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

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0007 said:
*Russian Advances Still Mostly Stalled: U.S. Defense Official
*Increased Russian Naval Activity in the Black Sea: U.S Official
*Russia Has Launched 980 Missiles at Ukraine: U.S Official
*Russian Naval Shelling Near Odesa Is Increasing – U.S Official.
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*The official says there are no plans to put U.S. contractors in Ukraine.
*U.S. is not seeing a flow of fighters from Georgia going into Ukraine, official says.
https://twitter.com/idreesali114/status/1504175413844750339
https://twitter.com/idreesali114/status/1504175987088572427

More detail:

* Russia "Advances continue to be generally stalled" near Kyiv, per a senior US defense official
* "No tangible progress" but rear forces are being moved forward, per official
* Mariupol isolated w/Russia forces north & east of the city, per a senior US defense official
* Mykolaiv - no major changes/Russian forces still outside the city, per official
* Odesa-US observing more naval activity & shelling nearby likely by Russian warships, per official
* US not seeing indications YET of Russian amphibious assault targeting Odesa, despite the increased naval shelling, per a senior US defense official
* Since start of its invasion of Ukraine 21 days ago, Russia's launched +980 missiles, per a senior US defense official
* "We are talking to allies & partners" abt providing Ukraine w/systems they know how to use that US does not have, per a senior US defense official, "That includes air defense systems...mobile systems"
* US cannot corroborate reports Slovakia willing to provide Ukraine w/such air defense systems, per a senior US defense official, BUT Secretary of Defense will be meeting w/Slovakian officials Thursday...
* US security assistance - "things are still getting into the hands of the Ukrainians..." per a senior US defense official "Those routes are still open...there's not going to be a pause here" per official
* US seeing indications Russia is now discussing/deliberating the need to move in supplies from outside the combat theater in Ukraine - "That would include manpower" per a senior US defense official "Every day they are experiencing losses" per official
* US drones to #Ukraine - "1 of the purposes of these unmanned aerial systems would be to deliver a punch" to Russian forces, per a senior US defense official
* Russia's recruitment of foreign fighters mercenaries - "We have not seen indications that there are any inside #Ukraine right now" per a senior US defense official

Source - Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/jseldin/status/1504172241424199684
Scougar said:
Really feel like sometimes it is better to be silent on such matters, and just get it done, then share the news.
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Will take it on board, it's a bit easier for me like that aswell :)
I have to make a lot of posts when a lot of different news is getting released, so if it's all in one it's easier for everyone to read.
 
bingham67 said:
I know it must be highly stressful situation and im sure he thanked behind the scenes but I seem to see Zelensky moaning constantly about no fly zone etc, yet all this military aid every week some thanks and praise to USA especially wouldnt go a miss.

Looks whats been sent today for example.
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The way I view that is the usual politician tactics of proposing something extreme in order to get the less extreme alternative.

It's a way of managing Russia's reaction to other offensive weapons that might be supplied to Ukraine.
 
0007 said:
I have to make a lot of posts when a lot of different news is getting released, so if it's all in one it's easier for everyone to read.
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I was talking about the US/EU btw not you lol. Keep hearing about ukraine getting planes/missiles/anti-air whatever - INSTANT NEWS... and then it all falls through.
 
Russia want a no fly zone - it means all the SAM systems can operate with impunity of a blue on blue kill. Expect S400`s inbound from Russia against OP AIR.
 
0007 said:
Jen Psaki Speaking Live:
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*WH Press Sec. Psaki: Biden Has Said He Recognizes That It Is Appropriate for the Fed to Recalibrate in Order to Maintain Stable Prices.
*WH Press Sec. Psaki: Additional Sanctions and Actions on Russia Available
*WH Press Sec. Psaki: Putin Has Made No Attempt to Deescalate the Situation That We Can See.
*WH Press Sec. Psaki: Military Aid to Ukraine ‘Defensive’ Not ‘Offensive’
*WH Press Sec. Psaki: In Terms of Escalation, I See No Difference Between Humanitarian and Military No-Fly Zones.


'As we said before, a no-fly zone would require implementation. It would require us potentially shooting down Russian planes, NATO shooting down Russian planes, and we are not interested in getting into World War Three.'
"The President spoke from the heart", White House spox Jen Psaki says after Biden tells reporters he considers Putin to be a war criminal.
"If we were President Zelenskyy, we would be asking for everything possible as well," Psaki says, "b/c he's watching his country and his people be attacked and brutalized by President Putin." But she said Biden makes decisions "through the prism of our own national security."
"Other countries can make their own sovereign decisions," said Psaki when asked if US would discourage other NATO allies from providing fighter jets to Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/mrbrownsir/status/1504176746253500418
https://twitter.com/mrbrownsir/status/1504174642629595141
https://twitter.com/joeygarrison/status/1504178859918467080
https://twitter.com/pwidakuswara/status/1504179614633050118


'The Kremlin may have ignored billionaire Elon Musk challenging President Vladimir Putin to a fight over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but several Russian officials have stepped in to defend their leader by mocking Musk online.'
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musks-combat-challenge-putin-prompts-mockery-russia-2022-03-16/

Scougar said:
I was talking about the US/EU btw not you lol. Keep hearing about Ukraine getting planes/missiles/anti-air whatever - INSTANT NEWS... and then it all falls through.
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Oh... :cry:
 
Chuk_Chuk said:
Hmm... I feel as if we done this whole arming and training people we shouldnt before and it didn't end well.
This is going to bite us in the ass.
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Realpolitik necessitates a cold view of the field of battle of which we are plainly in the middle of.

It will always be a question of who the bigger problem is, right now this group is marginalised and that could change, but that risk shouldn't mean the rest of Ukraine including it's largely decent government (previous one was far more sketchy under Poroshenko) should suffer with being abandoned whilst also proving our own weakness in the process.
 
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Chuk_Chuk said:
Hmm... I feel as if we done this whole arming and training people we shouldnt before and it didn't end well.
This is going to bite us in the ass.
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The video is a more detailed version of my recent post:

Rroff said:
Cat is out the bag, even though they have <2% support generally, with the likes of Azov now - irony being Putin is as much to blame for that as anyone if not more so than most. Dunno what shape they'll survive in though once this is all over.

If they played it smart and obfuscated some of the less desirable aspects along with a big political push they could capitalise on this situation, assuming some kind of win, to garner much wider support for their cause which will bring a lot of problems for Ukraine if they try to suppress them in the future and again ironically it is Russia that has had a big hand in enabling that.
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*UK’s Prime Minister Johnson and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Agreed to Collaborate to Keep Stability in the Energy Market and Continue the Transition to Renewable and Clean Technology.
*UK’s Prime Minister Johnson: Myself and the Saudi Crown Prince Are Committed to Boost Cooperation in Defence, Security, Trade and Culture.
*U.S., Allies Set Task Force to Track Russian Elites, Oligarchs

0007 said:
*Biden Says Putin Is a War Criminal.
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*Kremlin Spokesman Says Biden’s Comments About Putin Being a War Criminal Are Unacceptable and Unforgivable Rhetoric – TASS
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1504186528146276361
https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1504186367693275137 - Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s spokesman, said Biden’s comments were “unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric by the leader of a country from whose bombs hundreds of thousands of people have died,” according to RIA Novosti.
 
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Rroff said:
I'm surprised by how little anti-drone systems seem to be in operation, one of my college friends designed and prototype a capable one, using off the shelf parts, for his uni course like 10-15 years back maybe even longer - my memory is a little hazy now.
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Big net?
 
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