Russia's War Against Ukraine

[Uberhaus]

Russia is using the chemical irritant CS gas in attacks banned under the CWC.  There are also claims of Russia using lethal blood and choking agents.  https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-uses-chemical-weapons-against-ukraine-cause-panic-war-report-2024-4 

A chemical-weapons expert, Marc-Michael Blum, verified that a grenade used by Russia on the battlefield was a CS gas canister, The Telegraph report says.
The report also cites unverified claims that Russia was using deadlier chemical agents, including chlorine, chloropicrin, and hydrogen cyanide, all of which can be fatal.

Ukraine on Friday said it had recorded 1,412 cases in which harmful chemical substances were discovered in ammunition from February 2023 to March 2024.

Unfortunately, even with the destruction of the Soviet Unions massive chemical stockpiles, it wouldn't be difficult for Russia to scale up these attacks for localized attacks.

[Skoop]

As if we needed more WWI parallels, gas to break the trench deadlock.

[Windigo]

Given how relatively easy it is to manufacture certain chemical agents, if the Russians really are using them, then it's only a matter of time until the UAF responds in kind.

[GDS_Starfury]

latest russian cope cage



https://twitter.com/i/status/1777446739110224364

[Uberhaus]

Given how relatively easy it is to manufacture certain chemical agents, if the Russians really are using them, then it's only a matter of time until the UAF responds in kind.

Since all of Ukraine's donors are signatories to the OPCW, it might jeopardise donations to retaliate with CW.  Ukraine's pharmaceutical industry is huge, but foreign owned companies like gsk, az, definitely not Bayer or others would not permit such use of their facilities.  Their domestic companies might jeopardise their exports for ethical and maybe even regulatory reasons. 
Probably better to continue to direct technological capabilities into a successful drone campaign.  But such efforts would be very dangerous to badly trained conscripts so who knows.

[ArizonaTank]

latest russian cope cage

Almost there. If they start using ultralights we will know they have reached the "Mad Max" stage.

[GDS_Starfury]

the russians crossed that line with the AT gun on the tractor.

[GDS_Starfury]

Looks like a French helo, Gazelle?  Not sure.  Or a Westland Weyland.  That's definitely not a blackhawk. 

they were Blackhawks 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1777491969968615908

[ArizonaTank]

The Russian Baltic Sea Fleet?

Ukraine is claiming responsibility for a Russian ship fire in Kaliningrad. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-says-it-s-behind-blaze-on-russian-warship-in-baltic-sea/ar-BB1lkmOZ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=NMTS&cvid=9928060808484001a9a1064aa286be35&ei=25

[GDS_Starfury]

[FarAway Sooner]

It's only a matter of time until somebody generates video of a Ukrainian gopher sabotaging Russian targets (probably with real footage mixed in) to the tune of Kenny Loggins' "I'm Alright". 

It'll obviously only work for a generation of the appropriate age.

[JasonPratt]

FAS, literally what I came to post!

[JasonPratt]

what the actual fuck?

Is it wrong that I kind of desperately want this modeled in a game somewhere?

[JasonPratt]

quite cheeky
I would have used Wagner.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1776163715756220705

I would have found the Nazti Luftwaffe theme song. ...which, now I want to find what their official anthem was.

Apparently this?

Although a sneakier version to mess with them would have been this:

"If we can't win with this, we deserve to have our asses kicked!" chortles Goering.

[JudgeDredd]

what the actual fuck?

Is it wrong that I kind of desperately want this modeled in a game somewhere?

I read somewhere - or saw a video - that suggested it was something like homemade ECM kit to thwart drones