Ukraine and the Russian invasion, 2022-24

[MrCurry]

Hopefully this means they've not had time to booby trap the whole city or kidnap all its inhabitants. They mostly seem to have focussed on looting tbh.

Do they even have the munitions to engage in extensive booby trapping before a withdrawal? From all we keep hearing about their overstretched supply lines it seems their soldiers might have nothing more than their own poop to leave behind.

 

[Pickman's model]

Do they even have the munitions to engage in extensive booby trapping before a withdrawal? From all we keep hearing about their overstretched supply lines it seems their soldiers might have nothing more than their own poop to leave behind.

Sure they've a shed load of land mines

 

[StoneRoad]

seem to have had enough munitions & time to blow up a lot of bridges.

which includes two spans of the Antonivsky Bridge,

 

[spitfire]

I saw a report from a British fighter yesterday that said they had liberated untold amounts of ammunition.

I think the Russians have plenty of ammunition, it's just all in the wrong places.

 

[tim]

Sure they've a shed load of land mines

And no idea about how they can safely move that shed load off the highway so they can safely escape.

 

[existentialist]

seem to have had enough munitions & time to blow up a lot of bridges.

which includes two spans of the Antonivsky Bridge,

Russia's artillery strategy is to carpet areas with shells, hence their prodigious need for the logistics to supply them. A bridge can be mined with smaller amounts of explosive by comparison, so it doesn't surprise me that they might have enough to do demolitions, without having enough to launch full-scale artillery barrages (and, of course, the munitions are likely to be different, unless they're into IED territory).

 

[existentialist]

Crimea Beach Party brought forward



(joking apart, this is a highly optimistic prediction. But I enjoyed the joke)

 

[spitfire]

 

[teuchter]

Hilarious.

 

[Cid]

Russia's artillery strategy is to carpet areas with shells, hence their prodigious need for the logistics to supply them. A bridge can be mined with smaller amounts of explosive by comparison, so it doesn't surprise me that they might have enough to do demolitions, without having enough to launch full-scale artillery barrages (and, of course, the munitions are likely to be different, unless they're into IED territory).

Some sapper within the Russian ranks undoubtedly been carting around a load of er... cemtekc? thinking 'fucking finally, my chance to shine'.

 

[kebabking]

Hilarious.

It's funnier than the old Cold War joke of two Russian Tank Generals having coffee in a Paris café and one asking the other who'd won the Air War...

 

[TopCat]

It’s not funny at all.

 

[Artaxerxes]

It’s not funny at all.

Is it the Boris figure?

 

[SpookyFrank]

Do they even have the munitions to engage in extensive booby trapping before a withdrawal? From all we keep hearing about their overstretched supply lines it seems their soldiers might have nothing more than their own poop to leave behind.

And their own wounded men, apparently.

 

[existentialist]

It’s not funny at all.

TBF, it's a bit of an in joke. And if you're not "in", you're not likely to get it. I shouldn't worry too much about it

 

[spitfire]

Anyway. In other news, looks like the UA is in Kherson city proper now.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Russian squaddies drowned after trying to flee it appears. Miserable

 

[kebabking]

Sadly, (happily?) Russian Army leaving their injured is fairly standard in this war.

 

[strung out]

I'm sure there are going to be plenty of feel-good videos of Kherson's liberation coming out over the next few days. Here are a couple already:



Such fantastic news that one of the biggest cities occupied by Russian forces is now free again, hopefully relatively unscathed (although who knows what will be found over the coming weeks and months of those who have disappeared )

 

[spitfire]

I'm sure there are going to be plenty of feel-good videos of Kherson's liberation coming out over the next few days. Here are a couple already:



Such fantastic news that one of the biggest cities occupied by Russian forces is now free again, hopefully relatively unscathed (although who knows what will be found over the coming weeks and months of those who have disappeared )

Great to see. Also looks like the centre of the city has escaped much of the destruction other places suffered. Hope the same can be said for the people.

I remember the bravery the people of Kherson showed back in the spring, very happy for them.

 

[strung out]

Isn’t it more likely that the Russians are digging in and preparing to defend Kherson by conventional means?

Turns out not.

 

[Yossarian]

Great to see. Also looks like the centre of the city has escaped much of the destruction other places suffered. Hope the same can be said for the people.

I remember the bravery the people of Kherson showed back in the spring, very happy for them.

I remember that woman in the Kherson region who confronted a Russian soldier on the first day of the invasion and told him to put sunflower seeds in his pockets - her city is still in a Russian-occupied area, unfortunately.

 

[spitfire]

I remember that woman in the Kherson region who confronted a Russian soldier on the first day of the invasion and told him to put sunflower seeds in his pockets - her city is still in a Russian-occupied area, unfortunately.

Exactly who I was thinking of. Legend, I hope she is OK.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Sadly, (happily?) Russian Army leaving their injured is fairly standard in this war.

I doubt anyone is happy about it. Just another symptom of a complete disregard for human dignity.

I just hope the conscripts find out about it and start relieving officers of their heads.

 

[The39thStep]

It’s not funny at all.

Wonder if they'll be making T shirts?

 

[kebabking]

I doubt anyone is happy about it. Just another symptom of a complete disregard for human dignity.

I just hope the conscripts find out about it and start relieving officers of their heads.

If they are captured by the Ukrainians, there's at least a chance that they might get treatment.

 

[Pickman's model]

If they are captured by the Ukrainians, there's at least a chance that they might get treatment.

terminal or otherwise

 

[StoneRoad]

terminal or otherwise

I get the impression that the Ukrainians are actually following the various Conventions.
In other words, injured / captured personnel are being treated properly.

I recall that there were quite a few clips, back in the early stages of the war, of captured personnel being fed, given hot drinks and allowed to 'phone home.

 

[strung out]

Worrying video of some Ukrainian soldiers encircled in the Kherson pocket.

 

[Dystopiary]

Civilians are still being targetted. Last night Russian forces hit a 5 storey house in Mykolaiv.

Suspilne News on twitter

Maksym Eristavi said the death toll was seven.