Russian troops shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power station in Enerhodar, Ukraine
The Russian military has demonstrated that it is a rotting hulk. The Russian government is a murderous mafia.
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“…The Russian forces are using Baofeng (China) UV-5R dual-band 2m/70cm (440 Mhz) ham radios that sell on Amazon for $25 to $60. It’s a great radio for the money, and lots of hams I know have them, along with the separate clip-on mic/speaker so the radio can stay on the hip.
Except for jamming and lack of encryption, and the fact that amateur radio operators in all countries already frequent those bands, it’s an extremely good choice for an army under budget.
And of course these hand-helds also scan the bands, and this of course makes intercepting Russian radio communications a snap. That is apparently providing a trove of information, and showing just how bad the state of the invasion force is. Screaming, crying, bitching, confusion, rebellion, shock at what the mission is, and anger at the abysmal supply and food situation.
Over a week in, with what purports to be a near-peer highly mechanized military, and they haven’t managed to take over two cities that are 15 miles from the Russian border, nor slightly more distant Kiev. It more resembles the Italian invasion of Greece than Operation Barbarossa, and Operation Barbarossa was mainly a horse-drawn wagon assault. Only the Russians could turn mechanized warfare into something that’s slower than Roman legions walking on foot…”