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By *1shadesoffun OP   Man
8 weeks ago

nearby

Says Trump

367 drones and missiles fired on Ukraine in 36 hours. Trump has rebuked Zelenskiy again and says Putins gone crazy and he’s not happy.

Looks like it’s all eyes on USA now, minerals deal done and penny dropped for Trump that Russia ain’t stopping.

Trump has said if Russia goes for all of Ukraine, it will be the downfall of Russia.

War talk or bluff ?

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By *idnight RamblerMan
8 weeks ago

Pershore

Putin has clearly taken Trump's wavering on Ukraine and NATO has a sign to finish the job in Ukraine. He'll push for a complete occupation as things stand.

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By *konomiyaki2018Man
8 weeks ago

Around


"Says Trump

367 drones and missiles fired on Ukraine in 36 hours. Trump has rebuked Zelenskiy again and says Putins gone crazy and he’s not happy.

Looks like it’s all eyes on USA now, minerals deal done and penny dropped for Trump that Russia ain’t stopping.

Trump has said if Russia goes for all of Ukraine, it will be the downfall of Russia.

War talk or bluff ? "

TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out

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By *1shadesoffun OP   Man
8 weeks ago

nearby


"Putin has clearly taken Trump's wavering on Ukraine and NATO has a sign to finish the job in Ukraine. He'll push for a complete occupation as things stand."

Which means Trumps mineral deal to repay the USA is null.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
8 weeks ago

in Lancashire

Trump has been played by Putin, his own ego fully exploited as Moscow has strung him along..

And he's sending out a very clear signal that if your a Palestinian/ Muslim then your life is worth much less than a white Eastern European..

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By *uffelskloofMan
8 weeks ago

Walsall

We’ve been told since 2022 by our politicians and media that:

Ukraine is winning

Russia is on the verge of collapse

Putin is about to die and “only has one ball”, “wears platform shoes”, “walks with a limp” etc etc.

Bit of a shock that things aren’t working out that way.

Europe has impoverished itself for nothing.

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By (user no longer on site)
8 weeks ago


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Europe has impoverished itself for nothing."

I think coming to the aid of an invaded nation is not ‘for nothing’, personally.

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By *1shadesoffun OP   Man
8 weeks ago

nearby


"We’ve been told since 2022 by our politicians and media that:

Ukraine is winning

Russia is on the verge of collapse

Putin is about to die and “only has one ball”, “wears platform shoes”, “walks with a limp” etc etc.

Bit of a shock that things aren’t working out that way.

Europe has impoverished itself for nothing."

Russias military undoubtedly at its weakest after three and half years.

Is now the time for nato to kick them out ?

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By *uffelskloofMan
8 weeks ago

Walsall


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Europe has impoverished itself for nothing.

I think coming to the aid of an invaded nation is not ‘for nothing’, personally.

"

Glad your support for Israel remains firm.

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By *uffolkcouple-bi onlyCouple
8 weeks ago

West Suffolk

Bluff. This hasn’t gone how Trump thought it was going to and he didn’t really have a back up plan.

The US are now fishing for viable ideas. The EU and UK don’t seem to be doing anything except continue to feed the stalemate.

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By *1shadesoffun OP   Man
8 weeks ago

nearby

In other news China is supplying equipment to Russia.

Trump was right then to bring on the sanctions, who’s following his lead ?

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By (user no longer on site)
8 weeks ago


"

Europe has impoverished itself for nothing.

I think coming to the aid of an invaded nation is not ‘for nothing’, personally.

Glad your support for Israel remains firm.

"

No, I said invaded nation, not genicidal regimes

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By *uddy laneMan
8 weeks ago

dudley

Ukraine keeps on blinking and russias natural instinct is to land a blow, it is obvious that Russia is itching for a fight, will the coalition of the willing led by mr Starmer stand up to a bully.

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By *1shadesoffun OP   Man
8 weeks ago

nearby


"Ukraine keeps on blinking and russias natural instinct is to land a blow, it is obvious that Russia is itching for a fight, will the coalition of the willing led by mr Starmer stand up to a bully."

That is where it is now for sure. It’s taken three years for the penny to drop.

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By *uffolkcouple-bi onlyCouple
8 weeks ago

West Suffolk

Putin doesn’t want peace, yet he’s not exactly rushed to push the Ukrainian army out of Russian territory. That clearly helps him sell the war to the home crowd.

Stalemate equals dead civilians on a daily basis, and troops of course. But Russia has an all but never ending supply, that’s not the case with Ukraine. Putin is playing the long game here, he knows time is on his side and so do the west, but the west don’t have a mandate or the will to change that any time soon.

Trump is Gina find it hard to get those rare earth minerals with all those Russian troops around.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
8 weeks ago

Central

Trump has taken the lightest touch with Putin. It's disgusting. Especially when you compare it to the disrespectful attacks on Zelensky, at the Whitehouse

Trump seems more focused on $ trade and Russia . He'll gladly walk away, when he's let it deteriorate.

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By *uffolkcouple-bi onlyCouple
8 weeks ago

West Suffolk


"Trump has taken the lightest touch with Putin. It's disgusting. Especially when you compare it to the disrespectful attacks on Zelensky, at the Whitehouse

Trump seems more focused on $ trade and Russia . He'll gladly walk away, when he's let it deteriorate. "

I agree with you. But there’s a large swell of opinion in the US that they shouldn’t be spending such massive sums of money getting involved in conflicts half way around the world that some think “don’t affect them”

I personally think them not getting involved will affect them, but Trump is doing what most politicians do, keep his supporters happy.

Some of what his administration have said is true, we in Europe have cut military spending, sometimes below NATO agreed levels, because we want to spend the money elsewhere and think the US will bail us out. So to some extent it’s the age old “do as we say not as we do” thinking of liberal EU states.

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By *1shadesoffun OP   Man
8 weeks ago

nearby


"Trump has taken the lightest touch with Putin. It's disgusting. Especially when you compare it to the disrespectful attacks on Zelensky, at the Whitehouse

Trump seems more focused on $ trade and Russia . He'll gladly walk away, when he's let it deteriorate. "

And Trump has joined Biden in continuing to supply Israel with bombs to drop on Gaza, over 150,000 tonnes so far supplied by USA.

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By *ggdrasil66Man
8 weeks ago

Saltdean


"Ukraine keeps on blinking and russias natural instinct is to land a blow, it is obvious that Russia is itching for a fight, will the coalition of the willing led by mr Starmer stand up to a bully."

Starmer could lead a pekinese downhill. Does he really not know how much our military “might” has been reduced over the last forty years? Continental Europe are no better, no wonder Putin is pissing himself.

It doesn’t matter what people think about Donald Trump, he is the best chance the West has, against the Russian despot.

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By *hrill CollinsMan
8 weeks ago

The Outer Rim

ukraine has proved with the aid of couple of technical lego kits and a radio controlled boat or two, that not much of a military is needed to halt a 72 hour war by the russians.

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By *uffolkcouple-bi onlyCouple
8 weeks ago

West Suffolk


"ukraine has proved with the aid of couple of technical lego kits and a radio controlled boat or two, that not much of a military is needed to halt a 72 hour war by the russians."

They have done amazing well. A soldier defending his home will be way more committed and effective than a soldier following orders to attack a country that was once on their side.

But…..

And it’s a big but, Putin has not thrown his full military might into it. And Ukraine has received hundreds of billions in aid, technology and equipment

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By *1shadesoffun OP   Man
8 weeks ago

nearby


"ukraine has proved with the aid of couple of technical lego kits and a radio controlled boat or two, that not much of a military is needed to halt a 72 hour war by the russians.

They have done amazing well. A soldier defending his home will be way more committed and effective than a soldier following orders to attack a country that was once on their side.

But…..

And it’s a big but, Putin has not thrown his full military might into it. And Ukraine has received hundreds of billions in aid, technology and equipment "

I think he’s put everything in except a nuclear bomb

The mobilisations, reported 40% Russia state income spent on war, and only 20% of Ukrainian territory taken in 3.5 years. Russia is making extremely slow progress.

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By *uffolkcouple-bi onlyCouple
8 weeks ago

West Suffolk


"ukraine has proved with the aid of couple of technical lego kits and a radio controlled boat or two, that not much of a military is needed to halt a 72 hour war by the russians.

They have done amazing well. A soldier defending his home will be way more committed and effective than a soldier following orders to attack a country that was once on their side.

But…..

And it’s a big but, Putin has not thrown his full military might into it. And Ukraine has received hundreds of billions in aid, technology and equipment

I think he’s put everything in except a nuclear bomb

The mobilisations, reported 40% Russia state income spent on war, and only 20% of Ukrainian territory taken in 3.5 years. Russia is making extremely slow progress. "

They have an army of around a million and a reserve of double that. Plus 1,500 combat aircraft. I’m not sure what they have used but I don’t think it comes close to that.

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By *mateur100Man
8 weeks ago

nr faversham


"ukraine has proved with the aid of couple of technical lego kits and a radio controlled boat or two, that not much of a military is needed to halt a 72 hour war by the russians.

They have done amazing well. A soldier defending his home will be way more committed and effective than a soldier following orders to attack a country that was once on their side.

But…..

And it’s a big but, Putin has not thrown his full military might into it. And Ukraine has received hundreds of billions in aid, technology and equipment

I think he’s put everything in except a nuclear bomb

The mobilisations, reported 40% Russia state income spent on war, and only 20% of Ukrainian territory taken in 3.5 years. Russia is making extremely slow progress.

They have an army of around a million and a reserve of double that. Plus 1,500 combat aircraft. I’m not sure what they have used but I don’t think it comes close to that. "

NATO without the US has just over 2m troops and far more sophisticated weaponry. What it doesn't seem to have is the will. I suspect that Russia will pick at the edges and erode in that way. Sadly I don't think article 5 is worth anything...and I don't think Russia does either and it will test it in the not too distant future

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
8 weeks ago

Bedfuck


"Trump has been played by Putin, his own ego fully exploited as Moscow has strung him along..

And he's sending out a very clear signal that if your a Palestinian/ Muslim then your life is worth much less than a white Eastern European.."

I did say a while back Putin would stab Trump in the back.

They need to take the little fecka out and fast. He's got eyes on France and UK. He thinks they are weak and led by plebs.

They should have signed up Ukraine first week of the war to Nato and stomped on Russias invasion nipped it in the bud.

Nuclear? Putin knows full well his arsenal is crap and the fall out would blow back on Russia and China who would be well pissed off with them.

The west pussy footed about with Putin, the way you tackle a bully is you punch him back only harder.

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By *teinsGateDuoCouple
8 weeks ago

Newcastle under Lyme

Honestly, we've switched off from the propaganda about how Russia is 'on the edge' or 'losing'. Russia won't lose until you take away its ability to produce or supply arms to its forces and we don't see that happening for some considerable time.

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By *uffolkcouple-bi onlyCouple
8 weeks ago

West Suffolk

A couple of things i would follow up on from the last few comments….

I agree, there is no political will in the west to get involved any more than they are already. But if they were to, things could escalate very quickly into a global conflict. It’s a tricky balance.

ICBMs are not the only nukes Putin has. He also has thousands of battlefield nukes that would take out the area the size of a football stadium and can be launched from hundreds of miles away. Western Europe has next to none of these types of weapons although the Americans do.

Taking out Putin is the last thing we should do. That would solidify the Kremlin against NATO and possibly lead to WW3. Putin isn’t the only madman in the Kremlin who wants to rebuild the USSR.

I think Putin likes things just as they are. He’s testing NATO resolve and response with zero risk to himself. As other have said, he’ll drag this out for as long as he can. They make their own munitions so it’s not like they need foreign currency to buy them from elsewhere.

Sure Russia will be feeling the ounce from sanctions, but Putin won’t be feeling them personally.

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By *1shadesoffun OP   Man
8 weeks ago

nearby

Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev, has responded to Donald Trump’s warning that Vladimir Putin is “playing with fire”, and said the only truly bad thing to worry about was World War Three

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By *hrill CollinsMan
8 weeks ago

The Outer Rim

in todays news, moscow just got battered.... amazing what can be done with a few airfix kits

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By *erryspringerMan
8 weeks ago

Glasgow


" in todays news, moscow just got battered.... amazing what can be done with a few airfix kits "

Any link, only news is can find is drone debris hits Moscow block.

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-putin-russia-trump-zelenskyy-peace-talks-12541713

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By *inkywife1981Couple
8 weeks ago

A town near you


"We’ve been told since 2022 by our politicians and media that:

Ukraine is winning

Russia is on the verge of collapse

Putin is about to die and “only has one ball”, “wears platform shoes”, “walks with a limp” etc etc.

Bit of a shock that things aren’t working out that way.

Europe has impoverished itself for nothing."

I remember watching clip somewhere that said the scariest thing about Russia is that Putin is considered a moderate by many in Russian politics and those waiting in the wings if and when he retires are genuinely scary

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By *hrill CollinsMan
8 weeks ago

The Outer Rim


" in todays news, moscow just got battered.... amazing what can be done with a few airfix kits

Any link, only news is can find is drone debris hits Moscow block.

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-putin-russia-trump-zelenskyy-peace-talks-12541713"

here's the telegraph daily ukraine podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Aa_PtAorDA

there's plenty of geo-confirmed footage of drone strikes around the city. also reliable reports of the russian cabinet being forced to relocate further east to avoid the bombardment.

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By *otlovefun42Couple
8 weeks ago

Costa Blanca Spain...


"He's got eyes on France and UK. He thinks they are weak and led by plebs."

Even Putin can get it right occasionally.

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By *erryspringerMan
8 weeks ago

Glasgow


" in todays news, moscow just got battered.... amazing what can be done with a few airfix kits

Any link, only news is can find is drone debris hits Moscow block.

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-putin-russia-trump-zelenskyy-peace-talks-12541713

here's the telegraph daily ukraine podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Aa_PtAorDA

there's plenty of geo-confirmed footage of drone strikes around the city. also reliable reports of the russian cabinet being forced to relocate further east to avoid the bombardment.

"

Hardly a convincing report.

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By *hrill CollinsMan
8 weeks ago

The Outer Rim


" in todays news, moscow just got battered.... amazing what can be done with a few airfix kits

Any link, only news is can find is drone debris hits Moscow block.

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-putin-russia-trump-zelenskyy-peace-talks-12541713

here's the telegraph daily ukraine podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Aa_PtAorDA

there's plenty of geo-confirmed footage of drone strikes around the city. also reliable reports of the russian cabinet being forced to relocate further east to avoid the bombardment.

Hardly a convincing report."

NFG

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By *hrill CollinsMan
7 weeks ago

The Outer Rim

7.9 billion poundsworth of military hardware destroyed, basically 40 of the heavy high altitude bombers that deliver cruise missiles from long range.... all taken out by a few quids worth of toys and all operatives extracted prior to the begining of the attack .... now that's impressive.

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By *enSiskoMan
7 weeks ago

Cestus 3

If you were Putin, would you listen to the USA would you listen to western nations as long as they support Israeli actions.

Israel along with their supporters have set the tone going forward, Putin can do pretty much as he pleases.

And the other not yet known leaders who wish to slaughter their population.

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By *1shadesoffun OP   Man
7 weeks ago

nearby


"7.9 billion poundsworth of military hardware destroyed, basically 40 of the heavy high altitude bombers that deliver cruise missiles from long range.... all taken out by a few quids worth of toys and all operatives extracted prior to the begining of the attack .... now that's impressive."

They would have won this war a year ago had the west had provided the necessary.

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
7 weeks ago

Gilfach


"7.9 billion poundsworth of military hardware destroyed ..."

Not exactly destroyed, but certainly damaged. Russia probably has the capabilities to repair these aircraft, but even so, the propaganda victory is large for Ukraine.

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By *hrill CollinsMan
7 weeks ago

The Outer Rim

so that's one thrid of russia's strategic bombers gone in a oner .... the shoulder of the fuselage was targeted so in terms of repairability, those planes aren't ever comming back.

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
7 weeks ago

Gilfach


"so that's one thrid of russia's strategic bombers gone in a oner .... the shoulder of the fuselage was targeted so in terms of repairability, those planes aren't ever comming back. "

In the UK, a small fire on the wing root would destroy the plane. There's a risk that the heat would have affected the strength of the metal, and it would need to be disassembled for testing. Too expensive to be worth the effort for older planes.

But this is Russia, where they have a different attitude to safety. They'll probably just give them each a clean, and send them up to see if anything falls off. Those drones were only small and couldn't have done much actual damage.

But even if the harm is just to Russia's pride, that's an immense achievement by Ukraine, and a brilliantly conceived operation.

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
7 weeks ago

Bedfuck


"We’ve been told since 2022 by our politicians and media that:

Ukraine is winning

Russia is on the verge of collapse

Putin is about to die and “only has one ball”, “wears platform shoes”, “walks with a limp” etc etc.

Bit of a shock that things aren’t working out that way.

Europe has impoverished itself for nothing.

I remember watching clip somewhere that said the scariest thing about Russia is that Putin is considered a moderate by many in Russian politics and those waiting in the wings if and when he retires are genuinely scary"

Even more reason to take the feckas apart, the bigger and badder they are the harder they fall. Light the feckas up. Knock the arrogance out of em and the yellow off their teeth.

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By *hrill CollinsMan
7 weeks ago

The Outer Rim


"so that's one thrid of russia's strategic bombers gone in a oner .... the shoulder of the fuselage was targeted so in terms of repairability, those planes aren't ever comming back.

In the UK, a small fire on the wing root would destroy the plane. There's a risk that the heat would have affected the strength of the metal, and it would need to be disassembled for testing. Too expensive to be worth the effort for older planes.

But this is Russia, where they have a different attitude to safety. They'll probably just give them each a clean, and send them up to see if anything falls off. Those drones were only small and couldn't have done much actual damage.

But even if the harm is just to Russia's pride, that's an immense achievement by Ukraine, and a brilliantly conceived operation."

my air-frame fitting friends who served apprenticeships in saints have reliably informed me that they're toast ... i trust their track record rather yours tbh

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
7 weeks ago

Gilfach


"so that's one thrid of russia's strategic bombers gone in a oner .... the shoulder of the fuselage was targeted so in terms of repairability, those planes aren't ever comming back."


"In the UK, a small fire on the wing root would destroy the plane. There's a risk that the heat would have affected the strength of the metal, and it would need to be disassembled for testing. Too expensive to be worth the effort for older planes.

But this is Russia, where they have a different attitude to safety. They'll probably just give them each a clean, and send them up to see if anything falls off. Those drones were only small and couldn't have done much actual damage.

But even if the harm is just to Russia's pride, that's an immense achievement by Ukraine, and a brilliantly conceived operation."


"my air-frame fitting friends who served apprenticeships in saints have reliably informed me that they're toast ... i trust their track record rather yours tbh"

Do your friends have good quality pictures of the damage to make such a determination? Did they serve their apprenticeships in Russia?

Don't forget that during the cold war Russia designed a bomber that had difficulty getting off the ground when fully laden. They solved that problem by removing the lead plates that shielded the pilots from the radiation. Russians just have a different attitude on the value of life. There's a reason why they invented Russian Roulette.

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
7 weeks ago

Bedfuck


"so that's one thrid of russia's strategic bombers gone in a oner .... the shoulder of the fuselage was targeted so in terms of repairability, those planes aren't ever comming back.

In the UK, a small fire on the wing root would destroy the plane. There's a risk that the heat would have affected the strength of the metal, and it would need to be disassembled for testing. Too expensive to be worth the effort for older planes.

But this is Russia, where they have a different attitude to safety. They'll probably just give them each a clean, and send them up to see if anything falls off. Those drones were only small and couldn't have done much actual damage.

But even if the harm is just to Russia's pride, that's an immense achievement by Ukraine, and a brilliantly conceived operation.

my air-frame fitting friends who served apprenticeships in saints have reliably informed me that they're toast ... i trust their track record rather yours tbh

Do your friends have good quality pictures of the damage to make such a determination? Did they serve their apprenticeships in Russia?

Don't forget that during the cold war Russia designed a bomber that had difficulty getting off the ground when fully laden. They solved that problem by removing the lead plates that shielded the pilots from the radiation. Russians just have a different attitude on the value of life. There's a reason why they invented Russian Roulette."

Or maybe their technology and maintenance of it is utter shite.

The Ukrainians repaired the Russian broken tanks and used em against the feckas.

Russian army is overrated, eve their spies are useless.

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By *mateur100Man
7 weeks ago

nr faversham


"so that's one thrid of russia's strategic bombers gone in a oner .... the shoulder of the fuselage was targeted so in terms of repairability, those planes aren't ever comming back.

In the UK, a small fire on the wing root would destroy the plane. There's a risk that the heat would have affected the strength of the metal, and it would need to be disassembled for testing. Too expensive to be worth the effort for older planes.

But this is Russia, where they have a different attitude to safety. They'll probably just give them each a clean, and send them up to see if anything falls off. Those drones were only small and couldn't have done much actual damage.

But even if the harm is just to Russia's pride, that's an immense achievement by Ukraine, and a brilliantly conceived operation.

my air-frame fitting friends who served apprenticeships in saints have reliably informed me that they're toast ... i trust their track record rather yours tbh

Do your friends have good quality pictures of the damage to make such a determination? Did they serve their apprenticeships in Russia?

Don't forget that during the cold war Russia designed a bomber that had difficulty getting off the ground when fully laden. They solved that problem by removing the lead plates that shielded the pilots from the radiation. Russians just have a different attitude on the value of life. There's a reason why they invented Russian Roulette.

Or maybe their technology and maintenance of it is utter shite.

The Ukrainians repaired the Russian broken tanks and used em against the feckas.

Russian army is overrated, eve their spies are useless.

"

And yet European govts are shit scared of them...tells you all you need to know

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By *uddy laneMan
7 weeks ago

dudley


"so that's one thrid of russia's strategic bombers gone in a oner .... the shoulder of the fuselage was targeted so in terms of repairability, those planes aren't ever comming back.

In the UK, a small fire on the wing root would destroy the plane. There's a risk that the heat would have affected the strength of the metal, and it would need to be disassembled for testing. Too expensive to be worth the effort for older planes.

But this is Russia, where they have a different attitude to safety. They'll probably just give them each a clean, and send them up to see if anything falls off. Those drones were only small and couldn't have done much actual damage.

But even if the harm is just to Russia's pride, that's an immense achievement by Ukraine, and a brilliantly conceived operation.

my air-frame fitting friends who served apprenticeships in saints have reliably informed me that they're toast ... i trust their track record rather yours tbh

Do your friends have good quality pictures of the damage to make such a determination? Did they serve their apprenticeships in Russia?

Don't forget that during the cold war Russia designed a bomber that had difficulty getting off the ground when fully laden. They solved that problem by removing the lead plates that shielded the pilots from the radiation. Russians just have a different attitude on the value of life. There's a reason why they invented Russian Roulette.

Or maybe their technology and maintenance of it is utter shite.

The Ukrainians repaired the Russian broken tanks and used em against the feckas.

Russian army is overrated, eve their spies are useless.

"

Even their military grade novichok nerve agent doesn't work allegedly.

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By *hrill CollinsMan
7 weeks ago

The Outer Rim

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By *hrill CollinsMan
7 weeks ago

The Outer Rim


"so that's one thrid of russia's strategic bombers gone in a oner .... the shoulder of the fuselage was targeted so in terms of repairability, those planes aren't ever comming back.

In the UK, a small fire on the wing root would destroy the plane. There's a risk that the heat would have affected the strength of the metal, and it would need to be disassembled for testing. Too expensive to be worth the effort for older planes.

But this is Russia, where they have a different attitude to safety. They'll probably just give them each a clean, and send them up to see if anything falls off. Those drones were only small and couldn't have done much actual damage.

But even if the harm is just to Russia's pride, that's an immense achievement by Ukraine, and a brilliantly conceived operation.

my air-frame fitting friends who served apprenticeships in saints have reliably informed me that they're toast ... i trust their track record rather yours tbh

Do your friends have good quality pictures of the damage to make such a determination? Did they serve their apprenticeships in Russia?

Don't forget that during the cold war Russia designed a bomber that had difficulty getting off the ground when fully laden. They solved that problem by removing the lead plates that shielded the pilots from the radiation. Russians just have a different attitude on the value of life. There's a reason why they invented Russian Roulette."

like i said, i'll go with their lifetime of experience in this field of engineering rather than the musings of a wiki warrior with zulch.

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By *otlovefun42Couple
7 weeks ago

Costa Blanca Spain...


"so that's one thrid of russia's strategic bombers gone in a oner .... the shoulder of the fuselage was targeted so in terms of repairability, those planes aren't ever comming back.

In the UK, a small fire on the wing root would destroy the plane. There's a risk that the heat would have affected the strength of the metal, and it would need to be disassembled for testing. Too expensive to be worth the effort for older planes.

But this is Russia, where they have a different attitude to safety. They'll probably just give them each a clean, and send them up to see if anything falls off. Those drones were only small and couldn't have done much actual damage.

But even if the harm is just to Russia's pride, that's an immense achievement by Ukraine, and a brilliantly conceived operation.

my air-frame fitting friends who served apprenticeships in saints have reliably informed me that they're toast ... i trust their track record rather yours tbh

Do your friends have good quality pictures of the damage to make such a determination? Did they serve their apprenticeships in Russia?

Don't forget that during the cold war Russia designed a bomber that had difficulty getting off the ground when fully laden. They solved that problem by removing the lead plates that shielded the pilots from the radiation. Russians just have a different attitude on the value of life. There's a reason why they invented Russian Roulette.

Or maybe their technology and maintenance of it is utter shite.

The Ukrainians repaired the Russian broken tanks and used em against the feckas.

Russian army is overrated, eve their spies are useless.

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The Russian army has always been overrated.

They were humiliated in WW1 which was the spark for the 1917 revolution.

They got their arses well kicked in the winter war against a much weaker (on paper at least) Finland. Only sheer weight of numbers forced Finland to eventually concede.

In 1941 the Germans tore them to pieces in operation Barbarossa. It was only after Stalingrad that the Russians started to slowly push back a much smaller army that was fighting on 2 and eventually 3 fronts. Again purely by weight of numbers, the Russian casualty's were horrendous. And that took them over 2 years.

More recently they had to pull out of Afghanistan with their tails between their legs (then again so did we) And the "2 week special operation" in Ukriane didn't exactly go to plan. Add to that they have now lost a third of their strategic bombers in a single day.

Nukes aside there is nothing to be scared of from the Russians.

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By *hrill CollinsMan
7 weeks ago

The Outer Rim

geographically speaking, it's gonna be very difficult for russia to attack the uk in any meaningful way.

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By *otlovefun42Couple
7 weeks ago

Costa Blanca Spain...


"geographically speaking, it's gonna be very difficult for russia to attack the uk in any meaningful way."

That would depend on your definition of "meaningful".

In the modern world cyber attacks can be just as devastating as tanks rolling up the beaches.

Their bombers (of which they thankfully now have fewer of) regularly probe Britain's air defences. How long before probe becomes attack?

Their army may not be capable of invading us but they can still do a lot of damage.

Besides, geography (in a political/military sense at least) can quickly change.

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By *hrill CollinsMan
7 weeks ago

The Outer Rim


"geographically speaking, it's gonna be very difficult for russia to attack the uk in any meaningful way.

That would depend on your definition of "meaningful".

In the modern world cyber attacks can be just as devastating as tanks rolling up the beaches.

Their bombers (of which they thankfully now have fewer of) regularly probe Britain's air defences. How long before probe becomes attack?

Their army may not be capable of invading us but they can still do a lot of damage.

Besides, geography (in a political/military sense at least) can quickly change.

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the last 3 years says otherwise

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By (user no longer on site)
7 weeks ago


"geographically speaking, it's gonna be very difficult for russia to attack the uk in any meaningful way."

The next war will not be fought with manpower and guns, but with technology and the destruction of cybersystems.

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By *hrill CollinsMan
7 weeks ago

The Outer Rim


"geographically speaking, it's gonna be very difficult for russia to attack the uk in any meaningful way.

The next war will not be fought with manpower and guns, but with technology and the destruction of cybersystems."

true enough but it hasn't resulted in resounding success for russia tbf

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
7 weeks ago

in Lancashire


"geographically speaking, it's gonna be very difficult for russia to attack the uk in any meaningful way."

I think we don't know a tenth of how much we are under attack on a day to day basis from people seeking to exploit for monetary gains or gather information etc but also foreign states and we are doing the same are constantly attempting to infiltrate infrastructure weaknesses etc..

Boots will always be needed to hold ground in any conflict but the means to destabilise a country have moved on since Zeppelins ..

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By *ggdrasil66Man
7 weeks ago

Saltdean

Nobody knows what weapons will be used to fight WW3. But WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones.

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By *aciamiCouple
7 weeks ago

Hertfordshire

What Trump does have is the ability to really push further and far harder on sanctioning Russia to the point it really does cripple their economy. Putting 500% tariffs on any country dealing with Russia and on any country that deals with any country dealing with Russia would soon make the world sit up and take action to stop their assistance. It would also push China into making some difficult decisions.

This war could be ended without another shot being fired if there was truly a will from the US to do so.

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By *hrill CollinsMan
7 weeks ago

The Outer Rim


"geographically speaking, it's gonna be very difficult for russia to attack the uk in any meaningful way.

I think we don't know a tenth of how much we are under attack on a day to day basis from people seeking to exploit for monetary gains or gather information etc but also foreign states and we are doing the same are constantly attempting to infiltrate infrastructure weaknesses etc..

Boots will always be needed to hold ground in any conflict but the means to destabilise a country have moved on since Zeppelins .."

If it's constant then it's proven to be very difficult, which is what I said

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By *hrill CollinsMan
7 weeks ago

The Outer Rim

the latest news is that Kerch bridge has been attacked for the third time since the invasion by means of an 1100kg explosive device attached to one on the supporting columns below the water line.

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