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Pretty much, without boots on the ground to hit
Things are heating up in the Donbass
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Nigeria's President Says West-Supplied Weapons In Ukraine Are 'Filtering' Into Africa
"President Buhari said, "Regrettably, the situation in the Sahel and the raging war in Ukraine serve as major sources of weapons and fighters that bolster the ranks of the terrorists in the Lake Chad Region. A substantial proportion of the arms and ammunition procured to execute the war in Libya continues to find its way to the Lake Chad Region and other parts of the Sahel.""
Looks like this is a world-wide "Fast and Furious" op on steroids.
Going out on a limb here - this is "Planned Chaos", as described by Hayek in his book "Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis", to further "The Great Reset" - one must destroy before one "builds back better".
"President Buhari said, "Regrettably, the situation in the Sahel and the raging war in Ukraine serve as major sources of weapons and fighters that bolster the ranks of the terrorists in the Lake Chad Region. A substantial proportion of the arms and ammunition procured to execute the war in Libya continues to find its way to the Lake Chad Region and other parts of the Sahel.""
Looks like this is a world-wide "Fast and Furious" op on steroids.
Going out on a limb here - this is "Planned Chaos", as described by Hayek in his book "Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis", to further "The Great Reset" - one must destroy before one "builds back better".
Explosion at Nuclear Airbase Just 150 Miles From Moscow Opens Stunning New Phase of War
Sergei Karpukhin/ReutersTwo explosions at major Russian military bases, including the Dyagilevo base near Ryazan just 150 miles from Moscow, mean the war in Ukraine has come right to Vladimir Putin’s doorstep. The explosions—which were unmanned drone strikes, a senior Ukrainian official told The...
So this is a huge development.
2 possible explanations.
Aircraft operations are inherently dangerous, perhaps Russia cut corners, did something dumb and caused an explosion.
Or,
Ukraine decided to attack strategic bomber bases deep inside of Russia.
If it's an attack not error Russia is going to lose it in a big way. If it's determined NATO weapons or support were involved I frankly have no idea what happens next but it's certainly not good.
(This is Russia's single most important bomber base). This is a really big deal to them.
Two Airbases Hit Deep Inside Russia - Ukraine Hit Back Hard
Conflicting reports coming this morning that (definitely) one, and possibly two air bases deep inside Russia were
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Three killed in Ukrainian attacks on airfields in Russia – MOD
Kiev’s attempted drone strike at two airbases deep inside Russia killed 3 but did not disrupt the work of Russian aviation, Moscow said
Translation: We need to launder more money!
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Raytheon CEO Says Ukraine Has Depleted Weapon Stocks Faster Than Expected
“We’ve gone through, in the first 10 months of the war, 5 years worth of production on javelin anti-tank missiles and we’ve gone through 13 years worth of stinger production so it’s going to take us some time to catch up.”
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Raytheon CEO Says Ukraine Has Depleted Weapon Stocks Faster Than Expected
“We’ve gone through, in the first 10 months of the war, 5 years worth of production on javelin anti-tank missiles and we’ve gone through 13 years worth of stinger production so it’s going to take us some time to catch up.”
Raytheon CEO Says Ukraine Has Depleted Weapon Stocks Faster Than Expected
“We’ve gone through, in the first 10 months of the war, 5 years worth of production on javelin anti-tank missiles and we’ve gone through 13 years worth of stinger production so it’s going to take us s
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Translation: We need to launder more money!
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Raytheon CEO Says Ukraine Has Depleted Weapon Stocks Faster Than Expected
“We’ve gone through, in the first 10 months of the war, 5 years worth of production on javelin anti-tank missiles and we’ve gone through 13 years worth of stinger production so it’s going to take us some time to catch up.”
Raytheon CEO Says Ukraine Has Depleted Weapon Stocks Faster Than Expected
“We’ve gone through, in the first 10 months of the war, 5 years worth of production on javelin anti-tank missiles and we’ve gone through 13 years worth of stinger production so it’s going to take us s
I would love to know the true casualty statistics for both sides. I bet it's shocking.
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He spelled sales wrong.Translation: We need to launder more money!
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Raytheon CEO Says Ukraine Has Depleted Weapon Stocks Faster Than Expected
“We’ve gone through, in the first 10 months of the war, 5 years worth of production on javelin anti-tank missiles and we’ve gone through 13 years worth of stinger production so it’s going to take us some time to catch up.”
Raytheon CEO Says Ukraine Has Depleted Weapon Stocks Faster Than Expected
“We’ve gone through, in the first 10 months of the war, 5 years worth of production on javelin anti-tank missiles and we’ve gone through 13 years worth of stinger production so it’s going to take us s
If you look closely you can see his pupils have morphed into dollar signs.
If it gets any worse he's going to need a bib for all the drooling.
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"Yea, all our production has ended up in North Africa..."Translation: We need to launder more money!
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Raytheon CEO Says Ukraine Has Depleted Weapon Stocks Faster Than Expected
“We’ve gone through, in the first 10 months of the war, 5 years worth of production on javelin anti-tank missiles and we’ve gone through 13 years worth of stinger production so it’s going to take us some time to catch up.”
Raytheon CEO Says Ukraine Has Depleted Weapon Stocks Faster Than Expected
“We’ve gone through, in the first 10 months of the war, 5 years worth of production on javelin anti-tank missiles and we’ve gone through 13 years worth of stinger production so it’s going to take us s
I'm waiting for Poland.
If/when Poland makes a move that's when shit will spiral out of control.
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Battle of Bakhmut Nov 2022
Battle of Passchendaele Nov 1917
Battle of Passchendaele Nov 1917
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Ukraine is unable to fully restore the national energy system, which has been degraded by Russian missile strikes, President Vladimir Zelensky has said, urging his citizens to cope with the situation.
Ukrainians should not forget “that it is now impossible to restore 100% of the energy system as it was before” Russian forces started attacking the infrastructure, the Ukrainian leader said in a video address on Wednesday evening.
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Ukrainians should not forget “that it is now impossible to restore 100% of the energy system as it was before” Russian forces started attacking the infrastructure, the Ukrainian leader said in a video address on Wednesday evening.
Zelenskyy: Impossible to restore 100% of energy system now but we are increasing generation
Full restoration of the energy system which was damaged by Russian attacks is not possible at the moment; Kyiv city and the oblasts of Kyiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, Vinnytsia and Zakarpattia have the most power outages.
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Large electrical transformers are a global market with a lead time in the months to years range.Ukraine is unable to fully restore the national energy system, which has been degraded by Russian missile strikes, President Vladimir Zelensky has said, urging his citizens to cope with the situation.
Ukrainians should not forget “that it is now impossible to restore 100% of the energy system as it was before” Russian forces started attacking the infrastructure, the Ukrainian leader said in a video address on Wednesday evening.
Zelenskyy: Impossible to restore 100% of energy system now but we are increasing generation
Full restoration of the energy system which was damaged by Russian attacks is not possible at the moment; Kyiv city and the oblasts of Kyiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, Vinnytsia and Zakarpattia have the most power outages.
There is not a lot of excess production capacity during normal times.
If Ukraine is going to need to replace a lot of them, better hope nobody else in the world does for the next couple years....
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Bakhmut is a key city for the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian armed forces. Russia realizes this and has certain tactical and strategic goals to try to turn the tide in favor of the Russian armed forces. Western military experts claim that Bakhmut could become "the determining factor of the entire special military operation" of the Russian Federation.
According to the former Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe, General Wesley Clark, Russia is setting a "fire trap" for Ukrainian forces in the area.
If Ukraine's armed forces suffer "significant losses," it will give Russian President Vladimir Putin leverage to force Kyiv into a temporary ceasefire or even a ceasefire, Clark said.
Ukrainian forces are largely positioned in and around the city, including the mud-soaked trenches that separate the shattered parts of the country hit by relentless shelling.
As Russia has moved new formations into the area in recent weeks, including reinforcements previously in the Kherson region, fighting in the Bakhmut sector has turned into trench warfare reminiscent of the First and Second World Wars.
The focus of much of the recent fighting, however, is that Bakhmut has been all but destroyed and abandoned, with both sides sending in reinforcements for a battle that has continued relentlessly since the summer as Moscow tries to secure victory after a series of battlefield setbacks and retreats.
However, Russia's goal may not only be to capture the city. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the infamous Wagner mercenary group taking part in the war, said his forces are mainly focusing their efforts on destroying the Ukrainian army, writes AFP.
He also said that this operation was called "Bakhmut's meat grinder".
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According to the former Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe, General Wesley Clark, Russia is setting a "fire trap" for Ukrainian forces in the area.
If Ukraine's armed forces suffer "significant losses," it will give Russian President Vladimir Putin leverage to force Kyiv into a temporary ceasefire or even a ceasefire, Clark said.
Ukrainian forces are largely positioned in and around the city, including the mud-soaked trenches that separate the shattered parts of the country hit by relentless shelling.
As Russia has moved new formations into the area in recent weeks, including reinforcements previously in the Kherson region, fighting in the Bakhmut sector has turned into trench warfare reminiscent of the First and Second World Wars.
The focus of much of the recent fighting, however, is that Bakhmut has been all but destroyed and abandoned, with both sides sending in reinforcements for a battle that has continued relentlessly since the summer as Moscow tries to secure victory after a series of battlefield setbacks and retreats.
However, Russia's goal may not only be to capture the city. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the infamous Wagner mercenary group taking part in the war, said his forces are mainly focusing their efforts on destroying the Ukrainian army, writes AFP.
He also said that this operation was called "Bakhmut's meat grinder".
The most brutal: Operation is called the Bakhmut meat grinder; Wesley Clark knows why
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I can't find the article now but I read that Ukraine has been out of spare large transformers for months already. They used up all of their spares over summer to keep their grid going. Apparently many of the Baltic states and countries like Poland have been giving Ukraine some of their spares large power transformers. Those are also now destroyed.
So Ukraine is totally out and many European countries essentially have no/minimal large power transformers in reserve stock. So there's a major vulnerability from now until the next year or so when new units can be produced and delivered. A good portion of spares are now destroyed. These are a global commodity and it's certainly not good. It has potential to indirectly affect the US grid as well now that the manufacturers production capacity will be filled up with replacing the recently destroyed units.
Ukraine is going to be dark for a long time.
It was an interesting article I read but I can't find it to link to now.
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Ukraine will be in the dark, but it also means everyone else is vulnerable too, because the next several years worth of possible production are already spoken for.
Nobody maintains a large reserve for these.
And the largest ones are site specific and don't have spares at all. You would need to have a replacement custom made. All the places that can custom make them are booked solid for years now.
It really is a perfect storm in the making.
The entire global production capacity is only a few hundred a year for these things. A sudden demand spike would be catastrophic. If that demand is just to replace existing failed transformers, even more so.
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I never realized how fragile and vulnerable we are with regard to large power transformers until I read this book.
Amazon.com: Lights Out: A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath (Audible Audio Edition): Ted Koppel, Ted Koppel, Random House Audio: Books
Amazon.com: Lights Out: A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath (Audible Audio Edition): Ted Koppel, Ted Koppel, Random House Audio: Books
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It's well worth a read to better understand the situation
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The thing Im a little bit puzzled about is Poland chomping at the bit to go to war with Russia. I dont get it.
Same. This is IMO very concerning.
I really don't want any new countries trying to get in on the party. This needs to end not get bigger and draw in more countries, especially NATO members.
Poland sees this as a chance to restore the Empire they once had.
Rzeczpospolita - Wikipedia
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Huge fire engulfs Russian shopping mall Mega Khimki near Moscow
Video of the blaze shows explosions at the massive Mega Khimki complex outside Moscow.
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Poland sees this as a chance to restore the Empire they once had.
Rzeczpospolita - Wikipedia
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Looks like someone has to launder more $$$$$...
Report: Ukraine Asks NATO For Leftover Afghanistan Funds - News From Antiwar.com
Report: Ukraine Asks NATO For Leftover Afghanistan Funds - News From Antiwar.com
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He forgot to include the black dots representing the money funneled back to the DNC via FTX
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An ongoing refugee crisis began in Europe in late February 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Nearly 7.9 million refugees fleeing Ukraine have been recorded across Europe,[1] while an estimated 8 million people had been displaced within the country by late May.[2][3][4] Approximately one-quarter of the country's total population had left their homes in Ukraine by 20 March.[5] 90% of Ukrainian refugees are women and children, while most Ukrainian men age 18 to 60 are banned from leaving the country.[6] By 24 March, more than half of all children in Ukraine had left their homes, of whom a quarter had left the country.[7][8] The invasion caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II and its aftermath,[9] is the first of its kind in Europe since the Yugoslav Wars in the 1990s,[10][11] and is the largest refugee crisis of the 21st century, with the highest refugee flight rate globally.[12][13]
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Temperature in Kiev today 26
Temperature in Buffalo today 27
This is going to get really ugly
Ukrainian refugee crisis (2022–present) - Wikipedia
Temperature in Kiev today 26
Temperature in Buffalo today 27
This is going to get really ugly