After concussion protocol, I'm sure.

Look's like the great Russian strategist never anticipated Sweden and Finland joining NATO when he started his Special Military Operation; one he thought would be over in 30 days.

The Baltic and Gulf of Finland just became a bit less hospitable for Russian vessels.

That poor thing. It's had a tortured life.

I'll bet they're not big on setting condition Zebra or whatever they call it when they get called to general quarters. That being said, I doubt compartmentalization on a ship that small would have helped that much. Maybe would have floated longer.

https://navyadvancement.tpub.com/14325/css/Material-Conditions-Of-Readiness-341.htm

We've casually talked about value in a pact between eastern Euro nations that have more direct and active threat from Russia. Given the new fragility of NATO, maybe this has value. Finland, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Sweden, and Denmark could be the first bulwark to defend the Baltics.

Like every bully, Putin will continue pushing until someone pushes back hard enough to force a stop. The jingoistic, militaristic, and nationalistic rhetoric coming out of Moscow these days is more like Berlin 1930s than anything I could name.

Kontact armor

Bet somebody could fab up something for those Tochka TELs that are sitting around outta bullets.

I like the way you think.

So your contention is that China immediately goes nuclear if/when they invade Taiwan?

Skál!

Scouts destroyed the Russian complex "Murom-P":



The Russian storage facility for towed artillery in Omsk, which was completely depleted throughout the war.
Satellite images from May 2021 to May 2023.



Indians were scammed and sent to fight in Ukraine
Seven Indian citizens recorded a video message in which they said that they were forced to participate in the war in Ukraine on the side of Russia.

According to the Indians, they were lured to Belarus by a certain “travel agent”. He extorted money from them and then disappeared.

“We didn’t know we needed a visa. When we arrived in Belarus, the agent asked us for money and then disappeared,” said one of the Indians. In Belarus they were arrested by Lukashists and deported to Russia. There they were forced to sign unknown documents, after which they were sent to military training and then to the front.



Massive drops on Russian camp near Krynki:

20 minutes ago.

?Kursk, multiple POWERFUL Explosions pic.twitter.com/BIoLslANKM

— ???? South (@Azovsouth) March 6, 2024

Posted days ago, but identified. NSFW Russian bled out.
https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1765494301935476992

Also happens with the rubber- and petroleum-based stuff in a lot of places.

If U.S. troops are in Taiwan?

Yes.

I'm missing something.

I see what is apparently ACU/UCP pattern with a possible guy in Russian pattern off to our right his left?



I see now. Dang! Dude was just all walking by himself? A company commander, none the less?

Yeah, some of you guys called it when you thought it was a higher ranking soldier, didn't know how to treat his wounds.

Says video doesn’t exist.

I think Germany is making some good progress in terms of its defense industry, but I don't have much faith in German politicians. When it comes to France, the way it lays out its security priorities fundamentally breeds distrust in the rest of Europe. France has historically been tolerant of Russia as a major or middle-sized power, while caring far more about power projection in distant places, like sub-Saharan Africa. Needless to say, that breeds distrust with Northern and Eastern Europeans, for whom Russia is the overwhelming national security threat. Plus, there's the fact that one Macron is gone, there's a very good chance that France ends with an actual Putin agent as a president.

Finland, Poland, Sweden, Czechia, Slovakia, etc. do come to mind as potential members in an Eastern European pact to combat Russia. That being said, I think that the Russians are going to target as much information/hybrid warfare at these states as possible, to breed division. I've read that the Russians are targeting a shitload of disinformation at the Polish working class, where support for Ukraine has tanked relative to what it used to be. Hungary has Putin's butt buddy in charge, as does Slovakia (to a certain extent).

This is one of a few reasons why I think people who argue that Russia isn't a serious threat to Europe because it's bogged down in Eastern Ukraine are mistaken. At this point, I think that anyone who thinks we're going to see an all out war between Russia and NATO is mistaken, because I think the long term plans of the Kremlin are to fundamentally weaken Western democracies, the EU, and NATO, all of which it views as being inherently temporary phenomena doomed to failure. If, say, Le Pen gets elected in France, far right (i.e., AfD) and far left parties gain enough influence in Germany to paralyze its foreign policy towards Russia, the US continues to be skeptical towards security commitments to Europe, and more Putin puffers get into positions of power in Eastern Europe like they already have in Slovakia, Hungary, and Bulgaria, the Russians will likely do something to destroy faith in article 5. This could take the form of a hybrid invasion of, say, Estonia, for instance.

The chances of this happening are by no means zero. Right now, Russia just has to sit back, let the west grow tired of the war (that it's not even fighting), and let its disinformation do its work.

Try this one.


https://x.com/Aerobomber_UA/status/1763854508147315135
It might be you aren't logged into Twitter.

Good job, the 33rd Special Forces Detachment "Peresvet" is a part of Putins terror troops of the Russian Interior Ministry.

Attached File

What a historic photo. Can you imagine having a photo like that on your "I Love Me Wall"?

Interesting, thanks for that.