LondonLax Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Twitter is definitely much harder to navigate now. I can go direct to some accounts that have consistently been reporting on the war but random scrolling has become pointless for trying to get anything useful it if it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 9 hours ago, magnkarl said: It’s bots and previously banned people spreading fake news that are now on due to Elon’s personal views. ‘The latest updates from the war in Ukraine’ feed quickly disappeared when Musk completed his purchase. I thought he was buying it so there’d be more free speech/balanced info but he’s done the opposite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Has the front line changed at all since the retake of Kherson? Looks like stalemate until the spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 56 minutes ago, ender4 said: Has the front line changed at all since the retake of Kherson? Looks like stalemate until the spring? Only minimally around Bakhmut in the East. The small town of Soledar has now become the focal point of Russia's(Wagner) advance. A town that had a 10.000 population before the war. It's literally the 2nd army in the world struggling to take a big village. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 2 hours ago, ender4 said: Has the front line changed at all since the retake of Kherson? Looks like stalemate until the spring? Ukraine seems to focus on Kreminna, as this is where most of Russia's supplies are funneled through. They're within fire range of the town and have effectively conducted small advances for about a month now. Other than that, Wagner has moved 2km into Soledar, but are effectively stopped by Ukraine at the river and railroad embankment to the West of the city. Wagner have had such losses gaining 2/3s of Soledar that much of it is rendered combat ineffective. This was essentially what Sieverodonetsk was for Kadyrov, just that it happened to Wagner this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Not just Wagner using prisoners. Looks like prisoners being put to work in the Russian arms industry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Mozzavfc said: 400,000 prisoners in a country of 143m population. Bad, but not even half as bad as the USA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Mozzavfc said: Not just Wagner using prisoners. Looks like prisoners being put to work in the Russian arms industry That’s what the USA does as well. They have private prisons over there where the inmates make military uniforms etc for the US army and earn slave wages, while the company running the prison takes in the profits from the fat defence contracts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 21 minutes ago, LondonLax said: That’s what the USA does as well. They have private prisons over there where the inmates make military uniforms etc for the US army and earn slave wages, while the company running the prison takes in the profits from the fat defence contracts. Yeah there is a whole industry built around (almost) free prison labor over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 24 minutes ago, sne said: Yeah there is a whole industry built around (almost) free prison labor over there. If a private business wants to win a local contract they must present the governor with a home made pie and an envelope. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Genie said: If a private business wants to win a local contract they must present the governor with a home made pie and an envelope. I've been trying to think of a way to crowbar Shawshank in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted January 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2023 25 minutes ago, sidcow said: I've been trying to think of a way to crowbar Shawshank in. I think that's a gre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted January 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 minute ago, trekka said: I think that's a gre Sorry, I didn't manage to finish that sentence. A great pun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 A new gas-line explosion, this time between Lithuania and Latvia. Might be a coincidence of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 13, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2023 45 minutes ago, sne said: A new gas-line explosion, this time between Lithuania and Latvia. Might be a coincidence of course. Would Russia actually be that stupid? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2023 Sunak sending them a dozen Challenger IIs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted January 14, 2023 Administrator Share Posted January 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Sunak sending them a dozen Challenger IIs. Do you have a link? I'm curious how long training will take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, limpid said: Do you have a link? I'm curious how long training will take. We've had Ukrainians over for months training. Wouldn't be suprised if this has ready happened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2023 Anyone else think it's convenient Ukraine have lost some ground to Russia recently whilst seeking these better tanks? Just coincide I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 1 hour ago, sidcow said: Anyone else think it's convenient Ukraine have lost some ground to Russia recently whilst seeking these better tanks? Just coincide I'm sure. I would suspect its the other way around. I doubt they’ve deliberately allowed troops to die to get better kit. I’d suspect they’ve been asking for the better kit all along and its a lot easier for the media to sell that story when the war isn’t going in a straightforward manner. I’d be fairly sure the endlessly positive message of Russian retreat and incompetence has not helped persuade western leaders to reach deeper in to their pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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