[W:#23,579]Ukraine War Thread

[Minerva]

Who is Gordon Black? US Army officer arrested during secret Russia trip

The staff sergeant reportedly made an unauthorized trip to the Pacific port city of Vladivostok, where he was detained.

www.newsweek.com

>He did so without approval from superiors and is believed to have made the trip to visit a woman he was romantically involved with.<

As the saying goes, "Men will walk into a situation with an erection where they wouldn't walk with a loaded gun".

 

[Rogue Valley]

Ukraine is getting a prototype artillery shell that can strike 3 times as far as regular rounds: report

Germany is gearing up to send Ukraine prototype artillery shells that can travel 62 miles, Handelsblatt reported, triple the range of 155mm shells.

www.businessinsider.com

>Rheinmetall, Germany's largest arms manufacturer, is currently focusing heavily on artillery production for Ukraine, with a plan to send hundreds of thousands of rounds — including some of the new prototype — within the year.<

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A Ukrainian tank crew said the Abrams tank is as easy to drive as a scooter and that they learned how to operate its weapons in 1 week

The video by Army TV, run by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, showed tank crews lauding the Abrams as US aid to Kyiv begins flowing once more.

www.businessinsider.com

>Alexey and Koka's commander, Dmytro, told Army TV that the Abrams' armor was effective against Russian anti-tank missiles like the Kornet.<

Although Ukrainian tank crews can speak English and were trained on the Abrams in English, the instruments inside their tanks are labeled in Ukrainian.

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Steven Seagal calls Putin "greatest" leader at his inauguration

The American actor has long been a vocal supporter of the Russian leader.

www.newsweek.com

>He's the greatest world leader. He's the greatest," Seagal said of Putin to reporters at the event.<

The "Cargo 200" president.....

 

[JANFU]

What is the stalemate? Or was the stalemate the countries that would not buy into weapons and this is a solution?

Austria, Swiss, Hungary, Slovakia, last 2 are Putin supporters

 

[gman]

Hungary is still kissing Russia’s ass for not destroying them and fighting for the wrong side during WWII.

 

[Roadvirus]

A Ukrainian tank crew said the Abrams tank is as easy to drive as a scooter and that they learned how to operate its weapons in 1 week

The video by Army TV, run by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, showed tank crews lauding the Abrams as US aid to Kyiv begins flowing once more.

www.businessinsider.com

>Alexey and Koka's commander, Dmytro, told Army TV that the Abrams' armor was effective against Russian anti-tank missiles like the Kornet.<

One of our learned lessons from Iraq & IEDs

Steven Seagal calls Putin "greatest" leader at his inauguration

The American actor has long been a vocal supporter of the Russian leader.

www.newsweek.com

>He's the greatest world leader. He's the greatest," Seagal said of Putin to reporters at the event.<

Good thing i don't have any Steven Seagal movies to be purged from my DVD collection.

 

[JANFU]

 

[JANFU]

 

[gman]

Putin youth movement. At one time in the past we had: Hitler jungen.

 

[JANFU]

 

[JANFU]

The EU has estimated that windfall profits from the assets held in the bloc will total between 15 billion and 20 billion euros ($37.6 billion) by 2027.

Now back to each EU Countries Govt's to agree

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-envoys-agree-use-profits-frozen-russian-assets-ukraine-2024-05-08/

 

[JANFU]

"We need shotguns, we need shotguns!" cried one Russian soldier in a recent viral video, as he described the difficulties of engaging drones with standard infantry weapons. "These drones are a real problem for us, and we're struggling to find an effective way to bring them down."

The U.S. Marine Corps has recognized the potential of shotguns in counter-drone operations. In an April training exercise, Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion practiced using shotguns to engage small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), defined by the FAA as drones weighing less than 55 pounds. As one Marine explained, "Shotguns are a versatile and effective tool for countering drones, especially in urban environments where traditional air defense systems may be less effective."

As Ukraine gets F-16s, Russian forces plead for shotguns

Different eras of warfare are colliding on the battlefields of war-torn Ukraine.

www.newsweek.com

 

[JANFU]

 

[ASHES]

Good thing i don't have any Steven Seagal movies to be purged from my DVD collection.

I do, but even the garbage doesn't want them.

 

[JANFU]

They can be found in Ukraine
Eventually, the stocks dry up

Satellite data hints at Russia's depleting armor stocks

OSINT analyst Jompy found that Russia only had 68 percent of its pre-war stock of armed fighting vehicles (AFVs) in storage.

www.newsweek.com

 

[JANFU]

 

[gman]

Nothing worse than a nasty ugly woman who in her secret life wished she was a Stormy Daniels Ho.

 

[JANFU]

Correct

 

[JANFU]

EU has reps in Hungary looking for fraud, and awarding of contracts. They have requested powers to investigate, suspend, and sanction various entities
This should be Euro-wide, rooting out corruption

 

[JANFU]

 

[JANFU]

Nothing worse than a nasty ugly woman who in her secret life wished she was a Stormy Daniels Ho.

I think you are in the wrong thread

 

[gman]

I think you are in the wrong thread

Xin loi

 

[JANFU]

Xin loi

Bad habit

 

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