Ukraine War Update NEWS (20240509b): Military Aid News, NATO in Ukraine 

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Johnatan, have you seen the video of the 19-year-old drone pilot from Rep of Ireland doing his thing on the front line.

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The Raybird drone is one slippery looking (expletive)! I almost want one.

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03:00 - About a year ago, a third of the Himars were constantly in the pit undergoing repairs on a rotational basis at any given time. I bet this still holds true.

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25:15 - The rapid evolution of 3D-print technology is fascinating ... and this is but one of the areas where it will shine.

Jonathan, I again and again must thank you for the hard work you are doing on informing us.

Does anyone know what equipment was at the Khabarovsk/Vladivostok victory day parades this year? Last year they had the T90s for obvious reasons while Moscow had the solitary T-34

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04:00 - I've been requesting this kind of initiative for a long time - allies using some of their funds to buy weapons for Ukraine directly from US stocks. Nice to see it is finally happening. What's the use of being the arsenal of NATO if that arsenal is only kept on the shelf.

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AFAIK those Himars still have to be approved by Congress before they can be exported so we come back to the republicans again.

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@atp geo Greetings JP. Regarding Ukraine build up industrial capacity and underground facilities (see 18:06), unfortunately during the air defense missile shortage the rooskie orc invaders have significantly dismantled Ukraine's power generation network. I saw a comment that Ukraine cannot even import enough power to make up the shortfall, and the repairs will take years. This item is a huge concern going forward. Frankly, had the arrogant/stupid orcs used the NATO doctrine and attacked energy in the early stages of the war, this conflict might have ended already (badly for Ukraine).

These 3D printing possibilities might be used for the Australian helecopters.

30:30 - I have no moral objections against actively using the prison population to aid in the war effort as long as there is no coercion and left to individual choice, whether it is creating components for weapons systems, manning communication consoles, packaging rations or serving in the military in some capacity or other - taking part in the country's total defense (military+civilian branches)

Thank you. To win what has become a war of attrition, Ukraine will need to damage the Russian economy and the plants manufacturing materiel. Sanctions help, but are proving porous. So the news on the build up of Ukrainian manufacturing capacity coupled with continued evolution of Ukrainian drone capability is reason for hope.

As part of support and supplies could the UK include some Snachers for the medics?

Morning ATP team. America already has massive amounts of equipment forward deployed in Europe. "The Army’s prepositioned stock for Europe, called APS-2, include vehicles and weapons in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Poland that U.S. troops can use without waiting weeks for their home-based equipment to arrive on ships." "For 2022, the Defense Department requested $1.19 billion for prepositioned stocks as part of the European Deterrence Initiative, less than the $1.94 billion it had received the year before, according to a Congressional Research Service report." there are massive stocks in Europe that can and should be used. All this stuff needs to get sent to Ukraine.........what are we waiting for...China to land on Briton Beach? Iran to parachute into Paris? What are we waiting for ? American stocks to deter an invasion of Europe should be used to defeat an ongoing invasion of Europe .

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In the USA has this for metal parts. 1st you insert the drawing then the unit AI produce the hardware. What I would like to know if what you need is electrical component, will you need another unit? What I seen is that the metal unit is huges.

If I understand this properly, the Ukrainian convicts and people in trouble with the law system will get a normal slalray like everyone else. Which means, they will be treated like everyone else among the soldiers. THAT is the main difference to the russians.

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Good stuff

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Having the simulator(s) in Ukraine would allow active pilots to upgrade their skills as well as to allow new pilots to be train on the new type before being sent out of country for hands on training in safe country. I read that the russians were able to close at least one prison due to the prisoner draft.

3D printers are slow and expensive to use. Their product can be weak. They're just one tool in the workshop, along with machine tool, casting and welding technologies

I think the 3 HIMARS replace the losses so far.

I wonder if pilots of small planes like Cessna's, etc in Russia are getting nervous flying around as normal. Especially since so may people are asking how how a small Ukrainian ultra-lite can travel 1000+ KM without anyone shooting at it.

they've just went for karkhiv actually I'm seeing online

I believe the 🇺🇸 has already sent 3D printers to 🇺🇦 but the more sent the better

The problem with Ukraine producing arms domestically is that these design and manufacturing facilities vulnerable to Russian attack. Even if they are deep underground they can still be attacked.

Warthog defence has started calling russian soldiers "meat cubes". That is less racist than all the other terms that I hear pro-ukraine bloggers using. Quite neutral or factual somehow.

You have never talked about the ability of Ukraine to do with conscription what the US did during WW2. Is Ukraine working with the females in Ukraine to work in the factories to take the place of the men?

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38:00 - It is like loading a pressure cooker and applying heat. If the pressure exceeds a certain limit an explosion will occur. This careful buildup goes for weapons as well as personnel - quantity, deployment and use will determine if there are significant escalatory effects both in terms of intensity and territorial overflow.

Re.: Baltic in theatre personnel support: Camel's nose meets Tent.

Reminds me of the dirty dozen. Not sure how i feel about it.

When it comes to Elon Musk, he started as a strong and vital supporter of Ukraine, but ... well, he is an egocentric, and such people usually mean trouble. I was actually not surprised, as the way he runs his businesses is authoritarian and dictatorial, with a conviction that he knows everything better than anyone else. Which simply is not always true. So, when he finally switched sides, I was not surprised, and it looks like either the russians got him scared, or he decided himself that Ukraine must not damage the Black Sea Fleet. It looks like Ukraine had the chance in September 2022 to make a surprise attack with sea drones on unaware russian ships - and as you know the Kalibr missiles fired by them are responsible for a lot of civilian death and destruction in Ukraine. Turning off Starlink simply gutted the Ukrainian chance there. Now, the Black Sea Fleet is more or less history, they are so scared and hampered they can hardly hurt civilians anymore, and the Black Sea trade is open, so there is no increasing hunger in Africa or Asia, and Ukraine can make some vital money enabling other people to survive as well. The last piece of Musks support of Putin's dictatorship is the fact the russians use Starlink now as well, and still do. Musk denies it, but it happens. It is one of the reasons Putin's army got better. My personal opinion of that guy is: He believes in 'Long-termism' a philosophy that today people with power should set mankind on a course into a prosperous future in century or so. I have seen communication between Musk and Lewis from TIK History where Musk was analysing ' Hitler and 'Stalin, and he was full of praise and admiration for their economic models and ruthlessness to achieve their goals. He seems to believe that Stalin's Industrialisation was so effective, a great gift to the russian people. He did not even mention that the way it was done cost at least 20 millions of lives, some of them in Ukraine due to starvation in the Holodomor. And just to clarify, as you already know, other nations industrialised without having to starve a part of their population to death, they actually managed to let the people themselves get Industrialisation and Modernization done IN CONSENT WITH THE PEOPLE BY THOSE PEOPLE through market economies with a little financial incentive in a sustainable way. People managed to get rich while industrializing, to improve their living standards - except under Stalin and Mao, who also knew better then anyone else. So, I'm deeeeeply worried about a narcissistic egocentric that does not care about the life or death of individuals the way Stalin did just to achieve his goals having ANY influence on my future. My theory on Musk is that he thinks dictatorships with people like him on top are better for the future of mankind. So, now I can add 'megalomania' onto my list for characteristics of Elon Musk. So, when russian propagandists now 'shallow-fake' Elon Musk it is a rather small, natural step. I think that is why the russians believe it so easily, and the propagandists did not put much effort into it, as It simply matches the expectation. On Twitter he already is since that moment in September 2022 spreading right-wing, russian and general dictatorship/anti-democratic talking points with his south-african soul-brother David Sacks. From my point of view: The less influence Musk has on mankind in this socio-political area, the better it will be for all of us. I want to have a society worth living in, not be the 'worker ant' of a totalitarian-minded 'long-termist' ruler. But I also respect what he did on the technological side with Tesla, to show the world that mobility works without burning hydrocarbons. So maybe he should simply stay in the technology sector, and stay away from the social/political sector. I think if he does that, his long-term thinking will have a positive effect on mankind's future and our here and now. Just an example: Henry Ford revolutionized production through setting up production lines, which was great for mankind. But he also loved the Nazi Ideology, and supported them as long as it was possible. I'm a scientist myself, a chemist, so I understand that sometimes, quite often highly intelligent people can lack massively in other sectors/aspects of knowledge. Then they should focus on what they're good at, and not try to meddle in other people's lives.

Why isn't anybody talking about V2k (the God weapon) which the Us used against saddamd royal guard

I wonder if the reason that JP seems to like Macron has something to do with the fact that Macron was a philosopher before he became a banker and then a politician. Wasn't it Plato who said that Philosophers would be the best leaders. He was 'blowing his own horn'.

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JP obviously likes Macron's belicose character. But we shouldn't forget that despite all the rhetoric, that Macron has come under heavy criticism by top military personnel in the past because of their dissatisfaction with the desolate condition of the french army. One general was dismissed by Macron for saying so in public. That might happen in other countries too because of the division of labour between the executive and the legislative offices.

listening to your end piece about military creep in Ukraine,I have one thing to say.Your so called mate ,ex tank captain,or whoever whatever must be a bit up the tree that we feed from.

Win the war but lose the peace. General mobilisation is a huge step to take.

The author said Starlink was not off but Musk refused to turn it on!? 🤪 ruzzian logic..

The US Defense Dept is going to take the Starlink System from him without a doubt! They will force him into selling it to the Defense Dept.

A range rover mud guard is about the limit of a printed part I doubt that many tank parts could be powder printed from aluminium powder . Most military parts can be machined from billet or plate The presenter obviously had little idea about what she was talking about and was just trying to remember what was in the media press kits .

Commenting on president Macron's bellicose rhetoric on Ukraine, Matteo Salvini, leader of the Northern League party and member of the ruling coalition of Italy, qualified Macron as "dangerous" and recommended him to "seek help".

Is there any practical difference between turning it off and refusing to turn it on? What a bogus explanation.

Thanks Jonathan, Musk reminds me of big US version of Richard Branson - made his money smuggling, got off and with Thatcher's blessing went on to take the piss with our Rail, tried the NHS etc. Total carpetbagger