Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-23 and Invasion

[Syt]

Looks to this lay person more like some sort of explosive and/or high velocity round that partially passes through them?

[Zoupa]

It's ATGM, anti tank guided missiles. I've seen it explained by the Ukrainian unit commander. They have lots of them and muscovites are barely using armored vehicles these days (at least in his section of the front).

[Syt]

That makes sense.

(Though the gamer in me thinks ... "No, save it, you might need it sometime later" - and then never use it )

[The Brain]

https://www.euronews.com/2023/02/01/russia-unveils-new-busts-of-stalin-in-time-for-the-anniverary-of-the-battle-of-stalingrad

A bust of dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on Wednesday on the eve of commemorations of the Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.

The bronze bust was unveiled ahead of President Vladimir Putin's visit to Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad, on Thursday, for high-profile celebrations that will include a military parade.

Oh, those Russians...

[Tamas]

https://www.euronews.com/2023/02/01/russia-unveils-new-busts-of-stalin-in-time-for-the-anniverary-of-the-battle-of-stalingrad

A bust of dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on Wednesday on the eve of commemorations of the Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.

The bronze bust was unveiled ahead of President Vladimir Putin's visit to Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad, on Thursday, for high-profile celebrations that will include a military parade.

Oh, those Russians...

[Josquius]

That makes sense.

(Though the gamer in me thinks ... "No, save it, you might need it sometime later" - and then never use it )

Also "Those soldiers will be totally fine. Anti tank rockets need, what, 3 hits to kill an infantryman?"

https://www.euronews.com/2023/02/01/russia-unveils-new-busts-of-stalin-in-time-for-the-anniverary-of-the-battle-of-stalingrad

A bust of dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on Wednesday on the eve of commemorations of the Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.

The bronze bust was unveiled ahead of President Vladimir Putin's visit to Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad, on Thursday, for high-profile celebrations that will include a military parade.

Oh, those Russians...

Press the button again and flip it to pre Khrushchev USSR.
Hailing Stalin like this was decidedly uncool in the Soviet Union after his death.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Putis is of course, a totally uncool guy with a penchant for genocide. So no surprise there

[Syt]

https://twitter.com/MFA_Austria/status/1621054531931934720

MFA Austria
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Statement of the Austrian Foreign Ministry on four Russian diplomats in Vienna

[Legbiter]

Germans saying they're going to pull 88 mothballed Leopard 1s out of storage and send them to Ukraine.

[Josquius]

https://twitter.com/MFA_Austria/status/1621054531931934720

MFA Austria
@MFA_Austria

Statement of the Austrian Foreign Ministry on four Russian diplomats in Vienna

Any chance of Austria allowing reexport licenses on their vehicles?

[The Larch]

Leopard Is? Those must be ancient.

[Legbiter]

Leopard Is? Those must be ancient.

Probably been sitting in a warehouse gathering rat droppings since the late 80's. So you'd need to strip them down to the hulls and rebuild them completely. 

Might just be quicker to build new Leo 2s. We'll see.

[Josquius]

When the Russians are fielding T62s I guess it makes sense to field tanks designed to kill them :p
But yes. Its not so easy as just handing them over. Could take forever for them to see the field.

[celedhring]

Germans saying they're going to pull 88 mothballed Leopard 1s out of storage and send them to Ukraine.

88 

I guess the Germans really don't have much of a sense of PR. 

[The Larch]

Germans saying they're going to pull 88 mothballed Leopard 1s out of storage and send them to Ukraine.

88 

I guess the Germans really don't have much of a sense of PR. 

Either that or whoever picked the number has secrets... 

But yeah, bit of a PR blunder.