Ukraine and the Russian invasion, 2022-24

[The39thStep]

Maybe the Ukrainians are trying to flank the Russians from behind.

From Canada probably , that’s where loads of the captured OUN ended up , Yaroslav Hunka included.

 

[tim]

From Canada probably , that’s where loads of the captured OUN ended up , Yaroslav Hunka included.

I think they might be rather too old to return to active service

 

[The39thStep]

I think they might be rather too old to return to active service

True

 

[TopCat]

I think they might be rather too old to return to active service

The Ukrainians are pretty generous about having old blokes fighting. With current shortages they should be ok.

 

[Bingoman]

It now seems Journalists are not safe

British citizen found dead after 'Russian missile strike' in eastern Ukraine

Ryan Evans, who was a safety advisor for Reuters, was found dead under the rubble of Hotel Sapfir in the eastern city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine.

news.sky.com

 

[WouldBe]

It now seems Journalists are not safe

British citizen found dead after 'Russian missile strike' in eastern Ukraine

Ryan Evans, who was a safety advisor for Reuters, was found dead under the rubble of Hotel Sapfir in the eastern city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine.

news.sky.com

Since when have Russia given a shit about civilians safety.

 

[StoneRoad]

Sadly, I suspect that hotel strike was not accidental - a bit like all the civilian schools, hospitals and museums that have been shelled or had a drone / missile visit.

 

[Pickman's model]

Sadly, I suspect that hotel strike was not accidental - a bit like all the civilian schools, hospitals and museums that have been shelled or had a drone / missile visit.

It's amazing how Russian missile performance has improved in the last two years since this https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2022/october/lessons-russian-missile-performance-ukraine was written

 

[StoneRoad]

Overnight / this morning some 100 missiles and 100 shaheds have been fired at Ukraine.
As yet, RBS / livemap haven't produced a list [map] of the targets, although President Zelenskyy has mentioned critical civilian infrastructure and that the casualties included fatalities.
A sustained barrage like that will have almost certainly overwhelmed the air defences.

 

[Dogsauce]

I think Russia wanted to have a big firework display for Ukraine’s Independence Day, but Zelensky having Modi round for tea meant they had to leave it off for a day, the cynical cunts.

 

[The39thStep]

At a breakfast discussion at Davos in January 2023, the BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said that Ukraine’s postwar recovery could become “a beacon to the rest of the world about the power of capitalism”.

The neoliberal battle for Ukraine’s reconstruction

The country’s postwar future is almost as riven as the war itself.

www.newstatesman.com

 

[tim]

At a breakfast discussion at Davos in January 2023, the BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said that Ukraine’s postwar recovery could become “a beacon to the rest of the world about the power of capitalism”.

The neoliberal battle for Ukraine’s reconstruction

The country’s postwar future is almost as riven as the war itself.

www.newstatesman.com

Are we meant to be surprised by something predictable that someone from Blackrock said at Davos 20 months ago.

 

[The39thStep]

Are we meant to be surprised by something predictable that someone from Blackrock said at Davos 20 months ago.

You can remain unsurprised.

 

[StoneRoad]

Something else that is unsurprising ...

Elderly woman's killer released for second time to fight in Ukraine

The 85-year-old grandmother's killer has been released only a week into his 22-year prison sentence.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[StoneRoad]

I've mentioned before, about how russia has been deliberately and systematically destroying Ukraine's cultural heritage ...
a couple of beeb items

Ancient Ukraine treasures returned after court battle

Golden helmets and precious gems are sent to Kyiv after a 10-year row with Russia over their ownership.

www.bbc.co.uk

Heritage under attack: Ukrainians revive interest in culture

Hundreds of cultural sites have been targeted in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[The39thStep]

An interesting snippet of an interview with an American mercenary who went into the Kursk region. The US PMC The Forward Observations Group, has been spotted in Kursk, its not only been fighting in Ukraine it has also been supporting the IDF in Gaza.





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New Details on the Role of Western Contractors in Kursk Assault: Polish and French Spoken Widely

Since the initiation of a Ukrainian-led assault on the Russian Kursk region on August 6, which has seen an estimated 15,000 personnel penetrate unprecedentedly deep into

militarywatchmagazine.com

 

[teuchter]

It now seems Journalists are not safe

British citizen found dead after 'Russian missile strike' in eastern Ukraine

Ryan Evans, who was a safety advisor for Reuters, was found dead under the rubble of Hotel Sapfir in the eastern city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine.

news.sky.com

War journalism not traditionally viewed as a particularly safe occupation, I'd say.

 

[tim]

Russian rumours the Ukraine has attacked border posts in Belgorod Oblast where I assume the russians must be more prepared than they were in Kursk. There's an "expert" called Philip Ingram on Time's Radio getting excited about this. He comes across as a bit of a flag-shagger, Kursk was: "phase one of more to come" and "It's all very-well organised".

Ukraine Launches Attack on Belgorod Region, Pro-Kremlin Sources Say - The Moscow Times

 

[ska invita]

Time's Radio getting excited about this.

its the biggest load of bullshite on the internet, they're the biggest propagandists in British media over this war that ive come across

 

[tim]

its the biggest load of bullshite on the internet, they're the biggest propagandists in British media over this war that ive come across

I think Galeotti has some interesting insights but beyond that I'm not over impressed.

The direct attacks on Russian territory do seem to have, so far, been fairly effective, although I assume that Belgorod might be more of a challenge that Kursk. Still I feel for the people that I've taught who live in the city.

 

[ska invita]

I think Galeotti has some interesting insights but beyond that I'm not over impressed.

The direct attacks on Russian territory do seem to have, so far, been fairly effective, although I assume that Belgorod might be more of a challenge that Kursk. Still I feel for the people that I've taught who live in the city.

im only going with the clickbait titles they regularly put out to be honest.... I cant actually speak for the content, the couple of times I watched was around the Wagner "coup" ...it was ludicrous to the point of parody...I still see the thumbnails though and I don't think they've changed tack much since then

 

[The39thStep]

I must say that one of the features of the war has been the whole social media gravy train and 'analysis' industry that spawned over night . 16 year old cafe waiters as OSINT specialists, a seemingly endless supply of academic and specialists on Russia and post Soviet space , gamers turned military analysts, endless videos and podcasts from people who have never written a book , a small empire of NGOs supporting the US's position, and the sort of wild speculation that passes for analysis that we haven't seen since Chicken Little.

 

[Pickman's model]

I must say that one of the features of the war has been the whole social media gravy train and 'analysis' industry that spawned over night . 16 year old cafe waiters as OSINT specialists, a seemingly endless supply of academic and specialists on Russia and post Soviet space , gamers turned military analysts, endless videos and podcasts from people who have never written a book , a small empire of NGOs supporting the US's position, and the sort of wild speculation that passes for analysis that we haven't seen since Chicken Little.

The Americans no longer have the ability to do this inhouse

 

[Pickman's model]

Russian rumours the Ukraine has attacked border posts in Belgorod Oblast where I assume the russians must be more prepared than they were in Kursk. There's an "expert" called Philip Ingram on Time's Radio getting excited about this. He comes across as a bit of a flag-shagger, Kursk was: "phase one of more to come" and "It's all very-well organised".

Ukraine Launches Attack on Belgorod Region, Pro-Kremlin Sources Say - The Moscow Times

Is he any relation to charles Ingram?

 

[nogojones]

The Americans no longer have the ability to do this inhouse

I imagine they very much do, but how tight all these informal lot are to the state would be interesting to know.

 

[Chz]

I must say that one of the features of the war has been the whole social media gravy train and 'analysis' industry that spawned over night . 16 year old cafe waiters as OSINT specialists, a seemingly endless supply of academic and specialists on Russia and post Soviet space , gamers turned military analysts, endless videos and podcasts from people who have never written a book , a small empire of NGOs supporting the US's position, and the sort of wild speculation that passes for analysis that we haven't seen since Chicken Little.

Nonsense. You've gone senile and forgotten the Gulf War. Even with people being considerably less permanently online then, it was a clown show. Though given how one sided it was, there was a lot more fapping going on. You want absolute madness, you should trawl the internet for what people think about China invading Taiwan.

 

[The39thStep]

Nonsense. You've gone senile and forgotten the Gulf War. Even with people being considerably less permanently online then, it was a clown show. Though given how one sided it was, there was a lot more fapping going on. You want absolute madness, you should trawl the internet for what people think about China invading Taiwan.

I guess you had to be there?

 

[Chz]

I guess you had to be there?

For the fapping at the very least!

 

[TopCat]

Ukraine have a plan for victory. Ukraine to present 'victory plan' to US next month, Zelensky says

 

[LDC]

An interesting snippet of an interview with an American mercenary who went into the Kursk region. The US PMC The Forward Observations Group, has been spotted in Kursk, its not only been fighting in Ukraine it has also been supporting the IDF in Gaza.





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New Details on the Role of Western Contractors in Kursk Assault: Polish and French Spoken Widely

Since the initiation of a Ukrainian-led assault on the Russian Kursk region on August 6, which has seen an estimated 15,000 personnel penetrate unprecedentedly deep into

militarywatchmagazine.com

The39thStep AFAIK they're not really a PMC as such, but a very small group (6 or so) of ex-US military who mostly make money from merchandise, odd Instagram influencers who take snaps in warzones for the airsoft and wannabe types. They have a website selling tshirts etc. (Not to say they don't go places and 'do stuff' but they're not of any political significance really.

Forward Observations Group - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org