The 40-Mile Convoy

[jarnon]

Sitting ducks? Russian military flaws seen in troop deaths

>>> The scene last weekend in the Russian-held eastern Ukrainian town of Makiivka, where the soldiers were temporarily stationed, appears to have been a recipe for disaster. Hundreds of Russian troops were reportedly clustered in a building close to the front line of the war, well within range of the enemy’s Western-supplied precision artillery, possibly sitting close to an ammunition store, and perhaps unwittingly helping Kyiv’s forces to zero in on them. <<<

>>> The Russian military sought to blame the soldiers for their own deaths. Gen. Lt. Sergei Sevryukov said in a statement late Tuesday that their phone signals allowed Kyiv’s forces to “determine the coordinates of the location of military personnel” and launch a strike. <<<

[Weyoun]

Take solace, Spock, over those Russian dead.

No doubt if those men had been barracked next to each other for too long (based on your stated view of how homosexuality happens), they might have turned GAY or some other kind of QUEER - and at that point probably would have defected to Ukraine!

[jarnon]

In possibly related news, Ukrainian sources are reporting that the general in charge of the Ukraine war, Valery Gerasimov, who was conspicuously absent at the Victory Day celebration, has been "suspended" and other top generals and admirals have been fired or arrested following recent setbacks.

Apparently Gerasimov is back in Putin's good graces.

Top Russian military officer put in charge of Ukraine action

His critics included Yevgeny Prigozhin, a millionaire businessman with close ties to Putin. Prigozhin, whose Wagner Group military contractor has played an increasingly prominent role in the fighting, has accused Gerasimov of incompetence and blamed him for a string of Russian military setbacks.

Prigozhin was indicted by Robert Mueller in 2018:
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Prigozhin would be wise to stay out of tall buildings.

[jarnon]

The Ukrainians in Kharkiv are taking lessons from the Russians in Makiivka on safely storing explosives in wartime.

Kharkiv: Fireworks explode in sky after Russian strike hits factory

They should be manufacturing munitions, not fireworks! And they shouldn't keep them so close to the front.

[jarnon]

A drawback to fighting a war with private contractors is that they can walk off the job.

Russia’s Wagner boss threatens Bakhmut pullout in Ukraine

[Bob Juch]

Prigozhin may fall out of a window soon.