The Russians have gone in

[UncleEd]

This is totally off the wall and
I would like anyone with
engineering background and
building trade background to
comment.

Amid all the devastation it seems
to me that a lot of the Ukraine
construction of high rises and
other buildings is quite solid.

Everytime I see blown out high rises
or even not so high construction,
I note the skeletal remains seem
to be well founded concrete and
steel "frames."

Plywood doesn't seem to be the
number one ingredient which I
see in so much of US construction.

 

[oldbrownhat]

T
...Plywood doesn't seem to be the
number one ingredient which I
see in so much of US construction.

Possibly because timber is really plentiful here (altho' you wouldn't know it by the prices, at least locally ) but less so in Europe. ??

 

[bigwheelzip]

Plywood doesn't seem to be the

number one ingredient which I

see in so much of US construction.

LOL, yeah, no. Nor 2x4s either. Concrete block and plaster is the modern norm throughout Europe, except for rustic regional structure variations like stone, log, or timber frame.




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[bigwheelzip]

The US has now finished training 310 Ukrainians on the M777 Howitzers, up from 200 that had completed training a week ago.

INCOMING!!!

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[biku324]

We've had an inventory of just over 2 million 155 mm 'dumb' shells since the late '90s. Wonder how many aren't here right now?

 

[Onomea]

Here's an optimistic view of the war by Max Boot:

"...Russia has paid a fearsome price for meager gains. Kyiv claims that more than 25,000 Russian soldiers have been killed; that figure might be exaggerated but probably not by much. Open-source reporting confirms that Russia has lost more than 3,500 vehicles (including more than 600 tanks), 121 aircraft and nine naval vessels, including the flagship of the Black Sea fleet. Those are the worst losses Russia has suffered since World War II.


While Russia gets weaker, Ukraine gets stronger: It now has more tanks than at the start of the war, much better artillery and far more weapons systems of all kinds. Russian morale is poor, with officers reportedly disobeying orders; Ukrainian morale is sky-high...."

https://wapo.st/3NkqQ27

 

[oldbrownhat]

You beat me to it. I was just about to post that article as well.

"...if Ukraine can return its borders close to where they were on Feb. 24, while sanctions continue to erode the Russian economy, it will be a tremendous victory for the West and a terrible defeat for Russia. Putin's Victory Day speech might indicate he is groping for a way out, as the British defense minister suggests, but there is no easy exit from the disaster he created..."
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Here's an optimistic view of the war by Max Boot:


https://wapo.st/3NkqQ27

 

[oldbrownhat]

Patron the mine-sniffing dog awarded medal by President Zelensky

BBC article & short video here.

Patron, a Jack Russell terrier, was presented with the award by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at a ceremony in Kyiv.

The two-and-a-half-year-old has been credited with helping minesweepers find more than 200 devices.

 

[Rudi]

By way of Scranton, PA...30,000 lbs at a time.

So are the bananas getting there by air, land, or sea?

 

[oldbrownhat]

The Woman Steering Russia's War Economy

Formidably competent by the sound of it.

"...At its annual conference in St. Petersburg, the central bank drew economists from around the world, and Ms. Nabiullina attended international gatherings, including the Federal Reserve's annual symposium at Jackson Hole in Wyoming and regular meetings for central bankers held by the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland.

She has been described as personable, focused, always well-prepared, an advocate of market forces (despite her Soviet-era economics education) and a fan of history and opera. Born in Ufa, a city more than 700 miles east of Moscow known for heavy industry, she studied at Moscow State University, one of the country's most prestigious schools, and is married to a fellow economist....


Free-access NYT article here.

 

[ddixie884]

According to the electronic news there is still a significant force of Ukrainian fighters in the ruins of the steel mill in Mariupol. I personally have to group them in with the likes of the 300 Spartans and the 185 soldiers and misfits in the Alamo. They say they aren't gonna give up and if they don't they will probably be starved or murdered. I am very saddened by this and as I posted earlier in this thread I hope their comrades host a "San Jacinto" party for their killers in a timely manner and that a fair measure of retribution is extracted. Prayers are probably in order but I'd rather see revenge............

 

[Rudi]

Much like the battle for the grain elevators in Stalingrad. When the Germans finally got inside, they found only 40 or so dead Soviets. Hard to beat determined fighters.

 

[Beemerguy53]

From time immemorial, the fates have called upon ordinary men to do extraordinary things in times of crisis. And so it today is that a young President who made his living as a comedian and an actor, who was viewed casually by his allies, and contemptuously by his regional foes, has risen to take his place among the great leaders of history.

"We are free people who have their own path...we will not give anyone a single piece of our land...we will not give anyone a single piece of our history..."

I hope and pray that Volodymyr Zelenskyy lives a long and happy life...and when he goes to his eternal reward, I know Winston Churchill will be there to meet him, and to toast his patriotism, his courage, and his determination...

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky796BUuB0s[/ame]

 

[ACORN]

BBC article & short video here.

Patron, a Jack Russell terrier, was presented with the award by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at a ceremony in Kyiv.

The two-and-a-half-year-old has been credited with helping minesweepers find more than 200 devices.

I bet Patron would have been happier if he got a nice juicy ribeye.

 

[bigwheelzip]

From Oleksiy Sorokin, a journalist reporting from the Ukrainian front-line.

"Russians are about to meet the M777 howitzer, kindly donated by the US, Canada and Australia to transform a bad "ordinary Russian" into a good one."

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[Greyman50]

Just read that six super rich Russians have died since the invasion. Last one died from some toad poison???? Supposedly a cure for a hangover….
Will be interesting to see few air bursts from M-777's rounds over some Russian convoy..

 

[bigwheelzip]

An opportune time to both train and rattle our sabers, and perhaps bringing in military advisors?
Airborne troops will be practicing coordinated simultaneous airborne assaults across eastern Europe.


Conga Line Of C-17s Spotted Heading South Over Europe From Norway (Updated)

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[oldbrownhat]

Just read that six super rich Russians have died since the invasion. Last one died from some toad poison???? Supposedly a cure for a hangover…...

The ultimate hangover cure, I'd think Cane toads are very poisionous

 

[biku324]

Much like the battle for the grain elevators in Stalingrad. When the Germans finally got inside, they found only 40 or so dead Soviets. Hard to beat determined fighters.

We have these men as well, like:

Nelson V. Brittin
Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Company I, 3d Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in action against enemy aggressor forces at Yonggong-ni, Korea on 7 March 1951. Volunteering to lead his squad up a hill, with meager cover against murderous fire from the enemy, Sergeant First Class BRITTIN ordered his squad to give him support and, in the face of withering fire and bursting shells, he tossed a grenade at the nearest enemy position. On returning to his squad, he was knocked down and wounded by an enemy grenade. Refusing medical attention, he replenished his supply of grenades and returned, hurling grenades into hostile positions and shooting the enemy as they fled. When his weapon jammed, he leaped without hesitation into a foxhole and killed the occupants with his bayonet and the butt of his rifle. He continued to wipe out foxholes and, noting that his squad had been pinned down, he rushed to the rear of a machinegun position, threw a grenade into the nest, and ran around to its front, where he killed all three occupants with his rifle. Less than 100 yards up the hill, his squad again came under vicious fire from another camouflaged, sandbagged, machinegun nest well-flanked by supporting riflemen. Sergeant First Class BRITTIN again charged this new position in an aggressive endeavor to silence this remaining obstacle and ran direct into a burst of automatic fire which killed him instantly. In his sustained and driving action, he had killed 20 enemy soldiers and destroyed four automatic weapons. The conspicuous courage, consummate valor, and noble self-sacrifice displayed by Sergeant First Class BRITTIN enabled his inspired company to attain its objective and reflect the highest glory on himself and the heroic traditions of the military service.

 

[oldbrownhat]

Much like the battle for the grain elevators in Stalingrad. When the Germans finally got inside, they found only 40 or so dead Soviets. Hard to beat determined fighters.

And Masada long before that.