The War in Ukraine

[KevinB]

US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office

U.S. officials say the United States is expected to announce it will send another $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine.

apnews.com

If Putin doesn't play ball, I suspect that DJT47 will move a decimal place to aid...

 

[The Bread Guy]

... I think Vlad forgets DJT was the initial weapons supplier to Ukraine.

Despite a lot of doom and gloom (myself included) about a Trump47 Presidency, I think Russia is going to end up making him into a second Reagan.

... If Putin doesn't play ball, I suspect that DJT47 will move a decimal place to aid...

Here's hoping you're right on that - I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[The Bread Guy]

... If Putin doesn't play ball, I suspect that DJT47 will move a decimal place to aid...

P.S. - To be clear, I'm keeping my fingers crossed he moves the decimal to the right, not the left

 

[PuckChaser]

US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office

U.S. officials say the United States is expected to announce it will send another $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine.

apnews.com

If Putin doesn't play ball, I suspect that DJT47 will move a decimal place to aid...

With all the doomsaying, that's how he plays hardball. Ukraine doesn't want to talk? Aid cut off. Rus doesn't want to talk? The garbage drip of aid is over and that decimal place and weapon restrictions move/are removed.

 

[suffolkowner]

The latest review after months of studying.

Good on Paper, Looming Disaster in Reality - The Remains of Russia's Soviet Arsenal​

nice without watching the video lol

on the googledocs template

not much updated from last count in the summer just tanks

summer 2024 total = 3326

Dec 2024 total = 3522

found a 196 more tanks

decent down 381
poor up 353
worst up 224

crappy tank total went up 577

so seems like quality adjustments and new finds account for all the changes
bottleneck at refurbishment facilities?

 

[The Bread Guy]

With all the doomsaying, that's how he plays hardball. Ukraine doesn't want to talk? Aid cut off. Rus doesn't want to talk? The garbage drip of aid is over and that decimal place and weapon restrictions move/are removed.

Oh the tools are there, and for all his plusses and minuses, we know DJT's willing to use tools to get a DEAL deal.

To use a cited example, Reagan told Gorbachev out loud & in public to tear down the wall, and was standing behind that call. He didn't say "both of you keep what you have, consider yourselves lucky to have that, and sort it out, just don't bother us about it - Europe'll keep a grip here."

While USSR 2.0 has said they don't like the latest version of the deal, they've also said "we're still listening," so we'll continue to see what unfolds.

 

[Kirkhill]

P.S. - To be clear, I'm keeping my fingers crossed he moves the decimal to the right, not the left

Past as prologue?

US to send anti-tank missiles to Ukraine

If the president formally signs off, the plan will be presented to Congress.

abcnews.go.com

Trump admin approves new sale of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine

The Trump administration has approved the $39M sale of defensive lethal weapons to Ukraine, according to two U.S. officials and another source familiar with the plan.

abcnews.go.com

Trump assisted.

https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/110331/documents/HMKP-116-JU00-20191211-SD994.pdf

And then there was Obama and Biden.

Ukraine to Get More U.S. Aid, but Not Weapons; Obama ...

Congress.gov
https://www.congress.gov › house › documents


Sep 18, 2014 — WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama stuck to his refusal to provide weapons or other lethal military gear to. Ukraine, despite a passionate ...

 

[The Bread Guy]

Past as prologue?

US to send anti-tank missiles to Ukraine

If the president formally signs off, the plan will be presented to Congress.

abcnews.go.com

Trump admin approves new sale of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine

The Trump administration has approved the $39M sale of defensive lethal weapons to Ukraine, according to two U.S. officials and another source familiar with the plan.

abcnews.go.com

Trump assisted.

https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/110331/documents/HMKP-116-JU00-20191211-SD994.pdf

And then there was Obama and Biden.

Always happy to be mistaken, given I'm pretty pro-UKR on this one, but public info on the proposed deal/deals so far (and if we believe soc media policy posts, I'll believe statements on proposed deals on UKR, too - even if they're opening gambits) leave me less-than-fully optimistic. I trust some of the voices expressing optimism, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed

 

[Skysix]

Kris Grodzicki 🇵🇱🇺🇦 (@krzychu85.bsky.social)

Ukrainian Border Service Responds to Russian Santa Video - As a Result, He Crosses Ukrainian Border and Gets New Sleigh. Light vs Dark. Hope vs Pure evil

bsky.app

 

[suffolkowner]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1874011487079157833

didnt see this posted. Its a little crazy isnt it? impressive

 

[MJP]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1874011487079157833

didnt see this posted. Its a little crazy isnt it? impressive

Crazy stuff, even crazier they downed one and hit another. Nice to see!

 

[suffolkowner]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875165677549682939

total of some Russian equipment losses by model in 2024 via Oryx

 

[rmc_wannabe]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875165677549682939

total of some Russian equipment losses by model in 2024 via Oryx

The tank losses span 4 generations.... Christ

 

[Colin Parkinson]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875165677549682939

total of some Russian equipment losses by model in 2024 via Oryx

BMP 1, BTR50,60 and 70..... Yep they are raiding the local museums

 

[McG]

Ukraine launches 'counterattack' in Kursk region, Russia

The assault comes at a critical juncture in the nearly three-year conflict, with both sides seeking to strengthen their negotiating hand ahead of US president-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House on January 20.

www.lemonde.fr

 

[MJP]

Close quarter battle between Russian vs Ukrainian tanks. Not Kursk 48.303062, 37.457335 point to a location in eastern Ukraine, near the city of Horlivka in the Donetsk Oblast region.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/1hu2p4u/close_range_tank_duel_between_2_ukrainian_and_4

 

[McG]

Darth Putin (@darthputinkgb.bsky.social)

If you stop and think of it, if Ukraine had joined NATO, it wouldn't be occupying part of Russia right now. I remain a master strategist.

bsky.app

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Crazy stuff, even crazier they downed one and hit another. Nice to see!

Eventually this is going to effect our maritime helicopter operations as well.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Interesting takeaway on being a successful drone operator in a war, basic infantry tasks remain important:

He emphasizes a standard action that’s part of every operation: “There is a concept such as "post-mission activity": where we do something good, we analyze why and do it again. Where we did something wrong, we analyze why, repair the bottlenecks and do it properly. We carried out the post-mission analysis of the operations done by the Achilles, removed all the shortcomings, and so the Achilles unit is currently free of any weaknesses. Some aspects still need to be improved, such as warfighting capability, but everything is in working order.”

Part of the discipline is the recognition that the drone teams are a high priority target. To mitigate some of that threat, they dig three times as many fighting positions than they did when they were a rifle unit. Each position is dug and systematically outfitted, then three or four back up positions are prepared and units are redeployed if they think they are compromised. At each position they are also prepared to fight as infantry.
Source: Don's Weekly, 6 January 2025: Part 4 (Equipment)

 

[Eaglelord17]

BBC is reporting that apparently the Ukrainians are making another push in the Kursk area, anyone have any more details than that? The BBC article is scant on information.