[mileslong]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyOutpost ↗

I've noticed a few of these. That stock is indeed weird, usually it's the flat German HK type or the US Navy style retractable model.

Since you're following all of this as closely as you are.. you ought to check out war noir's channel. it's interesting for sure.

https://t.me/war_noir

[mileslong]

It's weird; but I get it.

I remember one night around 2 AM waking up to a mortar attack and thinking "fuck it.. i'm tired.. if the gd thing hits me, it hits me." Then some asshole dogooder woke me up and pulled me into the bunker. It's weird because it becomes normal. A person accepts what is happening. Idk how else to explain it. It becomes something to joke about.

[WhiskeyOutpost]

Originally Posted by mileslong ↗

It's weird; but I get it.

I remember one night around 2 AM waking up to a mortar attack and thinking "fuck it.. i'm tired.. if the gd thing hits me, it hits me." Then some asshole dogooder woke me up and pulled me into the bunker. It's weird because it becomes normal. A person accepts what is happening. Idk how else to explain it. It becomes something to joke about.

You don't need coffee to wake up after this.

[WonderMomma]

Yes, the spelling thing is correct.
Kharkiv and Kharkov are Ukrainian and Russian spellings of the same place, respectively.

Just like
Odesa/Odessa
Donbas/Donbass
Sloviansk/Slovyansk
Kyiv/Kiev
Sievierodonetsk/Severdonetsk
Dnipropetrovsk/Dnepropetrovsk
Avdiivka/Avdeevka

You can always tell who runs a website in Ukraine based on the spelling of their location. lol But many Ukrainians speak Russian. Many things are available in Russian, in Ukraine. But I have a friend from Macedonia who knows Russian, but not Ukrainian. lol

Yes, it's fucking confusing.

And there are several variations of many cities, both in Ukrainian and Russian. lol Take it from me from someone who's been down many rabbit holes searching for live cameras in Ukrainian cities, some in Russian areas... using English/Ukrainian/Russian/Ukrainian Cyrillic/Russian Cyrillic/Romanized variations of the same city. It's been the bane of my existence for 3 months.

In my book, they're in Ukraine, I prefer to logically use the Ukrainian spelling. I also wouldn't use Ukrainian spellings for Russian city names. But haven't had to worry about that.

[duntez]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

Yes, the spelling thing is correct.
Kharkiv and Kharkov are Ukrainian and Russian spellings of the same place, respectively.

Just like
Odesa/Odessa
Donbas/Donbass
Sloviansk/Slovyansk
Kyiv/Kiev
Sievierodonetsk/Severdonetsk
Dnipropetrovsk/Dnepropetrovsk
Avdiivka/Avdeevka

You can always tell who runs a website in Ukraine based on the spelling of their location. lol But many Ukrainians speak Russian. Many things are available in Russian, in Ukraine. But I have a friend from Macedonia who knows Russian, but not Ukrainian. lol

Yes, it's fucking confusing.

And there are several variations of many cities, both in Ukrainian and Russian. lol Take it from me from someone who's been down many rabbit holes searching for live cameras in Ukrainian cities, some in Russian areas... using English/Ukrainian/Russian/Ukrainian Cyrillic/Russian Cyrillic/Romanized variations of the same city. It's been the bane of my existence for 3 months.

In my book, they're in Ukraine, I prefer to logically use the Ukrainian spelling. I also wouldn't use Ukrainian spellings for Russian city names. But haven't had to worry about that.

It’s normal. Every language has its own version of spelling or pronouncing things. Russians Moskva - English Moscow. Etc

[duntez]

Originally Posted by mileslong ↗

It's weird; but I get it.

I remember one night around 2 AM waking up to a mortar attack and thinking "fuck it.. i'm tired.. if the gd thing hits me, it hits me." Then some asshole dogooder woke me up and pulled me into the bunker. It's weird because it becomes normal. A person accepts what is happening. Idk how else to explain it. It becomes something to joke about.

They speak Ukranian:
- I always thought how I would feel/act if something would explode right over me…
- how?
- fuck, like everyone is scared or some other shit.. well yeah, not acceptable.
- ohhh fuck! Ohh fuck!

Then hard to hear

[Faust]

Originally Posted by mileslong ↗

I'm a big ole softy for the MP5.

From War Noir-

-An interesting photo posted by a combatant of Ukrainian "Territorial Defense".

The fighter appears to be carrying a quite rare MP5SD5 submachine gun (with 3-round burst trigger group) featuring an integral suppressor and a commercial M4-style stock.

Don’t all of them have that though? Safe, single and burst?

[WhiskeyOutpost]

Originally Posted by Faust ↗

Don’t all of them have that though? Safe, single and burst?

Depends on the model. Many older machine guns are full auto or nothing, especially the open bolt ones. AK's are safety, semi auto or full auto. The American M16A1, A2, A3 have multiple fire modes.

[mileslong]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyOutpost ↗

Depends on the model. Many older machine guns are full auto or nothing, especially the open bolt ones. AK's are safety, semi auto or full auto. The American M16A1, A2, A3 have multiple fire modes.

True.

The USMC guys used to get jelly because our m16's had safe, single, or full auto. theirs only had safe, single, 3 round bursts.

to be fair.. full auto is wildly inaccurate.

[mileslong]

AFP: Ukraine announces deaths of four foreign military volunteers

The International Legion of Defense of Ukraine announced the men from Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and France had died but did not specify when or under what circumstances