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No indeed. That'll be squashed by tomorrow
Ukraine and the Russian invasion, 2022-25
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The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
A perfectly normal thing to do on a Friday night
bimble
floofy
Tbh I have been a bit even weirder than usual for the last two weeks. Finding it hard to hang out with people who just talk about normal stuff and aren’t at all freaked by what’s going on. Tried it yesterday, didn’t go great. I’m not that interested in hearing about boyfriend troubles or whatever right now So yeah.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
It’ll make all the Russian troops go outside in sub-zero temperatures wearing little more than a bikini, and subsequently freeze to death.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Why does cutting Russia of from the Internet seem like a total own goal and in fact handing Putin what he wants on a plate?
www.techspot.com
Russia is taking further steps towards a Splinternet
Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor forced Google this week to remove tens of thousands of search results that link to resources used by Russians to circumvent bans placed...
www.techspot.com
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Well, we are all weird but that's not good though tbh . I made the comment in jest, as a throw away .Tbh I have been a bit even weirder than usual for the last two weeks. Finding it hard to hang out with people who just talk about normal stuff and aren’t at all freaked by what’s going on. Tried it yesterday, didn’t go great. I’m not that interested in hearing about boyfriend troubles or whatever right now So yeah.
I have a short break from social media every now and again or just browse and don't reply, otherwise it can become all consuming . You take care of yourself.
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
I once copped off with a girl from Durham after a night at the Boat with the revolving (revolting?) dance floor - it was February, she was wearing about 4 square inches of clothing, I was wearing a shirt and jumper and had recently returned from Norway.
I was shivering so hard I could barely kiss her, she didn't bat an eyelid.
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
Why does cutting Russia of from the Internet seem like a total own goal and in fact handing Putin what he wants on a plate?
Russia is taking further steps towards a Splinternet
Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor forced Google this week to remove tens of thousands of search results that link to resources used by Russians to circumvent bans placed...
is it not putins own plan to get what he wants on a plate
weltweit
Well-Known Member
This is pretty grim:
Ukraine: Thousands of vulnerable children unaccounted for
Extraction unit evacuating orphanages in the war zone say traffickers targeted children at the Ukraine border.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Starry Wisdom
No crisis goes unexploitedThis is pretty grim:
Ukraine: Thousands of vulnerable children unaccounted for
Extraction unit evacuating orphanages in the war zone say traffickers targeted children at the Ukraine border.www.bbc.co.uk
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
John Deere Brigade.
I see Ukrainian SOF referred to there as Spetznatz. I’ve been wondering about the name Spetznatz.
Are the Russian ones SOF like SAS etc. or more like US Rangers? From the amount of them I’ve seen referred to I take the Rangers view. There seems to be a lot of them. (Appreciate it is propaganda friendly that every RU soldier killed is Spetznatz, just like every German tank was a Tiger).
gosub
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Did find it out on Tuesday listening to a bloke planning his next three months worth of football, displacement I thinkTbh I have been a bit even weirder than usual for the last two weeks. Finding it hard to hang out with people who just talk about normal stuff and aren’t at all freaked by what’s going on. Tried it yesterday, didn’t go great. I’m not that interested in hearing about boyfriend troubles or whatever right now So yeah.
spring-peeper
Well-Known Member
Interesting article - Russian equipment losses
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
From a reply to that tweet...
Obviously, the usual caveats apply, but it'd be nice if it were true
Obviously, the usual caveats apply, but it'd be nice if it were true
mauvais
on reddit or something
Its navy is, on the face of it, less crap and to be taken fairly seriously. It's had a fair bit of spending. Don't conflate the lack of ability to wage expeditionary warfare (i.e. carrier groups) with total ability. Very few countries can do the former and Russia's capacity for the latter is relatively strong. But I don't really see where it gets you in this kind of discussion because what are they supposed to do with a navy if they can't effectively project power by any other means?
It's a broad term that technically covers any "special purpose" unit, so for example yes Rangers but the Marines would count too. Usually it's possible to talk in more specific terms like Alpha Group. And if you think about it in comparative West/Russia terms then you're probably going to get more confused - they don't have equal purpose or standards.John Deere Brigade.
I see Ukrainian SOF referred to there as Spetznatz. I’ve been wondering about the name Spetznatz.
Are the Russian ones SOF like SAS etc. or more like US Rangers? From the amount of them I’ve seen referred to I take the Rangers view. There seems to be a lot of them. (Appreciate it is propaganda friendly that every RU soldier killed is Spetznatz, just like every German tank was a Tiger).
weltweit
Well-Known Member
In other nuclear armed adversaries, MAD situations, on Wednesday India fired a missile into Pakistan, apparently by accident. it didn't detonate but crashed instead and no counter strike was fired by Pakistan.
I don't know what kind of missile it was nor whether it had a payload.
But still, not ideal.
I don't know what kind of missile it was nor whether it had a payload.
But still, not ideal.
India accidentally fires missile into Pakistan
Delhi blames a "technical malfunction" for the incident, which it called "deeply regrettable".
www.bbc.co.uk
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
They kind of bridge from special forces like SAS along to elite paratrooper types.John Deere Brigade.
I see Ukrainian SOF referred to there as Spetznatz. I’ve been wondering about the name Spetznatz.
Are the Russian ones SOF like SAS etc. or more like US Rangers? From the amount of them I’ve seen referred to I take the Rangers view. There seems to be a lot of them. (Appreciate it is propaganda friendly that every RU soldier killed is Spetznatz, just like every German tank was a Tiger).
The trouble is that the word "spetznaz" has become a broader description of any vaguely special-looking force in Russia.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Looking at the "captured" numbers for some of that armour, I do hope that the Ukrainian military is instituting a crash training programme for tank crews...
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Thanks mauvais and existentialist that confirms what I thought. They used to be lumped in with Tier 1 around the world but I can see now it is less specific that that.
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
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John Deere Brigade.
I see Ukrainian SOF referred to there as Spetznatz. I’ve been wondering about the name Spetznatz.
Are the Russian ones SOF like SAS etc. or more like US Rangers? From the amount of them I’ve seen referred to I take the Rangers view. There seems to be a lot of them. (Appreciate it is propaganda friendly that every RU soldier killed is Spetznatz, just like every German tank was a Tiger).
It's just a catch-all term - if I was being dismissive I would say that it applies to every Russian soldier allowed within 20ft of a map...
There's a bewildering array of units from different organs of state - Airborne units from the Army, Marines from the Navy, and 'crunchy' paramilitary units from SVR, FSB, GRU, OMOM....
If applied in a UK context it would include everyone in 16 Air Assault Bde, everyone in 3 Commando Bde, 21/22/23 SAS, SBS, SRR, Ranger Regiment, and then SIS, MI5 DI and the Home Office all having their own versions of 22SAS.
A squabbling gangfuck.
Nylock
I hate 'these days'...
Russia threatens nukes because that's the only tool that they have that allows them to hold NATO at bay. Whether people like it or not, NATO is the largest and most powerful military alliance the world has ever seen and whilst the western European contingent wound down to almost the minimum requirements, the eastern states with a wary eye on Russia largely kept up with their military spending. The US, as the biggest member has maintained their post ww2 doctrine of being able to fight and win two major conventional wars simultaneously.
As a combined military, NATO would pulverise the Russian military in very short order. The Russians know this, NATO knows this. That's why NATO takes the nuclear threat seriously, because it IS a serious threat. No amount of pressure under the present circumstances will make them create a no fly zone over Ukraine. Zelenskyy is pushing on a closed door with these requests.
It's a shite state of affairs
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Talking of which, what about that gang of weird steroid-bulged bodybuilding types who prance around in the blue-and-white striped T-shirts like some kind of Putinesque homoerotic fantasy?
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
You're not suppose to reveal the secret callsign
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Talking of which, what about that gang of weird steroid-bulged bodybuilding types who prance around in the blue-and-white striped T-shirts like some kind of Putinesque homoerotic fantasy?
That’s the paratroopers. VSV(?). There’s a very funny video somewhere that rips them to shreds
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