BudmanTX
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and here is the involvement of iran there in russia too....hmmm...coincedense...
Yer good ole axis of evil! With Trump going down in America and with him pro-Russian support should slowly disappear from the GOP, it's as much a winning issue as abortion and both of them together might be a bit much for the evangelicals and hawks in the GOP. Israel has a powerful lobby in America, even among the magats and if they turn on Russia...and here is the involvement of iran there in russia too....hmmm...coincedense...
Russia has been saving up the kinzhal missiles they have been making for winter. They will try and overwhelm the defences and take out as much as they can on one go. Repeat if necessary. I am sure Ukraine can hit a lot of targets itself but it will be a long cold winter for both sides.It might be a dark cold winter in European Russia if Vlad does something stupid this year. Russia could be attacked by hundreds of cheap suicide drones many of which are likely to get to their power transformer targets that are spread around European Russia and largely undefended. Let hope he doesn't attack the Ukrainian power system this winter because it will probably mean the lights going off in western Russia. Ukraine is much better prepared for this kind of war than Russia IMO and has had a year to prepare defenses, arrange backup supplies and now has the means to strike back in kind.
Having the lights go out in western Russia would put a crimp in their war efforts and in Vlad's efforts to stay in power. Freezing in the dark with no food has a certain effect on the population and military.
Like I said, if Vlad does something stupid... Ukraine has been down this road before and probably hardened transformers as much as possible and spares have been ordered ahead of time etc plus they can get help from allies. Ukraine has lots of generators and connections with the European grid, being down this road before they also have plenty of woodstoves and lots of rubble to burn. Russia would have to rob transformers from Siberia and the eastern republics for European Russia, a politically bad move in the middle of winter.Russia has been saving up the kinzhal missiles they have been making for winter. They will try and overwhelm the defences and take out as much as they can on one go. Repeat if necessary. I am sure Ukraine can hit a lot of targets itself but it will be a long cold winter for both sides.
Do something stupid? Where have you been the last year and a half? How inaccurate are you saying they are? How accurate should they be with a 500 kg warhead? Gun defences? When has that knocked one out? From reports the only thing that has been able to is the Patriot system.Like I said, if Vlad does something stupid... Ukraine has been down this road before and probably hardened transformers as much as possible and spares have been ordered ahead of time etc plus they can get help from allies. Ukraine has lots of generators and connections with the European grid, being down this road before they also have plenty of woodstoves and lots of rubble to burn. Russia would have to rob transformers from Siberia and the eastern republics for European Russia, a politically bad move in the middle of winter.
Even those missiles have accuracy problems when it comes to hitting transformers and Ukraine has organized and set up point gun defenses near them and some are radar controlled that can intercept cruise missiles. We will see, but if the lights go out in European Russia this winter it will be a desperate situation, more desperate than in Ukraine, they tried their best there last winter when they were a lot stronger.
Now if Putin agreed with this...Drop Seeds not Bombs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Vlad does something stupid, I don't think he is prepared for the consequences and radar directed guns can deal with cruise missiles. They make a big hole, but beaming and sandbags around transformers is better than none for near misses and commercial fishing nets on poles can stop drones as can manually aimed gun defenses. I'm not saying Ukraine will come out unscathed, just that they will come out in a lot better shape than Russia will, if they prepared a drone response.Do something stupid? Where have you been the last year and a half? How inaccurate are you saying they are? How accurate should they be with a 500 kg warhead? Gun defences? When has that knocked one out? From reports the only thing that has been able to is the Patriot system.
It is splitting them in the senate and in the house too I figure, even if the elected a lunatic as speaker. Things will change with Ukraine when Trump is disqualified and in jail muzzled, it will become less of an issue with magats pandering to him when he is gone. It is an issue that makes no sense on any level and was driven by Trump.Group of GOP senators unveil bill to split Israel aid from Ukraine
A group of Republican senators led by Sen. Roger Marshall (Kan.) has introduced legislation to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel, splitting it off from President Biden’s $100 billion request that also includes funding for Ukraine, Taiwan and other issues.
The key for Marshall and others is to split the money for Israel from the money for Ukraine, which is emerging as an increasingly divisive issue within the GOP.
“My colleagues and I firmly believe that any aid to Israel should not be used as leverage to send tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine,” Marshall told The Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the legislation.
The other Republican sponsors of the legislation are Sens. JD Vance (Ohio), Mike Lee (Utah) and Ted Cruz (Texas).
The legislation would provide $10.6 billion in military assistance to Israel through the Defense Department, according to The Journal.
Senate Republicans battled over strategy for funding Israel and Ukraine at a lunch meeting Wednesday.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has urged his colleagues to keep military funding for Israel and Ukraine tied together, arguing they are part of a larger global threat facing U.S. national security interests.
Group of GOP senators unveil bill to split Israel aid from Ukraine
A group of Republican senators led by Sen. Roger Marshall (Kan.) has introduced legislation to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel, splitting it off from President Biden’s $100 billion request t…thehill.com
Have you been here long? Paying attention? Too lazy to check if you are right or not? The kinzhal missile is a ballistic missile and is not a cruse missile. Ukraine is in better shape than Russia for the winter? Please share the information you have and where you got it from.If Vlad does something stupid, I don't think he is prepared for the consequences and radar directed guns can deal with cruise missiles. They make a big hole, but beaming and sandbags around transformers is better than none for near misses and commercial fishing nets on poles can stop drones as can manually aimed gun defenses. I'm not saying Ukraine will come out unscathed, just that they will come out in a lot better shape than Russia will, if they prepared a drone response.
My bad, thought it was a cruise variant. Ukraine has experience in dealing with the attacks on their grid and how to deal with the aftermath and has the support of allies, Russia does not. They also built a lot of woodstoves that they still have and are most likely building more. It depends on how large and how effective the Ukrainian attacks on their transformers will be, if it happens at all, same for the Russians. Both sides will freeze in the dark if the Russians start it, but Ukraine is better prepared because they have experience, lots of generators in the country and more spare transformers than most and are expecting it, they have an air defense system organized for them too. More air defense is pouring into the country and could include additional patriot batteries.Have you been here long? Paying attention? Too lazy to check if you are right or not? The kinzhal missile is a ballistic missile and is not a cruse missile. Ukraine is in better shape than Russia for the winter? Please share the information you have and where you got it from.
I am sure Russia will have the war finally come home to them if Ukraine can reach the Moscow and St Petersburg region, do they have enough armaments to do it? I am sure Russia realizes their infrastructure will be attacked and have been stockpiling equipment and have been training their workers. Will the attacks on Russia give Putin his desired win in March? Does he really care otherwise?My bad, thought it was a cruise variant. Ukraine has experience in dealing with the attacks on their grid and how to deal with the aftermath and has the support of allies, Russia does not. They also built a lot of woodstoves that they still have and are most likely building more. It depends on how large and how effective the Ukrainian attacks on their transformers will be, if it happens at all, same for the Russians. Both sides will freeze in the dark if the Russians start it, but Ukraine is better prepared because they have experience, lots of generators in the country and more spare transformers than most and are expecting it, they have an air defense system organized for them too. More air defense is pouring into the country and could include additional patriot batteries.
Do you think Russia won't suffer if they attack the Ukrainian power grid? I think Ukraine could turn the lights off in European Russia and keep them off, I don't think Russia can do the same, as I said, they already tried their best last winter when they were stronger and failed.
Fuck they have had the Wagner's and Kadyrov's doing the same previous to now.Not something they would do if they weren't losing badly, and morale wasn't at rock bottom. There are reports of a lot of prisoners at the front and with that and poor morale might go some officer fragging, why not, kill them before they kill you.
Ukraine war: Russia executing own retreating soldiers, US says
The White House says heavy losses and poor morale are leading to mutinies in some units.www.bbc.com