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  Or help with Ukraine analog that will be produced on safe territory for example in Poland
context: Hey Patriarch Kyrill.  This is because God hates you. >
  
  It’s ironic that Russia majorly pushed climate change denialism. Then that very climate change denied their ability to blackmail Europe with gas. >
  
  And let themselves freeze with -30° Celsius temperatures.
  This should be a "maybe god doesn't like what we're doing" moment for every priest but then again Kyrill is just another oligarch in the disguise of a man of the church. >
  
  If it’s anything like here in the US, it won’t be long before they all start claiming God has been corrupted by Satan and now they need to worship their real god, God Putin. >
  
  Imagine sitting like that in freezing weather, most probably wounded, on top of a pile of rubbish that once was your home and your life. Fuck Putin. >
  
  France ? They already promised their light tanks, with or without a consensus. And AFAIK they never said they would send other kinds of tanks. >
  
  I think they hinted handing over Leclercs to countries who pledge Leopards.
  Might be remembering wrong. >
  
  Excellent. Good on GB for having the balls to take the lead on that. >
  
  Without inciting violence,  I do hope one day Ukraine have the ability to respond, in a big way.
  Again, not inciting violence in the middle of a genocidal attack by Russia, just want Ukraine to be able to defend itself. >
  
  I mean, I'm all in for a scenario of Ukraine creating a 50-100 km buffer zone inside russia and belarus. Government continues operating and life goes on, but no military, and numerous restrictions should be in place to prevent weapon smuggling towards the border. >
  
  Give them what they need. >
  
  Russia throwing a fit now the uk have confirmed we will give tanks?
  Seems about right >
  
  Russia is trying to do maximum damage before Ukraine will get more proper weapons (like tanks, etc). >
  
  More like using ballistic missiles while Ukraine can't defend against them. Patriot and SAMPT will be able to somewhat defend against those when they are deployed >
  
  Hope those escorting ships have water cannons, because the admiral is a fire hazard. >
  
  May the people responsible see the same compassion when it's their time. Disgusting. >
  
  25 invaders move into a building in Soledar and get evicted by HIMARS or MLRS >
  
  Walk it off lads… >
  
  Why walk when you can fly? And in multiple directions at the same time too. >
  
  “I’ve got the UK prime minister on the phone.”
  “I’ll call him back.”
  “He said something about tanks?”
  “Tanks…? Oh right, the tanks!” >
  
  ”Trained” >
  
  Yes, surely you can produce a high quality military of 500k troops in 3 months.
  …it can’t be that hard.
  /s >
  
  Reminds me of the world war 2 bombing of a church/school killing around 200 children in France I think it was. Correct me if I'm wrong. There was a movie about it called the bombardment. Very sad. >
  
  Sounds like the US and Pakistan have reached an entente, after lukewarm relations during 'the global war on terror'.
  India won't be too happy about it >
  
  It makes sense, really.
  The only geopolitical issue between the US and Pakistan was Afghanistan. With that issue gone, they're both probably looking to move on.
  Meanwhile, outside of dealing with China, India and the US rarely agree on anything. >
  
  India is also an issue for Pakistan.
  US and India are closely tied wrt military defense in Asia. >
  
  Isn't most of India's military supplied with Russian/former Soviet gear? >
  
  80%, last I heard.
  The problem isn't that they don't realize they're over-dependent on Russia, it's that they refuse to actually decrease their dependence. They may have signed some deals with the US and Europe, but that doesn't mean they're willing to give up their dependence on Russian equipment which comes with zero political strings attached.
  The Indians have seen just how easily the US and Europe can switch off supplies to nations that piss them off, and they're not willing to take the risk, especially with Modi and BJP in charge who are almost certainly fascist and authoritarian leaning.
  The Indians aren't stupid, they know they're just being used to contain China. >
  
  Wow very special from Zolkin, they have taken one of the Russian POWs to one of the villages he occupied and he is confronted by the habitants.  
  Zolkin channel >
  
  At this point Russia degraded enough that the West has to give Ukraine the necessary equipment to try and finish this. >
  
  Again 3 loud explosions in Kyiv
  and only after that air raid alert >
  
  Russia is terrorizing cities 100s of kms away from the front for no military gain.
  ATACMS, please. >
  
  Russians should feel shame about their blatant terrorism, but make no mistake, 90% of Russians absolutely love this shit. >
  
  Not all russians! The 99% are really spoiling it for the 1%. >
  
  Update on the explosions in Kyiv (kinda)
  
  Deputy Commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General, Oleksandr Pavliuk
  "No offensive action from the North yet. The explosions are not related to an air or air defense threat or any military action. If there was a threat, you would have heard the alarm. The cause of the explosions will be reported separately".
  
  So nothing definitive here. From what Hatshepsut420 said it might have been a chain of coordinated explosions. Maybe some kind of car bombing? It's curfew in Kyiv so it might have made reporting on it harder. >
  
  Kyiv region military administration head reported that there was an explosion on a "critical infrastructure facility" caused by a fire. Emergency services have been dispatched. >
  
  From 24.02.2022 to 14.01.2023 (Day 325) estimated Russian losses so far:
  |Category              |Change*|Total     |
  |:---------------------|:------|:---------|
  |Personnel             |+530      |114660    |
  |Tanks                 |+6      |3104      |
  |APVs                  |+6      |6173      |
  |Artillery             |+4      |2090      |
  |MLRS                  |-      |437       |
  |Anti-aircraft Systems |+1      |219       |
  |Aircraft              |-      |286       |
  |Helicopters           |-      |276       |
  |UAVs                  |+2      |1867      |
  |Missiles              |-      |723       |
  |Warships / Boats      |-      |17        |
  |Other Vehicles        |+13      |4846      |
  |Special Equipment     |+2      |186       |
  *Change since the previous day.
  Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine >
  
  I like the formatting 👍 >
  
  Out of 4158? >
  
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  Also, you can claim the medical donations on your taxes for US donors. According to the donation page. >
  
  a new challenger arrives!
  I don't think it's 100% announced but it appears the UK is going to give Ukraine 12 challenger 2 tanks. >
  
  I've posted this before but there is no evidence of it, just a theory. Jordan has 400-500 Challenger 1s that they no longer want. UK would be able to control where they go next. There has been military planes flying from Jordan to the UK recently, within the last couple of days. >
  
  Surely 500 tanks wouldn’t take planes. But it could be for inspectors. 
  500 tanks would have major material impact. >
  
   Whisper it, but Europe is winning the energy war with Putin 
  
  “For now, things look good,” an EU diplomat agreed. “The Russians only had one weapon in the energy war: gas. It’s a strong weapon, with strong short-term impact. But they’ve used it already." The diplomat said that the EU's "arsenal" was more diverse, including: boosting renewables, getting supplies from elsewhere and taking steps to use less energy. "But we can’t afford to be complacent.” >
  
  It really isn't THAT strong of a weapon assuming you have even a passing interest in national security. >
  
  It used to be a very strong weapon for a long time considering it's cheap price and some struggling economically countries. Then russia completely weaponized it and ruined the price. >
  
  It's only a strong weapon as long as you can threaten to use it. Just like nukes, it's mostly a defensive weapon. Putin tried to use it offensively and now he doesn't have it any more and Europe has one massive reason less to do what he wants. >
  
  Well it was a weapon that required good thinking to use and worked in the past but this invasion wasn't good thinking. >
  
  Microsoft and Intel Quietly Resumes Russia Support, Unblocks Software Downloads >
  
  Downloading software from a country that is actively working against you...That's the sorta shit that makes network security people curl up and cry while tightly clutching their Linux penguin plushy. There is close to zero possibility that the US isn't politely asking those companies to add a few surprises in there >
  
  We can but hope. >
  
  My tiny country, Denmark, put 30,000 people in internment camps and jailed 13,000 people for having contact with the enemy/occupational forces during WW2. Similar treatment of suspected enemy sympathizers happened all over Europe during and after the war. Have that in mind when people accuse Ukraine of being a totalitarian dictatorship for putting only a dozen priests and local administrators under a mild house arrest. >
  
  Hopefully we get Ukrainian version of 73 easting. All we need is the for tanks to finally be supplied. >
  
  For some reason a huge Putin supporter and enabler is allowed to participate in the NHL, and most people still cheer for him >
  
  As someone who once followed the NHL he was a superstar player but he brought politics to a place politics does not belong.
  Screw him for ruining the game. >
  
  From this lurker to all the regular posters. Thank you!!! You have created a massive resource of information and you make it easy to keep up with this tragedy on the literal other side of the world. Round of applause 👏 
  I thank the mods for being amazing at their bot game and keeping this thread alive. 
  Salva Ukraini >
  
  Russia: invades a country, says it belongs to them, wants to wipe out their identity and existence.
  Russia: kidnaps children, subjecting them to re-education and most likely alot ending up trafficked  or treated as slaves.
  Idiots: "yeah you go Putin, give those imperialists what they deserve. We're totally on your side against the people's who trade in slavery, steal land, and try to edaricate people's cultures" >
  
  The amount of people on twitter who talked about russia being anti-imperialist/colonist is insane. It's like they are completely oblivious to what russia is doing and what it has always done. Not gonna miss that place for sure, heard it's only gotten worse. >
  
  Was there ever anymore information about the booms in Kyiv? I know that it was announced that it wasn't about the Russians but when things go boom right now it begs curiosity. >
  
  S-300 was fired at Kyiv >
  
  Good job they changed generals so they can checks notes do the same bombing civilians they've always been doing >
  
  Russia probably claim they've destroyed 150 Challenger 2 tanks this time tomorrow. >
  
  ...While they were parked on the third floor of a bombed out building, somehow. >
  
  3rd floor of an active children's hospital. That's where all the tanks are. >
  
  It’s kind of crazy that we are close to year since this war started. I remember a new thread had to be made every hour in the early weeks of the war and the fear of Armageddon was genuinely in the minds of people. >
  
  The Armageddon scenario on Reddit was, I believe, a reflection of the age of the average Redditors.
  I suspect most of us who have lived through the Cold War were less dramatic because we have seen higher risks before. >
  
  When the war started a lot of people came to these threads asking if WW3 had started yet. >
  
  Explosions in Kyiv without air raid alert, source: me
  upd: the military says it wasn't an attack, the cause will be explained later >
  
  Did you see it? Hear it?
  If you heard it, are you sure it wasn't a sonic boom? >
  
  Heard a series of them, maybe 3-4, the first one triggered car alarms. Local chats also report it, the cause is still unknown. >
  
  You sure it wasn’t Zelensky’s big brass balls clanging when he sat down? >
  
  Great Odin's Raven! >
  
  Update from Soledar >
  
  Good to see Kiyanyn. They've obviously got way better things to do than shoot videos for us, but it still makes you anxious when the familiar faces making regular updates miss a day. >
  
  Air Force of Ukraine spokesman, Yuri Ignat:
  
  "The missile that was fired at a high-rise building in Dnipro is an X-22 [aka Kh-22] missile fired from a Tu-22M3 long-range bomber. The launches were carried out from the Kursk and Azov Sea regions. A total of 5 missile launches were executed.
  What kind of rocket is this? A similar missile hit a shopping center in Kremenchuk a few months ago.
  A missile with a warhead of 950 kilograms, called a ‘carrier killer,’ is designed to destroy aircraft carrier groups at sea, and it can be equipped with a nuclear warhead. But this type of missile hits a densely populated city where people... There is no explanation or justification for this terrorist act."
  
  Ignat also reported that on Saturday, anti-aircraft missiles were fired at Kyiv and Kharkiv, which are designed to hit air targets and are very dangerous for the population.
  
  "Why are they terrorists, why are they inhumans? Because they started with anti-aircraft missiles, S-400 or S-300... The type of missiles that were used to hit Kiev has been established. They are the missiles that are used constantly to hit the eastern part of our country—including Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk—they suffer practically every day from those.
  Why do we call it a terrorist weapon? Because missiles are designed to hit aerial targets with thousands of striking elements to destroy an aircraft, missile, drone, or helicopter. Those fragments fly hundreds of meters, striking the civilian population. Shooting in cities is pure terrorism. Kyiv was hit with those today. And Kharkiv was also hit that day by those complexes." >
  
  30 AS90s? That's an immense step-up, That's ~1/3rd of the UK's operational SPA fleet.
  They don't have the longest range or many fancy features, but it's a solid gun and platform. >
  
  Anyone able to explain what is meant by “ballistic trajectory” and why/how is that different to previous strikes we’ve seen Russian clowns do on Ukraine >
  
  Ballistic trajectory is when you fire something up and towards your target and it then falls down on it under the influence of gravity, like a mortar. If you send the projectile high enough then the speed it will have when falling down will be very high and so it is extremely difficult to intercept.
  Cruise missiles travel parallel to the ground because they have an engine and wings. They are not as fast and are easier to shoot down. >
  
  Ah cheers appreciate it >
  
  Unfortunately, Austria is a known hub of FSB activity >
  
  Austria on the wrong side of history more often than Germany, somehow. >
  
  Just as Hungary >
  
  If so, then either those attacks would continue, like with Kharkiv or Mykolaiv earlier or Ukraine will step into belarus to prevent them. No other options. >
  
  Russia is a barbaric nation. Fucking savages. What the fuck is wrong with them? Ukraine just wanted to be left alone! >
  
  Not sure if I got what the 500s are exactly. >
  
  People who refuse mobilization or try to get out of serving more. The least motivated bunch, really. The idea seems to be to hand them over to Wagner so they can treat them like dirt and send them to die without oversight. >
  
  What's ironic is that the convicts turned out to be relatively competent and motivated soldiers especially compared to the mobiks. Now they are replacing them with the refuseniks,  or the least motivated of the already low-motivated mobiks. The transition is going to go over well for sure. >
  
  While I'm all for sanctions, any that can be introduced, we^1 need to be realistic about what's actually possible here and not expect overnight results from this kind of call. The low hanging fruit on sanctions has already been picked.
  Even Arestovych has said this, that what can be done is being done, and he pointed out that the person in charge of the EU sanctions is personally invested in this, that Russia lied to him directly about the invasion.
  Sanctions are more and more difficult to introduce as time goes on as they get more difficult to pick through the details on what impacts it'll have to the nations introducing them. We may even see them wound back in small parts as they get introduced and then unintended consequences occur within introducing jurisdictions.
  ^1 we as in us observers - the EU and other nations should do what it can and add resources if necessary.
  p.s. ATACMS could be an alternative way to sanctions to hit their missile production and staging areas. >
  
  
  p.s. ATACMS could be an alternative way to sanctions to hit their missile production and staging areas.
  
  No, ATACMS only has 300km range. If they want to reach RU missile production and staging areas, they need Tomahawks or some good long range drones.