Russia is getting punked right now. Ukraine will take everything west of the river. Then it becomes difficult. The logistical benefit of the river will be a logistical challenge in retaking the rest of Ukraine. Europe is hoping Ukraine can win this war by early winter.
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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The eastern part of Ukraine has massive amounts of Natural Gas. Essentially enough to cover all of Europes needs. This isn't a stated strategy, but part of the reason to win the war is to get energy set up from Ukraine. There is a pipeline already for the taking in Ukraine
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assuming the above is true, how very interesting that both (russia and eu) sides skirt this topic entirely...The eastern part of Ukraine has massive amounts of Natural Gas. Essentially enough to cover all of Europes needs. This isn't a stated strategy, but part of the reason to win the war is to get energy set up from Ukraine. There is a pipeline already for the taking in Ukraine
if it's been reported before, i was unaware...
I'm pretty sure this is supposed to say Ukraine offers Russians the chance to surrender.
"Ukraine PsyOps:
Armed forces of Ukraine offer to surrender to Russian soldiers! Details: “Russian Ivan, surrender. Here you will find warm food & vodka. We will protect you from the Kremlin”!
"Ukraine PsyOps:
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This guy is the Wall Street Journal's main Ukraine war correspondent and he does not post bullshit propaganda stuff. If he's saying this is the case, it's VERY good news!
"The programmable guidance system allows the gun crew to set the Excalibur to land on a specific geographic location, allowing frontline troops calling-in fire missions to specific high-priority targets to be destroyed by a single shell. In addition to its GPS guidance the Excalibur also has inertial guidance. It allows the shell to maintain its ballistic arc, even when GPS signal is unavailable for any reason. This gives the shell some guidance capability when GPS is unusable altogether. Though in this case the shell won't be as accurate. The Excalibur is resistant to GPS jamming."
http://www.military-today.com/artillery/m982_excalibur.htm
Are Ukraine's vast natural resources a real reason behind Russia's invasion?
Ukraine's geostrategic position has rendered it susceptible to the ongoing strains between Russia and the West.
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That is frankly pretty terrifying.
"The programmable guidance system allows the gun crew to set the Excalibur to land on a specific geographic location, allowing frontline troops calling-in fire missions to specific high-priority targets to be destroyed by a single shell. In addition to its GPS guidance the Excalibur also has inertial guidance. It allows the shell to maintain its ballistic arc, even when GPS signal is unavailable for any reason. This gives the shell some guidance capability when GPS is unusable altogether. Though in this case the shell won't be as accurate. The Excalibur is resistant to GPS jamming."
http://www.military-today.com/artillery/m982_excalibur.htm
I find technology like this amazing.
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Well ya. But also, they can probably use Google maps to put a missile right into your living room. Amazing but also terrifying.
thanks, a good read with more big picture analysis and details than i’ve gleaned via google news and the like.Are Ukraine's vast natural resources a real reason behind Russia's invasion?
Ukraine's geostrategic position has rendered it susceptible to the ongoing strains between Russia and the West.www.businesstoday.in
Hard for me to see but I think it is the second aircraft disintegrating and streaming smoke.
U misspelled "awesome".
Hope how he died not true but it is Russians.
Very dramatic if real. Update - sound on this version.
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For a huge chunk of Ukrainians, commercial fireworks displays will no longer be satisfactory going forward.
No trade. Kick the rascists out.
Give no quarter.
But not a random living room, which the Russians love to hit with conventional shells.
Yes, they are. But what has NK seen that would make them say "you know, that Russia seems to be doing swell. Let's be like them."
I imagine he didn't expect to come under artillery fire while crossing.
The noise and face he's making suggest to me he's not hearing well at the moment, likely concussed.
Today a high level member of the Russian parliament spoke of holding referendums on 11/4 in the liberated areas over joining Russia. I assume that is part of the end game. The Russians have moved out vast numbers of people, either to other parts of Ukraine, to other parts of Europe, or to God knows where in Russia. They will use sham referendums to claim a partial victory.
One of the biggest stories in the war has been the utter lack of ability of Russia to protect force along the Black Sea coast and to take Odessa. Part of the reason is that the Russians were shown early on that either Ukrainian made, or Western weapons, would destroy an amphibious fleet.
