Kinophile

Lol check out the decals on the side of his plane...

2 more Su34 plinked?

Didn't know about the Archer, that's a great pity. Looks like the Rus have dedicated a significant effort to discovery, and tracking and destruction of these particular weapons.

G'wan le Francais!

I wonder if that was a factor with Zaluzhny. Was he too close to the Americanski that he was tarred with the failure of support? Was he over optimistic?

@Grigb

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/it-became-known-where-germany-will-get-120-thousand-shells-for-ukraine/

Those flying casevac drones would cross the river nicely...

Of the unimproved model, no?

Interesting:

Hope the crew got out.

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/eu-to-transfer-nearly-170-thousand-shells-to-ukraine-by-the-end-of-march/ https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/02/25/7443602/ More indicators that the shell hunger will end/reduce in a month or two. Cold comfort but still...

Thank you.

Trent really should have his account taken away. The boy is a fool.

Is any data on the ranking breakdowns of desertions?

Suicide boats with drone-delivered Torpedoes, plus some boats with FPV drones with EFP, and plus suicide UUS are coming, for sure . The BSF is very unprepared for this kind of multi-axis multi-domain attack. Even USN, RN will have issues, but I assume their stronger sensors and networking effects will help their defence. The only thing lacking for the UKR Navy is quantity, and even that is soon going to fade back.

Apparently, in the per the various tweets, Poland was intended as first operator, then US. Reveal of a system in Ukraine before either of those was via Pentagon budget doc, namely asking for money to replace the system that instead went to Ukraine. I'm a gonna dig off Twitter, see what else I can find.

Really? From where? He's a generalist in many ways but no dumdum..

Didn't Perun suggest the Gripen as best suited to UKR current needs? Yes he did.. https://youtu.be/-PCg-ba9tRI?feature=shared

Anyone familiar or aware of this system? https://twitter.com/noclador/status/1650470511695085568?t=Pyvz1WwwpsQ8CZvX3diwOg&s=19 Wiki: The United States Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense [IAMD] Battle Command System (IBCS) is a plug and fight network intended to let any defensive sensor (such as a radar) feed its data to any available weapon system (colloquially, "connect any sensor to any shooter").[1]: p.42 [a] The system is designed to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach.[7][8][9] IBCS has been developed since 2004, with the aim to replace Raytheon's Patriot missile (SAM) engagement control station (ECS), along with seven other forms of ABM defense command systems. My real question is when did this happen?

This is tied to that thread I posted on conditions at the Russian front line (that Mr. Make America Geniuses Again got his stained knickers in scrunch about). Further other readings since imply to me that yes, desertions are up, but (1) there's simply more men, so proportionally not much changed and adjusted for seasons it's not a over-large uptick, and (2) it's the lower end ranks, the dregs of the mobiks and the fooled who are deserting. The core, the experienced personnel desert in far less numbers so really its just the base cannon fodder, who are constantly replaced anyway. So, if the above is reasonably accurate then I'll be watching for the rank, veterancy and general caliber of Deserters to make any inference on general morale. But, as always, YMMV.

Perun on the same wavelength

Supposedly Il 22 is still a possibility? Osint Technical isn't often wrong, but I'm not buying yet...