Ukraine

[Silvanus]

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show

Exclusive: Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale

www.theguardian.com

There had been Russian anticipation of a possible Kursk incursion and attack on Sudzha, months in advance.

This is embarrassing in different ways for both Russia and Ukraine. For Ukraine, it shows their informational security may not have been as tight as they thought. For Russia, it shows that they were unable/unwilling to defend their own border even with months of notice.

 

[Agema]

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show

Exclusive: Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale

www.theguardian.com

There had been Russian anticipation of a possible Kursk incursion and attack on Sudzha, months in advance.

This is embarrassing in different ways for both Russia and Ukraine. For Ukraine, it shows their informational security may not have been as tight as they thought. For Russia, it shows that they were unable/unwilling to defend their own border even with months of notice.

Not necessarily.

To an extent, some of this may represent standard military planning: assess potential risks and plan for what the enemy may do and how they do it. Undoubtedly similar reports exist for sectors which were never attacked. And a commander could reasonably predict a lot of this sort of thing, whilst at the same time not necessarily be able to do much about it with the resources on hand.

The June report of a specific attack is possibly a concern for Ukrainian intelligence. However, we also don't know the bigger picture. Imagine that Ukraine may have deliberately let Russia "find" a dozen attack plans. Russia then has to decide whether to divert resources from their Donbas Offensive to reinforce sectors, or to ignore the threats. In the former case, it relieves pressure on Ukraine's eastern frontline, in the latter, Ukraine gets to exploit the vulnerability.

 

[Gergar12]

I have yet to find out why...

The U.S. Denies Norway PrSM Missiles | TURDEF

Norway wasn't allowed to acquire the U.S.'s new PrSM short-range ballistic missile for HIMARS and M270 MLRS to succeed ATACMS missiles.

turdef.com

More info.

US didn't approve the cutting-edge missile exports to Norway

The US has denied an export license for advanced missiles to Norway. This information comes from Teknisk Ukeblad, and it has been echoed by several outlets.

bulgarianmilitary.com

 

[Gergar12]

Don't you morons in Moscow know your fighting a war?!?!

Wasteful and stupid.

 

[Chimpzy]

North Korea decides to send around 10,000 soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine war: Seoul

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday convened an emergency security meeting amid revelations of North Korea's apparent decision to send troops to Russia to support its war in Ukraine,...

www.koreatimes.co.kr

I don't expect it will push the needle much. They don't have modern war experience. Just more bodies to throw in the meat grinder

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

North Korea decides to send around 10,000 soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine war: Seoul

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday convened an emergency security meeting amid revelations of North Korea's apparent decision to send troops to Russia to support its war in Ukraine,...

www.koreatimes.co.kr

I don't expect it will push the needle much. They don't have modern war experience. Just more bodies to throw in the meat grinder

And it's not like they're staying....

North Korean troops deserting Ukraine frontline days after arrival: Report

At least 18 soldiers provided to Putin by Kim Jong Un were said to have abandoned their positions after arriving to the front, Ukrainian media reports.

www.newsweek.com

 

[bluegate]

And it's not like they're staying....

North Korean troops deserting Ukraine frontline days after arrival: Report

At least 18 soldiers provided to Putin by Kim Jong Un were said to have abandoned their positions after arriving to the front, Ukrainian media reports.

www.newsweek.com

I wonder what went through those soldiers' heads when they heard they were picked to go fight in a war on the other side of the world for a foreign nation.

Living in an isolated county all your life only to suddenly get pushed out like that, to fight for a country and a cause that isn't yours.

 

[Chimpzy]

I wonder what went through those soldiers' heads when they heard they were picked to go fight in a war on the other side of the world for a foreign nation.

Living in an isolated county all your life only to suddenly get pushed out like that, to fight for a country and a cause that isn't yours.

"Wow, this warzone we got sent to is somehow still less shitty than home"

 

[Thaluikhain]

North Korea decides to send around 10,000 soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine war: Seoul

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday convened an emergency security meeting amid revelations of North Korea's apparent decision to send troops to Russia to support its war in Ukraine,...

www.koreatimes.co.kr

I don't expect it will push the needle much. They don't have modern war experience. Just more bodies to throw in the meat grinder

Perhaps one way for North Korean troops to get modern war experience, in the same way that fighting in Spain was pre WW2.

 

[Silvanus]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldovas-eu-referendum-goes-wire-after-sandu-decries-vote-meddling-2024-10-21/

Moldova voted yesterday to join the EU, 50.46% to 49.54%. Moldova has worked to diversify its energy supply away from Russian fossil fuels since the invasion of Ukraine, and the referendum saw record foreign interference from Russia, including an illegal vote-buying campaign targeting over 100,000 people.

Moldova is also, of course, another country that has a strip of its territory occupied by Russian-proxy forces (Transnistria). It has also been repeatedly threatened by Russia in the last few years.

There was also a Presidential election, in which the incumbent centre-right party won a plurality (but not a majority) over the centre-left party. But both leading parties are pro-European.

 

[Chimpzy]

Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia says she'll stand as Russian President

Yulia Navalnaya says she will do everything she can to make Putin's "regime fall as soon as possible".

www.bbc.com

Oh honey, the fact you're alive means you are no threat whatsoever to Putin's regime, or to whatever actually ends up succeeding it.

 

[Schadrach]

Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia says she'll stand as Russian President

Yulia Navalnaya says she will do everything she can to make Putin's "regime fall as soon as possible".

www.bbc.com

Oh honey, the fact you're alive means you are no threat whatsoever to Putin's regime, or to whatever actually ends up succeeding it.

It may take a hot minute before she's conveniently in front of a third story window. =p

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

So the North Korean artillery the Russians are receiving is shit. Who could have predicted that 80 year old artillery shells wouldn't work?

For those who don't speak Russian, a translation:

This is how we prepare the shells. We have to scrub off the rust, clean them, then store them again. This is the kind of shit the Koreans are sending us, only 1 in 5 rounds even fires.

Curious to know if North Korea is just sending their worst equipment to Russia and keeping the better stuff for themselves, or if this is the condition of their equipment overall.

 

[Seanchaidh]

Curious to know if North Korea is just sending their worst equipment to Russia and keeping the better stuff for themselves, or if this is the condition of their equipment overall.

shoddy military equipment is a possible side effect of not doing wars all the time

 

[Gordon_4]

Sweden and Finland have begun issuing preparedness warnings for war.

 

[Seanchaidh]

Sweden and Finland have begun issuing preparedness warnings for war.

As well they should, US/UK seem determined to make NATO countries a target.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Reading through that, a lot of it also applies to other emergencies, so there's that. But yeah, it's something a lot of people should be thinking about.

 

[Hades]

As well they should, US/UK seem determined to make NATO countries a target.

not really. It’s all on Russia as it always is. No one forced them to start a genocidal war, and no one forces them to escalate against countries that object to this war.

But yes Finland should prepare since terrorizing it’s neighbors is just what Russia does.

Also I didn’t hear this prattle about Russia “making itself a target” when it went around murdering Dutch and British citizens.

 

[Silvanus]

Biden has reportedly given permission for Atacms missiles (range of 190miles) to be used against targets in Kursk. With two months left on his Presidency. I suppose, an effort to discourage ending Ukraine aid.

As well they should, US/UK seem determined to make NATO countries a target.

Of course, Russia has been threatening Sweden with military attack long before it joined NATO.

Military preparedness is essential to survive as a sovereign country anywhere near modern Russia, because it frequently invades its neighbours, seizes territory, or sponsors insurgencies. These were the reasons for Finland and Sweden to seek membership in the first place, because it's non-NATO members that Russia feels confident in carving up.

 

[Gergar12]

Putin needs a rod up his ass like Gaddafi. The one thing he is afraid of we should give to him.

What a Decade-Old Conflict Tells Us About Putin

One can trace a straight line from the overthrow of Libya’s dictator Muammar Gaddafi to today’s devastating war in Ukraine.

www.theatlantic.com