Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-23 and Invasion

[Maladict]

Azerbaijan media put out a statement it was one of their citizens driving the truck that blew up on the bridge.

[Legbiter]

It is bizarre how much of this war can be followed live on social media. Here is a picture of the cleanup of the bridge. Some of the rails look damaged.

That fuel train probably severely damaged the underlying steel beams and concrete while it burned for hours.

[Maladict]

It is bizarre how much of this war can be followed live on social media. Here is a picture of the cleanup of the bridge. Some of the rails look damaged.

That fuel train probably severely damaged the underlying steel beams and concrete while it burned for hours.

Burning fuel doesn't affect steel beams 

Apparently trains are running again.

[Legbiter]

Apparently trains are running again.

What could possibly go wrong...

[celedhring]

If only Languish had an engineer with experience in rail... 

[PDH]

If only Languish had an engineer with experience in rail... 

The last thing we need is expertise to challenge our opinions.

[Josquius]

Surely replacing rail is a pretty quick operation. The Russians I believe have an entire section of the army for railway stuff. I wonder if their quality is less than expected too.
The concern/hope would be more the bridge structure itself is fucked. Which sadly doesn't seem to be as much as we hoped.

[grumbler]

Burning fuel doesn't affect steel beams 

Indeed.  If it did, World Trade Center 1 and 2 would probably have collapsed.




Too soon?

[Maladict]

Burning fuel doesn't affect steel beams 

Indeed.  If it did, World Trade Center 1 and 2 would probably have collapsed.




Too soon?

That was the joke, you tell me 

[Maladict]

I guess Putin really didn't like anyone touching his bridge.

[Josquius]

UKRAINE IS A TERRORIST STATE! THEY ATTAKCED OUR BRIDGE! TERRORIST NAZIS!
Now watch as we fire missiles at random civilian areas of Kyiv. As thats not a terrorist thing to do.


Incidentally I just noticed something today- google for something involving Kiev and you get a 'did you mean Kyiv'

[Tamas]

Belarus is accusing Ukraine of preparing an attack.

Putin must be really leaning hard on Lukashenka in desperation. I can't imagine Lukashenka thinking him going on the offensive is anything but a terrible and highly risky idea. He had enough trouble not being deposed even without sending his people on a suicidal war.

[Zanza]

This is like Germany firing V2s at Britain. No real military purpose, just terrorism.

[mongers]

This is like Germany firing V2s at Britain. No real military purpose, just terrorism.

Exactly.

[OttoVonBismarck]

IMO Biden should give Ukraine some of the more advanced weapon systems it has been requesting in response to Putin indiscriminately launching missiles into civilians.

In some sense this isn't much different from crimes Russia has been committing the entire war--and at 20 or so deaths, these are actually less damaging to civilians than the Russian artillery offensive of the first phase of the war, which frequently was indiscriminately shelling into city centers to enable the Russian advance. But to me it is a moral / psychological difference, while the Russians were indifferent to civilians killed by their artillery, those artillery barrages were at least part of an actual military operation. This missile attack is literally the same as the Nazi V2 missile attacks which were purely designed to terrorize.