Russia Ukraine Update Thread

originally posted by: F2d5thCavv2
a reply to: Xcathdra

Yep. It will take some time to get the logistics in good order. Hopefully, the spring rains come soon. Already sounds like the ops north of the coast are more or less roadbound because of mud.

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Yes, I saw the pictures. Heavy machinery meats mud. Was it an ambush tactic to go through the fields or they just can't find the road anymore because Ukrainians removed all the road signs.

a reply to: wordforword

Promoted on December 2020:

Andrey Sukhovetskiy…Commander, 7th Air-Assault Division, Southern MD.

Here

Apparently was deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army.

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a reply to: wordforword

Being kept on the roads means the front of any attack is very narrow and more easily defeated.

They can try to go through the mud, but a vehicle has to have good flotation on mud to not get bogged down.

I saw tanks get bogged down in the Cold War. Real mess to extract them.

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OMG! Is this for real?

Russian soldier holds two grenades in the air as he walks among Ukrainians demanding they surrender

Daily Mail has a take on it. Warning: the video is grainy


Is this their plan F?

a reply to: wordforword

Do Russian soldiers wear beards? Can't be sure but that dude looks bearded. Chechen?

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a reply to: F2d5thCavv2

The menacing 40-mile-long Russian military vehicle convoy bearing down on Kyiv appears to have stalled


Im beginning to suspect the Russian commanders are working against Putin. Sorry, boss out of gas won't be able to make it there. Its either that or the Russian army is just a shell of its former self.

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a reply to: dragonridr

Something is up with that convoy. It's a sitting target begging to get droned; yet, nothing.

a reply to: dragonridr

I've seen speculation regarding logistics issues like fuel shortage and system failures because routine maintenance wasn't done when the gear was stored in peacetime.

They might be getting shot at enough to rattle their confidence. Especially not fun for trucks hauling petroleum.

Mud apparently a problem north of the coast.

The death of the general may be an indicator that Putin is really pushing the Russian army to finish off the Ukrainians, resulting in senior officers going far forward, trying to motivate the troops. Or, he may have just had a traffic accident. That happens in war as well.

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* - Adviser to Ukraine's interior minister says Mariupol is surrounded by Russian forces

* - A large shopping center and warehouse is in flames in Mariupol, Ukraine

* - Izyum city is under shelling aga

* - Bucha is under full control of Ukrainian Armed forces again

* - 1 killed and 1 injured as result of russian shelling and fire in Gatne, Kyiv suburb today

* - One killed in airstrike on Malynivka, Kharkiv region

* - Heavy shelling and explosions in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine

* - Russian strike in Chernihiv was caught on dashcam

* - .@POTUS meets with fellow Quad Leaders, @ScottMorrisonMP of Australia, @narendramodi of India, and @JPN_PMO of Japan "to discuss the war against Ukraine and its implications for the Indo-Pacific." He's also holding a Cabinet meeting at 2pm

* - Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the West of fixating on nuclear war, one week since Russia launched its attack on Ukraine. On Sunday, President Putin put Russia's nuclear forces on high alert, accusing the West of taking "unfriendly" steps

* - Chernihiv city, north of Ukraine. Destroyed residential are by Russia's strikes. Video: Ukrainian Public Broadcaster

* - Chernihiv(13:35). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!

* - The European Union must move towards the creation of an EU army after Vladmir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron has said.

* - Russian forces have control of Kherson regional administration: Governor

* - Big smoke column at Chaika area in Kyiv

originally posted by: F2d5thCavv2
a reply to: wordforword

Do Russian soldiers wear beards? Can't be sure but that dude looks bearded. Chechen?

Cheers

They could be Chechen. To be fare, can't hear the demand of surrendering through all those swearwords of Ukrainians. It looks like Russian folk were going for their car to escape the angry Ukrainian mob


Civilians pushing around people with grenades in their hands. Some steel balls they have.

President Zelensky says first wave of foreign fighters has arrived to assist Ukraine

The first foreign fighters have arrived in Ukraine to help defend the country against the Russian invasion, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“Ukraine is already greeting foreign volunteers. (The) first 16,000 are already on their way to protect freedom and life for us, and for all,” he said in a video address posted on Facebook Thursday.

16,000 is a good start...

originally posted by: dragonridr
Im beginning to suspect the Russian commanders are working against Putin. Sorry, boss out of gas won't be able to make it there. Its either that or the Russian army is just a shell of its former self.

Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe and is highly advanced.

It took the Yanks and Brits 30 days to take Baghdad from a bunch of third world Arabs in Gulf War 2.

Russia is one week into the invasion in comparison to the above.

Moldova Next Target? Belarus President's Battle Map Pic Raises Questions

Amid the war in Ukraine, a video of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is being talked about online, which appears to show planned Russian invasion of Moldova. The video is from his address to the country's security council on Tuesday and was posted online by the regime.
Lukashenko is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In the video, he is seen standing in front of a map, which shows Ukraine divided into four sections. According to New York Post, Lukashenko appeared to be talking about a planned attack from southern Ukraine into Moldova.

Moldova is a former Soviet republic that borders Ukraine and Romania.

The video further showed lines of attack, which has already been carried out by Russia. The Hill reported that the map showed troop movement plans and infrastructure targets in Ukraine, as well as targets in Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria.

It also said that some of the attacks are yet to take place, including an incursion into Moldova from the port city of Odessa.

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Who knows at this point? It could have been deliberate to throw people off from the real plan, or actually a gaffe.

a reply to: majesticgent

Not so sure . There seems to have been quite a noticeable NATO presence flying in the area of Buzau which is on the border

a reply to: ufoorbhunter

Apparently more advanced than the Rodina.

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a reply to: F2d5thCavv2

Give it 30 days and compare

originally posted by: WeDemBoyz
a reply to: dragonridr

Something is up with that convoy. It's a sitting target begging to get droned; yet, nothing.

Because Ukranians don't want to offensively kill Russians who are simply following orders (and may not actually be in reality), they want to be seen as having a defensive posture only. It's a smart move.

a reply to: ufoorbhunter

Welp. Since you brought up the Iraq War.





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They could be Chechen.

You'll know when they start finding heads and holes filled with corpses/parts.

originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: alphabetaone

No, it sure isnt.

Id then point to a cultural problem. Folks who dont read, follow up, critical think, etc.

Also, i find it abhorrent that media can print lies ( known or unknown) and arent aomehow burdened with the responsibility of correcting them.

Contrary, perhaps the rights enahrined in the constitution are no longer valued by many Americans. Well, aside from picking and choosing based on political expedience.

That's the problem, especially when we have the ability to focus on truth - as it seems most media reporting with respect to Ukraine is accurate.

But that's the rub right? Can't have a free press, and freedom of speech, without having the freedom to lie baked into it.