War in Ukraine

Yep, "look what you made me do".

 

just relax and enjoy it..sure it isn't the first time he has said that

 

Kirkpatrick says hello

 

Rubio freezes foreign aid, including Ukraine

'Went nuclear': State Department reportedly 'shocked' as Rubio freezes foreign aid

State Department officials were reportedly "shocked" as new Secretary of State Marco Rubio froze most foreign aid grants — and the order appears to include military aid to Ukraine.

Rubio issued the new guidance Friday, Politico reported, freezing spending on most foreign aid grants for three months.

"The order, which shocked State Department officials, appears to apply to funding for military assistance to Ukraine, the report said.

Additionally, department staffers must issue stop-work orders on nearly all existing foreign assistance awards, effective immediately according to the report. A current official and two former officials told the outlet the freeze appears to pause aid to Ukraine, Jordan and Taiwan.

 

Nature abhors a vacuum. Our adversaries will be tickled pink to fill the void. Well done, idiots.

 

Ukraine launches one of its biggest drone and missile attacks of the war, damaging oil and fuel storage as well as refineries, chemical and ammunition plants in four provinces.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/europe/ukraine-fires-us-british-missiles-intl-hnk/index.html

 

Gator or not I can’t stand that guy. Such a mealy mouthed weasel.

 

can't imagine it would be easy to get something like this back up to speed quickly

Major Russian Microchip Factory Halts Production After Ukrainian Drone Strikes

The Kremniy El microchip plant in Russia’s western Bryansk region halted production following one of the largest overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on the country since the start of the war, local authorities and media reported Friday.

“Six drones [struck Kremniy El] on the night of Jan. 24, damaging part of the production facilities and the finished products warehouse,” the plant’s press service told the state-run news agency TASS.
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The plant supplies 94% of its production to the Russian Defense Ministry, including components for the Pantsir and S-500 missile systems, as well as Kalibr cruise missiles, according to local media reports.

This is not the first time the facility has been targeted by Ukrainian drones, with at least two strikes reported since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

 

Dedicated to those of you who hate Russians, especially purple Russians …

 

Ukraine Leopard I tank seems to have the record for surviving drone strikes at twelve.

Ukrainian Leopard 1 Tank Survived A Dozen Drone Strikes: Report

 

Russia is grinding its way through North Korean troops in Kursk, with current casualty estimates at about 4,000 after a few months of combat. The human meat wave tactics don't work any better with Koreans than they do with Russians.

North Korean forces are being slaughtered fighting for Russia, harming combat operations, intel says

 

Just wait till China sends an expeditionary force. After smoking one human wave, the Ukrainians are going to be hungry for more 30 minutes later.

 

An interesting article on North Korean troops from a former soldier. First year troops are only allowed to shoot three bullets (it's all N.K. can afford). They are brainwashed to believe they could take on the U.S. and win, even though they are using equipment from WWII. Training was massively restricted for fear of breaking equipment that could not be replaced. The troops are paid 50 won per month, which is enough to buy a serving of ice cream. The soldier was in the airborne group, but never got on an airplane, as N.K. could not afford airplanes or fuel. They couldn't afford toilet paper, either.

A former soldier in North Korea's army says he was restricted to firing 3 bullets a year