What should our response be if Russia invades Ukraine?

[kingofnerf]

Satellite Images Confirm Russian Navy Landing Ship Was Sunk at Berdyansk - USNI News

The Russian landing ship attacked by Ukrainian forces this week at in the southern port city of Berdyansk has sunk, Pentagon officials confirmed on Friday. Satellite images provided to USNI News by Maxar Technologies prove the Alligator-class landing ship tank (LST) that was seen on video on...

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True, the landing ship was sunk, but the fuel tanks on the wharf are also damaged and burning.

 

[JimG]

Stronger NATO Reaction to Russian Actions in Georgia, Crimea Would Have Prevented Ukraine Invasion, Says Latvian President - USNI News

The president of Latvia argued today that if NATO had reacted more strongly in 2008 to Russian aggression against neighboring Georgia and the Kremlin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, Moscow wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine. Speaking at an online Washington Post forum Friday, Egils Levits said...

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True dat.

Hindsight is 20/20. Maybe none of them thought Putin was this stupid?

 

[JimG]

True, the landing ship was sunk, but the fuel tanks on the wharf are also damaged and burning.

But I see no more Russian LSTs. Brilliant strike.

 

[TheYancey]

Poison is so typically Russian

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/roman-abramovich-believes-he-was-poisoned-by-russia-reports.html

 

[Swayin]

Makes one wonder about the efficacy of the MBT as the tip of the spear.

 

[kingofnerf]

Germans and their toys...

The best I can do is a cheap drone from the old Radio Shack. LOL

 

[JimG]

Makes one wonder about the efficacy of the MBT as the tip of the spear.

But no M-1s (as long as they stay out of the mud).
I did see an interview with a ret. General who was advocating the US send M-1s to the Ukrainians. That would be interesting...but it takes a lot of training and support to man one of those.

 

[kingofnerf]

Relief for Kyiv? Russia vows to scale back near the capital

Russia’s military says it will “fundamentally” cut back operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as talks brought a possible deal to end a grinding war into view.

apnews.com

 

[kingofnerf]

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: March 28, 2022

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of March 28, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the...

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The Kearsarge ARG is about halfway across the big pond.

 

[Spur's Addiction]

Russia bombards Chernihiv hours after pledging to halt shelling

Mayor of northern Ukrainian city says there is no evidence of any withdrawal of Russian forces

www.theguardian.com

Atroshenko said: “The night was just as we expected, that [everything Russia promised] is a lie from the beginning till the end, that’s why at night we had some serious shelling at night. And the Russians were trying to destroy all possible means of crossing Desna River towards Kyiv.”

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Russia bombards Chernihiv hours after pledging to halt shelling

Mayor of northern Ukrainian city says there is no evidence of any withdrawal of Russian forces

www.theguardian.com

Atroshenko said: “The night was just as we expected, that [everything Russia promised] is a lie from the beginning till the end, that’s why at night we had some serious shelling at night. And the Russians were trying to destroy all possible means of crossing Desna River towards Kyiv.”

What a shock.

 

[kingofnerf]

Lithuania getting some Devil Dogs and Hornets for protection.

U.S. Sends 200 Marines, 10 F-18 Hornets Sent to Eastern Europe for Russian Deterrence - USNI News

The Pentagon is repositioning 200 Marines from Norway to Lithuania as part of the ongoing U.S. response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Marines are part of Marine Air Control Group 28, which is based in Cherry Hill, N.C., Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters Tuesday. The...

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I believe the reporter means Cherry Point, though.

 

[JimG]

Lithuania getting some Devil Dogs and Hornets for protection.

Wish they could deploy to Mariupol.

I know we need to show restraint, but dam I wish we could go bust some azz.

Jarheads need to upgrade to Super Hornets.

 

[Spur's Addiction]

Chernobyl workers say unprotected Russians kicked up radioactive dust in toxic zone

Workers at the Chernobyl nuclear site said that Russian soldiers kicked up clouds of radioactive dust while driving through the toxic “Red Forest” zone without radiation protection. Russi…

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Workers at the Chernobyl nuclear site said that Russian soldiers kicked up clouds of radioactive dust while driving through the toxic “Red Forest” zone without radiation protection.

Russian tanks entered Chernobyl, which is located about 65 miles north of Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on Feb. 24, the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but new details of the seizure of Chernobyl's nuclear plant are just emerging, according to Reuters.

Soldiers drove armored vehicles through the Red Forest, causing an increase in radiation levels due to the resulting disturbance of radioactive soil around the site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

 

[kingofnerf]

Looks like an E2-D Advanced Hawkeye had to ditch in a marshy area of Virginia, killing one of its crew of three.

Navy Planning Salvage Efforts for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Crash That Killed Sailor - USNI News

This story has been updated to include information about salvage efforts. The Navy is currently planning salvage efforts for an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye that crashed Wednesday near Wallops Island and Chincoteague, Va., killing one sailor. The crash is still under investigation, according to an...

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I had seen the new 8-bladed props in pics, but don't that much about the new variant of the Hawkeye.

Most likely unrelated to the Ukraine conflict, but still sad to hear.

 

[Spur's Addiction]

Ukraine state nuclear firm says all Russian forces have left Chernobyl plant

The Ukrainian state nuclear company said on Thursday that all of the Russian forces occupying the Chernobyl nuclear power station had withdrawn from the territory of the defunct plant.

www.reuters.com

 

[JimG]

Ukrainians pulled off a small strike inside of Russia with 2 Hind helicopters.
Pretty brazen and looks like a US op.....like "30 Seconds over Tokyo".
I hope this isn't a one and done.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1509770028274569226

 

[cocky0]

Ukraine state nuclear firm says all Russian forces have left Chernobyl plant

The Ukrainian state nuclear company said on Thursday that all of the Russian forces occupying the Chernobyl nuclear power station had withdrawn from the territory of the defunct plant.

www.reuters.com

Is it just me or does "Radioactive Russians" sound like a good name for a punk rock band?

 

[kingofnerf]

SECDEF Austin Extends Truman Deployment as Conflict in Ukraine Continues - USNI News

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is extending the deployment of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, its escorts and Carrier Air Wing 1 as a hedge against Russian aggression in Europe, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News on Thursday. USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) has spent almost...

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[kingofnerf]

EUCOM Commander Calls for Permanent Land, Air Presence on NATO's Eastern Front - USNI News

The United State’s top commander in Europe called for establishing a permanent land and air NATO presence on its eastern front and also stepping up the alliance’s air policing and its maritime presence in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters, testifying Wednesday...

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"Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters, testifying Wednesday before the House Armed Services Committee, said the alliance’s rotational policy to deter the Kremlin has “got to change” to meet the challenges posed by Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine.

Poland, the Baltic nations and members bordering the Black Sea 'are very willing' to accept permanent NATO ground and air forces 'from Tallinn to Sofia' and an increased naval presence 'from the Arctic to the Aegean,' Wolters said."