[duntez]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

"There is a high level of activity in the transportation of military equipment on the roads of the USA. Automobile trawls, on which various equipment is spotted, are increasingly noticed, and more often in the areas of seaports."
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"Everyone has already written about it, but not everyone has shown how the cluster munitions work, the transfer of which will be announced this week by our American partners."

Tanks, jets, uranium shells, cluster munitions, subs, nuclear war. Slowly step by step we are going into that direction. Shit need to start “cleaning out” Cosco

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by duntez ↗

Tanks, jets, uranium shells, cluster munitions, subs, nuclear war. Slowly step by step we are going into that direction. Shit need to start “cleaning out” Cosco

No "western" jets yet and no subs. And thankfully, no nukes. There's a slight chance I could be wrong but there is NO WAY anyone is going to give nukes to Ukraine.

Cluster munitions have been used by both sides already so there's nothing really noteworthy there. People were freaking out about thermobaric weapons early on with this war too... but those are being used daily now too.

If full on nuclear war breaks out... nothing at Costco is going to help. It would be the end for many of us. If the weapons themselves take us out, the fallout probably would.

I believe one of the reasons the US dropped atomic bombs in the 40's is because no one else could fight back with anything of the same caliber. It was pretty fucked up, if you ask me. I don't think nuclear weapons are a weapon that should even exist or had by anyone. Why should anyone have the ability to annihilate nearly the entire human race at the press of a button. That's just too much power.

It is indeed pretty scary what's happening but I refuse to live in fear again like I did when I was younger. I've been arguing with myself for months whether this is worse than growing up through the cold war or if nuclear war seems more possible now than it did back then. My human side has to believe that the powers that be would never go there. But my non emotional, logical side can't rule it out. It really boils down to ego and pride. Who can concede and swallow their pride enough to prevent it?

What might be even scarier or more worrisome for me... the amount of people in the world who really have NO CLUE just how bad things are with this whole thing right now. Especially here in America. People are completely absorbed in themselves, their social media, politics and all the other distractions we have today to pay attention to this. And most who do have some knowledge of it get their information from the media, solely. The aim of the media overall is very targeted in most countries... but there is a very important and large "big picture" here than no one sees on the news.

I prefer not to fearmonger and tend to believe that this won't get to the point where we're all rushing to Costco and digging underground bunkers. But I also fear not being mentally prepared if it does happen.

Sorry I'm rambling.

[WonderMomma]

NO MEDIA:

"The Czech Republic will supply Ukraine with flight simulators so that pilot training for the F-16 can take place directly in Ukraine, and will also transfer combat helicopters and ammunition to Ukraine, — the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic."


"A batch of 20-25 Italian M109L self-propelled guns, which have already been overhauled and are on their way to Ukraine."

[WonderMomma]

"Germany delivered another package of military aid to Ukraine:

‼️ 1 Biber Bridgelayer;
‼️ 1 Dachs AEV armored engineering vehicle;
‼️ 6 tank transporters;
‼️ 2 drone detection systems;
‼️ 3 radio stations."

[WonderMomma]

NO MEDIA
"Biden approved the provision of US cluster munitions to Ukraine. The withdrawal of weapons from the reserves of the Ministry of Defense should be announced today, Friday , - WP .

In addition to the headline, the Washington Post wrote a whole article, so I wrote out the most interesting.

ℹ️Currently, Congress has established restrictions on the transfer of this type of projectiles with a "cassette" firing rate of no more than 1%. However, Biden will circumvent this by using the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act (which has been used in unique cases throughout the history of the United States). It authorizes the president to grant aid, regardless of appropriations or arms export restrictions, if he determines it is vital to the national security interests of the United States.

ℹ️According to the reports of the US Department of Defense, 4.7 million cluster shells, missiles, rockets and bombs, containing more than 500 million submunitions, remain in military warehouses.

ℹ️At the end of March, a group of high-ranking Republicans , including the heads of the defense and foreign affairs committees, as well as high-ranking members of the relevant Senate committees, began to actively pressure the White House. They appealed to the fact that this would allow Ukraine to compensate for Russia's quantitative advantage in both personnel and artillery shells, and would also allow the Armed Forces to concentrate the use of conventional shells against higher-priority Russian targets.

ℹ️The administration began to soften its position on the transfer of cluster shells against the background of a shortage of standard artillery ammunition.

ℹ️Before making a decision, in recent weeks, the Biden administration actively worked to allay the concerns of allies about the transfer of such weapons to Kyiv.

ℹ️Ukraine assured that the "cassettes" will be used exclusively for field purposes so as not to harm civilians.

Human Right Watch could not be done without.

In short, in their own words, they are "deeply concerned" about the US decision. They say that the reports of the Ministry of Defense about the ratio of 1-2% of unexploded submunitions are not true, because practical tests were not conducted, etc. ...this is a threat to civilians and sappers, who then demine it. They even published a report stating that the Ukrainians' use of cluster munitions "caused numerous deaths and serious injuries to civilians" during the de-occupation of Izyum and other cities in 2022.

In turn, the Americans say that the Russian Federation also uses "cassettes", where the ratio of unexploded submunitions exceeds 8%."

[WonderMomma]

""Everything is fine, everything will be fine, everything is according to plan, guys - well done. We will win."

They worked with the Chief of the General Staff, Serhiy Shaptala, in the operational-strategic groups of the "Khortytsia" and "Tavria" troops. Thank you to everyone who defends our land."

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

No "western" jets yet and no subs. And thankfully, no nukes. There's a slight chance I could be wrong but there is NO WAY anyone is going to give nukes to Ukraine.

Cluster munitions have been used by both sides already so there's nothing really noteworthy there. People were freaking out about thermobaric weapons early on with this war too... but those are being used daily now too.

If full on nuclear war breaks out... nothing at Costco is going to help. It would be the end for many of us. If the weapons themselves take us out, the fallout probably would.

I believe one of the reasons the US dropped atomic bombs in the 40's is because no one else could fight back with anything of the same caliber. It was pretty fucked up, if you ask me. I don't think nuclear weapons are a weapon that should even exist or had by anyone. Why should anyone have the ability to annihilate nearly the entire human race at the press of a button. That's just too much power.

It is indeed pretty scary what's happening but I refuse to live in fear again like I did when I was younger. I've been arguing with myself for months whether this is worse than growing up through the cold war or if nuclear war seems more possible now than it did back then. My human side has to believe that the powers that be would never go there. But my non emotional, logical side can't rule it out. It really boils down to ego and pride. Who can concede and swallow their pride enough to prevent it?

What might be even scarier or more worrisome for me... the amount of people in the world who really have NO CLUE just how bad things are with this whole thing right now. Especially here in America. People are completely absorbed in themselves, their social media, politics and all the other distractions we have today to pay attention to this. And most who do have some knowledge of it get their information from the media, solely. The aim of the media overall is very targeted in most countries... but there is a very important and large "big picture" here than no one sees on the news.

I prefer not to fearmonger and tend to believe that this won't get to the point where we're all rushing to Costco and digging underground bunkers. But I also fear not being mentally prepared if it does happen.

Sorry I'm rambling.

All Good ! You're not rambling WM.

Things are escalating, that's easy to see BUT me, always being the optimist, see that things can also change for the better, given the chance & IMO the only way this is going to happen is that the Kremlin falls from within & I just hope that there's a few smart & brave people left who can see that this needs to happen & bring about these changes as otherwise the world, as we know it, will forever change because of nuclear warfare, as this is only going to get worse before it gets any better & the russian ppl can stop this, they can just give up & return to their homeland & stop all this totally unnecessary land grab shit orchestrated by an asshole who quite obviously doesn't give a fuck about his own ppl, as we have seen & they must also know this but they don't do anything productive to stop it, well they are weaker than I thought that they were !

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

NO MEDIA:

"The Czech Republic will supply Ukraine with flight simulators so that pilot training for the F-16 can take place directly in Ukraine.

[duntez]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

No "western" jets yet and no subs. And thankfully, no nukes. There's a slight chance I could be wrong but there is NO WAY anyone is going to give nukes to Ukraine.

Cluster munitions have been used by both sides already so there's nothing really noteworthy there. People were freaking out about thermobaric weapons early on with this war too... but those are being used daily now too.

If full on nuclear war breaks out... nothing at Costco is going to help. It would be the end for many of us. If the weapons themselves take us out, the fallout probably would.

I believe one of the reasons the US dropped atomic bombs in the 40's is because no one else could fight back with anything of the same caliber. It was pretty fucked up, if you ask me. I don't think nuclear weapons are a weapon that should even exist or had by anyone. Why should anyone have the ability to annihilate nearly the entire human race at the press of a button. That's just too much power.

It is indeed pretty scary what's happening but I refuse to live in fear again like I did when I was younger. I've been arguing with myself for months whether this is worse than growing up through the cold war or if nuclear war seems more possible now than it did back then. My human side has to believe that the powers that be would never go there. But my non emotional, logical side can't rule it out. It really boils down to ego and pride. Who can concede and swallow their pride enough to prevent it?

What might be even scarier or more worrisome for me... the amount of people in the world who really have NO CLUE just how bad things are with this whole thing right now. Especially here in America. People are completely absorbed in themselves, their social media, politics and all the other distractions we have today to pay attention to this. And most who do have some knowledge of it get their information from the media, solely. The aim of the media overall is very targeted in most countries... but there is a very important and large "big picture" here than no one sees on the news.

I prefer not to fearmonger and tend to believe that this won't get to the point where we're all rushing to Costco and digging underground bunkers. But I also fear not being mentally prepared if it does happen.

Sorry I'm rambling.

Hasn’t been noveld for a while actually

Agree. Modern life is fast and people are busy with their everyday routine. What is happening far away dosnt really bother them much.
I’m afraid Putins ego will go to the end with this shit.

[WonderMomma]

NO MEDIA:

"Defense forces continue their offensive at the Melitopol and Berdiansk directions. Fierce fighting continues everywhere as Ukrainian soldiers consolidate their positions and clear the territory.

Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar says that due to significant losses of personnel in the South, the Russians refuse to take part in the fighting.

She noted that the proportion of losses there is 1 to 5.3"

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

"Zelensky argues on camera with pro-Russian Bulgarian president about war

During the meeting of the delegations, Radev said that "there is no military solution" to the war in Ukraine and "more and more weapons will not solve the problem." In response, Zelensky asked what Bulgaria would do.

"You would say: "Putin, please, seize Bulgarian territory?" No, you will not compromise your independence. It's your right not to support aid to Ukraine. But I would really like you to understand me correctly," he said.

The Ukrainian president also criticized Radev for using the word "conflict" instead of "war" and rejected proposals for a "diplomatic settlement," explaining that military assistance to Kyiv is a better option.

"Ukraine and NATO must share common values. You cannot support Russia because Russia wants to destroy NATO and the EU. These are their goals. Do you understand me?" Zelensky summarized."

"President Zelensky's response to "pragmatic leaders" who question the supply of weapons to Ukraine. From his press conference in Bulgaria yesterday."

#zelenskyy