Russia-Ukraine Invasion
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- sted2
- grafician-1
"The German position - that its military doesn't have much to give - is real. Germany has steadily demilitarized for 30 years. Most of its little remaining equipment couldn't be mobilized with less than 6 months notice. "
"Its arms industry isn't even geared to produce weapons for Germany. It's primarily designed to sell weapons abroad. We can talk about how this is short-sighted and even stupid. But that makes it no less true."
- yuekit1
Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 1, 2022)
- grafician-1
"US: Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North Korea"
https://apnews.com/article/russi…
"“It does demonstrate and is indicative of the situation that Russia finds itself in, in terms of its logistics and sustainment capabilities as it relates to Ukraine,” said Ryder, in the administration’s first public comments on the intelligence assessment. “We assess that things are not going well on that front for Russia.”"
- NBQ00-1
Ukraine’s Top Commander Says War Has Hit a ‘Stalemate’
Ukraine’s top commander has acknowledged that his forces are locked in a “stalemate” with Russia along a front line that has barely shifted despite months of fierce fighting, and that no significant breakthrough was imminent. It is the most candid assessment so far by a leading Ukrainian official of the military’s stalled counteroffensive.
“Just like in the First World War we have reached the level of technology that puts us into a stalemate,” the commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, told The Economist in an interview published on Wednesday. “There will most likely be no deep and beautiful breakthrough.”
- NBQ001
Russian troops fired at and robbed Swiss journalist Guillaume Briquet. While working in the Mykolaiv region, his car with PRESS marking was shot, he was dragged from it
Russian invaders took away the passport, 3000 euros, personal belongings, a helmet, the material filmed on the camera, and the laptop. He is currently safe in a Ukrainian hospital
- sted0
Anderson Cooper is interviewing a dr from South Florida who is in Moldova.
Only Anderson can hear his answers :)
- grafician-2
"The UN migration agency says:
▪️ almost 6.5 million people have been displaced inside Ukraine;
▪️ 3.2 million people went abroad."
- shapesalad2
No more iphones and macs for the Russians.
Ford halting sales too.