Russian special military operation in Ukraine #55

ALAMO wrote:Worth to add, that it is the one that was supposed to be "modernized" and "invested with billions".

higurashihougi wrote:https://www.rt.com/russia/596014-zelensky-ukraine-israel-protection/

Treat Ukraine like Israel – Zelensky
The Ukrainian president wants the collective West to protect his country directly, pointing to how Iran’s strike this past weekend was handled

Ukraine different to Israel – White House
The US has no intention of directly engaging Russian forces on Kiev’s behalf, a senior official has said

after a mass surrender.

The Ukrainian president wants the collective West to protect his country directly, pointing to how Iran’s strike this past weekend was handled

Moscow reacts to French-proposed Olympic truce

Walther von Oldenburg wrote:@PapaDragon

There is actually a fair number of pro Russian Ukrainians still. They are simply too scared to voice their opinion in banderite Ukraine.

ALAMO wrote:

PapaDragon wrote:
They all jumped and they are all still yelling "Slava Ukraine"
Just roast them all and be done with it already

No, not "all" - just a loud minority.
And that is a real problem.
What's more, the overall Ukrainian population voted twice for peace.
And were screwed twice, which I like to repeat to make you well remember.
They are the victims here as well.
A lot of them remained in Russian-controlled territory.
A lot of them fled to Russia and Belarus - which is being forgotten as a part of general Russophobic agenda.
A lot of them fled west, never to return - and that was a continuous exodus for the last decade.
From my perspective, Ukrainian society in general might be much less zombified than Chechens used to be back in let's say 1999.
And I had a chance to observe both attitudes firsthand, starting with 1994+
Sure, it is hard to believe as you just face the most laud cases, most of them being a paid propaganda.
It is all being played by the same script, the sole difference is that now you can just watch on YT the things that were only observed if you experienced them in Chechenya.

Image: search and rescue team in Russian helicopter forces, consists of Mi-28NM, Ka-52, Mi-8AMTSh.

Probably due to intensive Russian bombing and due to the reduced presence of Ukrainian frontline scout teams, Russian helicopters at the moment do not use many Izdeliye 305. They switch to the long range S-8, and then ATGMs. Notably, the fact that Ukrainian AA teams suffer from lack of ammo and Mi-28NM begins to deploy Khrizantema allow the Russian helicopter sorties to be more safe for the helicopter crews.

Ukrainian AA forces greatly reduce spending MANPADS. Russian crews reported that they are "seen" and "locked" by the enemy but no MANPADS are launched.

As there is only minor changes in the frontline, the tasks for Russian helicopters are less heavy. Meanwhile Ukrainian soldiers are still waiting for the next "counter-offensive".

As there is only minor changes in the frontline

Regarding the missile strike on Dzhankoy