Russia-Ukraine Invasion
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- shapesalad6
BREAKING NEWS
RUSSIA HAS BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE #SWIFT NETWORK
- What is SWIFT and why does it matter in the Russia-Ukraine war?
https://www.washingt…utopian - how soon until this post is actually true?PonyBoy
- Bloomberg reporting "Western nations are set to enact drastic new sanctions that would cripple Russia’s economy...shapesalad
- ... A common decision -- and coordinated announcement -- on SWIFT is likely on Sunday.shapesalad
- yep... starting to see stories now... some outlets saying 'select' banks (whatever that means).PonyBoy
- Only some "select banks". They need to exclude central banks, then it will stingdrgs
- What is SWIFT and why does it matter in the Russia-Ukraine war?
- oey_oey3
It's done...bye bye SWIFT
- shapesalad5
Elon M — Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.
- So glad he came through on thisBaskerviIle
- fuck yeah :)sted
- who is going to provide ground infrastructure?sted
- He's shipping the receivers over nowBaskerviIle
- I'm sure that Russia will try to knockout the Starling satellites out of orbit.utopian
- if Putin controls the air above Ukraine, users' uplink transmissions become beacons... for airstrikes.Salarrue
- https://twitter.com/…Salarrue
- thx. that's why my question was relevant.sted
- shapesalad1
- heavy bombing in Kharkov... The rest of world needs to nuke Putins bunker asap, world doesn't need these last century despots.shapesalad
- these are the things that turn an
invasion into genocide.sted
- sted1
"Two Chechens are talking. A certain Danyiil Vasilyevich tells in a voice message to his boss, Ramzan Akhmatovich, well before the decision to launch Russian military operations, that they already know exactly when and how they are breaking into a building in Ukraine. The man in Belarus as early as February means everything is ready, they have maps and elaborate routes. He also says that even the much-seen commanders were surprised when they were told the war plan a week before the invasion - at that time the official Russian position was still that whoever envisioned a Russian occupation was lying and provoking. "
The credibility of this information is highly questionable at the moment.
- sted3
Just the nuances:
So while Romania and Poland is doing every fucking thing to help people from Ukraine to provide a close to life environment for the refugees.
Budapest is handcuffing the Ukrainian cars that arrived last night, which did not have a parking ticket in the morning - because: the rule is the rule.
And guess where:
Only in districts where Orban supporters are in power and own the parking business.- yeah before somebody like @Milan jumps on it some nice people took photographs, and this information is currently waiting response/acknowledgm...sted
- Good of you to post this. Sorry.Nairn
- It is humiliating to be a Hungarian in the world. Again. I'm truly sorry, I hope that the pressure on my people is going to be enough to get to these problems.sted
- I really sincerely hope that people like grafician are at the borders helping people who had to leave their lives behind.
I would do the same.sted - *of my ppl on politicians.sted
- chill, just focus on the now
you can remove Orban after, no space in EU for despots anymore...grafician
- pablo282
Diary from the Russian front
Short summaries of the day (26.02.2022)
"Northern ("Kiev") front - no significant changes. Regrouping, pulling up the rear and reserves, fighting for some local points.
Central Front (Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkov regions) - troops forced to halt at the reached lines because of supply problems and the presence of large enemy resistance units in the rear. Only the left (very moderate) flank is advancing (very moderately), which is attacking in the north of Luhansk region. According to reports, fighting has begun to clear Chernihiv and a second attempt to clear Sumy is being prepared. There is no information on Kharkiv.
Donetsk Front. The enemy is completing the withdrawal of its forces from the "Starobelski bag" with a minimum impact of artillery and aviation of the Russian Armed Forces, which should be considered a serious success of the AFU, as the unbroken withdrawn units will certainly be reintroduced into battle near Dnepropetrovsk, where the AFU is preparing a resistance unit similar to the Kiev one.
In all likelihood, the same picture can be seen in the Berdyansk-Mariupol area. In the latter, a "suicide" garrison may be left to restrain the DNR and Russian forces, but most Ukrainian units and formations are already hastily withdrawing northwards and will probably appear near Dnipropetrovsk soon, too (if the RF Armed Forces' aviation does not actively prevent them from doing so). In the central section of the front, from Dokuchaevsk to Debaltseve, the enemy is still firmly holding its fortified positions, actively shelling the accumulated ammunition (since it would have to be thrown away anyway during retreat). Both the advance positions of the "corps" and the civilian population are taking their toll.The greatest successes of the third day of the offensive are on the Southern ("Crimean") Front, which continues to expand on its left flank the bridgehead north of Kherson (the city itself is not cleared and is still under AFU control) - bypassing Nikolayev. In all likelihood, even if they reach Mykolaiv today or tomorrow, they will not take it - there is no one and nothing to take it with.
On the right flank, the enemy grouping of Mariupol continues (with fighting now) to the north - to Zaporizhzhya and to the east - to the rear of the enemy grouping. Which, alas, has largely avoided encirclement so far, but is forced to withdraw hastily (which cannot be done at all without losses).Analysis and forecasts for the 4th day of the war.
The extremely successfully launched and successfully continued offensive of the RF Armed Forces due to a number of objective and subjective factors has begun to slow down, which is hardly connected in any way with Putin's alleged order to "suspend it for 12 hours". I doubt very much that this was the case at all. If there was a suspension, it was due to the backlog of the troops and the need for a minimum rest for the personnel.But there was also a consequence of the big mistakes made in the initial planning of the operation. The main one was the "exceptional goodwill" towards the AFU personnel during the initial missile and airborne training. The units and formations of the AFU did not "appreciate" this kindness in any way, and in the overwhelming majority, they entered the battle in an organized manner (although some did not immediately let the RF Armed Forces' BTGs pass by, attacking the defenseless rear units).
As a result, by the end of the third day of the war the operational successes of the RF Armed Forces had not yet (I emphasize - yet!) turned into strategic successes. The Ukro-Army suffered heavy losses, but continues to offer organized and in some places successful resistance, forcing the RF Armed Forces to slow down the rate of advance practically everywhere except on the southern front. However, even the southern front is now facing an acute and objective problem, namely, a shortage of available and reserve forces.
As a result, not a single large AFU unit has yet been encircled. Moreover, the enemy has a good chance, albeit. With considerable losses, but to withdraw the main forces of the Donetsk grouping to the Dnieper, where they can try to stabilize the front, trying to keep two key points - Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk.For tomorrow I predict:
To the south: Actions of the Russian Armed Forces to attempt to encircle and cut off the Donetsk grouping of the AFU and cut it off from escape routes to Yekaterinoslav (Dnepr). I believe the prospects for progress are good, but the ultimate success is unlikely. At the same time - with favorable weather conditions (which are not expected) and the concentration of aviation in this direction - it may well turn the retreat of the AFU from the failed "Donetsk cauldron" into a rout with huge losses for the retreating forces.
However, the enemy, too, will not retreat en masse - its troops in this area are not yet defeated, are fighting steadfastly and their control has not been broken. Therefore unpleasant surprises for the advancing troops are possible.North: neither on the Central Front, nor in the area of Kiev for tomorrow, I do not expect great successes. As long as the resistance nodes in the rear are not eliminated, we can't count on the normal supply of the advancing groups, and the threat to communications will only continue to grow. Offensive actions are possible in the Kiev area, but without deep targets.
The overall conclusion: much has been achieved, but the main tasks are far from being accomplished. The tempo of the offensive is falling, the final defeat of the enemy is getting further away, and the enemy will try to use any miscalculations to protract the war as much as possible."
- pango11
- sted2
- pango3
"Free stay for Ukrainian refugees in Romania's Hotel Mandachi. Local entrepreneur Stefan Mandachi has offered them all rooms in his entire hotel, with 1 free meal a day. Ukrainians with pets will be given priority"
- NBQ002
Here's a Twitter thread reporting that Putin is angry and furious that the inversion is not working out as well as planned. And Russians "shocked" that Ukraine is giving them much bigger resistance than expected: https://twitter.com/RihoTerras/s…
Also Ukraine captured about 200 Russian 19 year old troops who are poorly equipped and trained. They were allowed to call their parents who were shocked to know they were on the front as they thought they only were doing exercises.
- As you can read apparently Russia doesn't even have enough weapons and ammunition for a prolonged war, lolNBQ00
- I dunno about this... seems like false hope.inteliboy
- @nteliboy in such desperate moments, how do you motivate the people around you who are just protecting their own homes? pls elaborate.sted
- just like a simple human being how would you do this? pls lecture us here.sted
- I mean your kid just got hit by a random bullet what wasn't targeting him, but he died. Ho would you continue your life?sted
- Sound like the beginning of Russia's own version of Vietnam.utopian
- I will be in air in the next 26-32h but i would love your insights on my question.sted
- sted what do you mean 'lecture'? I'm just being cautious of a narrative that Putin is a fumbling idiot in over his head....inteliboy
- Accuracy over false hope any day Sted.cannonball1978
- But if it's true, great.cannonball1978
- If true, fantastic. I understand intelliboys reluctance to believe information from random tweets. Gotta look for reliable sources.jagara
- Salarrue1
Reports that Russian tanks have run out of fuel and Russian soldiers have been walking around ASKING FOR FOOD.
https://twitter.com/jadedcreativ…I hope this is true
- babydick2
Just a quick reminder - Russia continuously denied plans to invade Ukraine.
Those lying cuck fucks need to be destroyed once and for all.
