World War III

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Ukrainian Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles take out Russia's best (T-90M) tank using only 25mm cannon fire. They supposed to use TOW missiles for that but fuck it! The 25mm was way more fun and entertaining...

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Above confirmed. A Russian general and 10 other crew were onboard. The last flight before she went down to Davy Jones Locker:

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Unconfirmed but rumors that Ukraine shot down an advanced and expensive early-warning/AWACS type A-50 jet (or the Russians "scored a goal in their own net") over the Sea of Azov are raging on the web...

https://www.reddit.com/r/NonCredibleDefense/comments/196qq32/there_are_reports_that_a_russian_a50_aewc/

[Seshmeister]

Stopping Russian expansion, destroying a large part of their best military, kicking Putin really hard to the point he may go completely and all for maybe 5% of your defence budget for a few years. Plus most importantly zero loss of US life.

Can you imagine what Reagan would have thought of that deal? I don't understand Republican politicians these days it's all party politics nothing to do with logic or beliefs.

Russia has lost a staggering 87 percent of the total number of active-duty ground troops it had prior to launching its invasion of Ukraine and two-thirds of its pre-invasion tanks, a source familiar with a declassified US intelligence assessment provided to Congress told CNN.12 Dec 2023

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Um, Russia has lost about 20% of its navy and a large chunk of its surface fleet and its hold on Crimea is increasing untenable as Ukrainian forces today destroyed a main rail bridge and will probably largely have Crimea nearly completely cutoff from the Russian Federation by the end of this summer. BTW, the Ukraine basically has no surface navy to speak of...

[Nitro Express]

This nonsense in the Ukraine probably will end soon. Russia wants Crimea because of the naval base there. They will end up keeping that and the Rest of Ukraine will still be the Ukraine. Like Afghanistan not much changes. People die and the arms manufactures get rich and a lot of US money wasted in an area that really isn’t strategically important to us.

[Nitro Express]

Those uniforms haven’t changed since the Soviet Union. I went there in 1975 because my uncle was a Russian history professor and he arranged a trip after the Soviet Union opened up. The Finns were begging us not to go. Our greeters were Russian soldiers who were having fun trying to intimidate us. I was thinking how ugly their uniforms were and how brainwashed they were. We did have a guy in Leningrad ask if we were Americans and he got teary eyed and quietly thanked us for the help we gave the Russians during WWII. Of course he risked getting in trouble telling us this. I was amazed how many good looking women there were. No makeup but they still looked good. Nobody smiled and people just seemed miserable because they were living in a prison and life was just exhausting and trying to stay out of trouble. It was a bland place. Some people were nice to us. I just learned there are nice people everywhere.

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Or all the shit in his head...

[Nitro Express]

You can hide more vodka in a big hat.

[ZahZoo]

The oversized hats look like something out of Spaceballs...

[twonabomber]

Maybe they shop at the same uniform store as the North Koreans

[Kristy]

Why do RuZZian uniforms look like absolute shit? What a sad looking military.

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Speculation top Russian general Gerasimov might have been liquidated in a large Ukrainian strike on Crimean peninsula. No confirmation but he hasn't been seen in a week and a major HQ was Stormshadowed...

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The Russian Air (Aerospace) Force has lost five of their best aircraft in the last two days coinciding with the first combat operational F-16 Fighting Falcon (Viper editions). The Ukes said likely Patriot SAMs were used but who knows?

Russians less arrogant in Kherson Oblast after 3 of their Su-34 bombers were destroyed
Ukrainska Pravda
Mon, December 25, 2023 at 4:20 AM EST·2 min read
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Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for Ukraine's Air Force.
Stock photo: Mediacentre
Following the downing of three Su-34 fighter-bombers by the Ukrainian Defence Forces, Russian troops have reduced their air activity in Kherson Oblast and are spreading rumours of a "wandering Patriot air defence system" [some Russian news outlets said that there is a Patriot air defence system that is travelling across Ukraine to shoot down targets – ed.].

Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for Ukraine’s Air Force, on the air during the national joint 24/7 newscast, on the morning of 25 December

Quote: "We never disclose how, where, and in what place we destroy air targets, except for the time. If the enemy is guessing, writing about a 'wandering Patriot' or some other air defence system, let them keep guessing. Let them understand that Patriot and perhaps another long-range system can be on one front today, on another one tomorrow, and then on another one after that.

The enemy needs to be kept on the edge of their seats. This means they will perform their tasks less arrogantly, with fewer assets and personnel. That's what happened after the destruction of three Su-34s: the enemy was no longer actively fighting in Kherson Oblast, realising that there could be a trap for them.

That's why they sent a dozen drones there and are looking for something that destroyed their jets."

Details: Ihnat confirmed that the Russians are trying to find out what shot down their Su-34 bombers. Russian drones have a reconnaissance function, so even reconnaissance UAVs must be destroyed, he said.

Background: On 24 December, Ukraine's air defence destroyed two Russian military aircraft – a Su-34 on the Mariupol front and a Su-30 over the Black Sea. In addition, three Su-34 fighter-bombers were destroyed on 22 December.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russians-less-arrogant-kherson-oblast-092033377.html

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A 21-year-old US Marine veteran died in Ukraine


Alia Shoaib
Sat, December 23, 2023 at 11:39 AM EST·3 min read
Marine veteran killed in Ukraine fought 12 Russians in last stand
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US Marine veteran Ethan Hertweck was killed in fighting in Ukraine.

He died helping a comrade after taking out 12 Russians in his final stand, his family said.

Hertweck is one of around 46 Americans to have died in Ukraine since the war began.

A US Marine veteran died in Ukraine trying to help a comrade after taking out 12 Russians in his final stand, his family said.

Ethan Hertweck was killed in Ukraine on December 8, just 11 days before he was scheduled to return home to the United States, Task & Purpose reported.

"He had thought of coming home before this last mission, but we know he didn't want to leave his two 'brothers' that transferred with him to the new unit," his mother, Leslie Hertweck, told Task & Purpose. "He would have been home, here in Springfield, Missouri. today!"

Hertweck and one of his comrades were protecting two bunkers when Russians attacked them.

"They both single-handedly left their post, taking out about 12 enemy soldiers and halting their advance," his mother said.

"They saved two bunkers full of their unit. Ethan made it to the bunker but had to go back for his mate, and that is when he was hit in his left upper chest above his plate, but he still tried to render aid before he passed."


The 21-year-old Hertweck died fighting in Avdiivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, a fellow soldier said, according to Newsweek.

"He gave his life for a country and people he had fallen in love with," said his mother, per Task & Purpose.

Avdiivka has been the fulcrum of fierce fighting in recent weeks, as Russia continues its brutal assault to try and capture the city while making little progress.

Russia started its major assault on Avdiivka in October. It has seen huge losses since, in both personnel and vehicles, according to Ukraine, Western intelligence, and analysts.

Hertweck served in the Marine Corps from November 2019 to June 2020 and left as a private first class, according to his service record seen by Task & Purpose.

He received an honorable discharge for a rare blood disorder, according to his mother and documents viewed by the outlet.

He made several trips to Ukraine after the war began, first to help women and children on the border with Poland, then later returning to get his combat medical license.

He eventually signed a contract with the Ukrainian military and joined the 131st Special Reconnaissance Battalion as a medic for team Vidmak.

He then moved to a different unit, with one of his comrades, with whom he carried out his final mission.

At least 46 Americans have died in Ukraine since February 2022, many of them military veterans, Task & Purpose said.

Hertweck is one of 11 Marine veterans reportedly killed in Ukraine, per a list compiled by Task & Purpose.