Russia's War Against Ukraine

[Tripoli]

To the" younger than baby boomer" crowd here: How do I use the to limit the size of the image?  Is the grammar
"[imX width=1200]http://[/img][imX]http://INSERT IMAGE LOCATION HERE[/img]" or is it something different?  I've tried a couple of different variations, but I can't seem to get it to work. Note I had to alter img to imX to get it to show as text.

[JasonPratt]

Suchomimus argues that the 'nuclear' train is heading north, not toward Ukraine:

I'm not where I could listen to his full argument, so I don't know yet how much he goes with the 'nuclear test' conclusion, but he does agree that the "Vistrals" on the train are kitted up for spec-op roving perimeter security ("counter-sabotage") from the 12th Chief Directorate, so are used for escorting "special cargo" of the 12th Directorate -- i.e. the nuclear directorate.

[JasonPratt]

I've limited it to 1200 width (and the rest locks proportionately automatically.)

I've posted the code below as the example, Tripoli. As long as you add (leave out the quotes) " width=#" where # equals the pixel target width, and make sure there's a space between "img" and "width", you should be fine.

Code Select Expand

[img width=1200]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeN78NmXEAIKicY?format=jpg&name=4096x4096[/img]

[Windigo]

There is a good analysis of the tactical nuke factor here. Starts at around 48:00...

A 48 minute preable before they actually address the topic of the video???? OMFG! Shoot me now.

Thanks for doing the grunt work and saving me 48 minutes.

[Windigo]

the copium is strong with this one.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1577127951950192640

Thanks Star. I now learned another trendy word... google is my friend

[Tripoli]

Updated situation at Kherson.

[FarAway Sooner]

I guess I can no longer say that the Russian Army stands between the People of Ukraine and My Love?   

[ArizonaTank]

Latest info has the Russians retreated south out of Mylove on the road to Kherson.

If you want to get an idea of the terrain, here is the Google street view in Mylove, on the main highway, looking south towards Kherson (2015 picture).

https://www.google.com/maps/@47.0683189,33.6279227,3a,75y,271.45h,76.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sgKakcvTwEULYmjv67uvVng!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

South of Mylove, where the fighting is going on now, it is very open, very flat terrain (some light forest). Not too many places for hull down.

This is approximately where the front line is (was) on Tripoli's map...on the main highway, south of Mylove, looking toward Kherson
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.0094827,33.5746064,3a,75y,214.76h,78.45t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sj5vUZ1Qa_yTWF8qhguT6jw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3Dj5vUZ1Qa_yTWF8qhguT6jw%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D315.84033%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656

[JasonPratt]

So, Russia more-or-less confirms they could have hit the pipelines with undersea explosive drones...

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-718938

...though the more important question is whether they can hit coasts with the "Poseidon" undersea nukes.

Since one of the subs (the Belgorod) supposedly carrying such drones just disappeared in the Arctic Sea (not reported in this article, I saw that somewhere else), there's a question now whether they'll test this functionality in the Arctic somewhere as a brinksmanship move.

[al_infierno]

Ya don't say 

[MengJiao]

So, Russia more-or-less confirms they could have hit the pipelines with undersea explosive drones...

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-718938

...though the more important question is whether they can hit coasts with the "Poseidon" undersea nukes.

Since one of the subs (the Belgorod) supposedly carrying such drones just disappeared in the Arctic Sea (not reported in this article, I saw that somewhere else), there's a question now whether they'll test this functionality in the Arctic somewhere as a brinksmanship move.

   Well, I'm puzzled.  Since when is blowing things up "brinkmanship"?...seems a little over the brink to me.  There is a test ban treaty.

   I also don't see what difference a fast torpedo makes.  Still a nuke.  I also don't see how the "set off a nuke somewhere" plan is supposed to work.  Okay so they set off a nuke.  Then what?
Send observation teams to make sure NATO doesn't ship any weapons to Ukraine?  They should just negotiate and skip the nuke.  i don't see what leverage setting off a nuke somewhere gives them.
Everybody on the planet already knows they are well beyond the line of being a totally pathological regime, so what's the additional thing that setting off a nuke gives them?

[FarAway Sooner]

i don't see what leverage setting off a nuke somewhere gives them.
Everybody on the planet already knows they are well beyond the line of being a totally pathological regime, so what's the additional thing that setting off a nuke gives them?

An Earth-shattering ka-boom!  Somewhere, deep in the monkey- (or maybe the reptile-)brain, that is crazy satisfying.  And that seems to be how the Russians are making most of their decisions in Ukraine these days.

Thank God we got out of NATO when we did.  They were just a bunch of freeloaders anyway...   ???

[W8taminute]

^^Well supposedly the Norks fired a missile at Hawaii but in landed in the pacific just past Japan. 
Uncle Sam is also moving tactical ordinance around on trucks throughout the country.  There has been numerous sightings on the internet. 

I'm saying this out of love for you all.  Wake up.

Mainstream media isn't telling everyone a quarter of what's going on.  That's why I absolutely reject it and it's vile agenda. 

You ask what's the additional thing setting off a nuke get's them? 


The whole thing has to be brought down so that Mr. Fixitall can enter the world scene. 

[MengJiao]

The whole thing has to be brought down so that Mr. Fixitall can enter the world scene.

   I thought Wittgenstein was dead.  Just goes to show you can't trust the media.

[Tripoli]

My read of this map is that the Ukrainians are cutting the northern routes into Kremenna, while pinning Russians in invic Savatov  from attacking the penetrating Ukrainian forces on their flank.  According to https://twitter.com/batholiver/status/1577201628989431808, some Russian mil-bloggers suggest the Russian forces have been ordered to retreat, although I haven't seen any confirmation of that.