Is Ukraine about to have a war?

[langleybaston]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

This reminds me of Hitler moving decimated divisions around as if they were still fully functional on his maps, as the Third Reich crumbled around him and Berlin… one can only hope he follows suite and ends up the same.

I would hope their losses were more than 1 in 10 !

[Wokkafans]

The Ukrainians have taken out the Lyman-Raigorodok railway bridge across the Seversky Donets. This severs the railway connection with Lyman, which is at the centre of the fighting for Donbas.

https://t.me/Tsaplienko/7332

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman,_Ukraine

[Rory57]

Originally Posted by WillFlyForCheese

Me waiting to see if someone got a MANPAD near Moscow . . . .

Or fiddled with the smoke-dye…

[peter we]

Originally Posted by fitliker

Will they fire what they have left and go home or use the big bangs ?
That chip shortage is affecting other weapons systems as well . Some people are not going to get new cars or trucks this year if the chip shortage doesn’t get sorted . Re-starting a production line that has been shut for six years will present unusual issues with Covid to make new missiles might be a challenge . Toshiba has a few fully automated factories that could do the work . I wonder if they would be allowed to bid on the contracts .

they don't use commercial grade electronics you know. Mil spec is much more expensive and will get supplied.

[NutLoose]

And the Lord did grin, In Russia in Tver, 110 miles northwest of Moscow, the local administration put up "Z" propaganda stickers to support the Russian army, and they quickly faded in the sun to show the colours of Ukraine.

[MikeSnow]

Originally Posted by peter we

they don't use commercial grade electronics you know.

Not sure about that:

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[MAINJAFAD]

Originally Posted by Wokkafans

Ukraine has gone one better than that. Use something totally designed to go fast off road.

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[MAINJAFAD]

Originally Posted by Rory57

Or fiddled with the smoke-dye…

Pity it would take too long to deploy a Stinger with a multi coloured smoke trail. I'm just waiting for the Ukrainians to drop a Javelin onto the review dais on 9th May.

[MAINJAFAD]

Originally Posted by ORAC

They’ve already been offering it on a BMP chassis, which would be useful for UKR. I suppose it depends how long it would take to modify a few…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHAHVkPj_eE

We should be giving them to Ukraine to do what the weapon was originally designed to do. Be used against massed armour in a fire and forget mode.

[ORAC]

I doubt the “minibus full of nuns” dilemma would worry the Uranian’s much at the moment…

[fdr]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

The Drive has an article on them and the heading picture looks like they are mounted on a simple frame bolted to a deck, something that should be easy to knock up and fit to a vehicle.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...e-within-weeks

That's from the Toyota Hilux accessories catalog?

[fdr]

Originally Posted by Wokkafans

The Ukrainians have taken out the Lyman-Raigorodok railway bridge across the Seversky Donets. This severs the railway connection with Lyman, which is at the centre of the fighting for Donbas.

https://t.me/Tsaplienko/7332

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman,_Ukraine

and a train 2. thats 3 trains so far.

[fdr]

Originally Posted by Ninthace

A distinct shortage of ships in the UKR navy.

a shortage of conventional, grey-painted warships AKA "targets". The Ukrainians are showing creativity in solutions, so, Russian Navy should not rest easy. Remember the USS Cole?

[Timmy Tomkins]

Today's Telegraph reporting the view from Ben Wallace, UK defence secretary, that Putin will declare War on Ukraine at V day celebrations and mobilise Russia. Martial Law will allow total focus on the military effort.

[Timmy Tomkins]

Originally Posted by Frangible

Looks like another normal day south and west of Ukraine on Flightradar 24 right now. One Global Hawk (FORTE 10) out of Sicily stooging around in the middle of the Black Sea, an RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint cruising the Romanian/Ukraine border (on way home probs), and an E3A Sentry AWACS doing circuits less than 100kms from the Polish/Ukraine border, not to mention the US C-130 that just took off in Romania heading northwest. They are all there in plain sight, out and proud with transponders on.

The RAF Rivet Joint had been right up near Sochi and beyong the northern mid point in the Black Sea too. The same the other day.

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Today's Telegraph reporting the view from Ben Wallace, UK defence secretary, that Putin will declare War on Ukraine at V day celebrations and mobilise Russia. Martial Law will allow total focus on the military effort.

then it's time to put some NATO troops on the ground as a deterrent.

[fdr]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

then it's time to put some NATO troops on the ground as a deterrent.

it is past time to commence reforger.

[Timmy Tomkins]

Originally Posted by fdr

it is past time to commence reforger.

That plan was suggested and ignored by more than one UK politician (and Nut Loose) before the invasion. A bit late now.

[Jobza Guddun]

Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50

NutLoose, you might want to give the Russian combat engineers some credit for their innovative way of preventing a bridge collapse!

LW, that's quality!

[NutLoose]

Originally Posted by Timmy Tomkins

That plan was suggested and ignored by more than one UK politician (and Nut Loose) before the invasion. A bit late now.

Actually I went further and when the Russians announced they intended to send peacekeepers into the Donbas, I suggested that NATO should do likewise and send them into Ukraine along the disputed front line.