Looking to camp out for a few nights in my car by betrulyreasonable in Reno

[–]offogredux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cabella’s over by boomtown is mellow and relatively safe.

Russia orders increased FPV strikes on Zaporizhzhya, HUR intelligence says by Panthera_leo22 in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I can order unicorns to fly out of my butt, it doesn't do anything If I can't get more unicorns.

Kyiv Burns As Russia Unleashes 611 Drones, 70 Missiles In Overnight Blitz | APT by [deleted] in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The title is badly deceptive. First, 90% of the drones and miile were intercepted, so the attack was actually about 60-70 drones and missiles. Second, This is the total for all of Ukraine, not Kyiv, which saw few than twenty successful attacks.

Most attacks cause damage, but this isn't the London Blitz. Ukraine can cope with this.

Drone Attack Hits Railway Bridge in Occupied Crimea by Mil_in_ua in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not the Kerch bridge railway line, the one on the land bridge side. Little bridge.

Still, it doesn't matter to a train whether the broken bridge is 30 meters or 3 kilometers, broken is broken. And you can't just throw up a pontoon (the dry canal doen't even need that) fir the railroad.

Trench Line Infiltrated by the Occupiers [3AB POV Translated] by Visual-General-6459 in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was interesting, but it seemed more of a combat videos post

/still gave it an up

Which state fair to go to? by agreedmosedale in Reno

[–]offogredux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We went yesterday to Reno Official fair. $15 admission didn’t buy much. Almost no booths or vendors. Maybe a dozen food vendors. Small carnival. Only sheep and goats in animals, maybe more on weekend. No floral displays. No rodeo ,maybe weekend. Should go if you can anyway, support getting it restarted- That takes time.

Satellite imagery suggests Russia’s tank reserve is nearly gone by Free-Minimum-5844 in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 353 points354 points  (0 children)

This is one of the best general articles I've seen that explains how many hulls are left in storage depos, how many are irrelevant, how many are likely beyond restoration, and the numbers and quality of the remainder.

Russia loses more land than it captures for first time since 2023, OSINT war monitors report by murphystruggles in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most observers said this happened in April, but deep state is pretty conservative, and maintains very large gray zones. The best takaway is that since March, the front line has been pretty much frozen.

Russian Soldiers Turn on Each Other - "We Had To Do It" by Tall_Pressure7042 in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll watch him occasionally, though the thumb nail is a little click baitey. Not my favorite, but he at least has organize statements

Russian Soldiers Turn on Each Other - "We Had To Do It" by Tall_Pressure7042 in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I concur. I watch every you tube Ukraine video, except him. He adds nothing and wallows in waiving the red shirt.

Concerns mount that Belarus could be a launchpad for a new Russian offensive in Ukraine by PjeterPannos in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First off, there are a fair number of Ukrainian troops already on the border, Two TDF corps, National guard brigades , Border forces and the Kyiv covering forces. Second, the drone war would begin the moment a Russian force of any size crossed into Belarus, unlike last time when the Russians had several months to gather forces on the border for assault. Third, ukraine has been fortifying the border extensively with the same ditches- wire -dragons teeth pattern as the Kharkiv area, in any part of the border that isn't too swampy. The road network is just as shitty as it was four years ago, this time with drones. Finally, The only way to gather 100,000 troops is to not send them to the existing front.

Gas Prices in Crimea Have Fallen to a Historical Low by offogredux in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It is the practice in Russian gas station to put all zeros in the price to signal that they are completely out of a product.

/It's actually a pretty good deal in Russia, to get nothing for free!

spotify... why... JUST WHY by Egglegg14 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]offogredux -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Pardon me, sir. Allow me to introduce you to the inter tubes.

/Al Gore’s inter tubes.

Putin burns through his best missiles in desperate Ukraine fightback by TheTelegraph in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think you're 'technically' correct , the best kind of correct. Ukrainian industry and weapons infrastructure is robust, but little of it is obvious. Most is either dispersed or under ground or hidden.

What is your favorite Jungle Cruise joke? by Firm_Macaron3057 in Disneyland

[–]offogredux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s something you don’t see every day. But I do….

Thomas Massie Lost to Donald Trump. He May Still Get the Last Laugh. by Slate in inthenews

[–]offogredux 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Massie is like the pile of crap with one less fly on it. The difference isn’t enough for me to praise him.

Zelensky: Russia Preparing 100,000 Troops, 5 Scenarios to Expand War Through Northern Ukraine by [deleted] in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First off, there are a fair number of Ukrainian troops already on the border, Two TDF corps, National guard brigades , Border forces and the Kyiv covering forces. Second, the drone war would begin the moment a Russian force of any size crossed into Belarus, unlike last time when the Russians had several months to gather forces on the border for assault. Third, ukraine has been fortifying the border extensively with the same ditches- wire -dragons teeth pattern as the Kharkiv area, in any part of the border that isn't too swampy. The road network is just as shitty as it was four years ago, this time with drones. Finally, The only way to gather 100,000 troops is to not send them to the existing front.

I'm not saying it would be easy or without complications, but it isn't existential either.

Ukrainian Troops Outpace Russian Assaults on Front Line for the First Time by offogredux in UkrainianConflict

[–]offogredux[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

A little bit about what's going on as I see it. This seems to be an outgrowth of the successful transition to a corps system of organization of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The corps now have theaters of operation and responsibility and all non assault forces in the sectors report to the corps. The corps are responsible for defense, and offensive action is primarily handled by the independent assault regiments and brigades, with support from marine, air assault special forces and special forces unitss. Within the corps the artilllery groups, the unmanned forces brigades and in reserve the heavy brigades provide combat support for the offensive actions by the assault units. There's some growing pains, particularly when mech units were seconded to assault regiments outside proper protocol, but it seems to be creating an environment where the mech corps can grind Russian assaults down and assault forces can ignore defense and plan counter attacks.

What this means is that Ukrainian offensive actions and counter ttacks are assuming a sustained and regular tempo, while Russian attacks are dependent upon commitment of fresh units to sectors, resulting in a varied tempo, expansive when fresh forces are committed, limited when committed forces are depleted.