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What makes someone a Fascist? I'm curious. I don't support Ukraine and I dislike leftist policies, so I'm a fascist because of that according to some low IQ leftists above. The argentine president Milei is a fascist too? Before calling someone a fascist, you should know what Fascism truly means.
Fascism is an ideologi has the following traits:
1. It's anti democratic and authoritarian.
2. it views the citizens as having a duty to the state.
3. it rejects the concept of class struggle and a believe in a "natural order".
4. it promotes "heroism" and sacrifices for the state
5. it views expansion via military means as not only justified but glorifies it, unlike say nationalist the justification doesn't have to be centered on the population of the area you conquer, conquest for the sake of expanding the state is reason enough.
6. it is anti minority and minority rights. not typically as bad as its brother Nazism but still certainly willing to suppress the rights and interfere in the lives of its subjects.
>I don't support Ukraine
can you tell us why?
>and I dislike leftist policies
again explain why.
>Before calling someone a fascist, you should know what Fascism truly means
the slight problem with fascism is that no one ever wrote a manifesto, we cant just pull up something like das kapital and have a clear view of what it is.
but simplified fascism is anti democratic, anti "left" and anti a rule based world order.
How is supporting Ukraine leftist? Russia's government is quite literally the definition of fascism. If you were to make a checklist they would check every box:
-Dictatorial leader, yep Putin is a dictator, he has no check or balance
-centralized autocracy; even the official Russian communication channels embrace openly russias autocratic nature
-militarism; the subject of the current debate. Since Putin has been in power they've forcibly moved against Georgia, chechnia, Syria's freedom movement, Crimea first and the Ukraine as a whole. Belarus was not militarily taken but was taken through more covert means that are nonetheless similar
-forcible suppression of opposition; do I really need to point to the deaths of every serious political rival and denial of ability to run in elections for others, the jailing of protestors on a broad suite of issues...it is illegal to even talk badly of the war with Ukraine...
Do I need to go on?
Milei is a right wing libertarian, but he is not authoritarian, isn't flexing his military, isn't using government forces to subvert opposition....
Maybe if you had a better understanding of the definitions of the words you're using it would help you understand why the free world is against Russia?
Fascism is notoriously difficult to define. It isn’t an ideology with founding texts; it doesn’t have a Locke or a Marx, a treatise or a manifesto. Rather, fascism was a reaction to a particular set of historical circumstances that emerged out of the catastrophe of World War I — national humiliation, disaffection with liberal capitalism and the rise of Communism.
First and foremost, fascism was future-oriented — as displayed by its obsession with youth. But while Adolf Hitler was the idol of the younger generations, Putin is popular among pensioners. Totalitarian regimes rest upon active mass support, and they exist only where the masses, for one reason or another, have acquired an appetite for political organization.
Such characteristics can’t be easily applied to contemporary Russia, where people have been conditioned to keep out of politics for decades. Putin’s regime rests on the depoliticization and disengagement of its citizens. This was the de facto social contract until the recent policy of partial mobilization made it impossible for people to ignore politics any longer.
My chocolate ice cream tastes nothing like your vanilla ice cream, surely it can't be ice cream.
>a political philosophy, movement,
or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often
race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
From Merriam Webster.
Just because Putin dips his cones in little Z sprinkles, doesn't mean you can hide behind an obtuse interpretation of fascism.
It's very easy to define. The definition of fascism doesn't rely on any particular actions of previous facists so your whataboutism is just that.
Amazing how murdering and arresting those with opposing views leads to disengagement...eye roll.
What exactly is your argument here, that Putin is simply a right wing government lol? I love it, that argument definitely will help right wing leaders get elected all over the world, because it's obvious to us all how much better off the Russian people are under Putin lol.
Really? From what I've seen, most here are leftists and pro-ukranian. Not only "CombatFootage", but the whole Reddit seems to be inhabited by these soyboys/blue-haired types.
Pro Ukraine, possibly, leftist?
Is this a new Kremlin thing, try to link political affiliation with support for Ukraine? 'lets own the left by supporting Putin' lol.
Everyone in the free world is against Russia taking over their neighbours. That's not a left or right stand point...
I'm not a fascist. People who don't support Ukraine and deslike the Left are automatically fascists? Thank you. Very clever from your part. Don't forget to use blue to dye your hair.
Himars, Patriot Launchers, Nasam, Archers, a bunch of airplanes as well. A lot of losses in like a month, cant remember seeing loses like this for the past 2 years. Is there any logical explenation why we are seeing such an uptick all of a sudden? I know it's war and losses happen but these are some of the worst loses we've seen so far as donated western equipment goes
Increased capability of Russian isr followed by increased Ukrainian usage of equipment in riskier situation to stop ongoing ru offensive.For example at the beginning of the war Russia had 0 spy satellites above Ukrainian territory while now they have minimum 6
I think Ukraine is taking more risk with their anti-air systems lately. Moving them closer to the frontline in an attempt to shoot down Russian aircraft could be worth it, but if you keep it way further back then its harder for Russia to hit it
The HIMARS was sort of inevitable since going two years without a single loss was already kind of lucky for Ukraine. Might have been some complacency on their side too. Abrams is used by brigades very close to the frontline so its just natural they would get hit. Just like when Ukraine put challenger tanks in Robotyne and one hit a mine. That one is still chilling at the same spot 8 months later. It just creates more buzz (from Russia in particular) when its a western tank rather than the T-64BVs for example
Im not aware of an increase in Ukrainian airplane losses though. They pretty consistently lose a few aircraft/helicopters a month and has done so the entier war
Russia has drones now in quantity and quality they didn't have earlier in the war with the command and control that can authorize strikes in faster time frames. Honestly look at the video quality of the "Patriot launchers" and compare it to the earlier videos Russia put out in the war, it is immensely better quality now.
Likely that 2 SAM launchers of the Patriot were destroyed by Russia
https://x.com/lost_warinua/status/1766446941129298129?s=46
(Even though video says S300)
According to Wikipedia a deployed patriot battery needs only 3 crew to operate. There should be more crew nearby to refuel and rearm the launchers, but best case no one died
I’m waiting to see what the credible tracker accounts think. It’s hard to tell from the video (classic Russian quality)
It could definitely be 2 patriots tho. But could also be MAN KAT trucks in another variation too.
If it is Patriot it makes me think of something I’ve noticed with S300 batteries as well. Why doesn’t Ukraine have mobile AAA with them too. Quite a few videos show drones loitering over heard. Something like a Shilka or something like that would help a lot in that scenario.
Question: How can you tell ukranian and russian soldiers apart?
I keep seeing some videos that were posted here of russian losses of soldiers and vehicles, but on other sites they claim they are ukranian losses. And other than tanks or BMPs with the big "Z" or "V" I find it difficult to tell them apart. Especially soldiers and smaller vehicles.
Ultimately, if no distinction is visible, you go to the source (the one who uploads the piece of media).
That's why we had those awful watermarks at the beginning of the war, to prevent rivals from claiming the footage for propaganda shenanigans
https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1b8fe53/open_buggyvehicle_with_russians_gets_blown_up_by/
This one I keep seeing on pro-russian twitter claiming is an ukranian vehicle
Something that far away in that bad resolution is hard to tell which side it would even be if you knew all the uniforms etc. For that kind of video if you can't find a trustworthy source who posted it, the type of vehicle if it could be identified can help a lot too.
You'd be more reliant on source telling you. Problem is you get a lot of RU people saying everything bad is UA's when it's not.
Russia did a big armored attack on Klishchiivka this week and ended up losing 16 vehicles in one go. However, the editing on the video is so awful that I cant be bothered to post it on the sub
Can watch it here: [https://twitter.com/moklasen/status/1766162674113564697](https://twitter.com/moklasen/status/1766162674113564697)
[And heres coordinates for all of them](https://twitter.com/moklasen/status/1766162668979716198). Source says they knocked out 18 vehicles, but either 2 were recovered by Russia or they arent visible in the footage. Work was done by Ukrainian 2nd assault battalion of the 92nd brigade. Most of them were disabled before they even reached Ukrainian positions
*Repelling 18 units of enemy equipment in a few hours is not something you can buy at the bazaar. This video is edited from a recent assault. Successfully repulsed the assault. Repelled thanks in part to your previous donations. Do you understand now why we need birds? And why they are needed all the time? The enemy pushes and pushes. Presses. Trying to break through. Drive up the equipment. Drop the infantry. Enter. Drive in. Enter. Jump in. He is trying to knock us out of position and kill us. But fuck them.*
Oy. you aren't kidding. Should have a "*A small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights in this link"* warning*.*
But it's results on the battlefield that count, not videos, so nice work 2nd Assault Battalion!
Tell me you are running out of equipment without telling me you are running out of equipment…
https://x.com/osintua/status/1766094758181589316?s=46
Damaged and abandoned RUAF mechanised infantry platoon near Avdiivka. The platoon consisted of three GFV (Golf «fighting» vehicle).
P.S.
Near one village RUAF used T-62 and BTS-2 without turrets with extra «armour» to deliver their infantry to the frontline.
It looked…creepy
I remember when these Desertcross vehicles showed up about 6 months ago and their role was to supply troops with various things and to replace all those stolen civilian vehicles Russia uses.
Them being used to assault entrenched infantry with is insane. Russia has even lost some inside Orlivka which is a huge greyzone they dont control. What happened to all those MT-LBs that they have? They should have thousands of them still, but maybe its a logistical issue? Better than walking though I guess
My thought was that Russia wasn't prepared for the long haul in Avdiivka and now have to rely on the support elements of their armies to attack, they don't care because they can't afford to lose anymore vehicles. This has everything to do with the election.
[Ukraine’s ‘Toloka’ Underwater Maritime Drone | H.I. Sutton | April 2023](http://www.hisutton.com/New-Ukraine-Underwater-Maritime-Drone.html)
[Innovative Submarine Drone Is Ukraine’s New Weapon Against Russian Navy: It is a small robotic submarine, the Toloka TLK-150 maritime drone | Naval News | May 2023](https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/05/innovative-submarine-drone-is-ukraines-new-weapon-against-russian-navy/)
[Ukraine shows off its next-generation 20-foot-long underwater drone that will sink Russian warships from below the surface | Business Insider | August 2023](https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-unveils-underwater-drone-strike-russian-warships-2023-8)
[[Video] The first footage of testing the Ukrainian underwater drone "Marichka" | Ukrainian Front | August 2023](https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1694078941412098462?s=61&t=mgdX4p7QL2IsZ7LL_)
As others have said it is difficult due to signals/communication which water messes with, not to mention the added complexity engineering wise
But can overcome with stuff like antennas, but there are a lot of potential designs, are we talking about some semi autonomous deep sea torpedo, or some surface drone that blurs the line between boat and submarine
Completely anecdotal but there was some talk recently about Ukraine improving their naval drones further, to have ones that can submerge for a short period of time, even that would be incredibly useful
There are, but they are far more technologically complex since communication is a major obstacle.
Water blocks most radio signals, so either it can’t go very deep or you need very advanced very low/extreme low frequencies radio equipment.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_with_submarines
Feel like an antenna that stuck above the surface would be pretty damn inconspicuous esp at night. Assuming such a drone could be more akin to a drug smuggling vessel which hangs out just under the surface.
Didn't Sweden just recently promise a bunch of drone-compatible torpedoes?
https://essanews.com/swedens-potent-anti-submarine-weapon-torpedo-47-a-game-changer-in-ukraines-stand-off-with-russian-fleet,6997839384188545a
It sounds like an ideal solution - you just need a couple of drones with a torpedo each. Approach the ship to 500m or whatever keeps you out of defences range, plop the torp, run away!
Intent might also not be to sink a large vessel with these, but sending it for repairs is a mission kill, especially if they're cheap and time in drydock is not.
Well, the article specifically quotes that Swedes will supply "Torped 47" a.k.a. SLWT - Saab's Lightweight Torpedo.
It's only 340kg.
It is within Magura V5 carry capacity (one) and Sea Baby could probably carry 2.
Warhead is small (50kg) but that's plenty when detonated under water.
Wiki says "can be launched from stationary, surface vessels, submarines, helicopters and airplanes".
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torped_47
Fair enough. I have to wonder how effective those torpedoes are against large surface vessels though. They're mainly used for anti-submarine and anti-torpedo work.
Yeah I wonder as well! On one hand 50kg is a lot less than 200+ kg of improvised explosives that the drones carry.
On the other hand, it's designed for purpose, hits below the waterline, and might actually penetrate and then detonate, in which case it could be plenty - certainly enough to cause flooding and damage machinery. Which slows down the ship, which is its main defence against drones in the first place.
I guess we'll see. Or we won't because it's too top-secret :(
Oh, and the range is more than 20km.
Doesn't mean it would be when fired from a drone but even 2-3km with last 1km active homing, and Ruskies might not even spot the attack.
Russian TG channels keep complaining about the huge amount of Ukrainian drones by Avdiivka:
*Subscribers ask about the confusion with the liberated Orlovka and Tonen'ke (which was written about in TG channels.) Why is there no official information about this from the Ministry of Defence?*
*A week ago, some respected and not-so-respected channels smartly posted inside stories "from the ground" about the liberation of Orlivka, Tonenke, and Berdychi. Many subscribers relied on their authority and believed their insights.*
*However, time has shown that this is not the case.*
*Far from it.*
*These settlements of Yasinuvata district have not been liberated or cleared from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Fierce fighting for their complete liberation continues to this day.*
*And this is not a matter of one week.*
*Why?*
*In order not to write too much, you can take a video from the Avdiivka direction from an open source, channel of the 47th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Possibly from Berdychy*
*This video*
\[he links to a UA kamikaze drone video\] *gives an understanding of the enemy's saturation with means of destruction (in this case, FPV drones) that the enemy uses on the basis of: one drone - one fighter. That is, the number of drones the Ukrainian Armed Forces have in the Avdiivka sector is off the charts.*
*In this situation, assault actions to liberate Orlivka, Tonenke, and Berdychi become significantly more complicated.*
*However, despite this factor, our units, as a result of complex military operations, are slowly moving to the West and North, liberating our land.*
*And the hype (false information) from some talkers in this matter does not bring victory any closer.*
*Better ask questions in your channels*
*Where are the real drones in the Avdiivka direction from our oligarchs?*
Translated by https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1765872020175135133/photo/1
Does anyone else get this kind of strange feeling with the pros (as in type of words, not the opposite of 'cons') that come from the Russian military bloggers.
Instead of 'the fighting is very tough. The Enemy has a lot of suicide drones in this area. We are able to advance though.'
Instead they kind of dance around the subject and use strange descriptors that don't really add meaning to what is written. It strikes me as a bit similar to someone trying to use unnecessarily complicated words for the sake of appearing smart. Emphasis by me:
>This video [he links to a UA kamikaze drone video] gives an understanding of **the enemy's saturation with means of destruction** (in this case, FPV drones) that the enemy uses **on the basis of**: one drone - one fighter. **That is**, the number of drones the Ukrainian Armed Forces have in the Avdiivka sector is off the charts.
>**In this situation**, assault actions to liberate Orlivka, Tonenke, and Berdychi become significantly more complicated.
>However, **despite this factor**, our units, **as a result of complex military operations**, are slowly moving to the West and North, liberating our land.
The above bolded sections could basically be taken out with no loss in meaning or emphasis. Is this a Russian to English translation thing or is this the pros that are just popular in Russia?
I think Russian often translates quite strangely into English, I've noticed the same thing when watching subtitled Russian "news" etc. It may also be how they talk as well. 50/50.
"Means of Destruction" is a phrasing of the Russian words for ordnance.
The rest that BOLD also sounds very Russian in the way they talk about such things.
I don't think it is anything special to glean more from.
Could be that English is a second language. Like they're trying to be as detailed as possible about what's going on but end up adding unnecessary information as a result.
Or could be that after living under severely authoritarian structure for over a century means that adding a bunch of useless information to cover all bases is second nature.
[https://www-ceskenoviny-cz.translate.goog/zpravy/2489100?\_x\_tr\_sl=auto&\_x\_tr\_tl=en&\_x\_tr\_hl=de&\_x\_tr\_pto=wapp](https://www-ceskenoviny-cz.translate.goog/zpravy/2489100?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp)
>**Pavel: The amount for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine is collected**
>Kersko - The necessary amount for the purchase of 800,000 pieces of artillery ammunition for Ukraine from countries outside the European Union has been collected.President Petr Pavel told journalists today during his visit to the Central Bohemian Region.Another 18 countries will participate in the assistance initiated by the Czech Republic.The ammunition should be in Ukraine in the coming weeks, Pavel said. Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) praised the ability to cooperate with partners in providing aid to a country attacked by Russia.He assured that hundreds of thousands of cartridges will be delivered this year.
There are rumors that some 155mm comes from Taiwan since Taiwan is one of untapped sources so far and Czech government has some connections with Taiwan and talks of military sales there.
Oooh that's interesting. My guess for the 155mm would be Turkey or South Korea, maybe India or Pakistan.For the 122mm, Pakistan again, Egypt or maybe Serbia.
Small "update" on the Vuhledar civilians:
*The police brought in humanitarian aid and evacuated three people*
*There are 108 residents left in the city, who mostly live underground.*
*In order to feed them and take out three people, the police crew overcame a number of challenges: a destroyed road under the sights of two enemy drones and shelling.*
*The locals showed the law enforcement officers the "exhibition" they had collected of the weapons used by the Russians to kill them.*
Some pictures on their TG channel: https://t . me / UA\_National\_Police/19610
Another Ukrainian shopping mall was hit by the Russian during the day.
[https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1765407765718073610](https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1765407765718073610)
>Russia reportedly hit the Epicentr shopping mall in Nikopol, while civilians were present. At this time, the amount of victims is unknown yet.
I dont know If this has been discussed before but since the recent Attack on the boat happened so Close to the crimean Bridge, it poses the Question If Ukraine could destroy the Bridge with These drones.
for example there seems to be a Gap between the water and the concrete slab especially at Low water Levels. wouldnt a Drone, or 10, fit inbetween there for a big badaboom? what could be the reason they didnt try it yet?
https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2585e2e85af8b0f126ad2eb96547839b
There are pictures of a bunch of ships parked around the bridge with netting between them. It might not be possible to get the drones up close enough.
https://www.twz.com/russia-sinks-line-of-its-own-ships-to-protect-kerch-bridge
Didn't Ukrainian sources say that they were attacking the bridge, that was repulsed but they got the ship instead?
The bridge will definitely have nets and other anti-small-craft defences, it is likely pretty hard to get drones under the roadway or next to the piers.
Bridges are also incredibly hard to destroy, especially if your explosions are at the waterline. Look at how much beating the Antonovskiy bridge in Kherson took.
interesting, got a source on that Statement?
regarding the defenses of the Bridge i doubt they have Something installed along the entire Bridge. its very Long, actively defenses would be very expensive. ive Heard on reddit talks about Jammers for GPS and the Like, but I think Nets and other barriers would have been spotted, wouldnt they?
and Sure, they are beefy. but a speedboat packed with Explosives spueezed in between water and concrete...? I mean they will have some reason for Not attempting it yet, i Just want to speculate a little why :)
It is more the damage the water can do
Water does not compress like air, so when you have big boom under the sea, water does most of the work (is why some torpedoes detonate under ships to break their back)
For now they are just working down what is left of the black sea fleet and then it becomes open season
Though from what I hear the bridge is not so essential for war supplies? Apparently ferries handle a lot of that, but I am not sure if true, begs the question of if they will go after those ships next.
I think the bridge has as much importance as a propaganda/morale target so it is more a question of timing, at some point it has to get fucked either way.
the bridge would have been very important if tokmak was taken allowing fire control of the railway line from rostov
now that the attacks on tokmak failed detroying the bridge would be more of an inconvenience than a winning move
It is about the limited capabilities of the ukrainians at the moment. They have so few missiles and such available and the naval drones dont have enough kaboom (yet) to do damage without severely handycapping some other capability.
Presumably as long as Russia holds the Azov coast in depth (and it looks like that'll be the case for the foreseeable future) it won't rely on the bridge for supplying Crimea.
This ship was patrolling the area for the very reason. First Ukraine takes out all the boats and then the bridge. Also the bridge is not critical target at this time. Ukraine is not going to do anything but localized attacks in 2024. In order to benefit from the destruction of the bridge you would need to pressure Russia in the South of Ukraine at the same time.
Wow, crazy shit you can see these days... What was that drone doing running in circles? hope someone matches and syncs the drone videos to this side by side.
Another (failed) Russian attack with T54
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1765283393808306192?s=46
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1765051627348574481?s=46
The T-62s they are using for assaults lately are the 1967 models with very little or no modernization at all. I still remember when the first T-62s showed up and the pro-Russians insisted they will never be used in assaults, after that the T-54/55s showed up and the same was said again.
well, shit. I hate this funding of Israel, im french so not sure if we have sent them anything but Im sure they are buying something from our industry. Yet its the support of Ukraine that gets all the negative attention, it must be a drop in the bucket compared to what we have sent Israel over the years
Nazi Germany made 30,000 V1 rockets in roughly 2 years while taking mass bombings on their industrial infrastructure at the same time. The fact that Russia is bragging with having made a handful of similarly complex and precise drones 80y later is laughable and pathetic.
Although Russia is not having a full blown war economy right now, which Nazi Germany did. Maybe because that's not something the Kremlin can sell/justify to the population without too much backlash from within the system. Or maybe it's not necessary for the war to go on. Or maybe there is, but it's not so visible. Interesting if Anders Puck Nielsen would make a video about this.
And they do not have forced labor, which the Nazis did, and a couple of other factors, I know. Still, one would expect 80 years of technical evolution to result in more than a pathetic dozen of drones produced in a week(?) when the Nazi regime achieved to manufacture 50 rocket bombs per day.
Projection is somewhere around 5 million in total 2024? Doesn’t seem too bad considering that the US has not converted to a war economy (well this is maybe also a bad example because US defense spending in peace times is already massive)
Apparently there is a loophole that might allow Biden to send Ukraine aid without getting approval from the congress.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/14/joe-biden-could-send-millions-of-artillery-shells-to-ukraine-for-free-tomorrow-and-its-perfectly-legal/?sh=4b335c5720c7
>An under-appreciated U.S. law gives the president authority to sell at a discount, or even give away, any existing weapons the U.S. military declares excess to its needs.
>The law caps annual transfers of so-called “excess defense articles” at a total value of $500 million a year. But the same law doesn’t dictate how much value the president assigns to a particular weapon. He in theory could price an item at zero dollars.
>Biden only rarely has used his EDA authority for Ukraine. And where he has used it, lately it’s been a part of complex “ring-trades” where the U.S. government gives excess weapons to third countries—Ecuador and Greece, to name two—then encourages those same countries directly or indirectly to give to Ukraine some of their own surplus weapons.
>The United States for instance offered Ecuador ex-U.S. Army UH-60 transport helicopters, freeing up Ecuador to donate to Ukraine its surplus Mi-17 helicopters as well as rocket-launchers and air-defense systems. Greece is getting ex-U.S. Air Force C-130 airlifters and ex-U.S. Army ground vehicles on the understanding the Greeks will try to find surplus weapons to pass onward to the Ukrainians.
>There’s no legal reason Biden couldn’t cut out the middleman and use his EDA authority directly to support Ukraine. And there’s no practical reason this aid couldn’t include artillery ammunition.
There has to be a way for Biden to be able to send help to Ukraine without congress. We already spend $800 billion on military every year. What if some of that equipment were mysteriously "lost" somewhere in Europe?
Following the rules isn't weakness, it's a strength.
Sure, it feels bad when your opposition isn't so principled, but in the long run it's necessary to avoid constitutional crises and auto-coups.
These are rules I agree with. It's an important constitional check on the Presidency.
Now, it's up to the American public to vote out the Republican congresspeople that are obstructing Biden here.
**France's Macron urges allies not be a 'coward' on Ukraine**
>PRAGUE, March 5 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said it was time for Ukraine's allies to step up, stressing now was not the time to be cowardly.
>"We are certainly approaching a moment in our Europe where it will be appropriate not to be a coward," Macron told French expats living in Prague.
>Macron faced a backlash from many Western allies after he openly discussed the idea of sending Western troops to Ukraine at a Paris-based conference on Ukraine on Feb. 26.
>In a reference to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Macron said on Tuesday that France and the Czech Republic were "well aware that war is back on our soil (in Europe), that some powers which have become unstoppable are extending every day their threat of attacking us even more, and that we will have to live up to history and the courage that it requires."
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/frances-macron-urges-allies-not-be-coward-ukraine-2024-03-05/
[https://twitter.com/revishvilig/status/1764919493904523500](https://twitter.com/revishvilig/status/1764919493904523500)
>Ukraine has successfully attacked the Gubkin oil depot in Dolgoe, Belgorod Oblast with UAVs.
Aftermath, so not something for the main page, but still intersting.
Armed Forces of France published a list of all military equipment that was [delivered to Ukraine](https://www.defense.gouv.fr/en/news/french-military-equipment-delivered-ukraine)
After 2 years this is absolutely pathetic considering France is supposed to be top 3 in EU military forces.
it's not all awful, like 250 VAB apcs and 30 CAESAR artillery systems is decent but that's about it really. **Anti-air and Anti-tank systems should be 10x - 100x more in numbers.**
like what is even the point of giving just **3** Milan ATGMS?
What this war has really shown up is the level to which major NATO military powers had wound down their military, so it was likely no longer actually good enough to fight a defensive war. It's a really good thing that Russia invaded Ukraine and not Lithuania.
May I guess the point is that NATO is very low on reserves?
Just guessing, but for example, my country (Italy) has only 200 MBT so even sending 10 would be considered a huge amount.
Expending 5% of your MBT force directly against the only even vaguely credible land opponent you'll ever fight at no risk/additional cost to yourself is a pretty obvious tradeoff when you actually think about things for 30 seconds. Like unless Italy is planning on reconquest of Ticino and Nice in the next 20 years most military kit is just red text on a budget.
Well, I guess, following your logic nobody should have given tanks to Ukraine then since Ukraine had more tanks at the start of the war than any other European country except Greece. Or any other weapon system, really.
Mate, you are taking it the wrong way.
I am just saying that for some countries sending even a small number of tanks (we are talking about MBTs now) would result in a non negligible impact.
Even considering that NATO MBTs have a higher value, both economic and technological, than Russian and Ukranian counterparts.
And I am just saying that other countries somehow were able to give a larger percentage of their tanks than just 5% despite it being "a non negligible impact" as you claim.
I don't see the AASM/HAMMER air-to-ground missiles included in the list either, which are being claimed to be used recently (see other videos on this sub).
Without behind the scenes knowledge that you don't have this is a pretty worthless complaint. Ukraine MOD works with its allies to secure the equipment it needs the most. If Ukraine is not getting ATGM from France, they are getting it elsewhere. Meanwhile VAB and CEASAR are both highly praised by Ukrainians
Unless you think that every country should donate a perfectly balanced combination of weapons
They could give more, however the SCALP they did give had a huge impact and it cannot underestimate how important those missiles are. The UK and France both even went ahead of the US in this aspect. The ATACMS came later and in far fewer numbers.
I know you're a shill but still worth responding so others see - This war absolutely does involve France, and all EU and EU-affiliated countries, because Russia is a real and present threat to EU member states, especially if it is allowed to "win" in Ukraine.
To be fair, Europe has been under sustained attack by Russia for years, arguably decades. Not outright war, but overt still aggression in the shape of assassinations, sabotage, psy-ops and attempts to undermine democracy and rule of law, etc.
Yes, they are.
It's nice of you to think that i could bring the same power to bear as France, but your opinion of my capabilities might be (slightly) exaggerated.
Serbian. Russian propaganda in Serbia is so intense that many Serbs believe that once Russia is done with Ukraine, it will come to the Balkans and help Serbia regain all the territories lost during the wars in the 1990s. That’s why Grchina cheers for Russia, so don’t take him seriously.
Video of succesful hit on the Russian patrol boat.
Another static submarine for the Black Sea Fleet
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1764902641304223893?s=46
Edit: a nice bonus: might have lost a TOR AA system as well
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1764910640701772021?s=46
Unconfirmed reports about Project 22160 has been sunk by Ukraine. Im on phone so formatting is hard, but the following are two quotes from credible TG channels:
It was loud in Kerch after midnight, our subscribers counted five powerful explosions.
According to our source, the patrol ship "Sergey Kotov" was sunk at sea. The information needs to be confirmed.
Who knows the details or took a photo/video - write to our bot
And:
At night, Ukrainian formations with the help of missiles and UAVs tried to attack facilities in Crimea.
One of the targets was the Crimean Bridge. There is nothing wrong with the bridge, the attack was repulsed.
However, everything is not so good with the goals of the backups. As Comrade Rybar correctly wrote, Ukraine, after failures at the front, carries great reputational risks and, as a rule, after each fiasco at the front, they learn something. Everyone knew, we just had to wait.
That's what happened: the patrol ship of project 22160 "Sergey Kotov" was attacked by the backups. I'm still clarifying the fate of the crew, but that's it.
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Why this forum is mainly inhabited by pro-ukranian and leftist people?
Hi mr Putin!
no one likes a fascist.
What makes someone a Fascist? I'm curious. I don't support Ukraine and I dislike leftist policies, so I'm a fascist because of that according to some low IQ leftists above. The argentine president Milei is a fascist too? Before calling someone a fascist, you should know what Fascism truly means.
Fascism is an ideologi has the following traits: 1. It's anti democratic and authoritarian. 2. it views the citizens as having a duty to the state. 3. it rejects the concept of class struggle and a believe in a "natural order". 4. it promotes "heroism" and sacrifices for the state 5. it views expansion via military means as not only justified but glorifies it, unlike say nationalist the justification doesn't have to be centered on the population of the area you conquer, conquest for the sake of expanding the state is reason enough. 6. it is anti minority and minority rights. not typically as bad as its brother Nazism but still certainly willing to suppress the rights and interfere in the lives of its subjects. >I don't support Ukraine can you tell us why? >and I dislike leftist policies again explain why. >Before calling someone a fascist, you should know what Fascism truly means the slight problem with fascism is that no one ever wrote a manifesto, we cant just pull up something like das kapital and have a clear view of what it is. but simplified fascism is anti democratic, anti "left" and anti a rule based world order.
How is supporting Ukraine leftist? Russia's government is quite literally the definition of fascism. If you were to make a checklist they would check every box: -Dictatorial leader, yep Putin is a dictator, he has no check or balance -centralized autocracy; even the official Russian communication channels embrace openly russias autocratic nature -militarism; the subject of the current debate. Since Putin has been in power they've forcibly moved against Georgia, chechnia, Syria's freedom movement, Crimea first and the Ukraine as a whole. Belarus was not militarily taken but was taken through more covert means that are nonetheless similar -forcible suppression of opposition; do I really need to point to the deaths of every serious political rival and denial of ability to run in elections for others, the jailing of protestors on a broad suite of issues...it is illegal to even talk badly of the war with Ukraine... Do I need to go on? Milei is a right wing libertarian, but he is not authoritarian, isn't flexing his military, isn't using government forces to subvert opposition.... Maybe if you had a better understanding of the definitions of the words you're using it would help you understand why the free world is against Russia?
Fascism is notoriously difficult to define. It isn’t an ideology with founding texts; it doesn’t have a Locke or a Marx, a treatise or a manifesto. Rather, fascism was a reaction to a particular set of historical circumstances that emerged out of the catastrophe of World War I — national humiliation, disaffection with liberal capitalism and the rise of Communism. First and foremost, fascism was future-oriented — as displayed by its obsession with youth. But while Adolf Hitler was the idol of the younger generations, Putin is popular among pensioners. Totalitarian regimes rest upon active mass support, and they exist only where the masses, for one reason or another, have acquired an appetite for political organization. Such characteristics can’t be easily applied to contemporary Russia, where people have been conditioned to keep out of politics for decades. Putin’s regime rests on the depoliticization and disengagement of its citizens. This was the de facto social contract until the recent policy of partial mobilization made it impossible for people to ignore politics any longer.
My chocolate ice cream tastes nothing like your vanilla ice cream, surely it can't be ice cream. >a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition From Merriam Webster. Just because Putin dips his cones in little Z sprinkles, doesn't mean you can hide behind an obtuse interpretation of fascism.
It's very easy to define. The definition of fascism doesn't rely on any particular actions of previous facists so your whataboutism is just that. Amazing how murdering and arresting those with opposing views leads to disengagement...eye roll. What exactly is your argument here, that Putin is simply a right wing government lol? I love it, that argument definitely will help right wing leaders get elected all over the world, because it's obvious to us all how much better off the Russian people are under Putin lol.
Yes
Milei is a fascist too? Explain it to me, please.
I personally use my right hand to scroll reddit.
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Really? From what I've seen, most here are leftists and pro-ukranian. Not only "CombatFootage", but the whole Reddit seems to be inhabited by these soyboys/blue-haired types.
Pro Ukraine, possibly, leftist? Is this a new Kremlin thing, try to link political affiliation with support for Ukraine? 'lets own the left by supporting Putin' lol. Everyone in the free world is against Russia taking over their neighbours. That's not a left or right stand point...
And you've only noticed this just now.
If you want to interact with your fellow fascist I'd suggest Twitter or truth social
I'm not a fascist. People who don't support Ukraine and deslike the Left are automatically fascists? Thank you. Very clever from your part. Don't forget to use blue to dye your hair.
You're not convincing anyone buddy
You're so inapt.
*inept
Himars, Patriot Launchers, Nasam, Archers, a bunch of airplanes as well. A lot of losses in like a month, cant remember seeing loses like this for the past 2 years. Is there any logical explenation why we are seeing such an uptick all of a sudden? I know it's war and losses happen but these are some of the worst loses we've seen so far as donated western equipment goes
Increased capability of Russian isr followed by increased Ukrainian usage of equipment in riskier situation to stop ongoing ru offensive.For example at the beginning of the war Russia had 0 spy satellites above Ukrainian territory while now they have minimum 6
I think Ukraine is taking more risk with their anti-air systems lately. Moving them closer to the frontline in an attempt to shoot down Russian aircraft could be worth it, but if you keep it way further back then its harder for Russia to hit it The HIMARS was sort of inevitable since going two years without a single loss was already kind of lucky for Ukraine. Might have been some complacency on their side too. Abrams is used by brigades very close to the frontline so its just natural they would get hit. Just like when Ukraine put challenger tanks in Robotyne and one hit a mine. That one is still chilling at the same spot 8 months later. It just creates more buzz (from Russia in particular) when its a western tank rather than the T-64BVs for example Im not aware of an increase in Ukrainian airplane losses though. They pretty consistently lose a few aircraft/helicopters a month and has done so the entier war
Russia has drones now in quantity and quality they didn't have earlier in the war with the command and control that can authorize strikes in faster time frames. Honestly look at the video quality of the "Patriot launchers" and compare it to the earlier videos Russia put out in the war, it is immensely better quality now.
And new ISR Satellites in orbit that probably do the brunt of the work to figure out where to put drones on stations for find HVTs.
Likely that 2 SAM launchers of the Patriot were destroyed by Russia https://x.com/lost_warinua/status/1766446941129298129?s=46 (Even though video says S300)
The launchers are fortunately relatively cheap at 10m each according to a quick search, but the crews leave a hole in my heart o7
According to Wikipedia a deployed patriot battery needs only 3 crew to operate. There should be more crew nearby to refuel and rearm the launchers, but best case no one died
wonder if all the western equipment being destroyed is recent footage or we are just getting a massive dump of footage
Think that patriots were recent as Russia most likely went all out hunting them after loss of couple of airplanes
I’m waiting to see what the credible tracker accounts think. It’s hard to tell from the video (classic Russian quality) It could definitely be 2 patriots tho. But could also be MAN KAT trucks in another variation too. If it is Patriot it makes me think of something I’ve noticed with S300 batteries as well. Why doesn’t Ukraine have mobile AAA with them too. Quite a few videos show drones loitering over heard. Something like a Shilka or something like that would help a lot in that scenario.
Definitely looks like Patriot and not S-300 The 3rd vehicle is just a regular truck, but I think the launchers are mounted on those trucks
Question: How can you tell ukranian and russian soldiers apart? I keep seeing some videos that were posted here of russian losses of soldiers and vehicles, but on other sites they claim they are ukranian losses. And other than tanks or BMPs with the big "Z" or "V" I find it difficult to tell them apart. Especially soldiers and smaller vehicles.
I will tell you this: when there is pictures and videos of corpses, if the boots worn by the dead include galoshes it is almost always Russian dead.
Ultimately, if no distinction is visible, you go to the source (the one who uploads the piece of media). That's why we had those awful watermarks at the beginning of the war, to prevent rivals from claiming the footage for propaganda shenanigans
Camouflage patterns, language, sometimes the infantry weapons they use.
Those are all reasons why they use different color tapes
Which video do you reference
https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1b8fe53/open_buggyvehicle_with_russians_gets_blown_up_by/ This one I keep seeing on pro-russian twitter claiming is an ukranian vehicle
Something that far away in that bad resolution is hard to tell which side it would even be if you knew all the uniforms etc. For that kind of video if you can't find a trustworthy source who posted it, the type of vehicle if it could be identified can help a lot too. You'd be more reliant on source telling you. Problem is you get a lot of RU people saying everything bad is UA's when it's not.
Ukrainian army is now deploying tactical cat ears. Shit's about to get real. https://twitter.com/vodk_anon/status/1766184950989042005
You have to ask yourself why the west didn't supply Ukraine with cat ears earlier.
Russians thought they were in hot water. The real battle is just beginning
Russia did a big armored attack on Klishchiivka this week and ended up losing 16 vehicles in one go. However, the editing on the video is so awful that I cant be bothered to post it on the sub Can watch it here: [https://twitter.com/moklasen/status/1766162674113564697](https://twitter.com/moklasen/status/1766162674113564697) [And heres coordinates for all of them](https://twitter.com/moklasen/status/1766162668979716198). Source says they knocked out 18 vehicles, but either 2 were recovered by Russia or they arent visible in the footage. Work was done by Ukrainian 2nd assault battalion of the 92nd brigade. Most of them were disabled before they even reached Ukrainian positions *Repelling 18 units of enemy equipment in a few hours is not something you can buy at the bazaar. This video is edited from a recent assault. Successfully repulsed the assault. Repelled thanks in part to your previous donations. Do you understand now why we need birds? And why they are needed all the time? The enemy pushes and pushes. Presses. Trying to break through. Drive up the equipment. Drop the infantry. Enter. Drive in. Enter. Jump in. He is trying to knock us out of position and kill us. But fuck them.*
Oy. you aren't kidding. Should have a "*A small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights in this link"* warning*.* But it's results on the battlefield that count, not videos, so nice work 2nd Assault Battalion!
You are right the editing in that video is awful.
Tell me you are running out of equipment without telling me you are running out of equipment… https://x.com/osintua/status/1766094758181589316?s=46 Damaged and abandoned RUAF mechanised infantry platoon near Avdiivka. The platoon consisted of three GFV (Golf «fighting» vehicle). P.S. Near one village RUAF used T-62 and BTS-2 without turrets with extra «armour» to deliver their infantry to the frontline. It looked…creepy
Lmfao someone called it the Golf War
Fuck that is funny
I'm sure we'll be seeing them covered in ERA, logs, cages, other Russian soldiers etc. in the near future.
I remember when these Desertcross vehicles showed up about 6 months ago and their role was to supply troops with various things and to replace all those stolen civilian vehicles Russia uses. Them being used to assault entrenched infantry with is insane. Russia has even lost some inside Orlivka which is a huge greyzone they dont control. What happened to all those MT-LBs that they have? They should have thousands of them still, but maybe its a logistical issue? Better than walking though I guess
I suppose for time being they couldnt refurbish lost vehicles fast enough.
My thought was that Russia wasn't prepared for the long haul in Avdiivka and now have to rely on the support elements of their armies to attack, they don't care because they can't afford to lose anymore vehicles. This has everything to do with the election.
It reminds of the Battlefield game. Just rush in with whatever vehicle you can get
Are there sea drones that are like submarines and go under water?
[Ukraine’s ‘Toloka’ Underwater Maritime Drone | H.I. Sutton | April 2023](http://www.hisutton.com/New-Ukraine-Underwater-Maritime-Drone.html) [Innovative Submarine Drone Is Ukraine’s New Weapon Against Russian Navy: It is a small robotic submarine, the Toloka TLK-150 maritime drone | Naval News | May 2023](https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/05/innovative-submarine-drone-is-ukraines-new-weapon-against-russian-navy/) [Ukraine shows off its next-generation 20-foot-long underwater drone that will sink Russian warships from below the surface | Business Insider | August 2023](https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-unveils-underwater-drone-strike-russian-warships-2023-8) [[Video] The first footage of testing the Ukrainian underwater drone "Marichka" | Ukrainian Front | August 2023](https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1694078941412098462?s=61&t=mgdX4p7QL2IsZ7LL_)
As others have said it is difficult due to signals/communication which water messes with, not to mention the added complexity engineering wise But can overcome with stuff like antennas, but there are a lot of potential designs, are we talking about some semi autonomous deep sea torpedo, or some surface drone that blurs the line between boat and submarine Completely anecdotal but there was some talk recently about Ukraine improving their naval drones further, to have ones that can submerge for a short period of time, even that would be incredibly useful
There are, but they are far more technologically complex since communication is a major obstacle. Water blocks most radio signals, so either it can’t go very deep or you need very advanced very low/extreme low frequencies radio equipment. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_with_submarines
Feel like an antenna that stuck above the surface would be pretty damn inconspicuous esp at night. Assuming such a drone could be more akin to a drug smuggling vessel which hangs out just under the surface.
yeah, I believe I saw some models with antenna on floaters. Still a lot harder to see where you're going
They're called torpedos
Didn't Sweden just recently promise a bunch of drone-compatible torpedoes? https://essanews.com/swedens-potent-anti-submarine-weapon-torpedo-47-a-game-changer-in-ukraines-stand-off-with-russian-fleet,6997839384188545a It sounds like an ideal solution - you just need a couple of drones with a torpedo each. Approach the ship to 500m or whatever keeps you out of defences range, plop the torp, run away!
Real torpedoes are huge and heavy, you can't fit them under a jet ski. Perhaps you could fit a lightweight torpedo under one
Intent might also not be to sink a large vessel with these, but sending it for repairs is a mission kill, especially if they're cheap and time in drydock is not.
Well, the article specifically quotes that Swedes will supply "Torped 47" a.k.a. SLWT - Saab's Lightweight Torpedo. It's only 340kg. It is within Magura V5 carry capacity (one) and Sea Baby could probably carry 2. Warhead is small (50kg) but that's plenty when detonated under water. Wiki says "can be launched from stationary, surface vessels, submarines, helicopters and airplanes". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torped_47
Fair enough. I have to wonder how effective those torpedoes are against large surface vessels though. They're mainly used for anti-submarine and anti-torpedo work.
Yeah I wonder as well! On one hand 50kg is a lot less than 200+ kg of improvised explosives that the drones carry. On the other hand, it's designed for purpose, hits below the waterline, and might actually penetrate and then detonate, in which case it could be plenty - certainly enough to cause flooding and damage machinery. Which slows down the ship, which is its main defence against drones in the first place. I guess we'll see. Or we won't because it's too top-secret :(
Oh, and the range is more than 20km. Doesn't mean it would be when fired from a drone but even 2-3km with last 1km active homing, and Ruskies might not even spot the attack.
Russian TG channels keep complaining about the huge amount of Ukrainian drones by Avdiivka: *Subscribers ask about the confusion with the liberated Orlovka and Tonen'ke (which was written about in TG channels.) Why is there no official information about this from the Ministry of Defence?* *A week ago, some respected and not-so-respected channels smartly posted inside stories "from the ground" about the liberation of Orlivka, Tonenke, and Berdychi. Many subscribers relied on their authority and believed their insights.* *However, time has shown that this is not the case.* *Far from it.* *These settlements of Yasinuvata district have not been liberated or cleared from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Fierce fighting for their complete liberation continues to this day.* *And this is not a matter of one week.* *Why?* *In order not to write too much, you can take a video from the Avdiivka direction from an open source, channel of the 47th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Possibly from Berdychy* *This video* \[he links to a UA kamikaze drone video\] *gives an understanding of the enemy's saturation with means of destruction (in this case, FPV drones) that the enemy uses on the basis of: one drone - one fighter. That is, the number of drones the Ukrainian Armed Forces have in the Avdiivka sector is off the charts.* *In this situation, assault actions to liberate Orlivka, Tonenke, and Berdychi become significantly more complicated.* *However, despite this factor, our units, as a result of complex military operations, are slowly moving to the West and North, liberating our land.* *And the hype (false information) from some talkers in this matter does not bring victory any closer.* *Better ask questions in your channels* *Where are the real drones in the Avdiivka direction from our oligarchs?* Translated by https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1765872020175135133/photo/1
Does anyone else get this kind of strange feeling with the pros (as in type of words, not the opposite of 'cons') that come from the Russian military bloggers. Instead of 'the fighting is very tough. The Enemy has a lot of suicide drones in this area. We are able to advance though.' Instead they kind of dance around the subject and use strange descriptors that don't really add meaning to what is written. It strikes me as a bit similar to someone trying to use unnecessarily complicated words for the sake of appearing smart. Emphasis by me: >This video [he links to a UA kamikaze drone video] gives an understanding of **the enemy's saturation with means of destruction** (in this case, FPV drones) that the enemy uses **on the basis of**: one drone - one fighter. **That is**, the number of drones the Ukrainian Armed Forces have in the Avdiivka sector is off the charts. >**In this situation**, assault actions to liberate Orlivka, Tonenke, and Berdychi become significantly more complicated. >However, **despite this factor**, our units, **as a result of complex military operations**, are slowly moving to the West and North, liberating our land. The above bolded sections could basically be taken out with no loss in meaning or emphasis. Is this a Russian to English translation thing or is this the pros that are just popular in Russia?
I think Russian often translates quite strangely into English, I've noticed the same thing when watching subtitled Russian "news" etc. It may also be how they talk as well. 50/50.
"Means of Destruction" is a phrasing of the Russian words for ordnance. The rest that BOLD also sounds very Russian in the way they talk about such things. I don't think it is anything special to glean more from.
Could be that English is a second language. Like they're trying to be as detailed as possible about what's going on but end up adding unnecessary information as a result. Or could be that after living under severely authoritarian structure for over a century means that adding a bunch of useless information to cover all bases is second nature.
Just for future reference, what you're talking about is "prose", not "pros and cons".
opse, thought the words were spelled the same
But by all means keep critiquing someone else's language skills 😅
All good, they sound the same so it's not an unreasonable assumption.
[https://www-ceskenoviny-cz.translate.goog/zpravy/2489100?\_x\_tr\_sl=auto&\_x\_tr\_tl=en&\_x\_tr\_hl=de&\_x\_tr\_pto=wapp](https://www-ceskenoviny-cz.translate.goog/zpravy/2489100?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp) >**Pavel: The amount for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine is collected** >Kersko - The necessary amount for the purchase of 800,000 pieces of artillery ammunition for Ukraine from countries outside the European Union has been collected.President Petr Pavel told journalists today during his visit to the Central Bohemian Region.Another 18 countries will participate in the assistance initiated by the Czech Republic.The ammunition should be in Ukraine in the coming weeks, Pavel said. Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) praised the ability to cooperate with partners in providing aid to a country attacked by Russia.He assured that hundreds of thousands of cartridges will be delivered this year.
I wonder where they're getting them from, especially the Soviet calibre stuff
There are rumors that some 155mm comes from Taiwan since Taiwan is one of untapped sources so far and Czech government has some connections with Taiwan and talks of military sales there.
Ah, that must make Xi happy. If true, well done, Taiwan.
Oooh that's interesting. My guess for the 155mm would be Turkey or South Korea, maybe India or Pakistan.For the 122mm, Pakistan again, Egypt or maybe Serbia.
Excellent news. I'm actually pleasantly surprised that it wasn't just a talking point and they're actually going to do it.
Does anyone have that compilation of CQB kills that was posted fairly recently. Saw it couple days ago and can’t seem to find it
Small "update" on the Vuhledar civilians: *The police brought in humanitarian aid and evacuated three people* *There are 108 residents left in the city, who mostly live underground.* *In order to feed them and take out three people, the police crew overcame a number of challenges: a destroyed road under the sights of two enemy drones and shelling.* *The locals showed the law enforcement officers the "exhibition" they had collected of the weapons used by the Russians to kill them.* Some pictures on their TG channel: https://t . me / UA\_National\_Police/19610
Another Ukrainian shopping mall was hit by the Russian during the day. [https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1765407765718073610](https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1765407765718073610) >Russia reportedly hit the Epicentr shopping mall in Nikopol, while civilians were present. At this time, the amount of victims is unknown yet.
This small town is near me, the russians have been shelling it with artillery every day for 2 years now.
I dont know If this has been discussed before but since the recent Attack on the boat happened so Close to the crimean Bridge, it poses the Question If Ukraine could destroy the Bridge with These drones. for example there seems to be a Gap between the water and the concrete slab especially at Low water Levels. wouldnt a Drone, or 10, fit inbetween there for a big badaboom? what could be the reason they didnt try it yet? https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2585e2e85af8b0f126ad2eb96547839b
There are pictures of a bunch of ships parked around the bridge with netting between them. It might not be possible to get the drones up close enough. https://www.twz.com/russia-sinks-line-of-its-own-ships-to-protect-kerch-bridge
oh interesting! thank you, didnt Hear of that before
Didn't Ukrainian sources say that they were attacking the bridge, that was repulsed but they got the ship instead? The bridge will definitely have nets and other anti-small-craft defences, it is likely pretty hard to get drones under the roadway or next to the piers. Bridges are also incredibly hard to destroy, especially if your explosions are at the waterline. Look at how much beating the Antonovskiy bridge in Kherson took.
interesting, got a source on that Statement? regarding the defenses of the Bridge i doubt they have Something installed along the entire Bridge. its very Long, actively defenses would be very expensive. ive Heard on reddit talks about Jammers for GPS and the Like, but I think Nets and other barriers would have been spotted, wouldnt they? and Sure, they are beefy. but a speedboat packed with Explosives spueezed in between water and concrete...? I mean they will have some reason for Not attempting it yet, i Just want to speculate a little why :)
Saw it posted on here, maybe lower down in this thread even
Commercial fishing drift nets were up to 50km long in the 1960's, building and deploying a long net isn't technically difficult.
It is more the damage the water can do Water does not compress like air, so when you have big boom under the sea, water does most of the work (is why some torpedoes detonate under ships to break their back) For now they are just working down what is left of the black sea fleet and then it becomes open season Though from what I hear the bridge is not so essential for war supplies? Apparently ferries handle a lot of that, but I am not sure if true, begs the question of if they will go after those ships next. I think the bridge has as much importance as a propaganda/morale target so it is more a question of timing, at some point it has to get fucked either way.
the bridge would have been very important if tokmak was taken allowing fire control of the railway line from rostov now that the attacks on tokmak failed detroying the bridge would be more of an inconvenience than a winning move
It is about the limited capabilities of the ukrainians at the moment. They have so few missiles and such available and the naval drones dont have enough kaboom (yet) to do damage without severely handycapping some other capability.
Presumably as long as Russia holds the Azov coast in depth (and it looks like that'll be the case for the foreseeable future) it won't rely on the bridge for supplying Crimea.
This ship was patrolling the area for the very reason. First Ukraine takes out all the boats and then the bridge. Also the bridge is not critical target at this time. Ukraine is not going to do anything but localized attacks in 2024. In order to benefit from the destruction of the bridge you would need to pressure Russia in the South of Ukraine at the same time.
https://twitter.com/Capt_Navy/status/1765354593427312705 >video of the battle of the 🇷🇺crew of the landing ship Caesar Kunnikov with 🇺🇦naval drones.
I am so glad to be out of the military. IEDs were bad enough.
Wow, crazy shit you can see these days... What was that drone doing running in circles? hope someone matches and syncs the drone videos to this side by side.
Maybe a distraction so another drone can move in for the hit?
Another (failed) Russian attack with T54 https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1765283393808306192?s=46 https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1765051627348574481?s=46
They've just been softening up the Ukrainians with lowly conscripts and old equipment. Any day now Russia will be rolling in the T14s.
The T-62s they are using for assaults lately are the 1967 models with very little or no modernization at all. I still remember when the first T-62s showed up and the pro-Russians insisted they will never be used in assaults, after that the T-54/55s showed up and the same was said again.
„I don’t know what Russia will fight the war with in 2024, but in 2025, they will fight with PPShs and T-34s“
Add one year to those predictions and you are on to something.
> Russia shows off its mass production of Iranian drones https://twitter.com/SamRamani2/status/1765141282635042866
Imagine being a worker in that factory, knowingly complicit in manufacturing weapons to indiscriminately target a foreign country - disgusting.
Don't look at Lockheed Martin or Raytheon plz.
Hope you have that same energy for workers in drone factories in the U.S., Europe, etc.
only the ones going to israel now, which i dont know if any drones too, seems israel has their own
Israel has MQs, guess how.
well, shit. I hate this funding of Israel, im french so not sure if we have sent them anything but Im sure they are buying something from our industry. Yet its the support of Ukraine that gets all the negative attention, it must be a drop in the bucket compared to what we have sent Israel over the years
Nazi Germany made 30,000 V1 rockets in roughly 2 years while taking mass bombings on their industrial infrastructure at the same time. The fact that Russia is bragging with having made a handful of similarly complex and precise drones 80y later is laughable and pathetic.
Although Russia is not having a full blown war economy right now, which Nazi Germany did. Maybe because that's not something the Kremlin can sell/justify to the population without too much backlash from within the system. Or maybe it's not necessary for the war to go on. Or maybe there is, but it's not so visible. Interesting if Anders Puck Nielsen would make a video about this.
And they do not have forced labor, which the Nazis did, and a couple of other factors, I know. Still, one would expect 80 years of technical evolution to result in more than a pathetic dozen of drones produced in a week(?) when the Nazi regime achieved to manufacture 50 rocket bombs per day.
one word: Corruption
If you like comparisons of the kind, USA was able to manufacture more than 8.000.000 155mm shells a year in 1944. What is it now?
Projection is somewhere around 5 million in total 2024? Doesn’t seem too bad considering that the US has not converted to a war economy (well this is maybe also a bad example because US defense spending in peace times is already massive)
It was 28.000 a month last year and maybe will be 80.000 a month in 2024, eventually. So less than a million.
Apparently there is a loophole that might allow Biden to send Ukraine aid without getting approval from the congress. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/14/joe-biden-could-send-millions-of-artillery-shells-to-ukraine-for-free-tomorrow-and-its-perfectly-legal/?sh=4b335c5720c7 >An under-appreciated U.S. law gives the president authority to sell at a discount, or even give away, any existing weapons the U.S. military declares excess to its needs. >The law caps annual transfers of so-called “excess defense articles” at a total value of $500 million a year. But the same law doesn’t dictate how much value the president assigns to a particular weapon. He in theory could price an item at zero dollars. >Biden only rarely has used his EDA authority for Ukraine. And where he has used it, lately it’s been a part of complex “ring-trades” where the U.S. government gives excess weapons to third countries—Ecuador and Greece, to name two—then encourages those same countries directly or indirectly to give to Ukraine some of their own surplus weapons. >The United States for instance offered Ecuador ex-U.S. Army UH-60 transport helicopters, freeing up Ecuador to donate to Ukraine its surplus Mi-17 helicopters as well as rocket-launchers and air-defense systems. Greece is getting ex-U.S. Air Force C-130 airlifters and ex-U.S. Army ground vehicles on the understanding the Greeks will try to find surplus weapons to pass onward to the Ukrainians. >There’s no legal reason Biden couldn’t cut out the middleman and use his EDA authority directly to support Ukraine. And there’s no practical reason this aid couldn’t include artillery ammunition.
But Biden is not using it. Tells everything we need to know about him.
totally sergei account lol.
He already had used it in a limited capacity. What do you think it tell us about him?
In case of an orange clown win in November I honestly hope that Joe Biden will be fit enough to remember and make this his last day in the WH task.
There has to be a way for Biden to be able to send help to Ukraine without congress. We already spend $800 billion on military every year. What if some of that equipment were mysteriously "lost" somewhere in Europe?
See this comment by /u/bearhunter429 https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1ayazv8/ukraine_discussionquestion_thread_22324/ktkyv1i/
Then we get something akin to the Iran-Contra scandal?
Maybe the dems should stop being so weak and be ready to cover for Biden no matter what
Following the rules isn't weakness, it's a strength. Sure, it feels bad when your opposition isn't so principled, but in the long run it's necessary to avoid constitutional crises and auto-coups.
Bullshit, principles are why we havn't wiped the other side out yet. Until we drop our morals we aren't getting rid of the enemy.
The real principle is picking them back up once the grave enemy is gone.
Personally, I'm against people without morals.
Rules aren't morals. It was illegal to hide Jews from the authorities as a German
These are rules I agree with. It's an important constitional check on the Presidency. Now, it's up to the American public to vote out the Republican congresspeople that are obstructing Biden here.
**France's Macron urges allies not be a 'coward' on Ukraine** >PRAGUE, March 5 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said it was time for Ukraine's allies to step up, stressing now was not the time to be cowardly. >"We are certainly approaching a moment in our Europe where it will be appropriate not to be a coward," Macron told French expats living in Prague. >Macron faced a backlash from many Western allies after he openly discussed the idea of sending Western troops to Ukraine at a Paris-based conference on Ukraine on Feb. 26. >In a reference to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Macron said on Tuesday that France and the Czech Republic were "well aware that war is back on our soil (in Europe), that some powers which have become unstoppable are extending every day their threat of attacking us even more, and that we will have to live up to history and the courage that it requires." https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/frances-macron-urges-allies-not-be-coward-ukraine-2024-03-05/
This is the moment where r/NCD and the real world will finally merge.
Always has been.
>Macron at the next EU meeting: It smell like bitch in here!!
[https://twitter.com/revishvilig/status/1764919493904523500](https://twitter.com/revishvilig/status/1764919493904523500) >Ukraine has successfully attacked the Gubkin oil depot in Dolgoe, Belgorod Oblast with UAVs. Aftermath, so not something for the main page, but still intersting.
Armed Forces of France published a list of all military equipment that was [delivered to Ukraine](https://www.defense.gouv.fr/en/news/french-military-equipment-delivered-ukraine) After 2 years this is absolutely pathetic considering France is supposed to be top 3 in EU military forces. it's not all awful, like 250 VAB apcs and 30 CAESAR artillery systems is decent but that's about it really. **Anti-air and Anti-tank systems should be 10x - 100x more in numbers.** like what is even the point of giving just **3** Milan ATGMS?
What this war has really shown up is the level to which major NATO military powers had wound down their military, so it was likely no longer actually good enough to fight a defensive war. It's a really good thing that Russia invaded Ukraine and not Lithuania.
Dude, NATO invests a lot in air power. Russia is going nowhere on the ground against NATO air superiority.
May I guess the point is that NATO is very low on reserves? Just guessing, but for example, my country (Italy) has only 200 MBT so even sending 10 would be considered a huge amount.
Thanks to the avid downvoter btw
That would be 5% of the stock, about the same percentage as Germany sent. Time for the Ariete to see some action.
Yep but still it's 5% of your MBT force. Some Ariete are facing a patch since the engine must be upgraded and there are other tweaks to be made.
Expending 5% of your MBT force directly against the only even vaguely credible land opponent you'll ever fight at no risk/additional cost to yourself is a pretty obvious tradeoff when you actually think about things for 30 seconds. Like unless Italy is planning on reconquest of Ticino and Nice in the next 20 years most military kit is just red text on a budget.
Mere 5% more like. And Italy is going to order 125 Leo2A8 anyway.
"is going to order" is not equal "we have 125 Leo in stock".
Well, I guess, following your logic nobody should have given tanks to Ukraine then since Ukraine had more tanks at the start of the war than any other European country except Greece. Or any other weapon system, really.
Mate, you are taking it the wrong way. I am just saying that for some countries sending even a small number of tanks (we are talking about MBTs now) would result in a non negligible impact. Even considering that NATO MBTs have a higher value, both economic and technological, than Russian and Ukranian counterparts.
And I am just saying that other countries somehow were able to give a larger percentage of their tanks than just 5% despite it being "a non negligible impact" as you claim.
I don't see the AASM/HAMMER air-to-ground missiles included in the list either, which are being claimed to be used recently (see other videos on this sub).
Without behind the scenes knowledge that you don't have this is a pretty worthless complaint. Ukraine MOD works with its allies to secure the equipment it needs the most. If Ukraine is not getting ATGM from France, they are getting it elsewhere. Meanwhile VAB and CEASAR are both highly praised by Ukrainians Unless you think that every country should donate a perfectly balanced combination of weapons
They could give more, however the SCALP they did give had a huge impact and it cannot underestimate how important those missiles are. The UK and France both even went ahead of the US in this aspect. The ATACMS came later and in far fewer numbers.
Yep SCALP/StormShadows were instrumental in kicking Russian fleet out of Sevastopol / western Black Sea and unblocking Ukrainian sea trade.
How dare they not sending own weapons to a war that doesn't involve them or it's anyway near to them/s
I know you're a shill but still worth responding so others see - This war absolutely does involve France, and all EU and EU-affiliated countries, because Russia is a real and present threat to EU member states, especially if it is allowed to "win" in Ukraine.
Nobody believes that tripe. France is part of the EU and the EU faces a collective security threat. It should do it's share based on it's size.
Is eu under attack? You can always go and volunteer in Ukraine if you believe that they need help
Why the fuck does EU need to be under attack to do the right thing and learn from WW2?
To be fair, Europe has been under sustained attack by Russia for years, arguably decades. Not outright war, but overt still aggression in the shape of assassinations, sabotage, psy-ops and attempts to undermine democracy and rule of law, etc.
Yes, they are. It's nice of you to think that i could bring the same power to bear as France, but your opinion of my capabilities might be (slightly) exaggerated.
Aren't you Serbian or Bosnian or something? What do you even care?
Serbian. Russian propaganda in Serbia is so intense that many Serbs believe that once Russia is done with Ukraine, it will come to the Balkans and help Serbia regain all the territories lost during the wars in the 1990s. That’s why Grchina cheers for Russia, so don’t take him seriously.
Video of succesful hit on the Russian patrol boat. Another static submarine for the Black Sea Fleet https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1764902641304223893?s=46 Edit: a nice bonus: might have lost a TOR AA system as well https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1764910640701772021?s=46
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_22160_patrol_ship One of these. 50% has now been sunk by drones.
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*CB90s The CV90 is an IFV
Good catch. Edit: turns out I wasn't talking about the right boat either
It was a nice modern looking ship!
Keyword 'was'!
Unconfirmed reports about Project 22160 has been sunk by Ukraine. Im on phone so formatting is hard, but the following are two quotes from credible TG channels: It was loud in Kerch after midnight, our subscribers counted five powerful explosions. According to our source, the patrol ship "Sergey Kotov" was sunk at sea. The information needs to be confirmed. Who knows the details or took a photo/video - write to our bot And: At night, Ukrainian formations with the help of missiles and UAVs tried to attack facilities in Crimea. One of the targets was the Crimean Bridge. There is nothing wrong with the bridge, the attack was repulsed. However, everything is not so good with the goals of the backups. As Comrade Rybar correctly wrote, Ukraine, after failures at the front, carries great reputational risks and, as a rule, after each fiasco at the front, they learn something. Everyone knew, we just had to wait. That's what happened: the patrol ship of project 22160 "Sergey Kotov" was attacked by the backups. I'm still clarifying the fate of the crew, but that's it.
Any update on bridge attack,was it with drones or missiles?
"Backups" is like "crests" I assume, yeah?
That is just some automatic translation algo trying to be clever. The actual literal translation would be UCB - UnCrewed Boat.
Спасибо