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Originally Posted By realwar: When asked whether Putin is a "war criminal," Biden initially says no and walks away, then returns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTSV765kPu8 View Quote Dude walked by like he was lost. |
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Originally Posted By Sajer: I've seen a few videos of a single tank or APC cruising along all alone only to get whacked. Kind of weird though with no back up at all? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Sajer: Originally Posted By Chokey:
I've seen a few videos of a single tank or APC cruising along all alone only to get whacked. Kind of weird though with no back up at all? Seems like there were two tanks (at least) as remnants of a body flew into the frame from the other tank getting hit. |
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Originally Posted By Keekleberrys: Artillery is a hell of a drug View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Keekleberrys: Originally Posted By Bassgasm:
Artillery is a hell of a drug They got rolled hard. Damn! That's awesome |
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Originally Posted By Dracster: A new toy for someone. The previous user no longer needs it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/48680/photo_2022-03-15_14-13-17_jpg-2315820.JPG View Quote Is that a vintorez? |
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Originally Posted By TxRabbitBane: Is that a vintorez? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By TxRabbitBane: Originally Posted By Dracster: A new toy for someone. The previous user no longer needs it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/48680/photo_2022-03-15_14-13-17_jpg-2315820.JPG Is that a vintorez? AS VAL, a version of the VSS. |
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: The fucked up all sorts of shit at an airport, look like they took it back from the terrorists. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By bigstick61: Does anyone know whatever became of the Ukrainian offensives reported to have been taking place overnight? The fucked up all sorts of shit at an airport, look like they took it back from the terrorists. They attacked the airport earlier, but they did not take it back (it's in Kherson). I'm talking about the offensives believed to be occurring against Russian forces encircling Kiev. |
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The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion for equality made vain the hope for freedom.
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Originally Posted By K5FAL: https://t.me/OSINTUKRAINE/3343 What the heck comes flying into the video from the right, towards the end of the video??? View Quote Watch it until the end there was a second tank getting toasted right behind it. It was a crunchie or a crewman from the second tank. GREAT FOOTAGE! |
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I've been battling some internal demons this week, so far I'm 0 for 6.
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
View Quote While I'm hopeful I wanna see some wreckage pics before I believe it. Russia isn't going to have many Fullbacks left soon. |
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Originally Posted By Balu: I don't quite get why the Ukrainians agree to talks without a cease fire. Evidently, they are sitting down with the Russian delegation to discuss terms while the Russians are actively shelling their cities... View Quote Probably because they would like to stop the shelling? |
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According to S&P Global Mobility, the war in Ukraine is anticipated to reduce global light-duty vehicle manufacturing by millions of units until next year.On Wednesday, the automotive research group, formerly known as IHS Markit, cut its worldwide light vehicle production prediction for 2022 and 2023 by 2.6 million units for both years, to 81.6 million for 2022 and 88.5 million for 2023. The Ukraine war has led to logistical and supply chain issues, as well as essential vehicle component parts shortages. Many automakers, for example, get wire harnesses from Ukraine, which are used in cars for electrical power and communication between parts. The issues add to a supply chain that is already stretched due to the coronavirus pandemic and a manufacturing shortage of semiconductor chips. According to S&P, European auto manufacturing will be the most affected. The company slashed its European projection by 1.7 million units, with just under 1 million units lost due to lower demand in Russia and Ukraine. The remaining reductions are due to war-related parts shortages, such as chips and wiring harnesses. In comparison, S&P intends to cut light-duty vehicle manufacturing in North America by 480,000 units in 2022 and 549,000 units in 2023. According to S&P, over 45 percent of Ukraine-made wiring harnesses are usually exported to Germany and Poland, putting German automakers at risk. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago, automakers such as Volkswagen and BMW have been among the hardest hit. View Quote |
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Sergei Lavrov claims a peace deal with Ukraine is 'close'
Russia's Sergei Lavrov claims a peace deal with Ukraine is 'close' |
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Originally Posted By CS223: Not overly impressed with the performance of that LAW if that is what was fired. Looked like soldiers in the back were unaffected. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By CS223: Originally Posted By hondaciv:
LAW rockets are weak and meant for disabling trucks and thin skinned vehicles. Appears they killed/wounded guys up front and disabled the truck. It crashes into a tree. |
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By PurpleOtter: Originally Posted By Star_Scream: And now Slovakia is gonna get Patriot batteries. Smooth move Pootie Wut? Given DOD is a US military function, of course US taxpayers fund it. Russian propaganda is frankly moronic. |
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Originally Posted By M-1975: Even the Russian T-90 is made with 70s-80s tech where ammo and fuel are still kept in the crew compartment, which is why you see so many sub-orbital launches. Western tanks don't do that anymore. View Quote The t90 has performed the best out of all of these. It entered service in 05 and has an armoured carousel for the ammunition, which is why you see so many of them with intact turrets and no launching. The t80, 72, and 64 don't have this. |
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Originally Posted By Star_Scream: While I'm hopeful I wanna see some wreckage pics before I believe it. Russia isn't going to have many Fullbacks left soon. View Quote Isn't the Su-34 Fullback supposed to be their equivalent to our F-15E Strike Eagle? As in a new, very capable deep strike/interdiction aircraft? They've had several shot down during this conflict already. |
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Originally Posted By kncook: LAW rockets are weak and meant for disabling trucks and thin skinned vehicles. Appears they killed/wounded guys up front and disabled the truck. It crashes into a tree. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By kncook: Originally Posted By CS223: Originally Posted By hondaciv:
LAW rockets are weak and meant for disabling trucks and thin skinned vehicles. Appears they killed/wounded guys up front and disabled the truck. It crashes into a tree. it was a RPG-22 |
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
View Quote Earlier in the thread, there were a bunch of posts asking why the Bayraktars were targeting SAMs. Well... that one was actively shooting at something. |
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Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv residential building
Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv residential building as huge explosions rock Ukrainian capital |
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Originally Posted By mnd6563: According to my pilot friend, former Air Force F-15 guy. It is more complicated than that. The NATO MiGs are western electronics, glass cockpits, nato comms and systems. It would take a month of training to learn to fly it. BUT. Learning to fly it effectively under duress in combat would take many more months. Basically like going from a MiG to an older F-16. He also did not think the MiG 29 has the type of weapons that would be useful in the current conflict. Plus it would need to stay low away from Russian AD radars and it is a huge gas hog with horrible range at low levels. And it is shitty at ground attack. It can dog fight, but the Russians are not flying a lot of fighters over Ukraine as both sides are hitting everything with AD. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By mnd6563: Originally Posted By m35ben: Originally Posted By bigstick61: A while back they had said that pilots had already been sent to Poland to be so trained. If true, then this is a non-issue. It's just an excuse for Western cowardice. According to my pilot friend, former Air Force F-15 guy. It is more complicated than that. The NATO MiGs are western electronics, glass cockpits, nato comms and systems. It would take a month of training to learn to fly it. BUT. Learning to fly it effectively under duress in combat would take many more months. Basically like going from a MiG to an older F-16. He also did not think the MiG 29 has the type of weapons that would be useful in the current conflict. Plus it would need to stay low away from Russian AD radars and it is a huge gas hog with horrible range at low levels. And it is shitty at ground attack. It can dog fight, but the Russians are not flying a lot of fighters over Ukraine as both sides are hitting everything with AD. I think it was adequately explained in the analysis video someone linked in a few pages ago. Worth watching BTW. The key takeaways from the MiG-29 discussion were: - Polish MiGs would need to be stripped of all NATO specific avionics and electronics (encrypted comms etc.) - They would need to be outfitted with non-NATO equipment in place of some of those to be airworthy or more precisely combat worthy - Doing those removals and retrofits takes time (probably measured in months rather than weeks) - After that they would have to be tested to ensure they are airworthy/combat ready -> additional time - Then they would need to train the Ukrainian pilots on the different cockpit and mission systems (more weeks or months) - Although the MiGs on paper are multi-role, they are mainly outfitted and suitable for air defense (as in against other aircraft). That's not the primary issue the Ukrainians are facing at the moment. Most of the destruction is inflicted on them via artillery and various missile strikes (MLRS, ballistic, cruise) The MiGs would not be very useful against those. - Due to the SAM threat environment they would have to fly low and the MiGs are infamous for having a short combat radius / endurance even when operating "normally". Flying low they may have around 30 minutes of mission time and then they need to RTB for refueling. So the Eastern part of Ukraine would be mostly out of reach for them. I think it's safe to say that sending Ukraine MANPADs, ATGMs, armed drones, and small arms with ammo will make a much bigger difference. |
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Originally Posted By fadedsun: The t90 has performed the best out of all of these. It entered service in 05 and has an armoured carousel for the ammunition, which is why you see so many of them with intact turrets and no launching. The t80, 72, and 64 don't have this. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By fadedsun: Originally Posted By M-1975: Even the Russian T-90 is made with 70s-80s tech where ammo and fuel are still kept in the crew compartment, which is why you see so many sub-orbital launches. Western tanks don't do that anymore. The t90 has performed the best out of all of these. It entered service in 05 and has an armoured carousel for the ammunition, which is why you see so many of them with intact turrets and no launching. The t80, 72, and 64 don't have this. You don't see as many because the crew had the sense to abandon them first. https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html |
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God's grace is not cheap; it's free.
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Originally Posted By 64tinc: So reading a lot of comments I gather that every hates all Russian people no matter where they live now. Ukrainians are saints and just poor people in a democratic country. Facts don't matter just propaganda. There are family members in both countries. Brothers cousins sisters. It's hard to tell the actual people to fight their families. Ukraine is corrupt and has biological warfare laboratories and launders money for elite families. Russia has too many faults to list. Sanctions don't hurt Putin they hurt the average citizens that don't want war there. Corruption has no boundaries in land language or currency. View Quote Facts lol? We don’t need your Russian propaganda. Ukraine maybe be corrupt but it doesn’t give Russia any justification for what they are doing in Ukraine. And you’re seriously gonna jump onto the whole “but muh bio labs” bandwagon a week later after everyone else? Lol every single country has them and despite what you think, not every single thing is a conspiracy. You know what’s fact? Innocent Ukrainian women children and elderly are being slaughtered while their Russian counterparts are still going to bed in peace every night. |
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Originally Posted By whollyshite: Texas is ashamed that you think they only have 20 million rounds in the state. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By whollyshite: Originally Posted By kcolg30:
So basically TEXAS Texas is ashamed that you think they only have 20 million rounds in the state. That would be less than 2 rounds per person in GA. |
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Originally Posted By boltcatch: Uh... a lot of people know both arabs and Ukrainians. Not to mention a number of other post-Soviet states. This is really not difficult to figure out, even if you're willing to accept various claims about Syria at face value. People had hoped that 70+ years of Soviet bullshit was finally over, but now we're just dealing with wish.com USSR 2.0. We already had enough problems with China without having to put up with this crap. I have no doubt that some in Western government went out of their way to make sure this war happened for their own benefit, but at the end of the day it happened because Russian leadership just can't play well with others. Maybe if they hadn't spent a few generations brutalizing their neighbors, they wouldn't have to be so paranoid about people hating them. They're not really going to be missed if they do themselves in demographically. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By boltcatch: Originally Posted By Commando223: It really is but it's interesting nobody really cared much for Syrian women and children and didn't they get gassed? Ukraine has an excellent pr department Ukraine seems to be doing fine I thought russian jets weren't even being used much as they got shot down quickly. Uh... a lot of people know both arabs and Ukrainians. Not to mention a number of other post-Soviet states. This is really not difficult to figure out, even if you're willing to accept various claims about Syria at face value. People had hoped that 70+ years of Soviet bullshit was finally over, but now we're just dealing with wish.com USSR 2.0. We already had enough problems with China without having to put up with this crap. I have no doubt that some in Western government went out of their way to make sure this war happened for their own benefit, but at the end of the day it happened because Russian leadership just can't play well with others. Maybe if they hadn't spent a few generations brutalizing their neighbors, they wouldn't have to be so paranoid about people hating them. They're not really going to be missed if they do themselves in demographically. There are about 150 Russian “old guard” politicians that keep the game going that needed to be culled like the Nazis after WW2 at Nuremberg. It’s the only way to wipe the threat of it occurring again off the face of the earth. |
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Originally Posted By Mike_c130: Russia has raw materials, but not the economy to use them to replace their forces at the rate they are (apparently) losing them. Unhappy people at home HAVE led the government to start wars as a distraction, but people unhappy ABOUT the war (and its effects) have a tendency to end them, and often the government behind them. Unrest related to the Soviet occupation in Afghanistan had a lot to do with the decline and eventual fall of the Soviet Union - the inability to compete economically with the United States and the West in general didn't help them out, either. Estimates of Soviet losses during the occupation of Afghanistan (which lasted 10 years or so) are about 15,000 killed. Estimates of their losses in Ukraine in less than a month are between 1/3 and 2/3 of that amount. IN A MONTH. If Ukraine drags out, it isn't going to galvanize support for the war in Russia, but most likely the opposite. Mike View Quote Yes, but it's Russia. Their capacity to support their own wholesale slaughter is unmatched. I'm not saying they'll win, but they could drag it on. |
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
View Quote There is a downed fighter in the last few frames of that video |
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Originally Posted By realwar: Sergei Lavrov claims a peace deal with Ukraine is 'close' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Aemtzu-pl8 View Quote Man, Lavrov looks like he is just done with Putins shit and this whole war. Kind of feel sorry for the poor bastard. Imagine having a boss that will literally kill you if you do anything he doesnt like.. |
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Coyote with 40 people crammed into a minivan gets into a chase with DPS, Paco over estimates his driving abilities and *whmmo!* the Astrovan of Immigration becomes a Pinata of Pain, hurling broken bodies like so many tasty pieces of cheap candy...
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
View Quote “10 a day keeps crazy Ivan away.” |
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London (CNN Business) The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine during a live broadcast says it was "impossible to stay silent" and that she wants the world to know that many Russians are against the invasion. Marina Ovsyannikova told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday that many Russian journalists see a disconnect between reality and what is presented on the country's television channels, and that even her mother has been "brainwashed" by state propaganda. 'It's a tragedy we are witnessing' "I have been feeling a cognitive dissonance, more and more, between my beliefs and what we say on air," said Ovsyannikova. "The war was the point of no return, when it was simply impossible to stay silent." View Quote |
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Originally Posted By M-1975: lol https://i.postimg.cc/VsC0bQZ3/541.pnghttps://i.postimg.cc/3NqQz3zh/5gj.png https://i.postimg.cc/DZQ2qvtq/fr.png You don't see as many because the crew had the sense to abandon them first. https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By M-1975: Originally Posted By fadedsun: Originally Posted By M-1975: Even the Russian T-90 is made with 70s-80s tech where ammo and fuel are still kept in the crew compartment, which is why you see so many sub-orbital launches. Western tanks don't do that anymore. The t90 has performed the best out of all of these. It entered service in 05 and has an armoured carousel for the ammunition, which is why you see so many of them with intact turrets and no launching. The t80, 72, and 64 don't have this. https://i.postimg.cc/VsC0bQZ3/541.pnghttps://i.postimg.cc/3NqQz3zh/5gj.png https://i.postimg.cc/DZQ2qvtq/fr.png You don't see as many because the crew had the sense to abandon them first. https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html Obligatory: Why Russia's T-90 is Cheap Useless Junk! | Your Favorite Tank Sucks #2 |
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Originally Posted By realwar: Sergei Lavrov claims a peace deal with Ukraine is 'close' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Aemtzu-pl8 View Quote This is bullshit. They gave Ukraine a list of demands and called it a “Peace Plan”. Ukraine will obviously and rightly reject what is basically a surrender demand and Russia will say Ukraine rejected a “peace deal”. |
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Originally Posted By dillydilly: Facts lol? We don’t need your Russian propaganda. Ukraine maybe be corrupt but it doesn’t give Russia any justification for what they are doing in Ukraine. And you’re seriously gonna jump onto the whole “but muh bio labs” bandwagon a week later after everyone else? Lol every single country has them and despite what you think, not every single thing is a conspiracy. You know what’s fact? Innocent Ukrainian women children and elderly are being slaughtered while their Russian counterparts are still going to bed in peace every night. View Quote I’m not buying Bioweapns, but mainly because I learned from our mistake. Colin Powell’s vial was the deciding factor for many Americans support the invasion. Of course that was total bullshit. Just like I went to bed every night while Iraqis were going through hell for a decade. |
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Originally Posted By Dracster: A new toy for someone. The previous user no longer needs it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/48680/photo_2022-03-15_14-13-17_jpg-2315820.JPG View Quote For some very weird reason I really want one of those. |
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Look, when I woke up this morning I had no plans to be sexy, but shit happens!
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
View Quote seems like the weapons, basically the entire world is sending in are finally being put to use. russia is taking a beating today. |
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Originally Posted By Chokey: Originally Posted By kncook: Originally Posted By CS223: Originally Posted By hondaciv:
LAW rockets are weak and meant for disabling trucks and thin skinned vehicles. Appears they killed/wounded guys up front and disabled the truck. It crashes into a tree. it was a RPG-22 Basically the same thing. |
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Originally Posted By Bunn19: Isn't the Su-34 Fullback supposed to be their equivalent to our F-15E Strike Eagle? As in a new, very capable deep strike/interdiction aircraft? They've had several shot down during this conflict already. View Quote Pretty much, except its way bigger than the f15. Pilots are side by side and it even has a little bathroom in it. It's got an armoured cockpit too. And it's very expensive. |
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Originally Posted By alphabavo: I mean… I can see why they look terrified… https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173944/23F8ABBC-B9C5-4675-93E3-2B6EFB916CE3_jpe-2315832.JPG View Quote this needs putins face shopped in stat. |
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Originally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: Wait, Vlad really did get AIDS from a trannie? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: Originally Posted By hondaciv: I'll just leave this here I guess.
Wait, Vlad really did get AIDS from a trannie? It sounds like a bill that goes after people who leak or "blackmail" people's intimate pics. Anyone remember the Hunter Biden pics? lol |
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Originally Posted By Mal_means_bad: Crash landed plane in the field at the end, maybe what the Buk was shooting at. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Mal_means_bad: Originally Posted By Chokey:
Looked like a drone. |
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This is too funny. Death to the orcs
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / CinC AF of Ukraine In the Kyiv direction, our artillerymen arranged a highway to hell command post and support point for the 35th Army of the Eastern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. # Let's stand #StrongTogether #UkrainiansWillResist https://t.me/operativnoZSU @operativnoZSU Highway to Hell |
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