Quote:It appears Ukraine will make no attempt to relieve Mariupol.
There was a post somewhere this morning that Ukrainian marines had breached Russian lines to connect with Azov battalion soldiers in Mariupol.
This is one but I can't find the longer post. In any case I don't think Russia will be able to actually consolidate control of Mariupol for some time.
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Here's the latest US aid. Helicopters. Artillery. Armored vehicles. And unmanned coastal defense vessels. Steadily ramping up the level of equipment provided.
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Annnnnnnd Ukraine claims to have hit the Russian Black Sea flagship, the cruiser Moskva, with indigenous Ukrainian Neptune ASMs. Maybe they don't need the Harpoons after all. IF true, pretty embarassing for Russia. The Moskva doesn't have much offensive anti-ground capability as it does not have Kalibr cruise missiles, but it does have extensive anti missile and anti air defenses. This was the ship that Ukrainians famously told to go F*ck itself at the start of the war.
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More on Moskva-
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...a-pattern/