Seems like an absolute rout in Lyman, the roads out as Russians tried to escape looks like a killing ground.
There's some fucking graphic footage coming out, some of which I really wish I hadn't seen
As in any conflict many of the most harrowing, heart breaking accounts come from the young, inexperienced combatants.Fair warning: this is pretty graphic in places if that’s not your thing.
Account of a conversation with a Ukrainian soldier from last night apparently.
“its a slaughter”
3:32pm, September 30th, San Francisco1:32am, October 1st, Eastern Ukraine Moved north. its a slaughter cut them off west of kreminna. got to go. Stay safe. Lyman totally cut off? I think so, engadg…ukrainevolunteer297689472.wordpress.com
As in any conflict many of the most harrowing, heart breaking accounts come from the young, inexperienced combatants.
One of the reasons I still believe our WW1 poets are among our greatest.
But this is such a new form of covering a conflict.
Everywhere we are "bombarded" by these unofficial and official tiktoks/videos etc.
These drone videos of Russain machines and/or troops being killed have literally reduced it to a grotesque video game in so many ways.
Combatants can post unfiltered content (written and visual) straight from the front lines into people's lives.
But surely we should of just let Putin have whatever he wanted?Rumours of a possible collapse of the front line around Kherson. Let's hope so.
But surely we should of just let Putin have whatever he wanted?
once he's taken Kyiv yeah?He'd have given some of it back, scout's honour
I think they killed some high ranking Russian officer the other day who was in command of the area so not surprising if it’s falling even more apart at the seams in the area.Rumours of a possible collapse of the front line around Kherson. Let's hope so.
once he's taken Kyiv yeah?
I mean that has got to happen soon right? Some short bloke from Cov today me it was days away.
Fair warning: this is pretty graphic in places if that’s not your thing.
Account of a conversation with a Ukrainian soldier from last night apparently.
“its a slaughter”
3:32pm, September 30th, San Francisco1:32am, October 1st, Eastern Ukraine Moved north. its a slaughter cut them off west of kreminna. got to go. Stay safe. Lyman totally cut off? I think so, engadg…ukrainevolunteer297689472.wordpress.com
Looks like a big collapse of the front around Kherson. Thousands of Russian troops likely to be encircled with only one route out.
Love a bit of Dr Mike.Yep that's Dr Mike's theory
Didn't they destroy that ferry crossing in September?Russians have ran it seems to avoid another encirclement, but Ukrainians haven’t yet found where the new line is so are taking huge swathes unopposed. If they can secure the crossing at Nova Khakovka everything that side of the river is basically fucked, and it brings lots of juicy targets north of Crimea into range
Big pincer moves in the East around Kremmina as well that could collapse that front. Russian sources saying not to expect and changes in the short term.
Don’t know if they’ve got the power to punch through, but a similar strike towards Mariupol would basically split the Russians in two and likely end the war or at least guarantee its outcome.
Russians have ran it seems to avoid another encirclement, but Ukrainians haven’t yet found where the new line is so are taking huge swathes unopposed. If they can secure the crossing at Nova Khakovka everything that side of the river is basically fucked, and it brings lots of juicy targets north of Crimea into range
Big pincer moves in the East around Kremmina as well that could collapse that front. Russian sources saying not to expect and changes in the short term.
Don’t know if they’ve got the power to punch through, but a similar strike towards Mariupol would basically split the Russians in two and likely end the war or at least guarantee its outcome.
Are there no more thoughts for Putin to retry invading through Belarus?
few thousand Russian troops either there or on their way I think.
Everything I’ve read says the problem is infantry vs combined arms only ends one way and Russia haven’t got enough equipment to form decent offensive battalions.
Reopening a third front forces Ukraine to focus on two opposite ends of the country and their capital on top. The original plan was to quickly seize Kyiv, capture Zelensky and use that to subdue the rest. Might be worth going back to that because they're just taking a beating at the moment.
Are there no more thoughts for Putin to retry invading through Belarus?
If they are the US will basically destroy all Russian forces in Ukraine and the Black Sea.It’s a turkey shoot at the moment. I just hope tactical nuclear bombs are not used. Russia is becoming weaker and weaker as the war goes on. None of their borders are safe.
Great but that has to lead to a way of dropping global price. Cannot have a situation (politically or financially) where gas prices remain anywhere near this level for a sustained period of time.EU Russian gas reliance drops from 41% to 7.5%! I knowing few on here were “concerned” with the amount they use.
Whilst any reduction is welcomed, its worth noting a large chunk of this very recent & overdue reduction is purely down to Putins power plays with the nord stream supplies.....not EU resource planning & re-structure
....also worth noting that just since the invasion, the EU have now paid more than 100 billion euro to russia......thats roughly the equivalent of the entire EU defence budget over the same period.....
The EU have today finally agreed (in principle, with exceptions) to impose a price cap on russian oil exports too....... they're quick off the mark eh!
be interesting to see comparative usage/consumption data to add context. Also many EU countries have taken steps to reduce consumption that aren't necessarily sustainable for a period of time.EU Russian gas reliance drops from 41% to 7.5%! I knowing few on here were “concerned” with the amount they use.
Can't just shift suppliers. Alternative gas suppliers had already sold much of their gas to other countries for this time period. They can't just up production overnight.Whilst any reduction is welcomed, its worth noting a large chunk of this very recent & overdue reduction is purely down to Putins power plays with the nord stream supplies.....not EU resource planning & re-structure
....also worth noting that just since the invasion, the EU have now paid more than 100 billion euro to russia......thats roughly the equivalent of the entire EU defence budget over the same period.....
The EU have today finally agreed (in principle, with exceptions) to impose a price cap on russian oil exports too....... they're quick off the mark eh!
Putin the green warriorCan't just shift suppliers. Alternative gas suppliers had already sold much of their gas to other countries for this time period. They can't just up production overnight.
Cheaper to pay Russia in the short-term than the cost of shutting industries etc.
These measures are long-term damage to Russian economy. Having to sell at reduced rates to the likes of China & India. Western investment isn't going to rush back into Russia when this war is over - regardless of who "wins".
EU energy policy will see a move away from gas for long-term energy security coupled with the desire to move to greener sources. This conflict is just seeing a step-up in the timetable to move to a greener energy policythat was already planned.
Nope.I wonder is Orban secretly regrets backing the wrong horse in this race? Russia are going to lose and will have nothing left to offer him once this is all over.
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