This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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I'm sure they will have to try running the freight trains for the military but hope he is correct overall.
"The location of the impact on a map of the train lines in the area. The Russian government has already announced that there will be no more passenger trains to Crimea from Russia "until further notice", I assume that freight trains will not pass either. Even so, this is the only thing where military supplies reach the Russian southern front [the eastern line is still not controlled by Russia], Russia is in trouble."
"The location of the impact on a map of the train lines in the area. The Russian government has already announced that there will be no more passenger trains to Crimea from Russia "until further notice", I assume that freight trains will not pass either. Even so, this is the only thing where military supplies reach the Russian southern front [the eastern line is still not controlled by Russia], Russia is in trouble."
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Sure seems to be a lot of positive things happening these days. This one is relatively minor I would guess.
Black Sea Fleet = "Black Knight": NONE SHALL PASS!!!
I was thinking the same thing, and it's been that way the whole time. Yet the maps aren't yet showing much in the way of ukranian gains. E.g. one from yesterday was actually showing more territory with "Russian gains" than with "Ukrainians gains" and a huge swath still Russian controlled.
It's a relatively short war to date, but it's difficult to understand context for what all these small victories really mean in the big picture. I guess I'm just anxious to see Russian territory shrink significantly.
Total speculation on my part, and obviously this thread is showcasing Ukraine positive stuff, but it seems that the Orcs are suffering from thousands of small cuts. And, increasingly by arterial gashes.
How many thousands of Orcs are on the wrong side of the river at Kherson?
Crimea is just a Smerch away from being cut off by land. Next, the naval route will be cut.
Sabotage/attacks in Russia proper are increasing.
Hopefully Belarus will resist pressure to throw missiles and create more misery in a futile effort. That cat risks tipping domestic unrest into revolt.
That and their goal was to take all of Ukraine, all of it, and then it shifted to taking Donbas, and then it shifted to taking half of Donbas and now it is shifting to holding onto their 2014 gains of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. The Russians have captured so very little for such a massive cost and now are having to hold on with depleted forces.
Belarus needs a REALLY clear signal.
Do it, and get your f***ing asses kicked. And Lukashenko will be OUT.
Found natty lights twitter account!
This where a Russian journalist took a photo that included a small sign on the building telling Ukraine where they were at
Lindt leaving is prolly a game changer. The commoners are gonna revolt.
Starting in late July and early August, the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni became the first grain vessel to leave a Ukrainian port since the Russian invasion began in February, and was laden with 26,000 tonnes of corn.
It never made it to its original listed destination of Lebanon. Instead, on Tuesday The Associated Press has revealed in a bit of an ironic twist: "The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal appears to have ended up in Syria — even as Damascus remains a close ally of Moscow, satellite images analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press show."
Within a week after the Razoni's successful navigation of the Black Sea through a UN-administered 'safety corridor' overseen from a joint operations room in Istanbul, the vessel was left without a buyer, as the initial Lebanese purchaser refused delivery, explaining it was due to the five-month delay.
Both Ukraine's government and the United States had hailed the Razoni's departure as demonstrating the success of an agreed upon Ukraine-Russia-Turkey and UN mechanism to ensure that grain exports can resume despite the ongoing war and dangerous, mined Black Sea waters.
The US Embassy in Beirut had even posted a photograph of the grain vessel's departure. Following this a senior Turkish official told Reuters that "The plan is for a ship to leave…every day." And the official described of operations at three Ukrainian ports covered under the UN deal, "If nothing goes wrong, exports will be made via one ship a day for a while."
But now perhaps something did go "wrong" from the perspective of the West, as the AP underscores of the latest development, "But its arrival in Syria's port of Tartus shows how complicated and murky international trade and shipping can be. Syria has already received Ukrainian grain taken from Russian-occupied territory amid Moscow’s war on Kyiv."
Satellite images posted by Planet Labs PBC appear to show the vessel at Tartus by Monday morning, next to the port's grain silos. What's more is that the vessel's operators appear cognizant of the international sanctions currently in place on Syria and the Assad government, given the following:
It's as yet uncertain whether the Razoni had its ultimate destination set for Syria from the start. It also remains uncertain whether Russia had any involvement in designating Tartus as the offload point, though certainly this will raise suspicions in the West that it's part of Kremlin efforts to siphon off Ukraine's wheat exports.
It never made it to its original listed destination of Lebanon. Instead, on Tuesday The Associated Press has revealed in a bit of an ironic twist: "The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal appears to have ended up in Syria — even as Damascus remains a close ally of Moscow, satellite images analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press show."
Within a week after the Razoni's successful navigation of the Black Sea through a UN-administered 'safety corridor' overseen from a joint operations room in Istanbul, the vessel was left without a buyer, as the initial Lebanese purchaser refused delivery, explaining it was due to the five-month delay.
Both Ukraine's government and the United States had hailed the Razoni's departure as demonstrating the success of an agreed upon Ukraine-Russia-Turkey and UN mechanism to ensure that grain exports can resume despite the ongoing war and dangerous, mined Black Sea waters.
The US Embassy in Beirut had even posted a photograph of the grain vessel's departure. Following this a senior Turkish official told Reuters that "The plan is for a ship to leave…every day." And the official described of operations at three Ukrainian ports covered under the UN deal, "If nothing goes wrong, exports will be made via one ship a day for a while."
But now perhaps something did go "wrong" from the perspective of the West, as the AP underscores of the latest development, "But its arrival in Syria's port of Tartus shows how complicated and murky international trade and shipping can be. Syria has already received Ukrainian grain taken from Russian-occupied territory amid Moscow’s war on Kyiv."
Satellite images posted by Planet Labs PBC appear to show the vessel at Tartus by Monday morning, next to the port's grain silos. What's more is that the vessel's operators appear cognizant of the international sanctions currently in place on Syria and the Assad government, given the following:
It's as yet uncertain whether the Razoni had its ultimate destination set for Syria from the start. It also remains uncertain whether Russia had any involvement in designating Tartus as the offload point, though certainly this will raise suspicions in the West that it's part of Kremlin efforts to siphon off Ukraine's wheat exports.
Weird paragraph, when the Lebanese buyer allegedly "backed out".
And even IF the shipments went to Syria, it would be presumed that Ukraine was paid for the grain, not Russia.
I would assume most nations would agree but it's still good to hear.
Isn't that the same failure rate with Audis once the warranty expires?
The Ukranian tactic right now isn't to try to advance. They know an attempt to advance would get them blown to bits because Russia still has a major advantage in artillery that they can just drop on their heads. So right now the goal is to maintain the lines while Russia attempts to advance and in the meantime destroy supply lines, ammo dumps, and take out command structure. Once the ammunition is destroyed and supply lines are disrupted, then attempts to advance can begin.
"Far from the Ukrainian front lines, labor trouble is brewing at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant. After a set of union contracts expire Friday, up to 500 workers represented by ten unions could walk off the job. Any failure to negotiate a new contract weakens America’s munitions supply chain. An extended work stoppage may even endanger the flow of critical ammunition to the Ukraine military.
While the current production runs at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant are not detailed publicly, the Army-owned facility, which is managed by American Ordinance LLC, produces several important types of ground warfare munitions, including 40mm grenades, components for 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortar cartridges, 120mm tank ammunition, shells of various sorts for 155mm cannons, clearing charges, demolition blocks and a range of missile components—including FGM-148 Javelin and FIM-92 Stinger warheads. Army sources and contract award documents suggest the facility can produce M982 Excalibur warheads, mines, long-range precision artillery ammunition and other tailored explosive products."
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Yeah, it's the bad guys but an interesting patrol aircraft.
A lot of details inside.
A lot of details inside.
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