The Ukraine War thread

[Ragey Erasmus]

Kyiv Post (@kyivpost.official) on Threads

📹This is what the Crimean bridge looks like now

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What it looks like now .

Just hoping soon they can bring the thing down completely so it can't be repaired quickly.

 

[Which Tyler]

Also calling it an act of "terrorism". Amazing how utterly shameless and transparent the Russian government is with their lies. Bombing civilians? Totally fine. Destroying a key weak point in a logistics route? Terrorism.

I do wonder just how many Russians buy the nonsense, probably more than you'd hope given the tendency of lots of people to blindly follow what some in authority say when it's an emotionally charged issue.

I don't know about numbers, but it's not just Russians who buy the bullshit.

If you want to waste time down that rabbit hole, have a look on this thread on an unrelated forum, specifically, 1 single (Western, but not sure where) poster for the last week and a half:

Ukraine War: Wagner’s fading thrust

and

Ukraine War: Poor put upon Russia… why will the world not just let it rape, kill, and steal toilets from Ukraine… in peace?

We’re at 21 pages on the prior thread. continue. @butterweedstrover **** the Russian government. Confusion and defeat to the Russian military and the mercenaries employed by the Russian military!!! May Sunflowers grow tall and strong in all Russian fields!!! You say the Russians don’t engage in s...

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[Reiser99]

Just hoping soon they can bring the thing down completely so it can't be repaired quickly.

Tbh if this was Britain it would already be a 10 year repair job.

 

[Amiga500]

Tbh if this was Britain it would already be a 10 year repair job.

*sucks teeth*

ahh, mate, that's a big job. between gettin' material from the builder's yard these days and site access, your looking at 20 years. I'll see what we can do, but that'd likely be what your looking at.

 

[Amiga500]

Kyiv Post (@kyivpost.official) on Threads

📹This is what the Crimean bridge looks like now

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What it looks like now .

Took about 45 days last time. They'll probably have that fixed in under 20 this time.

Can't imagine the heavy lifting gear went too far away.

If Ukraine could take out one of the buttresses, then there'd be real long-term trouble. Unfortunately, only getting a section out isn't quite the same.

 

[McTallshort]

Took about 45 days last time. They'll probably have that fixed in under 20 this time.

Can't imagine the heavy lifting gear went too far away.

If Ukraine could take out one of the buttresses, then there'd be real long-term trouble. Unfortunately, only getting a section out isn't quite the same.

Will take your word for that. I'm guessing the spans were built to order and not just lying about. Think 20 days might be a bit quick

 

[McTallshort]

Maria Drutska (@maria_drutska) on Threads

“One span structure of the road part of the Crimean Bridge is destroyed and cannot be restored.” Deputy PM of the russian federation Marat Khusnullin also at the meeting with putin: ▪️One track of...

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According to the Russian deputy PM that part of the bridge is out permanently

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin vows response after 'terrorist' attack on Crimea bridge

Moscow blames Ukraine for the incident, which killed two people, but Kyiv has not said it was responsible.

www.bbc.co.uk

"Vladimir Putin has vowed to retaliate following a "terrorist" attack on the bridge linking Crimea to Russia."

Oh what are you going to do Putin? Invade Ukraine? Destroy a dam? Bomb civilian infrastructure?

 

[Amiga500]

Will take your word for that. I'm guessing the spans were built to order and not just lying about. Think 20 days might be a bit quick

Looks like I'm very wrong and it's more complex than the first time around judging by that next post!

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Looks like I'm very wrong and it's more complex than the first time around judging by that next post!

I shall definitely not screenshot this for future use...

 

[Amiga500]

I shall definitely not screenshot this for future use...

Depending who you ask its either a treasured rarity or a confusion as to why you'd even bother - sure that clown* is almost always wrong.

*that clown being me for avoidance of doubt

 

[McTallshort]

Crimea bridge closed after fuel depot hit - Russia

Russian-installed authorities halt railway services in Crimea and say Ukraine was behind a drone strike.

www.bbc.co.uk

Ukraine continue to put the Russians under pressure in Crimea

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Ukraine war: Russia expands pool of men eligible for call-up

Men can now be conscripted into the armed forces up to the age of 30, an increase of three years.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bada-Bing!]

So the drone attacks are from Ukraine.

 

[The Seeker]

ukraine-russia-war-latest-chernihiv-missile-strike-drone

Ukrainian drones struck three separate regions on Sunday, injuring five people and forcing two of Moscow’s airports to briefly divert flights, Russia said.

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Amiga500]

I see the yanks have cleared the Viper for sale/transfer to Ukraine.

Will definitely help them having a platform for dropping/launching long-range western guided weapons.

Although the main issue at the minute seems to be minefields.

I gather cluster bombs are pretty useless against mines - likely just adding more unexploded ordinance to the ground. Have they tried fuel-air-bombs? Would be sufficient over-pressure would it not?

 

[BrokenWing]

Viper? Oh, ok… never knew that was what they called it.

 

[The Seeker]

Why Wagner fighters' exile has U.S. allies worried

The Kremlin's deal to end Russia's mercenary rebellion has added a destabilizing element to tensions between Moscow and the West.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[McTallshort]

I see the yanks have cleared the Viper for sale/transfer to Ukraine.

Will definitely help them having a platform for dropping/launching long-range western guided weapons.

Although the main issue at the minute seems to be minefields.

I gather cluster bombs are pretty useless against mines - likely just adding more unexploded ordinance to the ground. Have they tried fuel-air-bombs? Would be sufficient over-pressure would it not?

There are several ways to clear mines but as an ex Sapper I'm not aware of any air delivered system that can do it. You either use systems like Python along with mine ploughs but this is very loud and obvious, or you do a deliberate breach at night the old fashioned way by crawling on you belly with a metal prodder but that takes time. When you are on the offensive there are not quick wins with mines unfortunately.

 

[Yulia]

Prigozhin's plane crashed, but it's not clear at this moment if he was on board

В Тверской области разбился самолет Евгения Пригожина. 10 человек погибли — Meduza

Под селом Куженкино Бологовского района Тверской области разбился самолет, сообщает телеграм-канал «112». По его данным, речь идет о военном самолете. «База» утверждает, что разбился бизнес-джет Embraer.

meduza.io