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04-02-24, 06:04 AM | #3032 | |
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Russia left with one 'loser' vessel in Black Sea after Ukraine wipes out Moscow fleet
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04-03-24, 11:21 AM | #3033 | |
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Ukraine lowers combat call-up age to boost numbers
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04-03-24, 12:04 PM | #3034 |
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One of Russia's best-defended structures to be destroyed this spring, says Ukraine: 'It's inevitable' The Ukrainian Secret Service says it will blow up the Crimean bridge in the first six months of 2024, destroying the symbol of Russia's occupation of the peninsula. Two previous attempts to take out the bridge previously succeeded only partially. "Third time, good time" seems to be the motto at GUR headquarters in Kyiv. After two previous attempts to blow up the 18 kilometre bridge between occupied Crimea and the Russian mainland, the Ukrainian Secret Service wants to finish the job for good before July. This is what senior military officers of the GUR are already saying in interviews with the British newspaper The Guardian. According to them, the eventual destruction of the bridge is "inevitable," since in addition to being an important supply line for the Russian military, it is also - and above all - the symbol of the Russian occupation. Russia began construction of the bridge across the Kerch Strait two years after the illegal annexation of Crimea. The road section was festively opened by President Vladimir Putin in April 2018, the rail section in December 2019. The construction at the time cost more than 225 billion rubles, converted to the exchange rate at the time about 3.5 billion euros.Back in October 2022, the bridge was targeted a first time, then, according to Russia, with a bomb in a passing truck. Several bridge sections fell into the water, and both the rail and highway could not be used for months. In July 2023, the road bridge was attacked with naval drones, requiring repairs for months again. How Ukraine will attempt to blow up the bridge this time remains unknown for now. In recent weeks, Ukraine has been regularly attacking targets up to more than 1,000 kilometres from the border with drones. So the distance from the front, 250 kilometres, seems to pose little problem in itself. A bigger question is whether Ukraine has the resources to attack the bridge. Drones are unlikely to suffice: the work of art is currently one of the best defended Russian structures, just because of its important value and previous attempts. Both anti-aircraft systems and physical barriers in the sea should help repel attacks. Earlier, therefore, Kyiv looked primarily to the German Taurus cruise missiles as the most high-performance means of taking the bridge under fire. That one, thanks to its powerful warhead, could theoretically both pierce the road surface and blast the bridge piers of reinforced concrete. In a telephone conversation leaked by Russia, senior German officers discussed in late February how 10 to 20 Taurus missiles might be enough to destroy the bridge. Yet, GUR officers assure that they do already possess "most of the means necessary to carry out the objective." Thus, the successful campaign to take out more and more ships from the Russian Black Sea Fleet and force the rest of the Russian Navy to withdraw further and further from Crimea are a prelude to the ultimate grand prize, they say. The plan is said to be co-authored by intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov and approved by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Among other things, the sinking of the large landing ship Sergey Kotov in March, using ten Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drones filled with explosives, was allegedly a so-called "shaping operation" or preparation, according to the GUR. The Sergey Kotov was sailing south of the Crimean Bridge at the time of the attack. https://www.demorgen.be/oorlog-in-oe...lijk~bb041aed/ |
04-03-24, 04:00 PM | #3035 | |
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https://www.politico.eu/article/ukra...se-war-russia/
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Europe better prepares much much more for war. It will come, and Putin knows NATO can only grow stronger again from now on. Thus he knows it is in his interest to attack NATO as soon as he can. What irks me is that with more determination and quickness shown, this outcome had a fair chance to get avoided. Trump's former Republicans, Germany and France shall be cursed most. Others like Italy, Greece and Spain did not shine as well. Turkey's role is murky at best. And then Hungary... The alternative would have been to say: "Ukraine is not NATO territory, so we completely stay out of it." Techncially correct, practically a strategic dud.
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04-03-24, 05:30 PM | #3036 |
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04-04-24, 09:10 AM | #3037 | |
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Ukraine general warns Russia cannot be stopped: 'There's nothing that can help us now'
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04-04-24, 11:35 AM | #3038 |
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When you see the visual confirmed losses in the past days, Russia lost more equipment ratio is about 7 : 1 daily. Large when you see the shortage Ukraine has at the moment, I do not believe this shortage is so big as stated in the press. Also when you consider Ukraine is preparing against new Russian offensive they stock at mutch they can to counter this.
The Russians now have more grenades and missiles, and the Ukrainians feel it. You now see the correlation between the number of available shells and the number of Ukrainian casualties. But the Russians also have gigantic problems. They have lost 350 thousand people. Half of what the Russians initially captured, the Ukrainians recaptured. The Russian navy has been driven out of Sevastopol, the Ukrainian grain corridor has been restored. 1.3 million young, bright Russians have left the country, as have thousands of foreign companies. The Russians have not yet achieved a single strategic objective, which is why they continue. And as they continue, the Ukrainians must continue. Both sides have to do more to replenish supplies, both sides struggle with mobilization or conscription. There are 475 thousand Russians in the occupied part of Ukraine. To get them out, of course, is heartbreakingly complicated. |
04-04-24, 12:39 PM | #3039 |
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You have a very positive attitude Dargo.
Having positive thoughts when it comes to Ukraine and their fight against the Russians is good, but it can also be to much. The west can't compete with Russia, North Korea and Iran, when it comes to production of 152 mm shells and weapon system. And changing our factories to produce ammo and weapon is not as easy as it is said. Fear the worst-Hope for the best. Markus
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What an absolute waste on both sides. Meanwhile Chyna just sits back smiling, and biding their time to become masters of the world.
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Yep
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