Russia vs. Ukraine Part 2

[JettaKnight]

WW III teams are forming up, fellas.

U.S. says Iranian troops "directly engaged" in Crimea, backing Russian drone strikes

The White House says the U.S. has evidence that Iranian troops are "directly engaged on the ground" in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure and civilian population.

www.cbsnews.com

Yeah, I'm just going to say that Iran siding with Russia is like Bulgaria siding with German in WWII. And we all know that was a game changer!

 

[smokingman]

"I expect that Ukraine will continue to do everything it can throughout the winter to regain its territory and to be effective on the battlefield," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said

because attacking Russia in the winter has a long history of working.

ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

At least we are only fighting one opponent at a time,and in 3 years Taiwan can help us even more by making our weapons for us. I am sure China will have nothing to say about it,and certainly will not steal any of the blueprints.

U.S. considering joint weapons production with Taiwan

The U.S. government is considering a plan to jointly produce weapons with Taiwan, a business lobby said on Wednesday, an initiative intended to speed up arms transfers to bolster Taipei's deterrence against China.

www.reuters.com

 

[BigRed]

Yeah, I'm just going to say that Iran siding with Russia is like Bulgaria siding with German in WWII. And we all know that was a game changer!

$8.5 billion and you'll see a ****ing nonsense.

 

[Principal Skinr]

"I expect that Ukraine will continue to do everything it can throughout the winter to regain its territory and to be effective on the battlefield," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said

because attacking Russia in the winter has a long history of working.

Good point, BUT....they are in Ukraine, their homeland. And I think the Ukranians know a thing or two about fighting in the winter.

 

[Leadeye]

Winter war is likely to become one of bombardment. Rockets, artillery, drones etc., like the war of shells in WW1. It's always tougher to keep troops going in the field during winter.

 

[bobzilla]

Good point, BUT....they are in Ukraine, their homeland. And I think the Ukranians know a thing or two about fighting in the winter.

agreed. The germans got their ass kicked because they were not prepared for the winters there and didn't expect to have taken that long to subjugate the heathens. They were mistaken. Both are things the Ukranians are aware of and prepared for.

 

[jwamplerusa]

Winter war is likely to become one of bombardment. Rockets, artillery, drones etc., like the war of shells in WW1. It's always tougher to keep troops going in the field during winter.

True, but WWI didn't have accurate and timely counterbattery fire.

 

[Leadeye]

True, but WWI didn't have accurate and timely counterbattery fire.

You're right, a lot has changed, one of the reasons highly mobile free flight rocket launchers are a big deal now. I don't know how quick regular tube artillery can break down and move these days, but there is also SPA, and it's been around since WW2.

Low flying cruise missiles are hard to stop without a CAP. Don't know much about drones, my only experience with then is that they are relatively slow and noisy, maybe AAA can stop them. Again I also don't know how well they show up on radar.

Either way I think troops on both sides will be fighting to stay in areas protected from the cold, so towns and structures will continue to be targets.

 

[DadSmith]

I sleep better knowing that Biden is in charge of our nuclear arsenal. No more mean tweets.

 

[DadSmith]

Damaged European undersea cables impact internet connectivity worldwide

On Wednesday night, a serious incident involving an undersea cable in the south of France caused widespread internet connectivity issues. At least three fiber cables were severed...

www.techspot.com

Is this Russian pay back for the gas lines?

 

[BugI02]

WW III teams are forming up, fellas.

U.S. says Iranian troops "directly engaged" in Crimea, backing Russian drone strikes

The White House says the U.S. has evidence that Iranian troops are "directly engaged on the ground" in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure and civilian population.

www.cbsnews.com

The 'two time consecutive world war winner' is still the team to bet on

 

[Route 45]

Ten Iranians Killed In Ukraine’s Attacks On Russian-Held Positions

At least 10 Iranians have been killed in attacks carried out by Ukraine against Russian-held positions while Tehran insists it is not providing Moscow with drones or military advisory support.

www.iranintl.com

 

[Libertarian01]

Here is some obvious insight into how bad Russia really is:

 

[smokingman]

Damaged European undersea cables impact internet connectivity worldwide

On Wednesday night, a serious incident involving an undersea cable in the south of France caused widespread internet connectivity issues. At least three fiber cables were severed...

www.techspot.com

Is this Russian pay back for the gas lines?

Not unless British fishing boats are working for the Russian's. According to the official government of the UK it was due to British fishing vessels.

 

[DadSmith]

Not unless British fishing boats are working for the Russian's. According to the official government of the UK it was due to British fishing vessels.

Zscaler CEO: ‘Major’ EU Internet Cable Cut Was ‘Act Of Vandalism’ | CRN

Zscaler CEO says cut fiber line an "act of vandalism"

www.crn.com

Edit:

Major cable cut in France just hours after Shetland incident

The damaged subsea cable in Marseille reportedly impacted internet connectivity to Europe, Asia, the US and potentially other parts of the world too.

www.express.co.uk

 

[nra4ever]

The U.S. Army's 101st Airborne is practicing for war with Russia just miles from Ukraine's border

U.S. troops in Romania are extremely close to Putin's war, conducting exercises with NATO allies that "replicate exactly what's going on" over the border.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[DadSmith]

The new Russian General has been attacking Ukrainian power plants. I would think this would be one of the first things you would do before invasion. I'm surprised it's taken this long to start doing that.

 

[BugI02]

The new Russian General has been attacking Ukrainian power plants. I would think this would be one of the first things you would do before invasion. I'm surprised it's taken this long to start doing that.

Is that because the history of Russian designed nuclear power plants trying to safely control the reactor(s) without external electric power is such a good one?

 

[smokingman]

Zscaler CEO: ‘Major’ EU Internet Cable Cut Was ‘Act Of Vandalism’ | CRN

Zscaler CEO says cut fiber line an "act of vandalism"

www.crn.com

Edit:

Major cable cut in France just hours after Shetland incident

The damaged subsea cable in Marseille reportedly impacted internet connectivity to Europe, Asia, the US and potentially other parts of the world too.

www.express.co.uk

Shetland communication restored after subsea cable damage

Broadband and mobile coverage returns to the islands as work continues to fix two subsea cables.

www.bbc.com

Ship's anchor caused cut in Internet cable

A ship's anchor lying at the bottom of the sea was behind one of two cuts last week in undersea Internet cables around the Middle East that caused dramatic outages across the region and in parts of Asia, the cable-owner company said Friday.

www.nbcnews.com

In this day and age you have a media willing to print narratives instead of the news. It has caused much of the confusion and the lack of facts tend to go relatively unnoticed by most.

"Faeroese Telecom's head of infrastructure, Páll Vesturbú, said the damage to the mainland link, which happened just after midnight on Thursday, had affected the fibres in the cable, but "they were not cut off".
"We have reason to believe that the cable was damaged by a fishing vessel," he said."

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Not unless British fishing boats are working for the Russian's. According to the official government of the UK it was due to British fishing vessels.

You're thinking of a different cable I believe. There were different ones damaged about the same time.

Fishing vessel, not sabotage, to blame for Shetland Island submarine cable cut

Damage to a submarine cable which cut connectivity Thursday to the remote Shetland Islands north of Scotland is believed to have been accidentally caused by a fishing vessel and not sabotage.

therecord.media

A major internet cable in the south of France was reportedly severed on Wednesday night, triggering internet issues across the world - and it occurred just hours within a "major incident" that left residents of the Shetland Isles off the coast of Scotland without connectivity following damage to a submarine cable.

Major cable cut in France just hours after Shetland incident

The damaged subsea cable in Marseille reportedly impacted internet connectivity to Europe, Asia, the US and potentially other parts of the world too.

www.express.co.uk