DesertFox

Yep, I think Finland and Poland have some thought about it 😀

Historically Russia only attacked countries on it's Western border after being attacked itself?
If that ain't a remark to laugh about, I don't know what is.😐
 

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On the Leopard issue we discussed recently. Looks like Germany terminates the repair agreement.
 

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1679067504801464321?s=20

Without assistance they would lose. We are either with them all the way or not at all. Quick enough to invade Iraq, remember the reason? Weapons of mass destruction. Kuwait was not a member of NATO either but to have boots on the ground was reasonable because of weapons of mass destruction. Now Russian has weapons of mass destruction and threatening to use them. Frankly speaking I am absolutely disgusted with all the Two Bob Each Way attitude. Look up what Two Bob Each Way means. It is the West European attitude. 
 

I keep reading about how Ukraine is fighting this war on the West behalf. No, they are fighting this war to stop Russia from invading/annexing their country. They are fighting it for their own behalf (fortunately).
Yes we also have interests in it, but please stop the framing. Ukrainians are doing the dying, they have decided to do it, we didn't need to convince m or pay m to do it.
 

Yeah, we are all witness to a big theatrical play we still don´t understand. Prig will be back on 05/08, Shoigu publically threatens to use cluster ammunition as retaliation that US is sending that to UAF and Gerassimov fires one of his Generals and sents him into the ditches to the front. The clownshow goes on.

I don´t think US logistics is that quick. I know they are quick, but that quick? Not so friendly fire?

Yeah, we are all witness to a big theatrical play we still don´t understand. Prig will be back on 05/08, Shoigu publically threatens to use cluster ammunition as retaliation that US is sending that to UAF and Gerassimov fires one of his Generals and sents him into the ditches to the front. The clownshow goes on.

LOL!
 
 

Yeah, we are all witness to a big theatrical play we still don´t understand. Prig will be back on 05/08, Shoigu publically threatens to use cluster ammunition as retaliation that US is sending that to UAF and Gerassimov fires one of his Generals and sents him into the ditches to the front. The clownshow goes on.

More Storm Shadows / SCALP EG from France
 
and material worth 600mio EUR from Germany including:
2 Patriot SAM launchers + surface-to-air missiles
25 Leopard 1A5 tanks
40 Marder 1A3 IFVs
20.000 artillery shells
Leopard tank shells
5.000 smoke shells
5 BREM Bergepanzer 2
Recon drones and anti-drone systems
 
 

Damn. It's very bad. Chief sergeant of 47h mech.brigade Valeriy Markus blamed command of brigade in incompetence and wrote a report to move him on lower duty of squad leader. 
This is real scandal, because Markus is a "face", "frontman" and "PR-manager" of this brigade, who was one of founders of this unit as far as it was 47th separate rifle battalion. He was in the list of Forbes Ukriane among most influent military of Ukraine, he is founder of charity fund "Markus Fundation"
In order to you could understand why this is bad, I have to tell about Valeriy Markus and history of 47th mech. brigade "Magura". 
29 y.o. Markus is very popular in Ukriane - he fought in ATO from 2014 to 2016, he passed a hell of Shakhtarsk battle with 25th airborne brigade. His popularity came to him via his Facebook - his posts were always true and wise. He got heavy shell-shock and was forced to retire from service. He fought with heavy PTSR via sport and travelling and became a classical "self-made man". He wrote a book about his life and war "The traces on the road" (as Valeriy Ananyev - later he changed his surname), which became bestseller and beat up circullations of all modern Ukrainian writers, causing sometime envy and hatred from their side to the "upstart"
Markus is one of servicemen, who promoted a question of strong sergeant corps establishment in Ukrainian army as an earnest of effectiveness. Despite he was retired, his popularity allowed him to have aquintances with influent military and civill volunteers, which promoted the same thoughts. In 2023 his open lection to sergeants of 47th brigade in Youtube got 1 million reviews.   
When the war began, Markus returned to army and some time served as recon in 30th mech.brigade. In April 2022 high command (Markus likely has good relationships with Zaluzhnyi) offered to him to participate in forming of 47th separate rifle battalion, where he got a duty chief sergeant of battalion. The unit fought, defending Svitlodarsk, after Russians brokethrough Popasna front. 
Ideas of Markus and some officers about creation of modern effective large unit, free from old Soviet s...t, found the response of High Command and in Autumn there was announced about forming of 47th assault regiment (since Novenber 2022 - brigade). According to idea of Markus and his like-minded people, the unit should have been free from сasual people. Only competitive selection, only volunteers with leadership, motivation, readiness to learn and fight. Enlistment points of regiment were gathering many people, many servicemen wanted to transfer to "Markus brigade". But... something go wrong as later wrote Markus himself. Either General Staff, or MoD decided by unknown reasons to finish this "experiment" and to brigade were directed enough officers and personnel, which didn't  match to initial requirements. Yes, most command of brigade almost all was taken from famous 93rd mech.brigade. Brigade commander lt.colonel Oleksandr Sak "Staff" is a youngest brigade commander in UKR army - he is 28 y.o. He fought since 2015, has four injuries. Thanking to Markus PR the brigade became so popular like Azov or 3rd assault brigade. All expected a miracle from the unit, which have been training more that 8 months and got modern equipment. 
And now THIS. Translation of Markus report. 
Tweet: 
I categorically don't agree with decisions about usage and development of 47th brigade. We were not allowed to build a muilitary unit, according to our values, which we declared at the beginning of forming. I havn't more any opportunity to influence on situation or change it. I no longer consider my tenure of chief sergeant to be expedient. I can't abandon my people, so I go on lower duty by my own will in order to be closer to them on the battlefield. 
Report:
 
Because of systematical humilitation of brigade's sergeant corps work, of misunderstanding by brigade command an importance of fighters moral spirit for effective tasks acomplishing, because of absence of punishment for <self-censored> and incompetence of persons of highest officer corps of brigade, rejection and sabotaging traditions and mythiology of brigade on all levels of officers chain, because of absence of the will of brigade's command to protect interests of brigade in front of higher command, I ask you to transfer me, chief sergeant of 47th brigade Valeriy Markus to lower duty of combat vehicle commander - the leader of mech.squad of mech.platoon of x mech.comapny of  x mech.battalion.
Also valid reporting, that by my opinion, the deputy commander of 47th brigade major Ivan Shalamaha is immorale degenerate, being with which in one team humilitates my honor and dignity. 
 
 
It's will be very interesting about reaction of Zaluzhnyi. Because in Ukrianian social network already holywar is setting on fire...

After all this Mumbo Jumbo about EU membership, this came through right now:
 
 
https://twitter.com/jensstoltenberg/status/1678484703060324359?s=20

Day of reckoning has come...
 
https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1678461755767357442?s=20

After all this Mumbo Jumbo about EU membership, this came through right now:
 
 
https://twitter.com/jensstoltenberg/status/1678484703060324359?s=20

One less. Confirmation pending.
Today, in the south, in the Berdyansk region, the Russian Lieutenant General Tsokov Oleg Yuriyovych was eliminated reportedly.
 
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1678674695678205952?s=20
https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1678658079917834240?s=20

More Storm Shadows / SCALP EG from France
 
and material worth 600mio EUR from Germany including:
2 Patriot SAM launchers + surface-to-air missiles
25 Leopard 1A5 tanks
40 Marder 1A3 IFVs
20.000 artillery shells
Leopard tank shells
5.000 smoke shells
5 BREM Bergepanzer 2
Recon drones and anti-drone systems
 
 

I've started watching this channel.  Nice detail on local battles.
 

More Storm Shadows / SCALP EG from France
 
and material worth 600mio EUR from Germany including:
2 Patriot SAM launchers + surface-to-air missiles
25 Leopard 1A5 tanks
40 Marder 1A3 IFVs
20.000 artillery shells
Leopard tank shells
5.000 smoke shells
5 BREM Bergepanzer 2
Recon drones and anti-drone systems
 
 

More Storm Shadows / SCALP EG from France
 
and material worth 600mio EUR from Germany including:
2 Patriot SAM launchers + surface-to-air missiles
25 Leopard 1A5 tanks
40 Marder 1A3 IFVs
20.000 artillery shells
Leopard tank shells
5.000 smoke shells
5 BREM Bergepanzer 2
Recon drones and anti-drone systems
 
 

OK, some more detailed information re this has surfaced via Wolski, who seems well connected in the industry and politically neutral. Obviously he presents the Polish perspective.
What he describes looks like the negotiations not going forward for commercial reasons. The Poles preferred to do the repairs at one of the existing plants within the current structure of PGZ and its subsidiaries. The Germans wanted to set up a joint venture with operational control over some crucial business areas belonging  to the Germans (possibly due to the same issues about who controls the know how which surfaced during PZH 2000 servicing negotiations), also they wanted to use a location which was inconvenient from the perspective of PGZ's plans to work on K2. At this stage it looks like neither company wants to close the deal, but to shift the blame for unsuccessful negotiations to the other. So the Poles put forward a deliberately unattractive price quote, and the Germans responded with the theory about Polish political motives.

More Storm Shadows / SCALP EG from France
 
and material worth 600mio EUR from Germany including:
2 Patriot SAM launchers + surface-to-air missiles
25 Leopard 1A5 tanks
40 Marder 1A3 IFVs
20.000 artillery shells
Leopard tank shells
5.000 smoke shells
5 BREM Bergepanzer 2
Recon drones and anti-drone systems
 
 

One less. Confirmation pending.
Today, in the south, in the Berdyansk region, the Russian Lieutenant General Tsokov Oleg Yuriyovych was eliminated reportedly.
 
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1678674695678205952?s=20
https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1678658079917834240?s=20

LOL!