[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)

[Eric the meek]

It could be entirely unrelated, but.....

'Damaged cable leaves Shetland cut off from mainland'

Damaged cable leaves Shetland cut off from mainland

Police have declared a major incident with phone lines and internet down on the islands.

www.bbc.co.uk

Note this as well.

'Repairs to another cable connecting Shetland and Faroe are ongoing after it was damaged last week.'

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[happypig]

Submarine cables regularly go faulty. They should be able to restore via Iceland or Faroes.

 

[Eric the meek]

Submarine cables regularly go faulty. They should be able to restore via Iceland or Faroes.

I didn't realise that. So perhaps it isn't the Russians on this occasion.

 

[happypig]

I didn't realise that. So perhaps it isn't the Russians on this occasion.

When I was (briefly) involved in that sort of thing, we had one go down into Alexandria. On that occasion it was stolen by some crooks who dived down and cut it. They didn't realise that there isn't any copper in them these days, only steel armour.
Didn't end well as the Egyptians take it quite seriously and opened fire on their boat. If only we were that tough on cable thieves...

 

[hampshirebrightonboy]

Wouldn't surprise me if the Russians are getting their people out of Kherson before blowing the dam and flooding the area

 

[Taybha]

461 pages and one thing is still 100% true in the time it's taken to reach 461 pages.

Putin is still a Cun*.

 

[Mellotron]

Wouldn't surprise me if the Russians are getting their people out of Kherson before blowing the dam and flooding the area

I read discussion of this somewhere and there was some suggestion that that could damage Russia economically/strategically.

 

[raymondo]

Keep your ears open for any newsfeed on this...

 

[beorhthelm]

Wouldn't surprise me if the Russians are getting their people out of Kherson before blowing the dam and flooding the area

the Kakhovka reservoir also provides water for Crimea, Russians aren't going to stop that.

 

[Insel affe]

Putin's plan is too make the Ukrainian people suffer from a distance, leave them cold and hungry for the winter, delivering missiles from afar killing people indiscriminately , trying to break their willpower.
All the while regrouping, laying down the foundation for a renewed offensive in the spring, using propaganda.
He is far from finished, and it would not surprise me after a long cold hard winter if he has the upper hand.

One thing is for certain, the Ukrainian people will suffer further this winter and they need all the help we can give them in aid and weapons. Keep them in your mind and hearts folks.

 

[KZNSeagull]

A missile was released from a Russian aircraft near an unarmed RAF plane on patrol over the Black Sea, the defence secretary has said.

Russian jet released missile near RAF aircraft over Black Sea

The unarmed plane was in international airspace when the incident happened last month, a minister says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Insel affe]

A missile was released from a Russian aircraft near an unarmed RAF plane on patrol over the Black Sea, the defence secretary has said.

Russian jet released missile near RAF aircraft over Black Sea

The unarmed plane was in international airspace when the incident happened last month, a minister says.

www.bbc.co.uk

accidently fired apparently

 

[A1X]

A missile was released from a Russian aircraft near an unarmed RAF plane on patrol over the Black Sea, the defence secretary has said.

Russian jet released missile near RAF aircraft over Black Sea

The unarmed plane was in international airspace when the incident happened last month, a minister says.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yikes. That’s a moment the world could have changed.

 

[raymondo]

accidently fired apparently

Aah yes, of course it was an accident.
Our guys should have accidentally sunk their Black Sea fleet....'oh, oops'

 

[hampshirebrightonboy]

the Kakhovka reservoir also provides water for Crimea, Russians aren't going to stop that.

Interesting one this - Do the Unkrainians stop water flowing to Crimea when they get to Nova Kakhovka?

 

[portslade seagull]

Interesting one this - Do the Unkrainians stop water flowing to Crimea when they get to Nova Kakhovka?

Sounds like the Russians want to stop it themselves

 

[bhafc99]

Interesting one this - Do the Unkrainians stop water flowing to Crimea when they get to Nova Kakhovka?

Yes, then turn it back on again when they reach Nova Kakhonka.

 

[sparkie]

So what are the 101st Airbourne doing on that particular part of the Ukraine border ?





That is the closest border point to the dam the Russians might blow up.

Airbourne assault ( at Ukraine's formal request ) to secure the dam before it can be blown ?

 

[indy3050]

So what are the 101st Airbourne doing on that particular part of the Ukraine border ?





That is the closest border point to the dam the Russians might blow up.

Airbourne assault ( at Ukraine's formal request ) to secure the dam before it can be blown ?

At the risk of sounding stupid, what does this mean?

 

[sparkie]

At the risk of sounding stupid, what does this mean?

The 101st Airbourne is an elite US airbourne assault force.

It is not a defensive force - it is a force designed to seize territory.

1 brigade is now stationed on the Ukraine-Romania border.

This is the closest NATO border point to (1) The dam that the Russians may blow flooding a part of South Ukraine, and (2) the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear plant.


Anyone's guess what it means though.


It may well be in response to credible intelligence of Russian intention to fire a tactical nuke, it may be to secure the dam or the power plant if they get the word to go.

It is a significant escalation.


It may just be to mess with Putin's mind.