Second Russian invasion of Kharkiv caught Ukraine unprepared
Second Russian invasion of Kharkiv caught Ukraine unprepared
Despite months of complaints from troops over shortages and fatigue, Kyiv has been slow to ramp up mobilization, leaving some areas of the front critically understaffed.
It's been fun to watch the media narrative transform from "the mighty Ukraine ubermenschen are killing the Russian orcs 10:1 and the Russian army is disintegrating" to "Ukraine needs more money and weapons if it's going to keep winning" to "Ukraine is completely outmatched and getting utterly wrecked"
The best part of all this is that there's zero self reflection happening in the liberal sphere.
In fact I still see claims by these liberals that the Russians are dying in human waves and that soon Putin will invade the rest of Europe.
Which is it? Russians are weak orks sending waves of conscripts without weapons and tanks that break apart instantly, or are the Russians capable of invading the whole world?
And the libs are still catching up to the reality of the situation
For being such big news consumers, they're really behind the times
Still see people parroting the half million dead Russians shit
What's crazy is that most people I talk to about the dire state that Ukraine are in are like, "really, I thought they were winning?"
I'm genuinely amazed at how often I hear it.
I'm convinced that most people do not read the news and basically just decide what's going on by reading a headline and then overlaying some vibes, or more likely just from their Facebook feeds
Its Starlink devices — satellite internet the Ukrainian military relies on for basic communication — failed, the first time it was knocked out completely for them since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.Fuckin STarLiNk
"Still love the satellite though!"
Elon is also a huge contrarian who publicly supports Russia. Materially, I believe he does whatever the DOD tells him, but even just morale wise, it must be fun being a Ukrainian soldier and wondering if the guy providing you a satellite to connect to is providing your location to your enemy.
Also, Russia is allegedly using Starlink as well lol. https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/2024/05/15/potential-use-of-starlink-by-russia-a-background-and-the-implications/ forgive the AI ass article. The premise is funny
Kinda surprised that Russia didn't just shoot down Starlink satellites above Ukraine yet
Honestly that's a good bridge not to cross. If shooting down satellites becomes an acceptable tactic of war, we're getting kessler syndrome real quick.
There's over 6000 Starlink satellites. And they're not geostationary, the kind used in one-way TV broadcasts, which orbit in a way where they appear in fixed positions in the sky. Starlink satellites move relatively quickly (usually between 90 and 95 minutes per orbit) so none of the satellites are dedicated to serving one particular area. The Russian military would have to launch hundreds, maybe thousands, of anti-satellite missiles to take out enough to leave Ukraine with a gap in coverage. Here's a visualization of what the Starlink network looks like right now.
Kyiv has been slow to ramp up mobilization
I wonder why, does it have something to do with having to draft people without legs or with down's syndrome? Or begging EU countries to deport millions of young men running from country because shock therapy after 2014?
“We were left at a certain point completely blind,” said a drone unit commander in the brigade.
They just got DC'ed by bazinga network. Reddit brigade with their 1000's hours playing LoL could share the experiences.
The Russians also drop glide bombs, sometimes weighing half a ton, every 15 to 20 minutes
I think i remember just few days ago some lib on .ml arguing Russia does not have air superiority. How could he be wrong!
Post agreed to identify him by his call sign, Artist, in keeping with Ukrainian military protocol.
What are the chances that this is a reference to a certain mustachioed Austrian from the early 20th century?
