Russian invasion of Ukraine

I've been away for a few days for business so not had much chance to check this thread out. but Jesus.

the Foreign aid deal is being delayed by the house as much as possible because it doesn't address domestic issues. Its in the name you dullards "FOREIGN AID"

National security advisor announces a major issue for national security that needs urgent debate. so what does the house speaker announce. a 2 week fucking Holiday!!.
 
From "The Analyst":

UPDATES 14-15 FEBRUARY

Obviously the sinking of the Ropucha-III Class Landing Ship Cesare Kunikov was big news. These ships - most of which were sailed from the Baltic to the Black Sea in late 2021 and January 2022, were originally intended as sort of the force that would land troops at Odesa. That never happened and they’ve mostly been used as ferries for men and material ever since.
The Ukrainian forces used five of their latest Magura naval drones.
The result was a a rapid explosion and the vessel sank south of Crimea.
Russian forces intercepted messages clearly had them saying all they could see was a ‘large patch of oil’.
Ukraine used its ‘Wolf Pack’ tactics, where one drone acts as a decoy and the others - in this case four of them
according to the released video, attacked the opposite side. It’s another erosion of Russian abilities to supply Crimea - but even more shocking to me is that they know these are targets and they seem to do little or nothing to protect or escort them. They had plenty of warning the ship was a target - three waves of aerial drones crossed Crimea - so many in fact the Russian air force tried to intercept them with fighters to little success. The missile defences are so badly degraded from prior attacks on command sites and radars they’re next to useless.

AVDIVKA
Things are bad, it’s very very tense.
Russian forces pushed towards the road and came within meters of cutting it before being repulsed by the 3rd Airborne Assault Brigade, using Bradley’s. These regained some 150m of ground and added to Russian losses - so far averaging 645 men per day in Avdivka area alone.
In the south they continue to press the area of the Zenit defences.
The Ukrainians seem to be letting the Russians pour in every last bit of their manpower in the hope that sooner or later it runs out and then they’ll strike back harder.
Meanwhile Russian aviation lobbed 60 FAB bombs into the area - several of them clearly hitting their own forces - but they don’t seem to care about it and it doesn’t stop them.
Russia continues to press hard in the Kupiansk area too, along with two other areas on the eastern front. Holding back the Russian advance on Chasiv Yar has also becoming challenging.
The use of meat waves in the Kupiansk region continues to be the problem of the moment. Endless numbers of troops sent to their deaths for small gains in territory is a price Russian commanders are willing to pay. Their soviet era blocking troops force men forward and there is no way out. I wonder often how the Russian men and women back home would truly react if they knew how these battles were being conducted. This isn’t a defence war, it’s a war of conquest and prideful violence.
Wherever we look things are tense. Politics in America cannot be divorced from what is happening on the frontlines. Donald Trump is sacrificing Ukraine for his own ends - he controls what the Republicans do. American aid is crucial and he is stopping it.
Yet there has been good news. Allied nations are doing their utmost to push ammunition supplies higher and ramp up production but building the facilities takes time and money. Germany is doing its best, Finland is building new factories to build shells for Ukraine.
But it’s America that has the extraordinary industrial and military reserves that make the difference. 41% of global defence spending is American. Without America the tide of this war cannot be fully turned. But it doesn’t mean Russia wins. Ukraine will grind them down and make them pay for every meter of territory they take.

Slava Ukraini !
 
Kirkstall Blue said:

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mosssideblue said:
That's not fair
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It’s true Europe should do it’s bit, but America using it as a delay tactic to withhold funds sends a message loud and clear to Russia when the war is won by Ukraine that’s the time to start negotiating the NATO agreement
NATO have had years to solve monetary disputes between the US and Europe
 
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BlueAnorak said:
More Stuff:
www.dailykos.com

Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine has begun to pull back from Avdiivka

A “bang” indeed. Russia’s long cold winter continues. Burn, baby, burn The 3rd Assault Brigade is engaged in Avdiivka. But a pullback has started from other positions in Avdiivka, most notably the Zenit Air Base, which has been described as a...
www.dailykos.com

Ukrainian Forces withdrawing bit by bit from Avdiivka
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Probably for the best alas. They've done more than enough holding up the pricks.
 
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