Russian invasion of Ukraine

[BlueAnorak]

Yeah, I'm no US politics expert but as I understand it the house is a much bigger problem than the senate from a nutcase trump acolyte perspective.

At least 15 Ruplications will vote for Ukrainein the House, so it will pass there too. Starting legislation in the house is always the problem you have to control the house and that means the Speaker and Majority leader have to approve it as there really isn't really somthing similar to a Private Members Bill.
The Senate passing it forces the issue and breaks that log jam as the House has to vote on it.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Wonder why the russians are making a 20 mile train carriage barrier in Donbas?

Bizare. Perhaps they know somthing we don't.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

At least 15 Ruplications will vote for Ukrainein the House, so it will pass their too. Starting the llegislation is the problem.
The Senate passing it forces the issue.

Sounds promising. I hope you're right!

 

[St.Pauli support]

https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/medi...ound-breaking-ceremony-with-chancellor-scholz

New ammo plant for 155s. First output 2025 50k shells, rising to 100k and 200k the following years.
Total Rheinmetall output 700k shells by 2025.

It's all so late...

(Can't believe I'm writing this. Pre 2022 I've been despising military industry and never would've agreed to US requested 2% budget. Been forced to change our logic to a destructive and unsustainable part of our life, to defend our freedom. May he die asap.)

 

[BlueAnorak]

 

[BlueAnorak]

Shahed drones not hitting targets in Ukraine of late...
The probable reason for this...

Ukraine’s Pokrova Spoofing System Tells Shaheds To Get Lost (UPDATED)

Pokrova confuses satellite navigation systems, drawing drones away from their targets so even those which evade air defenses are unable to hit strategic targets.

www.forbes.com

That will teach the Russians to rely on Phone GPS navigation.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Looking at thise reports it’s no looking good, if the Russians break through have Ukraine got enough ammo to push them back, the west need to stop dripping feeding stuff and send them everything they want now.

 

[BlueAnorak]

@Blue Maverick
Ukraine are finishing a deeper line of defences that go all the way from the Polish border, past Belarus to the the vast fresh water reed beds that were once the Dinipro Reservoir.

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

Zelensky reports on the first meeting of the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief with the participation of new military commanders"To add more protection, we're adding more power, more capabilities to our mobile fire groups. We will also increase the number of such groups," the president said

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

A lucky escape to survive that unharmed

 

[Iassel]

Looking at thise reports it’s no looking good, if the Russians break through have Ukraine got enough ammo to push them back, the west need to stop dripping feeding stuff and send them everything they want now.

The question is what is there to send them? They need artillery shells and there just isn’t a hidden stockpile to tap into.

Sweden desperately wants to provide Gripen and a lot of people are working their nuts off to try and make it happen asap, but it’s going to realistically take until the end of 2024 even with a good tailwind.

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

Two basketball players stabbed in the street in Germany because they were Ukrainian

 

[BlueAnorak]

US senate has resumed discussing aid to Ukraine, Taiwan and Isreal with time limited MAGA fillibustering in full swing. Not going to have much effect after the previous vote.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

US senate has resumed discussing aid to Ukraine, Taiwan and Isreal with time limited MAGA fillibustering in full swing. Not going to have much effect after the previous vote.

Good or bad signs?

 

[BlueAnorak]

What Ukraine needs to beat Russia:

What Ukraine needs to defeat Russia

The Ukrainian land counter-offensive in the late spring/summer/autumn of 2023 was a total failure. No disrespect to the brave Ukrainians who fought, died or were maimed in these battles, but facts are facts. Hardly surprising because (a) Ukraine didn’t...

www.dailykos.com

 

[BlueAnorak]

Good or bad signs?

Fulibustering was limited to one hour by the previous vote. Just a day or so to go then a repeat vote and then onto the House were at least 15 old school Republicans will vote yey and the budget measure will be passed.
It may yet take a couple of weeks.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Link to what happens next in the House:

What will Johnson do with the Senate foreign-aid bill?

At some point in the next few days, the Senate appears poised to pass a $95 billion package that includes aid for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine.

punchbowl.news

 

[BlueAnorak]

More stuff:

Russian stuff blowing up: TOS thermobaric launcher makes a big bavovna

There is nothing quite as satisfying as seeing a huge fireball that used to be a Russian TOS thermobaric rocket launcher. That moment when you realize there is an anti-tank missile headed your way and you’re the tank. Gee, that’s a shame. Nice trucks...

www.dailykos.com

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

It's over.. now it's upto the Europeans to help themselves! The US funding is for all purposes done thanks to Putin's puppets!

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

It's over.. now it's upto the Europeans to help themselves! The US funding is for all purposes done thanks to Putin's puppets!

No longer a friend of the West and now being run by a dictator who isn’t even in power.