Posted on 01/28/2024 7:12:54 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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Voted yesterday in the R primary. McCaul got my vote. But Cruz did not.
Primary is over March 5th. I think McCaul then signs on to a discharge petition.
“Campaign group ‘Republicans for Ukraine’ are launching a six-figure advertising blitz urging GOP House members to support a discharge petition to pass a bill containing additional military aid for Ukraine, after Speaker Mike Johnson declined to bring it to a vote.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1760989064147169506
Like the previous ones they will have little effect, as even North Korean has access to Western and USA made components for its missiles. Which are sent to Russia.
“McCaul has referred to the petition as a “nuclear option” and stressed that it would be used only as a last resort. But at least four other Republicans told The Wall Street Journal last week that they wouldn’t rule out signing a petition to pass Ukraine aid, and hawkish GOP aides and lawmakers on Capitol Hill privately believe it might ultimately be necessary. “
ISR flights today watching Crimea, Moldova and Ukrainian-Romanian corridor to Moldova. Airborne landing by Russia would be crazy.
“Airborne landing by Russia (in Transnistria) would be crazy.”
Especially trying to overfly Ukraine…
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1761054689641033946
“it (a discharge petition for Ukraine aid) might ultimately be necessary”
Speaker Johnson might need the political cover, to not go the way of McCarthy.
Yesterday, a couple of RU mil bloggers claimed that ruzzia destroyed a Patriot launcher and a Patriot command vehicle.
My guess is ruzzia destroyed decoys.
This could be a ruzzian feint to get UKF to deploy assets to the Odesa area and away from the northern front.
I saw later post on Twitter that it wasn’t Patriot launcher but vehicle with a similar frame.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1761080532073324783
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1761083760584331367
More videos in reference to the presumably shot down A-50, but is not from Mariupol but from the Kanevsky district, in Krasnodar region (Russia).
https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1761083440068280439
Great news.
They shot down an IL-22, too!
Both are not effective against Patriot missiles.
If the A-50 has EW jamming capability, it is obviously not effective against Patriots.
There are 2 explosions on the video.
The first explosion is at 54 seconds and the second (bigger) explosion is at 1+03. This indicates 2 missiles were fired at the A-50.
The A-50 probably had on-board or off-board notification of the Patriot launch, but was unable to defeat one of the missiles.
Probably the missile explosion at 54 seconds on the video.
I think the first hit was the IL-22 escort and the second hit was the A-50.
In addition to command & control, the IL-22 probably has an ELINT capability and perhaps could detect a Patriot launch.
My guess is that ruzzia was planning a large offensive across the entire front and both aircraft would provide support to ruzzian fighter aircraft and helicopters that were needed for Close Air Support (CAS).
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