Hello everybody! I didn’t post any ‘major updates’ on the War in Ukraine for weeks. On one side, I was – and I still am – extremely busy with my work. That’s going to remain that way for a while longer.Thanks for reading Tom’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
B) that "highly-effective Russian air strikes (some of which have knocked out entire groups of Ukrainian armed vehicles: FAB-500M-62" and that link https://twitter.com/narrative_hole/status/1645109931819819009 is complete rubish. The video of burning BMP-3 column is at least year old and shows in fact russian BMP´s destroyed by UA.
One question (no bad feelings if you don´t have time to answer :) ): do you have any info if Ukrainian Su-24M are still active over the front? Haven´t seen any info about them after some videos from February and confirmed loss from 1th March. I wonder if they are holding them back and try to reconstitute the unit (if they haven´t written off them completely) or this can be just a coincidence.
I still wonder how they use all those Kh-25 and Kh-29 without getting eradicated.
Looks like deployment of UMPK in numbers combined with Kh-58 make a difference. For a moment ZSU lack systems to repel VKS. UMPK sould rely on GPS/Glossnas for navigation. I hope ZSU will get EMC to counter this threat.
Hello Tom, thanks for you time and analysis, and welcone to new platform.
I have a question, if you don't mind: being a Ukrainian, I'm surprised to read this from you: 'I’ve quoted soldiers of the ZSU who called their generals ‘faggots’.
It's a word which I've never head from our guys applied to the officers. I read everything you write, and I re-read again and found, instead, that it was actually you who called the ZSU generals that 'name' in your 20/03 post ("That’s none of your or my business, and no business of all the other possible armchair generals and war correspondents in the social media: that’s the business of ZSU’s ‘faggot generals'' - your words). As a very sensitive matter, it should be clarified I think. You have quite a few Ukrainian readers. Thanks.
Pleased to be able to comment at last instead of silently reading on Facebook! I’ve looked around and so far quite like this ‘hood. Thanks for the update Tom, I was getting sanity withdrawal symptoms!
Hi Tom. Good luck on this platform. Always pleasure to see your opinion and sarcasm.
Just two notes:
A) the PSU MiG-29 od Dmitro Sklarevskyj was "disintegrated" at 10th February - for some reason - UA censor let the pilot to put forvard warious version´s of his downing. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02zna9uuDQgx1vkJaWK2FD71kVm3k63PNrarp65ftZpfVBPuyyB8YK4YizQ1frCmKel&id=100071807121016
B) that "highly-effective Russian air strikes (some of which have knocked out entire groups of Ukrainian armed vehicles: FAB-500M-62" and that link https://twitter.com/narrative_hole/status/1645109931819819009 is complete rubish. The video of burning BMP-3 column is at least year old and shows in fact russian BMP´s destroyed by UA.
i will follow you anywhere :)
goddamn faggots stop interfering with Tom's work!
Потрібно ті ТОС якось знищити. Писали, що у рф їх мало.
Hi, Tom. Thank you for your work!
What is your opinion about recent US intelligence leak?
Hi Tom,
glad to see your updates again.
One question (no bad feelings if you don´t have time to answer :) ): do you have any info if Ukrainian Su-24M are still active over the front? Haven´t seen any info about them after some videos from February and confirmed loss from 1th March. I wonder if they are holding them back and try to reconstitute the unit (if they haven´t written off them completely) or this can be just a coincidence.
I still wonder how they use all those Kh-25 and Kh-29 without getting eradicated.
Tom,
Congrats on moving on new platform!
Looks like deployment of UMPK in numbers combined with Kh-58 make a difference. For a moment ZSU lack systems to repel VKS. UMPK sould rely on GPS/Glossnas for navigation. I hope ZSU will get EMC to counter this threat.
Yay that you're here. This is my favorite platform, hands down. I have you, Stefan Korshak, Joyce Vance and Timothy Snyder all in one neat package!
Just about the new PMC https://twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1646451119986470913
Thanks Tom. We really appreciate your time. The updates are always interesting and informative. Rob lee.
I wondered where you'd disappeared to. Feared a terminal cancellation. Keep up the good work!
Hello Tom, thanks for you time and analysis, and welcone to new platform.
I have a question, if you don't mind: being a Ukrainian, I'm surprised to read this from you: 'I’ve quoted soldiers of the ZSU who called their generals ‘faggots’.
It's a word which I've never head from our guys applied to the officers. I read everything you write, and I re-read again and found, instead, that it was actually you who called the ZSU generals that 'name' in your 20/03 post ("That’s none of your or my business, and no business of all the other possible armchair generals and war correspondents in the social media: that’s the business of ZSU’s ‘faggot generals'' - your words). As a very sensitive matter, it should be clarified I think. You have quite a few Ukrainian readers. Thanks.
Pleased to be able to comment at last instead of silently reading on Facebook! I’ve looked around and so far quite like this ‘hood. Thanks for the update Tom, I was getting sanity withdrawal symptoms!
Good thing the Leopard 2s are coming to single handedly change the course of this war... :)
Good luck. Great analysis!