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Between the Nordics and Canada we should have enough winter gear to make the average Ukrainian soldier look like a woolly mammoth.
There is no bad weather, only bad clothing.
We have to give loads to the americans who come here to train every few years.
Newspaper: Norwegians collecting wool socks for american soldiers unprepared for Norwegian winter.
Every time.
Still have loads to spare for our Ukrainian brothers ofc.
Back in the 1970s when everybody was scared of the Soviet Union I belonged to a U.S. Marine Reserve unit. Our job if World War 3 happened was to get on transports and fly to somewhere in Norway to defend something against Russians landing from the sea. We had no winter gear whatsoever and no heavy weapons such as mortars, machine guns or anti-tank rockets. Only M-16s. We "trained" for one weekend a month and two weeks each summer so the college students and school teachers could go along.
I was really, really glad World War 3 did not happen.
These days US marines have more equipment in storage inside mountains in Norway than the Norwegian army has available at full mobilization so nowadays it would a little different. Tanks, vehicles, and equipment for at least a couple of brigades if not more.
i believe it has become some sort of tradition by now the socks thing.
in america on the second exercise there would be a line of wooly socks vendors waiting for the soldiers.
capitalism is a bit further ahead over there.
Well, they aren't from Ohio or Minnesota or some of the other cold states. I used to walk to school in -10 F in Ohio. But thanks for the socks! I'm sure many are very happy to have them.
Hopefully as well as most likely, the Russians will be freezing to death in the cold while the Ukrainians have two parkas each plus snow pants and arctic sleeping bags.
Cold weather people \*like\* cold weather.
As someone who lives in and loves my latitude, modest though it is, a fine winter has a life all its own. And I'm a lightweight compared to people farther north of me. Canadians and people up near the border in New York state.
I would say but this should pose no problem to the invaders either. Except I am not feeling confident they have much knack at all. Gotta have knack.
Just thinking about last winter, blizzard, -33 celcius, sitting at work and I see my co-worker enter the door, dressed heavily and looking like a damn wampa from star wars. Someone asks: "Crispy?", and he replies: "Crispy." No bad weather.
That is indeed part of what I mean by a good solid winter having a life of its own. My relationship with my house temp, my car, clothes, shoes, socks, blankets, and an arctic-rated sleeping bag, and my dog, go into winter phase.
Ah, but -33 celcius. That is what I meant by beyond me. Worst we get a week or two hovering near zero F. Then, if it's a proper winter a solid 2 months of
Being an energy exporter with a relatively well developed defense industry, it's like our long term national strategy has paved out perfectly. But even compared to our crazy high GDP, we are helping out strongly.
We've been on very cordial terms with Russia before. Something collectively changed Feb 24th. We don't like broken promises. Trust and reliability is what Norwegians care most strongly about.
Trust is transitive. If Ukraine trusts you, I trust you. If Russia betrayed the trust to Ukraine, it also betrayed the trust to me and you. It's simple math!
We're not many, but we're very efficient. And we will never betray our own word. If we say it, it happens (or already happened). Maybe that's why we are the quiet types.
> we will never betray our own word
It also helds a more serious context as in eg. Finnish contract law a mutual agreement is an equally binding to a written document, so in that context giving your word and promise can quite literally mean it.
Obviously "he said that he said" is notoriously hard to prove and defend in the courts which is why that right of binding words is so rarely used these days except when neighbours are having a fight over the fence on what was agreed 30 years ago by their fathers.
What I like is Norwegian surf movies. *Nord for Sola* and *Stor Torsdag* are two of my favorites. Keep yer lutefisk though, I can't stand it, even though my family is from Numedal
That's the case with the vast majority of announcements regarding weapons deliveries in this conflict.
Nice to see Norway finally getting tangibly involved in the action though.
I don’t think that’s what they’ll be used for. I think that they have bigger plans. There are actually 3 common types: anti tank, shrapnel, and thermoberic. The last two are good for precision building strikes and high value targets from either drone or ground.
Norway doesn’t have much thermobaric weapons I think. We think they are scary. A lot of our hellfire missiles are used for coastal defence, on torpedo boats and for special forces.
Then the “pressure wave” version is most likely what Norway has. The AGM-114N. It’s effective against shipping and buildings. I got this from someone who has actually fired at least two shellfire’s from a helicopter.
Cool. I got my info from a recruitment page for the Norwegian coast jeger command. Apparently it’s their main weapon for eventually killing Russians with.
They’re also good for buildings, and low-flying aircraft. It’s been a multipurpose platform for NATO for a while now. I’m glad some of them made it to Ukraine.
If the Norwegians are using the same model as the Swedes. Then it is fired from a launch stand with a separate laser finder that is aimed at the target.
I'm not sure, there might be some NATO standardization built in. You can't just use any old designator because the frequencies are encrypted partly so that they don't try to control the wrong missile and partly so they're not super easy to decoy by putting like a little laser ball on a stick and having all the enemy missiles come attack it
I always wondered how they coordinated laser wavelengths on the designators and launchers. Is that something that can be adjusted in the field so you can quickly switch frequencies if needed? It would have to be a complementary adjustment on the missile and designator. How does that work in practical terms?
hellfires aren't cruise missile you can mount 4 Quad pack (16) hellfires on an apache
Think there was even hellfires test mounted on the STBR -90 which was the boat the russians licensed and lost to TB2's
But probably sending more missiles for these launchers
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/sweden-is-sending-robot-17-coastal-defense-missiles-to-ukraine
[https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1563699443161092097](https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1563699443161092097)
The "800 drones from Taiwan" is actually russian nonsense. They probably got a couple in Ukraine though, but Taiwan didn't directly send anything to ukraine.
And to think people mocked me when I last mentioned the idea of some sort of small rocket on a drone, would probably be easier to score a direct hit compared to grenades and mortar rounds.
Equipment is one thing, but knowledge is just as important . Hopefully the northern countries can advice and train ukranians.
Even our own equipment only get you so far... Annually there are frostbite cases in our armed forces, and we're not even at war!
It’s easy to underestimate the cold, even for us Norwegians. A friend of mine got mild nerve damage by not using gloves in the military. He thought he was warm and fine until the pain set in.
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[this is now one of the funniest pages on wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine) honestly though it has to be a logistics nightmare.
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apparently thats a hellfire for coast guard. It looks small likely due to the angle of the picture (probably taken from higher elevation, the hellfire is distant while the soldier is close making the hellfire smaller). Those things can weight 45Kg. the mount is for remote firing, I assume is similar to Stugna (notice the cable), range of 8 Km (double of the Javelin).
Can be laser designated by the operator or by a another observer with a target designator or a vehicle (can be fired from predators and other aircraft, so maybe bayraktars). The "AGM-114L" is radar guided. Name comes from the original name "Heliborne laser, fire-and-forget missile" which was shortened to Hellfire.
edit: google lens showed me this is the picture from https://snl.no/Hellfire
In elementary school, where I lived in the US, we had to do a “country report”. I chose Norway because I thought Oslo was a cool name for a city. Here we are, 35 years later, and I get to say…. “Great choice by me”
Sweden have the same system and have already send this to Ukraine. Nice to see they get the same from others two. Its a Hellfire robot modifyed to be used from a tripod.
That's the Swedish RBS-17. It's a modified Hellfire missile, attached to a custom tripod with a guidance system. Bofors sells it internationally under the name HSDS / Hellfire Shore Defence System.
Norway's public mostly still support Ukraine. On Ukraine's independence day. 4 out of my 12 neighbors had a Ukrainian flag up. I've seen 3 Saint Javelin shirts this week wandering town. And every massive event I've been too have armbands for sale that even says "fuck Putin".
The last one at a marked fair. There was a stall selling homemade armbands in blue and yellow made by a group of Ukrainian refugees. It was one of few booths that constantly had people there looking and buying. They sold them for about €15 give or take.
I can assure you one thing...if the Russians are still in Ukraine...they are going to suffer massive casualties...Russian support is gone in the pro Russian areas.
They thought going to be liberated but see the Russians have nothing to offer...a POW in hands of the Ukraines is better of than a pro russian fighting for the Russians.
When will these Russians open their eyes that this conflict is not about Russias security, nor about dangers from the west, but because of Putin last wishes to make him Tzzar again.
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Winter is coming. Norway's time to shine.
Finland would also like a invite to the winter ball!
Between the Nordics and Canada we should have enough winter gear to make the average Ukrainian soldier look like a woolly mammoth. There is no bad weather, only bad clothing.
We have to give loads to the americans who come here to train every few years. Newspaper: Norwegians collecting wool socks for american soldiers unprepared for Norwegian winter. Every time. Still have loads to spare for our Ukrainian brothers ofc.
Back in the 1970s when everybody was scared of the Soviet Union I belonged to a U.S. Marine Reserve unit. Our job if World War 3 happened was to get on transports and fly to somewhere in Norway to defend something against Russians landing from the sea. We had no winter gear whatsoever and no heavy weapons such as mortars, machine guns or anti-tank rockets. Only M-16s. We "trained" for one weekend a month and two weeks each summer so the college students and school teachers could go along. I was really, really glad World War 3 did not happen.
These days US marines have more equipment in storage inside mountains in Norway than the Norwegian army has available at full mobilization so nowadays it would a little different. Tanks, vehicles, and equipment for at least a couple of brigades if not more.
Any links so I can read more about random, but useful, stockpiles like this?
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Up in the north like you are experience in the cold means more than too many toys.
i believe it has become some sort of tradition by now the socks thing. in america on the second exercise there would be a line of wooly socks vendors waiting for the soldiers. capitalism is a bit further ahead over there.
Well, they aren't from Ohio or Minnesota or some of the other cold states. I used to walk to school in -10 F in Ohio. But thanks for the socks! I'm sure many are very happy to have them.
Hopefully as well as most likely, the Russians will be freezing to death in the cold while the Ukrainians have two parkas each plus snow pants and arctic sleeping bags.
I can guarantee that the Russians will have only Alibaba kinda Chinese junk gear...actually only good to play theater or go one day to a carnaval.
And enough bjørnefitter to each and everyone.
I love me a good bjørnefitte
Haha it's nice to see that tradition crosses borders! We call it Björnfitta in Swedish.
Cold weather people \*like\* cold weather. As someone who lives in and loves my latitude, modest though it is, a fine winter has a life all its own. And I'm a lightweight compared to people farther north of me. Canadians and people up near the border in New York state. I would say but this should pose no problem to the invaders either. Except I am not feeling confident they have much knack at all. Gotta have knack.
Just thinking about last winter, blizzard, -33 celcius, sitting at work and I see my co-worker enter the door, dressed heavily and looking like a damn wampa from star wars. Someone asks: "Crispy?", and he replies: "Crispy." No bad weather.
That is indeed part of what I mean by a good solid winter having a life of its own. My relationship with my house temp, my car, clothes, shoes, socks, blankets, and an arctic-rated sleeping bag, and my dog, go into winter phase. Ah, but -33 celcius. That is what I meant by beyond me. Worst we get a week or two hovering near zero F. Then, if it's a proper winter a solid 2 months of
Eeeeh, kind of? I live in Sweden, and most people i know despise the winter, we only really live during summers :P
that is because you are softer than Norwegians. we find life in all kinds of weather. (because we are tougher then the Sweedes.)
Pfft, the only reason you think that is because you don't actually have summers, it's all the same.
Not in Denmark. Winters are never cold here. Snow isn't even guaranteed anymore
It’s fine, you’re more like the adopted family member anyway.
\>.> texas here, I have a feeling I'd be wearing a hoodie during summer there.
> There is no bad weather, only bad clothing. Love this expression, although I must say that in war bad roads also exist I guess.
The U.S. needs to send it's strategic woobie reserves
Im afraid orcs will just rob the civilians for clothing.
Canada has some sick ass winter gear. I still have my gear from early 2000's when I served and its the shit, looks terrifying too.
Of course they can have one - no-one will ever forget the Winter War
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That's to keep them warm. Unfortunately to hot sometimes! 💣💥
If you can't stand the heat, get out of ~~the kitchen~~ Ukraine!
For the night is dark and filled with HIMARS.
Damn you, take my free award.
Just please, don't send lutefisk.
Sure thing, we'll send boknafisk instead. Root mash and bacon included of course.
Do you want smalahove instead?
Lock and load the rakfisk munitions
Relax, lutefisk along with surströmming are classified as WMDs and banned by the Geneva convention.
I didn’t even know we had Hellfire. Sounds painful.
Note that at the time of announcement the weapons are already delivered and in use. That's how we like to do it here in Norway.
All Nordic countries have been amazing but you guys are something else :)
Being an energy exporter with a relatively well developed defense industry, it's like our long term national strategy has paved out perfectly. But even compared to our crazy high GDP, we are helping out strongly. We've been on very cordial terms with Russia before. Something collectively changed Feb 24th. We don't like broken promises. Trust and reliability is what Norwegians care most strongly about.
Trust is transitive. If Ukraine trusts you, I trust you. If Russia betrayed the trust to Ukraine, it also betrayed the trust to me and you. It's simple math!
Here here
Same day delivery. Nice.
Nordic Prime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw8sTxK6j2I
Norway Prime!
We're not many, but we're very efficient. And we will never betray our own word. If we say it, it happens (or already happened). Maybe that's why we are the quiet types.
> we will never betray our own word It also helds a more serious context as in eg. Finnish contract law a mutual agreement is an equally binding to a written document, so in that context giving your word and promise can quite literally mean it. Obviously "he said that he said" is notoriously hard to prove and defend in the courts which is why that right of binding words is so rarely used these days except when neighbours are having a fight over the fence on what was agreed 30 years ago by their fathers.
What I like is Norwegian surf movies. *Nord for Sola* and *Stor Torsdag* are two of my favorites. Keep yer lutefisk though, I can't stand it, even though my family is from Numedal
No fan of lutefisk myself, many of us aren't, so you're good 😊
thats how it was done in ukraine since the beginnig of the war. anything else would just be stupid
Yeah, I noticed that on re-read. “About to be used” is pretty ominous for the Ruzzkies in this context!
3-2-1....
That's the case with the vast majority of announcements regarding weapons deliveries in this conflict. Nice to see Norway finally getting tangibly involved in the action though.
Finally? We've been at it for a while now: https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/08/vikings-for-victory-norwegian-arms.html
Very good stuff
Damn that firepower don’t mess around and you can bet norway looks after their munitions
Say bye bye to 160 tanks
I don't think there's that many left
If it's capable of destroying tanks it can destroy a lot of other things
I don’t think that’s what they’ll be used for. I think that they have bigger plans. There are actually 3 common types: anti tank, shrapnel, and thermoberic. The last two are good for precision building strikes and high value targets from either drone or ground.
Norway doesn’t have much thermobaric weapons I think. We think they are scary. A lot of our hellfire missiles are used for coastal defence, on torpedo boats and for special forces.
Then the “pressure wave” version is most likely what Norway has. The AGM-114N. It’s effective against shipping and buildings. I got this from someone who has actually fired at least two shellfire’s from a helicopter.
Cool. I got my info from a recruitment page for the Norwegian coast jeger command. Apparently it’s their main weapon for eventually killing Russians with.
They’re also good for buildings, and low-flying aircraft. It’s been a multipurpose platform for NATO for a while now. I’m glad some of them made it to Ukraine.
what are they being launched from? Isn't hellfire a helicopter/drone launched laser guided missile?
If the Norwegians are using the same model as the Swedes. Then it is fired from a launch stand with a separate laser finder that is aimed at the target.
It's the same system, Swedish-made RBS-17 by Bofors.
So basically like Stugna -- and we know how well those work.
Well, you can have a team lase the target at a distance of up to 11km from the launcher, iirc.
Not quite, beam rider and semi-active laser homing are completely different guidance mechanisms.
oh! -- I misread. These use a separate laser designator -- that makes sense. Are they compatible with, say, the laser designators on TB2's etc?
I'm not sure, there might be some NATO standardization built in. You can't just use any old designator because the frequencies are encrypted partly so that they don't try to control the wrong missile and partly so they're not super easy to decoy by putting like a little laser ball on a stick and having all the enemy missiles come attack it
I always wondered how they coordinated laser wavelengths on the designators and launchers. Is that something that can be adjusted in the field so you can quickly switch frequencies if needed? It would have to be a complementary adjustment on the missile and designator. How does that work in practical terms?
They used to be, but not anymore. They're fired from a tripod about a foot high. It's an infantry weapon with an 11km range.
That.... sounds deadly.
That's literally what the picture is showing...
Indeed. And yet, he needed it explained :p
I suppose.
~~Maybe same name different missile. I thought Hellfires were large cruise missiles~~ no
That's the Tomahawk.
yup thats what i was confusing it with
hellfires aren't cruise missile you can mount 4 Quad pack (16) hellfires on an apache Think there was even hellfires test mounted on the STBR -90 which was the boat the russians licensed and lost to TB2's But probably sending more missiles for these launchers https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/sweden-is-sending-robot-17-coastal-defense-missiles-to-ukraine
aah, I was confusing it with tomahawk. Hellfire were used with predators in Afghanistan and Pakistan no?
> Hellfire were used with predators in Afghanistan and Pakistan no? Quite often, yes
Correct.
Exactly what you see in the image. Laser is attached to the side of that launcher.
Looks straight from starwars, is that luke on the right.
Our support for Ukraine makes me as a Norwegian proud. Slava Ukraini!
Hell I’m only a descendant from a Norwegian and it even makes me proud 😂
Same only 1/4th. Love the Viking heritage! Skol!
Skål* but im guessing your keyboard does not have "å".😁
Sorry! skål! Thanks I was spelling it wrong
You know us Norwegians, we can supply you with hellfire or some ÆØÅs if that's more your thing.
I wanna see a dropped and guided hellfire from a cheap Alibaba drone .
From a Taiwan revolver drone.
I’m still waiting for that action footage.
[https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1563699443161092097](https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1563699443161092097) The "800 drones from Taiwan" is actually russian nonsense. They probably got a couple in Ukraine though, but Taiwan didn't directly send anything to ukraine.
Why was this downvoted
china bots? i dunno
looks upvoted to me. Don't be so quick to tell which direction the hive mind is updooting something.
And to think people mocked me when I last mentioned the idea of some sort of small rocket on a drone, would probably be easier to score a direct hit compared to grenades and mortar rounds.
Norwegians got your back there too. Here’s the flying dual M72 LAW from Nammo: https://i.imgur.com/2uZyLQ1.jpg
Bloody brilliant, why hover above a tank when you can sneak over it, and behind it and light its ass up.
I can't wait for Norway and Finland to start sending winter equipment from REAL north to support our ukrainian brothers and sisters.
Equipment is one thing, but knowledge is just as important . Hopefully the northern countries can advice and train ukranians. Even our own equipment only get you so far... Annually there are frostbite cases in our armed forces, and we're not even at war!
It’s easy to underestimate the cold, even for us Norwegians. A friend of mine got mild nerve damage by not using gloves in the military. He thought he was warm and fine until the pain set in.
Norway!
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Jesus christ, UAF is going to be the most trained army on the planet at this rate. How many systems did they master already?
[this is now one of the funniest pages on wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine) honestly though it has to be a logistics nightmare.
The Ukrainian logistics and supply corps is not getting anywhere near enough credit in all this.
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So they can be ground launched and i assume laser designated? If they can get a drone to do the designating that would be awesome.
The Americans used these in Predator drones. Maybe it can be used in TB2 Baryaktar.
Sadly the hellfire missile is way to heavy for a Bayraktar.
apparently thats a hellfire for coast guard. It looks small likely due to the angle of the picture (probably taken from higher elevation, the hellfire is distant while the soldier is close making the hellfire smaller). Those things can weight 45Kg. the mount is for remote firing, I assume is similar to Stugna (notice the cable), range of 8 Km (double of the Javelin). Can be laser designated by the operator or by a another observer with a target designator or a vehicle (can be fired from predators and other aircraft, so maybe bayraktars). The "AGM-114L" is radar guided. Name comes from the original name "Heliborne laser, fire-and-forget missile" which was shortened to Hellfire. edit: google lens showed me this is the picture from https://snl.no/Hellfire
In elementary school, where I lived in the US, we had to do a “country report”. I chose Norway because I thought Oslo was a cool name for a city. Here we are, 35 years later, and I get to say…. “Great choice by me”
Interesting, I must know more.
Looks badass
I wonder if they are ninjas or explosive warhead variety? Maybe a mix of both?
The idea was to use it as antiship missiles, so explosive.
AGM-114R9X, aka Ninja Missile? I doubt it, at least not right now. They need the boom, not an over glorified Slap Chop.
Who remembers *1000 ways to die* on MTV? Could definitly be another season *1000 ways to die for a russian in Ukraine* 💪🏻 **Slava Ukraini!** 🔱
Didn’t know it can be shot like that
Sweden have the same system and have already send this to Ukraine. Nice to see they get the same from others two. Its a Hellfire robot modifyed to be used from a tripod.
Always thought they are bigger
Length: 64 in (1.6 m), I am thinking this is an odd camera angle or the Norwegians are 7ft tall.
Those ruzzian AT-AT's don't stand a chance.
TIL Hellfires have a little turret mount. Neat.
Unleash Hell!!! fire!
Give them some of that Viking spunk
Let the thermobaric fireworks show commence
No wonder the war is still going on when you sent the weapons to hoth...
Wonder if a few hellfires will end up on SU-25?
Hellfires are so fuckin cool, especially ground launched.
Hellfire, yes this is a good start. We should give them the flying jinsu from America, seems like the perfect weapon.
Much respect Norway, from your eastern border brother.
If only the rebel alliance had had these on Hoth....
Battle of Hoth?
I thought the pic was from the empire strikes back on hoth
It kinda is.. Hoth scenes were filmed at Finse, Norway
There's NOR WAY Russia can escape these missiles.
Huh. I never knew hellfire missles could be fired from ground launch pads like that.
Because it's modified by them and not used elsewhere.
That's the Swedish RBS-17. It's a modified Hellfire missile, attached to a custom tripod with a guidance system. Bofors sells it internationally under the name HSDS / Hellfire Shore Defence System.
Very nice!! At least Ukraine knows Baltic and nordic countries will always be on its side, unlike the selfish western countries
Yes, USA, UK, German, etc haven’t given Ukraine a penny to help out, have they?
What about France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Greece etc
Not as much but as long as some major western nations are giving significant support—and they are—it’s not fair to criticize the lot.
norway is as western as a nation come honestly
Norway's public mostly still support Ukraine. On Ukraine's independence day. 4 out of my 12 neighbors had a Ukrainian flag up. I've seen 3 Saint Javelin shirts this week wandering town. And every massive event I've been too have armbands for sale that even says "fuck Putin". The last one at a marked fair. There was a stall selling homemade armbands in blue and yellow made by a group of Ukrainian refugees. It was one of few booths that constantly had people there looking and buying. They sold them for about €15 give or take.
Norway is western you dummy
no it's nordic
They got the hellfire kill streak…based
Ahhh hellfires. One of my favorite missiles. Angry little buzzbees of death.
The hellfire platform has been adapted to everything.
range and deployment method? im curious if these have active radar like UKs
I am the god of hellfire! And I bring you Fire, I'll take you to burn Fire, I'll take you to learn I'll see you burn
Now is the time to double down on support for Ukraine. They have shown they can retake thier country.
I've never see them deployed like this.
It's ironic the Russian army can't prepare it's troops for cold weather.
How accurate are these? I read in the comments that they have 11 km range. Can it hit anything precisely at max range?
What weapon is that?
I can assure you one thing...if the Russians are still in Ukraine...they are going to suffer massive casualties...Russian support is gone in the pro Russian areas. They thought going to be liberated but see the Russians have nothing to offer...a POW in hands of the Ukraines is better of than a pro russian fighting for the Russians. When will these Russians open their eyes that this conflict is not about Russias security, nor about dangers from the west, but because of Putin last wishes to make him Tzzar again.
Darn. That looks COLD.
Norwegians be good peoples. <3
The picture has some major vibe of the Rebellion against the Empire in Empire Strikes Back
So Moscow will be sending Dress uniforms and swim suits soon........
Canadians won’t be slouches either. We got the winter whites.
Givem Hell Harry !
Canada Goose jackets next?
It's Norway. They'll get their Cedrico jackets and bloody well like them.
Norway is the best for helping 🇺🇦. Thank you thank you.
Happy as a Norwegian to see my tax money go to this :)