They should have about 60 or so Bradley’s as well. Shit hasn’t gotten real yet, but from the Russian perspective it’ll be getting there soon.
Members of a recently formed Russian assault unit say their commanders deployed troops to stop them from retreating and threatened them with death after they suffered “huge” losses in eastern Ukraine.
The Storm soldiers in the video alleged they were being forced to give money to their commanders and those who refused were sent to the frontline.
“We sat under open mortar fire and artillery for 14 days,” Alexander Gorin, a Russian soldier, is heard saying in the appeal, which first appeared on Friday on Russian Telegram channels. “We took huge losses. Thirty-four people were injured and 22 died, including our commander.”
Another soldier said the unit initially comprised 161 men at the start of the operations.
Putin may then be shocked and surprised to have China join a complete and total blockade of anything going in or our of Russia. North Korea may still be on board though, so Putin will have that going for him.
Sadly, use of ‘barrier troops’ is a time-honored Russian military tradition.
Orlando Bloom visited Kyiv. Not war news, I know, but still I’m happy he’s putting himself at risk to help where he can.
A beaver attacked a Ukrainian position:
Most beavers are working on the Ukrainian side to keep out the invaders:
Yes. That is a risk. Tactical nukes have been a risk since the 1950’s. Granted, they are more of a risk at some times and locations than others but this has been a concern since the early days of the Cold War.
I try not to think about the possibility too much as there’s really nothing I personally can do about it. I do know that militaries around the world have drawn up plans around their use, but none of them have been tested in real life. I hope they never are.
Yes, that might happen. Or it might not. We really don’t know what the result of tactical nukes would be. Would China join in with others in utterly rejecting any nation that uses them? Again, I’d be happy with never knowing a definitive answer.
Putin is in a position to use nukes.
Surely North Korea will stick with China, their ally in the Korean War. Their Dear Leader, however is just as nuts as Putin.
And probably just as physically ill.
I over looked the 20 UK Bulldog armoured troop carriers. I haven’t seen any information if they’ve been delivered. It’s better to leave Russia guessing.
Ukraine will eventually have Bradley’s, Bulldogs, and Marder infantry fighting vehicles. That’s a lot of firepower if it’s deployed strategically.
Russia had similiar equipment but I think a lot of that inventory has already been used.
The Ukrainian Defence Minister just posted this picture of some recent arrivals.
Germany have also just confirmed the delivery of the first shipment of Leopard 2s. In that picture you can see the British Challenger 2 which is the first of the modern NATO battle tanks to arrive. The minister described it as “a work of military art”.
That is some serious gun elevation on the Challenger.
Useful for urban warfare.
Happily, the IAEA will be placing experts at all Ukrainian nuclear plants going forward. And repaired hydro power equipment will now be hidden underground.
What is the flag on the far left? It’s similar to Montenegro, but without the crown at the top and a motto scroll added at the bottom.
This reminds me – whatever happened to the Ukrainian nuclear scientists working at the Zaporizhzhia power plant and held captive by Russian soldiers?
Some airborne unit. The winged parachute is a dead giveaway.
Flag of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces: Ukrainian Air Assault Forces - Wikipedia
Thanks for the flag check. That’s what the SDMB is for!
I don’t expect that vehicle can fly?
Airborne units are often more a historical designation than a current one.