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05-23-23, 05:25 AM | #11086 |
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05-23-23, 05:29 AM | #11087 |
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You really couldn't make this up!
Russian minister who criticised Vladimir Putin over Ukraine war mysteriously dies after falling fatally ill on flight to Moscow https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...fad87b91&ei=16
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05-23-23, 05:38 AM | #11088 |
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15 months after the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the Federal Intelligence Service BND has not found any indications pointing to destabilisation of the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Despite isolated criticism - for example of ammunition deliveries - there are also no signs that the system is tottering or imploding, said the head of Germany's foreign intelligence service. However, he added that this could not be ruled out either.
"Russia is still capable of waging war seen from a long distance" - with soldiers recruited again and again, the BND president told the Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS) in Berlin. This also applies to the areas of armament and ammunition. In this respect, he said, there is no talk of weakness or of the possibility of activities collapsing. It is true that there are vulnerabilities and surprises - for example, with regard to the performance of the armed forces. But if the West does not support Ukraine in a very organised way and organise resistance, Putin's strategy of relying on the long term and the masses could prevail. [DW]
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05-23-23, 06:00 AM | #11089 |
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Residents in Russia's Belgorod region who have fled their homes due to fighting there have been urged not to return yet.
Russian officials say an armed "sabotage" group crossed from Ukraine and attacked the Grayvoronsky district by the border on Monday. Moscow has now launched a terrorism investigation as fighting continues. Ukraine denies responsibility and said Russian citizens from two paramilitary groups were behind the incursion.
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05-23-23, 04:28 PM | #11090 |
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Pentagon's 3 billion dollar accounting "error"
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05-23-23, 04:54 PM | #11091 |
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World War II
U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $4.69 trillion Duration: 3 years, 9 months U.S. military deaths: 405,399 Iraq War U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $1.01 trillion Duration: 7 years, 5 months U.S. military deaths: 4,410 War in Afghanistan U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $910.47 billion Duration: Since 2001 U.S. military deaths: 2,285 Vietnam War U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $843.63 billion Duration: 17 years, 9 months U.S. military deaths: 58,220 Korean War U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $389.81 billion Duration: 3 years, 1 month U.S. military deaths: 36,574 World War I U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $381.8 billion Duration: 1 year, 7 months U.S. military deaths: 116,516 Persian Gulf War U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $116.6 billion Duration: 7 months U.S. military deaths: 383 Aid and goods to Ukraine until mid-May 2023 $ 76.9 billion Duration: 15 months, counting U.S. military deaths: 0 American Civil War (Union) U.S. war spending (2019 dollars): $68.17 billion Duration: 4 years U.S. military deaths: 750,000 (North and South) Sources: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...tory/39556983/ https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much...are-six-charts The relevant number in red is not the 76.9 bn, but it is the red 0 .
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05-23-23, 06:52 PM | #11092 |
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Moscow released photos that show wrecked Humvees somewhere, and they claim these were located at Belgorod.
Moscow claims the attackers were Ukrianians. Ukraine denies it were involved. Some say it were Russian and anti-Putin renegates, or Russians in Ukrainian service. Why it matters? Because if this was a unit under Ukrainian command, somebody must have given them those Humvees. And that then is the display of an awful waste, to put it this way, and I think we should reconsider delivering them stuff if they waste it like this. If the wrecked Humvee photos given by Moscow were indeed taken at Bolgorod. The claim is so far unconfirmed. I read nothing on what the use of this light ground attack on Belgorod should have been. Belgorod lies 60-70 km north of Charkiv, the border runs more or less at half the distance between the two cities. To be clear: in principle, it is perfectly legitimate to take the war to the aggressor's terrain as well. I only wonder when it is done in a way that causes only costs and losses, but no gains whatsoever.
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05-24-23, 05:25 AM | #11093 |
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05-24-23, 05:38 AM | #11094 |
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05-24-23, 06:38 AM | #11095 |
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Switzerland kind of bows to the huge international pressure and agreed to hand back 25 of its Leopard-2A4 tanks to Germany. Which means that from here the can be handed to Ukraione. I assume after the Germans refurbished them a bit.
25 heavy tanks are 25 heavy tanks. Lets speed it up.
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05-24-23, 06:44 AM | #11096 |
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The Kerch bridge has not been bombed, and I think the ukrainians know that if they bomb it and leave russians no way out, they then need to fight them down on Crimea. Thats why I think chances are the bridge will not be bombed any time soon. At some time it will, but possibly not early on. If they strike, then possibly the railtrack bridge, not the car bridge. Military logistics rely more on railway than on trucks, if thinking of quanities of supplies moeved.
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05-24-23, 07:21 AM | #11097 |
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Hungary outraged by leaked Ukrainian plans to blow up vital oil pipeline
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05-24-23, 07:44 AM | #11098 | |
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Yevgeny Prigozhin in yet another attack on the Russian leader and his conies, but what are his motives?
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On the drivers side rear of one of the vehicles there appears to be damage from an explosion. Rust in the non-painted areas suggests the damage is not new. There is also not damage to the dirt area near the vehicle, which would occur from an explosion. It is clear that this vehicle was disabled long before being moved to this location. If these vehicles crashed into position, you would also expect to see dirt on top of the hood, and damage to the front of the vehicles. All you see is broken glass from what appear to be bullets that impacted after the crash. The debris from a headlight also appears to have landed long after the crash. Again, there does not appear to be any evidence that suggest the vehicles struggles to get out, after being stuck. There is also no blood in the vehicle, which you would expect to see in any accident of this magnitude. Additionally, on some of the vehicles, the words "For Bakhmut" are written. This occurred recently after Russians claimed to have fully captured Bakhmut. In the midst of staging or embellishing this scene, they appear to be lamenting the Bakhmut experience. When they should be celebrating, they are looking for revenge? Not very effective propaganda. https://twitter.com/PhotoWander/stat...35659401347074 1) The Russian government released this photo of the alleged Belgorod insurgents vehicles after a battle. I used to be a tow truck operator. This is staged. These vehicles didnt crash into that trench. Ill explain why... https://twitter.com/FluteMagician/st...62964261404673 |
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05-24-23, 10:52 AM | #11100 |
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This was a raid not meant to keep occupying terrain. The main differences between a raid and other attack forms are the limited objectives of the raid and the associated withdrawal following completion. Raids may be conducted in daylight or darkness, within or beyond supporting distance of the parent unit.
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