I know Injust posted a whole bunch of these, but this new one is still pretty notable.
In short, Sniper laser targeting system. While laser guided rockets have plenty of other uses, one really significant one is a massive increase in drone interception potential.
For context: the current record for drones intercepted in Ukraine in one sortie is I believe six, four by missiles and two by gun when the missiles ran out.
A single laser guided rocket pod holds 7 rockets, and one F-16 can theoretically carry 6 pods. Those rockets also only cost about 27k per shot. This is about the same or less than the cost of a Shaheed drone, and a massive improvement from using for example AIM-missiles that cost about 400k per.
This has the potential to make F-16:s much more relevant in the fight against Russian drone swarm attacks.
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Today my wife's friend in Kyiv said the situation is getting pretty bad with the power grid. The city only gets 5 hours of power most days; between the hours of 3am-5am, and 3 random hours after that. As well she also mentioned the cost to purchase food and supplies has gone up substantially over the past few months. Could be related to storage costs requiring power and whatnot. Luckily the city isn't that super cold yet.
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SBU drones again hit oil production platforms in the Caspian Sea
Drones attacked the Filanovsky oil production platform for the second time in a week. In addition, another platform was hit https://twitter.com/user/status/1999546812957442409
Kaja Kallas: The EU just decided to indefinitely immobilise Russian assets. This ensures that up to €210 billion in Russian funds stay on EU soil, unless Russia fully pays reparations to Ukraine for the damage it has caused. https://twitter.com/user/status/1999549185071161733
The enemy is looking for options for installing radio repeaters for Shaheds on the territory of Ukraine, - Flash For this, they plan to choose private homes and, probably, elderly people. Please warn your elderly parents and neighbors to pay attention to such requests from strangers. https://twitter.com/user/status/1999493345882616242
Zelensky: Today is the Kupyansk direction, our soldiers who are achieving results for Ukraine here. Many Russians have talked about Kupyansk – we see. I was there, I congratulated the guys. Thank you to every unit, everyone who is fighting here, everyone who is destroying the occupier. https://twitter.com/user/status/1999459821955788999
A fire is burning at a mechanical plant in Orsk that produces artillery shells, - ASTRA. The plant produces over 50% of the artillery shells of certain calibers produced in Russia. https://twitter.com/user/status/1999433051395502498
More than two hundred Russians surrounded in Kupyansk - NGU "Khartiya" From the beginning of the operation from September 22 to December 12, 1,027 occupiers were killed, 291 were wounded, and 13 were captured. https://twitter.com/user/status/1999431034430267459
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For the first time in its history, Ukraine has sunk a Russian submarine with Sub Sea Baby underwater drones in Novorossiysk. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a unique naval special operation in the port of Novorossiysk. The Sub Sea Baby underwater drones struck a Russian Kilo-class submarine, causing severe damage and disabling it. https://twitter.com/user/status/2000583525217513594
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Zelenskyy: The Russians always blame others and always try to explain their wars through someone else’s actions. As if the reason for their aggression is never in Moscow but always in their neighbour's.
Zelenskyy: Putin publicly lied, claiming that Russian forces had already taken Kupiansk. So I went to Kupiansk to show the world that Putin is lying.
Zelenskyy: I will continue to destroy every Russian lie on the frontline and around the world.
Zelenskyy: Putin does not believe in people; he believes only in power and in money. He spends around 40,000 soldiers’ lives on the front every month. Not wounded, 40,000 each month killed.
Zelenskyy: Russians don’t count their dead, but they do count every dollar and every euro they lose.
Zelenskyy: During this war, there is hardly a crime against humanity that Russia has not committed.
Russia has deployed 360,000 troops along NATO's borders, a German politician stated. Defense expert and member of the Bundestag, Kiesewetter, stated on NTV that Europe is already facing a critical threat of war with Russia: "Russia has deployed two army corps in Belarus, or approximately 360,000 combat-ready soldiers," capable of striking NATO countries. https://twitter.com/user/status/2000908367317918076
As expected, months of European and US‑Ukraine diplomacy are running into the same wall: Russia refuses to budge on its core territorial demands. Moscow insists it will not make any concessions on Donbas in any form https://twitter.com/user/status/2000899770500702219
Britain has announced a major air‑defense support package for Ukraine, Sky News reports. UK will invest £600 million to boost Ukraine’s ability to shoot down Russian drones this winter. Defence Secretary John Healey said Kyiv will receive air‑defense systems, missiles and automated anti‑drone turrets. https://twitter.com/user/status/2000899246870888959
Russia has deployed 360,000 troops along NATO's borders, a German politician stated. Defense expert and member of the Bundestag, Kiesewetter, stated on NTV that Europe is already facing a critical threat of war with Russia: "Russia has deployed two army corps in Belarus, or approximately 360,000 combat-ready soldiers," capable of striking NATO countries. https://twitter.com/user/status/2000908367317918076
I have always believed NATO would/can beat the Warsaw Pact or in this case Russia in a war.
The concerning point is China's support.
China concerns me.
Russia is a paper bear.
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I'm pretty confident that Poland on it's own could take care of the Western portion of Russia pretty quickly.
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I have always believed NATO would/can beat the Warsaw Pact or in this case Russia in a war.
The concerning point is China's support.
China concerns me.
Russia is a paper bear.
I feel China is currently too smart to get dragged into a big war. Of course that might change if somewhere down the line Xi either wants to leave a bigger mark in history (that typical stupid crap men tend to get into when they get old), or if there's a major internal crisis they need a distraction from.
Other than that, I would imagine that one big lesson China is taking away from this war is just how enormous the economical and political risks are.
Plus they have a really good thing going now, being the only sane superpower and the only superpower not actively trying to bankrupt itself.
I feel China is currently too smart to get dragged into a big war. Of course that might change if somewhere down the line Xi either wants to leave a bigger mark in history (that typical stupid crap men tend to get into when they get old), or if there's a major internal crisis they need a distraction from.
Other than that, I would imagine that one big lesson China is taking away from this war is just how enormous the economical and political risks are.
Plus they have a really good thing going now, being the only sane superpower and the only superpower not actively trying to bankrupt itself.
Yeah, if anything a NATO-Russia war that China can completely avoid being involved in is probably in it's best interest, as it would be in America's position post WWII where it gets to come in and "invest" in the rebuilding, being welcomed instead of seen as an invader.
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