Russian invasion of Ukraine



The new speaker is generally in support of Ukraine aid. just seems to want to get some audit trails.

Speaker Announcement
We cannot allow Putin to prevail in Ukraine, because I don't believe it would stop there. And it would probably empower and encourage China to prehaps make a move on Taiwan.
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Then goes on about wanting the white house to show accountability to the people for the dollars spent.
 
BlueAnorak said:
Forbes article on Dinipro beachhead: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davida...-still-have-time-to-crush-it/?sh=1c4214875cd4
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Its a risk but Ukraine need to get some decent anti air into Kherson. one of the main things that are causing damage are Russian Gliding bombs. the big ones get dropped from 25 miles away ( smaller at 35/45 miles apparently )

If the Ukrainans could get a patriot system into Kherson it would be able to take out planes dropping the big bombs. the smaller bombs are at the max range of Patriot so its boarder line they could stop those being dropped.

Edit. if they have PAC-2 then its more like 99 miles for coverage, if they have that, and want to take the risk of getting it to Kherson they could provide a lot of cover from bombers. but its at risk currently from Artilary etc.
 
grunge said:


The new speaker is generally in support of Ukraine aid. just seems to want to get some audit trails.

Speaker Announcement


Then goes on about wanting the white house to show accountability to the people for the dollars spent.
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Basically, the newly elected Speaker is trying to con 103+ Republicans out of not supporting a Democrat discharge petition to fund Ukraine (maybe as well as Israel).
There is a huge majority in the House to support Ukraine though not quite a majority in the Republican party.
Here's a KOS article on stopping MAGA blocking aid to Ukraine.
www.dailykos.com

House Democrats need to dust off discharge petition and pass Ukraine aid

Newly elected MAGA Speaker of the House Mike Johnson had his first nationally televised interview Thursday, and unsurprisingly he chose Fox News’ Sean Hannity to conduct it. So it should also not ...
www.dailykos.com
 
Wagner remnents deployed in Avdiivka to get some traction against Ukrainian defences.

This should be interesting Ukrainian drones are swarming everywhere on that front.
 
BlueAnorak said:
Forgot to post this on Friday - the Russian economy is now seriously creaking.
www.bbc.com

Russia hikes interest rates to 15% as inflation soars

The Bank of Russia raises rates more than expected to try to lower inflation and boost the rouble.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
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In addition they have introduced new capital controls which mean that importing companies must convert 70% of foreign earnings to roubles lodged with the central bank. This will seriously inhibit imports which Russia desperately needs for civilian life, for industrial production and for war materiel.
 

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Illia Ponomarenko

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The ongoing anti-Jewish pogrom in Russia is, of course, no fluke. It's the result of literally more than a decade of hateful state-run propaganda that most of the world preferred not to see for years.It's what happens when a dictatorial regime places a bet and allocates gargantuan funds on the nurturing of xenophobia, the constant search for antagonism and enemies without and within -- you know, the ones who are to blame for everything.It's about all those insane clips from Russian political TV shows that feel like a madhouse going bonkers. Hatred and tribalism have become an integral part of Vladimir Putin's Russia. Dirty khokhol swines, degenerate Westerners, dumb Yankees, slow Estonians, fascist Germans, NATO, gays, English island rats, and now also Zionists - they are all enemies, and they owe us, and we're going to take what's ours, and the sacred war is the answer. Nationalistic pro-war Z-channels on Telegram literally drown in slurs toward northern and southern Caucasians, Asians, Ukrainians, etc etc etc. The hatred of everyone against everyone is the regime's very foundation. The Kremlin has been playing with fire and using this instrument for way too long and too much. The bar is being lowered with every step. Down to declaring an entire 40-million European nation "Nazi" and unleashing the worst European bloodbath since WWII. And now all the hatred and resentment are manifesting themselves a bit out of hand. How are things with Ramzan Kadyrov and his private army's increasingly offensive conduct toward Russia's white Z-patriots? What I see now tells me the domestic situation in Russia may be much more fragile than we think
 
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