Unfortunately F-16s wouldn't be able to do anything about these bombers, they launch their standoff missiles from over 1000km from the front, far out of reach from any enemy aircrafts.We need to give Ukraine fighter jets. F-16s or something. Take the TU-95s out at range.
Seems like nothing is confirmed yet as to what type of missile was being usedThose morning strikes where a result of ballistic missiles from Belarus territory, that explains why the air alert did not manage to catch them.
ok gotcha, and I guess there’s no way to get closer without entering Russian airspace.Unfortunately F-16s wouldn't be able to do anything about these bombers, they launch their standoff missiles from over 1000km from the front, far out of reach from any enemy aircrafts.
They could of course be an asset in shooting down the missiles once they have entered the airspace over central Ukraine.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eur...r-putin/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter“For now, things look good,” an EU diplomat agreed. “The Russians only had one weapon in the energy war: gas. It’s a strong weapon, with strong short-term impact. But they’ve used it already." The diplomat said that the EU's "arsenal" was more diverse, including: boosting renewables, getting supplies from elsewhere and taking steps to use less energy. "But we can’t afford to be complacent.”
That is a message echoed across EU capitals. “It’s Europe 1, Russia 0,” said one EU energy minister — but the contest is far from over. For months now, European leaders have warned that next winter could be more dangerous than this one, with a tight global LNG market and the possibility of a resurgent China, reopening after COVID lockdowns, competing for a limited supply.
Their economy is really going to take some hammering if they send that many fighting age men off to the front. Amazing what people will tolerate.
At about 45 seconds you can see the scale of the devastation of the strike on civilians
A former commander from the Wagner group has defected to Norway and says he is willing to testify on the war crimes commited by Prighozin.
Or they should just enforce their claim to the Kurile islands, but I think they don't want to actively confront Russia... But if they would take those, that would send shockwaves through Russia.Medvedev is a cnut with Giuliani-levels of brain cells lost to alcohol.
I swear Japan should outright give Russia the middle finger by sending Type 90 tanks to Ukraine. For the record, that kind of tank is unsuited for the tight confines of Japan's urban areas but is more than adequate for large spaces like Ukraine. Japan already built the more adapted Type 10 MBT while also focusing on building more wheeled APCs for their own armed forces.
So nearly a year of this and the sanctions are having no effect.
So nearly a year of this and the sanctions are having no effect.
What makes you think they're not working ?
Based on...?
Russia are still there. Lobbing missile after missile. Day after day they. Still fighting on the ground.
Are they ever going to stop
You have no idea how sanctions work do you?
Based on...?
Wasnt there a graph posted here recently showing that imports from Russia to Western Countries had increased quite a lot actually rather than decreased apart from Denmark?
It was a year-on-year graph. The first half of 2022 saw indeed a massive increase in value of imported goods due to exploding prices, but if you look at it month by month you already see a massive drop in imports, but that only started in the second half of 2022 and really gained speed in the last months only.Certainly was. Likely would have been much higher with no sanctions and likely to be a lot less next year now that the energy dependence has reduced and gas prices have fallen.
