Russia Invades Ukraine

[RLENT]

Another good guy to follow is Trent Telenko, who did a thread on equipment and tire maintenance (and lack thereof) that I read a couple of days ago.

(FYI: "Rasputitsa" is a Russian term for two seasons of the year, spring and autumn, when travel on unpaved roads or across country becomes difficult, owing to muddy conditions from rain or melting snow.)

This one below is on logistics ... and that big scary "column" north of Kyiv:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499894937738952704

This is the one on vehicle and tire maintenance:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499164252350857220

Good guy to follow ... as opposed to Vlad's Col. Surrender Monkey that appears on Faux Nuuz.

 

[RLENT]

More hardware rolling from Novosibirsk, Russia ... which is in Central Asia, way north and a little east of New Delhi, India ...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1500103452185272330

From one of the comments on that Tweet:

yea, send reinforcements from 4000km away... the "special operation" must be going as planned..

Possibly not ...

 

[Ragman]

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My point: Putin isn’t H.

I never said he was, but just as evil and needs to be dealt with just the same.

 

[RLENT]

Saw someone comment that yesterday (+/-, time difference) were the worst air losses for RU in a generation.

They were commenting on this tweet:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1500134424368848899

Not clear if the above tally includes this one below:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1500075457798189057

Slava Ukraini !

 

[Ragman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1500075457798189057

Slava Ukraini !

 

[RLENT]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1500382321953882113

The numbers keep climbing.

 

[RLENT]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1500385489240698880

The linked text is worth a read, no idea as to authenticity ... but some folks with expertise have commented that it looks like it may be.

Lots in there, but one major assessment is:

We (the West) are at war ... whether we know it or not.

Be interesting to see others' assessments on it in coming days as far as validity goes, by those that have insights into such things.

 

[RLENT]

This one makes a good point in terms of war coverage in the US media, although that's not really what it's aimed at.

Most (tv) media focus on telling a dramatic story, the more drama the better as it holds viewer interest.

Very few presenters are experts in the subject matter they are dealing with, with the exception of the occasional expert brought in to opine. In this case most likely military experts, although scholars on defense international geopolitics as well.

Graphic departments in newsrooms largely make up what you see on the screen and the suffer from the same weakness as the presenters.

In the two maps below, the one on the left is likely to far more accurate than the one on the right (click each one to see the whole map)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1500154147668168709

An army can roll through an area - but that doesn't mean that they actually occupy or control it ... or what's behind them.

 

[muttly]

I never said he was, but just as evil and needs to be dealt with just the same.

So in essence the same. The way they dealt with him was boots on the ground and WW2.

 

[Ragman]

So in essence the same. The way they dealt with him was boots on the ground and WW2.

Nice try, but way off base..

Try 1937 - 1939 as the applicable years.

 

[muttly]

Nice try, but way off base..

Try 1937 - 1939 as the applicable years.

Because he invaded a country right?

 

[muttly]

They will find ways to get around this anyway. In the meantime, U.S citizens, especially lower income people, will bare the brunt of the sanctions with even higher energy costs as well as a whole host of other things.

Russian banks rush to switch to Chinese card system

Several Russian banks said on Sunday they would soon start issuing cards using the Chinese UnionPay card operator's system coupled with Russia's own Mir network, after Visa and MasterCard said they were suspending operations in Russia.

www.reuters.com

Sanctions Could Increase Moscow's Dependence on China

Moscow may be driven into Beijing's economic embrace as the West's rivals seek alternatives to SWIFT

time.com

 

[Ragman]

Because he invaded a country right?

Yes, Poland, but you knew that, what's your point.

 

[muttly]

Yes, Poland, but you knew that, what's your point.

No not Him, Putin. Invaded a country Ukraine. Other countries have done this before too including…

 

[Ragman]

Other countries have done this before too including…

Stop being criptic, what's your point?

 

[skyraider]

12 bucks now to fill up a motorcycle gas tank,,,love it,,,but 55 mpg makes up for it,,,lol,,,life goes on,,at the moment...

 

[RLENT]

"Please, please ... just allow Uncle Pooty's wanton slaughter of civilians - innocent men, women, and children - to continue ... my fuel bill(s) are going up ... and I don't like that ... sniff ..."

 

[RLENT]

Stop being criptic, what's your point?

I'd say he's trying to equate US military actions with what Russia is doing ... either without realizing - or purposely ignoring - that US targeting and ROE has been highly constrained ... unlike what Russia is doing (and has done repeatedly: Grozny, Aleppo, etc.)

Has the US made serious errors and mistakes with respect in terms of targeting and have soldiers violated ROE ?

Have there yahoo cowboys in US armed forces that have done such ?

Absolutely ... but there is literally no equating one with the other.

 

[RLENT]

Another (likely fairly accurate) map:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1500543647535681537

Putin has until June ... if that ... before his country literally implodes ...

Much less time to pull off salvaging the disaster he unleashed in Ukraine.

There's probably at this point as good a chance that Pooty is deposed as a leader as there is Zelensky.

 

[muttly]

I'd say he's trying to equate US military actions with what Russia is doing ... either without realizing - or purposely ignoring - that US targeting and ROE has been highly constrained ... unlike what Russia is doing (and has done repeatedly: Grozny, Aleppo, etc.)

Has the US made serious errors and mistakes with respect in terms of targeting and have soldiers violated ROE ?

Have there yahoo cowboys in US armed forces that have done such ?

Absolutely ... but there is literally no equating one with the other.

You forgot one other country.