Russlands invasjon av Ukraina [Ny tråd, les førstepost]

[:utakt]

Ser det kommer rapporter om at russerne har truffet, og ødelagt, et stort kraftverk sør for Kyiv. Jævler. 

[SVD]

Erklerte ikke Putin det som en hellig krig også for en stund siden? Han får vel samme ende som han fyren her.

[Zeph]

SVD skrev (16 minutter siden):

Men de andre her har en fæl tendens til å quote de helt hysterisk mye. Det er irriterende. 

Ja, det hjelper om andre ikkje siterer dei som ikkje er ute etter ein sakleg diskusjon eller dele informasjon om emnet. Det viser seg ganske fort kven det er noko poeng i å diskutere med.

[Uderzo]

Tråden blir stengt en liten stund grunnet opprydning.

Gjenåpnet.

Endret 11. april 2024 av Uderzo

[Dragavon]

 

[Gjest MKII]

46 minutes ago, Dragavon said:

 

Godt å se at det ikke bare er V.Orban og M.Johnson (P) som kan bedrive politiskt utpressning, og at politisk utpressning kan brukes i det godes tjeneste også 😃❣️

[Brother Ursus]

 

 

Det er ILLE å se representanter og vitner for Biden-administrasjonen LYVE for åpent kamera.

Er det noe i veien for at de kan være ærlige å si de er redde for hva som vil skje med oljeprisen?

[Brother Ursus]

 

 

[Brother Ursus]

 

Mon tro hva det betyr. Extended Range SCALP?

[Brother Ursus]

 

Den som lever får se. Jeg tør ikke tro det før vi ser bildene av dem fly over Ukraina.

[Brother Ursus]

 

[SVD]

 

[Enceladus]

1 hour ago, Dragavon said:

 

Fantastisk talt! Og godt å høre applausen!

Han sier det er 100 patriot systemer i Europa og Ukraina trenger 7. Så ja, her må det da være mulig å få sendt Ukraina det de trenger! Og det må skje nå! Vi kan ikke la diktaturene vinne!

 

[Brother Ursus]

https://www.politico.eu/article/french-rear-admiral-jacques-mallard-france-navy-prepares-high-intensity-warfare/

France prepares for naval warfare against an enemy that ‘wants to destroy us’

“Naval combat is becoming increasingly likely,” French rear admiral tells POLITICO in an exclusive interview.

PARIS — The French navy is shifting its training away from a focus on policing operations to gird for war against foes who want "to destroy us," says Rear Admiral Jacques Mallard, the commander of France’s carrier battle group.

When he joined the armed forces in the 1990s, the French navy’s main missions were to intercept drug traffickers and fight illegal fishing. Training consisted of practicing how to launch Zodiac inflatable boats and catching criminals.

Now, training focuses on war, Mallard said.

“Naval combat is becoming increasingly likely,” he told POLITICO. “We’re moving from a world where we were pretty free to do as we pleased to one where we feel threatened on a more regular basis ... We now train for other missions, in particular what we call high-intensity warfare.”

France is the only EU country operating a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier — the Charles de Gaulle, which also carries nuclear weapons. It is the flagship of a wider carrier battle group that includes nuclear submarines, frigates and Rafale fighter jets.

France’s carrier battle group is expected to start a mission in the Mediterranean Sea in the coming days.

With Russia’s war against Ukraine also spilling into the Black Sea and Iran-backed Houthi rebels relentlessly attacking warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea, Western navies have to adapt to a new environment with “increasingly uninhibited competitors,” Mallard said.

“That’s where we become a little more aggressive, or at least, we prepare to be,” the rear admiral continued.

Sailors practice fighting against “someone who wants to destroy us. Not someone who wants to do illegal trafficking, not someone who wants to steal fish, not someone who wants to watch or observe us: someone who wants to destroy us,” he said.

In 2021, the French navy introduced a new Polaris training exercise that simulates a naval battle. The idea is to put crews and vessels into free-flowing combat situations that “frees up all the rules to develop the imagination of sailors and fighters.”

“It’s a bit more risky but it’s very useful to disinhibit tactical thinking,” Mallard said. In the spring, the French navy will conduct a Polaris-type exercise with the Italian fleet.

Although France is preparing for high-intensity warfare at sea, Paris doesn’t see China as an immediate threat — whereas the United States does.

China has a “rather restrictive vision” of freedom of navigation and decided to focus its efforts on controlling the South China Sea, Mallard said, adding that French diplomats and politicians regularly call out China’s attempts to “destabilize the U.S.-led world order.”

But “France does not position itself in a bipolar logic,” he said.

“As long as the Chinese haven’t invaded the island of La Réunion or decided to kick us off the island of Mayotte, there’s no reason to single out the Chinese as our main adversary,” he said, referring to French Indian Ocean island territories.

 

[torbjornen]

Dragavon skrev (2 timer siden):

 

Dette var klar tale, og det er svært gledeleg at eit stort fleirtal i EU-parlamentet tok han på ordet.

Men det viktigaste no er vel ikkje fleire Patriot-system, men at Ukraina får ammunisjon til dei systema dei alt har. Kan EU greie å hoste opp dette?

[Brother Ursus]

 

Prøvde så godt jeg kunne ikke å le av den første der, men.

Welcome to Ukraine.

[Brother Ursus]

• Macron aims to accelerate the transition to a wartime economy. He stated that "in the long term, we anticipate a geopolitical and geostrategic shift, with defense industries assuming an increasingly significant role"
• He also expressed criticism of the United States, emphasizing that unlike them, Europe cannot simply abandon Ukraine, given its proximity of 1500km.
• France is set to construct Europe's second powder plant, with operations slated to commence in 2025.
• France has tripled its production of Caesar artillery, providing significant assistance to Ukraine. Additionally, France plans to dispatch 100 kamikaze drones to Ukraine this summer, along with 50 hammer bombs each month.
• France will also increase the production of missiles to enable the Ukrainians to conduct deep strikes. While more actions are necessary, this marks a promising beginning

[torbjornen]

Brother Ursus skrev (17 minutter siden):

 

 

Det er fint med klar tale, men bryr republikanarane seg om demokratiet taper og USA mistar makt internasjonalt? Aukar dette presset på Mike Johnson?

[Brother Ursus]

1 minute ago, torbjornen said:

Det er fint med klar tale, men bryr republikanarane seg om demokratiet taper og USA mistar makt internasjonalt? Aukar dette presset på Mike Johnson?

Det øker i det minste presset på republikanerne som ikke er komplette idioter og som kan tenke seg å felle Johnson og stemme for støtte.

[Espen Hugaas Andersen]

Sinnsykt å se at de bruker Ural til å angripe Ukrainske stillinger over jorder.

Det kan tyde på at utstyrsmangelen når nye høyder.