Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-25

[Admiral Yi]

White House figures 1,000 Norks are already dead.

[viper37]

By the way, it seems clear that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed earlier in Khazakstan had been crippled by Russian AA as it prepared to land in Grozny.

Plus the russians cut the underwater electricity cable between Finland and Estonia. The Finnish navy seized the vessel in their territorial waters.

Then what?
They just... Let them go?
Hope they can charge Russia for the repairs - money taken out of their frozen holdings.

NATO Article 4 has been invoked.

Article 4
The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.


It's a prelude to Article 5.


2025 is going to be fun.

H1N epidemic, open war between NATO and Russia-North Korea, China invading Taiwan while our attention is diverted, Trump sitting on his ass and doing nothing, yep, lots of fun.

All because the left was too stupid to vote.

[mongers]

By the way, it seems clear that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed earlier in Khazakstan had been crippled by Russian AA as it prepared to land in Grozny.

Plus the russians cut the underwater electricity cable between Finland and Estonia. The Finnish navy seized the vessel in their territorial waters.

Then what?
They just... Let them go?
Hope they can charge Russia for the repairs - money taken out of their frozen holdings.

NATO Article 4 has been invoked.

Article 4
The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.


It's a prelude to Article 5.


2025 is going to be fun.

H1N epidemic, open war between NATO and Russia-North Korea, China invading Taiwan while our attention is diverted, Trump sitting on his ass and doing nothing, yep, lots of fun.

All because the left was too stupid to vote.

Maybe this year gone would have been a not so bad time for the war to start?

That way, we have most of the Russian mobile/useful forces still bogged down in Ukraine and NATO could have trashed most of the rest of Western Russia before stalemate or a Putin climbdown?

But even if it kicks off this year, Putin now has Trump in office to bollocks up a strong united response.

[Legbiter]

A Stryker APC running over russian soldiers in Kursk.




https://x.com/moklasen/status/1876330446599930050

[Crazy_Ivan80]

800k casualties on the russian side reached too. Here's to 800k more

[mongers]

At the closest point, Russian forces held positions just 1.5km (1 mile) from Pokrovsk, where 7,300 civilians were reportedly still living and working.

"The intensity of the fighting has changed, it has become greater. Now, opposite us, there is a separate motorised rifle brigade and a motorised rifle regiment of the Russian Federation," Serhiy Okishev, sergeant to the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade fighting in the Pokrovsk region told a telethon.

However, he pointed out that Russian troops were using fewer armoured vehicles and more buggies, golf carts and civilian vehicles. It was unclear if this was due to a dearth of armour in the Russian arsenal or for manoeuvrability.

A spokesman for Ukrainian forces in Kurakhove similarly said on Friday that "the Russians have switched to attacks exclusively by infantry in the past few weeks, and if armoured vehicles are used, then only for fire support and in the assaults themselves do not take part."

 

Full article here about Russian tank and other AFV shortages:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/ukraine-takes-another-bite-out-of-russia-as-moscow-grinds-on-in-donetsk

[Tamas]

If I were a general/advisor dealing with President Trump, I would present the Russian weakness in the context that Putin must be very willing to give him a good deal. Because I don't think Putin can afford a non-victory politically. So Trump must be made to feel like a kind and sensitive person if he ends up agreeing to a status quo truce or worse.

[Legbiter]

A gigantic drone and missile strike on the russkis yesterday night. Quite a lot of damage from "falling debris", nothing actually hit you see...



https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1879096800340275225

[Razgovory]

Never has such a strong desire to feel smart met such a catastrophic inability to be so.

Man, it's like you don't even read my posts.

[Legbiter]

Strelkov is sending the occasional letter from his Siberian gulag which is then posted to his social media accounts. He's pretty down in the latest one.