The end?

Drones flown over Arlanda airport yesterday... suspected sabotage.

Swedish response was swift.

One thing that I keep asking: why does Sweden care so much? Why are they spending so much money?

So, I think I remember that - when all of this is over and assuming Ukraine wins - there is a lot of rebuilding to be done. Are these 'donations' to the Ukrainian cause on the understanding that it will be repaid in kind?
What do the people of sweden think about all of this money going to Ukraine? Are they allies?
Is Sweden thinking that they could be next if Ukraine fails to repel the Russians? Was that why they joined NATO?
I seem to remember that Russia has historical form for attacking Russia.
 
One thing that I keep asking: why does Sweden care so much? Why are they spending so much money?

So, I think I remember that - when all of this is over and assuming Ukraine wins - there is a lot of rebuilding to be done. Are these 'donations' to the Ukrainian cause on the understanding that it will be repaid in kind?
What do the people of sweden think about all of this money going to Ukraine? Are they allies?
Is Sweden thinking that they could be next if Ukraine fails to repel the Russians? Was that why they joined NATO?
I seem to remember that Russia has historical form for attacking Russia.

There is a history of emnity between Sweden and Russia. And Ukraine was once "Swedish".
In the Putin era, Sweden has been in the cross hairs pretty much constantly, because Putin's neo-empirical plan involved controlling the Baltic... which meant invading Sweden and Finland. The first place would have been the Swedish Island of Gotland ... critical for access in and out of the Baltic.
I've had my place in Sweden for 20 years and the threat of Russian tanks rolling through was very real for the locals. In all seriousness, after speaking with another special forces friend of mine up in Arvidsjaur, I really did consider the possibility that I would have to join any resistance. (so kind of yes to points 3 and 4)

For the Swedes, better to help Ukraine fight Russia than wait for Russia to arrive. Putin several times threatened to bomb Swedish industrial bases (Saab etc).
So the Swedes were amongst the first to train Ukrainians .... this is before 2022. Tank Girl did her training in the North of Sweden (near Boden) under my mate's instruction. But it wasn't just her. It was an entire division. As you probably remember, the 21st is armed to the teeth by Sweden ...paid for by Sweden (salaries etc). Add to this the Swedish special forces advisors on the ground.

As you remember, my mate first went in on a short term mission to make the ZNPP safe.

For various reasons, he ended up staying, first on the Ukrainian payroll ... then, more recently, on the EU staff. He, like many Swedish soldiers, spent much of his life training to fight Russia one day.
There was no way he was going to turn his back and come back to working with me until the job there is done (annoyingly and expensively for me).

Your first point is also spot on. Ukraine is not only "buying" Swedish arms and tech.... they have mutaual agreements in place for the period of rebuilding that will follow the end of the war. They were also the first country to sign with Ukraine as "allies" (so yes to point 2).

As for the general populace, beating Russia by whatever means is very popular. You won't find much dissent. Russia is "The Enemy".
 
the daily telegraph daily podcast was a bit different yesterday - the lead journo died unexpectedly over the weekend (was in his 30's I think) - and it was a brief, teary affair from his colleagues
 
Almost 1400 Russian KIA yesterday ... a new record I think. This is because of their dwindling armour ... it was expected.

In "you heard it here first" news, Tank Girl has started two incursions to the north of the Seym river .... Neonilovka area and Staraya Nikolaevka. This puts the Russians trapped south of the Seym, west of Gloshivko in an even worse spot.

I know what the next plan is too ... looks very clever.... if it works. A look at the map and some logical thinking and you'll probably figure it. Think Looming Rapustitsa.
 
the daily telegraph daily podcast was a bit different yesterday - the lead journo died unexpectedly over the weekend (was in his 30's I think) - and it was a brief, teary affair from his colleagues
My mate has suspicions about his death. Died of sudden cardiac arrest in Gibraltar I think.
Toxicology report may yield clues.
A couple of weeks ago the Russians threatened to start killing pro-Ukrainian bloggers.
 
Some amount of drones attacked Moscow. Unfortunately there were residential buildings hit. Thats what I didn’t want to see. Russia will just throw more back without a care in the world.
 
Some amount of drones attacked Moscow. Unfortunately there were residential buildings hit. Thats what I didn’t want to see. Russia will just throw more back without a care in the world.
From what I was reading it was drones that had been electronically jammed then went out of control, the residential buildings were targeted specifically.

Putin will still use it to say Ukraine are targeting innocent civilians though.
 
Mate is sceptical.
He reckons he'll believe it when he sees it. Though he thinks the change of "heart" may be due to Iran supplying ballistic missiles to Russia.
Levelling the playing field I suppose....
He says the JASSMs are actually more useful than the ATACMs
Hopefully they will find the missile stores & destroy them before they can be used..
 
From what I was reading it was drones that had been electronically jammed then went out of control, the residential buildings were targeted specifically.

Putin will still use it to say Ukraine are targeting innocent civilians though.

The tower blocks were obviously not targets, but wayward drones either hit by AD or EW.
The reactions from Peskov etc though were just weird.
 
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