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atomheartbevo

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  1. "According to your words, they are savage imbeciles. So what would keep these savage imbeciles from carrying out a retaliatory strike? Did you already get a bunker?"
  2. Meanwhile, Ukraine going deep into Russia.
  3. She cleans up welll, in her 50s, likes powerful men, so in my wheelhouse.
  4. Interesting. I can think of only one reason why they are restricting travel even further - they are looking to draft a bunch of folks.
  5. Zelenskyy: Russia's 2025 losses in Ukraine total 346,000 – equal to troops drafted That is crazy to have over 346,000 killed and wounded Russians this year. No wonder they are putting the TB soldiers into the meat grinder. And another Russian armored assault was wrecked by Ukraine, as was another small-scale amphibious operation.
  6. If Russian governors are having to come out and reassure the people that pensions will get paid, public employees will get paid, etc. it's not a good look, especially just after Ukraine put a bunch of stuff into the area around Moscow. And if Rostov, which is a smaller republic, only around 4 million people, is struggling, I can't imagine what Moscow and St. Petersburg are dealing with. And it could also be a sign that exports are suffering - a chunk of Rosto'vs economy is focused on petrochemical. And that Gerasimov briefing was still weird as fuck.
  7. This could go in a lot of places, but our AG needs a new distraction and some red meat to throw to the *checks notes* batshit conspiracy types, so Texas is suing Tylenol because autism and ADHD. Probably in Tyler, Texas.
  8. Way earlier in the thread, somebody had a pretty good breakdown of how Afghanistan fell apart, like the various things that happened, that could be spotted in hindsight as contributing to or seen as indicating Russia withdrawing from Afghanistan. Need to get that timeline - the fact that a Russian governor of an important oblast is having to publicly assure the pensioners and public employees that they will continue to be paid while openly admitting they can't trust the banks is pretty interesting. Putting aside Ukraine's tactical sanctions against Russian oil & gas infrastructure, we keep seeing lots of sabotage of things tied to the power grid as well as the transportation infrastructure, we are seeing them not only target and destroy high-end air defense systems, but they are publishing the footage and that is very interesting. We saw Gerasimov publicly lying on Russian TV in a so-called report to Putin and being called out on it by Russian milbloggers. It feels like we are in a very weird time, that whole "things happen slowly then suddenly" time. Your typical Moscow or St. Petersburg resident is fully aware that Ukraine is hitting targets all around western Russia, and that their part of the power grid will go down at some point and possibly stay down for a while.
  9. Same person that said they weren't going to invade Ukraine, although I think he's being truthful since they can't even handle Ukraine after 3 and a half years, let alone NATO. The Three Day Special Military Operation now seems them almost 4 years in guarding the Kremlin with fucking machine guns on the back of pickup trucks.
  10. Last few days, Ukraine seems to be going after high-end air defense systems that are almost impossible to replace in a timely manner.
  11. Some of what @KYHorn and @MagicSoccerSpray mentioned earlier TLDR: Pensioners and public employees will keep getting paid, we don't trust the banks.
  12. Yeah, one of the analysts mentioned last month something about them dumping soldiers with TB onto the battlefield, which is insane given how TB spreads and the shitty conditions of the battlefields speeding up the demise of those infected. But also a clear sign that they've pretty much emptied the prisons and are not getting as many foreign troops as they used to.
  13. Das Boot, Catch-22, Bridge on the River Kwai (maybe). The Best Years of Our Lives was...rough at times, and maybe one of the first mainstream movies to really deal with PTSD in the 40s. I just watched Apocalypse Now again, and damn it's still a fantastic movie even after several rewatches. The cast is just amazing all around. Would have been interesting to see Steve McQueen in the lead. Edit: Deer Hunter might have been the first in the Vietnam-era.
  14. Another contact that went to Europe - can't blame them. Ukraine opts for Rheinmetall's Lynx For the Lynx, Rheinmetall has taken the knowledge gained from the German Puma program and the international Boxer program to develop a modern and, above all, modular infantry fighting vehicle. Beyond the restrictions imposed by national customers, such as transportability in an A400M, this resulted in a modern vehicle that is currently becoming the new standard in Europe. A special feature of the Lynx is the actual modular design. As with the Boxer, there is a driving module and a mission module, the latter of which can be replaced within a short time by crane. This not only simplifies role reversal, but also the integration of new skills. In addition, there is interchangeability between nations. So if Hungary integrates the Skyranger air defense system for its Lynx, then this can later be used by other nations such as Ukraine. Italy has also opted for the Rheinmetall infantry fighting vehicle and wants to introduce it in the variants Heavy Reconnaissance with 120mm, Air Defense with Skyranger, Electronic Warfare with Jammer, 120mm Mortar and Anti-Tank with Spike, among others. All modules that would later also be available to Ukraine. In addition, the Lynx is still in the running for the US XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle Program (formerly OMFV). The winning system is intended to replace the Bradley infantry fighting vehicles of the American armed forces, which would add significantly more usable mission modules. The Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle was presented for the first time at Eurosatory 2018 and offers space for three crew members and a dismounted strength of up to nine soldiers. The maximum weight is 50 tonnes, it is powered by a 1,140 hp engine and reaches a top speed of around 70 km/h.
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