Feb 4th?
Ukraine - Superthread
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MilEME09
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I mean putting NATO vessels on Ukraine coast and doing joint drills may delay Plans a bit for the amphibious invasion of OdessaTurns out HMCS Montreal left today for the Black Sea posting. Position this ship and the French FS Auvergne between Odessa and Mariupol, along with the ships from the US 6th Fleet and see what comes our way.
Trudeau promises to support Ukraine as Canadian warship departs for Black Sea
A Canadian warship departed for Europe and the Black Sea near Russia on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted to fears of a Russian invasion in Ukraine.www.cp24.com
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Winter Olympics start date. Some on here are of the belief that if something kicks off it will be during the Winter Olympics.
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That is my thoughts exactly.
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Recycling... it's a thing in the defence industry 
The Ukrainian Armed Forces expects to receive new helicopters, including five Mi-17V5s and one Mi-8MTV, as part of U.S. military aid.
The U.S. reportedly will provide Ukraine with six helicopters that previously belonged to the Afghan Air Force. The first batch of helicopters is expected to arrive in Ukraine this spring.
Reports from outlets in Afghanistan had suggested that about two dozen Mi-8/17 type helicopters of the Afghan Air Force are now outside the country and their fate remains unknown.
According to Scramble Magazine, these helicopters have undoubtedly been used during the fled of Afghan government leaders and military personnel to neighboring countries as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
As CNN previously reported, the Biden administration is weighing sending military advisers and new equipment to Ukraine as Russia builds up forces near the border.
Citing multiple sources familiar with the plans, CNN reported that the Defense Department has been pressing for some equipment that would have gone to Afghanistan, like Mi-17 helicopters, to instead be sent to Ukraine.
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces expects to receive new helicopters, including five Mi-17V5s and one Mi-8MTV, as part of U.S. military aid.
The U.S. reportedly will provide Ukraine with six helicopters that previously belonged to the Afghan Air Force. The first batch of helicopters is expected to arrive in Ukraine this spring.
Reports from outlets in Afghanistan had suggested that about two dozen Mi-8/17 type helicopters of the Afghan Air Force are now outside the country and their fate remains unknown.
According to Scramble Magazine, these helicopters have undoubtedly been used during the fled of Afghan government leaders and military personnel to neighboring countries as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
As CNN previously reported, the Biden administration is weighing sending military advisers and new equipment to Ukraine as Russia builds up forces near the border.
Citing multiple sources familiar with the plans, CNN reported that the Defense Department has been pressing for some equipment that would have gone to Afghanistan, like Mi-17 helicopters, to instead be sent to Ukraine.
Ukrainian army to receive ex-Afghan helicopters
The Ukrainian Armed Forces expects to receive new helicopters, including five Mi-17V5s and one Mi-8MTV, as part of U.S. military aid. The U.S. reportedly will provide Ukraine with six helicopters that previously belonged to the Afghan Air Force. The first batch of helicopters is expected to...
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US also has a bunch of tanks, and arty that the marines just stopped using, could send those Ukraines way.
Well, they aren't hosting them this time around, so I guess they don't have to wait for the end.
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Montreal is just going where the Feddy was until last month, and TOR was before that…etc.
So this isn’t a deployment in response to XYZ, it’s just normal rotation stuff.
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Bit of CAN government involvement in building an ammo plant in UKR, too (archived version here in case link doesn't work) - more here .
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A little late in the game to be talking about supplying weaponry when all along its been lets not doing anything to escalate things. Read an older article in the National Post the other day when the Ukrainians were begging for supplies including Eryx but I guess it was decided to just scrap them(?). I'm sure the Ukrainians could use more Manpads and anti-tank missiles but they need a big boost in higher end air defence to make the Russians think twice and probably 100 new F-16's
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Our government dragged its heals, they didn't say yes or no, like a lot if other things.
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Have a listen to the click on CNN - Biden comes out and says a ‘little incursion’ into Ukraine might be ok.
amp.cnn.com
Biden predicts Russia 'will move in' to Ukraine, but says 'minor incursion' may prompt discussion over consequences
President Joe Biden on Wednesday predicted Russia "will move in" to Ukraine, citing existential concerns by the country's president, Vladimir Putin, even as he acknowledged disunity within NATO over how to respond to a "minor incursion."
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If that's being reported accurately, that's either a deliberate and calculated abandonment of Ukraine- or it was a dumb misspeak. I suspect the latter, and that we'll see clarification tomorrow, along the lines of 'response will be proportionate and commensurate to the level of Russian aggression' or something.
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Very true, especially when it comes to weapons. Besides some small arms, the only weapon system that I could think of Canada providing is the CRV-7 rocket system.
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Basically it comes down to this - having the largest Ukrainian population outside of Ukraine/Russia means absolutely nothing here in Canada.
Trudeau and company did nothing like usual. It’s pitiful to watch them in action.
I watched NBC Nightly News out of Boston and I heard Biden clearly say those words. I banged on the table when I heard it as I knew that it was Munich all over again.
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Between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and you will have war.
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hanging Ukraine out to dry, it is sickening to say the least if this is what our western governments think is okay.
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We could send some Honda CRV’s from Alliston to go with those CRV-7’s.
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