Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-23 and Invasion

[Josquius]

There are some rather brave people within the Russian space agency, as the three cosmonaut who've just arrived on the ISS were wearing bright yellow and blue overalls/uniforms.

I was concerned by that as well. Plus also, it could jepordise any Russian-US co-operation still ongoing with the ISS.

How necessary is it to rely on Russia here?
I understood this would have been a huge problem a decade ago but now the US has that capacity again...

[Sheilbh]

Wow, and that last interview - the determination to withstand.

Yeah that lady speaking when you can hear the artillery going off is extraordinary.

[grumbler]

Apparently the Russians have used a hypersonic missile.

What continent did it land on?

[DGuller]

Apparently the Russians have used a hypersonic missile.

What continent did it land on?

Seems to have landed where they wanted it to land, unfortunately. 

[HisMajestyBOB]

There are some rather brave people within the Russian space agency, as the three cosmonaut who've just arrived on the ISS were wearing bright yellow and blue overalls/uniforms.

I was concerned by that as well. Plus also, it could jepordise any Russian-US co-operation still ongoing with the ISS.

On the other hand, low Earth orbit is probably one of the safest places for Russians to protest from.

[Josephus]

Seems like Russia is going with the German "Battle of Britain" plan. Try to bomb the enemy into submission. I don't think they seem to have an actual occupation goal anymore. Just hope they can force Ukraine to surrender with bombs.

Didn't work so well for the Germans. So we'll see.

[Admiral Yi]

I wonder if the cosmonauts are planning on jumping on the next US rocket and defecting.

Also thinking there had to be a number of people in on it to make the suits and stow them on the rocket.

[Sheilbh]

Interesting - reports from the head of Ukrainian Railways (who are heroes in this: https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/03/18/trains-run-through-the-dark-to-keep-ukraine-going - and the map of which stations are open is incredible) that Belarussian railway workers are sabotaging lines to Ukraine. Which is probably not great given Russia's forces existing logistical issues

[Admiral Yi]

My mind very often wanders into nooks and crannies.

So the Javelin has a reusable launcher.  I'm guessing it's not cheap.  But how do you get soldiers to lug it back for reuse when they're running for they're lives?

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Seems like Russia is going with the German "Battle of Britain" plan. Try to bomb the enemy into submission. I don't think they seem to have an actual occupation goal anymore. Just hope they can force Ukraine to surrender with bombs.

Didn't work so well for the Germans. So we'll see.

Indeed, seems the russians have forgotten the lessons of ww2 regarding bombing of starving the enemy into submission.

[mongers]

Interesting - reports from the head of Ukrainian Railways (who are heroes in this: https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/03/18/trains-run-through-the-dark-to-keep-ukraine-going - and the map of which stations are open is incredible) that Belarussian railway workers are sabotaging lines to Ukraine. Which is probably not great given Russia's forces existing logistical issues

Shelf, not a serious criticism, but I find the use of the smilie somewhat jarring given it's a war.  :-(

[mongers]

I wonder if the cosmonauts are planning on jumping on the next US rocket and defecting.

Also thinking there had to be a number of people in on it to make the suits and stow them on the rocket.

According to the bbc news website they reported from an IIS news conference:

The politics of Ukraine's war have made it to space.

Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station wearing blue and yellow space suits - the colours of the Ukrainian flag.

But soon after, Russia's space agency denied it had anything to do with Ukraine, saying "sometimes yellow is just yellow", and explaining that blue and yellow were the colours of the university where the three men studied.

In a live-streamed news conference from the space station, one of the cosmonauts explained that they had accumulated lot of yellow material, so they chose to use it for their space suits.

[Zoupa]

The most recent dead general being responsible for a massacre in 2014 when he agreed a cease fire to allow Ukranian troops to leave and then murdered them

That's a different guy.  That guy was a colonel, not a general.  Ukraine already whacked nine of those.

Careful, your Jersey is showing

[grumbler]

I wonder if the cosmonauts are planning on jumping on the next US rocket and defecting.

Also thinking there had to be a number of people in on it to make the suits and stow them on the rocket.

According to the bbc news website they reported from an IIS news conference:

The politics of Ukraine's war have made it to space.

Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station wearing blue and yellow space suits - the colours of the Ukrainian flag.

But soon after, Russia's space agency denied it had anything to do with Ukraine, saying "sometimes yellow is just yellow", and explaining that blue and yellow were the colours of the university where the three men studied.

In a live-streamed news conference from the space station, one of the cosmonauts explained that they had accumulated lot of yellow material, so they chose to use it for their space suits.

They would have had to start making those a long time before the war to get them into the system in time to launch.

[mongers]

The most recent dead general being responsible for a massacre in 2014 when he agreed a cease fire to allow Ukranian troops to leave and then murdered them

That's a different guy.  That guy was a colonel, not a general.  Ukraine already whacked nine of those.

Careful, your Jersey is showing

Heh Zoupa, remember that time you, Neil, Ank, Shelf, Berry and I met up on London's Southbank and in a different world, you know the one before Trump, Brexit, Covid19 and Putin's madness.