The Ukraine Crisis Part 1 The initial Battles

She's an impressive lady. Can the Russian conscripts deal with the Ukrainian will to stand and fight?

 

Supply lines streched:

No fuel and lost behind enemy lines: How Russia's mighty army got bogged down in Ukraine (msn.com)

 

These are only part of the forward screen elements . Generally for speed and scouting to identify strengths and where abouts of the enemy. The vehicle is probably part of their supplies possibly caught .

Unfortunately the nasty stuff which is the main column will be on its way as its much slower .

I am fearing the capital will be blitzed by artillery in the coming hours or days at the most .

Nasty stuff like the vehicle below . I have seen pictures via CNN confirming these are in the Ukraine .

The TOS1

These can unleash a 24 large rocket salvo all at once and very indesriminate as to what they will hit




More disturbing is the next artillery piece . I havnt seen any picture of these in the Ukraine buy Sky news are reporting them .

The 2S7 Pion which fires a 257mm shell . This is huge and does have nuclear capability . This can flatten a city if used in numbers

 

So... This happened.

Russia and Ukraine agree to peace talks in Belarus: live updates

 

Wonder if that heavy machine gun and ammo is still there this morning?

 

One would normally look at this as chest beating, but this is NOT a normal person.

 

In interviews with Ukraine folks seen on western news media, I keep hearing echos of one of our founding fathers, our 1774 Thomas Paine, "Give me liberty, or give me death."

 

“Don’t tread on me”

 

And then, this happened...

Belarus poised to declare war on Ukraine as special forces are 'loaded onto planes'

 

This reminds me of what America did to Iraq. They destroyed all the water treatment plants, all the sewage treatment plants, all the bridges in the country, and people's homes.

 

And then this happened,

"We, the people, of the thirteen states of the United States of America, in congress assembled......"

"When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for a people to sever ties....."

 

With equal provocation.

 

Two hundred and forty-seven years later, those words still echo even today.

 

Over 100,000 people rallied in Berlin yesterday in support of Ukraine! As over 100,000 rally for Ukraine, Germany announces vast defense spending increase that may upend European security policy - The Washington Post

 

GERMAN Latest reaction:
(1 hour ago)

Germany steps up fight to cut reliance on Russian gas (msn.com)

 

She's lucky they didn't shoot her.

 

The economic impact of sanctions will affect the average Russian the most. Waiting to see what happens. If the Russian military was to turn on Putin there might be change.

 

I hope his coterie of gangster oligarchs lose enough money to initiate a change in management.

 

If comrade Vlad starts to wave this Nukes about - then this may well be inevitable