Thread: The Ukraine Situation

It's surprising how many British fighters mostly ex-military are fighting in Ukraine, makes me proud to think we have guys of this calibre in the UK.

Yes, never underestimate what a small but unified country can do against a much larger military invader. That is especially so as the Russian army appears to have little esprit de corps and a lot appear to not want to be there in the first place. At this point it's obviously not been a cake walk for the previously much vaunted, in the west, Russian army. It is still anyone's guess how it will eventually turn out but come what may Ukraine will have acquitted itself extremely well.

Bob

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

It's surprising how many British fighters mostly ex-military are fighting in Ukraine, makes me proud to think we have guys of this calibre in the UK.

I just caught a partial sound bite that Boris Johnson went to Kiev to meet with Zelensky, good for him

Chalk one up for the Ukrainians. They apparently sank the guided missile cruiser Muskova, flagship of the Russian Black Sea fleet, after hitting it with with a cruise missile or two. Replacing it with one of the two surviving Slava class guided missile cruisers appears unlikely as Turkey is probably will not let them enter into the Black Sea. Could become interesting if Russia decides to force the issue in a direct confrontation with a NATO member.

Bob

During my heady days of Computer War Gaming hehehe I can't count the times I sank that ship under her first name Slava in those battles

It is a big deal she was sunk

The renamed Slava is not to be confused with the original Muskova which was a helicopter carrier. That is the one I remember being the Muskova and initiall thought I had lost my mind when I first saw what was now called the Muskova.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moskva...copter_carrier

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Chalk one up for the Ukrainians.

The Russians say it wasn't the Ukraine, it was a special reef building operation.

Originally Posted by welshwizard

The Russians say it wasn't the Ukraine, it was a special reef building operation.

Ah that explains it then LoL

Originally Posted by welshwizard

The Russians say it wasn't the Ukraine, it was a special reef building operation.

Yea, the Russians say a lot of things that seem to be absolute sh_te don't they. Their press releases are right out of a skit on SNL.

Bob

The Russian silliness continues and I am sure other countries had more names added to the stop list.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...9067a5dad3b372

The way Putin is going there may come a time when Russia will have no say on who enters the country.

Bob