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In Topic: The Russia Politics and War in Ukraine Thread
Yesterday, 11:28 PM
Ukraine has fielded a new drone with a resting loiter-height of, er, 11,000 metres. The drone can spot enemy troop concentrations and vehicle movements and then - sometimes autonomously - just death from above straight into the enemy. Russian soldiers can't usually see these things before they hit.
Russia has taken a lead with fibre-optic drones with ranges of over 40km though, which is causing some renewed headaches for the Ukrainians. -
In Topic: The Russia Politics and War in Ukraine Thread
Yesterday, 07:32 PM
Russia is still gaining ground but they seem to be doing it with much more difficulty than previously, by focusing on single areas and going all-in and launching diversionary attacks elsewhere. In some cases, the diversionary attacks run short on manpower and they've had to be careful not to lose ground to Ukrainians on the counter.
Some reports that Ukrainian Bayraktars have been spotted in action for the first time since the first year of the war. Bayraktars are sitting ducks for modern anti-drone weapons, even assuming these are upgunned later models. This may emphasise Russia's creaky air coverage. The Bayraktars were spotted engaging Russian boats trying to cross the Dnipro (how many Russians have died in the waters of that river in the last year is something we may never know, except it must be in the thousands). American Switchblades have also been seen in action, again having not been seen in many months due to their deficiencies to Russian anti-air systems.
A Ukrainian drone attack destroyed an S-400 AA system in Crimea, to emphasise that point even more. -
In Topic: The Russia Politics and War in Ukraine Thread
25 June 2025 - 08:22 PM
Ukraine is continuing to counterattack hard on the Sumy front. Several Russian reinforcement groupings across the border in Kursk were hit as well. Unclear if Russia will both continuing to maintain the Sumy bridgehead, it does not appear sustainable without reinforcements, which do not appear to be forthcoming.
Still heavy fighting on the Kharkiv front. A big Russian push seems to have been halted.
Ukraine is testing a new glide bomb with a potential range of 100km.
The lack of Russian air defence seems to be becoming acute in some areas of the front, with Ukrainian jets now filmed by Russian troops firing missiles at Russian forward positions. Lots of anger and asking where their air force or air defence is. If Ukraine gains air superiority over the front (and it's possible that Israel is giving Ukraine pointers here) then no amount of clever fibre-optic drones are going to stop them from getting pummelled at will by F-16s and MiG-29s. -
In Topic: The Russia Politics and War in Ukraine Thread
23 June 2025 - 09:48 PM
Chance, on 23 June 2025 - 06:21 PM, said:Honestly my guess is that most states won't get to 3.5% within 3-4 years and then they will adjust the goal once Trump is out of office. Of course 3.5% is still ludicrous but about what the US has averaged over the last few years.
Poland and the Baltic States are already well above that, but obviously they're right on the front line. I'm surprised Romania isn't spending more considering their position also becomes dubious if Ukraine was to buckle, and the threat of Russian forces uncomfortably close by in Transnistria (though not a lot of them).
It's going to be difficult for Germany and the UK to get up there, but Germany is also not a million miles away from the front lines. Britain's problem is going to be recruitment. -
In Topic: The Russia Politics and War in Ukraine Thread
23 June 2025 - 05:11 PM
Chance, on 23 June 2025 - 08:11 AM, said:Not exactly I think they agreed to 3,5% and a further 1,5% which is to increase readiness such as robustness of infrastructure, communications but in reality is just infrastructure investment that is also useful in war. Except for spain which got to skip the 1,5% for being basically immune to war due to an invader most likely having to conquer all of europe before getting to spain and for their government being ready to torpedo the negotiations.
Its probably way over the top overreaction, a solid 2-2,5% would have been more than enough if spent reasonably. Thank Trump for that tax hike Europe.
If all NATO members increased to 5%, they would be able to buy, immediately, ten Gerald R. Ford-class supercarriers and have absolutely tons of money left over. That would be bigger than the defence budgets of the US and China combined. It's completely over the top.
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