Russian losses in Ukraine Now At 1 Million Killed Or Wounded
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Russia's dreams of referendums on the temporarily occupied territories have no chance to come true
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Russia does not provide for the basic needs of military personnel stationed in Ukraine. Such data from UK intelligence. It's about uniforms, weapons, rations and salary. The morale of the Russian occupiers remains at a low level. What the Russian military themselves say about their salaries and provisions - experts from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine know.
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Yep comrade signym. We're watching Russia's downfall in real time.
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Residents of Russian-annexed Crimea have been told to prepare bomb shelters and stock up on supplies as Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Moscow continues. It follows an announcement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that troops had captured two towns in the country's south and east. Founder of EA Worldview and political commentator, Scott Lucas tells The World Kyiv's counteroffensive will be drawn out over the next few months, aimed at slowly grinding Russia down.
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Quote:Most-Accurate US Artillery Shell Is Quietly Added to Ukraine Aid
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Fuck Ukraine.
The Pentagon has sent Ukraine its most accurate artillery shell, the GPS-guided Excalibur, according to budget documents that confirm the previously unannounced addition to the arsenal assembled to combat the Russian invasion.
A plan to replenish the US stock of Excaliburs acknowledges for the first time that the Pentagon has been supplying Ukrainian forces with the shell. Officials have sidestepped questions about the Excalibur despite reports that planning was underway to provide it and then that it was already in use in Ukraine.
A satellite-guided weapon that can hit within seven feet (two meters) of its target, the Excalibur was first used in Iraq in 2007 in the high-profile killing of al-Qaeda leader Abu Jurah and associates.
The Defense Department will spend $92 million in congressionally approved supplemental funds “for procurement of replacement M982 Excalibur munitions transferred to Ukraine in support of the international effort to counter Russian aggression,” according to a budget document last month that wasn’t previously disclosed.
Used in 155mm howitzers -- the Army’s workhorse field artillery -- the projectile was co-developed by Raytheon Missiles and Defense and BAE Systems Bofor. The precision-guided Excalibur lets battlefield commanders zero in on targets more precisely. It has a range of 25 miles (40.5 kilometers), according to the documents.
The Excalibur is listed in documents spelling out how the Pentagon is spending some of the $20.1 billion in the “Additional Ukraine Supplemental” signed by President Joe Biden in May. The Excalibur rounds were taken from Army stocks as part of 19 “Presidential Drawdown Authority” moves valued at $8 billion. So far, the Pentagon has detailed restocking purchases totaling about $7 billion in seven installments through last month.
“The $92 million addition to Excalibur more than doubles the program’s budget, adding about 900 projectiles in fiscal 2022,” up from $56.7 million that Congress approved this fiscal year, according to Mark Cancian, a defense analyst with the Center for Strategic and International Studies who’s monitoring Ukraine-related spending. The $56.7 million is to purchase 374 of the sophisticated, GPS-jam-proof rounds, according to Army budget documents.
“This also confirms what had long been suspected, that the United States is providing this advanced weapon to Ukraine,” Cancian said. Each round currently cost from $98,700 to $106,400 in fiscal 2021 and 2022 dollars depending on the quantities purchased, according to Army budget documents.
Demonstrated Accuracy
The Excalibur’s demonstrated accuracy “enables a first-round effect on target, reducing the number of rounds required while reducing collateral damage,” according to Army budget documents.
Based on its capabilities, the weapon probably has been used sparingly to surgically destroy Russian command posts and command-and-control centers as Ukraine troops engage in artillery duels with the invaders in the eastern regions.
More at https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/most-accurate-us-artillery-shell-
is-quietly-added-to-ukraine-aid/ar-AA11AtOa
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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RUSSIA may face a longer and deeper recession as the impact of US and European sanctions spreads, handicapping sectors that the country has relied on for years to power its economy, according to an internal report prepared for the government.
The document, the result of months of work by officials and experts trying to assess the true impact of Russia’s economic isolation due to President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, paints a far more dire picture than officials usually do in their upbeat public pronouncements. Bloomberg viewed a copy of the report, drafted for a closed-door meeting of top officials on Aug 30. Sources confirmed its authenticity.
Two of the 3 scenarios in the report show the contraction accelerating next year, with the economy returning to the pre-war level only at the end of the decade or later. In the “inertial” scenario, the economy bottoms out next year at 8.3 per cent below the 2021 level; the “stress” scenario puts the low in 2024 at 11.9 per cent under last year’s level.
The report estimates as many as 200,000 IT specialists may leave the country by 2025, the first official forecast of the widening brain drain.
More at https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/russia-risks-bigge
r-sanctions-hit-internal-report-warns
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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Ukrainian hit squads target Russian occupiers and collaborators
KYIV, Ukraine — For anyone contemplating a top administrative position in the Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine, Kyiv authorities have a message: Be afraid. Very afraid.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukrainian-hit-squads-target-russi
an-occupiers-and-collaborators/ar-AA11AyEa?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ba4f067eaf1940da879c3d75e4de95ab
Comrade signym, I told you so.
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Russians Abandoning Positions in Kharkiv Counter-Offensive: Report
The source wrote that Russian forces in the Kharkiv region are abandoning not particularly well-fortified positions and that Ukrainian forces are bypassing towns and urban fights to advance deeper behind Russian lines.
"They [Ukrainian troops] don't get involved in city fights...but leave behind our guys, surrounding them and hitting them with artillery," the source wrote, adding that the Russian troops who are left behind "do not have heavy weapons and they simply cannot counteract Ukrainians."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russians-abandoning-positions-in-
kharkiv-counter-offensive-report/ar-AA11BxJG?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ba4f067eaf1940da879c3d75e4de95ab
Comrade signym, can_you_see_me_laughing?
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U.S. think tank the Institute for the Study of War [ISW] said that Ukraine had captured up to 150 square miles in the eastern region on Tuesday and Wednesday, and advanced at least 13 miles deep into Russian-controlled territory north of Izyum toward Kupyanskisk.
The gains follow Russia sending troops to counter the Ukrainian offensive in the southern Kherson region, whose Russian-occupied capital is a strategic prize for both sides.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-map-reveals-just-how-much
-territory-retaken-in-counteroffensive/ar-AA11BnWk?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ba4f067eaf1940da879c3d75e4de95ab
Things are going swimmingly.
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The shit is hitting the fan folks.
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