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The War in Ukraine

Is it hopium or does something seem to have flipped. Im not saying the tides are turning but Russia seems especially vulnerable right now.

Hitting a missile corvette on the inland waterways 500km north of Moscow is quite an “up yours!” demonstration of deep strike capabilities. I wonder what they got it with?
 
Hitting a missile corvette on the inland waterways 500km north of Moscow is quite an “up yours!” demonstration of deep strike capabilities. I wonder what they got it with?
Shoulda hit Kremlin and Vlads compound on the way past!
 
Can't be tooooooooo careful these days ....
Lookit how far it is from UKR to this place (heart to red marker - scale on bottom right) - someone's trying belt and suspenders for protection.
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I'm liking this new trend. Russia strikes a Ukrainian power plant, Ukraine responds in kind.



Edit: In fact there is a new video from Anders Puck Nielsen outlining this emerging strategy now that Ukraine has the means (and domestic production) to do so.


One thing I think he is getting wrong is the Ukrainian interest in the Tomahawk. I think it is more of a "Canadian" exercise. Zelensky wants to carry an American standard with him into this next campaign.

According to available OSInt Flamingo's 1000 kg warhead is 2x that of Tomahawk's 450 kgs.

Flamingo apparently flies 3000 km while Tomahawk is closer to half of that, about 1500 km.

But more importantly the US has contracted for 56 new Tomahawks in 2026.

Ukraine is building 50 Flamingoes a month. And pushing for 200 a month by January. What the US could supply in a year Ukraine could supply in a week.

Bigger warhead.
Longer range.
Produced faster.

And produced locally with Ukrainian labour, materials and money in Ukrainian facilities. It boosts national GDP. It doesn't require spending money overseas.

It is sustainable.

Assuming they can protect their factories.
 
One thing I think he is getting wrong is the Ukrainian interest in the Tomahawk. I think it is more of a "Canadian" exercise. Zelensky wants to carry an American standard with him into this next campaign.

According to available OSInt Flamingo's 1000 kg warhead is 2x that of Tomahawk's 450 kgs.

Flamingo apparently flies 3000 km while Tomahawk is closer to half of that, about 1500 km.

But more importantly the US has contracted for 56 new Tomahawks in 2026.

Ukraine is building 50 Flamingoes a month. And pushing for 200 a month by January. What the US could supply in a year Ukraine could supply in a week.

Bigger warhead.
Longer range.
Produced faster.

And produced locally with Ukrainian labour, materials and money in Ukrainian facilities. It boosts national GDP. It doesn't require spending money overseas.

It is sustainable.

Assuming they can protect their factories.
Guidance. Tomahawk allows strikes a lot more precise if you are trying to hit something specific or something in a very specific place.
 
Shouldn't have made Trump look like a fool... more than usual that is ;)

‘Will lead to destruction of relations’: Putin warns US against sending Tomahawk to Ukraine​

With a range of 2,500 kilometres (1,550 miles), Tomahawk cruise missiles would enable Ukraine to strike the Kremlin and all of European Russia.



 
Another player wants in the game.


It's domestic and comparable competition.

Palianytsia (missile) - 650km range, ~50-100kg warhead

Peklo (turbojet drone) - 700km range, 50kg warhead
 
Very interesting interview of a Ukrainian 25th Airborne drone pilot and navigator. The West is way way behind in EW, drone operations, drone deployment and acquisition.

 
This war is change the tune on tourniquets, some 75,000 amputations were apparent required because of them.

Don's Weekly, 6 October 2025: Part 3 (Ukraine, Tourniquets, Diplomacy)

Interesting observation....

I'm no expert, but I found this article of interest:


‘Cult’ of tourniquets causing thousands of unnecessary amputations and deaths in Ukraine, say surgeons​

The strong bands are used to stop catastrophic bleeding – but if left on for too long they can cause tissue death

The tourniquet has saved many thousands of lives and limbs in war zones around the world, but misuse of the device is causing huge numbers of excess amputations and deaths in Ukraine, say top military surgeons.

Captain Rom A Stevens, a retired senior US medical navy officer who has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and East Africa, estimates that of the roughly 100,000 amputations performed on Ukrainian soldiers since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, as many as 75,000 were caused by improper use of tourniquets.

“I’ve seen tourniquets that have been left on for days, often for injuries that could have been stopped by other methods. Then [the patient] has to have their limb amputated because the tissue has died,” Captain Stevens told The Telegraph.

Tourniquets are strong bands used to stop catastrophic bleeding by cutting off blood flow, and are standard issue for most modern armies.

But if left on over two hours, they can cause tissue death, meaning the arm or leg which has the tourniquet on is no longer viable and requires amputation.

The device became standard-issue in the 2000s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, where rapid air evacuation to military surgical teams was possible in under 60 minutes. If the tourniquet was unnecessary it was removed, and no harm was done.

But in Ukraine, where the skies are infested with drones, injured soldiers are evacuated by land, often far exceeding the safe time window for tourniquet use.

 
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