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[KYHorn 17,076]

 BREAKING ‼️ Russia accuses Igor Strelkov aka Girkin of betraying Russia and collaborating with the RDK and Ukrainian President Zelensky 

The RDK was supposed to release him from prison.

When Navalny died, the RDK stated it had a plan to release Navalny from jail and published a detailed map of the penal colony in which he was held

[KYHorn 17,076]

On 5/6/2024 at 4:18 PM, Schulz2.0 said:

This guy is as fucking dumb as the guy arrested in North Korea.

He managed to be even dumber than we initially thought

 

[Parliament 14,260]

Undefeated 

[Dahobbs 17,625]

3 hours ago, KYHorn said:

He managed to be even dumber than we initially thought

 

While it definitely appears he fell victim to the pussy, I don't think that video actually shows him wishing for Russian victory in Ukraine. Maybe he did wish that, but it would sort of be like taking a video of someone during the 4th of July shooting off fireworks and waving a flag and suggesting that means they necessarily supported some specific action of the US government. 

Edited May 8 by Dahobbs

[texasdago 7,575]

I have no comment... watching that... looks like an absolute idiot being devoured by a spider. 

[atomheartbevo 89,730]

3 hours ago, KYHorn said:

He managed to be even dumber than we initially thought

Russia will assume that he’s a spy for the West as well, and treat him as such.

[Gatorubet 30,246]

5 hours ago, KYHorn said:

 BREAKING ‼️ Russia accuses Igor Strelkov aka Girkin of betraying Russia and collaborating with the RDK and Ukrainian President Zelensky 

The RDK was supposed to release him from prison.

When Navalny died, the RDK stated it had a plan to release Navalny from jail and published a detailed map of the penal colony in which he was held

He about to be dead. 

[Schulz2.0 28,960]

[Gatorubet 30,246]

7 hours ago, Schulz2.0 said:

Russia hit more Ukrainian energy infrastructure last night.

 

Ukraine will soon, if not now, have the long range missiles to fuck up Russia’s energy grid. I don’t care about world opinion, I hope they turn off every light in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

[Schulz2.0 28,960]

 

 

[Schulz2.0 28,960]

Better article on the EU using the profits off frozen Russian assets.

[Gatorubet 30,246]

1 hour ago, Schulz2.0 said:

Better article on the EU using the profits off frozen Russian assets.

The West: “ Oh, buying weapons…we can get them to you next week”

[Parliament 14,260]

Is there a precedent for taking a belligerent nation's money and using it against them?  Did we do it to Nazi Germany?  I'm totally not against it; just wondering if we're treading new ground here.

[atomheartbevo 89,730]

1 hour ago, Parliament said:

Is there a precedent for taking a belligerent nation's money and using it against them?  Did we do it to Nazi Germany?  I'm totally not against it; just wondering if we're treading new ground here.

We did it in WWII  - June 14, 1941, Executive Order 8785 basically shut down Europe.  Prior to that, we were also seizing assets of countries that Nazi Germany took over, to protect their assets and prevent them from falling into German hands.  We were trying to somewhat stay neutral, but we were also not going to let the Germans have anything we could get our hands on.

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-8785-regulating-transactions-foreign-exchange-and-foreign-owned-property

And with Japan, we did quite a bit as well which arguably sped up Japan going to war against us (seizing/stopping 88% of their imported oil put them on a course to run out of fuel within a few years).

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-freezes-japanese-assets

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On July 26, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt seizes all Japanese assets in the United States in retaliation for the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China.

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President Roosevelt swung into action by freezing all Japanese assets in America. Britain and the Dutch East Indies followed suit. The result: Japan lost access to three-fourths of its overseas trade and 88 percent of its imported oil. Japan’s oil reserves were only sufficient to last three years, and only half that time if it went to war and consumed fuel at a more frenzied pace. Japan’s immediate response was to occupy Saigon, again with Vichy France’s acquiescence. If Japan could gain control of Southeast Asia, including Malaya, it could also control the region’s rubber and tin production—a serious blow to the West, which imported such materials from the East. Japan was now faced with a dilemma: back off of its occupation of Southeast Asia and hope the oil embargo would be eased—or seize the oil and further antagonize the West, even into war.

If you want to do a deep dive on numbers, etc.

https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/pcha/PlunderRestitution.html/html/StaffChapter3.html

[Schulz2.0 28,960]

[Nivek 16,945]

While it definitely appears he fell victim to the pussy, I don't think that video actually shows him wishing for Russian victory in Ukraine. Maybe he did wish that, but it would sort of be like taking a video of someone during the 4th of July shooting off fireworks and waving a flag and suggesting that means they necessarily supported some specific action of the US government. 

Give him some credit, that honeypot is a step up from what broke the NRA. From the look on his face, I’m guessing he never got laid even.

[YGIFS 19,452]

The deployment of defense systems and weapons platforms was expected, but it's happening faster and more robustly than we as outsiders, albeit informed, thought.  The really cool part is the boost of confidence it gave to NATO and EU allies to put the screws to Russian investments and assets from the eastern theater to Portugal and right quick.  Holy shit.  Our gesture and force posture had a quicker impact than I thought possible.  Everything is moving wider and quicker than us pro-Ukraine optimists thought possible.  Way to go 'Murica!  Too bad we're not respected globally anymore.  If this is what 'embarrassing' looks like in another hemisphere, I think Ukraine and NATO will take it any day of the week. 

This ramp up has been awe-inspiring because there was a marked rut there for a couple months.  But miles to go before we sleep, and many promises that we must keep.  For the Ukraine forests are dark and deep.  And the Russian widows shall ball and weep...

[KYHorn 17,076]

^Wut?

 

 

 

[KYHorn 17,076]

 Dmitry Evdokimov, a former convict with a history of two murders, resurfaced in Russian Petrozavodsk after being released early due to a pardon following his participation in the "SMO". Despite his criminal past, which includes killing both his girlfriend and his brother, he returned to the same neighborhood where he committed these crimes. Recently, he was spotted on the canopy of an apartment building brandishing a cleaver under the influence of drugs, causing fear among residents.

... He seems stable

In another incredible operation by Ukraine's IT army, just a few hours ago, all TV channels in Russian occupied Crimea broadcasted this video with footage from one of the death chambers into which many residents of a small Ukrainian town were rounded, raped, executed, tortured, frozen, humiliated.

Judging from his mention of Putin's inauguration, video was made in the past 24 hours.

Edited May 9 by KYHorn

[utee94 15,832]

2 hours ago, KYHorn said:

 

 

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Full parse if anybody is curious 

 

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Edited May 9 by atomheartbevo

[bolverk 29,684]

4 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Full parse if anybody is curious 

 

 

These soldiers marching in the parade look far different from the ones actually fighting on the front lines, and it's not just the dress uniforms. They look fit and well-fed. I imagine their lives hanging back in the barracks around Moscow/St. Petersburg near friends and family might actually be somewhat pleasant. For example, start at 32:31 and let it run for a minute so you can also see the smiling soldierettes.

If Putin ever has to commit any of these who are marching, then we might start to see folks protesting the war.

[Bevo 13,579]

1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

 

 

 

Man, we so badly needed a cry to the public 2 years ago with those words. I wish we had someone who could articulate a vision for Ukraine.

[lucious leftfoot 126]

37 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Full parse if anybody is curious 

 

A couple of things here. It looks miserable. How is it still snowing May 9th?

Also, some African dudes sprinkled throughout. Specifically at about 58:00 there's some guy extra bundled up speaking with Putin through translator. Anyone recognize him? Guessing he's a leader of one of the African shitholes they're milking for resources.

25 minutes ago, bolverk said:

 

These soldiers marching in the parade look far different from the ones actually fighting on the front lines, and it's not just the dress uniforms. They look fit and well-fed. I imagine their lives hanging back in the barracks around Moscow/St. Petersburg near friends and family might actually be somewhat pleasant. For example, start at 32:31 and let it run for a minute so you can also see the smiling soldierettes.

If Putin ever has to commit any of these who are marching, then we might start to see folks protesting the war.

Ok the one area they do seem to have us beat at is the soldierettes and their uniforms.

[InkaUtexas 25,986]

18 minutes ago, bolverk said:

 

These soldiers marching in the parade look far different from the ones actually fighting on the front lines, and it's not just the dress uniforms. They look fit and well-fed. I imagine their lives hanging back in the barracks around Moscow/St. Petersburg near friends and family might actually be somewhat pleasant. For example, start at 32:31 and let it run for a minute so you can also see the smiling soldierettes.

If Putin ever has to commit any of these who are marching, then we might start to see folks protesting the war.

Agree. A few thoughts.

1- Lots of different uniforms. Great for graft. "Sir, the Polar Bear's need new uniforms, you know, so they can stand out during the parade." "Make it so Sergei, call my cousin."

2- Lots of logistics support went into this. I am sure the boys at the front would love some trucks or food. Maybe some of that body army. Though in some of the takes it does not look like it has plates.

3- Imagine listening to that music for hours sitting in a a snowstorm?

4- Wonder if those generals stay away from windows.

[Nivek 16,945]

1 hour ago, lucious leftfoot said:

Ok the one area they do seem to have us beat at is the soldierettes and their uniforms.

No fucking way.  They have whores dressing up as soldiers.  We have women soldiers.    

[Parliament 14,260]

1 hour ago, lucious leftfoot said:

It looks miserable. How is it still snowing May 9th?

Stay out of the Midwest.  No serious.  Stay out.  Do it for your family please.

[Chad Fuck 17,684]

2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

 

[Schulz2.0 28,960]

 

 

[Bevo 13,579]

42 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:

 

 

180,000 artillery shells is 500 per day for a year. Pretty good.

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[Schulz2.0 28,960]

I figure this needs to be posted for... reasons.

[Brisketexan 105,155]

9 minutes ago, Bevo said:

180,000 artillery shells is 500 per day for a year. Pretty good.

They need 6,000 per day to match Russia's firing.  So....180 is one month's worth.  If they only fire half of what Russia fires, it's just two months' worth.

This is an artillery war.  They need ammo.  Lots of it.

[InkaUtexas 25,986]

Yep, but that is 1 country who has already given a lot. I think they know Ukraine = NATO Security.

Wonder if they are USSR calibers or NATO.

[Dahobbs 17,625]

7 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

They need 6,000 per day to match Russia's firing.  So....180 is one month's worth.  If they only fire half of what Russia fires, it's just two months' worth.

This is an artillery war.  They need ammo.  Lots of it.

The Czech Republic being able to source that much ammo on top of everything else from Ukraine's allies is a big fucking deal.

[Pescado_Rojo 19,423]

Hopefully we're sending more guns or at least barrels along with the ammo. 

[bolverk 29,684]

I vaguely recall someone posting a Tweet that Ukraine's domestic ammo production was ramping up, too, so maybe we should see these as supplements upon which they're not wholly reliant? Plus, it doesn't include what the US is providing.

Just trying to throw a positive spin on the situation.

[Schulz2.0 28,960]

[Dahobbs 17,625]

7 minutes ago, bolverk said:

I vaguely recall someone posting a Tweet that Ukraine's domestic ammo production was ramping up, too, so maybe we should see these as supplements upon which they're not wholly reliant? Plus, it doesn't include what the US is providing.

Just trying to throw a positive spin on the situation.

They have very limited ability to produce 155mm shells, although they are working on it. They also have some capacity to produce shells for their older Soviet equipment, but that is far less important than 155mm shells at this point. Further, their total domestic production is extremely tiny compared to their need. Hopefully it keeps ramping up, but they will remain heavily reliant on allies for artillery ammo for the foreseeable future. 

[Bevo 13,579]

33 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

They need 6,000 per day to match Russia's firing.  So....180 is one month's worth.  If they only fire half of what Russia fires, it's just two months' worth.

This is an artillery war.  They need ammo.  Lots of it.

As others have said, that is just from the Czech Republic which is a small country. If I remember correctly, the US is supplying about 4,500 rounds per day for a year. The article below from the US Army doesn't answer the question but it has some interesting info.

https://www.army.mil/article/274905/munitions_for_ukraine_observations_and_recommendations

 

The ongoing international conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea, has brought about a new reality in warfare. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 put the conflict front and center in the minds of the general public. The news and social media have provided even more insight with details from the front lines. Updates from front-line leaders and official and unofficial sources on both sides offer insights not seen at this scale in previous conflicts. From the onset, social media has given the Russia-Ukraine war prominence never seen before. Case in point, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was offered a chance by the U.S. to evacuate from the capital city of Kyiv, an offer he turned down in a spectacular statement: “The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride.” Ammunition is a commodity that has continuously been at the forefront of Ukraine’s sustainment operations.

Munitions Industrial Base

As of December 2023, the Department of State said the U.S. Government has provided approximately $44.2 billion in military assistance since Russia launched its invasion against Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, and has invested in air defense, fires, ground maneuvers, aircraft and unmanned aerial systems, maritime, and other capabilities equipment, all categories of support with heavy munitions assistance. Munitions support has strained the U.S. munitions industrial base and the European Union (EU). It takes time for the defense industry to ramp up, restart, expand, or a combination of all to produce critical items such as artillery shells or man-portable air-defense systems, both of which recently have been viewed as a priority for large-scale combat operations.

One such DOD prime contractor to ramp up production was Raytheon. The company called upon retired engineers to teach current employees how to build Stinger missiles. The surface-to-air weapon system has not been purchased in decades but is now integral to Ukrainian military defense. The private company worked to increase production and fill the initial orders. According to the company’s president, it would take about 30 months for legacy munitions to come off the production line due to setting up the factory and training employees, functions the DOD has taken note of, as stocks have dwindled and munitions have been issued from a variety of sources.

News reports indicate the Pentagon has sent an estimated 300,000 155mm howitzer shell rounds from War Reserve Stock Allies-Israel, maintained in Israel since the 1980s, to the Ukrainian military to counter Russia. The Israel-based stockpile, which Israel can access during emergencies, was sent out of the country to offset the reduced capability of domestic munitions production in the U.S. This is a short-term stopgap as the DOD plans to increase its monthly production rate for 155mm artillery shells to 100,000 by 2025. Another source of munitions for Ukraine has been ammunition seized by U.S. Central Command naval forces. The U.S. transferred approximately 1.1 million 7.62mm rounds of ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces. The legal transfer was part of a more extensive investigation of an Iranian weapon smuggling network that involved Iranian illicit trafficking of advanced conventional weapons systems and components to support terrorist activities throughout the Middle East, a creative solution for seized munitions that supports the war effort. However, a more strategic solution is required to offset domestic munitions production.

Just as the commercial industry has made a strategic effort to modernize and increase the efficiency of systems, the Army’s organic industrial base (OIB) has developed a 15-year OIB modernization implementation plan to modernize facilities, processes, and the workforce. The plan creates a priority and synchronizes resources on critical facilities and capabilities to increase capacity to sustain the Army’s systems. The Army’s OIB includes 23 arsenals, depots, and ammunition plants that manufacture, reset, and maintain Army equipment; provide critical munitions that may not be cost-effective to commercial industry; and supply warfighters across the joint force. Multiyear contract authorities provided by Congress, which can go up to five years, have potential savings from 5% up to 15% and provide prime contractors a predictable funding source, a forecast for given outyears, and an incentive for internal investment to expand. Such munitions supply has been a challenge in the U.S. and Europe.

This is why Europe has followed suit with munition reforms such as the Act in Support of Ammunition Production. The regulation facilitates the buildup of ammunition production capacity within the EU, allowing the European defense industry to increase support to member states’ armed forces and the war effort in Ukraine. The European Union Act provides a three-track approach: deliver ground-to-ground and artillery ammunition to Ukraine, jointly procure 155mm ammunition, and support the buildup of EU manufacturing capacities. Other initiatives include the NATO Multinational Ammunition Warehousing Initiative, which allows the management of ammunition stockpiles amongst allies to be effectively and collectively controlled. The first opened in March 2022 in Estonia, and another in Belgium opened in 2023. The project is pertinent to the eastern part of the alliance that supports eight multinational battlegroups stationed in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. The collectively stored materiel allows for a flexible warehousing solution for ammunition stockpiling instead of having materiel being segregated by nations or dependent on supply from their own country, permitting munitions to be protected, accounted for, and used collectively in the face of multiple threats.

[Braff Zacklin 13,618]

12 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:

Technology advances faster than I can follow, but an ultralight--gas, electric or otherwise--with a range of 1,300-1,500 km seems improbable.

[Nivek 16,945]

Checked YouTube the other night and a couple of channels came up with pure Russian propaganda and comments.   They have a broke down burned up Abrams and they were showing it off as if their stuff is superior to it.  Because Ukraine lost one 40 year old version of the tank.    They kept harping on the presence of one captured Abrams means their stuff is superior.  Meanwhile we have numerous footage of older Bradleys taking out their tanks.  Just like from the Gulf War 1.0  TOW missiles, but even funnier was the T90 losing to a Bradley without anti-tank missiles.

 

[Pescado_Rojo 19,423]

6 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Technology advances faster than I can follow, but an ultralight--gas, electric or otherwise--with a range of 1,300-1,500 km seems improbable.

It really just needs to be a flying gas tank with a small incendiary  warhead and a radio controller. Probably a 2 cylinder or 3 cylinder rotax knockoff. Just do the math on fuel consumption and build accordingly. Shit, Google says a Cessna 172 has a range of around 1,000 Km 

[PTINS 3,472]

1 hour ago, Schulz2.0 said:

I figure this needs to be posted for... reasons.

Thanks for posting.

Used to see the subs on the Hood Canal with their surface escorts. The A-10s are new.

42 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:

That refinery is ~ 835/1,350 km miles to Ukraine controlled territory, the furthest into Russia that Ukraine has hit a refinery.

 

[bolverk 29,684]

A Ukrainian tank crew says the Abrams is still being used on the front lines, but isn't finding 'tank-on-tank' battles where it has the edge

• A Ukrainian tank crew told state media they're still using the Abrams tank on the front lines.
• The report comes after the Pentagon said Ukraine had pulled back its Abrams tanks over concerns of drone attacks.
• A Ukrainian Abrams commander told Army TV that the tanks weren't withdrawn but are used situationally.

A Ukrainian tank crew says the US-supplied Abrams is still viable on the front lines, but the tank-on-tank battles where it excels have been few and far between.

Pentagon officials in late April told the Associated Press that Ukraine was pulling back its Abrams tanks from the heaviest areas of fighting because Russian drones were making them more difficult to defend.

But a Ukrainian state media report is now pushing back on the assessment, citing the crew's commander saying that Kyiv hadn't fully withdrawn the heavy-duty armor.

"It all depends on the situation. You see, we don't fight in a way that it's purely tank-on-tank," said the man, identified as Dmytro of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade, told Ukrainian military news outlet Army TV. The outlet is run by Ukraine's Defense Ministry.

"If it was tank-on-tank, there would be no questions. The T-72 wouldn't even be standing next to it," Dmytro said.

Dmytro added battlefield circumstances have become "very difficult" due to Russia's advantage on the ground with personnel and equipment.

"So we have to adjust our actions. These tanks are designed primarily for direct contact. Go out and destroy the opponent's vehicles," Dmytro added.

Army TV on Tuesday uploaded a video of Dmytro and his crew. It was titled and captioned in English, standing out from the YouTube channel's usual coverage in Ukrainian.

 

"WHERE IS UKRAINIAN ABRAMS: how the legendary American tank fights at the front," its title reads. Clips in the video showed the tank crew operating an Abrams M1A1 at an undisclosed location.

Dmytro said his team had, in the last few days, deployed their Abrams to take out Russian infantry and equipment, including a T-62 tank that had been disabled by an exploding drone. It's not immediately clear when the video was filmed.

When asked about Army TV's response to the prior assessment, a Pentagon spokesperson told Business Insider: "We refer you to the Ukrainians to speak to their operations."

Army TV's video was lavish with praise for the American battle tank, a much-desired ground asset for Kyiv, with a gunman named Koka and a driver named Alexey complimenting its maneuverability and internal systems.

The Abrams is touted as an effective tool against Soviet armor, with a winning track record against Russian-made vehicles, but has also faced challenges in Ukraine.

In late April, one anonymous defense official told the AP that Ukraine was not deploying the Abrams in combined arms warfare, though its crews had been trained for such scenarios.

At least five Abrams tanks have been reported lost in combat, with another three damaged.

The US promised in January 2023 to deliver 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, which received its first batch in September that year as part of the initial rounds of aid provided by the Biden administration.

A renewed tranche of supplies and weapons, which Ukraine says it desperately needed to defend its positions against Russia, was held back for months due to political infighting on Capitol Hill. Congress eventually voted through a $61 billion package to Ukraine.

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[Jameslaw121 4,448]

4 hours ago, Nivek said:

No fucking way.  They have whores dressing up as soldiers.  We have women soldiers.    

[Schulz2.0 28,960]

 

 

[Nivek 16,945]

What do they need that a layperson can get?   Is it just cash?  Seeing that video with the Abrams guy remarking about needing goggles made me wonder.