2 billion that includes longer-range missiles for the first time, according to multiple US officials.

The package, which is expected to be announced in the coming days, will include a commitment to provide Ukraine with the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb- a guided missile with a range of 90 miles, two officials said.

Though the missiles will effectively double the range of Ukrainian weaponry, the package won’t include the long sought-after ATACMS missile with a range in excess of 200 miles. The US has constantly rebuffed Ukraine’s requests for that system over concerns they may be used to hit targets deep inside Russia.

 

[barfy]

I found this here: Bakhmut city, Ukraine guide - UkraineTrek.com

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[barfy]

 

[Ishmael]

 

[barfy]

Nord Security (Tesonet)
Nord Security is the parent company behind various cybersecurity tools, including NordVPN and now Atlas VPN as well as Surfshark. Tesonet, meanwhile, is the Lithuanian IT business incubator that helped NordVPN and Surfshark get off the ground in their early days. Lithuanian entrepreneur Tom Okman is the co-founder of both Nord Security and Tesonet. Nord tells CNET that the Nord Security team has always operated independently of Tesonet.

 

[Keith]

 

[barfy]

Interesting POV of Murz, lamenting the young men on both sides due to die. Jake Broe's analysis/hypothesis I posted yesterday seems to be the only way out. Crumble the Russian economy. He also mentions the terrible cost of these two countries going toe to toe at the maximum attrition rate respectively.
Fuck.

 

[Keith]

 

[justsomeguy!]

Is that not hyperbole?