This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...

[h-hawk]

"Further details regarding the newest Ringtausch between Germany and Croatia: The delivery of 30 M-84 MBTs and 30 M-80 IFVs to #Ukraine will also include ammunition and spare parts packages. Delivery will not only begin this year, but already be completed in 2024!"


"The M-84 is a Yugoslav main battle tank based on the Soviet T-72. It is still in service with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Kuwait. Wikipedia"

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[lucas80]

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Nice that Boris Johnson has outrage. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson shrugs his shoulders and says, "It's God's will".

 

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[seminole97]

Nice that Boris Johnson has outrage. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson shrugs his shoulders and says, "It's God's will".

Outrage is good and all, but do they have evidence?

90% of the electorate was utilizing Western supplied electronic voting devices.

Do we have any proof of fraud?

 

[h-hawk]

 

[THE_DEVIL]

may or may not be legit

 

[SA_Hawk]

 

[lucas80]

Ukraine knocks out a critical railway bridge along the Sea of Azov. It has been used to move in troops and supplies, and to facilitate the looting of Ukrainian grain supplies.

Ukraine Blows Up Russian Railway Bridge, Cutting Off Arms Transport

It weakens Russian supply lines.

www.dagens.com

 

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[h-hawk]

"At approximately 6:30 a.m. on October 29th, 2024, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacked a structure within the Russian University of Special Forces complex in Gudermes, causing a rooftop fire.

According to Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, who reported the incident on his Telegram channel, the attack did not result in any reported casualties, as the affected building was unoccupied. The rapid response and containment of the fire underscore the heightened security measures surrounding the RUS facility, given its strategic importance in training specialised personnel for both national and international security operations.

The RUS, officially established in 2013 through an initiative led by Kadyrov, serves as a critical training centre for Russian special forces. Operating as a private entity with government backing, the institution offers a broad curriculum, ranging from tactical to technical specialisation.

Recently renamed in honour of President Vladimir Putin, RUS has acquired visibility as a core asset for the Chechen administration, training various operatives who have since participated in the Ukraine conflict.

"The recent UAV attack on the Russian University of Special Forces highlights the risks associated with strategically significant facilities, especially those actively involved in the Ukraine conflict.

RUS’s prominence as a training centre for specialised operatives, coupled with its financial significance, underscores the institution’s rising influence in Chechen and Russian power structures.

This incident warrants close monitoring as it may signal further targeted disruptions to Russia’s internal security infrastructure and, by extension, its regional military capabilities.

While SpecialEurasia continues to investigate the UAV attack to determine whether the threat originates from abroad or is an internal matter, it is crucial to monitor both local and national situations to effectively assess the escalating geopolitical risk." (MORE)

UAV Attack on the University of Special Forces in Gudermes

On October 29th, 2024, a UAV attack targeted the Russian University of Special Forces (RUS) in Gudermes, Chechnya.

www.specialeurasia.com

 

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More from occupied Luhansk.

 

[Tenacious E]

 

[h-hawk]

And they would be lucky if this was the worse thing that happened to them. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia HATE Russia.

 

[cfbfan23]

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[lucas80]

Has anyone else looked at the pictures of the NK soldiers and thought, "That guy could really use a sandwich". They look like raw recruits. Hardly well disciplined troops who could turn the tide.

 

[lucas80]

Side note I read somewhere. Not only did the Israelis knock out drone production in Iran, they also showed that Russian made air defenses like those purchased and deployed by Iran, are garbage.

 

[h-hawk]

FWIW

 

[h-hawk]

"SwedishPM #UlfKristersson with the pres @ZelenskyyUa in Iceland for the Nordic Council, chaired by the #Suède in 2024. Nordic support for #Ukraine remains strong. The has paid ≈ EUR 5 billion since the Russian invasion and confirms further support for industry "

 

[h-hawk]

Just do it.

 

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Good for Google.

 

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[h-hawk]

It appears they are not thrilled with the North Korean troops.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

I have the solution for Ukraine

 

[h-hawk]

"In an upcoming military aid package, the United States will provide Ukraine with 2,000 Humvee armored vehicles, Forbes reported on Oct. 29.
The Ukrainian military already has these vehicles in service.

This delivery represents a significant shipment that will help fill gaps in Ukraine's materiel needs. The vehicles will enable the Ukrainian military to maneuver more rapidly to counter enemy movements.

According to the report, the Humvees fit into Ukraine's current defense strategy, as they can be used effectively in urban environments where tanks and artillery are less effective compared to compact and maneuverable vehicles.

Additionally, the Ukrainian military can use Humvees to transport heavy weaponry or equip them with machine guns and other armaments. Some Ukrainian units have already converted them into mobile service platforms, which allows for on-the-go repairs of armored equipment in field conditions.

Finally, some Humvees were turned into mobile air defense platforms by mounting anti-aircraft guns and drone defense systems on them."

https://english.nv.ua/nation/us-to-send-ukraine-2-000-humvee-vehicles-50462339.html

 

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[Tenacious E]

Has anyone else looked at the pictures of the NK soldiers and thought, "That guy could really use a sandwich". They look like raw recruits. Hardly well disciplined troops who could turn the tide.

When is see them my first thought is they look hobbit sized.

 

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"Shadow unit. The column was detected - the enemy attack was repulsed"

 

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[kcnole63]

Has anyone else looked at the pictures of the NK soldiers and thought, "That guy could really use a sandwich". They look like raw recruits. Hardly well disciplined troops who could turn the tide.

It will be interesting to see how the NK troops are utilized. They have not been in combat before and have never been outside NK until now. They will have communication/cultural problems while trying to work with the Russians. The Russian troops are probably not overly happy to have the NK troops there. Also, I imagine that these are not the best troops that NK has to offer. I hope Russia and NK really regret the decision to bring in the NK troops.

 

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[h-hawk]

FWIW

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv announces draft of 160,000 more troops​

• Ukraine will begin calling up another 160,000 people to serve in its military, the secretary of Ukraine’s national security council, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, has told parliament. A security source separately told Agence France-Presse the recruitment would take place over three months.
• Nine people were injured, several apartments set on fire and a kindergarten damaged as Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 62 drones over Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Air defence units destroyed 33 of them over Kyiv and other regions, with 25 unaccounted for, the military said.
• Ukraine and Russia have discussed stopping strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure, the Financial Times reported. Discussions were said to be in preliminary stages. Russian strikes have severely affected Ukraine’s electrical grid; Ukraine has done substantial damage to oil and fuel refineries and depots in Russia.
• Russia claimed on Tuesday to have taken full control of the mining hub of Selydove, about 18km (10 miles) south-east of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region. There was no confirmation from the Ukrainian side, but the Kyiv Independent cited analysts and experts in reporting that the capture of Selydove was “all but confirmed”. Russia also claimed to control the nearby villages of Bogoyavlenka, Girnyk and Katerynivka. Pokrovsk is a major war objective.
• Joe Biden has said Ukraine should strike back if North Korean troops cross into Ukraine. “I am concerned about it,” said the US president when asked about the troops’ presence in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces hold territory. “If they cross into Ukraine, yes,” Biden said, when asked if the Ukrainians should strike back.
• Maj Gen Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, said a “small number” of North Koreans had been deployed in Kursk, with “a couple thousand more that are either almost there or due to arrive imminently”. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, spoke with South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, on Tuesday about the troop deployment and they agreed on deeper cooperation. “The conclusion is clear: this war is becoming internationalised, extending beyond two countries,” Zelenskyy told the South Korean leader, according to a summary of their call.
• Yoon said the involvement of North Korean troops in the Ukraine conflict was “unprecedented and dangerous” and warned about the potential transfer of military technology and combat experience from Moscow to Pyongyang. Ukraine will host a delegation from South Korea soon to discuss the escalation. Prompted by the North Korean deployment, South Korea is considering sending arms to Ukraine.
• The White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, met on Tuesday with Zelenskyy’s top adviser, Andriy Yermak. Officials said Sullivan briefed Yermak on Joe Biden’s plans to send additional artillery systems, ammunition, hundreds of armoured vehicles, and other materiel including Patriot and Amraam missiles to Ukraine before Biden leaves office in January.
• The Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, said he told his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that North Korea sending arms and personnel to Russia was an escalation and provocation in a message on behalf of Nato and the EU during talks in Beijing on Tuesday. “We had a good discussion about this,” Stubb told reporters.
• Russia has expanded its use of torture at home and abroad since invading Ukraine – making it “a tool for stifling the civic space, for silencing all anti-war or dissidents, anybody who disagrees with the policies and the Russian authorities”, Mariana Katzarova, the UN human rights monitor for Russia, said on Tuesday. The Guardian’s Emma Graham-Harrison and Artem Mazhulin report from Kyiv on Russian captors’ systematic sexual torture of their Ukrainian prisoners.
• Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched an exercise of Russia’s nuclear forces featuring missile launches in a simulation of a retaliatory strike. According to the defence ministry, the military test-fired a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile, submarines test-fired ICBMs, and Tu-95 strategic bombers carried out practice launches of long-range cruise missiles.
• South Africa’s coalition government has been rocked over a deal to grant visa-free access for Ukrainians holding diplomatic, official and services passports.
  The arrangement announced by Leon Schreiber, the home affairs minister from the Democratic Alliance, was repudiated by the office of the president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and his African National Congress. It comes after the Democratic Alliance leader, John Steenhuisen, earlier denounced Ramaphosa for calling Vladimir Putin a “valuable ally and friend”. “The Democratic Alliance (DA) … rejects this characterisation in no uncertain terms. The Democratic Alliance does not consider Russia, or Vladimir Putin, to be an ally of our nation,” Steenhuisen said. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, responded that the president was responsible for foreign policy and would implement it without pressure from the DA.
• The US aerospace company Aerojet Rocketdyne has doubled its monthly production of motors for GMLRS rockets that are heavily used in Ukraine, a company executive said on Tuesday, as demand surges to supply the Ukrainians, replenish US stockpiles and meet demand from other customers. Aerojet produces about half of all the rocket motors propelling US military missiles, rockets and other projectiles. The guided multiple launch rocket system, also known as GMLRS, can fire about 72km (45 miles).

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv announces draft of 160,000 more troops

Russia claims control of Selydove, near Pokrovsk; spotlight on Moscow’s expanded use of torture since invasion. What we know on day 980

www.theguardian.com