Ukraine invasion

[trappedslider]

recent reports seem to suggest Russia paused the invasion due to a request by China. Not sure if that is related to the convoy pause though.

China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Olympics -NYT

yeah, the age-old tradition of the “Olympic Truce”, which also means China knew and did nothing other than saying please hold.

The convoy (thanks to C. W. McCall I now think "Rubber Ducky every time I hear the word convoy) seems to have stalled due to a number of logistical issues (food, parts, fuel).

 

[Zardnaar]

yeah, the age-old tradition of the “Olympic Truce”, which also means China knew and did nothing other than saying please hold.

The convoy (thanks to C. W. McCall I now think "Rubber Ducky every time I hear the word convoy) seems to have stalled due to a number of logistical issues (food, parts, fuel).

It's gonna be raining over there around about now.

So stalling for two weeks........

They have a word for it but I forget. Next 4-6 weeks probably rain a lot.

 

[trappedslider]

It's gonna be raining over there around about now.

So stalling for two weeks........

They have a word for it but I forget. Next 4-6 weeks probably rain a lot.

poor planning?

 

[Zardnaar]

poor planning?

Hard to say.

Rasputitsa is the word. Gets muddy every now and then they dig up a tank or whatever from WW2 that sunk in it.

 

[Umbran]

Pulling this back to gaming for a second, I genuinely don't get why some folks on here have responded to the fighting by saying they aren't interested in playing Twilight 2000 anytime soon. It's not like you play pro-Russian forces in that game--totally the opposite, in most cases.

If I may suggest - who they are playing is irrelevant. Having fun play-acting something that is causing actual misery elsewhere can hit some folks right in the empathy, or seem intensely disrespectful to the folks who are, right now, lying dead in the mud, and the like..

If anything it seems insanely relevant, maybe even cathartic...

Catharsis and other emotional processing is extremely personal - meaning it differs a great deal from person to person. What it seems like to you is irrelevant, as other people have different feelings.

 

[trappedslider]

Gaming companies are now taking act6ions Ukrainian gov’t calls for game companies to cut off Russia during invasion [Updated]

 

[Thunderfoot]

I struck by something... Putin wanted a re formed CCCP and the glory of the former Soviet State.
He may have well just gotten his own Afghanistan. - irony...

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Apparently the 40 mile long military convoy that was progressing toward Kyiv has been stuck for a couple of days, due to resistance and numerous broken down vehicles.

Russian Convoy Stuck For Three Days Due to 'Mechanical Breakdown'—U.K.

The UK Ministry of Defence said the Ukrainian resistance has played a role in preventing Russian progression.

www.newsweek.com

The convoy (thanks to C. W. McCall I now think "Rubber Ducky every time I hear the word convoy) seems to have stalled due to a number of logistical issues (food, parts, fuel).

Rasputitsa is the word. Gets muddy every now and then they dig up a tank or whatever from WW2 that sunk in it.

This discussion archived on Imgur points out some real maintenance issues that may bedevil the Russian ground forces for the duration of the invasion.

TL, DR: due to neglectful maintenance, many of the Russian wheeled vehicles may be riding on tires on the cusp of catastrophic failure. This translates into the logistical and tactical nightmare of a sizable chunk of their ground forces being confined to paved roads only.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

He may have well just gotten his own Afghanistan. - irony...

Cue Alanis Morissette.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

Apparently the 40 mile long military convoy that was progressing toward Kyiv has been stuck for a couple of days, due to resistance and numerous broken down vehicles.

Russian Convoy Stuck For Three Days Due to 'Mechanical Breakdown'—U.K.

The UK Ministry of Defence said the Ukrainian resistance has played a role in preventing Russian progression.

www.newsweek.com

That convoy is a real oddity, it is something the Russian high command should never have permitted to occur. If the Ukraine had SSMs or functioning strike aircraft still, it is a juicy target. If I were the Russians I would be trying to disperse it before some ex Soviet strike aircraft in NATO inventories are mated with Ukrainian pilots.
That fact that they have not done so in this time makes me wonder what is going on.