Bkk Brian

Wow..............I bet the mum of the murdered hostage didn't say that.

Bows and arrows plus unexploded ordnance....lol Not going to get many rockets made with that when all the weapons facilities to make rockets are destroyed........

That's far from the truth. China supplies essential dual purpose items to Russia and its Military Complex. Critical components that are essential to make more munitions, tanks, armoured vehicles, missiles and even drones and satellite tech. 70% of the machine tools and 90% of the microelectronics Russia imports come from China. Oh and you are also wrong today as you were 2 1/2 years ago. Ukraine would not have all its lands, they would be Russian.

Ukraine's Special Military Operation just gets better..... Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone strike on Russia’s Lipetsk region, as cross-border attack rages on Russia’s Lipetsk region has been struck by a “massive” Ukrainian drone attack, according to its governor, as Ukraine’s cross-border assault into Russia shows no sign of easing. At least nine people were wounded in the attack, which damaged energy infrastructure and prompted the temporary evacuation of residents in several areas, Lipetsk governor Igor Artamonov wrote Friday on Telegram. The reported strike comes after Russia accused Ukrainian troops of crossing the border into its Kursk region on Wednesday, which marked the first incursion of its kind from Ukraine and put pressure on Moscow in an area largely untroubled by more than two years of war. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/09/europe/russia-lipetsk-kursk-ukraine-zelensky-intl/index.html

Kursk update from the WSJ Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent Day four of Ukraine’s “special military operation” in Russia. What we know amid the fog of war: Ukrainian forces continue to hold the city of Sudhza and operate in a large swath of Kursk region. A Russian reinforcement column was destroyed on the highway to Rylsk (video shot by a local resident) Overnight, Ukrainian drones struck the major Russian Air Force base in Lipetsk. Footage shows major ammunition explosions going off all night. Russian military channels say no aircraft were damaged. Satellite pictures will show. https://x.com/yarotrof/status/1821801784970555757 I like this one he mentioned. "A Russian reinforcement column was destroyed on the highway to Rylsk"

If you are unaware today, Ukraine is crushing Russians in actual Russia.

Where are these fighters going to get their weapons and ammo from? The smuggling route philadelphi corridor is now under the control of Israel and the smuggling tunnels being destroyed. Bow and arrows?

Sort of pales into insignificance when the actual leader of Hamas sees the Gazans as necessary sacrifice, has murdered 12 of them himself and got the nickname “The Butcher of Khan Younis.” as a result. Wants to murder all Jews with a machette and rape all the Jewish women.

O\h what a pity, passport confiscated so he cant make a run to his mates in Russia.....

How did they issue that with a straight face............ ‘may have been involved’ Government ‘appalled’ that UNRWA staff may have been involved in Israel attacks A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “It’s appalling that nine members of UNRWA may have been involved in the October 7 atrocities. “We welcome UNRWA’s decisive action and support their decision to terminate the contracts of these individuals. “Anyone who participated in the horrific October 7 attacks should face the full force of the law.” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/unrwa-government-israel-david-lammy-foreign-office-b2591970.html

Its not over yet. Tass is reporting the fighting continues and............... "Information from Russian sources about activity in the Kursk region. The information is unverified. However, clearly it is not yet possible to contain the offensive - especially due to the abundance of Ukrainian air defense, which threatens Russian UAVs and aircraft. There is also information about the seizure of the gas measuring station in Sudzha by the Ukrainian liberation forces." https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1821084230325301650 Kursk oblast. A group of russian PoWs being escorted by Ukrainian army.

See above for the analysis of the utter strategic folly of that incursion which point to a breakdown in coherent defence startgey and rogue commanders maybe seeking glory at expense of the overall war aims which are to defend Ukaraine and retake territory. Nah,

Excellent work. Moscow claims Ukraine has launched offensive inside Russia Moscow said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces attempted one of the largest incursions into Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion, but that its forces managed to fend off the attack. The Russian defence ministry claimed that “up to 300 troops” from Ukraine’s 22nd mechanised brigade, “supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armoured combat vehicles” had attacked its border units near Nikolayevo-Daryino and Oleshnya in Kursk region around 8am local time. https://www.ft.com/content/83ad1e07-19d6-4ae0-b10e-208926fec4eb https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1820990657546350931

Meanwhile its about the war not how busy you are.

When all else fails use the MAD rhetoric

Actually there is plenty for Russia to gain with it propaganda and as for predictions. I don't buy into them

You really have no idea do you. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Hamas’s newly appointed political chief Yahya Sinwar to accept a Gaza ceasefire, saying the alleged mastermind of the October 7 attack was the crucial decider over a trauce. “He has been and remains the primary decider when it comes to concluding the ceasefire. And so I think this only underscores the fact that it is really on him to decide whether to move forward with a ceasefire that manifestly will help so many Palestinians in desperate need,” Mr Blinken told reporters. “It really is on him,” he added. https://archive.ph/6A4UH https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/yahya-sinwar-accused-mastermind-of-october-7-attack-on-israel-named-new-hamas-political-chief/news-story/c4eb03e5b5d4bd9cfe71ff3e277a2140

The power hungry evil tunnel rat himself has been named the new leader. No change on hostage negotiations then as he's always been the one with the final say. October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar chosen to replace Haniyeh as Hamas leader The Hamas terror group on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar as the new head of its “political bureau,” the highest-ranking position in the organization, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week. https://www.timesofisrael.com/october-7-mastermind-yahya-sinwar-chosen-to-replace-haniyeh-as-hamas-leader/

Another one bites the dust. "man in charge of Gaza's economy was also in charge of increasing Hamas's weapons capabilities." "IDF: Yesterday (Sunday), with the direction of IDF intelligence, the IAF eliminated Abed Al-Zeriei, a terrorist operative in the Manufacturing Department of Hamas' Military Wing, who also served as Hamas' Minister of Economy in the Gaza Strip. The Manufacturing Department operates to increase Hamas' weapons capabilities, including by exchanging information with other terrorist organizations across the Middle East. Al-Zeriei had a significant role in directing Hamas' efforts to seize control of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip and in managing Hamas-controlled markets. Furthermore, he was responsible for the distribution of fuel, gas, and funds for terrorist purposes." https://x.com/HenMazzig/status/1820466529042887093

If this group were armed the police should have stopped, searched and arrested them, instead of asking them "Is this alright"

Yet its ok for Putin to make numerous assassination attempts on Zelensky. Inside Russia’s dozens of attempts to kill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He has every right to do the same as he has every right to strike military targets in Russia. Zelenskiy Commends Ukrainian Strikes on Military Targets Inside Russia That said, the source is Russian so I do not trust it and have no wish to debate what could be deliberate Russian propaganda. That's exactly what they want.

Also mentioned here. Did US Veto Ukraine Plan to Attack Putin's Navy Parade? What We Know Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister, said during a broadcast on state TV channel Russia-1 that the U.S. intervened in a plot that would have led to a "new escalation." Russian news outlets, including state-run RT, reported that Ukrainian intelligence services were preparing an assassination attempt on Putin and Belousov at the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg. Newsweek couldn't independently verify the reports and has contacted Ukraine's Foreign Ministry for comment by email. https://www.newsweek.com/us-ukraine-plot-attack-putin-navy-parade-1935134

The website euromaidenpress is credible but I'm not sure if the article source (Interfax Russia) is. If so then I wish on this occasion Ukraine had just gone ahead with the plan and ignored what Washington said. Russia claims US intervention averted Ukrainian attack on Putin during Russian Navy Day Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has allegedly claimed that a phone call between Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin helped prevent a potential escalation in the ongoing war with Ukraine, as reported by Interfax Russia on 04 August 2024. On Rossiya 1 TV channel, Ryabkov further claimed that Ukraine ostensibly planned assassination attempts on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Belousov during their stay in St. Petersburg on 28 July, Russia’s Navy Day. According to Ryabkov, Belousov ostensibly contacted Austin to inform him about alleged Ukrainian plans for the attack: https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/08/06/russia-claims-us-intervention-averted-ukrainian-attack-on-putin-during-russian-navy-day/

Still a waiting game. Biden briefed that Iran attack timing and details still unclear, U.S. officials say Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his G7 counterpart on Sunday that Iran and Hezbollah could attack Israel as soon as the next 24-48 hours, Axios reported. But in the meeting Biden and Harris had with the National Security Council in the White House Situation Room on Monday the assessment was more nuanced, U.S. officials said. The officials said Biden and Harris were told U.S. intelligence expects a scenario involving two waves of attacks — one from Hezbollah and one from Iran and several of its other proxies. But it was still unclear to U.S. intelligence who is going to attack first and what kind of attack they are are going to conduct, the officials said, one U.S. official said intelligence indicates the response by Iran and Hezbollah is still a "work in progress" and both are undecided about what exactly they want to do. https://www.axios.com/2024/08/06/iran-attack-israel-biden-briefed-details

Huge smuggling tunnel found in the Philadelphi Corridor, the narrow strip of land between the Gaza and Egypt border. Why security there is so important. IDF uncovers massive smuggling tunnel for vehicles on Gaza-Egypt border Israel Defense Forces discovered a large tunnel that is big enough to allow vehicles to pass through on the border between Gaza and Egypt, officials said Sunday. The 10-foot-tall tunnel was found last week on the so-called Philadelphi Route as IDF troops were in the area to search for tunnel routes that Hamas terrorists were believed to be using to smuggle arms. The IDF said their troops have eliminated dozens of such tunnels in the area and will continue to uncover and destroy others that they may find. https://nypost.com/2024/08/04/world-news/idf-uncovers-massive-smuggling-tunnel-for-vehicles-on-gaza-egypt-border