Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
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đ seems desperate and flailing by baffling with bullshit , very sad by highly entertaining
â No, the Soviet Union and Russia are not the same.â
Distinction without a difference, Moscow always called the shots, but I expect such a response from an âexpertâ
âThe other former Soviet republics became separate nations too, like Ukraine and Georgia, though some have maintained close ties with Russia.â
I wonder if đ even reads what he posts
Became separate nationsđđđ
â No, the Soviet Union and Russia are not the same.â
"Distinction without a difference"
And here comes Low IQ blitz, arguing with Elon's AI.
What's next, you flashing your HS diploma and offering to teach an advanced trig class?
“So inflation pressure is down. Good.” (from tariffs depressing global oil prices in the short term)
President Harry Truman famously wished for a one-armed economist, because he was so tired of them telling him “On the one hand this will happen from some given policy, but on the other hand, the opposite will also occur...”
Some things down, other things up. Net, tariffs are expected to raise the general measure of inflation, in the short to mid term, to some degree.
Oil Prices dropped sharply again today. Two big down days in a row for Global oil prices, since President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs.
Brent Crude (the European benchmark) dropped 6.5% today, down to $65.58. It was $90 a year ago.
WTI (West Texas Intermediate), the American benchmark, was down 7.4% for the day, to $62.
Historically, low oil prices have provided a significant boost for the overall American economy (GDP), even though they hurt American oil producers.
On the other hand, low oil prices have historically been a significant drag on the overall Russian economy.
OilPrice.com on today’s drop in oil prices (more supply, less demand):
“the second punch: OPEC+. The cartel announced it would be adding three times the expected amount of supply starting in May...
...So, how long does this last? If tariffs stick around and slow the global economy, we could be looking at a âlower for longerâ oil environment againâsomething the industry hasnât had to contend with since COVID lockdowns...
...Crude is suddenly in crisis mode, and the usual safety nets â OPEC+ cuts, Asian demand, U.S. shale restraintâarenât doing the job.”
OilPrice.com reports:
“The Department of the Interior just announced that itâs revving the engine on another offshore lease sale in the Gulf of... America, slated for 2025.
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum made it crystal clear: the era of locking up domestic energy is over. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is dusting off its charts, pointing to an estimated 29.6 billion barrels of undiscovered oil and nearly 55 trillion cubic feet of gas lurking beneath the waves. Thatâs a lot of hydrocarbons just waiting to fund highways, schools, and more.
BOEM plans to issue the proposed notice of sale in June. These Outer Continental Shelf sales donât just boost U.S. energy independenceâthey shovel billions into the Treasury, with a side of revenue-sharing to keep coastal states happy and well-funded...
...Burgum isnât shy about blaming the previous administration for high costs, or about promising that Trump-era âEnergy Dominanceâ is back on the menu. Translation: get ready for more rigs, more jobs, and a big push to reassert Americaâs dominance in global energy markets.”
Kyiv Independent:
“Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a law on April 4 to formally begin Armenia’s accession process to the European Union, Armenia’s presidential press service announced.”
Kyiv Independent:
“The Norwegian government approved an increase in aid to Ukraine in 2025, raising total assistance to 85 billion Norwegian kroner ($7.8 billion), state broadcaster NRK reported on April 4...
...”We are tripling our military support,” Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg (former NATO Secretary General) said, adding that the funds would be spent abroad to avoid putting pressure on Norway’s economy.”
Russia is reinforcing its strategic ties with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) juntas in a concerted effort to enhance Russian influence in Africa. Russia, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso agreed on April 3 at an AES summit in Moscow to establish a strategic partnership and strengthen the recently established AES joint armed forces, making Russia the first country to recognize the trilateral joint forces established on July 6, 2024.[24] Russia and AES member states expressed a willingness to jointly combat regional instability and enhance ongoing counterterrorism efforts, with Russia agreeing to provide modern weapons and military training for a planned 5,000-strong joint force that will deploy to the central Sahel region.[25] Bloomberg reported on April 3 that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Russia will utilize military instructors already in the area to conduct such training â likely referring to the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) Africa Corps, which transported large convoys of equipment into Mali via Guinea in 2025.[26] Russia and the AES also agreed to cooperate in the fields of infrastructure, trade, economics, investment, and banking.[27]
Russia's support for the AES is a long-term strategic endeavor aimed at advancing the Kremlin's geopolitical goals of undermining Western influence in Africa and threatening NATO's southern flank, as the Critical Threats Project's Africa File has routinely assessed.[28] Russia's leading role in AESâs military training and weapons procurement may yield additional lucrative benefits in the form of either plausibly deniable illicit or legitimate resource concession agreements that would grant the Kremlin access to the energy- and mineral-rich region with potentially vast amounts of gold, uranium, and other valuable natural resources.
Russia continues to expand military cooperation and combined exercises with India. Surface vessels of the Russian Pacific Fleet conducted a combined exercise with Indian naval vessels in the Bay of Bengal focused on tactical maneuvering, firing artillery at air and sea targets, and combating UAVs and unmanned surface vehicles on April 4.[88] Russian corvettes Rezkiy and Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov and tanker Pechenga exercised with Indian destroyer Rana and corvette Kuthar. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the exercise participants returned to Port Chennai in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, to conduct an official closing ceremony of the exercise.
The Russian military reportedly continues to expand its conventional force end-strength. Ukrainian Presidential Office Deputy Head Pavlo Palisa has recently reiterated Zelenskyâs February 2025 report that Russia aims to increase its military by 150,000 personnel in 2025, the equivalent of 12 to 15 divisions if all personnel were committed to combat units.[89] Palisa reported that Russian forces are not struggling to recruit new soldiers and that Russia aims to begin a new offensive effort to exert maximum pressure in the areas of the theater where Russia could advance.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-4-2025
Tariff inflation is all short term. It is a one time push in prices. Prices only go up if the tarff rates goes up. That is not likely.
150,000 might well create 12-15 divisions, but when you lose 120-180k in 6 months you have no spare troops to create these ânewâ divisions, nor do they have the equipment to supply them with.
lol imagine this HS graduate could help you with âadvanced trigâ as well as calculus.
My points still stand, Moscow was always in charge and the rest of the block were just puppets.
Even when his own post contradicts his position he ignores that and continues with his personal smears.đ
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1908380914247221665
700km from Ukraine, âOptic Fiber Systemsâ, the first and only optical fiber manufacturing plant in Russia, located in Saransk, was attacked by kamikaze drones.
https://bsky.app/profile/jayinkyiv.bsky.social/post/3lm26rmm5s22j
8 sec video
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1908431418666975734
Will China sell fiber optic cable to ruzzia?
The President of Armenia signed a law on the beginning of the republic’s accession to the European Union, the administration’s press service reported.
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