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    Quote Originally Posted by jono View Post
    Very interesting counterpoint:

    "⚡️#Ukraine - #Novofedorivka, #Saky district, #Crimea - Russian airbase explosions. ...... We don't know the missile but we believe they fired from #Odessa Oblast." (ref @glosmeusec
    ) Okay, so I checked for missile magnetic anomaly signatures from Odesa. Found one. Mach 2.5."

    https://mobile.twitter.com/rrichcord...69834215018496

    Much nerding out in the comments. I'm not clear on how the magnetic data would distinguish a missile from, say, an airplane doing that same speed, but presumably the acceleration rate changes the how "sharp" the wave is?

    All war is deception, though: maybe a little coordination to generate that signature to spread the idea that they have a new missile that can do this even though they used SOF with precise timers. And maybe the other way around.
    Mach 2.5 is faster than all but a couple aircraft (sr71/a12, mig-25, mig-31) none of which Ukraine operate currently

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    Quote Originally Posted by LongShortLong View Post
    Buried in the comments, he explains the physical principle. An explosion on the ground produces an acoustic wave that travels (up) through the atmosphere. When it vibrates the ionosphere, the movement of the ions produces an EM signature that can be detected by magnetometers. As for the airplane question, my take is it doesn't produce enough noise to be detected with his method, though theoretically it could be done with a sufficiently sensitive magnetometer.

    As you suggest, given the crudeness of the method, deception would work well. Especially with a little social media work to boost awareness.

    Another thought on missile vs airplane. If a sonic boom is part of the phenomenon here, the airplane's sonic energy will have a more horizontal component, while some missile trajectories will have a vertical component that presumably would have a greater effect on the ionosphere.
    I get the sense that he's just running the data through filters to quiet down the background noise and turning that into magnitude from each sensor. Sounds like he's developed some transformations in Excel that are mostly informed by previous events. Which leaves a lot of latitude for what's being used to draw conclusions: is "sharpness" more important than magnitude in his analysis? Who knows?

    Fascinating stuff, though--maybe even more if it's an elaborate counterintelligence scheme.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dunfree View Post
    Mach 2.5 is faster than all but a couple aircraft (sr71/a12, mig-25, mig-31) none of which Ukraine operate currently
    And also a Very rough estimate.

    Is it more likely a missile from an S-300, say? Lots of possibilities.

    ETA; Not to discredit the idea, either. He's also tweeted data correlating with explosions in Belarus which may be tougher to explain via ground troops.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jono View Post
    And also a Very rough estimate.

    Is it more likely a missile from an S-300, say? Lots of possibilities.

    ETA; Not to discredit the idea, either. He's also tweeted data correlating with explosions in Belarus which may be tougher to explain via ground troops.
    Oh definitely. If it were a plane going that fast theyd be at 40k feet or whatever and that Ukraine felt comfortable doing that would be a bigger deal than the raid itself. More likely missiles (ATACMS from someone else? Hrim-2?) or a SF raid

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    Quote Originally Posted by J. Barron DeJong View Post
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    https://twitter.com/jayinkyiv/status...7q9V6Lao9NrT_A

    I believe UKR still only has four US HIMARS, but another eight have been promised, so these attacks should become even more frequent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by J. Barron DeJong View Post
    Too funny. Russia should go home before Ukraine installs that Captcha on Russian territory.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LongShortLong View Post
    Too funny. Russia should go home before Ukraine installs that Captcha on Russian territory.
    Official UKR accounts have been doing some A+ trolling.

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    What's the downside of the EU banning travel visas for Russians? Hurts EU more than Russia?

    NAFO seems to be dominating the trolls for some reason, so I have to come here to ask. TIA

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    A big upside has to do with the fact for each Russian soldier from Moscow that is killed in Ukraine there are: 87 from Dagestan, 275 from Buryatia, 350 from Tuva. Just as the attack in Crimea brought the war home for Russian vacationing elites, a travel ban would do the same and therefore bring pressure on the Kremlin to end the war sooner.

    It seems like there are two big downsides. Russia is experiencing a brain drain as skilled workers flee the country. A travel ban could stop that from happening. Because about half of all Ukrainian refugees have since returned, Russia has seen roughly the same number of people flee the country due to the invasion as Ukraine.

    The other downside is not allowing Russian reporters to travel could prevent foreign points of view from being told, further strengthening the regimes domestic propaganda efforts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MultiVerse View Post
    A big upside has to do with the fact for each Russian soldier from Moscow that is killed in Ukraine there are: 87 from Dagestan, 275 from Buryatia, 350 from Tuva. Just as the attack in Crimea brought the war home for Russian vacationing elites, a travel ban would do the same and therefore bring pressure on the Kremlin to end the war sooner.

    It seems like there are two big downsides. Russia is
    One has to wonder, with those casualty disparities and the economic problems they will have, how long until other areas of Russia become restless?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jono View Post
    What's the downside of the EU banning travel visas for Russians? Hurts EU more than Russia?

    NAFO seems to be dominating the trolls for some reason, so I have to come here to ask. TIA
    downside is there’s a number if Russians opposed to the regime, or just people who gtfo, already there or wanting to be there on such travel documents

    upside us it appears to really piss Russia off

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    Quote Originally Posted by dunfree View Post
    downside is there’s a number if Russians opposed to the regime, or just people who gtfo, already there or wanting to be there on such travel documents

    upside us it appears to really piss Russia off
    Applying for political asylum is still an option, though, right? Looking like a pretty good trade so far.

    Maybe Rod has some more concrete issues. Less Rubles leaving makes it harder to pay the dividends or SFT? Less Russian "voters?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by jono View Post
    Applying for political asylum is still an option, though, right? Looking like a pretty good trade so far.

    Maybe Rod has some more concrete issues. Less Rubles leaving makes it harder to pay the dividends or SFT? Less Russian "voters?"
    sure, but asylum is now equated with illegals

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    But these are white refugees
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    Quote Originally Posted by dunfree View Post
    sure, but asylum is now equated with illegals
    Footage indicates they may be ok with a little criminality.

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    I hope those folks in Ukraine and Poland have plenty of potassium iodide..
    Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SumJongGuy View Post
    I hope those folks in Ukraine and Poland have plenty of potassium iodide..
    That's not funny.

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    I assumed he was serious as a heart attack.

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    Quote Originally Posted by riser4 View Post
    That's not funny.
    But within the realm of possibility.
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    Quote Originally Posted by neufox47 View Post
    One has to wonder, with those casualty disparities and the economic problems they will have, how long until other areas of Russia become restless?
    There's a lot of speculation that if the Kremlin loses the war it will lead to the breakup of Russia, — or, as, I prefer to name it, North Kazakhstan. Although the country is so poor outside of Moscow & Saint Petersburg and Putin so adept at dolling out funds in exchange for loyalty that such a scenario seems unlikely.

    Most Russians are neither for or against the war just as most Russians are neither for or against the government. That's why Russia is only capable of recruiting the poorest of the poor to serve in the military. It's only when the war affects most Russians directly in the form of job losses or family life or their closest friends that any sort of real government resistance will start to happen.

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    Ukraine

    ^^^ the EU should guarantee their safety and that they will be housed outside of Ukraine if they surrender. Put them up in quasi luxurious accommodations (by POW standards) and broadcast that as far as possible.


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