Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

[UkroTurk]

This war showed once again that Putin is master of hybrid warfare but very weak in regular warfare.

Using hybrid warfare he captured THREE major regional centers in Ukraine: Sevastopol, Donetsk and Luhansk with nearly zero losses from Russian side.

Using regular warfare with all his army he failed to capture a SINGLE reginal center of Ukraine in 3+ years sacrificing over 200,000 KIA.

There hadn't been any hybrid war until Western world gifted those regions.

This war showed russia is paper tiger with it's helpless army. Russians can just bully weak minorities and weak nations.

This war showed Russia is a weak country.

 

[GoatsMilk]

There hadn't been any hybrid war until Western world gifted those regions.

This war showed russia is paper tiger with it's helpless army. Russians can just bully weak minorities and weak nations.

This war showed Russia is a weak country.

One of the most interesting things over the years was the hype behind putin being a genius, even though it was pointed out how many stupid moves he made in Syria against Turkiye. The bombing of Turkish troops back in 2020 was probably a prime example of how short sighted Putin's actions were. That action basically forced the army into Idlib which saved the current government who rules Syria today, the government that would expel Russia from Syria. All those threats, all those flag games with the PKK, in the end for Russia were a complete and total failure.

Putins mindset is we go in and kill some Turks, this will cause them to retreat and Russia can reclaim the last rebel pocket for Assad. Similar mindset to Ukraine, invade it, 24 hours later claim that you are ready to accept Ukraine's surrender, here we are years later and there is no way out for Russia. I honestly the get impression that Putin sees one option and when that fails he just looks to ride it out.

But really the writing was on the wall that Russia had become a stagnant/regressive power when some EW, cheap drones were able to cause mass havoc against Russian systems in Syria, Libya, Ukraine and Azerbaijan.

 

[Soldier30]

Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers struck the building of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the city of Kupyansk with a FAB-1500 bomb. According to Russian media, military units were stationed in the building of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. As a result of the strike by the Russian FAB-1500 bomb, the building of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine was completely destroyed. Ukrainian media published photos of the aftermath of the bomb strike.

 

[Relic]

It's being reported today that Ukraine is set to receive 2 additional Patriot Missile Defense Batteries. This is more news in the wake of USA and Ukraine recently signing the mineral deal.

The first battery will come from storage in Israel and will be sent along with interceptors. The United States will facilitate the transfer and the battery will be upgraded before arriving in Ukraine.

The second battery will be sent by Greece and backfilled by Germany .

This announcement will bring Ukraine's compliment of Patriot Batteries to 10, and will allow much needed downtime for cyclical maintenance. There no word yet if the two additional batteries are being donated to or purchased by Ukraine.

More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine

A Patriot air-defense system is moving from Israel to Ukraine, and Western allies are discussing the logistics of getting Germany or Greece to send another.

www.nytimes.com

NYT: Ukraine to Receive Two More Patriot Systems, Including One Refurbished in Israel

Ukraine will receive two additional Patriot systems this summer to bolster air defense amid Russian missile threats, as reported by The New York Times.

united24media.com

 

[Relic]

Big news from the meeting between Czechia and Ukraine .

Due to increased commitments by Canada , Denmark , Norway and the Netherlands among others, the Czech artillery shell initiative will now provide Ukraine 1.8 million large caliber shells in 2025, up from the 1.5 million goal that was originally targeted. Czech President Petr Pavel broke the news today at a joint press conference with Zelenskyy.

Meanwhile, Czechia and Ukraine have announced the joint creation of an F-16 training school, which will be housed in Czechia and will jointly produce F-16 pilots for both nations. Currently, Ukrainian F-16 pilots are training in USA , Canada , Denmark , Romania Britain and (phase 1, lead in training).

Czech initiative to deliver up to 1.8 million shells to Ukraine in 2025, Pavel says

The initiative has significantly boosted Ukraine's artillery capabilities, improving the shell ratio from 1-to-10 in Russia's favor to 1-to-2, Czech President Petr Pavel said.

kyivindependent.com

Czechia and Ukraine to launch joint F-16 training school

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Ukraine and Czechia are working on the establishment of a joint Ukrainian-Czech F-16 training school.

www.pravda.com.ua

 

[Relic]

Britain has now transferred all 68 of their retired AS-90 self propelled artillery systems to Ukraine. The units were sent in 4 batches, over multiple years. The Brits are replacing them with Archer and RCH-155 howitzers, which are arriving in batches.

9 of the donated AS90s have been visibly destroyed in Ukraine, with an additional 6 damaged. That leaves approximately 53-59 units in Ukrainian service currently.

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/britain-has-handed-over-all-as-90-self-propelled-artillery-systems-to-ukraine/

AS90 Self‑Propelled Guns Decommissioned From British Army, Now Turning Up in Ukrainian Batteries | Defense Express

The UK Ministry of Defense confirms the complete withdrawal of the AS90 howitzers from service as the British Army upgrades to the more capable Archer system

en.defence-ua.com

 

[Relic]

Two Russian Su-30 Flankers Downed By AIM-9s Fired From Drone Boats: Ukrainian Intel Boss

The event marks the first time drone boats downed fighters and the first successful use of AIM-9 missiles to take down any aircraft via drone boat.

www.twz.com

- Two Su-30s shot down
- Missiles used AIM-9
- The boat type is Magura V7

$100 million usd worth of modern Russian aircraft shot down in a period of 3 days, using cheap sea drones. It's a shame that only 2 of the pilots died and that it was reported that the other 4 were rescued. Ideally, all 4 would have met their fate. The more experienced Russian pilots that can be taken off the chess board, the better.

 

[Woland]

Today in his interview with NBC, Trump exhibited an interesting change in rhetoric:

KRISTEN WELKER:
So you think you’re close to a deal? What will Russia have to give up? Because Ukraine, there’s been discussions they will have to give up some of the land that Russia’s illegally claimed.
PRES. DONALD TRUMP:
Russia will have to give up all of Ukraine. Because that’s what they want.
KRISTEN WELKER:
All of Ukraine? Meaning they wouldn’t keep any of the land that they have claimed?
PRES. DONALD TRUMP:
No, no. Russia would have to give up all of Ukraine. Because what Russia wants is all of Ukraine. And if I didn’t get involved, they would be fighting right now for all of Ukraine. Russia doesn’t want the strip that they have now; Russia wants all of Ukraine. And if it weren’t me, they would keep going.

This can obviously be interpreted several ways, not to mention Trump has a track record of completely changing his positions and claiming he never did. However, what is important here is that these statements give cover to Republicans who are pro-Ukrainian but don't want to stick their necks out. He was also asked about the Sanctioning Russia Act, and whether Putin could be "tapping him along".

Full transcript: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/tr...d-trump-interviewed-meet-press-mod-rcna203514