dan/california Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Good video of a Ukrainian grad strike on a Russian position. Interesting to contrast how NATO gear would have addressed the same target. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesmonkey Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 The US news media is reporting on President Joe Biden's remarks today at a political fundraiser concerning the prospect of Putin resorting to nuclear weapons:https://apnews.com/article/biden-nuclear-risk-1d0f1e40cff3a92c662c57f274ce0e25 Here are some reported quotes: Quote Speaking at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a guy I know fairly well” and the Russian leader was “not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons.” Biden added, “We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis.” He suggested the threat from Putin is real “because his military is — you might say — significantly underperforming.” Quote “I don’t think there is any such a thing as the ability to easily use a tactical nuclear weapon and not end up with Armageddon,” Biden said. Quote He added that he was still “trying to figure” out Putin’s “off-ramp” in Ukraine. “Where does he find a way out?” Biden asked. “Where does he find himself in a position that he does not not only lose face but lose significant power within Russia?” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkin Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Well that explains the traffic today. https://patch.com/new-jersey/middletown-nj/president-biden-will-attend-fundraiser-murphys-middletown-home 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan/california Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) Watch the whole thing. If I was Russian I would be looking to follow those two guys across the Bering straight. With or without a boat. "Crowd funding and local authorities are going to save the Russian army". I did NOT make that up. It is about half way through. Edited October 7, 2022 by dan/california 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 47 minutes ago, dan/california said: "Crowd funding and local authorities are going to save the Russian army". That kinda looks like they're learning something from the Ukrainians (TD and popular logistical support helped no end in the initial stages of the war, in miring the RU advances). As ever, though, they've learned the wrong thing from a good lesson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Russia seeks secret UN vote on condemning Ukraine annexation (msn.com) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeleban Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Russian recruit demonstrates the skills gained in combat training courses 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grigb Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Rybar reports that Dagger units at Zaporozhye direction consist mainly of polish mercenaries. The Poles are everywhere! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraze Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 7 hours ago, MSBoxer said: If this is true, it gives me hope. For all of those that say that Russian culture is irredeemable, I ask If Ukraine was such a substantial part of Russia/Soviet Union just over 30 years ago, I have hopes that if there is actually a change at the top in Russia we could see a change in the overall regard for humanity across the board. This may be a simplistic view, and I have no idea if the average Ukrainian from 30+ years ago had the same views as today's Russians, but it gives me hope and there are times when hope in your fellow man is all you can ask for. Ukraine was under the russian occupation 30 years ago and russians kept repressing Ukrainians well into 1991. Ukrainians also wanted freedom and fought for it to various degrees through the whole russian occupation of 20th century. An average Ukrainian certainly didn't have the same views. It's the same as saying Czechs had the same views because they were occupied from 1945 until 1990. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BletchleyGeek Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, poesel said: think that was rather a reference to H.P. Lovecraft and this guy: https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Yog-Sothoth Yup, the 'gg' is also accepted spelling I think. It would be bad juju to piss off Yog-Sothot/Yog-Soggoth. You even found a picture with the weird green ray (since I am not Lovecraft I can't come up with a baroque juxtaposition of adjectives to describe it properly). Didn't know about that book @danfrodo, sounds interesting! Edited October 7, 2022 by BletchleyGeek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huba Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 4 hours ago, cesmonkey said: He added that he was still “trying to figure” out Putin’s “off-ramp” in Ukraine. “Where does he find a way out?” Biden asked. “Where does he find himself in a position that he does not not only lose face but lose significant power within Russia?” Well, we all have been thinking about how Putin's off-ramp could look like, haven't we? There seems to be none (un)fortunately. He did not say that he's looking to offer him one, right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Grigb said: Rybar reports that Dagger units at Zaporozhye direction consist mainly of polish mercenaries. The Poles are everywhere! They are found from pole to pole. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraze Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Grigb said: Rybar reports that Dagger units at Zaporozhye direction consist mainly of polish mercenaries. The Poles are everywhere! That's easy to explain. You see since in their heads Ukrainians don't exist - we also don't have a language, just a weird dialect of russian. But then russians hear Ukrainian language on the radio and go like "I don't understand a word, but it sounds actually slavic not russian, so must be Polish mercs!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) A good analysis by a German colonel. The translator in settings does a decent job. Title Ukraine offensive operations, Russia under pressure. Edited October 7, 2022 by chuckdyke 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maciej Zwolinski Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Grigb said: Rybar reports that Dagger units at Zaporozhye direction consist mainly of polish mercenaries. The Poles are everywhere! There are many Ukrainians working in Poland, so now is our turn to return the favour. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grossman Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Huba said: Well, we all have been thinking about how Putin's off-ramp could look like, haven't we? There seems to be none (un)fortunately. He did not say that he's looking to offer him one, right? Putin off ramp?. Some speculate on a 5th floor exit, but he is more likely to "die in his sleep". And given an honourable send off. Russian watchers think we would likely see a rightwing take over, rather than a liberal one ( the liberals have no guns). Many challenges ahead. Biden is right to warn over use of nuclear. He warned Putin over the invasion, but that didn't make any difference. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maciej Zwolinski Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 20 minutes ago, chuckdyke said: A good analysis by a German colonel. The translator in settings does a decent job. Title Ukraine offensive operations, Russia under pressure. Apologies in advance to the German forum members and the good Herr Oberst, it is uncalled for but I could not help myself. The title of this is so Deutsche Wochenschau 1943.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huba Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Just now, Grossman said: Putin off ramp?. Some speculate on a 5th floor exit, but he is more likely to "die in his sleep". And given an honourable send off. Russian watchers think we would likely see a rightwing take over, rather than a liberal one ( the liberals have no guns). Many challenges ahead. Biden is right to warn over use of nuclear. He warned Putin over the invasion, but that didn't make any difference. Also, I read that US nuclear triad needs $500B worth of modernization, pointing at Putin being a dangerous jerk surely is a way to justify the spending here And now, some aircraft p*rn: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeleban Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 I think it's worth reconsidering the lethality of the AGS-17 in CMBS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeleban Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 This is similar to the use of M30A1 GMLRS missiles. The Russians complain that they received a blow in the area of the Rubizhnoye-Kremennaya road junction. Six missiles were fired. Fragments pierced iron poles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grigb Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 38 minutes ago, Maciej Zwolinski said: There are many Ukrainians working in Poland, so now is our turn to return the favour. Up to 2 Brigades already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beleg85 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Ukrainian PsyOps targeted at Russian mobiks morale is in full swing; pretty good speech by Reznikov: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grigb Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) alleged UKR map allegedly captured by RU [UPDATE] I think it is not a UKR map but screenshot from Western OSINT accounts. Sorry. Edited October 7, 2022 by Grigb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_MonkeyKing Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 It would appear that the withdrawal of the RuAF on the northern Kherson front was at least somewhat premeditated. The withdrawal apparently took place in a better order than in previous similar situations, but the overall picture of the events is still unclear. 1/ RuAF will try to group its forces for defense primarily along Bruskynske-Borozensk-Mylove. Around Stepne-Novoraisk-Krupytsya, some kind of reserve will probably be gathered from retreating troops and other similar units. 2/ The Stepne-Novoraisk-Krupytsya line will also serve as the last line of defense before Nova Kakhovka is within range of the heavy artillery. It is difficult to identify the units at the moment, but it is likely that the weak and burnt-out units will be combined under the VDV. 3/ In the direction of the T0403 road, 2-3 weak combat sections of the battalion were probably destroyed. Battles took place at least on the Shevchenkivka - Zolota Balka level, as well as on the Nobooleksandrivka and Duchany fronts. 4/ The AFU has now likely withdrawn all the dwindling RuAF reserves to this sector. This can open up opportunities to unexpectedly change the focus of the attack to other parts of the front. 5/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beleg85 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Also, for a little bit of humour, perhaps wasn't posted here yet: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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