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On what ?
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Obviously Biden steered that drone...
www.nbcnews.com
On a more serious note, do you really believe the Ukrainians (or any Western party) would even make such a lame attempt which they know has little to no effect?
Russia claims U.S. is behind alleged drone attack on the Kremlin
Kyiv and Washington strongly denied involvement in what Moscow said, without citing evidence, was an attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin.
www.nbcnews.com
On a more serious note, do you really believe the Ukrainians (or any Western party) would even make such a lame attempt which they know has little to no effect?
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I've done more damage killing wasp nests with Wurth HHS 2000 and a lighter!
Ukrainian partisans acting unofficially, perhaps.
Americans? Nah. We just blow up pipelines.
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Did you guys ran out of Reapers ?Ukrainian partisans acting unofficially, perhaps.
Americans? Nah. We just blow up pipelines.
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Na huh..you guys didn t admit to blowing up the pipes so therefore you can t claim credit
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Ahh, the Adolf Würth Flammenwerfer... I love the smell of HHS2000 in the morning.
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If it wasn't a "false flag" special operation, it shows the Kremlin's air defences couldn't stop a Pigeon...Obviously Biden steered that drone...
Russia claims U.S. is behind alleged drone attack on the Kremlin
Kyiv and Washington strongly denied involvement in what Moscow said, without citing evidence, was an attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin.
On a more serious note, do you really believe the Ukrainians (or any Western party) would even make such a lame attempt which they know has little to no effect?
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What s new ?
Been more than 14 months now...these ruskies holding out for the long run...wow...they really did have a huge stockpile of whatever arms and ammunition...There is no sign of slowing down either despite what mass media tells us
Been more than 14 months now...these ruskies holding out for the long run...wow...they really did have a huge stockpile of whatever arms and ammunition...There is no sign of slowing down either despite what mass media tells us
It seems to me that Ukraine's much anticipated spring counter-offensive has fizzled. I say this based on the fact that the western media isn't trumpeting Ukraine's success in pushing Russia back
And then there's the blown dam. The media wants us to think Russia did it. Do they really expect us to believe that Russia intentionally cut off most of Crimea's fresh water supply?
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How exactly should Ukraine have blown up that dam? Notice, that even Russia has not really pointed the finger towards Ukraine in any actual public statements? Why would they not do that, if Ukraine was responsible here? Why would Ukraine flood and poison the territory they are about to free from Russian invaders? Feel free to back up your arguments with OSINT sources, otherwise it's just trash talk.
FWIW, it amazes me how one can blindly ignore the fact that even Russian milbloggers clearly point out there are severe supply shortages and even cholera among the Russian troops. A cholera outbreak requires is caused mainly by bad drinking water, which implies that those infected have had no proper fresh water supply. If everything goes to plan and there was no supply problem in the Russian army, how can that happen as such a widely spread issue? *UPDATE* Typhus just entered the ring...
But yes, the Russian army is still the greatest army in the world and their stockpile of well maintained weapons will never seize supplying the troops.
Just someone Russian comrad dropping a cigarette bud...
Everything going to plan General!
With all that, the OSINT coverage has been pretty good as far as confirmed Russian AND Ukrainian losses go. There is also plenty of credible analysis, as the what equipment Russia had available pre-invasion. The supply of equipment Russia has is limited, as is the Western equipment. Yet, the numbers are pretty darn clear as to who can hold out longer and (hint) it ain't Russia - even though some here may hope for it.
A well ignored fact is, that Western tanks and armoured vehicles have the survival of the crew as one of the main objectives. The same is not true for the Russian equipment. Let that sink in and consider the numbers of personnel lost on the Russian side as well as the efforts currently held in Russia to find/recruit new soldiers willing to go to Ukraine.
FWIW, it amazes me how one can blindly ignore the fact that even Russian milbloggers clearly point out there are severe supply shortages and even cholera among the Russian troops. A cholera outbreak requires is caused mainly by bad drinking water, which implies that those infected have had no proper fresh water supply. If everything goes to plan and there was no supply problem in the Russian army, how can that happen as such a widely spread issue? *UPDATE* Typhus just entered the ring...
But yes, the Russian army is still the greatest army in the world and their stockpile of well maintained weapons will never seize supplying the troops.
Just someone Russian comrad dropping a cigarette bud...
Everything going to plan General!
With all that, the OSINT coverage has been pretty good as far as confirmed Russian AND Ukrainian losses go. There is also plenty of credible analysis, as the what equipment Russia had available pre-invasion. The supply of equipment Russia has is limited, as is the Western equipment. Yet, the numbers are pretty darn clear as to who can hold out longer and (hint) it ain't Russia - even though some here may hope for it.
A well ignored fact is, that Western tanks and armoured vehicles have the survival of the crew as one of the main objectives. The same is not true for the Russian equipment. Let that sink in and consider the numbers of personnel lost on the Russian side as well as the efforts currently held in Russia to find/recruit new soldiers willing to go to Ukraine.
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In the end this is what was and is all about...
geopoliticaleconomy.com
US corporations cash in on Ukraine's oil and gas - Geopolitical Economy Report
As Ukraine sells off state assets in privatizations, US corporations ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Halliburton will run its oil and gas industry
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Your claim "this is what it's about" is IMO lacking an understanding of the complexity of the situation. The US is literally pushing for all sorts of domestic energy production, especially on the renewable side. At the same time Ukraine knows that the fossil fuel age is on the way out. Selling now, especially while they need money is the way to go because those asstets will loose value down the road. We see the same in Germany, a lot of fossil fuel industry related entities are selling out and/or changing their business model.
*UPDATE* As for the dam, on May 30th 2023 the Russian state duma decreed (No. 873) that "accidents resulting from military operations, and in particular terrorist attacks on occupied Ukrainian territories, will not be investigated." But let me guess, that is just a coincidence in your book.
*UPDATE* As for the dam, on May 30th 2023 the Russian state duma decreed (No. 873) that "accidents resulting from military operations, and in particular terrorist attacks on occupied Ukrainian territories, will not be investigated." But let me guess, that is just a coincidence in your book.
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Is that why you've gone back to burning a whole lot more brown coal to make electricity?
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Please back up your claim, because our public electricity/energy stats do not support your statement.
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...as for the actual status of the Ukrainian offensive, Prigozhin is pretty upset. Even if you take his word and all the other statements currently coming via the Russian milblogger Telegram channels with a heavy grain of salt, the situation can hardly be described as good or going as planned for the Russian invaders.
Germany’s New Hunger for Coal Dooms a Tiny Village
The cutting of Russian gas supplies to Europe has led Germany to step up coal use, despite its goal to phase it out by 2030.
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Energy crisis fuels coal comeback in Germany
Coal has made a comeback in Germany this year, as Europe's largest economy turns to the dirty fuel to power it through an energy crisis.
www.reuters.com
Lützerath: How Germany's energy crisis reignited coal – DW – 12/29/2022
Germany had been winding down its brown coal production. Then an energy crisis hit. Now, thousands of people have promised to resist January plans to demolish a village and dig up the coal beneath it.
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'Bitter but necessary': Germany turns to coal to replace Russian gas
Germany will fire up coal plants to preserve gas ahead of next winter, as Russia cuts supply to Europe’s largest economy.
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Sigh. If you read the articles closely and put them in perspectives with the time they were published, you'd know that Garzweiler II and Lützerath were based on decisions from the late 90's. The decision to take Lützerath also predates the war in Ukraine and is factually unrelated to temporary natural gas shortage in 2022. In context, coal was indeed a short term backup plan which would have taken over if the natural gas reserves and alternative supply chain would have failed us. As you can see in the actual numbers - collected after these articles were written...
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...you'd see that the reality was not as doomed as projected. Yes, we'd all be happy if we can reduce the use of any fossil fuel even more but the decisions not to invest in renewables like other European countries did were made 15-20 years ago. However, as indicated by the numbers renewables are putting out more than in previous years easily making up for the NPPs we shut down (that were actually blocking energy transfer causing renewables to be shut off).
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None of the articles actually backs up your claim, they are all projections which did not come true.
Anyhow, this is unrelated to the Ukraine topic at hand - so let's get back to the original topic of the thread.
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...you'd see that the reality was not as doomed as projected. Yes, we'd all be happy if we can reduce the use of any fossil fuel even more but the decisions not to invest in renewables like other European countries did were made 15-20 years ago. However, as indicated by the numbers renewables are putting out more than in previous years easily making up for the NPPs we shut down (that were actually blocking energy transfer causing renewables to be shut off).
Energy-Charts
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None of the articles actually backs up your claim, they are all projections which did not come true.
Anyhow, this is unrelated to the Ukraine topic at hand - so let's get back to the original topic of the thread.
Says the guy who brought it up:
The advantage of NPPs is they happily make electricty day or night, without regard to whether the sun is shining or the wind is blowing. Renewables all need some sort of back-up, or massive storage. Oh, and NPPs are CO2-free as well.
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