Putin could not have engineered a better, lower-cost (to him), destruction of the USA than what the orange doofus is doing right now. Fortunately Ukraine is doing a great job of fighting back, and the rest of NATO is also stepping up their game if Putin steps one inch over the line. But Ukraine is exhausted.
I read a couple stories of hope this morning. One is that Ukraine found a way to take out turtle tanks: thermite drones. The FPV drones haven't been enough because of the layering of armor, but thermite will burn right through them. The other is that a Ukrainian saboteur snuck within close range of Moscow and destroyed two new and very special anti-drone radar/defense trucks. Basically snuck up to them, planted explosives, and bye-bye. I'm guessing this is preparatory to actually launching attacks on Moscow itself, which is so well-deserved. They've destroyed/damaged/taken out of action over 10% of Russia's oil production capacity, particularly in the W/SW, and now have an operational range of 800+ miles on certain drones.
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Date: 2025-02-14 04:29 pm (UTC)I read a couple stories of hope this morning. One is that Ukraine found a way to take out turtle tanks: thermite drones. The FPV drones haven't been enough because of the layering of armor, but thermite will burn right through them. The other is that a Ukrainian saboteur snuck within close range of Moscow and destroyed two new and very special anti-drone radar/defense trucks. Basically snuck up to them, planted explosives, and bye-bye. I'm guessing this is preparatory to actually launching attacks on Moscow itself, which is so well-deserved. They've destroyed/damaged/taken out of action over 10% of Russia's oil production capacity, particularly in the W/SW, and now have an operational range of 800+ miles on certain drones.
They're doing good, but they're exhausted.