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Fico

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  1. Maybe it will be in the full interview they have yet to release but that headline seems misleading. I took what he said as we are continuing to work to discover Russian cyber threats and exposure them before they can be used. We were doing it before the war even started. In a way it's offensive but more accurately proactive IMO. He did not say we have been actively cyber attacking the Russian military.
  2. I agree with a ton of what you said here. - Can't remember where I read this but in the simplest of terms people start wars because they think they can win. Putin absolutely thought Ukraine wasn't willing to fight and he would have a puppet in a week. Easy win, keep the people at home happy after the unrest during COVID, give a big middle finger to the west, and tell the rest of the world Russia strong, West is in decline - Germany will fuck everyone over the first chance they get, we (the democratic world) has to keep the pressure on them to not make a deal and tolerate the economic pain. Explain to them negotiating and settling with Russia will cost more in the long run with increased defense spending, Ukrainian refugees, world food prices, etc, etc - Think you hit the nail on the head, Ukraine needs to keep guilt triping the rest of the world that they are the target of an ideological war bent on their destruction. This is not a economic war or war to stop NATO, this is war focused on removing a legitimate Ukraine from the map. The media campaign showing destroyed cities, civilian targeting, deportation, war crimes - all the brutality of Russia. - Agree Russia can get fucked trying to dictate what aid is sent to Ukraine, I wonder if our discord is meant more for our allies to keep everyone onboard and comfortable supplying weapons?
  3. That's what IFF systems are for now.
  4. Why the fuck did Navalnyi go back after he barely got out with his life? I get showing bravery and/or doing what you think is right, but damn, it would be great to have him on RFE and others blasting the message 24/7. I'm sure it's been mentioned many times in this thread but if you haven't seen the documentary on HBO, go watch it.
  5. Reminds me of some other dictator that had a supplemental army personally under his command. Yes I know the Wehrmacht took a personal oath too.
  6. Same what atom posted. I was listening to Perun's YouTube video, he might have been using hyperbole, but he says the USAF can airlift the entire Australian military in one go. Almost good enough to handle one years worth of stoops' dick orchid harvest.
  7. This makes sense that he's batshit. His shit on artillery targeting and UAVs was just flat wrong. It doesn't take US arty ~1 hour to engage targets unless dumb ROE are in play (not saying the Ukrainian system isn't better). On the UAVs he only looked at USAF drones completely leaving out other branches.
  8. And the M113 is from 1960.
  9. I would think they would in breach of all kinds of covenants up to being able to call in all the outstanding balance but Russia will most likely tell everyone to pound sand. Should also mean higher borrowing costs for all Russian banks starting with the central bank.
  10. DJ Monroe can haz T-14?
  11. Russians now showing their side of the crossing. I have no idea why
  12. Also read Ukrainian air strikes where a part of it. Which is still blows my mind even after ~80 days.
  13. Not the LCS, brand new class of ships, granted will be built at the same facility as the Freedom class. Some of the blowback from the massive LCS shitfest is using a design that is already developed and operating.
  14. They, along with the French, designed our new Constellation class frigate.
  15. EABOD Putin & Stoops
  16. Looked like a BMP 3 or 4 from the main armament.
  17. Belarus planning to invade through the Pripet Marshes? Bold choice, Cotton.
  18. Unfortunately I agree with you but it would be great to take it out in a way to block navigation of straights too. OTH, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel includes tunnel sections to prevent Norfolk from being denied access to the Atlantic if the bridge was destroyed.
  19. They have both SPGs and towed. They have the old Soviet shit plus France is sending (sent?) their Cesar SPGs. The Dutch & Germans are sending Panzerhaubitze 2000s. We sent towed but just as importantly are sending a lot of 155 ammo. Soviets used 152.
  20. After every fire mission. The new Swedish archer system can stop, set up, fire 3 rounds, and leave in under 75 seconds.
  21. Purchased my house at the end of May 2021. The 2022 appraised value was 22% over my purchase price and 30% over the 2021 appraised value. I filed my protest directly with TCAD. As someone else mentioned above, they also rejected my closing statement, stating it was an invalid sale for the appraisal purposes. They reduced the appraised value by 1.25% in their recommended value amount, using some type of appreciation formula applied to my end of May 2021 purchase price. It sucks, but even so it is still probably undervalued. Not really sure how successful I would be fighting it further.
  22. That's the KGB walk, keep your right hand on your weapon or some shit.
  23. This literally happened in February-March of 1943.
  24. Time for Manstein's Miracle? Counter attack to Belgorod via Izyum and Kharkiv?
  25. I've been waiting somehow, someway for the Ukes to take down the Kerch Straight bridge.
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