Ukraine - Russia Conflict

Picdelamirand-oil said:

Ukrainian forces destroy convoy of 56 Chechen tanks, kill general near Kyiv – report​

The column was reportedly deployed by Russia to ‘capture and kill’ Ukraine’s leaders, including President Zelensky, using infamous ‘deck of cards’ system​

Ukrainian military forces were successful in destroying a Chechen special forces column of 56 tanks near the capital of Kyiv on Saturday, Ukrainian news agency The Kyiv Independent reported.

According to the report, which the outlet said was confirmed by the Ukrainian President’s Office, the attack killed top Chechen general Magomed Tushayev, head of the 141 motorized regiment of the Chechnya National Guard.

The report was not independently verified.

The Chechen special forces, referred to as “Kadyrovites,” after Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, were reportedly deployed by Russia to “capture and kill” Ukrainian leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the Daily Mail.

The Daily Mail report claimed that every soldier in the Chechen force was given a deck of cards displaying pictures of Ukrainian officials the Kremlin had deemed high valuable targets, a tool infamously deployed by the United States while hunting down targets in Iraq.

However, the convoy of 56 tanks was targeted by Ukrainian missile fire near the town of Hostomel, just northeast of Kyiv, and obliterated only a couple of days into its mission, according to reports.

The death toll caused by the attack was unknown as of Sunday, but was alleged to reach the hundreds.

City officials in Kyiv said Sunday the capital remained under the control of Ukrainian forces despite clashes with “sabotage groups.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly expressed frustration over the stalled invasion, with Western officials warning of possible indiscriminate use of weapons by the Russian military if the Kremlin’s timetable is not met.

Meanwhile, Russian troops managed to break into Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv early Sunday, leading to armed clashes in several locations throughout the city.

Regional administration chief Oleg Sinegubov wrote on Facebook that “the Russian enemy’s light vehicles broke into the city” and urged residents not to leave shelters.

“The Ukrainian armed forces are eliminating the enemy,” he wrote.


Putin hasn’t disclosed his ultimate plans, but Western officials believe he is determined to overthrow Ukraine’s government and replace it with a regime of his own, redrawing the map of Europe and reviving Moscow’s Cold War-era influence.

US officials speaking on condition of anonymity have said the Russian advance is moving more slowly than Moscow hoped as it meets with fierce resistance from Ukrainians.
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Hydra said:
Tell me what would have an m1 Abrams's response in Iraq?
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What I see is that they don't want to go in or they have orders not to do so. Because in my opinion 1) the site is not conducive to throwing molotov cocktails and 2) a burst of machine gun fire or a cannon shot would quickly scatter these Ukrainians.
 
Picdelamirand-oil said:
What I see is that they don't want to go in or they have orders not to do so. Because in my opinion 1) the site is not conducive to throwing molotov cocktails and 2) a burst of machine gun fire or a cannon shot would quickly scatter these Ukrainians.
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Tell me who is civilized, Russian army in Ukrain (as on today) or US in Iraq, i am not talking about battle of Basra by British. British were always gentle.
 
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@vstol Jockey ; @Picdelamirand-oil ; @Jaymax

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Pay attention kid. This is how you analyse the battlefield once the ORBAT & deployment is known & not the PS IV / trailer park juvenile analysis you've been subjecting us to.

Homework for you - study it, analyse it & three days later inform us on which of the missions described above as unfolding in the next 48-72 hrs weren't executed / partially executed. Now run along.
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Picdelamirand-oil said:

Ukrainian forces destroy convoy of 56 Chechen tanks, kill general near Kyiv – report​

The column was reportedly deployed by Russia to ‘capture and kill’ Ukraine’s leaders, including President Zelensky, using infamous ‘deck of cards’ system​

Ukrainian military forces were successful in destroying a Chechen special forces column of 56 tanks near the capital of Kyiv on Saturday, Ukrainian news agency The Kyiv Independent reported.

According to the report, which the outlet said was confirmed by the Ukrainian President’s Office, the attack killed top Chechen general Magomed Tushayev, head of the 141 motorized regiment of the Chechnya National Guard.

The report was not independently verified.

The Chechen special forces, referred to as “Kadyrovites,” after Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, were reportedly deployed by Russia to “capture and kill” Ukrainian leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the Daily Mail.

The Daily Mail report claimed that every soldier in the Chechen force was given a deck of cards displaying pictures of Ukrainian officials the Kremlin had deemed high valuable targets, a tool infamously deployed by the United States while hunting down targets in Iraq.

However, the convoy of 56 tanks was targeted by Ukrainian missile fire near the town of Hostomel, just northeast of Kyiv, and obliterated only a couple of days into its mission, according to reports.

The death toll caused by the attack was unknown as of Sunday, but was alleged to reach the hundreds.

City officials in Kyiv said Sunday the capital remained under the control of Ukrainian forces despite clashes with “sabotage groups.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly expressed frustration over the stalled invasion, with Western officials warning of possible indiscriminate use of weapons by the Russian military if the Kremlin’s timetable is not met.

Meanwhile, Russian troops managed to break into Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv early Sunday, leading to armed clashes in several locations throughout the city.

Regional administration chief Oleg Sinegubov wrote on Facebook that “the Russian enemy’s light vehicles broke into the city” and urged residents not to leave shelters.

“The Ukrainian armed forces are eliminating the enemy,” he wrote.


Putin hasn’t disclosed his ultimate plans, but Western officials believe he is determined to overthrow Ukraine’s government and replace it with a regime of his own, redrawing the map of Europe and reviving Moscow’s Cold War-era influence.

US officials speaking on condition of anonymity have said the Russian advance is moving more slowly than Moscow hoped as it meets with fierce resistance from Ukrainians.
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Would have been nice to see a squadron of Rafales in Ukranian hands right about now.
 
jetray said:
ouch

asia.nikkei.com

U.S. should abandon ambiguity on Taiwan defense: Japan's Abe

Former prime minister floats possibility of hosting American nuclear weapons
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The US gameplan for Taiwan is fine. The main goal behind strategic ambiguity is to keep both enemy and ally guessing. So this way the enemy doesn't know how to prepare or how to act and the ally will work on its own to prepare to defend, without simply handing over their defence to the US and then just sit around getting fat. Basically China has to take time and money to over-prepare and Taiwan will also have to prepare enough to fend off Chinese attacks on their own, with US intervention giving them a big boost in exchange.

Of course, it will fail spectacularly if the US doesn't intervene. But, of course, they can always decide not to intervene regardless of whether it's going bad for Taiwan or not.

Japan and Taiwan want unhelpful assurance. Even the Japanese have to realise that they can easily be thrown under the bus at anytime.
 
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