https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1887070749912969252
Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
90 million, does it cross a creek?
After primary skims half, then hired contractor who skims half….
My guess is that Gazprom has some international contracts that they cannot meet because of the damage.
Gazprom would have to publish the information in order to declare force majeure
https://x.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1887070749912969252
The implementation of this plan lasted 1 year and 4 months and is still ongoing. According to the publication, no more than 48 hours pass between the release of the drone and the strike.
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1887056437312151658
Note: NK troops have left the field to regroup and be reinforced with another 11,000 troops plus their own arty and tanks.
I see we now have a mug shot of 🍈 from his mom’s basement in his meme posting hat and gear. Ugly!
Reporting From Ukraine:
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The complete transcript.
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Today [ Feb 03, 8 pm ], there are a lot of interesting updates from the Kursk direction.
Here, the North Korean forces, with poor coordination, a crippling language barrier, and complete unpreparedness for modern warfare, their relentless attacks are at risk of collapse, signaling a major setback for Russian plans on this front.
Thrown into battle as expendable assault troops, they now face such devastating losses that they have been completely withdrawn from Kursk, with Ukrainian special forces sent in to finish the job.
Russian commanders had planned to utilize the North Korean soldiers to achieve a breakthrough in the Ukrainian Kursk salient. With Russians running low on manpower, using North Korean soldiers would save their strength for a final push to claim victory for themselves.
To achieve this, the North Korean forces were being deployed as the vanguard of each assault, initiating the fight first and forming the primary waves of each assault meant to wear down the Ukrainian defenses.
Reports by Ukrainian soldiers on the ground indicate that, in isolation, North Korean soldiers are quite skilled with weapons, after undergoing ten years of military service. Interestingly, new footage of Ukrainian fighters also revealed that North Korean soldiers were armed even better than the Russian soldiers, using new Russian AK-12 assault rifles, thermal image sights, and laser range finders.
However, despite the extensive training and discipline of individual North Korean soldiers, the isolation of North Korea from the outside world, prevented their military from adjusting to the reality of modern warfare, leaving them extremely vulnerable as a unit as a whole.
On top of that, even though North Koreans could have been used in small infantry group tactics, the Russian high command has inadequately used them as human waves to frontally assault Ukrainian positions over open fields.
Additionally, North Koreans suffered from a lack of cohesion with Russian units, due to the language barrier combined with different tactics from Russians, preventing them from receiving adequate fire support from Russian artillery and armored vehicles.
With North Korean casualties skyrocketing, due to these disadvantages, the intensity of their assaults had already significantly decreased, meaning that Ukrainians had to find a clever way to finish the job. Ukrainians did this by deploying special forces units to target positions held by the more poorly trained Russian soldiers to create a gap in the enemy lines.
With Russians unable to call North Korean reinforcements for assistance due to the language barrier, these preliminary positions could be quickly cleared out by the Ukrainian special forces.
This then allowed the Ukrainians to gain an element of surprise to eliminate the numerically superior North Korean forces by assaulting them from behind, unaware that their flanks, which were held by weaker Russian units, were breached.
With severe losses mounting even outside of the assaults, the North Korean forces had to halt all offensive and defensive operations in Kursk, pulling back completely to reorganize themselves and set up a new plan.
To resolve the issue of a lack of artillery and armored support to aid their assaults, North Korea is deploying its own artillery units in the form of Koksan self-propelled guns and potentially additional heavy equipment such as tanks and armored vehicles as well.
Intelligence reports indicate that such a deployment will be complemented by an additional force of another 11,000 North Korean soldiers by April, allowing North Koreans to reconstitute their contingent after suffering nearly 40% of their soldiers as irrecoverable casualties.
Overall, the elimination of large amounts of North Korean forces came as a result of poor unit cohesion and a language barrier between Russians and North Koreans, further worsened by a lack of adaptation to modern warfare by North Korean fighters. With North Koreans pulling out of the Russian Kursk operation, the recent transfers of their own heavy equipment and further reinforcements, indicate that North Koreans plan to restart their offensive efforts in Kursk in the future, but this time with adequate support.
However, due to the severity of North Korean losses, this reorganization period will take several months at the least to conduct properly, with any sooner re-engagement of forces likely leading to a similar catastrophe as before.
I wonder what hot pockets cost in St. Petersburg now😂
Stop Funding This Corrupt Punk …
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The complete transcript.
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Today [ Feb 04, 8 pm ], there is important news from the Russian Federation.
Here, Ukraine has significantly ramped up its drone strike campaign against Russia’s oil infrastructure, strategically targeting refineries, pumping stations, and export facilities. This ongoing effort serves as Ukraine’s form of economic sanctions, complementing Western-imposed restrictions on Russian energy exports.
The first attack hit Russia’s fourth-largest oil refinery located in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Capable of processing up to 17 million tons of fuel per year, this refinery supplies fuel to the Russian military. Shortly after, Ukrainian drones ignited a massive fire, marking the second attack on this key facility.
Soon after, Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil refinery in Volgograd, another major fuel producer processing 14,0000,000 tons of oil annually. The pattern is clear, Ukraine is systematically crippling Russia’s energy sector, making it increasingly difficult to sustain military operations, striking the largest refineries one by one.
Another successful attack hit the Novozybkov oil pumping station in Bryansk. Ukrainian forces used a drone carrying a Soviet FAB-250 bomb and HIMARS strikes to set the facility ablaze. This station is part of the Druzhba pipeline, one of Russia’s main export routes to Europe. Ukrainian forces have repeatedly targeted it, further highlighting their intent to permanently disrupt Russian energy exports.
Next, in a major blow to Russia’s refining capabilities, Ukrainian strikes have now forced the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Rostov Oblast to shut down entirely. After sustaining repeated drone attacks, the plant, which had a processing capacity of 7,500,000 tons per year, ceased operations completely due to equipment damage. This further deepens Russia’s fuel shortages, both for domestic use and military operations.
One of the most audacious attacks was the disruption of oil flows through Russia’s Ust-Luga port. This critical export hub handles 20% of Russia’s seaborne crude exports, making its temporary shutdown a significant economic setback for Moscow. The strike on a pumping station in the port caused a halt in operations, demonstrating Ukraine’s ability to strike deep into Russian territory and disrupt its global oil trade.
Ukraine’s drone strikes serve a dual purpose, damaging the economy, while simultaneously undermining the war effort, as Russia heavily relies on oil revenues to fund its military, and these targeted attacks are forcing it to divert resources toward repairing damaged infrastructure, rather than supporting its war machine. The destruction of refineries and pumping stations also makes it harder to supply fuel for tanks, armored vehicles, and aircraft, directly affecting battlefield operations.
Ukraine’s growing success in striking strategic Russian targets is due to its continued destruction of Russian air defenses. A recent example is the Ukrainian drone drop that destroyed a Russian TOR air defense system, highlighting the ability to neutralize key defensive assets through different creative means. The serial degradation of Russian air defenses has made it significantly easier for Ukrainian drones to penetrate deep into Russian territory and strike valuable targets.
In addition to targeting oil infrastructure, Ukraine continues long-range precision strikes against Russian military facilitie. For example, another repeated drone strike on an artillery arsenal in Tver, which resulted in a large explosion, damaging not only the ammunition depot, but also an oil pumping station in the area.
The next strike was against the Olenya Airbase in Murmansk, home to Russian strategic bombers, often used in missile strikes on Ukraine, which showcased the ability to threaten key Russian military assets, even at such long distances. While the full results remain unclear for now, such strikes reinforce that no Russian military asset is safe.
Overall, while individual strikes alone might not cripple Russia’s economy, the sheer volume and value of the targets hit are making a tangible impact.
With over 25 successful attacks on Russians strategic assets, in the deep rear in January, Ukraine has demonstrated that it can inflict sustained economic damage on Russia, reducing its oil exports and disrupting fuel supplies to the battlefield. The shutdown of Novoshakhtinsk refinery and the pause in oil flows through Ust-Luga are clear indicators that Ukraine’s drone strike campaign is working.
By persistently targeting Russia’s critical infrastructure, Ukraine is not only weakening the enemy’s ability to sustain its war, but also reinforcing the message that it can strike anywhere, at any time.
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https://www.twz.com/air/rc-135-rivet-joint-surveillance-jet-just-flew-unprecedented-mission-off-mexico
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Russia’s Modernized Nuclear Battlecruiser Finally Powers Up Its Reactors: Report
Reports from Russia suggest that sea trials for the Admiral Nakhimov could begin this summer, after many years of delays, but take that with a big grain of salt.
https://www.twz.com/sea/russias-modernized-nuclear-battlecruiser-finally-powers-up-its-reactors-report
A few days of Particularly heavy Russian equipment losses, without corresponding jumps in personnel losses.
Maybe some new Russian commander is trying a different approach, or maybe Ukrainian forces have some improved capability.
Maybe some new Russian commander is trying a different approach, or maybe Ukrainian forces have some improved capability.
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Norks have withdrawn from the field to regroup & rearm.
❗️Thus, 80 attacks were recorded yesterday, while at the peak in December their number reached 292 per day.
Dynamics by months:
• November — 5205 attacks (average daily — 173.5)
• December — 6247 attacks (201.5)
• January — 5087 attacks (164)
• 4 days of February — 381 attacks (95)
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1887103527090012205
Also, ruzzia is running low on armored vehicles for the attacks.
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1887120810428510635
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1887118911360872598
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https://x.com/GloOouD/status/1887150808535318905
https://x.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/1887151097145332145
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