Well, perhaps they are considering that but just not saying anything because, you know, OPSEC. I hope so anyway. We don't hear much about what intelligence is supplied to Ukraine for good reasons.

A very interesting analysis of both Russian and Ukrainian military and worth a read.

https://static.rusi.org/359-SR-Ukrai...-web-final.pdf

And there it is, the nub, Russian creep. Like lava. How do you stop it?

At least lava declares itself openly. We love Russia and Russians, except when some of them use underhand methods to steal.

MRGA is fine, but please do not (re)move the goalposts. Thank you.

I heard a PPrune rumor, that opsec, may or may not matter, on a public forum, seriously :D
if the russians subscribe to the theory of gathering intelligence from pprune then they may not, or may..(see what i did there).. have no hope in hell in doing anything but, continue to lose this war.

Good God man, you mean the CIA do not use us either for intelligence gathering?

I’ve heard the Russians have already got langleybaston targeted and intend to torture him by hanging him out to dry on the washing line by his seaweed until he talks and tells them all he knows about cumulus nimbus.

MRGA! as espoused by Vlad to save his daytime job has the same issues that it had after day 3.

Russia assumed out of Tsar Nick levels of hubris that the other team would give in to the charms of Vlads purported 2nd best army of the world in Ukraine. The corruption that has thrived under Vlads despotic rule has undermined what was already a corrupt system and assured that embarrassment would ensue. Vlads coffers are not being replenished, like the Russian military they are diminished by the hand of Vlad. The only thing that Vlad seems to have picked is that mobilisation would be "is problem....". Throwing mobiks into the fray without food, weapons, training or leadership seems to be an excellent recipe to bring down the federation, so more power to that, Vlad. Vlad is having issues with the 300K that he is effectively turning into 200's and 300's at record rates. Adding more 200's and 300's by increasing the next tranche of victims seems to be contrary to the needs for stability of the Federation. In the end, Russia has managed to alienate many of the republics, states and autonomous oblasts that make up the federation, and that is at the same time removing and damaging a generation of their population that was already too small to maintain Russia's demographics with a bucket or two of viagra. On the other side, Ukraine mobilised its population, and almost every citizen of Ukraine is intent on evicting their unwelcome neighbours.

Can't imagine the self important female talking head that appears too frequently on the Kremlin safe TV channel, being prepared to place her butt into the firing line to achieve Vlads ego trip, whereas every girl in Ukraine seems to be quite prepared and capable to defend their own land from the invaders.

Assuming the worst case of a win by Russia on the ground, that will ensure an indefinite occupation of a hostile public that Russia has shown it cannot sustain, even when they actually had a system that worked. Thanks to Vlad, and the rest of the oligarchs that have diminished Russia's capabilities for their own gains, that should result in a poisoned chalice for Russia, and that is their best outcome, which is a diminishing prospect.

Ukraine needs the extended range fire to impact Russian MSR within the borders of Ukraine. That is a manner by which both Ukrainian and Russian losses are minimised. Fighting in the trenches without interdiction of the MSR wasn't much fun in 1914-18 and this is not looking much better now in many parts. Ukraine has earned the right to be provided such fires, and they have demonstrated discipline in the employment of existing fire that justifies their provision. IMHO.

Combined arms integration is what will win the war as the front collapses back towards Russia after winter. Great to gift weapon their way, better however to teach them how to use those varying weapons systems in a coordinated fashion. Winter is the appropriate time to complete that training.

Snow on the ground suggests this is recent?

This is from March:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/276147

Non-Russians in Chelyabinsk are being given mobilisation orders, despite partial mobilisation supposedly having ended and despite not having Russian passports or even residence permits, which should make them ineligible…..

Relax, what I now know is limited to the date and time, and how many sleeps to Christmas.

Russian captives are fighting back :E

Shades of Kuwait

Carol of the Bells is originally a Ukrainian song called Shchedryk composed by Mykola Leontovych.

It first came to the US 100 years ago, in 1922 - Chicago marked the anniversary so beautifully.

Thank you, friends!

​​​​​​​Apparently, a Russian base near the Svatove-Kreminna front has been overrun by Ukrainian forces. (video)..

Ukrainian PR at its best again..

brilliant.

That's the compact Su-25. Improved ramp utilization and excellent in cold climates. These plains are retaining a substantial amount of their structure post arrival on the turf, pretty tough builds

The Ukrainians have been having a Mig 29 tag along with theirs as cover by the looks of this.