sburke

man that is dark...

Big question is - is there really a force in Belgorod capable of counterattacking? I find it hard to believe if such a force existed it wouldn't have already been committed to stop the Ukrainian advance.

what the heck was this guy doing? Military Commandant's office is sent to the front?

Ukraine claims guerrillas have killed several high-ranking Russians in southern city (msn.com)

No way. The Montreux convention is a dead stop with multiple parties. I don't think there would be any way anyone is going to allow for it to be compromised. If she is based in the Black Sea fleet however think she is allowed to return to port. disqualified. Only turrets can be entered in this competition.

that is 3 weeks old now. An eternity in this forum.

oh I don't doubt it, just thought Putin fuming at his goddaughter was just too funny. Hey did you hear about the fund for Russian trolls? Seems they are all homeless because Ukraine keeps blowing up their bridges.

Ukraine Destroys 'Large Supply' of Russian Ammo: Report (msn.com) As if they hadn't enough supply concerns...

indecision is the key to flexibility... or something like that

Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin Scolded Over Ukraine at CSTO Summit (thedailybeast.com) But Lukashenko complained that the members of the alliance haven’t been banding behind Russia as much as they should, especially as Russia works to address NATO’s expansion, a common argument Russian officials and allies have been using to justify the war in Ukraine. In a likely reference to Finland and Sweden expressing interest in joining NATO, Lukashenko called for more support as NATO’s threats continue, from “NATO saber-rattling near our western borders to a full-scale hybrid war unleashed against us,” according to Interfax. “Russia should not fight alone against the expansion of NATO,” he said. Putin himself complained about a “surge in frenzied Russophobia in the so-called civilized and politically correct Western countries,” and promised the expansion of NATO would “certainly evoke a response on our part. We will see what it will be like based on the threats that are created for us.” Putin also demanded that his counterparts do more for Russia in the future, citing what he claimed was “documentary evidence” found during the invasion in Ukraine that he said allegedly shows that “components of biological weapons were developed in close proximity to our borders.” To respond to those alleged biological weapons threats—threats Putin has said Russia has faced for some time—Putin rallied CSTO members during the meeting to agree to demonstrate their combined military might by running joint CSTO exercises this fall in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Joint exercises in the fall thousands of miles from Ukraine...yeah that's gonna make a difference.

damn. That's no way to treat your goddaughter. Putin brands his own goddaughter as a ‘foreign agent’ for ‘working with his enemies’ throughout the Ukraine war (msn.com)

ROTFLMAO an entire country with balls of steel. Makes Putin's bare chested horseback ride downright effeminate. Not that there is anything wrong with that. He can try out for the role of Lady Godiva in a netflix series.

Convoy of Up to 1,000 Cars Leaves Ukrainian City of Mariupol (msn.com)

who cares, if it pisses off Russia, score another one for the good guys!

Russian War Crime Suspects Featured in Card Decks Given to Ukrainian Army (msn.com)

Back to Ukraine and modern military transformation. There is this guy Andrew Prokop who does a lot of SIP oriented blog stuff on the Avaya platform. He has regular contributions discussing various facets of technology. This is from this week and the subject can be seen in the link. Artificial Intelligence and Video Analysis | Tao, Zen, and Tomorrow (wordpress.com) It has interesting implications for ISR. You run the video image through an AI enhanced program to look for exactly the type vehicles you want to see. The UAV goes an autonomous route sending back imagery, when it spots what you are looking for it kicks out a time stamp, imagery and GPS coordinates.

That is gonna leave a mark....

I didn't say that! The other Steve said that.

Let's not forget Turkey shooting down a Russian plane either. Turkey's downing of Russian warplane - what we know - BBC News

WTF?! You mean I am funding all this stuff?! I'm trying to retire! Rand get those receipts!!

so stealing washing machines is actually a plan to get around sanctions... devious.

and way down the list from more urgent priorities find a washing machine grab whatever clothing you can find figure out how to break into an electronics store

Not to bring up the subject of Biolabs again but there is a good article in march rolling stone about the effort to get rid of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. It is a good example of the work the threat organization does and the complexity in eliminating these weapons. They had a copy in the waiting room while I was getting my second booster.

that is their starting point.

Totally mis understood. This is part of the Russian space program.