Latest developments and discussion of recent events in the Ukraine War

[Patong2021]

5 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

Buying gas from the US is giving money to fuel unrest and instability across the world. You've picked a side. The MIC thanks you.

 

You assume the gas is from the USA.  Are you aware that the while the USA  exports to Europe, it is a relatively small amount.  Approx. 1/3+ of all gas exports are to Mexico. A smaller amount is to Canada. The USA imports an amount of gas from Canada that is nearly equal to that which it exports to Europe. In effect the gas in large part is either Canadian or is offset by Canadian imports. The USa is not making windfall profits, nor generating the  government tax revenues from the. transactions to accomplish  what you claim.

 

Once the Trudeau government is  removed, Canada will start exporting oil and gas to  Europe and will most likely sign a long term supply agreement that dwarfs the US  supply. The Trudeau government has refused to allow energy exports to Europe because of its carbon pollution goals. 

 

The  energy exports from the USA are environmentally respectful. The Russian energy exports  leave a trail of environmental destruction and degradation. The EU should have stopped  importing Russian energy long ago if it was sincere about its environmental  objectives.

[Mavideol]

Russia's dark day: when troop losses reached an all-time high

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/russia-s-dark-day-when-troop-losses-reached-an-all-time-high/ss-AA1uU2JB?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=0b68f957da3f40a09d1399fb2dbf668e&ei=8

[Mavideol]

Russia's economy must be at its lowest, no more gas to europe, besides some desperate African countries nobody else is buying their  underperforming guns

Russian arms exports have collapsed since Putin invaded Ukraine

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/russian-arms-exports-have-collapsed-since-putin-invaded-ukraine/ss-AA1vzZ7t?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=0b68f957da3f40a09d1399fb2dbf668e&ei=15

 

 

 

[Mavideol]

Ukraine intercepted Russian soldier's private phone conversations and discovered Putin's morale problem

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/ukraine-intercepted-russian-soldier-s-private-phone-conversations-and-discovered-putin-s-morale-problem/ss-AA15FLZf?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=0b68f957da3f40a09d1399fb2dbf668e&ei=48

[3NUMBAS]

BBC poll on the streets of Moscow show locals are fed up with the war

[problemfarang]

UPDATE: 

russians arrived to our positions in industrial area. now we are fighting floor to floor. 

we put wounded and fallen heroes in underground of industrial area. HQ cannot send evac now. 

im not sure but i think some ukrainian and georgian heroes surrendered just few meters away in factory's security area... hope russians didnt kill them. we have 1 tank left to support us but he got orders to leave the area asap. he refused to leave and staying to protect us. 

lost 1 brazilian and 1 colombian hero 2 hours ago. couldnt get the body of brazilian. i think on the 3rd floor. no one dares to go there yet. 

russians lost 2 tanks 3 or 4 APC and i count at least 15 orcs. 

orders are to hold

 

SLAVA UKRAINI!

[thaibeachlovers]

On 1/2/2025 at 8:28 AM, kwonitoy said:

 

Germany is paying more than the rest of Europe for gas, and Europe is paying more for gas than before the Ukraine war, so who is losing?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kwonitoy]

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Germany is paying more than the rest of Europe for gas, and Europe is paying more for gas than before the Ukraine war, so who is losing?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia

[Mavideol]

“North Korea suffers heavy losses on the front line” (Intelligence Ukraine)

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/north-korea-suffers-heavy-losses-on-the-front-line-intelligence-ukraine/ar-AA1wQEIC?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=9460ecdbc7e5419f8427f3f49b667bf4&ei=9

[Mavideol]

more and more of his "allies" will be turning away ... he's heartless, vindictive POS that should be hanged and let die very slowly

Putin Ally Issues Surprise Attack On Moscow Over Its Response To Azerbaijan Plane Crash

https://au.yahoo.com/news/putin-ally-issues-surprise-attack-124253173.html

 

[Mavideol]

Russia's 'hybrid attacks' against NATO 'look like war' and allies must draw 'red lines'

https://au.yahoo.com/news/russias-hybrid-attacks-against-nato-115800283.html

 

[Mavideol]

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says ‘decisive’ Trump can help stop Putin as Kyiv hits Kursk command post

https://au.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-live-explosions-032353345.html

 

[zmisha]

14 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Germany is paying more than the rest of Europe for gas, and Europe is paying more for gas than before the Ukraine war, so who is losing?

What is so wonderful about this war? That this annoying, boring fairy tale about some countries in the world being friends and not competitors will finally drown.

[Denim]

22 hours ago, problemfarang said:

orders are to hold

 

SLAVA UKRAINI!

 

Jeez . Tell you commanders this old proverb.

 

He who fights and runs away , lives to fight another day.

 

Wish you the best of luck and hope you make it until the leave you said you had coming. You brave few are carrying  a burden meant for many.

 

Stay safe.

[Seppius]

15 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Germany is paying more than the rest of Europe for gas, and Europe is paying more for gas than before the Ukraine war, so who is losing?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course it hurts the West, but that is the price to stand up to an aggressor like Putin, but it's certainly hurting Russia a lot more

[thaibeachlovers]

8 hours ago, Seppius said:

Of course it hurts the West, but that is the price to stand up to an aggressor like Putin, but it's certainly hurting Russia a lot more

Did you even watch the linked program? Russia is still selling gas to Europe but it costs them more.

 

Germany going into recession and companies closing is the "price". I guess it doesn't affect YOU then, to be so blase.

The US, which is the driver of this proxy war is doing great out of it, selling lots of weapons and munitions, and now getting to sell gas to Europe. Ukrainians not doing well at all, and now Europeans suffering high prices for gas.

Of course the leaders are not suffering at all, until the next elections.

[thaibeachlovers]

9 hours ago, Denim said:

Jeez . Tell you commanders this old proverb.

 

He who fights and runs away , lives to fight another day.

Orders like that always come from those that are miles and miles behind the lines. To them the boys dying are just pawns.

 

I did say right at the start of the incursion that the Russians only need to cut the supply lines and seems that has happened.

[problemfarang]

12 hours ago, Denim said:

 

Jeez . Tell you commanders this old proverb.

 

He who fights and runs away , lives to fight another day.

 

Wish you the best of luck and hope you make it until the leave you said you had coming. You brave few are carrying  a burden meant for many.

 

Stay safe.

 

Thank you

[Mavideol]

Russia is mocked over plans to launch 'Putindo 64' games console

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/russia-is-mocked-over-plans-to-launch-putindo-64-games-console/ar-AA1wUAeS?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=5db8e83a5f534574b486b873fb14b69a&ei=32

 

[Mavideol]

Putin is exploiting Russia's nostalgia for the Soviet Union

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/putin-is-exploiting-russia-s-nostalgia-for-the-soviet-union/ss-AA1wTosx?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=5db8e83a5f534574b486b873fb14b69a&ei=41

[Mavideol]

Russia has lost a lot of troops and equipment in Kursk

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/russia-has-lost-a-lot-of-troops-and-equipment-in-kursk/ss-AA1wTteo?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=5db8e83a5f534574b486b873fb14b69a&ei=65

[problemfarang]

this video... tells everything.. watch from 5:30

RIP to the hero

SLAVA UKRAINI!!

 

PS: if you copy paste to youtube and watch you can see the ENG subs.. i STRONGLY suggest that. really.. then you will understand the communication between them

Subs are already in the video you dont need to do anything but if you watch from here subs not working and the eng auto sub is nothing

 

WARNING: if you are weak dont watch it. very graphic 

 

 

[problemfarang]

UPDATE:

we are changing position

we lost the city

we have to break russian lines to reach a safe area 

there are 50-60 ukrainian groups still there. the volunteer tank is also staying and he knows he is 1 against 3 or 4 russian tanks plus anti tanks. we told them to break the orders and come with us.. they refused. they said.. to where? 

some of my men in my squad has no ammo mags left. i have 2. we are leaving all our grenades and other things with them 

no way we can help wounded men we put underground tunnels. we can take only half of them.. god help the rest

drone pilot said we have to pass 2 russian tanks and probably 25 orcs. 

orders are still hold the city

 

i cannot say our heading if we can break the lines. but we have 1 week left for our relief. i hope we can get that. 

i will get back to thailand to my cats for 2 weeks and come back again

 

hope we can break russian lines

 

SLAVA UKRAINI! SLAVA DEMOCRACY

[zmisha]

10 hours ago, Mavideol said:

Putin is exploiting Russia's nostalgia for the Soviet Union

 

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/putin-is-exploiting-russia-s-nostalgia-for-the-soviet-union/ss-AA1wTosx?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=5db8e83a5f534574b486b873fb14b69a&ei=41

Our leader, Vladimir, recently said that Russia has enough strength to return all its historical territories. Z guys fully endorse the ambitions of our leader.
Russian people are gradually getting tired of war and this creates a demand for a large, strong state like the Soviet Union.
Many Ukrainians are fighting heroically for their independence. However, Vladimir knows that in war heroes gradually pass away, and most people are not heroes and just want to live in security, like in the Soviet Union. 

[kwonitoy]

 

[ballpoint]

9 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

 

 

More on that here:

 

 

[MicroB]

Slightly old news but a Russian missile dseigner, Mikhail Shatsky, was found shot outside of Moscow. A seperate thread had been posted, but the link was wrong, and a Moderator had erroneously decided the report was inaccurate, when in fact it has been widely reported, and can be considered reliable:

 

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/13/russias-top-missile-expert-gunned-down-in-moscow-park

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/12/russian-cruise-missiles-designer-assassinated-by-ukraine/

 

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-missile-designer-reports-assassination-moscow-ukraine-invasion/33237577.html

 

https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/ukrainian-secret-service-assassination-mikhail-shatsky-28m6wxrq8

 

 

Edit: A forum spftware glitch is preventing the posting of links, so you may need to copy/paste the URLs.

 

https://www.newsweek.com/top-russian-cruise-missile-maker-assassinated-moscow-reports-1999674

 

 

[ballpoint]

Telegram, both Russian and Ukrainian accounts, is abuzz with news of a new Ukraine counteroffensive in at least three areas around Kursk involving tanks and other armoured vehicles.  The Russian channels are all saying there is massive electronic warfare going on - from the Ukrainian side, severely impacting the ability to launch drones, with one Russian account going so far to say that "nothing is flying at all".

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[kwonitoy]

 

[Gweiloman]

On 1/5/2025 at 1:13 AM, kwonitoy said:

 

Are there any military experts on here who can enlighten some of us as to how such an attack can influence and or determine the outcome of this conflict or how it would help to slow down the advance of the Russian forces towards Porkrovsk and the Dnipro River? 
 

From a layman’s perspective, this is nothing more than an annoyance and a wastage of scarce resources providing nothing other than a false boost in morale.