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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.

Hear hear!

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Russia prepares next mobilization wave !

Like everything else russian it has all the signs of a broken state.

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'!

At least the ratio of killed to wounded fits historical norms for "combat"-type casualties. Thus eminently believable.

When I was a boy that age, I'd have loved to drive around in a little machine like that.

To be honest I see nothing wrong with this. The Army were always at events when I was a kid letting you handle weapons, climb in vehicles.
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?

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Speculation this is the same vessel - usual caveats apply.

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yes I saw these a while back, the engine sounds quite meaty too.

Well this went well.

When you think how we treat our military dead, flown home in coffins under the flag and treated with the utmost respect they deserve, then see the Russian way.. stacked in crates and chained down….

It’s supposed to be further north Nr Kherson and it looks like it’s on land, they have had fires on the spit recently. It is also in the direction of Ochakiv which is the Ukrainian naval base.



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Yed that is definitely a problem and it’s been dry in Central Europe. Also a lot of barges on coal traffic at the moment as well for the obvious reason.

Cheers
Mr Mac

The Canadian's are coming, Canada sending 225 personnel to the UK to help train the Ukrainians.

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Drones are really changing the way war is fought. How to protect troops from drones will be in the "very urgent acquisition list" of probably every army on earth. All one needs is a drone with some payload capability and a release servo, pick a grenade of your choice and off you go.


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