Posted on 08/03/2023 8:02:02 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
Previous day’s thread: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4172291/posts
Calling someone a RuZZian on FR is considered an insult.
Calling someone a Comrade on FR is considered an insult.
Summarizing this war:
A tragedy for Ukraine.
A disaster for RuZZia.
A strategic win for the USA. The biggest winner of the war.
“More than three decades after Reagan left office, most Republicans still believe that America is a force for good.”
“I read the local news sources in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republic, so you don’t have to. Some of it is brain-damaging Russian propaganda. Some of it is what you would read in your local news. And some of it provides hidden military intelligence. A shortish 1/7
Residents of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic are complaining as the price of gas/diesel is skyrocketing, and supply is tight. They don’t have shortages, but a station might be out of fuel one day, then another the next. The Ministry of Coal & Energy was interviewed. 2/7
The spokesperson explained that motor fuel for the DNR is bought from the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange using spot market pricing. The reason? Local fuel depots in the DNR have been degraded to the point they can’t make margin purchases. They have to buy just in time. 3/7
If you’re buying commodities, that’s the most expensive way to purchase things. Logistics disruptions are causing additional problems, but of course, they assured: “There will be and are no fuel shortages.” What does this tell me as a journo/analyst? A lot. 4/7
Ukrainian strikes on fuel storage facilities in the occupied territories are having a material impact. Fuel moves through the same logistics networks for the military, and the Russian military has to get its fuel from further and further away. 5/7
Which, ironically, burns up more fuel when you get to the metaphorical “last mile” moved by trucks that have to travel greater distances. If continued Storm Shadow strikes push large logistic hubs further back, that will consume more fuel in the occupied territories. 6/7
Reading the local news in the DNR informs me: 1) Ukraine strikes on fuel depots are working 2) Russian fuel supplies are fragile 3) Further disruption could impact Russian logistics 4) The more you can make Russian dependent on trucks traveling longer distances, the better 7/7”
https://twitter.com/MalcontentmentT/status/1686857044148748296
“This thread analyzes the situation at Berdyans’k airport, focusing on russian helicopters. Amid the ongoing offensive, observers may find it puzzling that these helicopters remain unscathed at their base in Berdyans’k, enabling them to swiftly access the frontlines.
2/ The russian air threat persists in this counter-offensive, demanding additional consideration. One strategy involves neutralizing helicopters on the ground before they take flight. While the airfield is within Ukraine’s long-range capabilities, the situation is more complex
3/ One major challenge is the significant spacing between helicopters, making it difficult to effectively target them with a single missile. Given the limited availability of long-range weapons, using a missile that may or may not destroy some Mi-24s becomes hard to justify.
4/ The reason why I use “may or may not” is due to the presence of substantial air defense systems both inside and outside the airport perimeter. This means that launching a missile doesn’t guarantee success, as it could face countermeasures.
5/ Other options, like a massive missile launch combined with drones to overwhelm defenses, may seem viable, but cost-efficiency becomes a significant concern in such scenarios. This is where GLSDB (Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb) can prove highly valuable
6/ The weapon’s operational range, relatively low cost (compared to ATACMS or Stormshadow), and capability to evade specific countermeasures make it a potential game-changer in situations like this
7/ Until then, significant efforts and creativity will be required to destroy these targets.”
https://twitter.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1686668890804260864
The drunk is talking again.
“Medvedev - “ruZZIa will be forced to use Nuclear weapons, retaliation weapons, doomsday, fully applicable, justified, heated situation, nuclear war is getting closer, we can use all the means at our disposal, we will respond with nuclear weapons, tactical, strategic, superior missile range, super secret lasers, combat robots, continental, nuclear threat, warheads, space weapons, invisible ray guns, radius of destruction of entire UK, applicable, use.... buurrrppp!””
https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1687071686586163200
Fav video of the day
“An orc shooting from behind a tree gets asymmetricalized...”
https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1687029532786634752
“And AFU soldier fires two thermobaric RPG rounds into an orc position. It is likely an RPO-A Shmel “Bumblebee” Rocket-Propelled Infantry Flamethrower-A.”
https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1687026438245896192
“Russian man in Georgia. Presumably hiding from mobilization. Be careful who you let into your country.”
https://twitter.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1686896629767454720
“A group of Ukrainians making 3D-printed bombs has produced more than 30.000 bombs in the past 4 months while the production increased. Another group makes cases for 800-gram anti-personnel bombs and said they make about 1,000 bombs a week”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1686783232681951241
“A Russian T-80BV tank was destroyed by Ukrainian drone-dropped munitions in the vicinity of Vodyane, #Donetsk Oblast.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1687001064963182594
“#Ukrainian Soldiers of the 80th Airborne Brigade aim M142 «HIMARS» at the #Russian «Buk» Аir Defense System.”
https://twitter.com/GloOouD/status/1687044636101967872
“Destruction of the enemy surveillance complex “Murom-M” and EW “Pole-21” in occupied Oleshki.“
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1687081230779490304
“In the vicinity of Malinovka, Zaporozhye region, our defenders discovered such a picture.”
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1687080112674521089
8,500 Good RuZZian Boys
“The Russian TV channel “Zvezda” deleted the congratulations on Airborne Forces Day from the commander of the troops, Mikhail Teplinsky
In the appeal, Teplinsky on his own initiative disclosed the number of wounded paratroopers (8.5 thousand people)”
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1687065230239518720
A singing, “Bye, bye Miss American Pie“ … “”This Will Be The Day That I Die””
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1687063377099603968
This video says so much about this war.
“Replenishment of the exchange fund, the Russian commanders did not begin to evacuate the wounded, so he surrendered to our military in the Zaporozhye direction
A drone accompanied him to our positions“
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1687062828107137025
“Another Mi-8 helicopter was demilitarized in Russia, 6 people died.”
https://twitter.com/antiputler_news/status/1686991969552138240
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