Tanks For Ukraine

[malagabob]

Since Germany has decided to supply tanks to Ukraine. Has Putin made any statement. I haven’t seen any.

[Buenchico]

The immediate response from his government:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11678539/Russia-Ukraine-news-Putin-unleashes-furious-response-Germany-tank-deal.html

His own words today:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64502504

[Canary42]

It's North Korea's turn now to ramp up the tension.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/nuke-nuke-confrontation-north-korea-081014166.html

[johnk]

Just the usual nuclear threat.

[ichkeria]

Putin’s ramblings yesterday as linked to by Buenchico above are beyond ridiculous.
So embarrassing even Pratskov declined to comment on them.
Meanwhile the situation in the ground in Ukraine remains difficult.
People say there’s a big Russian offensive coming but as far as I’m concerned we’re already seeing it now. They are desperately trying to cut off and capture Bakhmut and may have succeeded in the former. They launched a disastrously unsuccessful attack on the defensively strategically important town of Vuhledar (Donetsk). Appeared to be trying a counter offensive around Svatove (Luhansk) a town the occupiers cannot afford to lose. But latest indications were Ukraine had beaten that back.
They’ve also made next to no progress to advance in Zaporizhzhya towards Hulyaipole etc.
Their tactic, whether it’s Wagner or regular army, is to launch headless chicken kamikaze infantry attacks. Eventually the Ukrainians withdraw tactically for their own safety.
So this is currently a war of attrition. Most of that being on the Russian side. Trading lives for land. You don’t have to be a military genius to see that that is not a great tactic. But it’s basically all they can do before the gathering storm.

[ichkeria]

As for N Korea ;who by the way are supposedly sending “policemen” to Donetsk, their sabre rattling is daft.
It gets them noticed. But tubby little Kim has a great life over there. He’s not going to ruin it for even dafter reasons than the Russians

[ichkeria]

Germany has also announced it will send a certain number of the older Leopard 1 tanks in addition.
The number?
88
Who says Germans have no sense of humour ;-)