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

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ianh said:
Just a quick explanation of why the AN-2 Colt isn't such an easy target -

Low speed - It's low speed means two things, 1st that it can fly very, very low, making it hard for radars to spot and 2nd modern airborne radars have a feature called a "speed gate" which removes false returns caused by fast moving items like cars, trains etc and the aircraft can easily fly at just 90kt so the low speed of the AN-2 falls into this speed gate making it "invisible" to a radar unless the radar is specifically "ungated" which adds so much extra clutter for the operator to fight through to find the actual aircraft (they'd usually try to follow roads/railway lines etc).

IR & Noise - It has a very low IR signature due to the air cooled radial engine and a very low noise signature, making it very hard for MANPAD troops to find and lock-on a modern IR guided SAM onto it which is looking for jet engine temps of around 850'c+ (older SAMs) or 200'c+ for newer IIR guided SAMs which detect the heat of a leading edge as cuts through air creating friction.

So not only is hard to see and engage on a radar but its also hard to hear, or lock-on with an IR missile which makes it sound great but why isn't it being used. Well, all those advantages would disappear against a "lower tech" enemy like Ukraine because they generally use a lot of optically aimed rapid firing cannons (23mm to 35mm usually) alongside all those modern missiles and these old cannons would easily knock out this old aircraft.
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Nothing a twin PM1910 Maxim can't deal with :cry:
 
Grim5 said:
Putin sees it as a win, assuming it's a long war, which it has been and Putin does end up with new territory - he has effectively killed off brown minorities in Russia and replaced with them White Ukranians, so as a Nazi he's pretty happy
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They even openly disparage the minorities on national television. It's quite shocking.
 
Grim5 said:
As per the Moscow Times: the T14 Armata program has been cancelled a few weeks ago

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ЦБ заявил о тюремных сроках для инвесторов Facebook - Русская служба The Moscow Times

Держателям акций запрещенной и признанной в России экстремистской корпорации Meta Platforms может грозить уголовная ответственность, заявил первый зампред Банка России Владимир Чистюхин.
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It should not be a surprise to anyone; foreign countries don't want to buy it, the biggest potential customer (India) said it's trash and pulled out from buying any and Russia has no money to buy any
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Sounds familiar to the PAK-FA 5th gen fighter, has some excellent elements but ultimately is let down in key areas due to lack of experience, money so exports get cancelled and the project is mothballed, basically making it a technical demonstrator in all but name.
 
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Putin and Lukashenko dwell on cooperation, not Ukraine war, after summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart extolled ever-closer ties on Monday as Putin visited Minsk for the first time since 2019, hardly mentioning the war raging in nearby Ukraine at a joint news conference.
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02:39:19 - Blasts Heard in Kyiv Early Monday - Reuters Witness
02:50:01 - Nine Drones Shot Down in Kyiv’s Airspace Early Monday - Kyiv’s Military Administration
08:55:11 - Governor of Ukraine’s Kyiv Region: ‘Fairly Serious’ Damage Caused by Russia’s Latest Drone Attack
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...day-kyivs-military-administration-2022-12-19/

*Russian Defence Ministry: Russian Troops Stationed in Belarus to Conduct Tactical Exercises - IFX
*Belarusian Defence Ministry: Military Readiness Checks Completed
*Belarusian Defence Ministry: Russian DefMin Shoigu Has Arrived In Minsk

*Kremlin: Russia Still Considering Additional Proposals for Response to Oil Price Cap - TASS
*Kremlin: Russia Is Considering Making Additional Proposals On The Plan To Deal With The Oil Price Cap
*Kremlin: Reports That Putin Went to Minsk to Make Belarus Join Russia’s Special Operation in Ukraine Are Groundless - RIA
*Kremlin: Putin And Lukashenko Will Discuss The Issue Of Natural Gas

*Zelenskiy: Asks Britain’s Sunak to Increase Supply of Air Defence Systems and Help Speed Up Same Decisions of Partners
*Zelenskiy: Asks Dutch Defence Minister to Supply Tanks to Ukraine
*Zelenskiy: Asks Sweden Prime Minister to Supply Archer Artillery System
*Zelenskiy: Asks Lithuanian President for NASAMS and Stingers Missiles
*Zelenskiy: Asks Denmark Defence Minister for CAESAR Howitzers

11:38:24 - Ukraine Issues Air Raid Alert Across Kyiv, Most of the Country - Officials
11:52:45 - Ukraine’s Atomic Agency: Russian Drone Was Spotted Over South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant Early Monday
 
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Are my eyes fooling me or is this high tech SU-27 has a PDA attached on its screen and the pilot is flying with a smartphone on his hands? If this is the state of Russian air force then what can i say, not even a third world country is THAT bad, maybe except Afghani airforce, laughable
 
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Moldova fears new Russian push towards breakaway east next year -spy chief

Moldova's spy chief warned on Monday of a "very high" risk of a new Russian offensive towards his country's east next year and said Moscow still aimed to secure a land corridor through Ukraine to the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria.
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EU countries agree gas price cap after weeks of talks

The deal follows weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis.
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*Kremlin Says EU Gas Price Cap Is Attack on Market Pricing, Unacceptable
 
*Putin: Russia, Belarus Agreed On Main Energy Pricing Terms
*Putin: Russia, Belarus Agree To Continue Military Drills
*Putin: Russia Doesn’t Want to Absorb Anyone
*Putin: Our Enemies Want To Stop Russia's Integration With Belarus
*Lukashenko: We Can’t Protect Belarus’ Independence Alone
*Lukashenko: S-400 AD and Iskander missile systems provided by Russia, have been deployed in Belarus - Gazeta
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-heads-belarus-amid-fears-new-assault-ukraine-2022-12-19/
 
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If anyone is looking for a slightly more in depth/reasoned source of information on the war than twitter/telegram you should check out Tom Coopers blog: https://medium.com/@x_TomCooper_x. He's an Austrian military analyst and is pro-Ukraine for sure but I think he's fairly balanced in his appraisal of the military situation and he seems to have reliable sources. He also doesn't really speculate, just gives his opinion on what he's heard. His blog might have been posted on here before so apologies if everyone already knows. Can't remember where I found it!
 
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*Putin: Russia, Belarus Agree To Continue Military Drills
*Putin: Russia Doesn’t Want to Absorb Anyone
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*U.S. State Department: Putin’s Statement on Belarus Has to Be Treated As “The Height of Irony” As He Is Seeking to Absorb Ukraine
*U.S. State Department: U.S. Will Pay Close Attention on Whether Belarus Provides Additional Support to Putin, Will Respond “Appropriately” if It Does
 
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*Putin Orders Special Services to Keep Control of Places of Mass Gatherings, Strategic Infrastructure Facilities - RIA
*Putin Orders Border Strengthening
*Putin: Fight Against Terrorism One of the Priorities of Special Services
*Putin: Defending Residents of Russia’s “New Regions” in Ukraine Is the Duty of Security Services
*Putin Calls for Action Against Nationalism, Incitement to Violence As Threats to Society
*Putin Orders “Fierce Countering” Actions of Foreign Services and Exposing Traitors and Spies
 
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Gotta say, having just spent some time in Belarus this month, it's pretty tragic if predictable watching Putin now trying to drag the country into the war.



Most people there don't want anything to do with it, nevermind having to fight Ukrainians when they see no reason to.
 
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