Russia Invades Ukraine. Volume 5

[airbusA346]

Sky News talking about one of the massive holes in the sanctions against Russia.

"The critical cog in Putin's machine and how British firms help to keep Russian gas flowing into Europe"

https://news.sky.com/story/the-critical-cog-in-put...

[Oliver Hardy]

AdeTuono said:

Oliver Hardy said:

Hill92 said:

gruffalo said:

That dish looks like 1070's techmology!

Modern systems are much smaller, your mobile recieves data from space quie happily while in your house.

Mobile phones receive signals from Global Navigation Satellite Systems in Medium Earth Orbit. They can receive and transmit to communications satellites in Low Earth Orbit (e.g. Starlink and Apple's Emergency SOS).

I am really confused here, surely mobile phones can't directly communicate with satellites???

Me too; I was under the impression they communicated with the cell towers. But every day's a schoolday, and all that.

Apparently they can, but in a very limited way

https://www.makeuseof.com/how-does-a-satellite-con...

[Oliver Hardy]

missile debris in Ukraine is North Korean

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/russia-ap-ukrai...

Russia’s move to disband the panel of experts monitoring North Korea nuclear facilities

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/29/russian-veto-point...

[RabidGranny]

airbusA346 said:

Sky News talking about one of the massive holes in the sanctions against Russia.

"The critical cog in Putin's machine and how British firms help to keep Russian gas flowing into Europe"

https://news.sky.com/story/the-critical-cog-in-put...

This is a very simplistic report:

Seapeak are the operators for this ship.

The fact that a British club Insures the P&I coverage isnt really something out of the ordinary in the Trade. Anyone who knows the P&I club market will tell you that the British have always dominated the area, since the 1800's in fact, and you merely need to know alot of the parties to verify this fact, North (now NorthStandard), UKP&I, Britannia, West of England P&I etc etc. Now a ship without P&I is untradeable, regardless of where and the flag etc and if an existing policy exists I do not believe that cover can be cancelled basis sanctions. It can be limited to encompass same, but not cancelled

[durbster]

hidetheelephants said:

borcy said:

https://x.com/RoubleDestroyer/status/1807785463651...

Heavy Russian loses after what appears to be an assault by motorbike.
...

What the fk?!? 2nd best army in Ukraine, so I guess it's entirely normal.

Quite a line from the Kyiv Post report on this:

Kyiv Post said:

...the more Russian soldiers ride into battle on motorcycles, the more Russian soldiers die while riding into battle on motorcycles.

Source

[RabidGranny]

durbster said:

hidetheelephants said:

borcy said:

https://x.com/RoubleDestroyer/status/1807785463651...

Heavy Russian loses after what appears to be an assault by motorbike.
...

What the fk?!? 2nd best army in Ukraine, so I guess it's entirely normal.

Quite a line from the Kyiv Post report on this:

Kyiv Post said:

...the more Russian soldiers ride into battle on motorcycles, the more Russian soldiers die while riding into battle on motorcycles.

Source

you need to be really skilled on motorbikes to pull this off. a mate of mine who served in the army did a few days of this type of training on commonage in Kildare. the unit killed about 3 sheep due to losing control of the bikes and said sheep failing to get out of the way, He said it was some of the best days of his life however.

[durbster]

One thing that's been consistent throughout this whole horrifying situation is the Ukrainian sense of humour. Stuff like this from an official channel is just brilliant.

Edited by durbster on Wednesday 3rd July 20:46

[hidetheelephants]

Cat karens on facebook will be getting restive about reading its ID chip.

[MesoForm]

Oliver Hardy said:

missile debris in Ukraine is North Korean

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/russia-ap-ukrai...

Russia’s move to disband the panel of experts monitoring North Korea nuclear facilities

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/29/russian-veto-point...

Bomb debris in Russia is Russian...
Russia's devestating glide bombs keep falling on its own territory
And Preston Stewart chatting about it

[iphonedyou]

durbster said:

One thing that's been consistent throughout this whole horrifying situation is the Ukrainian sense of humour. Stuff like this from an official channel is just brilliant.

What's the context?

[hidetheelephants]

Collaboration sting it appears, russian orthodox priests.

[TonyRPH]

iphonedyou said:

durbster said:

One thing that's been consistent throughout this whole horrifying situation is the Ukrainian sense of humour. Stuff like this from an official channel is just brilliant.

What's the context?

The faces are pixelated, and so is the cats face - a bit of humour.

[Lotobear]

iphonedyou said:

durbster said:

One thing that's been consistent throughout this whole horrifying situation is the Ukrainian sense of humour. Stuff like this from an official channel is just brilliant.

What's the context?

The context is irrelevant

[iphonedyou]

TonyRPH said:

The faces are pixelated, and so is the cats face - a bit of humour.

Thanks, I didn't see that

[crofty1984]

durbster said:

hidetheelephants said:

borcy said:

https://x.com/RoubleDestroyer/status/1807785463651...

Heavy Russian loses after what appears to be an assault by motorbike.
...

What the fk?!? 2nd best army in Ukraine, so I guess it's entirely normal.

Quite a line from the Kyiv Post report on this:

Kyiv Post said:

...the more Russian soldiers ride into battle on motorcycles, the more Russian soldiers die while riding into battle on motorcycles.

Source

No word on the motorcycles? Are they OK? I bet there's some scuffs on the tank.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

crofty1984 said:

No word on the motorcycles? Are they OK? I bet there's some scuffs on the tank.

And stains on the seats

[The Gauge]

For those like myself who have seen the videos on X where Ukrainian drones drop grenades on Russian soldiers or fly into them and detonate, what are your thoughts?

I'm drawn to watch them yet at the same time I'm a bit repulsed by them. There's something that doesn't sit right with me when seeing a soldier being tormented, with them knowing a grenade is about to drop on them or an explosive drone is going to fly into them and explode. Often they aren't killed but horrifically injured, with limbs blown off and they roll around on the ground in agony. In one video I saw this happen and then another soldier goes over to them to try and give first aid, and they get a grenade dropped on them too.

I watch them, yet it disturbs me and I'm not sure why. I accept that soldiers get injured and killed in battle, but this just seems like torture, especially when the solder is trying to run away yet the drone follows and torments them before the inevitable. Killing a soldier that's giving first aid to another doesn't seem right, yet I realise this is the face of war.

[bmwmike]

The Gauge said:

For those like myself who have seen the videos on X where Ukrainian drones drop grenades on Russian soldiers or fly into them and detonate, what are your thoughts?

I'm drawn to watch them yet at the same time I'm a bit repulsed by them. There's something that doesn't sit right with me when seeing a soldier being tormented, with them knowing a grenade is about to drop on them or an explosive drone is going to fly into them and explode. Often they aren't killed but horrifically injured, with limbs blown off and they roll around on the ground in agony. In one video I saw this happen and then another soldier goes over to them to try and give first aid, and they get a grenade dropped on them too.

I watch them, yet it disturbs me and I'm not sure why. I accept that soldiers get injured and killed in battle, but this just seems like torture, especially when the solder is trying to run away yet the drone follows and torments them before the inevitable. Killing a soldier that's giving first aid to another doesn't seem right, yet I realise this is the face of war.

No thoughts on the rights and wrongs, but seeing soldiers, people, trying to outrun their inevitable fate reminded me of the soldiers in WW1 (?) when machine guns and mechanised weapons were brought in. It seems like that kind of step change, and infantry having little protection. Also killing at a distance, similarly, but much farther than a machine gun etc.

[pingu393]

The Gauge said:

For those like myself who have seen the videos on X where Ukrainian drones drop grenades on Russian soldiers or fly into them and detonate, what are your thoughts?

I'm drawn to watch them yet at the same time I'm a bit repulsed by them. There's something that doesn't sit right with me when seeing a soldier being tormented, with them knowing a grenade is about to drop on them or an explosive drone is going to fly into them and explode. Often they aren't killed but horrifically injured, with limbs blown off and they roll around on the ground in agony. In one video I saw this happen and then another soldier goes over to them to try and give first aid, and they get a grenade dropped on them too.

I watch them, yet it disturbs me and I'm not sure why. I accept that soldiers get injured and killed in battle, but this just seems like torture, especially when the solder is trying to run away yet the drone follows and torments them before the inevitable. Killing a soldier that's giving first aid to another doesn't seem right, yet I realise this is the face of war.

After Bucha, I have more empathy for a mosquito.

[cliffords]

The Gauge said:

For those like myself who have seen the videos on X where Ukrainian drones drop grenades on Russian soldiers or fly into them and detonate, what are your thoughts?

I'm drawn to watch them yet at the same time I'm a bit repulsed by them. There's something that doesn't sit right with me when seeing a soldier being tormented, with them knowing a grenade is about to drop on them or an explosive drone is going to fly into them and explode. Often they aren't killed but horrifically injured, with limbs blown off and they roll around on the ground in agony. In one video I saw this happen and then another soldier goes over to them to try and give first aid, and they get a grenade dropped on them too.

I watch them, yet it disturbs me and I'm not sure why. I accept that soldiers get injured and killed in battle, but this just seems like torture, especially when the solder is trying to run away yet the drone follows and torments them before the inevitable. Killing a soldier that's giving first aid to another doesn't seem right, yet I realise this is the face of war.

Do not watch the videos.