Ukraine War Thread Part 2

[Tartiflette Fan]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

Jesus, A Bradley takes on a BTR82A, talk about nowhere to run or hide.



https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/...81049413959829

I absolutely don't understand why the Russians initially all group aroundthe BTR for cover: that's the aiming-point for the Bradley.

Originally Posted by ORAC

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...e-interception

Germany to investigate Russia’s apparent interception of military talks on Ukraine

It shouldn't take them much time to investigate - unless they need time to concoct a less embarrassing explanation.. The following linked report says that requests for secure transmission links - even at the operational level - have been refused for decades and Web-Ex ( although known to be very weak in its security protocols ) has been frequently used by high-ranking military, feeling they had little option.

For far too long requests from the army to the Defnce Ministry to buy the necessary systems have been refused with comments such as " Just how do you expect to buy and pay for such equipment in peace-time " ? This striking episode about the hypothetical delivery of Taurus cruise-missiles to Ukraine is a painful example of how this policy has now backfired.

Viel zu lang seien entsprechende Anforderungen zur Materialbeschaffung aus der Truppe an Verteidigungsministerium und Bundesregierung mit Kommentaren abgetan worden wie: „Wer bitte in Friedenszeiten denn so etwas kaufen und bezahlen?“. Der pikante Vorfall um eine theoretische Lieferung von deutschen Taurus-Marschflugkörpern an die Ukraine zeige auf schmerzhafte Weise, wie sehr sich diese Politik nun räche.


https://www.focus.de/politik/ausland...259724364.html