Russian drone attack on Odesa hit a high-rise apartment building, killing five civilians, including a 3-year-old baby

This is why I don't feel bad at all about Russian losses.

The fairly recently destroyed Russian missile cruiser had an old video where the captain was talking about the accuracy of its missiles, stating that they could reliably hit the 5th story of building.  What sort of military building has five stories?  Imho, that was an example of saying the quiet part out loud.  These bastards intentionally target civilians, especially children and women, to cause as much terror as possible.  Every time one of them buys the farm or is otherwise removed from play (captured, severely wounded, desert), it makes Ukraine a slightly safer place.

My brother just showed me another video of the a Bradley bushwacking dismounted Russian troops.  Very similar to the other video but with some key differences:

1) It shot up the transport as well and hit troops immediately as they were disembarking.

2) More soldiers, 10-12 afaik.

3) The Bradley evidently had to withdraw quickly and didn't get enough time to do a thorough job. :(

4) Despite getting absolutely pounded and very close to a blast wave near the end, quite a few Russian troops escaped.  Though I'm not sure if they necessarily survived since soldiers can sometimes walk away only to fall down later.  Either way, the assault was cancelled with >50% casualties.

Quote from: Hydra009 on March 02, 2024, 02:21:33 PMMy brother just showed me another video of the a Bradley bushwacking dismounted Russian troops.  Very similar to the other video but with some key differences:

1) It shot up the transport as well and hit troops immediately as they were disembarking.

2) More soldiers, 10-12 afaik.

3) The Bradely evidently had to withdraw quickly and didn't get enough time to do a thorough job. :(

4) Despite getting absolutely pounded and very close to a blast wave near the end, quite a few Russian troops escaped.  Though I'm not sure if they necessarily survived since soldiers can sometimes walk away only to fall down later.  Either way, the assault was cancelled with >50% casualties.

There was a movie back in the day about what an over-priced, useless vehicle the Bradley was. I think I saw a documentary or TV news report on the same subject. Nonetheless, it seemed to work out pretty well against Iraqi armor and Russian assault groups.

HIMARS bagged another Russian officer - deputy commander of Russia's 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade

QuoteIt is reported that Lieutenant Colonel Roman Kozhukhov was killed on February 27 in Olenivka, Donetsk region.

On that day, Ukrainian forces hit the concentration of the 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade.

The Russian command held a lineup at the monument to the unknown soldier to award individual soldiers of the brigade.

HIMARS paid a visit to an awards ceremony to make sure they all got promotions in addition to awards.

Heavy Russian losses.

Yep, Ukraine just bagged a Russian patrol ship and the Ka-29 helicopter it was transporting.  Glub, glub.

Russia was planning on upgrading that ship by adding some air defenses to ward off drones.  Seems like they missed that window. 

Ukraine is helping to ease the workload by ensuring that as many of these tasks are cancelled as possible.

US Air Force member indicted for leaking classified information about Russia's invasion of Ukraine on a foreign online dating site.

These leaks happened between "August 2021 until in or around April 2022", which likely compromised pre-war intelligence as well as information relating to the early phase of the war.

Between this guy and the jacksauce who leaked a bunch of intel on Discord, I'd understand the Ukrainians not wanting to tell the US much of anything about its upcoming plans.

Quote from: Hydra009 on March 05, 2024, 11:40:48 AMRussia was planning on upgrading that ship by adding some air defenses to ward off drones.  Seems like they missed that window. 

One might say they missed their boat.
And now they miss their boat.

UK is prepared to loan Ukraine all of their frozen Russian funds

QuoteBritain is prepared to loan Ukraine all frozen Russian central bank assets in the UK on the basis that Russia will be forced to pay reparations to Ukraine at the end of the war, the UK foreign secretary David Cameron has said.

Putin's warmongering blunder is going to become extremely costly for Russia in the long term.

https://defence-blog.com/russia-abandons-armata-tank-due-to-its-high-cost/

Maybe they can beg North Korea for money?

Sweden officially joins NATO

Czech President's plan to buy artillery shells abroad is now fully funded

18 countries contributed to buying 800,000 artillery shells and could be delivered within weeks.  The countries they'd be buying from are unknown.

Also, former Commander-In-Chief Zaluzhny will be Ukraine's new ambassador to the United Kingdom