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

[robfosters]

So NATO’s border with Russia has now doubled.

Putin looks such a knobber now

 

[Uther]

Must absolutely suck to be Vlad just now!

 

[Grim5]

 

[Participant]

Wonder how they got Turkey over the line and if they'll be a problem for Sweden.

 

[Jokester]

Wonder how they got Turkey over the line and if they'll be a problem for Sweden.

Problem with Sweden is they have given PPK members (I think that’s the group) asylum so I think Turkey want them extradited back to Turkey before they accept Sweden’s application.

 

[Rroff]

Yeah it is Sweden that has the problem - it has a substantially larger and more politically active Kurdish diaspora than Finland does.

 

[robfosters]

Isn’t Putin pally with Erdogan?

If so, a bit of a kick in the teeth that his mate has approved the doubling of NATO borders.

 

[bingham67]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643252923067932672

Sadly seems like Bakhmut going to fall within weeks now, but that been a might fight for Ukraine 10 months holding out.

Sounds like counter offensive could punch behind Russian forces in the south of Bakhmut going to be interesting.

 

[Freddie1980]

So in the last year Putin has single handedly managed to get Russia's military reputation ruined and deversated, 200k of his own people killed and wounded, wound up on wanted list for war crimes, sent Russia's economy and future dreams of prosperity down the toilet, caused over a million working Russian's to flee to other nations and turned a once neutral country that sat on right on it's boarder to a fully fledged NATO member. That's some 4D chess right there.

 

[Freddie1980]

Isn’t Putin pally with Erdogan?

If so, a bit of a kick in the teeth that his mate has approved the doubling of NATO borders.

Not really, sometimes there interest align but that doesn't mean pally. Putin probably still p/off with Erdogan for shooting down one of Russia's military jets back in 2015.

 

[Freddie1980]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643252923067932672

Sadly seems like Bakhmut going to fall within weeks now, but that been a might fight for Ukraine 10 months holding out.

Sounds like counter offensive could punch behind Russian forces in the south of Bakhmut going to be interesting.

Kind of get the feeling Ukraine is looking to to do a Stalingrad/Operation Uranus style counter attack when it comes to Bakhmut.

 

[Harlequin]

i`ll wait for the daily battle reports of blown up Leopards and CR2`s, where aftr day 3, more have died than were sent....

 

[Calpol]

there are still significant long standing regular forces not deployed to Ukraine, especially where they are drafted from better off regions, and almost certainly won't ever be deployed to Ukraine due to Putin's paranoia - but Russia is still capable of waging a significant war.

Added to the fact that Putin just created another huge frontier to defend with Finland's accession to NATO. Russia has border vulnerabilities in so many places - no way they can cover all of it and keep flooding bodies into Ukraine.

 

[Turn]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643276927648555014

Spoiler: Full List

 

[Freddie1980]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643276316085563395

That was 'leaked' by someone on twitter the other day. It's a lot of money but most of $2.6b is essentially just a purchase order for arms manufactures produce the munitions, Ukraine will be lucky to get the full the benefit from this package this year.

 

[Harlequin]

Mostly the money is for the replacement of the ammo being sent from stocks to Ukraine

 

[Turn]

That was 'leaked' by someone on twitter the other day.

It wasn't 'leaked', certain U.S. officials speak to Journalists days before they announce the package, it's happened many times now.
What you're talking about is mentioned here:

Munitions, anti-tank rockets in next $2.6 bln US pledge for Ukraine -sources

A new $2.6 billion U.S. military aid package that could include air surveillance radars, anti-tank rockets and fuel trucks for Ukraine's fight against Russia is expected to be announced as soon as Monday, three U.S. officials said on Friday.

www.reuters.com

But +1 to your overall point on it likely taking awhile till they actually get this stuff.

 

[Rroff]

i`ll wait for the daily battle reports of blown up Leopards and CR2`s, where aftr day 3, more have died than were sent....

I hear Russia has already reverse engineered the Challenger 2 and will produce a better tank right after the T-14 enters serial production.

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

Assume this is correct, was posted by a Finn about their relative military strength. Surprised by the numbers in some ways, but in others with their history with Russia not.
If true thats some bump to NATO strength

1. Wartime strength 280,000.
2. 200 Leopard 2’s, an incoming fleet of 64 F-35’s, modern navy vessels and the largest artillery in Europe.
3. Spends over 2% of GDP on defence.
4. Highest popular will to defend their country in Europe.

 

[Bluecube]

30,000 permanent military members. The other 250k are trained reservists.