Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-25

[Maladict]

Ah right, thanks. So it's a second museum from 2019, at the back of the statue's base.

[Zoupa]

Persisting rumours that Mirage 2000-9 are in-country.   

[Jacob]

Wouldn't that be nice if it is true

[Josquius]

Would be crazy if true on the mirages. Haven't heard anything of them going to Ukraine or any training having taken place
Or maybe that's intentional? Fly them in under the radar (... Ahem) whilst all the muttering is about f16s for Xmas?

Apparently Ukraine has warned that ships going to Russian ports in the Black Sea are in a war zone.

Is going to have effects on insurance costs for transports to Russia.

Did they specify black sea?
I've heard a UFO and an explosion were spotted in vladivostok.
Which... Seems a smart move from Ukraine if it is them. Highlights all shipping to Russia anywhere is a target. Will help to damage the Russian economy with extra insurance costs.

[Sheilbh]

Would be crazy if true on the mirages. Haven't heard anything of them going to Ukraine or any training having taken part.
Or maybe that's intentional? Fly them in under the radar (... Ahem) whilst all the muttering is about f16s for Xmas?

The UK statements on training pilots has always just referred to "NATO standard fighters" - I believe it's similar for other countries that have been training Ukrainian pilots.

Also France is a very significant contributor but does it quietly. So on that Kiel Institute support tracker based on public statements, budgeting statements, appropriations etc, I'm almost certain France is the country that is most distant from what they're really doing.

[Zoupa]

I've family in the military. Seems training was started early this year on Mirages.

Edit: obviously, could be BS. He's not in the air force but in the paratroopers, so who knows. Would be quite nice if true though. Get the f16 jumpstarted. Kinda like the AMX-10/Leopard saga.

[mongers]

Persisting rumours that Mirage 2000-9 are in-country.   

Good and a decent fighter too, though I guess not quite 4th generation?

[viper37]

It doesn't say on the English wiki, but the 2000-9 is a special variant ordered by the UAE and Greece, based and 2000-5 that can be configured for air-air and multi-role.

It only says the last one was produced in November 2007.

[Josquius]

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2023/08/10/wagner-mercenaries-return-to-russia-as-belarus-deal-collapses/


Looks like the wagner saga isn't over. Lukashenko thought Russia was paying for them. They weren't.

[PJL]

I wonder if anything will kick off on 19th August....

[Crazy_Ivan80]

I wonder if anything will kick off on 19th August....

What that date?

[PJL]

I wonder if anything will kick off on 19th August....

What that date?

32nd anniversary of the 1991 coup.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

I wonder if anything will kick off on 19th August....

What that date?

32nd anniversary of the 1991 coup.

Thanks

[Josquius]

Kerch bridge hit yet again.
I wonder how Russian media is going about the everything is fine, keep holidaying in crimea message

[Crazy_Ivan80]

at some point they'll run out of kerch bridge to hit...