Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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shavenferret on 03 September 2024

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlog/articles/2024090302148.aspx#gsc.tab=0

Strategypage article about Russian logistics and its problems. The sanctions that Russia has is causing problems, as they can't import ball bearing joints for the railcars that Russia makes. So, they have less ability to transport by rail now. Trucks and Naval shipping are still OK at the moment though. The other point that the article makes is that Ukraine is wanting to change from the Russian format rail (basically width lol) to the European one which will discourage future invasion and help Ukraine transport goods without having to reload the goods onto different cars which creates a unnecessary hassle.

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BFR on 03 September 2024

They need to take Korenevo - and Putin will shit his pants when they do.

Kursk and other border operations - Day #29 - Slight advances east of Korenevo

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New geolocated footage shows new but small Ukrainian advances near Aleksandrovka,… pic.twitter.com/O2D7XLpz6H
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Jumpin on 04 September 2024

Bofferbrauer2 said:

shavenferret said:

Another Russian general arrested and sacked

https://www.dagens.com/war/purge-of-the-russian-army-continues-as-another-general-is-arrested-for-corruption

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Ryuu96 on 04 September 2024

Here are losses I could identify for September 1st. pic.twitter.com/sgLWxfomVu
— Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) September 3, 2024

"Two Russian ballistic missiles hit the territory of the Institute of Communication in Poltava. 41 are known to be dead at this time", — Zelenskyi.

"People found themselves under the rubble. Many were saved. More than 180 people were injured".

"We need air defence systems and… pic.twitter.com/Fn13k22dHW
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 3, 2024

After the Russian ballistic missile attack on Poltava, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs called for the abolition of all restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western weapons. https://t.co/z7ERwaSmjr
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 3, 2024

All the silly academic nonsense about escalation, proportionality and providing off ramps just leads to a mess. Too many seniors never had real jobs. They were academics and political aids. Each Administration has tried to reason with a gangster dictators and failed. /end
— John Sipher (@john_sipher) September 3, 2024

This reminds me of the absolutely cowardly Western inaction when this was being done by Assads regime with Russian and Iranian support in Syria. https://t.co/br772B0sVv
— Jakub Janovsky (@Rebel44CZ) September 3, 2024

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Ryuu96 on 04 September 2024

The problem with appeasement is you eventually run out of other people’s countries.
— Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) September 3, 2024

Same problem with this message: we'll stand with Ukraine as long as it takes to do what, exactly? No-one ever seems to want to be specific about that. pic.twitter.com/9zklg4eOvI
— Ruth Deyermond (@ruth_deyermond) September 3, 2024

The "we stand with Ukraine until they prevail/for as long as it takes" line was fair enough at the start of the war when NATO and EU states had to start the process of coordinating support and discussing its limits. But 2.5 years in, there's no excuse for this flannelling.
— Ruth Deyermond (@ruth_deyermond) September 3, 2024

Biden's Hesitation on Russia is Causing a Slow Death for Ukraine

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Ryuu96 on 04 September 2024

You can stick your condemnation up your ass as long as you continue to defend Russia.

Biden on the Russian missile attack in Poltava that killed 50 people: "I condemn this deplorable attack in the strongest possible terms."

"This assault is a tragic reminder of Putin's ongoing and outrageous attempts to break the will of a free people."https://t.co/BLetOGDXfl
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) September 4, 2024

I’ve lost count of how many kids and adults have been killed. Every night, we wake up to more missiles hitting another Ukrainian city. This time, it was Lviv. Three killed, dozens injured. Everyone in Ukraine is a target unless we get more help and the right to strike back. pic.twitter.com/d4tIBac6xY
— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) September 4, 2024

I recently took this photo in Poltava. It’s heartbreaking to think how many new flags will be added with today’s date. As of now, 51 killed and over 270 injured. Total pain pic.twitter.com/cMSDqK2kgw
— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) September 3, 2024

A missile strike in Lviv has resulted in three deaths, including a 14-year-old girl, according to the city's mayor. There are 25 reported injuries, including two children aged 10 and 15, with five patients in critical condition.

In Kryvyi Rih, another missile strike damaged a… pic.twitter.com/Tc9NNicgrj
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 4, 2024

A heartbreaking scene shows a father being rescued from the rubble after reportedly losing his children and wife in a Russian attack. In Lviv, emergency rescue operations have concluded following the morning strike. A total of 7 people were killed, including children, and 64… pic.twitter.com/uar0eUQLri
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 4, 2024

Having just lost his entire family in a Russian missile strike, the only survivor from a family of 5, the father, Yaroslav is rescued from the ruins of their building in the center of Lviv. pic.twitter.com/l5h6yAOda6
— SPRAVDI — Stratcom Centre (@StratcomCentre) September 4, 2024

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Ryuu96 on 04 September 2024

Poland reported another "tense" night for its air defense systems due to a Russian attack on Ukraine. In response, Polish military forces scrambled their fighter jets. https://t.co/rKMycEBI0z
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 4, 2024

Russia has been secretly acquiring sensitive goods in India and explored building facilities there to secure components for its war effort, according to Russian state correspondence seen by @FT.
Via @JohnReedwrites @maxseddon @xtophercook @JP_Rathbone https://t.co/ef0jrJYX6a
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) September 4, 2024

Some key things about Ukraine's big govt shakeup:
-It's months in the making, not a big surprise
-Some who've resigned will be reappointed to new posts and/or with new portfolios
-There are 5 acting ministers, so it's partly aimed at making cabinet whole https://t.co/6J5JzmMLjj
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First thoughts on Foreign Minister Kuleba leaving.

First, I think that, no doubt, the tremendous pressure on Minister Kuleba has taken its toll. He is only human, and getting a break, of sorts (depending on whether he will be appointed at some other position, how soon), was…
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Ryuu96 on 04 September 2024

Maria Zakharova: "Moscow calls on London to immediately stop supporting the "human-hating regime" of Ukraine and actions that lead to escalation".

Coming from the people who killed a whole family in Lviv this morning.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 4, 2024

The message we are sending is clear: if you possess nuclear weapons, you can bomb civilians with impunity.

The United States & Europe won't intervene. Better build your own nuclear arsenal. International condemnations and economic sanctions are a light punishment in comparison. https://t.co/dmP5K7HRg3
— Fabian Hoffmann (@FRHoffmann1) September 4, 2024

Rescuers have shared the photo how they retrieved the body of a 9-year-old girl killed in Lviv by Russian forces.

Russia continues to act as a terrorist state. pic.twitter.com/iBOfRaEtDF
— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) September 4, 2024

Biden and Jake: Thoughts and Prayers.

US, Germany, France and UK can't be counted on, a bunch of idiots, I hope Poland and the Baltics acquire nukes of their own, it's the only way to ensure their safety, why on Earth would anyone count on these cowardly fucks in Western Europe + America at this stage I don't know. All you have to do is give vague threats of escalation (after breaking breaking the other 2,000 escalation threats) for them to piss their pants.

Bunch of Neville Chamberlains running America, Germany, France and UK.

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Ryuu96 on 04 September 2024

It's frustrating that Biden's foreign policy started off so well but in the past year it has just turned horrific, almost as bad as Obama's, it started strong with Biden restoring America's world standing, fixing relationships across the world, especially America's relationships with Europe, strengthening NATO and standing with Ukraine was objectively the morally correct thing, it is one of the most clear cut wars of good vs bad.

It's like since Israel vs Hamas his brain has turned to mush, but at least you could hand standing by Ukraine to him still, but this constant escalation management and dragging their feet has gone too fucking far now, America is actively helping Russia at this stage, they're helping Russia murder babies, they're helping Russia beat Ukraine, they're interfering in other countries military stances, enough is enough.

If Biden just swapped the foreign policy stances of Israel and Ukraine then things would be far better.

We're going to look back at this escalation management as one of the biggest fuck ups of this war, historians will look back and wonder why the fuck was America so damn cowardly after Russia did absolutely nothing after every other "red-line" and they will look back and put blame on Biden and Jake for more Ukrainians dying than necessary and if Ukraine loses they will be blamed too, especially by America's allies.

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shavenferret on 04 September 2024

According to estimates, Russia is at 620K casualties, and it looks like they will reach 700K by years end. I expect things to slow down in winter when there is a lot of ice and snow around but they are off to a good start to inflict that metric on Russia.

https://www.minusrus.com/en

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