Radio War Nerd EP #465 – Russia-Ukraine War Update: Kursk/Pokrovsk
Recorded: August 22, 2024
Update on Ukraine's incursion into Kursk and Russia's accelerating push in Donetsk towards Pokrovsk and Toretsk...
Total time: 59:52
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Comments (33)
Not sure if this is the best place to mention it several days later, but if anyone knows of Lindybeige (youtuber) his most recent interview with a british volunteer is very interesting with regard to drones, tbis and strokes - this is about the sixth interview LB has released with the same guy, who is now a sapper and drone pilot after being blacklisted by the (intl?) legion for previous interviews. He also mentions PMC work in morocco dealing with wagner, Azov war politicking, as well as an israeli SF guy he spoke to about drone doctrine with. he shows off several models and talks about the diy munitions, models used, etc. If his general info about TBIs and strokes is believed - at one point he says that 60% of troops have had the former at one point or another including himself - then a lot of the statistics about strokes may not be as age related as thought.
The interesting thing about Biden saying Ukraine conned the U.S., aside from giving future nazi revanchists ammo for their stabbed-in-the-back narrative, is that it’s the right thing to do, diplomatically. Russia would rather have a good relationship at the expense of the Ukrainian government than to be honest about the U.S. being the instigator all along. Putin will never stop look west, even though he should know better by now. And the even longer term fact is that eventually the U.S. will fuck him and Russia over again. Eventually, a successor to Putin will come to power who accepts this. That’s the worst part. Then they will split off from the west for good.
This incursion is a worthless waste of men and resources
Maybe in the long run you'll be correct. But honestly, from their perspective, what's the alternative? Ukraine has already proven that they can't counterattack in Ukraine itself. If they negotiate now, they're fucked. So, this move revitalizes momentum, keeps your sponsors happy, and at least changes up the dynamic of the war.
Also took my 5 year old son to coney island this week and he loved it. There’s also an old school soda fountain in Carroll gardens that’s worth checking out too.
trump wants to invade mexico. i don’t believe the “we didn’t start a war!” shit for a second
EP #380
Great listening 🎧👍
Ryan Grim was at the convention with the Breaking Points crew. They pointed out that there was genuine enthusiasm about where the dems are now. It's still gross but the people there are actually ready to fight for it.
also a lot of smug, haven't seen this much smug self-assurance that the election is in the bag since the 2016 DNC
Great analysis by Ames and devils advocate by Dolan. No mention of the theory that Ukraine might have been after the Kursk nuclear plant but failed to reach it. I’m not fully committed to that theory but have heard ot floated by a few. I’m curious what Ames would think of it.
Interesting(to me at least) that Russian attempts to 'ransom' a nuclear facility is highly propagandized and hardly a peep on similar strategies on the part of Ukraine. And of course we all know Israel doesn't even have a program so don't even mention it in relation to Iran, Hezbollah, et al.
There was some discussion about a very important gas transport pipeline being threatened by the Kursk offensive, that was supposed to carry something like 30% of European gas from Russia, what happened with that?
It’s the border gas metering station for the Druzhba pipeline that goes through Ukraine. All discussion about is was weird from the start. If Ukraine didn’t want gas through that pipeline, they could have sabotaged it on their own territory years ago.
For the paleontologist son: the Bronx Zoo also has a large premium dinosaur animatronics section now if you have extra time to go up there
And afterwards you can go to Arthur Ave in the Bronx for some legit delicious Italian food
From an European perspective here: Putin wants to make Russia great again (obviously). It was greatest in the late 60s when it had all the Warsaw Pakt states, and we are kinda worried that he wants them back.
Genuinely asking, is that still a worry with how lethargic and relatively unsuccessful their Ukraine adventure has been? (unsuccessful in the context of grand, full scale European invasions)
On ‘old style’ planetariums, there is the cutest little one in Franeker built in the 18th century. It features the six then known planets, and was built by a layman in his living room. It still works and is still accurate.
Brighton 6th st has great Uzbek and Georgian restaurants next door to each other - Euroasia Cafe and Little Georgia
Manti vs Khinkali
Dolan's chipper "can't complain!" is the hardest I've laughed all morning!
I’m gonna be down at the shore so I couldn’t meet up in nyc anyways! Have fun!
Who’d imagine that a bunch of psycho ultranationalists whose identity is “anti-Russia” would take no prisoners when they had the chance.
If Russia is smart they will (should have long ago, actually) hired every Taliban and Iran RG with a brain to pore over anti-NATO insurgency. Because if Kursk is being occupied like NATO (the U.S.) has occupied everything else for the last quarter century, their shock and awe blitzkrieg is going to fizzle like a wet fart against goat farmers with AKs. Even the FSB and Interior Army can outdo them if they can strategize for even a second.
Probably a foolish question, but what is 'RG' here?
the comment on the Democratic National Comvention was spot on. As was the one on DSA
Saving this for Friday
I wanted to, but my desire for instant gratification was too strong
Brighton/Sheepshead/Manhattan Beach are all still extremely Russian/Ukrainian. Brooklyn is also getting a lot more Uzbek emigres/store fronts than anytime I've been alive
Are they predominantly right wing, like the gusanos?
Hit just at the right time
Hell yeah