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Old 24th Feb 2024, 19:32
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If the owner's insurance policy doesn't cover him against 'act of war', would it still cover him against 'act of special military operation'?
Hard to say. Only Russia is conducting an SMO. Ukraine is fighting an existential war.
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Old 24th Feb 2024, 19:57
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Originally Posted by GlobalNav
Hard to say. Only Russia is conducting an SMO. Ukraine is fighting an existential war.
pretty sure it was a facetious/humorous rhetorical question.
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Part of the evacuation of Adviivka filmed from one team.

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More falling back by Ukraine to consolidate their positions.

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U.K. financing artillery shells

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Ukrainian F16’s will have the ability to strike targets outside of Ukraine, so no lobbing of weapons into Ukraine from Russian airspace then, and the ability to strike into Russia.

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Four minute film and interview with the crew on using HIMARS in Ukraine

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The sooner Ukraine rids their country of these basta*rd’s the better, preferrebly sending them home in a zinc box.

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Ukrainian military at its best, totally dominating the opposition.

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Meanwhile at the Polish border.

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Outstanding bravery of an M113 crew under fire in rescuing wounded Ukrainian troops.


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M1 Abrams in action.

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Whatever these guys are engaging it has to be close judging by the elevation.

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It looks like they are getting more M113’s but it doesn’t say who from.

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U.K. sending 200 more Brimstone.

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Old 25th Feb 2024, 06:37
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🇳🇱 The Netherlands announced the transfer of the VERA-NG radar to Ukraine.

VERA-NG provides an advanced and modern passive surveillance system designed to detect, locate, identify and track air, ground and sea targets.

https://www.era.aero/en/military-security/vera-ng






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Old 25th Feb 2024, 11:27
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
More falling back by Ukraine to consolidate their positions.



https://twitter.com/NOELreports/stat...39000336732449

This is still a logistics fight, keeping losses of Ukrainian lives at a minimum keeps the number of NATO fatalities at zero. The point that Mr Johnson seems to have missed in his attempts to support Putins Pet Party in their whackadoodle village without an idiot politics. Seems that the lunacy hasn't been kept up with; Transnistria is a contested part if NATO territory and Putin is starting to salivate over making waves there. Given the GOP's short sighted position on anything other than supporting what passes for their best candidate they can come up with, getting US boots into a shooting match seems to be getting more likely by every day of GOP BAU. Own goals of that level are normally only found in the Old Testament.

Ukraine has every right under international law to defend itself, the UN has every obligation to support a country being attacked by an aggressor nation, and Russia is, was, and will continue to be a terrorist nation, irrespective of the fact that the UN assembly has a need for hormone replacement therapy.

Our governments whined about ammo being escalatory, then tubes, then missiles, then tanks, then aircraft, and seems to continue to take every opportunity to bleed Ukrainian defenders blood while they whinge about the cost. The whinging will increase when Transnistria ends up with an Article 5 condition occurring, and it will be about damned time.

Apparently irrespective of the evidence to hand that the Ukrainians have acted with valour to defend their lands and lives, our side is still snoozing at the wheel, Watch this space.

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Originally Posted by fdr
; Transnistria is a contested part if NATO territory .
But Moldova is not part of NATO, how the changes in Transnistria would trigger Art.5?
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Somethings cooking. BUDANOV: "In 2024, the Russians will receive surprises and I do not recommend the civilian population to use the Crimean Bridge,"


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⚡️Information about the flight number of the 🇷🇺Russian A-50U (42, RF-50610) that was shot down yesterday has appeared.

It is also reported that 10 Russians died in the downed A-50, five of them majors - 🇺🇦Ukrainian Pravda with reference to GUR.

In addition to the majors, three captains, an ensign and a lieutenant were killed. The Russians have about 7 such aircraft left.

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