Is Ukraine about to have a war?
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UK to loan Ukraine £3 Bn to fund arms purchases from UK
Treasury backs £3bn export finance package for war-torn Ukraine | Business News | Sky News
Treasury backs £3bn export finance package for war-torn Ukraine | Business News | Sky News
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Mine clearing for dummies 101...
I remember a mine clearance presentation that described the petal mine. We were told that they were developed by the Russians for use in Afghanistan and made of brightly coloured plastic and were very light weight.
The design was for them to be thrown from helicopter doors over villages.
The kids would see them and play with them with the resulting limb and torso injuries.
We were horrified, more so when they were sown into cuddly toys with delay timers and tilt switches.
There was a quick realisation that the Russians didn't play by the same rule book as we did.
The design was for them to be thrown from helicopter doors over villages.
The kids would see them and play with them with the resulting limb and torso injuries.
We were horrified, more so when they were sown into cuddly toys with delay timers and tilt switches.
There was a quick realisation that the Russians didn't play by the same rule book as we did.
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I remember a mine clearance presentation that described the petal mine. We were told that they were developed by the Russians for use in Afghanistan and made of brightly coloured plastic and were very light weight.
The design was for them to be thrown from helicopter doors over villages.
The kids would see them and play with them with the resulting limb and torso injuries.
We were horrified, more so when they were sown into cuddly toys with delay timers and tilt switches.
There was a quick realisation that the Russians didn't play by the same rule book as we did.
The design was for them to be thrown from helicopter doors over villages.
The kids would see them and play with them with the resulting limb and torso injuries.
We were horrified, more so when they were sown into cuddly toys with delay timers and tilt switches.
There was a quick realisation that the Russians didn't play by the same rule book as we did.
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That Russian ammo train going up.
You do not want to mess with this pensioner, watch all three films starting at the top. What a man!!!
You do not want to mess with this pensioner, watch all three films starting at the top. What a man!!!
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
And they’ve hit at least 50 ammo dumps and trains to date….
Ukraine's recent HIMARS attack on a Russian ammunition train seems to have been an unusually high-casualty event – reportedly 80 Russians killed and another 200 wounded.
Ukraine's recent HIMARS attack on a Russian ammunition train seems to have been an unusually high-casualty event – reportedly 80 Russians killed and another 200 wounded.
Back when the JP233 was in vogue, I recall a lecture about how difficult it would have been for runways to be repaired after an attack due to the 'minelets' scattered from the weapon. These would have blown holes in any bulldozer blades...
"So what about using a water jet from an old jet engine on an old tank - as was used to put out oil fires after GW1?", I asked the lecturer.
No reply - just a 'Paddington bear stare'!
"So what about using a water jet from an old jet engine on an old tank - as was used to put out oil fires after GW1?", I asked the lecturer.
No reply - just a 'Paddington bear stare'!
At least the ratio of killed to wounded fits historical norms for "combat"-type casualties. Thus eminently believable.
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Russia prepares next mobilization wave !
Like everything else russian it has all the signs of a broken state.
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/...72465117138946
Like everything else russian it has all the signs of a broken state.
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/...72465117138946
The roundabouts at fairgrounds always had a few tanks to sit in and there were remote control ones you could drive for a few pennies.
Kids being kids.
"Civilians film activity off of Sevastopol. Smoke screens are deployed from a Russian ship and shelling is heard. Supposedly they spotted a possible incoming rocket attack."
Does this stand up to scrutiny?
Does this stand up to scrutiny?
Speculation this is the same vessel - usual caveats apply.
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