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Russia Orders Troops to Target Ukraine's Western-Supplied Weapons
MSN/The Wall Street Journal. ^ | July 18th | Brett Forrest

Posted on 07/18/2022 11:20:51 AM PDT by dennisw

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To: allendale
Anyone care to speculate just who is firing them and manning the targeting systems?

I'll speculate that American advisors are they to train, monitor, and help with the set-up, but the person to actually push the fire button is Ukranian.

21 posted on 07/18/2022 12:53:15 PM PDT by libertylover (Democrats are as determined to kill innocent people as the Nazis.)
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To: allendale
"Those American weapons are sophisticated and take considerable training to use them effectively. Anyone care to speculate just who is firing them and manning the targeting systems?"

Americans, British and others training them countries outside of Ukraine. Here's one example.

Ukrainian soldiers train with British soldiers in combat drill
https://youtu.be/6hqEexvIgz0

Another...

Hundreds of Ukrainian recruits start training in Britain to help fight back against Russians
https://youtu.be/2MdwAuTtKEI

22 posted on 07/18/2022 1:09:31 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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To: dennisw

So achtung Russkie soldiers, go find them!
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They are. Non western MSM is already reporting one Himars captured, ( unclear if captured or sold off by Ukie military) two confirmed destroyed,in addition hot off the press, an anti- shipping missile depot just hit in Odessa.

In any case, these Himars and other western arms will not win the war, just inflict more casualties. The Ukies have lost the Donbass, and as “ forecasted” will have to retreat across the plains to the Dniepner…let’s give Vlad a few more weeks to finish rolling up Donbass ( 95 percent complete) , then he can decide if he wants to eat Odessa….which his Congress and Neo Cons are urging to.

Anyway, the latest by the legend Mercouris:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyphQb-fRas

Warning: the Ukie war cheerleaders are advised not to view Mercouris’s reporting, your head will explode.


23 posted on 07/18/2022 1:13:09 PM PDT by delta7
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To: allendale
U.S. Training Ukrainian Military On Defense Systems
https://youtu.be/j3k1AYrTTDs

American soldiers training with Ukrainian troops l GMA
https://youtu.be/AebT8F8GnSM

24 posted on 07/18/2022 1:14:05 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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To: delta7

For a live video of Vlads amazing artillery in action :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7fmGnxhAtw&t=24s

Keep in mind, 24/7 , sorry folks, the Ukies are toast, and Vlads artillery is not stopping in intensity. When the Ukies start retreating across the open plains,….
Fish in a barrel.


25 posted on 07/18/2022 1:24:15 PM PDT by delta7
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To: allendale
Ukrainian Soldiers Get Battle Training From U.S. Soldiers
https://youtu.be/D5H2Qj7Nvts

Ukrainian troops train with new U.S. arms
https://youtu.be/AIZNzQ1-I-Q

26 posted on 07/18/2022 1:27:22 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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To: delta7

Having some familiarity with cargo artillery rounds, they make our B52 carpet bombings an antiquated weapon of the past, and at a fraction of the cost. Himars ( the now reported 18 sent to the Ukies- 1/3 of the US inventory) are an expensive show, I guess senile Joe feels we will not ever need them…taxpayers think differently.


27 posted on 07/18/2022 1:32:41 PM PDT by delta7
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To: delta7

July 7, 2022 Topic: Russia-Ukraine War Region: Europe Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: HIMARSRussia-Ukraine WarRussian Invasion Of UkraineDonbassVolodymyr Zelensky
Did Russia Take Out Ukrainian HIMARS Rocket Launchers?
Ukrainian military officials rejected Russia’s claims as “fake.”

by Mark Episkopos
​​The Russian military claimed on Wednesday that it destroyed two High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) missile launchers in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region.

“In the area of the village of Malotaranovka, high-precision air-launched missiles destroyed two US-made HIMARS multiple missile launchers and two ammunition depots for them,” announced Russia’s Defense Ministry, according to Russian news outlet RIA Novosti. The Defense Ministry reportedly added that a radar station for a Ukrainian S-300 missile system was destroyed in southern Ukraine. Malotaranovka is located to the south of Kramatorsk, a city in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region that sits on the path of Russia’s ongoing offensive in the Donbass region.

Ukrainian military officials rejected Russia’s claims as “fake,” adding that the country’s armed forces are using HIMARS systems to inflict “devastating blows” on the Russian military, according to Reuters.


28 posted on 07/18/2022 1:33:16 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: delta7

Ukies say fake news from your your Ruzzzians. Who should stick to their forte, shooting down their own 34 million dollar jets.


29 posted on 07/18/2022 1:36:17 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw

“Sergei Shoigu is lighting a fire under their azzes and demanding that Russian army makes this a priority.”

Vladolf Pootler’s RUbe army says “Да здравствует победа!” as they drive their [Z]wastika painted vehicles all over occupied UA territory looking for more girls and women to rape, children with mothers to blow up, houses to loot, and farm fields to burn...


30 posted on 07/18/2022 1:38:39 PM PDT by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
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To: dennisw

duh, no dog eating or dead general stories today?


31 posted on 07/18/2022 1:43:27 PM PDT by CarolinaReaganFan
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To: allendale
U.S. Sends Moscow A Message By Training With Ukraine | NBC Nightly News
https://youtu.be/D5H2Qj7Nvts

Ukraine holds large-scale aviation drills involving U.S. Air Force
https://youtu.be/JA4jXvI97TY

International Military Training Clear Sky 2018 Starts in Ukraine
https://youtu.be/UN-9QpPVCpE

Ukrainian pilots have probably been trained by the United States and other nations for much longer.

32 posted on 07/18/2022 1:53:07 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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The ignorance of the Russian Ministry of Defense about HIMARS is pretty funny (messages from Russia's Ministry of Defense).

Russia lies about allegedly destroying the U.S. HIMARS systems – Leshchenko
https://youtu.be/ii2WX8dS5aw


33 posted on 07/18/2022 2:09:27 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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To: dennisw

Russia’s propaganda is obviously intended for low IQ audiences. ;D


34 posted on 07/18/2022 2:10:06 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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To: familyop

Some good footage of a Himars getting destroyed, and other good Ukie war footage….that the western MSM will not mention…it pays to watch both sides.

https://warnews247-gr.translate.goog/efialtiko-24oro-stin-oukrania-i-rosia-ktypa-apo-pantou-se-exelixi-i-megalyteri-eos-tora-pyravliki-epithesi-katastrafikan-harpoon-himars/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp


35 posted on 07/18/2022 3:14:10 PM PDT by delta7
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To: delta7

Some more good war porn, ( this is a Greek news agency- surprisingly)….

https://warnews247-gr.translate.goog/ektakto-diatagi-v-poutin-ston-rosiko-strato-syntripste-tous-oukranous-se-ola-ta-metopa-vaftike-sto-aima-to-seversk-sti-machi-kai-bmpt-terminator/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp


36 posted on 07/18/2022 3:21:49 PM PDT by delta7
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To: delta7

Of course the western war cheerleaders will say this is “ propaganda “, however actual live footage says different, called reality, something the western corrupted MSM will never show.

That said, hard to argue with live footage, especially from Greece.


37 posted on 07/18/2022 3:26:38 PM PDT by delta7
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To: dennisw

UKR HIMARS has only survived this long due to the benevolence of Putin and the protection of Saint Barbara. It seems Putin’s benevolence is rescinded.


38 posted on 07/18/2022 3:35:41 PM PDT by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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To: delta7
"Some good footage of a Himars getting destroyed..."

The video showed some trucks but no HIMARS, and HIMARS systems don't use a "transport loading vehicle." Russian propaganda is so ignorant.

39 posted on 07/18/2022 10:20:11 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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To: delta7
See the video in comment #33. It makes sense.

40 posted on 07/18/2022 10:31:06 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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