Russia & Ukraine

Discussion in 'Politics' started by UsualName, Jan 18, 2022.

  1. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    In about 12 weeks all the North Korean troops fighting for Russia will be killed or wounded at the current rate of daily losses. Shortly Kim Jong Un will need to send some replacement cannon fodder.

    North Korean Troops Suffer Heavy Losses in Kursk Assaults, Replacements Needed - HUR
    https://www.kyivpost.com/post/43932
     
    #18391     Dec 16, 2024
  2. kashirin

    kashirin

    Given those north Korean are imaginary I'm sure North Korea will provide trillions of soldiers.

    What's more interesting Ukraine shows its own dead and claims they are north koreans

    By the way yesterday Ukraine lost 2 431 543 troops, 76 643 tanks and 736 patriots
     
    #18392     Dec 16, 2024
  3. themickey

    themickey

    Russian general killed in explosion in Moscow
    5 minutes ago https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2ek388yxzo

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    Reuters
    A high-ranking general in the Russian armed forces has been killed in an explosion in Moscow.

    Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), was leaving a residential block early on Tuesday when a device hidden in a scooter was detonated, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

    It added that Kirillov's assistant was also killed.

    In October, the UK placed sanctions on Kirillov, saying he had overseen the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine and acted as a "significant mouthpiece for Kremlin disinformation".

    On Monday, Ukraine's secret service, the SBU, charged him in absentia, saying on Telegram he was "responsible for the mass use of banned chemical weapons".

    The Investigative Committee, Russia's main investigative authority, said it had "opened a criminal case into the murder of two servicemen".

    "Investigators, forensic experts and operational services are working at the scene," it said.

    "Investigative actions and operational search activities are being carried out aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the crime."
     
    #18393     Dec 17, 2024
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  4. Ukraine assassinates Russian chemical weapons chief in Moscow bombing

    Kyiv had charged the top general with orchestrating numerous attacks with banned weapons. A few hours later he was dead.

    "Kirillov was a war criminal and an absolutely legitimate target since he gave orders to use banned chemical weapons against the Ukrainian military. Such an inglorious end awaits all who kill Ukrainians. Retribution for war crimes is inevitable," the official said.

    A few hours before the attack, the SBU charged Kirillov in absentia for ordering the massive use of banned chemical weapons against the Ukrainian army on the eastern and southern fronts of the battlefield.

    https://www.politico.eu/article/not...pons-chief-killed-moscow-blast-assassination/
     
    #18394     Dec 17, 2024
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  5. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    More dead generals, send Luigi Mangione to Russia.
     
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    #18395     Dec 17, 2024
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  6. So, let's examine the Kerch Bridge scenario one last time.

    I would argue that the Ukrainians have just about exactly one more month to either do the deed or not and they are now positioned as well as they ever will be to do it. Does not mean they can do it, just that odds will not get better for them than where they are now.

    On the plus side, the Ukrainians now have at least some long range missiles from the Brits and the Americans, AND permission to use them from the Brits/Americans.

    The problem as always is that the Ruskies have flooded the zone with aerial defense systems. But the Ukrainians continue to develop and produce massive, massive numbers of home grown drones that can/could overwhelm aerial defenses at the bridge if the Ukrainians sent them in a tsunami type of assault. In addition the ukrainians have at least some fighter jets that can cause russian defense systems to go bonkers trying to figure out what they need to respond to if the sky is flooded with drones. And when the defense systems do not know whether to shit or go blind due to the overload it increases chances of the long range missiles getting through.

    The Ukrainians are in a tough spot in the war. I am not saying otherwise or that taking the bridge down will turn that around. Just sayin, the fact that their arse is dragging arguably puts even more pressure on them to take symbolic and psychological wins to the bargaining table with them. Taking the bridge down, killing generals in Moscow, etc are such wins.

    If the bridge does not come down before Trump comes on board in a month, it won't be coming down. Trump will nix the use of American long range missiles, and he will make life tough for Zelensky by saying that taking the bridge down will be escalatory and he will not support it and they will pay a price in American aid if they do. etc. etc.

    The Ukrainians hit the shipyard at Kerch, not far from the bridge, about ten days ago. I guess they took out some small military craft or something. But they were just probing the aerial defenses in that area and, again, causing the Ruskies to position their aerial defenses to protect and focus on other things in the area. The Ukrainians were not interested in the small vessels or the oil depot there, believe me. The Ukrainians are just probing the capability of the Ruskies to protect certain areas there. They are up to something larger.

    Take home message: A big attack on the bridge in the next three-four weeks will not surprise me at all. But if they do not, then taking the bridge down is off the table after that, in my humble opinion. It's a now or never scenario.
     
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    #18396     Dec 17, 2024
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  7. Hey Igor, other than that, how is your week going so far? I heard you ran into some rough sledding but we know that is just Ukrainian propaganda.

    Igor Kirillov: Russia's chemical weapons chief and mouthpiece killed in Moscow

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    #18397     Dec 17, 2024
  8. Nobert

    Nobert

    Whatever their investigation reveals,

    adios tavarish.

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    You can see the scooter on the left.


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    #18398     Dec 17, 2024
  9. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

  10. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Video of dozens of North Koreans being eliminated. New videos available every day. Let's see if you can do the math on how long until all 10,000 North Koreans are hors-de-combat as the elimination rate doubles every week.

     
    #18400     Dec 17, 2024
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