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To: FtrPilot; PIF; BeauBo; blitz128

Maybe RuZZia’s spring offensive has already peaked?

“Russia’s newly declared offensive is “very pathetic,” according to a top US State Department official, who questioned whether the Russian people would continue to support the war in Ukraine.

“You see the war grinding in the east, in Bakhmut,” said US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland.

“Russia has declared that it is launching a new offensive. Well, if this is it, it is very pathetic, I would say.”
She said Ukraine is planning its own counteroffensive “for later on.”

Nuland said that “more than 200,000 Russians” have been killed or wounded in the war so far, and that Russia has “in some categories lost more than half of their military equipment in this war.”

Nuland also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is arrogant enough to believe that he can defeat Ukraine.””


2 posted on 02/17/2023 7:17:27 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas (RuZZia is the enemy of all mankind)
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To: PIF

“Clandestine U.K. Program Developed 3D-Printed ‘Suicide’ Drone For Ukraine”

“The delta-wing drone was just one result of a rapid U.K. development program intended to prove systems for potential use by Ukraine.”

“In an until-now secretive program, the United Kingdom has rapidly developed and flight-tested a number of “complex” drones that would be suitable for use by Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. While it’s unclear which of any of the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in question were ultimately selected for supply to Ukraine, it’s obvious that a range of different capabilities was explored in the process, including surveillance drones and, most intriguingly, what is described as a “3D-printed delta-wing ‘suicide’ drone.”

Some details of the rapid development program were recently revealed by QinetiQ, the U.K.-based defense technology company that works closely with the U.K. Ministry of Defense, especially on experimental projects and novel technologies. The drone program originated in the Future Capability Group — part of the defense ministry’s Defense Equipment and Support (DE&S) branch — which, in turn, engaged QinetiQ.”

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/clandestine-u-k-program-developed-3d-printed-suicide-drone-for-ukraine


3 posted on 02/17/2023 7:17:56 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas (RuZZia is the enemy of all mankind)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Zaporizhzhia Region: Many miles long convoy coming from Rostov-on-Don to Mariupol, then to Berdans’k. Road is terrible - gravel and mud. Trucks bumper to bumper. From Berdans’k on to Melitopol.


26 posted on 02/17/2023 8:05:05 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

I don’t know but this is very crucial getting right me being invested in energy. I don’t want to be caught with my pants down once the war ends.


31 posted on 02/17/2023 11:42:49 AM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: SpeedyInTexas

“Maybe RuZZia’s spring offensive has already peaked?”

@DarthPutinKGB 8h
Day 359 of my 3 day war. I do offensives a bit like I do sex. It takes a long time to get ready, it doesn’t go very deep, doesn’t last that long, and it is offensive to the victim who says “is that it?”

I remain a master strategist.


57 posted on 02/17/2023 7:23:34 PM PST by BeauBo
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