Русский корабль - иди нахуй

[BamaATL 16593]

1 minute ago, SL Xpress said:

Well, regardless, I liked your comments and felt they were very germane. I don't have the expertise to identify 1500 meters or to even guess with any degree of certainty from a video shot, and besides my spatial awareness is incredibly low. I especially appreciated you making the observations regarding the Russian positions and the importance of being able to neutralize those positions to have a successful counter offensive.

Oh no worries, not taken in a negative way.  I am by no means an aerial expert, that very well could be at service ceiling height.  I just don't recall seeing anything quite like that before.  The vast majority of what we wind up seeing is low altitude stuff.  

[BamaATL 16593]

1 minute ago, Superhero said:

Yes 6

Here's the other side.

Is it designed by the good folks at Nascar, to make right turns only, just to make the sport more exciting?

[SL Xpress 7513]

I didn't see this one posted. Report from UK reporter from the frontlines in the outskirts of Bakhmut. There are a couple of times when the guy is just standing up straight, going over his talking points and I'm like, "Doesn't your voice work if you're stooped over a little more?"

 

[Schulz2.0 28951]

Good interview with Michael Kofman. One of the highlights is he talks about the priorities of "stuff" Ukraine needs. One, artillery ammunition abd replacement barrels. Two, air defense systems and ammo, three armored fighting vehicles (tanks, IFVs, APCs). Says F-16s and the like probably aren't the best use of the presidential drawdown money and would likely take too long to help in the decisive fighting period.

 

Edited March 17, 2023 by Schulz2.0

[SL Xpress 7513]

Schulz2.0 literally posted the same 4 day old content seconds before I did, lol. 

Edited March 17, 2023 by SL Xpress

[RDCanecutter 26433]

1 hour ago, BamaATL said:

It says that, but the released service ceiling for those are 1500 meters.  Of course I realize what's released and what is actual are two very different things, but that sure seems a lot higher than 1500 meters.  

Maybe the ceiling was 1500 before Orville and Wilbur Wrightochenko got to tinkerin with it.

[BamaATL 16593]

"They are the dead of evolution", easily one of my new favorite quotes.

 

[SL Xpress 7513]

"Historically Ukraine was...ummm...unfairly underappreciated. And I regret it took bloodshed and a devastating war for the world to realize how cool we are. And we...we were always cool. But it just took you too much time to realize that."

- Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs

 

 

[Schulz2.0 28951]

I posted this guy earlier, he's a Ukrainian politician that started a charity to crowdfund for the Ukrainian Army. More British Spartan (several variants) IFVs bought from private stocks now in Ukraine.

 

[SL Xpress 7513]

55 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

"They are the dead of evolution", easily one of my new favorite quotes.

 

That video was so well done. Thanks to WarTranslated for the translation, and to you BamaATL for posting it. 

Chasiv Yar has been a critical point of defense for Ukraine. I thought at one point it might get overrun, which would have been a disaster. I don't know what happened, obviously, but from reading it appears they rotated out some of their veteran troops, and the new units weren't able to hold the Russians very well, so UAF had to send in reinforcements.

The 71st Jaeger Brigade is a new unit, formed after the invasion and initially part of the reserves, but they've already been decorated for work in the Kharkiv offensive, and it looks like they're doing great work at a critical juncture for the defense of Bakhmut. In all honesty, in many ways Chasiv Yar is a more critical defense point than Bakhmut itself because it's located on a hilltop overlooking Highway T0504, "The Road of Life." There are some natural fallback positions from Bakhmut where UAF would still maintain the higher ground, but if Chasiv Yar falls Ukrainian military would have had to fall back much farther to set an effective defensive line. Based on other analysts. 

Good stuff.

[686 3449]

For those Jonesing for some blowed up, miserable Russians, warning, graphic:

[Gatorubet 30237]

8 minutes ago, 686 said:

For those Jonesing for some blowed up, miserable Russians, warning, graphic:

 

[flatdawgs 1278]

Was on the bus this am, idly looking at one of the service notices; here they're in English, Spanish, Amharic, Korean, Mandarin, Russian, Japanese, Hindi and maybe a couple of others. For the first time I noticed it was also in Ukrainian - hadn't seen that before. I knew we had a decent sized Ukrainian population here but didn't realize Seattle has the 4th highest Ukrainian population by metro and WA 4th per capita. Apropos of nothing, of course, but it made me happy to see it there, up above the Russian. Then I went back to reading this thread, thankful for all the info you Surly bastards keep me informed with daily.

[We’reTexas 1473]

31 minutes ago, 686 said:

For those Jonesing for some blowed up, miserable Russians, warning, graphic:

 

Guessing the suicide video?

[GoPokes83 2240]

Maybe wrong thread, but this shit’s wearing on me. After the drone downing BS I just can’t get the thought out of my melon that unless someone takes out Putin soon, we’re going to be forced to wind up militarily dealing with Russia directly on some level. Hope I’m incorrect, it wouldn’t be the first time today.

[RPM 26320]

15 hours ago, Nivek said:

I drove this one during the war. 

2 questions. Who painted the sweet GI Joe logo and why did you put the flag on backwards?

[Chad Fuck 17677]

"Historically Ukraine was...ummm...unfairly underappreciated. And I regret it took bloodshed and a devastating war for the world to realize how cool we are. And we...we were always cool. But it just took you too much time to realize that."
- Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs
 
 

This is badass on so many different levels. There’s the core truth, there’s the delivery, there’s the fact that his saying it with pointedly selected words in English and not through a translator. Yeah, you’re pretty cool. Sorry we missed that.

[flatdawgs 1278]

Like many of you I've been fortunate enough to have traveled widely, to some pretty obscure places, and there are a lot of them that we underappreciate and who are pretty darn cool. And we ignore them, and don't notice it until China has bought half their economy, or Russia gets their support because the USSR was anticolonialist 70 years ago and the West hasn't given a shit since then... or until they get brutally invaded and fight back like wildcats or they give half of their defense budget to aid a neighbor even though the enemy is on their doorstep too.

Yeah, you're very cool, Ukraine, and I dearly wish we'd known that earlier. I also wish we'd notice that about a lot of other places. The world might be a better place if we did. 

[KYHorn 17047]

Further confirmation.

Kazakhstan Impounds Property Of Russian Cosmodrome Operator In Baikonur https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-impounds-russian-baikonur-cosmodrom-operator/32317248.html

 

https://www.reuters.com/business/russians-flood-kazakhstan-with-sanction-busting-requests-sources-2023-03-17/

Edited March 18, 2023 by KYHorn

[Horn Dog 9851]

Rubio: US should fly more drones over Black Sea, protect them with jets 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3903241-rubio-us-should-fly-more-drones-over-black-sea-protect-them-with-jets/amp/

 

thoughts?

[BamaATL 16593]

A nice way to start the day, well not for them, but fuck them

 

 

[BamaATL 16593]

4 minutes ago, Horn Dog said:

Rubio: US should fly more drones over Black Sea, protect them with jets 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3903241-rubio-us-should-fly-more-drones-over-black-sea-protect-them-with-jets/amp/

 

thoughts?

Somewhere in Florida, there is a village, missing their idiot, and he should go back?  

[Parliament 14258]

20 minutes ago, Horn Dog said:

Rubio: US should fly more drones over Black Sea, protect them with jets 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3903241-rubio-us-should-fly-more-drones-over-black-sea-protect-them-with-jets/amp/

 

thoughts?

If they're clearly in international waters...maybe?  

[BamaATL 16593]

This is new, 40 of them

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/ukraine-receives-american-oshkosh-m-atv-armored-vehicles/

 

[locodos 5387]

46 minutes ago, Horn Dog said:

Rubio: US should fly more drones over Black Sea, protect them with jets 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3903241-rubio-us-should-fly-more-drones-over-black-sea-protect-them-with-jets/amp/

 

thoughts?

1. There are more than just a few reasons that is a stupid idea
2. The Cloakroom is that way =>

[686 3449]

Guessing the suicide video?

Yeah my link was deleted somehow, probably Tapatalk acting up:

[atomheartbevo 89660]

1 hour ago, Horn Dog said:

Rubio: US should fly more drones over Black Sea, protect them with jets 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3903241-rubio-us-should-fly-more-drones-over-black-sea-protect-them-with-jets/amp/

 

thoughts?

While he has worked closely with the White House on releasing info and discussing policy changes in the past, I would NOT consider it to be signaling a change in our recon flights in the Black Sea area.  This is simply something that plays well to his particular supporters for CR reasons.

Now if he mentioned that the UAVs may start carrying weapons, or that it’s being discussed (fighter escorts), THAT would be worth perking your ears up over. 

I do not think it’s a trial balloon though.   That’s a massive escalation, and we have several steps we can take in the meantime.   Also, we have more stealthy aircraft we could run around the area if we wanted to and we probably are.   

 

[atomheartbevo 89660]

44 minutes ago, 686 said:

Yeah my link was deleted somehow, probably

It would be easy to feel sympathy for him being reduced to the point of killing himself (either too seriously wounded to live or knowing medical care won’t get to him) , but at the end of the day that rifle was given to him to kill Ukrainians, not to end his life.  

[KYHorn 17047]

 

 

[SquishMitten 10406]

17 hours ago, BamaATL said:

It says that, but the released service ceiling for those are 1500 meters.  Of course I realize what's released and what is actual are two very different things, but that sure seems a lot higher than 1500 meters.  

Agreed. I had the same thought as well. That looks MUCH higher than what we’ve typically been seeing. I can’t judge  what 1500 meters is, but I can judge that this is farther than normal. 
 

ETA: Just watched the most recent drone video a few posts up. That looks to be about the height we’re accustomed to, and the readout had it in the 30-50 meter range. 

Edited March 18, 2023 by SquishMitten

[KYHorn 17047]

 

 

[BamaATL 16593]

7 minutes ago, KYHorn said:

 

 

I've got a cure for that gait, a special suppository of a gblsd .  

[Schulz2.0 28951]

 

[MillerEP 30455]

 

[MillerEP 30455]

 

[956 Worldwide 34711]

U.S. Embassy Kyiv with the low-key savagery.

 

[MillerEP 30455]

 

[BamaATL 16593]

3 minutes ago, MillerEP said:

 

I never cared for the Bangles either 

[Brisketexan 105127]

I never cared for the Bangles either 

[BamaATL 16593]

3 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Musically speaking that is, of course.  Ms Hoffs can hang out though.  

[956 Worldwide 34711]

1 hour ago, Schulz2.0 said:

 

The Chinese are riding high off of the recent Iran-Saudi deal and Xi would love nothing more than another shot to play peacemaker. I won’t be surprised if Russia makes some sort of (unacceptable) overture. 

[0xdeadbeef 1651]

24 minutes ago, MillerEP said:

 

Not the way I was expecting the fire extinguisher to be used...but probably more effective.

 

[956 Worldwide 34711]

4 hours ago, flatdawgs said:

Like many of you I've been fortunate enough to have traveled widely, to some pretty obscure places, and there are a lot of them that we underappreciate and who are pretty darn cool. And we ignore them, and don't notice it until China has bought half their economy, or Russia gets their support because the USSR was anticolonialist 70 years ago and the West hasn't given a shit since then... or until they get brutally invaded and fight back like wildcats or they give half of their defense budget to aid a neighbor even though the enemy is on their doorstep too.

Yeah, you're very cool, Ukraine, and I dearly wish we'd known that earlier. I also wish we'd notice that about a lot of other places. The world might be a better place if we did. 

Ukraine is cool because the people living there have mostly bought in to the stuff that made us cool, and they actually believe it. Choosing your own future, freedom of expression, creativity, live and let live. Just like us, when you let people choose, some people choose to be assholes. But the overwhelming majority choose not to be.  So yeah, Ukraine is cool AF. And they’ve been putting out absolute bangers on Twitter since at least 2020.

 

 

[Parliament 14258]

1 hour ago, Schulz2.0 said:

 

China tryna get themselves cancelled by the global community.

53 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

U.S. Embassy Kyiv with the low-key savagery.

 

Finally copying the humor of the Ukrainian channels.  I can dig it.

[Nivek 16928]

2 questions. Who painted the sweet GI Joe logo and why did you put the flag on backwards?

The decals on the new toys are stickers, I can’t recall if they were that way when I was a kid.

Yes they are re issuing some of the old toys, they are a in the old stiff legs and arms or in a new issue with more joints at the hands and ankles which fall over more than the Kung-fu grip versions with the shoulder and swivel elbows version I played with.

My boys sort of like them.

[CHIEF 5084]

3 hours ago, KYHorn said:

 

 

Would be a good time to blow the Kerch bridge. Make that fucker try to get out by boat or plane rather than an armored train.

CHIEF

[Scheiss Meister 8407]

22 minutes ago, CHIEF said:

Would be a good time to blow the Kerch bridge. Make that fucker try to get out by boat or plane rather than an armored train.

CHIEF

Better yet, blow the Kerch bridge with his train on it.  See if he can fly or swim.

[SL Xpress 7513]

At the risk of being a propagandist, this is some compelling helmet cam footage from the Russian side, from an assault group on Vulhedar. 

I wanted it to be found footage Blair Witch Project style, but alas, it is not. 

This is the 155th Separate Marine Brigade. They look well equipped and well trained, unlike a lot of the footage we see of Russians from the Ukraine side. Not invincible by any means. UAF is giving them whatfor with their artillery attacks, that's for sure. 

Some sadness in how nice the house seems like it might have been before the war, and when he looks through the photo album it hits me in the feels. I hope all the Russians in that video died or are wounded with no possibility of rejoining the fight. Nonetheless, a good, unedited, unfiltered video.

 

[BamaATL 16593]

11 minutes ago, SL Xpress said:

At the risk of being a propagandist, this is some compelling helmet cam footage from the Russian side, from an assault group on Vulhedar. 

I wanted it to be found footage Blair Witch Project style, but alas, it is not. 

This is the 155th Separate Marine Brigade. They look well equipped and well trained, unlike a lot of the footage we see of Russians from the Ukraine side. Not invincible by any means. UAF is giving them whatfor with their artillery attacks, that's for sure. 

Some sadness in how nice the house seems like it might have been before the war, and when he looks through the photo album it hits me in the feels. I hope all the Russians in that video died or are wounded with no possibility of rejoining the fight. Nonetheless, a good, unedited, unfiltered video.

 

I saw this the other day and looked it up because you are right, they are well equipped and do seem to have an idea of what they are doing.   Apparently, they started the invasion with about 2400 members, fully deployed.  They initially fought near Kyiv and lost somewhere near 600 men.  They were since replenished with conscripts while they were withdrawn to Belarus.  In early November they were sent to Vuhledar where they have taken additional significant losses.  Even at half strength, which is a guess on my part given the initial loss of 600 combined with losses of the last three months they are still at least somewhat combat effective.  I don't think these guys have been the ones driving into the minefields, I get the impression its 123 regiment of the DNR that were in that (of course that is assumption based on them using DNR like Wagner convicts in the past as just meat).  Unfortunately, these are the kind of guys the Ukrainians are ultimately beat, it'd be nice if all the Russians just ran into the mine fields like we see, but there are real fighting forces like this out there.  

[Schulz2.0 28951]