Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Didsbury Dave]

Well done mate. Top man.
Those photos of him at training are absolutely brilliant. Zinchenko is becoming a bit of a legend in my eyes.
Fishing next?

I've taken him fishing twice!

 

[kaz7]

The bastards want to land lock Ukraine

I am amazed they havent gone more for odessa already , hope the ukrainians can fight them off but i think they are spread too thinly now , people need to leave today

 

[mosssideblue]

I am amazed they havent gone more for odessa already , hope the ukrainians can fight them off but i think they are spread too thinly now , people need to leave today

Fingers crossed they can hold out. Ruskies have personnel issues as well, so can just see the place getting flattened from distance ATM, hoping the Ukranians will fold, but they never will

 

[grunge]

Thermobaric bombs going off in odessa

Got any links? doesn't sound viable going by the maps. there Thermobaric launchers have a range of less than 4 miles and the front line is about 60 miles away.

Edit: Ahh, its hypersonic missiles not Thermobaric. still not good but far better than Thermobaric as the hypersonic missiles are very targetted rather than indiscriminate sledge hammer, using hypersonic does also suggest they are getting very low on other ammo as they wont be firing these off for the hell of it.

 

[kaz7]

Got any links? doesn't sound viable going by the maps. there Thermobaric launchers have a range of less than 4 miles and the front line is about 60 miles away.

Edit: Ahh, its hypersonic missiles not Thermobaric. still not good but far better than Thermobaric as the hypersonic missiles are very targetted rather than indiscriminate sledge hammer, using hypersonic does also suggest they are getting very low on other ammo as they wont be firing these off for the hell of it.

Bbc news , was listening on alexa earlier

Ah sorry , scrub that , thanks

 

[metalblue]

Ukrainian 92nd mechanised brigade counter offensive has made decent headway in last week. They can cut off about a few thousand sqr kilometres of Russian occupied Ukraine to the north and are getting close to being able to shell the railway line with artillery which we know the Russians rely on for their lines of communication. The Russians tried to counter attack a couple of days ago but failed. This is the 92nd’s home patch they are permanently stationed on the Russia border so know the landscape well. Russia is repositioning troops to try and stop the Ukrainian counter offensive but are struggling, they’ve blown up bridges as they have retreated which isn’t a sign of an army that expects to get on the front foot anytime soon.

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[roubaixtuesday]

Got any links? doesn't sound viable going by the maps. there Thermobaric launchers have a range of less than 4 miles and the front line is about 60 miles away.

Edit: Ahh, its hypersonic missiles not Thermobaric. still not good but far better than Thermobaric as the hypersonic missiles are very targetted rather than indiscriminate sledge hammer, using hypersonic does also suggest they are getting very low on other ammo as they wont be firing these off for the hell of it.

AIUI nobody thinks there's any chance of Russia advancing on Odessa at the moment. They are struggling to keep current lines in the South let alone stretch further. In fact, I think Ukraine would love it if they tried by land or sea.

"Hypersonic" is little more than a buzzword in the context of the ordnance the Russians have.

This seems lashing out in impotent fury and/or trying to intimidate the Ukranian civilian population into submission.

 

[grunge]

Ukrainian 92nd mechanised brigade counter offensive has made decent headway in last week. They can cut off about a few thousand sqr kilometres of Russian occupied Ukraine to the north and are getting close to being able to shell the railway line with artillery which we know the Russians rely on for their lines of communication. The Russians tried to counter attack a couple of days ago but failed. This is the 92nd’s home patch they are permanently stationed on the Russia border so know the landscape well. Russia is repositioning troops to try and stop the Ukrainian counter offensive but are struggling, they’ve blown up bridges as they have retreated which isn’t a sign of an army that expects to get on the front foot anytime soon.

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Have you got a link for that site please :). looks ace.

 

[grunge]

AIUI nobody thinks there's any chance of Russia advancing on Odessa at the moment. They are struggling to keep current lines in the South let alone stretch further. In fact, I think Ukraine would love it if they tried by land or sea.

"Hypersonic" is little more than a buzzword in the context of the ordnance the Russians have.

This seems lashing out in impotent fury and/or trying to intimidate the Ukranian civilian population into submission.

Generally you would think hypersonic missiles would be reserved for hardened bunkers where the speed is needed to penetrate. they do seem to be using them in a strange way unless they were hitting a supply depot.

From flight Radar its looking like a lot of planes have shifted from Poland to south of Romaina for there drop offs which suggests armaments are heading Odessa way at the moment,

 

[JASR]

Just a minor, pro-Ukraine thing... it's Odesa, not Odessa. As per Kyiv, not Kiev