This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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"(1) Russian occupiers carried out offensive operations in the area of the Andriivka settlement, Donetsk region"
"Explosive operations by FPV drone crews of the 429th separate regiment of unmanned systems "ACHILLES" in the Kharkov region"
"Explosive operations by FPV drone crews of the 429th separate regiment of unmanned systems "ACHILLES" in the Kharkov region"
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No way Trump thinks that far ahead.
If NATO assets are put in Ukraine, responses to Russia aggression have to be met with all-out destruction of anything w/in 100 miles of the Ukraine border.
Kerch Bridge; any military asset in occupied territory including Crimea; entire Black Sea fleet and naval bases - ALL of it.
Unleash Hell the first time Putin violates even the smallest terms. No Quarter.
But just about anyone else (e.g. Rubio) HAD to understand this.
They are too chickenshit to speak up - they have lied to their GOP sheep for so long, they can no longer backtrack, and have to just follow everything into the sinkhole...
Article 5 states any Nato "nation coming under attack", you're saying putting 100 soldiers in another nation constitutes an attack on that Nato nation? Do they see it that way?
No; I'm saying that if Russia negotiates any "peace" and Europe installs NATO forces as part of managing/enforcing that peace, go full-on Postal on Russia the second they renege on their obligations. And don't look back.
But when?
"Ukraine to receive additional F-16 fighter jets, announces General Christopher Cavoli, commander of US forces in Europe"
"Ukraine will receive additional F-16 fighter jets from its partners. The aircraft are already being prepared for transfer, said Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher Cavoli during a hearing at the US Senate Armed Services Committee.
He noted that Ukraine has already received several F-16s from its partners, and Ukrainian pilots have been trained to operate them.
"There are more F-16s prepared to be deployed in there. There are more pilots in the training pipelines," Cavoli added."
"Ukraine to receive additional F-16 fighter jets, announces General Christopher Cavoli, commander of US forces in Europe"
"Ukraine will receive additional F-16 fighter jets from its partners. The aircraft are already being prepared for transfer, said Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher Cavoli during a hearing at the US Senate Armed Services Committee.
He noted that Ukraine has already received several F-16s from its partners, and Ukrainian pilots have been trained to operate them.
"There are more F-16s prepared to be deployed in there. There are more pilots in the training pipelines," Cavoli added."
Ukraine destroyed 3,000 Russian tanks in past year, US commander tells lawmakers
"The commander of U.S. European Command gave an update on the war Thursday during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
One-way attack drones and other Ukrainian weapons have destroyed thousands of Russian tanks in the past year as well as thousands of other platforms, according to the commander of U.S. European Command.
Gen. Christopher Cavoli, who is dual-hatted as the Eucom chief and Supreme Allied Commander Europe for NATO, gave lawmakers an update on the war and the current battlefield situation Thursday during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
“The scale of this conflict is just awe-inspiring. Thousands of tanks destroyed on both sides,” Cavoli said.
At the start of the full-scale war in February 2022, Russia had about 13,000 tanks on active status and in storage, according to Cavoli.
However, Moscow is on pace to replace those losses, he added, noting that it has expanded its industrial production, opened new manufacturing facilities, and converted commercial production lines for military purposes.
“As a result, the Russian defense industrial base is expected to roll out 1,500 tanks, 3,000 armored vehicles, and 200 Iskander ballistic and cruise missiles this year. (Comparatively, the United States only produces about 135 tanks per year and no longer produces new Bradley Fighting Vehicles.) Additionally, we anticipate Russia to produce 250,000 artillery shells per month, which puts it on track to build a stockpile three times greater than the United States and Europe combined,” Cavoli wrote.
Cavoli did not provide comparative figures for Ukraine’s equipment losses and weapons production.
(Hope this is exaggerated-sanctions must not be very effective.)
Moscow’s production capability for some items, such as artillery shells and cruise missiles, has expanded “tremendously,” and it’s building one-way attack drones “in prodigious numbers,” he told senators, noting that Russian ground forces are integrating reconnaissance and kamikaze drones into their offensive operations on the battlefield.
Ukraine has used a variety of weapons — including unmanned aerial systems, artillery and Javelin missiles, among others — to destroy Russian tanks and other equipment.
Cavoli noted that both sides in the conflict are also conducting long-range attacks, with the Russians deploying cruise missiles and glide bombs and the Ukrainians relying mainly on one-way attack drones.
Ukraine is also using “some indigenously produced cruise missile systems — one in particular that I’ve got in mind that we can talk about in closed session,” Cavoli told SASC members.
"https://defensescoop.com/2025/04/03/ukraine-russian-tanks-destroyed-attack-drones-cavoli/
Zeihan mentioned in a recent post that Ukraine is now using echo location to find and target Russian artillery batteries. There is no real counter to it unless you can make your guns silent. The listening devices are impossible to target and you don't need big radar. Hence the large increase in Russian artillery getting wasted.
Russia cannot advance without artillery being effective as they use it to lay waste to an area before sending in troops.
Russia cannot advance without artillery being effective as they use it to lay waste to an area before sending in troops.
"Drone operators from the 28th Brigade continue to demonstrate aerobatics towards Torets.They burned a tank, equipment and "crushed" the infantry"
Sad, but seemingly accurate. For fuugs sake, stop stringing the Ukes along.
I worked for some some years with a really bright and realistic Bulgarian engineer.
He was always a bit skeptical of Ukraine, due to the corruption during his child hood.
Petyo has come around to supporting the Ukes.
"A selection of combat work by UAV operators of the 5th Assault Brigade. The enemy is not hiding in a trench or in the clouds"
"At night, AN-196 "Feb" successfully attacked the "Optikovokolonnye Sistemy" plant in Saransk.This is the only plant in the Russian Federation capable of producing optical fiber."
