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Better keep your Chakras on the Russians, don't be smiling on them, don't be making it pan out fairly.Ukrainian victory over Putin’s army in the Donbas ‘quite likely’, says the UK
Fierce fighting to erupt in the battle for the Donbas over the next two to three weeks, British defense chiefs sayUkrainian victory over Putin’s army in the Donbas ‘quite likely’, says UK
Fierce fighting to erupt in the battle for the Donbas over the next two to three weeks, British defence chiefs say
Ukrainian victory over Vladimir Putin’s army in the looming battle in the Donbas is “quite likely”, Britain said on Tuesday.
Armed forces minister James Heappey stressed that Ukrainian forces had already defeated “some of Russia’s best regiments and battalions” so the next wave of attacks would come from less well-trained troops.
He also warned allies in the West against “rushing to trade away Ukrainian territory” to strike a deal with Mr. Putin to end the war, stressing these decisions should be left to the government in Kyiv alone.
“The Ukrainians have got the wind on their back right now,” he told Times Radio. “They have seen off the initial advances.
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I would bet good money that a Seal Team or the Mossad was somewhere in the Black Sea Painting the target... No missile is that good to hit a ship exactly where it is most vulnerable... Generally, a laser is used to put a heat signature on a target which later guides a projectile weapon to strike the target in that spot... Simply put, if the target is “painted,” it is getting hit, no ands, ifs, or buts...Russia says ammunition blast damages flagship of Black Sea fleet - Interfax
Russia says ammunition blast damages flagship of Black Sea fleet - Interfax
The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, was badly damaged when ammunition on board blew up, Interfax news agency quoted the defence ministry as saying on Thursday.
April 14 (Reuters) - The flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, was badly damaged when ammunition on board blew up, Interfax news agency quoted the defense ministry as saying on Thursday.
The blast is yet another military setback for Russia, which has suffered a series of blows since invading Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what Moscow calls a "special military operation" to "denazify" the country.
Interfax said all the crew had been evacuated. It cited the ministry as blaming the blast on fire and said the cause was being investigated.
Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles. Ukraine MoD Photo
Neptunes, first fielded in 2021, are based on the Soviet AS-20 ‘Kayak’anti-ship missile which is similar to the U.S.-built Harpoon missile.
Moskva was commissioned into the Soviet Navy in 1982 and is one of three Slava-class guided-missile cruisers.
The three 11,500-ton Slavas were designed around launchers that can hold 16 SS-N-12 Sandbox anti-ship cruise missiles – each about the size of a telephone pole. Developed in the 1970s, the Slavas and the Sandboxes were designed to take on U.S. and NATO aircraft carriers by overwhelming them with a barrage of high-speed cruise missiles to sink ships.
The two other Slavas are RTS Marshal Ustinov (055) and RFS Varyag (011) have been operating in the Mediterranian.
Moskva is not the first Russian warship to be damaged in the nearly 50-day invasion of Ukraine. A landing ship sank off the port of Ukrainian city Berdiansk after being attacked by Ukrainian forces, USNI News previously reported.
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Russia ‘repositioning’ in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region: US
Russia ‘repositioning’ in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region: US
Russian convoy heading towards Ukrainian town of Izyum, Pentagon says, as Ukraine prepares for expected offensive.www.aljazeera.com
DID UKRAINE STRIKE, AND POSSIBLY SINK,
THE MOSKVA, A MAJOR RUSSIAN WARSHIP?
Russian authorities confirmed that the cruiser Moskva was burning in the Black Sea and had been evacuated. Photo from Russia Today.Did Ukraine Strike, and Possibly Sink, the Moskva, a Major Russian Warship?
Reports in Russian state-run media appear to confirm social media chatter that a premier Russian warship, the Moskva, has been badly damaged — and is perhaps burning or even sinking — in the Black Sea. No details have been confirmed by the US government, US military, or Western media, but...
Reports in Russian state-run media appear to confirm social media chatter that a premier Russian warship, the Moskva, has been badly damaged — and is perhaps burning or even sinking — in the Black Sea.
No details have been confirmed by the US government, US military, or western media, but Ukrainian officials in Odesa claim that the ship was struck by two Ukrainian-built Nepture anti-ship cruise missiles fired from land.
The website of Russia Today says that Russian officials have confirmed an explosion on the ship and claim that the crew of 510 has been evacuated.
If true, the loss of the Moskva, some analysts said, could mean any amphibious landings that Russia might attempt in southern Ukraine. would be more vulnerable to air attacks.
Calling the ship a “12,500-ton, 612-foot mobile missile battery,”
Forbes said in January that the ship “packs enough anti-ship missiles to wipe out the entire Ukrainian navy and enough air-defense missiles to swat away any conceivable aerial attack on the Black Sea Fleet’s amphibious flotilla.”
Well seeing as the Neptune missile is radar guided I am not sure what good painting it with a laser will do.
I don't know if I would lose that bet Brain...
I don’t remember saying anything at all about betting.
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