Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar

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Uther said:
Thought this was interesting, 1st time I've seen Ukranian military aircraft flying on ADS. Three An 32's in a row over Poland.
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Yes noticed these myself earlier. Interesting to what they are up too
 
Is there no routes to Kyiv open to the west? Also where are all the tanks we know they have? perhaps they're in the west waiting for a push back, who knows.
 
Ive also noticed forte 10 and forte 12 hasnt been in operation today but the US have a big surveillance plane circling around Poland
 
Mik3 said:
Is there no routes to Kyiv open to the west? Also where are all the tanks we know they have? perhaps they're in the west waiting for a push back, who knows.
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Ukraine has at least 2, that I know of, heavy armour brigades held back just west of Kyiv - I assume in a kind of blocking position to make it harder for Russia to surround the capital without considerations and/or to make it more of a consideration to try and cut off the supply routes.
 
@Freakbro, @Mr Jack

Just been catching up with Harry's Farm on YT and he talks about fertiliser costs on his farm. On average he used to spend around £25,000, this year is £42,000 and if he were to order now for next year £100,000. That is for the same acreage and crops.

He raises the point what price must wheat be to support that fertiliser price, not to mention fuel and all the other inputs also going up. Is it worth the risk for farmers and are banks willing to lend that amount against what is a fairly risky venture anyway?

Just after 4 mins in.
 
Worth a listen. He spells out his opinions on Putin, the Russian military. What we've been doing right, wrong and what more we can do.

Retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman who was the former Director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council. They discuss how “the perfect phone call” set into motion the events we’re now experiencing today with the Russia-Ukraine war. Plus, why was the Russian army not immediately victorious like so many predicted, what more can NATO and the United States be doing to continue to aid Ukraine

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podca...he-end-for-putin/id1551582052?i=1000553757973
 
Fourstar said:
@Freakbro, @Mr Jack

Just been catching up with Harry's Farm on YT and he talks about fertiliser costs on his farm. On average he used to spend around £25,000, this year is £42,000 and if he were to order now for next year £100,000. That is for the same acreage and crops.

He raises the point what price must wheat be to support that fertiliser price, not to mention fuel and all the other inputs also going up. Is it worth the risk for farmers and are banks willing to lend that amount against what is a fairly risky venture anyway?

Just after 4 mins in.
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Supply and demand. It can be impressive how quickly holes in supply can be filled where demand exists.
 
Fourstar said:
Just been catching up with Harry's Farm on YT and he talks about fertiliser costs on his farm. On average he used to spend around £25,000, this year is £42,000 and if he were to order now for next year £100,000. That is for the same acreage and crops.

He raises the point what price must wheat be to support that fertiliser price, not to mention fuel and all the other inputs also going up. Is it worth the risk for farmers and are banks willing to lend that amount against what is a fairly risky venture anyway?
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I too get most of my knowledge of farming from Harry's Farm :p

Yeah, it's going to be a very serious problem and not one that can be quickly or simply solved. Governments need to step in immediately and back their farmers but, even then, we're looking at a massive shock to the food supply situation. There's just too much lag in farming for any solution to come through in time to prevent problems. I'm not worried at a personal, or even national, level but poor people and countries are going to suffer.

Better get on with building those raised beds I've been failing to get around to for those past two years ;)
 
Bald-Eagle22 said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60685883/page/2

Just can’t believe Biden coming out with such garbage , he’s effectively given Putin the go ahead to do what he likes in Ukraine . I also believe he’s to blame for this given the way he pulled out of Afghanistan.

In addition to this pulling out of the MiG deal makes no sense to me either given the amount of Stinger missiles and anti tank weapons NATO have already supplied.

I don’t know who’s worse , Putin as war mongering dictator or the head of the free world being a gutless pacifist .

Ukraine from what I have seen will fight to the death but having the moral support of the rest of the world is not enough, it’s clear to see Putin is effectively all in here and seeing what happened in Syria he’s probably only on half speed in his occupation- I feel the worst is yet to come and we sit by and do nothing.

No one wants war but sometimes you have to put a mad dog down , sooner or later I feel will have to play Nuclear poker .
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What a load of tosh :rolleyes:
 
kitch9 said:
Supply and demand. It can be impressive how quickly holes in supply can be filled where demand exists.
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The trouble is you have to put the money in up front then cross your fingers. Floods, droughts and pests have all affected farmers crops over the past few years. If you have to pony up 4 times as much cash with no guarantees it might make you think twice and look for a crop with lower input costs until things settle down.
 
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