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[MillerEP 30492]

 

 

 

[Deej 76858]

[MillerEP 30492]

 

[TexasEd 8067]

 

 

[The Dog 44073]

 

[Gatorubet 30274]

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Poland and Germany both have a couple of places they could…recommission

I hear the Katyn Forest has openings. 

[Parliament 14272]

9 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

 

 

I don't pick up on satire well.  They aren't serious about invading Russia and hitting Crimea from the east, are they?

[The Dog 44073]

another good summary:

Something to keep in mind: all of the information we are seeing is 24-48 hours old. 

I'm astonished at the operational security the Ukrainians have been able to maintain.

I'm also astonished at the stupidity of the Russians.

[686 3450]

 

Cooking dinner in the burning hull of your enemy’s armor is the most metal/Conan the Barbarian thing yet in this thread.

[The Dog 44073]

4 minutes ago, Parliament said:

I don't pick up on satire well.  They aren't serious about invading Russia and hitting Crimea from the east, are they?

IMHO it's what they could do if they wanted. 

[27-25 2047]

15 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

Today I learned what Chicken Kyiv is.  🙂

[TexasEd 8067]

58 minutes ago, Parliament said:

I don't pick up on satire well.  They aren't serious about invading Russia and hitting Crimea from the east, are they?

I don't think it is as accurate as this one was.

 

Edit:  And it was posted by a cat.

Edited September 9, 2022 by TexasEd

[atomheartbevo 89758]

57 minutes ago, The Dog said:

We are seeing just how much they relied on artillery to prop up their ground (infantry) forces.   Knock out ammo depots, reduce the amount of artillery available to provide a protective umbrella of sorts, and shit gets real.  And we know their ground units were already undermanned to begin with.

[Pato del Muerto 52535]

32 minutes ago, The Dog said:

another good summary:

Something to keep in mind: all of the information we are seeing is 24-48 hours old. 

I'm astonished at the operational security the Ukrainians have been able to maintain.

I'm also astonished at the stupidity of the Russians.

That thread:

[RDCanecutter 26458]

1 hour ago, ShaggyBevo RIP said:

The hike is from a giant ass American air soft games.

Well they need to spread out too.

[RDCanecutter 26458]

51 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

 

 

It's what a Cossack would do.

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27 minutes ago, The Dog said:

Something to keep in mind: all of the information we are seeing is 24-48 hours old. 

I'm astonished at the operational security the Ukrainians have been able to maintain.

I'm also astonished at the stupidity of the Russians.

Something that jumps out to me - all of the videos and photos we are seeing of Ukrainian troops who are advancing into these areas, taking photos at city entrance signs,  getting into firefights, raising flags, showing off abandoned Russian equipment, etc,, all of the Ukrainian soldiers appear to be well-fed and well-equipped.  While some of the rifles and sidearms may vary between units, there are a lot of gear that seems standard, and we are seeing a lot of Ukrainian soldiers with radios, etc, - in other words. this looks like an army that the US, UK, French, and other NATO countries would field.

[Superhero 8832]

4 hours ago, 686 said:

SIAP. Guessing the Russian had this video and was captured.
 

[Rimbo 26020]

5 hours ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

but that was Sasha Grey, so you pretty much know how that's going to turn out...

 

...She fixes the cable?

 

4 hours ago, 686 said:

SIAP. Guessing the Russian had this video and was captured.
 

 

There are, apparently, amphibious BMPs. This might have been one, once. Maybe it had too many bullet holes. Maybe it is yet another example of great Russian maintenance practices.

 

4 hours ago, Trey3216 said:

She looks like she's liberating the bean with her other hand

 

Oh, come on, don't be ridiculous. Her other hand's holding the phone.

Her bean's getting off from the vibrations of the explosions up through her seat.

[Pato del Muerto 52535]

Couple of random thoughts 

1 when planning an operation like this, are there branched plans based on previous losses?  Like we want to do this and that, and if we succeed, we do this with light losses but this with moderate losses?  If so, c&c must feel like they are dreaming and their stretchiest of goals are on the board and becoming more and more likely. 
 

2 does zelensky just go back to making sitcoms when he’s done being president?  What a fucking CV.  
actor- man of the house.  Xx episodes.  

president- Ukraine.  Utilized cross functional team building and international relations skills to repel and eliminate invading Russian army. 
 

actor- 

Edited September 9, 2022 by Pato del Muerto

[Rimbo 26020]

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

does zelensky just go back to making sitcoms when he’s done being president?

No, I think this is the point where he can pivot to the big screen, Oscar-winning dramas, a la Tom Hanks.

[The Dog 44073]

[Pig Bellmont 8719]

18 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Couple of random thoughts 

1 when planning an operation like this, are there branched plans based on previous losses?  Like we want to do this and that, and if we succeed, we do this with light losses but this with moderate losses?  If so, c&c must feel like they are dreaming and their stretchiest of goals are on the board and becoming more and more likely. 
 

2 does zelensky just go back to making sitcoms when he’s done being president?  What a fucking CV.  
actor- man of the house.  Xx episodes.  

president- Ukraine.  Utilized cross functional team building and international relations skills to repel and eliminate invading Russian army. 
 

actor- 

[KYHorn 17110]

1 hour ago, Parliament said:

I don't pick up on satire well.  They aren't serious about invading Russia and hitting Crimea from the east, are they?

I don't pick up on satire well. Are you serious?

[Parliament 14272]

I am serious.

ETA

This thread moves fast and it's hard to keep up with when I'm pulling extra shifts at Arby's.

Edited September 9, 2022 by Parliament

[AUS-97HORN 11812]

25 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

PUTIN-

[AUS-97HORN 11812]

7 minutes ago, Parliament said:

I am serious.

ETA

This thread moves fast and it's hard to keep up with when I'm pulling extra shifts at Arby's.

Dude,  the twitter handle is a CAT.     the entire fucking Ukrainian battle plan wasnt just fucking released to the public by a Ukrainian cat. 

[Pato del Muerto 52535]

4 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

Dude,  the twitter handle is a CAT.     the entire fucking Ukrainian battle plan wasnt just fucking released to the public by a Ukrainian cat. 

 

[ShaggyBevo RIP 3868]

Rumors of hundreds to thousands of RU troops in Izyum getting their loved ones on the Lada waitlist.

[Parliament 14272]

14 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

Dude,  the twitter handle is a CAT.     the entire fucking Ukrainian battle plan wasnt just fucking released to the public by a Ukrainian cat. 

Ok.  Thank you.

[The Dog 44073]

 

 

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Holy fucking shit

 

[atomheartbevo 89758]

 

[The Dog 44073]

General Ryan’s latest:

 

[atomheartbevo 89758]

Everybody should watch the Julia Davis video above, their talking heads are both contradicting one another, and clearly worried that shit is going wrong.

[The Dog 44073]

 

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[The Dog 44073]

 

[atomheartbevo 89758]

Just click through and read up and down this thread if you’re a map geek, because he has all the sources for his/ISW’s info

They are using Russian sources as well.

 

[Pods 7586]

13 hours ago, Pods said:

Russian source Rybar claims Ukraine has reached the Oskil River, taking Sen'kove. He also claims Ukraine has captured Hrushivka and is knocking on the door in Kupiansk. 

Updated salient map from pro-Russia source Rybar. UA still pushing NE, E and now closing on Izyum driving S + SW. Not shown on this map are the additional Ukrainian forces pushing north from S of Izyum.

This is a pro-Russia source. They're fucked. 

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

6 hours ago, 686 said:

SIAP. Guessing the Russian had this video and was captured.
 

I mean, I'm actually kinda impressed. At first, I was like, go ahead an gun it and sink. But then it worked. For an impressively long while. I think I'd take my chances riding on the deck of one of those over a Russian pontoon bridge.

[686 3450]

Everybody should watch the Julia Davis video above, their talking heads are both contradicting one another, and clearly worried that shit is going wrong.

It’s like a Dave Chappelle sketch. You coudn’t have scripted it to be more awkward. The interesting thing is that now that things are really serious for them, they are talking less and less about nukes. The nuke threats are getting more and more veiled. Today it’s “why aren’t we bringing everything to the fight?”; when months ago they were showing mushroom clouds and tidal waves over Great Britain (yes and Ireland, but honestly, who cares about the Irish?) Anyway, now that it’s getting down to the nut-cuttin’ time on tactical nukes, it seems like they aren’t reaching for the football.

[SimonBolivar 10958]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

Holy fucking shit

 

Hah, bunch of reactions like me whenever Baylor loses their first football game of the year..."Whatever, I don't even like this sport anyway"

Edited September 10, 2022 by SimonBolivar

[Macanudo 12999]

If those reports arr true of Duma members calling for Putin to be tried for treason because their losing and not because he started it in the first place, that's disconcerting.   

Could Putin actually get overthrown and an even worse person get put in charge?

[atomheartbevo 89758]

11 minutes ago, 686 said:

The nuke threats are getting more and more veiled. Today it’s “why aren’t we bringing everything to the fight?”; when months ago they were showing mushroom clouds and tidal waves over Great Britain

And the “bringing everything to the fight” these days sounds more like mass mobilization, including in the large cities, rather than nukes.

11 minutes ago, 686 said:

(yes and Ireland, but honestly, who cares about the Irish?) 

[NorthLoop 14218]

13 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

If those reports arr true of Duma members calling for Putin to be tried for treason because their losing and not because he started it in the first place, that's disconcerting.   

Could Putin actually get overthrown and an even worse person get put in charge?

I think if he gets overthrown it's gonna take awhile for one person to take over and stay there. Lots of different factions that want to do something once he's gone but are scared to do shit right now.

[atomheartbevo 89758]

5 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

If those reports arr true of Duma members calling for Putin to be tried for treason because their losing and not because he started it in the first place, that's disconcerting.   

Could Putin actually get overthrown and an even worse person get put in charge?

Putin has eliminated the kinds of people who would be a threat to him, which is a big part of the problem with shit getting done in Russia.

The upper people in the government, or who are insiders, including Putin’s propaganda people, want to vacation in the EU.  They want their overseas fortunes back.

[Rimbo 26020]

19 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

If those reports arr true of Duma members calling for Putin to be tried for treason because their losing and not because he started it in the first place, that's disconcerting.   

Could Putin actually get overthrown and an even worse person get put in charge?

Always. But worse in this case is leaning towards "less competent."

[Laxtonto 12090]

2 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

If those reports arr true of Duma members calling for Putin to be tried for treason because their losing and not because he started it in the first place, that's disconcerting.   

Could Putin actually get overthrown and an even worse person get put in charge?

Putin gets pushed out, I doubt there is a unified Russia if they are still trying to continue the fight in Ukraine.  If Putins gone, the only way to keep everyone in line is to get the cash flow rolling again and that only happens if the sanctions are dropped or reduced and the only way that happens is a RU withdrawal.

[Pods 7586]

With no successor, or succession plan, it's going to be a clusterfuck of internal backbiting with a  good chance of actual bloodbath breaking out. They won't be able to focus on Ukraine, even if they wanted to.