“The number of people who seem to think that Putin is the most extreme and bloodthirsty member of the Russian government is a monument to ignorance.”
Agree, I’ve been warning people here that Putin is the MOST MODERATE of the people in the Russian government, and the others there will be much quicker to expand the war (something the Neocons DESPERATELY want, by the way).
HIMARS is on station in eastern Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1540826013285974019
This strike was the cluster munitions. The HE rockets are far more devastating. 50 mile range with 1m targeting accuracy. Much cheaper than Kalibers.
Plus Kaliningrad cut off.
Gotta say HIMARS is disproportionate to what Russia expected out of Ukraine. But wtf, Russia’s been using FAE, FOABs and TOS-1s on civilian areas since February. Now their command staff can receive payback.