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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:09:20 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:30:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:31:52 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:32:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Very interesting. Thanks as always for posting. I've been very curious about the modifications to the UA Abrams. I bet the delivery was delayed a year just to remove the 2 tons of DU armor, plus another 6 months for the new panel-labels in Ukrainian... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: This Twitter gives a rundown of the M1A1 Abrams that the Ukrainians recieved.
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Very interesting. Thanks as always for posting. I've been very curious about the modifications to the UA Abrams. I bet the delivery was delayed a year just to remove the 2 tons of DU armor, plus another 6 months for the new panel-labels in Ukrainian... Yeah, unfortunately there was a delay because of the armor downgrade. Also sucks to see we can't provide an export capable blue force tracker type system. That would greatly increase situational awareness. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:33:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/1DmvVes.jpeg  Like I said, we will see much more of them. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/1DmvVes.jpeg Another variation of a Russian tank with improvised armor consisting of metal plates and metal crate.This one also has an EW complex/jammer established on the top. Like I said, we will see much more of them. lol, holy crap.
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:37:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime:
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Just for reference from other reports, Russian artillery guns are expected to be nearly if not completely extinct by 2026 at the rate it is being attritted. Not the ammo, but the guns themselves. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:38:08 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:38:47 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:40:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lorazepam: Cool video inside.
It was aa cool vid. It's images like that that give FJB and the State dept. nightmares. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:41:51 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:43:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lorazepam:
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:49:07 AM EDT
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May have missed an earlier response. If a heavy drone hits a turtle tank with a down the throat shot (contained), would that effectively blind it?
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:49:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GNC4IuWWAAACMI5?format=jpg&name=medium Okay, but it still won't increase survivablilty from Ukrainian air defenses.
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:54:44 AM EDT
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Eastern Prussia was one of the first to experience all the «charms» of the Soviet troops ... In the farmyard stood a cart, to which naked women were nailed through their hands in a cruciform position ... Near a large inn stood a barn and to each of its two doors a naked woman was nailed through the hands, in a crucified posture.... In the dwellings, a total of 72 women, including children, and an old man, were found...all dead.... Some babies had had their heads bashed in... |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:55:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov who defected to Ukraine 'shot dead' in Spain Ah yes. Thank you. I remember reading about that a few months ago but I forgot. If you are going to defect (or an Army Sgt on vacation) do NOT contact your Russian ex or g-friend or meet any new Russian "friends" you met on fakebook... In fact disappear off the grid. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:56:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brahm: yes it was in the news, at least here. my understanding is he reached out to his ex back in russia. it seems she was an ex for a reason and he found out. Yes. Thank you and 4XGM for the reminder. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:57:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:01:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Has this been in the news? I've not heard of this although I 100% believe it. There needs to be a "defector-protection-program" in place not just a briefcase of cash. Although people get stupid once they think they are "safe"... Instead of laying low in Ukraine or elsewhere, the guy moved to Spain to an area heavily populated by Russians and was very social, including contacting his former girlfriend in Russia. You can't protect those who don't want to be protected. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:04:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Yeah, unfortunately there was a delay because of the armor downgrade. Also sucks to see we can't provide an export capable blue force tracker type system. That would greatly increase situational awareness. You'd think that by now we'd have a thousand export-ready tanks ready and waiting for all sorts of allies. What a fantastic investment for freedom and the American way around the world. Nothing says "fuck you" more then sending 31 downgraded tanks 18 months AFTER they could have been useful. Maybe 31 downgraded F16's or F18 I could understand (escalation-fear piss flowing) but something so banal (and needed) as old tanks sitting in storage?!?! Send them all under lend-lease! |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:06:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Just for reference from other reports, Russian artillery guns are expected to be nearly if not completely extinct by 2026 at the rate it is being attritted. Not the ammo, but the guns themselves. How are the Nork analogs? China to Nork to Russia? |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:08:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: Gold.
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:12:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By doc540: May have missed an earlier response. If a heavy drone hits a turtle tank with a down the throat shot (contained), would that effectively blind it? The front of the tank is the part designed to stop typical threats like the RPG warheads on the drones. Shit blowing up on the front of the tank is still bad for it and may "blind" it but the driver or TC could just open the hatch and see that way once the smoke clears. Remember, these turtle-tanks are not for getting into tank on tank duels with dynamic shooting and moving, which seem to be very rare. It's just to survive the drone swarm long enough to reach the objective, fire off a few rounds at UA trenches, drop off infantry, and make it back. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:13:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Has this been in the news? I've not heard of this although I 100% believe it. There needs to be a "defector-protection-program" in place not just a briefcase of cash. Although people get stupid once they think they are "safe"... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By Lieh-tzu: The Russian helicopter pilot that defected to Ukraine fled to Spain, and FSB found him there. Russia has a pretty good record of killing people they want killed. Has this been in the news? I've not heard of this although I 100% believe it. There needs to be a "defector-protection-program" in place not just a briefcase of cash. Although people get stupid once they think they are "safe"... It didn't help he moved to a city/town/region in Spain known for having lots of Russians, specifically Russian criminals. The news said signs in his apartment building were in English, Spanish, and Russian. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:18:11 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:19:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: You'd think that by now we'd have a thousand export-ready tanks ready and waiting for all sorts of allies. What a fantastic investment for freedom and the American way around the world. Nothing says "fuck you" more then sending 31 downgraded tanks 18 months AFTER they could have been useful. Maybe 31 downgraded F16's or F18 I could understand (escalation-fear piss flowing) but something so banal (and needed) as old tanks sitting in storage?!?! Send them all under lend-lease! I agree, I am sure we could have sent some decent stuff in enough numbers and capabilities to make a big difference sooner rather than later. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:19:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Alex9661: Instead of laying low in Ukraine or elsewhere, the guy moved to Spain to an area heavily populated by Russians and was very social, including contacting his former girlfriend in Russia. You can't protect those who don't want to be protected. Yes. Thank you. It seems that the poor guys last good decision was defecting. As a former homicide det. I'm very interested in the actual hit. I guess FSB has underworld assets or contractors for such work since actual FSB guys seem to be getting caught left and right fucking up basic fieldcraft. I like watching cheesy movies about assassins and hitmen and I forget that there really are some lurking about. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:20:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: How are the Nork analogs? China to Nork to Russia? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Just for reference from other reports, Russian artillery guns are expected to be nearly if not completely extinct by 2026 at the rate it is being attritted. Not the ammo, but the guns themselves. How are the Nork analogs? China to Nork to Russia? Not any better. North Korean supplies to Russia whether it's ammo, or guns, or ballistic missiles falls short of even Russian expectations in many cases. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:22:29 AM EDT
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 China’s President Xi Jinping gets red carpet welcome on visit to Serbia | BBC News |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:23:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By michigan66: It didn't help he moved to a city/town/region in Spain known for having lots of Russians, specifically Russian criminals. The news said signs in his apartment building were in English, Spanish, and Russian. It's even possible that some rando Russian on "vacation"(Russian mob type) recognized him, knew the background and decided to shoot the guy out of patriotic drunkenness. About as likely as FSB cloak and dagger... |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:26:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Not any better. North Korean supplies to Russia whether it's ammo, or guns, or ballistic missiles falls short of even Russian expectations in many cases. That's good. I'm kinda worried that the Norks are getting too much real world testing of their stuff (paid for by Russia) and may be able to make improvements. Same with Iran. Russia is also now motivated to send tech's to help their Axis friends improve quality. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:31:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: That's good. I'm kinda worried that the Norks are getting too much real world testing of their stuff (paid for by Russia) and may be able to make improvements. Same with Iran. Russia is also now motivated to send tech's to help their Axis friends improve quality. The performance of the stuff transferred to Russia does not match the stuff being shot into SK The irony is the Koreans are doing what was alleged what the U.S. was doing and get rid of their old stuff that needed to be DRMO’d but they are selling it to the Russians. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:34:36 AM EDT
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Of all weapons I'd expect the towed tube artillery to run out the last, it being so cost-effective and central to the Soviet doctrine.
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:40:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:41:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Okay, but it still won't increase survivablilty from Ukrainian air defenses. It makes the debris twice as dangerous 😀 |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:42:06 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:04:07 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:04:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: The front of the tank is the part designed to stop typical threats like the RPG warheads on the drones. Shit blowing up on the front of the tank is still bad for it and may "blind" it but the driver or TC could just open the hatch and see that way once the smoke clears. Remember, these turtle-tanks are not for getting into tank on tank duels with dynamic shooting and moving, which seem to be very rare. It's just to survive the drone swarm long enough to reach the objective, fire off a few rounds at UA trenches, drop off infantry, and make it back. Understood, thanks. Now it's "two drones to the face" with the late one for the hatch peeker's pecker. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:11:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: The front of the tank is the part designed to stop typical threats like the RPG warheads on the drones. Shit blowing up on the front of the tank is still bad for it and may "blind" it but the driver or TC could just open the hatch and see that way once the smoke clears. Remember, these turtle-tanks are not for getting into tank on tank duels with dynamic shooting and moving, which seem to be very rare. It's just to survive the drone swarm long enough to reach the objective, fire off a few rounds at UA trenches, drop off infantry, and make it back. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By doc540: May have missed an earlier response. If a heavy drone hits a turtle tank with a down the throat shot (contained), would that effectively blind it? The front of the tank is the part designed to stop typical threats like the RPG warheads on the drones. Shit blowing up on the front of the tank is still bad for it and may "blind" it but the driver or TC could just open the hatch and see that way once the smoke clears. Remember, these turtle-tanks are not for getting into tank on tank duels with dynamic shooting and moving, which seem to be very rare. It's just to survive the drone swarm long enough to reach the objective, fire off a few rounds at UA trenches, drop off infantry, and make it back. Have been curious about the UKR counter to this development, wonder if they're going to fly one of those thermostatic armed drones into the opening and split it open from the inside? Pretty sure those welds aren't ASME or API compliant  Maybe something else? The treads also look to be exposed. Would think one of those turtles would be rightly fucked if they threw a tread. Either of those approaches, or whatever UKR comes up with as a counter, will force them to use more drones per turtle than on a non-turtle. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:20:45 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:29:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Just for reference from other reports, Russian artillery guns are expected to be nearly if not completely extinct by 2026 at the rate it is being attritted. Not the ammo, but the guns themselves. Ukraine doesn't have until 2026, unless they solve the mobilization problem. Zaluzhny was not wrong six months ago when he said he needed another half-million men. He got fired, and the government dithered. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:41:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryNice. Bradley infantry fighting vehicle against the Russian T-80 tank! Fighters of the 47th separate mechanized brigade destroyed enemy equipment using a TOW anti-tank missile. Credit to the Discovery crew of the 2nd Mechanized Battalion. We continue to work! https://t.me/brygada47/704 |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:41:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By voyager3: Of all weapons I'd expect the towed tube artillery to run out the last, it being so cost-effective and central to the Soviet doctrine. I can't find the article, but it was reported on Xinhua that one of Russias largest gas pipe extrusion foundry/factories had switched to full time barrel production. They were making barrel liners and barrels, 24/7. From memory it was 15 155mm barrels a day. That was around Christmas last year, so I'm sure they have ramped it up. Recently the Europeans have been warning Russia is in stockpile mode again, they are producing enough for this war to start refilling factories and stockpiles. The idea that they are going to run out of anything is just wishful thinking. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:42:29 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:47:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ServusVeritatis: It would be funny if Ukes snuck someone into NK to take out Kim lol. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ServusVeritatis: Originally Posted By Prime:
In previously unreported details of an investigation under way into the missiles, the office of Ukraine's top prosecutor, Andriy Kostin, also told Reuters that the failure rate of the North Korean weaponry appeared to be high. It would be funny if Ukes snuck someone into NK to take out Kim lol. A Ukrainian posing as one of the Russian higher-ups looking to buy more of their weapons could pull it off. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:52:35 AM EDT
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The 205th.
Colonel Agapov and Major Murashko. A reward has already been announced for your heads among the guys from the 205th. Be afraid of those behind you. They remember everything. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1262 Regiment 1152. Formed in Budennovsk in October '22. Rabotino. Of the 1,700 mobilized, 900 were irretrievable losses. Picking 0. 7 months for forehead. Who will fight tomorrow? Will there be? 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1270 Regiment 1152 20.01 Southern region of Rabotino. Hazel Mobilized soldiers in sneakers bought with their own money!!! in winter they go on an assault. Most of the group suffered frostbite on their extremities. Not everyone was able to be taken out. The regiment commander by his order forbade taking frostbitten people to the 106th hospital in Tokmak. And all because there was a report to the top about the full material strength of the personnel. How Regiment 1152 storms Rabotino on gazelles will not be shown to you at the first. But “cardboard” nonsense and reports about the “captures” of the next NP - at least every day. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1276 The threat of an offensive in the Kharkov direction is being created as another media campaign of intimidation. Here on the LBS, where each soldier will tell you what equipment he wears during an assault, how things are with food, where is the artillery when it is needed, and aviation, which more and more can only be seen in the movies. If everything is missing here, where there are battles every day, then where does it all come from? You can’t even imagine what will happen if the supply of the Dnepr hot water supply is stopped, even for a day. A group of troops of several tens of thousands of people is already experiencing a critical shortage of everything. What is Kharkov like? Everything that was fired for a long time near Bakhmut, Avdeevka and Chasov Yar. And above all, to strengthen new units that have no combat experience, combat battalions and regiments are taken from the front. I believe that all this is in order to once again “win” from the screen, weakening the active army. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1280 |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:03:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SheltiePimp: I can't find the article, but it was reported on Xinhua that one of Russias largest gas pipe extrusion foundry/factories had switched to full time barrel production. They were making barrel liners and barrels, 24/7. From memory it was 15 155mm barrels a day. That was around Christmas last year, so I'm sure they have ramped it up. Recently the Europeans have been warning Russia is in stockpile mode again, they are producing enough for this war to start refilling factories and stockpiles. The idea that they are going to run out of anything is just wishful thinking. I'm sure those barrels and liners are made of the finest steel, and will last for thousands of rounds. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:04:15 AM EDT
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Russia said goodbye to billions of rupees stuck in India for oil
Negotiations with India over the fate of billions of rupees stuck in the country for Russian oil that lasted more than a year ended in a fiasco for the Kremlin. None of the options that Moscow promoted were ever implemented. And it was decided that the money of Russian companies will remain in India, The Hundu Businessline reports, citing a high-ranking knowledgeable source. According to him, the “stuck” revenue in rupees, which was estimated at billions of dollars, will be invested in the Indian economy. Russian banks that have opened accounts in Indian currency, including Rosbank and Gazprombank, are allowed to invest rupees in securities, as well as large investment projects. Rupees for oil continue to accumulate, but Russia is no longer trying to withdraw them from the country, a source tells Businessline. Options were considered to convert rupees into Chinese yuan or UAE dirhams, but now the Indian currency is “invested with profit,” the publication’s interlocutor said. Among the projects financed with Russian money is the construction of trains for the Vande Bharat Railways. https://t.me/moscowtimes_ru/22056 Russian regions have put infrastructure spending under the knife amid the collapse of the housing and communal services system The regions of Russia sharply reduced budget expenditures on infrastructure: in the first quarter of 2024 they fell by 22.3% compared to the same period last year. In total, in January–March the regions spent on construction, major repairs and design of utility, social , energy and transport infrastructure 253.3 billion rubles. This follows from calculations by the research company Sherpa Group, which were published by RBC. Analysts note that the decline in spending was stronger than in the first quarter of 2022, when Russia launched a war against Ukraine. Then, regional infrastructure investments fell by 14.6% by the first quarter of 2021. Analysts attribute the current reduction to the completion of many industry projects, as well as “greater uncertainty than a year ago about the state’s plans for further infrastructure development.” https://t.me/moscowtimes_ru/22059 China sharply raised tariffs on the supply of goods to Russia Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and China received another “blow”: the Chinese side sharply increased the cost of transporting goods to Russia and Belarus. Since May 6, the delivery of goods by rail has risen in price by $500–800 per container or more, depending on the departure station, forwarding companies told the transport and logistics portal Infotrans Media Belarus. According to forwarders, the increase in tariffs is associated with a decrease in the number of free containers in China, as well as with large traffic jams on the Chinese-Russian border. Simultaneously with the rise in prices for rail deliveries, sea freight rates from China have increased. The tariff increase ranged from $800–1000 to $1300–1500 per container, depending on the port of departure. https://t.me/moscowtimes_ru/22062 A group of Russian recruiters for the war in Ukraine was arrested in India Four people were arrested in India for recruiting local residents to participate in Russia's war against Ukraine, the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said. According to investigators, the attackers were looking for potential mercenaries in several states. They acted through social networks and local recruiters, offering “highly paid jobs in Russia.” Recruiters promised young people help with admission to private universities in Russia, as well as free visa extensions. Those who agreed, after arriving in Russia, were sent for military training, and then against their will - to the combat zone, the CBI notes. The key participant in the scheme turned out to be Indian citizen Nijil Joby Bensam from the state of Tamil Nadu. Before that, he worked in Russia as a translator. https://t.me/moscowtimes_ru/22069 |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:12:53 AM EDT
[Last Edit: kpacman]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Has this been in the news? I've not heard of this although I 100% believe it. There needs to be a "defector-protection-program" in place not just a briefcase of cash. Although people get stupid once they think they are "safe"... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By Lieh-tzu: The Russian helicopter pilot that defected to Ukraine fled to Spain, and FSB found him there. Russia has a pretty good record of killing people they want killed. Has this been in the news? I've not heard of this although I 100% believe it. There needs to be a "defector-protection-program" in place not just a briefcase of cash. Although people get stupid once they think they are "safe"... Yes, the execution of the Russian pilot who defected was widely reported. He was living in Spain on the Med. side, and had made the mistake of contacting his girlfriend in Russia and asked her to join him. He was shot in a parking garage shortly after. Edit: beat by a country mile I see |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:24:03 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:25:05 AM EDT
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 Orc victory day propaganda banner - Su-30SM over the Pentagon. |
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