WAR! What is it good for?
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Looked to me like somebody sent a cruise missile into the bridge.
When they spoke to this military guy, he seemed to suggest a truck bomb would not be capable of making that particular bridge collapse, but I'm no construction engineer so wouldn't know. But agree it would seem feasible it was more likely a truck bomb.
I can only speak for myself but I believe that Putin is a narcissistic runt. Russia is a fine country that has poor and corrupt leaders, in my opinion.
I posted a link of a prehistoric creature taking down the bridge, I can confirm that never really happened.
i think we could say that about most nations leaders hey
It nearly always has had them, the history of Russia is a history of murderous oppression.
Love how the UK and US weapons have turned the war and are handing the Russians a good hiding. This won't be going down well with some
The narrative from some mongs before this conflict was that Russia had genuinely the 3rd strongest military on planet earth. People who sit on websites like Global Firepower no doubt. '
The UK military has proven in plenty of conflicts it is logistically one of the best run right now.
It was capable of putting a large force out in Iraq and Afghan, key player in Libya, it was logistically key to keeping France in North Africa, it supplied Saudi Arabia in Yemen.
I wasn't in doubt for a second that Russia would **** up and our equipment would wipe the floor with them. Have you seen their ships trucking past dover blasting out coal like its 1972?
And the US? they're lightyears ahead of everyone.
This is the missile being suspected of causing the damage... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM-140_ATACMS
The Ukranains were thought not to have it, which throws the ball into the court of the Americans, via third party supply to the Ukranians.
Also copy and paste this bit:
There was speculation in August 2022 that ATACMS (among a number of possibilities) was used by Ukraine for attacks on Crimean airbases that month.[25] On 24 August, Undersecretary of Defense For Policy, Colin Kahl said: “It's our assessment that they don't currently require ATACMS to service targets that are directly relevant to the current fight. You know, we'll obviously continue to have conversations with the Ukrainians about their needs, but it's our judgment at the moment that we should be focusing on GMLRS, not ATACMS.”
Truth bomb
I normally get shouted down when I point out the past, especially on that big boy episode.
Interesting, I'm still not convinced a missile has landed on the bridge, though. I've read somebody saying that it could have been fired up into the bottom of the bridge from the river or riverbank and that bridges are built to withstand heavy down pressure and wind from the sides so the bottoms can be the weak spot. That made sense and very clever if the Ukrainians have been able to get that close.
Thing is though mate, sloppy workmanship, they only did half a job, wonder if they will go back to finish it off.