Russia's War Against Ukraine

[Dammit Carl!]

This looks like a metal album cover.   \m/

"Sabaton!  Message for Sabaton!"

[solops]

Tanks are just part of the weapons mix. When mis-used they are a liability, like sending foot infantry, alone, across miles of open plains. Properly supported in the right terrain, tanks can be a terror.

[GDS_Starfury]

dead tank skull

[al_infierno]

Bolt Thrower never felt more appropriate.

[GDS_Starfury]

I have doubts if this is real.
what say yee?

[FarAway Sooner]

Doesn't look like stormy seas to me.  However, the Pentagon has confirmed that it was two hits with Neptune missiles.  For whatever that's worth.

[GDS_Starfury]

Im pretty sure its fake.  Im leaving it up because its fun to watch.

[Uberhaus]

Noise of the explosion travels faster than speed of sound.

[GDS_Starfury]

another map update:

https://twitter.com/JominiW/status/1515178039327535106/photo/1

I swear Ive played this wargame many times before.

[GDS_Starfury]

I found this comment on twitter and just cant stop laughing.

Someone once wrote to me, if they attack Nato, they gonna find out why there is no free health care in the USA.

[GDS_Starfury]

[GDS_Starfury]

for whatever its worth, I think this is one of the defining images of this war.

[Tripoli]

I have doubts if this is real.
what say yee?

I think the might be a Ropucha-class LSD, or some other similar LSD-type amphibious ship. I've taken a screen shot and sharpened the image.


First, the ship does not appear to be underway (or is going very slowly), as there is no bow wake, or disturbance near the stern (arrows 1).  Second, the bow of the image in the video appears to draw sharply upward (arrow 2).  This could be an optical illusion made by the SS-N-12 launchers.  However, I think it is more likely that it is the upward draw of an amphibous ship, like the Ropucha-class.

Third, what appears to be the the funnel of the ship appears to be higher than any other element of the superstructure, and the top of the funnel "tumble home" (falls inward), like a Ropucha does.  In contrast, the Slava has a straight funnel.  See



for a stern image of a Slava class cruiser and



for the Ropucha, showing the relatively higher stack and its "tumble home". 


I'm not sold on it being a Ropucha.  The stern well deck area  looks different.  Further, I'm not sure any Ropucha's have been used in live fire SINKEXs, which (based on the fact the ship does not appear to be underway) is what this video may be from.  Of note, if this is a SINKEX, the ship may appear slightly different in terms of armament and masts, as these are sometimes taken off for use in other ships before sinking the hulk.

[Tripoli]

FWIW, we now know a little bit about the location of the engagement.  Based on satellite images, the Moskva was at  45°10'43.39″N, 30°55'30.54″E, "This position is east of Snake Island, 80 nautical miles from Odesa and 50 nautical miles from the Ukrainian coast. "

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/04/satellite-image-pinpoints-russian-cruiser-moskva-as-she-burned/

[Pete Dero]

Nataliya Vasilyeva, Moscow correspondent for The Telegraph (UK) :

It's been more than 48hrs since the Moskva sank with 500 people aboard. We still haven't seen any photos/videos of the rescued crew.
What is most stunning we haven't seen a single wife or mother going public about the loss, demanding answers from the Russian government.

I've been covering Russia for 14 and I have seen space for public debate shrinking every year and people getting increasingly scared of speaking out but the level of fear we're seeing now is unmatched.


Today Putin signed a law that introduces fines for Russians from 1,000 to 5,000 rubles or arrest for up to 15 days for publicly identifying the role of the USSR and Nazi Germany in World War II.