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To: TobagoJack who wrote (184623)	3/1/2022 3:53:28 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217986

Do not buy all the videos I see on youtube. As to vehicle in first photograph is from Molotov bottles fires of several cocktails thrown on it short range from behind. As soon as a armored vehicle catches fire the smart thing to do is to abandoned it ASAP before munitions inside the armored vehicle start to explode inside from the heat of the fire - therefore there are no dead bodies.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (184623)	3/1/2022 4:16:47 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 217986

According to Die Welt newspaper; A huge Russian military convoy is rolling towards Kyiv. The US Pentagon has “all indications” that the Ukrainian capital is to be encircled. Meanwhile, Kharkiv is being fired at with rockets. The events of the war at a glance. After initial talks, Russia is continuing the invasion war in Ukraine with undiminished severity. Satellite images taken on Monday show a 60-kilometer Russian military convoy northwest of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. The convoy "stretches from the area around Antonov Airport (about 25 kilometers from central Kiev) in the south to the area around Prybirsk" in the north, US satellite imaging company Maxar said in an email Monday evening. Images of the convoy show dozens of vehicles lined up on roads in the Ukrainian countryside. welt.de Remark - reminds me of the Russian invasion into Hungary when I was a kid day and night armored vehicles and trucks rumbled trough my town Lugoj in Romania - I think 150 or so km from Szeged near the Hungarian and 100 km from Battonyai - Turnu Border Crossing the border crossing

To: TobagoJack who wrote (184623)	3/1/2022 4:47:20 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217986

Moscow is threatening Finland with consequences if its neighbor joins NATO. Just like Sweden, the Finns were neutral themselves during the Cold War. But the current threat is crumbling old certainties. welt.de Hitherto, Finland and Sweden have not belonged to NATO, they officially describe themselves as “non-aligned”. But that could change soon. Because after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the mood in both countries could slowly start to change. Moscow is watching the development with suspicion. The threat to a short report on a parliamentary debate in Helsinki shows how nervous the Kremlin is. Prime Minister Sanna Marin had said they were "ready to apply for NATO membership if the issue of national security becomes acute". Referring to the report, Russia's Foreign Ministry tweeted that Finland's entry into NATO "would have serious military and political consequences." A threat that Finland must take seriously: the country shares a 1,300-kilometer border with Russia. In addition, Russia is one of the most important importers of Finnish goods, while Finland gets 60 percent of its energy from the neighboring country . In fact, from the Russian point of view, the non-alignment of both states is almost indispensable. "We believe that the policy of neutrality of these two countries is one of the most important contributions to the common European architecture and to ensuring stability in Europe," Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said recently. From Moscow's point of view, both countries form a buffer to NATO. The taboo fell on Monday: Stockholm is now offering anti-tank weapons to Kiev, while Finland is offering helmets and bulletproof vests. According to a survey, a majority of Finns voted in favor of joining NATO for the first time. This was reported by Finnish radio on Monday. Accordingly, 53 percent of those surveyed support submitting an application for NATO membership. In addition, a citizens' survey reached a critical number of signatures: Parliament now has to deal with the petition calling for a referendum on accession. The approval ratings for NATO are even more favorable in Sweden, where the mood towards the alliance is traditionally better than in Finland. Now, of all things, the parliamentary elections next September could lead to Sweden joining NATO.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (184623)	3/3/2022 11:46:24 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217986

Ukraine Receives Fresh Supplies Of Bayraktar Drones And Eye-Popping Numbers Of Anti-Tank Weapons Mar 3, 2022, 06:45am EST Perhaps the most surprising new addition to the Ukrainian arsenal is a consignment of Bayraktar TB2 drones from Turkey. These Predator-like drones, armed with small laser-guided missiles, have proved surprisingly effective against Russian forces, defying expectations that they would be easily shot down, and destroying numerous Russian vehicles. Turkish Air Force Airbus A400M transports made a number of flights between Ankara and Rzesow in Southern Poland in the final days of February. These were believed to be carrying military supplies for Ukraine. Rumors that this might include additional Bayraktar drones were not substantiated until a Facebook post by the Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov yesterday morning stating: “New Bayraktars have already arrived in Ukraine and are on combat duty.” The Ukrainian military have not released any further strike videos from Bayraktars in recent days, likely for security reasons. Some have suggested the drones could hit the giant convoy of military vehicles currently stationary on the road to Kyiv, but this is likely to be well-defended. Previous strikes have been on fuel tankers and other softer targets in a longer-term approach. If the Russians run out of fuel their offensive will stall completely and the convoy will become a target for ground forces. A recent video shot from the ground is claimed to show a Bayraktar strike on a Russian self-propelled howitzer while it was firing, but this cannot be confirmed. If correct, this would suggest a shift to using the drones for tactical support and to counter Russian artillery. It may also be significant that Russian troops have started camouflaging fuel tankers to look like ordinary trucks, possibly due to losses from Bayraktar strikes. Full story: forbes.com