1. #41741
    Quote Originally Posted by Corvus View Post
    Its been going on for a while and the russians are proudly posing videos of it.

    Some did some calculations on the sign up bonuses, and the equivalent would be if the US DoD was offering 160K sign up bonuses, 13k pay a month and mortgage and student loan forgiveness, all for the low price of a one year contract. Oh, and death or dismemberment.
    Please, you had me at the sign up bonuses and the monthly pay. You don't need to sell it to me.

  2. #41742
    Quote Originally Posted by PhaelixWW View Post
    Videos are surfacing purportedly showing Russian drones targeting civilians in Kherson.
    That has been ongoing at least since November last year when the first reports of such incidents started coming in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Corvus View Post
    Its been going on for a while and the russians are proudly posing videos of it.

    Some did some calculations on the sign up bonuses, and the equivalent would be if the US DoD was offering 160K sign up bonuses, 13k pay a month and mortgage and student loan forgiveness, all for the low price of a one year contract. Oh, and death or dismemberment.
    Expected time of survival...36 minutes out of your 7 day boot camp.

    I'm trying to look into how the different administrative regions are funded, hard to find any useful info in English, so I asked a Russian friend to look into it as even she couldn't explain off the top of her head.

    Ultimately I don't think it matters much who pays out the bonuses, the federal government or the local administrations, they both have their hands in the same proverbial cookie jar.
    Last edited by Elder Millennial; 2024-10-08 at 01:24 PM.

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    Another ammunition depot went up in a ball of fire: Karachev

    Feodosia is still on fire, local authorities say they cannot extinguish the fire until the fuel is burned off. Lots of smoke
    Last edited by Iphie; 2024-10-09 at 07:24 AM.

  4. #41744
    Ukraine has also thrown record numbers of drones across the borders hitting countless targets, and is still continuing to push in Kursk, but it doesn't seem to be affecting the front lines in any real way. russia is still slow pushing in the east. They just keep adding the to the meat grinder.

    Russian forces outnumbered Ukrainians tenfold in battle for Vuhledar, commander says

    Strangely it seems like it actually Ukraine now that is playing the long game, by hitting the refineries and production plants while working on their own R&D. russia seems to be moving with a sense of urgency, "They run as if the very whips of their masters were behind them."


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    Quote Originally Posted by alach View Post
    russia seems to be moving with a sense of urgency, "They run as if the very whips of their masters were behind them."
    Western propaganda. In reality it is Chechen barrier troops with guns instead of whips.

  6. #41746
    Russia appears to have hit a AN/MPQ-53 of a PATRIOT battery, they cost $30mil so that hurts a bit.
    https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFoota..._of_a_patriot/

    Some good news though is Ukraine hit a Shahed drone warehouse which might of held up to 400 drones.
    https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFoota...ones_targeted/

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    Reportedly the damage can be repaired, and came a the end of a sustained 1 hour attack that saw multiple volleys of missiles target it.

  8. #41748
    Quote Originally Posted by Corvus View Post
    Reportedly the damage can be repaired, and came a the end of a sustained 1 hour attack that saw multiple volleys of missiles target it.
    Which? There were two stories posted.

  9. #41749
    Quote Originally Posted by Benggaul View Post
    Which? There were two stories posted.
    The patriot battery.

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    Maybe the Russians should just stop dying.

    This smo is going exceptionally well isn't it?

  11. #41751
    Quote Originally Posted by Iphie View Post
    Maybe the Russians should just stop dying.

    This smo is going exceptionally well isn't it?
    They could always just build more mass graves. Or crematoriums.

    On a serious note.

    Another Ukrainian "PoW" (read kidnapped journalist) died (read was killed) in Russian custody.


    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.the...tion-kyiv-says

    I'm sure Easo will soon be back to explain how actually the Russians treat their "PoWs" quite humanely and all the torture and stuff is just Western Ukraine fanboy propaganda.

    At the ripe old age of 28, I'm sure her death was due to "natural causes" (read as torture, beatings, starvation and god knows what else) after just a year of detention.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elder Millennial View Post
    They could always just build more mass graves. Or crematoriums.
    One of the replies reads: "How does one fuck up a country so bad that even the dead are facing a housing crisis...". I couldn't help but chuckle.

  13. #41753
    Quote Originally Posted by Elder Millennial View Post
    They could always just build more mass graves. Or crematoriums.

    On a serious note.

    Another Ukrainian "PoW" (read kidnapped journalist) died (read was killed) in Russian custody.


    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.the...tion-kyiv-says

    I'm sure Easo will soon be back to explain how actually the Russians treat their "PoWs" quite humanely and all the torture and stuff is just Western Ukraine fanboy propaganda.

    At the ripe old age of 28, I'm sure her death was due to "natural causes" (read as torture, beatings, starvation and god knows what else) after just a year of detention.
    Well technically they are completely natural part of being captured by the Russian military.

  14. #41754
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqnwl49v43o

    Just an incredibly sad story about a house in Vuhledar.

    Fucking Russians man.

  15. #41755
    Quote Originally Posted by Elder Millennial View Post
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqnwl49v43o

    Just an incredibly sad story about a house in Vuhledar.

    Fucking Russians man.
    At least a somewhat not-terrible ending.
    But just another personal story on how you can't make a deal with these people or try to negotiate peace.
    Russia are the invaders, they are the ones that need to leave.

    Meanwhile, putin and the president of Iran are having happy meetings and sharing their "same world views" while it has come out that trump has been keeping in touch with the russian leader for years.
    How is there any question on on who has democracy and people's best interest in mind?
    Last edited by alach; 2024-10-11 at 07:09 PM.

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    Ukrainian intelligence reports large numbers of north Korean troops are being trained inside russia, possibly for use in the war. This comes after south Korea said NK officers had been killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on a russian training base and that NK might take part in active fighting.

    Pootie does need fresh troops and nk slave soldiers will do. Even with 3 million ruble sign up bonuses, the average age of the russian army is now up to between 45 and 50. There have been russians in their 70s killed in Ukraine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Corvus View Post
    Ukrainian intelligence reports large numbers of north Korean troops are being trained inside russia, possibly for use in the war. This comes after south Korea said NK officers had been killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on a russian training base and that NK might take part in active fighting.

    Pootie does need fresh troops and nk slave soldiers will do. Even with 3 million ruble sign up bonuses, the average age of the russian army is now up to between 45 and 50. There have been russians in their 70s killed in Ukraine.
    If the average age is up to 45+ then putin seems to be succeeding in a genocide...a genocide of the russian people. (Well, not really since he's using minorities mostly but yeah, point stands that he's succeeding in a genocide of his own subjects.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iphie View Post
    If the average age is up to 45+ then putin seems to be succeeding in a genocide...a genocide of the russian people. (Well, not really since he's using minorities mostly but yeah, point stands that he's succeeding in a genocide of his own subjects.)
    Keep in mind the younger men are more likely conscripts and are therefore mostly serving in Russian territory, not dying in Ukraine.

    But yes, Russia has a population decline problem, for sure.


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    Quote Originally Posted by PhaelixWW View Post
    Keep in mind the younger men are more likely conscripts and are therefore mostly serving in Russian territory, not dying in Ukraine.

    But yes, Russia has a population decline problem, for sure.
    Yes, but were talking ARMY as a whole, not who is fighting in Ukraine and who isn't. In order to get to 45+ avg you're not having a bunch of young'uns in the army. (conscripted youngsters are still part of the army.)

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