Russian Invasion of Ukraine Megathread - Episode III - Revenge of the Ruski (now unlocked with new skins and gameplay modes!!!)

[Eurofighter Turbo 9000]

Sorry if someone already posted this. This screenshot looks like a Babylon Bee thingy, but according to the Sun it's real... such is the world we find ourselves in.
"It has been sheared off through clumsy over-tightening but, instead of reporting the damage and taking the time to bore out the broken shafts, civilian staff at defence contractor Babcock glued the heads back on."
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21217944/nuclear-security-alert-botched-repair-trident-submarine-super-glue/

Rookie mistake! The fix is pretty easy though:

 

[Useful_Mistake]

Azov recently gave a special exclusive interview to a Lithuanian News site that was broadcasted all over Lithuania.

https://www.lrytas.lt/lietuvosdiena...ga-pervede-kitur-o-ji-tiesiog-uzmuse-25648455 (https://archive.md/kD9Vi)

Lrytas, according to Wikipedia is one of the largest newstations in Lithuania.

Here's the actual interview (over 42 mins long, split in multiple parts due to size):
Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

Part 4:

The interview is in Lithuanian, though both questions and answers are in Russian. He looks really impeccable for a men that allegedly was messed up by the Russians.

In other news:

More Americans believe U.S. is giving Ukraine too much aid - The Wash…

archived 31 Jan 2023 17:19:41 UTC

archive.md

Republicans, Democrats grow more divided over US support for Ukraine …

archived 1 Feb 2023 10:33:30 UTC

archive.ph

Russia Sidesteps Western Punishments, With Help From Friends - The New York Times | Ghostarchive

ghostarchive.org

Sorry if someone already posted this. This screenshot looks like a Babylon Bee thingy, but according to the Sun it's real... such is the world we find ourselves in.
"It has been sheared off through clumsy over-tightening but, instead of reporting the damage and taking the time to bore out the broken shafts, civilian staff at defence contractor Babcock glued the heads back on."
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21217944/nuclear-security-alert-botched-repair-trident-submarine-super-glue/

Britannia no longer rules the waves, it seems

War Monitor on Twitter: "⚡️Zelensky: We can now say with confidence that we are able to defeat Russia's aggression on Ukrainian soil" / Twitter | Ghostarchive

ghostarchive.org

lol

 

[🇷🇺Fuck Ukraine🇷🇺]

Who would be surprised if the first to cash in turns out to be some Ukrainian conscript(s)?

How fast is a Leopard 2, UKR conscript should be driving that right into Russia and claiming the coin.

I am firmly convinced every single person who calls themselves a sexologist is a deranged individual who would be better off dead for the sake of humanity.

I thought all "sexologists" were just ugly fat fucks with some equally hideous swamp donkey with a cunt that looks like chopped liver ....


Take it easy on the mods here, they're pretty lenient with the ban hammer (unless you cry about stickers).

 

[The Evil Midnight Bomber]

Oh look another butthurt belter thinking they mod this thread. Protrip: you don't.

Looks like you may be on to something there
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"A US mercenary who shot Russian soldier who wanted to surrender is seen in CivDiv video on 7:22.

We found that it s this guy (as seen in pictures).

Patrick Caldwell posted on his Instagram profile picture of his unit on December 7th 2022 where he tagged them. It was mostly blurred. But yesterday his friends posted unblurred version where we can see their faces.

Person that was seen on the video o. 7:22 seems to be right behind Patrick Caldwell. A black American.
Patrick tagged one person that was from his unit and His name is Jay Blake. We posted about Jay here
(https://t.me/TrackAMerc/2202?single).

We cannot be sure that it is Blake. But the person on the joint picture and on 7:22 looks strikingly similar.

You judge by yourself."

https://t.me/TrackAMerc/3283

You would think mercenaries know about OPSEC and not showing their dumbass faces on the internet while they're fighting a war they shouldn't be anywhere close to.
I'll take both the L and my "Just join Academi, bro." comment back. Just join De Beers, go to Africa and protect some blood diamonds instead.

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

Azov recently gave a special exclusive interview to a Lithuanian News site that was broadcasted all over Lithuania.

https://www.lrytas.lt/lietuvosdiena...ga-pervede-kitur-o-ji-tiesiog-uzmuse-25648455 (https://archive.md/kD9Vi)

Lrytas, according to Wikipedia is one of the largest newstations in Lithuania.

Here's the actual interview (over 42 mins long, split in multiple parts due to size):
Part 1:
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Part 2:
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Part 3:
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Part 4:
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The interview is in Lithuanian, though both questions and answers are in Russian. He looks really impeccable for a men that allegedly was messed up by the Russians.

In other news:
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More Americans believe U.S. is giving Ukraine too much aid - The Wash…

archived 31 Jan 2023 17:19:41 UTC

archive.md

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Republicans, Democrats grow more divided over US support for Ukraine …

archived 1 Feb 2023 10:33:30 UTC

archive.ph

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Russia Sidesteps Western Punishments, With Help From Friends - The New York Times | Ghostarchive

ghostarchive.org

Britannia no longer rules the waves, it seems

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War Monitor on Twitter: "⚡️Zelensky: We can now say with confidence that we are able to defeat Russia's aggression on Ukrainian soil" / Twitter | Ghostarchive

ghostarchive.org

lol

Is it a surprise? American public opinion always wanes relatively quickly for these proxy wars.


No US troops means they can't even roll out the "support the troops angle".

US government is obviously stalling support.

Russia is still mauling Ukraine despite what support is being given.

Billions upon billions of tax payer dollars literally going up in flames, and for what? For boomers and Tom Clancy addicts to jerk off about western weapons blowing up some Russian tanks? For internet generals to pontificate? Fuck off.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

Bakhmut’s remaining population:


Source:

War's longest battle exacts high price in 'heart of Ukraine' | AP News

archived 1 Feb 2023 09:55:26 UTC

archive.md

 

[Foltest]

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Bakhmut’s remaining population:
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Source:

War's longest battle exacts high price in 'heart of Ukraine' | AP News

archived 1 Feb 2023 09:55:26 UTC

archive.md

Bakhumt has become a grind for both sides, as neither of them want to give it up.
When the battle is over, both side will be exhausted and need time for R&R.
I am wondering how the other part of the front looks like?
More quiet or are there more battles?

 

[just a banana]

war gore

Spoiler: shitty death

https://twitter.com/Chronology22/status/1620452840249626625

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/tm44E

 

[Quindoll]

So January is over so I give a glimpse on the electricity production in the Europe. These are the results. There may be some missing entries but these will not have an overall effect.


Major energy sources

Energy Source	January 2022	January 2023	Difference
Wind (On+Offshore)	48 TWh	53 TWh	+ 5 TWh (10 %)
Nuclear	75 TWh	59 TWh	- 16 TWh (21 %)
Gas	49 TWh	34 TWh	- 15 TWh (30 %)

In general:
Overal electricity demand was really low. This was mostly because of the record mild winter in January that Europe was facing in 2023. Therefore the overal energy demand was lower. One can see this pretty well in the reduced nuclear production since a lot of French households use electricity for heating and France is the biggest producer of nuclear electricity in Europe. Low temperatures => Low electricity consumption

The gas consumption was around 30 % lower compared to last year. This should be at the very least somewhat worrysome for Russia, since this allows more gas consumption in other sectors or to simply not use or fill up the gas storages. This winter will be passed without gas running out and the consumption, especially heating, goes down a lot during the spring and summer. So Europe won another year where they can diversify their supply and build up more alternative energy sources.

This will be especially interesting in summer where the installation of solar capacity is easily done under a year. For wind power it takes roughly from 3 - 5 years from the start of the planing process to the finished construction. A lot of countries have patched up the regulatory framework for wind power so we might see some surprises there.

So in short. Solar boomed already in 2022 and will continue to do so. This will reduce gas dependency in countries like Italy, which large gas power usage and good solar potential. This will go on year to year. With the start of 2024-2025 we should also see a huge increase on added wind capacity. Since wind usually is high in the winter and solar in summer, those two balance each other out.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

David Arakhamia announced on Telegram that authorities were conducting a “spring raid campaign instead of sowing campaign.”

Alongside “a whole series of covert investigative actions,” Arakhamia said that property searches were conducted of former Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, businessman Ihor Kolomoisky, and politician Vadim Stolar.

He said that the “entire management of the customs” agency has been dismissed, there have been “searches in the State Tax Service,” and that authorities have served “notices of suspicion to senior officials of the Ministry of Defense.”

Huh, seems like those rumors were true after all.

Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, local officials said, in what Kyiv suspects is preparation for an offensive in the eastern area as the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion approaches.

“There is an active transfer of (Russian troops) to the region and they are definitely preparing for something on the eastern front in February,” Haidai said.

Military analysts anticipate a new push soon by Moscow’s forces, with the Institute for the Study of War saying that “an imminent Russian offensive in the coming months is the most likely course of action”.

A new offensive might also coincide with the invasion’s first anniversary on February 24.

Sources? Kiev and ISW...Well, I guess they could be right eventually

United States are reading a 2 billion dollar care package, which include long range weaponry

and Ukraine is suppose to get around 120-140 tanks in a "first wave" from the west.
In the article, they claim that these tanks are western made, but not what kind of models they are (could be anything from M1 Abrahams to some shit from the 50s)
USA have advised Ukraine to wait until they get their tanks before they start the spring offensive

Very interesting.

So January is over so I give a glimpse on the electricity production in the European Union - NOT Europe with the UK, Switzerland and so on. These are the results. There may be some missing entries but these will not have an overall effect.

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Major energy sources

Energy Source	January 2022	January 2023	Difference
Wind (On+Offshore)	48 TWh	53 TWh	+ 5 TWh (10 %)
Nuclear	75 TWh	59 TWh	- 16 TWh (21 %)
Gas	49 TWh	34 TWh	- 15 TWh (30 %)

In general:
Overal electricity demand was really low. This was mostly because of the record mild winter in January that Europe was facing in 2023. Therefore the overal energy demand was lower. One can see this pretty well in the reduced nuclear production since a lot of French households use electricity for heating and France is the biggest producer of nuclear electricity in Europe. Low temperatures => Low electricity consumption

The gas consumption was around 30 % lower compared to last year. This should be at the very least somewhat worrysome for Russia, since this allows more gas consumption in other sectors or to simply not use or fill up the gas storages. This winter will be passed without gas running out and the consumption, especially heating, goes down a lot during the spring and summer. So Europe won another year where they can diversify their supply and build up more alternative energy sources.

This will be especially interesting in summer where the installation of solar capacity is easily done under a year. For wind power it takes roughly from 3 - 5 years from the start of the planing process to the finished construction. A lot of countries have patched up the regulatory framework for wind power so we might see some surprises there.

So in short. Solar boomed already in 2022 and will continue to do so. This will reduce gas dependency in countries like Italy, which large gas power usage and good solar potential. This will go on year to year. With the start of 2024-2025 we should also see a huge increase on added wind capacity. Since wind usually is high in the winter and solar in summer, those two balance each other out.

Sources, plz

 

[Quindoll]

Sources, plz

Energy-Charts

www.energy-charts.info

I hope it takes the chart in the same configuration I did. The URL implies it does. Otherwise you have to select:

At the top: Energy => Bar chart
Upper right corner: Country => European Union
Interval: Month
Year: All
Month: January

Right side Config:
Check Total Amount
Check Subtotals

 

[Useful_Mistake]

Energy-Charts

www.energy-charts.info

I hope it takes the chart in the same configuration I did. The URL implies it does. Otherwise you have to select:

At the top: Energy => Bar chart
Upper right corner: Country => European Union
Interval: Month
Year: All
Month: January

Right side Config:
Check Total Amount
Check Subtotals

Thank you very much!

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

So January is over so I give a glimpse on the electricity production in the European Union - NOT Europe with the UK, Switzerland and so on. These are the results. There may be some missing entries but these will not have an overall effect.

View attachment 4394168
Major energy sources

Energy Source	January 2022	January 2023	Difference
Wind (On+Offshore)	48 TWh	53 TWh	+ 5 TWh (10 %)
Nuclear	75 TWh	59 TWh	- 16 TWh (21 %)
Gas	49 TWh	34 TWh	- 15 TWh (30 %)

In general:
Overal electricity demand was really low. This was mostly because of the record mild winter in January that Europe was facing in 2023. Therefore the overal energy demand was lower. One can see this pretty well in the reduced nuclear production since a lot of French households use electricity for heating and France is the biggest producer of nuclear electricity in Europe. Low temperatures => Low electricity consumption

The gas consumption was around 30 % lower compared to last year. This should be at the very least somewhat worrysome for Russia, since this allows more gas consumption in other sectors or to simply not use or fill up the gas storages. This winter will be passed without gas running out and the consumption, especially heating, goes down a lot during the spring and summer. So Europe won another year where they can diversify their supply and build up more alternative energy sources.

This will be especially interesting in summer where the installation of solar capacity is easily done under a year. For wind power it takes roughly from 3 - 5 years from the start of the planing process to the finished construction. A lot of countries have patched up the regulatory framework for wind power so we might see some surprises there.

So in short. Solar boomed already in 2022 and will continue to do so. This will reduce gas dependency in countries like Italy, which large gas power usage and good solar potential. This will go on year to year. With the start of 2024-2025 we should also see a huge increase on added wind capacity. Since wind usually is high in the winter and solar in summer, those two balance each other out.

I still don't see how replacing reliable and more efficient power sources with shitty green energy is doing Europe any favors, but whatever. If they want to use the excuse that they lucked out with an incredibly mild winter as "we totally won, guys", be my guest. Europeans are still getting raped with energy bills, and future winters will be colder.

 

[Quindoll]

I still don't see how replacing reliable and more efficient power sources with shitty green energy is doing Europe any favors, but whatever. If they want to use the excuse that they lucked out with an incredibly mild winter as "we totally won, guys", be my guest. Europeans are still getting raped with energy bills, and future winters will be colder.

Uhm, okay? What would be your alternative for energy production to replace gas for the short term?

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

Uhm, okay? What would be your alternative for energy production to replace gas for the short term?

Dumb niggers maybe should have heeded the warning ages, and I mean AGES ago about Russian gas, and went full nuclear.

Is it all they can do? Yeah, probably. Still not a win, though. Just the culmination of idiotic foreign policy and domestic energy policy.

Instead the greenies will just use the "renewables saved us!" as propaganda that they're the future.

 

[DumbDude43]

Uhm, okay? What would be your alternative for energy production to replace gas for the short term?

nuke of course
dont even have to build new plants, just restart the ones they recently shut down

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

nuke of course
dont even have to build new plants, just restart the ones they recently shut down

Dumb Europeans expect us to believe that nuclear is icky, just ignore France and the USN. Also Russia is greatest threat ever to exist, but let's keep buying their gas! Everything is fiiiiine.

 

[Napoleon Bonerfart]

Uhm, okay? What would be your alternative for energy production to replace gas for the short term?

Short term is 5 years of inconvenience and recession for the west, followed by economic pivot and long term growth.

Long term for Russia is starvation as the technology imports, that allowed for cultivation of grain in relative unarable land, continue to corrode.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

What would be your alternative for energy production to replace gas for the short term?

Short term solutions are generally bad solutions. If EU wants to go clean and green, Nuclear is the way to go (like France, Netherlands, etc). All the "green" energy ever did for Germany was make it's energy prices sky rocket (compare them to France's) and make demand outpace supply (which is why energy is far more costly now than before Ukraine war (40%))

 

[Quindoll]

Dumb niggers maybe should have heeded the warning ages, and I mean AGES ago about Russian gas, and went full nuclear.

Is it all they can do? Yeah, probably. Still not a win, though. Just the culmination of idiotic foreign policy and domestic energy policy.

Instead the greenies will just use the "renewables saved us!" as propaganda that they're the future.

So no solution from you for the current situation. Okay.

nuke of course
dont even have to build new plants, just restart the ones they recently shut down

How so? How much capacity would that be? How would that replace the >400 TWh of gas production?

Short term solutions are generally bad solutions. If EU wants to go clean and green, Nuclear is the way to go (like France, Netherlands, etc). All the "green" energy ever did for Germany was make it's energy prices sky rocket (compare them to France's) and make demand outpace supply (which is why energy is far more costly now than before Ukraine war (40%))

I did compare them. Taxes do not count by the way. Same for price caps that are paid by the taxpayer. Slapping taxes on electricity in one country and not the other doesn't make the production cheaper or more expensive. It's just a regulatory means since the price has a function. Countries which low energy independence are well adviced to curb consumption by taxes for example.

Notice a pattern btw? You can also take a look at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station wiki page and it's guaranteed fixed price. Then compare that to EU prices in the current crisis and then to the prices outside of the crisis. This might make you think.

In an ironic fashion France is brought up as a model nation for this. Don't get me wrong but this just highlights how clueless someone is to the current electricity situation in Europe. The nuclear power fleet of France is one of the major reasons why the electricity went up in price in 2022. They have major problems with corrosion damages within their plants. And since they did the "right thing" by developing one reactor type and then reproducing that one in series. That caused the price for construction to drop conciderably. But has one issue. If you start to find unexpected damages in one reactor, you might find them in all others of the same model.

So France had to shutdown a lot of their nuclear power plants in 2022 for unscheduled tests and maintenance in addition to the regular shutdowns. They became an energy importer from being a major energy exporter. Just look at the import/export change. The difference was missing in 2022.


The energy sector moved fast, very fast in the last 5 years. If you do not know what Power2Gas or Power2X is, then I would highly recommend to do some reading into that.