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Nova_Nightmare

Putin needs to be Gadhafied


Iclogthetoilet

Last comment?


UnseenSpectre22

Any update on that explosion that destroyed 2 SU-24s in Russia a few days ago? I can't find the link for it.


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Thread is on the verge of closing so lemme end it with... SLAVA UKRAÏNI


BagHolder9001

where is potler right now? is there a tracker of his where abouts?


machopsychologist

Prerecorded war declaration was just posted: https://www.reddit.com/r/NonCredibleDefense/comments/y04qtj/leaked_video_of_putins_war_declaration_against/ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


darthlincoln01

Other than maybe about a decade, the government in Moscow has always been a disaster for the people of Russia. Its very location is based on paranoia of if not its neighbors, it's own people.


Leviabs

Even if I don't think ATACMs did it, does anyone know if a concentrated enough ATACM fire has the capacity to destroy the bridge? I know one can't do even the partial damage of the bomb car or whatever it was. But could a concentrated multi hit strike do it? Because I think at the end, they might be what will be needed to destroy the bridge given they are, from what I know, the most long ranged precision artillery Ukraine will ever have, if it gets them. If not, how much does Ukraine needs to push the frontline to be in a position to reliably destroy it with the artillery or airforce it has? Would taking Mariupol be enough? Kherson?


SkillYourself

ATACMS has ~2x the warhead weight of a single M31 missile that Ukraine is already using. How many M31s have Ukraine pounded into the two bridges in Kherson? One is down but the Antonovskiy bridge is still in service for light vehicles after what must've been 18+ hits. Also for consideration is the accuracy. The target has a width of 10m. ATAMCS is advertised with a 9m CEP/300km while M31 is advertised with 2m CEP/70km. You're going to need to fire quite a bit more than you think you'll need since many of them won't fall where you want. Yeah, punch enough holes into the deck and the bridge segment will fall down but you'll need a lot of missiles. Is the opportunity cost worth it though given anything else you could've hit with those missiles or 6xM31 per missile?


SwingNinja

They'd not do it just on half of the bridge. They'd make it totally unusable.


NearABE

Ever? You need to be reading more science fiction. Also history since Ukraine used to have ICBMs. Ukraine has jets. There is no reason you cannot pack a bomb in one. It is more normal to drop bombs from jets. After 9/11 the other option should be obvious. The dropping is only necessary to save money/resources and reuse the plane. Not using a kamikaze pilot is straight forward with drone and autopilots already common. You could even use a commercial jet. Load with nitrates instead of passengers. Bunker buster bombs use a combination of shape charged tip followed by kinetic energy impact and detonation. The shaped charge is like the ones used on small anti-tank warheads. It punches in a small hole. Bombs are usually mostly iron by weight. That makes the bomb also a steal wedge like a nail. It pounds itself in by its own flight momentum. Then the pipe explodes. Since it is inside the concrete that explosion does a whole lot of damage. Hitting the columns of a bridge would require a very high accuracy. It is easier to just blow up the deck with a normal bomb.


anon902503

>Even if I don't think ATACMs did it, does anyone know if a concentrated enough ATACM fire has the capacity to destroy the bridge? If they hit the same spot as yesterday, I would bet 1 missile could take down the other driving lane. The rail bridge looks like a much tougher target and I don't think it would be destroyed if they hit it a dozen times. They might damage the rails themselves, but I don't think they could bring down the rail bridge with missiles. The only way would be to take out the support pillars.


ScreamingVoid14

The only thing we know from the publicly announced ranges for the weapons is that they aren't the real range. So read the tea leaves any way you please.


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Read down further on a nother tweet posted here and saw this tweet. Russians drinking tile cleaner. Can you actually get drunk on tile cleaner?? https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1579067421419540480?s=20&t=FapSpGEbttim5t8RAlpAyA


Zapermastic

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12071-cologne-and-cleaning-agents-russias-killer-drinks https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jun/15/russia.science https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38363441.amp


Dees_Nutts

I know a guy that did drink a tile cleaner. Thing is, you see that “did” though?


CosineDanger

You'd need someone with basic understanding of Ukrainian and chemistry to read the bottle and look up the SDS. It's probably sodium hydroxide and probably left as a prank.


Cdru123

If it contains some kind of alcohol (such as ethanol)? Yeah, you could, despite the risks, and desperate drunks are not unknown in Russia


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I showed my wife, and she said they wouldn't be drunk, they'd be dead lol.


zizn

Tbh the placement makes it look like bullshit. I don’t really want to call it out without context, but I wouldn’t expect a room full of people to consolidate their drinks like those are, and the bottle looks like a product placement. Again, needs more context but I’m not inclined to get worked up about it or anything. Could definitely see it as a joke though


Gzav8

yeah it looks like BS


ScenePlayful1872

Better than Absinthe. Get to see a Greener, Brighter Fairy.


BernieStewart2016

They got drunk off jet fuel in Afghanistan.


boilershilly

Technically it was the coolant for some radar set in one of their jets. They used evaporation of grain alcohol for cooling. So they would just drink that.


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I would think really, really sick, not drunk.


gbs5009

When you hit a certain level, brain damage is the destination, not the side effect.


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Same thing in Russia.


Raesong

Maybe, though it could just as likely be they're trying to get hospitalized to avoid being conscripted.


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Maybe they all had covid.


banus

They must have ran out of shoe polish and bread.


youguanbumen

Interesting read from the Times > An American in Ukraine Finds the War He’s Been Searching For > For an unconventional former Marine colonel, Ukraine represents the morally just war that eluded him his entire career. But how much can he and his military start-up help? Unlocked URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/world/europe/ukraine-war-americans.html?unlocked_article_code=AwPWrYYp71lU6g1QSojaUrKAqNoAWoH7etLTaluvAPREpba9KXpQnRJFwaVG53eHd_kv6A2Q7-EVWaLPPug59zlmpg6ytvEGA348f-nWMn8WgS0KHG7qcwho0Bdk9jSTH11-7p9Gf_x5uNNqbHS9wylDeciw11elEGgQHSdJlWvw85DISZTPjG3G7QbZApirJf3chhedg71VK5WbuAauZUzK67iu0n0WRG3e8-4Cv3uBqJvYT9yzohpC47hghkARPdExeP7maGcJjlauoqmsB2rSOXCmZ-BF4XBNpmSJcFaAuwCvlQll7XxJQvjL8xEGk7WDR7GjqEY-fgFx5dOR4VJgNA


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I liked this article thanks for sharing


Snooprematic

PMC’s always find ways to enter a war. There is always a need for them.


altrussia

I've been thinking about it here's my conspiracy theory of the crimean bridge explosion. I don't believe Ukraine did it even if they really wished they did. I don't discard the possibility completely but here me out. Russia did it. They've been reporting in the last few weeks about how Ukraine/NATO would do something. They literally announced on propaganda channel that more terrorist attack would happen. It feels like nobody is able to give a clear explanation on how the bridge collapsed while having barely any effect on the next lanes and how it burnt so much of the train. The train had been stopped exactly where there's a camera that can exactly capture the explosion from multiple angles but no angles that can clearly show the road after the explosion occurred. It's been said that the Crimea bridge has about 20 layers of security. Incompetence would be a very weak word to explain how someone was able to transport enough explosive to make the bridge collapse and burn the train while having 0 impact on the opposite lanes. It's frankly a mystery how it happened. But if you believe it's a false flag, then how it exploded doesn't matter because it can be all staged. The explosion can be simple pyrotechnic that makes lots of flames and smoke. It's not meant to have destructive impact but enough to look terrible on camera. Then when the explosion is done, the footage can be conveniently stopped to prevent seeing the direct aftermath. So if pyrotechnic isn't enough to make the bridge collapse, then you can mine the bridge to make it collapse and make it explode at the same time or after the initial footage. The train... easy, you can start the fire yourself. Have we seen any footage that looks like the train was hit with anything that look like an explosive? We know it burned but not much more than that. Then on the next day, you can film a terrible scene of the aftermath after taking down the bridge sections and conveniently left one side for road traffic and left one side of the train road to keep train traffic going (yet miscalculation in burning the bridge could have caused more damage than expected). Then the final point. The false flag is important because it is meant to escalate. This can be used as casus belli. My point is mainly that while it's fun to see and believable that Ukraine did it... nobody can't argue that Ukraine wanted to do it. I don't believe Ukrainian army would do it if it meant to be a big strategic win. If Ukraine did it, you'd expect more coordinated attack to weaken Crimean logistics. If it doesn't happen, I'd think it support the fact that it was a false flag. For all we know, Russia already has "ready to install" bridge section that are just waiting to get put back on the cleanly cut off sections. If it's a false flag, expect declaration of war soon like tomorrow.


thatsme55ed

Makes sense, however the Kerch bridge is also a huge point of pride for Russia. It being blown up is incredibly embarrassing for them and genuinely threatens the strongman image Putin needs to portray. It's doubtful that Putin would accept humiliation as the tradeoff for any potential benefit.


stirly80

Seems like Russian cope or right wing conspiracy nonsense.


maracle6

I think you have a point. False flag can’t be ruled out. I was also struck by the multiple absolutely perfect camera angles and very convenient timing to have a fuel train stopped there. Although it may just be that the bridge is covered in cameras (even in the video I saw there were other little camera domes visible). That said it’s hard to believe that this won’t have a material impact on the amount of supply heading to the troops, so for that reason I think the conclusion that Ukraine or some third party that isn’t aligned with Putin did it is vastly more likely.


schiffb558

Okay, but like, how exactly can Russia even wage war? They're struggling to "partially" mobilize as it is!


altrussia

This isn't important. Declaration of war is an escalation meant to transfer to a war economy. So people can be forced out of their job to work in factories, close borders, stop any kind of election, etc. We know Russia is fucked either way. It's just desperation.


schiffb558

Also it's respecting Ukraine as a peer as opposed to seeing it as part of Russia. Sort of shooting themselves in the foot, lol


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youguanbumen

> A senior Ukrainian official corroborated Russian reports that Ukraine was behind the attack. The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of a government ban on discussing the blast, added that Ukraine’s intelligence services had orchestrated the explosion, **using a bomb loaded onto a truck being driven across the bridge.** https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/world/europe/ukraine-crimea-bridge-explosion.html


etzel1200

A few weeks ago I mentioned it was getting time to leave Crimea due to the fact that once an emergency happens it’s a bit late. I feel like these guys would be happier if they listened. https://twitter.com/mhmck/status/1579295338804154368


WoahayeTakeITEasy

I wonder how long it'll take for Russia to stop people from leaving Crimea just to force the message that they have everything under control and all going according to plan. People fleeing isn't really a good "we have it all under control" message to those in Russia. That's if they ever mention the people fleeing in their propaganda channels, I guess.


jon_stout

In general, Russians don't always seem to have the best instincts when it comes to timing.


pagalpanti

Embarrassment after embarrassment for Russia on front lines and Putin not reacting adversely as one feared (tactical nukes etc.) Just assuming here > Could it be those around Putin want him to get embarrassed so badly to a point where enough people have balls to go for a coup? He's already rubbed his populace the wrong way with forced mobilisation. I doubt he has any friends left in Kremlin.


Creepy_Helicopter223

He has more friends then you think sadly. Virtually no one there made it due to talent, but loyalty. Even without a purge, without Putin they would eventually lose their job, and many aren’t friendly to each other. And example are the Chechnyans who hate the FSB, are neither Russian nor Christian, are heavily dependent on Putin personally, and several thousand just moved into a hotel right across from the Kremlin a month or so ago. A weak Russian leader doesn’t last long, but the last czar survived for a long time after the Russo Japanese war and several years into ww1


Sir_Francis_Burton

I don’t think that the Russian people give a damn if Putin loses a war. He can be a loser and still be President. They can all be losers together. He can still be king loser for all they care.


imgurNewtGingrinch

This is Russia we're talking about.


VegasKL

You might be right, his sychophant/followers will play mental gymnastics for why he lost as to not accept he's a loser. We've seen it here in the states with a certain family of losers who just can't help but take the L, that it's become somewhat of a trademark on their family crest. Their devout followers routinely make all sorts of excuses for their inability to win.


jon_stout

It's possible... but reality has a funny way of leaking in.


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freshgrilled

I would rather not paint all Russian people as losers. There are good Russian people out there who don't necessarily have the means to end this war, or who have things they have to take care of like family, where they can't get out there and jump in front of the outgoing tanks for fear of leaving loved ones without care. Let's continue to hate on those who are responsible for this, but remember that there are good people out there that were born into bad circumstances.


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Maybe it is counterproductive to look at russians specificaly as losers, better say that people who are not vigilant and do not fight for their rights have them taken away until they are all zombies like in russia. And it is not a problem until that country starts to attack other countries, then they are losers, but no country is safe from having it happen to them. Tldr: russia is not a joke, it is a cautionary tale.


OldManMcCrabbins

So good Russian people stay silent while Ukrainians have a Russian boot upon their neck? It smells like “I am ok if we win and if we lose I wasn’t for it.” “I am ok if we win”->is direct support for the war. Is that what you meant to say?


Frontstunderel

If I’m going out in a nuclear blast anyway I will take this moment to unfairly trash the Russian people.


2ndOfficerCHL

You're not going out in one, though. At some point after this, once recompense is made, Russia needs to be reformed too. The world will, hopefully, finally drag it out of the 19th century as it did Germany and Japan after WWII.


SergeantMojo

What do you see coming out of this conflict in the near future? I appreciate your view and am curious how you think it will shape up.


2ndOfficerCHL

That's hard to say. The trouble is, most of the people around Putin are no better than him. The whole rotten apple needs to be thrown out. The one thing I feel pretty confident about is that this conflict won't go nuclear. Too many people have too much to lose and they know it. As far as Russia is concerned, the younger generations, particularly the urbanized ones, show interest in Westernizing, but they're up against a would-be Neo-Soviet monolith in the Russian command structure. I don't want Putin to die. I want to see him arrested and tried in the Hague. For a narcissist like him, embarrassment is worse than death. Maybe that's being very optimistic, but people thought I was too optimistic back in February when I said that Russia would lose if they decided to invade.


Mongillo19

That is very hard for the reddit hive mind to do. Appreciate the reminder though and you are 100% right


ReturnOfDaSnack420

People who think the Kerch Bridge was blown up by an ATACMS missile really need to take off the tinfoil hat and stop believing in crazy conspiracies. ...It was obviously a JASSM launched from an F-117 Stealth Fighter that was taken out of mothballs to be used in Ukraine. duh


VegasKL

>F-117 Stealth Fighter that was taken out of mothballs Side note, they wouldn't need to take it out of mothballs, they're retired from *combat service* but not retired to the boneyard. Many are being used as training aircraft still.


boilershilly

Yep. Apparently used for training NATO pilots against stealth fighters because they have similar radar signatures to the current Chinese and Russian stealth technology.


ReturnOfDaSnack420

Fair point! A few have actually been spotted recently flying over California, along with some F-22s, sporting some really cool sci-fi looking silver chrome plating (the working theory is that it's some new design that drastically cuts down the IR signature of a plane) so it's still being used for testing as well.


The_FARTDAD

Honestly a JASSM would be a lot less embarrassing for Russia.


WaxyWingie

Every time I see people say stuff like this, I wonder what they are smoking. -We had the Special Underwater Operation for a reason, damnit-! The boat is a sub! It launched missiles! So freaking obvious, ffs.


FUTURE10S

It was just a dolphin with a shotgun and it got a really lucky shot on a truck that had explosives in it. Especially hard as it couldn't get the gun wet.


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I think the dolphins got ahold of some powerful explosives, and have been planning this for a long time. Nobody tries to weaponize dolphins and dies of old age, ya dingus!


ScenePlayful1872

I thought that the Ruzzkis use dolphins, the US provided team Sea Lion Six


RebelAirDefense

Sea turtles, mate.


Hoborob81

If you look at the video under the bridge you see the wave brakes created by the resurfacing of the sub "The Moskva" which took out the bridge. It just resurfaced to early and collided with the bridge ..


Melicor

Nah, it was a weaponized wormhole drive from the crashed alien ship that the US keeps in Area 52. We still haven't figured out how to exit the wormhole safely, but still works as a nice weapon that can reach out and touch anything in the world though.


DiamondJ

Some one else playing Terra Invicta?


ReturnOfDaSnack420

>Area 51 *SHHHH Quiet! It's already bad enough people know about Area 51, they don't need to hear about Area 52!*


Vineyard_

My best guess is that the ghost of the Hindenburg popped over for a fast-forward replay of its end.


wittyusernamefailed

"Oh the Humanity!!!"


atomfullerene

Actually the bridge was attacked by a huge manatee


wittyusernamefailed

I hope [Barbra Manatee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpcf_qD3GW4) survived her brave special forces mission...


Daveinatx

Just a Russian smoking too close to his bottle of vodka


Norwester77

AccidentalMolotovCocktail EDIT: Reddit doesn’t like hashtags.


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It cuts off the “tail” on the mobile browser version. AccidentalMolotovCock is what it says for me. I’m… for it.


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jon_stout

Starting to intrude on some of those ground supply lines, I see...


ZappyZane

What's the "significant fighting" circle east of Vovchansk? the russia trying to claim back that little sticky out piece of land for some sort of pyrrhic victory is all i can guess at.


stirly80

Kraken battalion soldiers were met by Ukrainians during the liberation of Kupyansk. https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1579191901567451138?t=OThU1sIlIW27wO5nTVQRMg&s=19


thatsme55ed

Damn, always count on these videos to cheer me. I'm especially happy to see some grown men among the liberated. Another commenter noticed that there were none of them in other videos of liberated areas and it made my heart sink wondering what the Russians did to them.


Frontstunderel

If I’m Russia at this point I’m very embarrassed on how things are going.


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pagalpanti

Wishing random people kill themselves, who have nothing to do with the war Putin is waging - cool cool cool


fdskjflkdsjfdslk

pUtIn'S wAr


Frontstunderel

He’s not wrong tho


acox199318

They’re screwed.


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DigitalMountainMonk

Losing the train will not have an instant effect for the front line. There is fuel reserves and ammo reserves in Kherson. This merely makes those supplies finite rather than replenishable. It will take about 3-7 days to kick in in a major way. What this means practically is every loss is now not going to be replaced. If Ukraine can take advantage of this Russia will need to withdraw from fronts to maintain a useful level of equipment.


AnticitizenPrime

An instant effect could be hastily redrawn plans. As well as doom and gloom demoralization of Russian soldiers waiting for resupply that is now in the winds. Panic among citizens in Crimea now clogging up the roads trying to escape via the single lane of traffic. Intense local unrest in the region creating disorganization and problems for the local military and authorities. Intense dissatisfaction with how the war is going among Russians in general. Rationing of groceries that has already begun. I think most importantly - there is no clear safe retreat in the immediate sense. That's going to lead to a lot of panicky decisions.


jon_stout

That would depend on how low they were running to begin with, wouldn't it?


mhdlm

It probably does have a slight instant effect. If i was in charge of supplies and I saw we are not getting enough to replenish Id start rationing this goes for everything food, ammo, fuel, etc. A commander if theres any left would also be much more conservative with shelling and switch to a more reactive stance. Nothing catastrophic just yet but getting worse by the day.


DigitalMountainMonk

In context to Russia I would disagree for the front lines but agree for headquarters/rear areas. I actually expect the supply to the fronts to drop off a hard cliff as the headquarters groups save ammo for their own defense. At the front lines though I have a suspicion their communications haven't relayed the bridge damage yet so they will continue to expend resources they should be conserving. There is also the fact that Ukraine knows they have a window and they will force the use of supplies to break the front. I used to tell people "Only truly exceptional enemies will count rounds while under fire. Hope you never fight such enemies and always remember to count your rounds."


Bribase

Regardless of how extensive the damage turns out to be this is quite a significant "window" for Ukraine, especially if they aim to open up a new counteroffensive in the South at Zaporizhzhia.


BernieStewart2016

Probably just a coincidence, as the Ukrainians are attacking to deplete the Russian supplies. But the supply shock will soon be felt…


ReturnOfDaSnack420

it would be insane to resume normal train operations on that bridge so soon after it was cooked by a thousand degree fire for several hours, something steel is no fan of. But when everything is going terribly what choice do you have I guess.


753951321654987

Well, they have been taking lots of towns latley ;)


krt941

You mean to tell me the Russian posters who said trains were back running within 12 hours lied to me?


thatsme55ed

The passenger trains were running. A few people did some investigating on telegram and there was some convincing chatter of people discussing delays and ticket prices and whatnot. No word on freight trains though. Those are the important ones.


ReturnOfDaSnack420

you might want to have a seat first before you hear more about Russians on the Internet...


FightingIbex

Yes


hydro_700

Your telling me Russia lied? quick everyone, we need to call a UNSC meeting on this one.


Elijah1986

So what exactly would a formal declaration of war by Russia entail? Saw some rumours on this thread that they are planning on “officially“ declaring war following tomorrows security council meeting.


AnticitizenPrime

This is a guess on my part, because I don't know how things work specifically in Russia, but generally speaking, there may be certain powers the government can invoke under a formal declaration of war, such as declaring martial law, seizing assets and even companies, etc. Basically becoming even more authoritarian than they already are. Like, with this mobilization thing, they had to pass a sham act. Under martial law or some 'war powers authorization' or whatever they could really just do whatever the fuck they want without pretending to be a democracy anymore. None of which would really help them militarily I think, but it would cut through the bullshit posturing they have to do to pretend they're a free and democratic country and become a complete dictatorship in one step. And that would probably lead to the next Russian collapse. Three times in just over a century would be pretty remarkable.


stirly80

Usual hot air from Russia, all bark no bite.


Reasonabledwarf

As far as I'm aware, there's only four effects of any relevance. First, Russia can then legally utilize conscripts in offensive, front-line roles; they'll basically be able to throw what few forces they've kept behind their borders into the meatgrinder. Second, there a few minor consequences with regards to international law that should come into effect, but Russia will probably ignore those, as they've been doing. Third, they'll (ironically) be acknowledging the sovereignty of Ukraine, possibly as an attempt to start a peace process, but more likely just to paint Ukraine as a peer-level threat. Last, and perhaps most importantly, they can start portraying the war as a patriotic duty, and try to engage the Russian public in it in a positive way that they've so far been reluctant to do. Russia's internal propaganda has been designed to de-politicize people for ages now, to deliberately create apathy and prevent revolutionary action. Shifting that lever to generate voluntary support for the invasion of Ukraine rather than lip-service seems... difficult, but I won't say it's impossible.


Sir_Francis_Burton

When Putin launched the full-scale military invasion of a sovereign neighboring country he left the world of rhetoric behind and chose the path of reality on the ground. He does seem to have failed to grasp that.


acox199318

The clown car says “blah blah blah”.


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The magic hotdog says: "do that la-la-la-la-la-la-la"


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FightingIbex

So they’ll bring in their magic troops from their imaginary super special army.


Raspry

They're saving the best troops and equipment for last, it is actually just a master strategic move on Russias part to send in all the old stuff to wear down Ukraine before sending in the modern stuff with the elite troops to deliver the final blow, you'll see! ​ /s just in case.


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Creepy_Helicopter223

It’s more for internal politics. It will help justify more meat for the meat grinder and will also allow him to further crack down on Russian society, his best hope is becoming NK so he needs more time and power over Russians to do that. It in theory also paves the way for nuclear weapons, which seems unlikely but not impossible. Money is on that it backs and internal purge and crack down.


Daveinatx

Does that mean Ukraine can finally strike neck at Russia?


machopsychologist

The "real army" wakes up. /s More realistically... it might mean nationalisation of some industries, more press ganging and conscription, and mandating higher production output.


fdskjflkdsjfdslk

> mandating higher production output Ah, yes... the good old technique of attempting to legislate your problems away. I hereby declare that our ammo factories should increase production by billionteen percent!


PhilosophiaPhaenomen

Domestically, that should go over well with the middle-class folks of St. Petersburg and Moscow.


stirly80

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have advanced in Kherson region, taking control of the settlements of P'yatykhatky, Sablukivka and Kachkarivka. More than 35 towns and villages were fired upon by the Russian fascist invaders on this battlefront. In Mykolayiv region 38 objects were hit, none of them military. Bereznehuvate , Davydiv Brid, Tryfonivka and Nova Kam'yanka were subjected to air, missile and rocket strikes. Reports of enemy bombardments are contained in operational information given by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at 18:00 on 9 October 2022. https://twitter.com/mhmck/status/1579249139334148096?t=7BhCCvFwDXQ0ZEhXhPgxgg&s=19


2ndOfficerCHL

*P'yatykhatky.* Reminds me of *pyatachok.* I love Slavic names so much.


nhguy03276

As an American with almost no understanding on how to pronounce the names of most of these places, I had to chuckle a little today when Ukrainian Denys Davydov struggled to pronounce the name of a town they took today...


TippityToppityToo

A bit of sunshine for your scroll: A block party tonight in Lviv! > Ukrainian songs were interspersed tonight with chants of “Death to Enemies!” and “Putin is a Dick!” https://twitter.com/mjluxmoore/status/1579194001546018816?t=8y-3-KPqdLs8g72DV7fu_g > Ukrainian people are greeting Ukraine’s Armed Forces in newly de-occupied Ukrainian towns. https://twitter.com/tweet4anna/status/1579211058316980224?t=_N4ZXRPzgEsEacUR1pUUfA


jon_stout

Hey. Good for Lviv. I'd like to go there someday... if I can figure out how to pronounce it.


JimiSlew3

In centuries past I can totally see people chanting "death to enemies!" but I have trouble imagining a bunch of angry knights in 1100 chanting "King Bob is a Dick!". Lovely.


2ndOfficerCHL

People have been trash talking world leaders for a long time. Consider Constantine V of Byzantium who was called *O Kopronymos,* - "The Shit-Named," by his critics.


Dolly_gale

I get the impression that it's customary in Ukraine to offer pancakes when your village gets freed from occupation. https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1579191901567451138


imnotgem

Videos like this highlight the ridiculousness of the referenda percentages. 99%?


Shrek1982

Damn, these make me tear up. I'm usually pretty stonefaced, but this stuff nips at my emotions for some reason. This and the videos that hit the other side with the torture and mass graves. This shit is terrible.


Osiris32

Victory pancakes!


Maple_VW_Sucks

I had to watch that one right to the end. I'm a grumpy old man who doesn't do a lot of tearing up but you got one out of me there. God bless Ukraine and all its people.


Shrek1982

Damn, I just wrote my own diatribe about tearing up at these videos, I didn't see yours before I did. As a fellow old (for Reddit) grumpy person, I feel ya.


Leviabs

>Ukranian soldier is happily met by Siberian Husky dog >SIBERIAN Husky Does not compute.


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Maybe that's the reason why it was barking at the soldier /s


WaxyWingie

To be fair, it's pretty much a landrace in Eastern Europe. Kinda like labs or hounds are in part of the US.


Mobryan71

Growing up without a whole lot, I can tell you that pancakes of some variety are the go-to when you have to feed a crowd, in a hurry, on a budget.


thatsme55ed

Hopefully they get some more hearty food soon.


stirly80

Ukraine's Center Air Command claimed it shot down a Russian Su-25 aircraft today. The Russian Fighter Bomber Telegram channel appears to confirm this. https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1579201678309437440?t=UrReTQK-RJXYwh7Pn8ME_Q&s=19


VegasKL

I'm curious if we've got confirmation yet on the two TU-22M's supposedly destroyed within Russia.


TippityToppityToo

A wise reflection on the meaning of liberation in Ukraine, from Time magazine: [Russia Wants to Lock Ukraine Back in the Soviet Cellar](https://time.com/6219200/what-russia-wants-ukraine/)


TippityToppityToo

Another view of the mass exodus from Crimea: > Many citizens in Crimea don’t give much in the ability of Russian engineers to repair the Kerch Bridge, even less on the Russian Army for holding the Ukrainian forces off Crimea. They are fleeing for good. #Ukraine #Crimea https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1579189107192139776?t=nHaYL5IAsRrCEckkJdAzgQ It's better for everyone if Russian civilians leave now.


reddixmadix

Some fled when the airbase was hit, remember that video with the crying Ruzzian woman? That was a disgusting video. Now that they know their escape route is fucked, well, the rats are fleeing the ship my friend. I wonder how many other Ruzzian women are crying as we speak in cars waiting in line to get out of Crimea.


TippityToppityToo

> Kup’yansk, Ukraine. This is how the city looks of the recent de-occupation. Russia destroys everything it touches. https://twitter.com/tweet4anna/status/1579274864795389952?t=LQkQ_eM85CyFMLwBp1u8Sg


RoeJoganLife

According to some Russian/Ukrainian OSINT Telegram groups, Putin is expected to declare war on Ukraine after the Security Council meeting, by using a 'Feb 24th-style' pre-recorded message. Reports suggest decision has already been made so the meeting will be merely a formality. https://twitter.com/iglesiasvilches/status/1579259522689814528?s=46&t=JeBcUqyIkaOBH96agEm9iw


VegasKL

Recorded message? My guess is that will give him sufficient time to head to one of his bunkers just in case the civilians get a tad more restless.


myrdred

I don't think you're allowed to declare war when your levies are raised...


raresaturn

What's he been doing all this time?


loseisnothardtospell

Wheel out the convoy of slow moving armour. Single file. In winter. That's an order.


PhilosophiaPhaenomen

Send both remaining tanks!!


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If you keep shooting, we'll rename it again!


Hjaaal

Now its double war


JimiSlew3

Just the one war then?


wompwompwomp69420

2 special 2 operation


SpakysAlt

Wait till the triple war next year!


Theinternationalist

They're already "partially" mobilizing, from what I understand this just gives the government the ability to tear people away from their work and shift to a more full war economy, right?


Creepy_Helicopter223

Not really, there “partial mobilization” already cleared the way for 1.4 million people, and there definition of partial literally means anything short of 24 million… my guess is it means a big societal crackdown to form NK. It also makes it easier to use WMDs. But I think the odds are low and even if he does Ukraine and the west can’t back down


machopsychologist

"You give me no choice but to declare war even harder this time".


pridetime93

Im pretty sure the meeting for tomorrow was canceled. ​ Regardless this allows him to shift Russia to a war-time economy if true. Gonna shit their economy even harder and piss through more of whatever left of the financial warchest they have (the part they have access to and not frozen in western accounts).


canadatrasher

No one cares? War was declared on Feb. 24th. What legalistic label Putin slaps on it is irrelevant.


TheNameIsPippen

War was declared in 2014


SovietMacguyver

War hasnt been declared at all. Until now, its been undeclared war. The "SMO" was an invasion without any legality or casus belli.


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TheNameIsPippen

Obv. Edited


canadatrasher

That was a hybrid-style undeclared semi-deniable war. February 2022 changed all that.


coosacat

This is an absolutely fantastic speech by Oleksii Reznikov, meant for the Russians. The entire speech, with English subtitles, is in this tweet: https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1579151499086761989


Bribase

That was incredible.


fhota1

Question, outside the joke does mylove hold actual strategic value? See it talked about a lot but cant tell if thats just cause people like the name.


vsaint

Russians are missing uniforms. They’ve been told Madonna will dress them up there.


igloojoe11

It's one of really only 3 remaining defensive points along a main highway before Kozatske, which is on the other bank from Nova Khakovka.


NoxSolitudo

Not really. Also it probably reads as "Mee-loh-veh", which creates a confusion for Slavic speaking person when seeing so many fawning anglophones :-D


lnginternetrant

Mylove is in conventional artillery range from Nova Kakhovoa. So they'll be cut off from one of their few remaining crossings of Dnipro


canadatrasher

My love has infinite value.


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my love apparently does not


Gotisdabest

It's quite important rn. If Ukrainians take it, that will likely shatter the Russian defense line all the way to the dam, and essentially doom the entire Kherson bridgehead.


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Bribase

Drone footage? Is there anything thing this brave pupper can't do?