I wonder if Russian history books covers the winter war tank problems at all.
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I wonder if Russian history books covers the winter war tank problems at all.
*UK MoD - 'Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 24 April 2022'
https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1518335418458066944
https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1518335418458066944
Didn't Russian TV post a slavik brothers united story a tad to early at the invation start. They want it all. Putin is not smart enough for this. Yelsin should have picted Lukashenko
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christine-lagarde-transcript-face-the-nation-04-24-2022/ - Video/Transcript of Interview (some offtopic - inflation/ECB rates etc)
Somewhat worrying along with rumours of having any mention of Ukraine as a separate entity removed from textbooks, etc. (i.e. https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1517951570662592513 ) apparently from the top is talk that one way or another Ukraine ceases to exist.
On another note with Blinken in Kyiv apparently looks like they are pulling out all the stuff - tons of aircraft up tonight and heavy watch on the borders.
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They saw the americans censoring books in case their kids learned something and decided it was a top plan.
*Senior U.S. State Department Official: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin Visited Kyiv on Sunday
*Senior U.S. State Department Official: On First High-Level U.S. Visit to Ukraine Since Russian Invasion, Cabinet Secretaries Met Ukrainian PM Zelenskiy and Other Officials
*Senior U.S. State Department Official: Blinken and Austin Told Zelenskiy U.S. Diplomats Will Return to Ukraine in the Coming Week, Beginning in Western City of Lviv but Eventually Returning to Kyiv Embassy
*Senior U.S. State Department Official: Biden Administration on Monday Will Formally Nominate Bridget Brink, Current Ambassador to Slovakia, to Be U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine
*Senior U.S. State Department Official: New Funding Will Help Ukraine Fight Renewed Russian Offensive in East and South and Transition to More Advanced Weapons and Air Defense Systems
*Senior U.S. State Department Official: U.S. Will Provide More Than $713mln in New Foreign Military Financing for Ukraine and 15 Other Nations in Central and Eastern Europe
*UK MoD - 'Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 25 April 2022'
https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1518459493352411137
*Senior U.S. State Department Official: On First High-Level U.S. Visit to Ukraine Since Russian Invasion, Cabinet Secretaries Met Ukrainian PM Zelenskiy and Other Officials
*Senior U.S. State Department Official: Blinken and Austin Told Zelenskiy U.S. Diplomats Will Return to Ukraine in the Coming Week, Beginning in Western City of Lviv but Eventually Returning to Kyiv Embassy
*Senior U.S. State Department Official: Biden Administration on Monday Will Formally Nominate Bridget Brink, Current Ambassador to Slovakia, to Be U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine
*Senior U.S. State Department Official: New Funding Will Help Ukraine Fight Renewed Russian Offensive in East and South and Transition to More Advanced Weapons and Air Defense Systems
*Senior U.S. State Department Official: U.S. Will Provide More Than $713mln in New Foreign Military Financing for Ukraine and 15 Other Nations in Central and Eastern Europe
*UK MoD - 'Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 25 April 2022'
https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1518459493352411137
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Soldato
*According To The New York Times: US Diplomats Will Gradually Return To Ukraine, The Return Trip Will Start "this Week"
*Russian Federation Council Vice Chairman Kosachev: French President Emmanuel Macron's Re-election Victory May Increase The Level Of Activism Against Russia
Soldato
Have just read some rumours that the oil depot in Bryansk might have been hit by Switchblade 600s. I don't know how true it is, because looking at the map it's pretty much at the extreme end of their range.
Update from RU:
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*US Secretary Blinken & US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Speak In Poland - https://youtu.be/ez0RNjf-C0g
*US Secretary Blinken: After Visit to Kyiv That Trip Was an Opportunity to Demonstrate Directly Our Strong Ongoing Support for the Ukrainian Govt
*US Secretary Blinken: Ukraine President Zelenskiy Expressed Appreciation for President Biden’s Leadership and U.S. Generosity in Support For Ukraine
*US Secretary Blinken: Russia Continues to Try to Brutalize Parts of Ukraine, but Ukrainians Are Standing Strong
*US Secretary Blinken: Russia Is Faliing in Its War Aims, Ukraine Is Succeeding
*US Secretary Blinken: A Sovereign, Independent Ukraine Will Be Around A Lot Longer Than Russia’s Putin Is On The Scene
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: Meeting With Officials in Kyiv Was Very Productive, Very Engaging
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: Meeting With Ukraine Officials Was To Talk About Things That Would Enable US To Win The Current Fight And Also Build For Tomorrow
*US Secretary Blinken: He And Defense Secretary Austin Took A Train From Poland Into Ukraine
*US Secretary Blinken: US Delegation Saw People On The Streets Of Ukrainian Capital, Evidence That The Battle For Kyiv Was Won
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: On The Way In To Kyiv It Looked Like Things Were Beginning To Get Back To Normal
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: It Is Difficult For US To Track What Happens To Weapons Transfered To Ukraine As There Are No US Forces On The Ground, But Spoke To Ukrainians To Make Sure Weapons Are Tracked As Best Possible
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: Nature Of Fight In Ukraine Has Evolved So Ukraine Needs Long-Range Fires, Ukraine Has Expressed A Need For Tanks
*US Secretary Blinken: Spoke To United Nations Chief Guterres On Friday, Understands He Will Deliver Very Strong Message To Putin On Need To End The War, Need For Ceasefre And Corridors For Aid To Get In, People To Get Out
*US Secretary Blinken: Reopening Embassy In Kiev Will Take Over Few Weeks
*US Secretary Blinken: US Will Decide Deliberately And Carefully When To Reopen Embassy In Kyiv
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: US Has Mindset It Wants To Help Ukraine Win
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: Ukraine's Zelenskiy Was Grateful For Everything US Is Doing But Is Focused On What He Needs Next In Order To Be Successful
*The Russian Ministry of Defense Released Images of Iskander Missiles Hitting Ukrainian Ammunition and Arsenals — RIA
Another Update from RU:
*US Secretary Blinken: After Visit to Kyiv That Trip Was an Opportunity to Demonstrate Directly Our Strong Ongoing Support for the Ukrainian Govt
*US Secretary Blinken: Ukraine President Zelenskiy Expressed Appreciation for President Biden’s Leadership and U.S. Generosity in Support For Ukraine
*US Secretary Blinken: Russia Continues to Try to Brutalize Parts of Ukraine, but Ukrainians Are Standing Strong
*US Secretary Blinken: Russia Is Faliing in Its War Aims, Ukraine Is Succeeding
*US Secretary Blinken: A Sovereign, Independent Ukraine Will Be Around A Lot Longer Than Russia’s Putin Is On The Scene
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: Meeting With Officials in Kyiv Was Very Productive, Very Engaging
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: Meeting With Ukraine Officials Was To Talk About Things That Would Enable US To Win The Current Fight And Also Build For Tomorrow
*US Secretary Blinken: He And Defense Secretary Austin Took A Train From Poland Into Ukraine
*US Secretary Blinken: US Delegation Saw People On The Streets Of Ukrainian Capital, Evidence That The Battle For Kyiv Was Won
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: On The Way In To Kyiv It Looked Like Things Were Beginning To Get Back To Normal
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: It Is Difficult For US To Track What Happens To Weapons Transfered To Ukraine As There Are No US Forces On The Ground, But Spoke To Ukrainians To Make Sure Weapons Are Tracked As Best Possible
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: Nature Of Fight In Ukraine Has Evolved So Ukraine Needs Long-Range Fires, Ukraine Has Expressed A Need For Tanks
*US Secretary Blinken: Spoke To United Nations Chief Guterres On Friday, Understands He Will Deliver Very Strong Message To Putin On Need To End The War, Need For Ceasefre And Corridors For Aid To Get In, People To Get Out
*US Secretary Blinken: Reopening Embassy In Kiev Will Take Over Few Weeks
*US Secretary Blinken: US Will Decide Deliberately And Carefully When To Reopen Embassy In Kyiv
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: US Has Mindset It Wants To Help Ukraine Win
*US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: Ukraine's Zelenskiy Was Grateful For Everything US Is Doing But Is Focused On What He Needs Next In Order To Be Successful
Another Update from RU:
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Have just read some rumours that the oil depot in Bryansk might have been hit by Switchblade 600s. I don't know how true it is, because looking at the map it's pretty much at the extreme end of their range.
If you don't like that, then you don't like seeing russia get its ass handed to them
Soldato
Russian military corruption in action. Captured C4 turns out to be abit of wood.
https://v.redd.it/4leg8z6je3u81
https://v.redd.it/4leg8z6je3u81
It's well outside their range, their range is supposed to be 40km, they'd have had to be fired within Russia if it were struck by them. Also, they're not all that powerful, used for targeting vehicles.
No details on the other loitering munitions recently supplied though & what their range may be but they were said to be tactical ergo I'd assume also not particularly powerful.
Ukraine does have some Tochka missiles that might have been able to reach it and possibly the recent supplies of equipment from the US could have included missiles capable of reaching it too (though that would be a bit of a risky escalation if they've basically just been handed something by the US specifically to hit these targets within Russia).
They have had those helicopter raids recently too at Belgorod, might have tried one of those again - remember they were also flying helicopters under Russian noses in and out of Mariupol for days too.
Possibly it was a super ballsy air strike by a fast jet too, though this seems less likely than a helicopter raid.
Lastly, some Ukrainian SF types or collaborators operating within Russia or indeed some Russians acting out of their own interests - there have been some mysterious Oligarch deaths, various arrests or military & security types etc.. recently - possibly some anti-Putin or anti-Ukraine invasion group within the Russian military or security services might actively sabotage things within Russia completely unconnected to any Ukrainian operations there.
Bryansk has had rail derailments too recently AFAIK.
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