Russia invades Ukraine *** READ RULES IN POST 6 BEFORE POSTING ***

[MichaelWinicki]

I don't buy everything this guy says, but I try to hear opposing views...

His take is reasonable.

Yeah, we do get a one-side view of the conflict.

Russia still has the advantage.

Until the Ukrainians can push-back somewhere, it's a quagmire.

 

[SlammedZero]

From a source on Twitter...

FROZEN YACHTS:

Chemezov's Valerie – Spain
Mijeev's Lady Anastasia – Spain
Mordashov's Lady M – Italy
Sechin's Amore Vero – France
Timchenko's Lena – Italy
Usmanov’s Dilbar – Germany
Melnichenko's Sailing Yacht A – Italy

LEADERBOARD:

Italy: 3
Spain: 2
France: 1
Germany: 1

Can somebody help me understand these yacht seizures? How is it legal?

 

[Cowpolk]

Can somebody help me understand these yacht seizures? How is it legal?

Frozen assets can be seized

 

[Reality]

Can somebody help me understand these yacht seizures? How is it legal?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/po...n-oligarchs-yachts-homes-jets-legal-rcna18278

 

[Roadtrip635]

Haven't seen much from the other side, but here's some video from equipment captured by Russians......

 

[Roadtrip635]

This was a pretty big convoy, that is a lot of lost vehicles.....

 

[Roadtrip635]

Biden admin weighs providing Ukraine with killer drones called Switchblades

The Switchblades are essentially robotic smart bombs, equipped with cameras, guidance systems and explosives. They can be programmed to automatically strike targets miles away, and they can be steered around objectives until the time is right to strike. The company says the 600 can fly for 40 minutes and up to 50 miles.

They are single-use weapons, which is why they have been dubbed “kamikaze drones.” But they are orders of magnitude cheaper than the Hellfire missiles fired by U.S. Reaper drones. The 300 can cost as little as $6,000, by some estimates.

Both weapons can be set up in minutes and launched from tubes. They fly much faster than the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones that Ukraine has been using to inflict damage on Russia, and presumably they would be able to penetrate the spotty air defenses Russia is maintaining over its forces.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/na...ace-air-missile-rcna20197?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

 

[JJHLH1]

Good news for Ukraine.

Drones have proven to be perhaps the most effective weapon in modern warfare, especially against supply convoys.

 

[Roadtrip635]

 

[Fritsch_the_cat]

I'm impatient, send in the B-2s and F-35s now. End this war in three days.

 

[Roadtrip635]

 

[SlammedZero]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/po...n-oligarchs-yachts-homes-jets-legal-rcna18278

Thanks @Reality I had Googled this before with no luck. Great link.

 

[JJHLH1]

Possibly more encouraging signs for Ukraine.

China pulling the rug out from under Putin?

Russian military leaders seeing the writing on the wall?

Time will tell.
https://twitter.com/phillipspobrien/status/1504197576979013635?s=21

 

[Red Dragon]

One of the most bizarre aspects of this war is that Russia, despite having an air force 15x larger, still has failed to get air superiority over Ukraine.

 

[VaqueroTD]

Possibly more encouraging signs for Ukraine.

China pulling the rug out from under Putin?

Russian military leaders seeing the writing on the wall?

Time will tell.

Way to stick your neck out China. Such integrity. Better late than never, I suppose. And I’m sure the U.S. had a part in the ‘persuasion.’

 

[VaqueroTD]

Go-go-go. It’s always so hard to tell how meaningful anything is on social media these days, but I truly hope there is some fundamental change going on in Mother Russia

 

[Reality]

 

[Cowpolk]

Way to stick your neck out China. Such integrity. Better late than never, I suppose. And I’m sure the U.S. had a part in the ‘persuasion.’

We should make the same statement

 

[JJHLH1]

These are devastating losses and explain why Russia is stalled on all fronts.

Safe to say nobody saw things playing out this way 3 weeks ago.

The Ukrainian forces have shown incredible bravery and resourcefulness.

 

[Montanalo]

Interesting tidbit of un-reported news from Russia overnight: one of my wife's friend has a son who is deployed in Ukraine with the Russian army. Apparently, his unit along with multiple other units in the north of Ukraine are being withdrawn and are returning to Russia. The message circulating within Russia is, "mission accomplished".

Sounds like more propaganda to me. I haven't seen anything in the Russia media about it yet.