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2022-04-06 at 9:15 PM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
Clare Daly has a blowtorch inside her instead of a placid, tranquil, alcohol-doused soul like I do. But she ain't too far wrong.
I do support the sanctions and all.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2022-04-06 at 8:56 PM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
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2022-04-03 at 8:42 PM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
Originally posted by aldra https://southfront.org/breaking-russian-large-landing-ship-exploded-in-ukrainian-port-of-berdyansk-videos/
Russia took the port at Berdyansk, looks like there wasn't much fighting judging by the lack of damage.
Ukraine fired a TOCHKA-U at it soon after. According to Russian reports the missile was intercepted, but given the size of it it was still able to start fires around the dock and on one military transport. Some of the munitions on deck cooked off, and they had to scuttle/submerge it to prevent a larger explosion. no idea whether or to what extent it'll be recoverable. I think this has been the Ukrainian military's most successful TBM strike (the ones they dropped on unruly Volunteer Battalion facilities notwithstanding) since the start of the operation
missile strikes are cool to me, last good one that comes to mind is yemenis hitting a saudi outpost
damn, houthis doing work
"On 4 September 2015 Houthi forces fired a Tochka missile at Safir base in Marib killing over 100 Saudi-led coalition personnel.[16][17][18]
On 14 December 2015, Houthi forces fired another Tochka missile at Bab Al Mandab base killing over 150 Saudi-led coalition personnel stationed there.[19][20][21]
On 16 January 2016, Houthi forces fired a Tochka at Al Bairaq base in Marib killing dozens of Saudi-led coalition personnel [22][23]
On 31 January 2016, Houthi forces fired a Tochka at Al Anad base in Lahj killing and wounding over 200 Saudi-led coalition personnel[24][25][26]"The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2022-04-02 at 3:27 PM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
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2022-04-02 at 2:18 PM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
Updated tactical map. -
2022-04-01 at 4:44 PM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
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2022-04-01 at 9:01 AM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanksI thought armor tanks but they're talking about fuel storage tanks
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2022-03-31 at 2:29 AM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
Originally posted by Sudo All my posts today have been attempts to provoke you to make a long post
I've had kobold and ran out of durgs at the same time
I'm not sure which did it but I've mostly just been talking nonsense these last few days, like trying to explain to strangers why that guy who tried to run a train into a hospital ship was so cool
will try and get some more down later
PS. Martyanov posted a video from a professional Russian military analyst explaining the state of the operation in technical terms but there's no english translation yet, I'll repost it if I can find oneThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2022-03-31 at 1:44 AM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
Originally posted by Sudo What? There's still no discernible point here or evidence that Russia isn't stalled and bogged down (for 3 weeks) so it's pretty clear you're just trying to be contrarian and edgy. Whatever gets you off, kid but there is no reality where the tepid progress at a very high cost has been what Russia was hoping for. Sorry reality contradicts the edgy narrative you want to substitute
No, the problem here is you're trying to measure their success by an arbitrary metric that doesn't correspond to any of their stated goals. It is not comparable to OIF; the only reason I brought it up in the first place is because western media is constantly touting the line that 'the offensive has stalled/failed because it wasn't over in a week!', as an example of how long an operation took against an overwhelmingly weaker force, using much more brutal and indiscriminate tactics. If anything it'd be a better idea to look to the Chechen Wars as an example; brutal street-to-street counterinsurgency actions with less use of standoff and air support.
This is not an operation to take or occupy land. It was never meant to be a fast operation. I don't keep track of the status of specific battles unless they're especially interesting for whatever reason (Mariupol at the moment) because information is not good enough to draw conclusions from.
Their stated goals are enforced neutrality (1) and 'denazification' (2).
1. Enforced neutrality means, essentially, destroying the modern Ukrainian military and its associated industries. This has largely been accomplished as almost the entire C4ISR structure, navy, airforce and standoff capability was obliterated inside the first 8 hours. The actual personnel (explicitly: regular military, not talking about irregular units and volunteer battalions) are still around and able to fight as independent units, but their command structure is in disarray and roughly 70% of them are trapped in the Donbass cauldron again. They'll likely be kept there until they either starve or surrender, at which point they'll be processed one way or another and the bulk of the Russian forces there will be freed up to speed up other operations.
2. 'denazification' essentially means the destruction of the current political and paramilitary power structure. This is far trickier, because we're not just talking about Azov, but specific units within the military and intelligence services as well as the political muscle behind it, groups such as PRIVYSEKTOR and SVOBODA. One of the big issues at the moment is that 'true believers' from these groups are attached to regular military units similar to commissars, so that even when the units are completely surrounded or overwhelmed with heavy fire support they are shot should they try to surrender or negotiate. We've seen this with small-town mayors who tried to negotiate with the Russian advance, and we saw it happen with that Kerch Strait provocation a few years back - two small Ukrainian gunships were ordered to sail through the strait (which is now claimed by Russia since it retook the Crimea), and when they got there were ordered to fire on the Russian patrol. The boat captains weren't suicidal and refused, and one was shot by his SVR 'minder' before they were boarded by the Russian Navy.
I think it'll become clear what they mean to do once the operation finishes up in Mariupol. They're close to mopping up Azov completely (Mariupol has been their major stronghold); according to most Russian sources I've seen they've been completely pushed out of residential areas and are now bunkered down in the old steelyards. Now that their human shields are out of the picture heavy fire support is on the table, so they're likely to have the option to surrender before the TOS-1s come rolling in.
The plan is to hold war crimes tribunals, and they've apparently got evidence of way worse stuff than has been previously published.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2022-03-30 at 11:25 PM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanksNumbers matter. Russia is fighting a war of manoeuvre, avoiding Ukrainian strong points and retreating from the few Ukrainian offensives, encircling the Ukrainian units, and taking their time to defeat them in detail (meaning you separate out individual parts of the enemy and attack with overwhelming numbers).
The Russians are doing offensives and feints, like moving on Kyiv. If the assault on Kyiv had went well, I'm sure the Russians would have taken it, but it didn't, so the Russians reacted to what was happening. They kept troops outside Kyiv for a while to keep the Ukrainian troops in Kyiv, now they are leaving without doing an attack. Something similar happened in Odessa, where the Russian fleet made out they were going to land, then didn't. Again a lot of troops would have been tied down.
Meanwhile Ukraine is fighting very well, but they are fighting a fortress city defence, in line with soviet doctrine aimed to slow down a NATO advance on the soviet union. But they are fighting reactively, only delaying the Russians, and any Ukrainian units still out in the field are being bled white.
Ukraine will gain many minor tactical victories, like liberating Irpin after the Russians fell back, but the Russians decide where the fight happens. The Russians will decide what they want and take it. The Ukrainians can only resist and complain. I don't see any signs of good leadership from the Ukrainians, just Zelensky being an annoying jedi loudmouth. The individual soldiers are fighting bravely though, like Azov, who fought like demons in their last stand in Mariupol.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2022-03-29 at 8:43 AM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanksRussia is essentially going back to the gold standard. Meanwhile you're all bickering about useless shit.
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2022-03-28 at 11:15 AM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
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2022-03-25 at 10:27 PM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanksThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2022-03-23 at 11:40 AM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
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2022-03-23 at 9:35 AM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
Nuclear powered French cruise missile of truth.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2022-03-19 at 1:56 AM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
Poroshenko drives a technical with BanderaMobile written on the side in cyrillic.
Bandera was basically a grug-brained Hitler worshipper.
Azov executing people who try to leave Mariupol. Don't doubt this for a second.
VladdyDaddy's not wrong when he says Ukraine is full of nazis, but the nazism of the Ukrainians is all the bad stuff - self-destructive, stupid, chauvinistic and militant. The good things about nazism that made Hitler such a success, like industry and a concern for the common good are absent. -
2022-03-14 at 1:30 PM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
Azov Battalion combat footage.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2022-03-13 at 8:16 PM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanks
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2022-03-13 at 7:52 PM UTC in Military Genius Zelensky wants Ukrainians to throw molotovs at Russian tanksTwo New York Times journalists shot, unfortunately only one dead, when they took out their cameras to take photos at a Ukrainian army checkpoint. Hohols are retarded and utterly paranoid about spies.
The mainstream news is reporting they were shot by Russians, of course.
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2022-03-13 at 7:09 PM UTC in The Dollar is going to crash and Americans are going to be poorIt's not Putin's fault. It's Biden's fault.
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