The Ukrainian army has lost over 26,000 men and over 3,000 items of military hardware in its failed Spring Counter-Offensive, said Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, including 12 US Bradley fighting vehicles and 17 German Leo II tanks.
Since the start of the Ukrainian counter-offensive on Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia June 4, Ukraine’s losses “have reached over 26,000 servicemen and 3,000 items of various pieces of armament,” Shoigu said, according to TASS.
According to the Russian Defense Minister, Russian troops destroyed 21 planes, five helicopters, 1,244 tanks and other armored vehicles, 17 German-made Leopard tanks, five AMX tanks produced by France and 12 US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in the counter-offensive.
Shoigu claimed Russian forces eliminated 914 pieces of automotive equipment, two air defense systems, 25 multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), 403 field artillery cannons and mortars. He said Russian air defense systems shot down 176 HIMARS rockets, 27 Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles and 483 drones of the Ukrainian armed forces.
According to Shoigu, the USA are well aware of “the high efficacy of our defense lines and barrier minefields, [and the] professional work of army aviation and ground-attack aircraft who carry out pre-emptive strike at the adversary’s targets.”
According to sources, Russia’s heavy use of land mines is the main reason the much-awaited Ukrainian offensive hit a brick wall. Battefield images seemed to show U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicles and German Leopard II tanks taken out by land mines. Observes say this may be the reason the USA are considering delivering cluster munitions to Ukraine.
Well, have you got proof otherwise? What did anyone think would happen? Ukraine has lost many thousands of men and it's population has been fleeing in droves since the beginning of the war we instigated. This insanity must stop before we run out of money and ammunitions to support the carnage with. It's our tax money that's financing this war and Lindsay Graham couldn't be happier. This regime must be removed before it destroys America along with the other nations it's tinkering with.
I'll take the Russians perspective over Team Biden any day of the week.
Trusting a dictator or a career politician who is clearly mentally impaired is never a good choice. These.days we don't need to do either as their are plenty of good independent sources.
"destroyed 21 planes and 1244 tanks" Seriously, why do you guys read this crap? You fall all over yourselves to believe any source that says what you want to hear.
Personally, I don't fully believe either side. We will *really* know in the end and only then. But if you read both sides, it's pretty easy to see who depends on propaganda and encourages people to "feel" instead of think and which side, though they may exaggerate their opponents loses, isn't trying to manipulate you with Rah-Rah, Feel Good BS or call you a bad person if you don't support them.
IMO, Ukraine has zero credibility. Oh, and add to that the fact they are a bunch of LGBT/WEF Marxists.
I'll take the Russians perspective over Team Biden any day of the week.
Trusting a dictator or a career politician who is clearly mentally impaired is never a good choice. These.days we don't need to do either as their are plenty of good independent sources.
What are your “good independent sources” for real time info on the conflict in the ukraine?
I'll take the Russians perspective over Team Biden any day of the week.
Trusting a dictator or a career politician who is clearly mentally impaired is never a good choice. These.days we don't need to do either as their are plenty of good independent sources.
What are your “good independent sources” for real time info on the conflict in the ukraine?
Japan has agreed to form a Pacific Defense Alliance similar to that of and modeled after NATO with America and Pacific Rim nations as well as South Pacific nations.
Japan has increased their military spending by 200%.
I'll take the Russians perspective over Team Biden any day of the week.
Trusting a dictator or a career politician who is clearly mentally impaired is never a good choice. These.days we don't need to do either as their are plenty of good independent sources.
Yet you arent raising hell with your dictatorial, constitutional ignoring, lying, clearly impared Pedo Biden..Humm..Quite telling.
Japan has agreed to form a Pacific Defense Alliance similar to that of and modeled after NATO with America and Pacific Rim nations as well as South Pacific nations.
Japan has increased their military spending by 200%.
And in 20 years they will have to start a war, killing millions, to "dispose" of the surplus arms.
Toot toot hitched his self to the wrong side, typical of a traitor. Too blind to see the real story.
Well, the facts on the ground are not in Ukraine's favour. The transfer is a clear signal that the war is not going well for Ukraine.
The so-called spring offensive did not materialise in the spring and looks set to falter through the summer too.
Ukraine is fast running out of more conventional artillery with supply stocks in America and elsewhere running low.
A 'bridge of supply' is necessary.
Facts on the ground? The facts on the ground are Russia has continued to lose ground since nearly the beginning of the war. Their officers are being killed at home and in Ukraine steadily, their favorite mercenary group tried to over throw Putin and they are losing men and material at a unsustainable rate. But yeah, everything is going good!
Only you fools ever thought it would be over and done with in day's, or that the Russians would be the victors. The Ukrainians start their training with the F-16 next month, and while I'd say the U.S. has been slow in delivering promised munitions and/or arms. Germany, England, and France have been delivering the needed long-range munitions more quickly, France has announced today that they are sending another 50 long range cruise missiles which they call the SCALP, but is the same as the British Storm Shadow. And today the Ukrainians has announced the death of one of the Russians Generals by one of these missiles. Who knows, another 20 years, when this is all over and Ukraine has become a NATO state Zelenskyy just might become NATO Secretary General... wouldn't that cause trump to throw another tantrum.
If memory serves you’ve be carrying water for Zalensky for a good while.
he's the NAZi tape worm's bottom bish for over a year now b ut still can't find Ukraine on a map. Mark was one of the cowardly covtards on here too who ran and did everything Biden told him to.
North Korea says sending cluster munitions to Ukraine is a criminal act.
So does the US:
Shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, when propaganda circulated regarding the Russian use of cluster bombs, a reporter asked then–White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki about the Biden administration’s response to an action that was “potentially a war crime.”
“We have seen the reports,” replied Psaki on February 28, 2022. “If that were true, it would potentially be a war crime.”
Only you fools ever thought it would be over and done with in day's, or that the Russians would be the victors. The Ukrainians start their training with the F-16 next month, and while I'd say the U.S. has been slow in delivering promised munitions and/or arms. Germany, England, and France have been delivering the needed long-range munitions more quickly, France has announced today that they are sending another 50 long range cruise missiles which they call the SCALP, but is the same as the British Storm Shadow. And today the Ukrainians has announced the death of one of the Russians Generals by one of these missiles. Who knows, another 20 years, when this is all over and Ukraine has become a NATO state Zelenskyy just might become NATO Secretary General... wouldn't that cause trump to throw another tantrum.
Phil
It has been quite extensively explained that would have been the case had Putin sent his army on a major offensive.
He instead moved slowly to prevent massive human casualties and massive destruction of the towns and cities.
Only you fools ever thought it would be over and done with in day's, or that the Russians would be the victors.
The war could have been over within days.
The Russians agreed ta stop their advance through Kiev, as a sign of good faith after the cuckrainian negotiator signed a "document of agreement" in April of 2022. The agreement was that the contested territories would be allowed to become Russian, with a period of time for anyone not wanting ta become Russian ta relocate.
The Russians withdrew from Kiev.
The US told Gaylensky he couldn't go forward with the agreement.
Russia's been kickin ass ever since, and won't be stopping at the territorial limits of the initial negotiated agreement.
Only you fools ever thought it would be over and done with in day's, or that the Russians would be the victors. The Ukrainians start their training with the F-16 next month, and while I'd say the U.S. has been slow in delivering promised munitions and/or arms. Germany, England, and France have been delivering the needed long-range munitions more quickly, France has announced today that they are sending another 50 long range cruise missiles which they call the SCALP, but is the same as the British Storm Shadow. And today the Ukrainians has announced the death of one of the Russians Generals by one of these missiles. Who knows, another 20 years, when this is all over and Ukraine has become a NATO state Zelenskyy just might become NATO Secretary General... wouldn't that cause trump to throw another tantrum.
If memory serves you’ve be carrying water for Zalensky for a good while.
What you should remember is I like seeing dead frozen Russians.
Well go to Ukraine and send us pictures this winter.
If I did you’d say there was a conspiracy and Lora Logan knows the truth and she’ll be with Trump when he takes over the Whitehouse next week. You nut job!
Zelensky got slapped down and told to cool it at the NATO summit. World leaders are growing weary of his shake-downs. No wonder Biden went to bed early.
Biden was probably not allowed to attend because he’s getting so bad he cannot be trusted. They knew what he was when they installed him and those of us that are honest knew as well. Criminal traitors are propping him up hoping to run out the clock. Won’t happen.
Zelensky got slapped down and told to cool it at the NATO summit. World leaders are growing weary of his shake-downs. No wonder Biden went to bed early.
Zelensky got slapped down and told to cool it at the NATO summit. World leaders are growing weary of his shake-downs. No wonder Biden went to bed early.
It’s sad that the only thing you add to any conversation is name calling. That’s all you’ve ever done. I feel sorry for you and your miserable meaningless life….no I don’t……you are one sorry POS that adds nothing to any conversation.
But imagine being a uke with a [bleep] President installed by foreign powers and the only reason You are still alive is because money stolen from others has been pumped into your country at the tune of a a low percentage hitting the troops and the majority going to the gay jew overlords.
Volodya is doing great job eliminating Russians using Ukrainian nationalists (Azov, Right Sector,....). Nationalists make very nice "sand bags", send more weapons and ammunition. Slava 🇺🇦.
In 1993 shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, George Soros wrote an Oped
He said that now that the USSR is no more, NATO needs a new enemy (WAIT! I thought NATO was a defensive alliance?)
But, he made it clear that NATO troops cannot be involved directly because the people of NATO countries would not tolerate the thousands of body bags coming home.... that would be the result in a war with Russia.
Instead, he suggested that Western technology, weapons, etc. be married to EASTERN EUROPEAN MANPOWER to defeat Russia! Find a puppet country to use as a proxy.
For those of you who came in late this is exactly what has come to pass. The diabolical SOB, globalist neocon, illuminati has taken his word to the tune of as many as 300,000 dead Ukrainians and as much as 200 billion in NATO "support"
The stupidity is that they vastly underestimated the Russians
NATO can't win this war. NO possibility at all, pure fantasy. The only possibility for the Globalists to beat Russia will result in a nuclear exchange and then we all die.
NATO and the America are courting disaster by escalating this conflict. Sooner or later they could push us into another World War and this time nobody wins. They need to find another whipping post.
NATO can’t defeat Russia militarily. Everyone everywhere knows that. The fools in D.C. know it. That was never the plan. The plan was for the Ukies to do well enough, hold out long enough, for the sanctions to work and for civil unrest to take out Putin.
That hasn’t happened. Putin is more popular than ever. The Russian economy is booming. The Russians and the Chinese are now allied. And the Russians are grinding the Ukies into dust while we deplete our arsenals. Oh, and BRICS is now an actual thing with a real gold backed currency that threatens to unseat the dollar.
I am breathlessly awaiting the next round of Billions in loans to pay the Ukrainian debt, to be paid by the US, so the "Big Guy" can get his 10%, again.
The American people are so incredibly stupid. They can not even see the merry go round on this deal. The Bidet is safe until he gets Americans killed.
NATO can’t defeat Russia militarily. Everyone everywhere knows that. The fools in D.C. know it. That was never the plan. The plan was for the Ukies to do well enough, hold out long enough, for the sanctions to work and for civil unrest to take out Putin.
That hasn’t happened. Putin is more popular than ever. The Russian economy is booming. The Russians and the Chinese are now allied. And the Russians are grinding the Ukies into dust while we deplete our arsenals. Oh, and BRICS is now an actual thing with a real gold backed currency that threatens to unseat the dollar.
Spot on....and to install a subservient regime ala Boris Yeltsin...to spread woke Western ideology and bring Russia in line with their NWO Globalist agenda....to infiltrate and exploit the vast resources of Russia. To side step the Christian Orthodox, Nationalistic character and replace it with diversity and inclusion.
The Russians, led by a strong leader that has his nations best interests at heart (unlike our own "Empire of Lies" leader) ain't having none of it.
The Russians, led by a strong leader that has his nations best interests at heart (unlike our own "Empire of Lies" leader) ain't having none of it.
In order for The Globalists to succeed, they have to eliminate Trump and Putin. No nationalists allowed. And sure as hell no oil guys allowed. The rest of the countries will be a mop-up action.
Russia used to have the second most powerful military in the world.
Now they have the second most powerful military in Ukraine.
We'll see how that turns out.
As to the offensive, defenders always have an advantage over attackers. Remember Pickett's Charge. Or Fredericksburg, for that matter.
Actually, i dont remember Pickets charge, or Fredericksburg either. lol But i have read pretty extensively about the Civil war. And yes, we still have some pretty dumb people leading us. But is it possible that some were dumb back then for the same reasons? Especially in the north?
Russia used to have the second most powerful military in the world.
Now they have the second most powerful military in Ukraine.
We'll see how that turns out.
As to the offensive, defenders always have an advantage over attackers. Remember Pickett's Charge. Or Fredericksburg, for that matter.
The “most” powerful military on earth is now effectively out of 155 shells and can’t even support live fire training in its own units. While the “second most” powerful military in Ukraine fires ten thousand or more a day of its equivalent shells and is churning them out at a rate not seen since WW II.
Russia used to have the second most powerful military in the world.
Now they have the second most powerful military in Ukraine.
We'll see how that turns out.
As to the offensive, defenders always have an advantage over attackers. Remember Pickett's Charge. Or Fredericksburg, for that matter.
The “most” powerful military on earth is now effectively out of 155 shells and can’t even support live fire training in its own units. While the “second most” powerful military in Ukraine fires ten thousand or more a day of its equivalent shells and is churning them out at a rate not seen since WW II.
I thought the Russians ran out of ammo , rockets , and drones May of last year ? Bakmut holds and the Ukrainian offensive is taking back the Crimea as we speak according to our trolls. It would be hilarious if it weren’t for the fact that real people are dying !
Russia used to have the second most powerful military in the world.
Now they have the second most powerful military in Ukraine.
We'll see how that turns out.
As to the offensive, defenders always have an advantage over attackers. Remember Pickett's Charge. Or Fredericksburg, for that matter.
The “most” powerful military on earth is now effectively out of 155 shells and can’t even support live fire training in its own units. While the “second most” powerful military in Ukraine fires ten thousand or more a day of its equivalent shells and is churning them out at a rate not seen since WW II.
I thought the Russians ran out of ammo , rockets , and drones May of last year ? Bakmut holds and the Ukrainian offensive is taking back the Crimea as we speak according to our trolls. It would be hilarious if it weren’t for the fact that real people are dying !
This war is going to end up being the greatest defeat in US military history and we aren’t even officially involved.
After this is done, the only way we are going to preserve military power is to drastically reduce the size of the Army, quit trying to be a major land power, and remember that we are a naval and air power. Otherwise it will take the entire defense budget to restock the army and its logistics train. We just can’t do it.
And think about it. If our main enemy in the future is to be China, what do we need a huge army for? We’re never going to invade China. It can’t be done. We need a powerful navy and air force with an expeditionary army along the lines of the late 19th century British Empire. That empire, by the way, bankrupted itself and lost all of it’s possessions when it forgot it wasn’t a land power and fought two world wars on the continent with huge armies.
And think about it. If our main enemy in the future is to be China, what do we need a huge army for? We’re never going to invade China. It can’t be done. We need a powerful navy and air force with an expeditionary army along the lines of the late 19th century British Empire. That empire, by the way, bankrupted itself and lost all of it’s possessions when it forgot it wasn’t a land power and fought two world wars on the continent with huge armies.
But, hey, having the Federal Reserve system means never having to declare bankruptcy, even if we have to buy our own bonds.
And think about it. If our main enemy in the future is to be China, what do we need a huge army for? We’re never going to invade China. It can’t be done. We need a powerful navy and air force with an expeditionary army along the lines of the late 19th century British Empire. That empire, by the way, bankrupted itself and lost all of it’s possessions when it forgot it wasn’t a land power and fought two world wars on the continent with huge armies.
But, hey, having the Federal Reserve system means never having to declare bankruptcy, even if we have to buy our own bonds.
The pound was the reserve currency too until…it wasn’t.
And think about it. If our main enemy in the future is to be China, what do we need a huge army for? We’re never going to invade China. It can’t be done. We need a powerful navy and air force with an expeditionary army along the lines of the late 19th century British Empire. That empire, by the way, bankrupted itself and lost all of it’s possessions when it forgot it wasn’t a land power and fought two world wars on the continent with huge armies.
But, hey, having the Federal Reserve system means never having to declare bankruptcy, even if we have to buy our own bonds.
The pound was the reserve currency too until…it wasn’t.
66 countries have their currency pegged to the usd$
NATO and the America are courting disaster by escalating this conflict. Sooner or later they could push us into another World War and this time nobody wins. They need to find another whipping post.
St Petersburg, then Leningrad, has recovered. But there are some things that its people cannot forget.
It was history's longest and deadliest military blockade - and its almost horror movie-like stories still make us shudder in disbelief.
As many as two million people perished during World War II’s Siege of Leningrad - making it ten times more deadly than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
When Hitler ’s armies encircled the Russian city on September 8, 1941, its citizens found themselves trapped, hungry, and under constant bombardment from Nazi bombings.
And as the days turned into weeks, months, and years, and winter temperatures dropped to minus 40, many turned to desperate measures to stay alive.
When the siege finally ended 872 days later on January 27, 1944 - 75 years ago on Sunday - only 700,000 of the city’s three million residents were left.
Most had died from starvation. Some, however, had become victims of the most desperate act of the starving - cannibalism.
And think about it. If our main enemy in the future is to be China, what do we need a huge army for? We’re never going to invade China. It can’t be done. We need a powerful navy and air force with an expeditionary army along the lines of the late 19th century British Empire. That empire, by the way, bankrupted itself and lost all of it’s possessions when it forgot it wasn’t a land power and fought two world wars on the continent with huge armies.
But, hey, having the Federal Reserve system means never having to declare bankruptcy, even if we have to buy our own bonds.
The pound was the reserve currency too until…it wasn’t.
66 countries have their currency pegged to the usd$
And they are losing their asses right now, dipschit, because we are inflating the hell out of it.
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in BBB bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper B tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in BBB bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper B tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
They’re not losing the war. They’ve take 25% of the country and the only parts they said they wanted from the start. They’ve killed in excess of probably about 350k Ukrainians while losing around 50k or less of their own troops. They depleted the entire arsenal of Nato of certain key things like 155 shells and severely degraded the overall arsenals of several of the key European members.
All of this while being outnumbered by Ukrainian forces to the tune of about 3-1 for most of the war and relying heavily upon territorial militias in the Russian regions of Ukraine.
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in BBB bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper B tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
I really don’t know what world you live in but it sure isn’t the real world.
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper B tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
^ consumption of state propaganda corp done drove the man loco
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper B tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
^ consumption of state propaganda corp done drove the man loco
Once this special military operation is concluded the rebuilding efforts will begin and the hundreds of billions in contracts will see every scoundrel and scumbag across the globe all vying for a piece of the giant pie. I’ve maintained that someone with the initial resources and knowledge could begin getting licensed and pre-positioned for the reconstruction. If someone was so inclined and wasn’t interested in building I’d think that there is enormous potential for metal recycling. 😂 Between the Russian armor and vehicles and the Ukrainian armor and vehicles several recycling companies could become huge just off their work in Ukraine.
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper B tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
^ consumption of state propaganda corp done drove the man loco
Or
You work for GE?
Raytheon?
WWIII is sure to make SOMEONE a lotta money?
How much money could they possibly need living in a nuclear fallout shelter?
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in BBB bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper B tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
They’re not losing the war. They’ve take 25% of the country and the only parts they said they wanted from the start. They’ve killed in excess of probably about 350k Ukrainians while losing around 50k or less of their own troops. They depleted the entire arsenal of Nato of certain key things like 155 shells and severely degraded the overall arsenals of several of the key European members.
All of this while being outnumbered by Ukrainian forces to the tune of about 3-1 for most of the war and relying heavily upon territorial militias in the Russian regions of Ukraine.
What alternate universe do you live in. The Russians have continually lost ground since the start if the war. Your casualties numbers are likewise bogus.
Once this special military operation is concluded the rebuilding efforts will begin and the hundreds of billions in contracts will see every scoundrel and scumbag across the globe all vying for a piece of the giant pie. I’ve maintained that someone with the initial resources and knowledge could begin getting licensed and pre-positioned for the reconstruction. If someone was so inclined and wasn’t interested in building I’d think that there is enormous potential for metal recycling. 😂 Between the Russian armor and vehicles and the Ukrainian armor and vehicles several recycling companies could become huge just off their work in Ukraine.
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in BBB bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper B tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
They’re not losing the war. They’ve take 25% of the country and the only parts they said they wanted from the start. They’ve killed in excess of probably about 350k Ukrainians while losing around 50k or less of their own troops. They depleted the entire arsenal of Nato of certain key things like 155 shells and severely degraded the overall arsenals of several of the key European members.
All of this while being outnumbered by Ukrainian forces to the tune of about 3-1 for most of the war and relying heavily upon territorial militias in the Russian regions of Ukraine.
What alternate universe do you live in. The Russians have continually lost ground since the start if the war. Your casualties numbers are likewise bogus.
Continually lost ground? Ukrainians are taking Moscow any day now right? lol
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
In a nutshell it isn’t Russia Vs Ukraine. It’s Russia Vs 120 billion US dollars in weapons plus what we’ve leveraged NATO to send.
Maybe that was a rhetorical question. You can’t really be that naive? By naive I really mean stupid.
Do you really think we sent 120 billion dollars to Ukraine plus artificially raised fuel and natural energy cost in the western world because the US gov cares that much about Ukraine?
How many of you leftist moo bats are going to Ukraine to help out your x-rated idol?
Likewise you’re going to Russia to help out your buddy Putin some would ask.
Apples to oranges.
According to your MSM it’s the big bad Russians that don’t need any help. It’s Ukraine that needs 120 billion of our dollars with no end in sight. Money that could be spend here making America Great Again. I lean towards Russia being on the right side of things. When it comes right down to it I believe we should stay the Fugg out of it.
I’d rather piss away 120 billion on farm aid making Wabigoon richer or spend it on rehoming stray cats over piss it away on the Biden and his corrupt Ukraine money laundering/globalist BS schemes in Ukraine.
What were our net returns for our country on Iraqi and Afghanistan?
There are many great military strategists here that personally advise Dear Leader. It is epic to behold.
Toot, when you post under a sock puppet do you get into character? Do you put on a different hat? Change outfits? More importantly, do you start believing the sock puppets are actually different people? You'll dive deeper into mental illness if you keep it up.
Trump was right when he said that he could end the war in a few days. All he would have to do is:
1) mobilize NATO and US military and move them on the border with Ukraine.
2) Tell Putin he has 2 weeks to leave Ukraine or we will help Ukraine kick them out.
3) if he doesn't leave move our forces into Ukraine and kick Russia out.
Quisling Joe would never do this because he sold us out to Putin for millions in bribes.
You are living 30 years in the past ! The US army is small and weak now. The big maneuver wars we conducted against the Iraqis is no longer possible against a peer. Our industrial base is mostly gone. It will be at least three years before we with the Europeans can get to the point where we are producing enough artillery shells just to keep up with what the Ukraine is using. We have only stockpiled enough weapons for a short decisive war for decades now. We don’t have the stockpile of weapons needed to fight Russia and we don’t have the industry to make the war materials. Raytheon just admitted that there are thousands of critical components in the weapons systems that we are dependent on China for. If the Ukraine is indicative of the material burn rate we would need we have less than thirty days of supplies. We are the paper tiger.
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in BBB bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper B tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
They’re not losing the war. They’ve take 25% of the country and the only parts they said they wanted from the start. They’ve killed in excess of probably about 350k Ukrainians while losing around 50k or less of their own troops. They depleted the entire arsenal of Nato of certain key things like 155 shells and severely degraded the overall arsenals of several of the key European members.
All of this while being outnumbered by Ukrainian forces to the tune of about 3-1 for most of the war and relying heavily upon territorial militias in the Russian regions of Ukraine.
What alternate universe do you live in. The Russians have continually lost ground since the start if the war. Your casualties numbers are likewise bogus.
Continually lost ground? Ukrainians are taking Moscow any day now right? lol
What a retard. lolololol
Explain why they aren't near Kiev or Kharkov any more? Why are they using ww1 tactics? Where is the Russian airforce or Navy? Perhaps because they got their ass handed to them, lost too many planes and ships. No one with half a brain and even a slight amount of knowledge on modern battle would call this winning.
Trump was right when he said that he could end the war in a few days. All he would have to do is:
1) mobilize NATO and US military and move them on the border with Ukraine.
2) Tell Putin he has 2 weeks to leave Ukraine or we will help Ukraine kick them out.
3) if he doesn't leave move our forces into Ukraine and kick Russia out.
Quisling Joe would never do this because he sold us out to Putin for millions in bribes.
You are living 30 years in the past ! The US army is small and weak now. The big maneuver wars we conducted against the Iraqis is no longer possible against a peer. Our industrial base is mostly gone. It will be at least three years before we with the Europeans can get to the point where we are producing enough artillery shells just to keep up with what the Ukraine is using. We have only stockpiled enough weapons for a short decisive war for decades now. We don’t have the stockpile of weapons needed to fight Russia and we don’t have the industry to make the war materials. Raytheon just admitted that there are thousands of critical components in the weapons systems that we are dependent on China for. If the Ukraine is indicative of the material burn rate we would need we have less than thirty days of supplies. We are the paper tiger.
NATO can’t defeat Russia militarily. Everyone everywhere knows that. The fools in D.C. know it. That was never the plan. The plan was for the Ukies to do well enough, hold out long enough, for the sanctions to work and for civil unrest to take out Putin.
That hasn’t happened. Putin is more popular than ever. The Russian economy is booming. The Russians and the Chinese are now allied. And the Russians are grinding the Ukies into dust while we deplete our arsenals. Oh, and BRICS is now an actual thing with a real gold backed currency that threatens to unseat the dollar.
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Russia's current-account balance has collapsed, marking another blow to the floundering economy.
Surplus tanked 93% to $5.4 billion last quarter from a year before, according to the Bank of Russia.
That comes as Western sanctions continue to squeeze Russia's oil and gas exports.
Russia's economic woes are worsening, with the latest blow coming from a collapse in its current account.
The nation posted a current-account surplus of $5.4 billion for the April-June quarter, which marks a 93% plunge from a record $76.7 billion in the same period last year, Bank of Russia data shows. That's also the smallest excess since the third quarter of 2020.
It shows the heavy blow that Western economic sanctions — imposed on the Kremlin in response to its war on Ukraine — have dealt to the country's economy by squeezing its energy exports.
The worsening trade dynamics are also reflected in the plunging fortunes of the ruble. The Russian currency tumbled to a 15-month low of about 94.48 for each dollar earlier in July, hit hard by the country's weakening terms of trade.
"The decline in the surplus of the balance of the external trade in goods in January — June 2023 compared to the comparable period of 2022 was caused by a decrease in both the physical volumes of export deliveries and the deterioration in the price situation for the basic Russian export commodities, energy commodities made the most significant contribution to the decline in the value of exports," the Bank of Russia said.
Moscow's key source of revenue is through sales of its oil and gas products, but price caps and bans imposed on Russia's energy exports following its unprecedented attack on Ukraine have dealt a huge hit to its commodities business.
In June, Russia's Finance Ministry said that revenue from oil and gas taxes fell 36% compared to a year ago to about 570.7 billion rubles and that profits from crude and petroleum products tumbled 31% to 425.7 billion rubles.
Market commentators have weighed in on Russia's battered economy, with Yale researchers accusing President Vladimir Putin of cannibalizing the nation's economy in his mission to seize Ukraine.
NATO can’t defeat Russia militarily. Everyone everywhere knows that. The fools in D.C. know it. That was never the plan. The plan was for the Ukies to do well enough, hold out long enough, for the sanctions to work and for civil unrest to take out Putin.
That hasn’t happened. Putin is more popular than ever. The Russian economy is booming. The Russians and the Chinese are now allied. And the Russians are grinding the Ukies into dust while we deplete our arsenals. Oh, and BRICS is now an actual thing with a real gold backed currency that threatens to unseat the dollar.
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Russia's current-account balance has collapsed, marking another blow to the floundering economy.
Surplus tanked 93% to $5.4 billion last quarter from a year before, according to the Bank of Russia.
That comes as Western sanctions continue to squeeze Russia's oil and gas exports.
Russia's economic woes are worsening, with the latest blow coming from a collapse in its current account.
The nation posted a current-account surplus of $5.4 billion for the April-June quarter, which marks a 93% plunge from a record $76.7 billion in the same period last year, Bank of Russia data shows. That's also the smallest excess since the third quarter of 2020.
It shows the heavy blow that Western economic sanctions — imposed on the Kremlin in response to its war on Ukraine — have dealt to the country's economy by squeezing its energy exports.
The worsening trade dynamics are also reflected in the plunging fortunes of the ruble. The Russian currency tumbled to a 15-month low of about 94.48 for each dollar earlier in July, hit hard by the country's weakening terms of trade.
"The decline in the surplus of the balance of the external trade in goods in January — June 2023 compared to the comparable period of 2022 was caused by a decrease in both the physical volumes of export deliveries and the deterioration in the price situation for the basic Russian export commodities, energy commodities made the most significant contribution to the decline in the value of exports," the Bank of Russia said.
Moscow's key source of revenue is through sales of its oil and gas products, but price caps and bans imposed on Russia's energy exports following its unprecedented attack on Ukraine have dealt a huge hit to its commodities business.
In June, Russia's Finance Ministry said that revenue from oil and gas taxes fell 36% compared to a year ago to about 570.7 billion rubles and that profits from crude and petroleum products tumbled 31% to 425.7 billion rubles.
Market commentators have weighed in on Russia's battered economy, with Yale researchers accusing President Vladimir Putin of cannibalizing the nation's economy in his mission to seize Ukraine.
Read the original article on Business Insider
Why are still a Democrat? You could answer in the tread titled same.
Biden calling up reserves to the Ukraine/ European theatre meanwhile China is building a military base in Cuba and the southern border is still wide open for any terrorist, drug smuggler and human trafficker that wants to saunter in. The dollar is going to collapse and you'll eat rabbit stew if you're lucky.
Face it, our government doesn't give a schit about you and me and our families. They want you dead to usher in the NWO. Hence the jabs.
i think that the Ukrainians and our 1990s technology will have it in hand. the russkie Armata and the SU 57 are a pipe dream. T72, T80 and the T90 have the world record for the turret toss. they were bad in the early '90s, in the 2020s they are worse. the T72 chassis is in the T80s' AND 90s', which the Russkies know that they will turret toss when the ammo compartment is breached. yep, put the tank ammo in the turret and wait for the jack-in-the-box explosion.
[video:yahoo][/video]
Tanks (2125, of which destroyed: 1343, damaged: 121, abandoned: 116, captured: 545)
i hope Putin stays in the dark, i think i here a coup about to start.
Recent Updates Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 13, 2023 Former Commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army (CAA) Major General Ivan Popov claimed in leaked audio that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu dismissed him for expressing persistent grievances about problems on the western Zaporizhia Oblast frontline to senior commanders. Russian State Duma Deputy and former Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District (SMD) Lieutenant General Andrei Gurulev leaked Popov’s audio message on July 12 in which Popov stated that Russian command fired him for expressing grievances over the lack of support for Russian forces and replaced him with Lieutenant General Denis Lyamin.[1] Popov claimed that he expressed concerns to the “highest level” of Russian command over the lack of Russian counter-battery warfare capabilities, the absence of artillery reconnaissance stations, significant Russian casualties from Ukrainian artillery fire, and other issues.[2] Popov claimed that Shoigu fired him because his honesty in voicing various problems in the Russian military threatened the Russian command. Popov claimed that he chose to “call a spade a spade” in the name of his dead comrades instead of “remaining in silent cowardice.”[3] Russian sources previously claimed that Chief of the Russian General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov dismissed Popov for expressing concerns over the need for troop rotations in western Zaporizhia Oblast amid Ukrainian counteroffensive operations.[4]
Popov was very likely aware that a recipient of his message in the veteran community of the 58th CAA would leak the audio recording. Popov reportedly distributed the recording to various actors including commanders, personnel, and veterans of the 58th CAA.[5] Gurulev, a former Chief of Staff of the 58th CAA, posted the recording on his Telegram channel on July 12, after which some prominent voices of the Russian ultranationalist community criticized Gurulev for breaking the sanctity of a private chat.[6] The voices accused Gurulev of leaking the audio in order to politicize the situation and bolster his own public appeal. Popov’s choice to distribute the audio to voices within the Russian veteran community suggests that he likely used unofficial or non-secure channels to distribute this message and that he was likely aware of the risk of using such channels for a supposedly limited audience. Popov may have intended for some recipients to leak the audio. Gurulev is a prominent voice in the Russian veteran community who has previously criticized the Russian MoD’s conduct of the war, so was likely to distribute such a recording from an insecure channel.[7] One milblogger claimed that Popov purposefully released the audio to demonstrate that Popov does not fear the wrath of the Russian military command.[8] A Russian source leaked Popov’s grievances and reports of his dismissal on July 11 prior to the leak of the recording, which may suggest that Popov may have coordinated the timing of the July 12 leak.[9]
Popov equated himself with a rebellion leader less than a month after the Wagner Group rebellion, regardless of whether he intended for the recording to leak. Popov referred to himself as "Spartak” - his longtime callsign - and his subordinates as “gladiators,” likely deliberately invoking the memory of Roman slave rebellion leader Spartacus.[10] Popov may have used this comparison to underscore his self-portrayal as separate from the inept and actively harmful Russian military command. Popov claimed that Russia’s “most senior [military] commander” (likely referring to Gerasimov) is attacking Russian forces from the rear as they defend against the Ukrainian counteroffensive on the frontline and painted himself as morally obligated to raise his concerns with the Russian military command. Popov’s portrayal of himself as a rebellion leader with grievances against the MoD - whether intentionally or otherwise - is notably reminiscent of the self-portrayal and rhetoric of Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin leading up to and during his June 24 armed rebellion.[11] Popov notably has no known affiliations with Wagner or Prigozhin, however.
Popov likely attempted to appeal to the Kremlin to partially or fully strip Gerasimov of command over operations in Ukraine. Popov’s indications that senior Russian command was responsible for the operational decisions he opposed and the absence of Southern Military District (SMD) Commander Colonel General Sergey Kuzovlev in the controversy may suggest that Gerasimov is playing a more active role in overseeing operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian sources have speculated that Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) commander and rumored deputy theater commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky recently assumed Gerasimov‘s responsibilities for operations in Ukraine, although ISW has not observed confirmation that such a transfer of responsibilities has occurred.[12] Even if Gerasimov is not directly in charge of the Russian defensive operations in southern Ukraine, Popov’s complaints against the Russian military command suggest that Gerasimov still has significant command over operational decision-making in Ukraine. Popov therefore likely aimed to bypass Gerasimov’s responsibilities as overall theater commander by directly asking Putin to overrule Gerasimov, although it is unclear to what extent Popov aimed to depose Gerasimov of his authority.
Popov likely modeled his attempt to secure Putin’s favor for his desired goals off of Teplinsky’s successful appeal to Putin in March.[13] Teplinsky temporarily resigned in January over a conflict with Gerasimov about the use of VDV forces in human wave attacks around Soledar and reportedly used connections in veteran communities to directly appeal to Putin on March 15 to rally support for the anti-Gerasimov group within the MoD.[14] Popov’s message to current and former SMD personnel likely sought to recreate the effect of Teplinsky’s outreach after Popov failed to initially bring his complaints directly to Putin. Popov may have more ambitiously sought to seize on possible Kremlin concerns about the widespread disdain for Gerasimov in order to elevate his own standing in a way reminiscent of Teplinsky’s alleged rise to deputy theater commander.
Gerasimov may have tried to shield Putin from unwanted criticism to uphold Putin’s ignorance by firing Popov before he could appeal directly to the Kremlin. A source reportedly affiliated with the Russian security services claimed that Popov announced that he would appeal to Putin before Gerasimov dismissed him from his position, which may indicate that Gerasimov directly responded to Popov’s threat.[15] ISW had previously observed that Putin has ignored complaints from Russian officials who spoke on behalf of Russian servicemen – likely to distance himself from Russian military failures. For example, the Secretary of the United Russia Party‘s General Council Andrey Turchak delivered a blunt briefing directly to Putin in February 2023 regarding the dire state of the Russian winter-spring offensive but was unsuccessful in triggering a command change.[16] ISW assessed that Teplinsky’s appeal to Russian veteran communities, however, forced Putin to respond to the complaints about the need for preparations for Ukrainian counteroffensives as of March.[17] The anecdote showcases that Putin preferred to remain ignorant until he faced potential backlash from military officials and Russian veterans. Putin may have instructed Gerasimov to prevent and resolve similar compromising situations before these incidents reached the Kremlin.
Popov’s attempt to directly appeal to Putin for support and his insubordination of Gerasimov’s command is indicative of a pattern of corrosive behavior that has developed within the Russian command and the Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. Popov’s and Teplinsky’s attempts to prompt Putin to act against Gerasimov are reminiscent of Prigozhin ’s June 24 rebellion, during which Wagner forces attempted to force Putin to remove Gerasimov and Shoigu.[18] Three prominent figures within the Russian war effort in Ukraine (Teplinsky, Prigozhin, and Popov) have now attempted to weaken Gerasimov and Shoigu’s authority due to a deep concern about the attrition of their forces and have attempted to use their responsibility over key sectors of the front to go outside of the chain of command to compel the Kremlin to act in their favor. ISW has previously assessed that public disagreements between Russian forces in Ukraine over supplies and combat tasks and the Russian Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) apparent need to negotiate with subordinate commanders on these issues suggest that there are severe chain of command problems.[19]
The growing precedent of commanders subordinate to Gerasimov conducting outright insubordination to achieve desired goals may be the result of an incentive for commanders to violate the chain of command. Russian commanders may be increasingly taking the wellbeing of their forces into their own hands in the face of the Russian MoD’s continued failures to address endemic issues with the Russian war effort in Ukraine. The increasingly fragile Russian chain of command may prompt a critical command and control crisis in the future, in which field commanders’ support for the Russian military command could become increasingly hollow.
Russian milbloggers expressed varied reactions to Popov’s dismissal, though none disagreed with Popov’s complaints about problems Russian forces experience on the front. Many Russian sources characterized Popov as “intelligent,” “competent,” and “authoritative” and claimed that he was a good commander who had wide support of his troops.[20] Popov is a respected commander who has followed a promising promotion path similar to that of generals who have gone on to command military districts, and ISW does not have any reason to doubt milblogger characterizations of Popov as an effective and respected commander. Some Russian sources used Popov’s firing to express longstanding disdain for the Russian military command and Gerasimov, claiming that the Russian military command never listens to their complaints.[21] Wagner-affiliated sources attempted to co-opt Popov’s grievances by likening Popov to Prigozhin and describing their situations as beloved and respected commanders who faced punishment for voicing genuine concerns.[22] Other milbloggers noted that Popov and Prigozhin held many similar unresolved complaints that eventually led to Wagner’s armed rebellion, regardless of Prigozhin’s personal ambitions.[23] Milbloggers also expressed concerns that continued outspoken dissatisfaction from senior Russian commanders following the Wagner armed rebellion could set a precedent for Russian forces conducting armed protests.[24] Prominent Russian milblogger and former Russian officer Igor Girkin cynically claimed that Russian forces are only one major military defeat away from conventional Russian forces conducting their own march on Moscow.[25] Russian milbloggers notably did not disagree with Popov’s list of problems on the frontline, with one milblogger explicitly asserting that ineffective Russian counter-battery fire and artillery reconnaissance result in Russian casualties that diminish Russian forces’ long-term ability to hold defensive positions.
Disruptions to the Russian command overseeing Russian defensive operations in southern Ukraine will likely have some immediate but marginal impacts on Russian forces. ISW has observed that the 58th CAA’s 19th and 42nd Motorized Rifle Divisions are heavily committed to defending against Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast.[26] Popov’s sudden firing may temporarily disrupt Russian command and control in these areas and degrade Russian morale given the widespread support Popov had among Russian servicemembers of the 58th CAA. These impacts will likely be marginal and ISW continues to assess that Russian forces in the area are conducting a sound doctrinal defense.[27]
Popov’s dismissal over the issue of Russian casualties and reported complaints about lack of force rotations further supports ISW’s assessment that Russian defenses in Ukraine are likely brittle. ISW has previously assessed that Russian forces lack the reserves to rotate frontline units and that without operational reserves Russian forces would have to fall back to prepared defensive positions without significant support in the case of a Ukrainian breakthrough.[28] Popov’s complaint about Russian casualties from artillery fire likely indicates that Russian forces need rotations and reinforcements to sustain their defenses in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russia’s lack of reserves likely made it impossible for Gerasimov to seriously consider Popov’s appeal, and Popov’s dismissal has further illustrated that Russian forces are unable to conduct force rotations. The apparent theater-wide lack of force rotations suggests that Russian forces would have to rely on existing and already degraded forces in the event of any Ukrainian breakthrough. Popov’s complaints about Russian forces’ poor counterbattery capabilities and significant Russian casualties from Ukrainian artillery fire are likely a result of what ISW assesses to be a Ukrainian effort to attrit Russian forces defending in southern Ukraine.[29]
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the frontline on July 13 and made gains in some areas. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast), and Berdyansk (Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area) directions.[30] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces achieved partial success in the Novodanylivka-Shyroka Balka (roughly 3km south of Orikhiv) and Mala Tokmachka-Novopokrovka (6-13km southeast of Orikhiv) directions.[31] Ukrainian officials also reported that Ukrainian forces advanced on Bakhmut‘s southern flank.[32] Geolocated footage published on July 11 shows that Ukrainian forces recently made limited advances north of Krasnohorivka (9km north of Avdiivka).[33]
Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed drone strikes across Ukraine on July 13. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces launched 20 Shahed-131/136 drones from Kursk Oblast and the Sea of Azov, two Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea, and one Iskander-M missile from occupied Dzhankoi, Crimea.[34] Russian and Ukrainian sources reported that Russian forces targeted Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Kyiv oblasts.[35] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian air defenses shot down all 20 Shahed drones and both Kalibr missiles.[36] Ukrainian Southern Operational Command Spokesperson Captain First Rank Nataliya Humenyuk stated that Russian forces constantly use combined missile and drone strikes and seek opportunities to bypass Ukrainian air defenses to inflict maximum damage.[37] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that they conducted a successful group strike with sea-based long-range high-precision weapons and destroyed Ukrainian ammunition storage facilities.[38]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated boilerplate Russian rhetoric to deter Western security assistance to Ukraine following the NATO summit. Lavrov claimed that Russia would recognize the appearance of F-16s in Ukraine as a nuclear threat because F-16s are technically capable of carrying nuclear warheads.[39] The US and other NATO states are extremely unlikely to provide F-16s to Ukraine with the specific modifications necessary to carry nuclear weapons, and the notion of Ukraine acquiring nuclear weapons is preposterous. Many airframes and other common weapons systems are capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons if the weapons or warheads have the correct modifications.[40] Lavrov also claimed that Ukraine rejected multilateral negotiations frameworks from China, Brazil, and African states.[41] ISW has consistently assessed that Russia is currently highly unlikely to meaningfully engage in any negotiations framework despite efforts to signal falsely otherwise.[42] ISW has assessed that the Kremlin routinely amplifies information operations about nuclear escalation with the West over the war in Ukraine or Russia’s willingness to negotiate in an effort to weaken Western support for Ukraine.[43]
The Kremlin continues to navigate the aftermath of Wagner’s armed rebellion, as the future of the Wagner Group and Prigozhin continues to be unclear. Geolocated footage published on July 13 purportedly shows Wagner forces driving along the M4 highway in Voronezh Oblast redeploying from field camps likely in the rear of Russian occupied Ukraine.[44] A Russian milblogger claimed that the footage showed Russian police escorting the convoy and buses with Belarusian license plates, possibly indicating the convoy’s destination.[45] The Russian military continues to express concerns over the security of the SMD headquarters in Rostov-on-Don after Wagner forces surrounded the building during the armed rebellion. Images published on July 13 show that Russian forces placed gabions filled with sand around the headquarters, and milbloggers claimed that unspecified Spetsnaz personnel and an armored car equipped with a machine gun are stationed outside the building.[46]
Russian outlet RTVI reported on July 12 that companies associated with Prigozhin have received nine contracts with Russian businesses amounting to 1.064 billion rubles (about $11.8 million) since Wagner’s armed rebellion on June 24.[47] The largest contract is reportedly between the company Prodfutservis and the Ministry of Education of Mytishchi in Moscow Oblast for over 705 million rubles (about $7.8 million) to supply meals to public schools from 2023 to 2025.[48] Other customers include Russian government linked entities such as the hospitals subordinate to the Moscow Department of Health and the Medical and Health Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which claimed that it had not received complaints over catering services and therefore had no grounds to terminate the contract. It is unclear if Prigozhin is still linked to these companies, however.
The Kremlin reportedly ordered the detention and suspension of several senior military officers following the Wagner Group’s armed rebellion on June 24, supporting ISW’s prior assessment that the Kremlin likely intends to purge the MoD of figures viewed as disloyal.[49] The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on July 13 that Russian authorities detained at least 13 senior military officers and suspended or fired around 15 senior officers following the Wagner Group’s armed rebellion on June 24.[50] Russian authorities reportedly detained Wagner-affiliated Deputy Commander of Russian Forces in Ukraine Army General Sergei Surovikin, former Russian Deputy Defense Ministry for Logistics Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, and other unnamed senior officers. Russian authorities also reportedly detained and later released Surovikin’s deputy Colonel General Andrey Yudin and deputy head of Russian General Staff’s Main Directorate (GRU) Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev. The WSJ reported that one source claimed that the detentions are intended to ”clean ranks” of those Russian President Vladimir Putin no longer sees as trustworthy.[51]
Russian authorities arrested the Russian Deputy Minister for Digital Development Maxim Parshin for allegedly accepting bribes. The Russian Investigative Committee announced the arrest on July 13, and Russian State Duma Deputy Alexander Khinshtein claimed that Russian law enforcement witnessed Parshin accept a bribe of 3.5 million rubles ($33,350), after which law enforcement detained him.[52] Russian authorities also arrested the Director of the Budget and Financial Technologies LLC, Alexander Monosov, for attempting to bribe Parshin.[53]
The Russian Ministry of Digital Development and the Union of Journalists expressed support for measures that would grant Russian military correspondents some type of veteran status. Russian Union of Journalists Head and state propagandist Vladimir Solovyev announced that the Union of Journalists and the Russian Ministry of Digital Development mutually support an effort to officially designate Russian military correspondents as “veterans of military journalism.”[54] Russian Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) Head Leonid Slutsky stated on July 5 that the LDPR aims to pass legislation that will grant military correspondents the status of combat veterans, which would afford these milbloggers state guarantees and payments in cases of injury or death in Ukraine.[55] ISW assessed that Russian ultranationalist figures are likely supporting these measures to court the Russian milblogger community as a key constituency.[56] The Kremlin could use such measures to exert more control over milbloggers and determine who qualifies as a recognized milblogger, however.
Key Takeaways:
Former Commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army (CAA) Major General Ivan Popov claimed in leaked audio that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu dismissed him for expressing persistent grievances about problems on the western Zaporizhia Oblast frontline to senior commanders. Popov likely attempted to appeal to the Kremlin to partially or fully strip Gerasimov of command over operations in Ukraine. Gerasimov may have tried to shield Putin from unwanted criticism to uphold Putin’s ignorance by firing Popov before he could appeal directly to the Kremlin. Popov’s attempt to directly appeal to Putin for support and his insubordination of Gerasimov’s command is indicative of a pattern of corrosive behavior that has developed within the Russian command and the Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. Russian milbloggers expressed varied reactions to Popov’s dismissal, though none disagreed with Popov’s complaints about problems Russian forces experience on the front. Disruptions to the Russian command overseeing Russian defensive operations in southern Ukraine will likely have some immediate but marginal impacts on Russian forces. Popov’s dismissal over the issue of Russian casualties and reported complaints about lack of force rotations further supports ISW’s assessment that Russian defenses in Ukraine are likely brittle Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the frontline on July 13 and made gains in some areas. The Kremlin reportedly ordered the detention and suspension of several senior military officers following the Wagner Group’s armed rebellion on June 24, supporting ISW’s prior assessment that the Kremlin likely intends to purge the MoD of figures viewed as disloyal. Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed drone strikes across Ukraine on July 13. Russian and Ukrainian sources engaged in positional battles near Kreminna. Ukrainian forces conducted ground attacks and reportedly advanced around Bakhmut. Ukrainian and Russian forces continue to conduct ground attacks along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line. Ukrainian forces reported conducting limited offensive operations in western Donetsk Oblast and continued counteroffensive operations in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia oblasts border area. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations and made some gains in western Zaporizhia Oblast as of July 13. Russia may not be fulfilling some of its commitments to Iran in their bilateral security partnership, even as the Russian military continues to rely heavily on Iranian-made drones in Ukraine. The Associated Press (AP) reported on July 13 that Russian forces and occupation administrations are conducting a wide scale campaign to detain and abuse civilians and are planning to build additional internment infrastructure in the occupied territories.
another toot/tdoyka high jacked account. 10 years with no posts until 2023 when this toot troll started his tranny NAZi posts in 2023
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Originally Posted by tdoyka
i think that the Ukrainians and our 1990s technology will have it in hand. the russkie Armata and the SU 57 are a pipe dream. T72, T80 and the T90 have the world record for the turret toss. they were bad in the early '90s, in the 2020s they are worse. the T72 chassis is in the T80s' AND 90s', which the Russkies know that they will turret toss when the ammo compartment is breached. yep, put the tank ammo in the turret and wait for the jack-in-the-box explosion.
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Tanks (2125, of which destroyed: 1343, damaged: 121, abandoned: 116, captured: 545)
i hope Putin stays in the dark, i think i here a coup about to start.
Recent Updates Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 13, 2023 Former Commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army (CAA) Major General Ivan Popov claimed in leaked audio that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu dismissed him for expressing persistent grievances about problems on the western Zaporizhia Oblast frontline to senior commanders. Russian State Duma Deputy and former Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District (SMD) Lieutenant General Andrei Gurulev leaked Popov’s audio message on July 12 in which Popov stated that Russian command fired him for expressing grievances over the lack of support for Russian forces and replaced him with Lieutenant General Denis Lyamin.[1] Popov claimed that he expressed concerns to the “highest level” of Russian command over the lack of Russian counter-battery warfare capabilities, the absence of artillery reconnaissance stations, significant Russian casualties from Ukrainian artillery fire, and other issues.[2] Popov claimed that Shoigu fired him because his honesty in voicing various problems in the Russian military threatened the Russian command. Popov claimed that he chose to “call a spade a spade” in the name of his dead comrades instead of “remaining in silent cowardice.”[3] Russian sources previously claimed that Chief of the Russian General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov dismissed Popov for expressing concerns over the need for troop rotations in western Zaporizhia Oblast amid Ukrainian counteroffensive operations.[4]
Popov was very likely aware that a recipient of his message in the veteran community of the 58th CAA would leak the audio recording. Popov reportedly distributed the recording to various actors including commanders, personnel, and veterans of the 58th CAA.[5] Gurulev, a former Chief of Staff of the 58th CAA, posted the recording on his Telegram channel on July 12, after which some prominent voices of the Russian ultranationalist community criticized Gurulev for breaking the sanctity of a private chat.[6] The voices accused Gurulev of leaking the audio in order to politicize the situation and bolster his own public appeal. Popov’s choice to distribute the audio to voices within the Russian veteran community suggests that he likely used unofficial or non-secure channels to distribute this message and that he was likely aware of the risk of using such channels for a supposedly limited audience. Popov may have intended for some recipients to leak the audio. Gurulev is a prominent voice in the Russian veteran community who has previously criticized the Russian MoD’s conduct of the war, so was likely to distribute such a recording from an insecure channel.[7] One milblogger claimed that Popov purposefully released the audio to demonstrate that Popov does not fear the wrath of the Russian military command.[8] A Russian source leaked Popov’s grievances and reports of his dismissal on July 11 prior to the leak of the recording, which may suggest that Popov may have coordinated the timing of the July 12 leak.[9]
Popov equated himself with a rebellion leader less than a month after the Wagner Group rebellion, regardless of whether he intended for the recording to leak. Popov referred to himself as "Spartak” - his longtime callsign - and his subordinates as “gladiators,” likely deliberately invoking the memory of Roman slave rebellion leader Spartacus.[10] Popov may have used this comparison to underscore his self-portrayal as separate from the inept and actively harmful Russian military command. Popov claimed that Russia’s “most senior [military] commander” (likely referring to Gerasimov) is attacking Russian forces from the rear as they defend against the Ukrainian counteroffensive on the frontline and painted himself as morally obligated to raise his concerns with the Russian military command. Popov’s portrayal of himself as a rebellion leader with grievances against the MoD - whether intentionally or otherwise - is notably reminiscent of the self-portrayal and rhetoric of Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin leading up to and during his June 24 armed rebellion.[11] Popov notably has no known affiliations with Wagner or Prigozhin, however.
Popov likely attempted to appeal to the Kremlin to partially or fully strip Gerasimov of command over operations in Ukraine. Popov’s indications that senior Russian command was responsible for the operational decisions he opposed and the absence of Southern Military District (SMD) Commander Colonel General Sergey Kuzovlev in the controversy may suggest that Gerasimov is playing a more active role in overseeing operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian sources have speculated that Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) commander and rumored deputy theater commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky recently assumed Gerasimov‘s responsibilities for operations in Ukraine, although ISW has not observed confirmation that such a transfer of responsibilities has occurred.[12] Even if Gerasimov is not directly in charge of the Russian defensive operations in southern Ukraine, Popov’s complaints against the Russian military command suggest that Gerasimov still has significant command over operational decision-making in Ukraine. Popov therefore likely aimed to bypass Gerasimov’s responsibilities as overall theater commander by directly asking Putin to overrule Gerasimov, although it is unclear to what extent Popov aimed to depose Gerasimov of his authority.
Popov likely modeled his attempt to secure Putin’s favor for his desired goals off of Teplinsky’s successful appeal to Putin in March.[13] Teplinsky temporarily resigned in January over a conflict with Gerasimov about the use of VDV forces in human wave attacks around Soledar and reportedly used connections in veteran communities to directly appeal to Putin on March 15 to rally support for the anti-Gerasimov group within the MoD.[14] Popov’s message to current and former SMD personnel likely sought to recreate the effect of Teplinsky’s outreach after Popov failed to initially bring his complaints directly to Putin. Popov may have more ambitiously sought to seize on possible Kremlin concerns about the widespread disdain for Gerasimov in order to elevate his own standing in a way reminiscent of Teplinsky’s alleged rise to deputy theater commander.
Gerasimov may have tried to shield Putin from unwanted criticism to uphold Putin’s ignorance by firing Popov before he could appeal directly to the Kremlin. A source reportedly affiliated with the Russian security services claimed that Popov announced that he would appeal to Putin before Gerasimov dismissed him from his position, which may indicate that Gerasimov directly responded to Popov’s threat.[15] ISW had previously observed that Putin has ignored complaints from Russian officials who spoke on behalf of Russian servicemen – likely to distance himself from Russian military failures. For example, the Secretary of the United Russia Party‘s General Council Andrey Turchak delivered a blunt briefing directly to Putin in February 2023 regarding the dire state of the Russian winter-spring offensive but was unsuccessful in triggering a command change.[16] ISW assessed that Teplinsky’s appeal to Russian veteran communities, however, forced Putin to respond to the complaints about the need for preparations for Ukrainian counteroffensives as of March.[17] The anecdote showcases that Putin preferred to remain ignorant until he faced potential backlash from military officials and Russian veterans. Putin may have instructed Gerasimov to prevent and resolve similar compromising situations before these incidents reached the Kremlin.
Popov’s attempt to directly appeal to Putin for support and his insubordination of Gerasimov’s command is indicative of a pattern of corrosive behavior that has developed within the Russian command and the Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. Popov’s and Teplinsky’s attempts to prompt Putin to act against Gerasimov are reminiscent of Prigozhin ’s June 24 rebellion, during which Wagner forces attempted to force Putin to remove Gerasimov and Shoigu.[18] Three prominent figures within the Russian war effort in Ukraine (Teplinsky, Prigozhin, and Popov) have now attempted to weaken Gerasimov and Shoigu’s authority due to a deep concern about the attrition of their forces and have attempted to use their responsibility over key sectors of the front to go outside of the chain of command to compel the Kremlin to act in their favor. ISW has previously assessed that public disagreements between Russian forces in Ukraine over supplies and combat tasks and the Russian Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) apparent need to negotiate with subordinate commanders on these issues suggest that there are severe chain of command problems.[19]
The growing precedent of commanders subordinate to Gerasimov conducting outright insubordination to achieve desired goals may be the result of an incentive for commanders to violate the chain of command. Russian commanders may be increasingly taking the wellbeing of their forces into their own hands in the face of the Russian MoD’s continued failures to address endemic issues with the Russian war effort in Ukraine. The increasingly fragile Russian chain of command may prompt a critical command and control crisis in the future, in which field commanders’ support for the Russian military command could become increasingly hollow.
Russian milbloggers expressed varied reactions to Popov’s dismissal, though none disagreed with Popov’s complaints about problems Russian forces experience on the front. Many Russian sources characterized Popov as “intelligent,” “competent,” and “authoritative” and claimed that he was a good commander who had wide support of his troops.[20] Popov is a respected commander who has followed a promising promotion path similar to that of generals who have gone on to command military districts, and ISW does not have any reason to doubt milblogger characterizations of Popov as an effective and respected commander. Some Russian sources used Popov’s firing to express longstanding disdain for the Russian military command and Gerasimov, claiming that the Russian military command never listens to their complaints.[21] Wagner-affiliated sources attempted to co-opt Popov’s grievances by likening Popov to Prigozhin and describing their situations as beloved and respected commanders who faced punishment for voicing genuine concerns.[22] Other milbloggers noted that Popov and Prigozhin held many similar unresolved complaints that eventually led to Wagner’s armed rebellion, regardless of Prigozhin’s personal ambitions.[23] Milbloggers also expressed concerns that continued outspoken dissatisfaction from senior Russian commanders following the Wagner armed rebellion could set a precedent for Russian forces conducting armed protests.[24] Prominent Russian milblogger and former Russian officer Igor Girkin cynically claimed that Russian forces are only one major military defeat away from conventional Russian forces conducting their own march on Moscow.[25] Russian milbloggers notably did not disagree with Popov’s list of problems on the frontline, with one milblogger explicitly asserting that ineffective Russian counter-battery fire and artillery reconnaissance result in Russian casualties that diminish Russian forces’ long-term ability to hold defensive positions.
Disruptions to the Russian command overseeing Russian defensive operations in southern Ukraine will likely have some immediate but marginal impacts on Russian forces. ISW has observed that the 58th CAA’s 19th and 42nd Motorized Rifle Divisions are heavily committed to defending against Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast.[26] Popov’s sudden firing may temporarily disrupt Russian command and control in these areas and degrade Russian morale given the widespread support Popov had among Russian servicemembers of the 58th CAA. These impacts will likely be marginal and ISW continues to assess that Russian forces in the area are conducting a sound doctrinal defense.[27]
Popov’s dismissal over the issue of Russian casualties and reported complaints about lack of force rotations further supports ISW’s assessment that Russian defenses in Ukraine are likely brittle. ISW has previously assessed that Russian forces lack the reserves to rotate frontline units and that without operational reserves Russian forces would have to fall back to prepared defensive positions without significant support in the case of a Ukrainian breakthrough.[28] Popov’s complaint about Russian casualties from artillery fire likely indicates that Russian forces need rotations and reinforcements to sustain their defenses in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russia’s lack of reserves likely made it impossible for Gerasimov to seriously consider Popov’s appeal, and Popov’s dismissal has further illustrated that Russian forces are unable to conduct force rotations. The apparent theater-wide lack of force rotations suggests that Russian forces would have to rely on existing and already degraded forces in the event of any Ukrainian breakthrough. Popov’s complaints about Russian forces’ poor counterbattery capabilities and significant Russian casualties from Ukrainian artillery fire are likely a result of what ISW assesses to be a Ukrainian effort to attrit Russian forces defending in southern Ukraine.[29]
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the frontline on July 13 and made gains in some areas. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast), and Berdyansk (Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area) directions.[30] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces achieved partial success in the Novodanylivka-Shyroka Balka (roughly 3km south of Orikhiv) and Mala Tokmachka-Novopokrovka (6-13km southeast of Orikhiv) directions.[31] Ukrainian officials also reported that Ukrainian forces advanced on Bakhmut‘s southern flank.[32] Geolocated footage published on July 11 shows that Ukrainian forces recently made limited advances north of Krasnohorivka (9km north of Avdiivka).[33]
Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed drone strikes across Ukraine on July 13. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces launched 20 Shahed-131/136 drones from Kursk Oblast and the Sea of Azov, two Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea, and one Iskander-M missile from occupied Dzhankoi, Crimea.[34] Russian and Ukrainian sources reported that Russian forces targeted Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Kyiv oblasts.[35] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian air defenses shot down all 20 Shahed drones and both Kalibr missiles.[36] Ukrainian Southern Operational Command Spokesperson Captain First Rank Nataliya Humenyuk stated that Russian forces constantly use combined missile and drone strikes and seek opportunities to bypass Ukrainian air defenses to inflict maximum damage.[37] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that they conducted a successful group strike with sea-based long-range high-precision weapons and destroyed Ukrainian ammunition storage facilities.[38]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated boilerplate Russian rhetoric to deter Western security assistance to Ukraine following the NATO summit. Lavrov claimed that Russia would recognize the appearance of F-16s in Ukraine as a nuclear threat because F-16s are technically capable of carrying nuclear warheads.[39] The US and other NATO states are extremely unlikely to provide F-16s to Ukraine with the specific modifications necessary to carry nuclear weapons, and the notion of Ukraine acquiring nuclear weapons is preposterous. Many airframes and other common weapons systems are capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons if the weapons or warheads have the correct modifications.[40] Lavrov also claimed that Ukraine rejected multilateral negotiations frameworks from China, Brazil, and African states.[41] ISW has consistently assessed that Russia is currently highly unlikely to meaningfully engage in any negotiations framework despite efforts to signal falsely otherwise.[42] ISW has assessed that the Kremlin routinely amplifies information operations about nuclear escalation with the West over the war in Ukraine or Russia’s willingness to negotiate in an effort to weaken Western support for Ukraine.[43]
The Kremlin continues to navigate the aftermath of Wagner’s armed rebellion, as the future of the Wagner Group and Prigozhin continues to be unclear. Geolocated footage published on July 13 purportedly shows Wagner forces driving along the M4 highway in Voronezh Oblast redeploying from field camps likely in the rear of Russian occupied Ukraine.[44] A Russian milblogger claimed that the footage showed Russian police escorting the convoy and buses with Belarusian license plates, possibly indicating the convoy’s destination.[45] The Russian military continues to express concerns over the security of the SMD headquarters in Rostov-on-Don after Wagner forces surrounded the building during the armed rebellion. Images published on July 13 show that Russian forces placed gabions filled with sand around the headquarters, and milbloggers claimed that unspecified Spetsnaz personnel and an armored car equipped with a machine gun are stationed outside the building.[46]
Russian outlet RTVI reported on July 12 that companies associated with Prigozhin have received nine contracts with Russian businesses amounting to 1.064 billion rubles (about $11.8 million) since Wagner’s armed rebellion on June 24.[47] The largest contract is reportedly between the company Prodfutservis and the Ministry of Education of Mytishchi in Moscow Oblast for over 705 million rubles (about $7.8 million) to supply meals to public schools from 2023 to 2025.[48] Other customers include Russian government linked entities such as the hospitals subordinate to the Moscow Department of Health and the Medical and Health Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which claimed that it had not received complaints over catering services and therefore had no grounds to terminate the contract. It is unclear if Prigozhin is still linked to these companies, however.
The Kremlin reportedly ordered the detention and suspension of several senior military officers following the Wagner Group’s armed rebellion on June 24, supporting ISW’s prior assessment that the Kremlin likely intends to purge the MoD of figures viewed as disloyal.[49] The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on July 13 that Russian authorities detained at least 13 senior military officers and suspended or fired around 15 senior officers following the Wagner Group’s armed rebellion on June 24.[50] Russian authorities reportedly detained Wagner-affiliated Deputy Commander of Russian Forces in Ukraine Army General Sergei Surovikin, former Russian Deputy Defense Ministry for Logistics Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, and other unnamed senior officers. Russian authorities also reportedly detained and later released Surovikin’s deputy Colonel General Andrey Yudin and deputy head of Russian General Staff’s Main Directorate (GRU) Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev. The WSJ reported that one source claimed that the detentions are intended to ”clean ranks” of those Russian President Vladimir Putin no longer sees as trustworthy.[51]
Russian authorities arrested the Russian Deputy Minister for Digital Development Maxim Parshin for allegedly accepting bribes. The Russian Investigative Committee announced the arrest on July 13, and Russian State Duma Deputy Alexander Khinshtein claimed that Russian law enforcement witnessed Parshin accept a bribe of 3.5 million rubles ($33,350), after which law enforcement detained him.[52] Russian authorities also arrested the Director of the Budget and Financial Technologies LLC, Alexander Monosov, for attempting to bribe Parshin.[53]
The Russian Ministry of Digital Development and the Union of Journalists expressed support for measures that would grant Russian military correspondents some type of veteran status. Russian Union of Journalists Head and state propagandist Vladimir Solovyev announced that the Union of Journalists and the Russian Ministry of Digital Development mutually support an effort to officially designate Russian military correspondents as “veterans of military journalism.”[54] Russian Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) Head Leonid Slutsky stated on July 5 that the LDPR aims to pass legislation that will grant military correspondents the status of combat veterans, which would afford these milbloggers state guarantees and payments in cases of injury or death in Ukraine.[55] ISW assessed that Russian ultranationalist figures are likely supporting these measures to court the Russian milblogger community as a key constituency.[56] The Kremlin could use such measures to exert more control over milbloggers and determine who qualifies as a recognized milblogger, however.
Key Takeaways:
Former Commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army (CAA) Major General Ivan Popov claimed in leaked audio that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu dismissed him for expressing persistent grievances about problems on the western Zaporizhia Oblast frontline to senior commanders. Popov likely attempted to appeal to the Kremlin to partially or fully strip Gerasimov of command over operations in Ukraine. Gerasimov may have tried to shield Putin from unwanted criticism to uphold Putin’s ignorance by firing Popov before he could appeal directly to the Kremlin. Popov’s attempt to directly appeal to Putin for support and his insubordination of Gerasimov’s command is indicative of a pattern of corrosive behavior that has developed within the Russian command and the Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. Russian milbloggers expressed varied reactions to Popov’s dismissal, though none disagreed with Popov’s complaints about problems Russian forces experience on the front. Disruptions to the Russian command overseeing Russian defensive operations in southern Ukraine will likely have some immediate but marginal impacts on Russian forces. Popov’s dismissal over the issue of Russian casualties and reported complaints about lack of force rotations further supports ISW’s assessment that Russian defenses in Ukraine are likely brittle Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the frontline on July 13 and made gains in some areas. The Kremlin reportedly ordered the detention and suspension of several senior military officers following the Wagner Group’s armed rebellion on June 24, supporting ISW’s prior assessment that the Kremlin likely intends to purge the MoD of figures viewed as disloyal. Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed drone strikes across Ukraine on July 13. Russian and Ukrainian sources engaged in positional battles near Kreminna. Ukrainian forces conducted ground attacks and reportedly advanced around Bakhmut. Ukrainian and Russian forces continue to conduct ground attacks along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line. Ukrainian forces reported conducting limited offensive operations in western Donetsk Oblast and continued counteroffensive operations in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia oblasts border area. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations and made some gains in western Zaporizhia Oblast as of July 13. Russia may not be fulfilling some of its commitments to Iran in their bilateral security partnership, even as the Russian military continues to rely heavily on Iranian-made drones in Ukraine. The Associated Press (AP) reported on July 13 that Russian forces and occupation administrations are conducting a wide scale campaign to detain and abuse civilians and are planning to build additional internment infrastructure in the occupied territories.
Ukrainians are facing modern military willing to take casualties. The Ukrainians do not have manpower to spare, therefore, must be supplied with best modern equipment to compensate for that. For this to work time and patience are needed. If you send them right equipment they can eliminate more Russians. Do not worry about war with China. If it happens the equipment you sent to Ukraine will not help you win anyway. The only hope you have is to avoid open military conflict with the Chinese.
If Russia is so good then how come they’re losing the war? Their military has performed abysmally.
At the start of the war most military analysts thought they could easily defeat and occupy Ukraine and the only danger was intervention by NATO. Putin eliminated that danger by bribing Biden with millions. Remember when Quisling Biden said “Don’t worry Putin we’re not going to fight you in Ukraine”, he earned the millions in BBB bribes Putin paid him. I expect the reason Putin didn’t invade Ukraine while Trump was President is because he told them that US and NATO would fight them. Biden enabled Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Elections matter.
Now that the Russian army has been proven to be a paper B tiger, it’s time for NATO forces to kick Russia out of Ukraine. We should mobilize NATO to enter Ukraine and tell Putin to withdraw or be kicked out. Quisling Biden won’t do this because he has sold us out.
They’re not losing the war. They’ve take 25% of the country and the only parts they said they wanted from the start. They’ve killed in excess of probably about 350k Ukrainians while losing around 50k or less of their own troops. They depleted the entire arsenal of Nato of certain key things like 155 shells and severely degraded the overall arsenals of several of the key European members.
All of this while being outnumbered by Ukrainian forces to the tune of about 3-1 for most of the war and relying heavily upon territorial militias in the Russian regions of Ukraine.
JoeBob spot on...the Russians began this SMO with the hope of convincing NATO that it was prepared to use force of arms to defend against an existential threat (Ukraine membership in NATO) and protect it's citizens in Eastern Ukraine. Hoping this would initiate negotiations, which it did, but the West refused to allow Ukraine to accept any terms. This initial incursion was seen as a sign of Russian weakness-BIG mistake! Russia has continued with this economy of force tactic, meat grinder strategy, to the tune of as many as 350,000 dead Ukrainians.
From the very beginning Putin has proceeded cautiously and deliberatlely , not just to limit his own casualties but also not interested in the same for Ukraine. They had roughly 190,000 active duty at the start now they have at least 750,000 which is projected to be 1.2 million before the end of the year. Russian arms factories are producing 365 24/7 and Russia has a mere 2% inflation rate and stronger economy.
Wagner has been redeployed and Putin is more popular than ever....only media propagandized sheep, brainwashed Cold War boomers who think Russia is still the USSR, the blissfully ignorant who couldn't find Ukraine on a map think Ukraine has a ghost of a chance at winning this conflict.
The US has spent an estimated $2.313 trillion on the war since invading Afghanistan, according to the Watson Institute’s Costs of War — or $300 million a day, Biden said Tuesday.
An estimated $837 billion has been spent on the fighting alone, said an August 2021 SIGAR report, citing Department of Defense figures.
Trump was right when he said that he could end the war in a few days. All he would have to do is:
1) mobilize NATO and US military and move them on the border with Ukraine.
2) Tell Putin he has 2 weeks to leave Ukraine or we will help Ukraine kick them out.
3) if he doesn't leave move our forces into Ukraine and kick Russia out.
Quisling Joe would never do this because he sold us out to Putin for millions in bribes.
OR ....tell Ukraine no more money and give us an accounting of what was spent including what seems to have made it into Bidens' bloated re-election campaign funds. Threaten to fully expose corruption and bio labs and trafficking. Sign an agreement today ending hostilities if Zalenski doesn't want to be brought up on charges.
Mobilize NATO in 24 hrs ? ? ? ? US troops will kick them out ? ? ? ? ? Sounds like real improvement. (insert sarcasm font)
OR ....tell Ukraine no more money and give us an accounting of what was spent including what seems to have made it into Bidens' bloated re-election campaign funds. Threaten to fully expose corruption and bio labs and trafficking. Sign an agreement today ending hostilities if Zalenski doesn't want to be brought up on charges.
I would love seeing an accurate accounting of the billions given to them versus how much actually went towards fighting the war? Suddenly Ukrainian generals are driving new Porsches and Ferraris and buying summer homes in the Mediterranean. That sawed off littleshit Zelensky the Zit has a reported bank account balance north of $100,000,000 with homes and assets around the world equal to or in excess of that! Imagine how a former Soviet satellite state like Ukraine with its cross-dressing comedian “leader” Zelensky the Zit in less than a decade of “public service” in a 2nd world sh.ithole like Ukraine has amassed a fortune that rivals the MOST SUCCESSFUL of legacy Hollywood actors or rock stars?….it’s so obvious yet it seems like nobody questions it. Questioning Zelensky the Zit or criticizing him is met defensive vitriol and an “I don’t GAF because Zelensky is fighting for freedom” bullshit reply. In today’s world apparently it’s acceptable to steal a HUGE amount of money if the total amount that you’re stealing from is really big. The money that he’s been begging for and that has been sent out of whatever bullshit guise it’s been sent and instead of using it to fight the Russians and increase the survival of Ukrainians those losers steal some for themselves and their friends….WITH TOTAL IMPUNITY and without question!
And the Village Idiots ^^^ are also quite epic in their own cute little way.
LOL
Biden Boomers like you seem very excited today that Biden is sending over 4000 more reserve soldiers to the Ukraine border today.
That would be great if tens thousands of Americans died in this war right clown?
Right rib... If, God forbid, US troops are ever deployed in Ukraine we will see if the sheep can finally find Ukraine on a map when 1000s of Americans come home in body bags....for what? Hundreds of thousands Ukrainian lads have sacrificed their lives for the criminal, NWO, cabal and the usual donor controlled neocon gangsters
I wonder how just a thousand, let alone several thousand US casualties coming home from that black hole of corruption and deceit would effect American's opinion on this humanitarian crisis of our own making?
They’ll have save face negotiations and declare victory while agreeing to Russias original offer. It’s a shame they had to destroy the country and decimate the population.
They’ll have save face negotiations and declare victory while agreeing to Russias original offer. It’s a shame they had to destroy the country and decimate the population.
Laffin’ at y’all and your ongoing attempts to retroactively act like you haven’t been dead wrong this whole time.
ETA: FÜCK Putin and anyone who supports him and may the brave folks of Ukraine prevail ASAP.
They’ll have save face negotiations and declare victory while agreeing to Russias original offer. It’s a shame they had to destroy the country and decimate the population.
Laffin’ at y’all and your ongoing attempts to retroactively act like you haven’t been dead wrong this whole time.
ETA: FÜCK Putin and anyone who supports him and may the brave folks of Ukraine prevail ASAP.
Let's heed the advice of idiots like Jeff_O who vote their states into schitholes. GFY
The big business, big war, big human trafficking supporting "moderate" Jeffo looking for some attention this afternoon.
You guys are like a retarded broken record player, skipping on the phrases you’ve been told you care about by the partisan liars who so obviously control what comes out of your mouths.
I’m embarrassed FOR you. And this nation is fugged until/unless y’all pull your heads out of wacko conspiracy land and act like adults. Not optimistic.
The big business, big war, big human trafficking supporting "moderate" Jeffo looking for some attention this afternoon.
You guys are like a retarded broken record player, skipping on the phrases you’ve been told you care about by the partisan liars who so obviously control what comes out of your mouths.
I’m embarrassed FOR you. And this nation is fugged until/unless y’all pull your heads out of wacko conspiracy land and act like adults. Not optimistic.
Yadda yadda yadda...you first "moderate".
What do you have against the children? Trafficked and those in the wars for profit that you support?
And this nation is fugged until/unless y’all pull your heads out of wacko conspiracy land and act like adults. Not optimistic.
By doing what?….voting for Beijing Biden or Kamel Toe or Gavin Newscum?
Is that how we “pull our heads out” by voting for a democrat?
You’re the biggest fu.cking joke here and the laughing stock of the campfire. You are a partisan liberal retard that nobody takes seriously. I used to pity you when everyone gave you crap but now I understand why they do it and while I still pity you I support anyone that throws it back in your face.
I'll never understand why certain retards on here are treated like serious adults and not just ignored. Conversing with them gives them more respect than they deserve.
There's word that there's negotiations now that the counter-expensive has failed.
But it's not executive or diplomatic corps doin the negots.
It's the CIA negotiatin with the Russian SRF.
Originally Posted by rainshot
They’ll have save face negotiations and declare victory while agreeing to Russias original offer. It’s a shame they had to destroy the country and decimate the population.
We’re talking and the Russians are shooting. The original offer will never be seen again. Putin no longer believes there is a partner for peace. He knows that any armistice will be used to rearm and rebuild the Ukrainian army to attack again. The most likely end is Russian tanks on the Polish border. So long as there’s a square inch of Ukraine left we’ll try to put arms on it pointing at Russia.
The big business, big war, big human trafficking supporting "moderate" Jeffo looking for some attention this afternoon.
You guys are like a retarded broken record player, skipping on the phrases you’ve been told you care about by the partisan liars who so obviously control what comes out of your mouths.
I’m embarrassed FOR you. And this nation is fugged until/unless y’all pull your heads out of wacko conspiracy land and act like adults. Not optimistic.
Lol us pull ours heads out of our ass. This coming from an obamycommie. Hey Jeff shut your cockholster you’re embarrassing yourself!
They’ll have save face negotiations and declare victory while agreeing to Russias original offer. It’s a shame they had to destroy the country and decimate the population.
Laffin’ at y’all and your ongoing attempts to retroactively act like you haven’t been dead wrong this whole time.
ETA: FÜCK Putin and anyone who supports him and may the brave folks of Ukraine prevail ASAP.
C'mon, Jeff, you LOVED Russia when they were the Soviets!
They’ll have save face negotiations and declare victory while agreeing to Russias original offer. It’s a shame they had to destroy the country and decimate the population.
Laffin’ at y’all and your ongoing attempts to retroactively act like you haven’t been dead wrong this whole time.
ETA: FÜCK Putin and anyone who supports him and may the brave folks of Ukraine prevail ASAP.
C'mon, Jeff, you LOVED Russia when they were the Soviets!
You Marxist POS.
What makes you even more despicable is if anyone even said "niqqer" in your presence you'd blow a gasket like someone had slapped you. Yet, here you are, talking about fellow whites, blaming their "race".
I'll never understand why certain retards on here are treated like serious adults and not just ignored. Conversing with them gives them more respect than they deserve.
agreed.
when they start using swear words, they lose all respect.
Now Russia can blockade and shell the Ukrainian ports.
They can use their rockets, but their ships will get sunk if they wander over to try to enforce a blockade. Putin can still break stuff, but he's getting in deeper schitt with each passing day.
Now Russia can blockade and shell the Ukrainian ports.
They can use their rockets, but their ships will get sunk if they wander over to try to enforce a blockade. Putin can still break stuff, but he's getting in deeper schitt with each passing day.
Of course the dumb Biden boomers with dementia like Jeff and Direct drive would support this
Where will Africa and the Mid East get their wheat from now? How many will starve. The Uko NAZis most likely launched a a few water based drones from a domestic ship that had to be fairly close to the bridge. The bridge will be repaired in a few weeks and thousands will starve in Africa and the Mid East without Russian wheat.
“ Russia has notified the UN, Turkey and Ukraine that it will not renew a crucial deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea.” -BBC
The big business, big war, big human trafficking supporting "moderate" Jeffo looking for some attention this afternoon.
You guys are like a retarded broken record player, skipping on the phrases you’ve been told you care about by the partisan liars who so obviously control what comes out of your mouths.
I’m embarrassed FOR you. And this nation is fugged until/unless y’all pull your heads out of wacko conspiracy land and act like adults. Not optimistic.
You turned Oregon into a schithole Jeffy. I see Walmart and REi just shut stores in Portland because Oregon is such a dirty needle infested toilet inhabited by homeless drug addicts like you
How many times did you post on here the lies that Trump was controlled by Russia?
You're just a brain dead pathological liar drug addict
“ Russia has notified the UN, Turkey and Ukraine that it will not renew a crucial deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea.” -BBC
And tens of thousands will starve in Africa and the Mid East. And low IQ demonic drug addicts/NAZI lovers like like JeffO will celebrate
Ukraine has been relatively quiet in the news lately which leads me to believe that whatever good weather offensive Ukraine was going to mount is not materializing otherwise it’d be plastered all over the media.
Ukraine can’t join NATO until the war is over. The USA is prolonging the war by providing weapons to Ukraine but not in quantities sufficient to win the war which depletes our supply and bleeds us of BOTH weapons and MONEY. Russia doesn’t want Ukraine joining NATO. Russia is incentivized to continue to grind this war on indefinitely. By Russia prolonging the war they continue to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO, the bleed us dry of arms, ammunition and MONEY and they begin to strengthen their play at BRICS while undermining our economy and the future.
All this in Russia’s attempt to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO……their former countrymen in Ukraine are hiding under the petticoat of Biden’s administration hoping to join Europe and enjoy the excesses of the decadent west.
Russia has ZERO incentive to negotiate for peace and every incentive to prolong this until Ukraine collapses, capitulates or gets abandoned by the west and fully absorbed back into Russia. Meanwhile we “trickle” hundreds of billions in arms and money to the worldwide black market hoping that at least some stays in Ukraine. Zelensky the Zit gets disgustingly rich while his countrymen lose everything and his nation burns but nobody questions it instead elevating the little cross-dresser to hero status. This entire sh.itshow is mind boggling when viewed through the lens of logic but it makes perfect sense when viewed through the lens of evilness and corruption. Hundreds of thousands are dying so that the top 1% in Ukraine and leaders worldwide can pad their bank accounts with stolen blood money.
OR ....tell Ukraine no more money and give us an accounting of what was spent including what seems to have made it into Bidens' bloated re-election campaign funds. Threaten to fully expose corruption and bio labs and trafficking. Sign an agreement today ending hostilities if Zalenski doesn't want to be brought up on charges.
I would love seeing an accurate accounting of the billions given to them versus how much actually went towards fighting the war? Suddenly Ukrainian generals are driving new Porsches and Ferraris and buying summer homes in the Mediterranean. That sawed off littleshit Zelensky the Zit has a reported bank account balance north of $100,000,000 with homes and assets around the world equal to or in excess of that! Imagine how a former Soviet satellite state like Ukraine with its cross-dressing comedian “leader” Zelensky the Zit in less than a decade of “public service” in a 2nd world sh.ithole like Ukraine has amassed a fortune that rivals the MOST SUCCESSFUL of legacy Hollywood actors or rock stars?….it’s so obvious yet it seems like nobody questions it. Questioning Zelensky the Zit or criticizing him is met defensive vitriol and an “I don’t GAF because Zelensky is fighting for freedom” bullshit reply. In today’s world apparently it’s acceptable to steal a HUGE amount of money if the total amount that you’re stealing from is really big. The money that he’s been begging for and that has been sent out of whatever bullshit guise it’s been sent and instead of using it to fight the Russians and increase the survival of Ukrainians those losers steal some for themselves and their friends….WITH TOTAL IMPUNITY and without question!
Pretty spot on- like your other posts on this thread Aces. People dying in order to continue the corruption.
Just a fun fact...it's an expensive war. Cruising the articles on 'mercenary pay in Ukraine', most sources agree, 5 yrs military experience will get you hired on at about 60,000 USD a month. Officers, will get about 25% more. Good thing the US taxpayer is footing the bill, that kind of wages, it adds up quick. Apparently, Wagner Group doesn't pay that well. Russian regulars...IF you can believe Euronews, get around 810 a month....but much , much more for certain MOS's.
It doesn't matter how good you think you are, or how much you're being paid, if you find yourself in the middle of a minefield with artillery shells landing all around you, now does it.
Putin unable to attend the BRICs conference in South Africa due to the outstanding international arrest warrants on him.
The warrant was issued by the ICC (International Criminal Court) in The Hague. It has jurisdiction in any member nation which are obligated to arrest Putin for war crimes that he is charged with.
This limits Putin’s travels to non ICC member nations only and he had observed the warrants traveling accordingly.
ETA: South Africa is a member nation of the ICC which is why Putin won’t attend the BRICs conference there. SA is trying to repeal its membership in the ICC.
Saudi Arabia and Turkey are trying to broker a deal to have Ukrainian children that were taken by Russia and placed in children’s homes to be returned to their Ukrainian parents.
These children are reported to number in the thousands.
Saudi Arabia and Turkey are trying to broker a deal to have Ukrainian children that were taken by Russia and placed in children’s homes to be returned to their Ukrainian parents.
These children are reported to number in the thousands.
Ukraine Defense Minister, Oleksii Reznikov just purchased this 7 million euro mansion in Cannes, France for his daughter’s wedding present… Oleksii Reznikov is said to have a net worth of 1 million… just in case you wondered where all the money was going
The Russian military continues to lose troops through desertions. Over 1000 desertions cases are active in Russian courts.
It is estimated that thousands continue to flee the country to avoid conscription.
Ukraine Defense Minister, Oleksii Reznikov just purchased this 7 million euro mansion in Cannes, France for his daughter’s wedding present… Oleksii Reznikov is said to have a net worth of 1 million… just in case you wondered where all the money was going. Purchased with stolen US tax dollars
Thousands of military vets remain homeless in the US
Saudi Arabia and Turkey are trying to broker a deal to have Ukrainian children that were taken by Russia and placed in children’s homes to be returned to their Ukrainian parents.
These children are reported to number in the thousands.
Toot did you manage to get goalie fired yet in his healthcare job at the VA?
While the conflict with Russia heats up in the east, life for most Ukrainians is marred by corruption so endemic that even hospitals appear to be infected. Can anyone clean the country up?
This war now resembles the Great War (WW1) . Ukraine doesn't have enough barrels or shells to break it open. A war of movement requires air superiority. Neither side has that.
This war now resembles the Great War (WW1) . Ukraine doesn't have enough barrels or shells to break it open. A war of movement requires air superiority. Neither side has that.
This war now resembles the Great War (WW1) . Ukraine doesn't have enough barrels or shells to break it open. A war of movement requires air superiority. Neither side has that.
Exactly right ^^^ If we were doing it, our air would pound those Bolsheviks for 30-40 days before ground troops went in.
The Russian general that was just sacked, said that the Ukrainian counter-battery fire has been deadly. Sounds like the Ukrainians are nibbling away at the Russian defenses.
This war now resembles the Great War (WW1) . Ukraine doesn't have enough barrels or shells to break it open. A war of movement requires air superiority. Neither side has that.
Hey facist remember when you praised Trudeau’s closing of churches and arresting those who wouldn’t get the experimental vax?
This war now resembles the Great War (WW1) . Ukraine doesn't have enough barrels or shells to break it open. A war of movement requires air superiority. Neither side has that.
Exactly right ^^^ If we were doing it, our air would pound those Bolsheviks for 30-40 days before ground troops went in.
The Russian general that was just sacked, said that the Ukrainian counter-battery fire has been deadly. Sounds like the Ukrainians are nibbling away at the Russian defenses.
The immediate problem for the ground game is clearing away mines that the Russians planted.
South Korea just sent a large amount of mines clearing materials to Ukraine.
This war now resembles the Great War (WW1) . Ukraine doesn't have enough barrels or shells to break it open. A war of movement requires air superiority. Neither side has that.
Exactly right ^^^ If we were doing it, our air would pound those Bolsheviks for 30-40 days before ground troops went in.
The Russian general that was just sacked, said that the Ukrainian counter-battery fire has been deadly. Sounds like the Ukrainians are nibbling away at the Russian defenses.
Lol the draft dodger dementia pedophile Bidumb knows more about combat than you. That’s really pathetic
Tell us more about Afghanistan huge Air Force, navy, artillery , nuke subs, drone forces, satellites, fighter jest’s helicopters and air defense systems
We just spent 20 years in Afghanistan and fled in defeat humiliated just like Vietnam. Now we’re going to to toe with Russia?? Lol
Typical draft dodging cowardly Ka hunt who wants wars like toothouston
This war now resembles the Great War (WW1) . Ukraine doesn't have enough barrels or shells to break it open. A war of movement requires air superiority. Neither side has that.
Exactly right ^^^ If we were doing it, our air would pound those Bolsheviks for 30-40 days before ground troops went in.
The Russian general that was just sacked, said that the Ukrainian counter-battery fire has been deadly. Sounds like the Ukrainians are nibbling away at the Russian defenses.
The immediate problem for the ground game is clearing away mines that the Russians planted.
South Korea just sent a large amount of mines clearing materials to Ukraine.
Another weak coward draft dodger who claims to be a military expert. Fughin funny
The kremlin’s raising draft ages for the Russian military is now seen as a depletion of their internal forces which will require more use of contractors to backfill.
There are now twelve different companies registered as such within Russia presently.
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Houston_2, do you realize you are the author of Lies, or are you so stupid that you really believe yours and CNNs lies too?
Jag go get mental help for yourself and lay off the booze.
It’s more than evident that you believe your own lies and even promote them as facts.
You are a sick man.
TFF! Who TF are you to tell anyone to get mental help? You use multiple sock puppets to support your b u l l s h i t, thinking that people will believe it.
Houston_2, do you realize you are the author of Lies, or are you so stupid that you really believe yours and CNNs lies too?
Jag go get mental help for yourself and lay off the booze.
It’s more than evident that you believe your own lies and even promote them as facts.
You are a sick man.
TFF! Who TF are you to tell anyone to get mental help? You use multiple sock puppets to support your b u l l s h i t, thinking that people will believe it.
[quote=jaguartx]Houston_2, do you realize you are the author of Lies, or are you so stupid that you really believe yours and CNNs lies too?
Jag go get mental help for yourself and lay off the booze.
It’s more than evident that you believe your own lies and even promote them as facts.
You are a sick man.
TFF! Who TF are you to tell anyone to get mental help? You use multiple sock puppets to support your b u l l s h i t, thinking that people will believe it.[/quote
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Ya, whatever that means.
Houston 2; where has all our money gone for Ukraine?
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
Wagner has been fighting in Africa for many years. They’re still very active in Syria
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
Good analysis ^^^
Prigozhin looks like one of their best commanders who cares about his men and has the stones to criticize anyone and anything, although he's careful not to directly criticize Putin. He may not want to fight as long as Shoigu is still Minister of Defense, but he needs a cash flow to pay his troops. What will he have to do to pay the bills ? If he's not fighting, maybe Putin will cut off funding ?
Maybe some of the oligarchs will fund him ? This has the makings of a developing political party with a military wing and that's what would be needed to overthrow Putin.
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
Patton didn't send a column of the 3rd Army to within 125 miles of Washington, shooting down U.S. military aircraft along the way, for what that's worth.
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
Patton didn't send a column of the 3rd Army to within 125 miles of Washington, shooting down U.S. military aircraft along the way, for what that's worth.
Exactly ^^^ That's why I say, this has the makings of a developing political party with a military wing and that's what would be needed to overthrow Putin. And maybe a guy like Prigozhin, who has said that the Special Military Operation was foolish, could put a stop to it ?
Has Wagner been fully withdrawn from Ukraine? I heard they’d no longer be fighting in Ukraine but would continue elsewhere like Syria and Africa.
Many on here said Putin assassinated Prigozhin after he overthrew the Russian government lol
According to a description of fresh video by BBC:
A video on Telegram channels linked to the Wagner mercenary group appears to show its boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in Belarus.
He is seen welcoming fighters and describing recent developments on the front line in Ukraine as a "disgrace". He also hints that Wagner might rejoin the war at a later date. [/u]
what a lying moron. Putin met with Prigozhin and Prigozhin is back in Belarus with thousands more of his Wagner Group .
Amazing the number of ignorant fools like you who fell for the Psyop. Dumb and Dumber
Originally Posted by Direct_Drive
Originally Posted by MarineHawk
Originally Posted by TreeMutt
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
Patton didn't send a column of the 3rd Army to within 125 miles of Washington, shooting down U.S. military aircraft along the way, for what that's worth.
Exactly ^^^ That's why I say, this has the makings of a developing political party with a military wing and that's what would be needed to overthrow Putin. And maybe a guy like Prigozhin, who has said that the Special Military Operation was foolish, could put a stop to it ?
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
Patton didn't send a column of the 3rd Army to within 125 miles of Washington, shooting down U.S. military aircraft along the way, for what that's worth.
Name the names of Oligarchs now in Russia funding Wagner.
Originally Posted by Direct_Drive
Originally Posted by TreeMutt
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
Good analysis ^^^
Prigozhin looks like one of their best commanders who cares about his men and has the stones to criticize anyone and anything, although he's careful not to directly criticize Putin. He may not want to fight as long as Shoigu is still Minister of Defense, but he needs a cash flow to pay his troops. What will he have to do to pay the bills ? If he's not fighting, maybe Putin will cut off funding ?
Maybe some of the oligarchs will fund him ? This has the makings of a developing political party with a military wing and that's what would be needed to overthrow Putin.
Houston_2, do you realize you are the author of Lies, or are you so stupid that you really believe yours and CNNs lies too?
Jag go get mental help for yourself and lay off the booze.
It’s more than evident that you believe your own lies and even promote them as facts.
You are a sick man.
TFF! Who TF are you to tell anyone to get mental help? You use multiple sock puppets to support your b u l l s h i t, thinking that people will believe it.
See the NAZis are using banned US cluster bombs (freedom bombs) that target women and children today
We live in such a freedom loving country where laws matter and our intel agencies would never overthrow our elected govt and pedophile drag queens like Zelenskiy would never be allowed to serve in our great military. lol.
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
I agree with that
Criticism of leadership is one thing. Packing up and leaving is another especially when part of the total departure involved a possible coup.
Wagner has several other areas of operation that keep their funding positive and with minimal losses compared to the many personnel that were lost in the Ukraine effort.
Houston_2, do you realize you are the author of Lies, or are you so stupid that you really believe yours and CNNs lies too?
Jag go get mental help for yourself and lay off the booze.
It’s more than evident that you believe your own lies and even promote them as facts.
You are a sick man.
TFF! Who TF are you to tell anyone to get mental help? You use multiple sock puppets to support your b u l l s h i t, thinking that people will believe it.
Definition of projection.
That’s hilarious coming from you two!
Toot you said Prigozhin overthrew the the Russian govt via a military coup. Was that a tru statement ? lol.
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Ya, whatever that means.
Houston 2; where has all our money gone for Ukraine?
Arms, military mobile equipment, medical, etc.
You might note what others in the alliance have sent also.
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Ya, whatever that means.
Houston 2; where has all our money gone for Ukraine?
Arms, military mobile equipment, medical, etc.
You might note what others in the alliance have sent also.
As corrupt as Ukraine is, I would image that 80% of the cash funds sent over for relief have been stolen. From firsthand accounts by foreign fighters, many Ukrainians are operating with very little material support and many have had to source their own kits to fight. So our military gear is going somewhere other than the battlefield.
At the end of the day, the corruption should bother everyone including everyone in Congress, but it isn't. Taxpayers have lost billions in the process. BUT, I commend the Ukranians for destroying Putin's military. They have achieved what NATO has only dreamed about.
Was it worth the investment and wasted tax dollars? In a way, yes. No American military casualties (that we know about) has happened and Putin's military is only a shadow of what it once was. It will take a decade for the Russian military to recover. So that's all good in my books.
Where the real corruption will happen is on the rebuilding of Ukraine. Hopefully we will have a new Administration that will tell Europe it's their problem to deal with and not ours. This is Russia's and Europe's mess to sort out. In the meantime, carpet bomb the Russians back to Moscow.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
Patton didn't send a column of the 3rd Army to within 125 miles of Washington, shooting down U.S. military aircraft along the way, for what that's worth.
And Patton didn't get shelled by Eisenhower either.
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
I agree with that
Criticism of leadership is one thing. Packing up and leaving is another especially when part of the total departure involved a possible coup.
Wagner has several other areas of operation that keep their funding positive and with minimal losses compared to the many personnel that were lost in the Ukraine effort.
Nah. There's a bigger plan in the works for Wagner. They're organizing for something. Whatever it is Putin is directing it
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Ya, whatever that means.
Houston 2; where has all our money gone for Ukraine?
Arms, military mobile equipment, medical, etc.
You might note what others in the alliance have sent also.
As corrupt as Ukraine is, I would image that 80% of the cash funds sent over for relief have been stolen. From firsthand accounts by foreign fighters, many Ukrainians are operating with very little material support and many have had to source their own kits to fight. So our military gear is going somewhere other than the battlefield.
At the end of the day, the corruption should bother everyone including everyone in Congress, but it isn't. Taxpayers have lost billions in the process. BUT, I commend the Ukranians for destroying Putin's military. They have achieved what NATO has only dreamed about.
Was it worth the investment and wasted tax dollars? In a way, yes. No American military casualties (that we know about) has happened and Putin's military is only a shadow of what it once was. It will take a decade for the Russian military to recover. So that's all good in my books.
Where the real corruption will happen is on the rebuilding of Ukraine. Hopefully we will have a new Administration that will tell Europe it's their problem to deal with and not ours. This is Russia's and Europe's mess to sort out. In the meantime, carpet bomb the Russians back to Moscow.
Ukraine isn't fighting a war with 20% of what we send over. They don't have anything themselves and they don't make anything. With that said I'm sure there is corruption
Prigozhin says that the Russian front in Ukraine is a absolute disgrace and that Wagner will not return there.
People especially brainwashed Cold War boomers, believe what they want to believe.
Nothing new in warfare to have officers criticize the command structure...George Marshall relieved or reassigned 100s of commanders during WWII.
George Patton was famous for his critical, sometimes caustic, opinions of his superiors, let alone his subordinates. He was especially called on the carpet by Ike for his condescending of important allied leaders and commanders like Montgomery. It was evident that this rivalry, between Army group commanders was a good thing as it compelled both to try to outdo each other. The famous slap incident was close to the last straw and almost ended him up back on a desk in Washington.
But Patton was wisely kept on the line because he was an effective combat commander, feared and respected by the Germans and despite his draconian methods, he got the job done.
Prigozhin is in the same mold. He will be useful to Putin in the future, he and Wagner are heroes of the Russian people and Putin probably figures he is more useful alive and well than not.
Besides, Prigo has become a thorn in the side and a great distraction, NATO has to keep an eye on his whereabouts and try to anticipate how and where Wagner will be deployed in the future, much like the German's concern for where Patton was and what he was up to.
I agree with that
Criticism of leadership is one thing. Packing up and leaving is another especially when part of the total departure involved a possible coup.
Wagner has several other areas of operation that keep their funding positive and with minimal losses compared to the many personnel that were lost in the Ukraine effort.
Nah. There's a bigger plan in the works for Wagner. They're organizing for something. Whatever it is Putin is directing it
Could well be.
Supposedly now in Belarus training those troops “to be the best in the world “ according to Prigozhin.
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Ya, whatever that means.
Houston 2; where has all our money gone for Ukraine?
Arms, military mobile equipment, medical, etc.
You might note what others in the alliance have sent also.
As corrupt as Ukraine is, I would image that 80% of the cash funds sent over for relief have been stolen. From firsthand accounts by foreign fighters, many Ukrainians are operating with very little material support and many have had to source their own kits to fight. So our military gear is going somewhere other than the battlefield.
At the end of the day, the corruption should bother everyone including everyone in Congress, but it isn't. Taxpayers have lost billions in the process. BUT, I commend the Ukranians for destroying Putin's military. They have achieved what NATO has only dreamed about.
Was it worth the investment and wasted tax dollars? In a way, yes. No American military casualties (that we know about) has happened and Putin's military is only a shadow of what it once was. It will take a decade for the Russian military to recover. So that's all good in my books.
Where the real corruption will happen is on the rebuilding of Ukraine. Hopefully we will have a new Administration that will tell Europe it's their problem to deal with and not ours. This is Russia's and Europe's mess to sort out. In the meantime, carpet bomb the Russians back to Moscow.
There’s no reasonable doubt that there’s much corruption afoot.
There are no good players on either side. I think we all agree on that.
In a tit for tat Ukraine says they will treat all shipping headed to Russian ports as being carriers of military aid equipment same as Russia announced about ships headed to Ukraine ports.
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Ya, whatever that means.
Houston 2; where has all our money gone for Ukraine?
Arms, military mobile equipment, medical, etc.
You might note what others in the alliance have sent also.
As corrupt as Ukraine is, I would image that 80% of the cash funds sent over for relief have been stolen. From firsthand accounts by foreign fighters, many Ukrainians are operating with very little material support and many have had to source their own kits to fight. So our military gear is going somewhere other than the battlefield.
At the end of the day, the corruption should bother everyone including everyone in Congress, but it isn't. Taxpayers have lost billions in the process. BUT, I commend the Ukranians for destroying Putin's military. They have achieved what NATO has only dreamed about.
Was it worth the investment and wasted tax dollars? In a way, yes. No American military casualties (that we know about) has happened and Putin's military is only a shadow of what it once was. It will take a decade for the Russian military to recover. So that's all good in my books.
Where the real corruption will happen is on the rebuilding of Ukraine. Hopefully we will have a new Administration that will tell Europe it's their problem to deal with and not ours. This is Russia's and Europe's mess to sort out. In the meantime, carpet bomb the Russians back to Moscow.
There’s no reasonable doubt that there’s much corruption afoot.
There are no good players on either side. I think we all agree on that.
oh without a doubt, there are still Soviet sympathizer's in Ukraine. Putin and the siloviki (the enforcers) inner circle are Soviet's. they will bleed out the tax dollars till nothing is left. Putin and the siloviki made and still makes their personal fortune on tax dollars or rubles.
and you russian fan boys can complain that their denazifation of Ukraine is what the russkies want.
nope, natural gas, oil, rare earth metals, coal......Chevron Corp and Shell Oil were in talks with Ukraine's government to take oil/natural gas reverses of the Black Sea, but 2014 came and there goes the talks. ever wonder why Crimea was invaded by the Russians? now you know. the eastern Donbas region, also under Russian control, was the industrial heartland of Ukraine. don't believe me? look it up. i give you a head start....
you ever wonder why the corrupt Biden and Ukraine were tight? now you know.
and yes, it makes me happy that Ukraine is destroying Russian equipment. now that the #2 Army (Wagner) is in Belarus, the #3 Russian Army is now #2 Army.
The money that’s been stolen from the American taxpayer and sent to Ukraine is bad enough. Using hundreds of billions for the preservation of the world’s most corrupt hub of international money laundering is not in our best interests but we don’t have a voice. The military and political powerhouses in Ukraine and around the world have been skimming money and arms. The arms hit the international illegal arms market and get sold to the highest bidder.
We might be angry now at the theft of our money but just wait until our stingers are used by the Cartels to take a loaded airliner or 3 down or the ragheads start murdering on a massive scale with the weapons they’ve stolen from us. The theft is bad enough but the real crime lies in who and what is currently holding onto some of our weapons.
Our billions in tax money well spent. Come Biden Boomers tell us again where the money goes
BBC
Ukraine Defense Minister, Oleksii Reznikov just purchased this 7 million euro mansion in Cannes, France for his daughter’s wedding present…
Oleksii Reznikov is said to have a net worth of 1 million… just in case you wondered where all the money was going
Originally Posted by STRSWilson
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by SupFoo
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Ya, whatever that means.
Houston 2; where has all our money gone for Ukraine?
Arms, military mobile equipment, medical, etc.
You might note what others in the alliance have sent also.
As corrupt as Ukraine is, I would image that 80% of the cash funds sent over for relief have been stolen. From firsthand accounts by foreign fighters, many Ukrainians are operating with very little material support and many have had to source their own kits to fight. So our military gear is going somewhere other than the battlefield.
At the end of the day, the corruption should bother everyone including everyone in Congress, but it isn't. Taxpayers have lost billions in the process. BUT, I commend the Ukranians for destroying Putin's military. They have achieved what NATO has only dreamed about.
Was it worth the investment and wasted tax dollars? In a way, yes. No American military casualties (that we know about) has happened and Putin's military is only a shadow of what it once was. It will take a decade for the Russian military to recover. So that's all good in my books.
Where the real corruption will happen is on the rebuilding of Ukraine. Hopefully we will have a new Administration that will tell Europe it's their problem to deal with and not ours. This is Russia's and Europe's mess to sort out. In the meantime, carpet bomb the Russians back to Moscow.
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Ya, whatever that means.
Houston 2; where has all our money gone for Ukraine?
Arms, military mobile equipment, medical, etc.
You might note what others in the alliance have sent also.
As corrupt as Ukraine is, I would image that 80% of the cash funds sent over for relief have been stolen. From firsthand accounts by foreign fighters, many Ukrainians are operating with very little material support and many have had to source their own kits to fight. So our military gear is going somewhere other than the battlefield.
At the end of the day, the corruption should bother everyone including everyone in Congress, but it isn't. Taxpayers have lost billions in the process. BUT, I commend the Ukranians for destroying Putin's military. They have achieved what NATO has only dreamed about.
Was it worth the investment and wasted tax dollars? In a way, yes. No American military casualties (that we know about) has happened and Putin's military is only a shadow of what it once was. It will take a decade for the Russian military to recover. So that's all good in my books.
Where the real corruption will happen is on the rebuilding of Ukraine. Hopefully we will have a new Administration that will tell Europe it's their problem to deal with and not ours. This is Russia's and Europe's mess to sort out. In the meantime, carpet bomb the Russians back to Moscow.
There’s no reasonable doubt that there’s much corruption afoot.
There are no good players on either side. I think we all agree on that.
oh without a doubt, there are still Soviet sympathizer's in Ukraine. Putin and the siloviki (the enforcers) inner circle are Soviet's. they will bleed out the tax dollars till nothing is left. Putin and the siloviki made and still makes their personal fortune on tax dollars or rubles.
and you russian fan boys can complain that their denazifation of Ukraine is what the russkies want.
nope, natural gas, oil, rare earth metals, coal......Chevron Corp and Shell Oil were in talks with Ukraine's government to take oil/natural gas reverses of the Black Sea, but 2014 came and there goes the talks. ever wonder why Crimea was invaded by the Russians? now you know. the eastern Donbas region, also under Russian control, was the industrial heartland of Ukraine. don't believe me? look it up. i give you a head start....
you ever wonder why the corrupt Biden and Ukraine were tight? now you know.
and yes, it makes me happy that Ukraine is destroying Russian equipment. now that the #2 Army (Wagner) is in Belarus, the #3 Russian Army is now #2 Army.
Toot how many sock puppets are you running This dumb STRS one appeared right after you threatened Goalie and were kicked off by Rick
Originally Posted by STRSWilson
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by SupFoo
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Ya, whatever that means.
Houston 2; where has all our money gone for Ukraine?
Arms, military mobile equipment, medical, etc.
You might note what others in the alliance have sent also.
As corrupt as Ukraine is, I would image that 80% of the cash funds sent over for relief have been stolen. From firsthand accounts by foreign fighters, many Ukrainians are operating with very little material support and many have had to source their own kits to fight. So our military gear is going somewhere other than the battlefield.
At the end of the day, the corruption should bother everyone including everyone in Congress, but it isn't. Taxpayers have lost billions in the process. BUT, I commend the Ukranians for destroying Putin's military. They have achieved what NATO has only dreamed about.
Was it worth the investment and wasted tax dollars? In a way, yes. No American military casualties (that we know about) has happened and Putin's military is only a shadow of what it once was. It will take a decade for the Russian military to recover. So that's all good in my books.
Where the real corruption will happen is on the rebuilding of Ukraine. Hopefully we will have a new Administration that will tell Europe it's their problem to deal with and not ours. This is Russia's and Europe's mess to sort out. In the meantime, carpet bomb the Russians back to Moscow.
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Eastern Europe is a dangerous place, I don't blame the Czechs. Russia has had its grubby hands into everything, spreading their trademark corruption system and creating enclaves of Russians everywhere. I can't name an Eastern European nation that hasn't be infected. Poland took 30 years to get cleansed from that corruption.
I recently met a woman from Moldova. The Russians have 1500 troops stationed there and the Moldovans want them out. It's like a mini-Ukraine situation. This woman said "We were so strong when we were 15" She's pro-Russia. Moldova may be another flashpoint.
The money that’s been stolen from the American taxpayer and sent to Ukraine is bad enough. Using hundreds of billions for the preservation of the world’s most corrupt hub of international money laundering is not in our best interests but we don’t have a voice. The military and political powerhouses in Ukraine and around the world have been skimming money and arms. The arms hit the international illegal arms market and get sold to the highest bidder.
We might be angry now at the theft of our money but just wait until our stingers are used by the Cartels to take a loaded airliner or 3 down or the ragheads start murdering on a massive scale with the weapons they’ve stolen from us. The theft is bad enough but the real crime lies in who and what is currently holding onto some of our weapons.
And no one in Congress is demanding accountability for the billions spent. Just like Iraq and Afghanistan. Billions squandered and no accountability.
Just the cost of war folks, nothing to see here. Imagine what could be done if we actually gave a $hit and accounted for the money spent. Wars would last months, not decades.
The money that’s been stolen from the American taxpayer and sent to Ukraine is bad enough. Using hundreds of billions for the preservation of the world’s most corrupt hub of international money laundering is not in our best interests but we don’t have a voice. The military and political powerhouses in Ukraine and around the world have been skimming money and arms. The arms hit the international illegal arms market and get sold to the highest bidder.
We might be angry now at the theft of our money but just wait until our stingers are used by the Cartels to take a loaded airliner or 3 down or the ragheads start murdering on a massive scale with the weapons they’ve stolen from us. The theft is bad enough but the real crime lies in who and what is currently holding onto some of our weapons.
And no one in Congress is demanding accountability for the billions spent. Just like Iraq and Afghanistan. Billions squandered and no accountability.
Just the cost of war folks, nothing to see here. Imagine what could be done if we actually gave a $hit and accounted for the money spent. Wars would last months, not decades.
Nice talk from one of the biggest Uketards here....
The money that’s been stolen from the American taxpayer and sent to Ukraine is bad enough. Using hundreds of billions for the preservation of the world’s most corrupt hub of international money laundering is not in our best interests but we don’t have a voice. The military and political powerhouses in Ukraine and around the world have been skimming money and arms. The arms hit the international illegal arms market and get sold to the highest bidder.
We might be angry now at the theft of our money but just wait until our stingers are used by the Cartels to take a loaded airliner or 3 down or the ragheads start murdering on a massive scale with the weapons they’ve stolen from us. The theft is bad enough but the real crime lies in who and what is currently holding onto some of our weapons.
And no one in Congress is demanding accountability for the billions spent. Just like Iraq and Afghanistan. Billions squandered and no accountability.
Just the cost of war folks, nothing to see here. Imagine what could be done if we actually gave a $hit and accounted for the money spent. Wars would last months, not decades.
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Eastern Europe is a dangerous place, I don't blame the Czechs. Russia has had its grubby hands into everything, spreading their trademark corruption system and creating enclaves of Russians everywhere. I can't name an Eastern European nation that hasn't be infected. Poland took 30 years to get cleansed from that corruption.
I recently met a woman from Moldova. The Russians have 1500 troops stationed there and the Moldovans want them out. It's like a mini-Ukraine situation. This woman said "We were so strong when we were 15" She's pro-Russia. Moldova may be another flashpoint.
Remember when the Russians went into Poland and liberated the jews from concentration camps after the Poles, Czechs, Ukrainians killed millions of Jews?
The US has over 700 military bases around the world because the US has been invaded so many times by countries like Iraq,Panama , Iran, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Somalia,Lebanon, Korea .....right? lol
And You still can't find Poland, Ukraine or Moldova on a map living your sad boomer Neo conned world. lmao
Houston 2; Why do you feel the need to give a minute by minute, play by play? Your version anyway........
Why do you feel the need to post what you post foo?
If it bothers you go to Ignore or just pass over it.
Simple enough even for you.
Well, since I started the thread (you knew that, right?), have more than a passing interest in what's posted.
And you dodged the question. But, I expected that.
It appears that since this is “Your Thread” we need to play Simon Says here with you.
You also seem to have a problem with anyone that doesn’t share your opinion or post items contrary to what you obviously want to hear or what you believe.
It’s called a Forum, foo.
There is no dodging of anything here and you know it. Play your little word games and maybe you’ll find what you’re looking for.
Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.
Eastern Europe is a dangerous place, I don't blame the Czechs. Russia has had its grubby hands into everything, spreading their trademark corruption system and creating enclaves of Russians everywhere. I can't name an Eastern European nation that hasn't be infected. Poland took 30 years to get cleansed from that corruption.
I recently met a woman from Moldova. The Russians have 1500 troops stationed there and the Moldovans want them out. It's like a mini-Ukraine situation. This woman said "We were so strong when we were 15" She's pro-Russia. Moldova may be another flashpoint.
Georgia is now also openly expressing the same sentiments about the Russian troops and puppets there.
Russian navy laying sea mines to the approaches of Ukrainian ports.
Well, they just might get smoked screwing around in range of Ukrainian anti-ship batteries and seaborne drones.
Given to them by whom?
Paid for by whom?
If memory serves, then it might be R-360 Neptune, a Ukrainian built anti-ship weapon. Like the ones used to sink the Moskva. Whatever else they have, I don't know.
Relating back to the OP, to this point in the counter-expensive, cuckraine has not regained any part of the 31% of its former self, which is now called Russia.
Post Putin era in Russia is said to months away according to an ex Duma member now in exile. He was the only member of the Duma to vote no on the original vote to invade Ukraine.
US Senate defeats efforts to limit US aid to Ukraine.
You do realize they've stalled out? This is now a quagmire. Picture WW1. If we keep sending aid over at this rate and getting no results Biden and the neocons are going to want to put our boys boots on the ground. This aid is going to bite us in the ass
US Senate defeats efforts to limit US aid to Ukraine.
You do realize they've stalled out? This is now a quagmire. Picture WW1. If we keep sending aid over at this rate and getting no results Biden and the neocons are going to want to put our boys boots on the ground. This aid is going to bite us in the ass
They’ve slowed due to lack of armaments it appears.
I don’t see any American soldiers boots on the ground there as long as Putin doesn’t attack a NATO country.
US Senate defeats efforts to limit US aid to Ukraine.
You do realize they've stalled out? This is now a quagmire. Picture WW1. If we keep sending aid over at this rate and getting no results Biden and the neocons are going to want to put our boys boots on the ground. This aid is going to bite us in the ass
They’ve slowed due to lack of armaments it appears.
I don’t see any American soldiers boots on the ground there as long as Putin doesn’t attack a NATO country.
You also don't see that the majority of this board knows you're a bitch.
US Senate defeats efforts to limit US aid to Ukraine.
You do realize they've stalled out? This is now a quagmire. Picture WW1. If we keep sending aid over at this rate and getting no results Biden and the neocons are going to want to put our boys boots on the ground. This aid is going to bite us in the ass
They’ve slowed due to lack of armaments it appears.
I don’t see any American soldiers boots on the ground there as long as Putin doesn’t attack a NATO country.
You also don't see that the majority of this board knows you're a bitch.
US Senate defeats efforts to limit US aid to Ukraine.
You do realize they've stalled out? This is now a quagmire. Picture WW1. If we keep sending aid over at this rate and getting no results Biden and the neocons are going to want to put our boys boots on the ground. This aid is going to bite us in the ass
They’ve slowed due to lack of armaments it appears.
I don’t see any American soldiers boots on the ground there as long as Putin doesn’t attack a NATO country.
Oh he won't directly attack a NATO country. That's what Wagner PMC is for. The perfect non state actor. That may be all the excuse Biden would need to commit us
US Senate defeats efforts to limit US aid to Ukraine.
You do realize they've stalled out? This is now a quagmire. Picture WW1. If we keep sending aid over at this rate and getting no results Biden and the neocons are going to want to put our boys boots on the ground. This aid is going to bite us in the ass
They’ve slowed due to lack of armaments it appears.
I don’t see any American soldiers boots on the ground there as long as Putin doesn’t attack a NATO country.
Oh he won't directly attack a NATO country. That's what Wagner PMC is for. The perfect non state actor. That may be all the excuse Biden would need to commit us
The possibility surely exists for that but I doubt our Allie’s would tolerate it.
I believe all of the allied groups are satisfied to fight a proxy war with Putin but that’s Jmo.
Unless a peace deal is brokered it’ll be very long and drawn out. Again Jmo.
We need a peace deal but nobody is pushing the sides to the table
That would be the best way for sure.
For us the US taxpayer it’d be great but for Ukraine they won’t be negotiating any land that they ain’t currently holding back from Russia.
For Russia a peace deal makes no sense. They’re bleeding their enemies in NATO dry of arms, ammunition and money and they are having a huge impact on the global commodities market especially oil and gas. The Russians enjoy the benefit of not only bleeding us dry but they are killing Ukrainians which they are committed to and apparently enjoying. They bleed NATO, kill their enemy and capture land they desire so I don’t see anything to encourage them to come to the bargaining table.
It would be best but I think it’s not gonna happen anytime soon.
US Senate defeats efforts to limit US aid to Ukraine.
You do realize they've stalled out? This is now a quagmire. Picture WW1. If we keep sending aid over at this rate and getting no results Biden and the neocons are going to want to put our boys boots on the ground. This aid is going to bite us in the ass
Good observation.
But, it fails to take into account that this particular "war" in no way involves the will of a people against another people.
It's a "war" unlike any other in history.
This "war" is promoted and continued by monetary concerns.
Successes on the battlefield mean nothing.
Territory taken means nothing.
Casualties mean nothing.
.gov of cuckraine and the US, are going to continue the "battle", no matter how many cuckrainians are killed, until every dollar that can be stolen, is stolen.
When the objective of one side is to keep stealing money until they can't steal any more, the usual rules of battle no longer apply.
This "war" is promoted and continued by monetary concerns.*
Successes on the battlefield mean nothing.
Territory taken means nothing.
Casualties mean nothing.
.gov of cuckraine and the US, are going to continue the "battle", no matter how many cuckrainians are killed, until every dollar that can be stolen, is stolen.
When the objective of one side is to keep stealing money until they can't steal any more, the usual rules of battle no longer apply.
The only reason I have any interest in this war is because it is draining US military resources and increasing the national debt to enrich politicians, many of whom are not even Americans. There is no desire to end this war as long as the money keeps flowing, nothing else matters.
Tooty. why aren't you still pushing for covid lock downs of American businesses, churches, travel bans and forced vaccines for every American like you used to on a daily basis?
US Senate defeats efforts to limit US aid to Ukraine.
You do realize they've stalled out? This is now a quagmire. Picture WW1. If we keep sending aid over at this rate and getting no results Biden and the neocons are going to want to put our boys boots on the ground. This aid is going to bite us in the ass
They’ve slowed due to lack of armaments it appears.
I don’t see any American soldiers boots on the ground there as long as Putin doesn’t attack a NATO country.
Oh he won't directly attack a NATO country. That's what Wagner PMC is for. The perfect non state actor. That may be all the excuse Biden would need to commit us
And useful idiots like you, direct drive Johnnie burns, antelope sniper, toot Houston still pushing for a ww3 with Russia
They’ve slowed due to lack of armaments it appears.
I don’t see any American soldiers boots on the ground there as long as Putin doesn’t attack a NATO country.
Based on your posts, I would guess you to be very young and very naive.
Certainly you are unfamiliar with the ramp-up in Vietnam.
Excuses for boots on the ground are easily manufactured.
Based on your posts it’s apparent that you fail in projecting other people in the role you want them in.
If you can’t take other viewpoints to your own then you probably should quit posting your bullscchitt until you’re emotionally mature enough to entertain the views of others.
I doubt that your ego would abide that.
I’m infinitely familiar with Vietnam and the past there.
Houston 2, Dickhead nobody cares what your communist cuckraine corksucking ass thinks. Do you really not have any life outside of coming on the fire just to be humiliated?
Houston 2, you are now up to 77 posts in this thread. Looks very obsessive.
What's you vested interested for waving the Ukrainian Pom Poms?
Oh scchitt I forgot to wait for Simon sez.
What was your vested interest in starting it with the’belly flop’?
You seem obsessed with posters who don’t necessarily follow your story line and direction.
Suck it up like a big boy now.
Dodged the question again eh, Houston 2?
That's ok, pretty sure everyone is on to you........
Sheer brilliance on your part. Continue to project as you have been doing for whatever your reasons are.
There are no “vested interests”.
I, too, am positive that “everyone is on to you”.
Let’s see if I can find some more pieces of this belly flop you speak of and tout so highly. I’ll send it to you via PM and you can edit it for your needs first and then you post it.
Tooty sock puppet sock member since 2021 joined right after rick banned you for threatening goalie
Super foo has been a member longer than you tooty
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by SupFoo
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by SupFoo
More "minute by minute" play by play?
Houston 2, you are now up to 77 posts in this thread. Looks very obsessive.
What's you vested interested for waving the Ukrainian Pom Poms?
Oh scchitt I forgot to wait for Simon sez.
What was your vested interest in starting it with the’belly flop’?
You seem obsessed with posters who don’t necessarily follow your story line and direction.
Suck it up like a big boy now.
Dodged the question again eh, Houston 2?
That's ok, pretty sure everyone is on to you........
Sheer brilliance on your part. Continue to project as you have been doing for whatever your reasons are.
There are no “vested interests”.
I, too, am positive that “everyone is on to you”.
Let’s see if I can find some more pieces of this belly flop you speak of and tout so highly. I’ll send it to you via PM and you can edit it for your needs first and then you post it.
In a tit for tat Ukraine says they will treat all shipping headed to Russian ports as being carriers of military aid equipment same as Russia announced about ships headed to Ukraine ports.
Most Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries. They were victims of their own corrupt government funded and encouraged by our corrupt government. Europe is beginning to see the truth. We are almost broke and out of military supplies. It will be over soon.
Ukraine was blackmailed by Biden/Obama to the tune of $1 BILLION. And once Biden was out of office Zelenski would not spill the beans about the blackmail. And Trump was impeached for having the temerity to even ask Z-man to expose the corruption. What's up with that? Why was Z-man so loathe to give the details? Reckon they had been assured Trump would be gone? Reckon how many pockets the BILLION went in?
The big question is why we are so all in on protecting a piece of crap country? Conduit for U.S. foreign aid money being returned to U.S. politicians? Danger of all sorts of illegal banking and bio-labs, etc., etc.?
This Ukraine crap is without much doubt exactly what it seems to be. And some Republicans are in just as deep.
Why are you responding? My post was directed to Old Fruit.
If you’ll look at to whom your post is addressed to, maybe?
You sent it to Houston 2.
Keep on cold trailing and howling at the moon like the dumbassed mut that you are.
I sent nothing to Houston 2. The post shows as a reply to Sup Foo. Are you saying that a post referencing Old Toot is directed to you? FFS, you're losing track of your puppets you f u c k i n g r e t a r d. Now go copy and paste some more MSM headlines and use your puppets to give support you stupid bitch.
Why are you responding? My post was directed to Old Fruit.
If you’ll look at to whom your post is addressed to, maybe?
You sent it to Houston 2.
Keep on cold trailing and howling at the moon like the dumbassed mut that you are.
I sent nothing to Houston 2. The post shows as a reply to Sup Foo. Are you saying that a post referencing Old Toot is directed to you? FFS, you're losing track of your puppets you f u c k i n g r e t a r d. Now go copy and paste some more MSM headlines and use your puppets to give support you stupid bitch.
Another swing and a miss Brave Sucker 2.
You have a history of the same bullscchitt over and over. Deny and lie.
Why are you responding? My post was directed to Old Fruit.
If you’ll look at to whom your post is addressed to, maybe?
You sent it to Houston 2.
Keep on cold trailing and howling at the moon like the dumbassed mut that you are.
I sent nothing to Houston 2. The post shows as a reply to Sup Foo. Are you saying that a post referencing Old Toot is directed to you? FFS, you're losing track of your puppets you f u c k i n g r e t a r d. Now go copy and paste some more MSM headlines and use your puppets to give support you stupid bitch.
Another swing and a miss Brave Sucker 2.
You have a history of the same bullscchitt over and over. Deny and lie.
Why are you responding? My post was directed to Old Fruit.
If you’ll look at to whom your post is addressed to, maybe?
You sent it to Houston 2.
Keep on cold trailing and howling at the moon like the dumbassed mut that you are.
I sent nothing to Houston 2. The post shows as a reply to Sup Foo. Are you saying that a post referencing Old Toot is directed to you? FFS, you're losing track of your puppets you f u c k i n g r e t a r d. Now go copy and paste some more MSM headlines and use your puppets to give support you stupid bitch.
Another swing and a miss Brave Sucker 2.
You have a history of the same bullscchitt over and over. Deny and lie.
Why are you responding? My post was directed to Old Fruit.
If you’ll look at to whom your post is addressed to, maybe?
You sent it to Houston 2.
Keep on cold trailing and howling at the moon like the dumbassed mut that you are.
I sent nothing to Houston 2. The post shows as a reply to Sup Foo. Are you saying that a post referencing Old Toot is directed to you? FFS, you're losing track of your puppets you f u c k i n g r e t a r d. Now go copy and paste some more MSM headlines and use your puppets to give support you stupid bitch.
Another swing and a miss Brave Sucker 2.
You have a history of the same bullscchitt over and over. Deny and lie.
What am I denying? Have a look at the post. It shows as a reply to Sup Foo, and you assumed that it was directed at you. Is this your way of finally admitting that you and Old Fruit are one and the same? FFS, the only ones reacting to your cut and paste headlines are your sock puppets. Essentially, you're posting crap, and supporting it with your sock puppets. WTF do you get out of that? Do you get paid for it? Do you think there's anyone here stupid enough to believe they're not your sock puppets? Do you suffer from mental illness?
Why are you responding? My post was directed to Old Fruit.
If you’ll look at to whom your post is addressed to, maybe?
You sent it to Houston 2.
Keep on cold trailing and howling at the moon like the dumbassed mut that you are.
I sent nothing to Houston 2. The post shows as a reply to Sup Foo. Are you saying that a post referencing Old Toot is directed to you? FFS, you're losing track of your puppets you f u c k i n g r e t a r d. Now go copy and paste some more MSM headlines and use your puppets to give support you stupid bitch.
Another swing and a miss Brave Sucker 2.
You have a history of the same bullscchitt over and over. Deny and lie.
What am I denying? Have a look at the post. It shows as a reply to Sup Foo, and you assumed that it was directed at you. Is this your way of finally admitting that you and Old Fruit are one and the same? FFS, the only ones reacting to your cut and paste headlines are your sock puppets. Essentially, you're posting crap, and supporting it with your sock puppets. WTF do you get out of that? Do you get paid for it? Do you think there's anyone here stupid enough to believe they're not your sock puppets? Do you suffer from mental illness?
I believe that you’re stupid enough to be a premier cold trailer.
You seem to want to look over your past many posts about the same.
Why are you responding? My post was directed to Old Fruit.
If you’ll look at to whom your post is addressed to, maybe?
You sent it to Houston 2.
Keep on cold trailing and howling at the moon like the dumbassed mut that you are.
I sent nothing to Houston 2. The post shows as a reply to Sup Foo. Are you saying that a post referencing Old Toot is directed to you? FFS, you're losing track of your puppets you f u c k i n g r e t a r d. Now go copy and paste some more MSM headlines and use your puppets to give support you stupid bitch.
Another swing and a miss Brave Sucker 2.
You have a history of the same bullscchitt over and over. Deny and lie.
What am I denying? Have a look at the post. It shows as a reply to Sup Foo, and you assumed that it was directed at you. Is this your way of finally admitting that you and Old Fruit are one and the same? FFS, the only ones reacting to your cut and paste headlines are your sock puppets. Essentially, you're posting crap, and supporting it with your sock puppets. WTF do you get out of that? Do you get paid for it? Do you think there's anyone here stupid enough to believe they're not your sock puppets? Do you suffer from mental illness?
I believe that you’re stupid enough to be a premier cold trailer.
You seem to want to look over your past many posts about the same.
Yes, I think you’re that stupid.
OK, yes I'm stupid. Get yourself to a psychiatrist ASAP.
For the first time since the ukraine war began, the New York Times and Washington post do not have a propaganda story supporting ukraine on their front page.
It looks like the MSM is running short of lies to print.
Why are you responding? My post was directed to Old Fruit.
If you’ll look at to whom your post is addressed to, maybe?
You sent it to Houston 2.
Keep on cold trailing and howling at the moon like the dumbassed mut that you are.
I sent nothing to Houston 2. The post shows as a reply to Sup Foo. Are you saying that a post referencing Old Toot is directed to you? FFS, you're losing track of your puppets you f u c k i n g r e t a r d. Now go copy and paste some more MSM headlines and use your puppets to give support you stupid bitch.
Another swing and a miss Brave Sucker 2.
You have a history of the same bullscchitt over and over. Deny and lie.
You're only fooling yourself Toot.
Laughing!
Yes. I suspect you are laughing. This is what it looks like:
Why are you responding? My post was directed to Old Fruit.
If you’ll look at to whom your post is addressed to, maybe?
You sent it to Houston 2.
Keep on cold trailing and howling at the moon like the dumbassed mut that you are.
I sent nothing to Houston 2. The post shows as a reply to Sup Foo. Are you saying that a post referencing Old Toot is directed to you? FFS, you're losing track of your puppets you f u c k i n g r e t a r d. Now go copy and paste some more MSM headlines and use your puppets to give support you stupid bitch.
Another swing and a miss Brave Sucker 2.
You have a history of the same bullscchitt over and over. Deny and lie.
What am I denying? Have a look at the post. It shows as a reply to Sup Foo, and you assumed that it was directed at you. Is this your way of finally admitting that you and Old Fruit are one and the same? FFS, the only ones reacting to your cut and paste headlines are your sock puppets. Essentially, you're posting crap, and supporting it with your sock puppets. WTF do you get out of that? Do you get paid for it? Do you think there's anyone here stupid enough to believe they're not your sock puppets? Do you suffer from mental illness?
I believe that you’re stupid enough to be a premier cold trailer.
You seem to want to look over your past many posts about the same.
Yes, I think you’re that stupid.
OK, yes I'm stupid. Get yourself to a psychiatrist ASAP.
Psychiatrist can’t help your stupidity but at least you admit it.
Why are you responding? My post was directed to Old Fruit.
If you’ll look at to whom your post is addressed to, maybe?
You sent it to Houston 2.
Keep on cold trailing and howling at the moon like the dumbassed mut that you are.
I sent nothing to Houston 2. The post shows as a reply to Sup Foo. Are you saying that a post referencing Old Toot is directed to you? FFS, you're losing track of your puppets you f u c k i n g r e t a r d. Now go copy and paste some more MSM headlines and use your puppets to give support you stupid bitch.
Another swing and a miss Brave Sucker 2.
You have a history of the same bullscchitt over and over. Deny and lie.
You're only fooling yourself Toot.
Laughing!
Yes. I suspect you are laughing. This is what it looks like:
We have a corrupt, compromised president who is dragging us into WW3 on behalf of a nation that paid his family millions and millions of dollars in obvious bribes.
We have a corrupt, compromised president who is dragging us into WW3 on behalf of a nation that paid his family millions and millions of dollars in obvious bribes.
Funny toot/Houston forgets his own words.
I can see you all are enjoying triggering him.
You are all living in his head rent free, he can’t help himself!🤣
You and Raeford might want to get foo’s permission before going any further.
Jus sayin.
Fish camp.
That’s Fist Camp…
Lol.
Wish that idiot would find another site to troll.
You tell’em there Mr peeping Tom.
When you gonna share those gym pics of the unsuspecting ladies?
Take your time, Tom.
Fugkin idiot.
Waiting on those pics you took at the gym, peeping tommy.
Slimeball voyeur.
Everybody on this board except you understand why those pictures were taken and where those pictures were taken. It was a joke, meant for the entertainment of the fellas here. You wouldn't understand that because you never contribute anything to this board, either for entertainment or information. Nothing.. Ever.
You and Raeford might want to get foo’s permission before going any further.
Jus sayin.
Fish camp.
That’s Fist Camp…
Lol.
Wish that idiot would find another site to troll.
You tell’em there Mr peeping Tom.
When you gonna share those gym pics of the unsuspecting ladies?
Take your time, Tom.
Fugkin idiot.
Waiting on those pics you took at the gym, peeping tommy.
Slimeball voyeur.
Everybody on this board except you understand why those pictures were taken and where those pictures were taken. It was a joke, meant for the entertainment of the fellas here. You wouldn't understand that because you never contribute anything to this board, either for entertainment or information. Nothing.. Ever.
You can make all the excuses that you want sleazebag voyeur.
We have a corrupt, compromised president who is dragging us into WW3 on behalf of a nation that paid his family millions and millions of dollars in obvious bribes.
Funny toot/Houston forgets his own words.
I can see you all are enjoying triggering him.
You are all living in his head rent free, he can’t help himself!🤣
Partsmissing, here’s a clue for your stupid ass. Fubarski fabricated all of that as it’s his way to lie like he’s done many times here. It’s how he is and who he is.
Europe knows War with Russia won't end well. The Biden administration doesn't care because they destroying the world is a win for them. Problem is they are showing the world just how corrupt they are. This mess didn't have to cost the lives of thousands of people. Putin showed the world he was willing to fight to keep Ukraine out of NATO.
Ukrainian troops position their air defense in the city of Odesa in the middle of the courtyards of residential buildings. At night, air defense worked right above the houses and fragments of air defense missiles fell on the city, including destroying
Speaking to President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, claimed that Moscow’s forces had taken out at least 15 German-made Leopard tanks and over 20 US-made Bradley Fighting Vehicles in a single battle, Russia Today reports.
Putin claimed that “[we] have never destroyed so much in one day”, noting that Ukrainian units were “fully equipped with foreign hardware.”
Putin also claimed that Russia had eliminated a number of Western mercenaries serving in Ukraine, blaming their “stupidity.” The PMCs were reported to include Polish and German volunteers.
Media reports suggested Kiev’s Western backers are alarmed at Ukraine’s slow progress on the battlefield, with the Wall Street Journal claiming that they were also “jolted” by the “swift loss” of armor.
I wonder if the patriotic fervor of slava Ukraine is starting to wear on their resolve. Fighting for freedom was more fun when the world held a spotlight on them and hailed them as a ragtag collection of heroes. Now that they’re going on a year and a half and the world is growing tired of their bullshit fighting doesn’t hold the allure it once held. Since Soviet battle tactics don’t evolve, even over decades or centuries, I expect both sides to continue with a failed plan for battle. They’ll continue to sacrifice their equipment since it’s free and they’ll continue to sacrifice their men since they’re free. The Soviet “meat curtain” doctrine that both sides employ is evidence of their callousness, total lack of imagination along with copious amounts of abject ignorance…it’s is a losers strategy. The dumbfucks on both sides are being led by corrupt and evil “men” but the Ukrainian dumbfucks have the extra misfortune of being led by oligarchs from ivory towers in Kiev and from throughout Europe that have absolutely ZERO incentive to see this end. As long as this war continues and the western “civilized” world continues to throw money and weapons at them the oligarchs in Ukraine (and the world) will be happy to take the money and sell the weapons at the cost of Ukrainian lives….a great deal and a great trade if you’re evil scum…..they’re EVIL SCUM!
I wonder if the patriotic fervor of slava Ukraine is starting to wear on their resolve. Fighting for freedom was more fun when the world held a spotlight on them and hailed them as a ragtag collection of heroes. Now that they’re going on a year and a half and the world is growing tired of their bullshit fighting doesn’t hold the allure it once held. Since Soviet battle tactics don’t evolve, even over decades or centuries, I expect both sides to continue with a failed plan for battle. They’ll continue to sacrifice their equipment since it’s free and they’ll continue to sacrifice their men since they’re free. The Soviet “meat curtain” doctrine that both sides employ is evidence of their callousness, total lack of imagination along with copious amounts of abject ignorance…it’s is a losers strategy. The dumbfucks on both sides are being led by corrupt and evil “men” but the Ukrainian dumbfucks have the extra misfortune of being led by oligarchs from ivory towers in Kiev and from throughout Europe that have absolutely ZERO incentive to see this end. As long as this war continues and the western “civilized” world continues to throw money and weapons at them the oligarchs in Ukraine (and the world) will be happy to take the money and sell the weapons at the cost of Ukrainian lives….a great deal and a great trade if you’re evil scum…..they’re EVIL SCUM!
If only Putin had stayed home after invading Georgia and Crimea.
Houston 2: Do you predict that Russia will lose to the extent of making no territorial gains when this concludes?
Do you think West Europe will be willing to risk straight up war against Russia?
Hastings I don’t know how it’ll all go down but hoping a peace plan of sorts arises.
Yes I think NATO, not just West Europe, would go straight up war against Putin.
I am afraid cooler heads will not prevail. And I cannot imagine Russia going to defeat without using all means at their disposal. It's their nature to disregard the cost in human lives, even their own. I read somewhere once that the generation of young men born in 1919 had 2/3 killed in WW2.
Russia will go nuclear before it is defeated.
I guess the world is overdue for a population adjustment.
Of course, Russia isn’t going to be defeated in the Ukraine and Russia isn’t taking very heavy casualties. They aren’t throwing troops at the Ukies. They are throwing massive amounts of artillery and rockets.
Today’s Russia is a very different country from the one it was in 1939. Since the fall of the USSR it has come a long way. It’s a shame we have kept attacking them at every opportunity.
Today’s Russia is a very different country from the one it was in 1939. Since the fall of the USSR it has come a long way. It’s a shame we have kept attacking them at every opportunity.
I think so too. Russia is certainly no worse than a lot of countries we deal with. And Russia has made overtures of peace and cooperation for decades now including overtures by Putin himself.
I would think Russia has done us less dirty work than either China or Mexico. And I cannot see our interest in Ukraine.
Today’s Russia is a very different country from the one it was in 1939. Since the fall of the USSR it has come a long way. It’s a shame we have kept attacking them at every opportunity.
I think so too. Russia is certainly no worse than a lot of countries we deal with. And Russia has made overtures of peace and cooperation for decades now including overtures by Putin himself.
I would think Russia has done us less dirty work than either China or Mexico. And I cannot see our interest in Ukraine.
Why do so many on this board consider Russia a menace to all that is good and holy while the country immediately to our south is facilitating an actual invasion? I mean i get why the lefties do, but why do the people on this board?
Today’s Russia is a very different country from the one it was in 1939. Since the fall of the USSR it has come a long way. It’s a shame we have kept attacking them at every opportunity.
They have assets the US wants...peace won't get in the way.
Today’s Russia is a very different country from the one it was in 1939. Since the fall of the USSR it has come a long way. It’s a shame we have kept attacking them at every opportunity.
I think so too. Russia is certainly no worse than a lot of countries we deal with. And Russia has made overtures of peace and cooperation for decades now including overtures by Putin himself.
I would think Russia has done us less dirty work than either China or Mexico. And I cannot see our interest in Ukraine.
Why do so many on this board consider Russia a menace to all that is good and holy while the country immediately to our south is facilitating an actual invasion? I mean i get why the lefties do, but why do the people on this board?
How many Americans DO YOU KNOW that have been killed by Russians since 2014 and the coup in Ukraine?
I don't know any but I personally know of seven deaths due to fentanyl or opioid overdose or drug related suicides. These were all young people, in the prime of life, and ended up heartbreaking tragedies for all who knew them. These are the ones I know but there are hundreds of thousands similar tragedies in this country.
Over 100 billion for Ukraine but the drug cartel infested border remains wide open and undefended....what about our own people?
NATO and the US knew Ukraine didn't have the training or weapons to retake any Russian territory, but insisted Ukraine begin the counter-offensive anyway, telling Ukraine to sacrifice themselves in human wave attacks.
Today’s Russia is a very different country from the one it was in 1939. Since the fall of the USSR it has come a long way. It’s a shame we have kept attacking them at every opportunity.
I think so too. Russia is certainly no worse than a lot of countries we deal with. And Russia has made overtures of peace and cooperation for decades now including overtures by Putin himself.
I would think Russia has done us less dirty work than either China or Mexico. And I cannot see our interest in Ukraine.
Why do so many on this board consider Russia a menace to all that is good and holy while the country immediately to our south is facilitating an actual invasion? I mean i get why the lefties do, but why do the people on this board?
Because too many people have their opinions established by the govt in grade school, and are incapable of updating their paradigms independently.
Today’s Russia is a very different country from the one it was in 1939. Since the fall of the USSR it has come a long way. It’s a shame we have kept attacking them at every opportunity.
I think so too. Russia is certainly no worse than a lot of countries we deal with. And Russia has made overtures of peace and cooperation for decades now including overtures by Putin himself.
I would think Russia has done us less dirty work than either China or Mexico. And I cannot see our interest in Ukraine.
Putin has certainly made some overtures bombing strictly civilian targets.
Putin is no more than just another Tsar, president for life type of leader that he’s installed himself as that’s part of a long line of Russian Tsars and dictators.
Nothing has changed in Russia just as nothing has changed in China. For both nations it’s business and politics as usual.
Why do so many on this board consider Russia a menace to all that is good and holy while the country immediately to our south is facilitating an actual invasion? I mean i get why the lefties do, but why do the people on this board?
Because too many people have their opinions established by the govt in grade school, and are incapable of updating their paradigms independently.
Why do so many on this board consider Russia a menace to all that is good and holy while the country immediately to our south is facilitating an actual invasion? I mean i get why the lefties do, but why do the people on this board?
Because too many people have their opinions established by the govt in grade school, and are incapable of updating their paradigms independently.
Today’s Russia is a very different country from the one it was in 1939. Since the fall of the USSR it has come a long way. It’s a shame we have kept attacking them at every opportunity.
I think so too. Russia is certainly no worse than a lot of countries we deal with. And Russia has made overtures of peace and cooperation for decades now including overtures by Putin himself.
I would think Russia has done us less dirty work than either China or Mexico. And I cannot see our interest in Ukraine.
Putin has certainly made some overtures bombing strictly civilian targets.
Putin is no more than just another Tsar, president for life type of leader that he’s installed himself as that’s part of a long line of Russian Tsars and dictators.
Nothing has changed in Russia just as nothing has changed in China. For both nations it’s business and politics as usual.
Whether anyone agrees or not the evidence is brutal. Ukraine as a viable nation no longer exists. Its citizens have largely fled the destruction. Their homes have been destroyed. Their factories have been decimated. This has all happened at the behest of our insane Executive leadership with the full compliance of Congress. Europe is on the brink of anarchy. World currency is disintegrating. America's Military is woke and being dismantled by an insane group of lunatics. The time is growing near when all argument about Ukraine's winning this conflict will end. They are finished. Their leader is still a mentally incompetent erotic dancer leading a puppet government for the profit of Washington's elite Marxists. Every person employed at the Pentagon should be fired and held accountable for this insane fantasy. Over the years NATO has evolved into a incompetent world police organization plundering countries at the behest of American leadership and it too will cease to exist as it now is.
Whether anyone agrees or not the evidence is brutal. Ukraine as a viable nation no longer exists. Its citizens have largely fled the destruction. Their homes have been destroyed. Their factories have been decimated. This has all happened at the behest of our insane Executive leadership with the full compliance of Congress. Europe is on the brink of anarchy. World currency is disintegrating. America's Military is woke and being dismantled by an insane group of lunatics. The time is growing near when all argument about Ukraine's winning this conflict will end. They are finished. Their leader is still a mentally incompetent erotic dancer leading a puppet government for the profit of Washington's elite Marxists. Every person employed at the Pentagon should be fired and held accountable for this insane fantasy. Over the years NATO has evolved into an incompetent world police organization plundering countries at the behest of American leadership and it too will cease to exist as it now is.
Viable Nation?
Billions pledged for rebuilding or did you miss that part.
Most innocent citizens do try and get out of harms way like the 10s of thousands of Russians who have fled Russia.
US Defense Department approves another $400 million military equipment aid package to Ukraine including hi tech drones and more Patriot missiles equipment.
The Russians in an attempt to hide vehicles packed hundreds of vehicles into a repair depot. The Ukrainian military just hit it with a cruise missile.
Forbes
Notice you never post a link to your Fake News. LoL. In the unlikely event it's true, just more money down a rat hole. Putin will blow that chit up too.
You know Houston 2, if you hurry you can catch the morning flight to Ukraine. Maybe wind-up being the last man to die "fighting for democracy!". Just think, statues will be erected in your honor. Best yet, we don't have to listen to your B.S. anymore.
At least that would be something, we sure as hell aren't getting our money back since it's all stolen or blown-up.
The Russians in an attempt to hide vehicles packed hundreds of vehicles into a repair depot. The Ukrainian military just hit it with a cruise missile.
Forbes
Notice you never post a link to your Fake News. LoL. In the unlikely event it's true, just more money down a rat hole. Putin will blow that chit up too.
You know Houston 2, if you hurry you can catch the morning flight to Ukraine. Maybe wind-up being the last man to die "fighting for democracy!". Just think, statues will be erected in your honor. Best yet, we don't have to listen to your B.S. anymore.
At least that would be something, we sure as hell aren't getting our money back since it's all stolen or blown-up.
Russia’s supposedly super advanced air defense systems were within 300 meters of one of the the buildings that was successfully struck by 2 Ukraine drones failing to stop the drone attacks.
Russia saw a record $239 billion in outflows in 2022. The Russian Central Bank allows that over 80% of the Sovereign Funds are gone and spent towards the war in Ukraine.
The Russian Central Bank warns that interest rates must be raised higher due to inflation being on a steep upward trajectory. Inflation is caused mainly by low exports and poor imports resulting in shortages within the country.
local dirt the boys are awaiting those pics you’ve taken of unsuspecting ladies and that you were so proud of.
C’mon old man post them up.
Posted them up a long time ago, loser.
Any jerk off that will come back on a board after changing his name and go picking fights with everybody there is way too stupid for me to continue to engage. Cya.
local dirt the boys are awaiting those pics you’ve taken of unsuspecting ladies and that you were so proud of.
C’mon old man post them up.
Posted them up a long time ago, loser.
Any jerk off that will come back on a board after changing his name and go picking fights with everybody there is way too stupid for me to continue to engage. Cya.
Picking fights?
You demented, pitiful excuse for a man, you started this or had you forgotten?
You’ll continue to engage just like you’ll continue to be the sewer rat that you are slithering around and sneaking trying to take pics of unsuspecting women’s asses.
Go change your Depends old man. You’ve been run through yet again.
BTW you’ve joined the rest of the cold trailers here.
Heh!
What’s the matter with you not posting those pics?
Russia now banning all military aged men from leaving the country including those up to 70 yrs old who have had former high ranking military positions.
Russia has removed their best highly automated T-14 tanks from the battlefield. Their air defense systems proved unreliable. This is seen as an effort to preserve the remaining units.
Russia has removed their best highly automated T-14 tanks from the battlefield. Their air defense systems proved unreliable. This is seen as an effort to preserve the remaining units.
First time in history that a brand new and revolutionary weapons system has experienced teething problems and/or failures when brought into combat. Clearly indicative of an impending Russian collapse. Zelensky will be in Moscow presiding over a victory parade by the end of August.
Putin promises free grain to African nations at the Saint Petersburg conference.
The conference location was changed from the Republic of South Africa to Saint Petersburg due to Putin’s outstanding international arrest warrant for war crimes against Ukraine.
Kenya’s representative to the Saint Petersburg African conference rebuffs Putin’s statement on Russia being able to supply enough grain to Africa and other needy nations.
He further said that Russia must allow the shipments of Ukraine grain to be reestablished.
A defense official confirmed to the Military Times on Thursday that US soldiers in Ukraine would be earning hazard pay, per a new authorization from the Pentagon.
Putin moderates and retracts considerably on his promise to supply free grain to African nations now saying Russia will supply free to only 6 African nations.
Russia doesn’t need anyone’s help. Roll over and tell Burns to load up and go hunting with you. You can flush his game.
Yes, of course and I suppose that’s why Putin is courting with hat in hand to china, North Korea and Iran. Just social visits I’m sure.
When you get through sitting on the commode flush your brains.
Russia is fighting against 50+ countries. Why does America need all that help?
So that’s reason for Putin to embrace 2 communists countries and Iran, the worldwide leader of supporting terrorism?
Maybe the 50+ nations see this you think?
Nothing has changed in Russia from the past just like nothing has changed in China from the past. Both China and Russia just embraced what was convenient and helpful to advance their goals.
All 4 countries have the same leadership style from the past.
Russian Central Bank authorities warn against further depletion of the sovereign fund and with no takers on any Russian bond offerings whether denominated in $USD, Euros or any other G7 recognized currencies to bring in needed revenues.
The Russian Central Bank further states that the unofficial inflation rate due to very low imports and continued shrinking of exports due to international sanctions is exceeding the 10% range prompting the need for yet another large rate increase above the existing 8.50% rate.
Russian Central Bank authorities warn against further depletion of the sovereign fund and with no takers on any Russian bond offerings whether denominated in $USD, Euros or any other G7 recognized currencies to bring in needed revenues.
The Russian Central Bank further states that the unofficial inflation rate due to very low imports and continued shrinking of exports due to international sanctions is exceeding the 10% range prompting the need for yet another large rate increase above the existing 8.50% rate.
Are you too stupid to post your sources and links?
Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Veseloye, Bogdanovka, Predtechino, Dyleyevka and Novgorodskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the area of the settlement of Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, the ammunition depot of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
Losses during the day amounted to over 210 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, seven infantry fighting vehicles, three armored combat vehicles, two pickups, howitzers: D-20 and Msta-B, as well as a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar.
With zero votes against, Ukraine’s legislature just voted to extend martial law and forced conscription for the 8th time, eliminating any chance of parliamentary elections this year.
Ukraine is now mobilizing and conscripting intellectually disabled and psychiatrically challenged men to send into the meatgrinder at the front to fight against the Russians.
When Lindsey Graham promised that they would fight “to the last man” he meant so literally.
Ukraine is now mobilizing and conscripting intellectually disabled and psychiatrically challenged men to send into the meatgrinder at the front to fight against the Russians.
When Lindsey Graham promised that they would fight “to the last man” he meant so literally.
"According to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Russian inflation expectations jumped to 11.1% in July. Today I measure inflation at 60%/yr, ~5.5x the central bank's data point. The expectations appear to be way too optimistic," the economist said in a tweet. "The ruble's FREE-FALL is fueling RAGING INFLATION in Russia,"
Storm Shadow missile systems and HIMARS are forcing Russian troops to move supplies and reinforcements troops further back from the front line areas of combat.
Once the Ukrainians have the land bridge to Crimea under fire control from tube artillery, things are gonna get sporty fast. Putin loses Crimea, he’s done. And he’s gonna lose Crimea.
Mmm hmmm. Flynn, Manafort and soon-to-be Kushner. Laffin' here. wink
It will turn out that Kushner was the point man for the collusion, in part by providing electoral data analytics to the Russians to target their bots and disinformation at.
Once the Ukrainians have the land bridge to Crimea under fire control from tube artillery, things are gonna get sporty fast. Putin loses Crimea, he’s done. And he’s gonna lose Crimea.
Things have been sporty for a while.
Ukrainians sent to the front line have on average a 4 more hour lifespan.
Once the Ukrainians have the land bridge to Crimea under fire control from tube artillery, things are gonna get sporty fast. Putin loses Crimea, he’s done. And he’s gonna lose Crimea.
Russian T-62 takes out entire Ukrainian armored convoy with tank escort. This is fun to watch. This guy went Crazy Ivan on them and did not give a phuque.
Once the Ukrainians have the land bridge to Crimea under fire control from tube artillery, things are gonna get sporty fast. Putin loses Crimea, he’s done. And he’s gonna lose Crimea.
Things have been sporty for a while.
Ukrainians sent to the front line have on average a 4 more hour lifespan.
Once the Ukrainians have the land bridge to Crimea under fire control from tube artillery, things are gonna get sporty fast. Putin loses Crimea, he’s done. And he’s gonna lose Crimea.
That's a lotta wishing in one hand!
It’s what’s happening right now. The Ukrainians are being very methodical about degrading Russia’s logistics. The land bridge is very likely untenable as a military reality. Look at a map.
When it happens, to paraphrase Hemingway… it’ll happen very slowly, then all at once.
What Putin then does is the big question. Crimea might very well be a real red line for him, as opposed to all the fake ones already in the rear-view.
However, the guy is all over the place, and SOME of what he said he'd do is intriguing to me. I mean I ain't blind; we need some serious shake-up in DC, no argument about THAT. Too bad we got this wanker as our shaker.
And you think someone will listen to you now after all the propaganda talking points you’ve been parroting? LMAO
Originally Posted by Jeff_O
As we saw with GWB, some POTUS's overcompensate for their "manliness" shortcomings by going full-retard with the military.
On the face of it, Trump is very dangerous in the sense that he's obviously prone to that sort of ego-bolstering. On top of that, he's very likely got something to prove, internally, being a rich-kid draft-dodger and all. Is he gonna destroy the world? Unlikely. But he's damn likely to get a whole bunch of good American boys killed off on foreign dirt somewhere.
Once the Ukrainians have the land bridge to Crimea under fire control from tube artillery, things are gonna get sporty fast. Putin loses Crimea, he’s done. And he’s gonna lose Crimea.
Russian T-62 takes out entire Ukrainian armored convoy with tank escort. This is fun to watch. This guy went Crazy Ivan on them and did not give a phuque.
Russian T-62 takes out entire Ukrainian armored convoy with tank escort. This is fun to watch. This guy went Crazy Ivan on them and did not give a phuque.
Once the Ukrainians have the land bridge to Crimea under fire control from tube artillery, things are gonna get sporty fast. Putin loses Crimea, he’s done. And he’s gonna lose Crimea.
Once the Ukrainians have the land bridge to Crimea under fire control from tube artillery, things are gonna get sporty fast. Putin loses Crimea, he’s done. And he’s gonna lose Crimea.
LMAO!
Jeff s brain is so rotted from fentanyl he can't even find Portland on a map let alone Eastern Europe. lol
Russian T-62 takes out entire Ukrainian armored convoy with tank escort. This is fun to watch. This guy went Crazy Ivan on them and did not give a phuque.
Once the Ukrainians have the land bridge to Crimea under fire control from tube artillery, things are gonna get sporty fast. Putin loses Crimea, he’s done. And he’s gonna lose Crimea.
LMAO!
Betcha!
Originally Posted by Jeff_O
Originally Posted by jorgeI
Other than collusion is not illegal according to Alan Dershowitz, so "collusion" alone ain't cutting it. YOU said Trump was "toast" as in impeached or resigning. THAT is the bet and ten boxes is fine...butthole. And you smart? please.. Bag of hammers doesn't begin to describe your stupidity..
Illegal in that sense doesn't matter in this case, as you well know. I read that from Dershowitz too. wink
Look at you, trying to change the deal. Hmmm. Heck, I'll take that offer! That's a cleaner bet anyway. Butthole.
Ok, so it's you putting up 10 boxes of bullets against my one that Trump is still president by the 2018 midterm elections?
Russian T-62 takes out entire Ukrainian armored convoy with tank escort. This is fun to watch. This guy went Crazy Ivan on them and did not give a phuque.
I won’t lie, I take a lot of pleasure in the fact that so many of you came out as dumbasses on this one. 👍
Those of you lusting after a polar bear ride across the tundra with a shirtless Putin better book your trip ASAP. He’s going down. Supposedly, they cancelled the scheduled flyover of their WW2 ceremony due to bad weather... lol... look at pics of the ceremony. Uh huh. Blue skies and puffy clouds. Rumor has it, the Pooter was afraid a pilot would kamikazi him and/or that someone would shoot down the big “Doomsday” plane with a Stinger. There’s your “strong leader”.
In other news, the Ukrainians have proven to be some baaad mofo’s and are, well, gonna win this thing.
FÜCK the murderous piece of crap Putin, and a pox upon the houses of any Americans who aligned with the piece of [bleep]. You know who you are. Not only did you betray basic American values, you’re also dumber than dirt to have fallen for the Russian propaganda. D’oh! Laffin’.
Russian T-62 takes out entire Ukrainian armored convoy with tank escort. This is fun to watch. This guy went Crazy Ivan on them and did not give a phuque.
Once the Ukrainians have the land bridge to Crimea under fire control from tube artillery, things are gonna get sporty fast. Putin loses Crimea, he’s done. And he’s gonna lose Crimea.
LMAO!
Betcha!
Originally Posted by Jeff_O
Originally Posted by jorgeI
Other than collusion is not illegal according to Alan Dershowitz, so "collusion" alone ain't cutting it. YOU said Trump was "toast" as in impeached or resigning. THAT is the bet and ten boxes is fine...butthole. And you smart? please.. Bag of hammers doesn't begin to describe your stupidity..
Illegal in that sense doesn't matter in this case, as you well know. I read that from Dershowitz too. wink
Look at you, trying to change the deal. Hmmm. Heck, I'll take that offer! That's a cleaner bet anyway. Butthole.
Ok, so it's you putting up 10 boxes of bullets against my one that Trump is still president by the 2018 midterm elections?
You ain't paid off the last bet ya lost, bitch.
Didn't he also promise to stop posting if one of his past predictions came wrong?
Russian T-62 takes out entire Ukrainian armored convoy with tank escort. This is fun to watch. This guy went Crazy Ivan on them and did not give a phuque.
Ukraine’s Sea Drone is termed as the fastest waterborne vessel in the Black Sea. Russian military shipping is on high alert for these vessels which are designed to be very stealth capable,
Ukraine’s Sea Drone is termed as the fastest waterborne vessel in the Black Sea. Russian military shipping is on high alert for these vessels which are designed to be very stealth capable,
Originally Posted by Greyghost
Ukraine's Sea Drones...
Phil
I’m glad to see you two intellectual power houses in sync.
Russian T-62 takes out entire Ukrainian armored convoy with tank escort. This is fun to watch. This guy went Crazy Ivan on them and did not give a phuque.
Imagine being so stupid as to cheer on US backed drone strikes in the capital of a country armed with over 5,000 nuclear weapons. lol What a complete idiot.
Imagine being so stupid as to cheer on US backed drone strikes in the capital of a country armed with over 5,000 nuclear weapons. lol What a complete idiot.
Imagine being so stupid as to call a headline as cheering.
You really are a dumb [bleep] and prove it with most every post that you make.
Imagine being so stupid as to cheer on US backed drone strikes in the capital of a country armed with over 5,000 nuclear weapons. lol What a complete idiot.
Imagine being so stupid as to call a headline as cheering.
You really are a dumb [bleep] and prove it with most every post that you make.
Yeah, no. You’re the head cheerleader for the nuclear war camp. And of course, you are a proven idiot.
Imagine being so stupid as to cheer on US backed drone strikes in the capital of a country armed with over 5,000 nuclear weapons. lol What a complete idiot.
Imagine being so stupid as to call a headline as cheering.
You really are a dumb [bleep] and prove it with most every post that you make.
Yeah, no. You’re the head cheerleader for the nuclear war camp. And of course, you are a proven idiot.
You’re nothing but a big mouthed blowhard scchitt talker with a keyboard. That’s all you’ve ever been and ever will be.
Imagine being so stupid as to cheer on US backed drone strikes in the capital of a country armed with over 5,000 nuclear weapons. lol What a complete idiot.
Imagine being so stupid as to call a headline as cheering.
You really are a dumb [bleep] and prove it with most every post that you make.
Yeah, no. You’re the head cheerleader for the nuclear war camp. And of course, you are a proven idiot.
You’re nothing but a big mouthed blowhard scchitt talker with a keyboard. That’s all you’ve ever been and ever will be.
Right, but still not stupid enough to cheer on drone strikes on the capital of a nation with over 5,000 nuclear weapons. That’s your particular brand of idiocy. lol
I’m just pointing out that the stupid people like you who were too fat and repulsive to find mates and reproduce are all in favor of nuclear war. Whereas normal people who are not INCELS understand the danger we are in.
I’m just pointing out that the stupid people like you who were too fat and repulsive to find mates and reproduce are all in favor of nuclear war. Whereas normal people who are not INCELS understand the danger we are in.
I’m just pointing out that the stupid people like you who were too fat and repulsive to find mates and reproduce are all in favor of nuclear war. Whereas normal people who are not INCELS understand the danger we are in.
You ain’t anything close to normal people.
But You’re such a really tough guy.
Right. We all know you’re a fat INCEL who masturbates to war porn and runs multiple sock puppet accounts. Just acknowledge it and move on.
You’re getting a bit more worked up than usual. Must be hitting close to home.
I’m just pointing out that the stupid people like you who were too fat and repulsive to find mates and reproduce are all in favor of nuclear war. Whereas normal people who are not INCELS understand the danger we are in.
You ain’t anything close to normal people.
But You’re such a really tough guy.
Right. We all know you’re a fat INCEL who masturbates to war porn and runs multiple sock puppet accounts. Just acknowledge it and move on.
You’re getting a bit more worked up than usual. Must be hitting close to home.
I’m just pointing out that the stupid people like you who were too fat and repulsive to find mates and reproduce are all in favor of nuclear war. Whereas normal people who are not INCELS understand the danger we are in.
You ain’t anything close to normal people.
But You’re such a really tough guy.
Right. We all know you’re a fat INCEL who masturbates to war porn and runs multiple sock puppet accounts. Just acknowledge it and move on.
You’re getting a bit more worked up than usual. Must be hitting close to home.
Heh!
Worked up, eh?
You ain’t been right yet and you never will be.
But you are a really tough talking guy.
I’m always right. Always. Sorry that chaps your ass.
I’m just pointing out that the stupid people like you who were too fat and repulsive to find mates and reproduce are all in favor of nuclear war. Whereas normal people who are not INCELS understand the danger we are in.
You ain’t anything close to normal people.
But You’re such a really tough guy.
Right. We all know you’re a fat INCEL who masturbates to war porn and runs multiple sock puppet accounts. Just acknowledge it and move on.
You’re getting a bit more worked up than usual. Must be hitting close to home.
Heh!
Worked up, eh?
You ain’t been right yet and you never will be.
But you are a really tough talking guy.
I’m always right. Always. Sorry that chaps your ass.
Zelensky himself announces the recapture of Staromaiorske, a small village that is nonetheless critical to Ukraine’s southern strategy. Unfortunately, the village is still called Staromayorskoye, because it's still owned by Russia.
Protesters in Moscow fuming over Putin’s failed promises to keep them isolated from the war with Ukraine after more drone strikes and more conscription.
Ukraine continues to shake the Russian fleas off by declaring Christmas to be celebrated on December 25th instead of on the Orthodox date of January 7th
A Ukrainian soldier at a medical post, awaiting evacuation for a concussion, recently described how his battalion had been decimated when it came under Russian artillery and tank fire. His brigade, the 23rd, was one of nine newly formed, Western-trained units prepared and equipped for the counteroffensive. But the brigade, he said, had been thrown into the fight without sufficient artillery support and had been unable to defend themselves against Russian firepower.
In one battle in which his unit took part, Ukrainian soldiers attacked in 10 American-made MaxxPro armored vehicles, but only one came back, he said. He showed photographs of the damaged vehicles, ripped open and burned out, which he said had been hauled back to a repair base.
Ukraine continues to shake the Russian fleas off by declaring Christmas to be celebrated on December 25th instead of on the Orthodox date of January 7th
Ukraine continues to shake the Russian fleas off by declaring Christmas to be celebrated on December 25th instead of on the Orthodox date of January 7th
Ukraine continues to shake the Russian fleas off by declaring Christmas to be celebrated on December 25th instead of on the Orthodox date of January 7th
Ukraine continues to shake the Russian fleas off by declaring Christmas to be celebrated on December 25th instead of on the Orthodox date of January 7th
Ukraine continues to shake the Russian fleas off by declaring Christmas to be celebrated on December 25th instead of on the Orthodox date of January 7th
You seem awful invested in hating Russians.
I hate Putin and what he's done to Russia.
What has he done ?
Maybe he doesn't like that Putin doesn't believe in pedophilia?
Putin’s remarks on the coming peace initiative to be held in Saudi Arabia claim that peace cannot happen with the Ukraine repeatedly striking inside of Russia. First this must cease.
Ukraine continues to shake the Russian fleas off by declaring Christmas to be celebrated on December 25th instead of on the Orthodox date of January 7th
You seem awful invested in hating Russians.
I hate Putin and what he's done to Russia.
What has he done ?
Maybe he doesn't like that Putin doesn't believe in pedophilia?
A soldier at a medical post, awaiting evacuation for a concussion, recently described how his battalion had been decimated when it came under Russian artillery and tank fire. His brigade, the 23rd, was one of nine newly formed, Western-trained units prepared and equipped for the counteroffensive. But the brigade, he said, had been thrown into the fight without sufficient artillery support and had been unable to defend themselves against Russian firepower.
In one battle in which his unit took part, Ukrainian soldiers attacked in 10 American-made MaxxPro armored vehicles, but only one came back, he said. He showed photographs of the damaged vehicles, ripped open and burned out, which he said had been hauled back to a repair base.
Another soldier, who joined up last year and asked to be identified only by his first name, O leksiy, said that his unit had taken heavy losses as Russian troops directed artillery fire and aerial bombs onto their positions. “We were shot like on a shooting range,” he said. “A drone was flying above us and correcting the artillery fire.” Their positions were in former Russian positions, hemmed in by minefields, he said, and the Russian forces were able to keep them pinned down and under constant drone surveillance.
Soldiers were running out of ammunition and water but could only sneak in and out of their positions in ones or twos, on foot, when the light was poor just before dawn and at dusk, he said.
Putin’s remarks on the coming peace initiative to be held in Saudi Arabia claim that peace cannot happen with the Ukraine repeatedly striking inside of Russia. First this must cease.
Fugg Putin, he isn't planning on giving up anything....all of Ukraine is the "Motherland" according to him.
Putin’s remarks on the coming peace initiative to be held in Saudi Arabia claim that peace cannot happen with the Ukraine repeatedly striking inside of Russia. First this must cease.
Fugg Putin, he isn't planning on giving up anything....all of Ukraine is the "Motherland" according to him.
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
Putin’s remarks on the coming peace initiative to be held in Saudi Arabia claim that peace cannot happen with the Ukraine repeatedly striking inside of Russia. First this must cease.
Fugg Putin, he isn't planning on giving up anything....all of Ukraine is the "Motherland" according to him.
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
Problem is toot and Jeffo and others are corrupt just like any democrat!
Corrupt Democrats almost never face punishment for their crimes. It doesn’t matter how glaring the evidence. IRS official Lois Lerner retired with full benefits after getting caught using the IRS to target conservative groups such as tea parties during the Obama years. Likewise, FBI officials who pushed the false Russian collusion hoax against former President Donald Trump before and after the 2016 election have never faced justice. Nor have congressional Democrats like Adam Schiff, who got caught in blatant lies, saying he had proof of Russian collusion when he did not. Or Hillary Clinton for her 33,000 “lost” emails and smashed cellphones.
No one in the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, which paid for the fake dossier that launched the first impeachment of Mr. Trump, is facing any serious charges. Republicans, on the other hand, such as former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn, who a politicized FBI entrapped, are guilty before they are proven innocent.
the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office dropped its investigation of Democrat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over thousands of deaths in his state’s nursing homes. Cuomo’s state Health Department had issued March 25, 2020, directive ordering nursing homes to take in COVID-19-positive patients. “State officials then withheld data on the full number of COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents, and aides to Mr. Cuomo successfully pushed to use a lower tally in a Health Department report on the matter,” reported The Wall Street Journal. Nothing to see here.
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
Let me guess, your favorite snack is an Orange Creamsickle ?....Putin isn't our friend dipchiit.
Originally Posted by Raferman
They should all be shot.
PM me, I'll give you my address so you can come over and TRY tough guy...don't worry I live in the middle of the woods there won't be anyone around, just us.
PS: I'm not a registered Dem or Lib, I'm a Reagan conservative that hates Putin....so go GFY
Putin’s remarks on the coming peace initiative to be held in Saudi Arabia claim that peace cannot happen with the Ukraine repeatedly striking inside of Russia. First this must cease.
Fugg Putin, he isn't planning on giving up anything....all of Ukraine is the "Motherland" according to him.
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
They should all be shot.
Quit running your badassed mouth and start shooting.
You’re just another big mouthed blow hard with a keyboard that hangs out here so you can talk scchitt.
Putin’s remarks on the coming peace initiative to be held in Saudi Arabia claim that peace cannot happen with the Ukraine repeatedly striking inside of Russia. First this must cease.
Fugg Putin, he isn't planning on giving up anything....all of Ukraine is the "Motherland" according to him.
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
They should all be shot.
Quit running your badassed mouth and start shooting.
You’re just another big mouthed blow hard with a keyboard that hangs out here so you can talk scchitt.
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
Let me guess, your favorite snack is an Orange Creamsickle ?....Putin isn't our friend dipchiit.
Originally Posted by Raferman
They should all be shot.
PM me, I'll give you my address so you can come over and TRY tough guy...don't worry I live in the middle of the woods there won't be anyone around, just us.
PS: I'm not a registered Dem or Lib, I'm a Reagan conservative that hates Putin....so go GFY
Give your Boi Jeff_O a call he'll cum right over. Lol
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
Let me guess, your favorite snack is an Orange Creamsickle ?....Putin isn't our friend dipchiit.
Originally Posted by Raferman
They should all be shot.
PM me, I'll give you my address so you can come over and TRY tough guy...don't worry I live in the middle of the woods there won't be anyone around, just us.
PS: I'm not a registered Dem or Lib, I'm a Reagan conservative that hates Putin....so go GFY
Give your Boi Jeff_O a call he'll cum right over. Lol
Well there won’t be any shooting at all it appears except for that from your mouth. As always.
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
Let me guess, your favorite snack is an Orange Creamsickle ?....Putin isn't our friend dipchiit.
Originally Posted by Raferman
They should all be shot.
PM me, I'll give you my address so you can come over and TRY tough guy...don't worry I live in the middle of the woods there won't be anyone around, just us.
PS: I'm not a registered Dem or Lib, I'm a Reagan conservative that hates Putin....so go GFY
Give your Boi Jeff_O a call he'll cum right over. Lol
Well there won’t be any shooting at all it appears except for that from your mouth. As always.
A cruise ship in Georgia with Russian tourists aboard was forced to leave port early due to protests that broke out by Georgian citizens against the Russian tourists being there.
This is the second time that protesters have gathered against the presence of Russian tourists.
Unrest continues to build within Georgia over the illegal Russian occupation there.
A cruise ship in Georgia with Russian tourists aboard was forced to leave port early due to protests that broke out by Georgian citizens against the Russian tourists being there.
This is the second time that protesters have gathered against the presence of Russian tourists.
Unrest continues to build within Georgia over the illegal Russian occupation there.
Oh, wow! I found a group photo of some of those protesters!
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
Let me guess, your favorite snack is an Orange Creamsickle ?....Putin isn't our friend dipchiit.
Originally Posted by Raferman
They should all be shot.
PM me, I'll give you my address so you can come over and TRY tough guy...don't worry I live in the middle of the woods there won't be anyone around, just us.
PS: I'm not a registered Dem or Lib, I'm a Reagan conservative that hates Putin....so go GFY
Give your Boi Jeff_O a call he'll cum right over. Lol
I'll take that as a NO then puzzy, so STFU because you don't know me. Just sit behind your keyboard in your undies playing tough guy, spouting your mouth off....I just came back from the range sighting 2 guns in, and a 3 mile walk in the woods checking trail cams.
Maybe you should get off the outdoor sportsman site, go find a political echo box to play in.
Putin’s remarks on the coming peace initiative to be held in Saudi Arabia claim that peace cannot happen with the Ukraine repeatedly striking inside of Russia. First this must cease.
Fugg Putin, he isn't planning on giving up anything....all of Ukraine is the "Motherland" according to him.
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
They should all be shot.
Quit running your badassed mouth and start shooting.
You’re just another big mouthed blow hard with a keyboard that hangs out here so you can talk scchitt.
Vladimir Vladimirovich unleased army of internet influencers to promote 🇷🇺 cause and to help elect 🎃 as next president of 🇺🇲.
Putin’s remarks on the coming peace initiative to be held in Saudi Arabia claim that peace cannot happen with the Ukraine repeatedly striking inside of Russia. First this must cease.
Fugg Putin, he isn't planning on giving up anything....all of Ukraine is the "Motherland" according to him.
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
They should all be shot.
Quit running your badassed mouth and start shooting.
You’re just another big mouthed blow hard with a keyboard that hangs out here so you can talk scchitt.
Vladimir Vladimirovich unleased army of internet influencers to promote 🇷🇺 cause and to help elect 🎃 as next president of 🇺🇲.
Putin’s remarks on the coming peace initiative to be held in Saudi Arabia claim that peace cannot happen with the Ukraine repeatedly striking inside of Russia. First this must cease.
Fugg Putin, he isn't planning on giving up anything....all of Ukraine is the "Motherland" according to him.
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
They should all be shot.
Quit running your badassed mouth and start shooting.
You’re just another big mouthed blow hard with a keyboard that hangs out here so you can talk scchitt.
Vladimir Vladimirovich unleased army of internet influencers to promote 🇷🇺 cause and to help elect 🎃 as next president of 🇺🇲.
You two would be very formidable if you recruit Jeff O and Greyghost to your team.
Fuggin’ crazy how little some people have to do besides reading about/cucking Ukraine. Seems like they should be busy with deer and fish camps…
Having absolutely zero to do besides looking for arguments is a meaningless existence. Probably no wife, friends, children or other meaningful connections so this is what they do in order to feel relevant.
Putin’s remarks on the coming peace initiative to be held in Saudi Arabia claim that peace cannot happen with the Ukraine repeatedly striking inside of Russia. First this must cease.
Fugg Putin, he isn't planning on giving up anything....all of Ukraine is the "Motherland" according to him.
Americans like you and Jeffo love to display your ignorance
They should all be shot.
Quit running your badassed mouth and start shooting.
You’re just another big mouthed blow hard with a keyboard that hangs out here so you can talk scchitt.
Vladimir Vladimirovich unleased army of internet influencers to promote 🇷🇺 cause and to help elect 🎃 as next president of 🇺🇲.
You two would be very formidable if you recruit Jeff O and Greyghost to your team.
Fuggin’ crazy how little some people have to do besides reading about/cucking Ukraine. Seems like they should be busy with deer and fish camps…
Having absolutely zero to do besides looking for arguments is a meaningless existence. Probably no wife, friends, children or other meaningful connections so this is what they do in order to feel relevant.
I knew this “counteroffensive” was doomed before it started. How did I know that?
Because they announced it before it started!
Was Operation Barbarossa announced to the Soviets before the Germans launched it? Was D-Day announced to the Germans before it was launched? Was the Chinese invasion of Korea announced before 3 million Chinese troops poured over the Yalu River?
Of course not, because in every case, the invaders wanted to win.
This war is not about Ukraine expelling Russians out of their country. It’s about funneling as much wealth from the taxpayers of the western democracies and generating as much wealth for the Military Industrial Complex as possible.
Supporting Ukraine at this point is like rooting for the Washington Generals against the Harlem Globetrotters. It isn’t a contest, it’s a show, with an inevitable conclusion.
I knew this “counteroffensive” was doomed before it started. How did I know that?
Because they announced it before it started!
Was Operation Barbarossa announced to the Soviets before the Germans launched it? Was D-Day announced to the Germans before it was launched? Was the Chinese invasion of Korea announced before 3 million Chinese troops poured over the Yalu River?
Of course not, because in every case, the invaders wanted to win.
This war is not about Ukraine expelling Russians out of their country. It’s about funneling as much wealth from the taxpayers of the western democracies and generating as much wealth for the Military Industrial Complex as possible.
Supporting Ukraine at this point is like rooting for the Washington Generals against the Harlem Globetrotters. It isn’t a contest, it’s a show, with an inevitable conclusion.
I knew this “counteroffensive” was doomed before it started. How did I know that?
Because they announced it before it started!
Was Operation Barbarossa announced to the Soviets before the Germans launched it? Was D-Day announced to the Germans before it was launched? Was the Chinese invasion of Korea announced before 3 million Chinese troops poured over the Yalu River?
Of course not, because in every case, the invaders wanted to win.
This war is not about Ukraine expelling Russians out of their country. It’s about funneling as much wealth from the taxpayers of the western democracies and generating as much wealth for the Military Industrial Complex as possible.
Supporting Ukraine at this point is like rooting for the Washington Generals against the Harlem Globetrotters. It isn’t a contest, it’s a show, with an inevitable conclusion.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
Not straw man at all. Putin is a very big part of the whole issue.
Russia has decided to take more of Ukraine than previously announced. Russia will be taking the previously announced areas of the former Ukraine, plus an additional 150 km buffer zone outside of that.
When told of this, Zelensky bought another mansion in Florida.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
“He’s” the king of straw man arguments and shifting every time “he’s” beat in an argument. It’s all emotion and zero confronting with valid counterpoints. Like talking to a woke woman. Toot is 100% estrogen.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
“He’s” the king of straw man arguments and shifting every time “he’s” beat in an argument. It’s all emotion and zero confronting with valid counterpoints. Like talking to a woke woman. Toot is 100% estrogen.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
“He’s” the king of straw man arguments and shifting every time “he’s” beat in an argument. It’s all emotion and zero confronting with valid counterpoints. Like talking to a woke woman. Toot is 100% estrogen.
You ain’t got a clue, lemming.
Projection of others is your only strong point.
You’re to easy.
Pot meet kettle.
Arguing while dodging counterpoints is all that you do.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
Not straw man at all. Putin is a very big part of the whole issue.
FDR and Churchill got in bed with Stalin because he was perceived to be less of a threat than Hitler. That doesn’t mean they approved of Stalin’s brutality or European ambitions.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
Not straw man at all. Putin is a very big part of the whole issue.
FDR and Churchill got in bed with Stalin because he was perceived to be less of a threat than Hitler. That doesn’t mean they approved of Stalin’s brutality or European ambitions.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
“He’s” the king of straw man arguments and shifting every time “he’s” beat in an argument. It’s all emotion and zero confronting with valid counterpoints. Like talking to a woke woman. Toot is 100% estrogen.
You ain’t got a clue, lemming.
Projection of others is your only strong point.
You’re to easy.
Pot meet kettle.
Arguing while dodging counterpoints is all that you do.
You have yet to make a point beyond personal attacks, lemming.
Fuggin’ crazy how little some people have to do besides reading about/cucking Ukraine. Seems like they should be busy with deer and fish camps…
Having absolutely zero to do besides looking for arguments is a meaningless existence. Probably no wife, friends, children or other meaningful connections so this is what they do in order to feel relevant.
Fish camps are deadly. We used to have a member here named old toot. His last post was about going to fish camp. Ain't been back since.
Fuggin’ crazy how little some people have to do besides reading about/cucking Ukraine. Seems like they should be busy with deer and fish camps…
Having absolutely zero to do besides looking for arguments is a meaningless existence. Probably no wife, friends, children or other meaningful connections so this is what they do in order to feel relevant.
Fish camps are deadly. We used to have a member here named old toot. His last post was about going to fish camp. Ain't been back since.
And that speaks volumes. It’s one thing to be wrong and argue over it. It’s another thing to have a meaningless life that requires making up stories about a pathetic life while having no children, grandchildren, friends or hobbies.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
Not straw man at all. Putin is a very big part of the whole issue.
FDR and Churchill got in bed with Stalin because he was perceived to be less of a threat than Hitler. That doesn’t mean they approved of Stalin’s brutality or European ambitions.
General Patton himself said we fought the wrong enemy!
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
Not straw man at all. Putin is a very big part of the whole issue.
FDR and Churchill got in bed with Stalin because he was perceived to be less of a threat than Hitler. That doesn’t mean they approved of Stalin’s brutality or European ambitions.
General Patton himself said we fought the wrong enemy!
Truth!
IDK if he was just really unlucky or one of the first to get deepstated but it makes you wonder.
One of the unintended consequences of Western sanctions, has been that the freezing of capital outflows from Russia to the foreign coffers of oligarchs, has turned out to have multiple benefits for the Russian economy.
The breadth of financial sanctions forces the money to be re-invested elsewhere within Russia, which is leading to new investments in industry and services.
A second unexpected outcome is the like-for-like replacement of western franchises with straight copies run by the natives. The entire supply chain and stores of McDonalds and other brands are just re-branded to a Russian owner. All the commercial, supply, retail and employee infrastructure is already in place. A burgeoning, vigorous Russian-owned retail sector is the result.
The third, and most 'surprising' outcome, is that Russia was never just a gas station with nuclear arms. It had an educated and skilled workforce you have turned their hands to creating new or broadened industries and services.
One could argue therefore, that Russia's old commodity-export economy acted AGAINST diversification, as has happened for a century for oil - base economies. Sanctions are beneficial to re-investment and industrial competence and confidence - if you have an able and reliable work-force.
Note that if Putin had tried to create a similar situation by imposing internal capital controls, the super-rich oligarchs would have conspired to remove him. Now the West, through sanctions, have been the catalyst that performed the transformative economic miracle for him.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
Not straw man at all. Putin is a very big part of the whole issue.
FDR and Churchill got in bed with Stalin because he was perceived to be less of a threat than Hitler. That doesn’t mean they approved of Stalin’s brutality or European ambitions.
General Patton himself said we fought the wrong enemy!
Truth!
IDK if he was just really unlucky or one of the first to get deepstated but it makes you wonder.
I absolutely believe he was taken out. It’s always struck me as odd that General Patton toured concentration camps and then made the well documented comment that we fought the wrong enemy.
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
Not straw man at all. Putin is a very big part of the whole issue.
FDR and Churchill got in bed with Stalin because he was perceived to be less of a threat than Hitler. That doesn’t mean they approved of Stalin’s brutality or European ambitions.
General Patton himself said we fought the wrong enemy!
Truth!
IDK if he was just really unlucky or one of the first to get deepstated but it makes you wonder.
I absolutely believe he was taken out. It’s always struck me as odd that General Patton toured concentration camps and then made the well documented comment that we fought the wrong enemy.
I’m not up to speed on WWII history or politics but it seems odd that the most grassroots popular General was killed on his way to a pheasant shoot back when he would have had a built in base for President had he ran.
Almost like a prominent Supreme Court Justice dying in the night at a bird shoot.
did you sign up for the draft yet fat old boomer? lol. toot toot
Originally Posted by LBP
Originally Posted by TheLastLemming76
Originally Posted by LBP
Originally Posted by HoosierHawk
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by HoosierHawk
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by rainshot
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
Not straw man at all. Putin is a very big part of the whole issue.
FDR and Churchill got in bed with Stalin because he was perceived to be less of a threat than Hitler. That doesn’t mean they approved of Stalin’s brutality or European ambitions.
General Patton himself said we fought the wrong enemy!
Truth!
IDK if he was just really unlucky or one of the first to get deepstated but it makes you wonder.
I absolutely believe he was taken out. It’s always struck me as odd that General Patton toured concentration camps and then made the well documented comment that we fought the wrong enemy.
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by HoosierHawk
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by HoosierHawk
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by rainshot
Ukraine is a monumental money laundering operation. Zelensky is the operative that Kolomoisky controls and put in power by Obama via a CIA rigged election.
Good to know Putin’s ways and his “elections “ are so squeaky clean.
Refreshing.
Straw man argument. Rainshot never mentioned Putin in his post.
Not straw man at all. Putin is a very big part of the whole issue.
FDR and Churchill got in bed with Stalin because he was perceived to be less of a threat than Hitler. That doesn’t mean they approved of Stalin’s brutality or European ambitions.
Fuggin’ crazy how little some people have to do besides reading about/cucking Ukraine. Seems like they should be busy with deer and fish camps…
Having absolutely zero to do besides looking for arguments is a meaningless existence. Probably no wife, friends, children or other meaningful connections so this is what they do in order to feel relevant.
Fish camps are deadly. We used to have a member here named old toot. His last post was about going to fish camp. Ain't been back since.
And that speaks volumes. It’s one thing to be wrong and argue over it. It’s another thing to have a meaningless life that requires making up stories about a pathetic life while having no children, grandchildren, friends or hobbies.
Ukraine is collapsing. Videos all over Tiktok showing Columbian mercenaries getting mistreated by Ukrainian security forces. The Columbians are saying stuff about how they got wounded for “…your schitty country” and now they are getting treated like dogs.
That’s why I don’t get all you people who talk about how bad the Russians are as a race. If you hate Russians, you should hate Ukrainians. There isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between them. You talk about commies? The Ukrainians were the brain trust of the Soviet Union. Three of the first seven politburo members were Ukrainian.
Anyway, a nation of 40 million people was NEVER going to beat a nation of 140 million right on its doorstep that saw the fight as existential. Completely unrealistic to think it could happen.
Fuggin’ crazy how little some people have to do besides reading about/cucking Ukraine. Seems like they should be busy with deer and fish camps…
Having absolutely zero to do besides looking for arguments is a meaningless existence. Probably no wife, friends, children or other meaningful connections so this is what they do in order to feel relevant.
Fish camps are deadly. We used to have a member here named old toot. His last post was about going to fish camp. Ain't been back since.
And that speaks volumes. It’s one thing to be wrong and argue over it. It’s another thing to have a meaningless life that requires making up stories about a pathetic life while having no children, grandchildren, friends or hobbies.
I hate he ded, the ol tootster gave an open invite to fish camp!
The only question is, will Zelenskyy be able to survive? It won't be long in the telling. Attacking Russia is a sign they are incapable of hurting Russian Troupes. The war is going very badly for them and they are striking anything they can out of spite. If they manage to hit a nerve it will all be over in a heartbeat.
The only question is, will Zelenskyy be able to survive? It won't be long in the telling. Attacking Russia is a sign they are incapable of hurting Russian Troupes. The war is going very badly for them and they are striking anything they can out of spite. If they manage to hit a nerve it will all be over in a heartbeat.
They are obviously trying to provoke Russia into an overreaction in hopes of bringing in direct NATO/American intervention.
Ukraine is collapsing. Videos all over Tiktok showing Columbian mercenaries getting mistreated by Ukrainian security forces. The Columbians are saying stuff about how they got wounded for “…your schitty country” and now they are getting treated like dogs.
That’s why I don’t get all you people who talk about how bad the Russians are as a race. If you hate Russians, you should hate Ukrainians. There isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between them. You talk about commies? The Ukrainians were the brain trust of the Soviet Union. Three of the first seven politburo members were Ukrainian.
Anyway, a nation of 40 million people was NEVER going to beat a nation of 140 million right on its doorstep that saw the fight as existential. Completely unrealistic to think it could happen.
kinda as bad as 350 million people and nuclear missles going against 40.1 million without nuclear missles. completely unrealistic, huh?
oh, wait. we gave away billions of dollars of equipment to the Taliban when we (US) retreated from Afghanistan.
Ukraine is collapsing. Videos all over Tiktok showing Columbian mercenaries getting mistreated by Ukrainian security forces. The Columbians are saying stuff about how they got wounded for “…your schitty country” and now they are getting treated like dogs.
That’s why I don’t get all you people who talk about how bad the Russians are as a race. If you hate Russians, you should hate Ukrainians. There isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between them. You talk about commies? The Ukrainians were the brain trust of the Soviet Union. Three of the first seven politburo members were Ukrainian.
Anyway, a nation of 40 million people was NEVER going to beat a nation of 140 million right on its doorstep that saw the fight as existential. Completely unrealistic to think it could happen.
kinda as bad as 350 million people and nuclear missles going against 40.1 million without nuclear missles. completely unrealistic, huh?
oh, wait. we gave away billions of dollars of equipment to the Taliban when we (US) retreated from Afghanistan.
Tell you failed geography without telling me that you failed geography. lol
America, Soros, LBGTT pedos and the Uko NAZIs will win this war just like in Afghanistan.
Originally Posted by tdoyka
Originally Posted by JoeBob
Ukraine is collapsing. Videos all over Tiktok showing Columbian mercenaries getting mistreated by Ukrainian security forces. The Columbians are saying stuff about how they got wounded for “…your schitty country” and now they are getting treated like dogs.
That’s why I don’t get all you people who talk about how bad the Russians are as a race. If you hate Russians, you should hate Ukrainians. There isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between them. You talk about commies? The Ukrainians were the brain trust of the Soviet Union. Three of the first seven politburo members were Ukrainian.
Anyway, a nation of 40 million people was NEVER going to beat a nation of 140 million right on its doorstep that saw the fight as existential. Completely unrealistic to think it could happen.
kinda as bad as 350 million people and nuclear missles going against 40.1 million without nuclear missles. completely unrealistic, huh?
oh, wait. we gave away billions of dollars of equipment to the Taliban when we (US) retreated from Afghanistan.
In artillery battery exchanges with Russia Ukraine is destroying on a 3 to 1 ratio of Russian batteries due to the use of advanced western weapons systems.
Ukraine is collapsing. Videos all over Tiktok showing Columbian mercenaries getting mistreated by Ukrainian security forces. The Columbians are saying stuff about how they got wounded for “…your schitty country” and now they are getting treated like dogs.
That’s why I don’t get all you people who talk about how bad the Russians are as a race. If you hate Russians, you should hate Ukrainians. There isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between them. You talk about commies? The Ukrainians were the brain trust of the Soviet Union. Three of the first seven politburo members were Ukrainian.
Anyway, a nation of 40 million people was NEVER going to beat a nation of 140 million right on its doorstep that saw the fight as existential. Completely unrealistic to think it could happen.
kinda as bad as 350 million people and nuclear missles going against 40.1 million without nuclear missles. completely unrealistic, huh?
oh, wait. we gave away billions of dollars of equipment to the Taliban when we (US) retreated from Afghanistan.
Tell you failed geography without telling me that you failed geography. lol
And english too for that matter. lol
ok, Soviet vs Afghan war is another one. the Mujahideen beat the Soviets, i believe the war was on the on the border of the Soviets and Afghanistan.
and i got 100%+ every quarter in geography. english was only a B-. i can't type well, because i had a bad stroke and my right arm/leg are kaput, so is my speech. so basically i don't care if i type good or bad.
Fuggin’ crazy how little some people have to do besides reading about/cucking Ukraine. Seems like they should be busy with deer and fish camps…
Having absolutely zero to do besides looking for arguments is a meaningless existence. Probably no wife, friends, children or other meaningful connections so this is what they do in order to feel relevant.
Fish camps are deadly. We used to have a member here named old toot. His last post was about going to fish camp. Ain't been back since.
And that speaks volumes. It’s one thing to be wrong and argue over it. It’s another thing to have a meaningless life that requires making up stories about a pathetic life while having no children, grandchildren, friends or hobbies.
I hate he ded, the ol tootster gave an open invite to fish camp!
RIP Toot
I liked that he would always include links to his headlines.
Ukraine is collapsing. Videos all over Tiktok showing Columbian mercenaries getting mistreated by Ukrainian security forces. The Columbians are saying stuff about how they got wounded for “…your schitty country” and now they are getting treated like dogs.
That’s why I don’t get all you people who talk about how bad the Russians are as a race. If you hate Russians, you should hate Ukrainians. There isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between them. You talk about commies? The Ukrainians were the brain trust of the Soviet Union. Three of the first seven politburo members were Ukrainian.
Anyway, a nation of 40 million people was NEVER going to beat a nation of 140 million right on its doorstep that saw the fight as existential. Completely unrealistic to think it could happen.
kinda as bad as 350 million people and nuclear missles going against 40.1 million without nuclear missles. completely unrealistic, huh?
oh, wait. we gave away billions of dollars of equipment to the Taliban when we (US) retreated from Afghanistan.
Tell you failed geography without telling me that you failed geography. lol
And english too for that matter. lol
ok, Soviet vs Afghan war is another one. the Mujahideen beat the Soviets, i believe the war was on the on the border of the Soviets and Afghanistan.
and i got 100%+ every quarter in geography. english was only a B-. i can't type well, because i had a bad stroke and my right arm/leg are kaput, so is my speech. so basically i don't care if i type good or bad.
I don’t believe you passed English. Your reading comprehension is poor. You ignore the obvous qualifier in the sentence.
Russian conscription is canibalizing their economy robbing labor from direly needed production of goods and services. The conscription effort and expansion of the age groups for conscription is an attempt to avoid another major mobilization.
Houston_2: Accusing people of jealousy makes you sound and seem like that weirdo Buzz over on that corner crossing BHA thread. I am positive no one is jealous of you and as far as Buzz H is concerned I believe disdainful would be more descriptive.
You seem an intelligent man, but I have trouble understanding support for the present Ukraine government or for that matter support for NATO or even our government. The world is unstable enough without us destabilizing it further.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 3, 2023 Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 3 and reportedly advanced in some areas. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in the Berdyansk (Zaporizhia-Donetsk Oblast border area) and Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) directions, and Ukrainian officials stated that Ukrainian forces continued to advance in the Bakhmut direction.[1] Ukrainian Director of the Department of Planning of the Main Directorate of the National Guard Colonel Mykola Urshalovych stated that Ukrainian forces advanced up to 650m into Russian defenses along a 1.5km front in the Melitopol direction.[2] A Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces advanced near Mykilske (27km southwest of Donetsk City) in western Donetsk Oblast.[3] Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary [bleep] Danilov stated on August 3 that the Ukrainian counteroffensive does not have a set deadline or schedule.[4] Danilov added that Russian defensive lines along the front continue to be heavily mined, with some areas having three, four, or five mines per square meter.[5]
Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes on August 3, primarily targeting Kyiv. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian air defenses shot down all 15 Iranian-made Shahed-131/136 drones launched by Russian forces on August 3.[6] The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that Ukrainian air defenses destroyed almost a dozen targets near Kyiv on August 3.[7] Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat stated that Russian forces launched the drones from occupied Crimea, Krasnodar Krai, and Kursk and Bryansk oblasts.[8] Ihnat added that Russian forces have moved many drone launch sites to the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov in Krasnodar Krai due to Ukrainian strike capabilities against Crimea and Russian border regions.[9]
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) took down Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky’s August 2 speech, possibly due to his disclosure of Russian casualties in Ukraine. Teplinsky claimed on VDV Day (August 2, a holiday celebrating the Russian airborne forces) that at least 8,500 VDV personnel have been wounded in Ukraine since the start of the war, a rare official disclosure of Russian casualties, which Russian officials have largely sought to obscure as the war has progressed.[10] Russian MoD mouthpiece TV Zvezda took down Teplinsky’s August 2 speech, and some Russian sources claimed this removal was due to the casualty count.[11] BBC and opposition outlet Mediazona have confirmed that at least 1,800 VDV personnel were killed in action in Ukraine as of July 30, and a killed to wounded ratio of 1:3 is on average (if not slightly better) for Russian forces in Ukraine.[12] The Russian MoD may have also sought to censor Teplinsky’s disclosure of details regarding new VDV formations, as Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and other military officials have previously discussed the establishment of other formations but not specified their names and exact subordination to existing units.[13] Teplinsky previously capitalized on Russia’s ”Defender of the Fatherland” Day on February 23 to criticize Russian Chief of the General Staff and overall theater commander Army General Valery Gerasimov about the extent of Russian casualties in Ukraine.[14]
Russian prosecutors reportedly classified the investigation into ardent Russian ultranationalist and former FSB officer Igor Girkin on August 2. Girkin’s lawyer Alexander Molokhov stated that materials relevant to Girkin’s case have been classified as “top secret” and refused to issue further comments so as to not violate his non-disclosure agreements.[15] Girkin‘s supporters continued to call for the start of a movement to demand Girkin’s release via political means and claimed that Girkin is a political prisoner.[16] Girkin’s wife Miroslava Reginskaya appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin directly in a public letter for Girkin’s release, noting that Girkin’s arrest was either someone’s attempt to curry favor with unnamed officials or an effort to censor the truth about the situation on the frontlines.[17]
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 3 and reportedly advanced in some areas. Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes on August 3, primarily targeting Kyiv. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) took down Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky’s August 2 speech, possibly due to his disclosure of Russian casualties in Ukraine. Russian prosecutors reportedly classified the investigation into ardent Russian ultranationalist and former FSB officer Igor Girkin on August 2. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area on August 3 and made advances in certain areas. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 3 and reportedly advanced near Kreminna and Vuhledar. The Kremlin is attempting to establish favorable conditions to attract additional volunteers to serve in the Russian Armed Forces. A report from Yale University’s Conflict Observatory supports ISW’s longstanding assessments that Russian and occupation authorities are using forced passportization measures to consolidate social and legal control over occupied areas of Ukraine.
A Russian soldier walks through the remains of soldiers from his unit. Apart from officers, all of them are conscripts from Orenburg. He complains about his commanders from DPR as they lied that they would not be sent to the frontlines, declare soldiers as MIA instead of KIA, don't bury bodies etc. Aftermathnsfw
Once again, as in Afghanistan and Iraq, the western gamble seems to have failed. But this time, the consequences of the war may not stay confined to Ukraine; they will affect the prosperous countries of the West, such as Germany and France. In addition to the problems of millions of Ukrainian refugees and the cost of rebuilding the country, western Europe will also face long-term threats to its security, caused by a failed state in Eurasia
Dominance: Russia is not only grinding down the Ukrainian military, but has also withstood the impact of western sanctions. Reuters
A Russian soldier walks through the remains of soldiers from his unit. Apart from officers, all of them are conscripts from Orenburg. He complains about his commanders from DPR as they lied that they would not be sent to the frontlines, declare soldiers as MIA instead of KIA, don't bury bodies etc. Aftermathnsfw
I have trouble with understanding men like you that pray for a maniacal KGB bastard Putin and refuse to fight any invader unless at your doorstep.
At least you’re not “jealous”.
No, I am not jealous of you or Buzz, but Buzz is easier to figure out. He is a resentful incel, political liberal bureaucrat, without a family or friends to speak of. You I don't know enough about if I wanted to be jealous.
But as to Putin and only fighting invaders in my country. What has the USA achieved with the wars it has involved itself in since the Spanish-American war? I include WW1 and 2 (we caused WW2) on up to the Afghan war. If you remember WW2 left half the world under brutal communist rule.
Yes, I hope Russia prevails and puts us and the rest of NATO in its place. I do not believe the NWO-WEF-International Bankers have the best interests of peoples of the world in mind if they can just beat Russia down and bring the non-aligned nations to heel. Russia and its vast resources are a huge prize that the west has been salivating over since before Napoleon had a go at them. Putin from all accounts is a nasty man, but God willing he will succeed in protecting his country.
I have trouble with understanding men like you that pray for a maniacal KGB bastard Putin and refuse to fight any invader unless at your doorstep.
At least you’re not “jealous”.
No, I am not jealous of you or Buzz, but Buzz is easier to figure out. He is a resentful incel, political liberal bureaucrat, without a family or friends to speak of. You I don't know enough about if I wanted to be jealous.
But as to Putin and only fighting invaders in my country. What has the USA achieved with the wars it has involved itself in since the Spanish-American war? I include WW1 and 2 (we caused WW2) on up to the Afghan war. If you remember WW2 left half the world under brutal communist rule.
Yes, I hope Russia prevails and puts us and the rest of NATO in its place. I do not believe the NWO-WEF-International Bankers have the best interests of peoples of the world in mind if they can just beat Russia down and bring the non-aligned nations to heel. Russia and its vast resources are a huge prize that the west has been salivating over since before Napoleon had a go at them. Putin from all accounts is a nasty man, but God willing he will succeed in protecting his country.
You couldn't figure out a one car parade or how to sneak up on a glass of water.
I have trouble with understanding men like you that pray for a maniacal KGB bastard Putin and refuse to fight any invader unless at your doorstep.
At least you’re not “jealous”.
No, I am not jealous of you or Buzz, but Buzz is easier to figure out. He is a resentful incel, political liberal bureaucrat, without a family or friends to speak of. You I don't know enough about if I wanted to be jealous.
But as to Putin and only fighting invaders in my country. What has the USA achieved with the wars it has involved itself in since the Spanish-American war? I include WW1 and 2 (we caused WW2) on up to the Afghan war. If you remember WW2 left half the world under brutal communist rule.
Yes, I hope Russia prevails and puts us and the rest of NATO in its place. I do not believe the NWO-WEF-International Bankers have the best interests of peoples of the world in mind if they can just beat Russia down and bring the non-aligned nations to heel. Russia and its vast resources are a huge prize that the west has been salivating over since before Napoleon had a go at them. Putin from all accounts is a nasty man, but God willing he will succeed in protecting his country.
You couldn't figure out a one car parade or how to sneak up on a glass of water.
Keep yelling at clouds old man.
YEAH.... Hasting and the rest of the campfire are wrong.... and Buzz is right..... kinda proves the point... hmmm Buzz is a legend in his own mind... hahahhahaha
I have trouble with understanding men like you that pray for a maniacal KGB bastard Putin and refuse to fight any invader unless at your doorstep.
At least you’re not “jealous”.
No, I am not jealous of you or Buzz, but Buzz is easier to figure out. He is a resentful incel, political liberal bureaucrat, without a family or friends to speak of. You I don't know enough about if I wanted to be jealous.
But as to Putin and only fighting invaders in my country. What has the USA achieved with the wars it has involved itself in since the Spanish-American war? I include WW1 and 2 (we caused WW2) on up to the Afghan war. If you remember WW2 left half the world under brutal communist rule.
Yes, I hope Russia prevails and puts us and the rest of NATO in its place. I do not believe the NWO-WEF-International Bankers have the best interests of peoples of the world in mind if they can just beat Russia down and bring the non-aligned nations to heel. Russia and its vast resources are a huge prize that the west has been salivating over since before Napoleon had a go at them. Putin from all accounts is a nasty man, but God willing he will succeed in protecting his country.
You couldn't figure out a one car parade or how to sneak up on a glass of water.
Keep yelling at clouds old man.
YEAH.... Hasting and the rest of the campfire are wrong.... and Buzz is right..... kinda proves the point... hmmm Buzz is a legend in his own mind... hahahhahaha
You believe the bullchit Hastings types? WWII was our fault?
What a fugged up clueless old man...what's left of his brain is mush. Speaking of mush, go finish your breakfast.
I have trouble with understanding men like you that pray for a maniacal KGB bastard Putin and refuse to fight any invader unless at your doorstep.
At least you’re not “jealous”.
No, I am not jealous of you or Buzz, but Buzz is easier to figure out. He is a resentful incel, political liberal bureaucrat, without a family or friends to speak of. You I don't know enough about if I wanted to be jealous.
But as to Putin and only fighting invaders in my country. What has the USA achieved with the wars it has involved itself in since the Spanish-American war? I include WW1 and 2 (we caused WW2) on up to the Afghan war. If you remember WW2 left half the world under brutal communist rule.
Yes, I hope Russia prevails and puts us and the rest of NATO in its place. I do not believe the NWO-WEF-International Bankers have the best interests of peoples of the world in mind if they can just beat Russia down and bring the non-aligned nations to heel. Russia and its vast resources are a huge prize that the west has been salivating over since before Napoleon had a go at them. Putin from all accounts is a nasty man, but God willing he will succeed in protecting his country.
You couldn't figure out a one car parade or how to sneak up on a glass of water.
Keep yelling at clouds old man.
Buzzy: The only reason I mentioned you in this unrelated thread is that you also like to accuse people of being jealous of you when I wouldn't think most folks would trade places with you. Except for your dog Bella and your job in the bureaucracy you appear to have a pretty empty life compared to for instance big Jim up in Montana and a bunch more of us with family and true friends. I like to hunt myself but running around shooting stuff I don't need or want could get old after awhile. I do like to travel and cover ground out west and shoot with a camera and seeing out of the way places that aren't tourist traps but having to shoot an animal I don't need and then deal with processing and disposing of it doesn't interest me. If that's what rocks your boat, go ahead, but folks aren't jealous of that.
This has nothing to do with this thread but I was pointing out that like Houston you like to think people are jealous of you.
I have trouble with understanding men like you that pray for a maniacal KGB bastard Putin and refuse to fight any invader unless at your doorstep.
At least you’re not “jealous”.
No, I am not jealous of you or Buzz, but Buzz is easier to figure out. He is a resentful incel, political liberal bureaucrat, without a family or friends to speak of. You I don't know enough about if I wanted to be jealous.
But as to Putin and only fighting invaders in my country. What has the USA achieved with the wars it has involved itself in since the Spanish-American war? I include WW1 and 2 (we caused WW2) on up to the Afghan war. If you remember WW2 left half the world under brutal communist rule.
Yes, I hope Russia prevails and puts us and the rest of NATO in its place. I do not believe the NWO-WEF-International Bankers have the best interests of peoples of the world in mind if they can just beat Russia down and bring the non-aligned nations to heel. Russia and its vast resources are a huge prize that the west has been salivating over since before Napoleon had a go at them. Putin from all accounts is a nasty man, but God willing he will succeed in protecting his country.
You couldn't figure out a one car parade or how to sneak up on a glass of water.
Keep yelling at clouds old man.
YEAH.... Hasting and the rest of the campfire are wrong.... and Buzz is right..... kinda proves the point... hmmm Buzz is a legend in his own mind... hahahhahaha
You believe the bullchit Hastings types? WWII was our fault?
What a fugged up clueless old man...what's left of his brain is mush. Speaking of mush, go finish your breakfast.
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic house was onboard with the treaty of Versailles and that was a major contributor to WW2, just like your boy Biden is on board with Ukraine and very well could start WW3. I prefer Trump, he is not a war monger
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic house was onboard with the treaty of Versailles and that was a major contributor to WW2, just like your boy Biden is on board with Ukraine and very well could start WW3. I prefer Trump, he is not a war monger
Had the U.S. not created the false flag attack on our battleship in Cuba we would not have had a war with Spain over our fake concern for Cuba and we would not have owned the Philippines which unnecessarily put us on a collision course with Japan. Had we not intervened in WW1 just maybe everyone involved would have quit out of exhaustion in a year or two and the onerous conditions imposed on Germany would not have occurred which gave rise to Hitler.
We do not know how things would have played out had we minded our own business protected by huge expanses of ocean but it is hard to believe that any other scenario could have been worse.
And we wouldn't be over $30 TRILLION in debt to the international banking cartel who are now rubbing their hands in glee at the prospect of a ruined USA, Europe, and Russia.
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic house was onboard with the treaty of Versailles and that was a major contributor to WW2, just like your boy Biden is on board with Ukraine and very well could start WW3. I prefer Trump, he is not a war monger
Had the U.S. not created the false flag attack on our battleship in Cuba we would not have had a war with Spain over our fake concern for Cuba and we would not have owned the Philippines which unnecessarily put us on a collision course with Japan. Had we not intervened in WW1 just maybe everyone involved would have quit out of exhaustion in a year or two and the onerous conditions imposed on Germany would not have occurred which gave rise to Hitler.
We do not know how things would have played out had we minded our own business protected by huge expanses of ocean but it is hard to believe that any other scenario could have been worse.
And we wouldn't be over $30 TRILLION in debt to the international banking cartel who are now rubbing their hands in glee at the prospect of a ruined USA, Europe, and Russia.
You don't sound like the "get off my lawn" fudd , Buzz described..... Interesting history, thanks
I have trouble with understanding men like you that pray for a maniacal KGB bastard Putin and refuse to fight any invader unless at your doorstep.
At least you’re not “jealous”.
No, I am not jealous of you or Buzz, but Buzz is easier to figure out. He is a resentful incel, political liberal bureaucrat, without a family or friends to speak of. You I don't know enough about if I wanted to be jealous.
But as to Putin and only fighting invaders in my country. What has the USA achieved with the wars it has involved itself in since the Spanish-American war? I include WW1 and 2 (we caused WW2) on up to the Afghan war. If you remember WW2 left half the world under brutal communist rule.
Yes, I hope Russia prevails and puts us and the rest of NATO in its place. I do not believe the NWO-WEF-International Bankers have the best interests of peoples of the world in mind if they can just beat Russia down and bring the non-aligned nations to heel. Russia and its vast resources are a huge prize that the west has been salivating over since before Napoleon had a go at them. Putin from all accounts is a nasty man, but God willing he will succeed in protecting his country.
You couldn't figure out a one car parade or how to sneak up on a glass of water.
Keep yelling at clouds old man.
YEAH.... Hasting and the rest of the campfire are wrong.... and Buzz is right..... kinda proves the point... hmmm Buzz is a legend in his own mind... hahahhahaha
You believe the bullchit Hastings types? WWII was our fault?
What a fugged up clueless old man...what's left of his brain is mush. Speaking of mush, go finish your breakfast.
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic house was onboard with the treaty of Versailles and that was a major contributor to WW2, just like your boy Biden is on board with Ukraine and very well could start WW3. I prefer Trump, he is not a war monger
I'm sure you and Hastings are the type that would have went to Japan on bent knees, begging them not to do that again. It was our fault for an unprovoked attack, please forgive us Japan.
I have trouble with understanding men like you that pray for a maniacal KGB bastard Putin and refuse to fight any invader unless at your doorstep.
At least you’re not “jealous”.
No, I am not jealous of you or Buzz, but Buzz is easier to figure out. He is a resentful incel, political liberal bureaucrat, without a family or friends to speak of. You I don't know enough about if I wanted to be jealous.
But as to Putin and only fighting invaders in my country. What has the USA achieved with the wars it has involved itself in since the Spanish-American war? I include WW1 and 2 (we caused WW2) on up to the Afghan war. If you remember WW2 left half the world under brutal communist rule.
Yes, I hope Russia prevails and puts us and the rest of NATO in its place. I do not believe the NWO-WEF-International Bankers have the best interests of peoples of the world in mind if they can just beat Russia down and bring the non-aligned nations to heel. Russia and its vast resources are a huge prize that the west has been salivating over since before Napoleon had a go at them. Putin from all accounts is a nasty man, but God willing he will succeed in protecting his country.
You couldn't figure out a one car parade or how to sneak up on a glass of water.
Keep yelling at clouds old man.
YEAH.... Hasting and the rest of the campfire are wrong.... and Buzz is right..... kinda proves the point... hmmm Buzz is a legend in his own mind... hahahhahaha
You believe the bullchit Hastings types? WWII was our fault?
What a fugged up clueless old man...what's left of his brain is mush. Speaking of mush, go finish your breakfast.
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic house was onboard with the treaty of Versailles and that was a major contributor to WW2, just like your boy Biden is on board with Ukraine and very well could start WW3. I prefer Trump, he is not a war monger
I'm sure you and Hastings are the type that would have went to Japan on bent knees, begging them not to do that again. It was our fault for an unprovoked attack, please forgive us Japan.
WOW, just wow.
Maybe if the CIA had minded our own business Japan would not have had a reason to attack us. Did you consider that? same with Ukraine... bullies are bound to get their nose bloodied. So you have to ask yourself are we a bully? a compelling argument can be made that says yes we are!
I have trouble with understanding men like you that pray for a maniacal KGB bastard Putin and refuse to fight any invader unless at your doorstep.
At least you’re not “jealous”.
No, I am not jealous of you or Buzz, but Buzz is easier to figure out. He is a resentful incel, political liberal bureaucrat, without a family or friends to speak of. You I don't know enough about if I wanted to be jealous.
But as to Putin and only fighting invaders in my country. What has the USA achieved with the wars it has involved itself in since the Spanish-American war? I include WW1 and 2 (we caused WW2) on up to the Afghan war. If you remember WW2 left half the world under brutal communist rule.
Yes, I hope Russia prevails and puts us and the rest of NATO in its place. I do not believe the NWO-WEF-International Bankers have the best interests of peoples of the world in mind if they can just beat Russia down and bring the non-aligned nations to heel. Russia and its vast resources are a huge prize that the west has been salivating over since before Napoleon had a go at them. Putin from all accounts is a nasty man, but God willing he will succeed in protecting his country.
You couldn't figure out a one car parade or how to sneak up on a glass of water.
Keep yelling at clouds old man.
YEAH.... Hasting and the rest of the campfire are wrong.... and Buzz is right..... kinda proves the point... hmmm Buzz is a legend in his own mind... hahahhahaha
You believe the bullchit Hastings types? WWII was our fault?
What a fugged up clueless old man...what's left of his brain is mush. Speaking of mush, go finish your breakfast.
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic house was onboard with the treaty of Versailles and that was a major contributor to WW2, just like your boy Biden is on board with Ukraine and very well could start WW3. I prefer Trump, he is not a war monger
I'm sure you and Hastings are the type that would have went to Japan on bent knees, begging them not to do that again. It was our fault for an unprovoked attack, please forgive us Japan.
WOW, just wow.
Maybe if the CIA had minded our own business Japan would not have had a reason to attack us. Did you consider that? same with Ukraine... bullies are bound to get their nose bloodied. So you have to ask yourself are we a bully? a compelling argument can be made that says yes we are!
Have you considered crawling out from the bed you're hiding under?
This is a fun game with Buzzy.... Hasting and I respond with history and relevant questions... Buzz responds with childish putdowns.... pretty much the same as these conversations go with all leftist...
This is a fun game with Buzzy.... Hasting and I respond with history and relevant questions... Buzz responds with childish putdowns.... pretty much the same as these conversations go with all leftist...
Your warped opinion on history...with zero facts based in reality. But what's new there?
Yes, in a way America was culpable in starting WWII. The treaty of Versailles was far too restrictive and left German citizens very bitter about the war. They suffered as much or more than the Allies did. America's entry with fresh troops put an end to the war. Chamberlain, by allowing Hitler to take the Sudetenland told Hitler that Britton and France were weak. Hitler took this sign of weakness as a go ahead for territorial expansion. FDR was a fan of Hitler and only after Britton was threatened and France fell did he decide he had to act. Much the same scenario took place in the Pacific with Japan. Their territorial expansion had been ignored for far too long as they took Manchuria and China. So yes America was culpable in both wars and we have either escalated or instigated many more. Democrats are good at starting wars.
This is a fun game with Buzzy.... Hasting and I respond with history and relevant questions... Buzz responds with childish putdowns.... pretty much the same as these conversations go with all leftist...
Your warped opinion on history...with zero facts based in reality. But what's new there?
Originally Posted by rainshot
Yes, in a way America was culpable in starting WWII. The treaty of Versailles was far too restrictive and left German citizens very bitter about the war. They suffered as much or more than the Allies did. America's entry with fresh troops put an end to the war. Chamberlain, by allowing Hitler to take the Sudetenland told Hitler that Britton and France were weak. Hitler took this sign of weakness as a go ahead for territorial expansion. FDR was a fan of Hitler and only after Britton was threatened and France fell did he decide he had to act. Much the same scenario took place in the Pacific with Japan. Their territorial expansion had been ignored for far too long as they took Manchuria and China. So yes America was culpable in both wars and we have either escalated or instigated many more. Democrats are good at starting wars.
Well by Buzzy's estimation you have a warped sense of history.... and of course he is all knowing... being a leftist and all.... lmao
A Russian soldier walks through the remains of soldiers from his unit. Apart from officers, all of them are conscripts from Orenburg. He complains about his commanders from DPR as they lied that they would not be sent to the frontlines, declare soldiers as MIA instead of KIA, don't bury bodies etc. Aftermathnsfw
Once the Ukrainians have the land bridge to Crimea under fire control from tube artillery, things are gonna get sporty fast. Putin loses Crimea, he’s done. And he’s gonna lose Crimea.
Things have been sporty for a while.
Ukrainians sent to the front line have on average a 4 more hour lifespan.
Democrats are almost always the ones to take the USA to war. Japan was led by brutal expansionists but not by madmen. What position were they in that made them desperate enough to attack a giant resource rich country that they had no hope or intention of conquering and occupying?
What business did we have blockading them because of China? What did we accomplish for Asia when all was said and done?
Now that the Russian military has been proven to be a paper tiger it’s time to use our military to kick them out of Ukraine with ours. Of course this will have to wait until Quisling Joe is kicked out of office.
Now that the Russian military has been proven to be a paper tiger it’s time to use our military to kick them out of Ukraine with ours. Of course this will have to wait until Quisling Joe is kicked out of office.
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, civilian-grade drones, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment (including aircraft) are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
In the over 60 days since the beginning of the cuckrainian counter-expensive, cuckraine has not retaken any territory, formerly known as Ukraine, that is now known as Russia.
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, civilian-grade drones, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment (including aircraft) are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Holy crap! I didn't know any of this, it changes everything! How long do you think before Ukraine beats Russia?
China ignores Putin’s request to not attend the Saudi Arabia peace summit in Jeddah and sends their envoy to attend. Over 40 nations are attending the peace summit minus Russia who would not attend.
Putin asked 12 other nations to abstain from attending all of which ignored Putin’s request and are present causing a major loss of face for Putin and the kremlin.
Houston is the most bitter lonely old man on the fire X10.
He has nothing to do but read lib snippets on Covid and and a war that he’s way to personally invested in. He was wrong on Covid and is wrong on Ukraine but he can’t connect the dots.
If he had anything going on he’d take his grandkids out fishing at “fish camp.” He has no fish camp. If he has grandkids at all his kids know that he’s nuts and avoid him.
He’s an angry old bitter man with nothing going for him besides redic arguments on a website that he believes make him relevant.
Houston is the most bitter lonely old man on the fire X10.
He has nothing to do but read lib snippets on Covid and and a war that he’s way to personally invested in. He was wrong on Covid and is wrong on Ukraine but he can’t connect the dots.
If he had anything going on he’d take his grandkids out fishing at “fish camp.” He has no fish camp. If he has grandkids at all his kids know that he’s nuts and avoid him.
He’s an angry old bitter man with nothing going for him besides redic arguments on a website that he believes make him relevant.
Your sad projections are pathetic, lemming.
You have no clue of what you’re talking about which is not unusual at all considering that you truly have shown yourself to be….. A lemming.
Beyond that you’re just a fuggin idiot of the first order.
Houston is the most bitter lonely old man on the fire X10.
He has nothing to do but read lib snippets on Covid and and a war that he’s way to personally invested in. He was wrong on Covid and is wrong on Ukraine but he can’t connect the dots.
If he had anything going on he’d take his grandkids out fishing at “fish camp.” He has no fish camp. If he has grandkids at all his kids know that he’s nuts and avoid him.
He’s an angry old bitter man with nothing going for him besides redic arguments on a website that he believes make him relevant.
Your sad projections are pathetic, lemming.
You have no clue of what you’re talking about which is not unusual at all considering that you truly have shown yourself to be….. A lemming.
Beyond that you’re just a fuggin idiot of the first order.
LOL! Likes moths to a fire. Find a hobby or take your grandchildren to your fish camp. You have no fish camp and if you have kids at all they know that you’re nuts and want nothing to do with you or your lies. Keep us all posted on the lastest Ukraine updates.
Everyone needs a hobby and something to feel smart about.
Houston is the most bitter lonely old man on the fire X10.
He has nothing to do but read lib snippets on Covid and and a war that he’s way to personally invested in. He was wrong on Covid and is wrong on Ukraine but he can’t connect the dots.
If he had anything going on he’d take his grandkids out fishing at “fish camp.” He has no fish camp. If he has grandkids at all his kids know that he’s nuts and avoid him.
He’s an angry old bitter man with nothing going for him besides redic arguments on a website that he believes make him relevant.
Your sad projections are pathetic, lemming.
You have no clue of what you’re talking about which is not unusual at all considering that you truly have shown yourself to be….. A lemming.
Beyond that you’re just a fuggin idiot of the first order.
LOL! Likes moths to a fire. Find a hobby or take your grandchildren to your fish camp. You have no fish camp and if you have kids at all they know that you’re nuts and want nothing to do with you or your lies. Keep us all posted on the lastest Ukraine updates.
Everyone needs a hobby and something to feel smart about.
More of your pathetic projections. You’re a very small person of which is most obviously shown here.
The Russian installed puppet mayor of Donetsk says that the use of Ukraine cluster bombs must stop as fires rage there.
Another cuckraine terror attack on a civilian area, as Russia now owns Donetsk, having taken it from cuckraine last year, as part of the 1/3 of the former cuckraine now called Russia.
There is no current military action in Donetsk, as it's so far behind Russian lines.
Russia’s mining operations in Ukraine includes mining refrigerators, toys and books.
Another excellent and informative post! In your opinion, who is the most knowledgeable on Ukraine? Would it be you, Old Toot, Direct Drive, or TDinka?
It certainly would not be yourself having confessed earlier in this thread to “being stupid “ (your exact words).
I for one believe every word of that you claimed.
LOL, yep, stupid me. Surely you're more knowledgeable than Direct Drive. Maybe even TDinka. You should step up your posting of MSM headlines. That'll show them. That'll show everyone!
Drone ships striking Russian shipping and military shipping targets is expected to increase dramatically in the coming months disallowing the Russian navy to control the Black Sea waters and many of its ports.
The drones have been used more for reconnaissance to date than for combat.
Over a dozen rounded up at a rest stop glory hole in the outskirts of Houston, including a bizarre fellow that goes by the nickname "Old Toot." Also arrested, in bondage gear, an even more bizarre fellow nicknamed "Moosemike." - NBC
You guys are way to hard on old toot. Granted he’s a lonely and bitter old man that’s desperate to feel relevant. That has to make up LOL lies about his fish and deer camps.
Having said that. He has nobody and nothing going on in his life besides slanted updates about Ukraine. Now that Covid is done he has nothing at all to live for if not for Ukraine.
If he wasn’t so wrong, stupid, and argumentative I’d almost feel bad for him.
Deranged, nude, possibly demented man named Old Toot arrested in Houston for lewd and lascivious behavior. While being taken away he was screaming: "Y'all a bunch of howler monkeys, and lemmings with crabs!" Authorities trying to figure out the significance of his rantings. - Reuters
Over a dozen rounded up at a rest stop glory hole in the outskirts of Houston, including a bizarre fellow that goes by the nickname "Old Toot." Also arrested, in bondage gear, an even more bizarre fellow nicknamed "Moosemike." - NBC
Anybody who knows me would know I hate Texas and would never go near it 😉
UKRAINIAN MEN SHOULD BE BANNED FROM LEAVING COUNTRY FOR ANOTHER 3 YEARS - Vadim Denisenko, adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and head of the Ukrainian Institute
Now that the Russian military has been proven to be a paper tiger it’s time to use our military to kick them out of Ukraine with ours. Of course this will have to wait until Quisling Joe is kicked out of office.
So you are saying full on non-proxy war between the US and Russia with US boots on the ground, conducted in Ukraine?
Now that the Russian military has been proven to be a paper tiger it’s time to use our military to kick them out of Ukraine with ours. Of course this will have to wait until Quisling Joe is kicked out of office.
So you are saying full on non-proxy war between the US and Russia with US boots on the ground, conducted in Ukraine?
I don’t get the “paper tiger.” Ukraine has a population of over 50 million.
It’s 1/6 of the US population and 1/3 of Russia’s. That isn’t a small country.
Over 50 million people combined with 100’s of billions in “free weapons” that we’ll all pay for in inflation from the most technologically advanced weapons nation in the world fighting a proxy war. Short of going nuke how would that be a cakewalk for Russia?
Now that the Russian military has been proven to be a paper tiger it’s time to use our military to kick them out of Ukraine with ours. Of course this will have to wait until Quisling Joe is kicked out of office.
So you are saying full on non-proxy war between the US and Russia with US boots on the ground, conducted in Ukraine?
That is what I get from it.
Count me out. I'll wait until someone invades the U.S.
Day 63 of the counter-offensive. No significant gains by Ukraine to this point. The battle on the southern flank of Artemovsk (formerly Bakhmut): the Russian 4th brigade hits the Ukrainians near Kleshcheevka.
With the support of the UAV, the artillery of the Russian 4th brigade uses incendiary and high-explosive fragmentation shells to wipe out Ukrainian positions.
Russian shipping hit twice in 24 hours with sea drones. One Russian tanker was struck near the Crimean bridge raising concerns of another strike on the bridge as sea drones have proved capable of doing so,
Russian shipping hit twice in 24 hours with sea drones. One Russian tanker was struck near the Crimean bridge raising concerns of another strike on the bridge as sea drones have proved capable of doing so,
Now that the Russian military has been proven to be a paper tiger it’s time to use our military to kick them out of Ukraine with ours. Of course this will have to wait until Quisling Joe is kicked out of office.
So you are saying full on non-proxy war between the US and Russia with US boots on the ground, conducted in Ukraine?
That is what I get from it.
Count me out. I'll wait until someone invades the U.S.
Even if the USA is invaded you’ve already said that you would not defend certain states.
Russian shipping hit twice in 24 hours with sea drones. One Russian tanker was struck near the Crimean bridge raising concerns of another strike on the bridge as sea drones have proved capable of doing so,
Even if the USA is invaded you’ve already said that you would not defend certain states. BTW, we have been and continue to be invaded.
Correct, not defending D.C., the NE coast, the south of the California coast, matter of fact I'm not leaving North Louisiana if war breaks out. And I'm not going to shoot unarmed Mexicans looking for work and that's all we have in the way of invaders in my area.
Even if the USA is invaded you’ve already said that you would not defend certain states. BTW, we have been and continue to be invaded.
Correct, not defending D.C., the NE coast, the south of the California coast, matter of fact I'm not leaving North Louisiana if war breaks out. And I'm not going to shoot unarmed Mexicans looking for work and that's all we have in the way of invaders in my area.
Even if the USA is invaded you’ve already said that you would not defend certain states. BTW, we have been and continue to be invaded.
Correct, not defending D.C., the NE coast, the south of the California coast, matter of fact I'm not leaving North Louisiana if war breaks out. And I'm not going to shoot unarmed Mexicans looking for work and that's all we have in the way of invaders in my area.
Now that the Russian military has been proven to be a paper tiger it’s time to use our military to kick them out of Ukraine with ours. Of course this will have to wait until Quisling Joe is kicked out of office.
So you are saying full on non-proxy war between the US and Russia with US boots on the ground, conducted in Ukraine?
That is what I get from it.
Count me out. I'll wait until someone invades the U.S.
Decades of American political and military involvement in Ukraine has left the regime no choice but to keep Ukraine on a path toward total destruction in the hopes they can successfully execute world war three with Europe allied against Russia. It is fool’s errand to keep it up because Europe is dependent on Russian energy. We on the other hand are destroying our own energy production.
By the way, where is that military genius Alexander Vindman. With his great military experience and Ukrainian by birth shouldn't he and his brother be on the front lines fighting the Russians? I'm sure they can be great assets to teach Ukrainians how to use US equipment.
By the way, where is that military genius Alexander Vindman. With his great military experience and Ukrainian by birth shouldn't he and his brother be on the front lines fighting the Russians? I'm sure they can be great assets to teach Ukrainians how to use US equipment.
Those two would be greater assets clearing Russian minefields.
Recent Updates Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 8, 2023 Ukrainian forces appear to have conducted a limited raid across the Dnipro River and landed on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast, although it remains unclear whether Ukrainian troops have established an enduring presence on the east bank. Several Russian milbloggers reported on August 8 that Ukrainian forces landed up to seven boats, each carrying around six to seven people, on the east bank of the Dnipro near the settlement of Kozachi Laheri, broke through Russian defensive lines, and advanced up to 800 meters deep.[1] A Russian milblogger noted that the Russian command recently redeployed a “prepared grouping” of Russian airborne (VDV) personnel from the Kozachi Lopan area to Zaporizhia Oblast and replaced them with mobilized fighters from an unspecified unit, thereby weakening Russian defensive power in this area.[2] Kherson Oblast occupation head Vladimir Saldo downplayed reports of the Ukrainian landing and claimed that Russian artillery fire repelled the Ukrainian boats and that there are no Ukrainian troops near Kozachi Lopan.[3] However, the majority of prominent Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces managed to utilize tactical surprise and land on the east bank before engaging Russian forces in small arms exchanges, and Saldo was likely purposefully trying to refute claims of Ukrainian presence in this area to avoid creating panic in the already-delicate Russian information space.[4] Hotspots on available NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) data from the past 24 hours in this area appear to confirm that there was significant combat, likely preceded or accompanied by artillery fire. By the end of the day on August 8, many Russian sources hupdated their claims to report that Russian forces retain control over Kozachi Laheri, having pushed Ukrainian forces back to the shoreline, and that small arms skirmishes are occurring in shoreline areas near Kozachi Laheri and other east bank settlements.[5]
ISW will continue to offer a conservative assessment of the situation on the east bank of Kherson Oblast until or unless ISW observes visual confirmation of an enduring Ukrainian presence near Kozachi Lopan or other east bank settlements. ISW has not yet observed visual evidence to suggest that there are a substantial number of Ukrainian personnel or the deployment of Ukrainian vehicles near Kozachi Laheri, and the current pattern of Russian reporting is more consistent with a limited cross-river raid than a wider Ukrainian operation. Ukrainian officials have not commented on operations in this area as of this writing.
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least two sectors of the front on August 8. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in the Berdyansk (western Donetsk–eastern Zaporizhia Oblast area) and Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) directions.[6] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and other Russian sources claimed that Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attacks around Bakhmut.[7] The New York Times reported on August 7 that a Ukrainian battalion commander operating in southern Ukraine described counteroffensive operations as a “marathon” and “not a sprint.”[8]
Talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Communist Party Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi following China’s participation in the peace talks in Saudi Arabia suggest that China is increasingly diverging with Russia on proposed settlements to end the war. The Russian and Chinese foreign ministries portrayed the conversation between Lavrov and Wang differently. The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Lavrov and Wang “touched on a series of ‘hot’ regional topics including the Ukrainian crisis,” while the Chinese Foreign Ministry reported that the Russian and Chinese sides “exchanged views” about the war.[9] The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s description of the talks may suggest that the Kremlin is becoming dissatisfied with China’s continued efforts to promote its peace plan in international fora, which is consistent with ISW’s previous assessments that China is not interested in a “no-limits partnership” with Russia as the Kremlin desires.
Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin is using the recent coup in Niger and Wagner’s continued presence in Africa to maintain relevance in the Russian information space. Several Wagner-affiliated Russian milbloggers and another milblogger posted an audio file on August 8 of Prigozhin discussing US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland’s trip to Niger on August 7.[10] Prigozhin claimed that he is proud of Wagner’s actions in Africa and suggested that the threat of future Wagner involvement in Niger prompted Nuland’s trip.[11] Prigozhin is likely attempting to co-opt Nuland’s trip to Niger to grandstand on one of the few threats he still has the power to execute after realizing that the fallout of Wagner’s armed rebellion on June 24 is making him increasingly irrelevant in the Russian information space.
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces appear to have conducted a limited raid across the Dnipro River and landed on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast, although it remains unclear whether Ukrainian troops have established an enduring presence on the east bank. ISW will continue to offer a conservative assessment of the situation on the east bank of Kherson Oblast until or unless ISW observes visual confirmation of an enduring Ukrainian presence near Kozachi Lopan or other east bank settlements. Talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Communist Party Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi following China’s participation in the peace talks in Saudi Arabia suggest that China is increasingly diverging with Russia on proposed settlements to end the war. Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin is using the recent coup in Niger and Wagner’s continued presence in Africa to maintain relevance in the Russian information space. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka–Donetsk City line, in the eastern Donetsk-western Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Donetsk Oblast on August 8 and made advances in certain areas. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least two sectors of the front on August 8 and made advances near Svatove. Russia continues to draw from its stock of Soviet-era equipment to compensate for equipment losses in Ukraine. Russian occupation authorities are preparing for regional elections in occupied areas.
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Our list showing destroyed and captured Ukrainian vehicles and equipment can be found here. For a list of Russian equipment losses during the First Chechen War click here. For a list of Russian equipment losses during the Second Chechen War click here. A list of Russian equipment losses during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War can be found here.
(Click on the numbers to get a picture of each individual captured or destroyed vehicle)
Russia - 11596, of which: destroyed: 7860, damaged: 451, abandoned: 426, captured: 2859
Recent Updates Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 9, 2023 Speculations about the Wagner Group’s withdrawal from Belarus suggest that aspects of the deal between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin following Wagner’s armed rebellion on June 24 have collapsed. A Russian insider source claimed on August 8 that Wagner forces are conducting their first stage of withdrawal from Belarus by bussing groups of 500 to 600 personnel from Belarus to Krasnodar Krai and Voronezh and Rostov oblasts and that the second stage will begin after August 13.[i] The insider source and a Wagner-affiliated source speculated that Wagner forces may be leaving Belarus because Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko refused to finance Wagner when he discovered that Russia would not be paying for Wagner as he had evidently expected.[ii] Putin and Lukashenko allowed Wagner forces and Prigozhin to continue to operate in Belarus after the armed rebellion.[iii] The insider source claimed that a small group of Wagner instructors would remain in Belarus to train Belarusian forces.[iv] ISW has not observed visual evidence of Wagner forces moving out of Belarus, however. The insider source claimed on August 6 that Wagner forces that did not deploy to Libya “urgently” went on leave in Russia, and that Wagner's command called on their fighters to keep in touch because new orders could come at any time.[v] Wagner-affiliated sources claimed that the main Wagner forces will “activate” at the end of August but did not elaborate on the statement.[vi] Claims that Wagner forces are moving out of Belarus — a relatively safe haven for Wagner and Prigozhin — back to Russia, Wagner command’s mentions of new orders, and claims of the future “activation” of Wagner forces at the end of August likely suggest that aspects of the deal that allowed Wagner to move to Belarus and continue operations there and in Africa have collapsed.
The validity of these claims and the future of the Wagner Group remain unclear at the time of publication. ISW offers the following assessments and hypotheses for the potential implications of these claims, if true, on the Russian power composition, Putin’s regime, and the Russian Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) efforts to integrate Wagner personnel into conventional Russian formations. ISW will continue to monitor and report on indicators and counter-indicators that support, undermine, or inform these hypotheses and assessments.
Putin is likely still concerned about the threat that Prigozhin poses to his long-term goals and continues to focus on definitively separating Prigozhin from Wagner. Putin has previously attempted to present Prigozhin as corrupt and a liar to destroy his reputation among Wagner personnel and within Russian society and to rhetorically separate Prigozhin from Wagner.[vii] ISW assessed on June 27 that the Kremlin would likely continue to attack Prigozhin’s character to break Prigozhin’s popular support, discourage Wagner personnel from following him to Belarus, and destroy his financial power.[viii] Putin’s June 29 meeting with Prigozhin and 35 Wagner commanders further indicated that Putin intends to maintain the Wagner Group as a cohesive fighting force rather than breaking it up while also seeking to separate Prigozhin from Wagner leadership and forces.[ix] Prigozhin’s presence at a Wagner base near Asipovichy, Belarus, on July 18 and on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg on July 27 suggests that Prigozhin has maintained his position as the effective leader of the Wagner Group and that Putin has thus far failed to separate Prigozhin from Wagner.[x] A Russian insider source claimed on August 9 that the Kremlin’s rhetorical attacks against Prigozhin decreased dramatically after Putin’s meeting with Wagner leadership on June 29, but began to increase again in early August.[xi] An increase in Kremlin attacks on Prigozhin, if true, could indicate that Putin has recommitted to his original goal of destroying Prigozhin and creating a clear separation between Prigozhin and Wagner.
Putin’s prioritization of separating Prigozhin from Wagner and attempting to maintain a reconstituted Wagner fighting element appears to be at odds with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s objectives. A Russian insider source claimed that Shoigu has taken over Russia’s relationships with African countries from Prigozhin, angering the Wagner leadership and personnel and depriving Wagner of opportunities in Africa.[xii] If true, Shoigu’s ambitions in Africa are likely to create issues for Putin’s greater goals with Wagner by angering the very people Putin is trying to woo. Putin’s and Shoigu’s priorities have become periodically misaligned throughout the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, often when Putin prioritizes balancing competing groups and interests while Shoigu attempts to establish full control over the Russian military in Ukraine.[xiii]
Alternatively, Putin may intend for Wagner's forces to return to Russia in order to facilitate the destruction or restructuring of Wagner. Putin appealed to Wagner commanders in a speech on July 26 seeking to persuade them to continue to fight in Ukraine by joining the Russian military.[xiv] Putin’s appeal may have suggested that the Kremlin intended to organize Wagner forces into the Russian MoD. This appeal appears not to have been successful as many Wagner personnel deployed to Belarus and individual Wagner commanders and personnel continued to express loyalty to Wagner and Prigozhin.[xv] The Kremlin has also reportedly attempted to control Wagner’s operations in the Middle East and subordinate Wagner's operations there to the Russian MoD following the rebellion on June 24.[xvi] Wagner commanders released a statement on August 9 claiming that Wagner fighters have been receiving calls advertising opportunities to work with other private military companies (PMCs) in Africa.[xvii] The calls may suggest that the Russian government seeks to lure Wagner personnel away from Wagner with new work opportunities. Putin may intend for Wagner's forces to return to Russia so that he can more easily facilitate Wagner’s subordination to the Russian MoD or disband the organization entirely.
There are other possible outcomes that would see Wagner reconstitute as a unitary fighting force reminiscent of its operations in Ukraine, although ISW has observed no indicators for these outcomes, which appear unlikely based on available information. The Kremlin’s likeliest courses of action vis-à-vis Wagner will likely lead to an overall decrease in the combat power that Wagner could offer the Russian military, as either approach will likely dissuade some elements of Wagner from continuing to serve, whether in a Wagner without Prigozhin or in some type of entity completely subordinated to the MoD.
The likely collapse of aspects of the Wagner-Putin-Lukashenko deal indicates that Putin has failed to decisively resolve issues posed by Prigozhin and Wagner following Wagner’s June 24 rebellion. Putin is unlikely to resolve the Wagner problem as long as tensions remain between Putin’s own aim of separating Prigozhin from Wagner and Shoigu’s aims to secure full MoD control over Wagner and the other armed forces fighting for Russia. Speculations about Shoigu taking over Russian military operations in Africa from Wagner, if true, will likely only exacerbate tensions between the MoD and Wagner personnel returning from Belarus or Africa to Russia rather than persuading the Wagner personnel to join conventional Russian military formations in accord with the prior deal.[xviii] Pro-Wagner sources have historically coalesced around Prigozhin because of anger at the MoD and likely retain the ability to rally the support of Wagner rank-and-file and supporters regardless of Prigozhin‘s actual participation in current rhetoric.[xix] Angering Wagner personnel further while bringing them back to Russia poses challenges if Putin seeks to eliminate the Wagner threat. Putin’s decision to allow Shoigu to undermine this aspect of the prior deal, if true, then threatens to undermine the careful façade of internal security that Putin has extensively attempted to project following the June 24 rebellion.[xx] This situation is evolving dynamically in an increasingly complicated information environment marked by the absence of direct commentary from Prigozhin or other Wagner leaders. ISW will continue to evaluate these and other hypotheses and assessments as more information becomes available.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attempted to justify the recreation of the Moscow and Leningrad Military Districts by reamplifying boilerplate rhetoric posturing NATO as an existential threat to Russia. Shoigu opened a meeting of the Russian MoD Collegium on August 9, focusing on issues related to the creation of the two military districts but primarily commented on Western support for Ukraine and NATO’s expansion.[xxi] Shoigu stated that the NATO countries’ attempts to help Ukraine win are creating serious risks for further escalation and that Finland’s accession and Sweden’s planned accession to NATO are “a serious destabilizing factor.”[xxii] Shoigu stated that it is likely that NATO will deploy military contingents and strike weapons on Finnish territory that can strike critical targets in Russia, and Shoigu accused NATO of intentionally militarizing Poland as part of America’s alleged anti-Russia policy.[xxiii] Shoigu stated that Eastern European militaries have a combined manpower of 360,000 personnel with 8,000 armored vehicles, 6,000 artillery systems, and 650 aviation units deployed to the immediate vicinity of the borders of the Union State.[xxiv] Shoigu suggested that the Russian MoD is strengthening the Russian grouping of forces along Russia’s western borders to respond to these alleged threats.[xxv] Shoigu announced on January 17, 2023, that the MoD will reestablish the Moscow and Leningrad Military Districts as part of long-term goals to significantly increase the size of the Russian military.[xxvi] Shoigu is likely framing the recreation of these military districts as a necessary response to alleged Western aggression towards Russia in order to justify the cost of resources, time, and institutional capacity required for their recreation.
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front and advanced in some areas on August 9. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in the Bakhmut, Berdyansk (Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area), and Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) directions.[xxvii] Geolocated footage published on August 9 suggests that Ukrainian forces advanced northeast of Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast, but the duration and extent of these advances are currently unclear.[xxviii] Ukrainian Tavriisk Operational and Strategic Group of Forces Spokesperson Serhii Kuzmin stated on August 8 that Ukrainian forces reached the Russian first line of defense in an unspecified area in the Melitopol or Berdyansk directions.[xxix] Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar reported on August 9 that Ukrainian forces were partially successful south of Velyka Novosilka near Urozhaine and Pryyutne and southeast of Orikhiv near Verbove.[xxx] A prominent Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces advanced into Urozhaine in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area and suggested that Ukrainian forces may have captured some Russian positions south of Bakhmut.[xxxi] Malyar stated that the Ukrainian forces are conducting the counteroffensive as expected and are successfully degrading Russian offensive potential as Ukrainian forces did during the summer-autumn 2022 interdiction campaign in Kherson Oblast.[xxxii]
The Russian veteran community may be attempting to rehabilitate the nominal Russian deputy theater commander in Ukraine, Army General Sergei Surovikin, following scrutiny over his affiliation with the Wagner Group. Surovikin’s former commander, Colonel General Valeriy Marchenkov, told state affiliated URA.ru outlet that Surovikin did not and could not ever renege on his oath and praised Surovikin for pioneering a defensive strategy that is slowing down Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in southern Ukraine.[xxxiii] Marchenkov claimed that Surovikin successfully reduced the frontline length and strategically redistributed Russian forces in Zaporizhia Oblast. Marchenkov also defended Surovikin’s decision to withdraw Russian troops from the west (right) bank of Kherson Oblast in November 2022, stating that this decision allowed Russian forces to construct the current defensive lines in Kherson Oblast and prevent military and civilian deaths. Marchenkov also attributed the creation of the Russian military police to Surovikin and boasted about Surovikin’s efforts to suppress the August 1991 coup in Moscow. Russian veterans communities were instrumental in rehabilitating and promoting Surovikin’s claimed affiliate, Russian Airborne (VDV) Forces Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, in March-April 2023.[xxxiv] Russian VDV veterans appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin on behalf of Teplinsky, after which Teplinsky returned to the frontlines ahead of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.[xxxv] Former Commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army Major General Ivan Popov has also rallied veteran and army groups, sparking a discussion around his removal from command in mid-July.[xxxvi]
Marchenkov’s interview may suggest that Surovikin and the anti-Gerasimov faction believe there is a chance for Surovikin to return to the frontlines. Marchenkov’s public defense of Surovikin is in line with previous veteran efforts to secure the reinstatement of commanders who oppose Chief of the Russian General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov. Marchenkov notably did not publicly disclose Surovikin’s whereabouts. One Russian insider source claimed that the Kremlin’s agreements with Wagner began to “sag,” a claim that accords with ISW’s assessments as noted above, which the source claimed can explain the lack of a new appointment for Surovikin.[xxxvii] ISW assessed on April 30 that Putin fails to decisively dismiss commanders and instead demotes them in order to encourage them to seek to regain his favor and to retain options for future appointments.[xxxviii] Surovikin’s return to command will likely depend on his ability to convince Putin of his loyalty and usefulness on the battlefield – both narratives presented in Marchenkov’s interview.
Russian sources claimed that poor safety regulations led to an explosion near the Zagorsk Optical Mechanical Plant in Moscow on August 9, and notably, most Russian sources did not suggest that Ukrainian actors may have been responsible for the incident.[xxxix] The explosion caused widespread damage to the plant and surrounding areas, injured at least 60 people, and killed at least one person.[xl] The explosion reportedly occurred at a facility at the plant leased by Russian pyrotechnics company PiroRoss, and the Russian authorities have reportedly opened a criminal case against PiroRoss for the violation of industrial safety requirements.[xli] Russian sources also claimed that Russian authorities have detained PiroRoss Director Sergei Chanakev in connection with the explosion.[xlii] Shvabe Holding Company, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, owns the Zagorsk Optical Mechanical Plant, and the plant produces pyrotechnics and precision optical equipment for the military.[xliii] Russian media outlet Agentstvo reported that the Zagorsk Optical Mechanical Plant has also been participating in the development of a next-generation strategic stealth bomber “Poslannik” since 2019.[xliv]
Ukraine to step up its air and sea drones attacks considerably in the coming weeks. Programming has allowed many to be used undetected by Russian defenses.
The Russian Central Bank tells Russian citizens to tighten their economic belts as the ruble continues to fall even in the face of higher oil prices.
Inflation has accelerated to the point that the Central Bank has stated that they will have to increase rates significantly above the present 8.5% rate.
Russian citizens have most recently withdrawn rubles from their banking accounts at 3 times the rates from what the normal amounts are that are typically withdrawn,
#Moscow is experiencing a building boom, indigenous businesses are seeing big growth, and life in the city is good.
It's incredible to see how Western #Sanctions designed to cripple this vast country have been overcome and indeed used to immunise the future #Russian economy.
This year, the IMF expects the Russian economy to return to growth, and indeed outperform the economies of Germany, Britain and France. Clearly, therefore, sanctions have failed.
In an attempt to slow the free fall of the value of the ruble the Russian Central Bank announces that it is suspending its currency law and will stop purchasing foreign currencies from August 10 , 2023 until the end of this year.
Russian citizens are now barred from buying foreign currencies until the ban is lifted.
Bunch of morons, The U.S. and all its allies have been so impressed by Ukraine's success at tracking and taking out Russian Command and Control and its Commanders that they are now rethinking our structure and tactics.
Bunch of morons, The U.S. and all its allies have been so impressed by Ukraine's success at tracking and taking out Russian Command and Control and its Commanders that they are now rethinking our structure and tactics.
Bunch of morons, The U.S. and all its allies have been so impressed by Ukraine's success at tracking and taking out Russian Command and Control and its Commanders that they are now rethinking our structure and tactics.
Phil
So we can keep losing wars? You're so useless you should really die.
#Moscow is experiencing a building boom, indigenous businesses are seeing big growth, and life in the city is good.
It's incredible to see how Western #Sanctions designed to cripple this vast country have been overcome and indeed used to immunise the future #Russian economy.
Why is the Russian economy booming? Russia's economic strength so far is due to the Kremlin's measures — the Times reported that Putin is boosting the production of military equipment and raising pensions, salaries, and other benefits for people who are not well-off. The state is also subsidizing mortgages.Aug 1
with what? western technologies are banned in Russia, meaning everything that they get their hands on is because of western tech. you know, army, navy, air force....just to name a few. just yesterday, someone/thing blew up Russian artillery optic plant and 152mm artillery shells plant. i mean, fireworks plant.
Funny how they eventually out themselves🤣 Hey toot/Houston!
The only thing outed here is your being a consummate, continuous liar.
And a cold trailer.
Heh!
I see you have more friends here Toot, and funny they are called liars as well by you. The irony is priceless given it’s coming from the guy who lies about changing his name, wow. You can’t make this stuff up.
Funny how they eventually out themselves🤣 Hey toot/Houston!
The only thing outed here is your being a consummate, continuous liar.
And a cold trailer.
Heh!
I see you have more friends here Toot, and funny they are called liars as well by you. The irony is priceless given it’s coming from the guy who lies about changing his name, wow. You can’t make this stuff up.
You can make stuff up franni like you just did.
You’re still a liar and you run in the company of the same.
with what? western technologies are banned in Russia, meaning everything that they get their hands on is because of western tech. you know, army, navy, air force....just to name a few. just yesterday, someone/thing blew up Russian artillery optic plant and 152mm artillery shells plant. i mean, fireworks plant.
Funny how they eventually out themselves🤣 Hey toot/Houston!
The only thing outed here is your being a consummate, continuous liar.
And a cold trailer.
Heh!
I see you have more friends here Toot, and funny they are called liars as well by you. The irony is priceless given it’s coming from the guy who lies about changing his name, wow. You can’t make this stuff up.
Dafuq is your problem? His handle is Houston_2, not Toot. I have it on good authority that Old Toot is in prison for diddling little boys, so he has no access to the internet anyways. And you're a cold trailer, whatever TF that is.
Funny how they eventually out themselves🤣 Hey toot/Houston!
The only thing outed here is your being a consummate, continuous liar.
And a cold trailer.
Heh!
I see you have more friends here Toot, and funny they are called liars as well by you. The irony is priceless given it’s coming from the guy who lies about changing his name, wow. You can’t make this stuff up.
You can make stuff up franni like you just did.
You’re still a liar and you run in the company of the same.
We’ll start a thread with all the evidence showing who you are. Would you like us to do that? Or will you revert to being a snake when pinned down and slither away not answering to anyone? Spineless. LOL
Recent Updates Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 10, 2023 The Wagner Group continues to maintain a presence at facilities in Belarus and the status of its rumored withdrawal to Russia remains unclear. Satellite imagery collected on August 9 shows a significant number of vehicles at the Wagner camp in Tsel, Asipovichy, Belarus, and may even indicate that more vehicles have arrived at the base between August 1 and August 9.[1] Ukrainian sources continue to report about expanding Wagner activity in Brest Oblast, and a Wagner-affiliated source posted footage on August 10 showing that Wagner instructors continue to train Belarusian military personnel.[2] The Wagner-affiliated source amplified a denial from an alleged Wagner fighter wherein the fighter stated that the speculations are “fantasies,” although he acknowledged that many Wagner fighters themselves often do not learn about their deployments until the last moment.[3] ISW has not observed counter-indicators that would refute recent speculation from August 8 that Wagner bussed 500 to 600 personnel from Belarus to Krasnodar Krai and Voronezh and Rostov oblasts, however.[4] Russian sources speculated that Wagner forces plan to conduct the second stage of their alleged withdrawal from Belarus on August 13 but that a small group of Wagner instructors would remain in Belarus to train Belarusian forces.[5]
Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin has yet to comment on these speculations either directly or through intermediary sources as he has done previously, suggesting that Prigozhin may not be entirely at liberty to comment on the future of Wagner. Prigozhin was last publicly seen on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Economic Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg on July 27 and most recently commented on Wagner‘s future in an audio recording published on July 30, during which he asserted that Wagner fighters who did not sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) would arrive in Belarus by August 5.[6] ISW previously assessed that the speculation about Wagner’s withdrawal from Belarus suggested that the Kremlin may be reneging on elements of the agreement brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that brought Wagner’s June 24 rebellion to an end.[7] Kremlin-affiliated sources renewed attacks against Prigozhin in early August, and the speculation itself may be a part of an information operation aimed at degrading Prigozhin’s position with Wagner fighters or at some other objective.[8]
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front and advanced in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area on August 10. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in the Bakhmut, Berdyansk (Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area), and Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) directions.[9] Geolocated footage published on August 10 suggests that Ukrainian forces crossed the Mokri Yaly River and advanced eastward into the southwestern outskirts of Urozhaine (9km south of Velyka Novosilka) in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area.[10] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces achieved partial successes in the direction of Urozhaine and south and southeast of Staromayroske (9km south of Velyka Novosilka).[11]
A Russian milblogger accused Russian military personnel of fabricating or embellishing claims of Russian forces destroying Ukrainian vehicles in Ukraine. The milblogger claimed on August 7 that the ”Soviet system of military service” encourages Russian servicemen to report false successes on their missions to please their commanders and claimed that commanders and peers actively discourage Russian military personnel from writing honest, but “dull” and negative reports.[12] The milblogger suggested that Russian soldiers have filmed Russian helicopters and artillery firing on the same, previously damaged Western-provided armored fighting vehicle from different angles and on different days and reported them as separate kills at least three times.[13] The milblogger claimed that everyone in the Russian military knows that servicemen do this and that the Russian military leadership has no intention of stopping servicemen from making false or embellished reports.[14] Russian milbloggers have previously accused Russian attack helicopters of striking already destroyed Ukrainian military equipment and suggested that the Russian MoD may be using these repeated hits to inflate Ukrainian losses.[15] The Kremlin has previously used wildly inflated Ukrainian armored vehicle losses to portray Russian defensive operations as extremely effective.[16]
Russian forces conducted another series of missile and drone strikes in Ukraine overnight on August 9-10. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Zaporizhia Oblast officials reported that Russian forces conducted an Iskander missile strike against a residential area in Zaporizhzhia City, injuring 16 civilians.[17] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces targeted Ukraine with 10 Shahed 131 and 136 drones, seven of which Ukrainian forces shot down.[18] Rivne Oblast Regional Administration Head Vitaly Koval reported that a Russian drone struck an oil depot in Dubno Raion, Rivne Oblast.[19]
The Kremlin is likely attempting to crypto-nationalize Russian internet giant Yandex to strengthen control over the Russian information space in preparation for the 2024 Russian presidential election. Yandex has likely been trying to balance between the Kremlin and its foreign governing bodies but now appears to be losing the battle to the Kremlin. The Kremlin appears to be forcing Yandex to sell or distance itself from international subsidiaries, including rideshare service Yango Israel, in order to comply with strict Russian data disclosure laws requiring Yandex to supply all user data – not just data of users in Russia – to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).[20] The Russian government has previously fined Yandex for failing to comply with this law despite Yandex’s statements that it is unable to provide the requested data.[21] The Russian government also previously fined Yandex CEO Artem Savinovsky for Yandex’s failure to comply with Russian censorship laws, possibly trying to compel Yandex into complying with Russian censorship laws not just in Russia but globally to undermine its global operations and userbase.[22] Yandex officials have previously stated that Yandex aims to follow the laws within each country it operates and have rebuked Russian datamining efforts by claiming it only provides user data to governments of users in that specific country.[23] Some Russian insider sources speculated that Yandex corporate development advisor Alexey Kudrin attempted and failed to turn Yandex into a national private company that Putin’s reported personal banker Yuri Kovalchuk would control.[24] Yandex founder and former CEO Arkady Volozh publicly decried the invasion of Ukraine on August 10, and some Russian insider sources speculated that Volozh’s statement was a “white flag” showing that he had accepted that the Kremlin would likely go forward with its speculated formal nationalization effort.[25] Reuters reported that its sources within Yandex fear a “brain drain” if the Kremlin nationalizes Yandex, as many Yandex employees left Russia following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.[26] The Kremlin is likely aware of this concern as investors affiliated with Kremlin officials rather than Russian government entities have recently made bids to purchase Yandex.[27]
The possible transfer of Yandex to affiliates of Russian First Deputy Presidential Chief of Staff Sergey Kiriyenko suggests that Putin seeks to reward Kiriyenko for his personal loyalty, particularly following the June 24 Wagner Group rebellion. Russian opposition outlet Meduza previously suggested that Kovalchuk, Kudrin, and Kiriyenko collaborated to propose a deal for investors to purchase Yandex on behalf of Kovalchuk.[28] Kiriyenko and Kovalchuk previously backed Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin; while their current connection to Prigozhin is unclear, Kiriyenko has continued to publicly posture himself as a firm Putin loyalist following the June 24 rebellion.[29] Putin may be rewarding Kiriyenko to further secure Kiriyenko’s loyalty headed into the 2024 presidential elections, particularly as Kiriyenko has served as the Kremlin’s point person for affairs and elections in occupied Ukraine.[30]
Affiliates of arrested former Federal Security Service (FSB) officer and ardent ultranationalist Igor Girkin continue to explicitly attack the Kremlin on August 10. “Civic Solidarity” movement leader and Angry Patriots Club member Georgiy Fedorov, amplified by Girkin’s Angry Patriots’ Club, proposed a platform of radical social and economic policy reforms aimed at decreasing economic inequality and the power of the elite in Russia.[31] The proposed policy changes include reduced funding for the entire state apparatus “starting with the President,” the implementation of fair, competitive elections at all levels, and the formation of a “truly independent judiciary.”[32] Fedorov notably called for the resignation of the current Russian government and the formation of a new coalition government in its place.[33] Fedorov claimed that these reforms will lead to “democratic socialism” in Russia and will remove oligarchs and the “influence of money on politics.”[34]
Key Takeaways:
The Wagner Group continues to maintain a presence at facilities in Belarus and the status of its rumored withdrawal to Russia remains unclear. Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin has yet to comment on these speculations either directly or through intermediary sources as he has done previously, suggesting that Prigozhin may not be entirely at liberty to comment on the future of Wagner. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front and advanced in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area on August 10. A Russian milblogger accused Russian military personnel of fabricating or embellishing claims of Russian forces destroying Ukrainian vehicles in Ukraine. Russian forces conducted another series of missile and drone strikes in Ukraine overnight on August 9-10. The Kremlin is likely attempting to crypto-nationalize Russian internet giant Yandex to strengthen control over the Russian information space in preparation for the 2024 Russian presidential election. The possible transfer of Yandex to affiliates of Russian First Deputy Presidential Chief of Staff Sergey Kiriyenko suggests that Putin seeks to reward Kiriyenko for his personal loyalty, particularly following the June 24 Wagner Group rebellion. Affiliates of arrested former Federal Security Service (FSB) officer and ardent ultranationalist Igor Girkin continue to explicitly attack the Kremlin on August 10. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on August 10 and made some advances. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front and advanced in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area on August 10. Russian officials continue to highlight the claimed success of the Russian defense industrial base (DIB). A Ukrainian military official reported that Russian forces are co-opting civilian infrastructure for the repression of local populations in the occupied territories.
with what? western technologies are banned in Russia, meaning everything that they get their hands on is because of western tech. you know, army, navy, air force....just to name a few. just yesterday, someone/thing blew up Russian artillery optic plant and 152mm artillery shells plant. i mean, fireworks plant.
Funny how they eventually out themselves🤣 Hey toot/Houston!
The only thing outed here is your being a consummate, continuous liar.
And a cold trailer.
Heh!
I see you have more friends here Toot, and funny they are called liars as well by you. The irony is priceless given it’s coming from the guy who lies about changing his name, wow. You can’t make this stuff up.
You can make stuff up franni like you just did.
You’re still a liar and you run in the company of the same.
We’ll start a thread with all the evidence showing who you are. Would you like us to do that? Or will you revert to being a snake when pinned down and slither away not answering to anyone? Spineless. LOL
Funny how they eventually out themselves🤣 Hey toot/Houston!
The only thing outed here is your being a consummate, continuous liar.
And a cold trailer.
Heh!
I see you have more friends here Toot, and funny they are called liars as well by you. The irony is priceless given it’s coming from the guy who lies about changing his name, wow. You can’t make this stuff up.
You can make stuff up franni like you just did.
You’re still a liar and you run in the company of the same.
We’ll start a thread with all the evidence showing who you are. Would you like us to do that? Or will you revert to being a snake when pinned down and slither away not answering to anyone? Spineless. LOL
Us?
I forgot that you need “friends” here on the www.
Most people come here to meet likeminded people. You’re an exception, here to argue all night long over something that you go on, and on over. Way to emotionally invested but not investing anything real.
You think that you’re the smartest woman in the room but you dodge or make personal attacks every time you’re shown wrong.
Go take your dog for a walk or grandkids to a park. You’re kids if you have any think you’re nuts as evidenced by your free time/boredom. You must have a dog that you feed that likes you??
You were/are a Covid tard.You’re going to be wrong again. A fake conservative that falls for every leftist/faux news headline.
If you had family that liked you you wouldn’t be so emotionally invested or have all of the free time being so emotionally invested on cnn/faux news.
Russia now says that they are very angry about being left out of the recent peace conference in Jeddah after saying that they would not attend and tried to persuade China not to attend.
Funny how they eventually out themselves🤣 Hey toot/Houston!
The only thing outed here is your being a consummate, continuous liar.
And a cold trailer.
Heh!
I see you have more friends here Toot, and funny they are called liars as well by you. The irony is priceless given it’s coming from the guy who lies about changing his name, wow. You can’t make this stuff up.
You can make stuff up franni like you just did.
You’re still a liar and you run in the company of the same.
We’ll start a thread with all the evidence showing who you are. Would you like us to do that? Or will you revert to being a snake when pinned down and slither away not answering to anyone? Spineless. LOL
Us?
I forgot that you need “friends” here on the www.
Most people come here to meet likeminded people. You’re an exception, here to argue all night long over something that you go on, and on over. Way to emotionally invested but not investing anything real.
You think that you’re the smartest woman in the room but you dodge or make personal attacks every time you’re shown wrong.
Go take your dog for a walk or grandkids to a park. You’re kids if you have any think you’re nuts as evidenced by your free time/boredom. You must have a dog that you feed that likes you??
You have yet to do anything here but make personal attacks and then get upset when you get called on it and have it returned to you in the spirit that you gave it.
If you’re so occupied why do you bother coming here to slight other posters?
Hopefully you have a dog to go feed and spend time with.
You have yet to show anyone as being wrong. Period.
Funny how they eventually out themselves🤣 Hey toot/Houston!
The only thing outed here is your being a consummate, continuous liar.
And a cold trailer.
Heh!
I see you have more friends here Toot, and funny they are called liars as well by you. The irony is priceless given it’s coming from the guy who lies about changing his name, wow. You can’t make this stuff up.
You can make stuff up franni like you just did.
You’re still a liar and you run in the company of the same.
We’ll start a thread with all the evidence showing who you are. Would you like us to do that? Or will you revert to being a snake when pinned down and slither away not answering to anyone? Spineless. LOL
Us?
I forgot that you need “friends” here on the www.
Most people come here to meet likeminded people. You’re an exception, here to argue all night long over something that you go on, and on over. Way to emotionally invested but not investing anything real.
You think that you’re the smartest woman in the room but you dodge or make personal attacks every time you’re shown wrong.
Go take your dog for a walk or grandkids to a park. You’re kids if you have any think you’re nuts as evidenced by your free time/boredom. You must have a dog that you feed that likes you??
You have yet to do anything here but make personal attacks and then get upset when you get called on it and have it returned to you in the spirit that you gave it.
If you’re so occupied why do you bother coming here to slight other posters?
Hopefully you have a dog to go feed and spend time with.
You have yet to show anyone as being wrong. Period.
I await your next essay.
I’ll throw a personal attack but I can counter claims and debates. You never counter valid claims or debates you ONLY lob bitter lonely old man attacks
I see you have more friends here Toot, and funny they are called liars as well by you. The irony is priceless given it’s coming from the guy who lies about changing his name, wow. You can’t make this stuff up.
You can make stuff up franni like you just did.
You’re still a liar and you run in the company of the same.
We’ll start a thread with all the evidence showing who you are. Would you like us to do that? Or will you revert to being a snake when pinned down and slither away not answering to anyone? Spineless. LOL
Us?
I forgot that you need “friends” here on the www.
Most people come here to meet likeminded people. You’re an exception, here to argue all night long over something that you go on, and on over. Way to emotionally invested but not investing anything real.
You think that you’re the smartest woman in the room but you dodge or make personal attacks every time you’re shown wrong.
Go take your dog for a walk or grandkids to a park. You’re kids if you have any think you’re nuts as evidenced by your free time/boredom. You must have a dog that you feed that likes you??
You have yet to do anything here but make personal attacks and then get upset when you get called on it and have it returned to you in the spirit that you gave it.
If you’re so occupied why do you bother coming here to slight other posters?
Hopefully you have a dog to go feed and spend time with.
You have yet to show anyone as being wrong. Period.
I await your next essay.
I’ll throw a personal attack but I can counter claims and debates. You never counter valid claims or debates you ONLY lob bitter lonely old man attacks
As you said, you throw personal attacks which is far from counter claims. You seem to want things both ways to fit your narrative.
There’s no bitterness here that you constantly attempt to project. If things rub you the wrong way simply ignore it and move on like most intelligent people would do,
Callouts are fun I guess...but briefly, just for a moment, back to the war....Rooskies making big gains toward someplace north called Kupyansk, apparently a big logistics center for Uke forces, although it's a coordinated combined force push...I think the handwriting is on the wall when the Ukes admit Kupyansk is ringed by Rooskie Arty. (This story will not be popular in the MSM news.) As long as Joe is committed to sending resources over there...how about a volunteer division of newly arrived hispanic immigrants...we got lots of them, we gotta feed em and pay em anyway?
Ukrainian forces made tactically significant advances in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reached the outskirts of Robotyne amid continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 11. Ukrainian counteroffensive operations appear to be forcing the Russian military to laterally redeploy Russian forces defending in western Zaporizhia Oblast, indicating that the Ukrainian effort there may be significantly degrading Russian defenses. Russia’s necessary practice of conducting lateral redeployments to key sectors of the front will likely further weaken Russian defensive lines in aggregate, as both Russian and Ukrainian operations are fixing Russian units to certain sectors of the front. The further degradation of defending Russian forces creates opportunities for any Ukrainian breakthrough to be potentially decisive. Russian forces appear to be intensifying offensive operations northeast of Kupyansk, likely to draw Ukrainian forces away from more operationally significant areas of the front. Russian forces conducted another series of missile strikes in Ukraine on August 11 and targeted a Ukrainian airfield for the second time in the last week. Russian sources claimed that the Wagner Group appears to be maintaining a presence at its facilities in Belarus, though the status of its rumored withdrawal to Russian remains unclear. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) is struggling with significant personnel shortages, especially in occupied territories in Ukraine, amid a broader power shift between other Russian internal security organs. The Kremlin and Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) are likely attempting to deflect blame for Ukrainian shelling in Russian border areas onto mid-level officers. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, on the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast area on August 11 and advanced in some areas. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 11 and advanced in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian defense industrial base (DIB) has begun producing “Geran-2” drones, a modified version of the Iranian-produced Shahed-131/136 drone that will likely enable Russia‘s ability to maintain or potentially increase the frequency of Russia’s drone strikes on Ukraine. Russian occupation authorities are taking steps to make the upcoming regional elections in the Russian occupied territories appear to be fair and competitive.
Callouts are fun I guess...but briefly, just for a moment, back to the war....Rooskies making big gains toward someplace north called Kupyansk, apparently a big logistics center for Uke forces, although it's a coordinated combined force push...I think the handwriting is on the wall when the Ukes admit Kupyansk is ringed by Rooskie Arty. (This story will not be popular in the MSM news.) As long as Joe is committed to sending resources over there...how about a volunteer division of newly arrived hispanic immigrants...we got lots of them, we gotta feed em and pay em anyway?
Russian forces appear to be intensifying offensive operations northeast of Kupyansk, likely to draw Ukrainian forces away from more operationally significant areas of the front. A prominent Kremlin-affiliated milblogger claimed on August 10 that Russian offensives along the front line in the Kupyansk area forced Ukrainian forces to flee to Petropavlivka (7km east of Kupyansk) and claimed that Russian forces are threatening to collapse Ukrainian defenses in the area.[19] The milblogger predicted that Russian forces will take Petropavlivka in the next two days and continue advancing toward Kupyansk.[20] The milblogger claimed on August 11 that Russian forces have recently captured 30 Ukrainian ”strongholds” in the Kupyansk direction along a wide front from Kupyansk to Kyslivka (20km southeast of Kupyansk).[21] Another Russian milblogger claimed on August 10 that Russian forces entered the outskirts of Synkivka (9km northeast of Kupyansk) and are less than 10km away from Ukraine’s advanced defensive lines.[22] ISW has not observed visual confirmation of Russian claims of advances northeast of Kupyansk. Russian milbloggers have repeatedly made claims of extensive Russian advances southwest of Svatove and ISW has additionally not observed visual confirmation of those claims, despite those claims now being weeks old.[23] Russian forces may have increased offensive activity on the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line to take advantage of Ukraine’s operational focus elsewhere and to draw Ukrainian units away from more critical areas of the front. Ukrainian Eastern Group of Force Spokesperson Colonel Serhiy Cherevaty stated that Ukrainian forces have significantly strengthened defenses in the Kupyansk direction in recent days, indicating that Russian forces may have been successful in drawing additional Ukrainian forces to the area.[24] Ukrainian officials also announced mandatory evacuations for civilians in 53 settlements near Kupyansk on August 9 due to intensified Russian shelling and airstrikes posing increased risk for civilians, though the evacuations do not necessarily indicate that Ukrainian forces expect Russian forces to make significant advances.[25]
Washington Post admits that Ukrainian morale is collapsing. It describes how ordinary people are rounded up and sent to the front, where they last “just two to three days.” Until now these types of stories were considered Russian propaganda.
Funny how almost every time you follow some pro war links and start looking into the people behind it who you find. Robert Kagan of Critical Threats leads to Project for the New American Century and William Kristol. Just opinion, but neither one of those two have the good of America as their first priority.
I'm guessing those folks aren't on too many conservative Christmas lists. Maybe Hanukkah though.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 12, 2023 Russian milbloggers acknowledged that Ukrainian forces are maintaining a presence on the east (left) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast in contrast to previous Ukrainian raids, but ISW does not yet assess that these positions constitute a bridgehead. A Kremlin-affiliated milblogger claimed on the evening of August 11 that Ukrainian forces have established positions west of Kozachi Laheri after several days of limited raids across the Dnipro River.[i] Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups continue to operate west of Kozachi Laheri, but that the settlement itself is still under Russian control.[ii] The milbloggers also claimed that Ukrainian reconnaissance groups continue to operate near the Antonivsky Bridge and in the Hola Prystan area and conduct raids across the Dnipro River.[iii] Continuing Russian claims that Ukrainian forces maintain a presence on the east bank of the Dnipro River suggest that Russian forces are concerned that Ukrainian forces have established semi-lasting positions across the river.[iv] Russian sources continue to describe Ukrainian groups operating on the left bank as small in size and fighting to be primarily between light infantry units. No Russian sources have indicated that Ukrainian forces on the left bank have the heavy equipment or vehicles likely required to establish a bridgehead that would be necessary to enable wider offensive operations into left bank Kherson Oblast.[v] An effective Russian mechanized counterattack could threaten this Ukrainian advance position, but it is unclear if Russian forces possess the mechanized reserves necessary to do so. ISW will continue to offer a conservative assessment of the situation on the east bank of Kherson Oblast until or unless ISW observes visual confirmation of an enduring Ukrainian presence on the east bank of Kherson Oblast. ISW has not yet observed visual evidence that Ukrainian forces have established a permanent position or have deployed a substantial number of personnel near Kozachi Laheri.
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least two sectors of the front on August 12 and reportedly made tactically significant advances along the administrative border between Zaporizhia and Donetsk oblasts. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in the Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) and Berdyansk (Zaporizhia-Donetsk Oblast border area) directions.[vi] Geolocated footage published on August 11 indicates that Ukrainian forces made marginal gains near Urozhaine (9km south of Velyka Novosilka) in the Zaporizhia-Donetsk Oblast border area.[vii] Russian milbloggers claimed late on August 12 that Russian forces abandoned their positions in Urozhaine after days of intense fighting, although ISW has not yet observed visual confirmation of these claims.[viii]
Key Takeaways:
Russian milbloggers acknowledged that Ukrainian forces are maintaining a presence on the east (left) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast in contrast to previous Ukrainian raids, but ISW does not yet assess that these positions constitute a bridgehead. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least two sectors of the front on August 12 and reportedly made tactically significant advances along the administrative border between Zaporizhia and Donetsk oblasts. Ukrainian forces reportedly launched two missile strikes targeting the Kerch Strait Bridge and a drone attack targeting occupied Crimea on August 12. Russian forces conducted counteroffensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area on August 12 and made no confirmed gains. The Russian Ministry of Digital Development is preparing an amendment to the law on the conscription age that would increase the military service deferment age for IT specialists from 27 years to 30 years, likely in response to concerns about “brain drain” from Russia. Russian authorities are reportedly adjusting propaganda language about the war aimed at Russian schoolchildren in Russia and occupied Ukraine.
Funny, I don't really care much about who does what in ukraine...what is interesting is the clowns that are so invested in it that they applaud all the US coin being spent there instead of being used in America for Americans.
I find that seriously odd and somewhat offputting.
I see you have more friends here Toot, and funny they are called liars as well by you. The irony is priceless given it’s coming from the guy who lies about changing his name, wow. You can’t make this stuff up.
You can make stuff up franni like you just did.
You’re still a liar and you run in the company of the same.
We’ll start a thread with all the evidence showing who you are. Would you like us to do that? Or will you revert to being a snake when pinned down and slither away not answering to anyone? Spineless. LOL
Us?
I forgot that you need “friends” here on the www.
Most people come here to meet likeminded people. You’re an exception, here to argue all night long over something that you go on, and on over. Way to emotionally invested but not investing anything real.
You think that you’re the smartest woman in the room but you dodge or make personal attacks every time you’re shown wrong.
Go take your dog for a walk or grandkids to a park. You’re kids if you have any think you’re nuts as evidenced by your free time/boredom. You must have a dog that you feed that likes you??
You have yet to do anything here but make personal attacks and then get upset when you get called on it and have it returned to you in the spirit that you gave it.
If you’re so occupied why do you bother coming here to slight other posters?
Hopefully you have a dog to go feed and spend time with.
You have yet to show anyone as being wrong. Period.
I await your next essay.
I’ll throw a personal attack but I can counter claims and debates. You never counter valid claims or debates you ONLY lob bitter lonely old man attacks
As you said, you throw personal attacks which is far from counter claims. You seem to want things both ways to fit your narrative.
There’s no bitterness here that you constantly attempt to project. If things rub you the wrong way simply ignore it and move on like most intelligent people would do,
Hahaha!
Tootie Jew gets the vapors and pleads with you to ignore her.
Funny, I don't really care much about who does what in ukraine...what is interesting is the clowns that are so invested in it that they applaud all the US coin being spent there instead of being used in America for Americans.
I find that seriously odd and somewhat offputting.
Almost like they don't care about Americans.
But the Russians will be in Toledo by Thanksgiving if we don't give all your money to Raytheon.
Funny, I don't really care much about who does what in ukraine...what is interesting is the clowns that are so invested in it that they applaud all the US coin being spent there instead of being used in America for Americans. I find that seriously odd and somewhat offputting.
Almost like they don't care about Americans.
I think about that a lot. For all the trillions we've spent look at how much Great Lakes water we could have moved into the arid west using the lowest passes in the continental divide by aqueducts and huge pumps. Our eroding coasts could have been shored up with our unlimited supply of rock. Good hard roads and sturdy bridges could replaced the mess we have and best of all our people could have been put to meaningful work that would dignify their lives.
It appears more and more as if Ukraine will be our Syracuse. I don’t know if we’ll ever actually deploy troops there, but the loss of treasure and prestige will be enough. I fear our next decade will be as eventful as that one almost 2,500 years ago.
With the money we spent in this PROXY war we could have built 3 walls and a moat at the Southern AND Northern borders!
Russians ain"t killing us but fentanyl, etc., etc. IS...Thousands of Lawless military aged dudes coming across the border and hundreds of thousands of who knows what else. Most of whom don't want to assimilate into our culture but will try to force us to assimilate into their's. What's happening in France will happen here but will be much worse. Also increase the Demorat voter rolls ten fold! They won't have to cheat anymore. What about our country? Nobody really gives a rats ass what happens to Ukraine except the globalist "Empire of Lies" and their lying propaganda media!
This is all a part of Globalism's master plan to destroy our National identity, language, religion and culture (they already did Europe) and bring us into line with their Satanic plot to rule over borderless masses.
Russia is an Orthodox Christian, nationalist, homogenous nation with a deep sense of religion, language, tradition and culture. Homosexuality and trans genderism, as well as inclusion and diversity is anathema to the Russians and they ain't buying this globalist bull shidt.
Soros had the plan worked out in the early 90s, and it's playing out today; Russia must be destroyed for the sake of the NWO...Eastern European blood with limitless Western support to destroy Russia, install a puppet govt', in Russia ala Ukraine, strip Russia of it's copious resources and probably eventually flood the country with Middle Eastern and African Muslims, etc. etc, and finally bring to an end what they consider a big thorn in the side for their Global world domination.
I haven’t seen the angry clam post anything recently. Lord knows he isn’t busy with family or fish camp. Maybe he put his money where his mouth is… well not literally on burns cock but figuratively and decided to enlist with the Ukrainian armed forces?
With the money we spent in this PROXY war we could have built 3 walls and a moat at the Southern AND Northern borders!
Russians ain"t killing us but fentanyl, etc., etc. IS...Thousands of Lawless military aged dudes coming across the border and hundreds of thousands of who knows what else. Most of whom don't want to assimilate into our culture but will try to force us to assimilate into their's. What's happening in France will happen here but will be much worse. Also increase the Demorat voter rolls ten fold! They won't have to cheat anymore. What about our country? Nobody really gives a rats ass what happens to Ukraine except the globalist "Empire of Lies" and their lying propaganda media!
This is all a part of Globalism's master plan to destroy our National identity, language, religion and culture (they already did Europe) and bring us into line with their Satanic plot to rule over borderless masses.
Russia is an Orthodox Christian, nationalist, homogenous nation with a deep sense of religion, language, tradition and culture. Homosexuality and trans genderism, as well as inclusion and diversity is anathema to the Russians and they ain't buying this globalist bull shidt.
Soros had the plan worked out in the early 90s, and it's playing out today; Russia must be destroyed for the sake of the NWO...Eastern European blood with limitless Western support to destroy Russia, install a puppet govt', in Russia ala Ukraine, strip Russia of it's copious resources and probably eventually flood the country with Middle Eastern and African Muslims, etc. etc, and finally bring to an end what they consider a big thorn in the side for their Global world domination.
MAGA!
You have them figured out. Russia must be destroyed for the plan to work. Pray to the Lord they fail.
Ukraine is running out of men to fight. No amount of western money can fix that. The NATO countries have spent more money outfitting Ukraine than the Russians have spent conducting the operation.
This thing is nearly over. It will end with Russia permanently occupying, then incorporating eastern Ukraine back into Russia proper. The outcome was inevitable after it was obvious that Russia was not going to withdraw after the massive influx of money and weapons to Ukraine in the summer and fall of '22. Since then, billions of dollars have been spent, and thousands of people have died, for nothing.
Recent Updates Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 13, 2023 Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least two sectors of the front on August 13 and reportedly advanced in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast area and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in the Berdyansk (western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast area) and Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) directions and achieved partial success near Robotyne (western Zaporizhia Oblast, 13km south of Orikhiv). Several Russian sources claimed on August 12 that Russian forces withdrew from Urozhaine (in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast area), although many Russian sources refuted those claims on August 13 and claimed instead that Russian forces still occupy the southern part of Urozhaine, that fighting is ongoing, and that areas of Urozhaine are contested. ISW has not observed confirmation that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from Urozhaine and Russian forces likely currently maintain positions in at least the southern part of the settlement.
The Russian information space is seizing on Ukrainian gains in Urozhaine (in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area) to highlight poor Russian morale and command challenges in the area. A Russian milblogger complained on August 12 that the Russian 37th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (36th Combined Arms Army, Eastern Military District) failed to dedicate tank units to support its infantry in Urozhaine and prematurely withdrew from Urozhaine on August 10, claiming they lacked reinforcements when in reality the unit’s personnel were drunk in the rear areas. The milblogger complained that the entire 36th Combined Arms Army (CAA) is unwilling to defend the settlement while the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) “Kaskad” Operational Tactical Combat Formation and the 40th Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet) defend Urozhaine. These complaints generated a multitude of responses in the Russian information space, including attempts to deescalate tensions between the implicated Russian formations, doubling down on complaints against the 37th Brigade and 36th CAA, and accusing the initial milblogger who reported a Russian withdrawal from Urozhaine of attempting to inflate the reputation of other defending units at the expense of the 36th CAA’s reputation. One milblogger blamed the current situation on the front on the Russian military command’s removal of Major General Ivan Popov as commander of the 58th CAA in early July 2023. The milbloggers notably targeted their complaints at the personnel of these units rather than the unit or theater commanders, suggesting that Popov’s removal and other rumored command purges may have removed mid-level Russian military commanders as a readily available scapegoat for Russian military failures. Alexander Khodakovsky, commander of the “Vostok” battalion defending near Urozhaine, referenced Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky as saying that Russia cannot win in defense, and Khodakovsky complained that Russia expended its resources too early in the war and now needs to pause to accumulate resources for a new operation, indicating recognition that the Russian elastic defense in this area has its limitations. Teplinsky is reportedly responsible for planning the Russian defense of the Velyka Novosilka area.
A Russian warship forcibly stopped and searched a civilian cargo ship en route to the Izmail port in Odesa Oblast, likely as part of a Kremlin effort to curtail maritime traffic to Ukrainian ports without committing naval assets to fully enforce a blockade. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) stated that the Russian Vasily Bykov patrol ship forcibly stopped and searched a dry cargo ship sailing under the flag of Palau after it did not respond to the Vasily Bykov’s demand for inspection. The Russian MoD stated that the Russian forces conducted small arms warning fire near the civilian ship before a Ka-29 helicopter landed on the vessel with a group of Russian personnel. The Russian MoD claimed that the Russian personnel conducted an inspection and then allowed the civilian vessel to continue along its route to the Izmail port.
The Russian MoD announced on July 19 that it would consider all ships en route to Ukrainian ports as potential military cargo carriers and the flag countries of such vessels as “involved in the Ukrainian conflict on the side of the Kyiv regime.” Russian forces did not stop three civilian ships which openly advertised their destination as Ukraine over their ships‘ automatic identification system (AIS) on July 30. The reports of the three civilian ships sailing to Ukraine unhindered suggested that Russian forces may be unable or unwilling to forcibly stop and search neutral vessels, and Russian forces likely conducted their first forced inspection to reimpose the threat of escalation against civilian vessels en route to Ukraine. Russian forces also likely conducted the forced stop and inspection to undermine confidence in temporary trading corridors through the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports, which Ukrainian officials announced on August 10. The Russian naval posturing in the Black Sea is likely intentionally ambiguous and seeks to create a chilling effect on civilian maritime traffic to Ukraine without requiring Russian forces to commit Black Sea Fleet assets to the enforcement of a naval blockade. The Russian military is likely less willing to commit the Black Sea Fleet to such a blockade than it was in July following notable Ukrainian strikes on Russian naval targets in the Black Sea and the Novorossiysk naval base in Krasnodar Krai in early August.
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least two sectors of the front on August 13 and reportedly advanced in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast area and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. ISW has not observed confirmation that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from Urozhaine and Russian forces likely currently maintain positions in at least the southern part of the settlement. The Russian information space is seizing on Ukrainian gains in Urozhaine (in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area) to highlight poor Russian morale and command challenges in the area. A Russian warship forcibly stopped and searched a civilian cargo ship en route to the Izmail port in Odesa Oblast, likely as part of a Kremlin effort to curtail maritime traffic to Ukrainian ports without committing naval assets to fully enforce a blockade. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line and attempted to regain lost positions near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and reportedly advanced in some areas. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line, near Kreminna, near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and reportedly advanced in several areas. The Wagner Group is likely downsizing and reconfiguring to adapt to financial pressure following the June 24 Wagner rebellion. Ukrainian partisans claimed to have attacked a Russian military base in occupied Mariupol on August 13.
Russian ruble continues to tumble now down over 25% since the start of the invasion of Ukraine.
The kremlin and the Russian central bank are pointing fingers at each other as the cause. The central bank posted a list of warnings that it gave to the kremlin since the Ukraine invasion began.
The Institute For The Study Of War says that it’s very unclear if Russia has the capability or availability of reserves to stop the Ukraine counteroffensive.
When will some of you wake up and realize you have believed a lie. Russia is not losing the war, Ukraine is running out of men to fight the war, western weapons are destroyed as quickly as they get to the front and our tax dollars are being wasted by political losers with wish in one hand and crap in the other. we have been told for more than a year now that Russia is on its knees and Putin is dying of cancer. Yeah right, I also have some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you.
When will some of you wake up and realize you have believed a lie. Russia is not losing the war, Ukraine is running out of men to fight the war, western weapons are destroyed as quickly as they get to the front and our tax dollars are being wasted by political losers with wish in one hand and crap in the other. we have been told for more than a year now that Russia is on its knees and Putin is dying of cancer. Yeah right, I also have some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you.
Yep, you are thinking for yourself obviously and not falling victim to the propaganda of uke lovers. So sad to see toots dementia on full display, dealt with it with my father in law, toot has classic signs.
I like ukes and rusky people, this war did not have to happen, nor carry on so long. Biden and his ilk are creating fals narratives to keep it going.
When will some of you wake up and realize you have believed a lie. Russia is not losing the war, Ukraine is running out of men to fight the war, western weapons are destroyed as quickly as they get to the front and our tax dollars are being wasted by political losers with wish in one hand and crap in the other. we have been told for more than a year now that Russia is on its knees and Putin is dying of cancer. Yeah right, I also have some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you.
Yep, you are thinking for yourself obviously and not falling victim to the propaganda of uke lovers. So sad to see toots dementia on full display, dealt with it with my father in law, toot has classic signs.
I like ukes and rusky people, this war did not have to happen, nor carry on so long. Biden and his ilk are creating fals narratives to keep it going.
Sad to see.
I certainly believe that dementia does runs deeply in your entire family.
When will some of you wake up and realize you have believed a lie. Russia is not losing the war, Ukraine is running out of men to fight the war, western weapons are destroyed as quickly as they get to the front and our tax dollars are being wasted by political losers with wish in one hand and crap in the other. we have been told for more than a year now that Russia is on its knees and Putin is dying of cancer. Yeah right, I also have some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you.
My thoughts exactly. When will we face reality? Ukraine will not "win" this proxy war! Onlt winner is this war is China. They sell weapons to Russia and lend us money to give to Ukraine.
When will some of you wake up and realize you have believed a lie. Russia is not losing the war, Ukraine is running out of men to fight the war, western weapons are destroyed as quickly as they get to the front and our tax dollars are being wasted by political losers with wish in one hand and crap in the other. we have been told for more than a year now that Russia is on its knees and Putin is dying of cancer. Yeah right, I also have some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you.
My thoughts exactly. When will we face reality? Ukraine will not "win" this proxy war! Onlt winner is this war is China. They sell weapons to Russia and lend us money to give to Ukraine.
China holds less than 10% of our debt and has been steadily reducing that to avoid seizures of funds as was done to Russia with the sanctions on the government and some of Russia’s oligarchs.
Ukraine is running out of men to fight. No amount of western money can fix that. The NATO countries have spent more money outfitting Ukraine than the Russians have spent conducting the operation.
This thing is nearly over. It will end with Russia permanently occupying, then incorporating eastern Ukraine back into Russia proper. The outcome was inevitable after it was obvious that Russia was not going to withdraw after the massive influx of money and weapons to Ukraine in the summer and fall of '22. Since then, billions of dollars have been spent, and thousands of people have died, for nothing.
Don't worry, Hoosier Hawk. That chkunt Biden will be sending American GI's soon.
Russian Central Bank holding an emergency meeting to attempt to stop further erosion of the ruble. The path forward seems to be another rise in interest rates that may exceed 10%.
Putin is being very critical of the Central Bank’s operations trying to blame the ruble’s weakness on the Central Bank.
USA sending another $200 million in military aid to Ukraine.
Like a black hole, money goes in and disappears forever.
Looks like the USA will be the biggest loser in this war. What else is new?
We made the Taliban a well armed super-power in our last war. Russia will probably capture the rest of our weaponry when the Ukraine branch of the U.S. Army cuts and runs.
Ukraine forces recovering dead Russian soldiers bodies and burying them as the Russians have abandoned their dead comrades.
Those Russian commanders are garbage. Decent leadership would at least arrange to pick up bodies. Sooner or later Russian society is going to want to get new leadership. Those are sons, fathers and brothers rotting in the sun.
Looks like another one of the 69th Lesbian Division chimes in. This is like Whack-A-Mole LOL
Maybe I'm mistaken but from what I can see the wish for a Ukraine victory is the Cause Celebre of almost every homosexual. Probably in solidarity with the openly homo or bi leader of Ukraine.
Not every supporter of Ukraine is homo but it seems every homo is fervently for Ukraine.
Looks like another one of the 69th Lesbian Division chimes in. This is like Whack-A-Mole LOL
Maybe I'm mistaken but from what I can see the wish for a Ukraine victory is the Cause Celebre of almost every homosexual. Probably in solidarity with the openly homo or bi leader of Ukraine.
Not every supporter of Ukraine is homo but it seems every homo is fervently for Ukraine.
No different from the homos that pray for Putin I’d say.
Polish President Andrzej Duda, one of Kiev’s most ardent foreign backers, has predicted that Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces will likely fail.
Over 40% of Russian businesses are now reporting a labor shortage deepening the persistent economic inflation picture while the ruble continues its downward slide.
The Russian central bank has reiterated its need to offer international bonds for badly needed foreign currencies. The central bank stressed that the bonds offered would be paid in whatever currency denomination stated in the contract.
To date there have been no takers. International bond gurus have stated that it would help their plight if they would honor previous bonds that they defaulted on as a condition for future bond sales.
Zelensky Fires All Heads of Ukraine's Military Recruitment Amid Bribery Probe Recruiters have apparently been paid handsomely by those of means to look the other way.
On Feb. 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin cited corruption as a motivator for his decision to invade Ukraine.
While complaining about Ukrainian corruption in his televised speech on the eve of the invasion, Putin singled out the dangers posed by the anti-corruption actions of Ukraine’s “National Agency on Corruption Prevention, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, and the High Anti-Corruption Court,” which he argued served as puppets of the United States.
As Ukrainian activists have claimed, Ukrainian progress against corruption scares Putin. It is understandable that it would. Ukraine’s fight against corruption might be as critical as its fight against Putin.
How Corruption Defeats Armies Over the previous decades, Ukraine had evolved into a vassal state for the more powerful Russia, one held in check by Russia’s corrupting influence. A network of pro-Russian oligarchs held unparalleled sway in Ukrainian society. The Kremlin’s control over these oligarchs allowed Moscow to influence the government and promote pro-Russian policies.
Putin’s corrupt grip on Ukraine began to weaken with the Maidan Revolution of 2014, which overthrew the comically corrupt Viktor Yanukovych, whose presidential palace was filled with absurd proceeds of his embezzlement — a stuffed lion, a floating pirate ship restaurant, and a solid gold loaf of bread. Since then, Ukraine has made substantial progress in the fight against corruption — an effort that is critical to its aspirations to join the European Union and NATO.
Putin viewed these anti-corruption efforts — correctly — as a threat to Russian influence. To maintain his control, he turned to military power. In the wake of the Maidan Revolution in 2014, following fictional claims of a “neo-Nazi” coup, Putin sent Russian special forces into Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. Then, in 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine wholesale, seeking to topple Ukraine’s democratically elected government.
The Russian invaders were stopped, and then pushed back, because of logistical issues, strategic errors, and general incompetence. But underlying these issues was the same sickness with which Russia had infected and controlled Ukraine: corruption. In 2022, Transparency International noted that “Russia’s defense sector is at high risk of corruption, owing to extremely limited external oversight of the policies, budgets, activities and acquisitions of defense institutions.” Russia spent $62 billion — 4.3% of its GDP — on its military in 2022. But various Russian officials and experts have estimated that at least 20% of the defense budget, and possibly as much as 50%, is lost to internal theft and corruption. This corruption in the military sector is nothing new — the former Russian general prosecutor under Boris Yeltsin, Yury Skuratov, claimed that the military was the most corrupt of all Russia’s government structures.
Top-Down Issues Ukrainian military-sector corruption has also traditionally been very high, though the wartime instinct to pilfer critical supplies likely differs for an army defending home and family. In addition, Ukraine is increasingly fighting with weapons and ammunition provided by the United States and its allies, which mitigates the potential impact of corruption in Ukraine’s defense industrial base.
Russian military procurement is especially prone to corruption. The Peter the Great Cruiser scandal, for instance, involved a fake ship repair yard that won numerous multimillion dollar contracts to repair nuclear submarines and guided missile cruisers over several years, without actually repairing a single ship. Similarly, Russia’s procurement of military-grade Azart radios seems to have been a victim of corruption, with cheap Chinese replacement components and a third of the 18 billion ruble budget lost to embezzlement. Instead of modern, fully encrypted radios, Russian troops frequently have to make do with cheap radios and walkie-talkies, which Ukrainian forces have exploited for eavesdropping and location tracking for targeted artillery strikes.
But corruption is not just a procurement issue. The culture of embezzlement and graft seeps down through the ranks and onto the battlefield. Higher-level officers steal their military budgets, such as when a Russian major general embezzled $25 million intended for the purchase of satellites. Likewise, a Russian colonel was arrested for stealing the engines out of his T-90 battle tanks. Supply officers pawn off military equipment: thousands of suits of body armor were sold on Avito (Russia’s eBay). Lower-level officers rent out their troops for construction work and pocket their subordinates’ combat bonuses. In turn, the lowest-level conscripts sell any supplies not permanently attached to the ground. On the eve of the 2022 invasion, for example, such soldiers sold off untold gallons of vehicle fuel on the black market, as tanks and trucks lined the side of the road on the highway to Kyiv.
The Fruits of Corruption The fruits of this endemic corruption were on display as soon as Russian soldiers crossed into Ukraine in 2022. Poorly maintained vehicles and tanks (some missing critical protective armor) broke down or ran out of fuel and were destroyed in large numbers. Many infantrymen lacked body armor, and others wore bulletproof vests whose plates had been hollowed out and sold. Common grunts ran out of warm clothes, and many received rations seven years past their expiration date. Countless soldiers ended up buying supplies and uniforms for themselves and crowdsourcing body armor, medicines, and even gun sights online. The invasion suffered death by a thousand, corruption-fueled cuts. Even hardline nationalists like former Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin have been increasingly vocal about the catastrophic impact of defense sector corruption, with Prigozhin justifying his short-lived revolt against the Kremlin as a response to corruption.
Corruption was doubly damaging, however, because it was largely hidden from Putin and other decisionmakers. Although Putin certainly knew about the malfeasance of his top military officials, it appears — based on his cocky actions and declassified U.S. intelligence — that he was unaware of the depth and breadth of graft in the military. Thus, Putin and his advisors were given a fundamentally inaccurate and exaggerated picture of the military’s competence, causing them to invade Ukraine with an army incapable of quick victory but also to blunder by spreading out their forces along multiple axes and forsaking an initial heavy bombardment. Contrary to Sun Tzu’s dictum, Russia knew neither the enemy nor itself.
Beating the Kleptocrats Russia’s war in Ukraine is of, by, and for corruption. Putin’s corruption-diminished armies are fighting to safeguard the Kremlin’s corrupt influence over an increasingly Western-facing Ukraine. Kyiv, likewise, is fighting a two-front war. While repelling the Russian military, Ukraine has simultaneously been coming to grips with the activities of its own corrupt oligarchs and government officials. The Ukrainians have made important progress (and taken some missteps) on this front. In the past year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government has arrested scores of corrupt officials and deported or subdued numerous pro-Russian oligarchs.
But much more remains to be done. To win this war, Ukraine must be victorious on both the corruption and military battlefields. That is why it is essential that Washington and its allies support Kyiv’s efforts to combat corruption as an essential precondition for both aid and membership in Western multinational alliances. Western countries must tie their military and financial aid to continued anti-corruption reforms, and the EU must continue to condition Ukrainian accession on transparency and good governance. On the battlefield and in smoky back rooms, Ukraine must be freed from the clutches of Russia and its deep arsenal of kleptocracy.
Russia takes Kupiansk; Mandatory evacuation as Ukraine orders 11k civilians to evacuate from front line areas of Kupiansk district. This is a change in tactics. Ukraine had previously held its citizens hostage, so Ukraine troops could hide in structures occupied by civilians.
With the 69th Lesbian Division all present and accounted for,I see it fitting to post another quote from General Patton:
General Patton's Quotes
RUSSIA AND RUSSIANS
We promised the Europeans freedom. It would be worse than dishonorable not to see they have it. This might mean war with the Russians, but what of it? They have no Air Force anymore , their gasoline and ammunition supplies are low. I've seen their miserable supply trains, mostly wagons draw by beaten up old hoses or oxen. I'll say this : the Third Army alone with very little help and with damned few casualties, could lick what is left of the Russians in six weeks. You mark my words. Don't ever forget them. Someday we will have to fight them and it will take six years and cost us six million lives.
The 69th Lesbos should stop worshiping Pewtain and accept the fact that their mentor and his country are Third World losers. China is set to vassal-state them and make them like it. They are powerless to resist.
Saudi Arabia arranged for a 'peace conference' at Ukraine's request. No agreement was reached, as Russia is considering taking more of Ukraine than previously announced.
Saudi Arabia arranged for a 'peace conference' at Ukraine's request. No agreement was reached, as Russia is considering taking more of Ukraine than previously announced.
Agreement was not reached because Bidet and NATO said no deal.
No different from the homos that pray for Putin I’d say.
I've never heard of a homo supporting Putin or Russia in this fracas. Our extended family has a couple of gay nephews and I've checked out their Facebook friends, they display the Ukraine flag and invariably hate Russia and Trump.
I am praying for a miracle that Russia can defeat NATO. The USA and Western Europe are off the deep end with their perversion.
No different from the homos that pray for Putin I’d say.
I've never heard of a homo supporting Putin or Russia in this fracas. Our extended family has a couple of gay nephews and I've checked out their Facebook friends, they display the Ukraine flag and invariably hate Russia and Trump.
I am praying for a miracle that Russia can defeat NATO. The USA and Western Europe are off the deep end with their perversion.
With the population in your MO I’d say there’s a very good chance that there’s much you’ve never heard of. Just an observation.
How’s your ruble investment going for you to date?
I have no understanding why some people in the USA are so wholeheartedly supporting the western democracies pumping billions of dollars into Ukraine for a lost cause.
There are three "posters" in this thread constantly posting "updates" that are questionable, at best. More than likely false in many cases.
Why such vehement support for a corrupt government with a WEF-controlled puppet as the president?
I have no understanding why some people in the USA are so wholeheartedly supporting the western democracies pumping billions of dollars into Ukraine for a lost cause.
There are three "posters" in this thread constantly posting "updates" that are questionable, at best. More than likely false in many cases.
Why such vehement support for a corrupt government with a WEF-controlled puppet as the president?
They're all same poster. Tooty either gets paid for it, or thinks the forum members believe his BS.
I have no understanding why some people in the USA are so wholeheartedly supporting the western democracies pumping billions of dollars into Ukraine for a lost cause.
There are three "posters" in this thread constantly posting "updates" that are questionable, at best. More than likely false in many cases.
Why such vehement support for a corrupt government with a WEF-controlled puppet as the president?
More than likely you could google the ones that you feel are false so have at it.
The Ukraine has proven to be far from a lost cause to date. Maybe you’ve noticed this.
Tooty!!!!!! You poor little bitch!!! Do you have tea parties with the sock puppets!?
Your self proclaimed stupidity on full display here.
Again!
LMAO little bitch! Do you really think anyone is sucked in with your "puppet artistry?" Guess you’re part of that segment that's still butt-hurt that the 1917 revolution didn't stick. Commie bitch.
Tooty!!!!!! You poor little bitch!!! Do you have tea parties with the sock puppets!?
Your self proclaimed stupidity on full display here.
Again!
LMAO little bitch! Do you really think anyone is sucked in with your "puppet artistry?" Guess you’re part of that segment that's still butt-hurt that the 1917 revolution didn't stick. Commie bitch.
You’re obviously very angry at yourself for admitting here that you’re stupid.
Tooty!!!!!! You poor little bitch!!! Do you have tea parties with the sock puppets!?
Your self proclaimed stupidity on full display here.
Again!
LMAO little bitch! Do you really think anyone is sucked in with your "puppet artistry?" Guess you’re part of that segment that's still butt-hurt that the 1917 revolution didn't stick. Commie bitch.
You’re obviously very angry at yourself for admitting here that you’re stupid.
The Ukraine has proven to be far from a lost cause to date. Maybe you’ve noticed this.
I have noticed that. NATO using borrowed money keeps sending them ammo and has ordered them not to surrender to the Russians. Same order von Paulus got from Hitler at Stalingrad. Maybe Ukraine will work out for NATO (Germany) the way Stalingrad worked out for Germany.
History says Russia will win. They beat Napoleon and Hitler. But I will admit that Russia is having a hard time of it because of NATO funneling in all the weaponry and I suspect NATO personnel are in there pushing and directing the Ukraine Army.
Putin is a persistent man though and doesn't seem prone to panic.
I have no understanding why some people in the USA are so wholeheartedly supporting the western democracies pumping billions of dollars into Ukraine for a lost cause.
There are three "posters" in this thread constantly posting "updates" that are questionable, at best. More than likely false in many cases.
Why such vehement support for a corrupt government with a WEF-controlled puppet as the president?
More than likely you could google the ones that you feel are false so have at it.
The Ukraine has proven to be far from a lost cause to date. Maybe you’ve noticed this.
All I know for sure is this:
The Russians invaded Eastern Ukraine in late February 2022. Within three months, they conquered and militarily occupied about 15% of Ukraine in total, all of it in the Eastern, Russian-speaking areas. They conquered the cities of Mariupol, Melitopol, Luhansk, and Bakhmut within a few months.
Hundreds of billions of dollars have gone to Ukraine to expel the Russians since then.
Ukraine announced a large spring counteroffensive weeks before it was launched. It was launched, and failed to retake one major city.
Ukraine has no military hard assets other than what it is given by western nations.
Ukraine has begun drafting middle aged and teenaged men.
Bakhmut survived the inital invasion relatively intact. Since the "counteroffensive" was launched, it has pretty much been leveled.
Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have died since the "counteroffensive" was launched.
The Russians still control about 96% of the area they conquered last year.
Serious question for those that have been following this bullshit…..is Russia still “acquiring” new territory through combat in Ukraine or are they defending the territory in the east and the Crimea that they captured early on?
From what I have seen it looks like they’re defending the territory that they captured which was exactly what they set out to do. If they dug in and are defending the territory they captured and are not out taking more territory I don’t see how Ukraine dislodges them to retake that territory, not without a whole lot of interference from NATO and likely full escalation of the war.
Serious question for those that have been following this bullshit…..is Russia still “acquiring” new territory through combat in Ukraine or are they defending the territory in the east and the Crimea that they captured early on?
From what I have seen it looks like they’re defending the territory that they captured which was exactly what they set out to do. If they dug in and are defending the territory they captured and are not out taking more territory I don’t see how Ukraine dislodges them to retake that territory, not without a whole lot of interference from NATO and likely full escalation of the war.
It's reasonable to assume that they will NOT be dislodged without a huge escalation.
Serious question for those that have been following this bullshit…..is Russia still “acquiring” new territory through combat in Ukraine or are they defending the territory in the east and the Crimea that they captured early on?
From what I have seen it looks like they’re defending the territory that they captured which was exactly what they set out to do. If they dug in and are defending the territory they captured and are not out taking more territory I don’t see how Ukraine dislodges them to retake that territory, not without a whole lot of interference from NATO and likely full escalation of the war.
You are 100% correct.
Also, Russia's advance last year was stopped by the Russians. They did not want to overextend their support lines and thin out the front line troops any more. Ukraine's resistance had almost nothing to do with stopping the advance.
The Russians dug in over the winter, and it will be impossible to dislodge them without massive air to ground attack coordinated with ground based armor and infantry. At this poiont, Ukraine has very little in regard to that, except for a few drones.
Drones ain't gonna cut it. They are a surgical, strategic weapon, not an offensive (or "counteroffensive") weapon.
Ukraine’s military spokesman is a trannny from America
You can’t make this schit up if you tried. No wonder pedo worshippers like toot, who can’t even find Ukraine on a map, worships Ukraine debauchery and evil
Ukraine’s military spokesman is a trannny from American
You can’t make this schit up if you tried. No wonder pedo worshippers like toot, who can’t even find Ukraine on a map, worships Ukraine debauchery and evil
Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile strike against targets mainly in Ukrainian rear areas on the night of August 14-15. The Kremlin is using the Army-2023 forum in Moscow (August 14-20) to foster bilateral military and political relations with other states and posture itself as a reliable and technologically advanced partner. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Shoigu made largely boilerplate comments framing the Russian government as effectively meeting Russian force generation efforts, portraying Western and Ukrainian resources as limited, and promoting international cooperation against the West. Wagner Group affiliated sources are undermining private military companies (PMCs) affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin continues to comment on Wagner issues on the African continent to remain active in the information space but is notably refraining from commenting on the war in Ukraine. Russian news outlet Kommersant reported that Russian authorities are developing a mechanism to fully control and shut off civilian mobile telecommunications networks in the event of a declared emergency, possibly related to pro-Ukrainian cross border raids. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and reportedly advanced near Svatove and Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian “Vostok” Battalion, which is notably fighting near Urozhaine claimed on August 15 that Russian forces have entirely lost Urozhaine and blamed a lack of infantry and equipment for the loss of the settlement, but ISW has not yet observed visual confirmation that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from the town. The Russian federal subject “Bashkortostan Regiment” volunteer formation has reportedly deployed to Ukraine. Russian authorities continue to integrate occupied Ukrainian territories into the Russian cultural and educational sphere.
Russian bot girl ribka got the lemming hooked with a circle hook.
You love to argue but you have no counter points. Only MSM propaganda that you puke up from watching “news” 24/7 while waiting for the grandkids to call and posting here 80x per day.
You’re here all day but still can’t be real or connect to anyone. Your handles a lie, your made up fish camps a lie. It’s all lies.
Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile strike against targets mainly in Ukrainian rear areas on the night of August 14-15. The Kremlin is using the Army-2023 forum in Moscow (August 14-20) to foster bilateral military and political relations with other states and posture itself as a reliable and technologically advanced partner. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Shoigu made largely boilerplate comments framing the Russian government as effectively meeting Russian force generation efforts, portraying Western and Ukrainian resources as limited, and promoting international cooperation against the West. Wagner Group affiliated sources are undermining private military companies (PMCs) affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin continues to comment on Wagner issues on the African continent to remain active in the information space but is notably refraining from commenting on the war in Ukraine. Russian news outlet Kommersant reported that Russian authorities are developing a mechanism to fully control and shut off civilian mobile telecommunications networks in the event of a declared emergency, possibly related to pro-Ukrainian cross border raids. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and reportedly advanced near Svatove and Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian “Vostok” Battalion, which is notably fighting near Urozhaine claimed on August 15 that Russian forces have entirely lost Urozhaine and blamed a lack of infantry and equipment for the loss of the settlement, but ISW has not yet observed visual confirmation that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from the town. The Russian federal subject “Bashkortostan Regiment” volunteer formation has reportedly deployed to Ukraine. Russian authorities continue to integrate occupied Ukrainian territories into the Russian cultural and educational sphere.
Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile strike against targets mainly in Ukrainian rear areas on the night of August 14-15. The Kremlin is using the Army-2023 forum in Moscow (August 14-20) to foster bilateral military and political relations with other states and posture itself as a reliable and technologically advanced partner. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Shoigu made largely boilerplate comments framing the Russian government as effectively meeting Russian force generation efforts, portraying Western and Ukrainian resources as limited, and promoting international cooperation against the West. Wagner Group affiliated sources are undermining private military companies (PMCs) affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin continues to comment on Wagner issues on the African continent to remain active in the information space but is notably refraining from commenting on the war in Ukraine. Russian news outlet Kommersant reported that Russian authorities are developing a mechanism to fully control and shut off civilian mobile telecommunications networks in the event of a declared emergency, possibly related to pro-Ukrainian cross border raids. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and reportedly advanced near Svatove and Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian “Vostok” Battalion, which is notably fighting near Urozhaine claimed on August 15 that Russian forces have entirely lost Urozhaine and blamed a lack of infantry and equipment for the loss of the settlement, but ISW has not yet observed visual confirmation that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from the town. The Russian federal subject “Bashkortostan Regiment” volunteer formation has reportedly deployed to Ukraine. Russian authorities continue to integrate occupied Ukrainian territories into the Russian cultural and educational sphere.
Are You thinking it likely that Russia will be defeated?
Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile strike against targets mainly in Ukrainian rear areas on the night of August 14-15. The Kremlin is using the Army-2023 forum in Moscow (August 14-20) to foster bilateral military and political relations with other states and posture itself as a reliable and technologically advanced partner. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Shoigu made largely boilerplate comments framing the Russian government as effectively meeting Russian force generation efforts, portraying Western and Ukrainian resources as limited, and promoting international cooperation against the West. Wagner Group affiliated sources are undermining private military companies (PMCs) affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin continues to comment on Wagner issues on the African continent to remain active in the information space but is notably refraining from commenting on the war in Ukraine. Russian news outlet Kommersant reported that Russian authorities are developing a mechanism to fully control and shut off civilian mobile telecommunications networks in the event of a declared emergency, possibly related to pro-Ukrainian cross border raids. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and reportedly advanced near Svatove and Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian “Vostok” Battalion, which is notably fighting near Urozhaine claimed on August 15 that Russian forces have entirely lost Urozhaine and blamed a lack of infantry and equipment for the loss of the settlement, but ISW has not yet observed visual confirmation that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from the town. The Russian federal subject “Bashkortostan Regiment” volunteer formation has reportedly deployed to Ukraine. Russian authorities continue to integrate occupied Ukrainian territories into the Russian cultural and educational sphere.
Are You thinking it likely that Russia will be defeated?
Russia lost this more than a year ago.
Let’s see what air support for the Ukraine forces produces.
Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile strike against targets mainly in Ukrainian rear areas on the night of August 14-15. The Kremlin is using the Army-2023 forum in Moscow (August 14-20) to foster bilateral military and political relations with other states and posture itself as a reliable and technologically advanced partner. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Shoigu made largely boilerplate comments framing the Russian government as effectively meeting Russian force generation efforts, portraying Western and Ukrainian resources as limited, and promoting international cooperation against the West. Wagner Group affiliated sources are undermining private military companies (PMCs) affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin continues to comment on Wagner issues on the African continent to remain active in the information space but is notably refraining from commenting on the war in Ukraine. Russian news outlet Kommersant reported that Russian authorities are developing a mechanism to fully control and shut off civilian mobile telecommunications networks in the event of a declared emergency, possibly related to pro-Ukrainian cross border raids. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and reportedly advanced near Svatove and Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian “Vostok” Battalion, which is notably fighting near Urozhaine claimed on August 15 that Russian forces have entirely lost Urozhaine and blamed a lack of infantry and equipment for the loss of the settlement, but ISW has not yet observed visual confirmation that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from the town. The Russian federal subject “Bashkortostan Regiment” volunteer formation has reportedly deployed to Ukraine. Russian authorities continue to integrate occupied Ukrainian territories into the Russian cultural and educational sphere.
Are You thinking it likely that Russia will be defeated?
Russia lost this more than a year ago.
Let’s see what air support for the Ukraine forces produces.
Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile strike against targets mainly in Ukrainian rear areas on the night of August 14-15. The Kremlin is using the Army-2023 forum in Moscow (August 14-20) to foster bilateral military and political relations with other states and posture itself as a reliable and technologically advanced partner. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Shoigu made largely boilerplate comments framing the Russian government as effectively meeting Russian force generation efforts, portraying Western and Ukrainian resources as limited, and promoting international cooperation against the West. Wagner Group affiliated sources are undermining private military companies (PMCs) affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin continues to comment on Wagner issues on the African continent to remain active in the information space but is notably refraining from commenting on the war in Ukraine. Russian news outlet Kommersant reported that Russian authorities are developing a mechanism to fully control and shut off civilian mobile telecommunications networks in the event of a declared emergency, possibly related to pro-Ukrainian cross border raids. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and reportedly advanced near Svatove and Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian “Vostok” Battalion, which is notably fighting near Urozhaine claimed on August 15 that Russian forces have entirely lost Urozhaine and blamed a lack of infantry and equipment for the loss of the settlement, but ISW has not yet observed visual confirmation that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from the town. The Russian federal subject “Bashkortostan Regiment” volunteer formation has reportedly deployed to Ukraine. Russian authorities continue to integrate occupied Ukrainian territories into the Russian cultural and educational sphere.
Are You thinking it likely that Russia will be defeated?
Russia lost this more than a year ago.
Let’s see what air support for the Ukraine forces produces.
Let’s see what air support for the Ukraine forces produces.
The Ukraine army had air support at the beginning. They couldn't keep their Migs and Sukhois in the air, either from combat damage or lack of maintenance.
Eight F-16s is not much for air support. Ukraine has lost more Soviet-era fighters than that.
Not going to change anything on the field.
It's akin to giving the Germans 100 more tanks as the Soviet army is encircling Berlin.
Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile strike against targets mainly in Ukrainian rear areas on the night of August 14-15. The Kremlin is using the Army-2023 forum in Moscow (August 14-20) to foster bilateral military and political relations with other states and posture itself as a reliable and technologically advanced partner. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Shoigu made largely boilerplate comments framing the Russian government as effectively meeting Russian force generation efforts, portraying Western and Ukrainian resources as limited, and promoting international cooperation against the West. Wagner Group affiliated sources are undermining private military companies (PMCs) affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin continues to comment on Wagner issues on the African continent to remain active in the information space but is notably refraining from commenting on the war in Ukraine. Russian news outlet Kommersant reported that Russian authorities are developing a mechanism to fully control and shut off civilian mobile telecommunications networks in the event of a declared emergency, possibly related to pro-Ukrainian cross border raids. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and reportedly advanced near Svatove and Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian “Vostok” Battalion, which is notably fighting near Urozhaine claimed on August 15 that Russian forces have entirely lost Urozhaine and blamed a lack of infantry and equipment for the loss of the settlement, but ISW has not yet observed visual confirmation that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from the town. The Russian federal subject “Bashkortostan Regiment” volunteer formation has reportedly deployed to Ukraine. Russian authorities continue to integrate occupied Ukrainian territories into the Russian cultural and educational sphere.
Are You thinking it likely that Russia will be defeated?
Tanks (610, of which destroyed: 387, damaged: 50, abandoned: 31, captured: 142)
Armoured Fighting Vehicles (307, of which destroyed: 214, damaged: 5, abandoned: 8, captured: 80)
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (690, of which destroyed: 481, damaged: 44, abandoned: 49, captured: 115)
Armoured Personnel Carriers (321, of which destroyed: 188, damaged: 23, abandoned: 20, captured: 90)
Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (21, of which destroyed: 8, abandoned: 1, captured: 12)
Towed Artillery (145, of which destroyed: 82, damaged: 43, abandoned: 2, captured: 18)
Self-Propelled Artillery (200, of which destroyed: 134, damaged: 43, captured: 23)
Aircraft (69, of which destroyed: 68, captured: 1)
Helicopters (32, of which destroyed: 27, damaged: 2, captured: 3)
Naval Ships (27, of which destroyed: 9, damaged: 1, captured: 1)
Russia is losing equipment with no other countries making it up. Ukraine can make up equipment through all of its allies.
150 million Russians vs 38 or 39 million Ukrainians, Russia should have mopped up Ukraine in about 6 weeks, but they didn't. instead, Ukraine grows stronger, while Russia grows weaker.
You can post unverifiable stats until you're blue in the face.
The fact remains - Russia is currently occupying essentially all of the territory conquered last year, in spite of Ukraine's vaunted "counteroffensive".
Ukraine has a finite number of men that can be conscripted into the army. They are losing too many without gaining any ground.
Tanks (610, of which destroyed: 387, damaged: 50, abandoned: 31, captured: 142)
Armoured Fighting Vehicles (307, of which destroyed: 214, damaged: 5, abandoned: 8, captured: 80)
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (690, of which destroyed: 481, damaged: 44, abandoned: 49, captured: 115)
Armoured Personnel Carriers (321, of which destroyed: 188, damaged: 23, abandoned: 20, captured: 90)
Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (21, of which destroyed: 8, abandoned: 1, captured: 12)
Towed Artillery (145, of which destroyed: 82, damaged: 43, abandoned: 2, captured: 18)
Self-Propelled Artillery (200, of which destroyed: 134, damaged: 43, captured: 23)
Aircraft (69, of which destroyed: 68, captured: 1)
Helicopters (32, of which destroyed: 27, damaged: 2, captured: 3)
Naval Ships (27, of which destroyed: 9, damaged: 1, captured: 1)
Russia is losing equipment with no other countries making it up. Ukraine can make up equipment through all of its allies.
150 million Russians vs 38 or 39 million Ukrainians, Russia should have mopped up Ukraine in about 6 weeks, but they didn't. instead, Ukraine grows stronger, while Russia grows weaker.
You can post unverifiable stats until you're blue in the face.
The fact remains - Russia is currently occupying essentially all of the territory conquered last year, in spite of Ukraine's vaunted "counteroffensive".
Ukraine has a finite number of men that can be conscripted into the army. They are losing too many without gaining any ground.
That doesn't sound like victory to me.
That's not true. At the onset the Russians controlled Kherson, Kharkov and were knocking on the door of Kiev. They were totally routed on the Kharkov and Kiev axis and Kherson was retaken. The Russian offensive capability is now gone so they have resorted to ww1 style trench warfare. The longer this drags on the weaker they become.
With eight 40 year old F-16s half or more of them will be redlined most of the time. Even with the best maintenance available that would be the case.
They are talking 60-100 F-16's of European and Amercan origin.
The Ukrainians need some decent air power to rout the Russians and push through the Russian defensive lines. The good thing for the Ukrainians is that the Russians can't advance.
With eight 40 year old F-16s half or more of them will be redlined most of the time. Even with the best maintenance available that would be the case.
They are talking 60-100 F-16's of European and Amercan origin.
The Ukrainians need some decent air power to rout the Russians and push through the Russian defensive lines. The good thing for the Ukrainians is that the Russians can't advance.
No doubt aviation assets will help. However, they will probably not gain air superiority and their affectiveness will greatly depend on how they are armed. The really need lots of anti radiation missles to start with.
With eight 40 year old F-16s half or more of them will be redlined most of the time. Even with the best maintenance available that would be the case.
They are talking 60-100 F-16's of European and Amercan origin.
That's what they want. So far eight have been committed, maybe, from a US Air National Guard unit.. Nobody else has committed to giving them any at this time. None of the European NATO countries that have been mentioned as possibilities (because they've ordered F-35 Raptors to replace them) are going to give up any F-16s until their F-35s arrive.
Which isn't for one to five years in most cases.
Once again, more propaganda, more lies, more deception from the media and from Ukraine's government, desperately trying to boost the USA citizenry's waning support for this war.
I’m certainly glad that Putin and the kremlin are above using propaganda.
Putin isn’t the one begging us for 100’s of billions of dollars that could be better spent here. He isn’t the one with a high ranking US tranny military “spokesperson” either. If he were I’d tell him to Fugg off.
With eight 40 year old F-16s half or more of them will be redlined most of the time. Even with the best maintenance available that would be the case.
They are talking 60-100 F-16's of European and Amercan origin.
Who is “they” that are talking about 60-100 F16’s? Ukrainian pipe dreams or did the Ukrainian Genie in the vodka bottle finally give Zelensky 3 MORE wishes?
I’m sure that given his druthers Zelensky would love to have an unlimited shopping trip in the graveyard of American democracy while he robs us blind…..but we knew THEY’D do that since THEY don’t GAF about us, our security or our treasury. THEY are greedy and THEY are corrupt…..THEY are MULTI MILLIONAIRES because THEY have stolen billions!
I’m certainly glad that Putin and the kremlin are above using propaganda.
Putin isn’t the one begging us for 100’s of billions of dollars that could be better spent here. He isn’t the one with a high ranking US tranny military “spokesperson” either. If he were I’d tell him to Fugg off.
Truth there.
Putin is only begging Iran, China and North Korea.
The value of the ruble is now less than 1 cent(s). It is estimated that Putin will have to raise interest rates to approximately 20% according to the international bond markets.
At 20% rates it is widely accepted that there will be no takers on any Russian bond offerings.
Chinese property investments are now failing to pay their interest obligations to investors. The unemployment rate for young Chinese workers is over 25%. At the 25% unemployment rate figures China invoked a no reporting mandate countrywide.
The value of the ruble is now less than 1 cent(s). It is estimated that Putin will have to raise interest rates to approximately 20% according to the international bond markets.
At 20% rates it is widely accepted that there will be no takers on any Russian bond offerings.
Chinese property investments are now failing to pay their interest obligations to investors. The unemployment rate for young Chinese workers is over 25%. At the 25% unemployment rate figures China invoked a no reporting mandate countrywide.
Value of the ruble really doesn’t matter much. They don’t import much of anything. They are food and energy independent.
They also had very low national debt when this started. Unlike the heavily indebted NATO countries that piling on even more debt to send money to Ukraine. Joe even said he wanted the Ukrainians to have some walking around money in their pocket.
With eight 40 year old F-16s half or more of them will be redlined most of the time. Even with the best maintenance available that would be the case.
They are talking 60-100 F-16's of European and Amercan origin.
That's what they want. So far eight have been committed, maybe, from a US Air National Guard unit.. Nobody else has committed to giving them any at this time. None of the European NATO countries that have been mentioned as possibilities (because they've ordered F-35 Raptors to replace them) are going to give up any F-16s until their F-35s arrive.
Which isn't for one to five years in most cases.
Once again, more propaganda, more lies, more deception from the media and from Ukraine's government, desperately trying to boost the USA citizenry's waning support for this war.
Ukraine requested 200 of them. I'm sure Nato and the US can scrape up 60 16's pretty easily.
With eight 40 year old F-16s half or more of them will be redlined most of the time. Even with the best maintenance available that would be the case.
They are talking 60-100 F-16's of European and Amercan origin.
That's what they want. So far eight have been committed, maybe, from a US Air National Guard unit.. Nobody else has committed to giving them any at this time. None of the European NATO countries that have been mentioned as possibilities (because they've ordered F-35 Raptors to replace them) are going to give up any F-16s until their F-35s arrive.
Which isn't for one to five years in most cases.
Once again, more propaganda, more lies, more deception from the media and from Ukraine's government, desperately trying to boost the USA citizenry's waning support for this war.
Ukraine requested 200 of them. I'm sure Nato and the US can scrape up 60 16's pretty easily.
With eight 40 year old F-16s half or more of them will be redlined most of the time. Even with the best maintenance available that would be the case.
They are talking 60-100 F-16's of European and Amercan origin.
That's what they want. So far eight have been committed, maybe, from a US Air National Guard unit.. Nobody else has committed to giving them any at this time. None of the European NATO countries that have been mentioned as possibilities (because they've ordered F-35 Raptors to replace them) are going to give up any F-16s until their F-35s arrive.
Which isn't for one to five years in most cases.
Once again, more propaganda, more lies, more deception from the media and from Ukraine's government, desperately trying to boost the USA citizenry's waning support for this war.
Ukraine requested 200 of them. I'm sure Nato and the US can scrape up 60 16's pretty easily.
Where are they going to get the pilots?
You don't suppose their are 200 pilots in Ukraine that could be trained?
With eight 40 year old F-16s half or more of them will be redlined most of the time. Even with the best maintenance available that would be the case.
They are talking 60-100 F-16's of European and Amercan origin.
That's what they want. So far eight have been committed, maybe, from a US Air National Guard unit.. Nobody else has committed to giving them any at this time. None of the European NATO countries that have been mentioned as possibilities (because they've ordered F-35 Raptors to replace them) are going to give up any F-16s until their F-35s arrive.
Which isn't for one to five years in most cases.
Once again, more propaganda, more lies, more deception from the media and from Ukraine's government, desperately trying to boost the USA citizenry's waning support for this war.
Ukraine requested 200 of them. I'm sure Nato and the US can scrape up 60 16's pretty easily.
Where are they going to get the pilots?
You don't suppose their are 200 pilots in Ukraine that could be trained?
In five years? Sure. Less time than that? Doubtful.
Any F-16s they might get over the next five years are going to have avionics vastly inferrior to the Russian Su-35's IRBIS-E phased array radar.
If a Ukraine-piloted F-16 fighter group is ever deployed (I have my doubts that will actually come to pass), they better hope to not run into any Russian Su-35s. They will be down before they're even aware the Russians are in the air.
sad how clueless the average American is. Ukraine has lost almost half of their population will all the educated citizens having fled
You do know that English is not the official language in Ukraine? If someone doesn't know English how are you going to use highly technical terms and training to a non English speaking uko in English ? lmao
They'd be lucky to find 30 now to enter a year plus year program to fly an F 16. Who is going to maintain these planes? monkeys from the Kiev zoo that don't know any English ? lol
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With eight 40 year old F-16s half or more of them will be redlined most of the time. Even with the best maintenance available that would be the case.
They are talking 60-100 F-16's of European and Amercan origin.
That's what they want. So far eight have been committed, maybe, from a US Air National Guard unit.. Nobody else has committed to giving them any at this time. None of the European NATO countries that have been mentioned as possibilities (because they've ordered F-35 Raptors to replace them) are going to give up any F-16s until their F-35s arrive.
Which isn't for one to five years in most cases.
Once again, more propaganda, more lies, more deception from the media and from Ukraine's government, desperately trying to boost the USA citizenry's waning support for this war.
Ukraine requested 200 of them. I'm sure Nato and the US can scrape up 60 16's pretty easily.
Where are they going to get the pilots?
You don't suppose their are 200 pilots in Ukraine that could be trained?
Where is Ukraine going to get 60 to 100 F-16 pilots?
And it only takes 3 months of jet pilots flying one to get really proficient.
By that time Zelensky will probably be history.
I find that very hard to believe since the Russians have made no substantial gains in months. In fact they continue to loose ground.
Have you even been following the war? lol
Why has Russia spent the last year constructing a massive , I mean massive three tiered defensive line protecting the land they gained if they want to advance into more territory? They have pretty much seized all of the territory they said they wanted . Ukraine is suffering major losses the past 2 months trying to advance into defensive positions which means that they are at a major tactical disadvantage . duh
I imagine that they'll want more sea ports like Odessa which is historically Russian. lol
Why has Russia spent the last year constructing a three tiered defensive line protecting the land they gained if they want to advance into more territory? They have pretty much seized all of the territory they said they wanted . Ukraine is suffering major losses the past 2 months trying to advance into defensive positions which means that they are at a major tactical disadvantage . duh
I imagine that they'll want more sea ports like Odessa which is historically Russian. lol
Any F-16s they might get over the next five years are going to have avionics vastly inferrior to the Russian Su-35's IRBIS-E phased array radar.
If a Ukraine-piloted F-16 fighter group is ever deployed (I have my doubts that will actually come to pass), they better hope to not run into any Russian Su-35s. They will be down before they're even aware the Russians are in the air.
NATO countries will supply the pilots just as did Russia in 1967 for the Arab MIGs
Any F-16s they might get over the next five years are going to have avionics vastly inferrior to the Russian Su-35's IRBIS-E phased array radar.
If a Ukraine-piloted F-16 fighter group is ever deployed (I have my doubts that will actually come to pass), they better hope to not run into any Russian Su-35s. They will be down before they're even aware the Russians are in the air.
NATO countries will supply the pilots just as did Russia in 1967 for the Arab MIGs
No NATO pilot would volunteer for Thant suicide mission. NATO pilots are used to bombing defenseless unarmed women and children and civilians in third world impoverished countries with no militaries, no air forces , no air defense systems.
It would be a slaughter and very bad optics. Like our outdated military equipment in Ukraine now
Any F-16s they might get over the next five years are going to have avionics vastly inferrior to the Russian Su-35's IRBIS-E phased array radar.
If a Ukraine-piloted F-16 fighter group is ever deployed (I have my doubts that will actually come to pass), they better hope to not run into any Russian Su-35s. They will be down before they're even aware the Russians are in the air.
Relatively few SU35's have been used over Ukraine. How many does Russia have that are air worthy. Then there is the fa t that Russian tactics and pilot training levels are very poor as they have always been. I certainly don't see it being a cake walk for the Russians against the F16. Then there is the fact that the Russians always over hype and under deliver when it comes to their military tech. Of course you guys guzzle the Kremlins propaganda with abandon.
Any F-16s they might get over the next five years are going to have avionics vastly inferrior to the Russian Su-35's IRBIS-E phased array radar.
If a Ukraine-piloted F-16 fighter group is ever deployed (I have my doubts that will actually come to pass), they better hope to not run into any Russian Su-35s. They will be down before they're even aware the Russians are in the air.
Relatively few SU35's have been used over Ukraine. How many does Russia have that are air worthy. Then there is the fa t that Russian tactics and pilot training levels are very poor as they have always been. I certainly don't see it being a cake walk for the Russians against the F16. Then there is the fact that the Russians always over hype and under deliver when it comes to their military tech. Of course you guys guzzle the Kremlins propaganda with abandon.
Any F-16s they might get over the next five years are going to have avionics vastly inferrior to the Russian Su-35's IRBIS-E phased array radar.
If a Ukraine-piloted F-16 fighter group is ever deployed (I have my doubts that will actually come to pass), they better hope to not run into any Russian Su-35s. They will be down before they're even aware the Russians are in the air.
NATO countries will supply the pilots just as did Russia in 1967 for the Arab MIGs
No NATO pilot would volunteer for Thant suicide mission. NATO pilots are used to bombing defenseless unarmed women and children and civilians in third world impoverished countries with no militaries, no air forces , no air defense systems.
It would be a slaughter and very bad optics. Like our outdated military equipment in Ukraine now
I hope you are right. I suspect NATO, in particular the USA is already in Ukraine analyzing intel and advising on strategy. Biden is promoting U.S. entry into this conflict way worse than FDR ever did in his day. There will be some pretext for U.S. troops to go into Ukraine proper and then a call for war with Russia when some of them get killed.
Any F-16s they might get over the next five years are going to have avionics vastly inferrior to the Russian Su-35's IRBIS-E phased array radar.
If a Ukraine-piloted F-16 fighter group is ever deployed (I have my doubts that will actually come to pass), they better hope to not run into any Russian Su-35s. They will be down before they're even aware the Russians are in the air.
Relatively few SU35's have been used over Ukraine. How many does Russia have that are air worthy. Then there is the fa t that Russian tactics and pilot training levels are very poor as they have always been. I certainly don't see it being a cake walk for the Russians against the F16. Then there is the fact that the Russians always over hype and under deliver when it comes to their military tech. Of course you guys guzzle the Kremlins propaganda with abandon.
I bet you've never traveled more than 50 miles from your POB. lol weren't you a covtard too if I remember?
One could have the most sophisticated platform in the world (which the F-16 certainly is not), but if the avionics are not up to date, the plane is a sitting duck to a fighter with modern radars and missile guidance systems.
The SU-35 is a vastly superior air to air platform. It has superior avionics. Why do you think all the NATO countries are scrambling to upgrade to F-35s?
The Russian pilots are experienced with years of training and combat experience in Syria and Ukraine. On multiple occasions, Israeli F-16s had to withdraw from ground attack missions in Syria after being intercepted by SU-35s. The Russians never fired at them, but it was evident that had the Israeli pilots not turned around, they'd have been shot down. They detected radar locks while still out of range of thier own attack systems.
The Israeli F-16s are more advanced than anything the Ukes will get. The Uke pilots will be fresh out of (abbreviated) flight school.
In air to air combat last year, one Russian fighter was lost to ground-based defenses (fake "Ghost of Kyiv" stories notwithstanding). At least seven Uke fighters (MiG 29s and SU-27s) were shot down by Russian pilots in SU-35s. Were Ukarine to try to achieve air superiority using 40 year-old F-16s with green pilots, it would be a repeat of the Marianas Turkey Shoot.
But it's all academic. Ukraine will be in possession of exactly zero operable F-16s by the time hostilities cease, which I believe will be early next year.
Any F-16s they might get over the next five years are going to have avionics vastly inferrior to the Russian Su-35's IRBIS-E phased array radar.
If a Ukraine-piloted F-16 fighter group is ever deployed (I have my doubts that will actually come to pass), they better hope to not run into any Russian Su-35s. They will be down before they're even aware the Russians are in the air.
Relatively few SU35's have been used over Ukraine. How many does Russia have that are air worthy. Then there is the fa t that Russian tactics and pilot training levels are very poor as they have always been. I certainly don't see it being a cake walk for the Russians against the F16. Then there is the fact that the Russians always over hype and under deliver when it comes to their military tech. Of course you guys guzzle the Kremlins propaganda with abandon.
I bet you've never traveled more than 50 miles from your POB. lol weren't you a covtard too if I remember?
I've traveled to three continents and all over the US, CA and MX. And no, not a covtard.. Never voted for a dem either.
One could have the most sophisticated platform in the world (which the F-16 certainly is not), but if the avionics are not up to date, the plane is a sitting duck to a fighter with modern radars and missile guidance systems.
The SU-35 is a vastly superior air to air platform. It has superior avionics. Why do you think all the NATO countries are scrambling to upgrade to F-35s?
The Russian pilots are experienced with years of training and combat experience in Syria and Ukraine. On multiple occasions, Israeli F-16s had to withdraw from ground attack missions in Syria after being intercepted by SU-35s. The Russians never fired at them, but it was evident that had the Israeli pilots not turned around, they'd have been shot down. They detected radar locks while still out of range of thier own attack systems.
The Israeli F-16s are more advanced than anything the Ukes will get. The Uke pilots will be fresh out of (abbreviated) flight school.
In air to air combat last year, one Russian fighter was lost to ground-based defenses (fake "Ghost of Kyiv" stories notwithstanding). At least seven Uke fighters (MiG 29s and SU-27s) were shot down by Russian pilots in SU-35s. Were Ukarine to try to achieve air superiority using 40 year-old F-16s with green pilots, it would be a repeat of the Marianas Turkey Shoot.
But it's all academic. Ukraine will be in possession of exactly zero operable F-16s by the time hostilities cease, which I believe will be early next year.
As with all this banter on this thread time will tell. The only way the conflict is over early next year is if Russia crys uncle. Putin has already had one coup. When will the next one start?
Any F-16s they might get over the next five years are going to have avionics vastly inferrior to the Russian Su-35's IRBIS-E phased array radar.
If a Ukraine-piloted F-16 fighter group is ever deployed (I have my doubts that will actually come to pass), they better hope to not run into any Russian Su-35s. They will be down before they're even aware the Russians are in the air.
NATO countries will supply the pilots just as did Russia in 1967 for the Arab MIGs
No NATO pilot would volunteer for Thant suicide mission. NATO pilots are used to bombing defenseless unarmed women and children and civilians in third world impoverished countries with no militaries, no air forces , no air defense systems.
It would be a slaughter and very bad optics. Like our outdated military equipment in Ukraine now
One could have the most sophisticated platform in the world (which the F-16 certainly is not), but if the avionics are not up to date, the plane is a sitting duck to a fighter with modern radars and missile guidance systems.
The SU-35 is a vastly superior air to air platform. It has superior avionics. Why do you think all the NATO countries are scrambling to upgrade to F-35s?
The Russian pilots are experienced with years of training and combat experience in Syria and Ukraine. On multiple occasions, Israeli F-16s had to withdraw from ground attack missions in Syria after being intercepted by SU-35s. The Russians never fired at them, but it was evident that had the Israeli pilots not turned around, they'd have been shot down. They detected radar locks while still out of range of thier own attack systems.
The Israeli F-16s are more advanced than anything the Ukes will get. The Uke pilots will be fresh out of (abbreviated) flight school.
In air to air combat last year, one Russian fighter was lost to ground-based defenses (fake "Ghost of Kyiv" stories notwithstanding). At least seven Uke fighters (MiG 29s and SU-27s) were shot down by Russian pilots in SU-35s. Were Ukarine to try to achieve air superiority using 40 year-old F-16s with green pilots, it would be a repeat of the Marianas Turkey Shoot.
But it's all academic. Ukraine will be in possession of exactly zero operable F-16s by the time hostilities cease, which I believe will be early next year.
As with all this banter on this thread time will tell. The only way the conflict is over early next year is if Russia crys uncle. Putin has already had one coup. When will the next one start?
Weird that neocons worship a coke addict corrupted drag queen actor who employs NAZIs in his military over the future of the US
The US has lost over three TRILLION dollars since the war and sanctions began due to self imposed inflation and the clueless celebrate this this. They’re enjoying doubled food prices and gas over 4 dollars a gallon and climbing. Sheer stupidity . Russian economy is up over 500 billion since the sanctions because energy prices sky rocketed and Russia found many willing new customers
The same ones who cheered for our needless invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan and we lost both wars costing billions and tens of thousands of American casualties .but the 911 high jackers were from Iraq and Afghanistan. Lol
Support for war will end soon before the next election cycle and once again Americans got screwed losing tens of billions of dollars for nothing
One could have the most sophisticated platform in the world (which the F-16 certainly is not), but if the avionics are not up to date, the plane is a sitting duck to a fighter with modern radars and missile guidance systems.
The SU-35 is a vastly superior air to air platform. It has superior avionics. Why do you think all the NATO countries are scrambling to upgrade to F-35s?
The Russian pilots are experienced with years of training and combat experience in Syria and Ukraine. On multiple occasions, Israeli F-16s had to withdraw from ground attack missions in Syria after being intercepted by SU-35s. The Russians never fired at them, but it was evident that had the Israeli pilots not turned around, they'd have been shot down. They detected radar locks while still out of range of thier own attack systems.
The Israeli F-16s are more advanced than anything the Ukes will get. The Uke pilots will be fresh out of (abbreviated) flight school.
In air to air combat last year, one Russian fighter was lost to ground-based defenses (fake "Ghost of Kyiv" stories notwithstanding). At least seven Uke fighters (MiG 29s and SU-27s) were shot down by Russian pilots in SU-35s. Were Ukarine to try to achieve air superiority using 40 year-old F-16s with green pilots, it would be a repeat of the Marianas Turkey Shoot.
But it's all academic. Ukraine will be in possession of exactly zero operable F-16s by the time hostilities cease, which I believe will be early next year.
As with all this banter on this thread time will tell. The only way the conflict is over early next year is if Russia crys uncle. Putin has already had one coup. When will the next one start?
Coup? When was Putin overthrown? His approval rating in Russia is over 80%...how does that compare with "Dear Leader's" rating....Russia is fighting a defensive war with her left hand while keeping her right hand reserved for NATO. This is called contingency. As was described above, we will not be bombing innocent cities as in Kosovo and elsewhere that have no air defenses, no air assets, no navies, no sophisticated command and control, no long range strike weapons, no satellite ISR, etc., etc.
Of course, Uncle Sugar and the propaganda media would have the brainwashed Cold War Boomers and the related DISINFORMED Sheep believing it was an actual coup. This pipe dream fizzled like a dud firecracker,. but they still believe it like they still believe the Russia Hoax!
Prigozyn had other motives and none of them concerned Putin but explaining them would be like trying to reason with a box of rocks.
All this while the Sovietization of OUR country continues out of control!
Any F-16s they might get over the next five years are going to have avionics vastly inferrior to the Russian Su-35's IRBIS-E phased array radar.
If a Ukraine-piloted F-16 fighter group is ever deployed (I have my doubts that will actually come to pass), they better hope to not run into any Russian Su-35s. They will be down before they're even aware the Russians are in the air.
Relatively few SU35's have been used over Ukraine. How many does Russia have that are air worthy. Then there is the fa t that Russian tactics and pilot training levels are very poor as they have always been. I certainly don't see it being a cake walk for the Russians against the F16. Then there is the fact that the Russians always over hype and under deliver when it comes to their military tech. Of course you guys guzzle the Kremlins propaganda with abandon.
I bet you've never traveled more than 50 miles from your POB. lol weren't you a covtard too if I remember?
I've traveled to three continents and all over the US, CA and MX. And no, not a covtard.. Never voted for a dem either.
One could have the most sophisticated platform in the world (which the F-16 certainly is not), but if the avionics are not up to date, the plane is a sitting duck to a fighter with modern radars and missile guidance systems.
The SU-35 is a vastly superior air to air platform. It has superior avionics. Why do you think all the NATO countries are scrambling to upgrade to F-35s?
The Russian pilots are experienced with years of training and combat experience in Syria and Ukraine. On multiple occasions, Israeli F-16s had to withdraw from ground attack missions in Syria after being intercepted by SU-35s. The Russians never fired at them, but it was evident that had the Israeli pilots not turned around, they'd have been shot down. They detected radar locks while still out of range of thier own attack systems.
The Israeli F-16s are more advanced than anything the Ukes will get. The Uke pilots will be fresh out of (abbreviated) flight school.
In air to air combat last year, one Russian fighter was lost to ground-based defenses (fake "Ghost of Kyiv" stories notwithstanding). At least seven Uke fighters (MiG 29s and SU-27s) were shot down by Russian pilots in SU-35s. Were Ukarine to try to achieve air superiority using 40 year-old F-16s with green pilots, it would be a repeat of the Marianas Turkey Shoot.
But it's all academic. Ukraine will be in possession of exactly zero operable F-16s by the time hostilities cease, which I believe will be early next year.
Russia flies 200 to 300 sorties a day but they have no air force according to Biden worshippers on here the SU 35 s can be equipped with cruise missiles , can land oand take off in fields and dirt roads and U.S. is still unable to develop a functional cruise missile because we want antiquated air craft carriers and trillion dollar F35s that can’t even fly because of all of the software issues
Funny the US has to pay Russia to transport our astronauts to the space station because of our rocket problems
Our military entire emphasis is now gender equity sex changes for soldiers ridding the military of tradional white males and drag queen shows for children on military bases
Recent Updates Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2023 Russian forces launched a missile strike during the day on August 19 targeting Chernihiv City center after carrying out a series of Shahed drone strikes overnight. Russian forces struck Taras Shevchenko Theater in Chernihiv City, killing seven people and injuring 117.[i] Chernihiv Oblast Administration Head Vyacheslav Chaus reported that Russian forces “probably” launched a “ballistic missile” at the theater, and Russian sources claimed that Russian forces used an Iskander-M ballistic missile during the strike.[ii] The theater reportedly hosted a drone exposition called “Lyuti Ptashky” (Angry Birds), which had previously occurred in other Ukrainian cities.[iii] The event organizer, Maria Berlinska, stated that organizers only shared the location of the event with individuals who registered and were screened before attending the event.[iv] The event reportedly ended shortly after an air raid warning, and organizers advised people to hide in a shelter.[v] Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar stated that Russian forces are targeting public events to emotionally affect Ukrainians and noted that Russian forces have previously struck public events even without prior public announcements of such events.[vi] Many Russian milbloggers originally claimed that Russian forces targeted a Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) building, before most indicated that Russian forces struck the drone exhibition.[vii]
Ukrainian military officials reported that Russian forces also carried out 17 Shahed drone strikes overnight on August 19 and that Ukrainian forces shot down 15 drones.[viii] The Ukrainian General Staff later reported that Russian forces also carried out five missile strikes.[ix] The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, and Ukrainian regional officials reported that Russian attacks overnight on unspecified targets wounded eight people.[x] The Zhytomyr Oblast Administration reported that a Russian loitering munition targeted unspecified infrastructure in the oblast and that debris from the shot down drone sparked a localized fire.[xi]
Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike on Soltsy airbase in Novgorod Oblast and reportedly damaged strategic aircraft on August 19.[xii] Geolocated images published on August 19 show smoke rising from the Soltsy airbase.[xiii] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and other Russian sources claimed that Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian drone using small arms and that a fire damaged one aircraft.[xiv] A Russian insider source claimed that the fire damaged at least two aircraft and that the Soltsy airbase housed an unspecified number of Tu-22M3 (NATO reporting name Backfire-C) long-range supersonic bombers.[xv] The source also claimed that Russian forces moved the undamaged aircraft to Olenya air base, Murmask Oblast.[xvi]
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 19, and advanced along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in the Berdyansk (Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area) and Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) directions.[xvii] Ukrainian Eastern Group of Forces Spokesperson Colonel Serhiy Cherevaty stated that Ukrainian forces continue to maintain the initiative in the Bakhmut direction.[xviii] Geolocated footage published on August 16 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently made limited advances east of Nevelske (directly west of Donetsk City).[xix] Additional geolocated footage published on August 19 indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced north of Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast.[xx] CBS News reported on August 18 that anonymous US officials stated that Ukrainian forces are advancing in the direction of Tokmak (a major Russian stronghold in western Zaporizhia Oblast) and have cleared a Russian minefield north of Tokmak.[xxi] US officials are likely referring to recent Ukrainian advances north and east of Robotyne (about 23km northeast of Tokmak). ISW previously assessed that recent Ukrainian advances near small settlements in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area and in western Zaporizhia are likely tactically significant because of the structure of Russian defensive lines.[xxii] These advances may allow Ukrainian forces to begin operating in less heavily mined areas of the Russian line of defense that are likely more conducive to more rapid Ukrainian gains.[xxiii]
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chief of the Russian General Staff and overall theater commander Army General Valery Gerasimov and senior officers at the Southern Military District (SMD) headquarters in Rostov-on-Don on August 19.[xxiv] This was reportedly Putin’s first visit to Rostov-on-Don since the Wagner Group took control of the SMD headquarters on June 23-24.[xxv] Putin rarely visits areas associated with the war in Ukraine; in April he visited Kherson and Luhansk oblasts and in March he visited Mariupol.[xxvi] Putin’s visit to the SMD headquarters is likely a public gesture that he continues to side with Gerasimov and his group of commanders despite these commanders’ failure to stop Wagner’s rebellion or achieve the war aims Putin set for them. Putin’s visit occurred about two months after the rebellion, and he is likely attempting to portray himself as in control of his regime and military.
The Russian MoD is continuing to set conditions to possibly replace Wagner Group forces with MoD-affiliated private military companies (PMCs). A Wagner-affiliated source that there is an ongoing effort to recruit Wagner personnel to deploy to missions abroad as part of PMCs. The source claimed that unspecified Russian authorities – likely referring to Russian MoD – are forming the new “Rossiyskiy Ekpeditsionniy Korpus” (Russian Expeditionary Corps) PMC at the base of one of the advanced Spetsnaz brigades.[xxvii] The source also claimed that the Russian MoD controls “Redut” PMC (also known as “Zvezda” PMC), which is currently recruiting personnel for missions in Africa instead of in Ukraine.[xxviii] The source suggested that Redut PMC may have been attempting to recruit Wagner fighters to Redut’s operations in Africa, referring to a statement that Wagner commanders issued on August 9 warning fighters about calls from “second-rate” PMCs advertising jobs in Africa.[xxix] The Russian MoD may be attempting to lure Wagner personnel away from Wagner with new work opportunities at MoD-controlled PMCs as part of a wider effort to break up Wagner.
Key Takeaways:
Russian forces launched a missile strike during the day on August 19 targeting Chernihiv City center after carrying out a series of Shahed drone strikes overnight. Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike on Soltsy airbase in Novgorod Oblast and reportedly damaged strategic aircraft on August 19. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 19, and advanced along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chief of the Russian General Staff and overall theater commander Army General Valery Gerasimov and senior officers at the Southern Military District (SMD) headquarters in Rostov-on-Don on August 19. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is continuing to set conditions to possibly replace Wagner Group forces with MoD-affiliated private military companies (PMCs). Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area and advanced in certain areas on August 19. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on August 17 establishing the Donetsk Higher Combined Arms Command School under the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), likely in an effort to further integrate proxy military formations in occupied Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Russian officials continue to deport children from occupied Ukraine to Russia.
Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least two sectors of the front and advanced near Robotyne. Ukrainian strikes against Russian deep rear areas are generating discontent in the Russian information space and sparking criticism of the Russian military command, as Ukraine likely intends. Ukrainian strikes on Russian rear areas are demonstrably degrading the morale of Russian forces in Ukraine, which could threaten the stability of Russian defenses. The Netherlands and Denmark confirmed that they will transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine but did not specify when. Russian officials have reportedly drafted a plan to conduct a decade-long ethnic cleansing campaign in occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast. Wagner Group commanders accused two high-ranking Wagner representatives of betraying Wagner, possibly representing a growing fracture within the Wagner leadership and suggesting that the Kremlin’s and Russian MoD’s efforts to disband Wagner are partially succeeding. Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Kupyansk, Kreminna, Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast on August 20 and marginally advanced near Bakhmut. Wagner Group fighters continue to commit violent crimes after returning to Russia. Russian officials continue to forcibly transport mothers and children from occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia under the guise of medical retreats.
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands/COPENHAGEN, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Netherlands and Denmark will supply F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine with first deliveries due around New Year, the prime ministers of the two NATO countries announced on Sunday during visits by Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy.
The pledge is the first real promise of F-16's for Ukraine's armed forces and comes a few days after the United States approved the possible delivery of the fighter jets by the two countries.
Zelenskiy called the decision a "breakthrough agreement" and said the planes would help strengthen Ukraine's air defences and help its counter-offensive against Russia's 2022 invasion.
Denmark will deliver 19 jets in total, with the first six due to be shipped to Ukraine around New Year, followed by eight in 2024 and five the following year, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.
"We know that your freedom is our freedom. We also know that you need more" weapons, Frederiksen said during a joint press conference with Zelenskiy in the Skrydstrup airbase in Denmark.
"This is why we are announcing that we are donating 19 F-16 fighter jets," she said.
The Netherlands has 42 F-16s available in all but has yet to decide whether all of them will be donated, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said earlier on Sunday, when Zelenskiy visited the country.
The Netherlands and Denmark have led a months-long push to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16's and to ultimately deliver the jets to help counter the air superiority of Russia, whose forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Ukraine's Defence Minister [bleep] Reznikov on Saturday said training had begun for Ukrainian pilots, but it would take at least six months and possibly longer to also train engineers and mechanics.
Frederiksen said over 70 Ukrainian military officials had arrived in Denmark for training. Officials from a coalition of 11 nations have said training will take place in Denmark and Romania.
Ukraine has said it expects several dozens of pilots to be trained. It was unclear how many pilots had arrived in Denmark.
Both the Netherlands and Denmark have F-16s available to donate as their armed forces are transitioning to newer F-35 fighters.
On Saturday, Zelenskiy was in Sweden, where he discussed the possibility of receiving Gripen jets.
Meaning the experts expect the war to go om well into 2026. Zelensky is grinning like cheshire cat sitting in a F 16 on the nightly news. We might as well just line these F 16's on the runway and set then a fire. When the freshly trained Ukrainian pilots go up against the battle hardened Russians it will be a replay of the Marianas Turkey Shoot. Bad optics. Zelensky will then want a nuke bomb or American troops on the ground. Joe is winking and nodding, from a $20,000,000,000.00 mansion at Lake Tahoe like he had nothing to do with the transfer of these jets. Time to tell the song and dance man to get to the peace table, we cannot afford to be the Costco for Ukraine. I'm really getting tired of this little dictator and his constant demands for more money and weapons. According to the time table for delivering the F 16"s we will have to borrow another $5,000,000,000,000.00 fund a stalemate. Ukraine has lost almost all of the Leopard tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles that were sent in a couple of months ago.After the F16"s go up in smoke, then what?
The real problem is this traitors like jeffo and Greyghost and others is they know they have been sucked in by voting Biden and believing in his destruction of America and they are in so deep they can’t see a way out. Trump had things going so much better, low unemployment, manufacturing coming back, a more secure border inflation down, employment up. Normal people in charge, not transgender freaks. Gas was cheaper debt was down.
As with all this banter on this thread time will tell. The only way the conflict is over early next year is if Russia crys uncle. Putin has already had one coup. When will the next one start?
Europe's economy is in shambles thanks to the Biden administration and our congress' cold war mentality. Russia's economy is strong and they're on a wartime footing. They have the infrastructure to produce munitions and weaponry that would take us years to catch up to thanks to our anemic manufacturing base. Germany has the largest economy in Europe and it's on life support thanks to Biden's destroying the Nordstrom pipeline. If you think about history you'll understand that in 1941 Stalin's Russia had a pact with Hitler and was taken by surprise by Operation Barbarossa. They were not prepared and we sent them many munitions and armament. By the end of the war their pilots, many of which were women, were routinely shooting down the Reich's best fighters and Russia's tank production rivaled ours. Their generals had learned a lot and they defeated Hitler. That was with an insane tyrant, Stalin, in charge. Today Russia is not the old Bolshevik Empire that Stalin ruled. I have never had much of an opinion either way about Russia, but I have come to understand that they have been treated very badly by our propped-up tyrants in the USA owned NATO. Russia is in this fight to stop the slaughter and torture of Russian speaking peoples in regions of Ukraine. We sanctioned that. We installed Ukraine's puppet dictator. We have used Ukraine to produce bioweapons research in facilities we paid for with our tax money. Not only Biden but others in our government have profited from the graft and corruption we built into Ukraine using it to launder money. We supported Ukraine's joining NATO ignoring Putin's many warnings about what would happen if we decided to let Ukraine in NATO and put our missiles on his border. This is the fight that We made. Many of our uninformed citizens believing the propaganda about Russia being weak are cheering this slaughter of Ukraine's make-believe Army we have supported and the exodus of over 14 M citizens. The beef that Wagner had with Russia's leadership concerning the war was because of Putin's restraint in aggression. To misjudge this would be catastrophic should Biden and his idiot administration decide to attack Russia.
Hey Toadie, when are those F-16s coming? What does the document actually say? Did you read the fine print about the conditions that Ukraine has to meet to get them? How about under what internal conditions Denmark and Netherlands will release them?
Hey Toadie, when are those F-16s coming? What does the document actually say? Did you read the fine print about the conditions that Ukraine has to meet to get them? How about under what internal conditions Denmark and Netherlands will release them?
Propaganda.
this is just two countries, think off the other NATO countries getting rid of their F16 and getting F35.
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands/COPENHAGEN, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Netherlands and Denmark will supply F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine with first deliveries due around New Year, the prime ministers of the two NATO countries announced on Sunday during visits by Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy.
The pledge is the first real promise of F-16's for Ukraine's armed forces and comes a few days after the United States approved the possible delivery of the fighter jets by the two countries.
Zelenskiy called the decision a "breakthrough agreement" and said the planes would help strengthen Ukraine's air defences and help its counter-offensive against Russia's 2022 invasion.
Denmark will deliver 19 jets in total, with the first six due to be shipped to Ukraine around New Year, followed by eight in 2024 and five the following year, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.
"We know that your freedom is our freedom. We also know that you need more" weapons, Frederiksen said during a joint press conference with Zelenskiy in the Skrydstrup airbase in Denmark.
"This is why we are announcing that we are donating 19 F-16 fighter jets," she said.
The Netherlands has 42 F-16s available in all but has yet to decide whether all of them will be donated, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said earlier on Sunday, when Zelenskiy visited the country.
The Netherlands and Denmark have led a months-long push to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16's and to ultimately deliver the jets to help counter the air superiority of Russia, whose forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Ukraine's Defence Minister [bleep] Reznikov on Saturday said training had begun for Ukrainian pilots, but it would take at least six months and possibly longer to also train engineers and mechanics.
Frederiksen said over 70 Ukrainian military officials had arrived in Denmark for training. Officials from a coalition of 11 nations have said training will take place in Denmark and Romania.
Ukraine has said it expects several dozens of pilots to be trained. It was unclear how many pilots had arrived in Denmark.
Both the Netherlands and Denmark have F-16s available to donate as their armed forces are transitioning to newer F-35 fighters.
On Saturday, Zelenskiy was in Sweden, where he discussed the possibility of receiving Gripen jets.
Rumors of a breakthrough towards Tokmak, but we’ll see if it’s real and if Ukraine can exploit it.
The Crimea land bridge is very vulnerable, if Ukraine can even just create a “bulge” into it, they gain fire control and things cascade from there. Ukraine has been playing the long game with their counteroffensive, choosing to move deliberately, win the counter-battery battle, and degrade Russian logistics and morale rather than just throw meat and iron at Russian minefields and trenches.
Rumors of a breakthrough towards Tokmak, but we’ll see if it’s real and if Ukraine can exploit it.
The Crimea land bridge is very vulnerable, if Ukraine can even just create a “bulge” into it, they gain fire control and things cascade from there. Ukraine has been playing the long game with their counteroffensive, choosing to move deliberately, win the counter-battery battle, and degrade Russian logistics and morale rather than just throw meat and iron at Russian minefields and trenches.
The Ukrainian army has used 10+ brigades, some 20 to 35,000 men, to fail to take Robotyne. A town which, according to the 2001 census, had 480 inhabitants.
Rumors of a breakthrough towards Tokmak, but we’ll see if it’s real and if Ukraine can exploit it.
The Crimea land bridge is very vulnerable, if Ukraine can even just create a “bulge” into it, they gain fire control and things cascade from there. Ukraine has been playing the long game with their counteroffensive, choosing to move deliberately, win the counter-battery battle, and degrade Russian logistics and morale rather than just throw meat and iron at Russian minefields and trenches.
Rumors of a breakthrough towards Tokmak, but we’ll see if it’s real and if Ukraine can exploit it.
The Crimea land bridge is very vulnerable, if Ukraine can even just create a “bulge” into it, they gain fire control and things cascade from there. Ukraine has been playing the long game with their counteroffensive, choosing to move deliberately, win the counter-battery battle, and degrade Russian logistics and morale rather than just throw meat and iron at Russian minefields and trenches.
Rumors of a breakthrough towards Tokmak, but we’ll see if it’s real and if Ukraine can exploit it.
The Crimea land bridge is very vulnerable, if Ukraine can even just create a “bulge” into it, they gain fire control and things cascade from there. Ukraine has been playing the long game with their counteroffensive, choosing to move deliberately, win the counter-battery battle, and degrade Russian logistics and morale rather than just throw meat and iron at Russian minefields and trenches.
Captain plagiarism strikes again.
🤣🤣🤣
No..no…I’m pretty sure that dumbfuck is pure military genius, at least at ground level. If you can get him say 10 or 12 feet above ground level you’ll completely neutralize him and he’ll suck his “thumb”….but at sea level look out. 😂
The Ukrainian army has used 10+ brigades, some 20 to 35,000 men, to fail to take Robotyne. A town which, according to the 2001 census, had 480 inhabitants.
Sugar-coat it any way you want. The fact is, Russia is weak. Surprisingly weak. They can't take a small country like Ukraine. Right now, at this point in time, they are totally defensive.
Put any spin on it that you want. It won't change anything. The satellite photos are the truth-tellers.
The Ukrainian army has used 10+ brigades, some 20 to 35,000 men, to fail to take Robotyne. A town which, according to the 2001 census, had 480 inhabitants.
Sugar-coat it any way you want. The fact is, Russia is weak. They can't take a small country like Ukraine. Right now, at this point in time, they are totally defensive.
Put any spin on it that you want. It won't change anything. The satellite photos are the truth-tellers.
The Ukrainian army has used 10+ brigades, some 20 to 35,000 men, to fail to take Robotyne. A town which, according to the 2001 census, had 480 inhabitants.
Sugar-coat it any way you want. The fact is, Russia is weak. They can't take a small country like Ukraine. Right now, at this point in time, they are totally defensive.
Put any spin on it that you want. It won't change anything. The satellite photos are the truth-tellers.
They never intended to take all of Ukraine.
Pull your tongue out of Biden's ass.
Well, aren't you an apologetic dumfuk A regular Secretary of State dumfuk
the northern part of Ukraine was all Russian, but they "tactically retreated" it. tactically retreated is what most people say is" i got my ass kicked and i ran."
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s August 24 remarks about Wagner financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death established the Kremlin-approved narrative on the issue, and Russian government officials, Kremlin affiliates, and the Russian information space continued to toe this line on August 25. Some prominent voices in the Russian information space notably deviated from Putin’s established narrative, however. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a statement on Prigozhin’s death on August 25 that likely aimed at balancing his relationship with the Kremlin with maintaining domestic control, but that also directly contradicted his previous statements concerning the deal he brokered between the Kremlin and Prigozhin. The Financial Times reported on the bleak future of the Wagner Group’s operations in Africa following Prigozhin’s death. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast on August 25 as Russian milbloggers expressed concern over a lack of reinforcements and troop rotations in the area. Reports of a Russian unit suffering significant losses with inadequate support on an unspecified island in the Dnipro River delta sparked outrage against the Russian military command in some parts of the Russian information space. Ukrainian drones likely struck a Russian duty station in occupied Crimea on August 25. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Donetsk Oblast on August 25 and advanced. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in at least two sectors of the front on August 25 and advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian authorities are likely setting conditions to falsify the results of the September 2023 regional elections in occupied Ukraine.
The satellite photos show that Russia has taken the land they’ve said was theirs from the beginning and are defending that territory, digging in, reinforcing it because that’s been the plan since the beginning. The feint on Kyiv didn’t work because the deep state needs war and wouldn’t allow a compromise or negotiation and because Russia ain’t close to being as good at war as we’ve become…..the pure annihilation the US Military can rain down on them is better than anything they could dream. They got a small taste in Syria.
The war is all but over….the end is a foregone conclusion and the deep state got richer and deeper while American citizens are WEAKER and more poor than in recent memory. Crimea is Russia, Donbass is Russia and every town that Ukraine backs up to and fires from is likely to become Russia….until the shooting and slaughter ceases Russia cares not one iota for life and will happily send endless men to the meat curtain to achieve its desire. Ukrainians are not one bit different in blood and attitude….let them do whatever they want to do on their Eastern European borders…just stop sending billions of OUR MONEY!
the northern part of Ukraine was all Russian, but they "tactically retreated" it. tactically retreated is what most people say is" i got my ass kicked and i ran."
Wrong as usual, liberal.
Russia withdrew as a show of good faith because of a peace treaty that ceded the disputed areas (which did not involve northern cuckraine) to Russia.
The treaty was signed by the cuckrainian negotiator, and delivered ta Putin.
The Russians withdrew in reliance on the peace agreement, and then Pedo Joe told gaylensky there could be no negotiated peace.
Gaylensky followed his orders, and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers are dead because of it.
The Ukrainian army has used 10+ brigades, some 20 to 35,000 men, to fail to take Robotyne. A town which, according to the 2001 census, had 480 inhabitants.
Sugar-coat it any way you want. The fact is, Russia is weak. They can't take a small country like Ukraine. Right now, at this point in time, they are totally defensive.
Put any spin on it that you want. It won't change anything. The satellite photos are the truth-tellers.
They never intended to take all of Ukraine.
Pull your tongue out of Biden's ass.
Well, aren't you an apologetic dumfuk A regular Secretary of State dumfuk
Hey sock troll, this is an already freely discussed and understood parameter of the war by the Russians. You obviously missed the primer, dumbass. The Russians want to solidify their gains in eastern and southern Ukraine, and the areas they still intend to control have become pretty clear. When you see Columns of Russian tanks heading for Kyiv and eastern Poland, please let us know.
The Ukrainian army has used 10+ brigades, some 20 to 35,000 men, to fail to take Robotyne. A town which, according to the 2001 census, had 480 inhabitants.
Sugar-coat it any way you want. The fact is, Russia is weak. They can't take a small country like Ukraine. Right now, at this point in time, they are totally defensive.
Put any spin on it that you want. It won't change anything. The satellite photos are the truth-tellers.
They never intended to take all of Ukraine.
Pull your tongue out of Biden's ass.
Sure they did. That's why the initial invasion tried to take Kiev. How did that work out?
Tanks (626, of which destroyed: 401, damaged: 51, abandoned: 31, captured: 143) of which Leopard's are 6 destroyed and 10 damaged Armoured Fighting Vehicles (309, of which destroyed: 216, damaged: 5, abandoned: 8, captured: 80) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (702, of which destroyed: 492, damaged: 45, abandoned: 49, captured: 115) of which Braley's are 25 destroyed and 26 damaged Aircraft (69, of which destroyed: 68, captured: 1) Helicopters (32, of which destroyed: 27, damaged: 2, captured: 3)
go to oryx and you can see video or pictures of vehicles, aircraft, helicopters and much more.
i will say it again, Russia is losing equipment while Ukraine is bringing more equipment in (allies).
my best guesstimate on killed and wounded is up for debate. much like Colonel Douglas Macgregor (Tucker show) estimate of 400,000 Ukrainians are dead and wounded. what he says is his own opinion. what it is, you, i and Macgregor don't know. i think it is much smaller.
Jason Jay Smart, a political adviser on post-Soviet and international politics, told Newsweek that Macgregor was invited onto Carlson's show "because he is one of only a handful of the hundreds of thousands of former U.S. military officers who believes that Russia is anything other than losing terribly."
"Secondly, his arguments are the quintessential example of 'cherry-picking.' He actively seeks out data points that affirm his biases, rather than analyze the data as a whole, which shows that Russia is being destroyed," Smart said.
"Sadly, Macgregor is hungry for media attention and is willing to say whatever is necessary to have some relevance. However, he remains wholly irrelevant to world affairs, except when Carlson needs someone to console him."
Wikipedia is not a good place to get your information. the Colonel Douglas Macgregor believes he is best thing since sliced bread on the Battle of 73 Easting. he was not on the frontline, he was in the rear with the gear. Captain H.R. McMaster was leading the 2nd Squadron’s E Troop, 130 soldiers equipped with nine M1A1 Abrams tanks, 12 Bradley fighting vehicles and two 120mm mortars. MacGregor does not give credit to the enlisted guys or the Lieutenants and Captain that fought on 73 Easting.
The Ukrainian army has used 10+ brigades, some 20 to 35,000 men, to fail to take Robotyne. A town which, according to the 2001 census, had 480 inhabitants.
Sugar-coat it any way you want. The fact is, Russia is weak. They can't take a small country like Ukraine. Right now, at this point in time, they are totally defensive.
Put any spin on it that you want. It won't change anything. The satellite photos are the truth-tellers.
They never intended to take all of Ukraine.
Pull your tongue out of Biden's ass.
Sure they did. That's why the initial invasion tried to take Kiev. How did that work out?
The Ukrainian army has used 10+ brigades, some 20 to 35,000 men, to fail to take Robotyne. A town which, according to the 2001 census, had 480 inhabitants.
Sugar-coat it any way you want. The fact is, Russia is weak. They can't take a small country like Ukraine. Right now, at this point in time, they are totally defensive.
Put any spin on it that you want. It won't change anything. The satellite photos are the truth-tellers.
They never intended to take all of Ukraine.
Pull your tongue out of Biden's ass.
Sure they did. That's why the initial invasion tried to take Kiev. How did that work out?
Who told you that?
The Biden News Network?
I suppose you think the Georgians repelled Moscow under McCain's watchful eye?
The Ukrainian army has used 10+ brigades, some 20 to 35,000 men, to fail to take Robotyne. A town which, according to the 2001 census, had 480 inhabitants.
Sugar-coat it any way you want. The fact is, Russia is weak. They can't take a small country like Ukraine. Right now, at this point in time, they are totally defensive.
Put any spin on it that you want. It won't change anything. The satellite photos are the truth-tellers.
They never intended to take all of Ukraine.
Pull your tongue out of Biden's ass.
Sure they did. That's why the initial invasion tried to take Kiev. How did that work out?
Who told you that?
The Biden News Network?
I suppose you think the Georgians repelled Moscow under McCain's watchful eye?
I doubt that the foreign mercenaries had an accurate understanding of the lethality of first world heavy weaponry. Anyone left alive after witnessing a strike by thermobaric weapons will sign off at the first opportunity.
And who the fug is this Superfoo and his credentials to surmise a belly flop?? He’s living in the middle of liberalism is all thats’ known for certain!
Watched a video a while back made by an American soldier that volunteered in Ukraine and had a hard time getting out alive. Felt sorry for him making a colossal mistake like that. They truly are cannon fodder.
And who the fug is this Superfoo and his credentials to surmise a belly flop?? He’s living in the middle of liberalism is all thats’ known for certain!
Isn’t liberalism the ultimate bellyflop? Wouldn’t a conservative stuck amongst the liberal bellyflop be well positioned to know a bellyflop when he sees it? 😉
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s August 24 remarks about Wagner financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death established the Kremlin-approved narrative on the issue, and Russian government officials, Kremlin affiliates, and the Russian information space continued to toe this line on August 25. Some prominent voices in the Russian information space notably deviated from Putin’s established narrative, however. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a statement on Prigozhin’s death on August 25 that likely aimed at balancing his relationship with the Kremlin with maintaining domestic control, but that also directly contradicted his previous statements concerning the deal he brokered between the Kremlin and Prigozhin. The Financial Times reported on the bleak future of the Wagner Group’s operations in Africa following Prigozhin’s death. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast on August 25 as Russian milbloggers expressed concern over a lack of reinforcements and troop rotations in the area. Reports of a Russian unit suffering significant losses with inadequate support on an unspecified island in the Dnipro River delta sparked outrage against the Russian military command in some parts of the Russian information space. Ukrainian drones likely struck a Russian duty station in occupied Crimea on August 25. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Donetsk Oblast on August 25 and advanced. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in at least two sectors of the front on August 25 and advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian authorities are likely setting conditions to falsify the results of the September 2023 regional elections in occupied Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s August 24 remarks about Wagner financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death established the Kremlin-approved narrative on the issue, and Russian government officials, Kremlin affiliates, and the Russian information space continued to toe this line on August 25. Some prominent voices in the Russian information space notably deviated from Putin’s established narrative, however. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a statement on Prigozhin’s death on August 25 that likely aimed at balancing his relationship with the Kremlin with maintaining domestic control, but that also directly contradicted his previous statements concerning the deal he brokered between the Kremlin and Prigozhin. The Financial Times reported on the bleak future of the Wagner Group’s operations in Africa following Prigozhin’s death. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast on August 25 as Russian milbloggers expressed concern over a lack of reinforcements and troop rotations in the area. Reports of a Russian unit suffering significant losses with inadequate support on an unspecified island in the Dnipro River delta sparked outrage against the Russian military command in some parts of the Russian information space. Ukrainian drones likely struck a Russian duty station in occupied Crimea on August 25. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Donetsk Oblast on August 25 and advanced. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in at least two sectors of the front on August 25 and advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian authorities are likely setting conditions to falsify the results of the September 2023 regional elections in occupied Ukraine.
If Rick Bin invented the butt fugker award, I’d nominate you every time.
What would a Ukrainian victory look like, and is it achievable? Seemingly demoralized by the ongoing Ukrainian offensive’s slow progress, many analysts have predicted that a Ukrainian victory is impossible.
Russia, so the argument goes, can hold its defensive lines indefinitely because its resources are greater than Ukraine’s.
Hence, a long-lasting war of attrition is unwinnable for Ukraine—as well as, possibly, for Russia.
Since stalemate is unavoidable, negotiations should begin sooner rather than later. Neither side may get what it wants, but at least fewer lives will be lost.
Ukrainians roundly reject this scenario, while Russians generally endorse it, even if not openly. That’s significant, testifying to Ukrainian confidence that they can win and Russian uncertainty about their current capacities.
Naturally, both sides could be wrong, so a closer look at the reasoning outlined above is worthwhile.
Ukraine’s Offensive in Trouble? Not Exactly Has Ukraine’s offensive stalled? Yes, but only if one measures progress in territorial gains, which, though not insignificant, have been modest. If, alternatively, one broadens one’s notion of progress to include Russia’s entire war-fighting capabilities—which include ammunition dumps, infrastructure, communications, fuel depots, and the like—then the answer has to be a resounding no.
As the United States Military Academy’s Jan Kallberg rightly says:
Intelligence analysts may look at the map of Southern Ukraine and see distances; military planners will apply the military math and see something very different. They know that to crush the Russian army and strangle the troops in frontline fortifications, they don’t need to advance 50 miles. 10 miles will do it.
Why? Because although it would be great if Ukrainian troops broke through to the shores of the Sea of Azov, they do not have to. Instead, they can achieve a significant operational outcome by bringing Russia’s ground line of communication (GLOC) under their guns.
Indeed, says Kallberg, having liberated the village of Robotyne, some 55 miles from the Sea of Azov, “the Ukrainians need to advance by a further … 7–10 miles, in order to range their guns on Russia’s east-west transport routes that are critical to the ability of its army and armed forces to fight.”
Kallberg’s conclusion is worth underscoring: “If Ukraine can interdict these road and rail links, it’s very hard to see how the Russian army can continue to fight.”
There is every reason to think that Ukraine’s General Staff shares Kallberg’s analysis, especially as they know that a large-scale frontal offensive of the kind impatient Western analysts and commentators would like to see would be suicidal without the air power the West has refused to supply.
Russia’s Resources: Greater Than Ukraine? Are Russia’s resources—as measured in numbers of soldiers, armaments, etc.—greater than Ukraine’s? Well, of course they are, and they always were. And yet, as the failure of last year’s invasion showed, the quality and morale of the fighting forces, leadership, and equipment are arguably more important than sheer numbers. Ukraine demonstrated the truth of this proposition four times in 2022: when it stopped Russia at Kyiv’s doorstep, when it forced the Russians to withdraw from Kyiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv provinces, and when it recaptured parts of Kharkiv and Kherson provinces.
Moreover, Ukraine’s resources aren’t all that matters. Western assistance to Ukraine has been of immense importance and to no small degree accounts for Ukraine’s ability to liberate about half the territory seized by Russia in the months immediately after the attack. The West’s resources aren’t infinite, and its willingness to provide them may also be limited, but the West could, if it wanted, ensure a Ukrainian victory.
Can Russia Fight Forever? Finally, can Russia fight indefinitely?
Well, yes, if one simply looks at the numbers. With a population of about 140 million, Russian casualties appear tiny. But numbers, again, aren’t all that matters. Will Russian men continue to go blindly to their deaths? Will the Russian population tolerate indefinitely such a self-slaughter? Will Russian elites?
After all, the elites know that this is Vladimir Putin’s war. His position, as both the Prigozhin Mutiny and his seeming demise have demonstrated, is shaky at best. Will Russia continue to fight if Putin dies or is killed? Just asking these questions suggests that the answers are anything but obvious.
What Does Victory Look Like for Ukraine? What, then, would a Ukrainian victory look like? The minimum would be a withdrawal of Russian forces from the territories it occupied in 2022. The maximum would be a complete withdrawal of the territories Russia seized in 2014—the Crimea and Donbas. Both scenarios would have to entail Russian reparations, which could be as high as $3 trillion, continued Western armament of Ukraine, some form of security guarantees, and serious movement toward European Union and NATO membership.
Would Russia agree to such terms? If it loses the war, yes: it would have no choice. If Putin is deposed and a more or less pro-Western coalition succeeds Putin, then also yes: Russia would want a durable peace.
To repeat: Ukraine can win, but only if the West lets it win. A Ukrainian victory would obviously enable Ukraine to rebuild, but it would also provide Russia with a historic opportunity to abandon fascism and imperialism and take a serious stab at democracy.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 27, 2023
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces reportedly advanced in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area and in western Zaporizhia Oblast amid Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in southern and eastern Ukraine. A Ukrainian soldier likely operating in the Robotyne area offered further tactical details on the prepared Russian defensive positions that Ukrainian forces have penetrated and on those that are currently ahead of them. The composition of Russian defensive positions in southern Ukraine and the ambiguities about how Russian forces are manning and equipping them continues to obscure how the next phase of fighting will transpire. Russian forces conducted missile strikes against targets in Ukraine on the night of August 26 to 27 and reportedly targeted a Ukrainian airfield in Kyiv Oblast. The Russian Investigative Committee announced on August 27 that genetic tests confirm that Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin was among 10 people killed in a plane crash on August 23. Russian milbloggers claimed that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) had been actively setting conditions to halt Wagner Group’s operations in the Middle East and Africa prior to Prigozhin’s death on August 23. The Russian MoD may be more intensely focused on disbanding the Wagner Group than Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in western Donetsk Oblast, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make confirmed advances. Russian authorities continue efforts to coerce migrants and foreigners living in Russia to fight in the war in Ukraine in exchange for Russian citizenship
A Ukrainian drone captured a compelling video near Tokmak, suggesting that Russian soldiers may have used a child as a shield to defend against drone attacks.
A Ukrainian drone captured a compelling video near Tokmak, suggesting that Russian soldiers may have used a child as a shield to defend against drone attacks.
Slava Ukraine, Idi k Chertovoy Materi Rossia[/quote] Ukraine can only be glorious after all their corruption is rooted out. Mother Russian isn't going anywhere my boy. At least when Tucker interviews Putin we can hear his side, so far we have been fed a lot of inconsistencies by western media.
Ukraine can only be glorious after all their corruption is rooted out. Mother Russian isn't going anywhere my boy. At least when Tucker interviews Putin we can hear his side, so far we have been fed a lot of inconsistencies by western media.[/quote]
Inconsistencies are nothing new. During the time (early 70s) when the U.S. Army was insisting I join the news media always said the enemy casualties were heavy and U.S. casualties were light. Even at my young age of 19 I could see the U.S. was in full retreat. My father was quite irritated that I wouldn't go. I told him I wasn't going to be the last one killed in Vietnam covering our retreat.
On August 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense announced its contribution to the international effort to train and equip Ukrainian Armed Forces with F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters. "The training provided by the United States will complement the F-16 pilot and maintenance training that's already underway in Europe and further deepens our support of the F-16 training coalition led by Denmark and the Netherlands," Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said at a press briefing. "Moving forward, we will remain in close consultation with the Danes, the Dutch and other allies to ensure U.S. training complements the broader coalition training efforts."
English language training for pilots will begin in September at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas while flight training is expected to begin in October at Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson, Arizona. The training will be facilitated by the 162nd Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard. Following the successful completion of training, the Netherlands and Denmark have received the support of the U.S. to provide their legacy F-16s to Ukraine as both countries transition their air forces to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
F-16 training for Ukrainians is also being conducted in Europe, including in the Netherlands and Denmark. To ensure the quickest delivery of F-16s to Ukraine, the U.S. is preempting any training capacity restraints in Europe. Ryder noted that Ukraine will ultimately decide how many of its pilots will go through the training. Depending on the proficiency of the students, the flight training may take several months. It takes the U.S. Air Force roughly two years to convert an untrained officer into a fully-fledged F-16 fighter pilot.
Helping to accelerate the F-16 training, Ukrainian students will already be trained pilots. "Part of this training will be assessing the individual pilots' skill level, which will determine help to determine how long that training will last," Ryder said. "Your basic, new F-16 pilot with not a lot of training on the U.S. side, that training typically lasts about eight months." Training will range from basic flight training to air combat maneuvering and weapons employment. Ryder highlighted that more experienced pilots may complete the training in as little as five months. In addition to pilots, Ukrainian ground crews will be trained on logistics and maintenance for F-16s.
Flying an F-16 in range of a S-300 or S-400 anti aircraft system is a creative way for a pilot to commit suicide. But most of them will probably be destroyed on the ground.
Ukraine is full of people who are eyes for Russia. Nothing goes un-noticed.
Flying an F-16 in range of a S-300 or S-400 anti aircraft system is a creative way for a pilot to commit suicide. But most of them will probably be destroyed on the ground.
Ukraine is full of people who are eyes for Russia. Nothing goes un-noticed.
A A missile systems need radar to work. As soon as the radar is turned on it becomes a target. That's why tactics matter...
US-Ukraine Brass Write off Counteroffensive After 57,000 Casualties, Focus on Force-Drafting New Conscripts for 2024. So much for that, the best thing Ukrainian brass can do is come to the table with uncle Putin and sue for peace.
US-Ukraine Brass Write off Counteroffensive After 57,000 Casualties, Focus on Force-Drafting New Conscripts for 2024. So much for that, the best thing Ukrainian brass can do is come to the table with uncle Putin and sue for peace.
US-Ukraine Brass Write off Counteroffensive After 57,000 Casualties, Focus on Force-Drafting New Conscripts for 2024. So much for that, the best thing Ukrainian brass can do is come to the table with uncle Putin and sue for peace.
Ukraine announces Fall counteroffensive, requests more money from US and Europe.
The International Institute for the Study of War concludes that Russia is depleting their elite forces spreading these across the spectrum of the Ukraine counteroffensive.
BRICs currencies still badly lag the usd with China’s economic woes expanding due to the property crash and rising youth unemployment there.
Forbes
BRICS is a joke. The Chinese economy is in meltdown mode, India hates China, South Africa for all intents and purposes doesn't have much of an economy and Brazil far from an economic powerhouse.
What has Ukraine done with all that equipment we already sent? Why do they need more? There is already $100 Billion dollars worth of U.S. iron over there. Where is it now that they want more?
This is becoming a bottomless pit, comparable to giving money to a bankrupt relative. The bad thing is that it is borrowed money.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 28, 2023
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian officials formally acknowledged that Ukrainian forces liberated Robotyne amid continued Ukrainian advances in western Zaporizhia Oblast and near Bakhmut. The Russian military command continues to expend relatively elite Russian airborne forces by deploying these troops to defend vulnerable positions against Ukrainian counteroffensives. A Ukrainian intelligence official indicated that Russian forces may have marginally replenished their stocks of high-precision missiles through conservation in the summer of 2023. Ukrainian officials stated that Russian forces may intend to resume a wider campaign against Ukrainian critical infrastructure in the fall of 2023, but assessed Russia likely has not replenished its missile stocks to sustain a campaign on the scale of the winter 2022-2023 strikes. Ukrainian officials assessed that any upcoming Russian strike campaign may employ new tactics that use fewer missiles and more drones. Russian milbloggers continued to criticize the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) for ignoring ultranationalists’ complaints over the mistreatment of a Southern Military District (SMD) brigade operating in the Kherson direction. Russian forces conducted offensive operations on the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Donetsk, and did not make any confirmed advances. Russian lawmakers and the Russian information space expressed varied opinions about a proposed Russian State Duma bill that would deprive individuals of their acquired Russian citizenship for evading military registration and mobilization. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported on August 28 that partisans created an explosion at the barracks of a Chechen “Akhmat-1” Rosgvardia riot police (OMON) unit in Enerhodar in occupied Zaporizhia Oblast.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 29, 2023
Ukrainian forces advanced near Bakhmut in Dontesk Oblast and Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast on August 29. Geolocated footage published on August 29 indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced south of Bakhmut and about five kilometers southeast of Robotyne. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) directions. Ukrainian Tavriisk Group of Forces Spokesperson Oleksandr Shtupun reported on August 28 that Ukrainian forces continued to secure positions in Robotyne and are demining the area. Shtupun reported that Ukrainian forces could bring more troops to the Robotyne area and would have greater opportunities for maneuver. Shtupun noted that Robotyne is near the highway to Tokmak, an important Russian ground line of communication (GLOC). A Russian milblogger suggested that Russian forces are continuing to commit a significant number of reserves, Airborne (VDV) elements, and TOS-1 thermobaric artillery systems to the area – likely indicating that Russian forces are worried about the vulnerability of their positions in Robotyne. Another Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces intend to deplete Ukrainian offensive potential by fixing Ukrainian forces in engagements in the settlement of Robotyne.
Moldovan President warns that Putin must be stopped. She highlighted Georgia, Crimea and now Ukraine saying that Putin will not stop until being stopped.
Putin ordered urgent removal of his $100 million dollar personal yacht from a German shipyard right prior to his invasion orders were given on the Ukraine.
It is hard for me to believe that Russia has been able to maintain its grip on Eastern Ukraine considering the huge amount of hardware that the USA/NATO has been pouring in with no regard for cost. But even the most Ukraine favoring news reports and propaganda cannot disguise the Russian success.
I am hoping the Russian government doesn't decide to end this foolishness by wiping out the west. They have shown great restraint so far. We are arming a nation the Russians are at war with and that by itself is an act of war as are sanctions and seizure of assets.
Samantha Morris*, a doctor from Maine, went to Ukraine in May to try to help provide medical training for soldiers. “The first time I crossed the border from Poland, I had to hide my medical supplies under mattresses and diapers to prevent them from being stolen,” she said. “The border guards on the Ukrainian side will just take things, and tell you, ‘we need this for our war,’ but then, they just steal the items and resell them. Honestly, if you don’t hand-deliver donations to the intended recipients, the items will never reach them.” Morris and a few other American medical professionals began to hold training courses in Sumy, a mid-sized city in northeastern Ukraine. “We drew up a contract with the governor in Sumy, though all they provided to us were meals and lodging, and the lodging was just us sleeping in the same public university we held our training courses in,” she said. “The Sumy governor had a friend, a local businessman, and he demanded that this businessman be added to the contract as a ‘liaison’ between us and the city of Sumy. And as a liaison, he would get a percentage fee of the contract. Our lawyers tried to negotiate the businessman out of the contract, but the governor of Sumy wouldn’t budge. We ultimately just signed the contract so we could hold our trainings.”
In the two months she spent in Ukraine, Morris says she encountered theft and corruption more times than she could count. “The lead doctor at the military base in Sumy has ordered medical supplies from and for the military at different points in time, and he has had 15 trucks of supplies completely disappear,” she said. The military first aid kits she had intended to give to soldiers once they graduated her training program were stolen. She saw the same kits for sale at a local market days later.
Samantha Morris*, a doctor from Maine, went to Ukraine in May to try to help provide medical training for soldiers. “The first time I crossed the border from Poland, I had to hide my medical supplies under mattresses and diapers to prevent them from being stolen,” she said. “The border guards on the Ukrainian side will just take things, and tell you, ‘we need this for our war,’ but then, they just steal the items and resell them. Honestly, if you don’t hand-deliver donations to the intended recipients, the items will never reach them.” Morris and a few other American medical professionals began to hold training courses in Sumy, a mid-sized city in northeastern Ukraine. “We drew up a contract with the governor in Sumy, though all they provided to us were meals and lodging, and the lodging was just us sleeping in the same public university we held our training courses in,” she said. “The Sumy governor had a friend, a local businessman, and he demanded that this businessman be added to the contract as a ‘liaison’ between us and the city of Sumy. And as a liaison, he would get a percentage fee of the contract. Our lawyers tried to negotiate the businessman out of the contract, but the governor of Sumy wouldn’t budge. We ultimately just signed the contract so we could hold our trainings.”
In the two months she spent in Ukraine, Morris says she encountered theft and corruption more times than she could count. “The lead doctor at the military base in Sumy has ordered medical supplies from and for the military at different points in time, and he has had 15 trucks of supplies completely disappear,” she said. The military first aid kits she had intended to give to soldiers once they graduated her training program were stolen. She saw the same kits for sale at a local market days later.
Damn! Those Russians even got their sneaky hands in the Ukrainian black market.
It is hard for me to believe that Russia has been able to maintain its grip on Eastern Ukraine considering the huge amount of hardware that the USA/NATO has been pouring in with no regard for cost. But even the most Ukraine favoring news reports and propaganda cannot disguise the Russian success.
I am hoping the Russian government doesn't decide to end this foolishness by wiping out the west. They have shown great restraint so far. We are arming a nation the Russians are at war with and that by itself is an act of war as are sanctions and seizure of assets.
Putin ordered urgent removal of his $100 million dollar personal yacht from a German shipyard right prior to his invasion orders were given on the Ukraine.
Moldovan President warns that Putin must be stopped. She highlighted Georgia, Crimea and now Ukraine saying that Putin will not stop until being stopped.
It is hard for me to believe that Russia has been able to maintain its grip on Eastern Ukraine considering the huge amount of hardware that the USA/NATO has been pouring in with no regard for cost. But even the most Ukraine favoring news reports and propaganda cannot disguise the Russian success.
I am hoping the Russian government doesn't decide to end this foolishness by wiping out the west. They have shown great restraint so far. We are arming a nation the Russians are at war with and that by itself is an act of war as are sanctions and seizure of assets.
Hiding under your bed might help a little.
Well now, I could follow the lead of the Ukephiles and hide from the truth.
Putin ordered urgent removal of his $100 million dollar personal yacht from a German shipyard right prior to his invasion orders were given on the Ukraine.
Putin ordered urgent removal of his $100 million dollar personal yacht from a German shipyard right prior to his invasion orders were given on the Ukraine.
So pedophiles like to use Ai and chat GP? Toot, Todoyka, Houston no one is surprised
pedophiles, by allowing them to gain the sexual catharsis they would otherwise get from watching AI generated child pornographic images instead......[/u]
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 29, 2023
Ukrainian forces advanced near Bakhmut in Dontesk Oblast and Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast on August 29. Geolocated footage published on August 29 indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced south of Bakhmut and about five kilometers southeast of Robotyne. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) directions. Ukrainian Tavriisk Group of Forces Spokesperson Oleksandr Shtupun reported on August 28 that Ukrainian forces continued to secure positions in Robotyne and are demining the area. Shtupun reported that Ukrainian forces could bring more troops to the Robotyne area and would have greater opportunities for maneuver. Shtupun noted that Robotyne is near the highway to Tokmak, an important Russian ground line of communication (GLOC). A Russian milblogger suggested that Russian forces are continuing to commit a significant number of reserves, Airborne (VDV) elements, and TOS-1 thermobaric artillery systems to the area – likely indicating that Russian forces are worried about the vulnerability of their positions in Robotyne. Another Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces intend to deplete Ukrainian offensive potential by fixing Ukrainian forces in engagements in the settlement of Robotyne.
So pedophiles like to use Ai and chat GP? Toot, Todoyka, Houston no one is surprised
pedophiles, by allowing them to gain the sexual catharsis they would otherwise get from watching AI generated child pornographic images instead......[/u]
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 29, 2023
Ukrainian forces advanced near Bakhmut in Dontesk Oblast and Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast on August 29. Geolocated footage published on August 29 indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced south of Bakhmut and about five kilometers southeast of Robotyne. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) directions. Ukrainian Tavriisk Group of Forces Spokesperson Oleksandr Shtupun reported on August 28 that Ukrainian forces continued to secure positions in Robotyne and are demining the area. Shtupun reported that Ukrainian forces could bring more troops to the Robotyne area and would have greater opportunities for maneuver. Shtupun noted that Robotyne is near the highway to Tokmak, an important Russian ground line of communication (GLOC). A Russian milblogger suggested that Russian forces are continuing to commit a significant number of reserves, Airborne (VDV) elements, and TOS-1 thermobaric artillery systems to the area – likely indicating that Russian forces are worried about the vulnerability of their positions in Robotyne. Another Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces intend to deplete Ukrainian offensive potential by fixing Ukrainian forces in engagements in the settlement of Robotyne.
We need a mass deportation of all these Russian-loving, cock-gobbling fa_ggots so they can all live the Russian Dream! I swear the stupid bastards all share one brain cell.
Nice lil kerfuffle y’all have going here! Getting nasty. I approve. FÜCK PUTIN and anyone here who supports Russia.
Laffin’…. the pro-Russia ‘tards have been wrong about this from the beginning. We all know this. Would be funny to dig up their posts from the first week or so after Putin invaded and rub their predictions in their face. D’oh!
Ukraine is very close to having the land bridge under fire control. They’ll get there before the mechanized fighting season ends for winter. Crimea won’t be sustainable for Russia. D’oh!
Nice lil kerfuffle y’all have going here! Getting nasty. I approve. FÜCK PUTIN and anyone here who supports Russia.
Laffin’…. the pro-Russia ‘tards have been wrong about this from the beginning. We all know this. Would be funny to dig up their posts from the first week or so after Putin invaded and rub their predictions in their face. D’oh!
Ukraine is very close to having the land bridge under fire control. They’ll get there before the mechanized fighting season ends for winter. Crimea won’t be sustainable for Russia. D’oh!
Funny chit.
Pretty sure that all the Putin ball washers are sharing one brain cell. It would be nice to see them all on a dilapidated freighter on their way to Vladivostok.
There are so many people that could care less about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, yet the stridently pro-ukraine folks are all the same morons that were covidians. It makes one understand that no matter what they are saying, it is bullshite.
There are so many people that could care less about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, yet the stridently pro-ukraine folks are all the same morons that were covidians. It makes one understand that no matter what they are saying, it is bullshite.
Don’t be so pathetic trying to explain away why your Putin asskissing self is here.
There are so many people that could care less about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, yet the stridently pro-ukraine folks are all the same morons that were covidians. It makes one understand that no matter what they are saying, it is bullshite.
I wonder if there's any truth to the rumor that the recent attack on the Pskov region of Russia was launched from Estonia. If so, things could get interesting. Estonia is a NATO country.
There are so many people that could care less about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, yet the stridently pro-ukraine folks are all the same morons that were covidians. It makes one understand that no matter what they are saying, it is bullshite.
Toots's about as right, on this subject, as she was on covid !!
The Pskov region of Russia is 800 kilometers from Ukraine's border. The drones Ukraine is using only have a range of 300 kilometers. Estonia borders Russia near the Pskov region. Either the drones came from somewhere other than Ukraine or something other than a drone was used in the attack.
There are so many people that could care less about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, yet the stridently pro-ukraine folks are all the same morons that were covidians. It makes one understand that no matter what they are saying, it is bullshite.
Don’t be so pathetic trying to explain away why your Putin asskissing self is here.
There are so many people that could care less about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, yet the stridently pro-ukraine folks are all the same morons that were covidians. It makes one understand that no matter what they are saying, it is bullshite.
Get the f_uk out you silly stoopid dumb f_uk
I can't hear you through that mask. Feeling spry after the newest booster? Lol
There are so many people that could care less about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, yet the stridently pro-ukraine folks are all the same morons that were covidians. It makes one understand that no matter what they are saying, it is bullshite.
Don’t be so pathetic trying to explain away why your Putin asskissing self is here.
There are so many people that could care less about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, yet the stridently pro-ukraine folks are all the same morons that were covidians. It makes one understand that no matter what they are saying, it is bullshite.
Don’t be so pathetic trying to explain away why your Putin asskissing self is here.
You cold trailers are comical!
Laughing!
Everything you spout is BS. Every single thing.
Just stop it, bitch. And get the fu-k out
Did you forget which sock puppet you were running? The booster not agreeing with you? Mask up clown
As you pointed out it’s the exact same over the top mad at the world persona. Both come across as absolutely obsessed and batchit crazy with similar/same writing style.
I doubt that two different people could possibly both be that stupid and obsessed over a topic. Those two posters and the other one that post the page long “updates” are likely all the same poster or network IMO.
Nice lil kerfuffle y’all have going here! Getting nasty. I approve. FÜCK PUTIN and anyone here who supports Russia.
Laffin’…. the pro-Russia ‘tards have been wrong about this from the beginning. We all know this. Would be funny to dig up their posts from the first week or so after Putin invaded and rub their predictions in their face. D’oh!
Ukraine is very close to having the land bridge under fire control. They’ll get there before the mechanized fighting season ends for winter. Crimea won’t be sustainable for Russia. D’oh!
Nice lil kerfuffle y’all have going here! Getting nasty. I approve. FÜCK PUTIN and anyone here who supports Russia.
Laffin’…. the pro-Russia ‘tards have been wrong about this from the beginning. We all know this. Would be funny to dig up their posts from the first week or so after Putin invaded and rub their predictions in their face. D’oh!
Ukraine is very close to having the land bridge under fire control. They’ll get there before the mechanized fighting season ends for winter. Crimea won’t be sustainable for Russia. D’oh!
You fuggin anti-white racist.
I’m not sure why Jeffy hates straight, white males. He’s obviously wanting a Marxist world order very badly. Just imagine poor Jeffy can ask the government what he can eat and what information he can ingest. LOL
I don’t know why you guys argue with dumbfuck liberal cu.nts like Direct Drive or Jeff0 about Ukraine. They’re wholly brainwashed and simply parrot whatever Biden or PMSNBC tells them. Those dipshits have never had an original thought nor do they have the slightest clue about what is going on in Ukraine but they’ll pretend that they’re geopolitically astute and they’ll argue simply because they crave the attention of real men. For those dipshits negative attention is better than being ignored and the attention they once got from their overbearing mommies is causing them to come here as contrarians in their attempts to force us to pay attention to them…..ignore them and they instantly revert back to insignificant little sh.it stains on the sidewalk that we step over and avoid at all costs.
In other words guys…Jeff0, DirectDouche, Gayghost, etc…treat them like the insignificant sh.it stains that they are and ignore them. They’ll get more agitated and say progressively more idiotic statements but if they don’t get the attention they so crave they’ll lose their sh.it eventually and return to DU. 😂
A measure of this “historic success” is the war in Ukraine, news of which is mostly not news, but a one-sided litany of jingoism, distortion, and omission. I have reported a number of wars and have never known such blanket propaganda.
I don't argue with them. I say what I have to say and they argue with the keyboard.
I wasn’t referring to you B. I’m as guilty as the next guy when it comes to getting fed up and responding but they aren’t even worth the energy to insult them….plus they’re such incredible dipshits that they wouldn’t understand the truth if it bit them.
Blinded partisan liars that are more than happy to ignore the lies Russiagate, fake dossier, peeing on prostitutes, 51 signatures from 51 traitors that intentionally lied, etc, etc, etc,….
LIES LIES AND MORE LIES but the buttfuck brigade of Jeff0, DirectDouche and the rest of Homofaggot coalition is TELLING us that THIS time it’s different and we gotta believe them now…..😂😂
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30, 2023
Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
August 30, 2023, 7:30 pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces reportedly destroyed four Russian Il-76 planes during a drone strike on a Russian airfield in Pskov Oblast on the night of August 29 to 30. Russian propagandists and milbloggers criticized Russian forces for their inability to defend Russian territory and military facilities, while simultaneously criticizing recent Russian MoD censorship efforts. Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile and drone strike predominantly targeting Kyiv on the night of August 29-30, likely in retaliation for the Ukrainian strikes earlier on Moscow and Pskov oblasts. Ukrainian light infantry - likely reconnaissance elements - infiltrated east of Russian field fortifications near Verbove as of August 30. The Kremlin has reportedly undertaken several efforts to silence or confuse reports about Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s funeral, which likely indicates that the Kremlin remains worried about Prigozhin’s appeal in Russia and among Wagner forces even after his death. Some Russian officials may be probing the views of milbloggers about Prigozhin and his death to identify and censor Russian ultranationalists not clearly connected with Prigozhin or Wagner. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov reiterated his loyalty to Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 30 in continued attempts to distance himself from Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, on the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on August 30 and reportedly advanced. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations along at least two sectors of the front on August 30 and advanced near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is reportedly banning Wagner Group soldiers from fighting in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Crimean-based “Atesh” partisan group claimed that its partisans successfully detonated an explosive at the campaign headquarters of the United Russia party in occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast on August 29.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30, 2023
Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
August 30, 2023, 7:30 pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces reportedly destroyed four Russian Il-76 planes during a drone strike on a Russian airfield in Pskov Oblast on the night of August 29 to 30. Russian propagandists and milbloggers criticized Russian forces for their inability to defend Russian territory and military facilities, while simultaneously criticizing recent Russian MoD censorship efforts. Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile and drone strike predominantly targeting Kyiv on the night of August 29-30, likely in retaliation for the Ukrainian strikes earlier on Moscow and Pskov oblasts. Ukrainian light infantry - likely reconnaissance elements - infiltrated east of Russian field fortifications near Verbove as of August 30. The Kremlin has reportedly undertaken several efforts to silence or confuse reports about Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s funeral, which likely indicates that the Kremlin remains worried about Prigozhin’s appeal in Russia and among Wagner forces even after his death. Some Russian officials may be probing the views of milbloggers about Prigozhin and his death to identify and censor Russian ultranationalists not clearly connected with Prigozhin or Wagner. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov reiterated his loyalty to Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 30 in continued attempts to distance himself from Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, on the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on August 30 and reportedly advanced. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations along at least two sectors of the front on August 30 and advanced near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is reportedly banning Wagner Group soldiers from fighting in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Crimean-based “Atesh” partisan group claimed that its partisans successfully detonated an explosive at the campaign headquarters of the United Russia party in occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast on August 29.
I don't argue with them. I say what I have to say and they argue with the keyboard.
I wasn’t referring to you B. I’m as guilty as the next guy when it comes to getting fed up and responding but they aren’t even worth the energy to insult them….plus they’re such incredible dipshits that they wouldn’t understand the truth if it bit them.
Blinded partisan liars that are more than happy to ignore the lies Russiagate, fake dossier, peeing on prostitutes, 51 signatures from 51 traitors that intentionally lied, etc, etc, etc,….
LIES LIES AND MORE LIES but the buttfuck brigade of Jeff0, DirectDouche and the rest of Homofaggot coalition is TELLING us that THIS time it’s different and we gotta believe them now…..😂😂
At least one of them is worth the energy to insult, IMO, because he still pretends to be a Patriot. The rest, I agree.
As you pointed out it’s the exact same over the top mad at the world persona. Both come across as absolutely obsessed and batchit crazy with similar/same writing style.
I doubt that two different people could possibly both be that stupid and obsessed over a topic. Those two posters and the other one that post the page long “updates” are likely all the same poster or network IMO.
There are so many people that could care less about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, yet the stridently pro-ukraine folks are all the same morons that were covidians. It makes one understand that no matter what they are saying, it is bullshite.
Don’t be so pathetic trying to explain away why your Putin asskissing self is here.
You cold trailers are comical!
Laughing!
Everything you spout is BS. Every single thing.
Nothing can compare with the bullscchitt that you spew. Nothing.
The list of Putin’s political enemies that have died mysterious deaths or that have been assassinated now numbers 18.
This number does not include those military officers removed from their positions since the invasion of Ukraine and have yet to be heard from or about.
There are so many people that could care less about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, yet the stridently pro-ukraine folks are all the same morons that were covidians. It makes one understand that no matter what they are saying, it is bullshite.
Don’t be so pathetic trying to explain away why your Putin asskissing self is here.
You cold trailers are comical!
Laughing!
Everything you spout is BS. Every single thing.
Nothing can compare with the bullscchitt that you spew. Nothing.
Lol, mask up clown. Should I post that to Directdrive too? Maybe you can just tell yourself for me.
The list of Putin’s political enemies that have died mysterious deaths or that have been assassinated now numbers 18.
This number does not include those military officers removed from their positions since the invasion of Ukraine and have yet to be heard from or about.
CBS, Reuters
Originally Posted by Houston_2
The Surovikin Line of Russian fortifications has been breached by Ukrainian forces causing Russian troops evacuate.
Houston-2: Surely you don't see anything in this for the USA? Why would we involve ourselves and spend so much money? I'm sure the Mil/Ind complex is glad to get rid of old stuff so they can replenish it but what do we have to gain?
Russian bot girl ribka triggered, too but it doesn’t take much.[/quote [quote=Hastings]Houston-2: Surely you don't see anything in this for the USA? Why would we involve ourselves and spend so much money? I'm sure the Mil/Ind complex is glad to get rid of old stuff so they can replenish it but what do we have to gain?
houston sleeps with his sister like the tape worm tranny Zelenskiy
here's a little known fact that Russia is losing. check out Ornx and you find the number of tanks and etc. being destroyed, captured or damaged. they have pictures or videos to prove it.
Tanks (631, of which destroyed: 405, damaged: 52, abandoned: 31, captured: 143)
"By Stijn Mitzer, Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Joost Oliemans and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
(Click on the numbers to get a picture of each individual captured or destroyed vehicle)"
Old Toot=Houston_2 =Direct Drive=TDoyka. One has to wonder what the incentive is. If he's not paid for the b u l l s h i t propaganda, then there must be some mental illness involved. I guess it's also possible that there's certain segment that's devastated by the failure of communism in Russia.
The Pskov region of Russia is 800 kilometers from Ukraine's border. The drones Ukraine is using only have a range of 300 kilometers. Estonia borders Russia near the Pskov region. Either the drones came from somewhere other than Ukraine or something other than a drone was used in the attack.
Or maybe they had operatives inside Russia proper. The also used drones to hit an airbase over 700km away.
The question you should be asking is why are Russian air bases so poorly protected.
Old Toot=Houston_2 =Direct Drive=TDoyka. One has to wonder what the incentive is. If he's not paid for the b u l l s h i t propaganda, then there must be some mental illness involved. I guess it's also possible that there's certain segment that's devastated by the failure of communism in Russia.
The Pskov region of Russia is 800 kilometers from Ukraine's border. The drones Ukraine is using only have a range of 300 kilometers. Estonia borders Russia near the Pskov region. Either the drones came from somewhere other than Ukraine or something other than a drone was used in the attack.
Or maybe they had operatives inside Russia proper. The also used drones to hit an airbase over 700km away.
The question you should be asking is why are Russian air bases so poorly protected.
Probably thought that they were out of range. The Ukes reportedly wrecked/damaged several Ilyushin Il-76's the main Russian transport for their airborne troops.
Old Toot=Houston_2 =Direct Drive=TDoyka. One has to wonder what the incentive is. If he's not paid for the b u l l s h i t propaganda, then there must be some mental illness involved. I guess it's also possible that there's certain segment that's devastated by the failure of communism in Russia.
El Stupido front and center and never right.
You’re a pitiful joke almost like Jag.
No one else besides your puppets comes across as anywhere near as angry and miserable or obsessed as you. Not even JeffO.
I disagree with JeffO on most things politically but can agree on backpacking and other subforums. He’s wrong on a number of things politically IMO but he doesn’t seem mentally unstable, completely obsessed with Ukraine and miserable and PO’d at the world in the way that you are. JeffO even post pictures of himself happy and enjoying the outdoors with loved ones.
Right on cue toot/Houston_2 and direct_drive start commenting at the same time…
Old Toot=Houston_2 =Direct Drive=TDoyka. One has to wonder what the incentive is. If he's not paid for the b u l l s h i t propaganda, then there must be some mental illness involved. I guess it's also possible that there's certain segment that's devastated by the failure of communism in Russia.
El Stupido front and center and never right.
You’re a pitiful joke almost like Jag.
No one else besides your puppets comes across as anywhere near as angry and miserable or obsessed as you. Not even JeffO.
I disagree with JeffO on most things politically but can agree on backpacking and other sub forums. He’s wrong on a number of things politically IMO but he doesn’t seem mentally unstable, completely obsessed with Ukraine and miserable and PO’d at the world in the way that you are. JeffO even post pictures of himself happy and enjoying the outdoors with loved ones.
Right on cue toot/Houston_2 and direct_drive start commenting at the same time…
It appears that you’re the one that’s angry here and I’m laughing at you trying so hard to be relevant.
It’s especially comical when you’re fed back that of which you vainly try to deliver. Enjoy your meal. You cooked it. Call it lemming stew.
Old Toot=Houston_2 =Direct Drive=TDoyka. One has to wonder what the incentive is. If he's not paid for the b u l l s h i t propaganda, then there must be some mental illness involved. I guess it's also possible that there's certain segment that's devastated by the failure of communism in Russia.
El Stupido front and center and never right.
You’re a pitiful joke almost like Jag.
No one else besides your puppets comes across as anywhere near as angry and miserable or obsessed as you. Not even JeffO.
I disagree with JeffO on most things politically but can agree on backpacking and other sub forums. He’s wrong on a number of things politically IMO but he doesn’t seem mentally unstable, completely obsessed with Ukraine and miserable and PO’d at the world in the way that you are. JeffO even post pictures of himself happy and enjoying the outdoors with loved ones.
Right on cue toot/Houston_2 and direct_drive start commenting at the same time…
It appears that you’re the one that’s angry here and I’m laughing at you trying so hard to be relevant.
It’s especially comical when you’re fed back that of which you vainly try to deliver. Enjoy your meal. You cooked it. Call it lemming stew.
Heh!
Ah, good one direct_drive😂
I’m just having fun and killing a little time before my kids soccer game. You’re probably doing the same with your no doubt busy family life schedule also.
Ukraine snipers causing disarray on Russians’ front lines. Snipers are taking out low level officers who are squad and unit commanders confusing troops needing leaders to command their efforts.
Old Toot=Houston_2 =Direct Drive=TDoyka. One has to wonder what the incentive is. If he's not paid for the b u l l s h i t propaganda, then there must be some mental illness involved. I guess it's also possible that there's certain segment that's devastated by the failure of communism in Russia.
El Stupido front and center and never right.
You’re a pitiful joke almost like Jag.
No one else besides your puppets comes across as anywhere near as angry and miserable or obsessed as you. Not even JeffO.
I disagree with JeffO on most things politically but can agree on backpacking and other sub forums. He’s wrong on a number of things politically IMO but he doesn’t seem mentally unstable, completely obsessed with Ukraine and miserable and PO’d at the world in the way that you are. JeffO even post pictures of himself happy and enjoying the outdoors with loved ones.
Right on cue toot/Houston_2 and direct_drive start commenting at the same time…
It appears that you’re the one that’s angry here and I’m laughing at you trying so hard to be relevant.
It’s especially comical when you’re fed back that of which you vainly try to deliver. Enjoy your meal. You cooked it. Call it lemming stew.
Heh!
Ah, good one direct_drive😂
I’m just having fun and killing a little time before my kids soccer game. You’re probably doing the same with your no doubt busy family life schedule also.
Old Toot=Houston_2 =Direct Drive=TDoyka. One has to wonder what the incentive is. If he's not paid for the b u l l s h i t propaganda, then there must be some mental illness involved. I guess it's also possible that there's certain segment that's devastated by the failure of communism in Russia.
El Stupido front and center and never right.
You’re a pitiful joke almost like Jag.
LMAO! Settle down you old howler monkey, dramatic, queen. Juggling all the sock puppets is gonna make you go over the edge. Get yourself to a shrink ASAP.
Old Toot=Houston_2 =Direct Drive=TDoyka. One has to wonder what the incentive is. If he's not paid for the b u l l s h i t propaganda, then there must be some mental illness involved. I guess it's also possible that there's certain segment that's devastated by the failure of communism in Russia.
El Stupido front and center and never right.
You’re a pitiful joke almost like Jag.
LMAO! Settle down you old howler monkey, dramatic, queen. Juggling all the sock puppets is gonna make you go over the edge. Get yourself to a shrink ASAP.
El Stupido, you’re way past a shrink helping you. A shrink can’t fix your problem.
Old Toot=Houston_2 =Direct Drive=TDoyka. One has to wonder what the incentive is. If he's not paid for the b u l l s h i t propaganda, then there must be some mental illness involved. I guess it's also possible that there's certain segment that's devastated by the failure of communism in Russia.
El Stupido front and center and never right.
You’re a pitiful joke almost like Jag.
LMAO! Settle down you old howler monkey, dramatic, queen. Juggling all the sock puppets is gonna make you go over the edge. Get yourself to a shrink ASAP.
El Stupido, you’re way past a shrink helping you. A shrink can’t fix your problem.
Poor, old queen. When you post as Direct Drive, do you make a different voice in your head while you're typing? Do you sometimes identify as one of your puppets in your head and have conversations? FFS, have you considered a scan to check for brain tumors?
The US Military has gained much knowledge on drone warfare and uses from the Ukraine war with Russia. Much of the drone knowledge gained is being deployed and put in action in The South China Sea.
Russia is feeling the depths of the economic squeeze being forced upon them from the imposed sanctions. Inflation continues to climb and shortages of basic necessities are increasing. This places the Russian Central Bank in a no win situation.
Old Toot=Houston_2 =Direct Drive=TDoyka. One has to wonder what the incentive is. If he's not paid for the b u l l s h i t propaganda, then there must be some mental illness involved. I guess it's also possible that there's certain segment that's devastated by the failure of communism in Russia.
El Stupido front and center and never right.
You’re a pitiful joke almost like Jag.
LMAO! Settle down you old howler monkey, dramatic, queen. Juggling all the sock puppets is gonna make you go over the edge. Get yourself to a shrink ASAP.
El Stupido, you’re way past a shrink helping you. A shrink can’t fix your problem.
Poor, old queen. When you post as Direct Drive, do you make a different voice in your head while you're typing? Do you sometimes identify as one of your puppets in your head and have conversations? FFS, have you considered a scan to check for brain tumors?
That toy box for a head that you have is most impressive, El Stupido.
Double masking, covtard, who has no morals/ethics.
How's Goalie, you stinking old cunnt !
What the phfuk are Doug and Bob Mackenzie doing on a US forum ? Aren't you hosers supposed to be on a Beer Hunt up in the Land of Liberals ? And go check your leaky pussies.....menstruating foul bastards !
Double masking, covtard, who has no morals/ethics.
How's Goalie, you stinking old cunnt !
What the phfuk are Doug and Bob Mackenzie doing on a US forum ? Aren't you hosers supposed to be on a Beer Hunt up in the Land of Liberals ? And go check your leaky pussies.....menstruating foul bastards !
Double masking, covtard, who has no morals/ethics.
How's Goalie, you stinking old cunnt !
What the phfuk are Doug and Bob Mackenzie doing on a US forum ? Aren't you hosers supposed to be on a Beer Hunt up in the Land of Liberals ? And go check your leaky pussies.....menstruating foul bastards !
ROFLOL
Heh!
If you have to back your car 100 feet straight back out of the driveway, can you do that or do you ask your husband?
Russia’s attempts to protect the Kerch bridge by sinking ships to thwart Ukraine waterborne drones has been described by the Kremlin as temporary and “putting a bandaid on a bullet hole “.
Double masking, covtard, who has no morals/ethics.
How's Goalie, you stinking old cunnt !
What the phfuk are Doug and Bob Mackenzie doing on a US forum ? Aren't you hosers supposed to be on a Beer Hunt up in the Land of Liberals ? And go check your leaky pussies.....menstruating foul bastards !
ROFLOL
Heh!
If you have to back your car 100 feet straight back out of the driveway, can you do that or do you ask your husband?
Kremlin hardliners are demanding answers from Putin and the Russian military staff as to why interior Russia is at extreme risk from the constant barrages of Ukrainian drones when the citizens of Russia were promised to be protected and isolated from the ravages of the war.
Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence (GUR) Head Kyrylo Budanov reported that the Russian military deployed elements of a newly created “reserve army” (the 25th CAA) to enable units currently on the frontline in Luhansk Oblast to laterally redeploy to defend against the Ukrainian counteroffensive in southern Ukraine. The 25th Combined Arms Army is unlikely to be combat effective at scale given its rushed deployment, ahead of a previously reported intended deployment date of December 2023. Additional Russian lateral redeployments and the immediate commitment of intended operational reserves suggest that short term reinforcement needs are impeding intended long-term reconstitution efforts. Russian “Vostok” Battalion commander Alexander Khodakovsky continues to highlight the impact of the lack of Russian counter-battery capabilities on Russian morale in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made some advances on September 1. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed gains. Russian occupation officials announced on September 1 that voting began for the Russian regional elections held in occupied Ukraine and will continue in various forms through September 10. Russian officials continue efforts to forcibly indoctrinate Ukrainian youth into Russian culture and identity by integrating schools in occupied Ukraine into the Russian educational system.
Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence (GUR) Head Kyrylo Budanov reported that the Russian military deployed elements of a newly created “reserve army” (the 25th CAA) to enable units currently on the frontline in Luhansk Oblast to laterally redeploy to defend against the Ukrainian counteroffensive in southern Ukraine. The 25th Combined Arms Army is unlikely to be combat effective at scale given its rushed deployment, ahead of a previously reported intended deployment date of December 2023. Additional Russian lateral redeployments and the immediate commitment of intended operational reserves suggest that short term reinforcement needs are impeding intended long-term reconstitution efforts. Russian “Vostok” Battalion commander Alexander Khodakovsky continues to highlight the impact of the lack of Russian counter-battery capabilities on Russian morale in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made some advances on September 1. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed gains. Russian occupation officials announced on September 1 that voting began for the Russian regional elections held in occupied Ukraine and will continue in various forms through September 10. Russian officials continue efforts to forcibly indoctrinate Ukrainian youth into Russian culture and identity by integrating schools in occupied Ukraine into the Russian educational system.
If one were to dispassionately take a 30,000 foot look or make an honest assessment of the future situation in Ukraine I honestly don’t know how Ukraine can keep up with Russia in manpower alone? Considering that fact that Russia has at least 4 times as many people as Ukraine, not counting their sympathetic former states, and 100 times the resources and manufacturing base as Ukraine there’s just not much light at the end of the Ukrainian tunnel. The Ukrainian conscripts and the enlisted men seem to be fighting “hard” and while I don’t trust the media the results I’m basing this opinion on is that they are still in the fight….but…how long can you reasonably expect men to face combat, often intense combat, on a daily basis before they go crazy or they become more of a liability than a soldier? No matter how “good” or patriotic they are they’re still human and thus they’ll have to be rotated out. What most people forget, especially the leftists that are all in for Ukraine, is that this “war” has been HOT since 2014…almost a DECADE and Ukraine has been sending their boys to their death for damn near a generation now. If you were an 8 year old Ukrainian kid in the 3rd grade when the war started you’ve likely seen your friends go off to fight, die or become disabled on a constant basis and whatever you dreamed for your future would have to wait until you’ve been involuntarily sent to either fight or die. A future darkened by the clouds of war ain’t much of future but fighting to enrich the oligarchs worldwide in this colossal corruption scheme makes this “war” and the faux outrage by the Peace & Love leftists especially evil and outrageous!
The numbers of casualties on both sides, especially KIA, are almost beyond comprehension and are more akin to Operation Barbarossa or Gettysburg than anything “we’ve” seen in modern times. At this point and from where I’m sitting I see this now as a war of attrition….Russia is dug in and reinforcing their positions in the territory they captured hourly and they can afford to throw body after body into the grinder whereas Ukraine cannot.
The shear number of KIA Ukraine suffered in Bakhmut was tremendous and Bakhmut is NOT the Crimean peninsula. I think that Ukraine beating Russia would be great because I couldn’t GAF about Russia (or Ukraine..same-same) and it is such an impossibility that I’d enjoy seeing it but I know and have known from the beginning that that ain’t happening.
.but…how long can you reasonably expect men to face combat, often intense combat, on a daily basis before they go crazy or they become more of a liability than a soldier?
Ukranian soldiers aren't facing combat on a daily basis for very long. They're eliminated and replaced by conscripts that are kidnapped off the streets and forced into combat. That's why 14 million Ukranians have vacated Ukraine.
14 million people is a lot for a country that started with a population of 44 million.
Russia has an Army of 300,000 men being held in reserve to be used in the event that NATO puts boots on the ground in Ukraine.
So far it looks like a full scale NATO conflict isn't being considered. But Poland is making noise about sending a significant number of its military into Ukraine for a couple of reasons. #1 is that Poland has always had knothead leadership--which was aptly demonstrated in 1939. The other reason is because Poland stands to gain a big chunk of western Ukraine once all of this Ukraine nonsense boils down.
If one were to dispassionately take a 30,000 foot look or make an honest assessment of the future situation in Ukraine I honestly don’t know how Ukraine can keep up with Russia in manpower alone? Considering that fact that Russia has at least 4 times as many people as Ukraine, not counting their sympathetic former states, and 100 times the resources and manufacturing base as Ukraine there’s just not much light at the end of the Ukrainian tunnel. The Ukrainian conscripts and the enlisted men seem to be fighting “hard” and while I don’t trust the media the results I’m basing this opinion on is that they are still in the fight….but…how long can you reasonably expect men to face combat, often intense combat, on a daily basis before they go crazy or they become more of a liability than a soldier? No matter how “good” or patriotic they are they’re still human and thus they’ll have to be rotated out. What most people forget, especially the leftists that are all in for Ukraine, is that this “war” has been HOT since 2014…almost a DECADE and Ukraine has been sending their boys to their death for damn near a generation now. If you were an 8 year old Ukrainian kid in the 3rd grade when the war started you’ve likely seen your friends go off to fight, die or become disabled on a constant basis and whatever you dreamed for your future would have to wait until you’ve been involuntarily sent to either fight or die. A future darkened by the clouds of war ain’t much of future but fighting to enrich the oligarchs worldwide in this colossal corruption scheme makes this “war” and the faux outrage by the Peace & Love leftists especially evil and outrageous!
The numbers of casualties on both sides, especially KIA, are almost beyond comprehension and are more akin to Operation Barbarossa or Gettysburg than anything “we’ve” seen in modern times. At this point and from where I’m sitting I see this now as a war of attrition….Russia is dug in and reinforcing their positions in the territory they captured hourly and they can afford to throw body after body into the grinder whereas Ukraine cannot.
The shear number of KIA Ukraine suffered in Bakhmut was tremendous and Bakhmut is NOT the Crimean peninsula. I think that Ukraine beating Russia would be great because I couldn’t GAF about Russia (or Ukraine..same-same) and it is such an impossibility that I’d enjoy seeing it but I know and have known from the beginning that that ain’t happening.
Great commentary and analysis.
A whole lot of heartache for good men and families on both side that will never be the same. That our Democrats and RINOs’s have sponsored and provoked inorder to line their pockets with MIC dollars.
I think about our Iraq and Afghanistan veterans that made it home but with grievous injuries and missing limbs. The number of our men that were forever changed during our time in those countries is 100% more than it should’ve been BUT thankfully they had the BEST military supporting them, they had the best trained and most dedicated friends to their left and right and they had the best medical attention available worldwide. The Ukrainians have doctors and soldiers stealing pain meds and necessary items to treat their injured “friends and comrades”. They (Ukraine) have poorly trained, ill equipped and from what I’ve seen, scared and self-centered, involuntary conscripts that fail to act when the guy next to him gets a leg blown off or worse. They don’t have a fraction of the support, infrastructure, logistics or desire to do whatever it takes to win. They have an army of kids that don’t want to be there being led by a bunch of fat guys that are looking for anything to steal and are more concerned with “getting a piece of the pie” than they are for their soldiers welfare. The fatfucks leading the scared kids are all being led by an evil worldwide monolith of greedy criminals. The American citizen is funding this clusterfuck because we are teetering on collapse ourselves and nothing is more important to the average American citizen than the welfare of our friends and neighbors in Ukraine…..we’ve been told right here that Ukraine is our backyard. 😂
AS RUSSIAN CASUALTIES INCREASE, MOSCOW IS OFFERING BIG PAY TO ATTRACT NEW TROOPS UKRAINE BY STAVROS ATLAMAZOGLOU AUGUST 31, 2023
The Russian “special military operation” in Ukraine might not be going according to plan, but Russian troops fighting in Ukraine are at least making six figures.
The war and the need for new troops have made service in the Russian armed forces one of the most lucrative professions in the country.
However, the heavy attrition means that not many young Russian soldiers will enjoy their hefty salaries for long.
MAKE BIG BUCKS FIGHTING FOR PUTIN When the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Russian junior officers were making just over 81,000 rubles (about $900) a month. A few months later, in October 2022, because of the conflict’s deteriorating status pay increased for Russian troops, with pay for the most junior troops starting at about 195,000 rubles ($2,100) a month.
“It is highly likely that the salary and additional benefits are a strong incentive for personnel to join up, especially to those from the poorer areas of Russia. However, Russia is still unlikely to meet its targets for recruiting volunteers to the ranks,” the British Military Intelligence assessed in a recent estimate of the war.
Today, the most junior Russian troops receive over 200,000 rubles (slightly over $2,100) a month. This sum is almost three times larger than the average Russian national salary, which is about 73,000 rubles ($765) a month.
In comparison, junior enlisted personnel in the U.S. military make between $23,000 and $30,000 a year while the U.S. average salary is around $59,000.
To be sure, U.S. military personnel get a lot of indirect bonuses, such as grocery and housing allowances. But even with these bonuses, Russian military pay is levels higher than that of American troops in the context of their respective economies.
This paradox is a result of the most serious force generation issues that plague the Russian military.
RUSSIAN FORCE GENERATION WOES
Russia went to war with about 190,000 men. More than 19 months later, the Russian forces have suffered between 260,000 and 300,000 casualties, according to estimates by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and the Pentagon. These devastating losses, coupled with the precarious situation on the battlefield, have imposed immense manpower demands on the Russian military.
The Kremlin has tried several different solutions, some more extreme than others. In September, Russian President Vladimir Putin called up a partial mobilization. About 300,000 reservists swelled the ranks of the Russian forces; however, the mobilization created such panic in Russian society that more than one million military-aged males fled the country to avoid the draft.
Then, Putin turned to the infamous Wagner Group. The Kremlin gave Yevgeny Prigozhin, the now-late leader of the private military company, the green light to recruit from Russia’s vast penal colonies. In total, the mercenary group recruited more than 40,000 convicts in the span of a few months. However, Wagner suffered horrendous losses, and the Wagner Group camps in Belarus are now out of favor and without leadership following Prigozhin’s death.
The ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive is stretching the Russian forces. In response, the Russian Ministry of Defense is having to relocate troops from quieter parts of the battlefield to where the Ukrainian forces are making the most progress, namely, in the western Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Bakhmut in the Donbas. Moscow is using elite units, including Spetsnaz special operations forces and VDV paratroopers, as firefighters in critical sectors of the battlefield. However, with about 500 men killed, wounded, or captured a day the Kremlin can’t keep up with the attrition, and will soon have to call up more men.
With a failing campaign and extremely heavy attrition, even the most lucrative financial incentives won’t generate enough forces on their own.
RUSSIAN PLANES KEEP GETTING BLOWN UP IN AIRFIELDS HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM THE FIGHTING, EXPOSING EMBARRASSING GAPS IN ITS DEFENSES UKRAINE BY BUSINESS INSIDER AUGUST 30, 2023
Russian military aircraft keep getting damaged or destroyed at airbases deep inside its own territory, exposing gaps in its defenses that Ukraine has been able to exploit.
Military analysts told The Wall Street Journal that Ukraine has likely disabled more Russian aircraft while they were sitting in bases than it had in live combat. It is a situation that will likely prove embarrassing for one of the world’s foremost military powers.
The latest damaged aircraft are four transport planes damaged in a drone attack at an airport in the city of Pskov in north-west Russia, including two that were on fire, according to state media outlet TASS.
It is around 450 miles from the Ukrainian border.
Russia’s foreign ministry blamed Ukraine, saying it “will not go unpunished,” Reuters reported.
It followed a string of attacks on aircraft at bases within Russia and its occupied territory this month.
A prized supersonic Russian Tupolev Tu-22 bomber was blown up earlier this month at the Soltsky-2 airfield in Russia’s Novgorod region, which is also more than 400 miles from the border.
Russia’s defense ministry blamed a Ukrainian drone for that attack too.
Around the same time, Ukraine carried out a drone strike on a third facility, the Shaykovka base, where at least one aircraft was damaged. That base was closer, but still 130 miles from the border.
A fourth attack was earlier in August – satellite photos suggested that at least nine Russian planes were damaged or destroyed in Saky airbase in Crimea, around 100 miles from Ukrainian-held territory.
At the time Eliot Higgins, founder of investigative website Bellingcat which often covers Russia, said he “can’t think of a time Russia has lost this many air assets in one day in recent memory.”
There are broadly two ways to hit distant airfields like this – either of them is bad for Russia.
Ukraine could fire drones or missiles from its own territory, which involves defeating Russia’s supposedly competent air defense.
Or it could deploy people far enough behind enemy lines to do the attacks at shorter range, defeating its supposedly competent border defenses and security services.
The details of the attacks are rarely clear, but U.K. intelligence said the attack on the Soltsky-2 airfield was likely launched from within Russian territory.
The attacks prompted recrimination in Russia.
Related: Russia is suffering from Ukraine’s cluster munitions, Russian colonel reveals
The Institute for the Study of War, a respected U.S. think tank, said that Russian military bloggers criticized officials for not storing aircraft properly using hangars that might have kept them safer.
The ISW said the reaction shows how “such deep attacks support larger Ukrainian efforts to degrade Russian morale.”
Ukrainian drone attacks have also touched Moscow in recent weeks, in some cases prompting its airports to close down.
Russia has blamed Ukraine for most of them, but Ukraine has often not taken responsibility, in keeping with a general policy of rarely acknowledging attacks on Russian soil.
Rebel groups within Russia have occasionally taken responsibility for attacks, but not the recent hits on airfields.
Russian officials said on Wednesday that Ukrainian drones were fired at multiple Russian regions: Pskov, Bryansk, Kaluga, Orlov, Ryazan, and Moscow, Reuters reported.
I think about our Iraq and Afghanistan veterans that made it home but with grievous injuries and missing limbs. The number of our men that were forever changed during our time in those countries is 100% more than it should’ve been BUT thankfully they had the BEST military supporting them, they had the best trained and most dedicated friends to their left and right and they had the best medical attention available worldwide. The Ukrainians have doctors and soldiers stealing pain meds and necessary items to treat their injured “friends and comrades”. They (Ukraine) have poorly trained, ill equipped and from what I’ve seen, scared and self-centered, involuntary conscripts that fail to act when the guy next to him gets a leg blown off or worse. They don’t have a fraction of the support, infrastructure, logistics or desire to do whatever it takes to win. They have an army of kids that don’t want to be there being led by a bunch of fat guys that are looking for anything to steal and are more concerned with “getting a piece of the pie” than they are for their soldiers welfare. The fatfucks leading the scared kids are all being led by an evil worldwide monolith of greedy criminals. The American citizen is funding this clusterfuck because we are teetering on collapse ourselves and nothing is more important to the average American citizen than the welfare of our friends and neighbors in Ukraine…..we’ve been told right here that Ukraine is our backyard. 😂
Wow.
You need to change the channel, buddy.
But then being wrong seems to suit you, so maybe not! 😂
over 100 posts by Jeffy over 6 years stating that Putin helped trump win. Jeff the pathological liar promised he would leave the fire is he was wrong
Jeff the drug addict has reinvented himself into another pathological liar again . clown world
Originally Posted by Jeff_O
Originally Posted by AcesNeights
I think about our Iraq and Afghanistan veterans that made it home but with grievous injuries and missing limbs. The number of our men that were forever changed during our time in those countries is 100% more than it should’ve been BUT thankfully they had the BEST military supporting them, they had the best trained and most dedicated friends to their left and right and they had the best medical attention available worldwide. The Ukrainians have doctors and soldiers stealing pain meds and necessary items to treat their injured “friends and comrades”. They (Ukraine) have poorly trained, ill equipped and from what I’ve seen, scared and self-centered, involuntary conscripts that fail to act when the guy next to him gets a leg blown off or worse. They don’t have a fraction of the support, infrastructure, logistics or desire to do whatever it takes to win. They have an army of kids that don’t want to be there being led by a bunch of fat guys that are looking for anything to steal and are more concerned with “getting a piece of the pie” than they are for their soldiers welfare. The fatfucks leading the scared kids are all being led by an evil worldwide monolith of greedy criminals. The American citizen is funding this clusterfuck because we are teetering on collapse ourselves and nothing is more important to the average American citizen than the welfare of our friends and neighbors in Ukraine…..we’ve been told right here that Ukraine is our backyard. 😂
Wow.
You need to change the channel, buddy.
But then being wrong seems to suit you, so maybe not! 😂
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced on September 2. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in the Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) direction. Russian milbloggers who have recently maintained that Russian forces hold positions in the southern part of Robotyne claimed that Russian forces withdrew from the southern outskirts of the settlement to unspecified positions further south. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar stated on September 1 that Ukrainian forces have overcome the Russian “first line of defense” in some areas of the Zaporizhia direction, but that the situation remains difficult due to additional Russian concrete fortifications and dense minefields.
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Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced on September 2. Select Russian sources claimed that Russian officers of the 58th Combined Arms Army (CAA) defending in Zaporizhia Oblast contacted former 58th CAA commander Major General Ivan Popov due to the worsening situation at the Russian frontline. The Russian ultranationalist information space response to a Russian critique of anti-Western mindsets and Russian propaganda demonstrates that the ultranationalist community retains the ability to coalesce around certain issues. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on September 2. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations along at least one sector of the front on September 2 and advanced near Bakhmut, in western Donetsk Oblast, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) has formed its own Rosgvardia (Russian National Guard) units, elements of which reportedly operate both on the front line and in far rear areas of occupied Ukraine. Russian and occupation authorities are encouraging residents of occupied Ukraine who are residing in Russia to vote in the occupation regional elections, likely to increase voter turnout and the perception of electoral legitimacy.
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
Hahaha. You were right there. I didn't know Putin wasn't going with the A team and just meant to scare Zelensky into giving up to prevent the total destruction of the Ukranian military.
You're living proof a blind squirrel finds an acorn on occasion.
How long was it youse guys were predicting it would be before Zelenskys troops were in Red Square?
As stupid as you are I expect you will be ecstatic of news of a looming war while thinking you and yours are immune to nukes.
The CIA had cautioned U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Ukraine’s current counter-offensive against Russian forces would fail and that Kyiv “will not win the war.”
Blinken “has figured out that the United States — that is, our ally Ukraine — will not win the war” against Russia.
“The word was getting to him through the Agency [CIA] that the Ukrainian offense was not going to work,”
“It was a show by [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky and there were some in the administration who believed his bulls**t.”
not only do i hate Russians, there is no respect for Russians. NONE.
the more Russian equipment and Russian men you kill, the more China wants Siberia and the Far East. China is in it for the long haul, Siberia and the Far East is ripe for taking rare minerals and oil. remember the Soviets and Chinese Border clashes? i bet the Chinese do. they are in it for the long haul. imagine China takes Siberia and the Far East? Russia already is losing the Ukraine war and Europe and US will not stop China from taking Russian territories, which by the way, the Far East was Chinese territory back in the day. so Pulter Pukin give it up and the Chinese will be happy to take it.
Talking about respect and making others fear them. Big bad Russia can't handle a little country like Ukraine. They know they're weak as hell and can't stop those Ukrainian drone strikes.
I'd like to ask that moron about all the Russian strikes that killed the elderly, women and children. At some point, the average Russians are going to want to get rid of these Ultra-Nationalists, including Putin and take their country back.
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
You taking issue with what Aces said is funny beyond belief. You are the 3rd grader thinking you have more knowledge than adult. Unreal, and you actually believe what you say. Must be some good stuff you are smoking. Wow.
Talking about respect and making others fear them. Big bad Russia can't handle a little country like Ukraine. They know they're weak as hell and can't stop those Ukrainian drone strikes.
I'd like to ask that moron about all the Russian strikes that killed the elderly, women and children. At some point, the average Russians are going to want to get rid of these Ultra-Nationalists, including Putin and take their country back.
We feel the same way in this country, except we’ll take it back from libs and woketards
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
You taking issue with what Aces said is funny beyond belief. You are the 3rd grader thinking you have more knowledge than adult. Unreal, and you actually believe what you say. Must be some good stuff you are smoking. Wow.
Yep and he has been wrong every single time, like a petulant child. They swallowed the commie line, are so delusional they think Biden is a hero. LOL
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
You taking issue with what Aces said is funny beyond belief. You are the 3rd grader thinking you have more knowledge than adult. Unreal, and you actually believe what you say. Must be some good stuff you are smoking. Wow.
Yep and he has been wrong every single time, like a petulant child. They swallowed the commie line, are so delusional they think Biden is a hero. LOL
Hey, not so fast. Biden has open borders for illegals and is flying in Middle Eastern muzzy mercenaries and paying them to act up next summer to prevent the coming elections where Trump could win with a fraudulent election and then start a nucler holocaust. Biden is busting his ass protecting us and our beloved US.
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
You taking issue with what Aces said is funny beyond belief. You are the 3rd grader thinking you have more knowledge than adult. Unreal, and you actually believe what you say. Must be some good stuff you are smoking. Wow.
cfran…. I actually derive comfort and consolation from the fact that the dipshit disagrees with me. I am everything that the dipshit isn’t…I’m the polar opposite of the dipshit so it would be completely unnatural and uncomfortable if the dipshit agreed with me about anything.
That dipshit has never been correct about anything in its miserable existence which is why she comes here pretending to be “reasonable” and even-tempered but it’s all for show. Underneath the surface she’s a wreck of insecurities, self-loathing, loneliness and insignificance.
It’s really hard for me to believe that 10 years ago I used to feel sorry for her……she got NO RESPECT and was treated with utter contempt by the membership here and I pitied her. Man…was I wrong! There’s not enough contempt in the English language to convey how I truly feel and I believe the only way one could properly show the contempt we feel for a piece ofshit like that would be in person around a real campfire 🔥
Talking about respect and making others fear them. Big bad Russia can't handle a little country like Ukraine. They know they're weak as hell and can't stop those Ukrainian drone strikes.
I'd like to ask that moron about all the Russian strikes that killed the elderly, women and children. At some point, the average Russians are going to want to get rid of these Ultra-Nationalists, including Putin and take their country back.
A dumb fat uneducated lazy boomer union Member who Voted for Biden discussing geopolitics. Can’t get any funnier than this. Unless jeffo the drug addict welfare leach claims again he helped discover the group nirvana in his make believe record studio. Lol
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
It’s funny when the draft dodgers like jeffo chime in on military matters
Good news! Zelenskyy has announced a corruption crackdown against the Ukrainian elites that have been gorging themselves on US taxpayer dollars. One billionaire arrested thus far…..wonder if he will arrest his wife? LOL….
Good news! Zelenskyy has announced a corruption crackdown against the Ukrainian elites that have been gorging themselves on US taxpayer dollars. One billionaire arrested thus far…..wonder if he will arrest his wife? LOL….
Do you think Zelensky is trying to eliminate corruption?
No, this is just wolves fighting each other over the scraps.
Talking about respect and making others fear them. Big bad Russia can't handle a little country like Ukraine. They know they're weak as hell and can't stop those Ukrainian drone strikes.
I'd like to ask that moron about all the Russian strikes that killed the elderly, women and children. At some point, the average Russians are going to want to get rid of these Ultra-Nationalists, including Putin and take their country back.
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
You taking issue with what Aces said is funny beyond belief. You are the 3rd grader thinking you have more knowledge than adult. Unreal, and you actually believe what you say. Must be some good stuff you are smoking. Wow.
cfran…. I actually derive comfort and consolation from the fact that the dipshit disagrees with me. I am everything that the dipshit isn’t…I’m the polar opposite of the dipshit so it would be completely unnatural and uncomfortable if the dipshit agreed with me about anything.
That dipshit has never been correct about anything in its miserable existence which is why she comes here pretending to be “reasonable” and even-tempered but it’s all for show. Underneath the surface she’s a wreck of insecurities, self-loathing, loneliness and insignificance.
It’s really hard for me to believe that 10 years ago I used to feel sorry for her……she got NO RESPECT and was treated with utter contempt by the membership here and I pitied her. Man…was I wrong! There’s not enough contempt in the English language to convey how I truly feel and I believe the only way one could properly show the contempt we feel for a piece ofshit like that would be in person around a real campfire 🔥
Oh good lord. You idiots just throw stuff at the wall hoping something will stick.
In actual reality I’m sitting here happy as a clam, secure, and comfortable in my skin. Getting kinda hungry though. Gonna whip up a ham sammich then go finish the part I’m prototyping so I can swing it by the customer’s Tuesday and then, one hopes, get a nice phat order of them to make. How I roll.
YOU on the other hand, appear to be exactly what you accused me of. Insecure. Full of self-loathing. Lonely. Angry. Housebound. Your posts literally reek of failing mental health.
I’m sorry you got taken in by a con man and are too proud to admit it so it’s got you tied up in knots inside. I truly mean that. It’s tragic, really. But this is where things stand. And I’m telling you, it’s going to get much, much worse in the coming months. You’ll be faced with a choice: acknowledge reality and MAYBE move forward in a rational and humane way, or, spin off further into the dark, angry, conspiratorial place you inhabit. All I can do is call you on your [bleep] and point out your stupidities. You’re gonna have to take some personal responsibility at some point to get out of the hole you’ve dug yourself. Can you? It remains to be seen.
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
Hahaha. You were right there. I didn't know Putin wasn't going with the A team and just meant to scare Zelensky into giving up to prevent the total destruction of the Ukranian military.
You're living proof a blind squirrel finds an acorn on occasion.
How long was it youse guys were predicting it would be before Zelenskys troops were in Red Square?
As stupid as you are I expect you will be ecstatic of news of a looming war while thinking you and yours are immune to nukes.
Yeah, no, I never predicted anything about Ukrainian troops rolling into Red Square.
A-team… that’s FUNNY. Most of Russia’s “A-team” is moldering in their graves in Ukrainian soil, having been squandered in the early part of the war due to Putin’s utter incompetence and detachment from reality.
Ukraine is through the first, main line of defense. They have Russian supply routes in the “land bridge” literally in visual range, some of them at least, and certainly in HIMARS and tube artillery range. As they consolidate their gains they’ll move that stuff forward, and start hitting those routes, at which point Crimea becomes untenable, for civilians at least. That’s a huge deal; you’ll see.
Russia can’t do much about it, partly because they lack effective counter-battery capabilities, which has now been publicly called out twice by different high-ranking Russian military officers. Ukraine ITOH does have very effective counter-battery capabilities, and have been greatly degrading Russian artillery for months now to prep for exactly what’s happening.
Russia lost this war a long time ago. Unfortunately a bunch more people, on both sides, are gonna die before that reality is finally understood by the Russian people. I make no predictions in timeline. It’ll certainly be at least 2024. Another month or so and large-scale mechanized movements will be shut down by fall rains. But, unless something changes, just what Ukraine has now accomplished will, as I explained above, be an absolute disaster for Russia with regards to Crimea.
You’ll see. You won’t acknowledge it, but you’ll see.
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
Hahaha. You were right there. I didn't know Putin wasn't going with the A team and just meant to scare Zelensky into giving up to prevent the total destruction of the Ukranian military.
You're living proof a blind squirrel finds an acorn on occasion.
How long was it youse guys were predicting it would be before Zelenskys troops were in Red Square?
As stupid as you are I expect you will be ecstatic of news of a looming war while thinking you and yours are immune to nukes.
Yeah, no, I never predicted anything about Ukrainian troops rolling into Red Square.
A-team… that’s FUNNY. Most of Russia’s “A-team” is moldering in their graves in Ukrainian soil, having been squandered in the early part of the war due to Putin’s utter incompetence and detachment from reality.
Ukraine is through the first, main line of defense. They have Russian supply routes in the “land bridge” literally in visual range, some of them at least, and certainly in HIMARS and tube artillery range. As they consolidate their gains they’ll move that stuff forward, and start hitting those routes, at which point Crimea becomes untenable, for civilians at least. That’s a huge deal; you’ll see.
Russia can’t do much about it, partly because they lack effective counter-battery capabilities, which has now been public ally called out twice by different high-ranking Russian military officers. Ukraine ITOH does have very effective counter-battery capabilities, and have been greatly degrading Russian artillery for months now to prep for exactly what’s happening.
Russia lost this war a long time ago. Unfortunately a bunch more people, on both sides, are gonna die before that reality is finally understood by the Russian people. I make no predictions in timeline. It’ll certainly be at least 2024. Another month or so and large-scale mechanized movements will be shut down by fall rains. But, unless something changes, just what Ukraine has now accomplished will, as I explained above, be an absolute disaster for Russia with regards to Crimea.
You’ll see. You won’t acknowledge it, but you’ll see.
Go back to bed, Jeff. No one rang the retard bell at the Campfire.
Desperate for conscripts, and afraid ta stay in his own country, Gaylensky is touring Europe again, asking European leaders to extradite all military aged Ukrainians back to Ukraine.
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
Hahaha. You were right there. I didn't know Putin wasn't going with the A team and just meant to scare Zelensky into giving up to prevent the total destruction of the Ukranian military.
You're living proof a blind squirrel finds an acorn on occasion.
How long was it youse guys were predicting it would be before Zelenskys troops were in Red Square?
As stupid as you are I expect you will be ecstatic of news of a looming war while thinking you and yours are immune to nukes.
Yeah, no, I never predicted anything about Ukrainian troops rolling into Red Square.
A-team… that’s FUNNY. Most of Russia’s “A-team” is moldering in their graves in Ukrainian soil, having been squandered in the early part of the war due to Putin’s utter incompetence and detachment from reality.
Ukraine is through the first, main line of defense. They have Russian supply routes in the “land bridge” literally in visual range, some of them at least, and certainly in HIMARS and tube artillery range. As they consolidate their gains they’ll move that stuff forward, and start hitting those routes, at which point Crimea becomes untenable, for civilians at least. That’s a huge deal; you’ll see.
Russia can’t do much about it, partly because they lack effective counter-battery capabilities, which has now been public ally called out twice by different high-ranking Russian military officers. Ukraine ITOH does have very effective counter-battery capabilities, and have been greatly degrading Russian artillery for months now to prep for exactly what’s happening.
Russia lost this war a long time ago. Unfortunately a bunch more people, on both sides, are gonna die before that reality is finally understood by the Russian people. I make no predictions in timeline. It’ll certainly be at least 2024. Another month or so and large-scale mechanized movements will be shut down by fall rains. But, unless something changes, just what Ukraine has now accomplished will, as I explained above, be an absolute disaster for Russia with regards to Crimea.
You’ll see. You won’t acknowledge it, but you’ll see.
Go back to bed, Jeff. No one rang the retard bell at the Campfire.
To the point of this thread as evidenced by its title: if Ukraine does as I’m saying and cuts the land bridge… then this counter-offensive is not in fact a belly-flop.
I know actual reality has been a big meany-poo to folks here lately. Get used to it. It only gets worse from here.
Ham sammich time. Then metric ID threads to cut on the HLVH clone. Very civilized, that.
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
Hahaha. You were right there. I didn't know Putin wasn't going with the A team and just meant to scare Zelensky into giving up to prevent the total destruction of the Ukranian military.
You're living proof a blind squirrel finds an acorn on occasion.
How long was it youse guys were predicting it would be before Zelenskys troops were in Red Square?
As stupid as you are I expect you will be ecstatic of news of a looming war while thinking you and yours are immune to nukes.
Yeah, no, I never predicted anything about Ukrainian troops rolling into Red Square.
A-team… that’s FUNNY. Most of Russia’s “A-team” is moldering in their graves in Ukrainian soil, having been squandered in the early part of the war due to Putin’s utter incompetence and detachment from reality.
Ukraine is through the first, main line of defense. They have Russian supply routes in the “land bridge” literally in visual range, some of them at least, and certainly in HIMARS and tube artillery range. As they consolidate their gains they’ll move that stuff forward, and start hitting those routes, at which point Crimea becomes untenable, for civilians at least. That’s a huge deal; you’ll see.
Russia can’t do much about it, partly because they lack effective counter-battery capabilities, which has now been public ally called out twice by different high-ranking Russian military officers. Ukraine ITOH does have very effective counter-battery capabilities, and have been greatly degrading Russian artillery for months now to prep for exactly what’s happening.
Russia lost this war a long time ago. Unfortunately a bunch more people, on both sides, are gonna die before that reality is finally understood by the Russian people. I make no predictions in timeline. It’ll certainly be at least 2024. Another month or so and large-scale mechanized movements will be shut down by fall rains. But, unless something changes, just what Ukraine has now accomplished will, as I explained above, be an absolute disaster for Russia with regards to Crimea.
You’ll see. You won’t acknowledge it, but you’ll see.
Go back to bed, Jeff. No one rang the retard bell at the Campfire.
Sure they did. And you came runnin’! 😂
You’re a professional at being wrong.
Why won’t you answer about what facts have you so butthurt over Trump? Low gas prices, low grocery prices , etc? What is so wrong with this ? It’s not like we were headed towards Hell as a country under his watch? We are definitely toward Hell currently under our pro LGBTQ and such administration currently. I’m just asking for simple facts about why Americans should be butt hurt over Trump?
Friend Aces is describing Russian morale, and Russian troops. The Ukrainians are moving forward to reclaim what is theirs and are, in fact, winning this awful war.
Friend Jag, would you like me to bump your thread where you predicted Russia would win in, what was it, 3 days? 4? Yeah buddy… you were, are, and continue to be dead wrong about this one.
Jeff looks like your activism sexualizing and grooming 4 year olds in Oregon is working. You must be really proud!!
Ukrainian military officers offered notably frank and direct commentary about the prospects of further Ukrainian advances in western Zaporizhia Oblast and indicated that the series of prepared Russian defensive positions immediately ahead and further south of the Ukrainian advance may be less challenging to Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian military officials particularly noted that advancing Ukrainian forces can operate more freely in areas with sparser Russian minefields. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations and advanced near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 3. Several Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces continue to operate on the left (east) bank of the Dnipro River in occupied Kherson Oblast. Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes targeting Ukrainian port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast on September 3. The Russian military appears to be recruiting personnel at scale through ongoing crypto-mobilization efforts, although the quality and allocation of these new servicemembers remains unclear. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in western Donetsk, in the western Donetsk–eastern Zaporizhia border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on September 3. Russian law enforcement is patrolling and guarding polling stations in occupied Ukraine to prevent citizens from expressing opposition to the elections and recording the voting process.
I propose we take up a collection to send our Ukraine faction over there to report back on what they see. They can even join up and help out the Nazi battalion.
yes, we ought to send a collection to the Jewish president to give it to the the Nazis. hey, wait a minute. don't Nazis kill Jews? i seem to remember i got taught that in school? the history teacher kept on talking that the nazi something, kill something and jews something? i must have forgot. don't matter. you are going to send aid to the Jewish president.
dumb russkie boys always say that. read a history book, russkie boy.
US Not Running Out of Munitions Due to Ukraine Aid, Pentagon Acquisition Boss Says Aug. 30, 2023 | By John A. Tirpak Despite sending more than $43 billion in military aid to Ukraine—both lethal and non-lethal—the U.S. is not “running out” of any particular munitions or equipment needed for its own forces, Pentagon acquisition and sustainment chief William LaPlante told attendees at a defense conference in Washington, D.C.
“We’re not running out of anything,” LaPlante said in a fireside chat at the inaugural conference of the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technology Institute on Aug. 28.
“In the papers, sometimes, it says, ‘we’ve run out of X or Y,’” because of aid to Ukraine, but that’s not true, LaPLante said.
“We’re not running out of anything,” LaPlante said in a fireside chat at the inaugural conference of the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technology Institute on Aug. 28.
“In the papers, sometimes, it says, ‘we’ve run out of X or Y,’” because of aid to Ukraine, but that’s not true, LaPLante said.
“We’re managing all of that,” he added, describing the process to identify items for Ukraine that are excess to U.S. military needs. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs review the lists of what’s being offered and what’s being requested, “and they look exactly at the effect on readiness” of providing those items, LaPlante said. If they feel there’s a negative effect, or if handing off a certain weapon or quantity of weapons increases risk beyond an acceptable level, “we won’t do it,” he said, although he didn’t cite any examples of equipment withheld.
There have been concerns in Congress that providing large quantities of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine is emptying U.S. stocks, but LaPlante said there are enough on hand and has previously said his organization is working to shorten lead times for replenishment orders.
The real challenge has been to not simply provide equipment as requested, but to anticipate what Ukraine will need and have it moving through the pipeline so it arrives in a timely manner, LaPlante noted.
For example, Ukraine needed different military equipment for its ongoing counteroffensive than in the early days of the conflict, when it was focused on holding ground and repelling advances.
Since then, it’s been an effort of matching provision of gear to “the consumption rate,” LaPLante said, and in some cases such as artillery, those rates approximate the consumption in World War II.
Once the Pentagon identifies an anticipated need, “you have to look at all the tools … [and] find the best one” to get the aid to Ukraine in a sensible way, he said. Sometimes, that will mean exercising authority Congress has given to buy new items for Ukraine and ship them directly, while at other times it means asking another country to buy or provide it.
More broadly, LaPlante said there has been a mindset change in the U.S. defense industrial base as a result of the Ukraine war. In the past, U.S. stockpiles were geared toward short conflicts and not surges. That’s changed as think tanks and Pentagon wargamers expand the timescale of their exercises, to see what would happen if a conflict didn’t last a few weeks but a year or more, he said. When the timelines are extended, it usually leads to a shortage of precision guided munitions, especially at an intense level of effort, he said.
Although this has shown up in some previous wargames, “we didn’t budget to it,” LaPLante said, and he acknowledged that munitions have frequently been the account that gets cut when budgets tighten. Moreover, during the 20 years the U.S. was fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, there was a tendency to produce the minimum of high-end weapons needed for peer conflict.
The push now is to do more multiyear procurements, and LaPlante said that shows industry they can safely invest in expanding capacity.
Congress has given “tremendous support” in provisioning Ukraine, LaPlante asserted, although it’s taken “a lot of education” with some members. He expressed optimism that support will continue.
A new wrinkle in the aid to Ukraine will be sustainment, LaPlante said. The M1 Abrams tanks being provided to Ukraine “won’t work” in a few weeks if they don’t undergo certain kinds of maintenance. The U.S. can’t put its own troops on the battlefield and doesn’t want to expose contractors to that risk either, so LaPlante said the U.S. is increasingly turning to “tele-maintenance,” wherein contractors or Army personnel walk Ukrainian maintainers through the process remotely.
What’s being learned is applicable to how the U.S. may sustain equipment in future conflicts, as tele-maintenance will make it possible to reduce the forward footprint of troops and contractors.
All in all, LaPlante said the defense enterprise has done a “remarkable” job in streamlining processes to get Ukraine the gear it needs in a timely manner. Configuring the M1 tanks in a way that was acceptable to the Army—removing some gear considered too sensitive to risk Russia gaining access to it—normally takes a year and a half, LaPlante said, but the Army managed it in six months.
Ukrainian light infantry has advanced to positions beyond anti-tank ditches and dragon’s teeth anti-tank obstacles that comprise the current Russian defensive layer ahead of the Ukrainian advance in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and Ukrainian forces likely intend to hold those positions. ISW is not prepared to assess that Ukrainian forces have breached this Russian defensive layer in the absence of observed Ukrainian heavy equipment in these areas. Russian forces reportedly attempted to expand minefields in southern Ukraine following the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in June. Limitations on Russian artillery capabilities and Ukrainian advantages in counter-battery fire are forcing the Russians to deviate from their own doctrine, RUSI reported. Russian forces conducted a drone strike on Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa oblasts on the night of September 3-4. Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia’s unwillingness to rejoin the Black Sea Grain Initiative until all of Russia’s extensive terms are met at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Head of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Erik Mose stated on September 4 that the commission has not yet concluded that Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on September 4. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations and advanced near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 4. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on September 4 that the Russian military will not be holding “Zapad-2023” joint strategic exercises scheduled for September. Russian occupation officials continued the fifth day of early voting for Russian regional elections in occupied territories on September 4.
Russia conscription laws change, leaving some fearful of Ukraine war call-up Published 5 August
By Olga Ivshina BBC News Russia "Now I live in a state of constant fear. I can't plan anything," says Peter, 27.
He is a salesman living in St Petersburg - but he is now at risk of being called up to fight as part of the Ukraine war.
At the end of July, Russia raised the maximum conscription age by three years, widening the pool of men that can be called up to serve. Peter is one of millions affected by this change.
Before, all healthy men in Russia aged between 18 and 27 had to serve one year of compulsory military service. Conscription was carried out twice a year.
Now, all men up to 30 years of age can be called up.
"I was going to get a mortgage this year and buy a flat for our family," Peter tells the BBC. "My wife and I were discussing plans for the future. Now everything is on hold.
"From next January I can be called up to serve and sent to Ukraine. I don't want to join the army, I don't want to take part in this war and die for someone else's goals."
The Russian parliament has also passed a bill that significantly increases fines for those who fail to show up at an enlistment office after they get a draft notice.
They can be fined up to 30,000 roubles (about £250/$315) when the law comes into force on 1 October. That is 10 times the current maximum fine.
Last autumn, when the government announced a mobilisation of 300,000 reservists, tens of thousands of men left Russia. Now, officials have imposed a new law that prohibits conscripts from leaving the country once they receive their draft notice.
'I want to see my daughter live in peace' Alex is 30 and works at a factory in Moscow. His position is considered critical, so he was promised a document that gives him immunity from being drafted, he says.
"Two weeks ago I suddenly started getting numerous calls and messages from the military enlistment office. They were telling me I must come and register as being immune to the draft," he tells the BBC.
"I was in doubt but eventually decided to go," he says.
To his surprise, military enlistment officers started telling him that "he must be a real man and not hide behind his papers".
Then, he says, one of the officers took his documents and stamped them, obliging Alex to join the army in case of mobilisation. He tried to protest.
"The officer became gloomy and told me that [the] 'motherland has given a lot and that men are born to be soldiers. So now I must be ready to fight and die for motherland.
"I said that I don't want to fight or die - I want to see my daughter grow and live in peace. [The officer] reminded me that if I fail to show up, I may get up to 15 years in prison," says Alex.
'If I go to the dentist, they might send me to war' In April, Russian lawmakers adopted another law which creates a digital conscription notice system.
It allows call-up papers to be served online instead of in person, greatly increasing the chance of finding those who try to avoid joining the army.
Alex says he now fears that wherever he goes, the government will keep an eye on him: "I am afraid that even if I go to the dentist, they can catch me and send me to war.
"My anxiety has reached its maximum levels. I try to look calm not to stress my wife and daughter but they still see that I am struggling."
At the start of the invasion, Russia's President Vladimir Putin promised that conscripts wouldn't take part in active combat. However, there is evidence that at least some conscripts have been deployed to fight in Ukraine on a number of occasions.
The BBC's Russian service has confirmed that at least 57 conscripts have been killed during the past 17 months of invasion.
Currently, hundreds of conscripts are used to guard the Russian-Ukrainian border.
"Our boys are deployed to the border with Ukraine. Some were already killed, others are wounded," says Valentina, whose 19-year-old son was conscripted to the army last autumn and was sent to the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine.
"Rockets are constantly flying there, Russian positions are constantly being fired at from drones.
"Is this really a suitable task for conscripts? They have got almost zero training. Where are the border guards and professional units?"
She has written numerous complaints to military officials and the prosecution office, she says, without receiving a substantial response.
Russia is thought to have sustained heavy casualties in nearly a year and a half of fighting, but the country's defence ministry is reluctant to release figures.
An independent investigation conducted by the BBC Russian service, together with independent Russian website website Mediazona, has confirmed the names of more than 29,000 Russian fighters who were killed during the invasion.
This includes both Russian servicemen and individuals fighting for the Wagner mercenary group. It is a bare minimum figure for Russia's total war losses, but the real number is likely to be at least twice this amount.
"My father supports Putin, so after the start of the invasion we barely speak," says Peter, the 27-year-old salesman in St Petersburg. He has recently spoken to lawyers who said that, legally, he should be given reservist status, because he turned 27 before the new law came into force.
However, they immediately added that if he goes to the military office trying to check his status, he may be drafted on the spot.
Russia more than doubled salaries of some soldiers but is still struggling to recruit people to fight in Ukraine, UK intel says Story by [email protected] (Sinéad Baker) • 6d
Russia's payments to soldiers have soared since it invaded Ukraine, the UK's Ministry of Defence said. Mobilized private soldiers make more than double what lieutenants got when the invasion began. Russia, which has struggled to recruit soldiers, likely still won't get as many as it wants, the MoD said.
Russia's payments to many of its soldiers more than doubled since the start of its invasion, but Russia is unlikely to recruit as many fighters as it wants, according to UK intelligence.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in an intelligence update on Tuesday that "military service in the Russian Armed Forces has become increasingly lucrative since the invasion."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on February 4, 2022, 20 days before he started his full-scale invasion, that a lieutenant received 81,200 rubles (now worth around $849) per month, according to the MoD.
By October 2022, Putin said soldiers far below that rank would make more than double that, saying mobilized private soldiers would receive 195,000 rubles (now worth around $2039) per month.
Hundreds of Russian soldiers are going AWOL and refusing to fight as morale plummets, UK intelligence says Story by [email protected] (Thibault Spirlet) • 5d
Russia's conviction rate for AWOL soldiers soared to 100 a week, UK officials said. Lack of training, low motivation, and the dangers of combat were driving the trend, they said. Russia has deep problems with recruitment, and is offering big cash rewards to sign up. Almost 100 Russian soldiers are convicted every week for refusing to fight in Ukraine, UK intelligence said Wednesday, part of a broader manpower crisis in the Russian military.
British officials were passing on figures reported by Mediazona, an independent Russian news outlet.
The UK Ministry of Defence said "the high rate of convictions demonstrates the poor state of morale in the Russian Army and the reluctance of some elements to fight."
It pointed to a wider struggle for Russia to motivate people to fight in Ukraine. On Tuesday, British officials noted that Russia was struggling to recruit despite more than doubling pay for some ranks in its military, making it one of the most lucrative careers in Russia.
But the high fatality rates on the front lines make signing up a risky decision, which many try hard to avoid.
Mediazona, citing data from the websites of military courts as of July 19, reported a dramatic increase in cases of Russian soldiers absent without official leave (AWOL) since March 2023.
By June, Russian military courts were handing out 100 sentences per week, the outlet said. Two Russian soldiers were last week sentenced to serve at least two years in a penal colony for disobeying orders to return to the frontlines in Ukraine, the UK officials said.
It attributed the trend to a "lack of training, motivation, and high stress situations" faced by Russian forces in the war, the MoD added.
"Although some soldiers have refused to fight and attrition rates remain high, Russia highly likely mitigates their loss by committing a mass of poorly trained soldiers to the frontline."
As well as hiking pay, Russian has been reaching beyond its own citizens to staff the army. Tactics have included recruiting Central Asian migrant workers based in Russia and offering a $5,200 sign-on bonus to recruits from neighboring Kazakhstan.
After mobilizing 300,000 soldiers in the autumn of 2022, Moscow set a goal of recruiting 400,000 more by December 2023.
Many military analysts think the goal is implausible, given that it took far longer to recruit smaller numbers in the past.
In addition to low morale, the respected Institute for the Study of War think tank stated last week that the Russian military is suffering from infighting and shortages.
"Russian commanders regularly punish servicemen who keep their vehicles for minor administrative violations, and that Russian personnel feel that they are "at war" with their commanders," the ISW said, citing the influential Russian military-blogger community.
Russia's military has suffered 120,000 deaths since the start of the war, US officials told The New York Times.
You know men, up here in Canada in the groups following this situation they find these fellows like jeffo and toots to be the laughing stock of the internet. They find it hard to believe that these guys are actually posting and believing what comes out of ukeraine. They thought I was kidding. Well now they see it and are shocked.
A Pole about the tragic situation in Ukraine. "They have no one to fight" For weeks, everyone has been waiting for information about any successes of the Ukrainian offensive. Sławomir Wysocki - a Pole who regularly goes to Ukraine to help, tells how tragic the situation is there. - The human losses are huge. Western equipment burns like matches. It is much worse than is commonly portrayed, he says.
For a long time there have been voices that Ukraine, during its attempted offensive, is beating its head against the wall. Experts say that for two months they managed to penetrate only one of the Russian defense lines . It's not enough to talk about success.
Sławomir Wysocki - a Pole who regularly travels to Ukraine, where he provides soldiers with equipment necessary on the front line, went with members of the "Russian Pursuit" organization to Avdiivka - a city in the eastern part of Ukraine, in the Donetsk region. In an interview with Wirtualna Polska, he says that "the situation was gruesome" .
He saw the Ukrainian revolutions: it is a continuation of one path "If we hadn't gone there, those people would have starved to death" - Avdiivka was quite heavily shelled. We were asked if we really wanted to go there. We said - of course we did. If we hadn't gone there, those people who stayed there would have starved to death. There is no other help there. In the city of 40,000, where until 2014 one of the largest coking plants in the Donbass was located, there are maybe 200 people left, he says.
The city, he says, is not completely ruined, but it is abandoned, broken, flats are burnt, the infrastructure is destroyed. Old people still live in horror houses . They don't want to leave. The only help they get is from charities, help from us - says Wysocki.
Avdiivka is under constant fire. The authorities announced the evacuation at the end of March this year. The city was in the "red zone". - I was there for the first time, for the first time so close to Donetsk. The situation there is very difficult. A boy from the "Pogoń Ruska" organization told me that when he was there, he was afraid for the first time – he adds.
"There is no success there" And he emphasizes that the mood in eastern Ukraine, in Donbass, is bad. - In the spring, at the beginning of summer, they hoped that they would be able to carry out an effective offensive, that they would be able to drive the Russians away. However, there are no successes there. For months, they only penetrated the enemy's first line of defense - estimates Wysocki.
- Human losses on the Ukrainian side are huge. Western equipment burns like matches. It is much worse than is commonly portrayed.
Wysocki says that he has recently counted the graves in Lviv. - There are about 100 graves in the old part of the cemetery, some from 2014. There are over 600 of them in the new part. We have about 700 burials from the city of about 700,000. In the villages, this proportion is colossally different. When I drive through them, I see cemeteries along the street. On each of them there are from a few to a dozen new graves. There are flags next to each, it is easy to recognize them - he reports.
He was eight months in captivity. "As in Auschwitz" - There are over two thousand graves in Kharkiv. In addition, there are corpses that have not been found, that have been torn apart in the trenches or are buried in cellars in Bakhmut. These losses can no longer be hidden. Just go and count the graves in Ukrainian cemeteries. Soldiers also see it - says the interlocutor of Wirtualna Polska.
Wysocki also talks about a meeting he had a few days ago, which he describes as traumatic. He spoke to a man in his 60s who was a sergeant in the marines, defending Azovstal. For eight months he was in Russian captivity, lost 30 kg and is now trying to heal as much as possible. - I asked him how it was there. He told me: 'Sławek, like in Auschwitz'. I didn't ask for anything else, " he says.
"The Russian army has already learned everything and has caught up with everything" The last time I spoke with Sławomir Wysocki was at the end of July . Today, a Pole tells me directly: - Two months ago, I was full of optimism about Kupiańska. At the moment, it still manages to hold positions. How long? I don't know. It seems that the Russians are doing everything to reach Kupiansk, where they will take their positions for the spring offensive , predicts the interlocutor of Wirtualna Polska.
How do the Ukrainians fighting on the front relate to the Russian defense system? "They're terrified," Vysotsky says shortly. - They know that the Russian army has already learned everything and has caught up with everything, they are thoroughly prepared. The Russians have very good engineer troops. The defense system was built by construction companies. It wasn't the peasant who waved the shovel around to build the trench. Companies came, poured concrete, made fortifications in the style of the Maginot Line. And there are three or four of these lines - he adds vividly.
- Ukrainians say that there are five mines on one square meter. You can't put your foot down without one of them exploding.
Ukrainians are running out of time. "The prognosis is not promising" "They have no one to fight" Due to such a difficult situation at the front, with more and more victims, are they still willing to defend their homeland? - There are no takers. They are even found in the streets. In Lviv, there are "round-ups" outside the city center, people are taken from the construction site, people enter pubs, where the working class comes to drink beer and people are "gathered" - he says .
- Recently, I witnessed such a situation at the bus station No. 2 in Lviv. Five policemen stood and checked everyone who wanted to leave Lwów. Couldn't explain himself? He was going to the page. They detained eight people - says the Pole.
And he explains that many of the reasons for this situation have their origin in Bakhmut. - It was such a drainage, a meat grinder on both sides ... There is no one to fight. Soldiers say: we have something, and soon we will have no one to fight - these were the voices in May. And now they just don't have anyone anymore .
"Ukrainians are losing the flower of their society" In his opinion, Vladimir Putin loses "plebs" in the war. - He sends there the poorest, uneducated, people who want to earn money. And Ukrainians are losing the flower of their society. These are losses as in the Warsaw Uprising - he adds vividly. And he emphasizes: - The most experienced people die, including those who fought in 2014. Those without experience spent four hours in Bachmut in the spring.
And he gives the example of his friend, who was the chief financial analyst in the largest commercial bank in Kiev. - On the first day of the war, he took his wife and child out of Lwów. He immediately enlisted, although he had never been in the army. He hasn't seen them in over a year and a half. He wasn't on any pass. For a year he was in the trenches on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, and now he has been transferred to Kupiansk, where he was preparing the trenches. He's a little over 40, she says.
"Ukrainians will not give up" - The Russians are waiting for winter to start destroying Ukraine's critical infrastructure again. They are hoping that after a mild winter last year, a harsh one will come this year. And that they will be able to finish off Ukraine in such a way that in the spring they will reach Kiev and force Ukraine to "peace", predicts Vysotsky.
As he adds, "Ukrainians will not give up." “They will bleed out for the next few years. But if Europe does not understand that this is Russia's war against all of Europe, and not just Ukraine, the losses will be even greater. And they are already powerful - adds the interlocutor of Wirtualna Polska.
This destruction and misery is directly related to Obama and Biden's build back Better plan. They are waiting until the Russians destroy all the proof of our massive involvement in Ukraine. We built bioweapons labs all over. we encouraged Ukrainians to murder and torture Russian speaking citizens. We financed a war we knew they could not win in order to destroy another country that we helped only for our benefit. We are fighting a proxy war against Russia and we know we cannot win. Thanks Congress the blood is on your hands as much as Biden and Obama's. Colonel MacGregor has been telling the truth among others and many idiots on this forum vilify them because they hate Russia more than they hate Trump. Believe the lie until it's too late and all is lost. What then?
It’s always been a cynical ploy. No country of 40 million can beat a country of 140 million with which it shares a border IF the larger country is sufficiently invested in the fight.
This isn’t Vietnam. This isn’t Afghanistan. Russians, and that is practically every Russian leader and all Russians of every class and stripe see the Ukraine fight as existential. Putin, far from being a mad dictator is actually a pretty boring and legalistic guy who if anything, is holding back Russian sentiments.
Anyone who knows any Russian history knew this long ago. So, our leaders are either terminally stupid, determined to bring about a larger more dangerous conflict, or both.
Hundreds of Russian soldiers are going AWOL and refusing to fight as morale plummets, UK intelligence says Story by [email protected] (Thibault Spirlet) • 5d
Russia's conviction rate for AWOL soldiers soared to 100 a week, UK officials said. Lack of training, low motivation, and the dangers of combat were driving the trend, they said. Russia has deep problems with recruitment, and is offering big cash rewards to sign up. Almost 100 Russian soldiers are convicted every week for refusing to fight in Ukraine, UK intelligence said Wednesday, part of a broader manpower crisis in the Russian military.
British officials were passing on figures reported by Mediazona, an independent Russian news outlet.
The UK Ministry of Defence said "the high rate of convictions demonstrates the poor state of morale in the Russian Army and the reluctance of some elements to fight."
It pointed to a wider struggle for Russia to motivate people to fight in Ukraine. On Tuesday, British officials noted that Russia was struggling to recruit despite more than doubling pay for some ranks in its military, making it one of the most lucrative careers in Russia.
But the high fatality rates on the front lines make signing up a risky decision, which many try hard to avoid.
Mediazona, citing data from the websites of military courts as of July 19, reported a dramatic increase in cases of Russian soldiers absent without official leave (AWOL) since March 2023.
By June, Russian military courts were handing out 100 sentences per week, the outlet said. Two Russian soldiers were last week sentenced to serve at least two years in a penal colony for disobeying orders to return to the frontlines in Ukraine, the UK officials said.
It attributed the trend to a "lack of training, motivation, and high stress situations" faced by Russian forces in the war, the MoD added.
"Although some soldiers have refused to fight and attrition rates remain high, Russia highly likely mitigates their loss by committing a mass of poorly trained soldiers to the frontline."
As well as hiking pay, Russian has been reaching beyond its own citizens to staff the army. Tactics have included recruiting Central Asian migrant workers based in Russia and offering a $5,200 sign-on bonus to recruits from neighboring Kazakhstan.
After mobilizing 300,000 soldiers in the autumn of 2022, Moscow set a goal of recruiting 400,000 more by December 2023.
Many military analysts think the goal is implausible, given that it took far longer to recruit smaller numbers in the past.
In addition to low morale, the respected Institute for the Study of War think tank stated last week that the Russian military is suffering from infighting and shortages.
"Russian commanders regularly punish servicemen who keep their vehicles for minor administrative violations, and that Russian personnel feel that they are "at war" with their commanders," the ISW said, citing the influential Russian military-blogger community.
Russia's military has suffered 120,000 deaths since the start of the war, US officials told The New York Times.
In a potential signal of shifting attitudes on how the war in Ukraine is covered in the legacy media, the New York Times is starting to slowly acknowledge the endemic corruption that has been a defining feature of the former Soviet state as officials have admitted that money for military contracts has “vanished”.
The fact is Russia is not going to lose the war, US is being depleted of its stockpile of weapons and taxpayer money. If Trump wins the election Russia will keep its gains and Ukraine will had over all the evidence of corruption against the Biden family, and Zelinsky will be replaced, maybe even tried by Ukraine for corruption and theft of military aid funds.
It’s always been a cynical ploy. No country of 40 million can beat a country of 140 million with which it shares a border IF the larger country is sufficiently invested in the fight.
This isn’t Vietnam. This isn’t Afghanistan. Russians, and that is practically every Russian leader and all Russians of every class and stripe see the Ukraine fight as existential. Putin, far from being a mad dictator is actually a pretty boring and legalistic guy who if anything, is holding back Russian sentiments.
Anyone who knows any Russian history knew this long ago. So, our leaders are either terminally stupid, determined to bring about a larger more dangerous conflict, or both.
I agree with most of this analysis. The Ukrainians are not going to win against Russia and we are wasting a lot of resources on the conflict. We should have encouraged Ukraine to negotiate long ago.
Putin may be a thug, but China is a far more dangerous adversary and we need to concentrate our resources there.
Ukrainian forces continue to advance in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian sources continue to complain that Russian forces lack sufficient counterbattery capabilities and artillery munitions in the face of ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive activities, which the Kremlin and the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) are reportedly attempting to combat. Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area are likely succeeding in pinning elements of the 7th Guards Mountain Airborne (VDV) Division and preventing them from laterally redeploying to critical areas of the front in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reiterated boilerplate rhetoric intended to dismiss recent Ukrainian advances and highlight the beginning of a new academic year for Russian military institutions during a meeting with Russian military leadership on September 5. Russian President Vladimir Putin drew historical parallels between Soviet participation in the Second World War and the current war in Ukraine to set ideological expectations for a prolonged war effort. The Armenian government appears to be seriously questioning its decades-long security relationship with Russia, amid reports of Armenian humanitarian aid to Ukraine and increasing public dissatisfaction with Russia’s security guarantees. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on September 5. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in at least two sectors of the front and advanced near Bakhmut, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 5. Russian sources continue to report on Russian efforts to recruit volunteers amid continued rumors of general mobilization. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reportedly attempted to assassinate a Russian occupation official in occupied Luhansk Oblast on September 5.
Ukrainian forces are not advancing anywhere unless they are drawn into a trap. Poland has rounded up 80K Ukrainians to send back to the meat grinder to be slaughtered. The fields are littered with armaments smoldering and many dead are not even buried. The roads are lined with graves of Ukrainian soldiers. This ts one of the greatest atrocities ever committed by a country fighting a lost war at the behest of a corrupt regime.
Ukraine will be receiving the first of the Abrams tanks within days, along with depleted uranium anti-tank rounds. That is real news not your made up BS.
They'll end up adding greatly to the scrap metal heap Ukraine has become. Russia has eyes on everything that moves. This is a different war than those tanks were designed for. They did well in Iraq but that was a long time ago. What they going to use for fuel? Trot those things out and they'll be pummeled.
In not too distant future Ukrainian government will run out of manpower. Do not worry if 🫅 gets elected he will hand over part of Ukraine, Baltic States under Russian sphere of influence and the conflict will be over.
I imagine that's pretty much what was thought when Russia took over the other 4 independent states. And in 2014 when russia first attacked Ukraine. Have never seen such gullible people as what have been posting here the last decade or so.
This destruction and misery is directly related to Obama and Biden's build back Better plan. They are waiting until the Russians destroy all the proof of our massive involvement in Ukraine. We built bioweapons labs all over. we encouraged Ukrainians to murder and torture Russian speaking citizens. We financed a war we knew they could not win in order to destroy another country that we helped only for our benefit. We are fighting a proxy war against Russia and we know we cannot win. Thanks Congress the blood is on your hands as much as Biden and Obama's. Colonel MacGregor has been telling the truth among others and many idiots on this forum vilify them because they hate Russia more than they hate Trump. Believe the lie until it's too late and all is lost. What then?
How many drugs are you taking recreationally? or are you just demented?
So many deluded fascists here sucking on Putin's rancid dick.
Probably the same people that voted for Trump and then complain about their taxes going up.
There is no denying what 🫅 did abandoning protesters in DC on January 6th was inexcusable. People were hurt and some lost their lives, that should have been the end of his political career
In not too distant future Ukrainian government will run out of manpower. Do not worry if 🫅 gets elected he will hand over part of Ukraine, Baltic States under Russian sphere of influence and the conflict will be over.
That won't happen. Article 5 would kick in if Putin messed with the Baltics and then Putin would have to choose conventional or nuke.
At least one Challenger and most of the Leopards have already been destroyed. I doubt the M1 is going to be any different.
Oh no, an old ass Challenger 2 got blown up!
oh no, a FEW Leopards, some Bradleys, and a artillery piece or two got blown up.
Oh no, OVER TWO THOUSAND Russian tanks have been blown up, along with thousands of other armored vehicles, artillery pieces, their vaunted hypersonic missiles and 'advanced' chineseium drones intercepted!
I swear, some of you ridiculous [bleep] on here must not understand how war works. Neither side is winning, and that is the only true statement. And of the two, Slava Ukraini, and the Russian people are a lost cause.
I also swear, some of you aren't as "American" as you believe yourselves, or make yourselves out to be - but good for you for cheering on the fascist dictatorship across the sea that locked the world into a 45 year cold war, killed more of both their own citizens, and other countries citizens than the actual Nazis, Pol-Pot, etc... ever did, and for no reason what so ever, besides megalomania, have invaded another sovereign country that the current leader already said they wouldn't attack (oh no, Russian leaders lie!? Who knew!?)
Oh, and in case you missed it earlier. Slava Ukraini.
So many deluded fascists here sucking on Putin's rancid dick.
Probably the same people that voted for Trump and then complain about their taxes going up.
There is no denying what 🫅 did abandoning protesters in DC on January 6th was inexcusable. People were hurt and some lost their lives, that should have been the end of his political career
That had nothing to do with what I said, but anyone with a two brain cells to smash together with a hammer knew that Trump didn't give a iota of a [bleep] about anyone but himself. I laugh my ass off seeing those ridiculous maga fascists get what they deserve.
In not too distant future Ukrainian government will run out of manpower. Do not worry if 🫅 gets elected he will hand over part of Ukraine, Baltic States under Russian sphere of influence and the conflict will be over.
That won't happen. Article 5 would kick in if Putin messed with the Baltics and then Putin would have to choose conventional or nuke.
I said if 🤴wins. Remember, this is the guy who while in office tried to stop investigations which would not have favorable outcome for him. He was not a supporter of other NATO states and pretty much suggested he believed Wladimir Wladimirowich more than his services. I realize this is hard to believe or comprehend.
At least one Challenger and most of the Leopards have already been destroyed. I doubt the M1 is going to be any different.
Oh no, an old ass Challenger 2 got blown up!
oh no, a FEW Leopards, some Bradleys, and a artillery piece or two got blown up.
Oh no, OVER TWO THOUSAND Russian tanks have been blown up, along with thousands of other armored vehicles, artillery pieces, their vaunted hypersonic missiles and 'advanced' chineseium drones intercepted!
I swear, some of you ridiculous [bleep] on here must not understand how war works. Neither side is winning, and that is the only true statement. And of the two, Slava Ukraini, and the Russian people are a lost cause.
I also swear, some of you aren't as "American" as you believe yourselves, or make yourselves out to be - but good for you for cheering on the fascist dictatorship across the sea that locked the world into a 45 year cold war, killed more of both their own citizens, and other countries citizens than the actual Nazis, Pol-Pot, etc... ever did, and for no reason what so ever, besides megalomania, have invaded another sovereign country that the current leader already said they wouldn't attack (oh no, Russian leaders lie!? Who knew!?)
Oh, and in case you missed it earlier. Slava Ukraini.
In not too distant future Ukrainian government will run out of manpower. Do not worry if 🫅 gets elected he will hand over part of Ukraine, Baltic States under Russian sphere of influence and the conflict will be over.
That won't happen. Article 5 would kick in if Putin messed with the Baltics and then Putin would have to choose conventional or nuke.
I said if 🤴wins. Remember, this is the guy who while in office tried to stop investigations which would not have favorable outcome for him. He was not a supporter of other NATO states and pretty much suggested he believed Wladimir Wladimirowich more than his services. I realize this is hard to believe or comprehend.
At least one Challenger and most of the Leopards have already been destroyed. I doubt the M1 is going to be any different.
Oh no, an old ass Challenger 2 got blown up!
oh no, a FEW Leopards, some Bradleys, and a artillery piece or two got blown up.
Oh no, OVER TWO THOUSAND Russian tanks have been blown up, along with thousands of other armored vehicles, artillery pieces, their vaunted hypersonic missiles and 'advanced' chineseium drones intercepted!
I swear, some of you ridiculous [bleep] on here must not understand how war works. Neither side is winning, and that is the only true statement. And of the two, Slava Ukraini, and the Russian people are a lost cause.
I also swear, some of you aren't as "American" as you believe yourselves, or make yourselves out to be - but good for you for cheering on the fascist dictatorship across the sea that locked the world into a 45 year cold war, killed more of both their own citizens, and other countries citizens than the actual Nazis, Pol-Pot, etc... ever did, and for no reason what so ever, besides megalomania, have invaded another sovereign country that the current leader already said they wouldn't attack (oh no, Russian leaders lie!? Who knew!?)
Oh, and in case you missed it earlier. Slava Ukraini.
So many deluded fascists here sucking on Putin's rancid dick.
Probably the same people that voted for Trump and then complain about their taxes going up.
There is no denying what 🫅 did abandoning protesters in DC on January 6th was inexcusable. People were hurt and some lost their lives, that should have been the end of his political career
Originally Posted by aether_tech
So many deluded fascists here sucking on Putin's rancid dick.
Probably the same people that voted for Trump and then complain about their taxes going up.
This is just a thumbnail scratch of what the “other side” actually believes and the attitude that prevails on the left. This level of abject ignorance is not worth addressing directly or arguing with since no amount of facts, logic or reason can overcome their emotional investment into the clusterfuck in Ukraine.
If you tell one of these leftist retards that Ukraine has 40 million people and Russia has a 160 million people the retards on the left reply with, “yeah but you’re a Putin cock sucker”. If you tell them that Ukraine doesn’t possess the manufacturing capacity to support their war effort the retards on the left reply with, “yeah, but you love Putin’s dick”. If you point out the fact that we’ve sent more than $100 BILLION dollars to Ukraine….. > $100 BILLION DOLLARS!….the drooling retards on the left reply, “yeah, but you suck Putin’s cock”.
The disconnect in this country is immense. Stupidity and ignorance have become something to celebrate and embrace because in the absence of truth angry, emotional outbursts are considered acceptable substitutions for intelligence and self-control.
Arguing with dipshits like slave and his retarded coalition of the stupid is futile. When those dipshits claim that President Trump is the reason “people were hurt and SOME lost their lives” on January 6 there’s absolutely no redeeming value in talking to them further. They really are THAT fu.cking stupid and they really are NOT worth the effort…
PS….I never heard a single complaint about “taxes going up under Trump”….probably because they didn’t! I also never heard anyone complain about gas prices under President Trump since gas was well under $2.00 a gallon in this liberal clusterfuck of a state. I never heard anyone complain about the soaring stock market under President Trump. I never heard people complain that President Trump was ignoring the border or complain that he finally had gained control of the border in spite of the traitorous and nefarious bullshit the retarded leftists fostered at the border. I never heard people complain that the importation of fentanyl was massively curtailed under President Trump and that because of that HE alone saved 10’s or 100’s of thousands of lives during his 4 years….unlike the dumbfuck Biden who has let millions of wetbacks into our country illegally. Beijing Biden has ignored our laws and Constitution in favor of foreigners, criminals, cartels and corruption.
Recent Updates Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 6, 2023
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in the Bakhmut and western Zaporizhia Oblast directions and have made gains in western Zaporizhia Oblast as of September 6. Ukrainian and Russian sources report the Russian defense industrial base (DIB) faces growing challenges replacing basic supplies in addition to known challenges rebuilding its stocks of precision weapons. Russian forces conducted a large missile and drone strike against Ukraine overnight on September 5-6. Russian sources continue to speculate on the current role and future of dismissed Wagner-affiliated Army General Sergei Surovikin, the former commander of Russia’s Aerospace Forces (VKS). US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced an additional $175 million military assistance package for Ukraine during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on September 6. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donestk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on September 6. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in at least two sectors of the front and advanced near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 6. Russian authorities continue crypto-mobilization efforts amid continued rumors of a new wave of general mobilization. Ukrainian reports indicate that Russian and occupation authorities continue attempts to increase social control in occupied Ukraine by cracking down against pro-Ukrainian materials in occupied schools.
So many deluded fascists here sucking on Putin's rancid dick.
Probably the same people that voted for Trump and then complain about their taxes going up.
There is no denying what 🫅 did abandoning protesters in DC on January 6th was inexcusable. People were hurt and some lost their lives, that should have been the end of his political career
That had nothing to do with what I said, but anyone with a two brain cells to smash together with a hammer knew that Trump didn't give a iota of a [bleep] about anyone but himself. I laugh my ass off seeing those ridiculous maga fascists get what they deserve.
Online Content aether_tech Campfire Member A Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 207 Originally Posted by Direct_Drive Originally Posted by OldSchool_BestSchool To no one in particular but to everyone who reads this: Rather than say "Ukraine", just be honest and say this is another American proxy war. If it's too hard to say "Americans" when you say "Ukraine Forces", just say "NATO Forces". Bullschitt. If it really was NATO forces, Russian forces would have been crushed at the outset (turkey shoot) and possibly worse if Putin's nuclear forces obeyed him. It's primarily Ukrainian forces using NATO and Russian equipment.
you're arguing with a person who probably thinks Putin is a master strategist, and that ukraine really does have biologically engineered tiger-men.
showing over and over what a dumb low iq Neo nazi worshipping pedo you are, Cant even find Ukraine in a map lol
Zelensky may soon be ousted from power. With tensions growing in Kiev, it's just a matter of time before he's executed by his own or he flees Ukraine.
◽Buying million dollars worth of properties in foreign countries. ◽Getting rid of the oligarchs that put him in power. ◽Getting rid of his closest friend, Reznikov as he no longer trusts him. ◽Reshuffling his government and sacking anyone who questions him.
He's growing more and more paranoid, and he can't trust the Armed Forces of Ukraine anymore.
The latest, is he's been told he hasta have elections in 2024.
In not too distant future Ukrainian government will run out of manpower. Do not worry if 🫅 gets elected he will hand over part of Ukraine, Baltic States under Russian sphere of influence and the conflict will be over.
That won't happen. Article 5 would kick in if Putin messed with the Baltics and then Putin would have to choose conventional or nuke.
I said if 🤴wins. Remember, this is the guy who while in office tried to stop investigations which would not have favorable outcome for him. He was not a supporter of other NATO states and pretty much suggested he believed Wladimir Wladimirowich more than his services. I realize this is hard to believe or comprehend.
So many deluded fascists here sucking on Putin's rancid dick.
Probably the same people that voted for Trump and then complain about their taxes going up.
There is no denying what 🫅 did abandoning protesters in DC on January 6th was inexcusable. People were hurt and some lost their lives, that should have been the end of his political career
That had nothing to do with what I said, but anyone with a two brain cells to smash together with a hammer knew that Trump didn't give a iota of a [bleep] about anyone but himself. I laugh my ass off seeing those ridiculous maga fascists get what they deserve.
Online Content aether_tech Campfire Member A Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 207 Originally Posted by Direct_Drive Originally Posted by OldSchool_BestSchool To no one in particular but to everyone who reads this: Rather than say "Ukraine", just be honest and say this is another American proxy war. If it's too hard to say "Americans" when you say "Ukraine Forces", just say "NATO Forces". Bullschitt. If it really was NATO forces, Russian forces would have been crushed at the outset (turkey shoot) and possibly worse if Putin's nuclear forces obeyed him. It's primarily Ukrainian forces using NATO and Russian equipment.
you're arguing with a person who probably thinks Putin is a master strategist, and that ukraine really does have biologically engineered tiger-men.
showing over and over what a dumb low iq Neo nazi worshipping pedo you are, Cant even find Ukraine in a map lol
I'm pro Ukraine you numbskull. Ukraine is East of Moldova, in the northern reaches of the Black Sea, with Belarus to its north with Russia.
Zelensky may soon be ousted from power. With tensions growing in Kiev, it's just a matter of time before he's executed by his own or he flees Ukraine.
◽Buying million dollars worth of properties in foreign countries. ◽Getting rid of the oligarchs that put him in power. ◽Getting rid of his closest friend, Reznikov as he no longer trusts him. ◽Reshuffling his government and sacking anyone who questions him.
He's growing more and more paranoid, and he can't trust the Armed Forces of Ukraine anymore.
The latest, is he's been told he hasta have elections in 2024.
Last days in the bunker...
Pootin's Cabin Boy brings it with more of Daddy's Bedtime Stories. Congratulations ?
If you're truly Ukraine how can you condone the suicide mission your country is on? Are you Nazi? Your hate runs deep. You should know that Russia today is far from the USSR of yesterday. our congress is living and working in their own little bubble fighting a cold war opponent that was defeated by Reagan. looking at the situation in Ukraine and thinking it might win this catastrophe is idiotic and sadistic. This war did not have to happen. If Zelenskyy had not listened to Biden's lunatic administration and congress it would've been long over. I don't think Putin ever thought they would opt to go suicidal in this. Committing genocide murdering and torturing Russian speaking sympathizers was never a good idea. Ukraine has broken just about every law of war ever agreed to by civilized Nations and we keep feeding him. We have much to hide there. Those Bioweapons labs sere a crime against humanity and our plan to fast track Ukraine into NATO after we were told Russia would never allow it was a stroke of genius in starting this conflict. This entire war stinks and we are to blame for Europe's loss of energy and millions of Ukrainian citizens fleeing their country. Bitch all you want but know this the end is near and there's nothing you or I can do about it. Your little hate America society is pretty tiresome. you bemoan the same things. You have no real ideas on when, what or why this is happening other than to spew hate towards anyone with an opinion other than yours. Grow up son or go join up they sure need people for the burial details.
If you're truly Ukraine how can you condone the suicide mission your country is on? Are you Nazi? Your hate runs deep. You should know that Russia today is far from the USSR of yesterday. our congress is living and working in their own little bubble fighting a cold war opponent that was defeated by Reagan. looking at the situation in Ukraine and thinking it might win this catastrophe is idiotic and sadistic. This war did not have to happen. If Zelenskyy had not listened to Biden's lunatic administration and congress it would've been long over. I don't think Putin ever thought they would opt to go suicidal in this. Committing genocide murdering and torturing Russian speaking sympathizers was never a good idea. Ukraine has broken just about every law of war ever agreed to by civilized Nations and we keep feeding him. We have much to hide there. Those Bioweapons labs sere a crime against humanity and our plan to fast track Ukraine into NATO after we were told Russia would never allow it was a stroke of genius in starting this conflict. This entire war stinks and we are to blame for Europe's loss of energy and millions of Ukrainian citizens fleeing their country. Bitch all you want but know this the end is near and there's nothing you or I can do about it. Your little hate America society is pretty tiresome. you bemoan the same things. You have no real ideas on when, what or why this is happening other than to spew hate towards anyone with an opinion other than yours. Grow up son or go join up they sure need people for the burial details.
this is the most delusional [bleep] i've read in years
At least one Challenger and most of the Leopards have already been destroyed. I doubt the M1 is going to be any different.
Oh no, an old ass Challenger 2 got blown up!
oh no, a FEW Leopards, some Bradleys, and a artillery piece or two got blown up.
Oh no, OVER TWO THOUSAND Russian tanks have been blown up, along with thousands of other armored vehicles, artillery pieces, their vaunted hypersonic missiles and 'advanced' chineseium drones intercepted!
I swear, some of you ridiculous [bleep] on here must not understand how war works. Neither side is winning, and that is the only true statement. And of the two, Slava Ukraini, and the Russian people are a lost cause.
I also swear, some of you aren't as "American" as you believe yourselves, or make yourselves out to be - but good for you for cheering on the fascist dictatorship across the sea that locked the world into a 45 year cold war, killed more of both their own citizens, and other countries citizens than the actual Nazis, Pol-Pot, etc... ever did, and for no reason what so ever, besides megalomania, have invaded another sovereign country that the current leader already said they wouldn't attack (oh no, Russian leaders lie!? Who knew!?)
Oh, and in case you missed it earlier. Slava Ukraini.
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Our list showing destroyed and captured Ukrainian vehicles and equipment can be found here. For a list of Russian equipment losses during the First Chechen War click here. For a list of Russian equipment losses during the Second Chechen War click here. A list of Russian equipment losses during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War can be found here.
Russia - 12035, of which: destroyed: 8232, damaged: 481, abandoned: 448, captured: 2874
Tanks (2296, of which destroyed: 1487, damaged: 130, abandoned: 132, captured: 549) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (966, of which destroyed: 636, damaged: 26, abandoned: 37, captured: 267) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (2754, of which destroyed: 1883, damaged: 110, abandoned: 147, captured: 613) Armoured Personnel Carriers (349, of which destroyed: 234, damaged: 9, abandoned: 15, captured: 91) Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (41, of which destroyed: 17, damaged: 1, abandoned: 4, captured: 19) Towed Artillery (296, of which destroyed: 169, damaged: 26, abandoned: 5, captured: 96) Self-Propelled Artillery (513, of which destroyed: 369, damaged: 30, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (263, of which destroyed: 193, damaged: 16, abandoned: 2, captured: 52) Aircraft (89, of which destroyed: 81, damaged: 8) Helicopters (105, of which destroyed: 91, damaged: 12, captured: 2) Naval Ships (14, of which destroyed: 9, damaged: 5)
Most of the Russian armor losses Oryx cites are fake. They are Ukrainian losses with a "Z" or "V" painted on them after the fact. Oryx has even used photoshopped pictures.
Most of the Russian armor losses Oryx cites are fake. They are Ukrainian losses with a "Z" or "V" painted on them after the fact. Oryx has even used photoshopped pictures.
Look out behind you, Volodymyr Zelensky Ukrainians face a war on two fronts. They must push Russia back and keep French defeatism at bay
TIM COLLINS 7 September 2023 • 10:12am
As we enter the autumn the question that many people are asking is ‘has the Ukrainian counter-offensive failed to meet expectations?’
The short answer is that it has, in fact, exceeded the expectations of those who planned it. Tactically it is proceeding as expected in the face of unprecedented Russian defensive lines, operationally it is degrading the Russian war machine and strategically it has achieved unexpected success. However Ukraine is facing unexpected pressure from other, less anticipated, directions.
The offensive was always set to be a series of military set pieces over a period of many months – through 2023, 2024 and into 2025. The vital shaping operation of the summer of 2023 was always intended to see where best the breakthrough could be achieved when the complete joint force, including air power, could be brought to bear. The intent was always to preserve the force during this phase including the vital and precious equipment donated by the West whilst degrading Russian defences.
It should be borne in mind that much of the Western equipment has not yet arrived. The M1 Abrams tanks are due this month. The F-16 fighter jets will not take to Ukrainian skies until early 2024. As Summer turns to autumn, the job of balancing the Ukrainian force between legacy Soviet-era equipment and the modern Nato stock continues. The refurbishment of damaged equipment and the replacement of total losses will be taking place against a backdrop of harmonising the logistic tail to meet the challenges of 2024. Offensives which will incorporate the lessons of this summer’s fight as well as maintaining pressure on the Russians and limiting their ability to repair their remaining defensive lines are yet to come. The Russian defences, heavily probed and in some areas breached, are where they are. They cannot move or reconfigure. The initiative is with Ukraine.
On the Russian side the attrition of tanks, men and ammunition is a major concern. There have been significant Russian tank. Given that the Russian land combat power has been degraded by at least 50 per cent overall – many of the elite units of the Airborne VDV have simply ceased to exist – it will take at least a decade for the Russian land forces to recover. Ammunition stocks, we know, are running out. The Russian war machine, now set into overdrive, is revealing many of the flaws of the corrupt system that spawned it over recent decades.
Russian ammunition has a failure rate approaching 40 per cent because of corner-cutting and corruption. The Russians are now turning to the North Koreans for resupply – at an expense that is expected to be eyewatering.
Russian manpower is in crisis from attrition and a collapse in morale. Where Russian recruiters are becoming more imaginative with recruiting drives across the former Soviet empire and even as far away as Cuba, the authorities in those countries are now stepping up to challenge these efforts in a clear vote of no confidence in Putin.
Strategically and diplomatically Russia is decomposing. It has faced a coup, a purge is underway and repression is hitting unprecedented levels even for Russia. The Motherland is having to reshape its very economic model to meet the demands of the war, and even so Moscow is becoming reliant on supplies from rogue states like Iran and North Korea as President Xi of China bides his time.
The state of the Russian Black Sea fleet is poor and it appears unable to effectively blockade Ukraine. Each month 30-40 ships carrying 40,000 tons of Ukrainian grain make it safely to the Bosporus – despite sporadic drone attack on the Danube Delta. This may be because action against civilian shipping on the high seas would risk Nato retaliation, but it is happening anyway.
In the wider strategic picture Putin’s vulnerabilities include reliance on the regime in Belarus which would not survive the demise of Alexandr Lukashenko. Similarly Iranian support might waver following the exit of the ageing Ayatollah Khameini.
It is not all gloom for Putin however. The broader Russian Navy remains intact, apart from its marine units. Russia’s strategic nuclear capability is largely unaffected by the losses on the battlefield, though various nuclear-capable missiles have been used up in conventional bombardments.
But all in all, Volodymyr Zelensky need not be overly concerned as he looks to his front and considers his enemies. Zelensky’s real problems lie behind him, among his various friends and allies. With the US elections looming, questions must be asked about the consequences of a Trump victory regarding the crucial US support to Ukraine. Even while Biden remains in power, the isolationist wing of the Republican party in Congress now presents a serious menace to further war funding. And while Nato is now stronger than ever on paper, within the Alliance two blocs are emerging: the ‘peace at any price’ bloc led by France and Germany and the ‘victory at all costs’ bloc led by the UK and including the Scandinavians and Eastern Europeans (apart from Hungary).
France behaves as if the UK does not exist and as if Ukraine was an increasingly ungrateful needy neighbour.
Despite the successes of the counter-offensive so far, at the tactical, operational and strategic levels, Ukraine depends on resilience among its backers to win what is a now a war of attrition.
President Zelensky increasingly faces a war on two fronts.
Putin’s anti-semitism is dragging Russia into darkness Attacking Zelenskyy’s heritage is a grim portent
DMYTRO NATALUKHA 6 September 2023 • 3:30pm
Speaking to Russian state television, Putin made an absurd and anti-semitic attack on President Zelenskyy’s ethnicity. “Western curators”, he said, “have put a person at the head of modern Ukraine – an ethnic Jew, with Jewish roots, with Jewish origins” in order to assist with “covering up the glorification of Nazism”. His words are as absurd as they are ignorant. However, they show the real nature of the Russian regime.
Ukraine is home to different ethnic and religious groups. We have indigenous peoples, we have minorities that live compactly on a certain territory or are scattered all over the country. Our country unites more than a hundred different ethnic groups. But our strength is that ethnicity and heritage have never really been a subject of discussion or debate.
Did people know about Zelenskyy’s Jewish roots before the war? Most likely yes; he’s discussed it in an interview. But before the 2019 presidential election, during it, or after, you won’t find a single public statement from the President emphasising his roots, nor political opponents attacking him for them. Why would he? Why would they? Ukraine is a tolerant nation that does not judge people by their ethnic origins.
Just look at the recent political appointments. Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar, Qirimli, a Muslim, is now Ukraine’s Minister of Defence. How can a Muslim be a minister in a country run by “Nazis”? How could an Afro-Ukrainian become one of the most prominent and respected members of our presidential faction in parliament? Putin’s words are pure absurdity.
But they also show the dark direction his country is heading in. While Ukraine was building a political nation where all ethnic groups are an integral part of the whole, Russia was developing ethnic nationalism. Knowing Russia’s history well, it is not hard to guess where it will lead to.
At its core, modern Russia is still an aggressive chauvinist neo-empire. And with his imperial narrative, Putin is reopening Pandora’s box, with the same homegrown anti-Semitism, chauvinism and xenophobia we’ve seen before. One can recall the Soviet period, when Jews were considered “enemies of the people” and were advised not to be hired anywhere in high-level posts. Or more recently, in the 1990s, when the term “natsmen” (nation minority member) was popularized in Russia, a derogatory term used to stigmatize all non-ethnic Russians in the country.
Instead of building a tolerant modern democratic state, Putin is setting Russia several centuries back. In his imagination his country is powerful, but in reality it’s a failed state, the country of the Black Hundreds – far-Right chauvinists who organised pogroms. In a sense, if Putin is already allowing himself such petty statements, Russia has already slipped into the dark ages of its history.
Ukraine stands in stark contrast as a country where indigenous languages are supported at the state level, where people do not hide their origin and moreover can be proud of it. This country, where the chief mufti goes to the front and the chief rabbi goes on humanitarian missions and meets with the commander-in-chief, is described as neo-Nazi by the Russians. At the same time the same Russians indulge in anti-Semitic rhetoric even as the government targets ethnic minorities from the poorest regions of the country to bear the brunt of casualties in the war. This absurdity would be ridiculous if we did not know what tragedies usually follow.
Most of the Russian armor losses Oryx cites are fake. They are Ukrainian losses with a "Z" or "V" painted on them after the fact. Oryx has even used photoshopped pictures.
Yes Russia is always decisively winning on this thread and they never suffer losses. Yet the lines on the map never change anymore
The USA and the UK have busted a Russian bot gang identifying 9 principal members who have been known to extort over $ 840 million from institutions worldwide by their use of malware.
Financial Sanctions have been imposed on those members with international arrest warrants issued for them.
Most of the Russian armor losses Oryx cites are fake. They are Ukrainian losses with a "Z" or "V" painted on them after the fact. Oryx has even used photoshopped pictures.
says russkie-boy.
Are you denying that propaganda, misdirection and outright falsehoods are not being used by everyone on both sides of this clusterfuck in Ukraine?
Are you saying that anyone that doesn’t believe the “facts and figures” being released by the MSM and Ukraine as being 100% accurate is a “russkie-boy”?
Questioning or not believing the “facts” released by Ukraine or Russia or the USA or Germany or <insert any country> DOES NOT automatically imply that person is a stooge or sympathizer, it implies that the person doing the doubting is of their own mind and not a mindless Ukrainian or Russian sympathizer that happily licks up whatever their masters (MSM, Ukraine, Russia, USA, etc) put down…..it indicates that they are NOT willingly ignorant nor are they useful idiots for evil dipshits.
Questioning, doubting, calling bullshit and generally being weary of anything our government and their propaganda corps in the MSM says is the exact OPPOSITE of being a “russkie-boy” or “uketard” or a “covetard” or a “libtard” or a “tdoykatard”……questioning the narrative, doubting the “facts” especially as presented to us by the MIC, CIA, NSA, DNI, FBI, etc is not only NECESSARY but it’s absolutely essential to ferret out the truth!
If you, tdoyka, think that anyone not buying the bullshit spewed by the MSM and questioning the narrative being pushed by the US government and her strong-arm agencies (CIA, FBI, NSA, etc) is unpatriotic or pro-Russia simply because they don’t buy the bullshit hook line and sinker then it’s YOU that has become the useful idiot by playing the part of the retard that thinks he’s a genius. The idiot that is so beyond the point of living in or even understanding reality that it’s easier just watching you sit in the corner cutting, pasting, drooling and mumbling (in Russian) then it is arguing with you.
You’ve been so totally brainwashed by Beijing Biden and his cult followers that you can’t think for yourself and any opinions that you might have will have to wait until they’re told to you by the media. You’re so completely ignorant that you take offense to anyone that doesn’t believe the numbers that you cut and paste and your so emotionally unstable that you get angry and defensive when anyone questions your cut and paste as if you researched and wrote it yourself…..you didn’t did you? You didn’t write that most recent cut and paste did you? Are the numbers you posted on supposed Russian loses numbers that you pulled out of your ass or did you pull those out of someone else’s ass and you’re simply defending their ass?
Most of the Russian armor losses Oryx cites are fake. They are Ukrainian losses with a "Z" or "V" painted on them after the fact. Oryx has even used photoshopped pictures.
Yes Russia is always decisively winning on this thread and they never suffer losses. Yet the lines on the map never change anymore
The lines aren't moving because the counter offensive belly flopped.
Most of the Russian armor losses Oryx cites are fake. They are Ukrainian losses with a "Z" or "V" painted on them after the fact. Oryx has even used photoshopped pictures.
Yes Russia is always decisively winning on this thread and they never suffer losses. Yet the lines on the map never change anymore
The lines aren't moving because the counter offensive belly flopped.
If the lines truly are not moving (much) that would seem to indicate Russia has what it wants and is now just going to hold on to it and let NATO send Ukrainians in until they get tired and quit.
US Intel Official: Media Misleading Americans About Ukraine's Battlefield Success
FRIDAY, SEP 08, 2023 - 10:00 AM Authored by Kyle Anzalone via AntiWar.com,
In an interview with renowned reporter Seymour Hersh, a US intelligence official scolded the media for misleading the American public about Ukraine’s battlefield failures during the Spring counteroffensive. The unnamed official additionally told Hersh he believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the assassination of PMC Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to deescalate tensions with NATO.
Responding to reports in recent weeks that Ukrainian forces were gaining momentum and recapturing territory, the official remarked, “Where are the reporters getting this stuff?” he asked. “There are stories talking about drunk Russian commanders while the Ukrainians are penetrating the three lines of Russian defense and will be able to work back to Mariupol.”
He continued, “The goal of Russia’s first line of defense was not to stop the Ukrainian offense, but to slow it down so if there was a Ukrainian advance, Russian commanders could bring in reserves to fortify the line.” The official added, “There is no evidence that Ukrainian forces have gotten past the first line. The American press is doing anything but honest reporting on the failure thus far of the offense.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a similarly optimistic message during his trip to Kyiv on Wednesday. “In the ongoing counteroffensive, progress has accelerated in the past few weeks. This new assistance will help sustain it and build further momentum,” he said at a press conference.
The official says that message is being delivered from military intelligence to the White House, while the CIA has drawn other conclusions. “This kind of reporting from the military intelligence community is going to the White House. There are other views,” he said, referring to the CIA. The official explained those views do not reach President Joe Biden.
For over three months, Kyiv has ordered its forces to advance on entrench Russian defensive lines in southern Ukraine. Russian minefields caused Ukraine to lose a significant portion of its Western-trained soldiers and equipment in the opening weeks of the offensive. The massive push by Ukraine resulted in nearly no territorial gains.
Still, Washington has pushed Kyiv to continue the counteroffensive. The White House acknowledges that for Ukraine to have a possibility of success, Kyiv will have to be willing to sustain high casualties.
The official told Hersh no matter how committed Kyiv is to the war effort, President Zelensky’s goals are unattainable. “Zelensky will never get his land back,” he said.
The official also spoke about the assassination of Prigozhin last month. He believes that Putin ordered the killing because the mercenary boss had begun to provoke NATO members. “By early August, there were reports of border tensions as the remnant of the Wagner Group made a series of intrusions into the airspace of Poland, and troublesome threats at the borders of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland,” Hersh writes, “For Putin, triggering complaints from NATO countries was an unforgivable breach. ‘That was it,’ a knowledgeable US intelligence official told me.”
Interesting point that Putin got rid of Prigozin because he was escalating tensions with NATO. Come to think if it, all that talk about Wagner incursions and Poland and Belorussia getting into it completely stopped as soon as he was gone.
Russia takes upwards of 5-15x more POWs than Ukraine takes of Russian troops, depending on the time. For instance, there was a time that Ukraine officially confirmed having around ~2500 Russian POWs when Russia verifiably had over 12-15k+ Ukrainian ones.
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“There is a figure, we do not name it publicly. What about the exchange fund - I constantly hear this question from relatives. We publicly said yes, we have problems with the exchange fund.
This means that we do not have enough Russian prisoners of war, whom we want to exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war. They exist, the number is not enough, and this is also a problem,” said Lubinets.
Go to the website to see the documentary videos & sources. Most of the sources are Ukrainian. It's even more sobering than I thought. Ukrainians are actually discussing, on film, what parts of their bodies to chop off in order to avoid conscription.
Just look at the recent political appointments. Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar, Qirimli, a Muslim, is now Ukraine’s Minister of Defence. How can a Muslim be a minister in a country run by “Nazis”? How could an Afro-Ukrainian become one of the most prominent and respected members of our presidential faction in parliament? Putin’s words are pure absurdity.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 8, 2023
Key Takeaways:
Russian forces have reportedly made notable changes to their command and control (C2) in Ukraine to protect command infrastructure and improve information sharing, although Russian force deployments are likely still exacerbating issues with horizontal integration. Artillery constraints in Ukraine are reportedly prompting the Russian military to accelerate longstanding efforts to implement a fires doctrine prioritizing accuracy over volume. Russian forces are additionally reportedly adapting their deployment of electronic warfare (EW) complexes. Ukrainian forces reportedly continued to advance south of Bakhmut and south of Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed gains on September 8. Russian forces conducted another series of Shahed-131/136 drone strikes targeting Odesa Oblast on the night of September 7–8. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov publicly rejected an incredibly favorable offer from the UN Secretariat that met many of Russia’s stated demands to rejoin the Black Sea Grain Initiative on September 6, indicating that the Kremlin is either delaying its return to the grain deal in an attempt to extract maximum concessions from the West or has no intention whatsoever of returning to the grain deal. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) directly responded to recent indications that the Armenian government may be questioning its decades-long security relationship with Russia. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line, near Bakhmut, and along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line but did not make any confirmed advances on September 8. The New York Times (NYT) — citing Western, African, and Russian sources — reported that Russian intelligence structures are competing for control of the Wagner Group’s assets and operations in Africa. Russian occupation officials continue to hold illegal regional elections in occupied Ukraine. Russian occupation officials in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson oblasts announced the start of in-person voting in occupied territories on September 8.
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) analyst Trent Mol acknowledged that Washington underestimated the strength of the Russian Federation in the run-up to the Ukrainian counteroffensive, reports the Economist magazine.
He acknowledges that US and Ukrainian officials have failed to appreciate the depth of Russia's defenses and how difficult it will be for Ukraine to 'break through' it with armored vehicles. At the same time, the analyst believes that most of the fortifications of the Russian forces are still untouched.
Blinken agrees that since the counteroffensive has failed, Gaylensky should start peace talks.
Yep, ukes we’re done from the get go, only idiots felt pouring money into a lost cause was good.
Biden and others appreciate the money laundering that is making some rich.
So sad so many bought into all the BS, imagine if you had used the money here to strengthen borders and helped out Maui, you know actually help Americans.
To quote Pilate "What is truth"? We sure are getting a bunch of stories that contradict each other.
Question to you tdoyka: Do you think Russia will be defeated? As in being driven from the part of Ukraine they now hold? What about Crimea, do they lose it in your estimation?
Most of the Russian armor losses Oryx cites are fake. They are Ukrainian losses with a "Z" or "V" painted on them after the fact. Oryx has even used photoshopped pictures.
Yes Russia is always decisively winning on this thread and they never suffer losses. Yet the lines on the map never change anymore
The lines aren't moving because the counter offensive belly flopped.
If the lines truly are not moving (much) that would seem to indicate Russia has what it wants and is now just going to hold on to it and let NATO send Ukrainians in until they get tired and quit.
Pretty much. But if you convinced yourself that Russia was trying to take over all of Ukraine, and they haven't, it must mean Russia is losing.
Under no circumstances can it mean that your preconceived notion was wrong.
Most of the Russian armor losses Oryx cites are fake. They are Ukrainian losses with a "Z" or "V" painted on them after the fact. Oryx has even used photoshopped pictures.
Yes Russia is always decisively winning on this thread and they never suffer losses. Yet the lines on the map never change anymore
The lines aren't moving because the counter offensive belly flopped.
If the lines truly are not moving (much) that would seem to indicate Russia has what it wants and is now just going to hold on to it and let NATO send Ukrainians in until they get tired and quit.
Pretty much. But if you convinced yourself that Russia was trying to take over all of Ukraine, and they haven't, it must mean Russia is losing.
Under no circumstances can it mean that your preconceived notion was wrong.
Exactly and not just all of Ukraine but Poland and all of Eastern European and eventually the US of A.
So when Russia doesn’t take over all of Ukraine, Eastern Europe and the USA. It will be proof that the US actually won and that it was money and lives well spent. Biden, CNN, McConnel and the rest of the RINO’s will all tell us so🙄
The same supposedly ragtag Russian military that they claim is getting its azz handed to them by Ukraine is also the same Russian military that they claim is going to run roughshod over all of Europe and possibly the US without $100’s of billions of our money and involvement. I’m not sure how those two worldviews mesh?
Most of the Russian armor losses Oryx cites are fake. They are Ukrainian losses with a "Z" or "V" painted on them after the fact. Oryx has even used photoshopped pictures.
says russkie-boy.
Are you denying that propaganda, misdirection and outright falsehoods are not being used by everyone on both sides of this clusterfuck in Ukraine?
Are you saying that anyone that doesn’t believe the “facts and figures” being released by the MSM and Ukraine as being 100% accurate is a “russkie-boy”?
Questioning or not believing the “facts” released by Ukraine or Russia or the USA or Germany or <insert any country> DOES NOT automatically imply that person is a stooge or sympathizer, it implies that the person doing the doubting is of their own mind and not a mindless Ukrainian or Russian sympathizer that happily licks up whatever their masters (MSM, Ukraine, Russia, USA, etc) put down…..it indicates that they are NOT willingly ignorant nor are they useful idiots for evil dipshits.
Questioning, doubting, calling bullshit and generally being weary of anything our government and their propaganda corps in the MSM says is the exact OPPOSITE of being a “russkie-boy” or “uketard” or a “covetard” or a “libtard” or a “tdoykatard”……questioning the narrative, doubting the “facts” especially as presented to us by the MIC, CIA, NSA, DNI, FBI, etc is not only NECESSARY but it’s absolutely essential to ferret out the truth!
If you, tdoyka, think that anyone not buying the bullshit spewed by the MSM and questioning the narrative being pushed by the US government and her strong-arm agencies (CIA, FBI, NSA, etc) is unpatriotic or pro-Russia simply because they don’t buy the bullshit hook line and sinker then it’s YOU that has become the useful idiot by playing the part of the retard that thinks he’s a genius. The idiot that is so beyond the point of living in or even understanding reality that it’s easier just watching you sit in the corner cutting, pasting, drooling and mumbling (in Russian) then it is arguing with you.
You’ve been so totally brainwashed by Beijing Biden and his cult followers that you can’t think for yourself and any opinions that you might have will have to wait until they’re told to you by the media. You’re so completely ignorant that you take offense to anyone that doesn’t believe the numbers that you cut and paste and your so emotionally unstable that you get angry and defensive when anyone questions your cut and paste as if you researched and wrote it yourself…..you didn’t did you? You didn’t write that most recent cut and paste did you? Are the numbers you posted on supposed Russian loses numbers that you pulled out of your ass or did you pull those out of someone else’s ass and you’re simply defending their ass?
Absolutely right. There are NO "FACTS" being released by any of the media.
Most of the Russian armor losses Oryx cites are fake. They are Ukrainian losses with a "Z" or "V" painted on them after the fact. Oryx has even used photoshopped pictures.
says russkie-boy.
Are you denying that propaganda, misdirection and outright falsehoods are not being used by everyone on both sides of this clusterfuck in Ukraine?
Are you saying that anyone that doesn’t believe the “facts and figures” being released by the MSM and Ukraine as being 100% accurate is a “russkie-boy”?
Questioning or not believing the “facts” released by Ukraine or Russia or the USA or Germany or <insert any country> DOES NOT automatically imply that person is a stooge or sympathizer, it implies that the person doing the doubting is of their own mind and not a mindless Ukrainian or Russian sympathizer that happily licks up whatever their masters (MSM, Ukraine, Russia, USA, etc) put down…..it indicates that they are NOT willingly ignorant nor are they useful idiots for evil dipshits.
Questioning, doubting, calling bullshit and generally being weary of anything our government and their propaganda corps in the MSM says is the exact OPPOSITE of being a “russkie-boy” or “uketard” or a “covetard” or a “libtard” or a “tdoykatard”……questioning the narrative, doubting the “facts” especially as presented to us by the MIC, CIA, NSA, DNI, FBI, etc is not only NECESSARY but it’s absolutely essential to ferret out the truth!
If you, tdoyka, think that anyone not buying the bullshit spewed by the MSM and questioning the narrative being pushed by the US government and her strong-arm agencies (CIA, FBI, NSA, etc) is unpatriotic or pro-Russia simply because they don’t buy the bullshit hook line and sinker then it’s YOU that has become the useful idiot by playing the part of the retard that thinks he’s a genius. The idiot that is so beyond the point of living in or even understanding reality that it’s easier just watching you sit in the corner cutting, pasting, drooling and mumbling (in Russian) then it is arguing with you.
You’ve been so totally brainwashed by Beijing Biden and his cult followers that you can’t think for yourself and any opinions that you might have will have to wait until they’re told to you by the media. You’re so completely ignorant that you take offense to anyone that doesn’t believe the numbers that you cut and paste and your so emotionally unstable that you get angry and defensive when anyone questions your cut and paste as if you researched and wrote it yourself…..you didn’t did you? You didn’t write that most recent cut and paste did you? Are the numbers you posted on supposed Russian loses numbers that you pulled out of your ass or did you pull those out of someone else’s ass and you’re simply defending their ass?
Absolutely right. There are NO "FACTS" being released by any of the media.
BS. Me an tdyka know the Bidet got 81 millyun votes.
So many deluded fascists here sucking on Putin's rancid dick.
Probably the same people that voted for Trump and then complain about their taxes going up.
There is no denying what 🫅 did abandoning protesters in DC on January 6th was inexcusable. People were hurt and some lost their lives, that should have been the end of his political career
Originally Posted by aether_tech
So many deluded fascists here sucking on Putin's rancid dick.
Probably the same people that voted for Trump and then complain about their taxes going up.
This is just a thumbnail scratch of what the “other side” actually believes and the attitude that prevails on the left. This level of abject ignorance is not worth addressing directly or arguing with since no amount of facts, logic or reason can overcome their emotional investment into the clusterfuck in Ukraine.
If you tell one of these leftist retards that Ukraine has 40 million people and Russia has a 160 million people the retards on the left reply with, “yeah but you’re a Putin cock sucker”. If you tell them that Ukraine doesn’t possess the manufacturing capacity to support their war effort the retards on the left reply with, “yeah, but you love Putin’s dick”. If you point out the fact that we’ve sent more than $100 BILLION dollars to Ukraine….. > $100 BILLION DOLLARS!….the drooling retards on the left reply, “yeah, but you suck Putin’s cock”.
The disconnect in this country is immense. Stupidity and ignorance have become something to celebrate and embrace because in the absence of truth angry, emotional outbursts are considered acceptable substitutions for intelligence and self-control.
Arguing with dipshits like slave and his retarded coalition of the stupid is futile. When those dipshits claim that President Trump is the reason “people were hurt and SOME lost their lives” on January 6 there’s absolutely no redeeming value in talking to them further. They really are THAT fu.cking stupid and they really are NOT worth the effort…
Sums it up. This new leftist clown has all the emotional catch phrases lined up.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 8, 2023
Key Takeaways:
Russian forces have reportedly made notable changes to their command and control (C2) in Ukraine to protect command infrastructure and improve information sharing, although Russian force deployments are likely still exacerbating issues with horizontal integration. Artillery constraints in Ukraine are reportedly prompting the Russian military to accelerate longstanding efforts to implement a fires doctrine prioritizing accuracy over volume. Russian forces are additionally reportedly adapting their deployment of electronic warfare (EW) complexes. Ukrainian forces reportedly continued to advance south of Bakhmut and south of Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed gains on September 8. Russian forces conducted another series of Shahed-131/136 drone strikes targeting Odesa Oblast on the night of September 7–8. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov publicly rejected an incredibly favorable offer from the UN Secretariat that met many of Russia’s stated demands to rejoin the Black Sea Grain Initiative on September 6, indicating that the Kremlin is either delaying its return to the grain deal in an attempt to extract maximum concessions from the West or has no intention whatsoever of returning to the grain deal. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) directly responded to recent indications that the Armenian government may be questioning its decades-long security relationship with Russia. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line, near Bakhmut, and along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line but did not make any confirmed advances on September 8. The New York Times (NYT) — citing Western, African, and Russian sources — reported that Russian intelligence structures are competing for control of the Wagner Group’s assets and operations in Africa. Russian occupation officials continue to hold illegal regional elections in occupied Ukraine. Russian occupation officials in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson oblasts announced the start of in-person voting in occupied territories on September 8.
What happened to your great news source oryx uko bot???
Ukrainian forces made confirmed advances in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made claimed advances south of Bakhmut on September 9. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Spokesperson Vadym Skibitskyi reemphasized Ukraine’s right to target critical Russian strategic and military objects in rear areas. Russia’s war in Ukraine ADD NOTE TWEET is increasingly constraining Russian local and regional politics, with even the minimal pre-war competition suppressed and regional governments increasingly focused on their ability to generate resources for the war. The Kremlin continues to refuse to rejoin the Black Sea Grain Initiative in an attempt to extract maximum concessions from the West and may believe that apparent support or acceptance for its demands from some international actors offers it more leverage in renegotiating the deal. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia and advanced in some areas on September 9. Russian occupation authorities continue efforts to manufacture a guise of legitimacy and legality around ongoing local elections in occupied regions of Ukraine.
Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar earlier released a statement warning that those who release casualty numbers would be liable to criminal prosecution.
unfortunately, the old Soviet tactics of pushing more men thru is not what what Russia needs. old tech vs new tech is not better, it's worse. Russia can send 10 to 15 men to take a couple of yards. Ukraine can do it with a man or two using new tech. Ukraine really isn't a new tech state, rather 1990s tech is beating the Russians.
where is the Russians T-14 Armata and Su-57? they are supposed to have them in the hundreds or may i say, the thousands. Russia has about 20 or tanks and the Su-57 has about 4. on paper, the tanks and plane are awe inspiring. but the actuality is that they are junk when they work. so they use what they got, before 1991 tanks and planes tech. when Russia first invaded Ukraine, i thought that would take 3 or 4 days to take Kiev. but the Ukrainians stopped the Russian advance on Kiev by using Territorial Defense or what we call the National Guard or Weekend Warriors. the elite Russian VDV vs Ukrainian Weekend Warriors. the Russian VDV was supposed to take Hostomel Airport and then troop planes were supposed to come in. instead, Ukrainian Weekend Warriors screwed up the Russkies' plan. not only did the Ukrainians screwed the VDV, the screwed the Russian tank battalions coming south to take Kiev. the VDV lost 50% of their men, the Russian tanks and armored troops carriers numbered in 100's of destroyed vehicles. yet the Ukrainians stand 1 1/2 later, taking back their territory with Western and Russian 1990s weapons tech.
Trump, may he get back the Presidency, is not going to give up Ukrainian support. he will take money given to Ukraine, but not the weapons.
Putin is the new Stalin/Mao/Hitler. what Putin says and does are Stalin/Mao/Hitler own actions. all Russia needs now is the gulags. oh, wait a minute....the Russians don't have to, minority Muslims, Jews, Oriental and whatever else Russians are going to Ukraine, not true Moscow to St Petersburg Russians.
unfortunately, the old Soviet tactics of pushing more men thru is not what what Russia needs. old tech vs new tech is not better, it's worse. Russia can send 10 to 15 men to take a couple of yards. Ukraine can do it with a man or two using new tech. Ukraine really isn't a new tech state, rather 1990s tech is beating the Russians.
where is the Russians T-14 Armata and Su-57? they are supposed to have them in the hundreds or may i say, the thousands. Russia has about 20 or tanks and the Su-57 has about 4. on paper, the tanks and plane are awe inspiring. but the actuality is that they are junk when they work. so they use what they got, before 1991 tanks and planes tech. when Russia first invaded Ukraine, i thought that would take 3 or 4 days to take Kiev. but the Ukrainians stopped the Russian advance on Kiev by using Territorial Defense or what we call the National Guard or Weekend Warriors. the elite Russian VDV vs Ukrainian Weekend Warriors. the Russian VDV was supposed to take Hostomel Airport and then troop planes were supposed to come in. instead, Ukrainian Weekend Warriors screwed up the Russkies' plan. not only did the Ukrainians screwed the VDV, the screwed the Russian tank battalions coming south to take Kiev. the VDV lost 50% of their men, the Russian tanks and armored troops carriers numbered in 100's of destroyed vehicles. yet the Ukrainians stand 1 1/2 later, taking back their territory with Western and Russian 1990s weapons tech.
Trump, may he get back the Presidency, is not going to give up Ukrainian support. he will take money given to Ukraine, but not the weapons.
Putin is the new Stalin/Mao/Hitler. what Putin says and does are Stalin/Mao/Hitler own actions. all Russia needs now is the gulags. oh, wait a minute....the Russians don't have to, minority Muslims, Jews, Oriental and whatever else Russians are going to Ukraine, not true Moscow to St Petersburg Russians.
unfortunately, the old Soviet tactics of pushing more men thru is not what what Russia needs. old tech vs new tech is not better, it's worse. Russia can send 10 to 15 men to take a couple of yards. Ukraine can do it with a man or two using new tech. Ukraine really isn't a new tech state, rather 1990s tech is beating the Russians.
To quote Pilate "What is truth"? We sure are getting a bunch of stories that contradict each other.
Question to you tdoyka: Do you think Russia will be defeated? As in being driven from the part of Ukraine they now hold? What about Crimea, do they lose it in your estimation?
Do the math on that. A Ukrainian brigade is said to be 4,000 men in principle, but many or even most of them reportedly have only 2k - 3k. Four figure casualties means upwards of half of the brigade or more is being completely wiped out, a fact sadly already corroborated by leaked documents...
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It becomes so clear now how decades of Western propaganda had built up their equipment with fraudulent, unearned accolades and distinctions. Now, in the first true test against a real foe, the lies all come crashing down.
Of course, such horrors as the above are underscored by the weekly mutinies taking place within the AFU ranks.
Ukraine's latest strategy is to draft women and put them on the front lines. These Femme Fatales dazzle the Russians with their good looks, delaying Russian defense just long enough for the women to cap them.
Ukraine's latest strategy is to draft women and put them on the front lines. These Femme Fatales dazzle the Russians with their good looks, delaying Russian defense just long enough for the women to cap them.
I keep hearing about the beautiful Ukraine women but all the pictures of Ukraine's refugee women in Poland look about like buffalo. Maybe they are saving the beautiful ones for bait to trap Russians.
Our infamous governor from the 1950s, Earl Long is reported to have said "if you can't bait a man with puzzy he can't be baited"
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 11, 2023
Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, and Mason Clark
September 11, 2023, 4:15pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in Donetsk and Zaporizhia oblasts on September 11 and have reportedly advanced near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Rosgvardia may be recruiting previously imprisoned former Wagner Group fighters, likely to further subsume Wagner remnants while bolstering Russia’s domestic security apparatus. Russian border guards expressed similar grievances about limited capabilities and equipment to those voiced by Russian troops serving in Ukraine and continued to express concern over potential Ukrainian raids into Russia. The Kremlin’s ruling United Russia party unsurprisingly achieved most of its desired results in highly fraudulent local elections in Russia and occupied Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Vladivostok in the coming days, likely to discuss bilateral relations and North Korea’s supplies of artillery munitions to Russia. US and Armenian forces began joint military exercises in Armenia on September 11. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on September 11. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in at least one sector of the front on September 11 and advanced near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian Central Election Committee Head Alexander Sidyakin unsurprisingly claimed that United Russia received the majority of votes in occupied Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson oblasts. Ukrainian and United Kingdom military officials reported on September 11 that the Russian military intends to mobilize over 400,000 personnel by the end of 2023.
tdoyka: Do you think Russia will be driven out of Ukraine? What about Crimea?
yes, i do. as long as we and NATO equip them.
Russia does not train their men. the Russians give most their guys the AK and some ammo and then their off to Ukraine. we and NATO train the Ukraine's about 8 or 12 weeks. then if someone is going to a tank, artillery or planes, there is more training. "the more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle" is what the Drill Sergeant said to me.
Gaylensky threatens Europe with violence if he doesn't get more money:
Curtailing aid to Ukraine will only prolong the war, Mr Zelensky argues. And it would create risks for the West in its own backyard. There is no way of predicting how the millions of Ukrainian refugees in European countries would react to their country being abandoned. Ukrainians have generally “behaved well” and are “very grateful” to those who sheltered them. They will not forget that generosity. But it would not be a “good story” for Europe if it were to “drive these people into a corner”.
ISW @TheStudyofWar 2 hours ago NEW: #Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in #Donetsk and #Zaporizhia oblasts on September 11 and have reportedly advanced near #Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in Donetsk and Zaporizhia oblasts on September 11 and have reportedly advanced near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Ukrainian military officials announced on September 11 that Ukrainian forces have liberated 2 square kilometers of territory in the Bakhmut direction over the past week and have made gains near Klishchiivka (6km southwest of Bakhmut) and Andriiivka (9km southwest of Bakhmut).[1] Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar also stated that Ukrainian forces have gained a total of 4.8 square kilometers in the Tavriisk (Zaporizhia) operational direction over the past week, particularly south of Robotyne (10km south of Orikhiv) and west of Verbove (20km southeast of Orikhiv).[2]
US and Armenian forces began joint military exercises in Armenia on September 11. The Armenian Ministry of Defense stated that the joint US-Armenian “Eagle Partner 2023” exercises will prepare Armenian forces to take part in international peacekeeping missions and will last until September 20.[21] 85 US personnel and 175 Armenian personnel are participating in exercises at the Zar and Armavir training grounds near Yerevan.[22] “Eagle Partner 2023” will occur against the backdrop of increasingly tense relations between Moscow and Yerevan, as well as heightened tensions between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.[23]
ISW @TheStudyofWar 2 hours ago NEW: #Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in #Donetsk and #Zaporizhia oblasts on September 11 and have reportedly advanced near #Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
Lines haven't moved since the counter-expensive started over 3 months ago.
ISW @TheStudyofWar 2 hours ago NEW: #Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in #Donetsk and #Zaporizhia oblasts on September 11 and have reportedly advanced near #Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
Lines haven't moved since the counter-expensive started over 3 months ago.
tdoyka: Do you think Russia will be driven out of Ukraine? What about Crimea?
yes, i do. as long as we and NATO equip them.
Russia does not train their men. the Russians give most their guys the AK and some ammo and then their off to Ukraine. we and NATO train the Ukraine's about 8 or 12 weeks. then if someone is going to a tank, artillery or planes, there is more training. "the more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle" is what the Drill Sergeant said to me.
I am hoping Russia prevails and gets to keep the territory they've gained. It now looks like they have assumed a defense strategy that is working pretty well. I am hoping Western Europe soon decides to leave alone the facts on the ground.
US to supply Ukraine with ATACM missiles that have a low signature for interception and have a 190 mile range.
The Hill
Where ya been flaming fa ggit?
He's been working on full page TDinka posts.
He's working on explaining to us how open borders, muzzie importation, child grooming, drag queen shows in elementary schools, Fentanyl trafficking, child trafficking, cutting off Arctic Refuge and North Slope oil production, buying oil from Chyna, illegal DOD financed Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine, baby factories in Ukraine, etc are a good thing.
And how the Laptop From Hell is Russian disinformation.
And how he, Kilery, Slick and Zero sold our Classified Documents to Chyna to help balance the trade deficit.
Next he and the leftist commie scum like him will be telling us how great nuclear war with Putin would be to let their resident declare the Presidents War Powers Act in order to stop the next election in order to save us from Trump who will surely start a nucler war.
“We waited too long”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said when asked to reflect on the progress of the much-vaunted but pretty rapidly bogged-down Spring Counteroffensive
Speaking to CNN‘s Fareed Zakaria, President Zelensky said there was no “happy ending” for Ukraine
While asserting he was “thankful” to his Western partners for the weapons they donated, nevertheless President Zelensky appeared to pretty clearly blame those same nations for not rushing weapons to him fast enough ...
“I’m thankful to partners, the United States, the EU, President Biden, Congress but we have to understand, we waited too long.
Indeed, on the amount of time left to Kyiv forces, U.S. General Milley reflected at the weekend that just a month or so remained of “fighting weather” this year.
US to supply Ukraine with ATACM missiles that have a low signature for interception and have a 190 mile range.
The Hill
Where ya been flaming fa ggit?
He's been working on full page TDinka posts.
He's working on explaining to us how open borders, muzzie importation, child grooming, drag queen shows in elementary schools, Fentanyl trafficking, child trafficking, cutting off Arctic Refuge and North Slope oil production, buying oil from Chyna, illegal DOD financed Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine, baby factories in Ukraine, etc are a good thing.
And how the Laptop From Hell is Russian disinformation.
And how he, Kilery, Slick and Zero sold our Classified Documents to Chyna to help balance the trade deficit.
Next he and the leftist commie scum like him will be telling us how great nuclear war with Putin would be to let their resident declare the Presidents War Powers Act in order to stop the next election in order to save us from Trump who will surely start a nucler war.
You need to get a clue on what you are actually promoting instead of stubbornly remaining ignorant. People think you are evil and not just stupid at some point.
You need to get a clue on what you are actually promoting instead of stubbornly remaining ignorant. People think you are evil and not just stupid at some point.
You need to get a clue on what you are actually promoting instead of stubbornly remaining ignorant. People think you are evil and not just stupid at some point.
You have to be one of the dumbest, naive people on this website.
What you and people like you “think” ain’t worth spit.
You need to get a clue on what you are actually promoting instead of stubbornly remaining ignorant. People think you are evil and not just stupid at some point.
You need to get a clue on what you are actually promoting instead of stubbornly remaining ignorant. People think you are evil and not just stupid at some point.
You need to get a clue on what you are actually promoting instead of stubbornly remaining ignorant. People think you are evil and not just stupid at some point.
He'll just change handles again.
Back to your lying again.
Actually you’ve never stopped lying.
The jigg has been up and everyone knows.
Yeah, the jig is up. everyone knows that you’re a liar.
Still not accepting my invitation to meet for a steak dinner later this year in North Carolina, eh?
He's working on explaining to us how open borders, muzzie importation, child grooming, drag queen shows in elementary schools, Fentanyl trafficking, child trafficking, cutting off Arctic Refuge and North Slope oil production, buying oil from Chyna, illegal DOD financed Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine, baby factories in Ukraine, etc are a good thing.
And how the Laptop From Hell is Russian disinformation.
And how he, Kilery, Slick and Zero sold our Classified Documents to Chyna to help balance the trade deficit.
Next he and the leftist commie scum like him will be telling us how great nuclear war with Putin would be to let their resident declare the Presidents War Powers Act in order to stop the next election in order to save us from Trump who will surely start a nucler war.
Houston: I think Jag is way too optimistic and out in left field on some things but he makes some pretty good points here.
You need to get a clue on what you are actually promoting instead of stubbornly remaining ignorant. People think you are evil and not just stupid at some point.
He'll just change handles again.
Back to your lying again.
Actually you’ve never stopped lying.
The jigg has been up and everyone knows.
Yeah, the jig is up. everyone knows that you’re a liar.
Still not accepting my invitation to meet for a steak dinner later this year in North Carolina, eh?
Switched from incessant covid updates to an unwinnable proxy war against the lefts boogie man.
You need to get a clue on what you are actually promoting instead of stubbornly remaining ignorant. People think you are evil and not just stupid at some point.
He'll just change handles again.
Back to your lying again.
Actually you’ve never stopped lying.
The jigg has been up and everyone knows.
Yeah, the jig is up. everyone knows that you’re a liar.
Still not accepting my invitation to meet for a steak dinner later this year in North Carolina, eh?
Switched from incessant covid updates to an unwinnable proxy war against the lefts boogie man.
He's working on explaining to us how open borders, muzzie importation, child grooming, drag queen shows in elementary schools, Fentanyl trafficking, child trafficking, cutting off Arctic Refuge and North Slope oil production, buying oil from Chyna, illegal DOD financed Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine, baby factories in Ukraine, etc are a good thing.
And how the Laptop From Hell is Russian disinformation.
And how he, Kilery, Slick and Zero sold our Classified Documents to Chyna to help balance the trade deficit.
Next he and the leftist commie scum like him will be telling us how great nuclear war with Putin would be to let their resident declare the Presidents War Powers Act in order to stop the next election in order to save us from Trump who will surely start a nucler war.
Houston: I think Jag is way too optimistic and out in left field on some things but he makes some pretty good points here.
I said he is crazy and is in dire need of mental help,
You need to get a clue on what you are actually promoting instead of stubbornly remaining ignorant. People think you are evil and not just stupid at some point.
He'll just change handles again.
Back to your lying again.
Actually you’ve never stopped lying.
The jigg has been up and everyone knows.
Yeah, the jig is up. everyone knows that you’re a liar.
Still not accepting my invitation to meet for a steak dinner later this year in North Carolina, eh?
Tootie Jew!
Why not buy a steak dinner for the combat veteran you tried to get fired from his job where he helps other combat and disabled veterans?
The U.S. military has canceled a planned upgrade of the Abrams tank, citing the tank's weight and vulnerability to enemy weapons, Defense News reported.
Stephen Bryan, a former deputy vice secretary of defense and security strategy expert, said the Abrams tank could no longer survive on today's battlefield.
"Heavy European tanks and armored vehicles are struggling in the mud and fuel shortages in Ukraine. They are also vulnerable to enemy fire. The German Leopard tank, which was considered better than the Abrams tank, did not perform well, Stephen Brian stressed."
Putin acknowledges that inflation within Russia is so bad that it is impossible for businesses to make plans or profits but says that these money issues are not insurmountable.
German customs is confiscating cars from Russian tourists, and will also start confiscating their other personal goods such as mobile telephones, shampoo, toilet paper.
If the tourists are jewish, they confiscate wedding rings and tooth fillings.
German customs is confiscating cars from Russian tourists, and will also start confiscating their other personal goods such as mobile telephones, shampoo, toilet paper.
If the tourists are jewish, they confiscate wedding rings and tooth fillings.
Not that I don’t believe it since the unbelievable has become the norm but do you have a link? I shouldn’t be surprised but I always am at how fast “we’ll” forget the tragic mistakes of our past and the failures of our previous actions only to quickly repeat them in times of crisis. At a time when logic and reason should be informing every decision instead of fear and anger….considering that fear and anger were the primary motivators in past transgressions and crimes under similar circumstances.
Making the same mistakes over and over again while expecting different outcomes….when will we ever learn and when will we ever get tired of unnecessary war?….I fear I know the answer.
US holds back long-range ATACMS missiles from Ukraine, because they would be ineffective against Russian lines, and would be used for terror attacks on civilian areas of Russia.
The Army canceled the current upgrade program M1A2 SEPv4, in favor of a modernization program of the M1E3 Abrams something the Army has always been looking at. They are just now stepping up the program...
German customs is confiscating cars from Russian tourists, and will also start confiscating their other personal goods such as mobile telephones, shampoo, toilet paper.
If the tourists are jewish, they confiscate wedding rings and tooth fillings.
Not that I don’t believe it since the unbelievable has become the norm but do you have a link? I shouldn’t be surprised but I always am at how fast “we’ll” forget the tragic mistakes of our past and the failures of our previous actions only to quickly repeat them in times of crisis. At a time when logic and reason should be informing every decision instead of fear and anger….considering that fear and anger were the primary motivators in past transgressions and crimes under similar circumstances.
Making the same mistakes over and over again while expecting different outcomes….when will we ever learn and when will we ever get tired of unnecessary war?….I fear I know the answer.
The Army canceled the current upgrade program M1A2 SEPv4, in favor of a modernization program of the M1E3 Abrams something the Army has always been looking at. They are just now stepping up the program...
Phil
Looking at, but got none of.
By the time an Abrams could be ready, cuckraine won't be a country anymore.
You all have been saying that since day one, but they are still there and going strong. More so than the russian's, and with the fall rains coming it will leave the russian's with no supply chain...
The Russian Central Bank has again raised its estimates of already soaring inflation and is predicting more drops in the value of the ruble on the international monetary scene.
The Bank cites the ongoing increasing costs involved in the Ukraine war and the crippling effects of international sanctions.
All the European countries have already depleted their stocks of things like 155 shells and we’ve been buying them from places like South Korea and Israel. So why again, are the fat fuqqs on this board making fun of Russia for buying them from places like North Korea and Iran?
Tootie Jew/Houston_2 tries to get a combat veteran fired from his job where he helps other veterans....sometimes life saving help...because Tootie 2 got the simmering butthurt.....and she want to talk "probity".
IT WAS MID-MARCH when two advertising executives joined a Zoom meeting, ready to pitch an idea to the Ukrainian government in the middle of a war.
They wanted to launch a campaign built on the idea that bravery was a national stereotype, a characteristic linked with being Ukrainian.
It was almost a month into the war when the meeting took place, and the Banda executives felt Ukrainians needed a boost. “I think we need this right now,” Petrov recalls telling the government. Listening to this pitch was Ukraine’s minister for digital transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov. He signed off with the approval of the president's office and an agreement was subsequently struck. The agency would donate its time, while the ministry would cover any costs, according to Petrov.
The idea born in that meeting has now spread across the Ukrainian internet. “Courage has no recipe, except for acetone, polystyrene, gasoline, and a rag,” says the Ukrainian voiceover in one campaign video circulating on social media, before cutting to a staged shot of a man throwing a Molotov cocktail.
Opening the wallet on his iPhone, Dima Adabir, Banda’s managing director, shows how his digital Monobank card is emblazoned with the campaign logo; Сміливість or “courage.” Everything from bottles of juice to a website selling home appliances and even 500 billboards across 21 Ukrainian cities have been similarly branded—although some of those billboards have since been ripped down to make anti-tank defenses, says Adabir.
As the conflict in Ukraine drags on, the country’s communications strategy has become slicker and more professional, say academics studying information warfare. Ukraine has also shifted its strategy away from amplifying exaggerated myths to focusing on the courage of ordinary people who are committing small, achievable acts of bravery in the face of the Russian invasion, such as shooting down a Russian fighter jet with a rifle, or downing a Russian drone with a can of tomatoes.
Like any country at war, Ukraine has been working to shape the information its people see. The military is not allowed to disclose casualty numbers, and photos of deceased Ukrainian soldiers are suppressed.
But there’s a fine line between messaging that can boost morale at home and propaganda that can damage a country’s reputation abroad. The meeting between Banda executives and the digital ministry took place as Ukraine was facing scrutiny for communication missteps early in the conflict. Immediately after the invasion, a story spread across the internet describing a single unknown pilot who was taking out Russian fighter jets above Kyiv. The official Twitter account of Ukraine reposted its own version of the Ghost of Kyiv story on February 27, with a video that appeared to show one fighter plane shooting down another. But that footage, fact-checkers confirmed, was not real—it had been ripped from a video game.
It took two months for Ukrainian officials to acknowledge the story was a myth.
The Ghost of Kyiv was an early lesson for Ukrainian officials, says Laura Edelson, a computer scientist at New York University who researches political communication. “I think that they did pull back on that kind of thing. When you’re speaking to Western Europe and North America, you do need to be perceived as trustworthy,” she says. “There was a pivot from telling the story of this mythical fighter pilot to telling the stories of everyday Ukrainians.”
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 12, 2023
Key Takeaways:
Russian insider sources claimed that the Kremlin’s inner circle is again actively disagreeing about the necessity of and preparations for a second wave of reserve mobilization ahead of the semi-annual fall conscription cycle, which starts on October 1. These plans, proposals, and disagreements are not new and do not indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ultimately decided to conduct a second reserve mobilization wave in the near term. Putin also reamplified several boilerplate information operations falsely framing the Ukrainian counteroffensive as a failed endeavor and accused Ukraine of being unwilling to negotiate during his address at the Eastern Economic Forum. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Primorsky Krai on September 12 and will meet with Putin in the coming days, likely to discuss the provision of North Korean artillery munitions to Russia. Russian authorities have reportedly adjusted air defense systems around Moscow in light of recent increased drone strikes on the city, likely in part to assuage complaints in the Russian information space about the ineffectiveness of air defenses around the capital. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, along the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia and advanced in some areas on September 12. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in at least two sectors of the front on September 12 and advanced near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian officials introduced a bill to the Russian State Duma that would punish Russian servicemen fighting within volunteer armed formations for losing or deliberately destroying military equipment or supplies. Russian occupation officials continue to deport children from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia under the guise of recreational programs.
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Pinned ISW @TheStudyofWar · 2h 9/12/23 NEW: Russian insider sources claimed that the #Kremlin’s inner circle is again actively disagreeing about the necessity of and preparations for a second wave of reserve mobilization ahead of the semi-annual fall conscription cycle, which starts on Oct. 1.🧵http://isw.pub/UkrWar091223
ISW @TheStudyofWar · 1h 4/ Ukrainian forces also continued offensive operations in the #Donetsk-#Zaporizhia border area on September 12 but did not make confirmed advances. RU sources claimed that RU forces repelled a Ukrainian attack on the NW outskirts of Novomayorske (18km SE of Velyka Novosilka). ISW @TheStudyofWar · 1h #Donetsk Axis:
Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations near #Bakhmut on Sept. 12 & recently advanced.
Geolocated footage published on Sept. 11 & 12 shows that UKR forces made limited gains north of Kurdyumivka (13km SW of Bakhmut) & SW of Mayorsk (21km SW of Bakhmut). Quote ISW @TheStudyofWar · 2h NEW: Russian insider sources claimed that the #Kremlin’s inner circle is again actively disagreeing about the necessity of and preparations for a second wave of reserve mobilization ahead of the semi-annual fall conscription cycle, which starts on Oct. 1.🧵http://isw.pub/UkrWar091223 ISW @TheStudyofWar · 1h 2/ RU forces conducted offensive operations along the Avdiivka-#Donetsk City line on September 12 and reportedly advanced. A milblogger claimed that Russian forces attacked near Opytne and Spartak and recaptured unspecified positions that Ukrainian forces had captured on Sept 11.
In the last month the Ruble has gained 5.5% against the dollar. May be a good sign for Russia or it may reflect the prodigals in charge of our money trying to prop up our currency.
Russia’s launched offensive to counter the Ukraine counteroffensive is failing at this point and will require more bolstering to slow Ukraine advances.
Russia’s new 25Aa unit was conscripted and was intended to be sent to the Ukraine front in late December after training but has now been rushed to the front to support flagging troops there.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 13, 2023
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
***Ukrainian forces conducted missile strikes on occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, on September 13, damaging a Russian landing ship, a Kilo class submarine, and port infrastructure.***
Ukrainian forces advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced near Bakhmut amid continued counteroffensive operations on both sectors of the front on September 13. Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed-131/136 drone strikes targeting Sumy and Odesa oblasts on the night of September 12 to 13. Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely concerned that Russia’s growing relationship with North Korea may endanger Russia’s existing sanctions evasion schemes. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reportedly temporarily disrupted a Wagner Group force rotation to Syria amid reports of the Russian MoD’s ongoing efforts to subsume Wagner operations in Syria. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances. Reports from Western and Russian independent sources indicate that Russia has circumvented some Western sanctions to increase weapons production but still struggles to produce weapons at the pace required by the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) published footage showing GUR and Ukrainian partisans conducting a drone strike on a Russian occupation passportization office in occupied Enerhodar, Zaporizhia Oblast on September 12.
Putin says that “he has nothing to lose by embracing North Korea’s Kim”.
Western Intelligence sees Putin’s move as one of desperation for needed artillery and other armaments. Russian production of these is now practically nil.
Putin says that “he has nothing to lose by embracing North Korea’s Kim”.
Western Intelligence sees Putin’s move as one of desperation for needed artillery and other armaments. Russian production of these is now practically nil.
BBC, The Guardian
That isn't news. Russia has run out of armaments at least six times. That's why they retreated back to Moscow a year and a half ago.
Putin says that “he has nothing to lose by embracing North Korea’s Kim”.
Western Intelligence sees Putin’s move as one of desperation for needed artillery and other armaments. Russian production of these is now practically nil.
BBC, The Guardian
What would we do without our news headlines parrot? Good grief.
The USA is shifting $ millions of dollars in military aid from Egypt to Taiwan.
Taiwan and Japan have inked a mutual strategic partnership for defense. The end goal is to forge a Pacific Rim Nations pact that mirrors NATO for common defense and other purposes.
The defected Russian Mi8 chopper pilot is said to be providing the Ukraine military with invaluable aviation information on the Russian air corps including areas of relative strength and weaknesses.
The USA is shifting $ millions of dollars in military aid from Egypt to Taiwan.
Taiwan and Japan have inked a mutual strategic partnership for defense. The end goal is to forge a Pacific Rim Nations pact that mirrors NATO for common defense and other purposes.
The USA is shifting $ millions of dollars in military aid from Egypt to Taiwan.
Taiwan and Japan have inked a mutual strategic partnership for defense. The end goal is to forge a Pacific Rim Nations pact that mirrors NATO for common defense and other purposes.
The USA is shifting $ millions of dollars in military aid from Egypt to Taiwan.
Taiwan and Japan have inked a mutual strategic partnership for defense. The end goal is to forge a Pacific Rim Nations pact that mirrors NATO for common defense and other purposes.
The USA is shifting $ millions of dollars in military aid from Egypt to Taiwan.
Taiwan and Japan have inked a mutual strategic partnership for defense. The end goal is to forge a Pacific Rim Nations pact that mirrors NATO for common defense and other purposes.
WSJ
We never learn
Imagine Whirled Peas.
Huh?
World peace.
Is it your contention that smaller countries have no right to defend themselves from bigger countries that have clearly shown aggression and employed their aggression?
Have the smaller countries no right to ally with other like countries for interests in common?
Or should everyone just lay down and allow themselves to be run over by any aggressor?
It was the Ukranian Air Force that carried out the attack on the Navy base, launching Storm Shadow cruise missiles and damaged two russian war ships. I believe a diesel electric submarine and a landing ship, either tied up or in dry-dock...
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has opened a war crimes unit in Ukraine gathering war crimes data on Russia and on specific Russian individuals not necessarily all military personnel.
Further international arrest warrants have been issued for Russian individuals.
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russia - 12147, of which: destroyed: 8327, damaged: 488, abandoned: 454, captured: 2878
Tanks (2315, of which destroyed: 1502, damaged: 130, abandoned: 135, captured: 550)
Armoured Personnel Carriers (345, of which destroyed: 207, damaged: 25, abandoned: 21, captured: 92)
Command Posts And Communications Stations (17, of which destroyed: 13, captured: 4)
Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (21, of which destroyed: 8, abandoned: 1, captured: 12)
Artillery Support Vehicles And Equipment (23, of which destroyed: 10, captured: 13)
Towed Artillery (159, of which destroyed: 88, damaged: 51, abandoned: 2, captured: 18)
Self-Propelled Artillery (215, of which destroyed: 145, damaged: 47, captured: 23)
Aircraft (71, of which destroyed: 70, captured: 1)
Helicopters (35, of which destroyed: 30, damaged: 2, captured: 3)
Naval Ships (27, of which destroyed: 9, damaged: 1, captured: 17)
hmmmm.........i wonder where all the HIMARS went? i seem to remember Russia said that he destroyed them and the Ukrainian Air Force as well. just sayin, to believe what Putin says is not reality.
Ukraine uses drones to destroy Russian radar systems then uses Neptune missiles to completely destroy Russian s300 and s400 Triumph air defense systems deep in Russian held Crimean territory.
The USA is shifting $ millions of dollars in military aid from Egypt to Taiwan.
Taiwan and Japan have inked a mutual strategic partnership for defense. The end goal is to forge a Pacific Rim Nations pact that mirrors NATO for common defense and other purposes.
WSJ
We never learn
Imagine Whirled Peas.
Huh?
World peace.
Is it your contention that smaller countries have no right to defend themselves from bigger countries that have clearly shown aggression and employed their aggression?
Have the smaller countries no right to ally with other like countries for interests in common?
Or should everyone just lay down and allow themselves to be run over by any aggressor?
No sir, it is my contention that Europe and Asia have been making war for thousands of years and we cannot afford to nor have any reason to jump into every fight they get going on. There is enough on the North American continent to keep us occupied and for that matter supplied. Thomas Jefferson advised to have "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations-entangling alliances with none''. I really cannot help what goes on over in the western Pacific or Europe and time and history has proven we as a nation cannot pacify Asia or Europe and we would now be trillions of dollars ahead had we not allowed ourselves to be drawn into their wars. If only we could have stopped our expansion with the Alaska purchase. But as my brother is wont to say ''that ship has sailed".
But we could quit compounding our error and only enforce our right to sail the seas in commerce with nations agreeable to trade with us.
The USA is shifting $ millions of dollars in military aid from Egypt to Taiwan.
Taiwan and Japan have inked a mutual strategic partnership for defense. The end goal is to forge a Pacific Rim Nations pact that mirrors NATO for common defense and other purposes.
WSJ
We never learn
Imagine Whirled Peas.
Huh?
World peace.
Is it your contention that smaller countries have no right to defend themselves from bigger countries that have clearly shown aggression and employed their aggression?
Have the smaller countries no right to ally with other like countries for interests in common?
Or should everyone just lay down and allow themselves to be run over by any aggressor?
No sir, it is my contention that Europe and Asia have been making war for thousands of years and we cannot afford to nor have any reason to jump into every fight they get going on. There is enough on the North American continent to keep us occupied and for that matter supplied. Thomas Jefferson advised to have "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations-entangling alliances with none''. I really cannot help what goes on over in the western Pacific or Europe and time and history has proven we as a nation cannot pacify Asia or Europe and we would now be trillions of dollars ahead had we not allowed ourselves to be drawn into their wars. If only we could have stopped our expansion with the Alaska purchase. But as my brother is wont to say ''that ship has sailed".
But we could quit compounding our error and only enforce our right to sail the seas in commerce with nations agreeable to trade with us.
That’s a great fairy tale for sure.
Isolationism in today’s world is unthinkable except in fairy tales. The whole world is joined together at hip, not always moving in lockstep and communicating at the speed of light.
Dominant powers have always struggled with each other and always will. Can’t have 2 roosters in one hen house. One will prevail either by proxy or by direct means.
Where the USA vacates, that void will be filled by China and/or Russia.
The USA is shifting $ millions of dollars in military aid from Egypt to Taiwan.
Taiwan and Japan have inked a mutual strategic partnership for defense. The end goal is to forge a Pacific Rim Nations pact that mirrors NATO for common defense and other purposes.
WSJ
We never learn
Imagine Whirled Peas.
Huh?
World peace.
Is it your contention that smaller countries have no right to defend themselves from bigger countries that have clearly shown aggression and employed their aggression?
Have the smaller countries no right to ally with other like countries for interests in common?
Or should everyone just lay down and allow themselves to be run over by any aggressor?
No sir, it is my contention that Europe and Asia have been making war for thousands of years and we cannot afford to nor have any reason to jump into every fight they get going on. There is enough on the North American continent to keep us occupied and for that matter supplied. Thomas Jefferson advised to have "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations-entangling alliances with none''. I really cannot help what goes on over in the western Pacific or Europe and time and history has proven we as a nation cannot pacify Asia or Europe and we would now be trillions of dollars ahead had we not allowed ourselves to be drawn into their wars. If only we could have stopped our expansion with the Alaska purchase. But as my brother is wont to say ''that ship has sailed".
But we could quit compounding our error and only enforce our right to sail the seas in commerce with nations agreeable to trade with us.
That’s a great fairy tale for sure.
Isolationism in today’s world is unthinkable except in fairy tales. The whole world is joined together at hip, not always moving in lockstep and communicating at the speed of light.
Dominant powers have always struggled with each other and always will. Can’t have 2 roosters in one hen house. One will prevail either by proxy or by direct means.
Where the USA vacates, that void will be filled by China and/or Russia.
Just the way it is, like it or not, there she be.
And just what is the problem with us letting Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Russia, NATO, Africa row their own boat? Do you think they would have the ability to launch a cross ocean invasion and takeover of North America?
What has our interventionist policy gotten us in the last 125 years? How are we better off for our meddling?
The USA is shifting $ millions of dollars in military aid from Egypt to Taiwan.
Taiwan and Japan have inked a mutual strategic partnership for defense. The end goal is to forge a Pacific Rim Nations pact that mirrors NATO for common defense and other purposes.
WSJ
We never learn
Imagine Whirled Peas.
Huh?
World peace.
Is it your contention that smaller countries have no right to defend themselves from bigger countries that have clearly shown aggression and employed their aggression?
Have the smaller countries no right to ally with other like countries for interests in common?
Or should everyone just lay down and allow themselves to be run over by any aggressor?
No sir, it is my contention that Europe and Asia have been making war for thousands of years and we cannot afford to nor have any reason to jump into every fight they get going on. There is enough on the North American continent to keep us occupied and for that matter supplied. Thomas Jefferson advised to have "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations-entangling alliances with none''. I really cannot help what goes on over in the western Pacific or Europe and time and history has proven we as a nation cannot pacify Asia or Europe and we would now be trillions of dollars ahead had we not allowed ourselves to be drawn into their wars. If only we could have stopped our expansion with the Alaska purchase. But as my brother is wont to say ''that ship has sailed".
But we could quit compounding our error and only enforce our right to sail the seas in commerce with nations agreeable to trade with us.
That’s a great fairy tale for sure.
Isolationism in today’s world is unthinkable except in fairy tales. The whole world is joined together at hip, not always moving in lockstep and communicating at the speed of light.
Dominant powers have always struggled with each other and always will. Can’t have 2 roosters in one hen house. One will prevail either by proxy or by direct means.
Where the USA vacates, that void will be filled by China and/or Russia.
Just the way it is, like it or not, there she be.
And just what is the problem with us letting Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Russia, NATO, Africa row their own boat? Do you think they would have the ability to launch a cross ocean invasion and takeover of North America?
What has our interventionist policy gotten us in the last 125 years? How are we better off for our meddling?
Your last paragraph is amazing.
The to be cross oceanic launches won’t be with troop ships.
You may have noticed that all of the G7 nations ann many in the G20 are increasing their military spending. You may have noticed Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
Apparently many nations realized that threats to their security is real.
Of course we can just turn our backs and say it ain’t real.
Look at Russia aligning themselves with Iran, China and now north Korea. That’s quite a block of bad guys unless you feel that their intentions are “honorable “ and sounds like you may think that.
Tooty Were the US intentions honorable when they invaded the small sovereign country of Iraq a second rime and bombed and killed over 500,000 innocent civilians based on a fake wmd story?
The US has over 800 military bases around the world and just invaded the small sovereign country of Niger. We’re over 30 trillion in debt due in part to endlessly invading small third world sovereign countries to steal their resources.
No sir, it is my contention that Europe and Asia have been making war for thousands of years and we cannot afford to nor have any reason to jump into every fight they get going on. There is enough on the North American continent to keep us occupied and for that matter supplied. Thomas Jefferson advised to have "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations-entangling alliances with none''. I really cannot help what goes on over in the western Pacific or Europe and time and history has proven we as a nation cannot pacify Asia or Europe and we would now be trillions of dollars ahead had we not allowed ourselves to be drawn into their wars. If only we could have stopped our expansion with the Alaska purchase. But as my brother is wont to say ''that ship has sailed".
But we could quit compounding our error and only enforce our right to sail the seas in commerce with nations agreeable to trade with us.
That’s a great fairy tale for sure.
Isolationism in today’s world is unthinkable except in fairy tales. The whole world is joined together at hip, not always moving in lockstep and communicating at the speed of light.
Dominant powers have always struggled with each other and always will. Can’t have 2 roosters in one hen house. One will prevail either by proxy or by direct means.
Where the USA vacates, that void will be filled by China and/or Russia.
Just the way it is, like it or not, there she be.
What Hastings described is not isolationism. In fact, it's entirely the opposite.
Houston: You have the right idea. That is, if you like the idea of setting fire to money.
What have we gained? We started out in 1898 by drumming up a war with Spain and have been at war ever since with some minor periods of truce while we rearmed. The World War 1 and 2 which lasted from 1914 to 1945 (same war with a truce) accomplished nothing good leaving all the territory we set out to save under communism.
We are now 30 plus TRILLION $$$ in debt and it is questionable if the USA is going to continue as a dominant force or more likely be reduced to the status of France and Great Britain.
Houston: You have the right idea. That is, if you like the idea of setting fire to money.
What have we gained? We started out in 1898 by drumming up a war with Spain and have been at war ever since with some minor periods of truce while we rearmed. The World War 1 and 2 which lasted from 1914 to 1945 (same war with a truce) accomplished nothing good leaving all the territory we set out to save under communism.
We are now 30 plus TRILLION $$$ in debt and it is questionable if the USA is going to continue as a dominant force or more likely be reduced to the status of France and Great Britain.
Realizing that you pray for Putin and meaning no offense to which side you defend and your feelings of guilt for the many failures of our nation I’d offer that rumors of our demise are greatly exaggerated as is the same concerning the USD.
Realizing that you pray for Putin and meaning no offense to which side you defend and your feelings of guilt for the many failures of our nation I’d offer that rumors of our demise are greatly exaggerated as is the same concerning the USD.
The country I knew as America died over 20 years ago. This experiment is wrapping up.
No America is still here. It just has been taken over by Marxists ignoring the constitution. Our laws have been corrupted by judges that do not respect the laws. Our legislators are controlled by big money interests. Our citizens are pitted against each other divided along race, color and class. Our children are indoctrinated with insane beliefs and fraudulent history. No more. It stops very soon. Trump has shown the light on the evil that grips the nation. Ukraine is the bastard child of the military industrial complex. Zelensky was installed, nurtured and pampered by corrupt political interests laundering money and fighting a Cold War that ended decades ago. Our little Antifa Twits that Court disaster and ignore the truth about history are in for a sad surprise.
Houston: You have the right idea. That is, if you like the idea of setting fire to money.
What have we gained? We started out in 1898 by drumming up a war with Spain and have been at war ever since with some minor periods of truce while we rearmed. The World War 1 and 2 which lasted from 1914 to 1945 (same war with a truce) accomplished nothing good leaving all the territory we set out to save under communism.
We are now 30 plus TRILLION $$$ in debt and it is questionable if the USA is going to continue as a dominant force or more likely be reduced to the status of France and Great Britain.
Realizing that you pray for Putin and meaning no offense to which side you defend and your feelings of guilt for the many failures of our nation I’d offer that rumors of our demise are greatly exaggerated as is the same concerning the USD.
I'll say it again about this subject, optimism is a mental disorder, a coping mechanism.
Houston: You have the right idea. That is, if you like the idea of setting fire to money.
What have we gained? We started out in 1898 by drumming up a war with Spain and have been at war ever since with some minor periods of truce while we rearmed. The World War 1 and 2 which lasted from 1914 to 1945 (same war with a truce) accomplished nothing good leaving all the territory we set out to save under communism.
We are now 30 plus TRILLION $$$ in debt and it is questionable if the USA is going to continue as a dominant force or more likely be reduced to the status of France and Great Britain.
Realizing that you pray for Putin and meaning no offense to which side you defend and your feelings of guilt for the many failures of our nation I’d offer that rumors of our demise are greatly exaggerated as is the same concerning the USD.
What have we accomplished that's good with our 125 years of war????
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 14, 2023
Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast and around Bakhmut and reportedly advanced south of Bakhmut on September 14. Ukrainian forces struck a Russian air defense system near occupied Yevpatoria, Crimea, on September 14, suggesting that there may be systemic tactical failures with Russian air defense systems in occupied Crimea. Russian forces conducted another series of Shahed-131/136 drone strikes targeting Ukrainian port infrastructure on September 14. The commander of the Russian 247th Guards Air Assault (VDV) Regiment (7th VDV Division) Vasily Popov was reportedly killed in combat in Ukraine. Some Russian sources suggested that ongoing tensions between the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Wagner Group are diminishing Wagner’s ability to operate across the African theater. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on September 14. Ukrainian forces also advanced along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line. The Kremlin is reportedly trying to censor Russian media coverage of a possible second wave of reserve mobilization in order to prevent protests and voter discontent ahead of the 2024 Russian presidential elections.
Houston: You have the right idea. That is, if you like the idea of setting fire to money.
What have we gained? We started out in 1898 by drumming up a war with Spain and have been at war ever since with some minor periods of truce while we rearmed. The World War 1 and 2 which lasted from 1914 to 1945 (same war with a truce) accomplished nothing good leaving all the territory we set out to save under communism.
We are now 30 plus TRILLION $$$ in debt and it is questionable if the USA is going to continue as a dominant force or more likely be reduced to the status of France and Great Britain.
Realizing that you pray for Putin and meaning no offense to which side you defend and your feelings of guilt for the many failures of our nation I’d offer that rumors of our demise are greatly exaggerated as is the same concerning the USD.
I'll say it again about this subject, optimism is a mental disorder, a coping mechanism.
Houston: You have the right idea. That is, if you like the idea of setting fire to money.
What have we gained? We started out in 1898 by drumming up a war with Spain and have been at war ever since with some minor periods of truce while we rearmed. The World War 1 and 2 which lasted from 1914 to 1945 (same war with a truce) accomplished nothing good leaving all the territory we set out to save under communism.
We are now 30 plus TRILLION $$$ in debt and it is questionable if the USA is going to continue as a dominant force or more likely be reduced to the status of France and Great Britain.
Realizing that you pray for Putin and meaning no offense to which side you defend and your feelings of guilt for the many failures of our nation I’d offer that rumors of our demise are greatly exaggerated as is the same concerning the USD.
What have we accomplished that's good with our 125 years of war????
We have the ability to impose our will. We’ve solidified a standard of living unlike anywhere else. People living in poverty in the US are richer than 80% of the rest of the world. All because people know what we are capable of.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 15, 2023
Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces liberated Andriivka in the Bakhmut area on September 14 and continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 15. Russian State Duma Deputy and former Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District (SMD) Lieutenant General Andrei Gurulev complained about lying within the Russian military and highlighted the effectiveness of Ukrainian air defenses against Russian helicopters. Ukrainian forces conducted naval drone strikes on Russian ships in the Black Sea on September 14. Russian forces conducted another series of Shahed-131/-136 drone strikes targeting Ukrainian rear areas on September 15. Russian State Duma Defense Committee Chairman Andrei Kartapolov explicitly stated that mobilized personnel will only demobilize at the end of Russia’s “special military operation.” The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues efforts to assume control over the Wagner Group’s operations in North Africa and may have assigned former commander of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) Sergei Surovikin to this task. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on September 15. Russian occupation authorities continue efforts to strengthen ground lines of communication (GLOCs) connecting occupied southern Ukraine to Russia and occupied Crimea.
What have we accomplished that's good with our 125 years of war????
We have the ability to impose our will. We’ve solidified a standard of living unlike anywhere else. People living in poverty in the US are richer than 80% of the rest of the world. All because people know what we are capable of.
Is that how Sweden and Switzerland ended up with an even higher standard of living than the U.S.?
Remember, our constant war making has made us a bankrupt nation and when WW 1 and 2 were over most of the world population was enslaved by communism. Quite a victory?
What have we accomplished that's good with our 125 years of war????
We have the ability to impose our will. We’ve solidified a standard of living unlike anywhere else. People living in poverty in the US are richer than 80% of the rest of the world. All because people know what we are capable of.
Is that how Sweden and Switzerland ended up with an even higher standard of living than the U.S.?
Remember, our constant war making has made us a bankrupt nation and when WW 1 and 2 were over most of the world population was enslaved by communism. Quite a victory?
Your statement about wanting to move to Russia is very understandable.
You’re praying for Putin to win is also understandable.
You’re saying that you wouldn’t fight any invaders of America is also understandable unless at your back door.
Your disdain for America becomes clearer with each post on the subject of how bad we are and how wrong we’ve always been.
Houston_2, we need to know from someone as sharp as you what your prognostications for the future are for the next few years for our and Trump's future, please.
Surely you can see we need your perspiquity regarding what's in store for our country.
What have we accomplished that's good with our 125 years of war????
We have the ability to impose our will. We’ve solidified a standard of living unlike anywhere else. People living in poverty in the US are richer than 80% of the rest of the world. All because people know what we are capable of.
Is that how Sweden and Switzerland ended up with an even higher standard of living than the U.S.?
Remember, our constant war making has made us a bankrupt nation and when WW 1 and 2 were over most of the world population was enslaved by communism. Quite a victory?
Your statement about wanting to move to Russia is very understandable.
You’re praying for Putin to win is also understandable.
You’re saying that you wouldn’t fight any invaders of America is also understandable unless at your back door.
Your disdain for America becomes clearer with each post on the subject of how bad we are and how wrong we’ve always been.
1. I am not contemplating a move to Russia although our USA is becoming totalitarian.
2. I do hope Russia wins the Ukraine war and puts a stop to NATO/USA and the world bankers promoting anti-Russian activity on Russia's border.
3. Correct, I will only fight invaders in my part of the country. NY, D.C., L.A., and San Fran are on their own.
4. We have been wrong to get involved in fighting foreign wars and have instigated several. Now we are bankrupt and in default.
I would never move to Russia but I support their battle to remain a sovereign nation fighting for border security and the encroachment of NATO missiles and weapons systems aimed at them on their borders. They’re fighting to keep Ukrainian torture and murder of Russian speaking Ukrainian citizens. Since the end of the Cold War NATO has broken every agreement they made to keep their weapons off Russian borders and allowed satellite states to join NATO at the behest of America.
I would never move to Russia but I support their battle to remain a sovereign nation fighting for border security and the encroachment of NATO missiles and weapons systems aimed at them on their borders. They’re fighting to keep Ukrainian torture and murder of Russian speaking Ukrainian citizens. Since the end of the Cold War NATO has broken every agreement they made to keep their weapons off Russian borders and allowed satellite states to join NATO at the behest of America.
For some reason we are itching to get a war going with Russia. I think I know why and it is to the detriment of freedom worldwide.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 16, 2023
Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction on September 16 and continued to make gains in the area. Ukrainian advances in western Zaporizhia Oblast have likely forced the Russian command to prioritize the Russian defense there and laterally redeploy elements of a relatively elite formation away from the Russian defense south of Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces also advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 16 and continued to penetrate the Russian defensive layer that lies ahead of the current extent of Ukrainian advances. Ukrainian forces have likely made a significant tactical breach along a section of the current Russian defense layer in the Robotyne area over the past several weeks that they continue to widen. Russian ultranationalists continued to complain about endemic lying within the Russian military after Russian State Duma Deputy and former Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District (SMD) Lieutenant General Andrei Gurulev voiced similar complaints on September 15. A Ukrainian naval drone strike likely damaged a Russian ship in the Black Sea on September 14. A Ukrainian official confirmed on September 16 that a civilian vessel used the Ukrainian corridor in the Black Sea to reach a Ukrainian port for the first time. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in Vladivostok, where Kim viewed pieces of Russian weapons technology on September 16. The Russian military leadership may be removing ineffective air defense officials on the pretext of corruption charges to avoid admitting the failures of Russian air defenses against increasing drone strikes on Russian cities including Moscow. Russian military officials continue efforts to solidify Russia’s relationship with African states amidst changing dynamics on the continent resulting from the Russian Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) efforts to subsume the Wagner Group. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia on September 16 and advanced in some areas. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in at least two sectors of the front on September 16 and advanced near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian milbloggers continue complaining about the role of the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) in perpetuating issues affecting Russian military personnel. Russian occupation officials continue efforts to resettle residential areas of occupied Ukraine with Russians.
Houston_2, we need to know from someone as sharp as you what your prognostications for the future are for the next few years for our and Trump's future, please.
Surely you can see we need your perspiquity regarding what's in store for our country.
Give him a while, he's being one of his puppets for now. Must be exhausting.
"The cost of Ukraine support is many time less than military spending on our defense to deter Russia" To deter Russia from what? From doing what we are doing all over the world? Rigging elections in other nations? or from defending their border and sovereignty?
Romneys family received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from the Ukrainian government for no show jobs at Burisma And Romnyvoted against an audit of the billions sent to Ukraine
But the boomers still think Russia will invade Idaho. Lmao
Washington politicians live and work in a bubble. They are carrying on the cold war that was defeated by Reagan in the 80's. The military industrial complex needs a patsy to keep military spending up. The CIA and FBI along with the other agencies have been corrupt from their inception. They create a problem and support their own solution that only exacerbates the problem. We have been chasing our tails over Russia since WWII. FDR supported Hitler and the Nazi regime until he had to abandon it because of the possibility of their world domination. our politicians are buffoons being controlled by big money lobbyists that finance their campaigns if they play by their rules. At present we have only an appearance of a government. Too many politicians have lived in Washington drinking that ideology for too long. They ignore the Constitution in order to play by their own rules in deference to the written laws of our founding. I am not a great fan of Russia but I believe we owe it to our founding principals to live in peace with them. They would not be so much at odds with us if we were supporting them and trading with them. We have traditionally treated Russia as an enemy. Why would they act otherwise. If someone continues to slap you in the face why would you submit to their crime?
Washington politicians live and work in a bubble. They are carrying on the cold war that was defeated by Reagan in the 80's. The military industrial complex needs a patsy to keep military spending up. The CIA and FBI along with the other agencies have been corrupt from their inception. They create a problem and support their own solution that only exacerbates the problem. We have been chasing our tails over Russia since WWII. FDR supported Hitler and the Nazi regime until he had to abandon it because of the possibility of their world domination. our politicians are buffoons being controlled by big money lobbyists that finance their campaigns if they play by their rules. At present we have only an appearance of a government. Too many politicians have lived in Washington drinking that ideology for too long. They ignore the Constitution in order to play by their own rules in deference to the written laws of our founding. I am not a great fan of Russia but I believe we owe it to our founding principals to live in peace with them. They would not be so much at odds with us if we were supporting them and trading with them. We have traditionally treated Russia as an enemy. Why would they act otherwise. If someone continues to slap you in the face why would you submit to their crime?
That's pretty much it. Now prepare for Old Toot/Houston 2/Direct Drive/TDinka to tell you how stupid and unpatriotic you are.
Most of these [bleep] don't know a goddammed thing about serving, the military, or Europe. We've gone from a high of around 500,000 troops stationed there to less than 60,000. Most of the bases and barracks have been dissolved and torn down long ago. Very little of the equipment that would be required even for a small fight has long since been removed. People in the 80's and 90's didn't think we needed it anymore.
Most of these [bleep] don't know a goddammed thing about serving, the military, or Europe. We've gone from a high of around 500,000 troops stationed there to less than 60,000. Most of the bases and barracks have been dissolved and torn down long ago. Very little of the equipment that would be required even for a small fight has long since been removed. People in the 80's and 90's didn't think we needed it anymore.
Most of these [bleep] don't know a goddammed thing about serving, the military, or Europe. We've gone from a high of around 500,000 troops stationed there to less than 60,000. Most of the bases and barracks have been dissolved and torn down long ago. Very little of the equipment that would be required even for a small fight has long since been removed. People in the 80's and 90's didn't think we needed it anymore.
Phil
The us has over 800 military bases around the world now. The US just invaded Niger.
Most of these [bleep] don't know a goddammed thing about serving, the military, or Europe. We've gone from a high of around 500,000 troops stationed there to less than 60,000. Most of the bases and barracks have been dissolved and torn down long ago. Very little of the equipment that would be required even for a small fight has long since been removed. People in the 80's and 90's didn't think we needed it anymore.
Phil
Only 60,000? Since the 80s & 90s? And Russia didn't overrun the place?
Washington politicians live and work in a bubble. They are carrying on the cold war that was defeated by Reagan in the 80's. The military industrial complex needs a patsy to keep military spending up. The CIA and FBI along with the other agencies have been corrupt from their inception. They create a problem and support their own solution that only exacerbates the problem. We have been chasing our tails over Russia since WWII. FDR supported Hitler and the Nazi regime until he had to abandon it because of the possibility of their world domination. our politicians are buffoons being controlled by big money lobbyists that finance their campaigns if they play by their rules. At present we have only an appearance of a government. Too many politicians have lived in Washington drinking that ideology for too long. They ignore the Constitution in order to play by their own rules in deference to the written laws of our founding. I am not a great fan of Russia but I believe we owe it to our founding principals to live in peace with them. They would not be so much at odds with us if we were supporting them and trading with them. We have traditionally treated Russia as an enemy. Why would they act otherwise. If someone continues to slap you in the face why would you submit to their crime?
That's pretty much it. Now prepare for Old Toot/Houston 2/Direct Drive/TDinka to tell you how stupid and unpatriotic you are.
Fugg those idiots. Those dumb mfers would have the US pouring money into Ukraine into infinity.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 17, 2023
Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
****Ukrainian forces liberated Klishchiivka, south of Bakhmut, on September 17 and continued successful offensive operations elsewhere in the Bakhmut direction.***
Russian forces launched another series of Shahed-131/136 drone and cruise missile strikes at southern Ukraine on the night of September 16-17. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un concluded his trip to Russia on September 17 and received several pieces of military technical equipment from the governor of Primorsky Krai. The Russian Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) effort to subsume the Wagner Group is prompting Russian officials to more openly back military juntas in West Africa. Prolonged concern about Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov’s health in the Russian information space highlights Russian President Vladimir Putin’s dependence on Kadyrov for continued stability in Chechnya. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast area on September 17 and advanced in some areas. Ukrainian forces also continued counteroffensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Recent Russian claims that small contingents of former Wagner Group personnel are returning to fight in Ukraine do not indicate that a fully reconstituted Wagner fighting force will return to Ukraine anytime soon if ever. Russian occupation administrations continue to forcibly deport Ukrainian children to Russia and erase Ukrainian cultural identity.
80 Percent Of Russians Consider Their Country To Be ‘Great’ As Putin Begs North Korea For Weapons
By Alexander Motyl Published1 day ago
Just as Russia’s erstwhile strongman Vladimir Putin met with North Korea’s great leader with cup in hand, the Levada Center, a respectable Moscow-based polling organization, revealed that 80 percent of Russians consider their country to be “great.”
The irony should be painful.
Putin goes begging to one of the world’s least great countries, thereby demonstrating that Russia is anything but great, while Russians remain persuaded that Mother Russia exudes greatness.
It’s actually worse than that.
Back in 2016, only 64 percent thought Russia was great. And in 2002, three years after Putin ascended the Kremlin’s throne, the figure stood at 43 percent.
Any minimally objective person capable of withstanding the allure of Putin’s crumbling personality cult would recognize that his misrule has succeeded in transforming Russia from the status of a great power to the status of a geopolitical lightweight, an economic beggar, and an international rogue. If those qualities make a country great, then all the more power to Mother Russia.
But note that perceptions of greatness almost doubled from the time Putin seized power in 1999 to today. This suggests that Russians identify Russia with Putin and, therefore, view their country as great only because they still continue to view Putin in a positive light.
And that, in turn, is ultimately testimony to the power of Putin’s propaganda machine and the continued influence of his ragged personality cult.
In a recent Telegram posting, the rabid propagandist Margarita Simonian referred to Putin as her Nachalnik (NB the upper case), a Russian word that translates best as boss. She should have referred to him as President, so calling him Boss reveals that her attitude toward Putin is not one of institutional respect, but of adulatory subservience. As the Levada poll indicates, Simonyan isn’t the only Russian with “Putin envy.”
Hence, even though Putin has pushed his country over a cliff and is likely to bring about chaos, civil war, and collapse, Russians blithely continue to ignore the writing on the wall and fixate on their Bossman.
There is a silver lining in this sad tale. Contrary to his expectations, Putin is not eternal, and some Russian analysts predict his physical and political demise by the end of the year. Whenever that event transpires, the end of Putin will leave his Russian fans with a political vacuum at the core of their political lives. It’s possible, given Russian political culture’s authoritarian bent, that they’ll fixate their adoration on some other man.
But it’s also possible that their love of greatness and their identification of great Russia with Putin will also open opportunities for change. When their Bossman goes, who knows? Russians might even consider growing up and abandoning their infantile infatuation with “great” father figures.
80 Percent Of Russians Consider Their Country To Be ‘Great’ As Putin Begs North Korea For Weapons
By Alexander Motyl Published1 day ago
Just as Russia’s erstwhile strongman Vladimir Putin met with North Korea’s great leader with cup in hand, the Levada Center, a respectable Moscow-based polling organization, revealed that 80 percent of Russians consider their country to be “great.”
The irony should be painful.
Putin goes begging to one of the world’s least great countries, thereby demonstrating that Russia is anything but great, while Russians remain persuaded that Mother Russia exudes greatness.
It’s actually worse than that.
Back in 2016, only 64 percent thought Russia was great. And in 2002, three years after Putin ascended the Kremlin’s throne, the figure stood at 43 percent.
Any minimally objective person capable of withstanding the allure of Putin’s crumbling personality cult would recognize that his misrule has succeeded in transforming Russia from the status of a great power to the status of a geopolitical lightweight, an economic beggar, and an international rogue. If those qualities make a country great, then all the more power to Mother Russia.
But note that perceptions of greatness almost doubled from the time Putin seized power in 1999 to today. This suggests that Russians identify Russia with Putin and, therefore, view their country as great only because they still continue to view Putin in a positive light.
And that, in turn, is ultimately testimony to the power of Putin’s propaganda machine and the continued influence of his ragged personality cult.
In a recent Telegram posting, the rabid propagandist Margarita Simonian referred to Putin as her Nachalnik (NB the upper case), a Russian word that translates best as boss. She should have referred to him as President, so calling him Boss reveals that her attitude toward Putin is not one of institutional respect, but of adulatory subservience. As the Levada poll indicates, Simonyan isn’t the only Russian with “Putin envy.”
Hence, even though Putin has pushed his country over a cliff and is likely to bring about chaos, civil war, and collapse, Russians blithely continue to ignore the writing on the wall and fixate on their Bossman.
There is a silver lining in this sad tale. Contrary to his expectations, Putin is not eternal, and some Russian analysts predict his physical and political demise by the end of the year. Whenever that event transpires, the end of Putin will leave his Russian fans with a political vacuum at the core of their political lives. It’s possible, given Russian political culture’s authoritarian bent, that they’ll fixate their adoration on some other man.
But it’s also possible that their love of greatness and their identification of great Russia with Putin will also open opportunities for change. When their Bossman goes, who knows? Russians might even consider growing up and abandoning their infantile infatuation with “great” father figures.
Nice write-up. Very accurate. The Russians for centuries have always : had a strong-man in charge harassed and subjugated their neighbors does not look like anything has changed it's a place to flee, like so many have done
The Russian leadership isn't stupid. There's multiple ways for Russia to exploit the fact that America's leadership has opened it's southern border to the entire planet--and they could do it in a manner that's very difficult to recognize. In fact, I'd be very surprised to learn that they're not already doing so.
For example, there's 11 million people in Haiti. How difficult would it be for Russia to arrange for 250,000 of them to be transported to the U.S.?
80 Percent Of Russians Consider Their Country To Be ‘Great’ As Putin Begs North Korea For Weapons
By Alexander Motyl Published1 day ago
Just as Russia’s erstwhile strongman Vladimir Putin met with North Korea’s great leader with cup in hand, the Levada Center, a respectable Moscow-based polling organization, revealed that 80 percent of Russians consider their country to be “great.”
The irony should be painful.
Putin goes begging to one of the world’s least great countries, thereby demonstrating that Russia is anything but great, while Russians remain persuaded that Mother Russia exudes greatness.
It’s actually worse than that.
Back in 2016, only 64 percent thought Russia was great. And in 2002, three years after Putin ascended the Kremlin’s throne, the figure stood at 43 percent.
Any minimally objective person capable of withstanding the allure of Putin’s crumbling personality cult would recognize that his misrule has succeeded in transforming Russia from the status of a great power to the status of a geopolitical lightweight, an economic beggar, and an international rogue. If those qualities make a country great, then all the more power to Mother Russia.
But note that perceptions of greatness almost doubled from the time Putin seized power in 1999 to today. This suggests that Russians identify Russia with Putin and, therefore, view their country as great only because they still continue to view Putin in a positive light.
And that, in turn, is ultimately testimony to the power of Putin’s propaganda machine and the continued influence of his ragged personality cult.
In a recent Telegram posting, the rabid propagandist Margarita Simonian referred to Putin as her Nachalnik (NB the upper case), a Russian word that translates best as boss. She should have referred to him as President, so calling him Boss reveals that her attitude toward Putin is not one of institutional respect, but of adulatory subservience. As the Levada poll indicates, Simonyan isn’t the only Russian with “Putin envy.”
Hence, even though Putin has pushed his country over a cliff and is likely to bring about chaos, civil war, and collapse, Russians blithely continue to ignore the writing on the wall and fixate on their Bossman.
There is a silver lining in this sad tale. Contrary to his expectations, Putin is not eternal, and some Russian analysts predict his physical and political demise by the end of the year. Whenever that event transpires, the end of Putin will leave his Russian fans with a political vacuum at the core of their political lives. It’s possible, given Russian political culture’s authoritarian bent, that they’ll fixate their adoration on some other man.
But it’s also possible that their love of greatness and their identification of great Russia with Putin will also open opportunities for change. When their Bossman goes, who knows? Russians might even consider growing up and abandoning their infantile infatuation with “great” father figures.
Nice write-up. Very accurate. The Russians for centuries have always : had a strong-man in charge harassed and subjugated their neighbors does not look like anything has changed it's a place to flee, like so many have done
Washington politicians live and work in a bubble. They are carrying on the cold war that was defeated by Reagan in the 80's. The military industrial complex needs a patsy to keep military spending up. The CIA and FBI along with the other agencies have been corrupt from their inception. They create a problem and support their own solution that only exacerbates the problem. We have been chasing our tails over Russia since WWII. FDR supported Hitler and the Nazi regime until he had to abandon it because of the possibility of their world domination. our politicians are buffoons being controlled by big money lobbyists that finance their campaigns if they play by their rules. At present we have only an appearance of a government. Too many politicians have lived in Washington drinking that ideology for too long. They ignore the Constitution in order to play by their own rules in deference to the written laws of our founding. I am not a great fan of Russia but I believe we owe it to our founding principals to live in peace with them. They would not be so much at odds with us if we were supporting them and trading with them. We have traditionally treated Russia as an enemy. Why would they act otherwise. If someone continues to slap you in the face why would you submit to their crime?
Mark Levin does a good job profiling Dems thru the past decades in his new book, “Democrats Hate America”, or titled similar to that.
80 Percent Of Russians Consider Their Country To Be ‘Great’ As Putin Begs North Korea For Weapons
By Alexander Motyl Published1 day ago
Just as Russia’s erstwhile strongman Vladimir Putin met with North Korea’s great leader with cup in hand, the Levada Center, a respectable Moscow-based polling organization, revealed that 80 percent of Russians consider their country to be “great.”
The irony should be painful.
Putin goes begging to one of the world’s least great countries, thereby demonstrating that Russia is anything but great, while Russians remain persuaded that Mother Russia exudes greatness.
It’s actually worse than that.
Back in 2016, only 64 percent thought Russia was great. And in 2002, three years after Putin ascended the Kremlin’s throne, the figure stood at 43 percent.
Any minimally objective person capable of withstanding the allure of Putin’s crumbling personality cult would recognize that his misrule has succeeded in transforming Russia from the status of a great power to the status of a geopolitical lightweight, an economic beggar, and an international rogue. If those qualities make a country great, then all the more power to Mother Russia.
But note that perceptions of greatness almost doubled from the time Putin seized power in 1999 to today. This suggests that Russians identify Russia with Putin and, therefore, view their country as great only because they still continue to view Putin in a positive light.
And that, in turn, is ultimately testimony to the power of Putin’s propaganda machine and the continued influence of his ragged personality cult.
In a recent Telegram posting, the rabid propagandist Margarita Simonian referred to Putin as her Nachalnik (NB the upper case), a Russian word that translates best as boss. She should have referred to him as President, so calling him Boss reveals that her attitude toward Putin is not one of institutional respect, but of adulatory subservience. As the Levada poll indicates, Simonyan isn’t the only Russian with “Putin envy.”
Hence, even though Putin has pushed his country over a cliff and is likely to bring about chaos, civil war, and collapse, Russians blithely continue to ignore the writing on the wall and fixate on their Bossman.
There is a silver lining in this sad tale. Contrary to his expectations, Putin is not eternal, and some Russian analysts predict his physical and political demise by the end of the year. Whenever that event transpires, the end of Putin will leave his Russian fans with a political vacuum at the core of their political lives. It’s possible, given Russian political culture’s authoritarian bent, that they’ll fixate their adoration on some other man.
But it’s also possible that their love of greatness and their identification of great Russia with Putin will also open opportunities for change. When their Bossman goes, who knows? Russians might even consider growing up and abandoning their infantile infatuation with “great” father figures.
Nice write-up. Very accurate. The Russians for centuries have always : had a strong-man in charge harassed and subjugated their neighbors does not look like anything has changed it's a place to flee, like so many have done
LMAO! Sock puppets congratulating each other
Yep it would be funny, if they weren’t so pathetic!
The Russian leadership isn't stupid. There's multiple ways for Russia to exploit the fact that America's leadership has opened it's southern border to the entire planet--and they could do it in a manner that's very difficult to recognize. In fact, I'd be very surprised to learn that they're not already doing so.
They're fckin with the US for sure: "Veteran CIA intel officer, Ray McGovern said it was Russia that gave NK their TOPOL M ICBM, which was tested there."
What Putin is doing is "expanding the threat environment" the US will have to worry about by adding NK to the mix.
Russian missiles are way superior to any missile NK had before, and the equal to US missiles.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 18, 2023
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Ukraine’s liberation of Klishchiivka and Andriivka south of Bakhmut may have degraded the Russian defense in the area south of Bakhmut and could have rendered combat ineffective as many as three Russian brigades according to Ukrainian military officials. Ukrainian counteroffensive operations may have resulted in the particularly severe degradation of critical elements of the Russian elastic defense in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Recent Ukrainian advances south of Bakhmut may correspond with the similar degradation of defending Russian units in the area. Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed-131/136 drone and cruise missile strikes on coastal and rear areas of Ukraine on the night of September 17-18. An organization with alleged ties to Russian First Deputy Presidential Chief of Staff Sergey Kiriyenko is reportedly responsible for disseminating pro-war propaganda and false information about Ukraine to prominent figures in the Russian information space. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia and advanced in some areas on September 18. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in at least two sectors of the front and advanced in western Zaporizhia on September 18. Some Russian sources claimed that former Wagner Group personnel are working closely with Rosgvardia (Russian National Guard) in order to return fighting in Ukraine.
The Russian leadership isn't stupid. There's multiple ways for Russia to exploit the fact that America's leadership has opened it's southern border to the entire planet--and they could do it in a manner that's very difficult to recognize. In fact, I'd be very surprised to learn that they're not already doing so.
They're fckin with the US for sure: "Veteran CIA intel officer, Ray McGovern said it was Russia that gave NK their TOPOL M ICBM, which was tested there."
What Putin is doing is "expanding the threat environment" the US will have to worry about by adding NK to the mix.
Russian missiles are way superior to any missile NK had before, and the equal to US missiles.
,...and it's not just Russia. Basically, a large chunk of the planet has had a belly-full of the crazies who are in control of the U.S. government,...including a big chunk of Americans.
Azerbaijan launches military action in Karabakh 'to disarm' Armenians Reuters September 19, 202310:30 AM EDTUpdated 20 min ago
BAKU, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan launched military action in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a step that could presage a new war in the volatile area but which Baku said was necessary to restore constitutional order and drive out Armenian military formations.
Karabakh is internationally recognised as Azerbaijani territory but part of it is run by breakaway ethnic Armenian authorities who say the area is their ancestral homeland. It has been at the centre of two wars - the latest in 2020 - since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union.
It was not clear whether Baku's actions would trigger a full-scale conflict dragging in neighbouring Armenia or be a more limited military operation. But there were already signs of political fallout in Yerevan where Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke of calls for a coup against him.
The fighting could alter the geopolitical balance in the South Caucasus region, which is crisscrossed with oil and gas pipelines, and where Russia - distracted by its own war in Ukraine - is seeking to preserve its influence in the face of greater interest from Turkey, which backs Azerbaijan.
Loud and repeated shelling was audible from social media footage filmed in Stepanakert, the capital of Karabakh, called Khankendi by Azerbaijan, on Tuesday.
The Karabakh separatist human rights ombudsman, Gegham Stepanyan, said that two civilians had been killed and 11 people injured as a result of strikes by Azerbaijan's military. Reuters could not immediately verify his assertion.
In a statement announcing its operation, Azerbaijan's defence ministry spoke of its intention to "disarm and secure the withdrawal of formations of Armenia’s armed forces from our territories, (and) neutralise their military infrastructure".
It said it was only targeting legitimate military targets using "high-precision weapons" and not civilians as part of what it called a drive to "restore the constitutional order of the Republic of Azerbaijan".
Civilians were free to leave by humanitarian corridors, it added, including one to Armenia, whose prime minister, Pashinyan, said the offer looked like another attempt by Baku to get ethnic Armenians to leave Karabakh as part of a campaign of what he called "ethnic cleansing", an accusation Baku denies.
Ethnic Armenian forces in Karabakh said Azerbaijani forces were trying to break through their defences after heavy shelling, but that they were holding the line for now.
Armenia, which had been holding peace talks with Azerbaijan, including on questions about Karabakh's future, condemned what it called Baku's "full-scale aggression" against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and accused Azerbaijan of shelling towns and villages.
"Driven by a sense of impunity, Azerbaijan has openly claimed responsibility for the aggression," Armenia's foreign ministry said in a statement.
Reuters could not immediately verify battlefield assertions from either side.
APPEAL FOR HELP Armenia, which says its armed forces are not in Karabakh and that the situation on its own border with Azerbaijan is stable, called on members of the U.N. Security Council to help and for Russian peacekeepers on the ground to intervene.
Russia, which brokered a fragile ceasefire after the war in 2020 which saw Azerbaijan recapture swathes of land in and around Karabakh that it had lost in an earlier conflict in the 1990s, called for all sides to stop fighting.
Russia is in touch with both Azerbaijan and Armenia and has urged negotiations to resolve the Karabakh conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, adding that Moscow considered ensuring civilian safety the most important issue.
Armenia has accused Moscow of being too distracted by its own war in Ukraine to protect its own security and has accused Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh of failing to do their job.
Speaking inside Karabakh with artillery rumbling in the background, Ruben Vardanyan, a banker who was a top official in Karabakh's ethnic Armenian administration until February, appealed for Armenia to recognise Karabakh's self-declared independence from Azerbaijan.
He also called on the international community to impose sanctions on Baku.
"A really serious situation has unfolded here," Vardanyan said on Telegram. "Azerbaijan has started a full-scale military operation against 120,000 inhabitants, of which 30,000 are children, pregnant women and old people," he said.
The Armenian government held a security council meeting to discuss the situation as people gathered in the government district in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, to demand the authorities take action.
Baku announced its operation after complaining that six of its citizens had been killed by land mines in two separate incidents, something it blamed on "illegal Armenian armed groups." Armenia said the claims were false.
The escalation occurred a day after badly needed food and medicine was delivered to Karabakh along two roads simultaneously, a step that looked like it could help defuse mounting tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Until the last few days, Baku had imposed sweeping restrictions on the Lachin corridor - the only road linking Armenia with Karabakh - and had blocked aid on the grounds that the route was purportedly being used for arms smuggling.
Yerevan had said that Baku's actions had caused a humanitarian catastrophe, something Azerbaijan denied, and were illegal.
Armenia's foreign ministry had said on Monday that Azerbaijan's diplomatic stance looked like it was preparing the ground for some kind of military action.
The Nazi tape worm arrives in NYC and demands Americans give him another 24 BILLION or else. The tape worm then gives a lecture on the dangers of global warming and that Americans have to live differently to fight deadly climate change
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 19, 2023
Key Takeaways:
The Russian government quickly signaled on September 19 that Russian peacekeeping forces would not intervene in Azerbaijan’s military operation into Nagorno-Karabakh, despite Russia’s previous security ties to Armenia. Russian and Ukrainian sources credited superior Ukrainian combat coordination, more precise artillery fire, and stronger electronic warfare (EW) systems for recent Ukrainian advances south of Bakhmut amid continued discussions of significant Russian losses in the area. Russian losses have reportedly significantly increased in western Zaporizhia Oblast in recent days, and the Russian military likely struggles with a lack of available combat effective units that the Russian command is willing to laterally redeploy to this sector of the front. Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed-131/-136 drone and ballistic missile strikes on Ukrainian rear areas on September 19. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with Iranian Armed Forces General Staff Chief Major General Mohammad Bagheri in Tehran, Iran on September 19. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not advance on September 19. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in at least two sectors of the front on September 19 and advanced along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. A Latvian company has reportedly been exporting chips and microcircuits to Russian defense industrial base (DIB) companies despite international sanctions designed to prevent Russia from importing such components.
The New York Times is finally acknowledging that the September 6 deadly impact of a missile in the center of Kostiantynivka was caused by a Ukrainian missile:
The Sept. 6 missile strike on Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine was one of the deadliest in the country in months, killing at least 15 civilians and injuring more than 30 others. The weapon’s payload of metal fragments struck a market, piercing windows and walls and wounding some victims beyond recognition.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 20, 2023
Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces continued offensive actions near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 20. Russian servicemen and milbloggers revealed that the Russian military command orders Russian troops to carry out “ill-conceived and unsupported” counterattacks on Bakhmut’s southern flank to urgently regain lost ground. Russian forces conducted another round of Shahed drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on September 19-20. A Russian milblogger outlined Russian reconnaissance groups’ drone operator training and operation tactics in Ukraine. Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that unspecified saboteurs damaged Russian strategic aircraft at Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow on September 18. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov claimed on September 20 that he is in good health amidst continued speculations about his possible illness or death. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu met with Iranian Chief of the General Staff Mohammad Bagheri in Tehran, Iran to discuss Russian-Iranian military cooperation on September 19, a day after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi denied Iran’s provision of drones to Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized Russian peacekeepers’ humanitarian actions in Nagorno-Karabakh as the Russian information space continues to observe that Russia is losing influence in Armenia. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make confirmed gains. The Russian Red Cross (RKK) indicated that the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, particularly partial mobilization efforts in autumn 2022, caused a decline in mental health among many Russians. Russian and occupation authorities continue efforts to deport Ukrainian children to Russia and integrate Ukrainian children into Russian culture.
Sean penn says its worth starting a nuclear war to defend Ukraine democracy. and Americans are cowards for not sending more money and Americans not fighting in Ukraine lmao
It appears that some things got ironed out at the UN Security Council meeting.
My opinion, everybody looked at the situation, realized that it was leading to the serious possibility of a nuclear exchange, and decided that it was time to cool the situation down considerably.
Poland had been the most aggressive nation in Europe regarding the Ukraine situation and it sounds like several Security Council members had a discussion with the Polish representatives.
Everybody except the crazies in D.C. are looking for a solution to the mess. It obviously benefits nobody.
It appears that some things got ironed out at the UN Security Council meeting.
My opinion, everybody looked at the situation, realized that it was leading to the serious possibility of a nuclear exchange, and decided that it was time to cool the situation down considerably.
Poland had been the most aggressive nation in Europe regarding the Ukraine situation and it sounds like several Security Council members had a discussion with the Polish representatives.
Everybody except the crazies in D.C. are looking for a solution to the mess. It obviously benefits nobody.
The fact is that it’s becoming increasingly clear that some of the worst, most extreme predictions on Ukrainian losses could in fact be true. This extends to things like POW captures, for instance with yesterday’s new report that already 3,500 AFU soldiers had surrendered since the launch of Russia’s new project to have a special “surrender frequency” on all radio channels where Ukrainians can dial in and safely surrender to Russian forces:
Since the launch of the Volga project, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are invited to go to the frequency of 149.200 for surrender, just over 3,500 enemy soldiers and officers have voluntarily surrendered. In fact, a whole brigade of "counter-offensive".
The problem is, this project is only a few months old. That means 3,500 have surrendered just since July or so when I believe it was launched. That would explain the sudden uptick to 18k total POWs, as the new radio channel made it very convenient for AFU to surrender safely—which had classically been one of the main barriers preventing their surrender. They feared by going out into an open field, etc., they would be shot by jumpy snipers or anyone not seeing their makeshift white flag.
The American tranny pedo drag queen and Ukro nazi spokesman suspended for death threats against American journalists posting the truth about the Ukraine war
80 Percent Of Russians Consider Their Country To Be ‘Great’ As Putin Begs North Korea For Weapons
By Alexander Motyl Published1 day ago
Just as Russia’s erstwhile strongman Vladimir Putin met with North Korea’s great leader with cup in hand, the Levada Center, a respectable Moscow-based polling organization, revealed that 80 percent of Russians consider their country to be “great.”
The irony should be painful.
Putin goes begging to one of the world’s least great countries, thereby demonstrating that Russia is anything but great, while Russians remain persuaded that Mother Russia exudes greatness.
It’s actually worse than that.
Back in 2016, only 64 percent thought Russia was great. And in 2002, three years after Putin ascended the Kremlin’s throne, the figure stood at 43 percent.
Any minimally objective person capable of withstanding the allure of Putin’s crumbling personality cult would recognize that his misrule has succeeded in transforming Russia from the status of a great power to the status of a geopolitical lightweight, an economic beggar, and an international rogue. If those qualities make a country great, then all the more power to Mother Russia.
But note that perceptions of greatness almost doubled from the time Putin seized power in 1999 to today. This suggests that Russians identify Russia with Putin and, therefore, view their country as great only because they still continue to view Putin in a positive light.
And that, in turn, is ultimately testimony to the power of Putin’s propaganda machine and the continued influence of his ragged personality cult.
In a recent Telegram posting, the rabid propagandist Margarita Simonian referred to Putin as her Nachalnik (NB the upper case), a Russian word that translates best as boss. She should have referred to him as President, so calling him Boss reveals that her attitude toward Putin is not one of institutional respect, but of adulatory subservience. As the Levada poll indicates, Simonyan isn’t the only Russian with “Putin envy.”
Hence, even though Putin has pushed his country over a cliff and is likely to bring about chaos, civil war, and collapse, Russians blithely continue to ignore the writing on the wall and fixate on their Bossman.
There is a silver lining in this sad tale. Contrary to his expectations, Putin is not eternal, and some Russian analysts predict his physical and political demise by the end of the year. Whenever that event transpires, the end of Putin will leave his Russian fans with a political vacuum at the core of their political lives. It’s possible, given Russian political culture’s authoritarian bent, that they’ll fixate their adoration on some other man.
But it’s also possible that their love of greatness and their identification of great Russia with Putin will also open opportunities for change. When their Bossman goes, who knows? Russians might even consider growing up and abandoning their infantile infatuation with “great” father figures.
Nice write-up. Very accurate. The Russians for centuries have always : had a strong-man in charge harassed and subjugated their neighbors does not look like anything has changed it's a place to flee, like so many have done
LMAO! Sock puppets congratulating each other
Yep it would be funny, if they weren’t so pathetic!
The American tranny pedo drag queen and Ukro nazi spokesman suspended for death threats against American journalists posting the truth about the Ukraine war
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 21, 2023
Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
****Ukrainian armored vehicles are operating beyond the final line of the Russian defensive layer that Ukrainian forces in western Zaporizhia Oblast are currently penetrating, although ISW is not yet prepared to assess that Ukrainian forces have broken fully through this Russian defensive layer.****
Russian forces currently defending in western Zaporizhia Oblast have been unable to prevent Ukrainian forces from making gradual but steady advances since mid-August. Ukrainian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes targeting the Russian airfield near occupied Saky, Crimea, and may have damaged Russian aircraft. Satellite imagery confirms that Ukrainian forces also struck the 744th Communications Center of the Command of the Black Sea Fleet in occupied Crimea on September 20 as part of an apparent Ukrainian effort to target Black Sea Fleet facilities. Russian forces conducted a notably large series of missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of September 20 to 21, likely to correspond with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the United States. The Kremlin continues to seek to intensify divisions between Ukraine and its Central European partners following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The Russian State Duma will reportedly propose a bill allowing the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) to include volunteer formations amid continued rumors about the Wagner Group operating alongside Rosgvardia. The Kremlin is reportedly pushing propaganda narratives that highlight Russian artillery and aviation while downplaying the efforts of Russian forces conducting ground operations, likely in order to avoid discussion of Russian personnel losses and poor counterbattery capabilities. The Kremlin is likely aiming to blame Armenian leadership and the West for Azerbaijan’s recent military operation into Nagorno-Karabakh. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not advance.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 21, 2023
Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
****Ukrainian armored vehicles are operating beyond the final line of the Russian defensive layer that Ukrainian forces in western Zaporizhia Oblast are currently penetrating, although ISW is not yet prepared to assess that Ukrainian forces have broken fully through this Russian defensive layer.****
Russian forces currently defending in western Zaporizhia Oblast have been unable to prevent Ukrainian forces from making gradual but steady advances since mid-August. Ukrainian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes targeting the Russian airfield near occupied Saky, Crimea, and may have damaged Russian aircraft. Satellite imagery confirms that Ukrainian forces also struck the 744th Communications Center of the Command of the Black Sea Fleet in occupied Crimea on September 20 as part of an apparent Ukrainian effort to target Black Sea Fleet facilities. Russian forces conducted a notably large series of missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of September 20 to 21, likely to correspond with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the United States. The Kremlin continues to seek to intensify divisions between Ukraine and its Central European partners following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The Russian State Duma will reportedly propose a bill allowing the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) to include volunteer formations amid continued rumors about the Wagner Group operating alongside Rosgvardia. The Kremlin is reportedly pushing propaganda narratives that highlight Russian artillery and aviation while downplaying the efforts of Russian forces conducting ground operations, likely in order to avoid discussion of Russian personnel losses and poor counterbattery capabilities. The Kremlin is likely aiming to blame Armenian leadership and the West for Azerbaijan’s recent military operation into Nagorno-Karabakh. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not advance.
lol,..it's amazing that the propaganda machine is still trying to push this narrative. Poland has completely bailed out from offering any support to Ukraine and the other Western European nations are looking for the path to step away.
If the crazies in the U.S. government keep pressuring Western Europe to participate it's going to cause them to back out of NATO and that will be the end of it.
During the much-anticipated Ukrainian spring offensive, “there were some early penetrations“ of the Russians‘ heavily fortified ‘Maginot Line’, the source told Hersh, “and the Russians retreated to sucker them in. And they all got killed.”“ After weeks of high casualties and little progress, along with horrific losses to tanks and armored vehicles,” the source said, major elements of the Ukrainian army, without declaring so, virtually canceled the offensive,”. “The two villages that the Ukrainian army recently claimed as captured “are so tiny that they could fit between two Burma-Shave signs,” the source said.
There are significant elements in the American intelligence community, relying on field reports and technical intelligence, who believe that the demoralized Ukraine army has given up on the possibility of overcoming the heavily mined three-tier Russian defense lines and taking the war to Crimea and the four oblasts seized and annexed by Russia. The reality is that Volodymyr Zelensky’s battered army no longer has any chance of a victory.
The war continues, I have been told by an official with access to current intelligence, because Zelensky insists that it must. There is no discussion in his headquarters or in the Biden White House of a ceasefire and no interest in talks that could lead to an end to the slaughter. “It’s all lies,” the official said, speaking of the Ukrainian claims of incremental progress in the offensive that has suffered staggering losses, while gaining ground in a few scattered areas that the Ukrainian military measures in meters per week.
All I know is that we are fed a lot of crap by the media and the government.
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 22, 2023
Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces carried out drone and cruise missile strikes on occupied Crimea and significantly damaged the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Command headquarters in Sevastopol on September 22. The Russian information space heavily focused its attention on the Ukrainian strike on Sevastopol on September 22. Ukrainian forces advanced south of Bakhmut and reportedly advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 22. The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new security assistance package on September 21, providing Ukraine with $325 million worth of military equipment. The US will reportedly soon provide long-range army tactical missile systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine. Russian efforts to intensify divisions between Ukraine and its Central European partners appear to have suffered a setback as Polish Prime Minister Andrzej Duda reiterated the strength of Polish-Ukrainian relations on September 22. A Ukrainian military official swiftly denied Russian claims that Wagner Group forces are operating in occupied Kherson Oblast. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is reportedly investigating high-ranking Rosgvardia officials over their potential involvement in Wagner Group’s rebellion on June 24. Russian forces conducted offensive operations in the Kupyansk area, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Donetsk Oblast and reportedly advanced in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast administrative border area. The Russian government is reportedly planning to increase defense spending by 4.4 trillion rubles ($46 billion) in 2024.
We got any tankers or armored authorities on here? Reading the news blurbs, FedEx or somebody is delivering some Abrams to the Ukes in the next few days. How long to train crews and support people? Is the Abrams as bad a fuel hog as advertised? ( lot of armchair criticism of a main battle tank that has to parked half the time waiting for fuel trucks to catch up ) Is it too heavy, too big, too thirsty, too wide for European roads and bridges? Will it make any difference when it's fielded?
Ukraine forces have broken through Russian positions on 3 fronts with the latest happening at Verbove. Heavy artillery has been the game changer for Ukraine forces.
We got any tankers or armored authorities on here? Reading the news blurbs, FedEx or somebody is delivering some Abrams to the Ukes in the next few days. How long to train crews and support people? Is the Abrams as bad a fuel hog as advertised? ( lot of armchair criticism of a main battle tank that has to parked half the time waiting for fuel trucks to catch up ) Is it too heavy, too big, too thirsty, too wide for European roads and bridges? Will it make any difference when it's fielded?
Training a functional crew doesn't take very long. Training a very good crew takes considerably longer. Kind of like the difference between a brand new equipment operator and a guy who has been doing the job a couple of years. Then you need to learn to work with other armor.
The Abrams is a massive fuel hog it burns a ton of fuel even sitting still. It is very maintenance intensive and it's pretty heavy I was told the M1's in our motor pool were around 70 tons combat loaded (late 90's time frame). On the other hand it's got pretty good to very good crew protection depending on the version.
Honestly I doubt that it will be the wonder weapon that wins the war.
US is giving Ukraine long range ATACMS missiles for use against Russian troops.
The Hill
All the occupied territory will be in range now. Biden is still slow-walking on the good warheads. Putin's not going to be happy when the Ukes start lighting those things off.
Crimea will be getting hit regularly and probably Pootie's pride and joy Kerch Bridge. Pootie will have to move his fleet out of Crimea.
US is giving Ukraine long range ATACMS missiles for use against Russian troops.
The Hill
All the occupied territory will be in range now. Biden is still slow-walking on the good warheads. Putin's not going to be happy when the Ukes start lighting those things off.
Crimea will be getting hit regularly and probably Pootie's pride and joy Kerch Bridge. Pootie will have to move his fleet out of Crimea.
Bidet will soon be history. The Clue: He was speaking last week he may not last long enough to pardon Hunter
Why did you try and get a combat veteran fired from a job where he helps other veterans?
Cause he Is a butthurt bytch...... Bout it....
At least they are easy to spot.
Tootie Jew has some acolytes.
Basically a ton of Solid cats to interact with on here if one chooses too. And we have our back and forths at times. Sometimes not at all. But are all of a similar alignment. So we get over schit.
Then you have the all others catagory. Aka: Douche bag posers of soooo many types..
I think the Cackler chick would be worse than Biden if that's even possible.
Yes, so?
Actually, isn't the Plan to turn the folks against the anti American, anti Constitutional pukes on the left?
Trump is after Killery and Zero. The Bidens are destroyed. Room must be made for the next pukes to be destroyed to step into the limelight- on the chopping block.
Who is next? Who steps into the slot Feinstein is vacating? Killery or Michael?
I think the Cackler chick would be worse than Biden if that's even possible.
Yes, so?
Actually, isn't the Plan to turn the folks against the anti American, anti Constitutional pukes on the left?
Trump is after Killery and Zero. The Bidens are destroyed. Room must be made for the next pukes to be destroyed to step into the limelight- on the chopping block.
Who is next? Who steps into the slot Feinstein is vacating? Killery or Michael?
Russia saboteurs of The United Russian Resistance Front have blown up 4 of Russia’s high tech attack helicopters at a Russian Air Force base near Moscow.
The group promises more such attacks on military assets within Russia.
Russia is struggling to find combat ready troops for the front lines as Ukraine artillery continues to take its toll on those troops, some of who are fleeing their positions after losing 300 personnel in a single day.
Yeah the UK is where idiots go for news about the war in Ukraine. Houston, your pants are down again.
He likes having his pants down and taking it in the ass. It doesn't bother me what corksuckers do, until they work to have the US also take it in the ass.
We got any tankers or armored authorities on here? Reading the news blurbs, FedEx or somebody is delivering some Abrams to the Ukes in the next few days. How long to train crews and support people? Is the Abrams as bad a fuel hog as advertised? ( lot of armchair criticism of a main battle tank that has to parked half the time waiting for fuel trucks to catch up ) Is it too heavy, too big, too thirsty, too wide for European roads and bridges? Will it make any difference when it's fielded?
flintlocke, in Colonel MacGregor's interview with Tucker about a month ago, he stated that the Abrams is only good for 8 hours. Then it has to be refueled. He derides the Abrams' turbine engines as fuel hogs and said they need to be refitted with modern diesel engines. Tucker's interview with Colonel MacGregor is here.
Zelensky visited the US in person, made a speech at the UN, and came home with an amount of ammo so small the Pentagon won't give numbers and a handful of the worst air defense systems currently in use by a major power.
US refuses to send long range ATACM missiles to cuckraine.
You say that but if you’re honest with yourself… A challenge for you no doubt. If you’re honest you know that nearly everyone on this site would rather spend time around a real campfire with Jag over you. Q stuff aside he’s more interesting, more accomplished, more honest, and far less bitter than you could ever dream of being. So what does that say about you?
Zelenskiy has been leading his country through Russia’s brutal assault for 19 months, all the time fighting on another front to wring the weapons and finance he needs from his US and European supporters. Now he suspects that President Joe Biden’s commitment is wavering and other leaders may be taking their cue from the US, according to a person who met with him recently.
He grew very emotional at times during that discussion, the person said, and was scathing in his criticism of nations that he said weren’t delivering weapons quickly enough.
You say that but if you’re honest with yourself… A challenge for you no doubt. If you’re honest you know that nearly everyone on this site would rather spend time around a real campfire with Jag over you. Q stuff aside he’s more interesting, more accomplished, more honest, and far less bitter than you could ever dream of being. So what does that say about you?
It says that I could care less about spending time around a campfire with folks like you.
I think a group therapy session with Jag just like you described might be helpful for him. Please arrange one.
Now, lemming, go project your bullscchitt elsewhere.
McCarthy reverses himself and promises that the money bill will go forward with the Ukraine package intact as it would be “too difficult to separate out”.
You say that but if you’re honest with yourself… A challenge for you no doubt. If you’re honest you know that nearly everyone on this site would rather spend time around a real campfire with Jag over you. Q stuff aside he’s more interesting, more accomplished, more honest, and far less bitter than you could ever dream of being. So what does that say about you?
It says that I could care less about spending time around a campfire with folks like you.
I think a group therapy session with Jag just like you described might be helpful for him. Please arrange one.
Now, lemming, go project your bullscchitt elsewhere.
Thanks
You say that but yet here you are. Just you and your few sock puppet’s.
You say that but if you’re honest with yourself… A challenge for you no doubt. If you’re honest you know that nearly everyone on this site would rather spend time around a real campfire with Jag over you. Q stuff aside he’s more interesting, more accomplished, more honest, and far less bitter than you could ever dream of being. So what does that say about you?
It says that I could care less about spending time around a campfire with folks like you.
I think a group therapy session with Jag just like you described might be helpful for him. Please arrange one.
Now, lemming, go project your bullscchitt elsewhere.
You say that but if you’re honest with yourself… A challenge for you no doubt. If you’re honest you know that nearly everyone on this site would rather spend time around a real campfire with Jag over you. Q stuff aside he’s more interesting, more accomplished, more honest, and far less bitter than you could ever dream of being. So what does that say about you?
It says that I could care less about spending time around a campfire with folks like you.
I think a group therapy session with Jag just like you described might be helpful for him. Please arrange one.
Now, lemming, go project your bullscchitt elsewhere.
Thanks
You say that but yet here you are. Just you and your few sock puppet’s.
And here you are also along with many others that you fail to notice and you’re a liar, pure and simple.
You say that but if you’re honest with yourself… A challenge for you no doubt. If you’re honest you know that nearly everyone on this site would rather spend time around a real campfire with Jag over you. Q stuff aside he’s more interesting, more accomplished, more honest, and far less bitter than you could ever dream of being. So what does that say about you?
It says that I could care less about spending time around a campfire with folks like you.
I think a group therapy session with Jag just like you described might be helpful for him. Please arrange one.
Now, lemming, go project your bullscchitt elsewhere.
Poland stepped away from the insanity a couple of days ago. Now Germany indicates that it's had enough of the U.S.A.s clown world activities. Winter is coming on, its factories are shutting down for lack of energy requirements and Germany just wants to get on with life.
Nationalized by the German government in the fall of 2022, the gas company SEFE (formerly Gazprom Germania) plans to start using Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) once again for the first time since the beginning of last year’s energy crisis.
You say that but if you’re honest with yourself… A challenge for you no doubt. If you’re honest you know that nearly everyone on this site would rather spend time around a real campfire with Jag over you. Q stuff aside he’s more interesting, more accomplished, more honest, and far less bitter than you could ever dream of being. So what does that say about you?
It says that I could care less about spending time around a campfire with folks like you.
I think a group therapy session with Jag just like you described might be helpful for him. Please arrange one.
Now, lemming, go project your bullscchitt elsewhere.
Thanks
Yet here you are…
And so are you.
I would happily share a campfire with most here. You on the other hand not so much.
You say that but if you’re honest with yourself… A challenge for you no doubt. If you’re honest you know that nearly everyone on this site would rather spend time around a real campfire with Jag over you. Q stuff aside he’s more interesting, more accomplished, more honest, and far less bitter than you could ever dream of being. So what does that say about you?
It says that I could care less about spending time around a campfire with folks like you.
I think a group therapy session with Jag just like you described might be helpful for him. Please arrange one.
Now, lemming, go project your bullscchitt elsewhere.
Thanks
Yet here you are…
And so are you.
I would happily share a campfire with most here. You on the other hand not so much.
Why did you change your name Toot?
I think you should do that very thing with most here and be happy. On the other, your opinion(s) are worth a warm bucket of spit.
Poland stepped away from the insanity a couple of days ago. Now Germany indicates that it's had enough of the U.S.A.s clown world activities. Winter is coming on, its factories are shutting down for lack of energy requirements and Germany just wants to get on with life.
Nationalized by the German government in the fall of 2022, the gas company SEFE (formerly Gazprom Germania) plans to start using Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) once again for the first time since the beginning of last year’s energy crisis.
Yeah, Europe is going to have another long, cold, dark winter just like you predicted last year.
In fact, it appears that most of Western Europe is buying LNG from Russia. Basically, Western Europe has had enough of the nonsense. I didn't think it would take very long. Now here it is. Joe Biden and the crazies against the world.
EU imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) have increased by 40% since the invasion of Ukraine despite efforts to cut down supplies.
Member states have bought more than half of Russia’s LNG on the market in the first seven months of this year, according to analysis of data by Kpler, which tracks marine and tanker traffic.
Spain and Belgium, which acts as major gateways for LNG supplies to the bloc, have emerged as the second and third-biggest customers of Russian LNG respectively after China.
You say that but if you’re honest with yourself… A challenge for you no doubt. If you’re honest you know that nearly everyone on this site would rather spend time around a real campfire with Jag over you. Q stuff aside he’s more interesting, more accomplished, more honest, and far less bitter than you could ever dream of being. So what does that say about you?
It says that I could care less about spending time around a campfire with folks like you.
I think a group therapy session with Jag just like you described might be helpful for him. Please arrange one.
Now, lemming, go project your bullscchitt elsewhere.
Thanks
Yet here you are…
And so are you.
I would happily share a campfire with most here. You on the other hand not so much.
Why did you change your name Toot?
I think you should do that very thing with most here and be happy. On the other, your opinion(s) are worth a warm bucket of spit.
Why the name change Toot? I mean it really doesn’t matter. We all know it’s you…
You say that but if you’re honest with yourself… A challenge for you no doubt. If you’re honest you know that nearly everyone on this site would rather spend time around a real campfire with Jag over you. Q stuff aside he’s more interesting, more accomplished, more honest, and far less bitter than you could ever dream of being. So what does that say about you?
It says that I could care less about spending time around a campfire with folks like you.
I think a group therapy session with Jag just like you described might be helpful for him. Please arrange one.
Now, lemming, go project your bullscchitt elsewhere.
Thanks
Yet here you are…
And so are you.
I would happily share a campfire with most here. You on the other hand not so much.
Why did you change your name Toot?
I think you should do that very thing with most here and be happy. On the other, your opinion(s) are worth a warm bucket of spit.
Why the name change Toot? I mean it really doesn’t matter. We all know it’s you…
You enjoy cold trailing evidently. Think what you want and as you said, it really doesn’t matter.
Poland stepped away from the insanity a couple of days ago. Now Germany indicates that it's had enough of the U.S.A.s clown world activities. Winter is coming on, its factories are shutting down for lack of energy requirements and Germany just wants to get on with life.
Nationalized by the German government in the fall of 2022, the gas company SEFE (formerly Gazprom Germania) plans to start using Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) once again for the first time since the beginning of last year’s energy crisis.
Yeah, Europe is going to have another long, cold, dark winter just like you predicted last year.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 23, 2023
Key Takeaways:
ISW is now prepared to assess that Ukrainian forces have broken through Russian field fortifications west of Verbove in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Ukrainian forces have not overcome all prepared Russian defensive positions near Verbove. Ukrainian forces are deepening their penetration in Zaporizhia Oblast and are assaulting Novoprokopivka – a frontline village 1.5 km immediately south of Robotyne. Ukrainian military officials stated that the Ukrainian counteroffensive would continue in the winter. The Ukrainian counteroffensive in western Zaporizhia Oblast has likely destroyed the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade (Black Sea Fleet). A senior Ukrainian official explicitly confirmed that Ukraine’s objective in Bakhmut is to fix Russian forces. Ukraine’s fixing of Russian forces in Bakhmut may be alleviating pressure on the Kupyansk frontline. Ukraine’s simultaneous counteroffensives in Bakhmut and southern Ukraine are impeding Russia’s long-term force generation efforts as Russia redeploys its new reserves to defend against Ukrainian advances. A Ukrainian intelligence chief stated that the September 22 Ukrainian strike on the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Command headquarters in Sevastopol injured senior Russian commanders. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of September 22 to 23. Zaporizhia Oblast occupation governor Yevgeny Balitsky appointed former Roscosmos (Russian space agency) head and ultranationalist figure Dmitry Rogozin as a Russian Federation Council senator representing occupied Zaporizhia Oblast A Russian insider source argued that the Russian military should reintroduce military officers for political affairs (zampolits) to address the Russian military’s problems with political and ideological commitment– a problem that Russian military thinkers identified in September 2018. Disjointed Wagner Group contingents reportedly returning to fight in Ukraine are likely to have a marginal impact on Russian combat capabilities without bringing the full suite of effectiveness Wagner had had as a unitary organization under financier Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s and founder Dmitry Utkin’s leadership. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in western Donetsk Oblast, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances on September 23. Russian authorities are reportedly embezzling funds from military facilities near the border of Ukraine. Russian government programs continue to forcibly deport children in occupied Ukraine to Russia.
Imagery of the strike against the Black Sea Fleet Headquarters. September 23, 2023.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 24, 2023
George Barros, Kateryna Stepanenko, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Elements of three Russian divisions are actively defending against Ukrainian assaults around the Ukrainian salient in the Orikhiv area in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Ukrainian forces are attacking along three directions within the Orikhiv salient as of September 24. Russian sources report that Ukrainian forces broke into Verbove on September 22 and continued attacking the settlement with armored vehicles as of September 24. Ukrainian forces are attacking north of Verbove and could isolate the 56th VDV Regiment deployed in Novofedorivka from its sister regiments in the Verbove area according to Russian sources. Russian forces continue to expend significant combat power on counterattacking to hold their current positions and appear to be resisting the operationally sound course of action of falling back to prepared defensive positions further south. The Russian military command may be ordering these counterattacks to buy time, but it is unclear how the Kremlin intends to use time bought at such a price. The Russian sacrifice of combat power to hold every meter may alternatively be intended to support the Kremlin’s informational and hybrid warfare objectives. The Russian resistance to ceding ground may also be tied to Russian military commanders’ and officials’ attempts to use the counteroffensive to achieve political goals, or it could result from Putin’s micromanagement. Ukrainian forces may be able to achieve an operationally significant breakthrough in the southern frontline if several key assumptions hold. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 24.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 25, 2023
Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
The tactical situation in Verbove remains unclear amid continued Ukrainian offensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 25.
###The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces reported on September 25 that a precision Ukrainian strike on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, on September 22 killed 34 Russian officers, including BSF Commander Admiral Viktor Sokolov###
Ukrainian forces reportedly struck the Khalino Airfield and a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) building in Kursk Oblast during a series of drone strikes on September 24. Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed-131/136 drone and missile strikes on the night of September 24-25 against Ukrainian port, grain, and military targets. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on September 25 that US-provided Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine. Russian military officials continue efforts to build out the Russian armed forces to suit the needs of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. The Kremlin and the Armenian government continue to deflect blame onto one another over the surrender of Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan amidst deteriorating Armenian-Russian relations. Russian forces continued unsuccessful offensive operations near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed gains. Russian officials continue to deport children from occupied Ukraine to Russia.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 25, 2023
Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
The tactical situation in Verbove remains unclear amid continued Ukrainian offensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 25.
###The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces reported on September 25 that a precision Ukrainian strike on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, on September 22 killed 34 Russian officers, including BSF Commander Admiral Viktor Sokolov###
Ukrainian forces reportedly struck the Khalino Airfield and a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) building in Kursk Oblast during a series of drone strikes on September 24. Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed-131/136 drone and missile strikes on the night of September 24-25 against Ukrainian port, grain, and military targets. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on September 25 that US-provided Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine. Russian military officials continue efforts to build out the Russian armed forces to suit the needs of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. The Kremlin and the Armenian government continue to deflect blame onto one another over the surrender of Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan amidst deteriorating Armenian-Russian relations. Russian forces continued unsuccessful offensive operations near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed gains. Russian officials continue to deport children from occupied Ukraine to Russia.
So, uh, how many legal votes did the Bidet get in 2020?
Houston2, you seem to think those M1 tanks are going to make a difference. I used to teach tank gunnery on the m1a1, it takes at least 6 months to get a crew up and trained enough to actually be half assed proficient so those tanks in cruits hands are nothing but another target. Ive been reading this BS for quite a while, you people dont have a clue of what you talk about. Funny me and my team knew about the bio labs in ukraine back in 2003. And i also think you are nothing more than controlled opposition. Theres you and 4 others on here, i used to work for the government and you sound just like their liars passing out disinformation. Go tell your bs to someone thats dumb. I worked wmds for the government for years, you are full of schitt
USA providing $522 million for restoration of Ukraine energy infrastructure.
WSJ
Probably going give Ukraine statehood right along with DC and Puerto Rico. After all we were stupid enough to annex Hawaii which has been a problem from the start.
Houston2, you seem to think those M1 tanks are going to make a difference. I used to teach tank gunnery on the m1a1, it takes at least 6 months to get a crew up and trained enough to actually be half assed proficient so those tanks in cruits hands are nothing but another target. Ive been reading this BS for quite a while, you people dont have a clue of what you talk about. Funny me and my team knew about the bio labs in ukraine back in 2003. And i also think you are nothing more than controlled opposition. Theres you and 4 others on here, i used to work for the government and you sound just like their liars passing out disinformation. Go tell your bs to someone thats dumb. I worked wmds for the government for years, you are full of schitt
Whether the Abrams tanks makes a difference or not is yet to be seen.
It’s very apparent that you’re a ex government worker. You apparently are a controlled government type .
Houston2, you seem to think those M1 tanks are going to make a difference. I used to teach tank gunnery on the m1a1, it takes at least 6 months to get a crew up and trained enough to actually be half assed proficient so those tanks in cruits hands are nothing but another target. Ive been reading this BS for quite a while, you people dont have a clue of what you talk about. Funny me and my team knew about the bio labs in ukraine back in 2003. And i also think you are nothing more than controlled opposition. Theres you and 4 others on here, i used to work for the government and you sound just like their liars passing out disinformation. Go tell your bs to someone thats dumb. I worked wmds for the government for years, you are full of schitt
I've been saying toot fruity Houston is a govt bot since his covid disinformation campaign and cheering for Biden in 2020
Houston2, you seem to think those M1 tanks are going to make a difference. I used to teach tank gunnery on the m1a1, it takes at least 6 months to get a crew up and trained enough to actually be half assed proficient so those tanks in cruits hands are nothing but another target. Ive been reading this BS for quite a while, you people dont have a clue of what you talk about. Funny me and my team knew about the bio labs in ukraine back in 2003. And i also think you are nothing more than controlled opposition. Theres you and 4 others on here, i used to work for the government and you sound just like their liars passing out disinformation. Go tell your bs to someone thats dumb. I worked wmds for the government for years, you are full of schitt
always to get first hand knowledge instead of pedo child groomer bot schit from toothouston, direct drive Jeff and toyturdka
you think someone who doesn't speak, read or write English, like a khokhol nazi from Ukraine, would learn to operate a sophisticated American weapons system in six months? lol
Take a look around folks, theres quite a few new people that only reply to the political crap on here. They never talk about hunting fishing or anything, instead of feeding them just ignore them if they cant get a rise out of anyone then they fail.Below are some I’ve spotted.
War admiral Eric308 Hunter13 Toydildo or what ever his name is
Take a look around folks, theres quite a few new people that only reply to the political crap on here. They never talk about hunting fishing or anything, instead of feeding them just ignore them if they cant get a rise out of anyone then they fail.Below are some I’ve spotted.
War admiral Eric308 Hunter13 Toydildo or what ever his name is
And then there’s government controlled men such as yourself to consider.
Take a look around folks, theres quite a few new people that only reply to the political crap on here. They never talk about hunting fishing or anything, instead of feeding them just ignore them if they cant get a rise out of anyone then they fail.Below are some I’ve spotted.
War admiral Eric308 Hunter13 Toydildo or what ever his name is
May as well add Houston_2. He's a lieberal. Lieberals lie.
Ukraine troops finding Russian bodies that have been left in the field and boobytrapped with mines and other explosives.
The Hill, The Guardian
Who boobytrapped the Russian bodies? If Russia boobytrapped their own comrades wouldn’t they mostly be endangering their own guys? I’d think that the Russians would be the one’s collecting the bodies of the dead Russians? Russia probably uses prisoners and other untermensch for corpse collection duty thereby rendering the knowledge of which bodies are boobytrapped as useless…..which is probably a good thing since the Russians aren’t known for their accurate record keeping and flawless accounting like their German friends 😀. I know that neither side has any regard for life or decency or properly respecting the bodies of their fallen comrades but is the pilfering of the enemy so prevalent that this is a logical tactic?
Take a look around folks, theres quite a few new people that only reply to the political crap on here. They never talk about hunting fishing or anything, instead of feeding them just ignore them if they cant get a rise out of anyone then they fail.Below are some I’ve spotted.
War admiral Eric308 Hunter13 Toydildo or what ever his name is
May as well add Houston_2. He's a lieberal. Lieberals lie.
Simply pointing out your obvious mental illness and your dire need of help with it does not make one a liberal, Jag.
I did 27 years, and I’m no government puke but you are full of BS, a fuuckin communist take it in the ass liberal,eat schitt f a g g ot
Yep, you’re a government guy for sure.
One thing is sure. He is not spouting the U.S. government version or Ukraine's version.
A 27 year government employee,,,,much like yourself? You government types continue to lower the bar.
Originally Posted by sandpit
Houston2, you seem to think those M1 tanks are going to make a difference. I used to teach tank gunnery on the m1a1, it takes at least 6 months to get a crew up and trained enough to actually be half assed proficient so those tanks in cruits hands are nothing but another target. Ive been reading this BS for quite a while, you people dont have a clue of what you talk about. Funny me and my team knew about the bio labs in ukraine back in 2003. And i also think you are nothing more than controlled opposition. Theres you and 4 others on here, i used to work for the government and you sound just like their liars passing out disinformation. Go tell your bs to someone thats dumb. I worked wmds for the government for years, you are full of schitt
He is just reporting what he knows and it varies with what you and the U.S. government would like the narrative to be. He was an instructor on the tank in question and he claims it takes a while to gain proficiency in operating it. I can have someone driving a bulldozer around in a day. Learning to do something useful with it takes time.
In addition to training the M1 crews, maintenance and logistical support. Tanks against the former east bloc countries are near useless without the mechanized engineer support battalions that are supposed to go along with them.
AT minefields chew up vehicles. Those tanks won’t win anything meaningful.
They’ll be redlined, destroyed, abandoned, or otherwise out of action within a month. Do they have anything else in the inventory with a gas turbine engine? Those things are maintenance hogs. That’s where you’re going to see the lack of training and the different cultural maintenance mindset come into play. The US Army has since WW II cultivated a maintenance intensive mindset with the crews of all our tracked vehicles. If you’re not moving, you’re thinking about maintenance. And all of our vehicles were built with that maintenance culture in mind. Soviet Bloc was different. Mechanically simple and reliable vehicles, but if it couldn’t be fixed by an illiterate seventeen year old driver using nothing more than a ball peen hammer, it’s going back to the depot for repair. That won’t work with our equipment.
Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russia - 12292, of which: destroyed: 8452, damaged: 498, abandoned: 459, captured: 2884
It is probably a pretty safe bet that we don't hear much about Ukraine's failings. I remember the news coming out of Vietnam. Always the U.S. casualties were light and heavy damage was inflicted on the enemy. But people I personally knew or knew of were coming back dead or maimed. I could in ten minutes drive to the house of several that were badly disabled in that war not counting the graves I could take you to.
Our government is bad about lying and bad about wasting our lives. This crap could easily get us into actual war with Russia for no good reason. If you haven't watched Rand Paul's little speech, you should.
Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russia - 12292, of which: destroyed: 8452, damaged: 498, abandoned: 459, captured: 2884
This crap could easily get us into actual war with Russia for no good reason.
If the crazies in the U.S. government get us into a war with Russia it will be because Russia is trying to keep the 21st century's Bolshevik revolution in the west and out of Russia.
This crap could easily get us into actual war with Russia for no good reason.
If the crazies in the U.S. government get us into a war with Russia it will be because Russia is trying to keep the 21st century's Bolshevik revolution in the west and out of Russia.
Russia thinks one is plenty.
Yeah, Russia is doing so much better than they were when I was a kid and people were building personal bomb shelters. George Bush and them got along well and we were helping them out in their transition away from communism. I remember we sent dark meat chicken legs over there by the ton. Things were going nicely.
Vladmir implored us and the west to join him in wiping out radical Islam, proposed us getting together as allies. Even Obama derided Mitty Romney for thinking Russia was an enemy.
Then all the sudden with Russia doing well and not causing any trouble internationally we at the behest of some NWO/WEF cabal decided to provoke them by using Ukraine to stir up a war.
All to bring Russia down as an independent entity and take their huge wealth in resources for the afore mentioned NWO/WEF.
Russia for all its faults is a long damn way from being the worst country on earth. It just happens to be wealthy and independent.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 26, 2023
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
The tactical situation in Verbove remains unclear as Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 26. Likely degraded elements of the Russian 58th Combined Arms Army’s 42nd Motorized Rifle Division are increasingly counterattacking in the Novoprokopivka area, suggesting that Ukrainian counteroffensive operations may have degraded relatively more elite Russian Airborne (VDV) elements that were responsible for counterattacking in the area. Elements of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division are reportedly deployed as far back as Tokmak, continuing to suggest that the Russian command has not manned the multi-echeloned defense in southern Ukraine in depth. Interethnic tensions appear to be sowing division between elements of the Russian 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment defending against the Ukrainian counteroffensive in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Interethnic tensions may also threaten Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov’s broader standing within the Russian political sphere amid an ongoing controversy surrounding Kadyrov’s son. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed ongoing Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) efforts to increase Russian Airborne (VDV) Forces’ combat capabilities and add elements similar to those normally found in motorized rifle units to the VDV, likely to better align VDV elements with their current combat roles in Ukraine. Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed-131/136 drone strikes on port and military targets in Ukraine on the night of September 25-26. Russian and Western sources largely claimed that Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Commander Admiral Viktor Sokolov is alive after the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) posted footage of Sokolov allegedly attending a meeting on September 26, although the situation remains unclear at this time. The Russian MoD has reportedly recruited some former Wagner Group personnel for MoD-affiliated private military companies (PMCs) fighting in Ukraine, while negotiations between the reported Wagner leadership and the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) have allegedly stalled over disagreements concerning Wagner’s independence and cohesion. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced in some areas on September 26.
Tdoyka…Have you ever had an original thought or a post that wasn’t written by someone else or ChatGPT? Your post from earlier was obviously not proofread before you posted it because it was absolutely worthless and virtually unreadable. If you’re trying to make a point or reinforce a point of view you are FAILING epically! Try engaging your brain, assuming you haven’t donated it to Ukraine, and putting into words your position….using others as your mouthpiece is chickenshit retard behavior.
unlike you, i am rooting for Ukraine to win this war. unlike you, i refuse to applaud Putin. unlike you, i don't tolerate Nazi or the communism or authoritarian Putin pukes. all i do is tell the truth about vehicles and airpower, which the Russians had but squandered it in the taking of Kiev and on the Kharkiv Offensive by giving up their tanks, artillery and other military vehicles to Ukraine. unlike you, i'll glady give military equipment to Ukraine to fight Russia. Russia will eventually lose this war. Putin is going to draft 300,000 men later in the year to go to Ukraine. Putin will give arms and early tanks (T53 and 62), no food, ammo that doesn't work and God knows what else. 300,000 untrained boys go to slaughter. 300,000 boys are either wounded or dead. and that is just one year. one of these days, Putin will either be dead from natural causes or there will be another Civil War and Putin will be dead.
in case you are wondering, i am a Independent Right leaning Constitutionalist that used to be a Republican, but after McCain's run, which i did not vote for McCain and Obummer, i left the Republican Party to become a Independent. i voted for Trump twice and next year it will be thrice. the money going into Ukraine should be stopped, but the military equipment will continue.
The Ukrainian military will be receiving an advanced missile system that could change the war.
According to reports coming out of the White House, President Joe Biden has given the Pentagon the green light to supply Ukraine with an unspecified number of MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS.
With the Ukrainian counteroffensive gaining momentum, the potential delivery of ATACMS to the Ukrainian military would enable additional deep strikes against the faltering Russian logistical system and other strategic targets.
TIME FOR THE ATACMS Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the United States for the second time since the Russian invasion of his country. Although this time he didn’t address Congress, Zelensky managed to persuade President Biden of the need to send the Ukrainian military ATACMS munitions.
Ukraine has been trying to get the ballistic missile system for months. The White House’s green light, thus, is a milestone for Ukraine. The U.S. had been hesitant to send the munitions for fear of provoking a Russian escalation and because it only has around 3,000 ATACMS.
The number of ATACMS munitions the U.S. will send to Ukraine will firstly depend on the number of deliveries: If the U.S. is tilting toward one big delivery, then the number of munitions might be smaller compared to a scenario in which the Pentagon sends several waves of ATACMS over the next months.
Another consideration is the status of Ukraine’s artillery arsenal. Ukraine is going through several thousand artillery shells – particularly 155mm rounds – daily and between 150,000 and 200,000 a month. Even though the Pentagon alone has sent Kyiv more than two million 155mm shells, the U.S. and the West are having a very hard time meeting the Ukrainian artillery’s needs. Sending ATACMS munitions would slightly ease the need to send seemingly inexhaustible batches of rounds to Ukraine.
To be sure, the Ukrainians won’t be using precious ATACMS rounds against most targets that 155mm rounds are being used for, but the Ukrainian military could use ATACMS against high-value targets that are also within range of its 155mm guns.
A FORMIDABLE WEAPON ATACMS testing Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg NC, visited the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to conduct reliability tests of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System, December 2021. (Photo by John Hamilton/White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs) The ATACMS is a series of short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missiles that have been in service for more than three decades.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) started working on what would eventually become the ATACMS back in the 1970s as part of the Assault Breaker program with the goal of developing deep-strike munitions. The U.S. military first used them in anger against the forces of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the First Gulf War in 1991.
The U.S. will likely send either the Block 1 or Block 1A ATACMS to Ukraine.
Weighting almost 3,700 pounds, the older Block 1 version has a range of up to 103 miles and can carry a single warhead of up to 1,250 pounds. The main available Block 1 warhead is essentially a big cluster munition that can pack almost 1,000 M74 bomblets that are designed to kill and maim enemy infantry and destroy weapon systems through blast and fragmentation.
The newer Block 1A version has a similar weight but a much longer range which depends on the warhead it packs. It can either carry a cluster warhead with 300 M74 bomblets for a range of 186 miles or a unitary high explosive 350-pound warhead for a range of 168 miles.
The M57A1 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile is fired over the cab of an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher, June 2012. (U.S. Army photo) Cluster munitions have proven extremely effective on the ground, and even the Russian military leadership is warning about the danger. An ATACMS Block 1 strike against a concentrated large Russian force could completely wipe it out and stop an offensive or counteroffensive in its tracks.
On the other hand, a Block 1A with a high explosive unitary warhead can take out a whole Russian command and control element or targets of similar importance in a single strike.
In the current battlefield, Block 1 ATACMS munitions can reach almost all of Russian-occupied Ukraine. The longer-ranged Block A1 ATACMS missiles can also reach the southern parts of the Crimean Peninsula, as well as portions of Russia.
ATACMS munitions are solid-propellant fueled and have internal GPS systems to ensure pinpoint accuracy.
The ATACMS can be fired by either the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) or the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). The Ukrainian military has used both the M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS to great effect in the war, taking out a considerable amount of Russian logistical nodes, fortified positions, troop concentrations, important infrastructure, and high-value targets.
Lmfao….tdoyka, I know you’ve heard it all your life but once again you FAIL!….you fail miserably in your guesses, you fail in your assumptions and you fail with your assessment…..which was nothing more than a chickenshit cut and paste…again! Retard.
If you weren’t such a retarded failure you’d know that the last country I’d ever root for is Russia….you don’t know that because you’re a dipshit and a failure that either can’t or won’t read exactly what the position others hold on Ukraine actually is. Instead it’s easier for a dumbfuck like you to lie about my position than it is to debate me on my position.
Just because I don’t GAF about Ukraine does NOT mean that I want Russia to win because I DON’T! I don’t GAF about Russia or Ukraine and I draw no distinction between them. For time immemorial Ukraine has been a part of Russia but the last 30 years they’ve tried to establish a country and they have mostly failed, like YOU, at living up to expectations. They’ve established a failed pseudo-country, a kleptocracy that is unworthy of recognition or legitimacy on the world stage.
Since you, tdoyka, and your leftist pals are so worried about the sanctity of sovereign borders and since you “guys” get so emotional over the violation of that sanctity do you think you “guys” could feign some outrage at our southern border and the unfettered illegal invasion that is being ignored? You dumbfucks are so worried about Ukrainian borders and Ukrainian freedom that you’ll completely ignore the irreversible damage being done by your dipshit butt buddies here in the greatest nation on earth.
The White House has put out a letter with a list of demands Ukraine has to fulfill to receive further aid.
The "DELIBERATIVE // PRE-DECISIONAL WORKING DRAFT – SUBJECT TO REVIEW" five page letter includes the "Priority Reform List - Reforms Linked to Conditions on U.S. Assistance".
It demands a complete reform of major Ukrainian power structures and the insertion of designated foreign personnel. It sets 3, 6 and 12 month limits for certain reforms to be achieved.
The White House has put out a letter with a list of demands Ukraine has to fulfill to receive further aid.
The "DELIBERATIVE // PRE-DECISIONAL WORKING DRAFT – SUBJECT TO REVIEW" five page letter includes the "Priority Reform List - Reforms Linked to Conditions on U.S. Assistance".
It demands a complete reform of major Ukrainian power structures and the insertion of designated foreign personnel. It sets 3, 6 and 12 month limits for certain reforms to be achieved.
IOW a graft consolidation plan. Too many hogs in the trough split the slop too many ways.
unlike you, i am rooting for Ukraine to win this war. unlike you, i refuse to applaud Putin. unlike you, i don't tolerate Nazi or the communism or authoritarian Putin pukes. all i do is tell the truth about vehicles and airpower, which the Russians had but squandered it in the taking of Kiev and on the Kharkiv Offensive by giving up their tanks, artillery and other military vehicles to Ukraine. unlike you, i'll glady give military equipment to Ukraine to fight Russia. Russia will eventually lose this war. Putin is going to draft 300,000 men later in the year to go to Ukraine. Putin will give arms and early tanks (T53 and 62), no food, ammo that doesn't work and God knows what else. 300,000 untrained boys go to slaughter. 300,000 boys are either wounded or dead. and that is just one year. one of these days, Putin will either be dead from natural causes or there will be another Civil War and Putin will be dead.
in case you are wondering, i am a Independent Right leaning Constitutionalist that used to be a Republican, but after McCain's run, which i did not vote for McCain and Obummer, i left the Republican Party to become a Independent. i voted for Trump twice and next year it will be thrice. the money going into Ukraine should be stopped, but the military equipment will continue.
The Ukrainian military will be receiving an advanced missile system that could change the war.
According to reports coming out of the White House, President Joe Biden has given the Pentagon the green light to supply Ukraine with an unspecified number of MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS.
With the Ukrainian counteroffensive gaining momentum, the potential delivery of ATACMS to the Ukrainian military would enable additional deep strikes against the faltering Russian logistical system and other strategic targets.
TIME FOR THE ATACMS Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the United States for the second time since the Russian invasion of his country. Although this time he didn’t address Congress, Zelensky managed to persuade President Biden of the need to send the Ukrainian military ATACMS munitions.
Ukraine has been trying to get the ballistic missile system for months. The White House’s green light, thus, is a milestone for Ukraine. The U.S. had been hesitant to send the munitions for fear of provoking a Russian escalation and because it only has around 3,000 ATACMS.
The number of ATACMS munitions the U.S. will send to Ukraine will firstly depend on the number of deliveries: If the U.S. is tilting toward one big delivery, then the number of munitions might be smaller compared to a scenario in which the Pentagon sends several waves of ATACMS over the next months.
Another consideration is the status of Ukraine’s artillery arsenal. Ukraine is going through several thousand artillery shells – particularly 155mm rounds – daily and between 150,000 and 200,000 a month. Even though the Pentagon alone has sent Kyiv more than two million 155mm shells, the U.S. and the West are having a very hard time meeting the Ukrainian artillery’s needs. Sending ATACMS munitions would slightly ease the need to send seemingly inexhaustible batches of rounds to Ukraine.
To be sure, the Ukrainians won’t be using precious ATACMS rounds against most targets that 155mm rounds are being used for, but the Ukrainian military could use ATACMS against high-value targets that are also within range of its 155mm guns.
A FORMIDABLE WEAPON ATACMS testing Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg NC, visited the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to conduct reliability tests of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System, December 2021. (Photo by John Hamilton/White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs) The ATACMS is a series of short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missiles that have been in service for more than three decades.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) started working on what would eventually become the ATACMS back in the 1970s as part of the Assault Breaker program with the goal of developing deep-strike munitions. The U.S. military first used them in anger against the forces of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the First Gulf War in 1991.
The U.S. will likely send either the Block 1 or Block 1A ATACMS to Ukraine.
Weighting almost 3,700 pounds, the older Block 1 version has a range of up to 103 miles and can carry a single warhead of up to 1,250 pounds. The main available Block 1 warhead is essentially a big cluster munition that can pack almost 1,000 M74 bomblets that are designed to kill and maim enemy infantry and destroy weapon systems through blast and fragmentation.
The newer Block 1A version has a similar weight but a much longer range which depends on the warhead it packs. It can either carry a cluster warhead with 300 M74 bomblets for a range of 186 miles or a unitary high explosive 350-pound warhead for a range of 168 miles.
The M57A1 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile is fired over the cab of an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher, June 2012. (U.S. Army photo) Cluster munitions have proven extremely effective on the ground, and even the Russian military leadership is warning about the danger. An ATACMS Block 1 strike against a concentrated large Russian force could completely wipe it out and stop an offensive or counteroffensive in its tracks.
On the other hand, a Block 1A with a high explosive unitary warhead can take out a whole Russian command and control element or targets of similar importance in a single strike.
In the current battlefield, Block 1 ATACMS munitions can reach almost all of Russian-occupied Ukraine. The longer-ranged Block A1 ATACMS missiles can also reach the southern parts of the Crimean Peninsula, as well as portions of Russia.
ATACMS munitions are solid-propellant fueled and have internal GPS systems to ensure pinpoint accuracy.
The ATACMS can be fired by either the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) or the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). The Ukrainian military has used both the M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS to great effect in the war, taking out a considerable amount of Russian logistical nodes, fortified positions, troop concentrations, important infrastructure, and high-value targets.
Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
September 27, 2023, 7:45pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces marginally advanced near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 27. The situation near Verbove remains unclear as prominent Russian milbloggers have become noticeably less inclined to report in detail on Russian activity on this frontline or present bad news about Russian failures, while a discussion about reported Russian problems in this area has emerged on the fringes of the Russian information space. Russian media continues to publish inconclusive “proof” that Black Sea Fleet Commander Admiral Viktor Solokov is alive. Ukrainian and Russian confirmations of some former Wagner Group personnel deploying to the Bakhmut area indicate that the Wagner Group is struggling to cohesively reform around new leadership. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, in Bakhmut, and along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line on September 27 but did not make any confirmed gains. The Guardian reported on September 27 that Iranian drones that Russian forces operate in Ukraine contain European components despite international sanctions. Ukrainian partisans continue to disrupt Russian logistics in occupied Ukraine.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 28, 2023
Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on September 28. Russian forces have reduced the tempo of their localized offensive operations on the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line in recent days. Russian aviation is increasingly active in Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Kherson oblasts and apparently less active in areas of western Zaporizhia Oblast where Ukrainian forces are conducting counteroffensive operations. Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of September 27 to 28. Several Russian milbloggers claimed that they self-censor the majority of their reporting amidst an apparent wider self-censorship in Russian reporting about the tactical realities on certain sectors of the front. The Russian State Duma adopted a bill in its first reading that criminalizes promoting and justifying extremism, likely to encourage self-censorship in the Russian information space. Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled his support for Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov during a meeting on September 28 amid continued speculations about Kadyrov’s health and public backlash against the recent behavior of Kadyrov’s son. The Russian information space continued to criticize Armenian leadership and lament Russia’s perceived decreased influence in Armenia. Russian forces conducted offensive operations on the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and did not make confirmed gains. Russian sources stated that the Russian Aerospace (VKS) Forces received a new batch of fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighter and fourth-generation Su-35S air defense fighter aircraft on September 28. Ukrainian Mariupol Mayoral Advisor Petro Andryushchenko stated on September 28 that Ukrainian partisans set fire to a Russian military facility in occupied Yalta, Donetsk Oblast (21km southwest of Mariupol).
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 29, 2023
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast and in the Bakhmut area on September 29. The Russian government announced details about the semi-annual conscription cycle set to begin on October 1 in most of Russia, reportedly including the illegally annexed territories in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and former Wagner Group commander and current Ministry of Defense (MoD) employee Andrey Troshev on September 29 signaling that Putin will likely back the MoD in its apparent competing effort with the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) to recruit current and former Wagner personnel. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is likely supporting amendments to a Russian State Duma bill that would expand its tools of digital authoritarianism to surveil users of Russian internet, banking, and telecom companies. The apparent self-censorship in the wider Russian information space has likely opened the door for some fringe elements to directly criticize and speculate about senior Russian military commanders without pushback. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on September 29. Russia may be continuing attempts to circumvent sanctions through military-technical cooperation with Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member countries. Russia is relaxing passport controls on Ukrainian citizens leaving and entering Russia likely in an attempt to simplify the movement of Ukrainian citizens to Russia.
the mercenary Russian Field Commander was a Nazi. Dmitri Utkin has Nazi tattoos all over his body. he and Prigozhin are both Wagner commanders and it is said that Utkin made the Wagner Group.
The Man Called 'Wagner': Dmitry Utkin, The Mercenary Field Commander Reported Dead In Russian Plane Crash
"Wagner is a cruel fellow," a Wagner officer told RFE/RL in 2018, speaking of senior mercenary field commander Dmitry Utkin, whose call sign was "Wagner." "He's no fool."
When a private jet that Russian aviation authorities said was carrying Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed on August 23 en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg, Utkin's name was also on the passenger list. All 10 people aboard the plane were killed, Russian authorities said.
The Telegram channel VChK-OGPU, which is believed to be connected with Russian security services, reported that Utkin, described as Wagner's "military commander and head of training" and as "Prigozhin's right hand," had been killed in the crash along with Prigozhin.
Nazi Tattoos
Dmitry Utkin was born in 1970 in the Urals region industrial city of Asbest. In early childhood, Utkin and his mother moved to the village of Smoline in central Ukraine. After graduating from high school, he entered a military academy in Leningrad -- the hometown of Prigozhin and President Vladimir Putin, now called St. Petersburg -- from which he was recruited into the special forces of Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU.
He served in the GRU from 1993 until 2013, fighting in both wars in Chechnya and rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
According to numerous accounts by journalists and Wagner fighters, Utkin was enamored of the aesthetics and ideology of Nazi Germany. Photographs of him have appeared showing Nazi tattoos on his chest and shoulders. He adopted the nom de guerre Wagner after Richard Wagner, the 19th-century composer who was a favorite of Adolf Hitler's. He also reportedly practiced a modern form of Slavic paganism called Rodnovery.
In 2013, Utkin began working for the ostensibly private Moran Security Group, a company created by Russian military veterans to provide security, muscle, and military training around the world. The company specialized in combating piracy at sea.
Around the same time, two mercenaries tied to Moran created a Hong Kong-registered group called Slavonic Corps Ltd. to recruit Russians to fight in Syria and provide security for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Utkin served with the Slavonic Corps, which suffered defeats in battles with Syrian militants. After a battle in which several Slavonic Corps mercenaries were wounded, the Russian military evacuated them to Russia. The two Moran mercenaries who founded the group were detained in Russia by the Federal Security Service (FSB) for illegal mercenary activity.
'Deniable Decoy'
Utkin immediately formed his own mercenary group, Wagner, using his own nom de guerre as the name. He and other Wagner mercenaries were spotted in Ukraine's Crimea region during the Russian seizure of the Black Sea peninsula in early 2014. Later, they fought alongside Russian-backed separatists in parts of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
According to the open-source investigations group Bellingcat, in 2020, Utkin "was not in the driver's seat" in the formation of Wagner but rather was used as a figurehead and "deniable decoy" to mask Russian-government involvement.
Utkin and his Wagner fighters returned to Syria in 2015 after a period of intense training in Russia's southern Krasnodar region. The group suffered heavy casualties in an offensive in and around Palmyra in March 2016. The Russian government continued to deny it was connected with the mercenaries, although they coordinated closely with the Russian military and were regularly transported on Russian military aircraft.
The connection between the Kremlin and the mercenaries became harder to deny when Utkin was seen attending a lavish Kremlin event in December 2016. He was even photographed with President Vladimir Putin wearing his Order of Courage decoration. When asked what Utkin had been decorated for, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said only: "Usually they give it for courage."
According to some reports, Utkin commanded the Wagner forces during the group's ill-fated attempted mutiny in June, exactly two months before the plane crash. At the time, Igor Girkin, a former Russian intelligence officer who in 2014-15 played a prominent role in anti-Kyiv violence in eastern Ukraine's Donbas, wrote: "I am not acquainted with Utkin's moral qualities, but he definitely has operational talent that he has honed over many years."
Decapitated?
In July 2022, retired Ukrainian intelligence officer Viktor Kelyuk said the Wagner group was attempting a "rebranding," creating a new "private military company" called Liga. Kelyuk told Current Time that the goal of Liga seemed to be to filter out the less-qualified Wagner fighters, including convicts, and create a unit "to carry out more difficult and important tasks."
Utkin, Kelyuk said, was based almost exclusively at the Wagner training center in Russia's Rostov region, which borders Ukraine, working on this project.
"He is not really participating in any combat actions," Kelyuk said.
The deaths of Prigozhin and Utkin, if they are confirmed, would be a "defining moment" for Wagner and its activities in Africa and elsewhere, said journalist Ilya Rozhdestvensky of the Dossier Center investigative group, who described Utkin as the group's "direct field commander."
"That would decapitate the Wagner fighters and leave them de facto without leadership," Rozhdestvensky told Current Time on August 23. "They would have no one to swear loyalty to and would have to seek new employers. In such a case, the Defense Ministry is the most likely candidate."
"Death is not the end," Utkin said in an undated conversation with Prigozhin that has been posted on the Internet. "It is just the beginning of something else."
the mercenary Russian Field Commander was a Nazi. Dmitri Utkin has Nazi tattoos all over his body. he and Prigozhin are both Wagner commanders and it is said that Utkin made the Wagner Group.
The Man Called 'Wagner': Dmitry Utkin, The Mercenary Field Commander Reported Dead In Russian Plane Crash
"Wagner is a cruel fellow," a Wagner officer told RFE/RL in 2018, speaking of senior mercenary field commander Dmitry Utkin, whose call sign was "Wagner." "He's no fool."
When a private jet that Russian aviation authorities said was carrying Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed on August 23 en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg, Utkin's name was also on the passenger list. All 10 people aboard the plane were killed, Russian authorities said.
The Telegram channel VChK-OGPU, which is believed to be connected with Russian security services, reported that Utkin, described as Wagner's "military commander and head of training" and as "Prigozhin's right hand," had been killed in the crash along with Prigozhin.
Nazi Tattoos
Dmitry Utkin was born in 1970 in the Urals region industrial city of Asbest. In early childhood, Utkin and his mother moved to the village of Smoline in central Ukraine. After graduating from high school, he entered a military academy in Leningrad -- the hometown of Prigozhin and President Vladimir Putin, now called St. Petersburg -- from which he was recruited into the special forces of Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU.
He served in the GRU from 1993 until 2013, fighting in both wars in Chechnya and rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
According to numerous accounts by journalists and Wagner fighters, Utkin was enamored of the aesthetics and ideology of Nazi Germany. Photographs of him have appeared showing Nazi tattoos on his chest and shoulders. He adopted the nom de guerre Wagner after Richard Wagner, the 19th-century composer who was a favorite of Adolf Hitler's. He also reportedly practiced a modern form of Slavic paganism called Rodnovery.
In 2013, Utkin began working for the ostensibly private Moran Security Group, a company created by Russian military veterans to provide security, muscle, and military training around the world. The company specialized in combating piracy at sea.
Around the same time, two mercenaries tied to Moran created a Hong Kong-registered group called Slavonic Corps Ltd. to recruit Russians to fight in Syria and provide security for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Utkin served with the Slavonic Corps, which suffered defeats in battles with Syrian militants. After a battle in which several Slavonic Corps mercenaries were wounded, the Russian military evacuated them to Russia. The two Moran mercenaries who founded the group were detained in Russia by the Federal Security Service (FSB) for illegal mercenary activity.
'Deniable Decoy'
Utkin immediately formed his own mercenary group, Wagner, using his own nom de guerre as the name. He and other Wagner mercenaries were spotted in Ukraine's Crimea region during the Russian seizure of the Black Sea peninsula in early 2014. Later, they fought alongside Russian-backed separatists in parts of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
According to the open-source investigations group Bellingcat, in 2020, Utkin "was not in the driver's seat" in the formation of Wagner but rather was used as a figurehead and "deniable decoy" to mask Russian-government involvement.
Utkin and his Wagner fighters returned to Syria in 2015 after a period of intense training in Russia's southern Krasnodar region. The group suffered heavy casualties in an offensive in and around Palmyra in March 2016. The Russian government continued to deny it was connected with the mercenaries, although they coordinated closely with the Russian military and were regularly transported on Russian military aircraft.
The connection between the Kremlin and the mercenaries became harder to deny when Utkin was seen attending a lavish Kremlin event in December 2016. He was even photographed with President Vladimir Putin wearing his Order of Courage decoration. When asked what Utkin had been decorated for, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said only: "Usually they give it for courage."
According to some reports, Utkin commanded the Wagner forces during the group's ill-fated attempted mutiny in June, exactly two months before the plane crash. At the time, Igor Girkin, a former Russian intelligence officer who in 2014-15 played a prominent role in anti-Kyiv violence in eastern Ukraine's Donbas, wrote: "I am not acquainted with Utkin's moral qualities, but he definitely has operational talent that he has honed over many years."
Decapitated?
In July 2022, retired Ukrainian intelligence officer Viktor Kelyuk said the Wagner group was attempting a "rebranding," creating a new "private military company" called Liga. Kelyuk told Current Time that the goal of Liga seemed to be to filter out the less-qualified Wagner fighters, including convicts, and create a unit "to carry out more difficult and important tasks."
Utkin, Kelyuk said, was based almost exclusively at the Wagner training center in Russia's Rostov region, which borders Ukraine, working on this project.
"He is not really participating in any combat actions," Kelyuk said.
The deaths of Prigozhin and Utkin, if they are confirmed, would be a "defining moment" for Wagner and its activities in Africa and elsewhere, said journalist Ilya Rozhdestvensky of the Dossier Center investigative group, who described Utkin as the group's "direct field commander."
"That would decapitate the Wagner fighters and leave them de facto without leadership," Rozhdestvensky told Current Time on August 23. "They would have no one to swear loyalty to and would have to seek new employers. In such a case, the Defense Ministry is the most likely candidate."
"Death is not the end," Utkin said in an undated conversation with Prigozhin that has been posted on the Internet. "It is just the beginning of something else."
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 30, 2023
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast and near Bakhmut on September 30. The Kremlin has seemingly not yet clarified what Ukrainian territories it claims that Russia has annexed, leading to continued confusion among Russian government and occupation officials a year after the illegal annexation of occupied territories. Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes primarily targeting Vinnytsia Oblast on the night of September 29 to 30. Russian milbloggers claimed on September 30 that the Russian military command removed the commander of the Russian 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade following recent outrage from milbloggers about the brigade’s command. An organization with alleged ties to Russian First Deputy Presidential Chief of Staff Sergey Kiriyenko is reportedly categorizing Russian internet user data in an effort to disseminate tailored information to specific domestic populations as part of a wider attempt to control the Russian information space. Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Kupyansk, Kreminna, Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area and marginally advanced along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line. Russian authorities have started to conscript citizens in occupied Ukraine who have Russian passports. Russian authorities continue to forcibly deport children from occupied Ukraine to Russia in order to assimilate Ukrainian children into Russian culture.
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russia - 12311, of which: destroyed: 8474, damaged: 499, abandoned: 457, captured: 2882
Tanks (2329, of which destroyed: 1518, damaged: 129, abandoned: 134, captured: 550) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (985, of which destroyed: 654, damaged: 27, abandoned: 36, captured: 268) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (2817, of which destroyed: 1935, damaged: 114, abandoned: 154, captured: 613) Armoured Personnel Carriers (354, of which destroyed: 238, damaged: 9, abandoned: 15, captured: 92) Command Posts And Communications Stations (251, of which destroyed: 164, damaged: 2, abandoned: 2, captured: 83) Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (42, of which destroyed: 18, damaged: 1, abandoned: 4, captured: 19) Towed Artillery (310, of which destroyed: 178, damaged: 30, abandoned: 5, captured: 97) Self-Propelled Artillery (538, of which destroyed: 392, damaged: 32, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (278, of which destroyed: 206, damaged: 18, abandoned: 2, captured: 52) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (168, of which destroyed: 117, damaged: 23, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (92, of which destroyed: 84, damaged: 8) Helicopters (106, of which destroyed: 91, damaged: 13, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (16, of which destroyed: 11, damaged: 5)
Lessons from Ukraine: U.S. Army using conflict in Europe to prepare soldiers for the next war Chief concerns are drones, electronic surveillance, and artificial intelligence.
BY SAM SKOVE STAFF WRITER SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 ARMY
In the foxholes of World War II, lighting a cigarette at night could mean death by a sniper’s bullet.
In the battlefield of the future, the equivalent may be a soldier's phone connecting to a cell tower.
“The thing we struggle the most with is this business of a transparent battlefield,” said Brig. Gen. Curtis Taylor, head of National Training Center, or NTC, in California. “We've all got to learn how to operate in that context.”
This lesson is among the many the NTC and its counterpart, the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), are learning from watching Ukraine and fielding their own experiments, the commanders of the two centers said.
One of the top problems is concealment, said Taylor and his counterpart at the JRTC, Brig. Gen. David Gardner. The NTC and JRTC both provide realistic training lasting around a month to troops about to deploy.
Drones, electronic surveillance, and satellites allow adversaries to easily identify U.S. formations, Taylor said—and combining that data with artillery or missiles means the enemy can strike anywhere, anytime.
At JRTC, forces playing the “opposing force,” called OPFOR, have learned to fly drones that use apps to scan for Bluetooth or WiFi signals, Gardner said.
The OPFOR can then order satellite imagery to confirm if the signal comes from a military unit, or even just look at the network name for clues. If a signal is the only one for miles, the OPFOR can quickly deduce it’s the Army unit they’re meant to be targeting.
The NTC has mulled taking it a step further, Taylor said: using commercially available software that uses the apps on a user’s phone to identify their geographical position.
The OPFOR can also use the electromagnetic signature of military communication equipment to identify the Army formation and rain down simulated artillery strikes, Taylor and Gardner said.
Both the NTC and JRTC also make frequent use of commercial satellite photos as well as drones, including the small commercial drones seen throughout Ukraine. Between 30 and 50% of all artillery strikes at NTC are launched and observed via drone, said Taylor.
In turn, Army formations are learning to adjust, including by using their communications equipment as little as possible. “In the past, it was only scouts that would go into radio silence, ” Gardner said. “Now we're seeing that across entire formations.”
Formations are also adapting by changing up their communications—using parabolic antennas to direct radio waves, using fiber-optic cables, and trying to match the pattern of other signals traffic in the area so as to not stand out, Taylor said.
“Transmitting on high power with an antenna that transmits in 350 degrees—that’s equivalent to putting a light bulb on a stand and holding it up in the dark valley,” Taylor said.
Despite the adaptations, Gardner said the training centers need new equipment to keep up.
“Our communications are very specific, they're easily detected and therefore easily targeted. They're very complex to establish, to maintain,” Gardner said. “If you need a person for each of your ten systems, you now need ten people at your command post.”
Units are also learning to hide or run. Taylor encourages soldiers to use buildings to hide themselves from the eyes of drones. Gardner has pushed units to make their command posts as easy to set up and take down as possible.
“We're not going to dictate the size of a command post per se, but we're going to tell them, ‘You can be as big as you want, but you better be out of that area in 30 minutes,’” Gardner said. To be successful, units must cut down their list of tasks and learn to do without some creature comforts, he said.
“If task 27, is ‘set up your coffee pot,’ you might never get to the coffee pot,” thanks to the OPFOR simulated artillery strike, Gardner said.
In the deserts of Fort Irwin, California, where concealment can be hard to find, Taylor said they teach another critical lesson: look unimportant. If the enemy can’t tell if a vehicle is a supply truck or part of the command team, they’re less likely to strike it.
As news from Ukraine comes in, the Army is also stepping up the use of artillery and drones. At Taylor’s NTC, the OPFOR now calls in roughly 100 artillery attacks a day, amounting to simulations of several thousands rounds being fired. The NTC uses computer simulations to model the strikes and their impact.
Both the NTC and JRTC also use commercial drones that operate in swarms. Some can even drop bombs, much like those used on both sides of the Ukraine war. Loitering munitions, or suicide drones that act like cruise missiles, are out of bounds though, Taylor said, because using them would pose a safety risk.
Amid the heavy focus on drones, the centers are even working on new ways the Army might use them. At JRTC, one unit used drones to fake an assault from one direction, before coming from another.
At NTC, Taylor has formed a whole OPFOR drone unit, which operates everything from larger, winged drones, to smaller quadcopters. The unit is unusual. The Army typically spreads out its smaller drones among units, and does not provide as much training to quadcopter operators compared to the training it gives to operators of winged drones.
Taylor said he took the step to bring a greater level of professionalism to the quadcopter operators. Russia and Ukraine similarly operate dedicated drone units.
The increased use of artillery, rockets, and surveillance at the training centers has meant higher simulated casualties, mirroring the losses faced by troops in Ukraine.
For Taylor, that means artillery now accounts for around 40 percent of casualties. Gardner, meanwhile, is looking at how to evacuate soldiers from a battlefield where evacuation routes can be cut off easily, and considering how long a unit can keep fighting after taking casualties.
“Do we really understand how many casualties makes a unit combat ineffective?” said Gardner.
He’s also considering a grim consequence of higher casualties—how to integrate new units that are replacing those decimated in combat. Right now, a platoon that suffers simulated casualties will simply return to their same company. In the future, it may return to a different company, learning how to operate under new commanders just like real replacements would.
The lessons are not only for combat soldiers, Gardner and Taylor said, but also for those who work in public affairs and psychological operations, with one eye on how Russia and Ukraine have advanced their causes through the media.
In one recent exercise, Taylor’s OPFOR troops used AI-language model ChatGPT to create enemy speakers on the artificial social media site the training ground uses. The AI enemy defense minister got into a tweet-war with the Army unit.
Gardner, meanwhile, recounted how his OPFOR unit withdrew from a town, simulated shelling it, and then spread disinformation saying the shelling was done by American troops. The Army unit public affairs officer quickly countered the claim by making public the artillery radar data that showed incoming rounds were not fired from the U.S. side.
But reflecting on the many problems Ukraine’s army has faced in trying to breach Russian defensive lines, both commanders emphasized how much combat still boils down to coordination and training.
“The things that Ukrainians are doing are very, very hard,” Taylor said. “It requires generations of practice. And so, if anything, it reaffirmed our commitment to the combined arms maneuver,” he said, referring to coordinating between different combat branches.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2023
Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Russian forces are conducting tactical counterattacks in the Robotyne area as part of their elastic defense against ongoing Ukrainian offensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The situation south of Robotyne is fluid as some tactically significant field fortifications have changed hands several times. The Russian information space continues to falsely portray Western aid to Ukraine as escalatory in order to discourage continued Western support for Ukraine. The status of the Wagner Group remains unclear amid reported negotiations about the Wagner Group’s future cooperation with the Russian government. ISW will revise its assessment about the prospects for the Wagner Group to reemerge an as effective military organization if the Wagner Group successfully reconstitutes as a large, unitary organization under Rosgvardia, the Russian MoD, or a similar organization. Russian forces conducted another series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of September 30 to October 1. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Lyman line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and marginally advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) officially announced the beginning of its regular fall 2023 conscription cycle on October 1.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
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Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
STFU TOOT. LOL
Raferman, according to two_toot, you're a liar. Righto.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Toot, this is isn't funny anymore. You really need to get some help, if it's not too late.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Toot, this is isn't funny anymore. You really need to get some help, if it's not too late.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
STFU TOOT. LOL
Raferman, according to two_toot, you're a liar. Righto.
Lol.
Straight from the files of the Peeping Tom himself.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Toot, this is isn't funny anymore. You really need to get some help, if it's not too late.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Toot, this is isn't funny anymore. You really need to get some help, if it's not too late.
Heh! Says Elstupido himself.
You never were funny, just stupid.
Poor thing, it's kind of sad to watch.
I agree so grin and bear your self confessed stupidity.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Toot, this is isn't funny anymore. You really need to get some help, if it's not too late.
Heh! Says Elstupido himself.
You never were funny, just stupid.
Poor thing, it's kind of sad to watch.
I agree so grin and bear your self confessed stupidity.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
STFU TOOT. LOL
Raferman, according to two_toot, you're a liar. Righto.
Lol.
Straight from the files of the Peeping Tom himself.
Cool
You're such an ignorant fugk.
Do you really think anybody's buying your dumb schit at all?
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Poof, I posted that the Rs in the House weren't going to approve any more funding for cuckraine.
And they're not.
RINOs in the senate did later.
But keep spazzing, it makes tldr;a's spam less annoying.
OBTW, tens of thousands of cuckraine soldiers are surrendering to Russia, some only hours after reaching the line.
So many have surrendered, that there's a special radio frequency for them ta use ta contact the Russkies, ta avoid bein shot when they surrender.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
STFU TOOT. LOL
Raferman, according to two_toot, you're a liar. Righto.
Lol.
Straight from the files of the Peeping Tom himself.
Cool
You're such an ignorant fugk.
Do you really think anybody's buying your dumb schit at all?
Any of it? You fugking moron.
Go play with your dolls.
Lol.
Says the bag of old bones, pervert, peeping Tom.
How about posting up those voyeur pics again that you took at the health club. You know, the ones that you are so proud of taking.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Poof, I posted that the Rs in the House weren't going to approve any more funding for cuckraine.
And they're not.
RINOs in the senate did later.
But keep spazzing, it makes tldr;a's spam less annoying.
OBTW, tens of thousands of cuckraine soldiers are surrendering to Russia, some only hours after reaching the line.
So many have surrendered, that there's a special radio frequency for them ta use ta contact the Russkies, ta avoid bein shot when they surrender.
As usual you’ve got it backwards. It’s the Russians that have the surrender hotline for defecting to the Ukraine.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Poof, I posted that the Rs in the House weren't going to approve any more funding for cuckraine.
And they're not.
RINOs in the senate did later.
But keep spazzing, it makes tldr;a's spam less annoying.
OBTW, tens of thousands of cuckraine soldiers are surrendering to Russia, some only hours after reaching the line.
So many have surrendered, that there's a special radio frequency for them ta use ta contact the Russkies, ta avoid bein shot when they surrender.
As usual you’ve got it backwards. It’s the Russians that have the surrender hotline for defecting to the Ukraine.
Again, CONGRESS kept the Ukraine funding intact.
Holy crap, this has to be parody, Tooty. If it is, I congratulate you for the best troll in Campfire history. Even using a couple of sock puppets, legend.
The EU’s Borell says that the EU bloc will increase their military support for Ukraine due to the existential threat from Russia and its expansion attempts.
Russian soldier collected Russian Intel and convinced 11 others to defect with him and his information to the Ukraine. The Russian soldiers used to surrender hotline to the Ukraine to be received by Ukrainian forces.
The IMF authorities are meeting in Ukraine for policy directions for committed funds to Ukraine for infrastructure and humanitarian aid directives for the most needed functions.
I watched Biden speaking on a video today that indicated the U.S. Congress had not voted any funding for Ukraine much to his dismay. Biden was uncharacteristically coherent until right at the end when he got some questions. He did mention MAGA Republicans several times as if that designation was undesirable.
Russia has begun relocating its Black Sea fleet from the Crimea due to repeated successful attacks by Ukrainian forces using drones, missiles and rockets along with sabotage by anti Russian militia forces.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
STFU TOOT. LOL
Raferman, according to two_toot, you're a liar. Righto.
Lol.
Straight from the files of the Peeping Tom himself.
Cool
You're such an ignorant fugk.
Do you really think anybody's buying your dumb schit at all?
Any of it? You fugking moron.
Go play with your dolls.
Lol.
Says the bag of old bones, pervert, peeping Tom.
How about posting up those voyeur pics again that you took at the health club. You know, the ones that you are so proud of taking.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
STFU TOOT. LOL
Raferman, according to two_toot, you're a liar. Righto.
Lol.
Straight from the files of the Peeping Tom himself.
Cool
You're such an ignorant fugk.
Do you really think anybody's buying your dumb schit at all?
Any of it? You fugking moron.
Go play with your dolls.
Lol.
Says the bag of old bones, pervert, peeping Tom.
How about posting up those voyeur pics again that you took at the health club. You know, the ones that you are so proud of taking.
Fuggin sick ass pervert.
Very proud of them, phaggot.
Fraud fugkin dumbass.
LMAO.
Most perverts are proud of their collections. You fit that well.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Toot, this is isn't funny anymore. You really need to get some help, if it's not too late.
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh blamed a ”secret disinformation operation“ by CIA and MI-6 for misleading the public about the disastrous state of the US-led war effort.
The war is over. Russia has won. There is no Ukrainian offensive anymore, but the White House and the American media have to keep the lie going,“ a senior US intel official told Hersh. “The truth is if the Ukrainian army is ordered to continue the offensive, the army would mutiny. The soldiers aren’t willing to die anymore, but this doesn’t fit the B.S. that is being authored by the Biden White House.”
You and Bristoe have yet to post anything right or accurate. Start with your last post on the defunding of the Ukraine by Congress.
Lies, it’s what you do, it’s who you are and ever have been, ever will be.
Toot, this is isn't funny anymore. You really need to get some help, if it's not too late.
She's just really not that smart.
Says the old bag of bones pervert.
Heh!
Post those pics again old man. You said that you were proud of them. Get to it now!
Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
October 2, 2023, 7:30pm ET
Key Takeaways:
A prominent Russian milblogger and front-line unit commander claimed that Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky “saved” the Russian 31st Guards VDV Brigade, which was fighting south of Bakhmut, mirroring claims made by a much smaller milblogger about VDV units in western Zaporizhia Oblast. A Russian “Storm Z” assault unit instructor speculated that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) removed Lieutenant General Andrey Sychevoy from commanding the Bakhmut direction due to his poor performance. Ukrainian forces marginally advanced in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area amid continued counteroffensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast and near Bakhmut on October 2. Prominent actors in the Russian information space continue to speculate about the possible future of the Wagner Group under Rosgvardia. Interethnic tensions and claims about the superiority of Chechen “Akhmat” forces over regular Russian forces continue to generate controversy in the Russian information space. Russian forces conducted a small-scale Shahed-131/136 drone strike on Ukraine on the night of October 1-2 after Russian forces conducted a record number of drone strikes targeting Ukrainian grain and port infrastructure in September 2023. Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Kreminna, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced in some areas on October 2. The Russian “Vostok” Battalion continued to complain on October 1 that the Russian military command is not fulfilling its promises of having the unit fight as a second-echelon force and is not providing state awards. Russian occupation officials continued to transport Ukrainian children to Russia under the guise of educational trips.
NATO’s Stoltenberg says that Poland and Slovakia will continue their support for Ukraine despite their recent harsh rhetoric. This includes armaments and humanitarian aid.
Kateryna Stepanenko, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, and Mason Clark
October 3, 2023, 8:40pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu celebrated an odd group of Russian armed formations operating in the western Zaporizhia Oblast direction during a conference call with Russian military leadership. Shoigu’s choice of units could indicate he seeks to highlight Russian commanders who continue to follow Russian military leadership’s orders for relentless counterattacks. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) signaled its support for both Chechen units in Ukraine and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov amid a recent controversy surrounding interethnic tensions in the Russian government, military, and information space. Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly preparing to announce his (certain to win) presidential campaign in November 2023, and reportedly intends to discuss the war in Ukraine as little as is necessary in political messaging. A Reuters report published on October 3 stated that Russian forces have embedded “Storm-Z” units within conventional Russian units to conduct costly counterattacks against Ukrainian gains in key sectors of the front. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 3. Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of October 2 to 3. The Armenian Parliament ratified the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Rome Statute on October 3. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced in some areas. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is reportedly investigating Kursk Oblast Governor Roman Starovoit, likely in an attempt to remove government officials with connections to deceased Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin. Russian opposition outlet Verstka revealed that almost half of all occupation officials of the senior and middle management levels in occupied Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts are from Russia.
The wife of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Elena, spent more than $1 million on Cartier jewelry in New York, whilst Gaylensky was asking for money and weapons at the United Nations Assembly.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 4, 2023
Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
October 4, 2023, 5:30pm ET
Key Takeaways:
The Russian military recently transferred several Black Sea Fleet (BSF) vessels from the port in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea to the port in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, likely in an effort to protect them from continued Ukrainian strikes on Russian assets in occupied Crimea. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and marginally advanced on October 4. Autumn and winter weather conditions will slow but not stop Ukrainian counteroffensive operations. The Kremlin is likely intensifying its use of tools of digital authoritarianism to increase domestic repression and tighten control of the information space. CNN reported on October 4 that the US will transfer seized Iranian weapons and ammunition rounds to Ukraine. Russian sources continue to speculate about the current role of former Aerospace Forces (VKS) Commander and Wagner Group-affiliate Army General Sergei Surovikin after the Wagner rebellion, further highlighting his continued relevance in the Russian information space. The European Union (EU) is reportedly preparing for negotiations on Ukraine’s EU accession that will take place in December. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made limited gains near Kreminna. Russian authorities continue efforts to collect information about Russian citizens for future conscription and enlistment cycles. Russian Deputy Prime Minister for Construction and Regional Development Marat Khusnullin is reportedly heavily involved in Russian infrastructure projects in occupied Ukraine.
Cuckraine so desperate to retake any territory around Artemovsk (fka Bahkmut) for a propaganda victory, they've lost 2,800 troops in one week, and have not regained a single meter.
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russia - 12405, of which: destroyed: 8552, damaged: 507, abandoned: 461, captured: 2885
Tanks (2349, of which destroyed: 1533, damaged: 130, abandoned: 136, captured: 550) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (988, of which destroyed: 654, damaged: 29, abandoned: 36, captured: 269) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (2834, of which destroyed: 1958, damaged: 110, abandoned: 152, captured: 614) Armoured Personnel Carriers (355, of which destroyed: 238, damaged: 9, abandoned: 16, captured: 92) Command Posts And Communications Stations (252, of which destroyed: 165, damaged: 2, abandoned: 2, captured: 83) Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (42, of which destroyed: 18, damaged: 1, abandoned: 4, captured: 19) Towed Artillery (315, of which destroyed: 182, damaged: 31, abandoned: 5, captured: 97) Self-Propelled Artillery (544, of which destroyed: 399, damaged: 31, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (280, of which destroyed: 207, damaged: 19, abandoned: 2, captured: 52) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (168, of which destroyed: 117, damaged: 23, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (92, of which destroyed: 84, damaged: 8) Helicopters (106, of which destroyed: 91, damaged: 13, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (16, of which destroyed: 11, damaged: 5)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 5, 2023
Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
October 5, 2023, 9:15pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the 20th Valdai Discussion Club on October 5 and promoted multiple long-standing Russian information operations. Putin offered a bizarre explanation for Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death during a press conference at the Valdai Discussion Club on October 5 to deflect blame from the Kremlin. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced on October 5. The Russian military may have redeployed elements of the 41st Combined Arms Army (CAA) and elements of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade to the Kherson direction. Russian forces conducted a missile strike on Hroza, Kharkiv Oblast that killed 51 people on October 5 following another series of drone strikes across Ukraine overnight. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu indicated that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) may be establishing training regiments that can also serve as in extremis operational or strategic reserves, although this is a low confidence assessment. Russia will reportedly build a permanent naval base in Abkhazia, but it will likely remain small. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not advance on October 5. Russia continues to use the personal data of Russian citizens for crypto-mobilization efforts. Russian occupation officials continue to advertise programs for the forcible removal and deportation of Ukrainian children.
TLDR; Ukraine is about done. Russia hasn't even launched an offensive yet. Shoigu says it will be over in ~2025. Could be sooner depending on Western support. Ukraine would last less than 1 month without the constant flow of arms.
Ukraine's air defense is about done. Even though there was cope on Youtube about the Kinzel's hitting an easily replaceable part of the Patriot systems ("replaceable within a week"), there's been no actions by the Patriots since then.
During the initial invasion, 90% of Ukraine's AD was destroyed, 90% of their airfields, and 50% of their military equipment.
we (US) could cut off the arms shipments and let Europe to continue to use arms shipments and Ukrainians will still win. Russia has shown us weakness in the ability of next gen arms and people. heck, they don't even have a 4th gen tank or airplane. the Su-57 and the Armata tank are not 5 gen arms, they are 4 gen barely. the Russkies take out more Far Eastern and Siberians to Ukraine, the bigger the causality rate is. there is alot of land in Russia that needs defended, China, i'm looking at you.
we (US) could cut off the arms shipments and let Europe to continue to use arms shipments and Ukrainians will still win. Russia has shown us weakness in the ability of next gen arms and people. heck, they don't even have a 4th gen tank or airplane. the Su-57 and the Armata tank are not 5 gen arms, they are 4 gen barely. the Russkies take out more Far Eastern and Siberians to Ukraine, the bigger the causality rate is. there is alot of land in Russia that needs defended, China, i'm looking at you.
Any idea on when this supposed Ukrainian victory will take place?
we (US) could cut off the arms shipments and let Europe to continue to use arms shipments and Ukrainians will still win. Russia has shown us weakness in the ability of next gen arms and people. heck, they don't even have a 4th gen tank or airplane. the Su-57 and the Armata tank are not 5 gen arms, they are 4 gen barely. the Russkies take out more Far Eastern and Siberians to Ukraine, the bigger the causality rate is. there is alot of land in Russia that needs defended, China, i'm looking at you.
I see you aren't participating in "sober October".
we (US) could cut off the arms shipments and let Europe to continue to use arms shipments and Ukrainians will still win. Russia has shown us weakness in the ability of next gen arms and people. heck, they don't even have a 4th gen tank or airplane. the Su-57 and the Armata tank are not 5 gen arms, they are 4 gen barely. the Russkies take out more Far Eastern and Siberians to Ukraine, the bigger the causality rate is. there is alot of land in Russia that needs defended, China, i'm looking at you.
Any idea on when this supposed Ukrainian victory will take place?
As soon as the spring offensive of 2023 gets underway. 😉
we (US) could cut off the arms shipments and let Europe to continue to use arms shipments and Ukrainians will still win. Russia has shown us weakness in the ability of next gen arms and people. heck, they don't even have a 4th gen tank or airplane. the Su-57 and the Armata tank are not 5 gen arms, they are 4 gen barely. the Russkies take out more Far Eastern and Siberians to Ukraine, the bigger the causality rate is. there is alot of land in Russia that needs defended, China, i'm looking at you.
Any idea on when this supposed Ukrainian victory will take place?
As soon as the spring offensive of 2023 gets underway. 😉
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 6, 2023
Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 6. Russian forces appear to have recently conducted a regimental rotation in the Orikhiv area, demonstrating an ability to sustain their defenses in this critical sector of the frontline. Russian forces reportedly resumed an offensive effort near Kupyansk on October 6, but the majority of the Russian forces reportedly deployed to this sector of the front likely remain combat ineffective. Russian forces may be expanding military training infrastructure in occupied eastern Ukraine as part of ongoing efforts to increase the training and mobilization capacity of the Russian military. The Kremlin’s continued attempts to deflect blame for the crash of Wagner financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane crash and disgrace Prigozhin are generating continued praise for Prigozhin and efforts to defend his legacy among select information space communities. Former Russian military commanders who participated in the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 reportedly remain in peripheral positions of some influence within the Russian military or defense-industrial base. Russian forces conducted a Shahed-131/136 drone strike targeting port, grain, and border infrastructure in southern Ukraine on the night of October 5-6. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Lyman line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations near Bakhmut and advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russia has reportedly recruited up to several hundred Serbian nationals to fight in Ukraine.
we (US) could cut off the arms shipments and let Europe to continue to use arms shipments and Ukrainians will still win. Russia has shown us weakness in the ability of next gen arms and people. heck, they don't even have a 4th gen tank or airplane. the Su-57 and the Armata tank are not 5 gen arms, they are 4 gen barely. the Russkies take out more Far Eastern and Siberians to Ukraine, the bigger the causality rate is. there is alot of land in Russia that needs defended, China, i'm looking at you.
Any idea on when this supposed Ukrainian victory will take place?
As soon as the spring offensive of 2023 gets underway. 😉
unlike you and the Russkie Ivans, i do not know. i know the Russkies said 3 to 5 days to take Kiev. i'm still waiting.
How about putin moving his black sea fleet out of the reach of Ukraine for safety's sake?
Phil
Woke up to read that news and laughed so hard I think I tweaked my back.
Absolutely hilarious, one of the best memes from this conflict so far. Losing some of your naval best to a country with no navy. Forced to abdicate from your supposed safest harbour, after your entire command structure (and the building they are in,) gets obliterated.
we (US) could cut off the arms shipments and let Europe to continue to use arms shipments and Ukrainians will still win. Russia has shown us weakness in the ability of next gen arms and people. heck, they don't even have a 4th gen tank or airplane. the Su-57 and the Armata tank are not 5 gen arms, they are 4 gen barely. the Russkies take out more Far Eastern and Siberians to Ukraine, the bigger the causality rate is. there is alot of land in Russia that needs defended, China, i'm looking at you.
Originally Posted by tdoyka
Originally Posted by AcesNeights
Originally Posted by dassa
Originally Posted by tdoyka
we (US) could cut off the arms shipments and let Europe to continue to use arms shipments and Ukrainians will still win. Russia has shown us weakness in the ability of next gen arms and people. heck, they don't even have a 4th gen tank or airplane. the Su-57 and the Armata tank are not 5 gen arms, they are 4 gen barely. the Russkies take out more Far Eastern and Siberians to Ukraine, the bigger the causality rate is. there is alot of land in Russia that needs defended, China, i'm looking at you.
Any idea on when this supposed Ukrainian victory will take place?
As soon as the spring offensive of 2023 gets underway. 😉
unlike you and the Russkie Ivan's, i do not know. i know the Russkies said 3 to 5 days to take Kiev. i'm still waiting.
waiting for 590 days.
In those two quotes of yours, you seem to contradict yourself.
And the Russians never said they would take Kiev. That was gen milley.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
The only disagreement I have is, I think the feint to Kiev did work. Its purpose I believe, was to draw troops away from the east, so the Russians could destroy the Ukraine army in detail.
P.s. Like everyone else here, I haven't participated in any Russian military strategy meetings. So the above is just my speculation.
How about putin moving his black sea fleet out of the reach of Ukraine for safety's sake?
Phil
Woke up to read that news and laughed so hard I think I tweaked my back.
Absolutely hilarious, one of the best memes from this conflict so far. Losing some of your naval best to a country with no navy. Forced to abdicate from your supposed safest harbour, after your entire command structure (and the building they are in,) gets obliterated.
Slava Ukraini.
these threads always flush out the toothless anti gun Biden boomer returds
Jim_Conrad #18383058 04/29/23 Offline aether_tech Campfire Member A Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 249 Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Tell us you have Raytheon stock without telling us you have Raytheon stock......
Ok, I won't, because I don't. How about you take your traitorous ass and get the [bleep] out of the Unites States of America? Go [bleep] your MAGA hat, go worship your false god. Kindly, take that one single brain cell you have, and maybe try to find it a friend?
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 7, 2023
Kateryna Stepanenko, Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, and Mason Clark
October 7, 2023, 5:30pm ET
Key Takeaways:
The Kremlin is already and will likely continue to exploit the Hamas attacks in Israel to advance several information operations intended to reduce US and Western support and attention to Ukraine. Several key sources within the Russian information space shifted the focus of their daily coverage to the situation in Israel on October 7, which may impact the information environment around the war in Ukraine in the coming days or weeks. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 7 and reportedly advanced in both directions. Russian forces conducted a series of missile strikes targeting Ukrainian rear areas and port infrastructure on the night of October 6-7. The Russian government approved legislation temporarily restricting the border checkpoints that Ukrainian citizens can use to enter Russia from third countries, likely focused on Belarus and the Baltic States, likely in response to continued concern over the security of Russian border regions and possible Ukrainian infiltration efforts. Belarusian officials are leveraging international partnerships in an attempt to legitimize Belarus’ role in the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children. Russian “Vostok” Battalion Commander Alexander Khodakovsky stated that Russian “patriotic” communities remain vulnerable to division due to Russian officials’ failure to consolidate society, particularly after Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s June 24 rebellion. The Russian MoD highlighted the production of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on October 7, supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements about successful tests of the missile on October 5 as part of a continued nuclear brinkmanship information operation. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in western Donetsk Oblast, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced in some areas on October 7. Ukrainian partisan activity reportedly killed a United Russia official in occupied Kherson Oblast.
BlackRock and other US companies, who own 1/3 of arable land in Ukraine, are complaining that too much of their land is being taken for cemetery use and diminishing potential investment returns.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
The only disagreement I have is, I think the feint to Kiev did work. Its purpose I believe, was to draw troops away from the east, so the Russians could destroy the Ukraine army in detail.
P.s. Like everyone else here, I haven't participated in any Russian military strategy meetings. So the above is just my speculation.
Dassa….You very well could be correct and I’m sure there were multiple advantages and disadvantages, like virtually everything done in war, to every choice they made. Drawing troops out in the East was certainly a beneficial result of the “siege”. In terms of a modern day military siege and its associated battlefield demands usually dictate NOT exposing the bulk of your assault force to weeks of being bogged down, stuck and exposed……for weeks the entire column faced being potentially annihilated at any moment. I believe it was a show of force move to oust Zelensky the Zit, get Ukraine to the bargaining table and prove to the world that Russia was serious. Just my opinion though… I really don’t know about what Russia’s ultimate intentions were with Kiev, certainly not enough to “argue” about it, but I do believe that they (Russia) were attempting to get Zelensky the Zit to capitulate and flee into the Western backed plan of exile. I think Russia fully expected Ukraine to come to the table for talks but when the West interfered and prevented the talks from going forward Russia stepped up their pressure and “surrounded” Kiev. I thought they looked pretty vulnerable and disorganized sitting there strung out for 40+ miles with no escape routes and a part of me really believes that was Russia trying to get us directly involved. I still believe Putin was willing to sacrifice that 40 some mile long column of men and materiel….essentially baiting the west into being unable to control ourselves when we see that sheer amount of men and armor sitting their naked and vulnerable. All my postulating is nothing more than my suspicions and opinions about a part of the world that I’ve never visited and never wanted to visit…..they’re all what I consider to be my enemy in general.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
The only disagreement I have is, I think the feint to Kiev did work. Its purpose I believe, was to draw troops away from the east, so the Russians could destroy the Ukraine army in detail.
P.s. Like everyone else here, I haven't participated in any Russian military strategy meetings. So the above is just my speculation.
yes, it was fake to take Kiev........said Putin puppet.
let us see, the VDV lost 25 - 30% of men of taking Hostomel airport. by the hunderds of BMP's, BTR'S, tanks, trucks and others lay dead on the road to Kiev, the number of dead is guesstimated heavy, this is from 30,000 Russian soldiers who battled for Kiev. the Russians went on fighting till April 2, 2022, then they abandoned Kiev, Chernihiv and Sumy Oblasts. instead of taking Kiev, the Russians decided to battle eastern offensive. then the Ukrainians' did a Thunder Run and retook Kharkiv and the Russian decided to give up Kherson. but they (or rather Wagner Forces) Bakhmut. yes they did, but at a cost of horrible casualties and it did nothing to stop the war.
Russian uses men with no training or equipment. the "tanks" are outdated, including the T90. it is just an upgraded T72. i'm giving the Russians credit for upgraded, if you take the 1990s as upgraded. the Armata tank, if it does what it is said to do, is a great tank, but from what i've seen, the Armata is a piece of junk. they have a company or two of Armatas. Su57 is a joke. 5 gen aircraft makes me laugh. i'll give a 4th gen, but a 3rd gen is it.
Ukraine has the ability to train and equipped the troops, thanks to NATO. Ukraine is netting 6000 troops per month on basic training in Europe, mostly Great Britian, which is a 12 week course. on record, the basic training is 60,000 troops that are in the war.
the Soviet Union used to be considered a great army. the US would have our butts kicked until the 1980s. then Regan turned it around to make the US a superpower. Russia is not a superpower, they are a 3rd rate nation with nukes and that's debatable.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
The only disagreement I have is, I think the feint to Kiev did work. Its purpose I believe, was to draw troops away from the east, so the Russians could destroy the Ukraine army in detail.
P.s. Like everyone else here, I haven't participated in any Russian military strategy meetings. So the above is just my speculation.
Dassa….You very well could be correct and I’m sure there were multiple advantages and disadvantages, like virtually everything done in war, to every choice they made. Drawing troops out in the East was certainly a beneficial result of the “siege”. In terms of a modern day military siege and its associated battlefield demands usually dictate NOT exposing the bulk of your assault force to weeks of being bogged down, stuck and exposed……for weeks the entire column faced being potentially annihilated at any moment. I believe it was a show of force move to oust Zelensky the Zit, get Ukraine to the bargaining table and prove to the world that Russia was serious. Just my opinion though… I really don’t know about what Russia’s ultimate intentions were with Kiev, certainly not enough to “argue” about it, but I do believe that they (Russia) were attempting to get Zelensky the Zit to capitulate and flee into the Western backed plan of exile. I think Russia fully expected Ukraine to come to the table for talks but when the West interfered and prevented the talks from going forward Russia stepped up their pressure and “surrounded” Kiev. I thought they looked pretty vulnerable and disorganized sitting there strung out for 40+ miles with no escape routes and a part of me really believes that was Russia trying to get us directly involved. I still believe Putin was willing to sacrifice that 40 some mile long column of men and materiel….essentially baiting the west into being unable to control ourselves when we see that sheer amount of men and armor sitting their naked and vulnerable. All my postulating is nothing more than my suspicions and opinions about a part of the world that I’ve never visited and never wanted to visit…..they’re all what I consider to be my enemy in general.
I surely wouldn't argue my speculation is more correct than yours. The only thing I'm sure of is that it's foolish to form an opinion, then force the facts to fit in it. (I'm not saying that you are doing that. In fact, the opposite). I'm talking about people that think Russia is weak, and use the failure to take Kiev to reinforce that thought. There are other, more rational explanations.
Egyptian investigative journalist Mohammed Al-Alawi provided exclusive materials concerning the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to the documents, Zelenskyy’s family has acquired a luxury villa in “the city of millioners” El Gouna. According to investigation, Olga Kiyashko, whose name matches the name of Zelenskyy’s mother-in-law, owns a VIP estate worth $5 million.
Political scientist Abdulrahman Alabbassy draws a conclusion that the president’s relative purchased the estate with the humanitarian aid funds allocated to Ukraine by the West to repel Russian military aggression.
The document indicates that the villa was purchased by Zelenskyy’s mother-in-law in May 2023. According to the document, the price of the villa is 150,000,000 Egyptian pounds or approximately $4,850,000.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
The only disagreement I have is, I think the feint to Kiev did work. Its purpose I believe, was to draw troops away from the east, so the Russians could destroy the Ukraine army in detail.
P.s. Like everyone else here, I haven't participated in any Russian military strategy meetings. So the above is just my speculation.
yes, it was fake to take Kiev........said Putin puppet.
let us see, the VDV lost 25 - 30% of men of taking Hostomel airport. by the hunderds of BMP's, BTR'S, tanks, trucks and others lay dead on the road to Kiev, the number of dead is guesstimated heavy, this is from 30,000 Russian soldiers who battled for Kiev. the Russians went on fighting till April 2, 2022, then they abandoned Kiev, Chernihiv and Sumy Oblasts. instead of taking Kiev, the Russians decided to battle eastern offensive. then the Ukrainians' did a Thunder Run and retook Kharkiv and the Russian decided to give up Kherson. but they (or rather Wagner Forces) Bakhmut. yes they did, but at a cost of horrible casualties and it did nothing to stop the war.
Russian uses men with no training or equipment. the "tanks" are outdated, including the T90. it is just an upgraded T72. i'm giving the Russians credit for upgraded, if you take the 1990s as upgraded. the Armata tank, if it does what it is said to do, is a great tank, but from what i've seen, the Armata is a piece of junk. they have a company or two of Armatas. Su57 is a joke. 5 gen aircraft makes me laugh. i'll give a 4th gen, but a 3rd gen is it.
Ukraine has the ability to train and equipped the troops, thanks to NATO. Ukraine is netting 6000 troops per month on basic training in Europe, mostly Great Britian, which is a 12 week course. on record, the basic training is 60,000 troops that are in the war.
the Soviet Union used to be considered a great army. the US would have our butts kicked until the 1980s. then Regan turned it around to make the US a superpower. Russia is not a superpower, they are a 3rd rate nation with nukes and that's debatable.
If your depth of thought includes the use of "Putin puppet", your swimming in a very shallow pond.
Which explains your continual posting of Ukrainian propaganda.
Egyptian investigative journalist Mohammed Al-Alawi provided exclusive materials concerning the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to the documents, Zelenskyy’s family has acquired a luxury villa in “the city of millioners” El Gouna. According to investigation, Olga Kiyashko, whose name matches the name of Zelenskyy’s mother-in-law, owns a VIP estate worth $5 million.
Political scientist Abdulrahman Alabbassy draws a conclusion that the president’s relative purchased the estate with the humanitarian aid funds allocated to Ukraine by the West to repel Russian military aggression.
The document indicates that the villa was purchased by Zelenskyy’s mother-in-law in May 2023. According to the document, the price of the villa is 150,000,000 Egyptian pounds or approximately $4,850,000.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
The only disagreement I have is, I think the feint to Kiev did work. Its purpose I believe, was to draw troops away from the east, so the Russians could destroy the Ukraine army in detail.
P.s. Like everyone else here, I haven't participated in any Russian military strategy meetings. So the above is just my speculation.
yes, it was fake to take Kiev........said Putin puppet.
let us see, the VDV lost 25 - 30% of men of taking Hostomel airport. by the hunderds of BMP's, BTR'S, tanks, trucks and others lay dead on the road to Kiev, the number of dead is guesstimated heavy, this is from 30,000 Russian soldiers who battled for Kiev. the Russians went on fighting till April 2, 2022, then they abandoned Kiev, Chernihiv and Sumy Oblasts. instead of taking Kiev, the Russians decided to battle eastern offensive. then the Ukrainians' did a Thunder Run and retook Kharkiv and the Russian decided to give up Kherson. but they (or rather Wagner Forces) Bakhmut. yes they did, but at a cost of horrible casualties and it did nothing to stop the war.
Meanwhile, Ukraine lost 90% of their AD, 90% of their airfields in the initial encounter.
This entire thing in Israel stinks like another CIA operation. Zelenskyy is going to fart around and get his self into a situation he cannot slither out of lighting fires around the world that we cannot put out. Ukraine's war is lost. The longer they keep this suicidal mission going the closer they come to loosing all their territory to Russia because it is becoming clear that Russia must take it in order to keep NATO's missiles off their border. Our state department has finally got what they have wanted for decades and they have no way to hang on to it. like the dog that manages to bite the tire of a moving vehicle; it's going to be a bumpy ride he can never forget if he lives through it.
Executive Summary Irrespective of the progress made during Ukraine’s counteroffensive, subsequent offensives will be necessary to achieve the liberation of Ukrainian territory. It is therefore important to assess the tactics employed and training provided during the Ukrainian offensive to inform force generation over the coming months. This report scrutinises tactical actions to identify challenges that need solving. The prerequisite condition for any offensive action is fires dominance. This has been achieved through blinding the counterbattery capability of Russian guns and the availability of precise and long-range artillery systems. Ensuring the sustainability of this advantage by properly resourcing ammunition production and spares for a consolidated artillery park is critical. Ukraine is suffering from heavy rates of equipment loss, but the design of armoured fighting vehicles supplied by its international partners is preventing this from converting into a high number of killed personnel. It is vital that Ukrainian protected mobility fleets can be recovered, repaired and sustained. This also demands a focus on industrial capacity and fleet consolidation. Attempts at rapid breakthrough have resulted in an unsustainable rate of equipment loss. Deliberately planned tactical actions have seen Ukrainian forces take Russian positions with small numbers of casualties. However, this approach is slow, with approximately 700–1,200 metres of progress every five days, allowing Russian forces to reset. One key limitation on the ability to exploit or maintain momentum is mine reconnaissance in depth. The exploration of technological tools for conducting standoff mine reconnaissance would be of considerable benefit to Ukrainian units. Another limiting factor in Ukrainian tactical operations is staff capacity at battalion and brigade level. Training of staff would significantly assist Ukrainian forces. This will only be helpful, however, if training is built around the tools and structure that Ukraine employs, rather than teaching NATO methods that are designed for differently configured forces. There is also a critical requirement to refine collective training provided to Ukrainian units outside Ukraine so that Ukrainian units can train in a manner closer to how they fight. This requires regulatory adjustment to allow for the combination of tools that are highly restricted on many European training areas. Russian forces have continued to adapt their methods. Some of these adaptations are context specific, such as the increased density of minefields, from a doctrinal assumption of 120 metres to a practical aim to make them 500 metres deep. Other adaptations are systemic and will likely have a sustained impact on Russian doctrine and capability development. The foremost of these is the dispersal of electronic warfare systems rather than their concentration on major platforms, a shift to application-based command and control tools that are agnostic of bearer, and a transition to a dependence on more precise fires owing to the recognised inability to achieve the previously doctrinally mandated weight of imprecise fire given the threat to the logistics sustaining Russian guns. It is vital that Ukraine’s partners assist the country’s preparations for winter fighting, and subsequent campaign seasons now, if initiative is to be retained into 2024.
Executive Summary Russian military leaders describe the current military strategy as one of ‘active defense.’ This concept has a deep history in Soviet military thought, evolving from an operational discussion towards a strategic framework in the late-Soviet period. In Russia, military strategy represents the highest form of military art, offering general tenets on the theory and practice of war, preparation for national defense, ways of preventing conflict, managing forces in wartime, and delineation of strategic operations. Taken together, the military strategy and associated operational concepts shed light on the ‘Russian way of war,’ influences, and central thesis. Russian strategy reflects choices in planning, operational concepts, and the force structure or capabilities to realize them. This study interrogates the choices made in Russian military strategy, under the rubric of active defense, their underlying thesis, and expression in strategicoperational concepts. The notion of activity in Russian military strategy describes both preventative measures taken before a conflict breaks out, to deter it, along with tenets for conducting the war. During a threatened period, or escalating crisis, Russian forces take preventative measures to neutralize threats, which can include preemptive use of limited force in a time of perceived imminent threat. A defensive strategy emphasizes maneuver defense, and counterattack. It is a defensiveoffense that envisions persistent engagement of an opponent throughout the theater of military action, to include critical infrastructure in their homeland, executing strategic operations that affect an adversary’s ability or will to sustain the struggle. Consequently, Russian military strategy is comprised of operational concepts that represent defensive and offensive constructs without clear distinction. Active defense devalues strategic ground offensives, privileging the aerospace domain, maneuver defense, and forms of noncontact warfare. The sense of ‘active’ within active defense envisions demonstrations or limited use of force, to convince opponents that the costs of aggression would exceed desired benefits. From a Russian perspective, states chiefly use non-military means, and indirect approaches, to achieve political goals. Hence the Russian military seeks to offer answers to what the state perceives as forms of undeclared warfare, containment, and coercion. However, the nature of war is understood as one where non-military means are effective because they are backed by technologically advanced military capability. A strategic conventional offensive remains decisive in the initial period of war. The principal threat envisioned is an integrated massed air strike against critically important objects of military, economic, and political significance in Russia. The strategic nature of long-range precision guided weapons, and other forms of non-kinetic attack, like electronic warfare, are foremost in Russian military considerations.
Active defense seeks to answer this threat, addressing the use of indirect means during a tentative period of danger, or threat, and the military challenge posed by a technologically advanced opponent armed with strategic conventional capabilities. The strategy’s general tenets are achieving surprise, decisiveness, and continuity of strategic action. Identifying an opponent’s vulnerabilities, finding asymmetric counters to neutralize their advantages, and seizing the strategic initiative. It envisions warfighting defined by fire, strike, and maneuver, where tactical formations engage each other at distances, and recon-strike contours enable warfare at standoff ranges. The battlefield is seen as fragmented, or non-contiguous, without fixed battle lines, where radio-electronic means integrate with traditional fires and strikes to execute a ‘complex defeat’ of an opponent’s military effort. Ground forces conduct maneuver defense, seeking to sap an opponent’s strength, degrade them, and preserve the force. Instead of ground offensives, Russian military strategy accepts the prospect of trading territory to attrit an opponent until a firmer positional defense and counteroffensive can be mounted. The operative thesis is that an opponent can be effectively degraded, parrying their offensive ground operation and deflecting an initial massed aerospace attack. The goal is to disorganize the opponent’s effort, and shape their political calculus via long-range strikes against critically important objects. The calculus is that the center of gravity lies in degrading a state’s military and economic potential, not seizing territory. Here the initial period of war, i.e. the first several weeks of conflagration, is seen to be decisive. The overall Russian objective is to prevent an opponent from achieving a decisive outcome, forcing them into a conflict with high levels of attrition. The vision is to inflict damage to military and economic infrastructure such that opponents will seek war termination on acceptable terms, and become preoccupied by the ensuing internal instability. Military strategy directly informs strategic operations, which involve coordinated tasks, strikes, operations, and combat actions carried out in a unified scheme and plan to achieve strategic goals. These operational constructs include a strategic operation to destroy critically important objects, a strategic aerospace operation, a nuclear forces operation, and a general strategic operation in theater, merging prior continental and oceanic operational constructs. Russian military strategy reflects that Russia expects to be the militarily inferior party in a regional or large-scale war against a technologically superior adversary. It speaks to the Russian integration of non-military, conventional, and nuclear means in the conduct of war, and in pursuit of strategic deterrence. It seeks to answer the perceived threat posed by emerging U.S. concepts of operation, while informing Russian military discussions on force organization, posture, employment, strategic tasks, and missions of forces.
TLDR summary - Ukraine's funding is going to get curtailed/cut off. If it were to be cut completely, all at once, Ukraine would survive as political entity for maybe a week & a 1/2. Tapered gradually, it'll be all over but the NAFO wailing by 2025. I assume that includes the mop-up operations against Azov and the public hangings of guys like Zelensky.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
That take doesn't jive with reality. The Russians absolutely did try to take Kiev and failed miserably.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
That take doesn't jive with reality. The Russians absolutely did try to take Kiev and failed miserably.
Is that what they did in their strategic planning meetings?
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
That take doesn't jive with reality. The Russians absolutely did try to take Kiev and failed miserably.
lol. more dumb boomer analysis. Its sad how dumbed down our boomer neocons are who believe every word from Biden without question
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
That take doesn't jive with reality. The Russians absolutely did try to take Kiev and failed miserably.
How so? What specific actions did Russia undertake to seize Kiev that failed?
I just saw a bunch of camel jockeys flying in paragliders with AKs take more land in Israel in a day, than Uke forces trained and supported by NATO and the US have in this "counteroffensive".
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
That take doesn't jive with reality. The Russians absolutely did try to take Kiev and failed miserably.
How so? What specific actions did Russia undertake to seize Kiev that failed?
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
That take doesn't jive with reality. The Russians absolutely did try to take Kiev and failed miserably.
I just saw a bunch of camel jockeys flying in paragliders with AKs take more land in Israel in a day, than Uke forces trained and supported by NATO and the US have in this "counteroffensive".
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 9, 2023
Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
The Kremlin remains focused on promoting the purported legality and legitimacy of Russian internal politics despite Kremlin officials’ admissions to the contrary. Peskov’s strong comments also indicate the Kremlin's desire to posture confidence and steadfastness against the backdrop of Kremlin concerns over Russian opinions on and support for Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations and reportedly advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast and near Bakhmut on October 9 amid reports of deteriorating weather conditions in Ukraine. Russian forces reportedly launched localized offensive operations south of Hulyaipole and may have reorganized the Southern Grouping of Forces, likely in an attempt to further defend against Ukrainian counteroffensive operations. Imprisoned former Russian officer and ardent nationalist Igor Girkin reiterated his previous claims that the Russian military will continue to conduct a strategic defense to freeze the frontlines before the Russian presidential elections in March 2024. The Russian government is moving toward revoking Russia’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in western Donetsk Oblast, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on October 9. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut, in western Donetsk Oblast, and western Zaporizhia Oblast, and reportedly advanced in some areas.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 10, 2023
Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Russian forces launched localized offensive operations in the Avdiivka area of Donetsk Oblast and southwest of Orikhiv in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 9, which are likely intended to fix Ukrainian forces away from the Robotyne area. The Ukrainian General Staff confirmed up to three Russian battalions conducted an attack and ISW has observed footage of fighting in the area, but ISW has not observed any confirmation of these claimed Russian advances as of writing. Ukranian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made confirmed advances in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. Russian military leadership may have once again replaced the commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army (CAA), suggesting ongoing pervasive Russian command and control issues in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced plans to open a new corridor through Moldova and Romania for the export of Ukrainian grain. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in western Donetsk Oblast, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on October 10. The Ukrainian Resistance Center reported that Luhansk Oblast occupation authorities are cracking down against Ukrainian underground communication networks.
I see a lot of sentences in the above posts that all say, “Russia conducted offensive operations…”, logic would dictate that in the absence of Ukrainian offensive operations Ukraine is only playing defense and that’s not conducive to recapturing already captured territory….which is also not conducive to “winning”. 😉
its the cold wet season, it is not real popular to take out tanks and armored personal vehicles out of the mud. the Russians will take out tanks, APV and men will go out on the road and the Ukrainians will shell the road and whatever Russia has.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 11, 2023
Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Ongoing localized Russian offensive operations near Avdiivka likely demonstrate the ability of Russian forces ability to learn and apply tactical battlefield lessons in Ukraine. These tactical-level adaptations and successes, however, are unlikely to necessarily translate into wider operational and strategic gains for Russian forces. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced in both sectors of the front on October 11. A large number of NATO member states recently announced aid packages to Ukraine against the backdrop of the 16th Ukraine Defense Group Contact Group meeting in Brussels, Belgium on October 11. Russia’s Federation Council Defense and Security Committee voted to replace Senator Viktor Bondarev with Senator Vladimir Bulavin as Federation Council Defense and Security Committee Head on October 10. Russian military command continues to celebrate the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade (Black Sea Fleet) for its service in Ukraine, despite claims that the brigade was defeated and reportedly transferred to the Kherson direction. Armenia continues to ostensibly distance itself from Russia after a decades-long security relationship. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in western Donetsk Oblast, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on October 11. Russian opposition outlet Sever Realii reported on October 11 that Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) representatives may have recruited over 1,000 convicts to serve in the Russian MoD-affiliated Redut private military company (PMC). Russian occupation authorities are suffering staff shortages at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
The Russian Ruble is steadily rising. Oil and gold are rising. Russia has plenty of both. The West has turned its attention to the dustup down in the Mid-East.
Russia - 12519, of which: destroyed: 8642, damaged: 514, abandoned: 472, captured: 2891
Tanks (2378, of which destroyed: 1553, damaged: 134, abandoned: 141, captured: 550) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (994, of which destroyed: 658, damaged: 29, abandoned: 38, captured: 269) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (2857, of which destroyed: 1978, damaged: 110, abandoned: 154, captured: 615) Armoured Personnel Carriers (358, of which destroyed: 240, damaged: 9, abandoned: 17, captured: 92) Command Posts And Communications Stations (253, of which destroyed: 166, damaged: 2, abandoned: 2, captured: 83) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (350, of which destroyed: 175, damaged: 9, abandoned: 41, captured: 125) Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (42, of which destroyed: 18, damaged: 1, abandoned: 4, captured: 19) Towed Artillery (320, of which destroyed: 186, damaged: 31, abandoned: 5, captured: 98) Self-Propelled Artillery (554, of which destroyed: 408, damaged: 32, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (285, of which destroyed: 212, damaged: 19, abandoned: 2, captured: 52) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (170, of which destroyed: 119, damaged: 23, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (93, of which destroyed: 85, damaged: 8) Helicopters (106, of which destroyed: 91, damaged: 13, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (16, of which destroyed: 11, damaged: 5)
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 14, 2023
Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
US and Ukrainian officials reported on October 12 and 13 that they anticipated the Russian offensive operations around Avdiivka and expressed confidence in Ukrainian defenses. The Russian information space remains divided on the prospects of Russian successes near Avdiivka and on current Ukrainian capabilities. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in eastern and southern Ukraine on October 14 and advanced west of Donetsk City. The Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) will maintain some vessels at its main Sevastopol naval base amid Ukrainian strikes on Russian vessels, as the Russian Navy’s main dry dock on the Black Sea is in Sevastopol. Armenia ratified the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Rome Statute on October 14, obliging Armenia to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he enters Armenia due to the ICC’s outstanding arrest warrant, directly after Putin’s efforts on October 13 to claim that the Russia-Armenia relationship is not deteriorating. Ukrainian forces will reportedly begin training on F-16 fighter jets in the US next week. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. Relatives of Russian mobilized men and recruited prisoners continue to complain that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Russian military command are mistreating troops on the frontlines – especially on the Kupyansk-Svatove line. Russian officials and occupation authorities continue to establish patronage programs between Russian federal subjects and occupied areas in order to integrate occupied territories into Russia.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 14, 2023
Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
US and Ukrainian officials reported on October 12 and 13 that they anticipated the Russian offensive operations around Avdiivka and expressed confidence in Ukrainian defenses. The Russian information space remains divided on the prospects of Russian successes near Avdiivka and on current Ukrainian capabilities. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in eastern and southern Ukraine on October 14 and advanced west of Donetsk City. The Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) will maintain some vessels at its main Sevastopol naval base amid Ukrainian strikes on Russian vessels, as the Russian Navy’s main dry dock on the Black Sea is in Sevastopol. Armenia ratified the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Rome Statute on October 14, obliging Armenia to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he enters Armenia due to the ICC’s outstanding arrest warrant, directly after Putin’s efforts on October 13 to claim that the Russia-Armenia relationship is not deteriorating. Ukrainian forces will reportedly begin training on F-16 fighter jets in the US next week. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. Relatives of Russian mobilized men and recruited prisoners continue to complain that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Russian military command are mistreating troops on the frontlines – especially on the Kupyansk-Svatove line. Russian officials and occupation authorities continue to establish patronage programs between Russian federal subjects and occupied areas in order to integrate occupied territories into Russia.
These posts remind me of the Monty Python "dead parrot" routine.
United States National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the support provided to Ukraine, currently at war with Russia, is not going to be indefinite. He added US is running out of money for Ukraine unless Congress approves additional funding
“In the near term, we’ve got appropriations and authorities for both Ukraine and for Israel,” Kirby said during the daily press briefing. “But you don’t want to be trying to bake in long-term support when you’re at the end of the rope.”
“And in Ukraine, on the Ukraine funding, we’re coming near to the end of the rope,” he added. “Today we announced $200 million, and we’ll keep that aid going as long as we can, but it’s not going to be indefinite.”
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 15, 2023
Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Russian President Vladimir Putin may be trying to temper expectations of significant Russian advances around Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast. The Russian information space writ large is also metering its initial optimism about the prospects of Russian offensive operations around Avdiivka. Russian forces continued offensive operations aimed at encircling Avdiivka on October 15 but have yet to make further gains amid a likely decreasing tempo of Russian operations in the area. Russian forces will likely continue offensive operations at this decreased tempo in the near term, however, and will remain a threat to Ukrainian forces in the area despite being unlikely to achieve a decisive breakthrough or encircle Avdiivka at this time. A prominent Russian milblogger and frontline unit commander complained that Russian military leadership is uninterested in battalion level problems, supplementing other Russian milblogger complaints about general problems in the Russian military. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 15 and slightly advanced south of Bakhmut. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 15 and advanced in some areas. A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces have “significant” reserves comprised of new divisions currently located in rear areas, though these formations are highly unlikely to be fully staffed at this time. The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) is sending a reportedly Kremlin-affiliated priest to Crimea, likely as part of continued Russian efforts to persecute religious communities in occupied Ukraine.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 14, 2023
Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
US and Ukrainian officials reported on October 12 and 13 that they anticipated the Russian offensive operations around Avdiivka and expressed confidence in Ukrainian defenses. The Russian information space remains divided on the prospects of Russian successes near Avdiivka and on current Ukrainian capabilities. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in eastern and southern Ukraine on October 14 and advanced west of Donetsk City. The Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) will maintain some vessels at its main Sevastopol naval base amid Ukrainian strikes on Russian vessels, as the Russian Navy’s main dry dock on the Black Sea is in Sevastopol. Armenia ratified the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Rome Statute on October 14, obliging Armenia to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he enters Armenia due to the ICC’s outstanding arrest warrant, directly after Putin’s efforts on October 13 to claim that the Russia-Armenia relationship is not deteriorating. Ukrainian forces will reportedly begin training on F-16 fighter jets in the US next week. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. Relatives of Russian mobilized men and recruited prisoners continue to complain that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Russian military command are mistreating troops on the frontlines – especially on the Kupyansk-Svatove line. Russian officials and occupation authorities continue to establish patronage programs between Russian federal subjects and occupied areas in order to integrate occupied territories into Russia.
These posts remind me of the Monty Python "dead parrot" routine.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 16, 2023
Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Russia likely deployed elements of at least two Central Military District (CMD) brigades to reinforce offensive operations by Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) forces on the Avdiivka front. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 16. A new Russian procedure restricting the border checkpoints that Ukrainians can use to enter Russia from third countries came into force on October 16, effectively only allowing Ukrainians to enter Russia from third countries through the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. A group of Russian lawyers appears to be challenging the Kremlin’s precariously crafted veneer of legality surrounding the Russian judicial system, calling for a strike three days after Russian authorities arrested four lawyers on extremism charges. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, in the Bakhmut direction, near Avdiivka, southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) reported further details on ongoing North Korean weapons shipments to Russia on October 16. Senior Russian officials reiterated boilerplate narratives about the Ukrainian counteroffensive and the Israel-Hamas war during a Russian Security Council meeting on October 16 likely to deter Western support for Ukraine.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 17, 2023
Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Ukraine used US-provided ATACMS long-range missiles to strike Russian targets in occupied Ukraine for the first time on October 17. The Ukrainian ATACMS strikes on operationally significant Russian airfields in Ukraine will likely prompt the Russian command to disperse aviation assets and withdraw some aircraft to airfields further from the frontline. The Russian military has consistently shown it can adapt to new Ukrainian strike capabilities — but only after suffering initial and pronounced losses from Ukrainian capabilities Russian commanders realistically should have prepared for. The arrival of ATACMS long-range missiles also presents a significant threat to Russian ammunition depots in rear areas and will likely force the Russian command to choose between fortifying existing depots or further dispersing depots throughout occupied Ukraine. The Russian information space expressed widespread fear over the use of ATACMS, and Russian concerns over the possibility of future strikes will likely impact Russian decision-making beyond the current Ukrainian ability to sustain regular ATACMS strikes. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations and advanced near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) reportedly issued an informal warning to a prominent Russian milblogger who is often critical of the Ministry of Defense’s conduct of the war on October 16 for discrediting the Russian military. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and advanced in certain areas of the front. Russia continues to take steps to codify the inclusion of volunteer formations within Rosgvardia. The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) continues efforts to consolidate control of orthodox diocese in occupied areas of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral negotiations with Hungarian President Viktor Orban and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh in Beijing on October 17.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 17, 2023
Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Ukraine used US-provided ATACMS long-range missiles to strike Russian targets in occupied Ukraine for the first time on October 17. The Ukrainian ATACMS strikes on operationally significant Russian airfields in Ukraine will likely prompt the Russian command to disperse aviation assets and withdraw some aircraft to airfields further from the frontline. The Russian military has consistently shown it can adapt to new Ukrainian strike capabilities — but only after suffering initial and pronounced losses from Ukrainian capabilities Russian commanders realistically should have prepared for. The arrival of ATACMS long-range missiles also presents a significant threat to Russian ammunition depots in rear areas and will likely force the Russian command to choose between fortifying existing depots or further dispersing depots throughout occupied Ukraine. The Russian information space expressed widespread fear over the use of ATACMS, and Russian concerns over the possibility of future strikes will likely impact Russian decision-making beyond the current Ukrainian ability to sustain regular ATACMS strikes. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations and advanced near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) reportedly issued an informal warning to a prominent Russian milblogger who is often critical of the Ministry of Defense’s conduct of the war on October 16 for discrediting the Russian military. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and advanced in certain areas of the front. Russia continues to take steps to codify the inclusion of volunteer formations within Rosgvardia. The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) continues efforts to consolidate control of orthodox diocese in occupied areas of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral negotiations with Hungarian President Viktor Orban and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh in Beijing on October 17.
'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!!
Has the USA just forgotten about Ukraine. Not a word on the news about it.
This is dangerous for Russia. While the rest of the world is distracted Zelenski may just rush in and destroy Russia. Joe Biden and NATO won't even know it happened until it's over.
Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, and Mason Clark
October 18, 2023, 5:45pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Russian sources claimed that likely company-sized elements of two Ukrainian naval infantry brigades conducted an assault across the Dnipro River onto the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast on October 17-18. Russian sources expressed pronounced concern about ongoing Ukrainian activity on the east bank of Kherson Oblast and framed these activities as part of a potential larger Ukrainian operation. ISW will not speculate on the scope and prospects of ongoing Ukrainian activity on the east bank of Kherson Oblast but does not assess that Ukrainian forces have created a bridgehead on the east bank of Kherson Oblast suitable for the further maneuver of sizeable mechanized forces at this time. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in eastern and southern Ukraine and reportedly advanced near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Western media reported that the US has thus far provided Ukraine with a limited number of ATACMS missiles, and the Kremlin issued a muted response to the provision of these systems Satellite imagery from October 17 suggests that the Ukrainian ATACMS strike on the Berdyansk airfield likely substantially damaged Russian aircraft and airfield infrastructure, but ISW cannot yet confirm the extent of the damage. Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated his desire to deepen Russian-Chinese economic and political ties but did not announce any practical changes at the One Belt One Road International Forum in Beijing, China on October 18. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, in the Avdiivka direction, southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced south of Avdiivka.
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Satellite images of aftermath at Russian occupied airfield in Berdyansk
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 19, 2023
Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Russian sources continued to discuss larger-than-usual Ukrainian ground operations on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast on October 19, and Ukrainian forces likely maintain a limited presence in some east bank areas near the Dnipro River shoreline and the Antonivsky railway bridge. Satellite imagery published on October 18 suggests that the Ukrainian ATACMS strike on the Luhansk City airfield likely damaged several helicopters on October 17. Ukrainian officials reported on October 19 that Ukrainian forces have downed five Russian fixed wing aircraft within the past 10 days in Donetsk Oblast amid high Russian ground vehicle losses near Avdiivka. Ukrainian forces reportedly advanced south of Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast amid continued counteroffensive operations on October 19. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in Pyongyang, North Korea on October 19, likely part of an ongoing Russian effort to procure additional munitions from North Korea. A Russian milblogger observed that Ukrainian forces are successfully and asymmetrically attriting Russian reserves in ongoing offensive operations. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reportedly continues efforts to push remnants of the Wagner Group out of Syria. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, around Avdiivka, south of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. A Russian federal subject is attempting to compensate for labor shortages in its defense sector by spearheading an initiative to allow some minors to work in hazardous conditions.
Ukraine should start looking for exits off of this highway to hell because their goose is almost cooked, the fat lady is warming up her vocal chords and the gravy train of unlimited funds to Ukraine for distribution amongst their Eastern European grifter friends has left the station….next stop..Israel. Ukraine will undoubtedly continue to fight until the money really dries up or until the USA tells them it’s over. They’re going to continue to sacrifice lives because lives are cheap, Porsches and Dachas are NOT!
The territory in eastern Ukraine, Crimea and the original territory that Russia coveted, captured and held will be Russian. Ukraine doesn’t have any leverage in what will ultimately happen and they’ll be left with the devastating aftermath of the war. The USA has little geopolitical interest in Ukraine but viewed this as a chance to insert ourselves, precisely because it WAS THE UKRAINE which is a top contender for the most corrupt country in the world, into what was essentially a border dispute knowing that the money sent there would be skimmed and funneled back.
Now that Biden and Congress have another couple of orphans to take care of Ukraine will be out in the cold so to speak. Time is short. Zelensky had better start talking peace before he is deposed.
Now that Biden and Congress have another couple of orphans to take care of Ukraine will be out in the cold so to speak. Time is short. Zelensky had better start talking peace before he is deposed.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. The Federal Reserve system offers the closest to an infinite money supply possible, but human and natural resources still have limits.
in Andreyevka, with almost a hunderd tanks, BRMs and BMPs, once again, its Russkie scrap market!!!! and wait, i almost forgot, the Russkie helicopters provided by ATACMS!!!!
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russia - 12656, of which: destroyed: 8760, damaged: 524, abandoned: 477, captured: 2895
Tanks (2404, of which destroyed: 1571, damaged: 137, abandoned: 146, captured: 550) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1004, of which destroyed: 667, damaged: 29, abandoned: 39, captured: 269) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (2887, of which destroyed: 2010, damaged: 110, abandoned: 152, captured: 615) Armoured Personnel Carriers (366, of which destroyed: 246, damaged: 11, abandoned: 17, captured: 92) Command Posts And Communications Stations (253, of which destroyed: 166, damaged: 2, abandoned: 2, captured: 83) Towed Artillery (325, of which destroyed: 187, damaged: 32, abandoned: 5, captured: 101) Self-Propelled Artillery (569, of which destroyed: 423, damaged: 32, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (294, of which destroyed: 220, damaged: 20, abandoned: 2, captured: 52) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (172, of which destroyed: 120, damaged: 24, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (93, of which destroyed: 85, damaged: 8) Helicopters (115, of which destroyed: 100, damaged: 13, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (16, of which destroyed: 11, damaged: 5)
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and Mason Clark
October 20, 2023, 4:00 pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Russian forces launched a renewed offensive push near Avdiivka on October 20 and marginally advanced, indicating that the Russian military command remains committed to offensive operations in the area despite heavy materiel and personnel losses. Ukrainian forces continued larger-than-usual ground operations on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast on October 20 and established a confirmed presence in a settlement on the east bank. Russian and Ukrainian sources continue to indicate that the Russian units defending the east bank of Kherson Oblast are relatively less combat effective than other Russian forces elsewhere on the front. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make confirmed advances. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Southern Military District (SMD) headquarters in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, on October 19 to discuss the battlefield situation in Ukraine with Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, around Avdiivka, west of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made limited advances in some areas. Russian Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin argued on October 20 that Russian authorities should strip migrants of acquired Russian citizenship if they are unwilling to fight in Ukraine.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 21, 2023
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces have likely repelled another intensified Russian offensive effort towards Avdiivka in the past several days and inflicted further heavy personnel and equipment losses on Russian troops in the area.
Russian forces are struggling to interdict Ukrainian efforts to supply and reinforce newly captured positions on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 21. Russian forces may be diversifying the mix of missiles, guided bombs, and drones used in strikes on Ukrainian rear areas, likely in an attempt to find gaps in Ukrainian air defenses ahead of further strikes over the winter. Disgraced Moscow City Duma Deputy Yevgeny Stupin formally requested on October 20 that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) investigate Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin for “divulging state secrets." Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in various sectors of the front. The Russian federal government is reportedly taking steps to rectify some discrepancies in the treatment of personnel in irregular and regular formations.
Translated from German by Here are the Oryx losses to Avdiivka from October 20th. You can clearly see how bad the loss ratio between Russia and Ukraine is and only the geolocated losses are listed here, which corresponds to around 70% of the total losses.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 22, 2023
Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Russian forces are funneling additional forces to the Avdiivka front despite ongoing challenges with frontal mechanized assaults and the failure of a renewed push on October 19-20. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 22. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on October 22. The nationalist pro-war Russian information space is reckoning with the possibility of a major demographic decline by weaponizing anti-migrant rhetoric. A prominent Russian milblogger and frontline commander criticized Russian top-down censorship campaigns. Deceased Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin's ideological and rhetorical campaign against the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has largely become decoupled from the issue of the Wagner Group and appears to have outlived Prigozhin himself. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on October 22. Russian authorities are intensifying mobilization efforts targeting Central Asian migrant communities. Russian occupation authorities continue to use cultural and education programs to forcibly Russify Ukrainian children.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 22, 2023
Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Russian forces are funneling additional forces to the Avdiivka front despite ongoing challenges with frontal mechanized assaults and the failure of a renewed push on October 19-20. Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 22. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on October 22. The nationalist pro-war Russian information space is reckoning with the possibility of a major demographic decline by weaponizing anti-migrant rhetoric. A prominent Russian milblogger and frontline commander criticized Russian top-down censorship campaigns. Deceased Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin's ideological and rhetorical campaign against the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has largely become decoupled from the issue of the Wagner Group and appears to have outlived Prigozhin himself. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on October 22. Russian authorities are intensifying mobilization efforts targeting Central Asian migrant communities. Russian occupation authorities continue to use cultural and education programs to forcibly Russify Ukrainian children.
The sock-puppet circle jerk is the saddest thing of all. Sadly, Tooty. Two drones were intercepted by Russian air defenses just before they made contact with the bridge, signaling the start of new drone attacks on the Crimean bridge.
At this point in Russia’s failed invasion of Ukraine Putin and the kremlin have become entirely dependent upon hiring foreign fighters and other mercenaries. The use of prisoners and convicts has been depleted.
Further conscription of Russian citizens has been seen as politically undoable.
Do people not understand that the war in Ukraine is over?
The war was over before it began. We made the job more difficult but the ultimate result was as never in doubt. The newest Ukrainian offensive crossing the Dnieper River at Kherson is the pinnacle of pointless. There is zero ability to support a real offensive across the river. The Ukraine lands a few hundred men that hide in the swampy islands along the river. They slip out of the swamp here and there to “take” a few houses. Meanwhile the Ukraine is blowing all the bridges north of Karkiv to slow up the expected Russian offensive from the Belgrorod region.
Ukrainian pilots’ training for combat with the F-16 fighter Jet is progressing rapidly with pilots expected to be active and in combat before the end of this year.
Ukrainian pilots’ training for combat with the F-16 fighter Jet is progressing rapidly with pilots expected to be active and in combat before the end of this year.
Russia is ramping up its military spending by 68% mostly for direct purchases from North Korea and Iran. Cuts to social programs will literally gut education and health expenditures.
Russia is ramping up its military spending by 68% mostly for direct purchases from North Korea and Iran. Cuts to social programs will literally gut education and health expenditures.
WSJ, BBC
How did your COVTARD predictions turn out, dumb fugk?
Russia is ramping up its military spending by 68% mostly for direct purchases from North Korea and Iran. Cuts to social programs will literally gut education and health expenditures.
WSJ, BBC
How did your COVTARD predictions turn out, dumb fugk?
Russia is ramping up its military spending by 68% mostly for direct purchases from North Korea and Iran. Cuts to social programs will literally gut education and health expenditures.
WSJ, BBC
How did your COVTARD predictions turn out, dumb fugk?
LOL
The F’kn drunkard roars like a weasel.
LOL
Toots, what makes you think he's drunk?
It's great that Pard Flave makes all you Non Pards think he is drunk all the time. He gave you that BS ammo and you Non Pards run with it.
Russia is ramping up its military spending by 68% mostly for direct purchases from North Korea and Iran. Cuts to social programs will literally gut education and health expenditures.
WSJ, BBC
How did your COVTARD predictions turn out, dumb fugk?
LOL
The F’kn drunkard roars like a weasel.
LOL
Toots, what makes you think he's drunk?
It's great that Pard Flave makes all you Non Pards think he is drunk all the time. He gave you that BS ammo and you Non Pards run with it.
It's never not funny Non Pard Toot
I’m sure that even a drunkard appreciates your giving him a BJ.
Carry on skankster. You don’t even have to gargle.
Russia is ramping up its military spending by 68% mostly for direct purchases from North Korea and Iran. Cuts to social programs will literally gut education and health expenditures.
WSJ, BBC
How did your COVTARD predictions turn out, dumb fugk?
LOL
The F’kn drunkard roars like a weasel.
LOL
Toots, what makes you think he's drunk?
It's great that Pard Flave makes all you Non Pards think he is drunk all the time. He gave you that BS ammo and you Non Pards run with it.
It's never not funny Non Pard Toot
I’m sure that even a drunkard appreciates your giving him a BJ.
Carry on skankster. You don’t even have to gargle.
Non Pard not answering a question. Surprise there Toots
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 23, 2023
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, and Mason Clark
Key Takeaways:
Russia's domestic production of artillery shells, supplemented by increased ammunition imports from North Korea, will likely allow Russian forces to sustain sufficient rates of artillery fire in Ukraine in 2024, albeit at a relatively lower level than during 2022. Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Avdiivka and made confirmed advances northeast of Avdiivka. Russian sources claimed that Russian forces pushed Ukrainian forces back from some newly captured positions on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast but noted that Ukrainian forces maintain a presence on the east bank. Russian forces conducted another series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of October 22 to 23. Ukrainian forces advanced south of Bakhmut on October 23 amid continued counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian government appears to be emphasizing defense spending over social programs in the 2024 federal budget despite contrary messaging intended to reassure the Russian populace. Ukrainian Air Force Command Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat stated on October 22 that the first group of Ukrainian pilots will begin training with instructors on F-16 fighter jets “in the near future.” Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Kupyansk, along the Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, south of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made confirmed gains in some areas. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko and the Federation Committee on Defense and Security on October 23.
Ukrainian strikes upon the Russian Black Sea fleet continues to degrade the effectiveness of the fleet by causing consistent damages both major and minor causing the Russian navy to move further away from any land supply bases.
The Ukraine military has assembled troops of volunteers who have joined their military forces after having escaped Siberia to fight with the Ukrainian army against Russian forces.
The Ukraine military has assembled troops of volunteers who have joined their military forces after having escaped Siberia to fight with the Ukrainian army against Russian forces.
The Guardian, Reuters
How much money are we borrowing now to keep up that charade? Ya fugkin idiot
The Ukraine military has assembled troops of volunteers who have joined their military forces after having escaped Siberia to fight with the Ukrainian army against Russian forces.
The Guardian, Reuters
Very uplifting post.. so Russians from the far east had to escape the far east to join Ukrainian army? Nothing about that makes any sense. Well unless you are toot, then it makes perfect sense.
Ukrainian strikes upon the Russian Black Sea fleet continues to degrade the effectiveness of the fleet by causing consistent damages both major and minor causing the Russian navy to move further away from any land supply bases.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 24, 2023
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Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in eastern and southern Ukraine on October 24 and advanced south of Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russia appears to be increasingly supplementing the use of Shahed-131/136 drones with cheaper and lighter domestically produced drone variants during strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure. Russian authorities are intensifying mobilization efforts targeting Central Asian migrant communities in Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted diminishing Russian control over the Black Sea and Ukraine’s temporary grain corridors during a speech at the Crimean Platform summit on October 24. Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Avdiivka on October 24 and made confirmed advances northeast of Avdiivka. Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces maintain some positions in Krynky (30km east of Kherson City and 2km from the Dnipro River) and continued limited attacks on the east (left) bank of the Dnipro River. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD)-affiliated "Redut" private military company (PMC) is reportedly trying to recruit women into combat roles. Russian occupation authorities continue to establish programs to forcibly deport Ukrainian children to Russia.
Putler has to buy artillery shells from, wait a minute........North Korea, the land of the peasants who eat grass and tree bark or even dirt. i mean it, really...google it.
Why Would Russia Buy North Korean Weapons? Pyongyang reportedly intends to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells to Moscow.
By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung September 08, 2022
North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells — many of them likely from its old stock — to its Cold War ally Russia.
Russia has called a U.S. intelligence report on the purchasing plan “fake.” But U.S. officials say it shows Russia’s desperation with the war in Ukraine and that Moscow could buy additional military hardware from North Korea.
The ammunitions North Korea reportedly intends to sell to Moscow are likely copies of Soviet-era weapons that can fit Russian launchers. But there are still questions over the quality of the supplies and how much they could actually help the Russian military.
Slapped by international sanctions and export controls, Russia in August bought Iranian-made drones that U.S. officials said had technical problems. For Russia, North Korea is likely another good option for its ammunitions supply, because the North keeps a significant stockpile of shells, many of them copies of Soviet-era ones.
North Korea “may represent the single biggest source of compatible legacy artillery ammunition outside of Russia, including domestic production facilities to further supplies,” said Joseph Dempsey, research associate for defense and military analysis at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
Lee Illwoo, an expert with the Korea Defense Network in South Korea, said both North and South Korea — split along the world’s most heavily fortified border for more than 70 years — keep tens of millions of artillery shells each. North Korea will likely sell older shells that it wants to replace with newer ones for multiple rocket launch systems or sophisticated missiles in its front-line army bases, he said.
North Korea’s greater reliance on nuclear weapons and guided missiles may also remove the need for many of its older, unguided artillery shells that once played a prominent role, said Ankit Panda, an expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
But Bruce Bennett, a senior security expert at the California-based Rand Corporation, said most of the artillery rounds to be sent to Russia are likely to be ammunition for small arms, such as AK-47 rifles or machine guns.
“It’s not millions of artillery shells and rockets – that’s more than the likely consumption. It could be millions of small arms rounds,” Bennett said.
According to an IISS assessment, North Korea has an estimated 20,000 artillery pieces including multiple rocket launchers in service, a number that Dempsey described as “significantly more than any other country in the world.”
North Korea’s state media have called its artillery guns “the first arm of the People’s Army and the most powerful arm in the world” that can reduce enemy position into “a sea of flames.”
But its old artillery systems, whose ammunitions will likely be supplied to Russia, have a reputation for poor accuracy.
During North Korea’s artillery bombardment of South Korea’s front-line Yeonpyeong Island in 2010 that killed four people, Bennett said that only 80 of the 300-400 weapons North Korea should have fired likely hit their target. In his assessment, Lee said about half of the North Korean shells launched ended up falling into waters before reaching the island.
“That is miserable artillery performance. The Russians may experience the same thing, which will not make them very happy,” Bennett said.
Observers doubt the usefulness of North Korean ammunition for the Russian campaign in Ukraine, which they say has depleted the military. There have been photos of barrel-busted Russian guns on social media.
It’s unclear how serious Russian shortage of ammunitions is. In July, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters that Russia was launching tens of thousands artillery rounds each day and couldn’t keep it up forever.
“While substantial stockpiles likely still exist, they may be increasingly infringing on those reserved for the contingency of a wider future conflict,” Dempsey said.
It’s unlikely North Korea would provide Russia with ballistic missiles that it views as crucial in its military strategies toward Washington and Seoul, said Yang Uk, an analyst at Seoul’s Asan Institute for Policy Studies.
And if North Korea decides to supply missiles to Russia, it would need to send their launch platforms as well because Russia doesn’t have launchers for the North’s Scuds and other missiles. North Korea has developed a highly maneuverable, nuclear-cable ballistic missile that was likely modeled on Russia’s Iskander. But the two missiles are of different sizes, according to Shin Jongwoo, a military expert at the Seoul-based Korea Defense and Security Forum,
There would be a number of items that North Korea could provide to Russia, given that the two countries share weapons systems going back to Soviet times. But the type of ammunitions North Korea would provide to Russia “are likely to be old and somewhere close to expiring,” said Moon Seong Mook, an analyst at South Korea’s Korea Research Institute for National Strategy.
In return for weapons, North Korea will likely want food, fuel, and other materials from Russia because the North finds it difficult to buy such goods from abroad under U.N. sanctions imposed over its nuclear program.
Panda said North Korea is likely benefiting in the form of cash transfers from Russia, or perhaps greater Russian leniency in not enforcing other sanctions on Pyongyang, including the transfer of materials necessary for the growth of North Korea’s missile programs.
According to Bennett, North Korea would be willing to be compensated with fuel. For its more advanced arms, it could seek advanced weapons technologies from Russia, possibly including those it needs for its expected nuclear test, the first of its kind in five years, he said.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 25, 2023
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Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces marginally advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast and continued offensive operations near Bakhmut on October 25. Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Avdiivka on October 25 and made a confirmed advance. Russian sources claimed on October 25 that Ukrainian forces resumed larger-than-usual ground operations on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast and maintain positions in several areas on the east bank. Only a handful of Russian sources are currently claiming that Ukrainian forces have resumed larger-than-usual ground operations on the east bank, however. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that Ukrainian forces are preparing for a fall-winter Russian strike campaign against Ukraine after another series of Russian drone strikes on the night of October 24 to 25. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited an Eastern Grouping of Forces command post in the south Donetsk direction (Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area) on October 25. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirmed that Lieutenant General Andrei Kuzmenko is the Russian Eastern Grouping of Forces Commander on October 25, likely also confirming Kuzmenko’s position as Eastern Military District (EMD) commander. The Kremlin’s support for ultranationalist Russian Orthodox religion and ideology appears to be complicating Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov’s ability to balance appealing to his Chechen Muslim constituencies with keeping the Kremlin’s favor. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line, near Bakhmut, southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia but did not make confirmed advances. Russian National Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev claimed that nearly 385,000 people have entered service with the Russian armed forces between January 1 and October 25, 2023. Russian occupation authorities continue to use medical infrastructure to justify the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia and to further consolidate control of occupied areas of Ukraine.
tdoyka: Have you noticed the steady rise of the Russian Ruble lately? It is 93.65 to the dollar this morning and gaining. In comparison the Jap Yen is 150.36 to the dollar and down this morning. Does this equate to good news for Russia? May be just bad news for the U.S. and Japan.
Over a year ago the Ruble was at 139 to the dollar, so it has made a serious recovery.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 26, 2023
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Ashka Jhaveri, Annika Ganzeveld, and Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways:
Heavy Russian equipment losses around Avdiivka will likely undermine Russian offensive capabilities over the long term. Ukrainian forces marginally advanced on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast and continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Ukrainian officials denied reports that Ukraine suspended a corridor for civilian vessels in the Black Sea on October 26. An amendment to the Russian citizenship law allowing for the revocation of naturalized Russian citizenship came into force on October 26, providing the Russian government with a new mechanism to coerce migrants into Russian military service. A senior Hamas delegation traveled to Moscow and met with Russian and Iranian officials on October 26. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. Several Russian opposition outlets reported that Russian defense industrial base (DIB) companies continue to use Western components supplied through intermediaries to manufacture missiles to use against Ukraine. Russian occupation authorities continue efforts to forcibly indoctrinate Ukrainian youth into Russian culture and identity through the expansion of military-patriotic educational programs.
Russia has nearly encircled Avdeevka, utilizing the pincer strategy from Artemovsk (fka Bahkmut) that resulted in the deaths tens of thousands of cuckraine troops that were trapped and could only withdraw through the area left open by Russia.
Cuckraine general Zaluzhny advised Gaylensky not to repeat the strategy of Artemovsk at Avdeevka.
So far, Gaylensky has ignored this advice, and sent more troops to the slaughter, while he negotiates.
Russian commanders are executing soldiers not taking orders and refusing to fight. Defectors to the Ukraine have said as many as 85 have been executed.
Commanders have said that any troops retreating would all be executed.
Russia's heavy losses of at least 109 armored vehicles in a recent battle will hurt future offensives: ISW Natalie Musumeci Oct 27, 2023, 4:29 PM EDT
Russia has recently suffered serious military equipment losses in its latest offensive surrounding the Ukrainian village of Avdiivka — and that'll likely hurt Moscow's future offensive capabilities, according to war analysts.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington, DC-based think tank, said in an assessment on Thursday that satellite imagery confirmed that the Russian military lost at least 109 armored vehicles and tanks near the eastern region of Avdiivka between October 10 and October 20 amid Moscow's grinding war with Ukraine.
"Heavy Russian equipment losses around Avdiivka will likely undermine Russian offensive capabilities over the long term," ISW researchers said in the assessment.
The village of Avdiivka, just northwest of occupied Donetsk, has seen major battlefield fighting over the past few weeks as Russia launched a renewed offensive against Ukrainian troops.
"The Russian command has funneled additional forces to the Avdiivka front to offset heavy manpower losses and maintain the Russian military's ability to sustain its ongoing offensive effort," ISW said.
But, the think tank explained, Russia's recent equipment losses around Avdiivka "will likely lead to even more pronounced Russian equipment shortages and setbacks for any progress that the Russian military has made in addressing degraded mechanized maneuver warfare capabilities."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Russia has lost "at least a brigade" of troops in Moscow's offensive on Avdiivka.
"The invaders made several attempts to surround Avdiivka, but each time our soldiers stopped them and threw them back, causing painful losses. In these cases, the enemy lost at least a brigade," Zelenskyy told British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a call, his office said in a statement, according to Reuters.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 27, 2023
Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
October 27, 2023, 5:45pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces marginally advanced on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast and continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 27. Russian forces launched a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of October 26 to 27 Unspecified actors attempted to assassinate Russian-backed former separatist Ukrainian politician Oleg Tsaryov on October 27. Russian authorities reportedly arrested Russian citizens who allegedly used Telegram channels, including some that identify themselves as insider sources, to extort money from Russian officials. Russian authorities have likely coerced Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) into joining a “volunteer” formation that will fight in Ukraine, which would constitute an apparent violation of the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War. Russian forces continued offensive operations near Avdiivka on October 27 but did not make any confirmed advances. US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby stated on October 26 that Russian forces have suffered thousands of casualties and have lost at least 125 armored vehicles in recent offensive operations near Avdiivka. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, southwest of Donetsk City, in western Donetsk Oblast, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia and advanced near Bakhmut. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov announced the formation of a second Chechen volunteer formation named for a second Chechen figure who fought against imperial Russian rule. Russian occupation authorities cracked down against pro-Ukrainian Telegram channels operating in occupied Ukraine.
The Russian Central Bank hikes rates to 15% in an effort to provide support for the languishing ruble.
Russian bond offerings have had no takers and remain unsold.
WSJ, Money
Oh my.
It sounds like Ukraine is on the verge of victory.
For your sake I hope not. You’ll have nothing to spend all of your time obsessing over in order to fill a meaningless existence when it’s over. Maybe there will be a Covid 2.0 outbreak just in time for you?
#Your family doesn’t talk to you and you have no hobbies.
The Russian Central Bank hikes rates to 15% in an effort to provide support for the languishing ruble.
Russian bond offerings have had no takers and remain unsold.
WSJ, Money
Oh my.
It sounds like Ukraine is on the verge of victory.
For your sake I hope not. You’ll have nothing to spend all of your time obsessing over in order to fill a meaningless existence when it’s over. Maybe there will be a Covid 2.0 outbreak just in time for you?
#Your family doesn’t talk to you and you have no hobbies.
The Russian Central Bank hikes rates to 15% in an effort to provide support for the languishing ruble.
Russian bond offerings have had no takers and remain unsold.
WSJ, Money
Oh my.
It sounds like Ukraine is on the verge of victory.
For your sake I hope not. You’ll have nothing to spend all of your time obsessing over in order to fill a meaningless existence when it’s over. Maybe there will be a Covid 2.0 outbreak just in time for you?
#Your family doesn’t talk to you and you have no hobbies.
The Russian Central Bank hikes rates to 15% in an effort to provide support for the languishing ruble.
Russian bond offerings have had no takers and remain unsold.
WSJ, Money
Oh my.
It sounds like Ukraine is on the verge of victory.
For your sake I hope not. You’ll have nothing to spend all of your time obsessing over in order to fill a meaningless existence when it’s over. Maybe there will be a Covid 2.0 outbreak just in time for you?
#Your family doesn’t talk to you and you have no hobbies.
in the last week in Avdeevka region, the Russkies lost 4000-5000 men and 100+ tanks and armored personal carriers for a field or two. yep, "the russkies are winning alright" says nobody.
in the last week in Avdeevka region, the Russkies lost 4000-5000 men and 100+ tanks and armored personal carriers for a field or two. yep, "the russkies are winning alright" says nobody.
in the last week in Avdeevka region, the Russkies lost 4000-5000 men and 100+ tanks and armored personal carriers for a field or two. yep, "the russkies are winning alright" says nobody.
Not even close.
Originally Posted by Tyrone 3/15/2022
I think it was on Task & Purpose channel on Youtube, they talked about supposedly captured Russian documents that showed a 2 week plan for cutting off Kiev. Seems to be pretty much on schedule.
The new House Speaker Mike Johnson now says that he supports additional assistance for Ukraine.
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Speaker Mike Johnson Angers Far Right, Declares 'We Can't Allow Vladimir Putin to Prevail' in Ukraine -----------------------
He will not link it to Israel aid but says that he does not plan abandoning aid to Ukraine. He says he does want accountability measures on any future aid.
Not exactly the answer many wanted to hear.
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BREAKING: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was just asked if he supports additional aid to Ukraine.
His answer may surprise you.
He said “We all do… we are going to have conditions on that so we’re working through. We want accountability and we want objectives that are clear
The new House Speaker Mike Johnson now says that he supports additional assistance for Ukraine.
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Speaker Mike Johnson Angers Far Right, Declares 'We Can't Allow Vladimir Putin to Prevail' in Ukraine -----------------------
He will not link it to Israel aid but says that he does not plan abandoning aid to Ukraine. He says he does want accountability measures on any future aid.
Not exactly the answer many wanted to hear.
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BREAKING: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was just asked if he supports additional aid to Ukraine.
His answer may surprise you.
He said “We all do… we are going to have conditions on that so we’re working through. We want accountability and we want objectives that are clear
Johnson has always understood the situation when the Orcs invaded Ukraine.
Many wrongly thought the fact he wants more accountability to mean he wants to enable the Orcs to win.
Nothing wrong with accounting where the weapons are going but based on how many Orcs Ukraine is killing everyday we are getting the bargin in the century.
The new House Speaker Mike Johnson now says that he supports additional assistance for Ukraine.
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Speaker Mike Johnson Angers Far Right, Declares 'We Can't Allow Vladimir Putin to Prevail' in Ukraine -----------------------
He will not link it to Israel aid but says that he does not plan abandoning aid to Ukraine. He says he does want accountability measures on any future aid.
Not exactly the answer many wanted to hear.
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BREAKING: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was just asked if he supports additional aid to Ukraine.
His answer may surprise you.
He said “We all do… we are going to have conditions on that so we’re working through. We want accountability and we want objectives that are clear
Johnson has always understood the situation when the Orcs invaded Ukraine.
Many wrongly thought the fact he wants more accountability to mean he wants to enable the Orcs to win.
Nothing wrong with accounting where the weapons are going but based on how many Orcs Ukraine is killing everyday we are getting the bargin in the century.
they let you out of Rehab for good behavior or did you Burnsie blow the counselor ?
i'm betting on the counselor getting a bunch of sloppy Burnsies !
Remnants of the Wagner Group appear to be fighting in the Avdiivka direction subordinate to Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) controlled formations. Commander of the “Akhmat” Spetsnaz forces Apty Alaudinov confirmed that Rosgvardia is recruiting former Wagner fighters into Chechen “Akhmat” Spetsnaz units. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 28. Russian forces conducted a series of missile strikes against Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the night of October 27 to 28. Russian authorities are capitalizing on domestic ethnic tensions by increasing public coercion of Central Asian migrants into Russian military service, likely to appeal to Russian ultranationalists ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expected presidential campaign announcement. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in western Donetsk Oblast, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. A prominent Russian milblogger claimed that he personally heard Russian President Vladimir Putin express his decision to send Russian conscripts to serve in the Russian Border Service. Pro-Ukrainian actors reportedly conducted a cyber attack against Russian telecom operators in occupied Ukraine.
[quote=Tyrone 3/15/2022]I think it was on Task & Purpose channel on Youtube, they talked about supposedly captured Russian documents that showed a 2 week plan for cutting off Kiev. Seems to be pretty much on schedule.
Turns out, that was a fake. The 2 week thing originated with your hero, Gen Milley.
[quote=Tyrone 3/15/2022]I think it was on Task & Purpose channel on Youtube, they talked about supposedly captured Russian documents that showed a 2 week plan for cutting off Kiev. Seems to be pretty much on schedule.
Turns out, that was a fake. The 2 week thing originated with your hero, Gen Milley.
How did rehab work out?
Yet you still swallowed the whole load.
It proves how gullible you are and how bad are your predictions and understanding of the war in Ukraine.
Sad thing is after close to 2 years of always being wrong but never in doubt you keep on spouting stupid shit.
[quote=Tyrone 3/15/2022]I think it was on Task & Purpose channel on Youtube, they talked about supposedly captured Russian documents that showed a 2 week plan for cutting off Kiev. Seems to be pretty much on schedule.
Turns out, that was a fake. The 2 week thing originated with your hero, Gen Milley.
How did rehab work out?
Yet you still swallowed the whole load.
It proves how gullible you are and how bad are your predictions and understanding of the war in Ukraine.
Sad thing is after close to 2 years of always being wrong but never in doubt you keep on spouting stupid shit.
Did you get your estrogen checked while you were away?
Since your dramatic comeback, about all you've posted is old shīt that was resolved long ago by everyone but you. While at the same time forgetting all the stupid crap you've posted. You really are effeminate.
in the last week in Avdeevka region, the Russkies lost 4000-5000 men and 100+ tanks and armored personal carriers for a field or two. yep, "the russkies are winning alright" says nobody.
Not even close.
Originally Posted by Tyrone 3/15/2022
I think it was on Task & Purpose channel on Youtube, they talked about supposedly captured Russian documents that showed a 2 week plan for cutting off Kiev. Seems to be pretty much on schedule.
The great American warrior workout. I bet the psi pushing on that stomach shirt button is greater than the pressure in a Wy arms chamber lol
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
October 29, 2023, 8pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces advanced near Bakhmut amid continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 29.
Ongoing antisemitic demonstrations in the Republic of Dagestan and elsewhere in the North Caucasus are highlighting heightened interethnic and interreligious tensions in Russia. The Kremlin has yet to respond and appears to have left regional authorities to make an official response to the demonstrations. The Kremlin will likely struggle to reassure constituencies that the situation is under control and convince Jewish audiences that Jewish minorities are safe in Russia despite its efforts to present Russia as a religiously tolerant country. Russian ultranationalists expressed concerns that antisemitic demonstrations will spread from Dagestan and the North Caucasus elsewhere in Russia. Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Head Alexander Bortnikov and Russian Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin may be attempting to capitalize on heightened ethnoreligious tensions in Russia to regain favor with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian milbloggers claimed on October 29 that Airborne Forces (VDV) Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky replaced Colonel General Oleg Makarevich as the commander of the Russian “Dnepr” Grouping of Forces operating in the Kherson direction. The New York Times (NYT) reported that US officials will send Ukraine hybrid air defense systems in fall 2023. Unspecified actors may have purposefully conspired to shut down a prominent Russian Airborne Forces (VDV)-affiliated milblogger. The Russian information space continues to debate the future of the Wagner Group’s remaining personnel. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line, near Bakhmut, near Avdivvka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced west of Donetsk City. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces have begun deploying a new electronic warfare (EW) data station system in Ukraine. Russian military personnel continue to commit violent crimes in occupied Ukraine.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
October 29, 2023, 8pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces advanced near Bakhmut amid continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 29.
Ongoing antisemitic demonstrations in the Republic of Dagestan and elsewhere in the North Caucasus are highlighting heightened interethnic and interreligious tensions in Russia. The Kremlin has yet to respond and appears to have left regional authorities to make an official response to the demonstrations. The Kremlin will likely struggle to reassure constituencies that the situation is under control and convince Jewish audiences that Jewish minorities are safe in Russia despite its efforts to present Russia as a religiously tolerant country. Russian ultranationalists expressed concerns that antisemitic demonstrations will spread from Dagestan and the North Caucasus elsewhere in Russia. Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Head Alexander Bortnikov and Russian Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin may be attempting to capitalize on heightened ethnoreligious tensions in Russia to regain favor with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian milbloggers claimed on October 29 that Airborne Forces (VDV) Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky replaced Colonel General Oleg Makarevich as the commander of the Russian “Dnepr” Grouping of Forces operating in the Kherson direction. The New York Times (NYT) reported that US officials will send Ukraine hybrid air defense systems in fall 2023. Unspecified actors may have purposefully conspired to shut down a prominent Russian Airborne Forces (VDV)-affiliated milblogger. The Russian information space continues to debate the future of the Wagner Group’s remaining personnel. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line, near Bakhmut, near Avdivvka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced west of Donetsk City. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces have begun deploying a new electronic warfare (EW) data station system in Ukraine. Russian military personnel continue to commit violent crimes in occupied Ukraine.
Key takeaway? You're FOS.
Now tell us how Putin is almost dead.
Suck Burnseys cork and tell us how Zelensky won last year.
Tell us how the left and DNC and MSM and WEF and NWO Globalists own our ass and we will beg for and be happy with rosted insects and no property taxes.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
October 29, 2023, 8pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces advanced near Bakhmut amid continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 29.
Ongoing antisemitic demonstrations in the Republic of Dagestan and elsewhere in the North Caucasus are highlighting heightened interethnic and interreligious tensions in Russia. The Kremlin has yet to respond and appears to have left regional authorities to make an official response to the demonstrations. The Kremlin will likely struggle to reassure constituencies that the situation is under control and convince Jewish audiences that Jewish minorities are safe in Russia despite its efforts to present Russia as a religiously tolerant country. Russian ultranationalists expressed concerns that antisemitic demonstrations will spread from Dagestan and the North Caucasus elsewhere in Russia. Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Head Alexander Bortnikov and Russian Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin may be attempting to capitalize on heightened ethnoreligious tensions in Russia to regain favor with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian milbloggers claimed on October 29 that Airborne Forces (VDV) Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky replaced Colonel General Oleg Makarevich as the commander of the Russian “Dnepr” Grouping of Forces operating in the Kherson direction. The New York Times (NYT) reported that US officials will send Ukraine hybrid air defense systems in fall 2023. Unspecified actors may have purposefully conspired to shut down a prominent Russian Airborne Forces (VDV)-affiliated milblogger. The Russian information space continues to debate the future of the Wagner Group’s remaining personnel. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line, near Bakhmut, near Avdivvka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced west of Donetsk City. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces have begun deploying a new electronic warfare (EW) data station system in Ukraine. Russian military personnel continue to commit violent crimes in occupied Ukraine.
Key takeaway? You're FOS.
Now tell us how Putin is almost dead.
Suck Burnseys cork and tell us how Zelensky won last year.
Tell us how the left and DNC and MSM and WEF and NWO Globalists own our ass and we will beg for and be happy with rosted insects and no property taxes.
i never said Putler is almost dead and i'm not an DNC or RNC. i abhor MSM, WEF and anything that is NWO.
its ok that that you're a RINO tin hatter, because everyone already knows that. you must be a homosexual, all you do is talk about somebody's penis. its funny tho, you saying bible verses and all.
[quote=tdoyka]in the last week in Avdeevka region, the Russkies lost 4000-5000 men and 100+ tanks and armored personal carriers for a field or two. yep, "the russkies are winning alright" says nobody.
Not even close.
Originally Posted by Tyrone 3/15/2022
I think it was on Task & Purpose channel on Youtube, they talked about supposedly captured Russian documents that showed a 2 week plan for cutting off Kiev. Seems to be pretty much on schedule.
The great American warrior workout. I bet the psi pushing on that stomach shirt button is greater than the pressure in a Wy arms chamber lol
[/quote Id like to see them 3 chins when he talks, bet they all over the place
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
October 30, 2023, 6:45pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Russian officials announced that Russian law enforcement suppressed antisemitic riots in Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan on October 30. Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to the October 29 antisemitic demonstrations in Dagestan by accusing Ukraine of trying to “instigate pogroms in Russia” under Western guidance. A minority of Russian officials directly condemned rioters and regional authorities for ignoring antisemitic attitudes in Dagestan. The October 29 riots in Dagestan highlight the growing radicalization and factionalism of Russian society resulting from the hyper-nationalist ideologies that the war in Ukraine has empowered. Unidentified Russian soldiers reportedly murdered a Ukrainian family in occupied Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, further highlighting a threatening environment of violence that is pervasive throughout occupied areas of Ukraine. Several Russian commentators exploited the circumstances of the tragedy in Volnovakha to accuse Ukraine of trying to stoke interethnic tensions within the Russian information space. Ukrainian forces made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 30. Russian forces continue to use "Storm-Z" assault units predominantly made up of prisoner recruits in highly attritional infantry-led frontal assaults. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu highlighted the allegedly cooperative nature of the Russian-Chinese relationship at the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum on October 30. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 30 and advanced in some areas.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
October 29, 2023, 8pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces advanced near Bakhmut amid continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 29.
Ongoing antisemitic demonstrations in the Republic of Dagestan and elsewhere in the North Caucasus are highlighting heightened interethnic and interreligious tensions in Russia. The Kremlin has yet to respond and appears to have left regional authorities to make an official response to the demonstrations. The Kremlin will likely struggle to reassure constituencies that the situation is under control and convince Jewish audiences that Jewish minorities are safe in Russia despite its efforts to present Russia as a religiously tolerant country. Russian ultranationalists expressed concerns that antisemitic demonstrations will spread from Dagestan and the North Caucasus elsewhere in Russia. Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Head Alexander Bortnikov and Russian Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin may be attempting to capitalize on heightened ethnoreligious tensions in Russia to regain favor with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian milbloggers claimed on October 29 that Airborne Forces (VDV) Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky replaced Colonel General Oleg Makarevich as the commander of the Russian “Dnepr” Grouping of Forces operating in the Kherson direction. The New York Times (NYT) reported that US officials will send Ukraine hybrid air defense systems in fall 2023. Unspecified actors may have purposefully conspired to shut down a prominent Russian Airborne Forces (VDV)-affiliated milblogger. The Russian information space continues to debate the future of the Wagner Group’s remaining personnel. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line, near Bakhmut, near Avdivvka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced west of Donetsk City. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces have begun deploying a new electronic warfare (EW) data station system in Ukraine. Russian military personnel continue to commit violent crimes in occupied Ukraine.
Key takeaway? You're FOS.
Now tell us how Putin is almost dead.
Suck Burnseys cork and tell us how Zelensky won last year.
Tell us how the left and DNC and MSM and WEF and NWO Globalists own our ass and we will beg for and be happy with rosted insects and no property taxes.
i never said Putler is almost dead and i'm not an DNC or RNC. i abhor MSM, WEF and anything that is NWO.
its ok that that you're a RINO tin hatter, because everyone already knows that. you must be a homosexual, all you do is talk about somebody's penis. its funny tho, you saying bible verses and all.
Saying I'm a RINO proves you're crazy.
Trump is God's man pushing God's plan and the Rinos and Dimocommies are being drained from our govt and the Swamp and WEF and Rothschilds and Rockefellers and NWO and Globalists have no chance.
The Patriots are in Control.
If you see any Rino in that you're delusional. Graham and the Bush family will be persecuted in GITMO.
What does it say about any leader that allows the complete destruction of his country and begs for help destroying it knowing full well what he's doing. Zelensky knows that this is his swan song and when it's over he's gone. His Army is defeated. The only thing he has to fight Russia with is our missiles and drones we supply him with and most likely operate with our contractors. Even our weapons and munitions aid is stolen and sold on the black market for profit by his top command knowing they have no way of winning a lost war. What remains of his army is defecting by surrender to Russian forces knowing they'll escape certain death should they stay and commit suicide. The saddest fact of all is this war did not have to be. All those 430K+ dead and wounded Ukrainian soldiers did not have to forfeit their lives for America's military industrial complex' need to hide the dirty secret of the money laundering and bioweapons labs we built there and still maintain. We alone invited Ukraine into NATO knowing full well what Russia's response would be. We coerced the EU to commit financial suicide supporting our fiasco. Many people in our corrupt government must be held accountable for this crime against humanity. How long before the World Governments turn against the lunacy our government has embraced?
How long before the World Governments turn against the lunacy our government has embraced?
Never. The World Governments are dependent on the Foreign Aid $$ that the USA disperses to then be skimmed off into the pockets of the World Government politicos.
What does it say about any leader that allows the complete destruction of his country and begs for help destroying it knowing full well what he's doing. Zelensky knows that this is his swan song and when it's over he's gone. His Army is defeated. The only thing he has to fight Russia with is our missiles and drones we supply him with and most likely operate with our contractors. Even our weapons and munitions aid is stolen and sold on the black market for profit by his top command knowing they have no way of winning a lost war. What remains of his army is defecting by surrender to Russian forces knowing they'll escape certain death should they stay and commit suicide. The saddest fact of all is this war did not have to be. All those 430K+ dead and wounded Ukrainian soldiers did not have to forfeit their lives for America's military industrial complex' need to hide the dirty secret of the money laundering and bioweapons labs we built there and still maintain. We alone invited Ukraine into NATO knowing full well what Russia's response would be. We coerced the EU to commit financial suicide supporting our fiasco. Many people in our corrupt government must be held accountable for this crime against humanity. How long before the World Governments turn against the lunacy our government has embraced?
It never ceases to amaze me how all of the self described "patriots" on here bought into this gigantic money laundering scam under the guise of defending democracy in the most corrupt country in the world Ukraine while our borders stay open and or debt and inflation sky rocket. and our standard of living plummets . Funny they also bought hook line and sinker into the Covid scam.
Americans aren't very bright and are easily duped. And now for the Israel money laundering scam to ramp up and to start a nuke war with Iran Russia and China.
What does it say about any leader that allows the complete destruction of his country and begs for help destroying it knowing full well what he's doing. Zelensky knows that this is his swan song and when it's over he's gone. His Army is defeated. The only thing he has to fight Russia with is our missiles and drones we supply him with and most likely operate with our contractors. Even our weapons and munitions aid is stolen and sold on the black market for profit by his top command knowing they have no way of winning a lost war. What remains of his army is defecting by surrender to Russian forces knowing they'll escape certain death should they stay and commit suicide. The saddest fact of all is this war did not have to be. All those 430K+ dead and wounded Ukrainian soldiers did not have to forfeit their lives for America's military industrial complex' need to hide the dirty secret of the money laundering and bioweapons labs we built there and still maintain. We alone invited Ukraine into NATO knowing full well what Russia's response would be. We coerced the EU to commit financial suicide supporting our fiasco. Many people in our corrupt government must be held accountable for this crime against humanity. How long before the World Governments turn against the lunacy our government has embraced?
They'll keep supporting it until no one will accept federal reserve notes in exchange for real goods. Then they'll plunder us in other ways until the U.S.is a dried up husk with no value left.
Russia has added further currency controls to prop up the faltering ruble.
Putin has passed an edict that western companies seeking to exit Russia and sell their assets cannot be paid in any foreign currency and must accept rubles as payment.
Putin and Serbian mercenaries have major disagreements on the form of payments for services to fight against Ukraine forces. Putin insists upon payments being made in rubles. The mercenaries say no.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
October 29, 2023, 8pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces advanced near Bakhmut amid continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 29.
Ongoing antisemitic demonstrations in the Republic of Dagestan and elsewhere in the North Caucasus are highlighting heightened interethnic and interreligious tensions in Russia. The Kremlin has yet to respond and appears to have left regional authorities to make an official response to the demonstrations. The Kremlin will likely struggle to reassure constituencies that the situation is under control and convince Jewish audiences that Jewish minorities are safe in Russia despite its efforts to present Russia as a religiously tolerant country. Russian ultranationalists expressed concerns that antisemitic demonstrations will spread from Dagestan and the North Caucasus elsewhere in Russia. Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Head Alexander Bortnikov and Russian Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin may be attempting to capitalize on heightened ethnoreligious tensions in Russia to regain favor with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian milbloggers claimed on October 29 that Airborne Forces (VDV) Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky replaced Colonel General Oleg Makarevich as the commander of the Russian “Dnepr” Grouping of Forces operating in the Kherson direction. The New York Times (NYT) reported that US officials will send Ukraine hybrid air defense systems in fall 2023. Unspecified actors may have purposefully conspired to shut down a prominent Russian Airborne Forces (VDV)-affiliated milblogger. The Russian information space continues to debate the future of the Wagner Group’s remaining personnel. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line, near Bakhmut, near Avdivvka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced west of Donetsk City. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces have begun deploying a new electronic warfare (EW) data station system in Ukraine. Russian military personnel continue to commit violent crimes in occupied Ukraine.
Key takeaway? You're FOS.
Now tell us how Putin is almost dead.
Suck Burnseys cork and tell us how Zelensky won last year.
Tell us how the left and DNC and MSM and WEF and NWO Globalists own our ass and we will beg for and be happy with rosted insects and no property taxes.
Most unchristian of you to speak in such ways reverend jag.
Putin and Serbian mercenaries have major disagreements on the form of payments for services to fight against Ukraine forces. Putin insists upon payments being made in rubles. The mercenaries say no.
Fortune, Forbes
All of your sources for world war events always come from a financial rag, good grief.
Toot- let’s talk about this thread you started before you changed your handle.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 31, 2023
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
October 31, 2023, 4:45pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov's response to the October 29 antisemitic riots in the Republic of Dagestan suggests that Russian officials may be increasingly concerned about the weakening of authoritarian control in regions on the periphery of the Russian Federation. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on October 31. Russian forces launched a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on October 31. Russian authorities detained two suspects for the murder of a Ukrainian family in occupied Donetsk Oblast. Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted combined missile strikes against Sevastopol and elsewhere in occupied Crimea on October 30. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kremmina line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Avdiivka. Former Wagner Group fighters continue to redeploy to Ukraine as part of other Russian formations. Russian occupation officials continue efforts to eradicate Ukrainian language and culture in occupied Ukraine.
The Russian military installed a gps jammer device in Ukraine. Ukraine forces destroyed it using a gps guided drone.
Forbes
You’re a AI piece of schidt. Pro Covid mandates, pro Ukraine, Pro Israel. You repeat the same lame rebuttals over and over. You (or your programmer) have the resources to cut bait and restart under a new username. A human would have shame and embarrassment.
The UN Human Rights office and The International Criminal Court continue to build evidences of Russian war crimes.
The international Criminal Court has reiterated their arrest warrant for Putin as remaining until he is brought to justice. The Court further reminded member nations of their obligations under their agreements to arrest those with outstanding warrants.
Time magazine, that formerly had ol' Gay as Person a da year, compares him ta, yep, Hitler:
"That offensive has proceeded at an excruciating pace and with enormous losses, making it ever more difficult for Zelensky to convince partners that victory is around the corner. With the outbreak of war in Israel, even keeping the world’s attention on Ukraine has become a major challenge."
But his convictions haven’t changed. Despite the recent setbacks on the battlefield, he does not intend to give up fighting or to sue for any kind of peace. On the contrary, his belief in Ukraine’s ultimate victory over Russia has hardened into a form that worries some of his advisers. It is immovable, verging on the messianic. “He deludes himself,” one of his closest aides tells me in frustration. “We’re out of options. We’re not winning. But try telling him that.”
“We’re not moving forward,” says one of Zelensky’s close aides. Some front-line commanders, he continues, have begun refusing orders to advance, even when they came directly from the office of the President. “They just want to sit in the trenches and hold the line,” he says. “But we can’t win a war that way.”
The Economist, says it's over:
"Left Handed", an infantryman fighting at the front between Robotyne and Verbove, says Ukrainian losses have increased to alarming levels, in part due to the work of drones. The plains of Zaporizhia have turned their back on life, he says. “It’s hellish. Corpses, the smell of corpses, death, blood and fear. Not a whiff of life, just the stench of death.” Those in units such as his own had more chance of dying than surviving. “Seventy-thirty. Some don’t even see their first battle.”
And ta think, all this time all they hadda do was tell the truth.
The Russian military installed a gps jammer device in Ukraine. Ukraine forces destroyed it using a gps guided drone.
Forbes
You’re a AI piece of schidt. Pro Covid mandates, pro Ukraine, Pro Israel. You repeat the same lame rebuttals over and over. You (or your programmer) have the resources to cut bait and restart under a new username. A human would have shame and embarrassment.
And you remain and ever will be the very same stupid bastard that you are and always will be.
The Russian military installed a gps jammer device in Ukraine. Ukraine forces destroyed it using a gps guided drone.
Forbes
You’re a AI piece of schidt. Pro Covid mandates, pro Ukraine, Pro Israel. You repeat the same lame rebuttals over and over. You (or your programmer) have the resources to cut bait and restart under a new username. A human would have shame and embarrassment.
And you remain and ever will be the very same stupid bastard that you are and always will be.
Wow, you’re still a Covtard piece of schidt and forever an enemy of America’s founding principles .
The Russian military installed a gps jammer device in Ukraine. Ukraine forces destroyed it using a gps guided drone.
Forbes
You’re a AI piece of schidt. Pro Covid mandates, pro Ukraine, Pro Israel. You repeat the same lame rebuttals over and over. You (or your programmer) have the resources to cut bait and restart under a new username. A human would have shame and embarrassment.
And you remain and ever will be the very same stupid bastard that you are and always will be.
Wow, you’re still a Covtard piece of schidt and forever an enemy of America’s founding principles .
You’re flailing and foundering badly there, Stupid bastard.
The Russian military installed a gps jammer device in Ukraine. Ukraine forces destroyed it using a gps guided drone.
Forbes
You’re a AI piece of schidt. Pro Covid mandates, pro Ukraine, Pro Israel. You repeat the same lame rebuttals over and over. You (or your programmer) have the resources to cut bait and restart under a new username. A human would have shame and embarrassment.
And you remain and ever will be the very same stupid bastard that you are and always will be.
Wow, you’re still a Covtard piece of schidt and forever an enemy of America’s founding principles .
You’re flailing and foundering badly there, Stupid bastard.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response. It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
I don’t recall ever saying that I believed any of them but you keep trying.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response. It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
You’ve probably caught on,but Houston is a rat that needs ran off. It keeps coming back.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response. It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
You’ve probably caught on,but Houston is a rat that needs ran off. It keeps coming back.
Just pointing out your being a stupid bastard has its own rewards.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
I don’t recall ever saying that I believed any of them but you keep trying.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response. It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
You’ve probably caught on,but Houston is a rat that needs ran off. It keeps coming back.
He/she is a POS but it’s fun to play wack a mole with when I’m bored. It’s an easy beat down.
Anyone reading a few his comments can figure out that he’s an extremely bitter old man with no friends or family that want to talk to him and he has no hobbies. I’m a nice person. If he wasn’t such a miserable moron I’d feel bad for him.
The UK Ministry of Defense says that Russian losses since the start of the failed invasion of Ukraine have now exceeded 290,000 killed or wounded beyond returning to service.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response. It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
You’ve probably caught on,but Houston is a rat that needs ran off. It keeps coming back.
He/she is a POS but it’s fun to play wack a mole with I’m bored. It’s an easy beat down.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
I don’t recall ever saying that I believed any of them but you keep trying.
Right.
So what was the point of your quote?
To enlighten mental turds such as yourself, lemming.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
I don’t recall ever saying that I believed any of them but you keep trying.
Right.
So what was the point of your quote?
To enlighten mental turds such as yourself, lemming.
Doing the Lords work you are.
How many people have you enlightened?
Probably zero. Which is the whole point. Arguing 24/7 makes you feel relevant. You’re to deluded to realize that you change nobody’s opinion and it’s a waste of your time. In your mind you honestly believe that you’re accomplishing something and are relevant rather than a punching bag.
Behind the scenes, Gaylensky was given an ultimatum. Either he begins the process of peace negotiations-truce-freeze of the conflict, or financial and military assistance will gradually decrease until it drops to “zero”.
The freeze would involve no treaty or paperwork, just a stop to the fighting by both sides.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
I don’t recall ever saying that I believed any of them but you keep trying.
Right.
So what was the point of your quote?
To enlighten mental turds such as yourself, lemming.
Doing the Lords work you are.
How many people have you enlightened?
Probably zero. Which is the whole point. Arguing 24/7 makes you feel relevant. You’re to deluded to realize that you change nobody’s opinion and it’s a waste of your time. In your mind you honestly believe that you’re accomplishing something and are relevant rather than a punching bag.
Lemming it’s you that follows folks around spewing personal insults. Your life is sorely lacking in a few areas evidently.
There’s no argument except for that that you fabricate. It’s all you’re capable of doing.
Behind the scenes, Gaylensky was given an ultimatum. Either he begins the process of peace negotiations-truce-freeze of the conflict, or financial and military assistance will gradually decrease until it drops to “zero”.
The freeze would involve no treaty or paperwork, just a stop to the fighting by both sides.
Yep peace talks are going to be forced upon Zelensky or else.
Behind the scenes, Gaylensky was given an ultimatum. Either he begins the process of peace negotiations-truce-freeze of the conflict, or financial and military assistance will gradually decrease until it drops to “zero”.
The freeze would involve no treaty or paperwork, just a stop to the fighting by both sides.
Yep peace talks are going to be forced upon Zelensky or else.
You’re shoving a cock down your throat either way , Dicky
Behind the scenes, Gaylensky was given an ultimatum. Either he begins the process of peace negotiations-truce-freeze of the conflict, or financial and military assistance will gradually decrease until it drops to “zero”.
The freeze would involve no treaty or paperwork, just a stop to the fighting by both sides.
Yep peace talks are going to be forced upon Zelensky or else.
You’re shoving a cock down your throat either way , Dicky
Behind the scenes, Gaylensky was given an ultimatum. Either he begins the process of peace negotiations-truce-freeze of the conflict, or financial and military assistance will gradually decrease until it drops to “zero”.
The freeze would involve no treaty or paperwork, just a stop to the fighting by both sides.
Yep peace talks are going to be forced upon Zelensky or else.
You’re shoving a cock down your throat either way , Dicky
You go ahead and just keep it in your ass.
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by alwaysoutdoors
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Behind the scenes, Gaylensky was given an ultimatum. Either he begins the process of peace negotiations-truce-freeze of the conflict, or financial and military assistance will gradually decrease until it drops to “zero”.
The freeze would involve no treaty or paperwork, just a stop to the fighting by both sides.
Yep peace talks are going to be forced upon Zelensky or else.
You’re shoving a cock down your throat either way , Dicky
You’re also way to emotionally manipulated and involved in Ukraine. Checkout your post count on this thread alone compared to mine or anyone else’s.
Try posting on the pics or it never happened thread or talking about worthwhile things that you do.
For instance. My wife and I took our three youngest tricker or treating today. I ordered a Kimber Montana Saturday and we’re taking our kids to a waterpark for the weekend this Friday.
You’re also way to emotionally manipulated and involved in Ukraine. Checkout your post count on this thread alone compared to mine or anyone else’s.
Try posting on the pics or it never happened thread or talking about worthwhile things that you do.
For instance. My wife and I took our three youngest tricker or treating today. I ordered a Kimber Montana Saturday and we’re taking our kids to a waterpark for the weekend this Friday.
How’s fish camp? Any pics?
No one is a victim here. No one has claimed to be.
Your pathetic life seems to be predicated on projections and spewing personal insults.
If your life is so great please go and attend yourself to it.
Behind the scenes, Gaylensky was given an ultimatum. Either he begins the process of peace negotiations-truce-freeze of the conflict, or financial and military assistance will gradually decrease until it drops to “zero”.
The freeze would involve no treaty or paperwork, just a stop to the fighting by both sides.
Yep peace talks are going to be forced upon Zelensky or else.
You’re shoving a cock down your throat either way , Dicky
You go ahead and just keep it in your ass.
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by alwaysoutdoors
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Behind the scenes, Gaylensky was given an ultimatum. Either he begins the process of peace negotiations-truce-freeze of the conflict, or financial and military assistance will gradually decrease until it drops to “zero”.
The freeze would involve no treaty or paperwork, just a stop to the fighting by both sides.
Yep peace talks are going to be forced upon Zelensky or else.
You’re shoving a cock down your throat either way , Dicky
Behind the scenes, Gaylensky was given an ultimatum. Either he begins the process of peace negotiations-truce-freeze of the conflict, or financial and military assistance will gradually decrease until it drops to “zero”.
The freeze would involve no treaty or paperwork, just a stop to the fighting by both sides.
Yep peace talks are going to be forced upon Zelensky or else.
You’re shoving a cock down your throat either way , Dicky
You go ahead and just keep it in your ass.
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by alwaysoutdoors
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Behind the scenes, Gaylensky was given an ultimatum. Either he begins the process of peace negotiations-truce-freeze of the conflict, or financial and military assistance will gradually decrease until it drops to “zero”.
The freeze would involve no treaty or paperwork, just a stop to the fighting by both sides.
Yep peace talks are going to be forced upon Zelensky or else.
You’re shoving a cock down your throat either way , Dicky
You’re also way to emotionally manipulated and involved in Ukraine. Checkout your post count on this thread alone compared to mine or anyone else’s.
Try posting on the pics or it never happened thread or talking about worthwhile things that you do.
For instance. My wife and I took our three youngest tricker or treating today. I ordered a Kimber Montana Saturday and we’re taking our kids to a waterpark for the weekend this Friday.
How’s fish camp? Any pics?
No one is a victim here. No one has claimed to be.
Your pathetic life seems to be predicated on projections and spewing personal insults.
If your life is so great please go and attend yourself to it.
Simple enough even for a lemming.
You’re just something to beat down when I’m bored.
My life’s pretty good. Some days are more fun than others just like everyone else’s. Yours seems miserable.
You’re also way to emotionally manipulated and involved in Ukraine. Checkout your post count on this thread alone compared to mine or anyone else’s.
Try posting on the pics or it never happened thread or talking about worthwhile things that you do.
For instance. My wife and I took our three youngest tricker or treating today. I ordered a Kimber Montana Saturday and we’re taking our kids to a waterpark for the weekend this Friday.
How’s fish camp? Any pics?
No one is a victim here. No one has claimed to be.
Your pathetic life seems to be predicated on projections and spewing personal insults.
If your life is so great please go and attend yourself to it.
Simple enough even for a lemming.
You’re just something to beat down when I’m bored.
My life’s pretty good. Some days are more fun than others just like everyone else. Yours seems miserable.
You ain’t beating anything but your gums and your keyboard.
More projection from you as one would expect from a true lemming.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response. It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
You’ve probably caught on,but Houston is a rat that needs ran off. It keeps coming back.
Low life POS. Only one here that doesn't like pictures of nice looking women.
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response. It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
You’ve probably caught on,but Houston is a rat that needs ran off. It keeps coming back.
Low life POS. Only one here that doesn't like pictures of nice looking women.
Loser.
Ole bag of bones peeping tom roars like a kitty cat.
When you gonna repost those voyeur pics that you sneaked around and took.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response. It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
You’ve probably caught on,but Houston is a rat that needs ran off. It keeps coming back.
Low life POS. Only one here that doesn't like pictures of nice looking women.
Loser.
Ole bag of bones peeping tom roars like a kitty cat.
When you gonna repost those voyeur pics that you sneaked around and took.
You are a pervert.
Don't you dare miss a post of mine. Owning you, you ignorant fugk.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
I don't suppose you have a credible source for that, do you?
Western nations must stand firm with Ukraine in their fight against the illegal Russian invasion and realize that this is Putin’s third notable illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
Mike Pompeo
Politico
Believing in what Mike Pompeo is telling you is about as bright as believing in what Fauci told you…
You’re too stupid to learn.
From the lemming.
My point stands.
Your whole game is deflecting from valid points and hoping to move the topic to something in the weeds and off topic whenever you don’t have an actual logical response. It’s an illogical, emotional, feminine strategy.
Mike Pompeo and Fauci said so. So it must be true.
You’ve probably caught on,but Houston is a rat that needs ran off. It keeps coming back.
Low life POS. Only one here that doesn't like pictures of nice looking women.
Loser.
Ole bag of bones peeping tom roars like a kitty cat.
When you gonna repost those voyeur pics that you sneaked around and took.
You are a pervert.
Don't you dare miss a post of mine. Owning you, you ignorant fugk.
Lol.
Leading your perverted ass around on a string has been fun, old man.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
I don't suppose you have a credible source for that, do you?
Well, The Russian army will be the most experienced in the world when this is done will certainly the most experienced in actual combat between relative peers.
Our experience is in fighting goat herders who are at an extreme disadvantage in almost every way and that experience is rapidly dwindling as people age out of service.
Our experience is in fighting goat herders who are at an extreme disadvantage in almost every way and that experience is rapidly dwindling as people age out of service.
Most of those in the American military who have been in combat are retired now.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
What Bristoe posted has nothing whatsoever to do with going AWOL , Dumbfugk Dicky. LOL
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
What Bristoe posted has nothing whatsoever to do with going AWOL , Dumbfugk Dicky. LOL
That dick in your ass must be getting uncomfortable for you.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
What Bristoe posted has nothing whatsoever to do with going AWOL , Dumbfugk Dicky. LOL
That dick in your ass must be getting uncomfortable for you.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
What Bristoe posted has nothing whatsoever to do with going AWOL , Dumbfugk Dicky. LOL
That dick in your ass must be getting uncomfortable for you.
Why is dick always on your brain, Dicky?
You’re the one who brought it up first stupid bastard.
It's difficult to know what to believe these days. But I read an article a few days ago where the West was wondering how the Russians were being so successful at taking down enemy aircraft. The crux being that possibly the Russians have developed a technology for such that the West is yet to discover.
It's difficult to know what to believe these days. But I read an article a few days ago where the West was wondering how the Russians were being so successful at taking down enemy aircraft. The crux being that possibly the Russians have developed a technology for such that the West is yet to discover.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
What Bristoe posted has nothing whatsoever to do with going AWOL , Dumbfugk Dicky. LOL
That dick in your ass must be getting uncomfortable for you.
. The cover photo is fake. Didn't watch the video.
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Bristoe
Originally Posted by Tyrone
It's difficult to know what to believe these days. But I read an article a few days ago where the West was wondering how the Russians were being so successful at taking down enemy aircraft. The crux being that possibly the Russians have developed a technology for such that the West is yet to discover.
Who knows?
A solid mystery for sure.
Excellent points, boys. But I'll reserve judgement until TDinka weighs in. He is retired US Army after all.
It's difficult to know what to believe these days. But I read an article a few days ago where the West was wondering how the Russians were being so successful at taking down enemy aircraft. The crux being that possibly the Russians have developed a technology for such that the West is yet to discover.
Who knows?
It’s not a real big mystery. The Russians have been putting up continuous coverage by their newest version of AWACS. I believe I read they have 11 currently and are building to 100 units. It allows the Russians to see the aircraft far into the Ukraine that the Ukraine has been flying below the ground based radar horizon. The AWACS can look down to spot the aircraft and feed targeting information to S400 and S500 missiles. Newest S400’s have ranges close to 400km. Also a bunch of new Russian satellites went up this month giving better coverage.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
What Bristoe posted has nothing whatsoever to do with going AWOL , Dumbfugk Dicky. LOL
That dick in your ass must be getting uncomfortable for you.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
What Bristoe posted has nothing whatsoever to do with going AWOL , Dumbfugk Dicky. LOL
That dick in your ass must be getting uncomfortable for you.
What a pathetic human you are. Just go away Toot.
He loves talking about dick in ass. Weirdo !
You and cfran have to be twin sisters spit out of the same mom’s scchitt chute just seconds apart from each other.
There’s no way two stupid whiny bastards like both of you could possibly come from separate and distant geography.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
What Bristoe posted has nothing whatsoever to do with going AWOL , Dumbfugk Dicky. LOL
That dick in your ass must be getting uncomfortable for you.
What a pathetic human you are. Just go away Toot.
He loves talking about dick in ass. Weirdo !
You and cfran have to be twin sisters spit out of the same mom’s scchitt chute just seconds apart from each other.
There’s no way two stupid whiny bastards like both of you could possibly come from separate and distant geography.
No way.
You don’t understand much about the physical world you live in. That explains your huge vulnerability for propaganda.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
What Bristoe posted has nothing whatsoever to do with going AWOL , Dumbfugk Dicky. LOL
That dick in your ass must be getting uncomfortable for you.
What a pathetic human you are. Just go away Toot.
He loves talking about dick in ass. Weirdo !
You and cfran have to be twin sisters spit out of the same mom’s scchitt chute just seconds apart from each other.
There’s no way two stupid whiny bastards like both of you could possibly come from separate and distant geography.
No way.
You don’t understand much about the physical world you live in. That explains your huge vulnerability for propaganda.
Well said.
He’s isolated and cutoff from most of society. Propaganda/news is his “window” to the world.
I read an article recently which stated that Russia was rotating soldiers in and out of Ukraine in order to build a battle hardened military for the *real* upcoming war.
Essentially, using the conflict in Ukraine as "on the job training".
Somewhat in conflict with Putin’s saying earlier that Russian troops at the front would remain for the duration and that retreating soldiers would be executed.
What Bristoe posted has nothing whatsoever to do with going AWOL , Dumbfugk Dicky. LOL
That dick in your ass must be getting uncomfortable for you.
What a pathetic human you are. Just go away Toot.
He loves talking about dick in ass. Weirdo !
You and cfran have to be twin sisters spit out of the same mom’s scchitt chute just seconds apart from each other.
There’s no way two stupid whiny bastards like both of you could possibly come from separate and distant geography.
No way.
You don’t understand much about the physical world you live in. That explains your huge vulnerability for propaganda.
just another human hating Talmudic Yid, screaming inside full of rage & hatred, like the rest of the Christ haters, trying to reestablish the glory days of King Solomon of world dominance by greed, treachery & deceit
well guess what ya pathetic coin lovin pos ?
That will NEVER EVER happen, your entire history post King Solomon is being slaves to every Kingdom since ... and you will never shake off that historical fact and never rise above it
just another human hating Talmudic Yid, screaming inside full of rage & hatred, like the rest of the Christ haters, trying to reestablish the glory days of King Solomon of world dominance by greed, treachery & deceit
well guess what ya pathetic coin lovin pos ?
That will NEVER EVER happen, your entire history post King Solomon is being slaves to every Kingdom since ... and you will never shake off that historical fact and never rise above it
I was under the impression that they have their own country now and pretty well control world finance. Israel is a nuclear power so we are told.
just another human hating Talmudic Yid, screaming inside full of rage & hatred, like the rest of the Christ haters, trying to reestablish the glory days of King Solomon of world dominance by greed, treachery & deceit
well guess what ya pathetic coin lovin pos ?
That will NEVER EVER happen, your entire history post King Solomon is being slaves to every Kingdom since ... and you will never shake off that historical fact and never rise above it
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 1, 2023
Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 1, 2023, 8pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi assessed on November 1 that the war in Ukraine has taken on a positional nature and offered a series of recommendations for Ukraine to restore maneuver to the battlespace. Zaluzhnyi offered a series of specific tactical solutions to the five aforementioned operational components that have created the conditions for positional warfare, which in his view will allow Ukraine to overcome military parity with Russian forces. Russian forces are likely preparing for another wave of highly attritional infantry-led ground assaults on Ukrainian positions in the Avdiivka area. The current situation near Avdiivka is a microcosm of the Russian General Staff’s wider failure to internalize and disseminate lessons learned by Russian forces during previous failed offensive efforts in Ukraine to other force groupings throughout the theater. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on November 1. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reiterated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s framing of ongoing Ukrainian ground activity on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast as part of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Russian forces conducted a relatively large series of drone and missile strikes mainly targeting Poltava Oblast on the night of October 31 to November 1. The Russian military appears poised to re-establish its military districts as the primary joint headquarters for its ground forces while transferring naval assets back to the command of the Russian Navy. Russian sources speculated that Pavel Prigozhin, the son of deceased Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin, is officially the acting head of Wagner remnants operating under the auspices of Rosgvardia. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, in the Bakhmut direction, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in various sectors of the front.
A top advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly admitted that corruption is so rampant in the wartorn former Soviet state that officials are “stealing like there’s no tomorrow”.
Speaking anonymously to Time magazine, what is alleged to be a top presidential advisor to Zelensky said that the Ukrainian government’s efforts to stamp out corruption have proved fruitless, given that they were implemented too late to have any impact, including the firing of Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov.
“People are stealing like there’s no tomorrow,” the top advisor is said to have told the publication, saying that officials do not “feel any fear” of engaging in corruption because the firing of Reznikov and others took over six months after Zelenksy was warned that the Defense Ministry was drowning in graft.
Time magazine is just a courier for what the CIA wants put into circulation.
The coordinated anti-Gaylensky propaganda indicates Gaylensky is about ta be replaced, one way or another.
A top advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly admitted that corruption is so rampant in the wartorn former Soviet state that officials are “stealing like there’s no tomorrow”.
Speaking anonymously to Time magazine, what is alleged to be a top presidential advisor to Zelensky said that the Ukrainian government’s efforts to stamp out corruption have proved fruitless, given that they were implemented too late to have any impact, including the firing of Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov.
“People are stealing like there’s no tomorrow,” the top advisor is said to have told the publication, saying that officials do not “feel any fear” of engaging in corruption because the firing of Reznikov and others took over six months after Zelenksy was warned that the Defense Ministry was drowning in graft.
Time magazine is just a courier for what the CIA wants put into circulation.
The coordinated anti-Gaylensky propaganda indicates Gaylensky is about ta be replaced, one way or another.
Zelensky will be forced to the peace bargaining table. I don’t think there’s any way that the new Speaker of The House is gonna feed money to 2 wars without major monetary concessions from the democrats with the budget and that ain’t likely.
just another human hating Talmudic Yid, screaming inside full of rage & hatred, like the rest of the Christ haters, trying to reestablish the glory days of King Solomon of world dominance by greed, treachery & deceit
well guess what ya pathetic coin lovin pos ?
That will NEVER EVER happen, your entire history post King Solomon is being slaves to every Kingdom since ... and you will never shake off that historical fact and never rise above it
Russian troops have had to relocate valuable assets needed for the front lines much further back due to Ukraine forces effectively using ATACMS. This strips front line Russian troops from needed support.
You’re like a slimy fish flopping around on dry land.
Oohhh, that really hurts, stupid bastard.
Devastating it is. ,
Did you drop you your yarmulke in a mud puddle? Why so sour, Dicky?
Why did you respond to Old Toot, Dicky?
Because you addressed it to me, Houston 2, you stupid bastard.
Is it truly possible that your stupid bastard ass can get any dumber?
The answer is a most obvious, yes you can and do so,
No ma’am. It was addressed to Old Toot. Again, you’re not remotely aware of the physical world around you. You’re addicted to news and are an easy victim of propaganda. Congratulations!?
Russian troops have had to relocate valuable assets needed for the front lines much further back due to Ukraine forces effectively using ATACMS. This strips front line Russian troops from needed support.
WSJ, Reuters
The limited number of ATACMS is really doing a job deep behind the Orc lines.
KA-52 losses were brutal.
So grind for Ukraine as Biden slow walks the weapons.
Russian troops have had to relocate valuable assets needed for the front lines much further back due to Ukraine forces effectively using ATACMS. This strips front line Russian troops from needed support.
WSJ, Reuters
The limited number of ATACMS is really doing a job deep behind the Orc lines.
KA-52 losses were brutal.
So grind for Ukraine as Biden slow walks the weapons.
figured as much ...., no surprise there, seeing all the America hate and Ukesrael love from you and Yidston
Guess what ? you lose in the end anyway FACT
" in some cases the surname Burns is an Americanized form of the Jewish surname Bernstein, which is derived from the German bernstein ("amber"). An early form of the surname when derived from the place name Burnhouse is "Burnis", recorded in 1526."
figured as much ...., no surprise there, seeing all the America hate and Ukesrael love from you and Yidston
Guess what ? you lose in the end anyway FACT
" in some cases the surname Burns is an Americanized form of the Jewish surname Bernstein, which is derived from the German bernstein ("amber"). An early form of the surname when derived from the place name Burnhouse is "Burnis", recorded in 1526."
figured as much ...., no surprise there, seeing all the America hate and Ukesrael love from you and Yidston
Guess what ? you lose in the end anyway FACT
" in some cases the surname Burns is an Americanized form of the Jewish surname Bernstein, which is derived from the German bernstein ("amber"). An early form of the surname when derived from the place name Burnhouse is "Burnis", recorded in 1526."
Pretty much explains your pedophilic nature with your affinity for trafficked 9-12 yr old Uke boys
Burnstein , pedophilic pervert of the highest order
wouldn't be surprised to see your name on Epstein Islands travel list but we will probably never see the final list of names now that JP Morgan has settled out of court & locked up the entire list of names from public scrutiny
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 1, 2023
Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 1, 2023, 8pm ET
Key Takeaways:
... The current situation near Avdiivka is a microcosm of the Russian General Staff’s wider failure to internalize and disseminate lessons learned by Russian forces during previous failed offensive efforts in Ukraine to other force groupings throughout the theater.
It's fantasies like this that lead to the downfall of those who believe them. Are you sure Kimberley's husband et al isn't actually working against Ukraine?
figured as much ...., no surprise there, seeing all the America hate and Ukesrael love from you and Yidston Guess what ? you lose in the end anyway FACT " in some cases the surname Burns is an Americanized form of the Jewish surname Bernstein, which is derived from the German bernstein ("amber"). An early form of the surname when derived from the place name Burnhouse is "Burnis", recorded in 1526."
Originally Posted by Swamplord
Pretty much explains your pedophilic nature with your affinity for trafficked 9-12 yr old Uke boys
Burnstein , pedophilic pervert of the highest order
wouldn't be surprised to see your name on Epstein Islands travel list but we will probably never see the final list of names now that JP Morgan has settled out of court & locked up the entire list of names from public scrutiny
The water in Alaska has some interesting effects on the minds of some.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 2, 2023
Kateryna Stepanenko, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 2, 2023, 8:15pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted a missile strike on the Russian “Dnepr” Grouping of Forces headquarters in Kherson Oblast on November 1. Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Bakhmut and continued offensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast on November 2. The Russian information space’s reaction to Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s November 1 interview and essay about the current operational environment in Ukraine was relatively muted. South Korean officials reported that North Korea is reportedly increasing its weapons and ammunition transfers to Russia and has reportedly delivered more than one million artillery rounds to date. The Wagner Group is reportedly planning to provide Hezbollah with Pantsir-S1 air defense systems. A Russian State Duma official attempted to deny ongoing claims that Rosgvardia will structurally absorb the Wagner Group private military company (PMC), rather than individually recruit former Wagner personnel. Select Russian milbloggers accused Chechen officials and Akhmat Spetsnaz of attempting to defame and censor milbloggers who criticized Wagner’s integration into Rosgvardia. Russian officials appear to be pursuing limited punishments for the October 29 antisemitic riots in the Republic of Dagestan, which several Russian officials and Russian state media have called “pogroms.” Russian authorities elsewhere in the North Caucasus have indicated concerns about the potential for similar riots. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. Russian irregular forces are continuing to form new assault detachments and are incentivizing recruitment by offering recruits semi-independence from the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Recent Russian border restrictions are reportedly complicating the return of Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia.
Retired, doing what I want, when I want, if I want, how I want and for as long as I want.
Glad you like the appellation.
What did you do to support yourself prior to retirement? Let us know.
We just want to get to know you better
Houston: Without divulging your identity help us know you better. You seem such an interesting person. Were you once the tadpole Old Toot and became the frog Houston_2?
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 3, 2023
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 3, 2023, 6:35pm ET
ussian forces conducted a notably larger series of drone strikes throughout Ukraine on November 3. The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced new military aid packages to Ukraine on November 3, primarily aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses. Russian milbloggers continued to criticize the Russian military command for failing to establish long-term training capabilities because it is keeping skilled commanders and soldiers at the front and leaving inexperienced careerists to train new recruits and officers. Alleged long-time allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin are reportedly financing two Russian Ministry of Defense–subordinated private military companies that have subsumed former Wagner Group operations in Africa. Wagner elements in Syria will reportedly transfer Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense systems that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to provide to Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah. Dagestani officials claimed they would punish those who participate in and organize alleged future demonstrations, in contrast to calls for leniency for those participating in the October 29 antisemitic riots. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov’s continued appeals to Chechen nationalists likely aim to solidify domestic support without disrupting his appearance as a steadfast supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, near Vuhledar, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. Kremlin-affiliated milbloggers began advertising recruitment into an “elite regiment” in Moscow Oblast and offering recruits one-million-ruble (about $10,900) salaries. Kremlin-appointed Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova continued attempts to discredit information about Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children.
The best thing that can happen to Ukraine at this point is to terminate all ties with the Biden regime and for the citizens to drag Zelensky and his circle out onto the gallows and perform a public hanging for the world to see
The best thing that can happen to Ukraine at this point is to terminate all ties with the Biden regime and for the citizens to drag Zelensky and his circle out onto the gallows and perform a public hanging for the world to see
It would seem to be fitting for the current times. It feels like we’re approaching 1938 in Eastern Europe and the world is sitting on a powder keg. I believe it was Milan where Mr. and Mrs. Mussolini met their ultimate demise at the hands of a pissed off citizreny and I wouldn’t be surprised if the same happened to Zelensky, that’s assuming that he hasn’t moved into his $30,000,000 ($30 MILLION DOLLARS) mansion in Miami.
I didn’t know that being the sawed off beggar in chief of Ukraine was such a high paying job?…who knew?
Russian milbloggers continued to criticize the Russian military command for failing to establish long-term training capabilities because it is keeping skilled commanders and soldiers at the front and leaving inexperienced careerists to train new recruits and officers.
Schitt like this is hilarious. Does even someone as deranged as Zelensky believe this?
Kateryna Stepanenko, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 4, 2023, 7:15pm ET
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that the war in Ukraine is not a “stalemate” in a comment to the media about Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s essay on the positional nature of warfare in Ukraine. Zaluzhny’s long essay, “Modern Positional Warfare and How to Win It,” outlines Zaluzhnyi’s consideration of the changes Ukraine must make to overcome the current “positional” stage of the war more clearly than the shorter op-ed and Economist article it accompanied. Zelensky also denied Western reports that US and European officials are pressuring Ukrainian officials to discuss the possibility of peace negotiations. NBC added that US officials have no indication that Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to negotiate with Ukraine or doubts that Russia can continue its war until Western aid for Ukraine falters. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) allegedly used claims that the Syrian government agreed to supply weapons to Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah to subsume remnants of the Wagner Group in Syria and seize their air defense systems. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on November 3 and 4. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on November 4. English-language Russian outlet the Moscow Times reported that the Russian government dismissed TASS General Director Sergei Mikhailov on July 5 due to TASS’s failure to align with Kremlin narratives while reporting on the Wagner Group rebellion. The Russian government is testing an electronic voting system ahead of the 2024 presidential elections, likely to further support efforts to manipulate the results in favor of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, north and south of Bakhmut, around Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, near Vuhledar, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in eastern and western Zaporizhia Oblast, and advanced in various sectors of the front. The BBC and Russian opposition media outlet Mediazona confirmed that at least 35,780 Russian servicemen have died in the war in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, as of November 3, 2023, including 923 deaths in the past two weeks. Russian authorities continue efforts to settle Russian citizens in occupied Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that the war in Ukraine is not a “stalemate” in a comment to the media about Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s essay on the positional nature of warfare in Ukraine. Zaluzhny’s long essay, “Modern Positional Warfare and How to Win It,” outlines Zaluzhnyi’s consideration of the changes Ukraine must make to overcome the current “positional” stage of the war more clearly than the shorter op-ed and Economist article it accompanied.
I really got a laugh out of Zaluzhny’s idea for thermal tunnel boring machines. Obviously a game-changer!
Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 5, 2023, 5pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces conducted a successful strike on a Russian shipyard in Kerch, occupied Crimea on November 4, likely damaging a naval vessel. Ukrainian forces reportedly intensified strikes on rear Russian areas in southern Ukraine and occupied Crimea on November 5. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave an interview to NBC and repeated that the war is not in a stalemate. Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and made confirmed gains in western Zaporizhia Oblast and on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast on November 5. Chechen officials announced that Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov appointed his 15-year-old-son Adam to a prominent position in a Chechen security service, though there is confusion over Adam Kadyrov’s exact position. Courts in the Republic of Dagestan reportedly charged participants in the antisemitic riots on October 29 with minor crimes and issued limited punishments. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. A Russian milblogger called on Russian “propagandists” to increase the use of Russian propaganda against Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) held in Russia in an effort to increase the number of “volunteers” in the Russian military. Kremlin-appointed Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova continued to promote the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia under the guise of vacations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that the war in Ukraine is not a “stalemate” in a comment to the media about Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s essay on the positional nature of warfare in Ukraine. Zaluzhny’s long essay, “Modern Positional Warfare and How to Win It,” outlines Zaluzhnyi’s consideration of the changes Ukraine must make to overcome the current “positional” stage of the war more clearly than the shorter op-ed and Economist article it accompanied.
I really got a laugh out of Zaluzhny’s idea for thermal tunnel boring machines. Obviously a game-changer!
Petra's remarkable thermal bore cuts through undrillable rock By Loz Blain January 06, 2022
San Francisco startup Petra says its new contactless thermal drilling robot can make steady progress through the hardest rock on Earth – stuff that would normally destroy drilling equipment – so quickly and cheaply that it could make a lot of underground infrastructure projects economically feasible.
The semi-autonomous "Swifty" robotic system can create 18-60 inch (46-152 cm) diameter tunnels through any geology, blasting the rock with an extremely hot, high-pressure spallation head such that it glows, chars and flings away.
Petra, founded by serial entrepreneur Kim Abrams, says it's demonstrated the robot's capabilities by boring a 24-inch tunnel through 20 feet of Sioux Quartzite – which Abrams describes in a CNBC interview as "the hardest rock on earth ... harder than bluestone granite ... the type of rock that would normally have to be dynamited." Swifty progressed at a rate of an inch a minute.
The company says this new robot uses a combination of remote control and machine vision to get its job done, and it's the first microtunneling robot that can reverse out of its own tunnel.
Costing "30-90 percent less than conventional trenchless methods," and opening up access to previously undrillable areas, Petra says its new tech will make it much more economically viable for governments and utilities to run vital power and communications cables underground, where they're safe from vandalism, wildfires, high winds and other threats.
Kateryna Stepanenko, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 6, 2023, 6:50pm ET
Key Takeaways:
Imprisoned ardent nationalist and former Russian officer Igor Girkin argued that Russian forces will be “even less capable of offensive operations than they are now” by spring 2024 given the current nature of Russian offensive operations along the frontline. Russian milbloggers appear to be grappling with how Russian forces can overcome wider operational challenges in Ukraine, likely in response to Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s recent essay on the subject of “positional warfare,” and not coming to optimistic conclusions. Select Russian milbloggers specifically argued that the use of small infantry assaults groups will allow both Russian and Ukrainian forces to better achieve operational objectives along the front. Russian sources suggested that some Ukrainian forces may already be fielding the small infantry assault groups that these sources are advocating for. The war in Ukraine is likely exacerbating an emerging identity crisis within Russian society resulting from tensions between Russian identity and Russian nationalism. Russian forces conducted missile and drones strikes against rear areas in southern Ukraine on the evening of November 5 and on the night of November 5 to 6 as well as the largest series of glide bomb strikes to date against targets in Kherson Oblast on November 5. The Russian military appears to have increased its stock of high-precision missiles due to reported increases in Russian missile production more rapidly than previous forecasts had suggested. Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, in eastern Zaporizhia Oblast, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on November 6. Russian occupation officials are expanding military recruitment and registration offices in occupied territories, likely in support of coercive mobilization efforts. Russian officials continue to weaponize youth engagement programs to consolidate social control of occupied areas of Ukraine.
Geothermal Drilling is not a new idea, the French developed it some 100 years ago. The problem with it up until the early 80's has been material removal... that all changed with the early development of remote control and computers. Sure beats the heck out of horizontal drilling the old-fashioned way.
With all the turmoil in the world I hope Russia stays mired down in the Ukrainian mud and the Ukrainians pound them into staying out of what’s going to happen in the M.E., at least for our own sake. 😉
The Russian government is testing an electronic voting system ahead of the 2024 presidential elections, likely to further support efforts to manipulate the results in favor of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 7, 2023, 5:40pm ET
Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces transferred a limited number of armored vehicles to the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast and are continuing larger-than-usual ground operations on the east bank with a light infantry grouping of roughly battalion size. Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on November 7. A prominent pro-war Russian milblogger who is typically optimistic about Russian capabilities expressed a relatively pessimistic assessment of the war and emphasized the need for the Kremlin to fully mobilize the Russian economy and defense industrial base (DIB) to a wartime footing to win. Russian authorities detained Republic of Dagestan's deputy Minister of Internal Affairs on the pretext of corruption charges, likely in an effort to demonstrate that the federal government is taking action in Dagestan without drawing further attention to the interethnic and interreligious tensions and the propensity for destabilization in the region. The Ukrainian strike on a Russian shipyard in Kerch, occupied Crimea on November 4 significantly damaged a Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) naval vessel. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, in eastern Zaporizhia Oblast, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced in some areas. A Russian battalion comprised of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) will likely deploy to Ukraine in the near future in an apparent violation of the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War. Kremlin-appointed Commissioner on Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova advertised several benefit schemes targeting children in occupied Ukraine as part of the "A Country for Children" strategic program.
Truth is lost to the mentally unstable people squalling about Ukraine. Morewood you’ll only trigger another five or six pages of gibberish from tdika the Oracle of Ukraine.
Truth is lost to the mentally unstable people squalling about Ukraine. Morewood you’ll only trigger another five or six pages of gibberish from tdika the Oracle of Ukraine.
Truth is lost to the mentally unstable people squalling about Ukraine. Morewood you’ll only trigger another five or six pages of gibberish from tdika the Oracle of Ukraine.
I always enjoy those that have been so wrong for so long but are never in doubt.
Originally Posted by rainshot from 3/06/2022
Nothing is going to help them outside of total world war. That’s what they’re shooting for. I have a lot less respect for Zelensky noe than I did.
Ukraine has reclaimed large areas occupied by the Orcs after this prediction all without "total world war".
How a few of 24hr CF brain trust can so easily forget their failed prognostications is a source of wonder but not suprise.
Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 8, 2023, 5:45pm ET
Russian President Vladimir Putin will reportedly avoid centering his 2024 presidential campaign on the war in Ukraine and will rather focus on Russia’s alleged stability and criticisms of the West. ####probably because Russia is losing .
Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on November 8. Select Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian commanders may be making operational and tactical decisions using maps of the battlefield in Ukraine that differ from tactical reality. Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted 44 Russian military and internal affairs officers, including Eastern Grouping of Forces Commander Andrei Kuzmenko, to general officer rank on November 8. Ukrainian partisans and military intelligence assassinated a prominent Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) official accused of conducting war crimes in occupied Ukraine. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in western Donetsk Oblast, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on November 8 and advanced in some areas. Russia is reportedly attempting to reacquire components for military equipment from states to which it previously sold the equipment, including Egypt, Pakistan, Brazil, and Belarus. Russian occupation administrations continue to create new administrative bodies meant to further integrate occupied territories into Russian governance systems.
T-14 Armata: Russia's Failed Super Tank Has a Bleak Future Back in 2010, the T-14 Armata was first conceptualized following the cancelation of the T-95 program. The Russian tank has a had quite a few problems to deal with.
by Maya Carlin
Russia's T-14 Armata Tank, Explained - Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is proving main battle tanks can play a critical role in modern warfare.
Now that Kyiv has begun to receive dozens of advanced tanks from the U.S. and its NATO allies, Moscow’s own dwindling arsenal is in even more trouble.
In the early days of the war, Russian forces heavily relied on Soviet-era armored vehicles to push into Ukraine’s territories.
Equipped with scores of foreign-imported anti-tank weaponry, however, Kyiv obliterated many of these older tanks. Russia finally deployed its “top-of-the-line” T-14 Armata MBT in the springtime.
Long touted by the Kremlin as the best of the best, the Armata reportedly is unmatched in its capabilities.
Despite these claims, the T-14’s tenure n the Ukraine invasion was short-lived, indicating the tank may not be the powerhouse that Russia would like the public to believe.
Introducing the Armata: Back in 2010, the T-14 Armata was first conceptualized following the cancelation of the T-95 program.
Manufacturer Uralvagonzavod based its Object 148 project on the T-95 at this time, and the Russian Army began cutting T-90 orders with the anticipation that the new MBT would replace it.
In 2015, the Armata made its first public appearance at the Moscow Victory Day Parade. During this celebration, one of the Armatas being paraded around experienced a system failure and needed to be towed away. It seems the tank’s lackluster performance history would only get worse over the years.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense and Trade revealed in 2020 that the T-14 had been combat-tested in Syria, indicating the tank was ready to be mass-produced.
Over a decade ago, Moscow claimed that more than 2,000 Armatas would enter service with the Russian military by 2020.
In reality, no more than a few dozen have been built as of last year.
How does the Armata compare to other MBTS? The T-14 does stand out when compared to previous Russian MBTs. In the Armata’s unmanned turret, crew members are positioned in a protected and separated compartment where survivability is much higher.
As detailed in Military Watch Magazine, “The tank’s frontal base armour protection of over 900mm, paired with Malachit explosive reactive armour and the AFGHANIT active protection system, provides an extreme degree of survivability. The T-14’s sensors and armaments are also highly prized and major improvements over those of older vehicles, with its Vacuum-1 APFSDS projectiles having an extreme penetrative capability considered sufficient to frontally penetrate any of the vehicles currently in the Ukrainian theatre.”
While advanced thermal sights may aid the Armatas to locate Ukraine’s armored vehicles at specific ranges, they don’t necessarily make the tank immune to Kyiv’s tactics.
When up against Ukraine’s arsenal of anti-tank weaponry, including the American-made FGM-148 Javelin and HIMARS, the T-90 likely doesn’t stand a chance.
Armament-wise, the Armata is theoretically more capable than its Soviet-era predecessors. The tank series is equipped with a 125mm 2A82-1M smoothbore gun and can carry 45 rounds of ammunition. Additionally, the main gun is capable of firing laser-guided missiles. A sophisticated hull fitted with a modular armor system made of composite and steel materials is more capable of fending off enemy fire.
Perhaps most significantly, the Armata’s sensors and armaments are far more advanced than older tanks.
The T-14 Armata’s short tenure in Ukraine was not successful Despite the Armata’s purported capabilities, the tank’s deployment to the Ukraine war was short-lived.
Back in April, the T-14 made its first appearance in the conflict. A video widely circulated at the time depicted one of these tanks firing on Ukrainian positions one month later, marking the tank’s first reported operation since February 2022.
According to the Russian state news outlet TASS, T-14s were pulled from Ukraine over the summer: "The Armata was actively used by the (SMD) in combat operations, a military source told the agency. Several units participated in battle to see how the tank would perform. They were then withdrawn from the front line. All the necessary tests of the T-14 tank are still ongoing.”
Obviously, the Armata was not performing up to standard. This is the only rational explanation as to why these tanks were pulled. Considering Russia’s rapidly dwindling armored vehicle stockpile, any additional MBTs should have been warmly welcomed by troops.
More than half of Moscow’s tanks have been destroyed by Ukraine since the onset of the war. Now that American M1A1 Abrams tanks will be joining British Challengers and German Leopard IIs to support Kyiv’s counteroffensive, Moscow’s armored corps will suffer further.
Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Amin Soltani, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 9, 2023, 6:55pm ET
The Russian military command will likely struggle to redeploy combat effective reinforcements to respond to ongoing Ukrainian operations in eastern Kherson Oblast while conducting defensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast and sustaining other offensive efforts in eastern Ukraine. Russian forces have likely launched opportunistic localized offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction and intensified ground attacks near Bakhmut in recent days. Russian forces struck a civilian ship near Odesa City on November 8. Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual live "Direct Line" forum and annual press conference will occur in tandem on an unspecified date by the end of the year, potentially to set conditions to cancel the events as the Kremlin sees fit. Russia may seek to provide gas to Iran through Kazakhstan. Unspecified actors appear to be targeting Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov as he continues to heap honors on his children. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, in the Avdiivka direction, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Kupyansk. Russian authorities appear to be increasingly reliant on private security companies to protect domestic energy infrastructure from Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian far rear areas. Occupation authorities reportedly continued efforts to militarize Ukrainian youth.
Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 10, 2023, 8:30pm ET
Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) stated that Ukrainian surface attack drones sank two Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) small landing ships in occupied Crimea on November 10.
Russian milbloggers continue to overreact to the Russian failure to push Ukrainian forces from positions in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast. Russian forces are launching significantly smaller and less frequent drone strikes against Ukraine in the past month than in previous months ahead of an anticipated large-scale winter strike campaign. Russian President Vladimir Putin again visited the Southern Military District (SMD) headquarters in Rostov-on-Don on November 10, possibly in an effort to portray himself as an involved wartime leader ahead of the upcoming presidential elections in March 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin will reportedly hold his annual live “Direct Line” forum and annual press conference in tandem on December 14, and the event will likely serve to promote his presidential campaign. Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets announced on November 10 that Bohdan Yermokhin, a 17-year-old Ukrainian whom Russian authorities forcibly deported from occupied Mariupol to Russia and attempted to conscript, will return to Ukraine. The United Kingdom-led Operation Interflex has achieved its goal of training 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers between June 2022 and December 2023. Russian forces conducted offensive operations on November 10 along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in western Donetsk Oblast, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. Russian forces continue to struggle with low morale and poor discipline. Ukrainian Telegram channel Mariupol Resistance and Ukrainian Mariupol City Advisor Petro Andryushchenko reported on November 10 that Ukrainian partisans detonated a police car in occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast.
Kim Dotcom on twitter.. The chatter from the power table is that both Biden and Zelenskyy get pushed out. Biden won’t run in 2024 and Zelenskyy will be gone within 3 months. It’s also the end of Von der Leyen. The reshuffle makes serious negotiations with Russia possible. Now a necessity for the West.
Basically it looks like the Russians have secured a buffer zone against NATO and if Ukraine is allowed to exist as a diminished in size nation maybe it will understand that it should not threaten Russia at the behest of the U.S./NATO. All this killing of ethnic Russians and bio-weapon labs might not seem such a good idea anymore.
That’s the question I have been asking for about 2 years now. Beginning to look like Tdoyka, Houston, and John Burns may be fixing to experience heartbreak.
Basically it looks like the Russians have secured a buffer zone against NATO and if Ukraine is allowed to exist as a diminished in size nation maybe it will understand that it should not threaten Russia at the behest of the U.S./NATO. All this killing of ethnic Russians and bio-weapon labs might not seem such a good idea anymore.
ISW has previously observed that Russian forces are increasingly relying on such infantry-led frontal assaults, likely to compensate for a lack of adequately trained personnel and due to widespread equipment losses.[23] The Russian General Staff appears to be relying heavily on frontal assaults as the predominant tactic in Ukraine as an important part of the Russian solution to the problems of "military parity" laid out by Zaluzhnyi's essay on the issue of "positional warfare."
Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 11, 2023, 6:15pm ET
Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone strike series against Ukraine on the night of November 10 to 11, targeting Kyiv Oblast for the first time in 52 days. Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) was reportedly involved in at least one of three strikes on Russian territory on November 10-11. Continued Russian milblogger discussion of widespread Russian infantry-led frontal assaults highlights the challenges Russia will face in using massed infantry assaults to offset the problems contributing to the current positional warfare identified by Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov appears to be increasingly sidelining his eldest son, 18-year-old Akhmat Kadyrov, in favor of his younger son Adam Kadyrov. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Avdiivka. Russian authorities have reportedly launched another large-scale crypto-mobilization wave. Russian authorities continue efforts to fill out the workforce and artificially alter the demographics of occupied Ukraine.
ISW has previously observed that Russian forces are increasingly relying on such infantry-led frontal assaults, likely to compensate for a lack of adequately trained personnel and due to widespread equipment losses.[23] The Russian General Staff appears to be relying heavily on frontal assaults as the predominant tactic in Ukraine as an important part of the Russian solution to the problems of "military parity" laid out by Zaluzhnyi's essay on the issue of "positional warfare."
Hilarious! is the fact that last week, the near nonexistent Ukrainian AF with a Su-25 launching a Storm Shadow cruise missile massively damaged russia's newest ship before it could even be commissioned. Nearly obliterating the 220' missile carrying Corvette.
Hilarious! is the fact that last week, the near nonexistent Ukrainian AF with a Su-25 launching a Storm Shadow cruise missile massively damaged russia's newest ship before it could even be commissioned. Nearly obliterating the 220' missile carrying Corvette.
That’s the question I have been asking for about 2 years now. Beginning to look like Tdoyka, Houston, and John Burns may be fixing to experience heartbreak.
No you lying Quisling. You have prayed for a Orc victory and now you want to move goal posts.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
My money and more importantly my prayers are with Russia.
They have the advantage.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
I am praying for Russian victory and an end to this before the whole world gets involved. The Russian money I have I believe could be negotiated through Mexico but I am going to consider it a loan to Russia for now.
I, on the other hand, have always been spot on and realistic.
Originally Posted by JohnBurns at the very start of the invasion
So far this schitt show has been a great example of why the 2nd A is important
If and this is a BIG IF the Russkys get stopped or even booted out of Ukraine it going to be an incredible win for not infringing on the "right to keep and bear arms".
That’s[i][/i] the question I have been asking for about 2 years now. Beginning to look like Tdoyka, Houston, and John Burns may be fixing to experience heartbreak.
No you lying Quisling. You have prayed for a Orc victory and now you want to move goal posts.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
My money and more importantly my prayers are with Russia.
They have the advantage.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
I am praying for Russian victory and an end to this before the whole world gets involved. The Russian money I have I believe could be negotiated through Mexico but I am going to consider it a loan to Russia for now.
I, on the other hand, have always been spot on and realistic.
Originally Posted by JohnBurns at the very start of the invasion
So far this schitt show has been a great example of why the 2nd A is important
If and this is a BIG IF the Russkys get stopped or even booted out of Ukraine it going to be an incredible win for not infringing on the "right to keep and bear arms".
[quote=Hastings][quote=LBP]Did Russia surrender yet?
That’s[i][/i] the question I have been asking for about 2 years now. Beginning to look like Tdoyka, Houston, and John Burns may be fixing to experience heartbreak.
No you lying Quisling. You have prayed for a Orc victory and now you want to move goal posts.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
My money and more importantly my prayers are with Russia.
They have the advantage.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
I am praying for Russian victory and an end to this before the whole world gets involved. The Russian money I have I believe could be negotiated through Mexico but I am going to consider it a loan to Russia for now.
I, on the other hand, have always been spot on and realistic.
Originally Posted by JohnBurns at the very start of the invasion
So far this schitt show has been a great example of why the 2nd A is important If and this is a BIG IF the Russkys get stopped or even booted out of Ukraine it going to be an incredible win for not infringing on the "right to keep and bear arms". I don't think the Globalists saw this one coming.
John: You might do well to go back to re-hab. Russia has this well in hand and has bled Ukraine/NATO almost dry. Europe is looking for a way out.
As to Quisling, you are the one supporting the Nazis in this conflict. As did Quisling in Norway.
It’s amazing to me just how similar these Ukraine threads have been to the COVID ones.
Same willingness to swallow MSM stories uncritically, same disconnection from actual history, same fanaticism, and amazingly, same posters on either side.
Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 12, 2023, 3:55pm ET
Ukraine appears to be intensifying attacks against Russian military, logistics, and other high-profile assets in rear areas in occupied Ukraine and Russia. The Russian government is attempting to downplay the extent of its efforts to strengthen control over the Russian information space. Russia continues to posture itself as a prominent security guarantor for authoritarian countries in Africa. Russian forces conducted a limited series of missile strikes targeting southern Ukraine on November 12. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Ukrainian forces made a marginal gain on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast on November 12 amid ongoing ground operations.
That’s the question I have been asking for about 2 years now. Beginning to look like Tdoyka, Houston, and John Burns may be fixing to experience heartbreak.
Originally Posted by LBP
So not yet ? 😁
Not yet, but at least Ukraine's main cheerleader from Wyoming has been released from the asylum and is back playing the equivalent of Baghdad Bob.
That’s the question I have been asking for about 2 years now. Beginning to look like Tdoyka, Houston, and John Burns may be fixing to experience heartbreak.
Originally Posted by LBP
So not yet ? 😁
Not yet, but at least Ukraine's main cheerleader from Wyoming has been released from the asylum and is back playing the equivalent of Baghdad Bob.
They will be calling for Zelensky to win when they are in nursing homes.
That’s the question I have been asking for about 2 years now. Beginning to look like Tdoyka, Houston, and John Burns may be fixing to experience heartbreak.
Originally Posted by LBP
So not yet ? 😁
Not yet, but at least Ukraine's main cheerleader from Wyoming has been released from the asylum and is back playing the equivalent of Baghdad Bob.
No doubt!
Originally Posted by jaguartx
Originally Posted by Hastings
Originally Posted by Hastings
Originally Posted by LBP
Did Russia surrender yet?
That’s the question I have been asking for about 2 years now. Beginning to look like Tdoyka, Houston, and John Burns may be fixing to experience heartbreak.
Originally Posted by LBP
So not yet ? 😁
Not yet, but at least Ukraine's main cheerleader from Wyoming has been released from the asylum and is back playing the equivalent of Baghdad Bob.
They will be calling for Zelensky to win when they are in nursing homes.
Currently I’m pulling for a continued stalemate in Ukraine where both sides, Russia and Ukraine are mired down in a continuous back and forth. The heartless side of me thinks that for every casualty suffered by either Russia or Ukraine is one less future potential enemy for us. I have no illusions about Ukraine being an ally of the USA should conflict arise. They’re raised with the mentality that the west is their existential enemy despite their love of our decadent excesses. If Ukraine can continue to put up a rigorous defense then Russia won’t be as inclined to mess around in the Hamas-Iran-Israel debacle….hopefully. It appears that Russia has its hands full with Ukraine right now and unlike the USA and our ability to meddle in multiple places at once Russia can barely do 1 thing at a time. As long as Russia is stuck in Ukraine they won’t have as much time to interfere and they won’t have the weapons to give to support Iran and Hezbollah….hopefully. 😉
Once China goes after Taiwan “we’ll have everyone right where we want them.” 😂
I am old enough to remember when you whimpered and whined about the Ukraine war. Now you feel safe because Ukraine has stopped the Orcs.
Maybe you should show your thanks that some brave souls in Ukraine kept your children safe?
Originally Posted by LBP
Fuqk Ukraine! I have two sons 17 and 21 and nothing there is worth my boy’s lives. If they can defeat the Russians good for them, if not good for the Russians. It’s not our war!!
I am old enough to remember when you whimpered and whined about the Ukraine war. Now you feel safe because Ukraine has stopped the Orcs.
Maybe you should show your thanks that some brave souls in Ukraine kept your children safe?
Originally Posted by LBP
Fuqk Ukraine! I have two sons 17 and 21 and nothing there is worth my boy’s lives. If they can defeat the Russians good for them, if not good for the Russians. It’s not our war!!
I stick by that post and like many post since Fugk Ukraine. Not one cent of American money, equipment, or personnel should assist either side in anyway. It’s all over now anyway since Russia surrendered I guess.
I am old enough to remember when you whimpered and whined about the Ukraine war. Now you feel safe because Ukraine has stopped the Orcs.
Maybe you should show your thanks that some brave souls in Ukraine kept your children safe?
Originally Posted by LBP
Fuqk Ukraine! I have two sons 17 and 21 and nothing there is worth my boy’s lives. If they can defeat the Russians good for them, if not good for the Russians. It’s not our war!!
Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 13, 2023, 6:55pm ET
Russian state media released and later retracted reports about the "regrouping" of Russian forces on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast to positions further east of the Dnipro River, suggesting that the Russian command and/or Russian state media apparatus has failed to establish a coordinated information line for the Russian response to ongoing Ukrainian ground operations on the east bank. There are three hypotheses of varying likelihood for the release of the now-retracted reports of a Russian regrouping on the east bank of Kherson Oblast: They may be indicative of actual discussions taking place in the high echelons of Russian military command that may have prematurely entered the information space before being officially released by the Russian military; the Russian military command alternatively may have instructed state media to release and then retract these reports as part of an information operation that aims to have Ukrainian forces underestimate available Russian manpower on the east bank of Kherson Oblast; or an outside source posing as the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) provided information about the reported “regrouping” of Russian forces on the left bank of Kherson Oblast to Russian state media outlets. Regardless of the causes and circumstances of the TASS and RIA Novosti reports, the reaction to them suggests that events in Kherson Oblast continue to be highly neuralgic in the pro-war information space and emphasizes that the Russian media space still has not coalesced around a singular rhetorical line about what is happening on the east bank of the Dnipro. Ukrainian and Russian sources noted that weather conditions are impacting the battlespace but not halting operations. Ukrainian officials indicated that Ukraine will likely conduct an interdiction campaign against Russian supply routes in the upcoming winter. A Russian milblogger called on actors in the Russian information space to more widely amplify Russian strikes on Ukrainian military assets as opposed to Ukrainian strikes on Russian rear areas, indirectly highlighting a unique dynamic wherein the majority of reported Russian strikes seem to affect Ukrainian civilian objects, whereas the majority of reported Ukrainian strikes affect Russian military assets. US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink stated that the 100th civilian ship departed the Black Sea corridor for civilian vessels on November 13, amid continued Russian efforts to deter usage of the corridor. Former Wagner Group personnel are reportedly rejecting Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) recruitment attempts aimed at subsuming Wagner operations in Africa. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas of the frontline. Ukrainian officials continued to discuss Russian forced mobilization of Ukrainian civilians in occupied areas of Ukraine. Russian occupation officials continued to deport Ukrainian children to Russia under vacation schemes.
Every government is corrupt you unintelligent [bleep]. Calling any of them anymore corrupt than any other shows just how much of a [bleep] pisspot filled with tepid [bleep] your cranial cavity is.
"America is broke" lol, no it ain't. What's broke is our government, being filled with corrupt pieces of [bleep] and actual terrorist supporters.
I don't hate anybody, just aware of what they are and what they do, just hate the fact that we are indirectly subsidizing their hatred of humanity by taxing the fk out of us
Don't really care if the IDF wipes Gaza off the map scorched earth style or Hamas vice versa, same thing with the UKE/RUS war
In the end, there's not a damn thing we can say or do that will change anything, they've set this up and will see it through
But just because you've chosen a side doesn't mean I'm automatically supposed to give a flying fu ck about your cause ..... or the other
Let them slice each other up, less of both is better for the rest of the world
The Russian Ruble is still steadily gaining on the dollar and has been for a few weeks now. Might be a sign that those in the money exchanges have figured out Russia is going to win out in this dustup in Ukraine.
The exchange rates can tell you a lot about where things are headed.
Of course it could just be that the U.S. is losing value, which it should since we keep flooding the market.
I don't hate anybody, just aware of what they are and what they do, just hate the fact that we are indirectly subsidizing their hatred of humanity by taxing the fk out of us
Don't really care if the IDF wipes Gaza off the map scorched earth style or Hamas vice versa, same thing with the UKE/RUS war
In the end, there's not a damn thing we can say or do that will change anything, they've set this up and will see it through
But just because you've chosen a side doesn't mean I'm automatically supposed to give a flying fu ck about your cause ..... or the other
Let them slice each other up, less of both is better for the rest of the world
You've chosen a side every time you get up in the morning and spend an hour on google finding your new anti-semetic caricature image to post as your point of the day.
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 14, 2023, 6:20pm ET
Russian forces are likely trying to regain the theater-level initiative in Ukraine by conducting several simultaneous offensive operations in eastern Ukraine, although it remains unclear if Russian forces will be able to fully regain the initiative as Ukrainian forces maintain pressure on critical areas of the front. Ukrainian President's Office Head Andriy Yermak stated on November 13 that Ukrainian forces have established a "foothold" on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast. Russian President Vladimir Putin approved amendments to the Russian federal election law on November 14 that increase the Kremlin's control over the conduct of elections and reduce election transparency ahead of the 2024 presidential elections. Russian forces conducted another wave of missile, air, and drone strikes against Ukrainian rear areas on the night of November 13–14. Ukraine's western partners announced new efforts to continue providing Ukraine with military and financial aid. The Russian government is likely attempting to force Google to cease operations in Russia. Armenia continues to distance itself from Russia amid deteriorating Russian-Armenian relations. Deputy Chairperson of the Russian State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy suggested a measure that would restrict work opportunities for migrants from countries that have not designated Russian as a state language, likely as part of an ongoing effort to coerce migrants into Russian military service. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on November 14 and advanced in some areas. The Russian government discussed amendments that would more strictly penalize those who evade mobilization as well as volunteer servicemen who “improperly” perform their duties. Russian occupation officials are beginning to announce that occupied areas of Ukraine will not hold significant public Christmas and New Years’ celebrations due to security concerns.
Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 15, 2023, 7:45pm ET
The European Union (EU) appears poised to ban the export of precision machine tools and key weapons manufacturing equipment components to Russia. Denmark will reportedly start inspecting and potentially blocking Russian oil tankers in an effort to enforce a price cap on Russian oil and the European Union’s (EU) insurance regulations. The Ukrainian government reached a deal with international insurers that will provide affordable coverage to vessels carrying grain and other critical food supplies through the Black Sea corridor for civilian vessels, amid continued Russian efforts to deny navigation through the corridor. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated during a meeting with Russian election commission representatives on November 15 that the Russian government will suppress any foreign or domestic election interference. Recent Russian opinion polls indicate that roughly half of Russians maintain support for the war in Ukraine and for Russia to engage in peace negotiations. Yandex NV - the Dutch holding company of Russian internet technology company Yandex - reportedly aims to sell all its Russian assets by the end of 2023, allowing the Russian government to further increase its hold over the Russian information space. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. A Russian insider source claimed that Kremlin-created Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation, which presented a limited number of former Wagner fighters with the certificates of their combat veteran status, is coercing former Wagner fighters into signing contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Russian and occupation authorities continue efforts to indoctrinate Ukrainian students in occupied Ukraine.
The Russian Ruble is still steadily gaining on the dollar and has been for a few weeks now. Might be a sign that those in the money exchanges have figured out Russia is going to win out in this dustup in Ukraine.
The exchange rates can tell you a lot about where things are headed.
Of course it could just be that the U.S. is losing value, which it should since we keep flooding the market.
Paging John Burns..... clean up on aisle 6..... lmao
Every government is corrupt you unintelligent [bleep]. Calling any of them anymore corrupt than any other shows just how much of a [bleep] pisspot filled with tepid [bleep] your cranial cavity is.
"America is broke" lol, no it ain't. What's broke is our government, being filled with corrupt pieces of [bleep] and actual terrorist supporters.
Rong.One government was so corrupt their DOD set up and financed 46 internationally illegal bioweapons labs in Ukraine and killed millions of their citizens with the pathogens over and over and over again while having its citizens finance and build huge, monstrously expensive edifices to the traitors in charge.
Every government is corrupt you unintelligent [bleep]. Calling any of them anymore corrupt than any other shows just how much of a [bleep] pisspot filled with tepid [bleep] your cranial cavity is.
"America is broke" lol, no it ain't. What's broke is our government, being filled with corrupt pieces of [bleep] and actual terrorist supporters.
Rong.One government was so corrupt their DOD set up and financed 46 internationally illegal bioweapons labs in Ukraine and killed millions of their citizens with the pathogens over and over and over again while having its citizens finance and build huge, monstrously expensive edifices to the traitors in charge.
You honestly think the DOD set up, and financed 46 (forty six?) illegal bioweapon labs in Ukraine?
Just, to make sure I'm understanding you right, you believe that?
Every government is corrupt you unintelligent [bleep]. Calling any of them anymore corrupt than any other shows just how much of a [bleep] pisspot filled with tepid [bleep] your cranial cavity is.
"America is broke" lol, no it ain't. What's broke is our government, being filled with corrupt pieces of [bleep] and actual terrorist supporters.
Rong.One government was so corrupt their DOD set up and financed 46 internationally illegal bioweapons labs in Ukraine and killed millions of their citizens with the pathogens over and over and over again while having its citizens finance and build huge, monstrously expensive edifices to the traitors in charge.
Every government is corrupt you unintelligent [bleep]. Calling any of them anymore corrupt than any other shows just how much of a [bleep] pisspot filled with tepid [bleep] your cranial cavity is.
"America is broke" lol, no it ain't. What's broke is our government, being filled with corrupt pieces of [bleep] and actual terrorist supporters.
Rong.One government was so corrupt their DOD set up and financed 46 internationally illegal bioweapons labs in Ukraine and killed millions of their citizens with the pathogens over and over and over again while having its citizens finance and build huge, monstrously expensive edifices to the traitors in charge.
Kook alert!
I would bet it was closer to 12 bio labs.... that makes it all better....
Every government is corrupt you unintelligent [bleep]. Calling any of them anymore corrupt than any other shows just how much of a [bleep] pisspot filled with tepid [bleep] your cranial cavity is.
"America is broke" lol, no it ain't. What's broke is our government, being filled with corrupt pieces of [bleep] and actual terrorist supporters.
Rong.One government was so corrupt their DOD set up and financed 46 internationally illegal bioweapons labs in Ukraine and killed millions of their citizens with the pathogens over and over and over again while having its citizens finance and build huge, monstrously expensive edifices to the traitors in charge.
Kook alert!
I would bet it was closer to 12 bio labs.... that makes it all better....
Obviously there were some bio-labs there. If I was Putin and had a hostile neighbor cooking up super viruses on my border I would be a tad suspicious that there was some ugliness afoot.
Why was the U.S. pushing Ukraine into gouging the Russians is a question that needs answering. Did NATO/USA and the WEF/central bankers think Ukraine would be able to defeat Russia and leave its rich resources open to be pillaged? Picking a fight with Russia just doesn't make sense.
How many Bio labs is irrelevent... the fact that Ukraine has been used as a proxy to bring Russia to it's knees and in line with the globalist NWO and to begin exploiting and stripping her of her resources, flooding her borders with hoards of alien rif, ala Sweden, England, Germany, etc, get her in line with inclusion, diversity, trannyism, etc. HAS FAILED MISERABLY!! To the tune of wasted hundreds of billions and millions of dead Ukrainians!
An orthodox Christian nation Russia. No longer the Communist USSR for you brainwashed Cold War Boomers who came in late. Her own distinct National identity and culture that she is not going to give up to the trannnyists, etc A history that is revered, not abhorred Oil, gas, rare earth mins, lumber, fresh water, etc. etc. abound (Ratheon and Black Rock get a serious woody) A strong economy and a military that is 10 fold stronger than it was 2 years ago.
So how has this worked out for the Soros backed, Globalist, NWO "Empire of Lies"???
Give a (bleep) about Ukraine and Israel and flood our country with the riffraff of the world. The One WORLD UTOPIA is winning here big time but getting their asses kicked big time in Russia. As usual. the sheep are oblivious!!!
How many Bio labs is irrelevent... the fact that Ukraine has been used as a proxy to bring Russia to it's knees and in line with the globalist NWO and to begin exploiting and stripping her of her resources, flooding her borders with hoards of alien rif, ala Sweden, England, Germany, etc, get her in line with inclusion, diversity, trannyism, etc. HAS FAILED MISERABLY!! To the tune of wasted hundreds of billions and millions of dead Ukrainians!
An orthodox Christian nation Russia. No longer the Communist USSR for you brainwashed Cold War Boomers who came in late. Her own distinct National identity and culture that she is not going to give up to the trannnyists, etc A history that is revered, not abhorred Oil, gas, rare earth mins, lumber, fresh water, etc. etc. abound (Ratheon and Black Rock get a serious woody) A strong economy and a military that is 10 fold stronger than it was 2 years ago.
So how has this worked out for the Soros backed, Globalist, NWO "Empire of Lies"???
Give a (bleep) about Ukraine and Israel and flood our country with the riffraff of the world. The One WORLD UTOPIA is winning here big time but getting their asses kicked big time in Russia. As usual. the sheep are oblivious!!!
"Facts on the ground point to the Russian Armed Forces (RAF) taking the initiative all along the SMO frontlines. This is recognized even by Polish and Estonian intel. Main battles are being fought on the Avdeevka-Marinka line in the DPR and the Kupyansk-Svatovo line in the LPR.
RAF has enough manpower and weapons to keep the Ukrainians under a 24/7 state of despair."
“The West must admit that not only Donbass and Crimea are not Ukraine, but also Odessa, Nikolaev, Kiev and practically everything else.”
How many Bio labs is irrelevent... the fact that Ukraine has been used as a proxy to bring Russia to it's knees and in line with the globalist NWO and to begin exploiting and stripping her of her resources, flooding her borders with hoards of alien rif, ala Sweden, England, Germany, etc, get her in line with inclusion, diversity, trannyism, etc. HAS FAILED MISERABLY!! To the tune of wasted hundreds of billions and millions of dead Ukrainians!
An orthodox Christian nation Russia. No longer the Communist USSR for you brainwashed Cold War Boomers who came in late. Her own distinct National identity and culture that she is not going to give up to the trannnyists, etc A history that is revered, not abhorred Oil, gas, rare earth mins, lumber, fresh water, etc. etc. abound (Ratheon and Black Rock get a serious woody) A strong economy and a military that is 10 fold stronger than it was 2 years ago.
So how has this worked out for the Soros backed, Globalist, NWO "Empire of Lies"???
Give a (bleep) about Ukraine and Israel and flood our country with the riffraff of the world. The One WORLD UTOPIA is winning here big time but getting their asses kicked big time in Russia. As usual. the sheep are oblivious!!!
"Facts on the ground point to the Russian Armed Forces (RAF) taking the initiative all along the SMO frontlines. This is recognized even by Polish and Estonian intel. Main battles are being fought on the Avdeevka-Marinka line in the DPR and the Kupyansk-Svatovo line in the LPR.
RAF has enough manpower and weapons to keep the Ukrainians under a 24/7 state of despair."
“The West must admit that not only Donbass and Crimea are not Ukraine, but also Odessa, Nikolaev, Kiev and practically everything else.”
Truth.
The Rothschilds and their Satanic Bloodlines Globalist NWO is going down and taking the Vatican, Crown and DC down with it by Trump, Putin, Prince Ben Salmon, India (and guess who/what else) Xi and Iraq and IRAN.
Man, do I have a feeling some people in this forum just hate the USA, always praising foreign dictatorships that would love nothing less than to slap them in irons and send them up to the choppin' block.
Man, do I have a feeling some people in this forum just hate the USA, always praising foreign dictatorships that would love nothing less than to slap them in irons and send them up to the choppin' block.
Putin is policing his own back yard. What’s the issue?
Man, do I have a feeling some people in this forum just hate the USA, always praising foreign dictatorships that would love nothing less than to slap them in irons and send them up to the choppin' block.
Man, do I have a feeling some people in this forum just hate the USA, always praising foreign dictatorships that would love nothing less than to slap them in irons and send them up to the choppin' block.
How is not spending money we don't have on a war that's none of our business an indication of hate?
The Rothschilds and their Satanic Bloodlines Globalist NWO is going down and taking the Vatican, Crown and DC down with it by Trump, Putin, Prince Ben Salmon, India (and guess who/what else) Xi and Iraq and IRAN.
Israel will be flipped last.
At least all the Putin Pufters are now openly admitting their allegiance to other dictators, both Muzzy and ChiCom.
Anyone who doesn’t support Jews totally, unequivocally, no questions asked.
The Yids demand that ALL Americans must support Satanic Israel, if you don't then you're anti-semitic, something they've been forcing the world to believe is a really bad thing to be, since the end of WWll any talk (truth) putting Yids in a bad light or exposes their corruption and greed is automatically "anti-semitic", a term they weaponized to shout and shut down anyone who dares speak out
And you also must hate the Russkies because they're Christians , Yids have 2023 years of hatred for Christ and cannot stand the fact the Russian's have ousted the Bolshevik Yids out of their Gov and reverted back to their traditional Christian roots
The Rothschilds and their Satanic Bloodlines Globalist NWO is going down and taking the Vatican, Crown and DC down with it by Trump, Putin, Prince Ben Salmon, India (and guess who/what else) Xi and Iraq and IRAN.
Israel will be flipped last.
At least all the Putin Pufters are now openly admitting their allegiance to other dictators, both Muzzy and ChiCom.
Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 16, 2023, 8:45pm ET
Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of October 15 to 16. Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev announced on November 16 that Russian authorities are strengthening Russian air defense over Russia’s Central Federal Okrug, likely in response to Ukraine’s recently implied intent to conduct an interdiction campaign against Russian supply routes in rear areas during the winter. Russian milbloggers continued to criticize actors in the Russian information space for distorting the reality of the Russian war effort, highlighting an emerging cyclical dynamic in the Russian information space in which the majority of Russian sources coalesce around a particular predominant narrative and, in turn, a subset of different sources coalesces to criticize the majority’s prevailing opinion. Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded a prominent Russian milblogger who was previously critical of Russia’s military performance during its full-scale invasion with a prestigious state honor, continuing the Kremlin’s long-standing effort to coopt milbloggers and make them loyal to the Kremlin. Ukraine stated that the continued Russian occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has resulted in equipment and maintenance failures that threaten the plant’s security. The Ukrainian and IAEA reports indicate that Russia’s presence and exclusive control over the ZNPP is increasing, suggesting that similar failures may escalate under continued Russian occupation. Cyprus has reportedly been complicit in helping Russian elites, sanctioned for supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022, launder money. Gazprom Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom, announced on November 16 that it acquired the majority share of a large Russian blogger agency, likely in an effort to expand its already extensive control over the Russian media space. Russian authorities discovered former Russian 6th Air Force and Air Defense Army Commander Lieutenant General Vladimir Sviridov dead in his home in Stavropol Krai on November 15. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, near Robotyne, and northeast of Vasylivka and advanced near Avdiivka. The Russian Ministry of Education issued a draft order establishing a course called “Fundamentals of Security and Defense of the Motherland” for Russian middle and high school students starting in September 2024. The Russian government and Russian occupation authorities continue to forcibly deport children in occupied Ukraine to Russia under the rubric of educational programs.
You and a bunch here can read the writing on the wall, the rest subscribed to the supposed wizards usual wrong prediction.
All along everyone should have stayed out of it, along with what is happening in Israel, not our fight.
Pelosi, McConnell, Schumer and all the rest of the dirtbag grifters on the Hill never gave a schit about Ukraine. They don't give a schit about the 400,000 Ukrainians killed in action or stripping Americans of their wealth to shove it in their own pockets. All of those scum need to hang, but nothing will ever happen to them. They won't even break a nail.
No, they are the endurance champions. They will stop when Ukrainians beg for peace and never try to join NATO. American presidential elections next year, therefore, you can expect end of hostilities relatively soon unless Ukrainian population really wants to commit sepukku.
Man, do I have a feeling some people in this forum just hate the USA, always praising foreign dictatorships that would love nothing less than to slap them in irons and send them up to the choppin' block.
That's the usual lame refrain. Surprised you didn't play the "you are a racist" card.
" you hate the USA" ad nauseam just like the race card and "you are anti semiotic" bullshiit.
Well, an administration that actually supports the hatred of the USA doesn't deserve anything but abhorrence. This criminal administration is NOT the "USA"
A ruling elite that cheats it's way into power. Uses it's political clout to attack and persecute innocent citizens for their own political gain while their own crimes go unpunished and even unknown. Control a corrupt media to spew forth their lies to brainwash the lemmings and sheep. To send billions of taxpayer money into a black hole of corruption and deceit, beholden to their cash cow military industrial donors. pharma companies, etc. resulting in the death of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians used as proxies to achieve their NWO goal.
Floods our country with millions of unknown, unvetted aliens, breaking our laws to satisfy their NWO agenda. Convince our kid"s that they are not male or female.Allow the destruction of our sacred historical monuments in the name of racial justice???
Corrupt and weaken our military with their diversity and inclusion priorities. Destroy our capacity to produce energy to save the world from "climate change"....
I could go on but getting pissed.....get your shiit straight
You and a bunch here can read the writing on the wall, the rest subscribed to the supposed wizards usual wrong prediction.
All along everyone should have stayed out of it, along with what is happening in Israel, not our fight.
Pelosi, McConnell, Schumer and all the rest of the dirtbag grifters on the Hill never gave a schit about Ukraine. They don't give a schit about the 400,000 Ukrainians killed in action or stripping Americans of their wealth to shove it in their own pockets. All of those scum need to hang, but nothing will ever happen to them. They won't even break a nail.
I do not mind that Ukrainians are fighting Russians. Let me put your mind at ease by bringing to your attention the civilians Ukrainians eliminated in their struggle for independence. We are talking hundreds of thousands: Jews, Poles, Belorussians,....and Ukrainians who tried to shelter them. They still lie in mass graves because Ukrainians will never allow exhumation and proper burial for the victims. Probably because the victims were: elderly, women and children.
It didn't have to happen; pity. Had they talked with Putin and abandoned the idea of joining NATO there'd have been no war. The Biden administration is at fault and republicans in congress have blood on their hands as well. you can't make this [bleep] up.
It didn't have to happen; pity. Had they talked with Putin and abandoned the idea of joining NATO there'd have been no war. The Biden administration is at fault and republicans in congress have blood on their hands as well. you can't make this [bleep] up.
Actually the 🍊 Revolution occurred when Barak Obama was 🇺🇸 president. According to high level official who testified before congressional committee the cost to you was 5 or 6 billion dollars. This was the beginning of this conflict.
No, they are the endurance champions. They will stop when Ukrainians beg for peace and never try to join NATO. American presidential elections next year, therefore, you can expect end of hostilities relatively soon unless Ukrainian population really wants to commit sepukku.
no on pays this racist tooty sock puppet any attention
Originally Posted by TreeMutt
Originally Posted by aether_tech
Man, do I have a feeling some people in this forum just hate the USA, always praising foreign dictatorships that would love nothing less than to slap them in irons and send them up to the choppin' block.
That's the usual lame refrain. Surprised you didn't play the "you are a racist" card.
" you hate the USA" ad nauseam just like the race card and "you are anti semiotic" bullshiit.
Well, an administration that actually supports the hatred of the USA doesn't deserve anything but abhorrence. This criminal administration is NOT the "USA"
A ruling elite that cheats it's way into power. Uses it's political clout to attack and persecute innocent citizens for their own political gain while their own crimes go unpunished and even unknown. Control a corrupt media to spew forth their lies to brainwash the lemmings and sheep. To send billions of taxpayer money into a black hole of corruption and deceit, beholden to their cash cow military industrial donors. pharma companies, etc. resulting in the death of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians used as proxies to achieve their NWO goal.
Floods our country with millions of unknown, unvetted aliens, breaking our laws to satisfy their NWO agenda. Convince our kid"s that they are not male or female.Allow the destruction of our sacred historical monuments in the name of racial justice???
Corrupt and weaken our military with their diversity and inclusion priorities. Destroy our capacity to produce energy to save the world from "climate change"....
I could go on but getting pissed.....get your shiit straight
BS, had Ukraine not fallen for the U.S. and NATO's BS talk (as so many other nations have found out) in the 1994 trilateral agreement and the resulting security assurances (Link) Ukraine would be the 3rd largest nuclear nation in the world. Ukraine fell for it hook, line, and sinker... The only mistake was Obama and NATO didn't come through in 2014, and the main reason for that was Bushes' fake war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Biden has it 100% right, but isn't going far enough...
It didn't have to happen; pity. Had they talked with Putin and abandoned the idea of joining NATO there'd have been no war. The Biden administration is at fault and republicans in congress have blood on their hands as well. you can't make this [bleep] up.
It didn't have to happen; pity. Had they talked with Putin and abandoned the idea of joining NATO there'd have been no war. The Biden administration is at fault and republicans in congress have blood on their hands as well. you can't make this [bleep] up.
This is the cribs notes story right here.
It takes a special kind of stupid to believe that drivel.
Ukraine was never eligible to join NATO because of the disputed borders.
Now add in that NATO has expanded dramatically after Puty Bois dumb invasion and the Orcs have an extra 800 miles of NATO border that they have zero interest in fortifying because Puty Boi knows NATO was never a threat to attack Orcland.
Well,....a lot of them are in a bad economic situation because they're no longer allowed to buy energy from Russia,...and NATO member Turkey is threatening war with Israel.
Well,....a lot of them are in a bad economic situation because they're no longer allowed to buy energy from Russia,...and NATO member Turkey is threatening war with Israel.
Other than that, NATO is just ducky.
Well we can at least agree NATO was never going to invade Orcland and anyone who believes that was Puty Bois reason for invading is really dumb.
Well,....a lot of them are in a bad economic situation because they're no longer allowed to buy energy from Russia,...and NATO member Turkey is threatening war with Israel.
Other than that, NATO is just ducky.
Well we can at least agree NATO was never going to invade Orcland and anyone who believes that was Puty Bois reason for invading is really dumb.
It wasn’t about NATO invading Russia at anytime in the foreseeable future. It was about NATO as a US proxy establishing a hostile regime on the Russian border.
Same as if Russia interfered in Canadian elections and set up a Canadian puppet regime hostile towards the US and that still wouldn’t compare to Ukraines militarily under our regime change at odds with the Russian ethnic majority in eastern Ukraine.
It wasn’t about NATO invading Russia at anytime in the foreseeable future. It was about NATO as a US proxy establishing a hostile regime on the Russian border.
Same as if Russia interfered in Canadian elections and set up a Canadian puppet regime of Russia hostile towards the US.
And now the Orcs have much more NATO border due to the dumb invasion, yet you chuckle heads gobble and slurp up that Orc agitprop.
It didn't have to happen; pity. Had they talked with Putin and abandoned the idea of joining NATO there'd have been no war. The Biden administration is at fault and republicans in congress have blood on their hands as well. you can't make this [bleep] up.
This is the cribs notes story right here.
It takes a special kind of stupid to believe that drivel.
Ukraine was never eligible to join NATO because of the disputed borders.
Now add in that NATO has expanded dramatically after Puty Bois dumb invasion and the Orcs have an extra 800 miles of NATO border that they have zero interest in fortifying because Puty Boi knows NATO was never a threat to attack Orcland.
Really dumb thinking.
NATO was never a threat to Russia? What the hell was the purpose of NATO?
It wasn’t about NATO invading Russia at anytime in the foreseeable future. It was about NATO as a US proxy establishing a hostile regime on the Russian border.
Same as if Russia interfered in Canadian elections and set up a Canadian puppet regime of Russia hostile towards the US.
And now the Orcs have much more NATO border due to the dumb invasion, yet you chuckle heads gobble and slurp up that Orc agitprop.
Right. Do you think that might have been the MIC and globalist plan right from the start?
To force Russia between a rock and a hard spot with the US as the instigator. More money for the MIC that in exchange bankrolls politicians and more globalist control.
Massive US spending of no benefit to the average American and 100’s of thousands of deaths to further globalist and the MIC.
It didn't have to happen; pity. Had they talked with Putin and abandoned the idea of joining NATO there'd have been no war. The Biden administration is at fault and republicans in congress have blood on their hands as well. you can't make this [bleep] up.
This is the cribs notes story right here.
It takes a special kind of stupid to believe that drivel.
Ukraine was never eligible to join NATO because of the disputed borders.
Now add in that NATO has expanded dramatically after Puty Bois dumb invasion and the Orcs have an extra 800 miles of NATO border that they have zero interest in fortifying because Puty Boi knows NATO was never a threat to attack Orcland.
Really dumb thinking.
NATO was never a threat to Russia? What the hell was the purpose of NATO?
I mean if you really want to go ahead and ask Burns serious questions. The fugk wad sleeps in a cot in the back of Wyoming Arms.
NATO was never a threat to Russia? What the hell was the purpose of NATO?
JFC!
NATO was formed to counter Orc aggression.
NATO has never invaded Orcland one single time yet the Orcs have invaded many countries.
It's like some of you will just gladly swallow what ever agitprop Puty Boi spouts.
Do you also believe Hamas, an Orc ally, is just a poor victim of mean Jews?
Have you bought Irainian Rials and ChiCom RMBs to add to your stash of Rubble Rubles?
Originally Posted by TheLastLemming76
Right. Do you think that might have been the MIC and globalist plan right from the start?
To force Russia between a rock and a hard spot with the US as the instigator. More money for the MIC that in exchange bankroll politicians and more globalist control.
Massive US spending of no benefit to the average American and 100’s of thousands of deaths to further globalist and the MIC.
I do believe a group wanted a NATO vs Orc fight on a bigger scale. Ukraine fucked that up by actually fighting. Who saw that coming?
Even more of a reason Puty Boi was dumb as shit to have invaded Ukraine.
The vast majority of the World would be better off if Puty Boi had stayed home and made Bank selling Europe energy.
Anyone who believes NATO would have invaded the shithole of Orcland is just dumb.
NATO was never a threat to Russia? What the hell was the purpose of NATO?
JFC!
NATO was formed to counter Orc aggression.
NATO has never invaded Orcland one single time yet the Orcs have invaded many countries.
It's like some of you will just gladly swallow what ever agitprop Puty Boi spouts.
Do you also believe Hamas, an Orc ally, is just a poor victim of mean Jews?
Have you bought Irainian Rials and ChiCom RMBs to add to your stash of Rubble Rubles?
Originally Posted by TheLastLemming76
Right. Do you think that might have been the MIC and globalist plan right from the start?
To force Russia between a rock and a hard spot with the US as the instigator. More money for the MIC that in exchange bankroll politicians and more globalist control.
Massive US spending of no benefit to the average American and 100’s of thousands of deaths to further globalist and the MIC.
I do believe a group wanted a NATO vs Orc fight on a bigger scale. Ukraine fucked that up by actually fighting. Who saw that coming?
Even more of a reason Puty Boi was dumb as shit to have invaded Ukraine.
The vast majority of the World would be better off if Puty Boi had stayed home and made Bank selling Europe energy.
Anyone who believes NATO would have invaded the shithole of Orcland is just dumb.
Ukranians were killing ethnic Russians in the Donbass region. It started after the globalists staged a coup and installed Zelensky in 2014.
The globalists knew that factions within Ukraine would kill the ethnic Russians if given the opportunity. They wanted to ignite a war that would pit NATO against Russia.
It didn't work out like they had planned.
The poor, ignorant Ukrainians are just now coming to the realization that they've been used as pawns. But it's a bit too late.
NATO was never a threat to Russia? What the hell was the purpose of NATO?
JFC!
NATO was formed to counter Orc aggression.
NATO has never invaded Orcland one single time yet the Orcs have invaded many countries.
It's like some of you will just gladly swallow what ever agitprop Puty Boi spouts.
Do you also believe Hamas, an Orc ally, is just a poor victim of mean Jews?
Have you bought Irainian Rials and ChiCom RMBs to add to your stash of Rubble Rubles?
Originally Posted by TheLastLemming76
Right. Do you think that might have been the MIC and globalist plan right from the start?
To force Russia between a rock and a hard spot with the US as the instigator. More money for the MIC that in exchange bankroll politicians and more globalist control.
Massive US spending of no benefit to the average American and 100’s of thousands of deaths to further globalist and the MIC.
I do believe a group wanted a NATO vs Orc fight on a bigger scale. Ukraine fucked that up by actually fighting. Who saw that coming?
Even more of a reason Puty Boi was dumb as shit to have invaded Ukraine.
The vast majority of the World would be better off if Puty Boi had stayed home and made Bank selling Europe energy.
Anyone who believes NATO would have invaded the shithole of Orcland is just dumb.
US led NATO makes a living out of invading and bombing 3rd world countries on a scale Russia hasn’t done since WWII 80 years ago.
Putin was happy to stay home and sell energy and was doing just that until we destabilized Ukraine and Russia decided to “blow up its own pipeline.”
Nobody believes NATO was about to invade Russia. It was about Russia having a pipeline to Europe that our gov didn’t like among other reasons and that pipeline running through Ukraine on its way to West Europe.
20 years of Afghanistan war/occupation ends and within months we’re bankrolling Ukraine to keep the MIC in money that them funds our politicians. Now we have Israel to fund so we can start pulling back the money to Ukraine. Where will we spread democracy next?
It didn't have to happen; pity. Had they talked with Putin and abandoned the idea of joining NATO there'd have been no war. The Biden administration is at fault and republicans in congress have blood on their hands as well. you can't make this [bleep] up.
This is the cribs notes story right here.
It takes a special kind of stupid to believe that drivel.
Ukraine was never eligible to join NATO because of the disputed borders.
Now add in that NATO has expanded dramatically after Puty Bois dumb invasion and the Orcs have an extra 800 miles of NATO border that they have zero interest in fortifying because Puty Boi knows NATO was never a threat to attack Orcland.
Really dumb thinking.
NATO was never a threat to Russia? What the hell was the purpose of NATO?
I mean if you really want to go ahead and ask Burns serious questions. The fugk wad sleeps in a cot in the back of Wyoming Arms.
Ouch Alwaysoutdoors just Falcon Punched Burns, right in the pussy!!😂🤣
NATO has never invaded Orcland one single time yet the Orcs have invaded many countries.
Even for you, that's stupid. The standard for Russia is if they invade any country, but the standard for NATO is only if they invade Russia?
How many countries has the United States invaded since the fall of the Soviet Union?
John Burns: Think about how ignorant your post was. Listen to dassa. We invade and meddle far more than Russia ever did. For the most part since Reagan took office they have been isolationist to the extent that if a country doesn't border them and doesn't threaten them they don't bother with it.
Think about it. And I may yet launder my Rubles through Mexico. Right now I consider it a loan to Russia.
Consultancy firm Deloitte reports that two out of three German companies have partially relocated their operations abroad due to ongoing energy issues in Germany.
Previous reports indicated that nearly half of the country’s small-to-midsized companies were considering moving abroad or ceasing operations. According to Deloitte, 67 percent of German companies have moved some operations abroad, and every third industrial company plans to relocate high-quality areas such as production and preassembly.
Investments in infrastructure, digitalization, and cost-effective energy pricing are essential for securing business locations. The situation is particularly acute in Germany’s mechanical engineering, industrial goods, and automotive sectors, where 69 percent of companies report moderate to large-scale relocation.
It didn't have to happen; pity. Had they talked with Putin and abandoned the idea of joining NATO there'd have been no war. The Biden administration is at fault and republicans in congress have blood on their hands as well. you can't make this [bleep] up.
This is the cribs notes story right here.
It takes a special kind of stupid to believe that drivel.
Ukraine was never eligible to join NATO because of the disputed borders.
Now add in that NATO has expanded dramatically after Puty Bois dumb invasion and the Orcs have an extra 800 miles of NATO border that they have zero interest in fortifying because Puty Boi knows NATO was never a threat to attack Orcland.
NATO has never invaded Orcland one single time yet the Orcs have invaded many countries.
Even for you, that's stupid. The standard for Russia is if they invade any country, but the standard for NATO is only if they invade Russia?
How many countries has the United States invaded since the fall of the Soviet Union?
John Burns: Think about how ignorant your post was. Listen to dassa. We invade and meddle far more than Russia ever did. For the most part since Reagan took office they have been isolationist to the extent that if a country doesn't border them and doesn't threaten them they don't bother with it.
Think about it. And I may yet launder my Rubles through Mexico. Right now I consider it a loan to Russia.
It didn't have to happen; pity. Had they talked with Putin and abandoned the idea of joining NATO there'd have been no war. The Biden administration is at fault and republicans in congress have blood on their hands as well. you can't make this [bleep] up.
This is the cribs notes story right here.
It takes a special kind of stupid to believe that drivel.
Ukraine was never eligible to join NATO because of the disputed borders.
Now add in that NATO has expanded dramatically after Puty Bois dumb invasion and the Orcs have an extra 800 miles of NATO border that they have zero interest in fortifying because Puty Boi knows NATO was never a threat to attack Orcland.
Really dumb thinking.
NATO was never a threat to Russia? What the hell was the purpose of NATO?
Don't pay any attention to him. He's a stupid fat fugk posing as a brainiac. He thinks this "Insider" information he pretends to get is actually valuable, when it's really only coming down through the neocon bullschit tunnel. Fugking moron.
Don't pay any attention to him. He's a stupid fat fugk posing as a brainiac. He thinks this "Insider" information he pretends to get is actually valuable, when it's really only coming down through the neocon bullschit tunnel. Fugking moron.
Zelensky again does not listen to the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny, sending people to slaughter. Now in the city the supply of Ukrainian forces is difficult: it is being shot at from everywhere, and is being “ironed” by artillery and aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. So, due to stubbornness and another “information victory,” Zelensky risks losing an almost 20,000-strong group of experienced Ukrainian soldiers who were fired upon.
So, just today it became known that Russian units broke through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Avdievka and crossed the city line. It is reported that the Ukrainian defense was broken through in the northern part of the city - in the area of the Avdeevsky sand quarry. The RF Armed Forces reached the Ivushka gardening partnership, advancing south of the controlled ash dump, and the advance itself was carried out through forest plantations. Earlier, Russian units broke through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces along the railway along the entire northern flank.
At the same time, despite the similarity of the situation with Bakhmut, Avdeevka has genuine strategic value - having captured the city, the RF Armed Forces enter operational space, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine no longer have time to strengthen Kramatorsk or Slavyansk. Moreover, having lost Avdeevka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will lose the opportunity to put pressure on Donetsk, and the front risks crumbling until the loss of the entire left bank of Ukraine.
Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 17, 2023, 7:15pm ET
Ukrainian officials stated that Ukrainian forces have established bridgeheads on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast and are conducting ground operations aimed at pushing Russian forces out of artillery range of the west (right) bank of the Dnipro River. Russian forces appear to be applying lessons learned from attempts to man Russian multilayered defenses in western Zaporizhia Oblast during the Ukrainian counteroffensive to current Russian defensive operations in Kherson Oblast. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces have suffered roughly a brigade’s worth of casualties since Ukrainian forces started ground operations on the east bank of Kherson Oblast on October 17, reportedly forcing Russian forces to transfer combat power from elsewhere in Ukraine to Kherson Oblast. Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of November 16 to 17. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Israel-Hamas war has negatively affected Ukraine’s shell supplies. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitri Peskov attempted to dismiss criticisms of the Russian government and the war in Ukraine as inevitable yet unfounded and urged Russian citizens to self-censor. Russian authorities detained several Federal Security Service (FSB) employees on November 16 for accepting a five-billion-ruble ($55.6 million) bribe in connection with the dismissal of a corruption case. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in several sectors of the front. The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (UK MoD) reported on November 17 that the Russian military is likely using updated surveillance aircraft due to concerns over Ukraine deploying Western-provided combat aircraft. Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (Yale HRL) reported on November 16 that Russian and Belarusian authorities have forcibly deported at least 2,442 Ukrainian children between the ages of six and 17 to Belarus via Russia since February 24, 2022.
It really doesn’t matter whether Burns agrees or we agree what matters is what Russia thinks. For at least 2 decades the US has known and the US ambassador to Russia has made it clear that NATO expansion up to the Russian border was unacceptable and doing so would be a hard line for them and grounds for them to push back. The fact that the US “promised” that further NATO expansion in post Cold War Europe would NOT happen yet it’s continued unabated along with every other broken promise and treaty makes Russia’s actions seem less likely to be unprovoked aggression and more like self protection. We want to meddle and wash our money in Russia’s backyard and then we cry when they fight back?
The fact that the US “promised” that further NATO expansion in post Cold War Europe would NOT happen yet it’s continued unabated along with every other broken promise and treaty makes Russia’s actions seem less likely to be unprovoked aggression and more like self protection.
This zombie lie needs to die for good. Where is there any signed treaty saying such a thing? Also, the Russia ass suckers here are quick to jump all over anyone who suggests the Soviet Union and Russia are one and the same. So even if this mythical agreement had been signed with the USSR (it wasn't) how would it still be in effect with a new and completely different country?
There was no push by other NATO nations to make Ukraine a NATO member. Also there are already NATO countries on Russia's western border. Putin did nothing when they joined. NATO expansion is not why Putin invaded Ukraine. He invaded Ukraine because he wants it's natural resources and he doesn’t accept that Ukraine is a real state or has a separate national identity. He sees it as an integral part of the Russian national patrimony.
Willto needs to look at history regarding Russia. The Federation is not Soviet USSR. NATO expansion has continued unabated since the breakup of the old union. Since the Marxist revolution Russia has been the most hated nation on the planet with good reason but that is long gone. This police action never had to happen had Ukraine not committed genocide on Russians. They were warned and they even signed a treaty claiming they would stop but never did at the behest of America. Obama escalated the destruction of Ukraine and Biden presided over it. There is nothing Europe would like more than to divide Russia's oil, gas and mineral wealth. Instead of making friends we have continually rebuked Russia. What did we expect would happen.
Willto needs to look at history regarding Russia. The Federation is not Soviet USSR. NATO expansion has continued unabated since the breakup of the old union. Since the Marxist revolution Russia has been the most hated nation on the planet with good reason but that is long gone. This police action never had to happen had Ukraine not committed genocide on Russians. They were warned and they even signed a treaty claiming they would stop but never did at the behest of America. Obama escalated the destruction of Ukraine and Biden presided over it. There is nothing Europe would like more than to divide Russia's oil, gas and mineral wealth. Instead of making friends we have continually rebuked Russia. What did we expect would happen.
Ummm, it's a lot easier to cheer for the losers if you think history started in February, 2022.
Willto needs to look at history regarding Russia. The Federation is not Soviet USSR. NATO expansion has continued unabated since the breakup of the old union. Since the Marxist revolution Russia has been the most hated nation on the planet with good reason but that is long gone. This police action never had to happen had Ukraine not committed genocide on Russians. They were warned and they even signed a treaty claiming they would stop but never did at the behest of America. Obama escalated the destruction of Ukraine and Biden presided over it. There is nothing Europe would like more than to divide Russia's oil, gas and mineral wealth. Instead of making friends we have continually rebuked Russia. What did we expect would happen.
rainshot: You are correct about Russia's wealth being the aim in this war.
The NWO/WEF/NATO/Central Banks grab for Russia's vast resources have caused this. They used Ukraine to stir this war up with the hopes that NATO/USA arms could destabilize the Russian government and bring it under western/NWO control. Control of world finance demands that independent Russia be liquidated. If that can be accomplished India, China, and the rest of the 3rd world will comply. The BRICS currency and system has the bankrupt west scared sheitless.
It really doesn’t matter whether Burns agrees or we agree what matters is what Russia thinks. For at least 2 decades the US has known and the US ambassador to Russia has made it clear that NATO expansion up to the Russian border was unacceptable and doing so would be a hard line for them and grounds for them to push back. The fact that the US “promised” that further NATO expansion in post Cold War Europe would NOT happen yet it’s continued unabated along with every other broken promise and treaty makes Russia’s actions seem less likely to be unprovoked aggression and more like self protection. We want to meddle and wash our money in Russia’s backyard and then we cry when they fight back?
It's been explained many times but Ukraine has never been eligible to join NATO. Never Ever.
Some of you just want bow down to Puty Boi in a strange Cult of Personality. A desire to follow a strong dictator.
The objective fact is that the Orcs now have much more border with NATO after this invasion and it sure didn't take a crystal ball as good as mine to have seen it coming.
Puty Boi and his Orcs don't belive Ukraine should be a free country and want their resources.
It's just that simple and all the whining about NATO agression is just simping for Puty Boi.
It really doesn’t matter whether Burns agrees or we agree what matters is what Russia thinks. For at least 2 decades the US has known and the US ambassador to Russia has made it clear that NATO expansion up to the Russian border was unacceptable and doing so would be a hard line for them and grounds for them to push back. The fact that the US “promised” that further NATO expansion in post Cold War Europe would NOT happen yet it’s continued unabated along with every other broken promise and treaty makes Russia’s actions seem less likely to be unprovoked aggression and more like self protection. We want to meddle and wash our money in Russia’s backyard and then we cry when they fight back?
It's been explained many times but Ukraine has never been eligible to join NATO. Never Ever.
You might want to tell that to NATO…and Ukraine……..uh, and Russia too.
Ukraine’s future is in NATO. Relations between NATO and Ukraine date back to the early 1990s and have since developed into one of the most substantial of NATO’s partnerships. Since 2014, in the wake of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, cooperation has been intensified in critical areas.
Major fighting in limon and lysychansk and Russia by all viable reporting is successfully surrounding these cities in their "cauldron". Ukrainians losing a battle and surrendering is a "planned retreat" ?
Originally Posted by ribka on 5/27/200\22
I see the city of Liman fell today
How did that "cauldron" thing work out and who now controls Lyman?
It's really quite amazing how much ground Ukraine has taken back from the Orc horde after your posts.
Yet you continue to be consistently wrong but never in doubt.
John Burns: Whatever asylum you were locked away in didn't do you much good.
The Putin Pufters always dream of authoritarian control where anyone who disagrees would be locked up or killed.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
If the Russians come looking for you I'll help them run you down.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
Johnny might ought to learn to like Russian prison food himself when we catch him and send him to them.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
It is a shame that we are not being quizzed by you in a courtroom with a judge to order you to quit asking stupid questions for which there is not a yes or no answer and throw your a$$ in jail for contempt for keeping it up.
Quislings, left or right, are just different sides of the same coin.
John Burns: Whatever asylum you were locked away in didn't do you much good.
The Putin Pufters always dream of authoritarian control where anyone who disagrees would be locked up or killed.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
If the Russians come looking for you I'll help them run you down.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
Johnny might ought to learn to like Russian prison food himself when we catch him and send him to them.
Originally Posted by ...Hastings The Quisling
It is a shame that we are not being quizzed by you in a courtroom with a judge to order you to quit asking stupid questions for which there is not a yes or no answer and throw your a$$ in jail for contempt for keeping it up.
Quislings, left or right, are just different sides of the same coin.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 18, 2023
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of November 17 to 18. A Kyrgyzstan government official called on the Russian government to help Kyrgyz migrants in Russia against the backdrop of recent proposals from Russian government officials to decrease migrant work opportunities in Russia. Courts in the Republic of Dagestan reportedly continue to charge participants of the October 29 antisemitic riots with minor administrative crimes, while select Russian ultranationalists call for increased government control in order to curb the alleged spread of Islamic extremism in Dagestan. The Russian government continues efforts to restrict citizens’ access to the internet and to strengthen its control over the Russian information space. The European Commission will reportedly include sanctions on the sale of petroleum tankers to Russia in an upcoming sanctions package in an effort to curb Russian schemes to skirt the G7 price cap on Russian crude oil and petroleum products. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Avdiivka and Donetsk City. Russia has reportedly frozen prisoner of war (POW) exchanges with Ukraine since the summer of 2023.
Kateryna Stepanenko, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 19, 2023, 6:15pm ET
Ukrainian and Russian forces are continuing combat operations in eastern and southern Ukraine, although the rainy weather will likely continue to slow the pace of combat operations until winter conditions fully set in. Russian forces conducted another series of drone strikes primarily targeting Kyiv, Poltava, and Cherkasy oblasts on the night of November 18 to 19. Ardent nationalist and former Russian officer Igor Girkin formally announced his intent to run in the 2024 Russian presidential elections despite his imprisonment. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) may be censoring irregular Russian armed formations as part of its ongoing efforts to formalize Russia’s irregular forces and establish greater control over the Russian information space. Ukrainian officials announced on November 19 that Bohdan Yermokhin, a teenage Ukrainian whom Russian authorities forcibly deported from occupied Mariupol to Russia and attempted to conscript, returned to Ukraine. A prominent Kremlin-affiliated milblogger expressed anger on November 19 about Armenia’s decisions to distance itself from Russia against the backdrop of recent deteriorating Armenian-Russian relations. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and reportedly advanced in some areas on November 19. Regional Russian officials continue to fear the emergence of localized protests in response to the Russian military’s refusal to return some mobilized personnel from the frontlines. Occupation authorities continue efforts to indoctrinate Ukrainian children in occupied Ukraine into Russian national and cultural identities.
This week’s “No [bleep] Analysis” award goes to Eugene B. Rumer for his Wall Street Journal op-ed, It’s Time to End Magical Thinking About Russia’s Defeat. Only took him 22 months to figure this out. He may be a slow learner but give him some credit, he finally awakened from his dream world and is beginning to grasp that the Ukraine project is swirling down the toilet.
Eugene B. Rumer is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington DC. Previously, he served at the State Department, on the staff of the National Security Council and at RAND.
Despite his pedigree, he is struggling to acknowledge reality and still feels the need to spin nonsense. Here is an example:
Putin has reason to believe that time is on his side. At the front line, there are no indications that Russia is losing what has become a war of attrition. The Russian economy has been buffeted, but it is not in tatters. Putin’s hold on power was, paradoxically, strengthened following Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed rebellion in June. Popular support for the war remains solid, and elite backing for Putin has not fractured.
Yep. Russia’s economy is so battered that it is headed toward 4% growth, its defense industry is out producing Europe and the United States combined, it is manufacturing new, more deadly drones and the stores across Russia are filled to the brim. If that is “battered” give me some.
No doubt, after Russia achieves its objectives, the liberals will claim the length of time before the capitulation as a victory, and praise the cuckraine military for keeping the entire country from being taken, although that was never an objective.
Just like thy did with the fakeccine, claimin it woulda been worse without it.
Putin now offering 1 million rubles to anyone willing to be a part of elite front lines units isn’t propaganda.
Oh yeah... we all know Russian election interference was real, you stupid son of a bitch, lmao..... you wouldn't recognize propaganda if it bit you on the azz
Putin now offering 1 million rubles to anyone willing to be a part of elite front lines units isn’t propaganda.
Oh yeah... we all know Russian election interference was real, you stupid son of a bitch..... you wouldn't recognize propaganda if it bit you on the azz
Dumb bastard, no one mentioned election interference.
Putin now offering 1 million rubles to anyone willing to be a part of elite front lines units isn’t propaganda.
Oh yeah... we all know Russian election interference was real, you stupid son of a bitch..... you wouldn't recognize propaganda if it bit you on the azz
Dumb bastard, no one mentioned election interference.
Try and keep up.
It'a about recognizing lies.... you fail... miserably... a hint... the same people that created the Russian collusion narrative have fed you the Ukraine narrative.... hello?
No doubt, after Russia achieves its objectives, the liberals will claim the length of time before the capitulation as a victory, and praise the cuckraine military for keeping the entire country from being taken, although that was never an objective.
Just like thy did with the fakeccine, claimin it woulda been worse without it.
SSDD.
Guess you forgot about Putin’s attempt to take Kyiv.
Liberals have nothing to do with what is being discussed, you’re just grabbing for straws.
Putin now offering 1 million rubles to anyone willing to be a part of elite front lines units isn’t propaganda.
Oh yeah... we all know Russian election interference was real, you stupid son of a bitch..... you wouldn't recognize propaganda if it bit you on the azz
Dumb bastard, no one mentioned election interference.
Try and keep up.
It'a about recognizing lies.... you fail... miserably... a hint... the same people that created the Russian collusion narrative have fed you the Ukraine narrative.... hello?
Putin now offering 1 million rubles to anyone willing to be a part of elite front lines units isn’t propaganda.
Oh yeah... we all know Russian election interference was real, you stupid son of a bitch..... you wouldn't recognize propaganda if it bit you on the azz
Dumb bastard, no one mentioned election interference.
Try and keep up.
It'a about recognizing lies.... you fail... miserably... a hint... the same people that created the Russian collusion narrative have fed you the Ukraine narrative.... hello?
Dumb bastard that simply ain’t so.
Hopefully your venting rant will subside a bit.
So you support laundering money through Ukraine for the DNC ? and the military industrial complex? you haven't a clue
Putin now offering 1 million rubles to anyone willing to be a part of elite front lines units isn’t propaganda.
Oh yeah... we all know Russian election interference was real, you stupid son of a bitch..... you wouldn't recognize propaganda if it bit you on the azz
Dumb bastard, no one mentioned election interference.
Try and keep up.
It'a about recognizing lies.... you fail... miserably... a hint... the same people that created the Russian collusion narrative have fed you the Ukraine narrative.... hello?
Dumb bastard that simply ain’t so.
Hopefully your venting rant will subside a bit.
So you support laundering money through Ukraine for the DNC ? and the military industrial complex? you haven't a clue
So you support Putin invading sovereign nations at will?
Putin now offering 1 million rubles to anyone willing to be a part of elite front lines units isn’t propaganda.
Oh yeah... we all know Russian election interference was real, you stupid son of a bitch..... you wouldn't recognize propaganda if it bit you on the azz
Dumb bastard, no one mentioned election interference.
Try and keep up.
It'a about recognizing lies.... you fail... miserably... a hint... the same people that created the Russian collusion narrative have fed you the Ukraine narrative.... hello?
Dumb bastard that simply ain’t so.
Hopefully your venting rant will subside a bit.
So you support laundering money through Ukraine for the DNC ? and the military industrial complex? you haven't a clue
So you support Putin invading sovereign nations at will?
You haven’t a clue, dumb bastard.
I support America and it's citizens... we have been invaded by Bolsheviks.... and they are stealing our money via Ukraine and you are too stupid to see it
The entire Ukraine situation was initially projected to be Biden's significant foreign policy success. However, as we have witnessed, it has deviated significantly from that expectation, evolving into a complicated scenario. The Ukrainians seem to be struggling to navigate through the challenges, facing internal obstacles that hinder their progress. The war of attrition, a tactic mastered by Russia during World War II, places them in a strategic advantage, making it a formidable challenge for Ukraine. The situation has proven to be more intricate and challenging than initially anticipated.
Putin now offering 1 million rubles to anyone willing to be a part of elite front lines units isn’t propaganda.
Oh yeah... we all know Russian election interference was real, you stupid son of a bitch..... you wouldn't recognize propaganda if it bit you on the azz
Dumb bastard, no one mentioned election interference.
Try and keep up.
It'a about recognizing lies.... you fail... miserably... a hint... the same people that created the Russian collusion narrative have fed you the Ukraine narrative.... hello?
Dumb bastard that simply ain’t so.
Hopefully your venting rant will subside a bit.
So you support laundering money through Ukraine for the DNC ? and the military industrial complex? you haven't a clue
So you support Putin invading sovereign nations at will?
You haven’t a clue, dumb bastard.
Yep, just like US installed Zelenskyy, Shah of Iran, .......
Putin now offering 1 million rubles to anyone willing to be a part of elite front lines units isn’t propaganda.
Oh yeah... we all know Russian election interference was real, you stupid son of a bitch..... you wouldn't recognize propaganda if it bit you on the azz
Dumb bastard, no one mentioned election interference.
Try and keep up.
It'a about recognizing lies.... you fail... miserably... a hint... the same people that created the Russian collusion narrative have fed you the Ukraine narrative.... hello?
Dumb bastard that simply ain’t so.
Hopefully your venting rant will subside a bit.
So you support laundering money through Ukraine for the DNC ? and the military industrial complex? you haven't a clue
I support America and its citizens... we have been invaded by Bolsheviks.... and they are stealing our money via Ukraine and you are too stupid to see it
Dumb bastard has copped out now implying that “I’m a patriot and you ain’t” bullscchitt.
The Russian Ruble rose well over 1% in the markets again today. The currency traders are betting on Russia. The Ruble has been on a steady rise lately.
The Russian Ruble rose well over 1% in the markets again today. The currency traders are betting on Russia. The Ruble has been on a steady rise lately.
You’re really ripping ass there quisling possum cop.
Ruble = $.01
Time for you to triple down on your international currency investment.
The Russian Ruble rose well over 1% in the markets again today. The currency traders are betting on Russia. The Ruble has been on a steady rise lately.
You’re really ripping ass there quisling possum cop.
Ruble = $.01
Time for you to triple down on your international currency investment.
Whatever. But have you noticed the Ruble is steadily gaining? For comparison purposes it takes 88.55 Rubles to buy a dollar. It takes 148.355 Japanese Yen to buy a dollar, so 1 Ruble will buy almost 2 Jap Yen.
The fact remains, the Ruble has been rising steadily in the last few weeks. It was over 120 to the dollar in 2022 and about 100 to the dollar at the beginning of October. Now it's 88.55.
Would you think Japan is about to collapse since it takes over 148 of their yen to buy a dollar?
Often value is a reflection of confidence. I guess it could be a lack of confidence in the USD as much as anything.
The Russian Ruble rose well over 1% in the markets again today. The currency traders are betting on Russia. The Ruble has been on a steady rise lately.
You’re really ripping ass there quisling possum cop.
Ruble = $.01
Time for you to triple down on your international currency investment.
Whatever. But have you noticed the Ruble is steadily gaining? For comparison purposes it takes 88.55 Rubles to buy a dollar. It takes 148.355 Japanese Yen to buy a dollar, so 1 Ruble will buy almost 2 Jap Yen.
The fact remains, the Ruble has been rising steadily in the last few weeks. It was over 120 to the dollar in 2022 and about 100 to the dollar at the beginning of October. Now it's 88.55.
Would you think Japan is about to collapse since it takes over 148 of their yen to buy a dollar?
Often value is a reflection of confidence. I guess it could be a lack of confidence in the USD as much as anything.
Don't make a John Burns of yourself.
Yeah,,,,whatever.
In concern for your financial successes and your obvious acumen with international currency trading you might want to delve into and go whole hog into Russian bond offerings.
They’ve had no takers yet after their previous defaults but now the Russian central bank “says that will pay in whatever currency they’re denominated in”, they promise, really.
Here’s your chance to get in on the ground floor action and really help your good buddy that you “pray for “, Mr. Putin. Go for it.
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 20, 2023, 5:30pm ET
Russia appears to be employing a known hybrid warfare tactic to artificially create a migrant crisis on the Finnish border. Russia’s apparent hybrid warfare tactic on the Russian-Finnish border is similar to Russia’s and Belarus’ creation of a migrant crisis on the Polish border in 2021 and is likely similarly aimed at destabilizing NATO. Russian milbloggers expressed continued anger at deteriorating Russian-Armenian relations as Armenia appears to distance itself further from Russia while entering further agreements with Western governments. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reportedly started public recruitment for the Russian “Africa Corps” aimed at subsuming Wagner Group operations in Africa after alleged failed MoD attempts to directly recruit former Wagner personnel. The Russian Strelkov (Igor Girkin) Movement (RDS) predictably backed Girkin’s November 19 formal announcement of his intent to run in the 2024 Russian presidential election. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov continues efforts to distinguish himself in the Russian information space, infringing on the generally accepted boundaries between Russian federal subject (region) heads and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new security assistance package to Ukraine during US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's visit to Kyiv on November 20. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and marginally advanced in some areas. A Russian federal subject (region) and occupation officials are reportedly planning to work together to provide drones to Russian forces. A Ukrainian official reported that Ukraine successfully returned 45 Ukrainian children whom Russian authorities forcibly deported to Russia in the past six months.
Time is on Russia’s side, Russia’s economy is completely invulnerable to sanctions and is booming, Moscow has true friends and allies who support it, a massive, untapped manpower pool, and Putin is politically unassailable.
Russia is on a wartime footing and Putin is more popular than ever. If anything the citizens are apprehensive about not escalating the war. Biden’s insane administration and our ignorant politicians have managed to kill over 500k Ukrainian soldiers and drain our resources. We are the laughing stock of the world and some on this forum double down on the stupidity.
Russia is on a wartime footing and Putin is more popular than ever. If anything the citizens are apprehensive about not escalating the war. Biden’s insane administration and our ignorant politicians have managed to kill over 500k Ukrainian soldiers and drain our resources. We are the laughing stock of the world and some on this forum double down on the stupidity.
The Russian Ruble rose well over 1% in the markets again today. The currency traders are betting on Russia. The Ruble has been on a steady rise lately.
You’re really ripping ass there quisling possum cop.
Ruble = $.01
Time for you to triple down on your international currency investment.
Whatever. But have you noticed the Ruble is steadily gaining? For comparison purposes it takes 88.55 Rubles to buy a dollar. It takes 148.355 Japanese Yen to buy a dollar, so 1 Ruble will buy almost 2 Jap Yen.
The fact remains, the Ruble has been rising steadily in the last few weeks. It was over 120 to the dollar in 2022 and about 100 to the dollar at the beginning of October. Now it's 88.55.
Would you think Japan is about to collapse since it takes over 148 of their yen to buy a dollar?
Often value is a reflection of confidence. I guess it could be a lack of confidence in the USD as much as anything.
Don't make a John Burns of yourself.
Yeah,,,,whatever.
In concern for your financial successes and your obvious acumen with international currency trading you might want to delve into and go whole hog into Russian bond offerings.
They’ve had no takers yet after their previous defaults but now the Russian central bank “says that will pay in whatever currency they’re denominated in”, they promise, really.
Here’s your chance to get in on the ground floor action and really help your good buddy that you “pray for “, Mr. Putin. Go for it.
I have prayed that the Ukrainians will lose and Russia gain territory and security. My most earnest prayer is that maybe the USA will learn a little something from this and quit getting mixed up in disputes between nations across the ocean from us. We have enough issues with socialist Canada north of us and lawless Latin America bordering hundreds of miles and 4 states south of us.
At this point I would be glad to bet $1000 that Russia still has possession of formerly Ukraine land 2 years from now. Money to be held by a 3rd party preferably a bank.
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
I saw that clip earlier. I'm surprised that those guys stuck around long enough to get scooped up. My guess is, they thought they were too old to worry about it. They found out differently.
I can't imagine why any of them would go out in the field and fight for what Zelensky and the crazies have done to Ukraine. I'd hitch a ride to Belarus and never look back--send for the family later.
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
I saw that clip earlier. I'm surprised that those guys stuck around long enough to get scooped up. My guess is, they thought they were too old to worry about it. They found out differently.
I can't imagine why any of them would go out in the field and fight for what Zelensky and the crazies have done to Ukraine. I'd hitch a ride to Belarus and never look back--send for the family later.
Yeah, I had that same thought. Most of those guys are in their 50s at least and probably thought there was no way they would get pulled in.
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
I saw that clip earlier. I'm surprised that those guys stuck around long enough to get scooped up. My guess is, they thought they were too old to worry about it. They found out differently.
I can't imagine why any of them would go out in the field and fight for what Zelensky and the crazies have done to Ukraine. I'd hitch a ride to Belarus and never look back--send for the family later.
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
I saw that clip earlier. I'm surprised that those guys stuck around long enough to get scooped up. My guess is, they thought they were too old to worry about it. They found out differently.
I can't imagine why any of them would go out in the field and fight for what Zelensky and the crazies have done to Ukraine. I'd hitch a ride to Belarus and never look back--send for the family later.
Yeah, I had that same thought. Most of those guys are in their 50s at least and probably thought there was no way they would get pulled in.
Also, they look totally disgusted at the idea that a pretty girl signing a song was going to make old boys like them enthusiastic about going out and getting blown to bits by Russian thermobaric weapons.
Most of them are sitting there planning on how they're going to haul ass away from the battlefield at the first opportunity.
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
I saw that clip earlier. I'm surprised that those guys stuck around long enough to get scooped up. My guess is, they thought they were too old to worry about it. They found out differently.
I can't imagine why any of them would go out in the field and fight for what Zelensky and the crazies have done to Ukraine. I'd hitch a ride to Belarus and never look back--send for the family later.
Yeah, I had that same thought. Most of those guys are in their 50s at least and probably thought there was no way they would get pulled in.
Also, they look totally disgusted at the idea that a pretty girl signing a song was going to make old boys like them enthusiastic about going out and getting blown to bits by Russian thermobaric weapons.
Most of them are sitting there planning on how they're going to haul ass away from the battlefield at the first opportunity.
Tell us again about that cold, dark winter that Europe and all of the EU had to endure last year.
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
I saw that clip earlier. I'm surprised that those guys stuck around long enough to get scooped up. My guess is, they thought they were too old to worry about it. They found out differently.
I can't imagine why any of them would go out in the field and fight for what Zelensky and the crazies have done to Ukraine. I'd hitch a ride to Belarus and never look back--send for the family later.
Yeah, I had that same thought. Most of those guys are in their 50s at least and probably thought there was no way they would get pulled in.
Also, they look totally disgusted at the idea that a pretty girl signing a song was going to make old boys like them enthusiastic about going out and getting blown to bits by Russian thermobaric weapons.
Most of them are sitting there planning on how they're going to haul ass away from the battlefield at the first opportunity.
Tell us again about that cold, dark winter that Europe and all of the EU had to endure last year.
It didn't happen only because the rest of the world gave the D.C. crazies the finger and went about the business of transporting Russian fuel to Western Europe.
All in all, the whole Ukraine debacle has served only to show how ineffective U.S. sanctions on Russia are.
Nobody on the planet gives a damn about the current U.S. government except a handful of schitt for brains leftist Americans--and not even *all* of them.
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
I saw that clip earlier. I'm surprised that those guys stuck around long enough to get scooped up. My guess is, they thought they were too old to worry about it. They found out differently.
I can't imagine why any of them would go out in the field and fight for what Zelensky and the crazies have done to Ukraine. I'd hitch a ride to Belarus and never look back--send for the family later.
Yeah, I had that same thought. Most of those guys are in their 50s at least and probably thought there was no way they would get pulled in.
Also, they look totally disgusted at the idea that a pretty girl signing a song was going to make old boys like them enthusiastic about going out and getting blown to bits by Russian thermobaric weapons.
Most of them are sitting there planning on how they're going to haul ass away from the battlefield at the first opportunity.
Tell us again about that cold, dark winter that Europe and all of the EU had to endure last year.
It didn't happen only because the rest of the world gave the D.C. crazies the finger and went about the business of transporting Russian fuel to Western Europe.
All in all, the whole Ukraine debacle has served only to show how ineffective U.S. sanctions on Russia are.
Nobody on the planet gives a damn about the current U.S. government except a handful of schitt for brains leftist Americans--and not even *all* of them.
It didn’t happen because the EU shifted gears and made provisions for alternate sources of gas.
As we speak the storages of gas are over 95%. By 2025 Europe will be totally free of needing Russian energy unless they want it for a lower price.
The rest of your tirade is just red herring bullscchitt.
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
I saw that clip earlier. I'm surprised that those guys stuck around long enough to get scooped up. My guess is, they thought they were too old to worry about it. They found out differently.
I can't imagine why any of them would go out in the field and fight for what Zelensky and the crazies have done to Ukraine. I'd hitch a ride to Belarus and never look back--send for the family later.
Yeah, I had that same thought. Most of those guys are in their 50s at least and probably thought there was no way they would get pulled in.
Also, they look totally disgusted at the idea that a pretty girl signing a song was going to make old boys like them enthusiastic about going out and getting blown to bits by Russian thermobaric weapons.
Most of them are sitting there planning on how they're going to haul ass away from the battlefield at the first opportunity.
Tell us again about that cold, dark winter that Europe and all of the EU had to endure last year.
It didn't happen only because the rest of the world gave the D.C. crazies the finger and went about the business of transporting Russian fuel to Western Europe.
All in all, the whole Ukraine debacle has served only to show how ineffective U.S. sanctions on Russia are.
Nobody on the planet gives a damn about the current U.S. government except a handful of schitt for brains leftist Americans--and not even *all* of them.
It didn’t happen because the EU shifted gears and made provisions for alternate sources of gas.
As we speak the storages of gas are over 95%. By 2025 Europe will be totally free of needing Russian energy unless they want it for a lower price.
The rest of your tirade is just red herring bullscchitt.
I'm not much on "tirades" these days. But you've spent any credibility you may have had on here on that Ukraine stuff.
The basic fact of the matter is, both the U.S. and Ukraine governments are far to the left of the Russian government these days and everybody in the world realizes it.
The world has also noticed that Zelensky has cancelled elections and attacked the Christian Church in Ukraine--and they know *why*, also.
Lots of people around the world are learning *why*. It was bound to happen eventually--historical precedence and all of that.
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
I saw that clip earlier. I'm surprised that those guys stuck around long enough to get scooped up. My guess is, they thought they were too old to worry about it. They found out differently.
I can't imagine why any of them would go out in the field and fight for what Zelensky and the crazies have done to Ukraine. I'd hitch a ride to Belarus and never look back--send for the family later.
Yeah, I had that same thought. Most of those guys are in their 50s at least and probably thought there was no way they would get pulled in.
Also, they look totally disgusted at the idea that a pretty girl signing a song was going to make old boys like them enthusiastic about going out and getting blown to bits by Russian thermobaric weapons.
Most of them are sitting there planning on how they're going to haul ass away from the battlefield at the first opportunity.
Tell us again about that cold, dark winter that Europe and all of the EU had to endure last year.
It didn't happen only because the rest of the world gave the D.C. crazies the finger and went about the business of transporting Russian fuel to Western Europe.
All in all, the whole Ukraine debacle has served only to show how ineffective U.S. sanctions on Russia are.
Nobody on the planet gives a damn about the current U.S. government except a handful of schitt for brains leftist Americans--and not even *all* of them.
It didn’t happen because the EU shifted gears and made provisions for alternate sources of gas.
As we speak the storages of gas are over 95%. By 2025 Europe will be totally free of needing Russian energy unless they want it for a lower price.
The rest of your tirade is just red herring bullscchitt.
I'm not much on "tirades" these days. But you've spent any credibility you may have had on here on that Ukraine stuff.
The basic fact of the matter is, both the U.S. and Ukraine governments are far to the left of the Russian government these days and everybody in the world realizes it.
The world has also noticed that Zelensky has cancelled elections and attacked the Christian Church in Ukraine--and they know *why*, also.
Lots of people around the world are learning *why*. It was bound to happen eventually--historical precedence and all of that.
You speaking of anyone’s credibility here with your continued failure in predicting anything remotely related is laughable, Bristoe.
Get your dog and head for the hotel or stay here and deny your tirades and your predictions failures.
tooty houtard. you pushed the vaccine endlessly, fake covid deaths, you lying incompetent idiot. Houston tooty you were run off the fire for your endless lies and threats on members on here.
all of the uneducated left wing morons like houston/tooty who pimped covid now pimp billions to nazis in Ukraine and push for sex with children
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Bristoe
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Bristoe
Originally Posted by JoeBob
Originally Posted by Bristoe
Originally Posted by JoeBob
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
I saw that clip earlier. I'm surprised that those guys stuck around long enough to get scooped up. My guess is, they thought they were too old to worry about it. They found out differently.
I can't imagine why any of them would go out in the field and fight for what Zelensky and the crazies have done to Ukraine. I'd hitch a ride to Belarus and never look back--send for the family later.
Yeah, I had that same thought. Most of those guys are in their 50s at least and probably thought there was no way they would get pulled in.
Also, they look totally disgusted at the idea that a pretty girl signing a song was going to make old boys like them enthusiastic about going out and getting blown to bits by Russian thermobaric weapons.
Most of them are sitting there planning on how they're going to haul ass away from the battlefield at the first opportunity.
Tell us again about that cold, dark winter that Europe and all of the EU had to endure last year.
It didn't happen only because the rest of the world gave the D.C. crazies the finger and went about the business of transporting Russian fuel to Western Europe.
All in all, the whole Ukraine debacle has served only to show how ineffective U.S. sanctions on Russia are.
Nobody on the planet gives a damn about the current U.S. government except a handful of schitt for brains leftist Americans--and not even *all* of them.
It didn’t happen because the EU shifted gears and made provisions for alternate sources of gas.
As we speak the storages of gas are over 95%. By 2025 Europe will be totally free of needing Russian energy unless they want it for a lower price.
The rest of your tirade is just red herring bullscchitt.
tooty you pushed the vaccine you lying incompetent idiot
all of the uneducated left wing morons like houston/tooty who pimped covid now pimp billions to nazis in Ukraine and push for sex with children
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Bristoe
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Bristoe
Originally Posted by JoeBob
Originally Posted by Bristoe
Originally Posted by JoeBob
Holy [bleep], Ukraine is scraping thr bottom of the barrel. Look at these draftees getting serenaded. They look as old as the average age of the Campfire poster.
I saw that clip earlier. I'm surprised that those guys stuck around long enough to get scooped up. My guess is, they thought they were too old to worry about it. They found out differently.
I can't imagine why any of them would go out in the field and fight for what Zelensky and the crazies have done to Ukraine. I'd hitch a ride to Belarus and never look back--send for the family later.
Yeah, I had that same thought. Most of those guys are in their 50s at least and probably thought there was no way they would get pulled in.
Also, they look totally disgusted at the idea that a pretty girl signing a song was going to make old boys like them enthusiastic about going out and getting blown to bits by Russian thermobaric weapons.
Most of them are sitting there planning on how they're going to haul ass away from the battlefield at the first opportunity.
Tell us again about that cold, dark winter that Europe and all of the EU had to endure last year.
It didn't happen only because the rest of the world gave the D.C. crazies the finger and went about the business of transporting Russian fuel to Western Europe.
All in all, the whole Ukraine debacle has served only to show how ineffective U.S. sanctions on Russia are.
Nobody on the planet gives a damn about the current U.S. government except a handful of schitt for brains leftist Americans--and not even *all* of them.
It didn’t happen because the EU shifted gears and made provisions for alternate sources of gas.
As we speak the storages of gas are over 95%. By 2025 Europe will be totally free of needing Russian energy unless they want it for a lower price.
The rest of your tirade is just red herring bullscchitt.
fatty liver disease. look at the broken blood vessels on your nose and bloated face Johnny vodka. you maybe have a few years left yet you invest your pathetic life in lies lol.
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Tell us again about that cold, dark winter that Europe and all of the EU had to endure last year.
This is a pretty good indication of how clear is ones crystal ball.
If you predicted that Europe would freeze in the dark you are a proven idiot in this discussion.
It's really easy to pull up the receipts if any of you chuckleheads want to try and revise your posting history.
UKRAINE AND THE US ARE MIXING WEAPON SYSTEMS THAT WEREN’T BUILT TO PLAY TOGETHER TO UP KYIV’S DEFENSES, AND APPARENTLY THEY WORK UKRAINE BY BUSINESS INSIDER NOVEMBER 15, 2023
With its air defenses working overtime to defend against constant Russian strikes, Ukraine is working with the US to create new capabilities by cobbling together Western and Soviet systems that weren’t built to play together.
The Frankensteinian effort, often combining American missiles with Soviet launchers or radars or reviving and modernizing Cold War technology, appears to be working, showing signs it could help boost Ukraine’s defenses at a critical time.
Over the weekend, a Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson, Yurii Ihnat, said in an interview that Ukraine had successfully converted a Soviet air-defense system to fire US-provided missiles and was testing the combination on American soil, the Kyiv Independent reported. The outlet quoted Ihnat explaining, “We have good results of the combat use of Buk-M1 antiaircraft missile systems on the training ground in the United States, which have been converted and adapted to American missiles.”
US officials told The New York Times in late October that testing had been underway over the past few months and had included pairing Buks with US-provided RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles and Soviet-era radars with American AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles. Reporting earlier this year indicated Ukraine had found ways to modify the Soviet Buk air defenses to fire the RIM-7.
Ihnat said Ukraine had to adapt its Soviet defense systems to carry other missiles due to limited supplies and an obvious inability to get new ones from Russia.
The US and its Western allies have offered Ukraine air defenses such as Patriot batteries, IRIS-T, NASAMs, and Gepard antiaircraft guns, but Ukrainian forces continue to operate several Soviet air defenses, the Buk and the S-300 being among the most prominent. But they’re running low on missiles, expending them at rapid rates to counter Russian airstrikes and drone attacks. The US, on the other hand, has plenty of Sea Sparrows and other SAMs to offer. The challenge is how to adapt both to work together.
While the Pentagon has recently prioritized combining air-defense components for Ukraine ahead of Russian strikes this winter, all under the so-called FrankenSAM program that was first talked about in leaked documents on Discord earlier this year, Ukraine and the US have long been working together to marry American and Soviet weaponry. Back in September 2022, for instance, with a little creative engineering, Ukraine equipped its MiG-29 fighter jets with AGM-88 HARM missiles. The US weapons were previously incompatible with Ukraine’s Soviet jets, but apparent physical and operational launching modifications were made.
At the time, Gen. James Hecker, the head of US Air Forces in Europe, said it “was quite the effort” integrating the missiles into Ukrainian MIGs. “Now, is it as integrated as it is on an F-16?” he said, continuing: “Of course not. So it doesn’t have all the capabilities that it would on an F-16.” But it worked, giving Ukraine the ability to hunt enemy radars.
The new capability was promising for Ukraine and indicated future modifications to its Soviet systems could be made, such as firing US missiles from Soviet Buk vehicles, which are self-propelled, mid-range surface-to-air missile systems. Then, in January, the US announced the inclusion of radar-guided Sea Sparrow missiles in an aid package. Officials told Politico at the time that Ukraine had already managed to adapt Buks to fire Sea Sparrows, making Kyiv the second country besides Taiwan to operate ground-launched versions of the missile.
That innovative potential speaks to the larger narrative of Ukraine’s scrappy ability to improvise and adapt its arsenal, one of the most recent examples being the R-360 Neptune anti-ship cruise missile that was modified for land-attack missions. The Neptune’s new role has been surprisingly successful, with the missile taking out formidable Russian S-400 air defense systems in Crimea.
The work being done as part of the rather unusual FrankenSAM air-defense project comes at a pivotal time for Ukraine, with its counteroffensive potentially drawing down heading into winter and Russia launching new offensives in certain areas while reinforcing their fortified defenses.
“As winter approaches, we are putting up a protective shield against renewed Russian attacks on energy, water and heating infrastructure,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany said in late October, announcing a new aid package to Ukraine, including batteries of air defenses and another Patriot system. “This is because it is becoming apparent that Russia will once again use cold and energy shortages as a weapon against the civilian population.”
In late October, a Ukrainian official talked about using AIM-9 air-to-air missiles as surface-to-air missiles, saying: “We found a way of launching them from the ground. It’s a kind of self-made air defense.”
The official added that the new systems would help “get us through the winter.”
YOU’RE PROBABLY THINKING OF MISSILE COSTS ALL WRONG AIRPOWER BY ALEX HOLLINGS NOVEMBER 7, 2023
When Americans talk about air-to-air missiles launched at targets like drones or balloons, they tend to think in terms of cost – often calculated as the cost of the missile versus the cost or nature of the target. But the truth is, missiles aren’t investments, they’re perishable goods. Like a gallon of milk in your refrigerator, you can only keep these systems on the shelf for so long before they go bad.
On February 4, an F-22 Raptor was scrambled to intercept and shoot down a Chinese surveillance balloon that had drawn the world’s attention as it drifted over the mainland United States in the days prior. With the balloon safely over the open ocean off the coast of South Carolina, the Raptor pilot engaged the slow-moving target with an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile – the latest iteration of the famed air-to-air weapon that comes with a hefty price tag of some $472,000 per unit.
The shootdown, which was the air superiority-focused Raptor’s first ever, immediately became the subject of significant media and political backlash, however, as Americans questioned the sanity of using a half-million-dollar air combat missile to take down a target that was over 200 feet tall and moving at a crawling pace.
WHY USE A PRICEY MISSILE TO TAKE DOWN A BALLOON IN THE FIRST PLACE?
While some wondered why the F-22 didn’t just use its onboard 20mm M61V2 Vulcan rotary cannon to make Swiss cheese out of the balloon, the truth is, the Air Force already knew bullet holes wouldn’t do the job (as Sandboxx News covered at the time).
So, with the goal of bringing the balloon down in short order, that left only missiles – and American fighters have only two common options in that regard: the infrared-guided (or heat-seeking) AIM-9 Sidewinder, or the radar-guided AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile, or AMRAAM. The AIM-9X’s $472,000 cost is considerably cheaper than its big sister the AMRAAM, which rings in at right around a million dollars per missile.
It is worth noting the United States still has a number of older and less expensive AIM-9M missiles in its arsenal, and the decision to use the AIM-9X may have been based solely on availability, but may also have had to do with the AIM-9X’s advanced target-discerning capabilities and the unique challenges of engaging a balloon that’s producing very little heat. The AIM-9X might be thought of as a missile that sees in infrared, rather than one that simply chases a heat signature, and as such, was particularly well suited for taking down an unusual target like a balloon.
But the shelf life and operational lifespan of the weapons is also a factor.
THE LITTLE-DISCUSSED LIFESPAN OF A MISSILE
Air-to-air missiles, like any piece of military hardware, roll off the assembly line with a clear expiration date. This service life is determined based on a number of factors: primarily the anticipated lifespans of the solid-fuel rocket propellant used in the missile’s engines and the lifespan of the onboard battery responsible for powering the missile’s guidance systems and control surfaces.
These expiration dates can be superseded through pricey service-life extension programs, which are common practice for missile systems that are no longer in production and without a viable replacement. One such example is America’s arsenal of LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBMs, which entered service in 1970 with an intended 10-year lifespan, but have now eclipsed the half-century mark thanks to repeated update efforts.
But when it comes to in-production missiles like the Sidewinder or AMRAAM, these expiration dates are a bit more hard and fast. Most modern missiles are delivered with a projected 10- or 20-year shelf life, which marks a significant improvement over earlier-generation weapons, but can still become a serious concern for a military as large as the American. The U.S. needs to maintain sufficient weapon stockpiles to ensure it can defend itself and its allies at any given time, but every weapon delivery begins a rolling countdown to its expiration date, requiring a near-constant supply of replacements for the oldest weapons in the stockpile.
The AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, for instance, has a projected 20-year lifespan, and America first started taking delivery of low-rate initial production AIM-9Xs in 2000. That means that any of the first deliveries of these missiles that haven’t already been expended aged out of service and had to be decommissioned. In a real way, missiles are a “use it or lose it” kind of commodity.
But it’s also important to consider a missile’s “air hour” lifespan – or the number of hours a missile can survive the rigors of being strapped to a high-performance fighter and suffering rapid temperature changes, high-G maneuvers, and the shock and vibrations inherent to standard military operations. Disclosed figures for the Sidewinder and AMRAAM’s air hour lifespan are not publicly available, but on older weapons, it wasn’t unusual for the air hour lifespan to be as little as 50 or 80 hours.
In other words, missiles don’t last forever and it simply wouldn’t make a great deal of sense for pilots, in the midst of complex air operations, to be worrying about the budget when picking which weapon to leverage for an engagement.
Every flight that missile takes is one closer to it getting decommissioned, so you might as well use it for what it was made for.
The Russian Ruble rose well over 1% in the markets again today. The currency traders are betting on Russia. The Ruble has been on a steady rise lately.
You’re really ripping ass there quisling possum cop.
Ruble = $.01
Time for you to triple down on your international currency investment.
Whatever. But have you noticed the Ruble is steadily gaining? For comparison purposes it takes 88.55 Rubles to buy a dollar. It takes 148.355 Japanese Yen to buy a dollar, so 1 Ruble will buy almost 2 Jap Yen.
The fact remains, the Ruble has been rising steadily in the last few weeks. It was over 120 to the dollar in 2022 and about 100 to the dollar at the beginning of October. Now it's 88.55.
Would you think Japan is about to collapse since it takes over 148 of their yen to buy a dollar?
Often value is a reflection of confidence. I guess it could be a lack of confidence in the USD as much as anything.
Don't make a John Burns of yourself.
Houston2: The Ruble is up almost another percent today as per Kitco at 87.78. Maybe Russia is getting ready to collapse (sarc)?
So, what is the truth and agenda regarding the US involvement in Ukraine vs Russia and Israel vs Hamas/Iran?? We Americans will probably never know the real truth. Where does the Republic go from here?
"Since the voice of the people is allowed to speak out [in democratic societies], those in power better control what that voice says — in other words, control what people think. One of the ways to do this is to create political debate that appears to embrace many opinions, but actually stays within very narrow margins. You have to make sure that both sides in the debate accept certain assumptions — and that those assumptions are the basis of the propaganda system. As long as everyone accepts the propaganda system, the debate is permissible.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. propaganda system did its job partially but not entirely. Among educated people it worked very well. Studies show that among the more educated parts of the population, the government’s propaganda about the war is now accepted unquestioningly. One reason that propaganda often works better on the educated than on the uneducated is that educated people read more, so they receive more propaganda. Another is that they have jobs in management, media, and academia and therefore work in some capacity as agents of the propaganda system — and they believe what the system expects them to believe. By and large, they’re part of the privileged elite, and share the interests and perceptions of those in power."
Noam Chomsky, Propaganda, American-style, Interview conducted by David Barsamian of KGNU-Radio in Boulder, Colorado (Mid 1986)
"It is much more difficult to see a propaganda system at work where the media are private and formal censorship is absent. This is especially true where the media actively compete, periodically attack and expose corporate and government malfeasance, and aggressively portray themselves as spokesmen for free speech and the general community interest. What is not evident (and remains undiscussed in the media) is the limited nature of such critiques, as well as the huge inequality of the command of resources, and its effect both on access to a private media system and on its behavior and performance." (Emphasis Added).
Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent; The Political Economy of the Mass Media, (Pantheon Books, New York, 1988), pp. xiv, 1—2.
So, what is the truth and agenda regarding the US involvement in Ukraine vs Russia and Israel vs Hamas/Iran?? We Americans will probably never know the real truth. Where does the Republic go from here?
"Since the voice of the people is allowed to speak out [in democratic societies], those in power better control what that voice says — in other words, control what people think. One of the ways to do this is to create political debate that appears to embrace many opinions, but actually stays within very narrow margins. You have to make sure that both sides in the debate accept certain assumptions — and that those assumptions are the basis of the propaganda system. As long as everyone accepts the propaganda system, the debate is permissible.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. propaganda system did its job partially but not entirely. Among educated people it worked very well. Studies show that among the more educated parts of the population, the government’s propaganda about the war is now accepted unquestioningly. One reason that propaganda often works better on the educated than on the uneducated is that educated people read more, so they receive more propaganda. Another is that they have jobs in management, media, and academia and therefore work in some capacity as agents of the propaganda system — and they believe what the system expects them to believe. By and large, they’re part of the privileged elite, and share the interests and perceptions of those in power."
Noam Chomsky, Propaganda, American-style, Interview conducted by David Barsamian of KGNU-Radio in Boulder, Colorado (Mid 1986)
"It is much more difficult to see a propaganda system at work where the media are private and formal censorship is absent. This is especially true where the media actively compete, periodically attack and expose corporate and government malfeasance, and aggressively portray themselves as spokesmen for free speech and the general community interest. What is not evident (and remains undiscussed in the media) is the limited nature of such critiques, as well as the huge inequality of the command of resources, and its effect both on access to a private media system and on its behavior and performance." (Emphasis Added).
Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent; The Political Economy of the Mass Media, (Pantheon Books, New York, 1988), pp. xiv, 1—2.
I think that may have been valid once upon a time. But today a significant percentage of the American people view the mainstream media as a bunch of clowns.
The most accurate assessments come from the internet. But even on the internet you need to have the ability to sift out the garbage.
Ukraine was doomed the day the Russians decided to act on the matter. Everything the west has done has weakened the west and strengthened Russia. I believe that the globalists intended to weaken everybody involved. But Russia worked around it. Now the crazies who control the U.S. government have nothing left except lies to cover up their massive failure.
You see it everywhere. There's people on this forum spreading the lies. It's long since gotten ridiculous.
Basically, John Burns and Houston_2 are microcosms of the mainstream media.
The Ukraine War will last as long as Russia thinks there is something else it should take. If I were King of Russia, I'd take Ukraine in it's entirety and rule with an iron fist until I was sure all the CIA operatives/terrorists had swung from a noose.
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Ukraine End Game: Putin & Medvedev Discuss Maps, Putting Kiev On The Menu
TUESDAY, NOV 21, 2023 - 05:00 AM Authorerd by Yves Smith via NakedCapitalism.com,
Putin and Medvedev recently made statements that took an expansive view of what “Russian lands” in Ukraine amounted to. At least as far as Putin is concerned, what he said at the November 3 meeting with members of the Civic Chamber is, philosophically, not all that different than the sort of historical observations Putin had made before.
Nevertheless, both Ukrainian Pravada and Alexander Mercouris regarded the Putin remarks as potentially significant, and Medvedev reiterating them would seem to confirm that take. And both suggested that Kiev might wind up as part of Russia.
From Medvedev, who loves trolling Western officials:
Now admittedly, Ukraine has plenty of reason to be jumpy, Putin was arguably just ringing the changes on favored themes before a relevant audience, and Medvedev was putting on his usual tough cop hat. Or perhaps both Russian leaders are trying to get Ukraine and the West to understand that Russia will control the end-game and reset their views as to what that could amount to.
Regardless of whether these remarks represent a meaningful shift, they serve as a reminder that Russia is on track to take a maximalist stance in terms of territorial acquisition. For instance, even Russia-friendly commentators wondered if Russia would take Odessa. Most now seem to see that as a given and are adding more sections of Ukraine as potential acquisitions. But as we flagged from the very outset, Russia could lose the peace by not coming up with a good solution as to what to do about Western Ukraine.
So does the renewed talk about Ukraine being an artificial construct carved out of Russia, and of Ancient Rus? Or is this just posturing, to make those paying attention less unhappy about the endgame, to act as if Russia has serious designs on parts of Western Ukraine so that when Russia integrates less into Russia, that the West can claim a face saving success?
Ukraine’s Appallingly Poor Prospects Things are so bad it is hard to know where to begin.
Big Serge recently posted a fine, detailed account of why it was vanishingly unlikely that Ukraine would achieve its aims of pushing Russia back to Ukraine’s 1991 borders. Admittedly, hindsight is 20/20. At the start of the war, many thought, including many in Russia, that the shock and awe sanctions would cripple Russia, ideally lead to Putin’s ouster or at least severely destabilize Russian leadership, and undermine industrial, particularly military, output. The West also believed what is now clear was its own nonsense, that Russia had a poorly armed and led military, when it was was the US and NATO that had optimized their forces to fight insurgents, and had gotten very good at building super expensive, fussy weapons systems that didn’t necessarily perform all that well when tested. Even worse, it still has not been adequately acknowledged that Russia is ahead in many critical categories, such as air defense, hypersonic missiles, and signal jamming.
What is striking about the current state of play is not simply that Ukraine is losing the war with Russia, and it’s just a matter of time before Russia dictates terms, but that the Ukraine government is acting in ways that benefits the Russian military, to the destruction of what is left of its society and economy.
Militarily, Ukraine is approaching a catastrophic condition. That does not mean a collapse is imminent; key variables include whether the Ukraine military leadership revolts against Zelensky and how hard Russia pushes into growing Ukraine weakness. Russia may prefer to go slowly (mind you, it is making a concerted effort to crack the well fortified Avdiivka1), not just to reduce losses of its troops, but also to more throughly bleed out Ukraine and give the West time to adjust psychologically to Ukraine’s prostration.
Another factor that bears repeating is that Russia knows well this is a war against NATO. That will make the eventual defeat more consequential, even if the US and its minions come up with a face-saving pretense, like Putin was going march all the way to Paris (or Poland) and they succeeded in stopping that. That is one aspect that Big Serge gives short shrift: that this was a messy coalition war, which meant that for Ukraine to message success often trumped realistic assessments (how often was Russia just about to run out of missiles? Or having to raid washing machines for chips?). So not only were Ukraine’s backers not making enough weaponry to keep up with Russia’s output (which Russia then kept increasing), it was not the right equipment. Ukraine first stripped NATO cupboards bare of old Soviet style gear, which their troops were trained to handle. They then got a hodge podge of Western materiel, which they were often not well trained enough to handle proficiently, plus the mix of weaponry created a logistical nightmare. Scott Ritter argued that so many different types of equipment put Ukraine in a worse position.
And that’s before getting to poorly (barely) trained forces. Depending on how you are counting, Ukraine is on its third or fourth army. A recent story in Time Magazine serves as one-stop shopping for the deteriorating state of its forces and its difficulty in replenishing losses. The average age at the start of the war (30 to 35, due in part to a demographic dearth of men in their 20s) is now up to 43. And:
Now recruitment is way down. As conscription efforts have intensified around the country, stories are spreading on social media of draft officers pulling men off trains and buses and sending them to the front. Those with means sometimes bribe their way out of service, often by paying for a medical exemption. Such episodes of corruption within the recruitment system became so widespread by the end of the summer that on Aug. 11 Zelensky fired the heads of the draft offices in every region of the country.
The decision was intended to signal his commitment to fighting graft. But the move backfired, according to the senior military officer, as recruitment nearly ground to a halt without leadership. The fired officials also proved difficult to replace, in part because the reputation of the draft offices had been tainted. “Who wants that job?” the officer asks. “It’s like putting a sign on your back that says: corrupt.”
A new CNN article also discusses Ukraine’s manpower problems, but weirdly tries to spin Ukraine as having headroom by not having yet gone to full conscription. But it does point out that Ukraine has imposed martial law and restricts travel
Ukraine’s military was about 15% female as of 2020, and recent rule changes allowed for conscription of women with medical and pharmacy training, so recent claims that Ukraine is conscripting women look largely to be misrepresentations of existing policy. However, it may still be that Ukraine is using more women in combat roles of late: Dima of Military Summary reported this week of seeing a video of a trench with dead women soldiers in it.
Experts have argued that even with diminishing levels of equipment and shells, that absent a revolt or surrender by the military, Ukraine could keep up a fight for a while. The West, after all, is probably capable of sending in materiel at some level. But the manpower, particularly trained manpower, problem is only going to get worse. And it’s now acknowledged in the Western press as pretty bad.
There’s been much less discussion of the Ukraine economy, which is set to go off a more dramatic cliff than its combat capability. Western journalists go almost entirely to Kiev, and then likely only near government buildings and foreign-official venues (tony restaurants) and so have little feel for day to day life. The reporters who do venture further afield are going mainly to combat areas. We need to do a bit more digging and give a fuller report, but it doesn’t take a lot of effort to work out that the near and long-term prospects for Ukraine are terrible, and it was staring out as the poorest and most corrupt country in Europe.
Ukraine is facing a demographic disaster, as Moon of Alabama and others have chronicled. It already had a dearth of young adults due to a birth collapse (similar to what Russia suffered) in the 1990s. It’s no secret that many Ukrainians have fled for Europe and the majority are not expected to come back. Moreover, that population is also likely to skew young. Douglas Macgregor had said that his sources estimate that Ukraine is down from a pre-war population of 43 million to 19 million in the territories the government in Kiev controls. And the scuttlebutt is Zelensky, to keep the fight up, is looking to or has actually started throwing more young people into the meat grinder, by tightening up on essential employment and college exemptions.
And keep in mind that Ukraine is also suffering a high level of debilitation among war survivors. The Wall Street Journal reported months ago that orders for prosthetics might be as high as 50,000. That was before the famed counteroffensive got going.
As we pointed out and the Western press has also been acknowledging, Ukraine has not done a very good job of repairing its grid after the Russian attacks last fall and winter, to the degree it may fall over in certain areas under higher winter loads. Some sources have suggested the repair funds were partly looted. That may be true. But we’ve also pointed out that Ukraine is using Soviet gear and has been exhausting stocks of spared among former Warsaw Pact members. No one is going to set up new factories to do a very large but limited run of various components for Ukraine’s rebuilding. That means that any of the areas that have suffered critical damage that can no longer get replacements from the West will find Russia controls their reconstruction.
Ukraine tax receipts have collapsed as defense spending has spiked. Ukraine projected a budget deficit of $38 billion in March. Given optimistic assumptions about its super duper counteroffensive, one has to think that forecast was similarly optimistic. Set that against two stopgap spending bills with no Ukraine funding and Europe saying loudly that it can’t fill the US money gap. I have no idea what the lag is between allocation approvals and cash actually arriving in Ukraine official coffers, but one would have to think the US till is about to be emptied. And Ukraine will crash from its already fallen level of functioning. In Russia even during its mass privatizations, loss of services and economic/demographic decline, some critical public servants kept working for no or little compensation. Putin made a point of giving teachers their back pay in his early years as President. How much social cohesion is there in Ukraine, particularly after so many have already abandoned it?
Also keep in mind Ukraine had a nominal GDP in 2022 of $160 billion on a nominal basis, nearly $380 billion on a PPP basis. Those figures are likely exaggerated by including the parts of Ukraine that voted to join Russia. So even looking at these results in the most generous way possible, Ukraine is running a deficit of 10% of GDP, when it already has inflation of 30%.
Big deficits after a sudden reduction of productive capacity is a textbook prescription for hyperinflation.
We’ve also pointed out the Western reconstruction talk was a bunch of hooey, since private sector types do infrastructure deals only as exercises in looting (we’ve posted on how new-build deals go bankrupt). So at best, this initiative was set to be an exercise in strip mining what was left of Ukraine. That’s now been indirectly confirmed by the reconstruction czar Penny Pritzker herself. From Ukrainska Pravda via Yahoo in Imagine there may be no help: conclusions of US Special Representative’s visit to Ukraine:
Penny Pritzker, US Special Representative for Ukraine’s Recovery, has suggested that officials imagine how the country could survive economically without US aid during her first visit to Ukraine….
Ukrainska Pravda stated that her first visit to Ukraine had left “a rather disturbing aftertaste in many government offices” here.
One of the sources, familiar with the course of Pritzker’s meetings, said that she tried to “lead [them] to the idea” of how Ukraine could survive economically without American aid.
Quote from the source: “At the meetings, Penny tried to get people to think, like, let’s imagine that there is no American aid: what do you need to do over the next year to make sure that your economy can survive even in this situation? And it really stressed everyone out.”
More details: Andrii Hunder, the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, told Ukrainska Pravda that Pritzker’s main question during her visit and meetings with businesses was “What hinders success and who hinders it?”
The UP article reads that perhaps the strongest concern among most people who interacted with Biden’s representative was her call not to wait for Western assistance, but to seek areas of growth as if it wouldn’t be coming.
Does the Russian Map Talk Represent New Thinking About the End Game? John Mearsheimer has argued that Russia wants a dysfunctional rump Ukraine. The same way the US, NATO and Ukraine obliged Russia’s war of attrition game plan by continuing to throw ever weaker forces against Russian lines, so to have they managed to do even more damage to Ukraine’s economy that the war already would have done by pumping up the military and government with support it could not maintain for the long haul, and then withdrawing it abruptly.
However, even though Russia looks like it will eventually impose its will on Ukraine, Russia still faces constraints. The more of Ukraine Russia decides to incorporate, the more it will have to rebuild. Those efforts would compete with another Putin initiative, announced early in the SMO, of greatly improving public amenities in remote areas (I envision manufacturing and mining towns in the hinterlands). Russia is also already facing labor shortages. To some degree, it might be able to redeploy men now working in manufacturing, particularly arms related, to reconstruction. But Russia may face labor constraints on how quickly it can restore infrastructure and buildings.
Putin and his inner circle likely also recognize the risk and cost of tying to hold areas where Russia is not welcome. Putin even said words to that effect early on. Putin also seems to value referendums as validating integrating territory into Russia. These would argue, all things being equal, for limiting the parts of Ukraine that are candidates for integration to ones with a solidly ethnic Russian majority.
To look at an overlapping set of consideration, ever since the Munich Security Conference, Putin has been trying to get a hostile Europe and US to acknowledge and respect Russia’s security needs. So what territorial end state is optimal, or alternatively, the least bad compromise, particularly given that ex Hungary and Belarus, Russia would continue to have hostile neighbors to its west?
This is why both Putin and Medvedev suggesting Kiev might be part of the equation would seem to be a significant shift. There are lots of maps of electoral results that Western pundits have used as proxies for ethnic Russian versus ethnic Ukrainian representation. This one from the Washington Pos is indicative. You can see Kiev is most assuredly in a European-leaning part of the country, as if that were in doubt:
But in Putin’s November 3 speech, he described long form as to how Russia has claims on “Ancient Rus” and that would seem to include Kiev2:
Contrast this with Medvedev’s not-exactly-a-joke earlier proposal:
Admittedly, Putin has said repeatedly, such as in his 2021 article, On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians, that Russians and Ukrainians are one people and the recent divisions were engineered to facilitate control. But it’s going to be hard to put the discord genie back in the bottle.
One guess is that Russia has decided it eventually has to take, or ideally, find some other way to subdue Kiev as the administrative center of Ukraine. But what does it do then? Even if Russia is able to create a puppet state, how does it exercise enough control without it becoming a governance and financial albatross? Remember, Kiev is a physically sprawling city of 3 million, straddling the Dnieper. It would be hard to secure it against the will of its inhabitants….unless, say, even more could be encouraged to decamp.
But it seems any other way, with rump Ukraine entering into some sort of victor’s peace with Russia, is ripe for the West trying to undo that. Perhaps (as we and John Helmer have suggested) Russia creates a particularly impoverished and very low population buffer zone (one way is by de-electrifying it) as a DMZ of sorts.
Again, at a minimum Russia’s leadership recognizes it has ever more degrees of freedom in terms of what Ukraine’s end state might be. And I may not be imaginative enough. But I don’t see how things have gotten much better regarding the potentially festering problem of western Ukraine. Perhaps there have been better remedies bandied about by Russian pundits and pols that have not gotten coverage here. Any reader intel or informed speculation very much welcomed.
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1 Even so, some regular military commentators take note of the fact that Russia has a potential cauldron here but does not seem to be working hard to close it. They speculate that Russia is leaving it open to allow Ukraine to feed yet more men and material into this fire, just as they did in Bakhmut. As Big Serge points out:
We need to think about that initial Russian assault in the context of the Avdiivka battlespace. Avdiivka is rather unique in that the entire city and the railway running towards it sit upon an elevated ridge. With the city now enveloped on three sides, remaining Ukrainian logistical lines run along the floor of a wetland basin to the west of the city – the only corridor that remains open. Russia now has a position on the dominating heights that directly overlook the basin, and are in the process of expanding their position along the ridge. In fact, contrary to the claim that the Russian assault collapsed with heavy casualties, the Russians continue to expand their zone of control to the west of the railway, have already breached the outskirts of Stepove, and are pushing into the fortified trench network in southeastern Avdiivka proper.
Now, at this point it’s probably rational to want to compare the situation to Bakhmut, but the AFU forces in Avdiivka are actually in a much more dangerous position. Much was made of so-called “fire control” during the battle for Bakhmut, with some insinuating that Russia could isolate the city simply by firing artillery at the supply arteries. Needless to say, this didn’t quite pan out. Ukraine lost plenty of vehicles on the road in and out of Bakhmut, but the corridor remained open – if dangerous – until the very end. In Avdiivka, however, Russia will have direct ATGM line of sight (rather than spotty artillery overwatch) over the supply corridor on the floor of the basin. This is a much more dangerous situation for the AFU, both because Avdiivka has the unusual feature of a single dominating ridge on the spine of the battlespace, and because the dimensions are smaller – the entire Ukrainian supply corridor here runs along a handful of roads in a 4 kilometer gap.
2 From Putin’s remarks at the November 3 meeting:
First of all, we all know very well – these are the facts of history – that all, as you said, the South Russian lands were given to the Soviet Ukraine during the formation of the Soviet Union.
There was no Ukraine as part of the empire, there were regions, and it came in the 16th century, Ukraine, consisted of three regions: Kiev and the Kiev region, Zhitomir, Chernigov – that’s all. It came from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, from Poland voluntarily. We have a letter in our archives – I have already mentioned it – we, the Russian Orthodox people, appeal to Moscow, to the Tsar, and so on. In an attempt to defend our rights, we addressed the same letter to Warsaw: we, the Russian Orthodox people, ask to preserve this and that, demand, and so on.
Then what happened happened. They started to form the Soviet Union and created a huge Ukraine, and primarily and to a large extent at the expense of the South Russian lands – all the Black Sea region and so on, although all these cities, as we know, were founded by Catherine the Great after a series of wars with the Ottoman Empire.
Ok, so it happened, modern Russia came to terms with it after the collapse of the Soviet Union. But when they started to exterminate everything Russian there – that is, of course, extreme. And in the end they declared that Russians are not an indigenous nation in these lands – it is a complete outrage, you know? And at the same time, they also started exterminating Russians in Donbas to the applause of the West.
As it turned out that, although they signed the so-called Minsk agreements for a peaceful settlement with us, they were not going to honour them, as it turned out later, and moreover, they publicly refused to honour them at all. And they also started dragging this entire territory into NATO – brazenly, without heeding any of our protests, without paying attention to our position, as if we did not exist at all. This is what lies at the centre of the conflict that is taking place today. This is the cause of this conflict.
The Russian Ruble rose well over 1% in the markets again today. The currency traders are betting on Russia. The Ruble has been on a steady rise lately.
You’re really ripping ass there quisling possum cop.
Ruble = $.01
Time for you to triple down on your international currency investment.
Whatever. But have you noticed the Ruble is steadily gaining? For comparison purposes it takes 88.55 Rubles to buy a dollar. It takes 148.355 Japanese Yen to buy a dollar, so 1 Ruble will buy almost 2 Jap Yen.
The fact remains, the Ruble has been rising steadily in the last few weeks. It was over 120 to the dollar in 2022 and about 100 to the dollar at the beginning of October. Now it's 88.55.
Would you think Japan is about to collapse since it takes over 148 of their yen to buy a dollar?
Often value is a reflection of confidence. I guess it could be a lack of confidence in the USD as much as anything.
Don't make a John Burns of yourself.
Houston2: The Ruble is up almost another percent today as per Kitco at 87.78. Maybe Russia is getting ready to collapse (sarc)?
You’re absolutely killing it with your ruble investments.
Keep me posted on your Russian bond purchases and go buy a tank of gas with those rubles.
The Russian Ruble rose well over 1% in the markets again today. The currency traders are betting on Russia. The Ruble has been on a steady rise lately.
You’re really ripping ass there quisling possum cop. Ruble = $.01 Time for you to triple down on your international currency investment.
Whatever. But have you noticed the Ruble is steadily gaining? For comparison purposes it takes 88.55 Rubles to buy a dollar. It takes 148.355 Japanese Yen to buy a dollar, so 1 Ruble will buy almost 2 Jap Yen. The fact remains, the Ruble has been rising steadily in the last few weeks. It was over 120 to the dollar in 2022 and about 100 to the dollar at the beginning of October. Now it's 88.55. Would you think Japan is about to collapse since it takes over 148 of their yen to buy a dollar? Often value is a reflection of confidence. I guess it could be a lack of confidence in the USD as much as anything. Don't make a John Burns of yourself.
Houston2: The Ruble is up almost another percent today as per Kitco at 87.78. Maybe Russia is getting ready to collapse (sarc)?
You’re absolutely killing it with your ruble investments. Keep me posted on your Russian bond purchases and go buy a tank of gas with those rubles. Heh!
Do you maybe think the currency markets are acknowledging the obvious? Check out the Ukraine currency charts over the last two years and just imagine what they will do when the USA/NATO countries finally and openly admit the obvious.
The Russian Ruble rose well over 1% in the markets again today. The currency traders are betting on Russia. The Ruble has been on a steady rise lately.
You’re really ripping ass there quisling possum cop. Ruble = $.01 Time for you to triple down on your international currency investment.[/quote] Whatever. But have you noticed the Ruble is steadily gaining? For comparison purposes it takes 88.55 Rubles to buy a dollar. It takes 148.355 Japanese Yen to buy a dollar, so 1 Ruble will buy almost 2 Jap Yen. The fact remains, the Ruble has been rising steadily in the last few weeks. It was over 120 to the dollar in 2022 and about 100 to the dollar at the beginning of October. Now it's 88.55. Would you think Japan is about to collapse since it takes over 148 of their yen to buy a dollar? Often value is a reflection of confidence. I guess it could be a lack of confidence in the USD as much as anything. Don't make a John Burns of yourself.[/quote] Houston2: The Ruble is up almost another percent today as per Kitco at 87.78. Maybe Russia is getting ready to collapse (sarc)?[/quote] You’re absolutely killing it with your ruble investments. Keep me posted on your Russian bond purchases and go buy a tank of gas with those rubles. Heh![/quote]Do you maybe think the currency markets are acknowledging the obvious? Check out the Ukraine currency charts over the last two years and just imagine what they will do when the USA/NATO countries finally and openly admit the obvious.[/quote]
I think you’re really on to something here. Yep.
I saw a robin just this morning ergo it’s spring time.
ok tooty. almost as good as your daily retarded Covid analysis
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Hastings
The Russian Ruble rose well over 1% in the markets again today. The currency traders are betting on Russia. The Ruble has been on a steady rise lately.
You’re really ripping ass there quisling possum cop. Ruble = $.01 Time for you to triple down on your international currency investment.
Whatever. But have you noticed the Ruble is steadily gaining? For comparison purposes it takes 88.55 Rubles to buy a dollar. It takes 148.355 Japanese Yen to buy a dollar, so 1 Ruble will buy almost 2 Jap Yen. The fact remains, the Ruble has been rising steadily in the last few weeks. It was over 120 to the dollar in 2022 and about 100 to the dollar at the beginning of October. Now it's 88.55. Would you think Japan is about to collapse since it takes over 148 of their yen to buy a dollar? Often value is a reflection of confidence. I guess it could be a lack of confidence in the USD as much as anything. Don't make a John Burns of yourself.[/quote] Houston2: The Ruble is up almost another percent today as per Kitco at 87.78. Maybe Russia is getting ready to collapse (sarc)?[/quote] You’re absolutely killing it with your ruble investments. Keep me posted on your Russian bond purchases and go buy a tank of gas with those rubles. Heh![/quote]Do you maybe think the currency markets are acknowledging the obvious? Check out the Ukraine currency charts over the last two years and just imagine what they will do when the USA/NATO countries finally and openly admit the obvious.[/quote]
I think you’re really on to something here. Yep.
I saw a robin just this morning ergo it’s spring time.[/quote]
So, what is the truth and agenda regarding the US involvement in Ukraine vs Russia and Israel vs Hamas/Iran?? We Americans will probably never know the real truth. Where does the Republic go from here?
"Since the voice of the people is allowed to speak out [in democratic societies], those in power better control what that voice says — in other words, control what people think. One of the ways to do this is to create political debate that appears to embrace many opinions, but actually stays within very narrow margins. You have to make sure that both sides in the debate accept certain assumptions — and that those assumptions are the basis of the propaganda system. As long as everyone accepts the propaganda system, the debate is permissible.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. propaganda system did its job partially but not entirely. Among educated people it worked very well. Studies show that among the more educated parts of the population, the government’s propaganda about the war is now accepted unquestioningly. One reason that propaganda often works better on the educated than on the uneducated is that educated people read more, so they receive more propaganda. Another is that they have jobs in management, media, and academia and therefore work in some capacity as agents of the propaganda system — and they believe what the system expects them to believe. By and large, they’re part of the privileged elite, and share the interests and perceptions of those in power."
Noam Chomsky, Propaganda, American-style, Interview conducted by David Barsamian of KGNU-Radio in Boulder, Colorado (Mid 1986)
"It is much more difficult to see a propaganda system at work where the media are private and formal censorship is absent. This is especially true where the media actively compete, periodically attack and expose corporate and government malfeasance, and aggressively portray themselves as spokesmen for free speech and the general community interest. What is not evident (and remains undiscussed in the media) is the limited nature of such critiques, as well as the huge inequality of the command of resources, and its effect both on access to a private media system and on its behavior and performance." (Emphasis Added).
Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent; The Political Economy of the Mass Media, (Pantheon Books, New York, 1988), pp. xiv, 1—2.
I think that may have been valid once upon a time. But today a significant percentage of the American people view the mainstream media as a bunch of clowns.
The most accurate assessments come from the internet. But even on the internet you need to have the ability to sift out the garbage.
Ukraine was doomed the day the Russians decided to act on the matter. Everything the west has done has weakened the west and strengthened Russia. I believe that the globalists intended to weaken everybody involved. But Russia worked around it. Now the crazies who control the U.S. government have nothing left except lies to cover up their massive failure.
You see it everywhere. There's people on this forum spreading the lies. It's long since gotten ridiculous.
Basically, John Burns and Houston_2 are microcosms of the mainstream media.
Just advice for the unawares:
Never ever disagree with Bristoe and never ever point out his dismal record (ongoing) of predictions.
did I just see Ukraine soccer team highlights on the sports channel? is that a thing...to be in a war and still send your teams around to play? didn't U2 go over and play a little concert in an active war zone there too? gee, I wonder what the fack is really going on there....hmmm
Never ever disagree with Bristoe and never ever point out his dismal record (ongoing) of predictions.
It’ll piss him off and put him in a snit.
Houston-2: I am willing to make that $1000 bet with you that at the end of 2 years from today that Russia is still in control of some of the former territory of Ukraine if you and I will put the money in the control of a trusted member of the 24HCF such as Jim Conrad or Paul the bicycle man or anyone else we can mutually agree on. The money will have to be put up this coming week or no deal.
Never ever disagree with Bristoe and never ever point out his dismal record (ongoing) of predictions.
It’ll piss him off and put him in a snit.
Houston-2: I am willing to make that $1000 bet with you that at the end of 2 years from today that Russia is still in control of some of the former territory of Ukraine if you and I will put the money in the control of a trusted member of the 24HCF such as Jim Conrad or Paul the bicycle man or anyone else we can mutually agree on. The money will have to be put up this coming week or no deal.
What a generous man you are with that bet offering. Magnanimous you are even!
Don’t tell anyone else, Possum Cop but I too am quite sure that Putin will retain a piece of the Ukraine in the end. I’m also quite sure it’ll be a long while before he goes dilly dallying amok and tries to invade another sovereign nation.
Presently Putin’s achievements towards that end in the Ukraine invasion is a bit less than 20%.
Time for you to triple down on your investments in the mighty ruble. Go for it and do keep us posted, please and don’t forget your prayers and oblations to Mr. Putin as the power of prayer is something to behold.
Never ever disagree with Bristoe and never ever point out his dismal record (ongoing) of predictions.
It’ll piss him off and put him in a snit.
Houston-2: I am willing to make that $1000 bet with you that at the end of 2 years from today that Russia is still in control of some of the former territory of Ukraine if you and I will put the money in the control of a trusted member of the 24HCF such as Jim Conrad or Paul the bicycle man or anyone else we can mutually agree on. The money will have to be put up this coming week or no deal.
What a generous man you are with that bet offering. Magnanimous you are even!
Don’t tell anyone else, Possum Cop but I too am quite sure that Putin will retain a piece of the Ukraine in the end. I’m also quite sure it’ll be a long while before he goes dilly dallying amok and tries to invade another sovereign nation.
Presently Putin’s achievements towards that end in the Ukraine invasion is a bit less than 20%.
Time for you to triple down on your investments in the mighty ruble. Go for it and do keep us posted, please and don’t forget your prayers and oblations to Mr. Putin as the power of prayer is something to behold.
So you believe that the ruble is on the upswing and that Russia will keep about 20% of Ukraine (arguably Russian territory to begin with) and the largest country in Europe. Unless you count Russia as being part of Europe. In which case Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe.
Sounds like a win for Russia and a smart move by Putin.
Never ever disagree with Bristoe and never ever point out his dismal record (ongoing) of predictions.
It’ll piss him off and put him in a snit.
Houston-2: I am willing to make that $1000 bet with you that at the end of 2 years from today that Russia is still in control of some of the former territory of Ukraine if you and I will put the money in the control of a trusted member of the 24HCF such as Jim Conrad or Paul the bicycle man or anyone else we can mutually agree on. The money will have to be put up this coming week or no deal.
What a generous man you are with that bet offering. Magnanimous you are even!
Don’t tell anyone else, Possum Cop but I too am quite sure that Putin will retain a piece of the Ukraine in the end. I’m also quite sure it’ll be a long while before he goes dilly dallying amok and tries to invade another sovereign nation.
Presently Putin’s achievements towards that end in the Ukraine invasion is a bit less than 20%.
Time for you to triple down on your investments in the mighty ruble. Go for it and do keep us posted, please and don’t forget your prayers and oblations to Mr. Putin as the power of prayer is something to behold.
So you believe that the ruble is on the upswing and that Russia will keep about 20% of Ukraine (arguably Russian territory to begin with) and the second largest country in Europe. Sounds like a win for Russia.
Your projections and powers of deduction are absolutely awesome not to mention how comical you can be.
I too am quite sure that Putin will retain a piece of the Ukraine in the end.
Does this mean that you're going to lay off talking bullshit?
Don’t you know by now, Old Toot is the king of deflection, as soon as you start to box him in he squirms, lies and/or ignores you. This will be no different, he’s a snake.
Never ever disagree with Bristoe and never ever point out his dismal record (ongoing) of predictions.
It’ll piss him off and put him in a snit.
Houston-2: I am willing to make that $1000 bet with you that at the end of 2 years from today that Russia is still in control of some of the former territory of Ukraine if you and I will put the money in the control of a trusted member of the 24HCF such as Jim Conrad or Paul the bicycle man or anyone else we can mutually agree on. The money will have to be put up this coming week or no deal.
What a generous man you are with that bet offering. Magnanimous you are even!
Don’t tell anyone else, Possum Cop but I too am quite sure that Putin will retain a piece of the Ukraine in the end. I’m also quite sure it’ll be a long while before he goes dilly dallying amok and tries to invade another sovereign nation.
Presently Putin’s achievements towards that end in the Ukraine invasion is a bit less than 20%.
Time for you to triple down on your investments in the mighty ruble. Go for it and do keep us posted, please and don’t forget your prayers and oblations to Mr. Putin as the power of prayer is something to behold.
So you believe that the ruble is on the upswing and that Russia will keep about 20% of Ukraine (arguably Russian territory to begin with) and the second largest country in Europe. Sounds like a win for Russia.
Your projections and powers of deduction are absolutely awesome not to mention how comical you can be.
Can you break that down?
Admitting that you’re wrong can be difficult. Heck you had to make a whole new persona rather than admit that the media played you on Covid and that you bought it hook line and sinker.
I too am quite sure that Putin will retain a piece of the Ukraine in the end.
Does this mean that you're going to lay off talking bullshit?
Don’t you know by now, Old Toot is the king of deflection, as soon as you start to box him in he squirms, lies and/or ignores you. This will be no different, he’s a snake.
So, what is the truth and agenda regarding the US involvement in Ukraine vs Russia and Israel vs Hamas/Iran?? We Americans will probably never know the real truth. Where does the Republic go from here?
"Since the voice of the people is allowed to speak out [in democratic societies], those in power better control what that voice says — in other words, control what people think. One of the ways to do this is to create political debate that appears to embrace many opinions, but actually stays within very narrow margins. You have to make sure that both sides in the debate accept certain assumptions — and that those assumptions are the basis of the propaganda system. As long as everyone accepts the propaganda system, the debate is permissible.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. propaganda system did its job partially but not entirely. Among educated people it worked very well. Studies show that among the more educated parts of the population, the government’s propaganda about the war is now accepted unquestioningly. One reason that propaganda often works better on the educated than on the uneducated is that educated people read more, so they receive more propaganda. Another is that they have jobs in management, media, and academia and therefore work in some capacity as agents of the propaganda system — and they believe what the system expects them to believe. By and large, they’re part of the privileged elite, and share the interests and perceptions of those in power."
Noam Chomsky, Propaganda, American-style, Interview conducted by David Barsamian of KGNU-Radio in Boulder, Colorado (Mid 1986)
"It is much more difficult to see a propaganda system at work where the media are private and formal censorship is absent. This is especially true where the media actively compete, periodically attack and expose corporate and government malfeasance, and aggressively portray themselves as spokesmen for free speech and the general community interest. What is not evident (and remains undiscussed in the media) is the limited nature of such critiques, as well as the huge inequality of the command of resources, and its effect both on access to a private media system and on its behavior and performance." (Emphasis Added).
Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent; The Political Economy of the Mass Media, (Pantheon Books, New York, 1988), pp. xiv, 1—2.
Tell us again about that cold, dark winter that Europe and all of the EU had to endure last year.
Where did India get all that fuel they sold to Western Europe? I didn't know that India produced so much oil that they were a major exporter.
Nobody ever explained where in the world India got all that oil that they in turn furnished to Europe. I just don't believe they have enough domestic production for that.
@Bristoe, perhaps you are correct. However, sometimes what is old is new again. My point being because there is so much propaganda, misinformation, disinformation, Mal information and other psychological war operations put forth by the US Government via government agencies, media companies, and technology companies, that trying to decipher the truth about the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Iran/Hamas is damn near impossible.
Btw, wasn't it Joseph Goebbels (Chief Propagandist for the German Nazi Party) that said, "all news is propaganda"? Goebbels is credited with stating, "think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play" and "propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are working on their own free will." I would say that the above hold true today.
Russia now 16 months into the failed invasion of Ukraine with Ukraine troops gaining more ground around Bakhmut and in the south front.
Ukraine guerrilla groups now attacking targeted points at will.
This is from July 13, 2023. Russia was near surrender.
And Bahkmut is now known as Artemovsk, a city in Russia.
And Ukraine is known as Ukraine in Russia.
Ohh, the Russian central bank now says that it’ll have to raise the interest rate to over the present 15% to combat the inflation and shortages that continue to plague the country and its inflation problems.
And Ukraine is known as Ukraine in Russia. Ohh, the Russian central bank now says that it’ll have to raise the interest rate to over the present 15% to combat the inflation and shortages that continue to plague the country and its inflation problems. WSJ
I wish to hell we would try to stop inflation in our country.
And Ukraine is known as Ukraine in Russia. Ohh, the Russian central bank now says that it’ll have to raise the interest rate to over the present 15% to combat the inflation and shortages that continue to plague the country and its inflation problems. WSJ
I wish to hell we would try to stop inflation in our country.
Never ever disagree with Bristoe and never ever point out his dismal record (ongoing) of predictions.
It’ll piss him off and put him in a snit.
Houston-2: I am willing to make that $1000 bet with you that at the end of 2 years from today that Russia is still in control of some of the former territory of Ukraine if you and I will put the money in the control of a trusted member of the 24HCF such as Jim Conrad or Paul the bicycle man or anyone else we can mutually agree on. The money will have to be put up this coming week or no deal.
What a generous man you are with that bet offering. Magnanimous you are even!
Don’t tell anyone else, Possum Cop but I too am quite sure that Putin will retain a piece of the Ukraine in the end. I’m also quite sure it’ll be a long while before he goes dilly dallying amok and tries to invade another sovereign nation.
Presently Putin’s achievements towards that end in the Ukraine invasion is a bit less than 20%.
Time for you to triple down on your investments in the mighty ruble. Go for it and do keep us posted, please and don’t forget your prayers and oblations to Mr. Putin as the power of prayer is something to behold.
Darn it, I thought you would bite on that. You are in fact somewhat of a realist. I thought maybe your feelings for Ukraine might blind you but I didn't trust you to payoff, hence my condition that someone neutral hold the money.
Never ever disagree with Bristoe and never ever point out his dismal record (ongoing) of predictions.
It’ll piss him off and put him in a snit.
Houston-2: I am willing to make that $1000 bet with you that at the end of 2 years from today that Russia is still in control of some of the former territory of Ukraine if you and I will put the money in the control of a trusted member of the 24HCF such as Jim Conrad or Paul the bicycle man or anyone else we can mutually agree on. The money will have to be put up this coming week or no deal.
What a generous man you are with that bet offering. Magnanimous you are even!
Don’t tell anyone else, Possum Cop but I too am quite sure that Putin will retain a piece of the Ukraine in the end. I’m also quite sure it’ll be a long while before he goes dilly dallying amok and tries to invade another sovereign nation.
Presently Putin’s achievements towards that end in the Ukraine invasion is a bit less than 20%.
Time for you to triple down on your investments in the mighty ruble. Go for it and do keep us posted, please and don’t forget your prayers and oblations to Mr. Putin as the power of prayer is something to behold.
Darn it, I thought you would bite on that. You are in fact somewhat of a realist. I thought maybe your feelings for Ukraine might blind you but I didn't trust you to payoff, hence my condition that someone neutral hold the money.
Russian soldiers have been exposing their hands and arms above their trenches in hopes of being wounded so that they can be removed from the front and receive a 50,000 ruble payout for their injuries. Russian paratroopers have purportedly shot themselves in the legs and feet to escape from the front lines.
Now that the money tit's goin dry, pension payments have begun to be disrupted in a number of Ukrainian towns - a video shows a pensioner from Krivoy Rog shouting in despair, "Where is our money?
The already meager pensions on which Ukrainian pensioners survive may cease altogether, as Gaylensky's regime will save money on old people to spend on the army.
Now that the money tit's goin dry, pension payments have begun to be disrupted in a number of Ukrainian towns - a video shows a pensioner from Krivoy Rog shouting in despair, "Where is our money?
The already meager pensions on which Ukrainian pensioners survive may cease altogether, as Gaylensky's regime will save money on old people to spend on the army.
I believe you’ve confused Zelensky with Putin who’s war efforts have totally cut out all social spending according to the WSJ and Forbes.
From the mouth of Volodymyr Omelyan, cuckraine infrastructure minister.
“The choice is very simple. If we are ready to send another 300,000 or 500,000 lives of Ukrainian soldiers to capture Crimea and liberate Donbas, and if we get the right number of tanks and F16s from the west, we can do this,” Omelyan said. “But I don’t see the 500,000 more people ready to die."
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 21, 2023, 7:15pm ET
Ukrainian and Russian forces continue to conduct offensive operations in eastern and southern Ukraine despite rainy and snowy weather conditions. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Russian officials are struggling to subdue Russian hysteria around Ukrainian operations in the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes overnight on November 20-21 and on November 21 targeting port and civilian infrastructure, including a hospital in Donetsk Oblast. US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby reported on November 21 that the Wagner Group is preparing to provide an air defense system to either Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah or Iran. Imprisoned ardent nationalist and former Russian officer Igor Girkin’s presidential campaign announcement has generated some discourse in the Russian information space, but most Russian milbloggers refrained from discussing Girkin’s campaign likely due to self-censorship. Washington, D.C.-based analytics company Gallup found that Russian society’s confidence in the Russian military has marginally decreased in 2023. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new military aid package to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv on November 21. The Armenian Ministry of Defense (MoD) denied Russian allegations that Armenia is planning to supply Ukraine with weapons. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused the West of destabilizing the South Caucasus region by supplying weapons to Armenia. A former Russian Investigative Committee departmental head who was serving sentences for accepting bribes from the Russian mafia died in prison on the night of November 20-21, allegedly by suicide. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on November 21 and advanced in some areas. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu addressed the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) Collegium on November 21 and announced the that the Russian MoD is increasing its military training efforts across Russia. US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller commented on November 20 about a report that found that Russian officials in collaborations with Belarusian officials transported more than 2,400 Ukrainian children between ages six and 17 to Belarus.
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russia - 13152, of which: destroyed: 9139, damaged: 576, abandoned: 534, captured: 2903
this is just some of the Russian equipment
Tanks (2472, of which destroyed: 1616, damaged: 139, abandoned: 169, captured: 548) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1065, of which destroyed: 720, damaged: 30, abandoned: 46, captured: 269) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3049, of which destroyed: 2138, damaged: 119, abandoned: 174, captured: 618) Command Posts And Communications Stations (258, of which destroyed: 169, damaged: 3, abandoned: 2, captured: 84) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (363, of which destroyed: 184, damaged: 10, abandoned: 44, captured: 125) Towed Artillery (333, of which destroyed: 193, damaged: 35, abandoned: 5, captured: 100) Self-Propelled Artillery (602, of which destroyed: 455, damaged: 33, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (308, of which destroyed: 228, damaged: 23, abandoned: 2, captured: 53) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (181, of which destroyed: 127, damaged: 26, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (94, of which destroyed: 86, damaged: 8) Helicopters (132, of which destroyed: 102, damaged: 28, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (19, of which destroyed: 12, damaged: 7)
Bakhmut has no strategic function, other than 10,000 dead Russians and unknown Wagner forces. Avdiivka can be gateway to the whole Donbas region. for 4 weeks or so, the Putin puffers are "trying" to surround Avdiivka, but the Russian wounded/dead and the destroyed equipment are not worth it. so far, the Putin Puffers have around 4000-5000 dead/wounded and around 300+ destroyed/damage Russian equipment.
the Russian Navy is a joke. when the Soviet Union was in power, it might have been powerful, but today...well, i will just say the Russian Navy will quiver in defeat from Ukraine.
i'll give applause to the Russian Space Department. even tho the Russian tank turrets aren't quite capable to put Russians in orbit, they do try.
why don't the Russian use the Armatas and Checkmate? oh, the Armata's' are junk and there is only 15 - 20 of them. the Checkmate is a Wish List.com drywall screwed piece of dung with a learning disability.
At this point Russia may realize that the longer this goes on the better for Russia. Breaking the will of NATO/USA to interfere with and try to dominate Russia and to get that pernicious state of Ukraine beaten to a pulp so that what's left of it will quit killing Russians and quit acting as staging area for the NWO to dominate Russia may end up being the result of this war.
Don't ever think this hasn't been a huge land grab to subjugate Russia and therefore bring the up and coming 3rd world to heel. This BRICS deal is scaring the central bankers of the world. The USD is only an illusion and is in serious trouble if real and good money shows up.
The best laid plans have a habit of going awry. Won't it be ironic if the plan to cause BRICS to die in infancy actually empower it and put it on the road to success.
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russia - 13152, of which: destroyed: 9139, damaged: 576, abandoned: 534, captured: 2903
this is just some of the Russian equipment
Tanks (2472, of which destroyed: 1616, damaged: 139, abandoned: 169, captured: 548) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1065, of which destroyed: 720, damaged: 30, abandoned: 46, captured: 269) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3049, of which destroyed: 2138, damaged: 119, abandoned: 174, captured: 618) Command Posts And Communications Stations (258, of which destroyed: 169, damaged: 3, abandoned: 2, captured: 84) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (363, of which destroyed: 184, damaged: 10, abandoned: 44, captured: 125) Towed Artillery (333, of which destroyed: 193, damaged: 35, abandoned: 5, captured: 100) Self-Propelled Artillery (602, of which destroyed: 455, damaged: 33, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (308, of which destroyed: 228, damaged: 23, abandoned: 2, captured: 53) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (181, of which destroyed: 127, damaged: 26, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (94, of which destroyed: 86, damaged: 8) Helicopters (132, of which destroyed: 102, damaged: 28, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (19, of which destroyed: 12, damaged: 7)
Bakhmut has no strategic function, other than 10,000 dead Russians and unknown Wagner forces. Avdiivka can be gateway to the whole Donbas region. for 4 weeks or so, the Putin puffers are "trying" to surround Avdiivka, but the Russian wounded/dead and the destroyed equipment are not worth it. so far, the Putin Puffers have around 4000-5000 dead/wounded and around 300+ destroyed/damage Russian equipment.
the Russian Navy is a joke. when the Soviet Union was in power, it might have been powerful, but today...well, i will just say the Russian Navy will quiver in defeat from Ukraine.
i'll give applause to the Russian Space Department. even tho the Russian tank turrets aren't quite capable to put Russians in orbit, they do try.
why don't the Russian use the Armatas and Checkmate? oh, the Armata's' are junk and there is only 15 - 20 of them. the Checkmate is a Wish List.com drywall screwed piece of dung with a learning disability.
Hahahaha!
At least you are still on the case. It's a retarded case...but you are sticking with it.
As Eugene Victor Debs said over a hundred years ago "the master class has always declared the wars, the subject class has always fought the battles" "They have always taught and trained you to believe it is your patriotic duty to go to war and have yourselves slaughtered at their command....."
And bless Mr. Debs heart, he was thrown into prison with a ten year sentence for criticizing our being in a European war where we had no business.
This huge death toll in Ukraine is the result of the USA meddling again where it has no business. As a matter of fact had we left Ukraine as a buffer state instead of encouraging them to agitate Russia in order to create a pretext for NATO to destroy Russia all this could probably been avoided.
How dumb do you have to be, to believe that the USA encouraged Ukraine to agitate Russia...
You know what Ukraine did to agitate Russia? NOT want to be under the Soviet Sphere of Influence ever again, because it [bleep] sucks for everyone that isn't in the big Russian cities of Moscow, and St. Petersburg. Also, Russia wants the natural land resources of Ukraine, such as the salt mines, natural gas fields, and grainlands. Russian leadership doesn't give a [bleep] other than that. It's all about the money, nothing the west said or did other than not giving Ukraine more abilities to defend itself would have changed that.
And the West is right to support Ukraine against our long-time not-friend Russia. Russia isn't our (USA) friend, never has been, and most likely never will be. Honesty, I just can not fathom how any patriotic american citizen can look at Putin and say "yes, I like this tinpot dictator who constantly undermines my country [usa], but somehow its all bidens fault." Its the same as praising Xi, Kim, MBS, Edrogan, or whatever that [bleep] name in Syria is, etc... Like sure, ok, we get it - you apparently hate your own country, and love dictators, fine, go live with them.
For the record, I hate Biden and I hate Trump, and both along with all the other leeches in politics sold out America a long, long time ago. Doesn't mean I have to sell out my country to those pieces of [bleep].
How dumb do you have to be, to believe that the USA encouraged Ukraine to agitate Russia...
You know what Ukraine did to agitate Russia? NOT want to be under the Soviet Sphere of Influence ever again, because it [bleep] sucks for everyone that isn't in the big Russian cities of Moscow, and St. Petersburg. Also, Russia wants the natural land resources of Ukraine, such as the salt mines, natural gas fields, and grainlands. Russian leadership doesn't give a [bleep] other than that. It's all about the money, nothing the west said or did other than not giving Ukraine more abilities to defend itself would have changed that.
And the West is right to support Ukraine against our long-time not-friend Russia. Russia isn't our (USA) friend, never has been, and most likely never will be. Honesty, I just can not fathom how any patriotic american citizen can look at Putin and say "yes, I like this tinpot dictator who constantly undermines my country [usa], but somehow its all bidens fault." Its the same as praising Xi, Kim, MBS, Edrogan, or whatever that [bleep] name in Syria is, etc... Like sure, ok, we get it - you apparently hate your own country, and love dictators, fine, go live with them.
For the record, I hate Biden and I hate Trump, and both along with all the other leeches in politics sold out America a long, long time ago. Doesn't mean I have to sell out my country to those pieces of [bleep].
I hope you aren't as stupid as you sound. No foreign country is our friend. Not one. Sometimes our interests are mutual. Saving the nasty country of Ukraine is not in our interest. Bringing down Russia was not in our interest. As to your mention of Syria. Whose armies were fighting to defend the Syrian Christian villages?
As to Ukraine agitating Russia.Maybe it had something to do with murdering Russians, trying to join NATO, AND OPERATING BIO-WEAPONS LABS ON THE BORDER. Done with the blessing of NATO and the USA. What country does NATO call its only enemy?
Funny really, the Europeans have ALWAY'S come to our aid in war, without any international agreements. And most often when we were going against the British... who does the South go to during the Civil war, of course the British... who's been behind every conflict the U.S. has ever been involved in... the British. Who turned us against the East, or the East against us... the British. As far as Ukraine goes, with or without our help, even if it totally destroys their country, they will wind up coming out on top... because they have no other choice. Eventually the west and most of the European countries will wake up and back the Ukrainians to the hilt. The russians started something they can't finish. And we can't let them.
If Russia only wanted Ukraine's landmass it would've taken it. Russia wants the Parts of Ukraine that are traditional Russian speaking and have been tortured and murdered by Ukrainians for decades. Russia will not stand for Ukraine joining NATO and told them that long ago but it was at our urging that they tried to join anyway. The pentagon wants to surround Russia with NATO missiles for an eventual war. It's actually the other way around. There's nothing Europe would like more than taking Russia's land and resources for their own. Ukraine has been used as a money laundering bank by us and Europe for years. It has always been corrupt but Obama and Biden have taken it to a entire new level. We have admitted to having many bio weapons labs in Ukraine and Russia has the proof of it now. This whole war stinks. So many have died needlessly on both sides that it is a sorry testament to our greed and corruption it must be stopped. The only way you are going to be allowed to hold on to what's yours is by the "aggressive use of force". Zelensky is a puppet of Washington. We put him in power by the use of a Coup we engineered. Victoria Newland has admitted it. We instigated this conflict as a proxy war with Russia and we've lost it. The only thing that remains to be seen is how many more Ukrainians we will allow to die for our malfeasance.
If Russia only wanted Ukraine's landmass it would've taken it. Russia wants the Parts of Ukraine that are traditional Russian speaking and have been tortured and murdered by Ukrainians for decades. Russia will not stand for Ukraine joining NATO and told them that long ago but it was at our urging that they tried to join anyway. The pentagon wants to surround Russia with NATO missiles for an eventual war. It's actually the other way around. There's nothing Europe would like more than taking Russia's land and resources for their own. Ukraine has been used as a money laundering bank by us and Europe for years. It has always been corrupt but Obama and Biden have taken it to a entire new level. We have admitted to having many bio weapons labs in Ukraine and Russia has the proof of it now. This whole war stinks. So many have died needlessly on both sides that it is a sorry testament to our greed and corruption it must be stopped. The only way you are going to be allowed to hold on to what's yours is by the "aggressive use of force". Zelensky is a puppet of Washington. We put him in power by the use of a Coup we engineered. Victoria Newland has admitted it. We instigated this conflict as a proxy war with Russia and we've lost it. The only thing that remains to be seen is how many more Ukrainians we will allow to die for our malfeasance.
If Russia only wanted Ukraine's landmass it would've taken it. Russia wants the Parts of Ukraine that are traditional Russian speaking and have been tortured and murdered by Ukrainians for decades. Russia will not stand for Ukraine joining NATO and told them that long ago but it was at our urging that they tried to join anyway. The pentagon wants to surround Russia with NATO missiles for an eventual war. It's actually the other way around. There's nothing Europe would like more than taking Russia's land and resources for their own. Ukraine has been used as a money laundering bank by us and Europe for years. It has always been corrupt but Obama and Biden have taken it to a entire new level. We have admitted to having many bio weapons labs in Ukraine and Russia has the proof of it now. This whole war stinks. So many have died needlessly on both sides that it is a sorry testament to our greed and corruption it must be stopped. The only way you are going to be allowed to hold on to what's yours is by the "aggressive use of force". Zelensky is a puppet of Washington. We put him in power by the use of a Coup we engineered. Victoria Newland has admitted it. We instigated this conflict as a proxy war with Russia and we've lost it. The only thing that remains to be seen is how many more Ukrainians we will allow to die for our malfeasance.
^^^^ rainshot has it right. ^^^^
Should be the end of this thread, but it won't be.
You all are so full of right-wing BS and downright fiction that the truth is unrecognizable to you...
Phil
Happy Holidays Phil
Speaking of Happy Holidays.
I wonder what old toot is up to these days? The only person more angry and alone than that guy is that Houston 2 fella. Maybe they can hangout together for the Holidays😂
Burns visit is old news, he regularly goes to Ukraine... and as with the rest, this visit was to reassure Ukraine that the U.S. will keep supporting them. There will be no ceasefire without russia leaving Ukraine completely. And this probably won't be until putin is gone!
Burns visit is old news, he regularly goes to Ukraine... and as with the rest, this visit was to reassure Ukraine that the U.S. will keep supporting them. There will be no ceasefire without russia leaving Ukraine completely. And this probably won't be until putin is gone!
Phil
Dream on. Ukraine is beaten. Even with all NATO could send them.
Burns visit is old news, he regularly goes to Ukraine... and as with the rest, this visit was to reassure Ukraine that the U.S. will keep supporting them. There will be no ceasefire without russia leaving Ukraine completely. And this probably won't be until putin is gone!
Phil
Dream on. Ukraine is beaten. Even with all NATO could send them.
Give it up.
show me on the buddy double where you sucked putin's cock?
Dream on. Ukraine is beaten. Even with all NATO could send them. Give it up.
show me on the buddy double where you sucked putin's cock?
Tell you what aether_tech, why don't you fly to Ukraine, pick-up a weapon and join the fight against those pesky Russians. They are taking foreign volunteers you know. Good Luck.
Burns visit is old news, he regularly goes to Ukraine... and as with the rest, this visit was to reassure Ukraine that the U.S. will keep supporting them. There will be no ceasefire without russia leaving Ukraine completely. And this probably won't be until putin is gone!
Phil
Dream on. Ukraine is beaten. Even with all NATO could send them.
Give it up.
show me on the buddy double where you sucked putin's cock?
Why would you say something like that? Are you out of sensible arguments?
For me I cannot think of any reason we should involve ourselves in the Ukraine issue. And I would say that even if I thought Russia was completely wrong. For well over 100 years the USA has involved itself in European and Asian wars that nothing good has come of.
My own family has lost young men in foreign wars and several came back with what we now know as PTSD and its associated issues.
In the current conflict over in Israel I certainly hope Israel prevails but American soldiers and American money doesn't need to be sent. The Jews of the world can afford to finance that deal. And of course anyone else that chooses to donate their personal funds or even go in person to help
Anyway, it would be better if you could just stay silent or say I don't have an argument rather than making a vulgar insinuation.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 22, 2023, 7:30pm ET
Russian President Vladimir Putin reframed the Kremlin’s stance on the Israeli-Hamas war to a much more anti-Israel position in an attempt to demonstrate the supposed hypocrisy of Western condemnations of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Putin also reiterated boilerplate rhetoric falsely portraying Russia as willing to engage in meaningful negotiations, likely to pressure the West into prematurely pushing Ukraine to negotiate with Russia. US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby reported on November 21 that Iran is supplying Russia with glide bombs and that Iran may be preparing to transfer short-range ballistic missiles to Russia. The Kremlin appears to be inexplicably concerned about the outcome of the upcoming March 2024 Russian presidential elections, despite apparent widespread Russian approval of Putin. Russian Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin called for Russia to codify an unspecified state ideology in the Russian constitution, suggesting that some Russian officials may want to explicitly end nominal constitutional protections for civil rights, democratic pluralism, and ethnic equality. Bastrykin has yet to detail what a potential Russian state ideology should be, although the Kremlin’s support for Russian ultranationalism would likely heavily influence any potential Russian state ideology. Bloomberg reported on November 21 that the European Union (EU) proposed a plan to strengthen security commitments from EU member states to Ukraine. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of November 21 to 22. Russian milbloggers appear to be focusing renewed complaints against the Russian military command for what milbloggers perceive as poor choices that contribute to Russian casualties. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, northwest of Horlivka, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast and advanced east of Synkivka. The Russian Federation Council approved the Russian 2024-2026 federal budget on November 22, and Russian officials continue to emphasize social spending over defense expenditures. The Russian government and occupation authorities continue to forcibly deport children in occupied Ukraine to Russia under medical treatment schemes.
I never did find anyone that would explain to me how India came up with enough fuel to supply western Europe considering that India does not produce enough oil domestically to supply India's consumption. Reckon maybe Russia is selling through India? If so, what currency is payment made with? That BRICS coalition may be in the process of coming together. Look for major upset if the use of the USD is threatened. There is a struggle underway, mostly unseen and unheard.
Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 24, 2023, 7:30pm ET
Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces began a renewed offensive effort towards Avdiivka on November 22, although likely with weaker mechanized capabilities than in the previous offensive waves that occurred in October. High-ranking Russian officials may be engaged in a wider scheme of forcibly adopting deported Ukrainian children. Ukraine’s Western allies declared their commitment to further develop Ukrainian air defense capabilities during the 17th Ramstein Group virtual meeting on November 22. Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Collective Security Council session in Minsk, Belarus on November 23 against the background of Armenia’s continued absence from recent CSTO events and exercises. Chinese businesses, including a prominent state-owned Chinese construction firm, are reportedly working with Russian businessmen to plan the construction of an underwater tunnel that would connect Russia with occupied Crimea. European states are responding to Russia's continued orchestration of an artificially created migrant crisis on its northwestern borders. The Russian Strelkov (Igor Girkin) Movement (RDS) called prior Russian regional elections and the upcoming Russian presidential election illegitimate, likely in an effort to establish Girkin’s inevitable presidential election loss as a long-standing grievance. Russian law enforcement reportedly detained about 700 migrants at a warehouse in Moscow Oblast and issued some military summonses, likely as part of an ongoing effort to coerce migrants into Russian military service. The Kremlin is reportedly renewing attempts to control all video surveillance systems in Russia, likely as part of ongoing efforts to intensify its tools of digital authoritarianism to increase domestic repressions. Russian forces conducted ground attacks along the Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and marginally advanced in some areas. The Russian aviation industry is likely under significant constraints due to international sanctions and demands from the Russian defense industrial base (DIB). The Russian occupation authorities continue efforts to indoctrinate Ukrainian children in occupied Ukraine into Russian national and cultural identities.
Ukraine has recycled half of the US aid to US treasury bonds, now totaling $24.5 billion, allowing the US .gov to launder "military aid" into free cash to spend.
Ukraine has recycled half of the US aid to US treasury bonds, now totaling $24.5 billion, allowing the US .gov to launder "military aid" into free cash to spend.
The Russian occupation authorities continue efforts to indoctrinate Ukrainian children in occupied Ukraine into Russian national and cultural identities.
The people in "occupied Ukraine" are ethnic Russians. All Ukraine has to offer is hostility to Christianity.
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 26, 2023, 6:30pm ET
Russian forces conducted a series of Shahed drone strikes on Ukraine on the night of November 25-26. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reportedly conducted a large-scale drone strike on Russian territory, and Russian occupation officials accused Ukrainian forces of launching a strike on occupied Donetsk Oblast that resulted in widespread power outages. Russian forces reportedly complained about the vulnerability of Russian ground lines of communication (GLOCs) in the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast amid continued complaints about weak Russian capabilities on the east bank. Russia continues to face skilled and unskilled labor shortages amid inconsistent and contradictory Kremlin policies that disincentivize Russians who fled Russia and migrant workers from working in Russia while simultaneously trying to increase Russian industrial capacity and force generation. Russian forces continued attacks along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. The Russian Supreme Court ruled that certain Russian mobilized individuals have the right to serve in the Russian Alternative Civil Service (AKS) rather than on the front lines. Russian occupation officials continue to establish programs aimed at indoctrinating Ukrainian children in occupied Ukraine into Russian national and cultural identities.
Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, and Mason Clark
November 27, 2023, 6:00pm ET
A cyclone in the Black Sea and southern Ukraine caused infrastructure damage in many areas of coastal southern Russia and occupied Ukraine and is impacting the tempo of military operations along the frontline in Ukraine, but has notably not stopped military activity entirely. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and several Russian milbloggers stated that Russia must maintain active operations in Ukraine and expressed worry over the prospect of further Western military support to Ukraine. Some milbloggers additionally expressed increased discontent with the perceived lack of articulated Russian war aims and stated Russia must clarify its war aims before discussing any pause or end to the war. Ukrainian National Defense and Security Council Secretary [bleep] Danilov stated that the Kremlin has activated a network of sleeper agents in Ukraine in the past few months to destabilize Ukrainian society. Russia’s attempt to artificially create a migrant crisis at the Finnish border appears to be failing due to Finnish authorities’ swift response. The Kremlin appears to be shifting responsibility for potential future austerity measures onto Russian occupation heads and the heads of four select Russian republics. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and did not make confirmed advances. Deputy Commander of the Russian Navy Lieutenant General Viktor Astapov confirmed on November 27 that the Russian navy is reorganizing naval infantry brigades into divisions in order to increase their combat capabilities. Likely Ukrainian partisans continue to target Russian occupation elements throughout occupied Ukraine.
Russia Has Lost 15% of Tank Inventory in Ukraine: UK Intel JOE SABALLA NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Russia has lost around 15 percent of its tank inventory amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, a recent UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) intelligence report claimed.
The estimate, released in response to parliamentary queries, specified that 2,475 Russian main battle tanks have been destroyed, damaged, or captured by the Ukrainian defenders.
The losses are credited to sophisticated anti-tank weapons and missiles provided by Kyiv’s Western allies, including the US.
In addition, the UK MoD estimates that over 7,100 Russian armored vehicles and 1,300 artillery systems have been neutralized.
Ukraine’s forces have also reportedly downed 93 fixed-wing aircraft, 132 helicopters, and 320 drones since the invasion began in February 2022.
Military Casualties In the report, the MoD stated that Russia’s military casualties exceed 300,000.
The figures do not include losses from private military contractors, such as the Wagner Group, estimated to be around 100,000.
The intel also disclosed that “tens of thousands” of Russian soldiers have deserted their units since the start of the conflict.
Concerning Ukrainian casualties, a Ukrainian civic group released a report saying it had confirmed the deaths of at least 24,500 Ukrainian soldiers.
“Obviously, the 24,500 names are not the final number of dead, but by our assessment, it is no less than 70 percent,” the group said, adding that the actual number of deceased troops in combat and non-combat situations could be more than 30,000.
Earlier this week, the UK MoD reported that wives of Russian military personnel sent to Ukraine conducted their first public street protest, condemning the long-term deployment of their spouses.
Carrying banners, the wives demanded their husbands be withdrawn from the frontline, telling the government to rotate its soldiers properly.
However, Russian legislation has yet to allow Russian soldiers to reunite with their families amid continued fighting in Ukraine.
According to the intel, the indefinitely extended combat deployments are seen as “unsustainable” by both the soldiers and their relatives, further affecting their morale on the battlefield.
Except in that it represents a step toward the world’s eventual acceptance of Russia’s victory over NATO, the slaughter of five percent of the male Ukrainian population isn’t something to celebrate. It is an abomination and an object lesson in the intrinsic danger of a nation permitting itself to be ruled over by foreigners and thereby sacrificed to interests that are not their own.
The staggering death toll should also provide a sobering lesson to the Boomers and others who still believe in the myth of American military supremacy, as it represents more soldiers than are presently on active duty in the US Army, Navy, and Marine Corps combined.
Congrats, you're stupid and used a no-source blog as your source.
But you keep sucking that Putin cock some more, I'm sure he will reward you eventually.
Why are you people so abrasive? Is it how you're raised or is it simply genetics?
Both?
Why are you so stupid? Is it how you're raised, or is it simply genetics?
Hell, no matter how hard I dig, there is but one 'source' of that blogs claim, itself. Not a single other source, not even the most disturbing pits of Reddit, 4chan, or other places I dig through has any number within a magnitude of that. The only way to get a number close to that is to add both Russian and Ukrainian losses together.
Ukrainians seize Russian "Putin's Pride": T-90M Proryv tank 7:46 PM EST, November 27, 2023
A photo circulating on social media reveals a T-90M Proryv tank, once part of Russia's armament, now being used by Ukrainians in their fight against the invaders. This model is the Russian's most advanced one, thus its loss is painful for them. Let's browse through its characteristics.
As of late August, reports revealed that Ukrainians have captured over 2800 pieces of enemy equipment in battles, over 500 of which are tanks. Presently, both numbers are likely much higher, given the regular updates of Ukrainian seizures. The recently published photo displays a T-90M Proryv dressed in Ukrainian colors. Although the short description indicates that the photo was captured near the main front line, the exact location remains undisclosed.
The T-90M Proryv, the most cutting-edge tank in the Russian arsenal, has been actively deployed in the war against Ukraine. It was unveiled under the Proryv-3 program and was enlisted into service in 2020. The number of such tanks within the Russian army is uncertain, but judging from the Ukrainian captures and destruction, it is estimated to be no more than a handful.
Armed with a smoothbore 2A46M-5 cannon of 125 mm caliber, the T-90M Proryv also has at its disposal a machine gun (7.62 mm caliber) and an anti-aircraft rifle (12.7 mm caliber).
The tank is outfitted with an advanced optoelectronic system for improved target detection and a new Kalina fire control system. Compared to the standard T-90 tank, it boasts armor enhanced with reactive armor Relikt cubes and rubber side shields with armored plates. This provision adds to its defenses against multiple types of anti-armor weaponry.
Measuring approximately 7m long and weighing over 46 tons, the T-90M Proryv has the capability to reach speeds up to 65 km/h, thanks to its 1000 HP engine.
Frequently referred to as "Putin's Pride", the T-90M Proryv has been closely monitored by the Russian leader since the inception of its production. Being the most expensive and best-equipped Russian tank, it outperforms Soviet-constructed units deployed in Ukraine and even older versions of Leopard 2 tanks supplied to Ukraine by the West.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has consistently focused on keeping Kyiv supplied with advanced arms, ammunition, and financing as he’s visited Washington and other Western capitals.
But the real problem is at home, where Ukraine’s top military commander said that training and recruiting troops has become a serious challenge.
In a recent essay, Ukrainian military commander Valery Zaluzhny said: “The prolonged nature of the war, limited opportunities for the rotation of soldiers on the line of contact, gaps in legislation that seem to legally evade mobilisation, significantly reduce the motivation of citizens to serve with the military.”
Ukraine needs more manpower to sustain the war against Russia - a country more than three times the population of Ukraine.
They were projected to whip Russia’s ass in two weeks. We’ve given them billions and almost depleted our weapons and munitions stockpiles. This conflict belongs to Biden’s hapless administration.
We have a history of giving up. Except for Afghanistan Russia has no such history. Especially on their border.
Our congress is clearly already showing signs that it is tiring of this debacle. Of course JB is still all in. If Ukraine fails he might be totally exposed and at the least a huge source of theft and malfeasance will be shut down
It's been reported for quite some time that Russia has called up 300,000 active duty troops that have been held in reserve since very early on in the conflict.
Makes sense,..since Russia was expecting to have to go to war against NATO forces.
It's obvious that Ukraine has never had the resources to compete with Russia without huge amounts of support from the U.S. and NATO-- and that support is coming to a close.
Basically, the conflict has been decided. It's just a matter of how Ukraine will be split up. Russia will never relinquish the Donbass region and Crimea. There's also a good chance that Poland will end up with quite a bit.
More than anything, Ukraine has taken a large population hit--both in death from the war and from refugees who will never return to Ukraine.
Also, Russia is now on a war footing as regards call up and training of troops and manufacturing. The conflict in Ukraine has put Russia on a war footing and provided them with a battle hardened fighting force.
No other country in the world actually has a battle hardened fighting force.
Pretty much every Ukraninian soldier that was exposed to combat got killed.
Also, Russia is now on a war footing as regards call up and training of troops and manufacturing. The conflict in Ukraine has put Russia on a war footing and provided them with a battle hardened fighting force.
No other country in the world actually has a battle hardened fighting force.
Pretty much every Ukraninian soldier that was exposed to combat got killed.
Originally Posted by aether_tech
sure, whatever you say sovietbot.
aether_tech: the truth is the truth even when you don't like it.
Also, Russia is now on a war footing as regards call up and training of troops and manufacturing. The conflict in Ukraine has put Russia on a war footing and provided them with a battle hardened fighting force.
No other country in the world actually has a battle hardened fighting force.
Pretty much every Ukraninian soldier that was exposed to combat got killed.
Originally Posted by aether_tech
sure, whatever you say sovietbot.
aether_tech: the truth is the truth even when you don't like it.
The same thing most certainly applies to you also.
Also, Russia is now on a war footing as regards call up and training of troops and manufacturing. The conflict in Ukraine has put Russia on a war footing and provided them with a battle hardened fighting force.
No other country in the world actually has a battle hardened fighting force.
Pretty much every Ukraninian soldier that was exposed to combat got killed.
Originally Posted by aether_tech
sure, whatever you say sovietbot.
aether_tech: the truth is the truth even when you don't like it.
The same thing most certainly applies to you also.
Riley Bailey, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, and Mason Clark
November 28, 2023, 7:45pm ET
Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated a two-part conception of Russian identity in a speech on November 28: a “Russian nation” – claimed to include Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians – at the center of Russian identity; and a wider ‘Russian world” including other non-East Slavic ethnicities in both modern Russia and the former territory of the Soviet Union and Russian Empire. Head of the Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill of Moscow stated that Russia needs to “significantly adjust” its migration policies for the “preservation of Russian culture,” highlighting the perceived superiority of ethnic Russians to other regional ethnicities. Russian officials appear to be attempting to further disenfranchise migrants living in Russia, likely to support ongoing efforts to coerce migrants into military service while also appeasing increasingly xenophobic Russian ultranationalists. The Kremlin continues to focus heavily on setting informational conditions for the upcoming 2024 Russian presidential elections and will likely formally commence Putin’s “campaign” on December 14. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Spokesperson Andriy Yusov stated on November 28 that unspecified actors poisoned GUR Head Kyrylo Budanov’s wife Marianna Budanova. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law significantly increasing Russian federal expenditures in 2024, reportedly including a record level of defense spending. A prominent Russian milblogger continued to highlight mid-level command problems among Russian forces operating on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast, amid continued complaints about weak Russian capabilities and the vulnerability of Russian ground lines of communications (GLOCs) on the east bank. A Russian insider source claimed on November 28 that Russian authorities detained at least three additional Moscow-based Federal Security Service (FSB) employees in connection with a 5-billion-ruble ($55.6 million) bribery case. Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General Mehdi Farhi announced on November 28 that Russia and Iran finalized the purchase of Russian aircraft. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Kupyansk and Avdiivka. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov announced on November 27 that Chechnya formed two new regiments and one battalion subordinated under the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and an operational battalion subordinated under Rosgvardia. Occupation administrations in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts signed an agreement to develop closer economic ties with Rostov and Voronezh oblasts on November 28.
Russian manufacturers are making up to 7 times as much ammunition as Western arms makers
the Russkies are doing so well making ammo, so they have to buy North Korean shells and Iranian drones. Putler is draining Russia all because he thinks he can. we used to think that Russia was our #1 enemy. boy are we wrong. Putler can't even invade a country that was ranked by a strong military standards, #22 Ukraine (2021 stats). Putler has killed all hope of being a great military. heck, not even good Russian military. gawd awful bad russian toy military is more like it. you Putler boys must love him, so why don't you go to Russia? and while you are at it, take the RINOs and Demoncraps with ya.
Right after you pick up a rifle and go fight for Ukraine. You really can, you know. Fly to Poland--ask around. I'm sure there will be someone that will arrange transportation the rest of the way for you.
Also, Russia is now on a war footing as regards call up and training of troops and manufacturing. The conflict in Ukraine has put Russia on a war footing and provided them with a battle hardened fighting force.
No other country in the world actually has a battle hardened fighting force.
Pretty much every Ukraninian soldier that was exposed to combat got killed.
Originally Posted by aether_tech
sure, whatever you say sovietbot.
aether_tech: the truth is the truth even when you don't like it.
The same thing most certainly applies to you also.
Still faithfully praying for Putin?
are you still playing for trannies and fellow pedophiles like ol toot? scumbag
Right after you pick up a rifle and go fight for Ukraine. You really can, you know. Fly to Poland--ask around. I'm sure there will be someone that will arrange transportation the rest of the way for you.
oltooty's puppet, tdoyka , is going back to Afghanistan to have sex with boys again ass sanctioned by our friends in the US afghni government. The good US soldiers protested this and were demoted. not tdoytka toot though. lol
aether_tech: the truth is the truth even when you don't like it.
The same thing most certainly applies to you also.
Still faithfully praying for Putin?
Darn right I am for Russia in this. I want us to learn to leave other countries that aren't directly bothering us ALONE. I want us out of NATO. I want us to forget the notion we can police the world. We have enough to deal with right here. To hell with Ukraine, with Taiwan, the Mid-East, Africa, Great Britain, all of Western Europe and Asia.
I am all for free trading with countries that don't practice slavery. I am for enforcing our rights to trade but BS on this ''making the world safe for democracy" crap. All we have accomplished is to break ourselves financially and lose our domestic freedoms that are being taken away as fast as our politicians can get it done. And the world is less free because of us meddling.
I agree, and don`t forget the young American men that were lost "defending freedom". My brother was one of them...If you haven`t put your ASS on the line, you`re talking through it.
And you're to stupid to understand Russia, China, Iran, NK, etc want to take away all your rights so you cheer for them.
ok, sock.
We have been fighting in wars outside our nation and intervening in disputes all around the world since the Spanish-American war. What have we gained besides enemies? What has the rest of the world gained?
Things such as the Pearl Harbor attack and the 9-11-01 attacks didn't happen in a vacuum. They resulted from our international adventures.
I guess all those countries you mentioned do bear ill will against us. As to Russia, do you reckon we might be a bit paranoid if Latin America formed an alliance dedicated to the USA as an enemy to be destroyed and started encouraging Mexico to serve as a launch pad for subversion and terror? We as a country are already quite disturbed about Mexican criminals. What if their government was actively preparing militarily against us?
Before you spout off, I am not justifying Japan in 1941, or Osama in 2001. But both were in reaction to international U.S. policy and actions.
Russian manufacturers are making up to 7 times as much ammunition as Western arms makers
the Russkies are doing so well making ammo, so they have to buy North Korean shells and Iranian drones. Putler is draining Russia all because he thinks he can. we used to think that Russia was our #1 enemy. boy are we wrong. Putler can't even invade a country that was ranked by a strong military standards, #22 Ukraine (2021 stats). Putler has killed all hope of being a great military. heck, not even good Russian military. gawd awful bad russian toy military is more like it. you Putler boys must love him, so why don't you go to Russia? and while you are at it, take the RINOs and Demoncraps with ya.
In case you slept through it and missed it Isolationism went away a very long time ago.
What you want and what reality in the real world actually is are two vastly different things and never the twain shall meet.
Military expeditionism <> isolationism.
Yeah, right.
Is India isolationist?
How about Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, you left a few out. Are they?
Are india and Pakistan nuclear powers?
Ever heard of The G7 Nations or the G 20 Nations?
You want to talk “Isolationism”?
As a matter of fact, they are nuclear powers. But you don't see them sending mayhem and troops everywhere. India has a robust international trade, which is what non-isolationism is all about. Not exporting abortion, sodomy and feminism at the point of a gun.
In case you slept through it and missed it Isolationism went away a very long time ago.
What you want and what reality in the real world actually is are two vastly different things and never the twain shall meet.
Military expeditionism <> isolationism.
Yeah, right.
Is India isolationist?
How about Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, you left a few out. Are they?
Are india and Pakistan nuclear powers?
Ever heard of The G7 Nations or the G 20 Nations?
You want to talk “Isolationism”?
As a matter of fact, they are nuclear powers. But you don't see them sending mayhem and troops everywhere. India has a robust international trade, which is what non-isolationism is all about. Not exporting abortion, sodomy and feminism at the point of a gun.
Your last sentence makes very little sense.
You want isolationism try Tibet and North Korea for 2.
As a matter of fact, they are nuclear powers. But you don't see them sending mayhem and troops everywhere. India has a robust international trade, which is what non-isolationism is all about. Not exporting abortion, sodomy and feminism at the point of a gun.
I think some of our folks are having trouble understanding that being isolationist doesn’t mean you cut yourself off from trade and you don’t necessarily cut off immigration. But we darn sure need to quit meddling in wars and conflicts. We’ve even gotten mixed up in Haiti and Africa, always making things worse. Look at what our Middle East and North African Arab interventions have caused. Now we have gotten a war going with Russia and NATO. These interventionist people can’t point to any positive results for the world brought about by us sending our troops overseas.
As a matter of fact, they are nuclear powers. But you don't see them sending mayhem and troops everywhere. India has a robust international trade, which is what non-isolationism is all about. Not exporting abortion, sodomy and feminism at the point of a gun.
I think some of our folks are having trouble understanding that being isolationist doesn’t mean you cut yourself off from trade and you don’t necessarily cut off immigration. But we darn sure need to quit meddling in wars and conflicts. We’ve even gotten mixed up in Haiti and Africa, always making things worse. Look at what our Middle East and North African Arab interventions have caused. Now we have gotten a war going with Russia and NATO. These interventionist people can’t point to any positive results for the world brought about by us sending our troops overseas.
Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, George Barros, and Frederick W Kagan
November 29, 2023, 7pm ET
The apparent Russian failure to establish a cohesive command structure among forces defending on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast continues to degrade Russian morale and combat capabilities. The Russian “Dnepr” Grouping of Forces is increasingly comprised of disparate elements of recently transferred and degraded units and new formations, which may be contributing to this apparent lack of cohesive command structure. Russian authorities plan to extend criminal liability for crimes against the law on military service to participants in volunteer formations, a measure that would impact many irregular military formations and personnel on which the Russian military relies for manpower in Ukraine. Russian officials proposed laws that would restrict the actions of foreign citizens in Russia, likely to support continued efforts to coerce migrants into Russian military service. The NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC) met at the foreign minister-level for the first time on November 29 and discussed steps to increase weapons and ammunition production. Poland is reportedly considering sending military advisors to Finland in response to Russia's ongoing attempts to artificially create a migrant crisis on the Finnish-Russian border as part of a known Russian hybrid warfare tactic meant to destabilize NATO and the EU. The Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA) formally announced Russia’s termination of a nuclear reduction pact with Japan on November 28. Russia's efforts to generate combat power via recruitment from Central Asian countries may become a source of tension in Russia's relationship with its Central Asian neighbors. Adam Kadyrov, younger son of Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov, will reportedly “oversee” the newly formed “Sheikh Mansur” volunteer battalion in a new unspecified position, possibly further indicating Ramzan Kadyrov’s desire for Adam to succeed him as head of Chechnya. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances. Russian Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) Head and Duma Deputy Leonid Slutsky proposed a bill on November 28 that would grant war correspondents "combat veteran" status and associated social support benefits. Russian authorities continue efforts to erase Ukrainian culture and identity in occupied Ukraine.
As a matter of fact, they are nuclear powers. But you don't see them sending mayhem and troops everywhere. India has a robust international trade, which is what non-isolationism is all about. Not exporting abortion, sodomy and feminism at the point of a gun.
I think some of our folks are having trouble understanding that being isolationist doesn’t mean you cut yourself off from trade and you don’t necessarily cut off immigration. But we darn sure need to quit meddling in wars and conflicts. We’ve even gotten mixed up in Haiti and Africa, always making things worse. Look at what our Middle East and North African Arab interventions have caused. Now we have gotten a war going with Russia and NATO. These interventionist people can’t point to any positive results for the world brought about by us sending our troops overseas.
Kremlin now considering making any visitors to Russia sign a contract of allegiance to Russia which includes not speaking against the war in Ukraine or criticizing the Russian government, its policies or president Putin in any manner.
This effort is expected to be in force before the end of this December.
Kremlin now considering making any visitors to Russia sign a contract of allegiance to Russia which includes not speaking against the war in Ukraine or criticizing the Russian government, its policies or president Putin in any manner.
This effort is expected to be in force before the end of this December.
BBC, Forbes
America needs a President that won't allow any visitors to America to speak on white privilege, advocate trans-sexual conversions, or transvestite story hour at the public library.
Kremlin now considering making any visitors to Russia sign a contract of allegiance to Russia which includes not speaking against the war in Ukraine or criticizing the Russian government, its policies or president Putin in any manner.
This effort is expected to be in force before the end of this December.
BBC, Forbes
America needs a President that won't allow any visitors to America to speak on white privilege, advocate trans-sexual conversions, or transvestite story hour at the public library.
As a matter of fact, they are nuclear powers. But you don't see them sending mayhem and troops everywhere. India has a robust international trade, which is what non-isolationism is all about. Not exporting abortion, sodomy and feminism at the point of a gun.
I think some of our folks are having trouble understanding that being isolationist doesn’t mean you cut yourself off from trade and you don’t necessarily cut off immigration. But we darn sure need to quit meddling in wars and conflicts. We’ve even gotten mixed up in Haiti and Africa, always making things worse. Look at what our Middle East and North African Arab interventions have caused. Now we have gotten a war going with Russia and NATO. These interventionist people can’t point to any positive results for the world brought about by us sending our troops overseas.
Russia and NATO are now at war, eh?
No positive results from WW1 and WW2, you say?
How is Haiti any worse than it’s been previously?
Yes, Russia and NATO are at war and so far Russia hasn't stepped up and cut the supply lines.
That's right WW1 and WW2 left most of Europe and Asia devastated and under brutal communism.
As far as Haiti, I only know what I read and what the missionaries come back and tell me. We have intervened there I not sure how many times and it is still a brutal uncivilized horror story.
As a matter of fact, they are nuclear powers. But you don't see them sending mayhem and troops everywhere. India has a robust international trade, which is what non-isolationism is all about. Not exporting abortion, sodomy and feminism at the point of a gun.
I think some of our folks are having trouble understanding that being isolationist doesn’t mean you cut yourself off from trade and you don’t necessarily cut off immigration. But we darn sure need to quit meddling in wars and conflicts. We’ve even gotten mixed up in Haiti and Africa, always making things worse. Look at what our Middle East and North African Arab interventions have caused. Now we have gotten a war going with Russia and NATO. These interventionist people can’t point to any positive results for the world brought about by us sending our troops overseas.
Russia and NATO are now at war, eh?
No positive results from WW1 and WW2, you say?
How is Haiti any worse than it’s been previously?
Yes, Russia and NATO are at war and so far Russia hasn't stepped up and cut the supply lines.
That's right WW1 and WW2 left most of Europe and Asia devastated and under brutal communism.
As far as Haiti, I only know what I read and what the missionaries come back and tell me. We have intervened there I not sure how many times and it is still a brutal uncivilized horror story.
What do you say?
I say that you’re a drama queen of the first order who practices willful ignorance at many junctures of about any conversation and who considers himself as being a master interrogator.
As a matter of fact, they are nuclear powers. But you don't see them sending mayhem and troops everywhere. India has a robust international trade, which is what non-isolationism is all about. Not exporting abortion, sodomy and feminism at the point of a gun.
I think some of our folks are having trouble understanding that being isolationist doesn’t mean you cut yourself off from trade and you don’t necessarily cut off immigration. But we darn sure need to quit meddling in wars and conflicts. We’ve even gotten mixed up in Haiti and Africa, always making things worse. Look at what our Middle East and North African Arab interventions have caused. Now we have gotten a war going with Russia and NATO. These interventionist people can’t point to any positive results for the world brought about by us sending our troops overseas.
Russia and NATO are now at war, eh?
No positive results from WW1 and WW2, you say?
How is Haiti any worse than it’s been previously?
Yes, Russia and NATO are at war and so far Russia hasn't stepped up and cut the supply lines.
That's right WW1 and WW2 left most of Europe and Asia devastated and under brutal communism.
As far as Haiti, I only know what I read and what the missionaries come back and tell me. We have intervened there I not sure how many times and it is still a brutal uncivilized horror story.
What do you say?
I say that you’re a drama queen of the first order who practices willful ignorance at many junctures of about any conversation and who considers himself as being a master interrogator.
I did not expect an answer so you did not disappoint
I say that you’re a drama queen of the first order who practices willful ignorance at many junctures of about any conversation and who considers himself as being a master interrogator.
As a matter of fact, they are nuclear powers. But you don't see them sending mayhem and troops everywhere. India has a robust international trade, which is what non-isolationism is all about. Not exporting abortion, sodomy and feminism at the point of a gun.
I think some of our folks are having trouble understanding that being isolationist doesn’t mean you cut yourself off from trade and you don’t necessarily cut off immigration. But we darn sure need to quit meddling in wars and conflicts. We’ve even gotten mixed up in Haiti and Africa, always making things worse. Look at what our Middle East and North African Arab interventions have caused. Now we have gotten a war going with Russia and NATO. These interventionist people can’t point to any positive results for the world brought about by us sending our troops overseas.
Russia and NATO are now at war, eh?
No positive results from WW1 and WW2, you say?
How is Haiti any worse than it’s been previously?
Yes, Russia and NATO are at war and so far Russia hasn't stepped up and cut the supply lines.
That's right WW1 and WW2 left most of Europe and Asia devastated and under brutal communism.
As far as Haiti, I only know what I read and what the missionaries come back and tell me. We have intervened there I not sure how many times and it is still a brutal uncivilized horror story.
What do you say?
I say that you’re a drama queen of the first order who practices willful ignorance at many junctures of about any conversation and who considers himself as being a master interrogator.
I did not expect an answer so you did not disappoint
Ukraine has now received 300,000 artillery rounds from the EU nations. The total pledged amount is 1 million rounds.
BBC, Barrons
The EU is only supplying Ukraine? At no charge? But NATO is not at war with Russia?
The EU and NATO are two separate organizations.
The only “war” is that declared by Russia against Ukraine with their illegal invasion and calling it a war inside of Russia can get you 10 years in prison.
You seem to have conveniently forgotten about 2 other previous invasions by Russia?
But keep those fervent prayers going for Putin and if your prayers, devotions and oblations seem to be lagging for the cause you may want to try self flagellation for extra emphasis of your sincerity.
I agree, and don`t forget the young American men that were lost "defending freedom". My brother was one of them...If you haven`t put your ASS on the line, you`re talking through it.
Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, George Barros, and Frederick W Kagan
November 29, 2023, 7pm ET
The apparent Russian failure to establish a cohesive command structure among forces defending on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast continues to degrade Russian morale and combat capabilities. The Russian “Dnepr” Grouping of Forces is increasingly comprised of disparate elements of recently transferred and degraded units and new formations, which may be contributing to this apparent lack of cohesive command structure.
That's fugging hilarious disinfo. The life expectancy of a Uke on the left bank is less than 2 days.
Ukraine has now received 300,000 artillery rounds from the EU nations. The total pledged amount is 1 million rounds.
BBC, Barrons
Why does Ukraine have to get ALL of it's supplies from foreign countries? Because it's a zombie state with zero productive capacity of it's own. And they are too stupid to make their own even if they had the equipment.
Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, George Barros, and Frederick W Kagan
November 29, 2023, 7pm ET
The apparent Russian failure to establish a cohesive command structure among forces defending on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast continues to degrade Russian morale and combat capabilities. The Russian “Dnepr” Grouping of Forces is increasingly comprised of disparate elements of recently transferred and degraded units and new formations, which may be contributing to this apparent lack of cohesive command structure.
That's fugging hilarious disinfo. The life expectancy of a Uke on the left bank is less than 2 days.
Ukraine has now received 300,000 artillery rounds from the EU nations. The total pledged amount is 1 million rounds.
BBC, Barrons
Why does Ukraine have to get ALL of it's supplies from foreign countries? Because it's a zombie state with zero productive capacity of it's own. And they are too stupid to make their own even if they had the equipment.
Why does Putin have to get all of his from Iran, China and North Korea?
Is Russia too stupid to make their own even if they had the equipment?
Any way you want to look at it Ukraine's front lines are the most dangerous place to be in the world. Soon Zelinskyy the terrible will be a smudge on Ukraine's history. The only question is will they bother to mark the grave.
Any way you want to look at it Ukraine's front lines are the most dangerous place to be in the world. Soon Zelinskyy the terrible will be a smudge on Ukraine's history. The only question is will they bother to mark the grave.
It surely has been an uphill fight all the way.
There’s a recent article in the WSJ from the Russians’ talking about the horrors of being on the front lines and Russian commanders’ indifference to human life and losses.
Supposedly this info was from intercepted phone calls from Russian soldiers to folks back home.
Ukraine has now received 300,000 artillery rounds from the EU nations. The total pledged amount is 1 million rounds.
BBC, Barrons
Why does Ukraine have to get ALL of it's supplies from foreign countries? Because it's a zombie state with zero productive capacity of it's own. And they are too stupid to make their own even if they had the equipment.
Why does Putin have to get all of his from Iran, China and North Korea?
Is Russia too stupid to make their own even if they had the equipment?
Why does the US depend on 48 other countries to help supply the Ukraine?
Ukraine has now received 300,000 artillery rounds from the EU nations. The total pledged amount is 1 million rounds.
BBC, Barrons
Why does Ukraine have to get ALL of it's supplies from foreign countries? Because it's a zombie state with zero productive capacity of it's own. And they are too stupid to make their own even if they had the equipment.
Why does Putin have to get all of his from Iran, China and North Korea?
Is Russia too stupid to make their own even if they had the equipment?
Why does the US depend on 48 other countries to help supply the Ukraine?
Please don’t tell Hastings about this. He thinks that it’s only NATO and NATO and Russia have declared war on each other.
Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, George Barros, and Frederick W Kagan
November 30, 2023
A recent Russian opinion poll indicates that the number of Russians who fully support the war in Ukraine has almost halved since February 2023 and that more Russians support a withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine than do not.
The Russian war in Ukraine has created new social tensions and exacerbated existing ones within Russia, which remain highly visible in the Russian information space despite ongoing Kremlin censorship efforts. The Kremlin is likely concerned about how changing Russian perceptions of the Russian war in Ukraine will affect the outcome of the March 2024 Russian presidential election and is implementing measures to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actual electoral support does not rest on Russian battlefield successes. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitri Peskov confirmed on November 30 that Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual live “Direct Line” forum and annual press conference in tandem on December 14. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov notably did not promote Kremlin information operations feigning interest in negotiations during his speech at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in North Macedonia on November 30, and instead promoted escalatory rhetoric about Moldova. Russian forces conducted multiple series of missile and drone strikes on Ukraine that struck civilian infrastructure on November 29 and 30. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian military bureaucracy is impeding Russian drone usage and acquisition among Russian forces operating on east (left) bank Kherson Oblast amid continued complaints about weak Russian capabilities on the east bank. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) was reportedly involved in an explosion that caused disruptions on a section of the East Siberian Railway connecting Russia and China on the night of November 29. The Kremlin continues to advance its strategic slow-burn effort to absorb Belarus through the Union State structure. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances. A Ukrainian military observer stated that Russian authorities’ plan to form two tank battalions in about four months using equipment from two long-term weapons and equipment stores indicates a lack of combat-ready weapons and military equipment. Occupation and Russian government officials continue efforts to militarize Ukrainian youth in occupied Ukraine.
Why does the US depend on 48 other countries to help supply the Ukraine?
Please don’t tell Hastings about this. He thinks that it’s only NATO and NATO and Russia have declared war on each other.
No kidding, 48 countries supplying the war against Russia?
And they cannot dislodge the Russians? My my those Russians can take care of business.
Is Ukraine paying for all that stuff or am I?
You and I are paying for it but Ukraine is paying the butchers bill....from the just few months old " counter offensive" an estimated 125,000 KIA That's in addition to the several hundred thousand from the previous action.......BUT they have payed the ultimate price and are losing the war!
Boris Johnson in 2022; do not accept a peace accord with Russia, do not accept neutrality and security guarantees, you will have the full backing of the Western powers in advanced weapons, technology, money and everything you need to defeat Russia, you can't lose!
Then when Russia is defeated we'll come in, effect a regime change, rape her of her vast resources, force her to accept our LGBBT society, destroy her culture and national identity by flooding her borders with the world's trash.Balkanize the country so as to foster endless conflict within (another cash cow for Ratheon, General Dynamics, Black Rock, etc.)
Then we will have compelled the enemy of our NWO, Globalist dream to do our bidding, game over!....not gonna happen! When this ends, it will end on Russia's terms with no input from NATO.
Adolf Hitler gave his opinion of the Soviet Union on the eve of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 "you need only kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will collapse"....sound familiar?
Russia will offer a peace proposal after further successful operations. This proposal will be rejected by Ukraine and NATO.
Then, all hell will break loose and events on the ground will move much faster than they have been.
Big Serge has a good writeup on it. This is now a war of annihilation. Russia tried limited war, Ukraine rejected peace and declared total war. Russia will not quit until the Ukrainian state is gone and it can no longer make war, now or in the future. To do otherwise would be to simply allow Ukraine to recover, rearm, and go back at it in half a decade or so.
Big Serge has a good writeup on it. This is now a war of annihilation. Russia tried limited war, Ukraine rejected peace and declared total war. Russia will not quit until the Ukrainian state is gone and it can no longer make war, now or in the future. To do otherwise would be to simply allow Ukraine to recover, rearm, and go back at it in half a decade or so.
. Only problem with that is Russia can't get out of their trenches and advance. They are playing the long game.
Big Serge has a good writeup on it. This is now a war of annihilation. Russia tried limited war, Ukraine rejected peace and declared total war. Russia will not quit until the Ukrainian state is gone and it can no longer make war, now or in the future. To do otherwise would be to simply allow Ukraine to recover, rearm, and go back at it in half a decade or so.
. Only problem with that is Russia can't get out of their trenches and advance. They are playing the long game.
Can’t or won’t, doesn’t really matter because they don’t have to to accomplish their goals. Zelensky will fall sooner or later as Russia continues to bleed them dry. Eventually a pro-Russian government will take over, invite the Russians in and they’ll take what they want to the Dnieper. Poland will take Galicia and a tiny landlocked and toothless rump state will remain.
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, George Barros, and Frederick W Kagan
December 1, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi signaled intent to increase Ukrainian defenses and fortifications around the Ukrainian theater, but notably did not include Zaporizhia Oblast in discussions of ongoing and future defensive measures. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu continues to falsely characterize Russian offensive efforts in Ukraine as part of an “active defense” in an effort to temper expectations about the Russian military’s ability to achieve operationally significant objectives. Ukrainian intelligence reportedly damaged another train along a section of the Baikal-Amur Railway on December 1 in an apparent effort to degrade Russian logistics in the Russian Far East. Russian President Vladimir Putin officially changed the composition of the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC) on December 1, removing several members and appointing a prominent anti-opposition media figure. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov claimed that a second group of Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip arrived in Chechnya on December 1, possibly partially funded by his daughter’s “Children of Chechnya - Children of Palestine” organization. Russian milbloggers claimed that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD)’s disproportionate allocation of drones among frontline units and poorly-executed grassroots drone production campaigns are impacting frontline unit effectiveness. Russian sources complained that Russian soldiers' continued use of personal electronics and messaging apps in frontline areas is jeopardizing Russian operational security (OPSEC). Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev claimed on December 1 that the Russian military has recruited over 452,000 personnel between January 1 and December 1, 2023. Russian occupation officials continue to set conditions for the deportation of Ukrainians to Russia under various vacation schemes.
Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 2, 2023
Poor weather conditions continue to slow the pace of Ukrainian and Russian combat operations across the entire frontline but have not completely halted them. Russian forces launched another series of Shahed 136/131 drone and missile strikes targeting southern Ukraine overnight on December 1-2. Ukrainian and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials reported that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) completely disconnected from all external power sources for five and a half hours on the night of December 1 to 2, marking the plant’s eighth complete black out - all under Russian occupation. The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three third party entities involved in the transport of Russian crude oil above the G7 price cap. The Russia Ministry of Defense (MoD) signaled that it likely intends to continue relying on crypto-mobilization recruitment schemes for any potential increase in the size of the Russian military. The Kremlin’s policy towards the role of migrants in bolstering Russia’s industrial capacity continues to be inconsistent. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s November 30 threat against Moldova may have emboldened certain pro-Russian actors to attempt to sow political instability and division in Moldova. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Avdiivka. Radio Svoboda’s “Schemes” and “Systems” investigative projects published a joint investigation on December 1 detailing how the Main Directorate of the Russian General Staff (GRU) created the “Redut” private military company (PMC) to recruit thousands of Russians for irregular combat service in Ukraine. Ukrainian partisans reportedly conducted a partisan attack against Russian military personnel in occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhia Oblast, on December 1.
There are several ways to spot idiots. One of the easiest is when they use phrases that have repeatedly been shown to be false, but they sick by them. "Russia collusion", "horse de-wormer", and more recently, "3 day war" are just a few examples.
There are several ways to spot idiots. One of the easiest is when they use phrases that have repeatedly been shown to be false, but they sick by them. "Russia collusion", "horse de-wormer", and more recently, "3 day war" are just a few examples.
^^^ The easiest way is to simply spot posts like the above.
Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 2, 2023
Poor weather conditions continue to slow the pace of Ukrainian and Russian combat operations across the entire frontline but have not completely halted them. Russian forces launched another series of Shahed 136/131 drone and missile strikes targeting southern Ukraine overnight on December 1-2. Ukrainian and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials reported that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) completely disconnected from all external power sources for five and a half hours on the night of December 1 to 2, marking the plant’s eighth complete black out - all under Russian occupation. The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three third party entities involved in the transport of Russian crude oil above the G7 price cap. The Russia Ministry of Defense (MoD) signaled that it likely intends to continue relying on crypto-mobilization recruitment schemes for any potential increase in the size of the Russian military. The Kremlin’s policy towards the role of migrants in bolstering Russia’s industrial capacity continues to be inconsistent. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s November 30 threat against Moldova may have emboldened certain pro-Russian actors to attempt to sow political instability and division in Moldova. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Avdiivka. Radio Svoboda’s “Schemes” and “Systems” investigative projects published a joint investigation on December 1 detailing how the Main Directorate of the Russian General Staff (GRU) created the “Redut” private military company (PMC) to recruit thousands of Russians for irregular combat service in Ukraine. Ukrainian partisans reportedly conducted a partisan attack against Russian military personnel in occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhia Oblast, on December 1.
Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 2, 2023
Poor weather conditions continue to slow the pace of Ukrainian and Russian combat operations across the entire frontline but have not completely halted them. Russian forces launched another series of Shahed 136/131 drone and missile strikes targeting southern Ukraine overnight on December 1-2. Ukrainian and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials reported that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) completely disconnected from all external power sources for five and a half hours on the night of December 1 to 2, marking the plant’s eighth complete black out - all under Russian occupation. The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three third party entities involved in the transport of Russian crude oil above the G7 price cap. The Russia Ministry of Defense (MoD) signaled that it likely intends to continue relying on crypto-mobilization recruitment schemes for any potential increase in the size of the Russian military. The Kremlin’s policy towards the role of migrants in bolstering Russia’s industrial capacity continues to be inconsistent. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s November 30 threat against Moldova may have emboldened certain pro-Russian actors to attempt to sow political instability and division in Moldova. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Avdiivka. Radio Svoboda’s “Schemes” and “Systems” investigative projects published a joint investigation on December 1 detailing how the Main Directorate of the Russian General Staff (GRU) created the “Redut” private military company (PMC) to recruit thousands of Russians for irregular combat service in Ukraine. Ukrainian partisans reportedly conducted a partisan attack against Russian military personnel in occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhia Oblast, on December 1.
2024 cuckraine counter-offensive in planning stages.
Plan is ta try and retake the ground lost during the 2023 counter-offensive.
Cuckraines falling off day by day. The DC neocon MIC scum have sucked up so much cash from Ukraine, they are scared to death of any exposure of their crimes. Got to be getting hard to hide, but who's looking?
As MTG and Tucker discussed, Rino R's are all talk.
There are several ways to spot idiots. One of the easiest is when they use phrases that have repeatedly been shown to be false, but they sick by them. "Russia collusion", "horse de-wormer", and more recently, "3 day war" are just a few examples.
^^^ The easiest way is to simply spot posts like the above.
Yes. Spotting my posts helps find the clues needed to spot idiots.
There are several ways to spot idiots. One of the easiest is when they use phrases that have repeatedly been shown to be false, but they sick by them. "Russia collusion", "horse de-wormer", and more recently, "3 day war" are just a few examples.
^^^ The easiest way is to simply spot posts like the above.
That doesn’t even make sense. Sort of a lame “I know you are but what am I” attempt.
The thing about old hoot is that he’s terrible at the art of debate. He’s usually wrong and has zero ability to wordsmith. That said he loves to argue anyhow. It’s like watching the same train wreck over and over.
Hoot isn’t smart enough to think for himself or to debate. He isn’t articulate enough to wordsmith.
He can’t even lob good insults. The insults always turn into over the top emotionally driven autistic like meltdowns.
In fairness to oldhoot (I guess) I’m in no way implying that he’s autistic. It’s my understanding that people with autism generally have some talent, hobby, or passion that they’re actually good at. I’ve never seen any of that with oldhoot. He can’t even lie well on the internet or make convincing sock puppet’s. He’s just a run of the mill dimwit with no interest other than Ukraine 24/7.
There are several ways to spot idiots. One of the easiest is when they use phrases that have repeatedly been shown to be false, but they sick by them. "Russia collusion", "horse de-wormer", and more recently, "3 day war" are just a few examples.
^^^ The easiest way is to simply spot posts like the above.
That doesn’t even make sense. Sort of a lame “I know you are but what am I” attempt.
The thing about old hoot is that he’s terrible at the art of debate. He’s usually wrong and has zero ability to wordsmith. That said he loves to argue anyhow. It’s like watching the same train wreck over and over.
Hoot isn’t smart enough to think for himself or to debate. He isn’t articulate enough to wordsmith.
He can’t even lob good insults. The insults always turn into over the top emotionally driven autistic like meltdowns.
In fairness to oldhoot (I guess) I’m in no way implying that he’s autistic. It’s my understanding that people with autism generally have some talent, hobby, or passion that they’re actually good at. I’ve never seen any of that with oldhoot. He can’t even lie well on the internet or make convincing sock puppet’s. He’s just a run of the mill dimwit with no interest other than Ukraine 24/7.
Don’t try so hard to be a dumbass, lemming.
It’s just naturally there in you. Take it easy and it’ll still present itself.
There are several ways to spot idiots. One of the easiest is when they use phrases that have repeatedly been shown to be false, but they sick by them. "Russia collusion", "horse de-wormer", and more recently, "3 day war" are just a few examples.
^^^ The easiest way is to simply spot posts like the above.
Tooty you fat old pathetic boomer pathological liar I miss your daily Covid death counts
There are several ways to spot idiots. One of the easiest is when they use phrases that have repeatedly been shown to be false, but they sick by them. "Russia collusion", "horse de-wormer", and more recently, "3 day war" are just a few examples.
^^^ The easiest way is to simply spot posts like the above.
That doesn’t even make sense. Sort of a lame “I know you are but what am I” attempt.
The thing about old hoot is that he’s terrible at the art of debate. He’s usually wrong and has zero ability to wordsmith. That said he loves to argue anyhow. It’s like watching the same train wreck over and over.
Hoot isn’t smart enough to think for himself or to debate. He isn’t articulate enough to wordsmith.
He can’t even lob good insults. The insults always turn into over the top emotionally driven autistic like meltdowns.
In fairness to oldhoot (I guess) I’m in no way implying that he’s autistic. It’s my understanding that people with autism generally have some talent, hobby, or passion that they’re actually good at. I’ve never seen any of that with oldhoot. He can’t even lie well on the internet or make convincing sock puppet’s. He’s just a run of the mill dimwit with no interest other than Ukraine 24/7.
Don’t try so hard to be a dumbass, lemming.
It’s just naturally there in you. Take it easy and it’ll still present itself.
Case in point.
Just blather when he has nothing valid or articulate to counter with but he’ll do it all day.
Absolutely zero self awareness. There’s an ocean between how he views himself and how everyone else does.
I give Burns credit for living in a great state and trying to be successful at something that he’s interested in besides just Covid and Ukraine. He’s met people in the industry even if he overstates it. That’s something. Oldhoot doesn’t have a thing.
Germany was so badly snowed in yesterday that planes couldn't leave for the climate crisis summit meeting. How is the fighting weather over in Ukraine? Might slow down the spring offensive that Ukraine and NATO had cooked up to push the Russian army back to Russia.
There are several ways to spot idiots. One of the easiest is when they use phrases that have repeatedly been shown to be false, but they sick by them. "Russia collusion", "horse de-wormer", and more recently, "3 day war" are just a few examples.
^^^ The easiest way is to simply spot posts like the above.
Tooty you fat old pathetic boomer pathological liar I miss your daily Covid death counts
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 3, 2023, 5:25pm ET
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s December 1 decree is likely a formal recognition of the Russian military’s current end strength and not an order to immediately increase the number of Russian military personnel. Ukrainian air defense coverage along the front line is reportedly incentivizing Russian forces to rely more heavily on remote strikes with glide bombs. Ukrainian officials appealed to international organizations to investigate video footage published on December 2 showing Russian forces killing surrendering and reportedly unarmed Ukrainian soldiers. Russian forces launched a series of missile and drone strikes on the night of December 2 and 3. The Russian government is likely continuing attempts to censor relatives of mobilized Russian military personnel on social media out of concern about their protests’ possible negative effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s still unannounced 2024 presidential campaign. A prominent Russian milblogger claimed to have given a “masterclass” to press heads and communications personnel at Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, likely in support of an effort that allows the Russian government to normalize the war without directly involving the Kremlin. The milblogger’s “masterclass” represents an avenue by which the Kremlin can further benefit from milbloggers and shows how possible financial incentives could temper milbloggers’ criticisms of the Russian leadership. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Avdiivka. Russia continues to use the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) to indoctrinate Russian children into Russian nationalism and set conditions for long-term force generation efforts. Russian occupation officials continue to strengthen the Kremlin-backed United Russia party in occupied Ukraine ahead of the March 2024 Russian presidential elections.
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 3, 2023, 5:25pm ET
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s December 1 decree is likely a formal recognition of the Russian military’s current end strength and not an order to immediately increase the number of Russian military personnel. Ukrainian air defense coverage along the front line is reportedly incentivizing Russian forces to rely more heavily on remote strikes with glide bombs. Ukrainian officials appealed to international organizations to investigate video footage published on December 2 showing Russian forces killing surrendering and reportedly unarmed Ukrainian soldiers. Russian forces launched a series of missile and drone strikes on the night of December 2 and 3. The Russian government is likely continuing attempts to censor relatives of mobilized Russian military personnel on social media out of concern about their protests’ possible negative effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s still unannounced 2024 presidential campaign. A prominent Russian milblogger claimed to have given a “masterclass” to press heads and communications personnel at Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, likely in support of an effort that allows the Russian government to normalize the war without directly involving the Kremlin. The milblogger’s “masterclass” represents an avenue by which the Kremlin can further benefit from milbloggers and shows how possible financial incentives could temper milbloggers’ criticisms of the Russian leadership. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Avdiivka. Russia continues to use the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) to indoctrinate Russian children into Russian nationalism and set conditions for long-term force generation efforts. Russian occupation officials continue to strengthen the Kremlin-backed United Russia party in occupied Ukraine ahead of the March 2024 Russian presidential elections.
You must be young. Everybody got tired of the Kagan warmongering bullshit a long time ago.
Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 4, 2023, 5:45pm ET
Russia continues to reckon with the economic ramifications of labor shortages partially resulting from the war in Ukraine. Ukraine's Western partners continue efforts to provide Ukraine with military and economic support. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko discussed deepening Belarusian-Chinese relations with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China on December 4. Kremlin-backed United Russia State Duma deputies and Federation Council senators proposed a bill to introduce criminal punishments for leaking personal data, likely as part of ongoing efforts to control the Russian information space ahead of the March 2024 Russian presidential elections. The Kremlin likely continues efforts to insert itself into power vacuums in several African countries as Wagner Group elements continue to operate in the Central African Republic (CAR). Voronezh Oblast Governor Alexander Gusev confirmed on December 4 the death of Russian 14th Army Corps Deputy Commander Major General Vladimir Zavadsky in Ukraine. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas on December 4. Select Russian Duma deputies appear to be at odds over the issue of extending Russian conscript service. Russian Presidental Administration Head for Domestic Policy Andrei Yarin reportedly visited occupied Ukraine as part of ongoing efforts to legitimize Russian authority over occupied Ukraine ahead of the March 2024 Russian presidential election.
Russia forced to make hard decisions... move up and use its top line materials, or continue with its losses, Oh no, Say it ain't so. Ukraine being such a small and backwards country and all. putin has stepped in it.
Russia forced to make hard decisions... move up and use its top line materials, or continue with its losses, Oh no, Say it ain't so. Ukraine being such a small and backwards country and all. putin has stepped in it.
Ukraine, is beating down russia's resolve, and that is all that Ukraine needs to do. russia's own people will do the rest, eventually.
Phil
lol,...yeah. The Russian people have a reputation for losing their resolve. They lost 20,000,000 in WW2 and barely had enough resolve left to conquer Germany and integrate the bulk of Eastern Europe into the Soviet Union.
If anything, the resolve of both Russia and China is stronger than anytime before. The world sees what's happening in the U.S.A. and Western Europe and its determined not to allow it to contaminate its sphere of influence.
Russia has already been through what the West is experiencing. It had a lot of trouble ridding itself of it the first time.
It's not going to allow it again.
Ukraine has already started persecuting its Christian population and cancelling elections. That's how it begins.
NATO Chief Warns of 'Bad News' From War in Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned of impending "bad news" coming out of Ukraine in its ongoing conflict against Russia, part of a call for the West to maintain its support of Kyiv.
Stoltenberg made the comments during an interview with German broadcaster ARD on Saturday. The NATO chief didn't elaborate, but his warning came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to add another 170,000 troops. It came two days before the White House said it was "out of money" to support Ukraine past the end of the year.
"Wars develop in phases," Stoltenberg told ARD. "We have to support Ukraine in both good and bad times. We should also be prepared for bad news."
Congress allocated $111 billion to assist Ukraine, including $67 billion in military procurement funding, $27 billion for economic and civil assistance, and $10 billion for humanitarian aid. However, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young sent a letter to congressional leaders Monday saying that all but 3% of that has been depleted.
"We are out of money to support Ukraine in this fight," Young wrote.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the former heavyweight boxing champion, observes that the country is sliding into authoritarianism as its war with Russia drags on.
Klitschko made the remarks during an interview with German news website Der Speigel that was published Friday.
"At some point we will no longer be any different from Russia, where everything depends on the whim of one man," Klitschko told the outlet, according to the Kyiv Independent.
"Interestingly, the Senate forum that Zelensky was to address involved a classified briefing. Likely he realized he was not going to convince anyone, and his 'star status' has long since been in decline. At this moment, even the mayor of Kyiv is attacking him, calling Zelensky an "autocrat" and "corrupt" - and saying Ukraine is losing because of this."
This is a youtube video talking about Vitali Klitschko criticizing Zelensky. Vitaly Klitschko is now mayor of Kiev. If for some reason you don't like the first part, you have to watch the last several minutes. The guy commentating is hilarious as he cracks on Zelensky.
Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 5, 2023, 6:45pm ET
Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted successful drone strikes against Russian military targets in occupied Crimea on the night of December 4 to 5. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine on the night of December 4 and 5. The Russian State Duma will reportedly consider a proposed bill that would recognize the Sea of Azov as an internal Russian body of water, likely setting conditions to coerce recognition of Russia’s illegal annexation of occupied Crimea and Kherson, Zaporizhia, and Donetsk oblasts. Russian opposition party Yabloko founder Grigory Yavlinsky advocated for a ceasefire in Ukraine as part of his presidential bid likely in an attempt to distinguish himself from Russian President Vladimir Putin and give voice to Russians who support a ceasefire. The Kremlin may be strategically allowing Yavlinsky to criticize the Russian government in order to preserve its veneer of electoral legitimacy and to delegitimize possible support for a ceasefire among factions in the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the benefits that migrants provide to the Russian economy, while promoting ongoing efforts to Russify migrants in Russia and citizens of post-Soviet countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia on December 6 and will host Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi in Russia on December 7— a bout of diplomatic outreach likely focused on strengthening Russia’s position with Gulf States while continuing to solidify the deepening Russian-Iranian security partnership. Armenia appears to be effectively abstaining from participation in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The Kremlin continues to intensify censorship efforts, targeting prominent Russian messaging and social media app Telegram. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Avdiivka. Russian forces are reportedly quickly sending poorly trained convict recruits to reinforce assaults elements in Ukraine. Russian occupation authorities are reportedly intensifying their seizure of Ukrainian property in occupied Berdyansk, Donetsk Oblast.
"Seventy percent of troops in one of the brigades leading the counteroffensive, and equipped with the newest Western weapons, entered battle with no combat experience.
Ukraine’s setbacks on the battlefield led to rifts with the United States over how best to cut through deep Russian defenses.
The commander of U.S. forces in Europe couldn’t get in touch with Ukraine’s top commander for weeks in the early part of the campaign amid tension over the American’s second-guessing of battlefield decisions. Each side blamed the other for mistakes or miscalculations. U.S. military officials concluded that Ukraine had fallen short in basic military tactics, including the use of ground reconnaissance to understand the density of minefields. Ukrainian officials said the Americans didn’t seem to comprehend how attack drones and other technology had transformed the battlefield."
In all, Ukraine has retaken only a small amount of territory, at a cost of thousands of dead and wounded and billions in Western military aid in 2023 alone.
Only delay in a negotiated peace, is the libs tryin ta figure out how ta explain this as a Brandon victory.
"Seventy percent of troops in one of the brigades leading the counteroffensive, and equipped with the newest Western weapons, entered battle with no combat experience.
Ukraine’s setbacks on the battlefield led to rifts with the United States over how best to cut through deep Russian defenses.
The commander of U.S. forces in Europe couldn’t get in touch with Ukraine’s top commander for weeks in the early part of the campaign amid tension over the American’s second-guessing of battlefield decisions. Each side blamed the other for mistakes or miscalculations. U.S. military officials concluded that Ukraine had fallen short in basic military tactics, including the use of ground reconnaissance to understand the density of minefields. Ukrainian officials said the Americans didn’t seem to comprehend how attack drones and other technology had transformed the battlefield."
In all, Ukraine has retaken only a small amount of territory, at a cost of thousands of dead and wounded and billions in Western military aid in 2023 alone.
Only delay in a negotiated peace, is the libs tryin ta figure out how ta explain this as a Brandon victory.
It's hard to understand how someone who has been so wrong for so long justs keep posting the same dumb shit.
Originally Posted by FuckedUpBeyondRepairSki from 11/2022
Everybody in the world knows that Ukraine has had a mud hole stomped in its ear. They're conscripting old men as bald as I am. The population of the country had dropped from 44 million in 2020 to 37 million in 2023 because fighting age men have either been killed or left the country.
Zelensky now refuses to meet with U.S. Senators because they're not giving him as much money as he wants.
Everybody in the world knows that Ukraine has had a mud hole stomped in its ear. They're conscripting old men as bald as I am. The population of the country had dropped from 44 million in 2020 to 37 million in 2023 because fighting age men have either been killed or left the country.
Zelensky now refuses to meet with U.S. Senators because they're not giving him as much money as he wants.
The only retort is "You're wrong".
Gonna be a cold winter for a lot of Ukrainian women. Shameful.
"Seventy percent of troops in one of the brigades leading the counteroffensive, and equipped with the newest Western weapons, entered battle with no combat experience.
Ukraine’s setbacks on the battlefield led to rifts with the United States over how best to cut through deep Russian defenses.
The commander of U.S. forces in Europe couldn’t get in touch with Ukraine’s top commander for weeks in the early part of the campaign amid tension over the American’s second-guessing of battlefield decisions. Each side blamed the other for mistakes or miscalculations. U.S. military officials concluded that Ukraine had fallen short in basic military tactics, including the use of ground reconnaissance to understand the density of minefields. Ukrainian officials said the Americans didn’t seem to comprehend how attack drones and other technology had transformed the battlefield."
In all, Ukraine has retaken only a small amount of territory, at a cost of thousands of dead and wounded and billions in Western military aid in 2023 alone.
Only delay in a negotiated peace, is the libs tryin ta figure out how ta explain this as a Brandon victory.
It's hard to understand how someone who has been so wrong for so long justs keep posting the same dumb shit.
Originally Posted by FuckedUpBeyondRepairSki from 11/2022
Kiev is in the dark.
You must have rehearsed that post in front of a mirror Burns.
"Seventy percent of troops in one of the brigades leading the counteroffensive, and equipped with the newest Western weapons, entered battle with no combat experience.
Ukraine’s setbacks on the battlefield led to rifts with the United States over how best to cut through deep Russian defenses.
The commander of U.S. forces in Europe couldn’t get in touch with Ukraine’s top commander for weeks in the early part of the campaign amid tension over the American’s second-guessing of battlefield decisions. Each side blamed the other for mistakes or miscalculations. U.S. military officials concluded that Ukraine had fallen short in basic military tactics, including the use of ground reconnaissance to understand the density of minefields. Ukrainian officials said the Americans didn’t seem to comprehend how attack drones and other technology had transformed the battlefield."
In all, Ukraine has retaken only a small amount of territory, at a cost of thousands of dead and wounded and billions in Western military aid in 2023 alone. Only delay in a negotiated peace, is the libs tryin ta figure out how ta explain this as a Brandon victory.
There is no Brandon victory. He is slipping further and further into a goo pile every day.
Biden and the globalist lefties seem very committed to fighting down to the last Ukrainian. Its big of them to be so willing rling to sacrifice. The democratic party is a satanic death cult so they like sacrifice and its all good as long as people keep dying.
Not a Poohtin fan either but he seems more rational about this than team Biden. Let's shut down the bio labs, quit pushing nato onto Russian borders, stop creating color revolutions, keep the nazis from killing the russian speaking Ukrainians and then ask poohtin to get out. Try to cut a deal to get the killing stopped. Got be at least worth a try. I'd be interested if those few concessions would really get him out or if he's just been looking for excuses to seize more territory. Why don't we just give it a try. Put it out there and see the response. So far no one has been willing to even consider it.
Either that or lock Poohtin, Biden, zelinski in a room with a rusty steak knife and tell them the last one standing gets billions in a personal account. We maybe should throw Victoria Nuland, John Kerry, and Mitt Romney in their too just so team Biden has a slight chance against the other two. Victoria would be the balls of the Biden team.
Just getting really tired of seeing all the average everyday people around the world on all sides dying because of a bunch of evil corrupt elitist pricks rallying for power. These tyrants should be shedding their own blood and not that of their citizens.
Biden especially seems so callous when it comes to the loss of life. Like when Maui went up in flames he could relate because he had a kitchen fire once. Here's $700 for each survivor. He could afford more because he's tapped out putting millions of foreign invaders up in fancy hotels and paying for their food, medical and dental.
Oh and Biden doesn't need to feel sorry for the innocent kids he gets blown up through his incompetence because he lost a son to cancer that might have have been related to his military service.
by Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russia - 13285, of which: destroyed: 9241, damaged: 597, abandoned: 542, captured: 2905
Tanks (2513, of which destroyed: 1649, damaged: 140, abandoned: 176, captured: 548) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1076, of which destroyed: 728, damaged: 30, abandoned: 48, captured: 270) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3073, of which destroyed: 2154, damaged: 124, abandoned: 176, captured: 619) Armoured Personnel Carriers (376, of which destroyed: 252, damaged: 14, abandoned: 17, captured: 92) Command Posts And Communications Stations (260, of which destroyed: 171, damaged: 3, abandoned: 2, captured: 84) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (367, of which destroyed: 188, damaged: 11, abandoned: 44, captured: 124) Towed Artillery (331, of which destroyed: 192, damaged: 34, abandoned: 5, captured: 100) Self-Propelled Artillery (609, of which destroyed: 462, damaged: 33, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (318, of which destroyed: 235, damaged: 26, abandoned: 2, captured: 53) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (187, of which destroyed: 130, damaged: 29, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (94, of which destroyed: 86, damaged: 8) Helicopters (132, of which destroyed: 102, damaged: 28, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (19, of which destroyed: 12, damaged: 7)
Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 6, 2023, 6:50pm ET
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov credited Western security assistance for empowering Ukrainian forces to liberate half of the territory that Russia occupied since February 24, 2022. Russian forces conducted a notably large series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 5 to 6. Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia to meet with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in a series of bilateral meetings on December 6. Russian oil revenues continue to increase due to a concerted Russian effort to skirt the G7 price cap on Russian crude oil and petroleum products. Russian society appears interested in discussing the outcome of the war in Ukraine despite the Kremlin’s increasing aversion to more in-depth public discussions of the war. Unspecified actors killed former pro-Russian Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada deputy Ilya Kiva in Moscow Oblast on December 6. Moscow’s 2nd Western Military District Court convicted two Russian air defense officers for negligence for failing to prevent a Ukrainian strike on Russian territory in April 2022, likely to set an example to improve discipline across the Russian military. Russian officials are reportedly attempting to funnel migrants who have ended up in Russia due to Russia’s failed hybrid war tactics on the Russian-Finnish border into ongoing force generation efforts. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Avdiivka. The Russian State Duma will reportedly consider a bill allowing Russian conscripts to serve in the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) Border Service. Ukrainian partisans may have conducted an attack in occupied Luhansk City on December 6 that killed Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) People’s Council Deputy Oleg Popov.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 7, 2023, 6:45pm ET
Russian forces may be suffering losses along the entire front in Ukraine at a rate close to the rate at which Russia is currently generating new forces. Russia does appear able to continue absorbing such losses and making them good with new recruits, however, as long as President Vladimir Putin is willing and able to absorb the domestic consequences. The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new security assistance package and joint weapons production pledge to Ukraine against the backdrop of the International Forum for Defense Industries (DFNC1) in Washington, D.C. on December 6-7. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed developing Russian-Iranian economic relations with Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi in Moscow on December 7. Attacks on public figures in Russia have prompted officials to propose increased security measures for Russian political and public figures and some ultranationalists to call for the resurrection of Soviet security organizations. The Russian Federation Council adopted a resolution confirming that the upcoming Russian presidential elections will occur on March 17, 2024, amid continued Kremlin efforts to legitimize the elections. Russian security organs conducted mass arrests targeting high-profile gangs in Moscow and St. Petersburg, including members and co-conspirators within the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) and other internal security organs. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area and marginally advanced near Avdiivka. Russian authorities continue to rebuff appeals from the relatives of mobilized Russian military personnel. Ukrainian partisans and residents in occupied territories continue to provide Ukrainian officials with targeting information.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 8, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his presidential bid for 2024 on December 8 in an obviously staged effort to seem that he was running at the request of Russian servicemen. Putin’s announcement of his presidential bid in a military setting indicates that his campaign may focus on Russia’s war in Ukraine more than ISW previously assessed, although the extent of this focus is unclear at this time. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 7 to 8. Imprisoned ardent nationalist and former Russian officer Igor Girkin forecasted on December 7 that there will be “no agreement” between Russia and Ukraine to end the war and ”no freeze” of the frontlines in Ukraine, marking a notable shift from Girkin’s prior claims that the Russian military intended to “freeze the frontline” until after the Russian presidential elections. The Russian military has reportedly banned the use of civilian cars for military purposes likely as part of ongoing formalization efforts, sparking criticisms from Russian milbloggers. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is expanding its ability to guard Russian officials and entities abroad likely to better surveil Russian and international actors outside of Russian territory. Russian occupation officials continue efforts to artificially alter the demographic composition of occupied Ukraine. Ukraine’s partners continued to announce military and financial aid packages to Ukraine recently. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Udmurt Republic Head Alexander Brechalov announced on December 7 that the region formed and will soon deploy four new units to fight in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on December 8 that Russia is trying to destroy Ukrainian children’s connection to Ukraine and that swift intervention is necessary to maintain this connection during a speech at the first meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.
Putin’s announcement of his presidential bid in a military setting indicates that his campaign may focus on Russia’s war in Ukraine more than ISW previously assessed, although the extent of this focus is unclear at this time.
It's going to focus on the incredible ass-whooping his troops are going to lay on The Ukraine in the coming months as The Ukraine collapses.
cuckraine citizens are movin ta Kiev, cause the Office of the President prohibited the General Staff from conducting active military kidnappinsgs in Kyiv, so as not to turn the residents of the capital against Zelensky.
On Bankova they are afraid that the residents of Kyiv will become the vanguard of Maidan-3, which is why the capital is the most protected city in Ukraine, and there are almost no military commissars on the streets.
Meanwhile in other cities, the recruitment kidnappers scout the gyms for future cannon fodder.
Corrupt cuckrainian businessmen pay the kidnappers ta go ta their competitors for "recruitment", so that they're forced to close due to losing so many employees.
Gaylensky decreed that the military cannot notify the families of dead female soldiers, due to the bad publicity it would cause.
[quote=tdoyka] Putin’s announcement of his presidential bid in a military setting indicates that his campaign may focus on Russia’s war in Ukraine more than ISW previously assessed, although the extent of this focus is unclear at this time.
Or in other words contrary to the clam and his puppets there’s widespread Russian support for the war.
Say what you will about the legitimacy of Russian elections (or ours) the numbers may be fudged but Putin has always been popular in Russia. More so than Biden in the US by a long shot.
Their troupes are untrained or poorly trained in short sessions around the EU. Their munitions are furnished by our pentagon and we are running out of them. Russia will likely soon shut down the route they bring arms and munitions in through the Polish border. Ukraine is on it's last legs and we are watching the slaughter of hapless conscripts. Zelenskyy will soon either be assissinated by his own staff or or flee his lair. it's over except for the platoon of miscreants on this thread that hang on to the hope that their words can made a difference in the body count. pity.......
Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 9, 2023, 6pm ET
Russian forces have likely committed to offensive operations in multiple sectors of the front during a period of the most challenging weather of the fall-winter season in an effort to seize and retain the initiative prior to the Russian presidential elections in March 2024. Ukrainian forces, by contrast, appear to be using this period of challenging weather and ongoing Russian offensive operations to establish and consolidate defensive positions along the parts of the frontline where they have not been conducting counteroffensive operations, thereby conserving manpower and resources for future offensive efforts. The establishment of local defensive positions in areas Kyiv is not prioritizing for current or imminent counteroffensive operations is a prudent step and not an indication that Ukraine has abandoned all plans for future counteroffensives. The Kremlin-backed United Russia party is spearheading Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nomination as an independent candidate in the 2024 Russian presidential election, and Putin’s re-election campaign initiatives group includes people with a variety of backgrounds and constituencies to create the image of widespread support for Putin’s presidency. Multiple Russian political opposition figures have reportedly developed a common campaign strategy for the upcoming presidential campaign cycle aimed at compelling Putin to address topics he seeks to avoid and revealing the breadth of Russian opposition against Putin. Select Russian milbloggers accused the Armenian government of promoting Russophobic policies that inspire violence against Russian media figures in Armenia on December 9. The European Union (EU) will allow member states to restrict Russian gas imports in an effort to restrain Russian petroleum revenues. A prominent Russian milblogger claimed that Russian decoy missiles failed to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses during December 8 missile strikes against Kyiv City. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov highlighted Ukrainian anti-corruption efforts and preparations for the arrival of F-16 fighter jets in the near future on December 9. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Kreminna. Relatives of mobilized Russian military personnel continued to appeal to the Russian government for the return of their relatives from the war in Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Culture continues to orchestrate efforts to Russify Ukrainian children and facilitate their deportation to Russia.
Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 9, 2023, 6pm ET
Russian forces have likely committed to offensive operations in multiple sectors of the front during a period of the most challenging weather of the fall-winter season in an effort to seize and retain the initiative prior to the Russian presidential elections in March 2024. Ukrainian forces, by contrast, appear to be using this period of challenging weather and ongoing Russian offensive operations to establish and consolidate defensive positions along the parts of the frontline where they have not been conducting counteroffensive operations, thereby conserving manpower and resources for future offensive efforts. The establishment of local defensive positions in areas Kyiv is not prioritizing for current or imminent counteroffensive operations is a prudent step and not an indication that Ukraine has abandoned all plans for future counteroffensives. The Kremlin-backed United Russia party is spearheading Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nomination as an independent candidate in the 2024 Russian presidential election, and Putin’s re-election campaign initiatives group includes people with a variety of backgrounds and constituencies to create the image of widespread support for Putin’s presidency. Multiple Russian political opposition figures have reportedly developed a common campaign strategy for the upcoming presidential campaign cycle aimed at compelling Putin to address topics he seeks to avoid and revealing the breadth of Russian opposition against Putin. Select Russian milbloggers accused the Armenian government of promoting Russophobic policies that inspire violence against Russian media figures in Armenia on December 9. The European Union (EU) will allow member states to restrict Russian gas imports in an effort to restrain Russian petroleum revenues. A prominent Russian milblogger claimed that Russian decoy missiles failed to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses during December 8 missile strikes against Kyiv City. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov highlighted Ukrainian anti-corruption efforts and preparations for the arrival of F-16 fighter jets in the near future on December 9. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced near Kreminna. Relatives of mobilized Russian military personnel continued to appeal to the Russian government for the return of their relatives from the war in Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Culture continues to orchestrate efforts to Russify Ukrainian children and facilitate their deportation to Russia.
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 10, 2023, 6pm ET
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova emphasized that Russia's maximalist objectives in Ukraine have not changed, repeating the Kremlin’s demand for full Ukrainian political capitulation and Kyiv’s acceptance of Russia’s military and territorial demands rather than suggesting any willingness to negotiate seriously. Zakharova's demand that Ukraine withdraw its troops from "Russian territory" as a necessary prerequisite for the resolution of the war suggests that Russia's maximalist objectives include controlling the entirety of the four oblasts it has illegally annexed parts of. The Kremlin continues to express an increasingly anti-Israel position in the Israel–Hamas war despite feigning interest in being a neutral arbitrator in the conflict. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Latin America on December 10 likely in order to secure Latin American support for Ukraine. Russian military authorities in Armenia are likely attempting to maintain military power over Armenia amidst the continued deterioration of Armenian-Russian relations. Russian forces conducted a small series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on December 9 and 10. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas. Russian milbloggers continue to criticize the purported Russian military ban on the use of civilian vehicles for military purposes. Russian authorities continue long-term efforts to indoctrinate Ukrainian students in occupied Ukraine by directing funding to educational institutions in occupied Ukraine.
Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, and Mason Clark
December 11, 2023, 5:50pm ET
The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) announced on December 11 that Russia will conduct voting for the 2024 presidential election in occupied Ukraine, likely in an attempt to legitimize the Russian occupation and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 10 to 11. The United Kingdom (UK) and Norway will lead a coalition aimed at providing short-term and long-term assistance to the Ukrainian Navy as the UK announced additional maritime aid provisions to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his intention to expand Russian naval capabilities in areas well beyond Ukraine and Eastern Europe, likely in an effort to strengthen and expand Russia’s ability to threaten the West. The Russian State Duma approved amendments allowing Russian courts to fine or assign compulsory work to foreigners who are convicted of crimes in Russia, likely as part of ongoing efforts to coerce migrants into Russian military service. Russian National Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev announced on December 11 that the Russian government will make “targeted changes” to the Russian constitution. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on December 11 and advanced in some areas. Ukrainian military officials indicated that Russian forces recently intensified mechanized offensive operations near Avdiivka. A Russian law went into effect on December 11 likely aimed at preventing Russian conscripts from fleeing military service. Russia continued to illegally deport children from occupied Ukraine to Russia under the guise of rehabilitation and medical programs as Kremlin-appointed Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova continued attempts to dispute this practice.
One would think that now is not the time to piss off Russia any more than they already have but; go for it big boy. It's not going to enhance their bargaining position much.
Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, and Mason Clark
December 12, 2023
US intelligence reportedly assessed that Russian offensive operations in eastern Ukraine in fall 2023 and through the upcoming winter aim to weaken Western support for Ukraine instead of achieving any immediate operational objectives. Russian forces may be conducting costly offensive operations at a time unfavorable for ground maneuver to time the potential shift in battlefield initiative with ongoing conversations in the West about continued support to Ukraine. US intelligence also assessed that the war in Ukraine has devastated the pre-war Russian military, although Russia has partially offset these losses and continues to prepare for a long war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with various US officials, including President Joe Biden, and spoke to Congress about US military assistance to Ukraine in Washington, DC on December 12. Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes targeting Ukraine on December 12. Ukrainian officials stated that Russian special services may have conducted the major cyberattack on Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar on December 12. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that GUR cyber units recently conducted a successful cyber operation against the Russian Federal Tax Service (FNS). Russian news outlet RBK reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has designated prominent Russian milbloggers as “trusted persons” in his presidential election campaign for the first time. A St. Petersburg court sentenced three underage Uzbek migrants and their parents to deportation for extinguishing the Eternal Flame in St. Petersburg amid ongoing tension between Central Asian communities in Russia and Russian authorities. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on December 12 and advanced in some areas. The Russian State Duma adopted a series of laws on December 12 to help further bolster Rosgvardia’s and the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) force generation capacity. Russian occupation authorities continue to use the Kremlin-funded pseudo-volunteer “Dvizheniye Pervykh” (Movement of the First) youth organization to indoctrinate Ukrainian youth in occupied Ukraine with Russian and cultural national identities.
"There was always something out of kilter about a former comic, who once simulated playing the piano with his penis, taking over the helm of a geo-strategically pivotal state caught between two antagonistic great powers on the world stage.
Now the Maidan regime, quite a circus in its time, and its vessel – the Ukrainian state – are shutting down, and their leader, Volodomyr Zelenskiy, like a sad clown with his circus closed down, has nowhere to go."
Our country created that monster and soon it will run out of fire. Apparently not soon enough to save the sanity of the crazed haters on this thread. Hating Russia won’t change the outcome.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 13, 2023
The Kremlin appears to be returning to expansionist rhetoric last observed before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in an effort to resurface its claims that Ukraine is part of historically Russian territory and discuss the borders Russian leaders regard as appropriate for a rump Ukrainian state. The return of the Kremlin’s notion of a “partitioned Ukraine” is likely an organized effort to mislead the international community into rejecting key components of Ukraine’s sovereignty: its territorial integrity as defined in 1991 and its right to self-determination. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on December 13 that Ukraine’s decision to transition to defensive operations is motivated by winter weather conditions and not a “crisis,” in response to a recent New York Times (NYT) article. Russian and Ukrainian sources continue to report on the impacts of challenging weather conditions on offensive and reconnaissance operations throughout the front, even as reported freezing and snowy winter conditions in eastern Ukraine offer the prospect of better conditions for maneuver. A Russian “Storm-Z” assault unit instructor complained that deputy commanders of Russian irregular armed formations are spreading illogical and false claims that present an overly optimistic view of the situation on the front in the Russian media and information space. The instructor’s complaint about Russian sources spreading unsubstantiated and maximalist claims largely aligns with ISW’s mapping practices. The Russian MoD is likely using formalized irregular unit commanders as a conduit to spread incorrect information about Russian battlefield successes within the Russian information space in order to circumvent the MoD's responsibility. Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes on the night of December 12 to 13. A Russian hacker group reportedly linked to the Main Directorate of the Russian General Staff (GRU) and a Russia-aligned hacker group both claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) stripped naturalized Russian citizens of their Russian citizenship for the first time, likely as part of ongoing migrant crackdowns aimed at coercing migrants into Russian military service while placating the xenophobic Russian ultranationalist community. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the second Ukraine-Northern Europe Summit in Oslo, Norway on December 13. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, north of and near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west of Donetsk City, along the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in various sectors. The Chuvash Republic is offering bonuses to foreigners who fight in the war in Ukraine, likely as part of efforts to recruit migrants to the Russian military. Occupation authorities continue efforts to destroy Ukrainian national and historical identity.
Hey, tdoyka, you seem to be well informed on this whole mess. (At least, as well informed as someone who gets their information from a bunch of women.) Can you tell us how many days we're in to the spring offensive?
Ukraine has moved one step closer to European Union membership after leaders in Brussels agreed to open negotiations with the war-torn nation.
In a surprise announcement late Thursday, EU summit chair Charles Michel, who is the European Council president, said leaders had decided to start accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova.
“The European Council has decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine & Moldova,” he said via X, formerly Twitter.
″#EUCO granted candidate status to Georgia. And the EU will open negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina once the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria is reached and has invited the commission to report by March with a view to taking such a decision,” he added.
“A clear signal of hope for their people and for our continent.”
The agreement comes despite Hungary pledging to block this decision during the current two-day EU summit. A handful of other member states, such as Italy, have also raised issues over enlarging the EU.
Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 14, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin displayed notable confidence in publicly discussing Russia’s war on Ukraine during a joint event combining his annual press conference and “Direct Line” forum on December 14 but did not clearly define his envisioned end state for the full-scale invasion he launched on February 24, 2022. Putin reiterated his maximalist objectives for the Russian war in Ukraine, which are likely purposefully opaque to be inclusive of additional goals that Putin may seek to pursue now or later. These maximalist objectives also do not exclude Russia’s annexation of occupied Ukrainian territories or additional territorial conquests. Putin attempted to rhetorically contextualize Russia's continued maximalist objectives in Ukraine within the wider conception of Russian "sovereignty," an ideological line that has been consistent in the Kremlin's framing of Russian national security and foreign policy since before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Putin claimed that the Russian force grouping in Ukraine is far larger than even Russian officials have characterized, likely in an attempt to both address persistent Russian concerns about a new mobilization wave and to demoralize the West and Ukraine. The difference in the reported numbers of Russian personnel involved in the war is likely due to different categorizations of Russian military personnel and does not reflect a significant increase in Russian personnel on the frontline, which Ukrainian forces have consistently been repelling. Putin notably addressed the tactical and operational situation in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast but refrained from discussing active Russian offensive operations in eastern Ukraine. Putin’s public discussions about issues at the front and about the Russian war effort in general may redirect public anger about problems in the war toward the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Putin also attempted to convince the Russian public that the Russian economy is resilient in the face of international sanctions and the fallout of the war in Ukraine. Putin continued to express an increasingly anti-Israel position on the Israel-Hamas war, likely signaling a continuing decline in Russian-Israeli relations. Putin attempted to downplay deteriorating Armenian-Russian relations and extricate Russian peacekeeping forces from any responsibility for Armenia’s loss of Nagorno-Karabakh as Armenia appears to be effectively abstaining from participating in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and advanced in some areas.
A failed russian mechanized assault attempt on Synkivka, Kharkiv Oblast, with masses of russian corpses piling up quickly after the beginning of the attack
Russians tried to shoot our drone, and one of them paid for it with his life. As always, the masterful work of 'Wild Division' 82 oDShBr, Verbove, Zaporizhzhia direction.
Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 15, 2023
German outlet BILD stated on December 14 that unspecified intelligence findings and sources indicate that Russia plans to occupy Ukrainian territory beyond the four (illegally) annexed Ukrainian oblasts throughout 2024-2026. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov threateningly urged Ukraine to negotiate with Russia sooner rather than later in framing consistent with the ISW assessment that Russia intends to achieve its maximalist objectives in Ukraine through military means. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba published an op-ed entitled “There is a Path to Victory in Ukraine” on December 15, wherein he argues that Ukrainian military objectives remain feasible despite increasingly pessimistic discussions in the West. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 14 to 15. Finnish authorities closed Finland’s border checkpoints with Russia again on December 15 amid continued Russian hybrid warfare efforts to orchestrate an artificial migrant crisis. Germany announced new military and humanitarian aid packages to Ukraine on December 14. Russian forces continued offensive operations near Kupyansk, northeast and near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made confirmed advances in several areas. Kremlin newswire TASS reported on December 14 that “Grom” special units (elite anti-drug special units of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs [MVD]) will fully transition to being subordinated to Rosgvardia in early 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted Russia’s intention to build high-speed railways in occupied Ukraine, likely hours after Ukrainian partisans damaged a key railway line in occupied Zaporizhia Oblast.
Riley Bailey, Kateryna Stepanenko, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 16, 2023
Ukrainian forces continue operations on the east (left) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast amid reported difficult conditions in the area as part of an apparent effort to set conditions for future Ukrainian operations and the resettlement of west (right) bank Kherson Oblast. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s supporters formally nominated him as an independent candidate for the 2024 presidential elections on December 16, further solidifying Putin’s image as a figure above the Russian political system. Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitri Polyanskiy more clearly defined recent statements from high-ranking Russian officials that align with ISW’s long-standing assessment that Russia is unwilling to negotiate with Ukraine in good faith. Russian forces launched another series of Shahed-136/131 drone strikes across Ukraine overnight on December 15 to 16. The Financial Times (FT) reported on December 15 that the G7 may consider using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine. Russian actors continue information operations aimed at discrediting and dividing Ukraine’s military and political leadership, specifically Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi. A Russian “Storm-Z” assault unit instructor implied that Russian President Vladimir Putin lied about the unregulated status of private military companies (PMCs) during his “Direct Line” forum on December 14 given the state’s significant administrative control over PMCs and other irregular formations. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast on December 16 and advanced in some areas. A Russian milblogger claimed that Russia will have at least ten Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates in an unspecified time period. Ukrainian Mariupol Mayoral Advisor Petro Andryushchenko and the Ukrainian Telegram channel Mariupol Resistance stated on December 16 that Ukrainian partisans recently blew up the car of the commander of an unspecified Russian unit from the North Caucasus in occupied Mariupol.
Russia has lost nearly 90% of its troops in Ukraine war: US intel report By Mallika Soni Dec 13, 2023 09:43 PM IST
Russia-Ukraine War: Losses are the reason Russia has loosened recruitment standards for deployment in Ukraine.
A declassified US intelligence report assessed that the Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 dead and injured troops- nearly 90% of the personnel it had when the conflict began. The report also claimed that Moscow's losses in personnel and armored vehicles to Ukraine's military have set back Russia’s military modernization by 18 years, news agency Reuters reported.
Russian officials have said that Western estimates of death tolls in the war are vastly exaggerated and always underestimate Ukrainian losses.
The report assessed that Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 with 360,000 personnel. Since then, the report found, 315,000 Russian troops, or about 87% of the total soldiers, have been killed or injured.
“Those losses are the reason Russia has loosened recruitment standards for deployment in Ukraine,” Reuters reported.
The assessment said, “The scale of losses has forced Russia to take extraordinary measures to sustain its ability to fight. Russia declared a partial mobilization of 300,000 personnel in late 2022, and has relaxed standards to allow recruitment of convicts and older civilians.”
The Russian army began the war with 3,100 tanks, lost 2,200 of them and has had to "backfill" that force with T62 tanks produced in the 1970s, leaving it only 1,300 tanks on the battlefield, it added. Earlier this year, a New York Times report cited US officials as putting the Ukrainian death toll at close to 70,000.
A report in Ukrainian journal Tyzhden said that 24,500 Ukrainian combat and non-combat deaths occurred. This was curated using open sources. The real figure was likely higher, it was reported.
The northern facade of Avdiyivka. Aerial reconnaissance of the 47th OMBr shows fields littered with the bodies of Russian attack aircraft after failed attacks on Steppe, M2 Bradley work and artillery on enemy assault groups.
Riley Bailey, Kateryna Stepanenko, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 17, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Finland and the wider NATO alliance in a statement ostensibly meant to dismiss concerns about the threat Russia poses to NATO. Putin’s reassurances about his peaceful intentions toward NATO ring hollow in the context of the threats he and Kremlin pundits have recently been making against NATO member states. Putin has been seeking to curtail and weaken NATO for two decades and continually demands changes to the alliance that would amount to dismantling it. Putin’s interview indicated that he continues to perceive the West as weak, contrasting with his confidence in the growth of Russia’s power over the past two decades. Putin is increasingly invoking a purposefully broad, vague, and pseudo-realist conception of Russian sovereignty in an effort to justify Russian goals to impose Putin’s will in Ukraine and beyond. Putin continues to express a world view in which Russia must impose its will without any compromise or face existential consequences. The Kremlin's repeated rhetoric about its hostile intent towards NATO, coupled with Russia’s potential future military capabilities in the event of Russian victory in Ukraine, poses a credible - and costly - threat to Western security. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drones strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 16 to 17. Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Zaporizhia on December 17 and advanced in some areas. Relatives of Russian mobilized personnel continue to appeal directly to high-ranking Russian military and political officials about demobilization and the return of their relatives from Ukraine. The Kremlin continues attempts to expand political infrastructure in occupied Ukraine in an effort to further integrate occupied territories into Russia.
No doubt about it. Russia's gonna fold up and go home any minute, now.
Even you should be able to understand that Ukraine stopping the ORCS and then taking back 1/2 of what the Orcs took is pretty damn impressive.
Nobody thinks Ukraine is going to take Moscow but you and a whole bunch of other retards thought the Orcs were going to take Kiev in weeks.
No matter how this ends history will show that Ukraine fought a much better war against the Orcs than anyone but a WIZARD would have expected.
Did Russia lose 1/2 of the territory it took to start with?
I'm not sure what Russia's end game plan is but they are doing a good job of cutting the nuts out of the NATO armed Ukraine war machine.
Somewhere y'all posted that 48 countries were arming Ukraine and it looks like Russia has so far withstood all that has been thrown against it in an effort to push Russia out and topple Putin from his Presidency.
Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 18, 2023
A combination of artillery ammunition shortages and delays in the provision of Western security assistance is likely causing Ukrainian forces to husband materiel and may delay future Ukrainian counteroffensive operations. Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi declined to comment on recent Western reporting about Ukrainian counteroffensive and Russian offensive plans for 2024. Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat stated on December 18 that Russian forces have enough drones to launch daily strikes against Ukraine from different directions. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is reportedly forming four new military transport aviation (VTA) regiments, although these efforts are likely aimed at reorganizing existing VTA units in support of Russia’s force posturing rather than adding new capability in the short term. The Russian Government Commission on Legislative Activity supported a bill that would criminalize “Russophobia” abroad, likely as part of ongoing efforts to maintain and increase Russian influence in post-Soviet countries. Russian officials simplified requirements to obtain Russian citizenship for Belarusian, Kazakh, and Moldovan citizens amid continued hostility towards migrants in Russian society. The European Union (EU) adopted its 12th sanctions package in connection with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk City, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made a confirmed advance southwest of Donetsk City. Former Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) People’s Militia Spokesperson Eduard Basurin claimed that more than 25,000 Russian personnel are serving with Cossack volunteer formations in Ukraine as of December 18. Kremlin-appointed Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova continues to deny Russian and Belarusian involvement in the forced deportation of Ukrainian children from occupied areas.
Drone footage published by the Ukrainian 110th Mechanized Brigade shows a fragment of a small section of the front in Avdiivka , with the remains of the 33 dead Russians littering the field
500k dead Ukrainians....they ain't winning sschiit
where is the link? oh, that didn't happen, it is all in your mind. Putler sends boys to die. Putler gives the boys no training. Putler has around 300,000 dead and wounded. Putler does have a space force, their Russian tankers are actually cosmonauts, or trying to be. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
Karolina Hird, Kateryna Stepanenko, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 19, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin is increasingly invoking the Kremlin's pre-invasion pseudo-historical rhetoric to cast himself as a modern Russian tsar and framing the invasion of Ukraine as a historically justified imperial reconquest. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated during the Russian MoD Collegium on December 19 that the Russian MoD will prioritize continuing the war in Ukraine and training newly formed units and formations in 2024, while also reiterating threats against Finland and the wider NATO alliance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave an end of the year press conference on December 19 during which he commented on Russia’s continued unwillingness to negotiate, his confidence in future Western aid provisions, Ukrainian domestic weapons production, and possible future mobilization in Ukraine. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin discussed Russian and Chinese economic cooperation and bilateral relations with Chinese Premier Li Quang in Beijing on December 19. Russian forces made confirmed advances northeast of Kupyansk, north of Bakhmut, and southwest of Avdiivka, and continued positional meeting engagements along the entire line of contact. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that the Russian military intends to recruit up to 745,000 contract personnel by the end of 2024 at the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) Collegium on December 19. Russian authorities continued attempts to use military conscription in occupied Ukraine to augment force generation efforts and legitimize Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea.
"Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade repelled a large-scale enemy mechanised assault near Ivanivka, Kupyansk direction. As a result, the enemy lost 3 tanks and 3 armoured personnel carriers."
Russian soldier films his position in the ruins of a warehouse somewhere near the front, surrounded by the bodies of his comrades. Gunshots are heard in the background.
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Kateryna Stepanenko, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 20, 2023
Head of the Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill made a series of anti-migrant and xenophobic remarks that directly contradict Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing efforts to reestablish the inclusive Russian World (Russkiy Mir) ideology. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov explicitly stated that the Kremlin is uninterested in negotiations with Ukraine, suggesting that the Kremlin is moving away from its information operation meant to feign interest in negotiations. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD)-controlled Africa Corps announced a recruitment campaign targeting former and current Wagner Group personnel and people with combat experience in the war in Ukraine. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin discussed bilateral economic cooperation with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on December 20. Moscow State University (MGU) is reportedly ending its master's program in “information and hybrid warfare” aimed at teaching students how to create information operations and conduct hybrid warfare, generating outrage from Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov. The Kremlin continues to set conditions to create a veneer of legitimacy over the upcoming March 2024 presidential election. Russian forces made a confirmed advance north of Bakhmut and continued positional meeting engagements along the entire line of contact. Russian officials issued military summonses to migrants at a naturalization ceremony on December 20 as part of ongoing efforts to target naturalized migrants for crypto-mobilization efforts and to placate the Russian ultranationalist community. Russian occupation administrators continue to use educational organizations to facilitate the temporary deportation of Ukrainians to Russia.
The Kremlin continues to set conditions to create a veneer of legitimacy over the upcoming March 2024 presidential election.
Yeah, well. Say what you want about Putin. But the man knows how to hold a classy campaign rally. He's got the whitest man I've ever seen belting out the Russian national anthem.
I don't know what he's saying, but he's doing a good job of it.
Russia - 13538, of which: destroyed: 9436, damaged: 606, abandoned: 591, captured: 2905
Tanks (2571, of which destroyed: 1684, damaged: 143, abandoned: 196, captured: 547) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1094, of which destroyed: 742, damaged: 31, abandoned: 51, captured: 270) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3176, of which destroyed: 2227, damaged: 125, abandoned: 205, captured: 619) Armoured Personnel Carriers (386, of which destroyed: 262 damaged: 12, abandoned: 19, captured: 92) Command Posts And Communications Stations (262, of which destroyed: 173, damaged: 3, abandoned: 2, captured: 84) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (369, of which destroyed: 189, damaged: 11, abandoned: 45, captured: 124) Towed Artillery (334, of which destroyed: 194, damaged: 35, abandoned: 5, captured: 100) Self-Propelled Artillery (630, of which destroyed: 480, damaged: 36, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (322, of which destroyed: 241, damaged: 26, abandoned: 2, captured: 53) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (189, of which destroyed: 131, damaged: 30, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (96, of which destroyed: 88, damaged: 8) Helicopters (133, of which destroyed: 103, damaged: 28, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (19, of which destroyed: 12, damaged: 7)
Avdiivka still stands. VDV lost 50% of their men on the assault of Kiev. russkies give no training in their conscripts or volunteers. i'm still waiting for the vaunted Armata and Su-57.
sure, russkies took some ground, but the cost of men is absurd. 1 meter = 1 dead russian. i'll take that any day and twice on Sunday.
The Kremlin continues to set conditions to create a veneer of legitimacy over the upcoming March 2024 presidential election.
Yeah, well. Say what you want about Putin. But the man knows how to hold a classy campaign rally. He's got the whitest man I've ever seen belting out the Russian national anthem.
I don't know what he's saying, but he's doing a good job of it.
The Kremlin continues to set conditions to create a veneer of legitimacy over the upcoming March 2024 presidential election.
Yeah, well. Say what you want about Putin. But the man knows how to hold a classy campaign rally. He's got the whitest man I've ever seen belting out the Russian national anthem.
I don't know what he's saying, but he's doing a good job of it.
Yeah, well. Say what you want about Putin. But the man knows how to hold a classy campaign rally. He's got the whitest man I've ever seen belting out the Russian national anthem.
I don't know what he's saying, but he's doing a good job of it.
Three Thousand Russians Were Killed Or Wounded For Every Square Mile They Captured Around Avdiivka Story by David Axe, Forbes Staff • 1w
Perhaps half as many Russians died in two months along a miles-long stretch of eastern Ukraine as died in all of Ukraine in the first six months of Russia’s wider war on Ukraine.
Ukraine’s own casualties have been lighter.
Staggering—and escalating—losses have not bought Russia significant advances in Ukraine after the first few weeks of the wider war. At the same time, these losses aren’t about to collapse the regime of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.
Around 13,000 Russians have been killed or wounded in two months of attacks on the Ukrainian garrison in Avdiivka, a few miles north of Donetsk city in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, the administration of U.S. president Joe Biden revealed this week in a declassified intelligence assessment. For comparison, the U.S. Defense Department estimated 20,000 Russians died and another 50,000 or 60,000 were wounded between the start of Russia’s wider war in February 2022 and the commencement of a major Ukrainian counteroffensive six months later.
Losses around Avdiivka swelled to 315,000 Russia’s total casualties in 22 months of major fighting in Ukraine. The entire Russian military, active and reserve, included 2.9 million people at the outset of the wider war—and since has added another 400,000 billets.
In the same nearly two-year period, Ukrainian forces suffered nearly 200,000 killed and wounded, according to U.S. estimates. Ukraine’s own armed forces had 1.1 million people in late 2021, and since have grown to 1.3 million.
If the U.S. tally of Russian losses seems high, consider that Ukrainian estimates of Russian casualties are much, much higher. The Ukrainian government counted 340,000 Russian deaths in Ukraine between February 2022 and December 2023.
Anecdotal evidence supports a high Russian death toll. One Russian soldier fighting near Avdiivka recently said his unit started their assault with 70 people—and lost 56 of them.
What’s especially shocking about Russia’s losses is what it has gained in exchange. While Russian minefields managed to limit the pace of Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive and hold Ukrainian brigades to advances of just 10 miles or along two main axes, Russian units have not managed to make major advances of their own in seven months.
Indeed, the Avdiivka meatgrinder is the Kremlin’s most successful campaign since its forces captured the ruins of Bakhmut in May. But Russian regiments have advanced just a mile or so north and south of Avdiivka for a total gain of four square miles. They have not captured Avdiivka itself.
More than 3,000 Russians were killed or wounded for each square mile, most of them victims of Ukrainian artillery brigades that turned their bombardment of Russian assault columns into “a competition,” according to Ukrainian artillery officer Arty Green.
It’s clear Russian troops are dying in Ukraine in much greater numbers than Ukrainian troops are, and for smaller gains. But whether that disparity matters is less clear.
Ukraine is a democracy and so are Ukraine’s major allies; decisions in these countries are subject to popular opinion. Russia by contrast is a democracy only in name; it essentially is illegal to run against Putin, and credible opponents usually end up dead or imprisoned.
Russia’s major allies—China, Iran and North Korea—also are authoritarian states. Short of violent revolution, public opinion in all of these countries is irrelevant. “There are many dissatisfied people in Russia, but they are finding it increasingly difficult to vent their displeasure,” Roland Bathon wrote in International Politics and Society.
So Russia can draft hundreds of thousands of men, and send them to die in Ukraine, without those losses undermining the war effort. At the same time, a slower-than-expected Ukrainian counteroffensive has given pro-Russian Republicans in the U.S. Congress all the rationale they need to justfiy vetoing future U.S. aid to Ukraine.
Ukrainians “have no future,” Putin recently laughed. “But we do have a future.” By “we,” he didn’t mean the tens of thousands of Russians who have died for his war of choice in Ukraine, of course. But then, Russian lives never mattered to Putin any more than Ukrainian lives mattered.
Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 21, 2023
The failure of Russian operations in Ukraine to achieve Russian President Vladimir Putin’s maximalist objectives thus far is not a permanent condition, and only continued Western support for Ukraine can ensure that Putin’s maximalist objectives remain unattainable. ISW has assessed that the collapse of Western aid would likely lead to the eventual collapse of Ukraine’s ability to hold off the Russian military and that the current positional war in Ukraine is not a stable stalemate because the current instable balance could readily be tipped in either direction by decisions made in the West. US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby stated that the White House assesses that Russian forces will be able to conduct offensive operations more easily when winter weather conditions become more conducive for mechanized maneuver warfare (likely in January–February 2024) — an assessment that is consistent with ISW’s observations and assessments about the tempo of fighting in Ukraine during the winter. Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 20 to 21. Japan is reportedly preparing to revise its defense equipment export policy to backfill US stockpiles of Patriot missiles and UK artillery ammunition stores. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) objected to military exercises in Japan involving the Japanese military, possibly in an effort to deter or respond to the Japanese government’s decision to change its defense equipment export regulations. The Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) summoned Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Oleg Malginov after Russian ultranationalist and former Russian State Duma Deputy Zakhar Prilepin suggested that Russia should annex part of Uzbekistan, likely demonstrating post-Soviet countries’ concerns about intensifying Russian imperial designs against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. An investigation by Africa-based French-language outlet Jeune Afrique highlights the Kremlin's ongoing efforts to maintain and expand Russia's influence in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Sahel while subsuming Wagner Group operations on the continent. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to formalize avenues for the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia under the guise of humanitarian services. Kremlin-appointed Commissioner on Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova continues to implicate herself in the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia against the backdrop of the death of a 12-year-old Ukrainian girl in Russian custody. The US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a series of sanctions against oil traders with opaque ownership and a Russian-owned ship manager that have been helping Russia skirt the G7 price cap on Russian oil and petroleum products. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kreminna, Bakhmut, and Avdiivka and continued positional meeting engagements along the entire frontline. The Russian government continues efforts to digitalize and organize conscription through a unified digital register as part of ongoing attempts to improve the effectiveness of issuing military summonses and prevent draft dodging. Russian authorities are using Rosgvardia to perform law enforcement functions and strengthen occupational control in occupied Ukraine.
The AFU repelled a fairly big Russian assault, reportedly in the Lyman-Kreminna direction. A mix of infantry and IFV's/APC's was held off with accurate usage of artillery and mortar fire, as well as cluster munition.
The Kremlin continues to set conditions to create a veneer of legitimacy over the upcoming March 2024 presidential election.
Yeah, well. Say what you want about Putin. But the man knows how to hold a classy campaign rally. He's got the whitest man I've ever seen belting out the Russian national anthem.
I don't know what he's saying, but he's doing a good job of it.
For what its worth, the fighting is still going on in Avdiivka, surrounded on 3 sides, but that was the case back in 2014. Nothing has changed except for the city being nearly totally destroyed. Taken, no not hardly. Fact is russian troops haven't moved at all.
Today, on the Southern front, Ukrainian forces destroyed 3 Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers, as reported by Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk. Patriot missile system is to blame
Kateryna Stepanenko, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Karolina Hird, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 22, 2023
Ukrainian officials continue to warn that Russia maintains its maximalist objectives and additional goals for territorial conquest in Ukraine, despite recent comments made by Western officials suggesting that Russia is already defeated. Ukraine will very likely receive the first batch of F-16s before the end of 2023. The Russia Aerospace Forces (VKS) reportedly lost three Su-34 attack aircraft in southern Ukraine between December 21-22. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) named Russian President Vladimir Putin’s close ally and Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, as the individual responsible for the assassination of Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Kremlin continues to position itself as a neutral arbitrator in the Israel-Hamas war despite its recent increasing anti-Israel rhetoric. US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on December 22 granting the US Treasury Department the authority to impose sanctions on banks and other financial institutions that facilitate Russian sanctions evasion. Russian officials continue to downplay deteriorating Russian-Armenian relations, possibly as part of a concerted campaign to improve the bilateral relationship amid concerns about Russia’s waning influence in the South Caucasus. Russian forces made confirmed advances northeast and southwest of Bakhmut and southwest of Avdiivka and continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact. A Ukrainian intelligence official reported that Russian forces are intensifying force generation efforts to keep pace with the rate of Russian losses in Ukraine so that they can sustain ongoing offensive operations along the front. Kremlin-appointment Commissioner on Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova outlined new social support measures meant to further integrate occupied Zaporizhia Oblast into Russia during a working visit to the occupied oblast on December 22.
Today, on the Southern front, Ukrainian forces destroyed 3 Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers, as reported by Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk. Patriot missile system is to blame
FWIW, I think I know where you get your dumb ideas. I was reading some Ukrainian propaganda. It read like they stole Russian reports and did a search/replace everywhere it referred to "Russians" and replaced it with "Ukrainians" and vice versa.
Aware of the inevitable defeat in the battle with the soldiers of the 47th mechanized brigade near Avdiivka, the Russian soldier had a chance to surrender and be exchanged later. But he acted differently - he shot himself, becoming another "sanitary" loss for Russian propagandists.
Fighters of the 65th OMBR capture Russian soldiers near Robotyne. They approached the enemy positions and captured 2 Russians, but the 3rd one did not want to surrender and blew himself up with a grenade after the others left their trench
Avdiivka direction. Russian leaves wounded soldier for dead after drone strike
A lot of shootdowns on the youtube are AI generated fakes and video game footage
Thanks Jimmy Olsen for the scoop from 1984.
The Orcs are squealing that an Aussie WedgeTail (NATO) painted the 3 Su-34s for a Patriot battery Ukraine forward deployed.
Most likely bull shit and the Ukraine Patriot Battery let the Orcs into the 100% Pk before lowering the BOOM. When Patriot lets slip the PAC-2 it's game over for any aircrew. PAC-2 goes for the cockpit.
Patriot in Odessa is bad news for Orcs in the Blacksea.
Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 23, 2023
The New York Times (NYT) - citing former and current senior Russian, US, and international officials - reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin is using back channels and intermediaries to signal his interest in a ceasefire, despite Putin’s recent public statements to the contrary. The timing of Putin’s reported interest in a ceasefire is more consistent with Russia’s ongoing efforts to delay and discourage further Western military assistance to Ukraine, than with a serious interest in ending the war other than with a full Russian victory. Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky obliquely indicated that VDV forces are under significant pressure to conduct rapid offensive operations near Bakhmut and repel Ukrainian attacks on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast. Teplinsky also implied that the Russian military command is deploying new VDV officers and troops promptly to the frontlines without having them complete pre-combat training. Russia's Black Sea Fleet's 810th Naval Infantry Brigade confirmed that it is deliberately using chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces in an apparent violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which Russia is a party. Recent analysis by OSINT analyst MT Anderson confirms that while Russian forces have moved the bulk of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) assets away from occupied Sevastopol, the BSF maintains a limited naval presence in Sevastopol. The Russian information space exploited news of a Ukrainian journalist’s decision not to return to Ukraine after an assignment abroad to amplify ongoing Russian information operations about resistance to full mobilization efforts in Ukraine that purposefully ignore the much more substantial Russian resistance to Russia’s partial mobilization of reservists in September 2022. Russian milbloggers used the granting of Russian citizenship to Palestinian refugees on December 23 to promote the idea of Russia’s “compatriots abroad” - an oft-used Kremlin justification for its war in Ukraine. Russian forces made recent confirmed advances near Kupyansk and Kreminna, northeast of Bakhmut, southwest of Donetsk City, and in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast and continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact. Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec subsidiary United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Head Yuri Slyusar stated during a television interview on December 19 that UAC will increase its production of combat aircraft in 2024 and 2025, including its production of new types of aircraft. Russian occupation authorities are building out electoral infrastructure in occupied Ukraine to set conditions for the upcoming presidential election.
A lot of shootdowns on the youtube are AI generated fakes and video game footage
Thanks Jimmy Olsen for the scoop from 1984.
The Orcs are squealing that an Aussie WedgeTail (NATO) painted the 3 Su-34s for a Patriot battery Ukraine forward deployed.
Most likely bull shit and the Ukraine Patriot Battery let the Orcs into the 100% Pk before lowering the BOOM. When Patriot lets slip the PAC-2 it's game over for any aircrew. PAC-2 goes for the cockpit.
Patriot in Odessa is bad news for Orcs in the Blacksea.
Robotripping is slang for getting high on dextromethorphan, an ingredient common in many cough medicines. Taking too much DXM can lead to a host of side effects, including hallucinations, disorientation and a sense of flying.
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 24, 2023
European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs High Representative Josep Borrell stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not interested in a limited territorial victory in Ukraine and will continue the war “until the final victory.” Russian forces are reportedly decreasing aviation activity and their use of glide bombs in Ukraine after Ukrainian forces shot down three Russian Su-34s in southern Ukraine between December 21 and 22. Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 23 to 24. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov further detailed Ukraine’s efforts to establish a sustainable wartime force-generation apparatus and an effective defense industrial base (DIB) during an interview published on December 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to portray himself as a gracious leader who cares about the wellbeing of Russian military personnel, while also presenting himself as an effective Commander-in-Chief of the Russian armed forces. Russia appears to be continuing its efforts to build out a military occupation force in Ukraine separate from its frontline units through the use of its newly formed Rosgvardia units. The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s 810th Naval Infantry Brigade edited its acknowledgement that its personnel are deliberately using chemical weapons in Ukraine in a likely effort to hide what could be evidence of an apparent violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which Russia is party. Russia’s labor shortage, which is partially a result of the war in Ukraine, reportedly amounted to about 4.8 million people in 2023 and will likely continue to exacerbate struggling Kremlin efforts aimed at increasing Russian economic capacity. Russian forces made confirmed advanced near Kreminna and near Avdiivka as positional engagements continues along the entire line of contact. The newly formed 337th Airborne (VDV) Regiment (104th VDV Division) operating in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast near Krynky is continuing to suffer losses. Russian officials claimed that Russia’s handling of the situation at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is sufficient, despite recent unsafe incidents during Russian occupation of the plant.
It is reported that a Russian Su-34 was shot down only over the Black Sea. The aircraft attempted to target Odesa and was downed. This marks the fourth Russian Su-34 destroyed in a week.
Lolol….I’m sure that he can find other sources to convince us that we should continue sending billions of our tax dollars to protect the sovereignty of Ukraine’s borders…. 😂😂
over 300,000 dead and wounded russkies can't be wrong. lol
i believe RT is a pile of dung, like every other Russkie. don't believe in what Putler says and does.
(sarcasm included) it is ok that you don't believe in Reddit, its hard to believe in pictures and videos of Ukrainians killing the Russkies. Onyx must be fake too. Russkies are rolling up in Armatas in Kiev with the air full of SU 57s...........lol.
One area near Avdiivka which is littered with destroyed Russian vehicles and bodies
In our own civil war , Freedom prevailed.! The cost was large in many ways. Merry Christmas to you!!
So, you are rooting for Russia?
Or is LGBT, abortion, and drug abuse your idea of freedom?
And there it is, the reasoning of the Orc lovers.
Gays abortion bad. Russia good.
You can't make this [bleep] up.
Just behind Federal Reserve notes, they are America's biggest exports.
Do you think America should have the closest thing to unlimited money ever conceived? Think carefully, because money is power and it *is* used against you too.
Let’s see. The Democrats used Russia and Ukraine to go after Trump. Hunter and the Biden cartel make millions from Ukraine. Now Russia and Ukraine are fighting and we are sending billions to Ukraine without any oversight. Hmmmmm. Nothing to see here, move along. Zelenskyy is running the scam of the century while thousands of Ukrainians and Russians are dying. Oh yes, and while Putin’s puppet, Trump was President, he was on his best behavior. Oh, and I have a good deal on some swamp land in Florida to sell you.
over 300,000 dead and wounded russkies can't be wrong. lol
i believe RT is a pile of dung, like every other Russkie. don't believe in what Putler says and does.
(sarcasm included) it is ok that you don't believe in Reddit, its hard to believe in pictures and videos of Ukrainians killing the Russkies. Onyx must be fake too. Russkies are rolling up in Armatas in Kiev with the air full of SU 57s...........lol.
One area near Avdiivka which is littered with destroyed Russian vehicles and bodies
Crimean Wind posted this 2 minute video showing a fire at the docks and multiple secondary explosions. There are unconfirmed rumors that a Ropucha class vessel with ammunition from Iran may have been hit and destroyed in the attack.
Crimean Wind posted this 2 minute video showing a fire at the docks and multiple secondary explosions. There are unconfirmed rumors that a Ropucha class vessel with ammunition from Iran may have been hit and destroyed in the attack.
Ukraine gives no official toll of its war dead - the Ukrainian armed forces have reiterated that their war casualty numbers are a state secret - but Margo knows the losses are huge.
There has been a dramatic rise in Ukraine's number of dead, according to new estimates by unnamed US officials. The BBC's Quentin Sommerville has been on the front line in the east, where the grim task of counting the dead has become a daily reality. The unknown soldiers lie piled high in a small brick mortuary, not very far from the front line in Donetsk
Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar earlier released a statement warning that those who release casualty numbers would be liable to criminal prosecution.
The figures remain classified. But US officials, quoted by the New York Times, recently put the number at 70,000 dead and as many as 120,000 injured. It is a staggering figure, from an armed forces estimated at only half a million strong. The UN has recorded 9,177 civilian deaths to date.
A lot of shootdowns on the youtube are AI generated fakes and video game footage
I don't know why they keep putting that garbage out there. everybody knows it's fake.
LOL.
Here another video showing the secondaries from the large LST Orc ship that got blown up on Christmas.
Where are all the pictures of Ukrainian ships? Oh, that's right, they don't have anything larger than a bass boat.
Probably not a good argument. Ukraine without a navy, as you say, has literally made Russia move bases out of fear that their ships will become submarines.
Russian Forces Take Heavily Fortified Town of Maryinka in Biggest Triumph Since Bakhmut
This is a major development, the biggest since Moscow troops regained the initiative, and also the greatest achievement since they gained control of Avdiivka (Bakhmut) in May.
By taking Maryinka, the Russians have significantly pushed back the Ukrainian artillery. For years, Kiev used Maryinka has a key launching pad for drone and artillery strikes against civilians in Donetsk.
“Putin said control of the town, which was once home to 10,000 people, will allow the Russian forces to move enemy combat units away from Donetsk.
‘Our troops (now) have the opportunity to reach a wider operational area’, he said in a video of the exchange between him and Shoigu posted online by a Kremlin journalist.”
This comes after Ukraine launched a failed counteroffensive aimed at retaking land in the country’s south and east, including Bakhmut.
Probably not a good argument. Ukraine without a navy, as you say, has literally made Russia move bases out of fear that their ships will become submarines.
Kinda like the video.
Ymmv
That's disinformation. The Russians still have ships in Sevastapol and the Black Sea around The Ukraine is empty. No one dares go into the war zone except Russians.
Probably not a good argument. Ukraine without a navy, as you say, has literally made Russia move bases out of fear that their ships will become submarines.
Kinda like the video.
Ymmv
That's disinformation. The Russians still have ships in Sevastapol and the Black Sea around The Ukraine is empty. No one dares go into the war zone except Russians.
You obviously didn’t see the propaganda posted by Brother Burns.
Originally Posted by SupFoo
Russian Forces Take Heavily Fortified Town of Maryinka in Biggest Triumph Since Bakhmut
This is a major development, the biggest since Moscow troops regained the initiative, and also the greatest achievement since they gained control of Avdiivka (Bakhmut) in May.
By taking Maryinka, the Russians have significantly pushed back the Ukrainian artillery. For years, Kiev used Maryinka has a key launching pad for drone and artillery strikes against civilians in Donetsk.
“Putin said control of the town, which was once home to 10,000 people, will allow the Russian forces to move enemy combat units away from Donetsk.
‘Our troops (now) have the opportunity to reach a wider operational area’, he said in a video of the exchange between him and Shoigu posted online by a Kremlin journalist.”
This comes after Ukraine launched a failed counteroffensive aimed at retaking land in the country’s south and east, including Bakhmut.
Ukraine sunk Russia's capital ship in the black sea without a navy.
Rationalize all you want...3 day operation.
Actually, it got towed off and repaired. Not that hitting it was so spectacular. The Ukraine doesn't do any of that themselves. They depend on 50 other countries to supply arms, money, intelligence, and the weapons techs to actually aim & fire nearly everything they have above simple field artillery.
Give me $175 Billion dollars and I guarantee I could destroy something.
Probably not a good argument. Ukraine without a navy, as you say, has literally made Russia move bases out of fear that their ships will become submarines.
Kinda like the video.
Ymmv
That's disinformation. The Russians still have ships in Sevastapol and the Black Sea around The Ukraine is empty. No one dares go into the war zone except Russians.
Ukraine sunk Russia's capital ship in the black sea without a navy.
Rationalize all you want...3 day operation.
Ukraine has lost over 100,000 Kia since the 6 month spring offensive but one one small ship is a tactical victory lol Russia is successfully eliminating all of the Ukraine military and they are now forcing women, some pregnant, to fight and die . More Ukraine politicians are fleeing Ukraine with their loot( us tax dollars) because they know it’s over
Ukraine is passing a law now trying to forcibly conscript the tens of thousands of men who fled Ukraine and are seeking refugee status in Europe. That a sure sign they’re winning
No navy. No air force, running out of soldiers, artillery rounds, fighting vehicles Ukraine, the most corrupt country in the world, is winning now for sure according to Johnny NyQuil. Lol
Ukraine sunk Russia's capital ship in the black sea without a navy.
Rationalize all you want...3 day operation.
Actually, it got towed off and repaired. Not that hitting it was so spectacular. The Ukraine doesn't do any of that themselves. They depend on 50 other countries to supply arms, money, intelligence, and the weapons techs to actually aim & fire nearly everything they have above simple field artillery.
Give me $175 Billion dollars and I guarantee I could destroy something.
You miss the point you made. Ukraine had no discernable Navy. Yet, they destroy a capital ship. Fyi fake news guy the Moskova is now a sub on the bottom of the black sea.
Ukraine sunk Russia's capital ship in the black sea without a navy.
Rationalize all you want...3 day operation.
Actually, it got towed off and repaired. Not that hitting it was so spectacular. The Ukraine doesn't do any of that themselves. They depend on 50 other countries to supply arms, money, intelligence, and the weapons techs to actually aim & fire nearly everything they have above simple field artillery. Give me $175 Billion dollars and I guarantee I could destroy something.
You miss the point you made. Ukraine had no discernable Navy. Yet, they destroy a capital ship. Fyi fake news guy the Moskova is now a sub on the bottom of the black sea.
Not towed...unless you count gravity.
It's pretty impressive how effective Orc agitprop can be on the weakminded.
To still believe that somehow, somewhere the Moskova is getting repaired in the face of indisputed facts take a special willingness to Pufter for Putin.
Ukraine sunk Russia's capital ship in the black sea without a navy.
Rationalize all you want...3 day operation.
Actually, it got towed off and repaired. Not that hitting it was so spectacular. The Ukraine doesn't do any of that themselves. They depend on 50 other countries to supply arms, money, intelligence, and the weapons techs to actually aim & fire nearly everything they have above simple field artillery.
Give me $175 Billion dollars and I guarantee I could destroy something.
Right on.
$175 Billion in weapons and cash and the largest and most corrupt country in Europe fighting a proxy war for the US MIG state. That benefits only the MIG and the money that they buy our politicians with.
You miss the point you made. Ukraine had no discernable Navy. Yet, they destroy a capital ship. Fyi fake news guy the Moskova is now a sub on the bottom of the black sea.
In case you missed the news, missiles are a thing these days. And the Ukraine is still losing.
Oh, and Congress is cutting the Ukraine off the teats. That's why the Ukraine has redefined "victory" as letting Russia have the Donbass and Crimea while Russia has said they are taking Odessa too.
When all this schitt started, wasn’t the narrative at the time, that Russia would crush Ukraine within a week?
3 day special operation...
In Tryharder's defense he was a bit more pragmatic in his predictions at the start of the invasion.
Originally Posted by Tyrone 3/15/2022
I think it was on Task & Purpose channel on Youtube, they talked about supposedly captured Russian documents that showed a 2 week plan for cutting off Kiev. Seems to be pretty much on schedule.
He was jealous that the Orc's got to rape Ukrainian women,which seems more Orcish than Christian to me.
Originally Posted by Tyrone
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Russia is having a major problem with getting active soldiers in Russia to go to Ukraine. Hundreds have told the military commanders no and to go piss up a rope.
Russia cannot do a thing about it as by their own laws military members do not have to go into any conflict where no war has been declared by the motherland.
Nice.
Why wouldn't they want to go? They could rape Ukrainian women!
Ukraine sunk Russia's capital ship in the black sea without a navy.
Rationalize all you want...3 day operation.
Actually, it got towed off and repaired. Not that hitting it was so spectacular. The Ukraine doesn't do any of that themselves. They depend on 50 other countries to supply arms, money, intelligence, and the weapons techs to actually aim & fire nearly everything they have above simple field artillery. Give me $175 Billion dollars and I guarantee I could destroy something.
You miss the point you made. Ukraine had no discernable Navy. Yet, they destroy a capital ship. Fyi fake news guy the Moskova is now a sub on the bottom of the black sea.
Not towed...unless you count gravity.
It's pretty impressive how effective Orc agitprop can be on the weakminded.
To still believe that somehow, somewhere the Moskova is getting repaired in the face of indisputed facts take a special willingness to Pufter for Putin.
Johnny vodka. Was your forced alcohol drug rehab successful???
Maryinka has been fortified by the ukonAZis ( financed by the U.S.) for the past 8 years . Now it has fallen lol after thousands died trying to hold it
Footage of the very moment of a missile arrival onto the large landing ship Novocherkassk. First time it was attacked in March 2022 in the port of Berdyansk when it was only damaged, now it got finally destroyed
Clandestine deal between Alexander Soros, son of billionaire philanthropist George Soros, and the Ukrainian government, allows several American corporations to utilize Ukrainian land for the disposal of hazardous waste.
If it wasn't clear to Washington before the offensive started that the fundamentals of combat operations and principles of war indicated Ukraine would likely fail, it should now be crystal clear. Although Ukraine appears to have finally penetrated the first line of Russia's main defense, the most difficult part of Russia's defensive system has yet to be overcome: the hundreds of kilometers of dragon's teeth, tank ditches, and yet more vast minefields.
Once the offensive began on June 5, however, that optimism quickly evaporated. In the first two weeks of the fighting, Ukraine's spearhead brigades suffered massive losses in armor and personnel while capturing virtually no territory. By the end of the third week, they had lost an estimated fifth of their strike force, requiring Ukraine to dramatically change tactics. Instead of leading with tanks and other armored vehicles (which were predictably getting chewed up in minefields and by Russian anti-tank missiles and artillery shells), Ukraine moved to an infantry-centric attack system.
While this change did result in producing incremental gains, the cost was exorbitant. On Aug. 29, the BBC reported that new leaked reports suggested Ukrainian battle deaths exploded since the offensive started. Whereas Ukraine was reported to have lost 17,500 troops in the first year of the war, it is presently assessed to have lost a breathtakingly high 50,000 additional deaths, for a total of 70,000 dead and 120,000 wounded.
Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 26, 2023
Russia's likely capture of Marinka in Donetsk Oblast represents a limited Russian tactical gain and does not portend any operationally significant advance unless Russian forces have dramatically improved their ability to conduct rapid mechanized forward movement, which they show no signs of having done. Localized Russian offensive operations are still placing pressure on Ukrainian forces in many places along the front in eastern Ukraine, however, and can result in gradual tactical Russian advances. Ukrainian forces conducted a successful missile strike that destroyed a Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) vessel and potentially damaged port infrastructure in occupied Feodosia, Crimea on December 26. Russian forces struck a train station in Kherson City where civilians were waiting for evacuation on December 26. Russian forces have reportedly decreased the tempo of their operations on east (left) bank Kherson Oblast, likely in connection with decreasing Russian aviation activity after Ukrainian forces recently shot down several Russian aircraft. The Ukrainian government continues efforts to systematize and increase the sustainability of Ukrainian mobilization over the long term. Russian President Vladimir Putin continued to portray himself as a gracious Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, while contrasting his apparent attention to the Russian irregular forces’ with the Russian Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) incompetence. Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states met during a series of meetings in St. Petersburg on December 25 and 26. Russian actors seized on ongoing protests in Serbia against Serbian President Alexander Vucic to blame Western actors for causing instability in Serbia, which Russia perceives as a long-term European ally. A prominent Kremlin-affiliated Russian milblogger claimed that Finland is becoming a “second Ukraine,” creating rhetorical parallels between Russian narratives about Ukraine and Finland, further suggesting that Russia maintains future ideological and territorial objectives that far exceed the war in Ukraine. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kupyansk, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Robotyne as positional engagements continued along the entire line of contact. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a series of laws on December 25 to help further bolster Russia’s force generation capacity. The Kremlin further formalized avenues to coerce residents of occupied Ukraine to receive Russian passports using maternity capital payments.
Russia's Vladimir Putin aka Putler, the Islamic Republic of Iran's Khamenei, Iranian mullahs, IRGC and Hezbollah helped Assad creating mass graves in Syria. Putins Russian Federation & Russians repeat it in Rusia and Ukraine
Russia's Vladimir Putin aka Putler, the Islamic Republic of Iran's Khamenei, Iranian mullahs, IRGC and Hezbollah helped Assad creating mass graves in Syria. Putins Russian Federation & Russians repeat it in Rusia and Ukraine
That’s a lot of big shots just to dig a giant hole. 😂. Besides….Russia is no stranger to mass graves, they wrote the book on it in fact.
putin furious over destruction of landing ship Novocherkassk... and wants heads... now a converted sub-marine, the ship with a complement of 98 and was capable of carrying 10 main battle tanks and 340 troops.
Ukraine just shot down 3 Russian jets Friday !!! For being the underdog, they are kicking butt !!
Lots of speculation on the system used to splash those jets.
Patriot says the wind, F-16/AMRAAM says the rain.
Lots of speculation what new monster hunts Orc jets.
There's no documentation of that. More "Ghost of Kiev" and "Snake Island".
Merry Christmas to the Putin Pufters:
From THE WIZARD:
Now we’ve seen a concerted effort to sell some kind of phantom Patriot shootdowns of Russian jets. I believe they’re up to something like 6 Su-30/34s shot down so far in the past week. In truth, only a single one was confirmed downed a week ago, and most likely by friendly fire, as there is no evidence whatsoever of an enemy shootdown, particularly given where it fell, near Crimea and too far for any realistic Ukrainian AD shootdowns. Yes, Patriot could theoretically reach at its absolute limit, but it would have to be sitting right on the Russian border near the Dnieper and, probability-wise, is not particularly plausible.
The rest of the Su-30/34 shootdowns were just total hoaxes, as all aircraft returned to their bases. That’s not to mention only a single photo of a crashed plane surfaced—the Su-34 from earlier—which proves the point.
putin furious over destruction of landing ship Novocherkassk... and wants heads... now a converted sub-marine, the ship with a complement of 98 and was capable of carrying 10 main battle tanks and 340 troops.
putin furious over destruction of landing ship Novocherkassk... and wants heads... now a converted sub-marine, the ship with a complement of 98 and was capable of carrying 10 main battle tanks and 340 troops.
Only 27 more Russian landing ships left! Oh teh noes!
Hahaha. For sure.
Dang but I hope Zelensky takes him out before he takes Western Europe and North America.
I don't know who to fear most, Putin or the US Neonazi DOD Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine testing souped up strains of Anthrax, Smallpox and such on the Ukranians while planning on taking out Russia with it as was done in Chyna.
Zelenski just recently came back begging for more money and equipment. What in hell has he done with all the stuff that supposedly 48 nations have sent him including our between $$100 and 200 BILLION.
Zelenski just recently came back begging for more money and equipment. What in hell has he done with all the stuff that supposedly 48 nations have sent him including our between $$100 and 200 BILLION.
He got rich with it. Klaus Schwab and Larry Fink and George Soros son got rich off it too.
Whether you all want to admit it or not, putin has declared war on NATO, and either it works or it doesn't. Either way in the end we will be involved. Hopefully before it goes to far. One of his aids declared last week that he wants te U.S. out of Europe. His expansion plans are well known to most that aren't hiding their heads in the sand.
Whether you all want to admit it or not, putin has declared war on NATO, and either it works or it doesn't. Either way in the end we will be involved. Hopefully before it goes to far. One of his aids declared last week that he wants te U.S. out of Europe. His expansion plans are well known to most that aren't hiding their heads in the sand.
Phil
It would appear that you and Burns have much in common
Somewhere along the line I must have missed the news about U.S. M1150 ABV's being delivered to Ukraine. It being assumed that at least a few were delivered along with the Abrams. These engineering vehicles are the tops in mine clearing ability. Bangalore Torpedo's be damned. This thing will fire off 300 to 450 feet of rope like det cord except it contains 1,700 pounds of explosive. I've never seen one though I guess they were used in Afghanistan and have been in service for some 13 or 14 years. Ukraine is only the second nation to use them behind the U.S.
Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, Nicole Wolkov, Riley Bailey, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 27, 2023
Ukrainian drone footage published on December 27 showed another Russian execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) near Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian forces recently advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast and retook positions that Ukrainian forces had captured during the summer 2023 counteroffensive, likely after Ukrainian forces withdrew to more defensible positions near Robotyne for the winter. The destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (KHPP) dam on June 6, 2023, reportedly postponed a Ukrainian crossing of the Dnipro River that was likely intended to support Ukrainian counteroffensive operations. Ukrainian Tavriisk Group of Forces Commander Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi described continued Ukrainian battlefield challenges and requirements for future territorial advances during an interview with BBC published on December 27. Ukrainian officials highlighted the Ukrainian defense industrial base’s (DIB) increased production in 2023 and offered projections of Ukraine’s domestic drone production capabilities on December 27. Russian forces launched another series of Shahed-136/131 drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on December 27. Satellite imagery from the successful December 26 Ukrainian strike on a Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) vessel in occupied Feodosia, Crimea indicates that the strike damaged the surrounding port infrastructure. Russia maintains its maximalist objectives in Ukraine and is uninterested in good faith negotiations despite reports that Western officials are becoming more amenable to eventual Ukrainian negotiations with Russia to end the war. The Russian state-owned Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) found that Russians are increasingly less trusting of Russian state TV and are turning to social media and the internet for news. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on December 27 in a likely effort to maintain Russia’s critical trade relationship with India. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Donetsk City, and Verbove as positional engagements continued along the entire line of contact. A Russian insider source claimed that Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has created his own private military company (PMC). The Ukrainian “Cyber Resistance” movement obtained information about a Russian deputy commander of the 171st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (51st Air Defense Division) committing sexual crimes against minors in occupied Ukraine.
Somewhere along the line I must have missed the news about U.S. M1150 ABV's being delivered to Ukraine. It being assumed that at least a few were delivered along with the Abrams. These engineering vehicles are the tops in mine clearing ability. Bangalore Torpedo's be damned. This thing will fire off 300 to 450 feet of rope like det cord except it contains 1,700 pounds of explosive. I've never seen one though I guess they were used in Afghanistan and have been in service for some 13 or 14 years. Ukraine is only the second nation to use them behind the U.S.
Ukraine has been using the M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge or MICLIC for some time now. it can be mounted on a Hummer, trailer, Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Tanks and more. it has 300 feet or 100 yards mine charge. it was good, but the russkies now use 300 yards for their mines. engineers are probably work on a rocket and the line charge to take out 350 yards.
Whether you all want to admit it or not, Putin has declared war on NATO, and either it works or it doesn't. Either way in the end we will be involved. Hopefully before it goes too far. One of his aides declared last week that he wants the U.S. out of Europe. His expansion plans are well known to most that aren't hiding their heads in the sand. Phil
Why should this nation on the American continent ignore President George Washington's wise advice to stay out of the affairs of Europe? We've been meddling and sending armies over there and to the mid-east for over a century now to no good effect. Remember the WW2 victory by which we turned most of Europe over to Russia when it really was brutal communism.
There is an ocean between us and them. Except for free trade with all we need to butt out. We have our own border invasion to deal with.
Whether you all want to admit it or not, Putin has declared war on NATO, and either it works or it doesn't. Either way in the end we will be involved. Hopefully before it goes too far. One of his aides declared last week that he wants the U.S. out of Europe. His expansion plans are well known to most that aren't hiding their heads in the sand. Phil
Why should this nation on the American continent ignore President George Washington's wise advice to stay out of the affairs of Europe? We've been meddling and sending armies over there and to the mid-east for over a century now to no good effect. Remember the WW2 victory by which we turned most of Europe over to Russia when it really was brutal communism.
There is an ocean between us and them. Except for free trade with all we need to butt out. We have our own border invasion to deal with.
Somewhere along the line I must have missed the news about U.S. M1150 ABV's being delivered to Ukraine. It being assumed that at least a few were delivered along with the Abrams. These engineering vehicles are the tops in mine clearing ability. Bangalore Torpedo's be damned. This thing will fire off 300 to 450 feet of rope like det cord except it contains 1,700 pounds of explosive. I've never seen one though I guess they were used in Afghanistan and have been in service for some 13 or 14 years. Ukraine is only the second nation to use them behind the U.S.
its funny when boomers with dementia try and process news propaganda and forget history and facts,.
no wonder the US is in constant wars the past 5 decades and as stated Washington warned us these low iq idiots would get us into constant wars and endless debts.
Well Russia appears to be doing God's work at present. NATO has proven itself to be corrupt and evil. There has been minor blips here and there about places NATO troupes showed up in and raped and pillaged in fashion that would make Hitler proud.
Morning assault by the Russian occupiers. Sinkivka Result: 1 tank and 3 BMP, 30 invaders destroyed. 1 tank damaged and 10 russian soldiers were wounded
"Again, the Kupyansk direction, and again a column of russian armoured vehicles was destroyed, this time in the area of Yahidne. The enemy lost at least two tanks and several IFVs. The video shows the work of soldiers of the 43rd Mechanized Brigade."
russian soldier unable to stand up after drone dropped grenade. December 2023.Source claimed he was dying for 30 minutes near a russian trench but no one came out to help.
Finalized version of my combat video compilation to Indestructible by Disturbed. Attempted to match the videos to the lyrics. Contains videos of intense FPV combat, drone view combat, initial invasion videos, drone drops, ATGMs/artillery etc. with over 80 clips stitched together.
Reports are dribbling out that Russia is lowering a major boom in Ukraine today. It's difficult to get any good information. But if the reports of the Russian ship getting clobbered is fact, it stands to reason that there would be major repercussions.
Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Kateryna Stepanenko, Nicole Wolkov,
George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 28, 2023
The New York Times (NYT) published an oped by a member of its editorial board calling for Ukraine to engage in negotiations with and cede territory to Russia after reports emerged that Russian President Vladimir Putin is using backchannels and intermediaries to signal his interest in a ceasefire. The oped largely ignores near-constant Kremlin public signaling of Russia’s continued maximalist goals in Ukraine. Russia has officially deployed a battalion formed of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) to the frontline in Ukraine, further confirming a myriad of apparent Russian violations of the Geneva Convention on POWs. Recent incidents of apparent Russian violations of the Geneva Convention on POWs likely implicate elements of the now notorious 76th Guards Air Assault (VDV) Division in the abuse of POWs. The Russian military command will reportedly disband the "Kaskad" operational combat tactical formation of the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DNR) Internal Affairs Ministry (MVD) by December 31, 2023, likely as part of Russia's ongoing force formalization campaign. Ukrainian military officials revealed that Russian forces launched about 7,400 missiles and 3,900 Shahed drone strikes against Ukraine since launching the full-scale invasion. Russian mines continue to threaten civilian vessels in the Black Sea but will likely not deter civilian vessel usage of the Black Sea Humanitarian Corridor. The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced a $250 million security assistance package for Ukraine on December 27. Imprisoned Russian ultranationalist and former Russian officer Igor Girkin acknowledged the end of his presidential campaign after failing to register with the Russian Central Elections Committee (CEC) on December 27. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) rewarded prominent Russian milbloggers for their contribution to the "military-patriotic" and "military-political" sphere, mirroring previous Kremlin efforts to pander to and co-opt to the wider Russian milblogger community. Ukrainian forces made a confirmed advance near Bakhmut, likely within the past week. Russian forces made confirmed advances northwest of Avdiivka, near Marinka, and south of Hulyaipole. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on December 28 that Russia has over 640,000 contract servicemen (kontrakniki), the first Russian announcement about the number of kontrakniki in the Russian Armed Forces since the start of the full-scale invasion. Russian occupation officials continue to deport Ukrainian children to Russia under the guise of medical necessity, despite an apparently growing number of cases of highly infectious diseases being transmitted among Ukrainian children en route to Russia.
59th Military Police Brigade destroyed two russian ARTIKUL-P portable automatic radio direction finders, making it harder for russians to find Ukrainians
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russia - 13692, of which: destroyed: 9546, damaged: 618, abandoned: 625, captured: 2903
Tanks (2605, of which destroyed: 1709, damaged: 145, abandoned: 205, captured: 546) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1112, of which destroyed: 749, damaged: 31, abandoned: 62, captured: 270) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3188, of which destroyed: 2270, damaged: 129, abandoned: 216, captured: 617) Armoured Personnel Carriers (390, of which destroyed: 265 damaged: 13, abandoned: 19, captured: 92) Command Posts And Communications Stations (263, of which destroyed: 175, damaged: 3, abandoned: 2, captured: 83) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (370, of which destroyed: 190, damaged: 12, abandoned: 44, captured: 124) Towed Artillery (336, of which destroyed: 194, damaged: 37, abandoned: 5, captured: 100) Self-Propelled Artillery (638, of which destroyed: 488, damaged: 36, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (330, of which destroyed: 249, damaged: 26, abandoned: 2, captured: 53) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (191, of which destroyed: 133, damaged: 30, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (99, of which destroyed: 91, damaged: 8) Helicopters (134, of which destroyed: 104, damaged: 28, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (20, of which destroyed: 13, damaged: 7)
Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 29, 2023
Russian forces conducted the largest series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion on the morning of December 29. The strike package that Russian forces launched on December 29 appears to be a culmination of several months of Russian experimentation with various drone and missile combinations and efforts to test Ukrainian air defenses. Russia will continue to conduct strikes against Ukraine at scale in an effort to degrade Ukrainian morale and Ukraine’s ability to sustain its war effort against Russia. Current Russian missile and drone reserves and production rates likely do not allow Russian forces to conduct regular large-scale missile strikes, but likely do allow for more consistent drone strikes, which can explain the recent pattern of Russian strike packages. The Kremlin's efforts to sufficiently mobilize Russia's defense industrial base (DIB) in support of its wartime objectives, including large-scale strike series, may been more successful than Western officials previously assessed due in part to Russia’s ability to procure military equipment from its partners and the redistribution of Russia’s resources for military production purposes. Russian forces have likely routinely attempted to draw and fix limited Ukrainian air defense systems away from the front, and the Russian strikes on December 29 follow recent indications that Ukrainian air defenses may be presenting significant challenges to Russian aviation operations along the frontline. Western aid remains vital for Ukraine’s ability to defend against Russian strikes, and the end of such aid would likely set conditions for an expanded Russian air campaign In Ukraine. Western leaders largely viewed the massive Russian strike as evidence that Putin’s maximalist goals in Ukraine remain unchanged, in line with ISW’s long-standing assessment that Putin is not genuinely interested in a ceasefire or any sort of negotiated settlement in Ukraine. Russian forces made recent confirmed advances northeast of Bakhmut and south of Avdiivka as positional engagements continued across the entire line of contact. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on December 29 that it has completed Russia’s autumn 2023 conscription cycle, which began on October 1. Russia continues the forced integration of occupied areas of Ukraine into the Russian system using social services and infrastructure restoration projects.
If it wasn't clear to Washington before the offensive started that the fundamentals of combat operations and principles of war indicated Ukraine would likely fail, it should now be crystal clear!
Washington has spent nearly $113 billion over the course of this war, provided Ukraine with an astounding volume of modern arms and ammunition, and delivered an impressive array of training and intelligence support. After almost a year of preparation, it hardly dented the Russian lines.
The RF Defence Ministry admitted that people in Belgorod died due to the work of Russian air defense over the city. "parts of the downed "Olkha" rockets fell upon the Belgorod city"
Detection of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) "Wasp", destruction of the "Wasp" air defense system. East of the villages of Nova Mayachka and Radensk, Kherson region.
If it wasn't clear to Washington before the offensive started that the fundamentals of combat operations and principles of war indicated Ukraine would likely fail, it should now be crystal clear!
Washington has spent nearly $113 billion over the course of this war, provided Ukraine with an astounding volume of modern arms and ammunition, and delivered an impressive array of training and intelligence support. After almost a year of preparation, it hardly dented the Russian lines.
For those too stupid to know Ukraine is in trouble.
If it wasn't clear to Washington before the offensive started that the fundamentals of combat operations and principles of war indicated Ukraine would likely fail, it should now be crystal clear!
Washington has spent nearly $113 billion over the course of this war, provided Ukraine with an astounding volume of modern arms and ammunition, and delivered an impressive array of training and intelligence support. After almost a year of preparation, it hardly dented the Russian lines.
Russia fired more than 150 missiles and drones at Ukraine on Friday in one of the largest bombardments of the war, hitting critical infrastructure, industrial and military facilities.
The scale of the attack confirmed what many in Ukraine have feared for months — that Russia was conserving its missile stocks throughout the fall for massive strikes in the winter.
The attack demonstrated Russian air superiority, and destroyed yet another Patriot system.
cuckraine Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny admitted that "critical infrastructure, industrial and military facilities were attacked."
Reuters and other propaganda sites reported that: "schools, parks, homes and hospitals were the targets."
Russia fired more than 150 missiles and drones at Ukraine on Friday in one of the largest bombardments of the war, hitting critical infrastructure, industrial and military facilities.
The scale of the attack confirmed what many in Ukraine have feared for months — that Russia was conserving its missile stocks throughout the fall for massive strikes in the winter.
The attack demonstrated Russian air superiority, and destroyed yet another Patriot system.
cuckraine Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny admitted that "critical infrastructure, industrial and military facilities were attacked."
Reuters and other propaganda sites reported that: "schools, parks, homes and hospitals were the targets."
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Reuters and other propaganda sites reported that: "schools, parks, homes and hospitals were the targets.
The propaganda is to prep US citizens for support of FJB sending in US troops. Bank it. FJB wants this war distraction soooooo bad for the upcoming election.
For those too stupid to know Ukraine is in trouble.
If it wasn't clear to Washington before the offensive started that the fundamentals of combat operations and principles of war indicated Ukraine would CERTAINLY FAIL, it should now be crystal clear!
Washington has spent nearly $113 billion over the course of this war, provided Ukraine with an astounding volume of modern arms and ammunition, and delivered an impressive array of training and intelligence support. After almost a year of preparation, it hardly dented the Russian lines.
The object was to ship plenty of money to zelenski for the CYA and Deep State Cabal and also feed the Military/Industrial/Wall Street Complex AND to start WW3.
It didn't start WW3 to destroy the world enough to keep Putin and Xi from taking out the illuminating ones in Taiwain and save the cabals Globalization Plan, so now Netty will blame Iran and push war on them to bring Putin and Xi in.
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 30, 2023
Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted a large series of strikes against targets in Russia on the night of December 29 to 30 and on December 30. Russian forces conducted a lower number of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on December 30 following the large Russian strike series on December 29. Russian officials continued to clearly state that Russia is not interested in negotiating with Ukraine or the West in good faith and intends to achieve its maximalist objectives in Ukraine. The Kremlin’s recent public rhetoric about its maximalist objectives and imperial designs in Ukraine are permeating the Russian information space. Russia continues to set information conditions aimed at destabilizing Moldova by framing Russia as a protector of allegedly threatened Russian-language speakers in Moldova. Russia continues attempts to actively shape the Western information space to support Russian positions and undermine support for Ukraine while portraying these efforts as endogenous to the West. The Russian Ministry Foreign Affairs (MFA) emphasized Russia’s improving diplomatic relations with non-Western countries in way that suggests that the Kremlin is insecure about the possibility of diplomatic isolation against the backdrop of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces made confirmed gains near Kreminna, Bakhmut and Avdiivka as positional engagements continued along the entire line of contact. The Russian military command reportedly continued the dissolution of the “Kaskad” operational combat tactical formation of the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DNR) Internal Affairs Ministry (MVD) to support its efforts to formalize control over Russian irregular forces. Russia continues efforts to integrate education systems in occupied Ukraine and expand education programs aimed at eliminating Ukrainian identity in occupied territories.
russkies shot 158 cruise missiles and drones. ukraine shot down 87 cruise missiles and 27 Shahed drones which equals 114 missles and drones or 72% are shot down and 31 Ukrainian civilians died.
russkies shot 158 cruise missiles and drones. ukraine shot down 87 cruise missiles and 27 Shahed drones which equals 114 missles and drones or 72% are shot down and 31 Ukrainian civilians died.
Want to make a bet? I will bet money that at the end of two years from today 12-31-23 Russia will maintain control over part of what was formerly considered the nation of Ukraine. $1000 minimum to be held in escrow with a contract specifying the terms. I do not trust you to pay otherwise.
Ukrainian End of the Year Drone Strike Compilation against various Russian Targets by «Magyar's Birds» Drone Unit. Ukraine, Krynky Area, October-December 2023.
2023, territorial results. Yellow is what the Ukrainian Armed Forces were able to liberate. Blue is what was occupied by the Russian Armed Forces. Ukrainians liberated 523 km² and lost 587 km
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
December 31, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin used his annual New Year's address on December 31 to concretize Russian ideological priorities for 2024, notably omitting any mentions of the war in Ukraine and instead focusing on setting ideological conditions for the upcoming year. Russian forces conducted another series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 29 to 30 and on December 31, underscoring a notable recent increase in the percentage of Russian Shahed-136/131 drones penetrating or avoiding Ukrainian air defenses. Russian forces, particularly Russian airborne (VDV) Forces, are reportedly suffering heavy losses in simultaneous infantry-heavy Russian offensive operations on multiple fronts. A prominent Kremlin-affiliated Russian milblogger argued that ethnic Russians do not have enough domestic power in Russia while reiterating a common Russian information operation aimed at erasing Ukrainian identity. Russian and Ukrainian forces conducted positional engagements along the entire line of conduct, but there were no confirmed map changes on December 31. Russian Presidential Administration First Deputy Head Sergei Kiriyenko is spearheading efforts to consolidate sociocultural control of occupied areas of Ukraine via the information space
russkies shot 158 cruise missiles and drones. ukraine shot down 87 cruise missiles and 27 Shahed drones which equals 114 missles and drones or 72% are shot down and 31 Ukrainian civilians died.
Want to make a bet? I will bet money that at the end of two years from today 12-31-23 Russia will maintain control over part of what was formerly considered the nation of Ukraine. $1000 minimum to be held in escrow with a contract specifying the terms. I do not trust you to pay otherwise.
i doubt that you have a grand. i don't bet on wars, even tho Ukraine will win, it could be next week, next year or next decade.
the Russkies have lost the war, they know it and the rest of the world knows it. the Russkirs used to be the 2nd best army, but after their debacle loss of territory, tanks, helicopters, BDRMs, BMPs, naval assets, people and more, the Russkies are laughed at for try take Ukraine (military strength was ranked at 27 in 2021). now Ukraine ranks 15th in the world.
Ukraine 'in deep trouble': Some experts say $1B more from US won't matter.
There is no effective counterstrategy available to the Ukrainians," Myers said. "The Ukrainians are in deep trouble."
Myers told USA TODAY the Ukrainians use "pin pricks" and news about taking back land to demonstrate progress to the West − but are less transparent about the cost in Ukrainian Things are going nowhere for Ukraine," McFate said. "Wars are no longer won like World War II by taking the enemy’s land, killing their troops and flying your flag over their capital."
russkies shot 158 cruise missiles and drones. ukraine shot down 87 cruise missiles and 27 Shahed drones which equals 114 missles and drones or 72% are shot down and 31 Ukrainian civilians died.
Want to make a bet? I will bet money that at the end of two years from today 12-31-23 Russia will maintain control over part of what was formerly considered the nation of Ukraine. $1000 minimum to be held in escrow with a contract specifying the terms. I do not trust you to pay otherwise.
i doubt that you have a grand. i don't bet on wars, even tho Ukraine will win, it could be next week, next year or next decade.
the Russkies have lost the war, they know it and the rest of the world knows it. the Russkirs used to be the 2nd best army, but after their debacle loss of territory, tanks, helicopters, BDRMs, BMPs, naval assets, people and more, the Russkies are laughed at for try take Ukraine (military strength was ranked at 27 in 2021). now Ukraine ranks 15th in the world.
You're delusional if you really think ukraine has the 15th best military in the world.
Russian casualties—dead and maimed—exceed 13,000 in just this one sector. Ukraine’s own casualties likely have been much lighter. Perhaps a few thousand.
Yes, the Russian army in Ukraine—at least 400,000 strong—is larger than Ukraine’s own front-line force is. Yes, Russia can mobilize many more replacement troops than Ukraine can mobilize. Yes, Russian industry out-produces Ukrainian industry.
No, Russia’s resources are not limitless.
This is apparent in Avdiivka, where the Russians repeatedly have switched up tactics in order to preserve one portion of their force or another. In October, Russian attacks around Avdiivka were heavily mechanized, with tanks and fighting vehicles leading the way.
When the tanks and fighting vehicles ran afoul of Ukrainian mines, drones and artillery, Russian commanders pulled back their remaining vehicles—and sent in the infantry, on foot. When the infantry got massacred, the Russians deployed more explosives-laden drones in an effort to sever Ukrainian forces’ supply lines.
That didn’t work, either. Yesterday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky himself safely traveled to Avdiivka—and shot a selfie within view of the front line.
The most recent Russian attacks on Avdiivka have included tanks and infantry. But in the most critical northern part of the battlefield, in and around Stepove, the conditions—for the Russians—are unforgiving.
Russian casualties—dead and maimed—exceed 13,000 in just this one sector. Ukraine’s own casualties likely have been much lighter. Perhaps a few thousand.
Yes, the Russian army in Ukraine—at least 400,000 strong—is larger than Ukraine’s own front-line force is. Yes, Russia can mobilize many more replacement troops than Ukraine can mobilize. Yes, Russian industry out-produces Ukrainian industry.
No, Russia’s resources are not limitless.
This is apparent in Avdiivka, where the Russians repeatedly have switched up tactics in order to preserve one portion of their force or another. In October, Russian attacks around Avdiivka were heavily mechanized, with tanks and fighting vehicles leading the way.
When the tanks and fighting vehicles ran afoul of Ukrainian mines, drones and artillery, Russian commanders pulled back their remaining vehicles—and sent in the infantry, on foot. When the infantry got massacred, the Russians deployed more explosives-laden drones in an effort to sever Ukrainian forces’ supply lines.
That didn’t work, either. Yesterday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky himself safely traveled to Avdiivka—and shot a selfie within view of the front line.
The most recent Russian attacks on Avdiivka have included tanks and infantry. But in the most critical northern part of the battlefield, in and around Stepove, the conditions—for the Russians—are unforgiving.
Same bullshit that was posted about Bahkmut.
You remember Bahkmut, don't ya?
It's now called Artemovsk, and is bein rebuilt by Russia.
We agree that Biden slow rolled the aid and that gave the Orcs time to build defenses. It's telling that the invading Orcs are now on the defense but those mine fields are a tough nut to crack on both sides.
Attacking for either has a large butcher bill to pay.
From 3 days after the invasion.
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
So far this schitt show has been a great example of why the 2nd A is important
If and this is a BIG IF the Russkys get stopped or even booted out of Ukraine it going to be an incredible win for not infringing on the "right to keep and bear arms".
I don't think the Globalists saw this one coming.
Ukraine has the Orcs stopped and gained back over 50% of the ground the Orcs took at the begining.
Without lots of long range precision fires, ATACMS, cruise missles, GLSDBs, big payload drones it going to be hard to interdict the Orc supply lines.
With the layered defenses in depth both side will do much better defending.
I think it depends on what support from the West Ukraine gets because the Orcs will keep feeding meat in the grinder. Ukraine needs more bullets than Puty Boi has Orcs.
It's good to see how well the Bradly is doing and one wonders where are the Abrams, F-16s?
4 chin Johnny -You worked as a gas station attendant in the AF. You never touched a weapon during your few years of service. Everyone just laughs at your alcohol and NyQuil influenced posts. Tell us again how you routinely dove at 200 feet and stayed down for 30 to 40 minutes off the coast of Japan again
Heres your super spec ops military weapons expert. lol
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
Originally Posted by Angus1895
It’s new year now. Hope U have a happy one.
Wizard…..predictions please.
When and how does this deal end?
We agree that Biden slow rolled the aid and that gave the Orcs time to build defenses. It's telling that the invading Orcs are now on the defense but those mine fields are a tough nut to crack on both sides.
Attacking for either has a large butcher bill to pay.
From 3 days after the invasion.
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
So far this schitt show has been a great example of why the 2nd A is important
If and this is a BIG IF the Russkys get stopped or even booted out of Ukraine it going to be an incredible win for not infringing on the "right to keep and bear arms".
I don't think the Globalists saw this one coming.
Ukraine has the Orcs stopped and gained back over 50% of the ground the Orcs took at the begining.
Without lots of long range precision fires, ATACMS, cruise missles, GLSDBs, big payload drones it going to be hard to interdict the Orc supply lines.
With the layered defenses in depth both side will do much better defending.
I think it depends on what support from the West Ukraine gets because the Orcs will keep feeding meat in the grinder. Ukraine needs more bullets than Puty Boi has Orcs.
It's good to see how well the Bradly is doing and one wonders where are the Abrams, F-16s?
The year has begun. Countdown of destroyed equipment this year too! Happy New Year from the 2nd battalion of the 72nd OMBr! Glory to Ukraine and its soldiers!
"F*ck, this is an arrivals...this arrivals... in the center..." As a result of an attack by six Himars in Donetsk, four occupiers were killed, including a famous war correspondent.
Maryinka neighborhood, Donetsk region. Hitting one of the few surviving houses where the Russian occupiers had taken shelter. The 79th separate amphibious assault brigade is operating.
Sure as hell is funny, we have an idiot posting about losses of Russia, but no mention of uke casualties, pretty biased and dishonest reporting if you ask me.
And on top of that ignores posts that don’t agree with his biased views.
Can you spell commie?
Ukraine 'in deep trouble': Some experts say $1B more from US won't matter.
There is no effective counterstrategy available to the Ukrainians," Myers said. "The Ukrainians are in deep trouble."
Myers told USA TODAY the Ukrainians use "pin pricks" and news about taking back land to demonstrate progress to the West − but are less transparent about the cost in Ukrainian Things are going nowhere for Ukraine," McFate said. "Wars are no longer won like World War II by taking the enemy’s land, killing their troops and flying your flag over their capital."
awww,,poor little Putler suckers are not able to get destroyed Ukrainian tanks and vehicles.......i will give you Putler blowers one...
go to Oryx and find out. i'm still waiting to see destroyed Patriot systems and HIMARS. oh, wait a minute, russkies can't find the HIMARS and the Patriot systems will kill anything that flies, including the "supersonic missiles". (we had a F15A shooting down a satellite that was going 15681.81mph/ 23000fps in 1985) Kinzel is going 7672.6 mph/11253.14fps
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, civilian-grade drones, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment (including aircraft) are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available
Here are some unbiased facts for all you brainwashed types....vodka and nyquil will do that :
Armstrong Economics Blog Ukraine Ukraine Propaganda Ukraine Propaganda Posted Jan 1, 2024 by Martin Armstrong | Spread the Love
QUESTION: Regrding Ukraines’ failing economy article, posted on Dec 31st 2023. Why is it, do you think, that the west wants to weaken Russia so badly? Isn’t the greater threat China? And also, wasn’t it Russia that started the invasion, so do they not have themselves to blame for the scrambling of war mongering from the west, as well as resistance to the invasion from Ukraine. Should Ukraine just have let Russia take over the whole of Ukraine? And if they shouldn’t have just given up, when is to say when they should lay down their arms? Now? Just because you might think there is no point in going on? Many questions, thank you for takimg the time to read. Best regards, KS
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ANSWER: I think you are crediting the propaganda about Russia and are blind to the manipulations that are underway. The West negotiated in bad faith with the Minsk Agreement to buy time for Ukraine to build an army trained, BTW, by NATO. The Belgrade Agreement was that Ukraine, the 3rd largest nuclear power in the world in 1991, surrendered its nukes, promising that it would remain neutral and neither NATO would advance nor Russia would invade. Zelensky broke both agreements on the order of the Neocons.
When Zelensky was elected, he promised to end the civil war and seek peace with Russia. Even Russia was very hopeful for an end to the civil war, which was instigated by the West, and it was Kiev that first attacked the Donbas under the unelected government installed by the West in 2014 before
There was never a country of Ukraine. It was fashioned entirely by Khruschev. The Minsk Agreement was to allow the Donbas, which was Russian for centuries, to vote for their independence.
Putin even sought to explain the importance of the Minsk Agreement to Zelensky to PREVENT war.
Even the Ukrainian press exposed that Boris Johnson was there to instruct Zelensky that he was NOT allowed to seek peace with Russia. The West has wanted to conquer Russia for centuries. All Ukraine had to do was honor the Minsk Agreement, and the war would have been over in 24 hours. Zelensky has outlawed the Russian language in the Donbas and their religion. They were no longer allowed to be part of the Orthodox Religion under the Patriarch of Moscow. Zelensky has just announced that Christmas will be December 25th, as in the West. What? These people are to change their religion and no longer speak their native young for a regime that never existed pre-1991? Human Rights dictate that they should have the right to vote on their own future. Only Kiev has the right to stage a revolution – not the Russians who have lived in the Donbas for decades.
As far as China is concerned, the Biden Administration led by the Neocons has overturned the agreement of One China that has protected Taiwan since 1949. These Neocons are intent on creating war. The criticism of Putin in Russia is the opposite of the propaganda in the West. The hardliners say Putin has been too soft. He did what he said, and he was there only to protect the Donbas. The hardliners argue Russia is not at war with Ukraine but with NATO and the USA. Putin should have gone into Ukraine as the US did to Iraq, and this war would have been over in a few weeks.
So, while you seem to be listening to the propaganda of the West that Russia and China are the aggressors, open your eyes. Nobody wants peace in Europe or the United States administrations, and you are going to witness World War III, for this is the deliberate objective. However, our computer warns that this time, the West will lose. PEACE is attained by free trade, as was the case under the Roman Empire. When everyone benefits, war does not rise. This is why the Democrats are not just trying to take Trump off the ballots, but they are also trying to prevent any Democratic challenger from the primary. This is a dictatorship under the pretense of democracy.
Between 8 and 10 million have now fled Ukraine, with the majority having no intention of returning. Over 500,000 Ukrainians have died in this proxy war for what? Territory? Honor the Minsk Agreement, and nobody would have died.
Sorry, there is another agenda here, and your life and future hang in the balance.
Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof is predicting that Congress and the Pentagon are in for a "tumultuous" start of 2024, as the ongoing standoff over Biden's billions more in Ukraine defense aid highlights the reality that there's "no stomach" any longer to fund Ukraine.
The ex-senior security policy analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense issued the words in a fresh interview with Russian media, wherein he also emphasized that the only way out for Kiev is through negotiations based on the current dire realities of the battlefield, which has seen setback after setback for Ukraine forces.
HIMARS with two direct hits destroys the rare and newest artillery reconnaissance complex 1K148 "Yastreb-AV" of the Russian Armed Forces worth about $250 million.
Russian ATGM taken out by FPV drone. Then the retreating crew is hunted down and eliminated. And then their equipment van is eliminated. FPV for the win.
Kateryna Stepanenko, Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 2, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin identified the West as Russia’s “enemy” and implied that Russia is fighting in Ukraine in order to defeat the West. Putin’s framing of his war in Ukraine as a Russian struggle against the West – and not Ukraine – indicates that he does not intend to negotiate in good faith with Ukraine and is setting information conditions aimed at convincing the West to betray Ukraine through negotiations. Putin may be expanding his war aims in Ukraine to include confrontation with the West in an effort to set conditions for permanent Russian military buildup and to justify high battlefield sacrifices. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed Ukraine’s need for urgent Western support to protect both Ukraine and the rest of Europe in an interview with the Economist published on January 1. Russian forces conducted another massive series of drone and missile strikes against deep rear areas in Ukraine between December 31 and January 2, one of which used a strike package similar to that used on December 29, and to which Ukrainian forces appear to be adapting. Western provision of air defense systems and missiles to Ukraine remains crucial for Ukraine as Russian forces will likely attempt to adapt to Ukrainian air defense capabilities. Russian officials publicly defined the goals for Russia’s 2024 chairmanship of both BRICS and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), articulating how the Kremlin may intend to use these organizations to fulfill its foreign policy objectives this year. The Norwegian government announced on January 1 that it is permitting Norwegian defense companies to sell weapons and defense-related products directly to the Ukrainian government. The Turkish government announced on January 2 that it will not allow the United Kingdom (UK) to transport two mine hunting ships to Ukraine via the Turkish Straits “as long as the war continues.” Russian society continues to reckon with the impacts of increasing anti-migrant sentiment amid Russian authorities’ ongoing efforts to systematically disenfranchise migrant communities within Russia. Russian forces made marginal confirmed advances along the Svatove-Kreminna line, northwest and southwest of Bakhmut, northwest of Avdiivka, and southwest of Donetsk City. The Russian military command may be seeking avenues to re-pardon recidivists who previously fought in the war in Ukraine in an apparent effort to maintain Russia's ability to leverage convict recruits as a manpower resource. Russian occupation authorities are restricting and likely monitoring internet communications ahead of the March 2024 presidential elections.
Ukraine will win. either by modern war or by guerrilla tactics. Ukrainians are going to bleed Russkies dry.
War to the knife and knife to the hilt. -Atchison Squatter Sovereign newspaper, 1851 pro slavery and abolitionists started a shooting war in Kansas Territory in 1851.
Following the terror attack by cuckraine on Belgorod, Russia struck military targets and infrastructure in kiev and several other cuckraine cities, including Odessa.
Patriot launchers were destroyed, and air defenses were pulled from areas surrounding kiev, because kiev itself was left with little in the way of air defense.
reddit propaganda reported that Russia attacked with 100 missiles that it had run out of. Out of the 100 missiles Russia fired, cuckraine shot down 200, but the remaining 300 hit 400 schools, 500 hospitals, 600 kindergartens, and 700 flower shops.
Ukraine will win. either by modern war or by guerrilla tactics. Ukrainians are going to bleed Russkies dry.
War to the knife and knife to the hilt. -Atchison Squatter Sovereign newspaper, 1851 pro slavery and abolitionists started a shooting war in Kansas Territory in 1851.
Demented uneducated moron like Johnny 4 chins. Whose sock puppet are you?
That doesn’t begin to describe him and j many chins NyQuil burns, it’s sad to see the destruction in the uneraine, more so when you realize in the end Ukraine is lost.
That doesn’t begin to describe him and j many chins NyQuil burns, it’s sad to see the destruction in the uneraine, more so when you realize in the end Ukraine is lost.
All for nothing.
We can't expect a slave of Master Justin to understand free men fight for that freedom, though some of your country men do understand.
That doesn’t begin to describe him and j many chins NyQuil burns, it’s sad to see the destruction in the uneraine, more so when you realize in the end Ukraine is lost.
All for nothing.
We can't expect a slave of Master Justin to understand free men fight for that freedom, though some of your country men do understand.
May your chains rest lightly, Slave Boi.
What kind of grown man that doesn't gobble knobs would use a word like "boi?"
That doesn’t begin to describe him and j many chins NyQuil burns, it’s sad to see the destruction in the uneraine, more so when you realize in the end Ukraine is lost.
All for nothing.
We can't expect a slave of Master Justin to understand free men fight for that freedom, though some of your country men do understand.
May your chains rest lightly, Slave Boi.
What kind of grown man that doesn't gobble knobs would use a word like "boi?"
Ukraine will win. either by modern war or by guerrilla tactics. Ukrainians are going to bleed Russkies dry.
It really depends on how you define a Ukrainian “win”. If a “win” means that Ukraine retains 100% of their territory, the territory they had before the war began in 2014, then I’d say that is extremely optimistic and completely out of the realm of reality. I don’t see any way of them getting back Odessa, Crimea or the Donbass region but one can always hope.
I do agree with you in that I think that once the “special military operation” ends and some type of “peace agreement” is signed that’s when the guerrilla war begins. I see the Ukrainians mounting a bloody and endless guerrilla war. Modern armies struggle badly fighting unconventional warfare. Our military has accumulated extensive hard won lessons in guerrilla warfare and are the foremost experts in combating guerrilla tactics but it’s still an endlessly frustrating and often bloody ordeal. I really don’t think Russia will be as delicate when they’re faced with IEDs and guerrilla tactics, Russia will just level a neighborhood if they start getting much resistance there. They’re not worried about civilians or collateral damage….in fact I suspect that the Russians prefer collateral damage if they’re trying to establish the rule of fear.
Ukraine will bleed Russia through the guerrilla war they mount but it most certainly will NOT be a 1 sided fight. Russia will extract a heavy price for every one of their soldiers killed. The Russians, and by extension the Ukrainians as well, are a brutal race of blood feuds and generational hatred all rolled up into a big ball of track suit wearing, vodka drinking, sexual assault loving “Caucus-Asians”. I’ve never been a fan of Russians and I’ve never met one that I thought was worth a damn, even the “good ones” aren’t so good and as I’ve said a dozen times before, there ain’t a thimble’s worth of difference between the two.
What does a Ukrainian “victory” look like to you tdoyka or John Burns? Retention of ALL their territory? Pushing Russia out of everywhere except the territory that they’ve captured and held? There’s a lot of potential ways this ends and with the amount of KIA and MIA that Ukraine has suffered just about all of them could be considered a victory.
The one real victory though is the one Russia accomplished with BRICS. While we’re busy slapping sanctions on Russia they’re working on a way around the Petro dollar. The USA is the clear loser in this situation and I fear history will show that THIS, BRICS, was the beginning of the end of American hegemony. This has me very concerned for the future.
The seizure of Russian assets by the US has only strengthened BRICS and led to increased de-dollarization worldwide. And who can blame a nation for wanting an alternative to the dollar after witnessing what happened to Russia's dollars.
Turkey is now courting BRICS membership. You know, Turkey, the home of the second largest armed force in NATO.
The seizure of Russian assets by the US has only strengthened BRICS and led to increased de-dollarization worldwide. And who can blame a nation for wanting an alternative to the dollar after witnessing what happened to Russia's dollars.
Turkey is now courting BRICS membership. You know, Turkey, the home of the second largest armed force in NATO.
Exactly!
If the Beijing Biden administration originally set their sights on weakening Russia with the sanctions they missed. Actually they missed by so much that they wound up shooting themselves in the process.
The sanctions will eventually be either lifted or rendered totally insignificant and meaningless while BRICS will be here to stay. I don’t think people understand the impact this will have once it gains more momentum. There are a lot of countries that would like to be free from the influence and demands of the USA, they want our boot off their throats and will happily join BRICS to achieve more sovereignty. This is gonna hurt I fear. Our ability to overspend to the tune of 33 TRILLION dollars will be substantially diminished….😉
After repelling another assault by the occupiers in the Zaporozhye direction, it was discovered that one of the assult group was a woman who was with a group of prisoners.
"Video from a Russian soldier. Quote: “We couldn’t evacuate the wounded soldier; he was under heavy artillery fire for 8 days. Due to the impossibility of evacuation, serious complications began in the form of maggots and tissue necrosis.”"
A helpess russian soldier looks up at the drone observing him. Was crushed and pinned by rubble during operations. Wishing for a grenade right about now.
"And another hit on a pile of anti-tank mines. But this time, the detonation completely destroyed the Russian BMP-2 (IFV). It took 4 drones to break the branches, and the fifth one set off a huge explosion that shattered the IFV and the Russian position, which was very close by."
A rare specimen - the Zoopark radar complex of the Russian Armed Forces ( presumably, in the photo , Zoo-1M 1L261 ). Only 7 of these have been confirmed destroyed since Feb 2022. Dec 2023
Ukraine will win. either by modern war or by guerrilla tactics. Ukrainians are going to bleed Russkies dry.
War to the knife and knife to the hilt. -Atchison Squatter Sovereign newspaper, 1851 pro slavery and abolitionists started a shooting war in Kansas Territory in 1851.
Demented uneducated moron like Johnny 4 chins. Whose sock puppet are you?
Jeffo the drug addict?? Lol
He's never been seen together with Houston 2 or Direct Drive. Just sayin.
Ukraine will win. either by modern war or by guerrilla tactics. Ukrainians are going to bleed Russkies dry.
War to the knife and knife to the hilt. -Atchison Squatter Sovereign newspaper, 1851 pro slavery and abolitionists started a shooting war in Kansas Territory in 1851.
I thought I offered to bet you $1000 dollars held in escrow by a trusted party that two years hence Russia will control former Ukraine territory. Sorry that we need a contract and money in escrow but I don't know that you would pay.
Ukraine's leaders did a stupid thing by acting as proxy to help USA/NATO/CENTRAL BANKS take down Russia.
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 3, 2024
Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner of war (POW) exchange on January 3 in what was the largest POW exchange of the war to date and the first official POW exchange since August 2023. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated on January 3 that Ukraine plans to increase its defense industrial base (DIB) output six-fold in 2024. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced on January 3 that the NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC) will hold an emergency meeting in response to Russia’s recent mass air strikes against Ukraine. NATO member states continue initiatives to support Ukrainian operations in the air domain. Kremlin-affiliated mouthpieces may be setting information conditions to blame the West for a potential future conflict in the Arctic. Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev characterized Russia as Kazakhstan’s “main partner and ally” in an interview published on January 3 despite recent efforts to distance Kazakhstan from Russia. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and Donetsk City as positional engagements continued along the entire line of contact. The Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DNR) “Vostok” Battalion stated on January 3 that the unit will continue to operate subordinated to Rosgvardia and will not be impacted by the Russian military’s reported dissolution of the “Kaskad” operational combat tactical formation of the DNR’s Internal Affairs Ministry (MVD). Russian authorities continue efforts to integrate occupied Ukraine into Russia using infrastructure projects and social outreach programs.
yet Ukraine, after 2 years of Russian occupation, Russia can't defeat them.
over 350,000 dead and wounded Russians, can't defeat the Ukrainians..
over 1,717 Russian tanks, 753 AFV's, 2,265 IFV's, 191 Engineer Vehicles, 194 Towed Artillery, 493 Self Propelled Artillery, 136 Surface to Air Missile Systems, 91 Aircraft, 104 Helicopters, 13 Naval Ships and untold thousands of other vehicles destroyed.......and Russia still can't defeat Ukraine.
Ukrainians still remember the Holodomor, the Soviets aka Russians, caused it. Ukrainians train the troops, Russia does not. i will take a trained Ukrainian individual to any 10 Russian "troops" and come out on top. Russia has a very hard time with 1990s American tech. imagine if the American tech was 2010s. Russia is a weak country, tottering on economic collapse. BRICS is a joke. the Russian elite already have drained their economy to the bone thru bribes and such. BRICS is next to drain.
yet Ukraine, after 2 years of Russian occupation, Russia can't defeat them.
over 350,000 dead and wounded Russians, can't defeat the Ukrainians..
over 1,717 Russian tanks, 753 AFV's, 2,265 IFV's, 191 Engineer Vehicles, 194 Towed Artillery, 493 Self Propelled Artillery, 136 Surface to Air Missile Systems, 91 Aircraft, 104 Helicopters, 13 Naval Ships and untold thousands of other vehicles destroyed.......and Russia still can't defeat Ukraine.
Ukrainians still remember the Holodomor, the Soviets aka Russians, caused it. Ukrainians train the troops, Russia does not. i will take a trained Ukrainian individual to any 10 Russian "troops" and come out on top. Russia has a very hard time with 1990s American tech. imagine if the American tech was 2010s. Russia is a weak country, tottering on economic collapse. BRICS is a joke. the Russian elite already have drained their economy to the bone thru bribes and such. BRICS is next to drain.
Hitler once admonished one of his generals that warned him that Russia was not going as planned “Russia will collapse in 3 weeks “. The Russians ended up with all of Eastern Europe and 2/3 of Germany. Have you forgotten about Russia’s ace in the hole?
Tuesday the 2nd of January russia touted the arrival and installation of its newest Quarter Billion Dollar radar installation. Just a couple hours later Ukraine targeted and destroyed it... (lol) nough said.
Tuesday the 2nd of January russia touted the arrival and installation of its newest Quarter Billion Dollar radar installation. Just a couple hours later Ukraine targeted and destroyed it... (lol) nough said.
Following the terror attack by cuckraine on Belgorod, Russia struck military targets and infrastructure in kiev and several other cuckraine cities, including Odessa.
Patriot launchers were destroyed, and air defenses were pulled from areas surrounding kiev, because kiev itself was left with little in the way of air defense.
reddit propaganda reported that Russia attacked with 100 missiles that it had run out of. Out of the 100 missiles Russia fired, cuckraine shot down 200, but the remaining 300 hit 400 schools, 500 hospitals, 600 kindergartens, and 700 flower shops.
This right here describes Int’l propaganda corps approach to this war from the beginning.
Same as their approach with COVID and Jan 6.
And guys like gayghost and NyQuil Johnny be consuming it whole hog.
Fighters of the 25th separate assault battalion of the 47th OMBr drone drop munition on Russian soldiers. One commits suicide after being hit. Reupload with longer, better footage and context. December 2023.
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 4, 2024
Ukrainian military officials reported that Ukrainian forces struck at least one Russian military target in occupied Crimea, while Russian officials and milbloggers claimed that the Ukrainian strike was unsuccessful. US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby stated on January 4 that Russia has already launched ballistic missiles acquired from North Korea at targets in Ukraine and continues efforts to acquire similar missiles from Iran. Russia may be intensifying efforts to source ballistic missiles from abroad because these missiles appear to be more effective at striking targets in Ukraine in some circumstances. US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby dismissed recent Western reporting of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to engage in peace negotiations with Ukraine as “ballyhoo” during a press conference on January 3. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree strengthening procedures for granting foreign citizens Russian citizenship in exchange for Russian military service in Ukraine, likely as part of ongoing efforts to coerce migrants into the Russian military. Kyrgyzstan sentenced a Kyrgyz citizen to five years in prison for participating in the war in Ukraine as a member of the Wagner Group. Russia has begun negotiations with Algeria, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia to open Russian cultural centers (Russkii dom) abroad, likely aimed at increasing Russian influence in the Middle East and North Africa. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kreminna and Avdiivka as positional engagement continued along the entire frontline. Ukrainian sources reported that Russian authorities are planning to mobilize Ukrainian teenagers living in occupied Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on January 4 streamlining the process for certain Ukrainians to receive Russian citizenship.
Nothing more retarded than a retard trying harder.
Yep any day now the ruskies will surrender🤣
Long war 'plays into Russian hands' - as army 'bypassing sanctions' A long war is "not in the interests of Ukraine", the deputy head of the Ukrainian president's office has said. Russia has more manpower, equipment and ammunition, and has circumvented sanctions to produce new drones and missiles, Ihor Zhovka said. His comments come after the UK defence ministry said Russia was preparing for a long war. "Time plays into Russian hands," Mr Zhovka said. "The history of the Russian empire tells us they wage war by quantity, rather than by quality." He said Russia launched 500 drones and missiles in the past five days, attacking malls, nurseries and multistorey buildings rather than military targets. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked Rishi Sunak for further "air defence facilities" and discussed the possibility of the UK being "more active in the peace formula", added the Ukrainian official.
Tdoyka….What does a Ukrainian “win” look like to you?
Ukraine a desolate graveyard, Zelenskyy living high in the Bahamas, US broken and destitute, Vladimir Putin somewhat bemused and trading internationally in Russian rubles.
Tdoyka, burns, and crowd tilting at another windmill.
Russia is keeping the war in Ukraine smoldering because it's a huge drain of resources to the U.S.A. and is creating a very large incentive for countries around the world to align with BRICS.
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.", and all that.
Russia is keeping the war in Ukraine smoldering because it's a huge drain of resources to the U.S.A. and is creating a very large incentive for countries around the world to align with BRICS.
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.", and all that.
Our government here in the USA never fails to take the bait.
Russia is keeping the war in Ukraine smoldering because it's a huge drain of resources to the U.S.A. and is creating a very large incentive for countries around the world to align with BRICS.
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.", and all that.
Our government here in the USA never fails to take the bait.
It kind of looks that way until you come to the realization that the U.S. government doesn't represent the U.S. any more that it represents Ukraine, Russia, or Western Europe.
America and Western Europe's decline isn't due to ineptitude. The U.S. government's inability to include Russia into the trilogy *is* due to ineptitude, however.
In two days, a Russian platoon was destroyed in the Bakhmut direction and the enemy's logistics route was cut off. Compilation of drone strikes from the past two days.
8 OGSHB 10 OGSHBr "Edelweiss" showed the incredible skills of their drone operators. Dropping extremely well placed grenades into russia trenches. Some dead visible.
Special forces of the 2nd detachment of the Special Purpose Center "Omega"🇺🇦 with a well-aimed strike of one drone, the enemy BMP was burned to the ground.
Nicole Wolkov, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 5, 2024
Russian forces may intensify efforts to capture Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, in the coming weeks and have a grouping of forces in the area that appears to be less degraded than Russian groupings responsible for offensive efforts elsewhere in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Russian targets in occupied Crimea and Krasnodar Krai on the night of January 4 to 5. Russian forces conducted Shahed 131/136 drone strikes and missile strikes against frontline areas in Ukraine overnight on January 5. Germany announced a new military assistance package to Ukraine on January 4. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene on January 10 and discuss Russia’s reported use of North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine, a likely violation of UNSC resolutions. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov strangely offered to exchange 20 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) for lifting sanctions against his family members. The Moscow Arbitration Court ordered Google to unblock four YouTube channels belonging to Russian state-affiliated channel 5TV on January 5, likely as part of an ongoing effort to consolidate control over the Russian information space ahead of the March presidential elections. Russian forces made a confirmed advance near Avdiivka as positional engagements continued along the entire frontline. International sanctions are reportedly impeding Russia’s Su-34 aircraft production. The Kremlin continues to solidify federal administrative oversight of local and regional occupation administrations in occupied Ukraine.
Putin's "heroes" are sitting in a hole. Some as punishment for alcohol, some for refusing to go on an assault. To leave the hole, commanders demand from 150 thousand to a million rubles ($2,000-$12,000) per person. Most of the soldiers have been there for months.
Ukrainian drone drops grenades on Russian infantry in a trench near Avdiivka. One wounded soldier is dragged away by his comrade, only to be hit again and again. He eventually catches fire temporarily and seems to be still breathing at the end, but probably not for much longer.
Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 6, 2024
Ukrainian forces are conducting a multi-day strike campaign against Russian military targets in occupied Crimea and have successfully struck several targets throughout the peninsula. A Russian milblogger argued that Russian forces need to improve planning and coordination at the tactical and operational levels so that Russian offensive operations can break out of the current positional warfare in Ukraine. Western provision of air defense systems and missiles to Ukraine in the near- and medium-term remain crucial for Ukraine’s development of a defense industrial base (DIB) that can sustain Ukraine’s war effort against Russia in the long-term. The Danish Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on January 6 that it is delaying its first delivery of six F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine for up to six months. Russian and Ukrainian forces continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on January 6. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues efforts to incentivize service with the Russian military by advertising support for housing. Russian occupation authorities are struggling to provide basic services to residents of occupied areas of Ukraine.
Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 6, 2024
Ukrainian forces are conducting a multi-day strike campaign against Russian military targets in occupied Crimea and have successfully struck several targets throughout the peninsula. A Russian milblogger argued that Russian forces need to improve planning and coordination at the tactical and operational levels so that Russian offensive operations can break out of the current positional warfare in Ukraine. Western provision of air defense systems and missiles to Ukraine in the near- and medium-term remain crucial for Ukraine’s development of a defense industrial base (DIB) that can sustain Ukraine’s war effort against Russia in the long-term. The Danish Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on January 6 that it is delaying its first delivery of six F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine for up to six months. Russian and Ukrainian forces continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on January 6. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues efforts to incentivize service with the Russian military by advertising support for housing. Russian occupation authorities are struggling to provide basic services to residents of occupied areas of Ukraine.
Useless Reddit links and a video that doesn’t work….lolol, it says everything about this clusterfuck in Ukraine without saying anything. 😂
must be too hard for your little brain to load up Reddit, Twitter or X, Rumble and Truth Social.
It really isn’t about easy or hard, it’s about commitment to the source and I don’t feel committed enough to Reddit to be forced into downloading their app so I can read the propaganda you’re peddling. 😉
If you’re this committed to getting everyone to buy into your bullshit at least make it easy for them to access your bullshit….it really isn’t a difficult concept for most simpletons to grasp. You’re better off trolling for gullible sheep on DemocratUnderground though…..they, like you, are religiously committed to their news sources and therefore they are much more likely to download the necessary software just to read your propaganda.
Mordor tells the hoarde that Europeans are freezing to death without Russian gas... meanwhile in a moscow suburb. A bonfire is needed to heat the proud Ruzzian.
Video footage of night time attacks against russian soldiers. Some graphic aftermath footage included. As well as a lady in a white dress. Don't ask me.
Useless Reddit links and a video that doesn’t work….lolol, it says everything about this clusterfuck in Ukraine without saying anything. 😂
must be too hard for your little brain to load up Reddit, Twitter or X, Rumble and Truth Social.
It really isn’t about easy or hard, it’s about commitment to the source and I don’t feel committed enough to Reddit to be forced into downloading their app so I can read the propaganda you’re peddling. 😉
If you’re this committed to getting everyone to buy into your bullshit at least make it easy for them to access your bullshit….it really isn’t a difficult concept for most simpletons to grasp. You’re better off trolling for gullible sheep on DemocratUnderground though…..they, like you, are religiously committed to their news sources and therefore they are much more likely to download the necessary software just to read your propaganda.
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 7, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin continued to court Russian servicemen and their families ahead of the March 2024 presidential election during a meeting with family members of deceased Russian servicemen on January 6. Head of the Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill of Moscow stated that Russia cannot reject Russian citizens who “understand they made a mistake” by fleeing Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and now want to return home. Two Russian government officials defended migrants’ continued presence in Russia amid ongoing migrant crackdowns, generating heavy milblogger criticism and indicating that the Russian government likely still lacks a unified policy toward migrants in Russia. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of January 6 to 7. Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat refuted media reports that the Danish Ministry of Defense (MoD) is delaying its first delivery of six F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine for up to six months. Russian forces made confirmed advances west and southwest of Donetsk City amid continued positional engagements along the front. Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets stated on January 7 that Russia has pushed back the deadline for the establishment of the new Moscow and Leningrad Military Districts (MMD and LMD) for at least the second time due to weapons and personnel shortages and bureaucratic issues. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on January 4 that will allow Russia to forcibly grant citizenship to deported Ukrainian children.
So they claim it is from Korea, but chubenko won’t give out exact model name, sure looks to be more uke made up claims, don’t imagine the ukes are using anything other than their own stuff. LOL 2024 ukes will surrender, zelenski will leave a rich man and not look back.😂
He said the missile was slightly bigger in diameter than the Russian Iskander missile, while its nozzle, internal electrical windings, and rear parts were also different. “That is why we are leaning towards the version that this may be a missile which was supplied by North Korea.” Chubenko declined to give the missile’s exact model name.
So they claim it is from Korea, but chubenko won’t give out exact model name, sure looks to be more uke made up claims, don’t imagine the ukes are using anything other than their own stuff. LOL 2024 ukes will surrender, zelenski will leave a rich man and not look back.😂
He said the missile was slightly bigger in diameter than the Russian Iskander missile, while its nozzle, internal electrical windings, and rear parts were also different. “That is why we are leaning towards the version that this may be a missile which was supplied by North Korea.” Chubenko declined to give the missile’s exact model name.
LOL.
Justin will tell you what to think, SLAVE.
It's not like you are doing shit about Ukraine one way or another.
"Russian tankers continue to colonise space. This time, the launch was carried out by an FPV drone in the area of Krynky, where the russians have made another attempt to drive our marines from the bridgehead on the left bank."
Soldiers of the Central Security Service "A" of the SBU have already issued the New Year's "portion" of the dead occupiers (more info in the comments as always )
"Zaporozhye direction. A successful local attack by Ukrainian forces: several positions were recaptured, and three Russian soldiers were captured, the remaining 200. (Many thanks to the good man for this material.)"
Two Russian T-90A main battle tanks (MBTs) destroyed by Ukrainian Army artillery fire or drones - near the village of Robotyne, in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast - on the southern frontlines.
Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 8, 2024
Ukrainian officials highlighted the need for more air defense systems after another large series of Russian missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of January 7 to 8. Western provisions of air defense systems and missiles remains crucial for Ukraine as Russian forces attempt to adapt to current Ukrainian air defense capabilities and as Ukraine develops its defense industrial base (DIB). Ukrainian forces are adapting to battlefield difficulties from equipment shortages but are struggling to completely compensate for artillery ammunition shortages and insufficient electronic warfare (EW) capabilities. Russian authorities are reportedly illegally deporting Ukrainian civilians to Russia and holding them in penal colonies and pre-trial detention centers without charges, investigations, trials, access to lawyers, or designated release dates. A Russian insider source claimed that Russian officials dismissed First Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Russian General Staff (GRU), Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, who was reportedly in charge of the Russian “Volunteer Corps” that was intended to replace the Wagner Group. ISW cannot confirm either Alekseyev’s dismissal in fall 2023 or the reports of shell shortages disproportionately affecting the Russian “Volunteer Corps.” Russian authorities continue efforts to consolidate control over the Russian information space ahead of the March presidential elections. Russian opposition outlet Verstka reported on January 8 that recent polling shows decreased domestic support for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ahead of the March 2024 Russian presidential elections. Russian government and media officials recently have died, possibly under mysterious circumstances. A Russian state media outlet confirmed that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained three officers of its Directorate “M” in connection with a high-profile bribery scheme. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Donetsk City and Verbove, and positional engagements continued along the entire line of contact. The Ukrainian Resistance Center reported on January 8 that there are more than 450,000 Russian military personnel in Ukraine as of December 2023. Russia continues to forcibly deport children from occupied Ukraine under the guise of vacations.
Western officials warn Ukraine is ‘certain to fail’ against Russia if US doesn’t provide more aid
It Will Be A Shock”: Ukraine Lost 500,000 Soldiers In War So Far, Nearly 30,000 Per Month “I think that they should name the number of dead Ukrainians. I know that they don’t want this, and it will be taken seriously. Yes, it will be a shock,” he said.
According to Lutsenko, Ukraine loses tens of thousands of fighters per month, which is why the Ukrainian military proposed to mobilize half a million people.
Western officials warn Ukraine is ‘certain to fail’ against Russia if US doesn’t provide more aid
It Will Be A Shock”: Ukraine Lost 500,000 Soldiers In War So Far, Nearly 30,000 Per Month “I think that they should name the number of dead Ukrainians. I know that they don’t want this, and it will be taken seriously. Yes, it will be a shock,” he said.
According to Lutsenko, Ukraine loses tens of thousands of fighters per month, which is why the Ukrainian military proposed to mobilize half a million people.
Western officials warn Ukraine is ‘certain to fail’ against Russia if US doesn’t provide more aid
It Will Be A Shock”: Ukraine Lost 500,000 Soldiers In War So Far, Nearly 30,000 Per Month “I think that they should name the number of dead Ukrainians. I know that they don’t want this, and it will be taken seriously. Yes, it will be a shock,” he said.
According to Lutsenko, Ukraine loses tens of thousands of fighters per month, which is why the Ukrainian military proposed to mobilize half a million people.
Yep ukes are doing well, no real losses😳🤣
Canuks will sit on their azz no matter what happens.
Worry about the price of a bag of milk, how to make Justin happy, and let the Big Boys do USA Foreign Policy.
Western officials warn Ukraine is ‘certain to fail’ against Russia if US doesn’t provide more aid
It Will Be A Shock”: Ukraine Lost 500,000 Soldiers In War So Far, Nearly 30,000 Per Month “I think that they should name the number of dead Ukrainians. I know that they don’t want this, and it will be taken seriously. Yes, it will be a shock,” he said.
According to Lutsenko, Ukraine loses tens of thousands of fighters per month, which is why the Ukrainian military proposed to mobilize half a million people.
Yep ukes are doing well, no real losses😳🤣
Canuks will sit on their azz no matter what happens.
Worry about the price of a bag of milk, how to make Justin happy, and let the Big Boys do USA Foreign Policy.
Western officials warn Ukraine is ‘certain to fail’ against Russia if US doesn’t provide more aid
It Will Be A Shock”: Ukraine Lost 500,000 Soldiers In War So Far, Nearly 30,000 Per Month “I think that they should name the number of dead Ukrainians. I know that they don’t want this, and it will be taken seriously. Yes, it will be a shock,” he said.
According to Lutsenko, Ukraine loses tens of thousands of fighters per month, which is why the Ukrainian military proposed to mobilize half a million people.
Yep ukes are doing well, no real losses😳🤣
Canuks will sit on their azz no matter what happens.
Worry about the price of a bag of milk, how to make Justin happy, and let the Big Boys do USA Foreign Policy.
Thanks.
I am sorry to say it but Canada has sent aid to Ukraine. Just not as much as we have.
Again, russia brags about its progress in bringing up new facilities, and Ukraine blows it to hell... maybe in this case it was a little bit of a joke in the construction of a new railroad bridge into Crimea. Let them build it and when nearly complete, then blow it to hell.
A Ukrainian kamikaze drone flies into a trench near a Russian military man in the Avdyivsky direction
"Disposal of bio-waste of the occupiers in the Avdiyiv direction! 47 separate mechanized brigade continues to destroy personnel and equipment of the Russian army."
yep, Ukraine sure has 500,000 causalities....thats why Russia needs more men to kill.
1 trained Ukrainian = 10 Russian prisoners/conscripts killed. and why is the Russian casualties come from the Asian continent? St. Dickburgh and MooCow, both being the 1 and 2 cities population-wise, are lacking in causalities. mmmmm.....maybe Putler doesn't consider the Asian people a real Russian. kinda like genocide?
Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 9, 2024
A Ukrainian public opinion survey on Ukrainian attitudes towards the Ukrainian government and military indicates that Ukrainian society overwhelmingly supports Ukraine’s military and its leadership while experiencing tensions typical in a society fighting an existential defensive war. A new independent poll from the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center (NORC) found that Russian President Vladimir Putin maintains strong domestic support for his regime and his war in Ukraine, despite relatively poor economic conditions and living standards in Russia. Russian ultranationalist vitriolic responses to gender integration in the Ukrainian military highlight Russia's ongoing shift towards a cultural-ideological worldview that seeks to restore rigid and traditional gender roles and exposes gaps between Russia and Ukraine's respective abilities to mobilize their own societies. Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat reported that Ukraine has a shortage of anti-aircraft guided missiles after several recent large Russian missile and drone strikes against Ukraine. Russian sources continue to complain about persistent command and communication problems that degrade Russian combat capability in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast. Russian sources are reviving longstanding calls for a large-scale Russian offensive operation in Kharkiv Oblast to create a “buffer zone” with Belgorod Oblast despite the Russian military’s likely inability to conduct an operation to seize significant territory in Kharkiv Oblast in the near term. Recent Kremlin and Russian media rhetoric aimed at threatening Moldova likely continues to embolden pro-Russian separatist leaders in Moldova to attempt to sow political instability and division in Moldova. Bloomberg reported that officials from Ukraine, the Group of Seven (G7) countries, India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and other unspecified countries held a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 16 to build support for Ukrainian conditions to negotiate with Russia. Russian forces made confirmed advances southwest of Donetsk City, and positional engagements continued along the entire frontline. The Russian military is reportedly abusing Serbian nationals whom Russian officials have recruited to serve in Russian formations in Ukraine. Russian occupation officials continue the systematic oppression of residents of occupied Crimea using law enforcement and administrative means.
Looks our Sec Def was severely injured by a kinzhal while secretly meeting with NATO mercenaries in Kiev on Jan 1
No wonder her was AWOL for 8 days and no one knew where he was . The second in command under the Sec Def was in PR on vacay and she didn’t know where Austin was.
So they had to make up a bs prostate cance fairy tale when caught. He’s probably still in A Frankfurt hospital. Lol
Western officials warn Ukraine is ‘certain to fail’ against Russia if US doesn’t provide more aid
It Will Be A Shock”: Ukraine Lost 500,000 Soldiers In War So Far, Nearly 30,000 Per Month “I think that they should name the number of dead Ukrainians. I know that they don’t want this, and it will be taken seriously. Yes, it will be a shock,” he said.
According to Lutsenko, Ukraine loses tens of thousands of fighters per month, which is why the Ukrainian military proposed to mobilize half a million people.
Yep ukes are doing well, no real losses😳🤣
Canuks will sit on their azz no matter what happens.
Worry about the price of a bag of milk, how to make Justin happy, and let the Big Boys do USA Foreign Policy.
Thanks.
Fat alcoholic losers with no military experience from WY make US foreign policy now Johnny 4 Chins?
Looks our Sec Def was severely injured by a kinzhal while secretly meeting with NATO mercenaries in Kiev on Jan 1
No wonder her was AWOL for 8 days and no one knew where he was . The second in command under the Sec Def was in PR on vacay and she didn’t know where Austin was.
So they had to make up a bs prostate cance fairy tale when caught. He’s probably still in A Frankfurt hospital. Lol
Useless Reddit links and a video that doesn’t work….lolol, it says everything about this clusterfuck in Ukraine without saying anything. 😂
must be too hard for your little brain to load up Reddit, Twitter or X, Rumble and Truth Social.
It really isn’t about easy or hard, it’s about commitment to the source and I don’t feel committed enough to Reddit to be forced into downloading their app so I can read the propaganda you’re peddling. 😉
If you’re this committed to getting everyone to buy into your bullshit at least make it easy for them to access your bullshit….it really isn’t a difficult concept for most simpletons to grasp. You’re better off trolling for gullible sheep on DemocratUnderground though…..they, like you, are religiously committed to their news sources and therefore they are much more likely to download the necessary software just to read your propaganda.
Hope this helps. 👍🏼
Aces, don't blame you. I don't want to download some booshit app every other day because some Uketard turd muffin thinks I should.
Looks our Sec Def was severely injured by a kinzhal while secretly meeting with NATO mercenaries in Kiev on Jan 1
No wonder her was AWOL for 8 days and no one knew where he was . The second in command under the Sec Def was in PR on vacay and she didn’t know where Austin was.
So they had to make up a bs prostate cance fairy tale when caught. He’s probably still in A Frankfurt hospital. Lol
Clown world
Lol. Lloyd Austin supposedly had prostate surgery on Dec 22 but he was tweeting from the mid east on that day. The day following surgery he was supposedly tweeting in Norfolk VA Lol
I’m sure he was in the military Walter reed hospital right next to the white house for over a week and no one in his chain of command or the govt knew location of the Secretary of Defense for over a week even though he was supposedly right next to them. Minor Issues with a simple procedure would cause you to hide for over 8 days
Word was that he was in Kiev end of December beginning of Jan The govt would never lie to you, Lol
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 10, 2024
The Kremlin’s effort to use the mythos of the Great Patriotic War (Second World War) to prepare the Russian public for a long war in Ukraine is at odds with Russia’s current level of mobilization and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rhetorical attempts to reassure Russians that the war will not have lasting domestic impacts. The Kremlin may be instructing actors in the Russian-backed breakaway republic of Transnistria to set information conditions for a possible false-flag operation in Transnistria as part of wider Kremlin efforts to destabilize Moldova. The Kremlin may also be reviving its efforts to leverage Transnistria to create instability in Moldova in order to undermine Ukrainian grain exports along the western coast of the Black Sea. Iran has reportedly developed a new Shahed drone for Russian forces to use against Ukraine and is “close” to providing Russia with surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and systems. European Union (EU) Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton stated that the EU will be able to supply Ukraine with one million shells by spring 2024. Lithuania announced a new long-term military aid package to Ukraine worth 200 million euros (about $220 million) on January 10. The very characteristics that make the Russian ultranationalist milblogger community popular – its perceived independence from and willingness to criticize the Russian government – likely continue to complicate the Kremlin’s efforts to co-opt the community as Kremlin mouthpieces. Russian insider sources continue to discuss the reported removal of First Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Russian General Staff (GRU), Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, who was reportedly in charge of the Russian “Volunteer Corps” that was intended to replace the Wagner Group in Ukraine. Russian forces advanced southwest of Bakhmut and Donetsk City and in the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast amid continued positional engagements along the entire front. Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov stated on January 10 that the Russian military plans to reorganize the five existing naval infantry brigades of Russia’s fleets into naval infantry divisions and the Caspian Flotilla’s naval infantry regiment into a naval infantry brigade in the medium-term. Russian authorities continue to deport prisoners from prisons in occupied Ukraine to Russia and are likely using penal colonies as part of widespread efforts to collect data on Ukrainian citizens.
"Ukraine’s War Effort Is Stuck. This Heroic Battlefield Failure Shows Why.
Rout of elite Ukraine forces in counteroffensive is a lesson in why the war effort is stalled
By the time Ukraine’s elite forces were deployed, last year’s fightback was already doomed to fail."
Wall Street Journal article explaining patiently why cuckraine has lost.
Paywall, but accurate.
"Just after dawn on Aug. 12, drones swept overhead as they approached the target along a line of trees between farm fields. Kharchenko’s men had been told Russian drones would be downed by Ukrainian jamming equipment and assumed they were their own. Then the drones began dropping explosives. The trees exploded with machine-gun fire. Grenades lobbed from automatic launchers burst around them. The platoon was incapacitated. More than half of its 20 or so men were dead or wounded within minutes, including the medic.
“What shall we do with the injured? F—!” Senior Sgt. Maksym Serheyev, commander of the first platoon, yelled over the radio to his commander. “There are more of them than us.”
By the end of the day, only three of 22 men in the first platoon remained fully fit.
The Ukrainian government has not released official figures for the total number of soldiers who have been killed or wounded since Russia launched its full-scale invasion nearly two years ago. However, anecdotal evidence of mounting Ukrainian casualties in the war was reinforced by claims made on Ukrainian television this weekend by the country's former prosecutor general.
Yuriy Lutsenko claimed that around 30,000 Ukrainian troops are now being killed or badly wounded per month and that the total casualty toll for wounded and killed in the war is around 500,000.
Russians are freezing in Tver region. On January 9, heating also disappeared in residential buildings in Saratov, Khanty-Mansiysk District, Vladimir, Penza, and several cities near Moscow: Solnechnogorsk, Kuznetsk, and numerous cottage communities.
Russian Colonel Vadim Ismagilov, commander of the 3rd Radio-Technical Regiment, was reportedly killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on a command post in temporarily occupied Sevastopol on January 4, the blogger Necro Mancer reports. Before the "SMO" he had participated in the Syrian conflict.
Ukrainian 2nd Mechanized Battalion of the 30th Mechanized Brigade repel Russian assault in close quarters combat with grenades, near village of Synkivka, Kharkiv Oblast. 12/2023
"The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces do have a shortage of anti-aircraft guided missiles. This was stated by Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat, commenting on The New York Times article that the United States will soon not be able to supply Ukraine with Patriot missiles.
"It is clear that there is a shortage of anti-aircraft guided missiles, and no one is hiding it. That is why there are such concerns in the Western press. I think that our Western partners are well informed about the state of affairs with our air defense systems," Yuri Ignat said on the telethon.
He said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces spent a lot of missiles to repel the last three massive Russian attacks on December 29, January 2 and January 8."
"The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces do have a shortage of anti-aircraft guided missiles. This was stated by Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat, commenting on The New York Times article that the United States will soon not be able to supply Ukraine with Patriot missiles.
"It is clear that there is a shortage of anti-aircraft guided missiles, and no one is hiding it. That is why there are such concerns in the Western press. I think that our Western partners are well informed about the state of affairs with our air defense systems," Yuri Ignat said on the telethon.
He said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces spent a lot of missiles to repel the last three massive Russian attacks on December 29, January 2 and January 8."
A very good guess on the matter is that Ukraine is crawling with people who are willing to give information to the Russians concerning the locations of the weapons systems.
The Ukraine people want the craziness to end. They know that Russia will take the Donbass, the Crimea, and go home once the maniacs in charge of Ukraine stop being the puppets of the crazies in D.C.
So,...the crazies in D.C. sends weapons systems to Ukraine. Their location is given to the Russians. Russia blows them up and waits for the next batch to arrive.
So,...the crazies in D.C. sends weapons systems to Ukraine. Their location is given to the Russians. Russia blows them up and waits for the next batch to arrive.
Patriots got destroyed, and so many HIMARS got blasted that the HIMARS can only set up at night.
So,...the crazies in D.C. sends weapons systems to Ukraine. Their location is given to the Russians. Russia blows them up and waits for the next batch to arrive.
Patriots got destroyed, and so many HIMARS got blasted that the HIMARS can only set up at night.
if the Patriots and HIMARS were destroyed, why don't the Russians show us? oh, wait a minute, Russia can't destroy them, Russia is still stuck in the 1940s. Russia can only do meat wave attacks. they will destroy a battalion for a few feet of ground. by the time the Russians are done, say 100 years, they will have a 1/4 of Ukrainian territory with no Russians left to fight. one trained Ukrainian = 10 Russians poorly trained conscripts.
Russia has spent 1/4 of a billion dollars on a Yastreb-AV fire finder radar (it spent about 12 hours in Ukrainian territory) and it was blown up in daylight with HIMARS, which it was supposed to find!!!
"The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces do have a shortage of anti-aircraft guided missiles. This was stated by Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat, commenting on The New York Times article that the United States will soon not be able to supply Ukraine with Patriot missiles.
"It is clear that there is a shortage of anti-aircraft guided missiles, and no one is hiding it. That is why there are such concerns in the Western press. I think that our Western partners are well informed about the state of affairs with our air defense systems," Yuri Ignat said on the telethon.
He said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces spent a lot of missiles to repel the last three massive Russian attacks on December 29, January 2 and January 8."
"Ukraine’s War Effort Is Stuck. This Heroic Battlefield Failure Shows Why.
Rout of elite Ukraine forces in counteroffensive is a lesson in why the war effort is stalled
By the time Ukraine’s elite forces were deployed, last year’s fightback was already doomed to fail."
Wall Street Journal article explaining patiently why cuckraine has lost.
Paywall, but accurate.
"Just after dawn on Aug. 12, drones swept overhead as they approached the target along a line of trees between farm fields. Kharchenko’s men had been told Russian drones would be downed by Ukrainian jamming equipment and assumed they were their own. Then the drones began dropping explosives. The trees exploded with machine-gun fire. Grenades lobbed from automatic launchers burst around them. The platoon was incapacitated. More than half of its 20 or so men were dead or wounded within minutes, including the medic.
“What shall we do with the injured? F—!” Senior Sgt. Maksym Serheyev, commander of the first platoon, yelled over the radio to his commander. “There are more of them than us.”
By the end of the day, only three of 22 men in the first platoon remained fully fit.
The Ukrainian government has not released official figures for the total number of soldiers who have been killed or wounded since Russia launched its full-scale invasion nearly two years ago. However, anecdotal evidence of mounting Ukrainian casualties in the war was reinforced by claims made on Ukrainian television this weekend by the country's former prosecutor general.
Yuriy Lutsenko claimed that around 30,000 Ukrainian troops are now being killed or badly wounded per month and that the total casualty toll for wounded and killed in the war is around 500,000.
So,...the crazies in D.C. sends weapons systems to Ukraine. Their location is given to the Russians. Russia blows them up and waits for the next batch to arrive.
Patriots got destroyed, and so many HIMARS got blasted that the HIMARS can only set up at night.
if the Patriots and HIMARS were destroyed, why don't the Russians show us? oh, wait a minute, Russia can't destroy them, Russia is still stuck in the 1940s. Russia can only do meat wave attacks. they will destroy a battalion for a few feet of ground. by the time the Russians are done, say 100 years, they will have a 1/4 of Ukrainian territory with no Russians left to fight. one trained Ukrainian = 10 Russians poorly trained conscripts.
Russia has spent 1/4 of a billion dollars on a Yastreb-AV fire finder radar (it spent about 12 hours in Ukrainian territory) and it was blown up in daylight with HIMARS, which it was supposed to find!!!
So,...the crazies in D.C. sends weapons systems to Ukraine. Their location is given to the Russians. Russia blows them up and waits for the next batch to arrive.
Patriots got destroyed, and so many HIMARS got blasted that the HIMARS can only set up at night.
if the Patriots and HIMARS were destroyed, why don't the Russians show us? oh, wait a minute, Russia can't destroy them, Russia is still stuck in the 1940s. Russia can only do meat wave attacks. they will destroy a battalion for a few feet of ground. by the time the Russians are done, say 100 years, they will have a 1/4 of Ukrainian territory with no Russians left to fight. one trained Ukrainian = 10 Russians poorly trained conscripts.
Russia has spent 1/4 of a billion dollars on a Yastreb-AV fire finder radar (it spent about 12 hours in Ukrainian territory) and it was blown up in daylight with HIMARS, which it was supposed to find!!!
So,...the crazies in D.C. sends weapons systems to Ukraine. Their location is given to the Russians. Russia blows them up and waits for the next batch to arrive.
Patriots got destroyed, and so many HIMARS got blasted that the HIMARS can only set up at night.
if the Patriots and HIMARS were destroyed, why don't the Russians show us? oh, wait a minute, Russia can't destroy them, Russia is still stuck in the 1940s. Russia can only do meat wave attacks. they will destroy a battalion for a few feet of ground. by the time the Russians are done, say 100 years, they will have a 1/4 of Ukrainian territory with no Russians left to fight. one trained Ukrainian = 10 Russians poorly trained conscripts.
Russia has spent 1/4 of a billion dollars on a Yastreb-AV fire finder radar (it spent about 12 hours in Ukrainian territory) and it was blown up in daylight with HIMARS, which it was supposed to find!!!
So,...the crazies in D.C. sends weapons systems to Ukraine. Their location is given to the Russians. Russia blows them up and waits for the next batch to arrive.
Patriots got destroyed, and so many HIMARS got blasted that the HIMARS can only set up at night.
if the Patriots and HIMARS were destroyed, why don't the Russians show us? oh, wait a minute, Russia can't destroy them, Russia is still stuck in the 1940s. Russia can only do meat wave attacks. they will destroy a battalion for a few feet of ground. by the time the Russians are done, say 100 years, they will have a 1/4 of Ukrainian territory with no Russians left to fight. one trained Ukrainian = 10 Russians poorly trained conscripts.
Russia has spent 1/4 of a billion dollars on a Yastreb-AV fire finder radar (it spent about 12 hours in Ukrainian territory) and it was blown up in daylight with HIMARS, which it was supposed to find!!!
Vladimir Yarotsky was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for “desecrating symbols of military glory” for a picture he circulated on Vkontakte, where the artist paints Putin from life with a St. George ribbon around his neck, but he ends up with a p*nis, but with the same ribbon.
FPV pilots from Strike Drones Company, 47th Mechanized Brigade, striking Russian soldiers with kamikaze drones, with one Russian surviving a strike then dropping dead moments later. Avdiivka area
,...and even if you're not in the mood for combat, Zelensky can use you to go around closing down all the Christian Churches in Ukraine.
He's Kosher and doesn't like that Christian stuff, anyway. He thinks those Christians need to get out of the Churches and go up on the line. He's got a lot of Ukrainian Christians killed like that already.
The way he sees it,..if you're going to hell, anyway,...you might as well do it up right. So jump in with both feet.
So,...the crazies in D.C. sends weapons systems to Ukraine. Their location is given to the Russians. Russia blows them up and waits for the next batch to arrive.
Patriots got destroyed, and so many HIMARS got blasted that the HIMARS can only set up at night.
if the Patriots and HIMARS were destroyed, why don't the Russians show us? oh, wait a minute, Russia can't destroy them, Russia is still stuck in the 1940s. Russia can only do meat wave attacks. they will destroy a battalion for a few feet of ground. by the time the Russians are done, say 100 years, they will have a 1/4 of Ukrainian territory with no Russians left to fight. one trained Ukrainian = 10 Russians poorly trained conscripts.
Russia has spent 1/4 of a billion dollars on a Yastreb-AV fire finder radar (it spent about 12 hours in Ukrainian territory) and it was blown up in daylight with HIMARS, which it was supposed to find!!!
cuckraine'll be happy ta see ya and you'll fit right in, but they won't give ya a gun:
Ukraine is now conscripting people with Down’s Syndrome for the front lines as Zelensky runs out of able bodied recruits for the meat-grinding war with Russia.
A shocking new video reveals a mentally disabled man on the front lines of the Ukrainian war being mocked by other soldiers.
The clip, which was posted to X, shows the man sitting down in a trench holding what looks like a stick.
Another soldier filming him states, “Take a look at who they just sent us!” before laughing and addressing the mentally disabled man.
“Voha, what’s happening there boy?” asks the soldier.
“I’m on duty,” responds the mentally disabled man, before being asked, “Where’s your gun?”
cuckraine'll be happy ta see ya and you'll fit right in, but they won't give ya a gun:
Ukraine is now conscripting people with Down’s Syndrome for the front lines as Zelensky runs out of able bodied recruits for the meat-grinding war with Russia.
A shocking new video reveals a mentally disabled man on the front lines of the Ukrainian war being mocked by other soldiers.
The clip, which was posted to X, shows the man sitting down in a trench holding what looks like a stick.
Another soldier filming him states, “Take a look at who they just sent us!” before laughing and addressing the mentally disabled man.
“Voha, what’s happening there boy?” asks the soldier.
“I’m on duty,” responds the mentally disabled man, before being asked, “Where’s your gun?”
Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 11, 2024
The reported concentration of the Russian military’s entire combat-capable ground force in Ukraine and ongoing Russian force generation efforts appear to allow Russian forces to conduct routine operational level rotations in Ukraine. Russia’s ability to conduct operational level rotations will likely allow Russian forces to maintain the overall tempo of their localized offensive operations in eastern Ukraine in the near term, but it is unclear if Russian forces will be able to conduct effective rotations in the long term or in the event of intensified Russian offensive efforts or a significant Ukrainian counteroffensive operation. Ukrainian intelligence reported that Russian efforts to expand Russia’s defense industrial base (DIB) have yet to fulfill operational requirements in Ukraine and that munitions shortages will continue to prompt Russia to source supplies from abroad. Freezing temperatures in Ukraine are likely constraining operations along the front but will likely create more favorable terrain for mechanized maneuver warfare as the ground freezes in the coming weeks. Latvia and Estonia announced new military aid packages to Ukraine on January 11. Russia may be setting information conditions for future escalations against Latvia by threatening to punish Latvia for closing a likely base of Russian informational influence in Latvia. European Commission (EC) Defense Industry Spokesperson Johanna Bernsel clarified on January 11 that European Union (EU) member states will be able to produce a million shells per year by spring 2024 but that the delivery of the shells to Ukraine will depend on individual member states. The US Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Inspector General published a report on January 11 that states that the failure to document certain aid provided to Ukraine in a timely manner is largely due to DoD limitations but that does not suggest that any of the material aid has been misappropriated. Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk announced on January 11 that the Verkhovna Rada withdrew a draft law on mobilization for revisions after discussions between Ukrainian legislators and political and military leadership. A Ukrainian official indicated that the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) may struggle to compensate for the loss of base infrastructure after allocating naval assets away from the BSF’s main base of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea. Ukrainian and Russian forces continued positional engagements along the entire front. Kremlin newswire TASS reported on January 10 that Russian forces will deploy additional aircraft and vessels and increase the production of hypersonic Kinzhal and Zircon missiles in 2024. The Belarusian Ministry of Emergency Situations stated on January 10 that it sponsored a trip for 35 Ukrainian children from occupied Ukraine to Mogilev for the New Year holiday during which soldiers taught children “the basics of life safety” and how to behave in “extreme situations.”
,...and even if you're not in the mood for combat, Zelensky can use you to go around closing down all the Christian Churches in Ukraine.
He's Kosher and doesn't like that Christian stuff, anyway. He thinks those Christians need to get out of the Churches and go up on the line. He's got a lot of Ukrainian Christians killed like that already.
The way he sees it,..if you're going to hell, anyway,...you might as well do it up right. So jump in with both feet.
He's waiting for you.
You're gonna give Tooty a heart attack with talk like that.
NY Times propaganda inadvertently mixed with truth:
“Morale is all right,” said the deputy battalion commander, who uses the call sign Shira, standing nearby to see the men off. “But physically we are exhausted.” ... The men of the 117th Brigade, who were deploying to the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region on a recent night, faced a four-mile hike through rain and mud, the intelligence commander said. If they were wounded and captured, Russian troops would execute them, he warned them. The long, arduous slog to carry in ammunition and food to supply troops and to carry out the wounded was one reason Ukraine could not sustain its counteroffensive, a company commander, Adolf, 23, said.
Ambulances and supply vehicles came under fire from kamikaze drones so often that his unit stopped using them, resorting instead to a four-wheeled buggy that volunteer engineers rigged up to carry a stretcher. ... The toll is heavy for all units along the front. Almost everyone has been wounded or survived a narrow escape in recent months, soldiers said.
“We are short of people,” said an intelligence commander of the 117th Brigade who uses the call sign Banderas, after the actor. “We have weapons but not enough men.”
A some point such units will break down, likely at the end of the currently harsh winter.
Dunno how the obvious Nazi references slipped by the editor.
i am too old and i had a bad stroke. i will get you one for Moscow tho. i know that will be a one way.
Sorry to hear about your stroke. This morning I attempted to get a plane ticket to Moscow and got a message that due to government restrictions there was none available. Can you get tickets?
Amazing Americans celebrating the fact we give tens of billions to NAZIs in Ukraine that torture and murders Americans for trying to expose the corruption and atrocities While we are bankrupt and 34 trillion in debt with 50 per plus cent inflation and invaded by millions
Recently captured Russian POW from Somalia (before and after)
The kadyrovite describes the state of affairs at the front: the soldiers of Putin's army are starving, drinking water from a puddle and suffering huge losses. As the author of the video himself admits, Russians are simply sitting in dugouts and are afraid to come out. Source: Butusov
This is a video of the Russian 104th Airborne Division. The soldier refused to go on a suicidal assault, for which he was punished. Before being sent to the pit, the commander beat and doused the naked soldier with ice water (video from Butusov telegram)
HIMARS effectively destroys the equipment and manpower of Katsaps along the entire front line. The crews are constantly waiting, as soon as the enemy target appears - minutes to load and leave for the firing position.
"Taystra" FPV unit of the Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade eliminate Russian infantry. Northeast of Vesele and Berestov villages, Donetsk region
Recently captured Russian POW from Somalia (before and after)
The kadyrovite describes the state of affairs at the front: the soldiers of Putin's army are starving, drinking water from a puddle and suffering huge losses. As the author of the video himself admits, Russians are simply sitting in dugouts and are afraid to come out. Source: Butusov
This is a video of the Russian 104th Airborne Division. The soldier refused to go on a suicidal assault, for which he was punished. Before being sent to the pit, the commander beat and doused the naked soldier with ice water (video from Butusov telegram)
HIMARS effectively destroys the equipment and manpower of Katsaps along the entire front line. The crews are constantly waiting, as soon as the enemy target appears - minutes to load and leave for the firing position.
"Taystra" FPV unit of the Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade eliminate Russian infantry. Northeast of Vesele and Berestov villages, Donetsk region
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 12, 2024
Ukraine and the United Kingdom (UK) signed an agreement on bilateral security guarantees pursuant to the G7’s July 2023 joint declaration of support for Ukraine. US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby stated on January 11 that the US has suspended security assistance to Ukraine and will not resume sending aid to Ukraine until the US Congress approves funding. Ukrainian Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov expressed confidence in Ukraine’s ability to produce one million first-person view (FPV) drones in 2024. Pentagon Spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder stated on January 11 that there is no credible evidence of the illegal diversion of US-provided advanced conventional weapons to Ukraine. The US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced on January 11 sanctions against several Russian entities reportedly involved in the transfer of North Korean ballistic missiles to Russia. Actors in the Russia-backed breakaway republic of Transnistria may be setting information conditions for a possible false-flag operation in Transnistria as part of wider Kremlin efforts to destabilize Moldova. Russian occupation officials appear to be deliberately censoring information about Ukrainian children whom Russian authorities have illegally removed to occupied Crimea. Imprisoned Russian ultranationalist and former Russian officer Igor Girkin accused the Kremlin of hesitating to conduct operationally significant offensive operations in Ukraine or a new wave of mobilization in Russia as Ukraine “build[s] up [its] strength” for a future counteroffensive effort. Russian forces made confirmed marginal advances northeast of Bakhmut, northwest of Avdiivka, southwest of Donetsk City, west of Verbove, and in (east) left bank Kherson Oblast amid continued positional fighting along the entire front. The Russian State Duma will consider a draft law allowing foreigners with a criminal record to serve in the Russian Armed Forces. Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko confirmed that Russian authorities have deported over 2,100 Ukrainians, including 500 children, to Russia for medical reasons in 2023.
Recently captured Russian POW from Somalia (before and after)
The kadyrovite describes the state of affairs at the front: the soldiers of Putin's army are starving, drinking water from a puddle and suffering huge losses. As the author of the video himself admits, Russians are simply sitting in dugouts and are afraid to come out. Source: Butusov
This is a video of the Russian 104th Airborne Division. The soldier refused to go on a suicidal assault, for which he was punished. Before being sent to the pit, the commander beat and doused the naked soldier with ice water (video from Butusov telegram)
HIMARS effectively destroys the equipment and manpower of Katsaps along the entire front line. The crews are constantly waiting, as soon as the enemy target appears - minutes to load and leave for the firing position.
"Taystra" FPV unit of the Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade eliminate Russian infantry. Northeast of Vesele and Berestov villages, Donetsk region
Recently captured Russian POW from Somalia (before and after)
The kadyrovite describes the state of affairs at the front: the soldiers of Putin's army are starving, drinking water from a puddle and suffering huge losses. As the author of the video himself admits, Russians are simply sitting in dugouts and are afraid to come out. Source: Butusov
This is a video of the Russian 104th Airborne Division. The soldier refused to go on a suicidal assault, for which he was punished. Before being sent to the pit, the commander beat and doused the naked soldier with ice water (video from Butusov telegram)
HIMARS effectively destroys the equipment and manpower of Katsaps along the entire front line. The crews are constantly waiting, as soon as the enemy target appears - minutes to load and leave for the firing position.
"Taystra" FPV unit of the Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade eliminate Russian infantry. Northeast of Vesele and Berestov villages, Donetsk region
i am too old and i had a bad stroke. i will get you one for Moscow tho. i know that will be a one way.
Sorry to hear about your stroke. This morning I attempted to get a plane ticket to Moscow and got a message that due to government restrictions there was none available. Can you get tickets?
through Istanbul and Sofia . visas through consulates there
Recently captured Russian POW from Somalia (before and after)
The kadyrovite describes the state of affairs at the front: the soldiers of Putin's army are starving, drinking water from a puddle and suffering huge losses. As the author of the video himself admits, Russians are simply sitting in dugouts and are afraid to come out. Source: Butusov
This is a video of the Russian 104th Airborne Division. The soldier refused to go on a suicidal assault, for which he was punished. Before being sent to the pit, the commander beat and doused the naked soldier with ice water (video from Butusov telegram)
HIMARS effectively destroys the equipment and manpower of Katsaps along the entire front line. The crews are constantly waiting, as soon as the enemy target appears - minutes to load and leave for the firing position.
"Taystra" FPV unit of the Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade eliminate Russian infantry. Northeast of Vesele and Berestov villages, Donetsk region
She thinks we’re so hungry for her news about Ukraine that we’ll do anything for the propaganda fix. That’s often something I notice lately, or probably more so since the scamdemic, that “they” try to forcefully push their agenda, propaganda, seeds of distrust and misinformation on us and the same guys call bullshit! I know that I can literally see their agenda like it’s ultraviolet under black light after watching them establish a pathology.
I’m glad that other guys here see it and I’m glad that they’re the same guys I find myself in agreement with frequently, guys I respect. I’m in fine company if we’re the ones calling bullshit on these plants and propaganda agents. If I have to DOWNLOAD crap just to waste my time reading their bullshit they can FOAD.
Recently captured Russian POW from Somalia (before and after)
The kadyrovite describes the state of affairs at the front: the soldiers of Putin's army are starving, drinking water from a puddle and suffering huge losses. As the author of the video himself admits, Russians are simply sitting in dugouts and are afraid to come out. Source: Butusov
This is a video of the Russian 104th Airborne Division. The soldier refused to go on a suicidal assault, for which he was punished. Before being sent to the pit, the commander beat and doused the naked soldier with ice water (video from Butusov telegram)
HIMARS effectively destroys the equipment and manpower of Katsaps along the entire front line. The crews are constantly waiting, as soon as the enemy target appears - minutes to load and leave for the firing position.
"Taystra" FPV unit of the Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade eliminate Russian infantry. Northeast of Vesele and Berestov villages, Donetsk region
Are you stupid? Or simply dumb. You keep posting links to videos that cannot be watched.
yep, i'm so dumb that i already downloaded Reddit. i wish i was so smart not to DL it, like you retarded dirt.
Indeed. Why would this clown assume that people are going to download some bullshit app from some bullshit website he worships? F'n clown.
Not only will I not download an app I scroll right past everything posted by tdoyka.
I’ll read opposing opinions that are a paragraph or two or that are original and well thought out but not when they ramble on and on. Ain’t nobody got time for long drawn out BS post full of bad info and propaganda.
Recently captured Russian POW from Somalia (before and after)
The kadyrovite describes the state of affairs at the front: the soldiers of Putin's army are starving, drinking water from a puddle and suffering huge losses. As the author of the video himself admits, Russians are simply sitting in dugouts and are afraid to come out. Source: Butusov
This is a video of the Russian 104th Airborne Division. The soldier refused to go on a suicidal assault, for which he was punished. Before being sent to the pit, the commander beat and doused the naked soldier with ice water (video from Butusov telegram)
HIMARS effectively destroys the equipment and manpower of Katsaps along the entire front line. The crews are constantly waiting, as soon as the enemy target appears - minutes to load and leave for the firing position.
"Taystra" FPV unit of the Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade eliminate Russian infantry. Northeast of Vesele and Berestov villages, Donetsk region
Are you stupid? Or simply dumb. You keep posting links to videos that cannot be watched.
yep, i'm so dumb that i already downloaded Reddit. i wish i was so smart not to DL it, like you retarded dirt.
Indeed. Why would this clown assume that people are going to download some bullshit app from some bullshit website he worships? F'n clown.
Not only will I not download an app I scroll right past everything posted by tdoyka.
I’ll read opposing opinions that are a paragraph or two or that are original and well thought out but not when they ramble on and on. Ain’t nobody got time for long drawn out BS post full of bad info and propaganda.
You've just described every single post that moron throws against the wall.
I just was reading about this. It is what happens when good people report the truth.
One of the few telling the truth about ukraine. I had been watching his broadcasts fairly regularly. I wasn't aware he had been killed until today. Damn shame. He was in some bad areas. I respected him for frequently making jokes about where he was staying.
It's tragic and so unnecessary. They're going to loose anyway whether they murder one person that is telling the truth of what's going on or not. The outcome will be the same. At this point I wouldn't mind if Russia goes ahead and takes all of Ukraine and denys American politicians the luxury of their cash cow to launder their dirty money.
When the Saudis killed the journalist Kamal Kashogi the United States government went apeshit. Beijing Biden was “furious” with MBS and was willing to destroy any and all alliances with Saudi Arabia over the murder. The amount of time dedicated, in all forms of media, to covering the torture and murder of a U.S. journalist was enormous yet the SAME EXACT thing happens to a U.S journalist in Ukraine and we don’t hear a SINGLE CONDEMNATION from those same righteous activists….SHAMEFUL and hypocritical beyond belief.
When the Saudis killed the journalist Kamal Kashogi the United States government went apeshit. Beijing Biden was “furious” with MBS and was willing to destroy any and all alliances with Saudi Arabia over the murder. The amount of time dedicated, in all forms of media, to covering the torture and murder of a U.S. journalist was enormous yet the SAME EXACT thing happens to a U.S journalist in Ukraine and we don’t hear a SINGLE CONDEMNATION from those same righteous activists….SHAMEFUL and hypocritical beyond belief.
The swine in DC were making too much money off this war. Many should hang, but nothing will ever come of it.
I’m finding the deafening silence of those who so vigorously defend the sovereignty of Ukraine by advocating for hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars of OUR TAX dollars to be sent to a country that is of no importance to us beyond the fact that they’re a former Soviet satellite state….uh, deafening. They field Soviet equipment and small arms and they treat dissent and dissenters the SAME way the Russians deal with it….torture and kill and instill fear. That’s essentially what they support when they support EITHER side.
I’m finding the deafening silence of those who so vigorously defend the sovereignty of Ukraine by advocating for hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars of OUR TAX dollars to be sent to a country that is of no importance to us beyond the fact that they’re a former Soviet satellite state….uh, deafening. They field Soviet equipment and small arms and they treat dissent and dissenters the SAME way the Russians deal with it….torture and kill and instill fear. That’s essentially what they support when they support EITHER side.
Add to that, the scum in DC are STILL not allowing any audits or accounting of where all those billions went. Sickening.
When the Saudis killed the journalist Kamal Kashogi the United States government went apeshit. Beijing Biden was “furious” with MBS and was willing to destroy any and all alliances with Saudi Arabia over the murder. The amount of time dedicated, in all forms of media, to covering the torture and murder of a U.S. journalist was enormous yet the SAME EXACT thing happens to a U.S journalist in Ukraine and we don’t hear a SINGLE CONDEMNATION from those same righteous activists….SHAMEFUL and hypocritical beyond belief.
It's worse than that. Khashoggi was abducted suddenly and all US actions/protests came in response to the event. His death was not preventable.
Gonzola Lira has been languishing for months in custody and his family has sought action from the US government for many months. They've been ignored. His death was preventable.
i'd give the Ukraine's all the weapons they want. they are killing Russians, altho the 2nd World Army (Russia) is being beat to death by little old Ukraine and by 1990s technology.
BUT the money that the US has spent is excessive. arms, yes. money, no.
Kateryna Stepanenko, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 13, 2024
A recent video appeal by a Serbian mercenary addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin has unleashed discussions about an ongoing “clan war” within the Kremlin and the Russian information space against the backdrop of the Russian presidential campaign. In-fighting and factional dynamics within the Kremlin are not new phenomena and do not indicate the imminent collapse of Putin’s regime, particularly because power verticals are the foundation of Putin's regime. Russian forces launched a medium-sized drone, missile, and air attack against Ukraine on the night of January 12-13 using a strike package similar to recent Russian strike packages. Russian forces are reportedly increasingly using chemical weapons in Ukraine in continued apparent violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which Russia is a party. A fire destroyed a large warehouse in St. Petersburg belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries on January 12. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kreminna and Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the entire front line. Russian forces may be forming air assault brigades within combined arms ground formations as part of ongoing large-scale military reforms. Russian officials continue to fund social projects in occupied Ukraine in an effort to integrate these territories further into Russia and create the veneer of an active civil society in occupied areas.
i'd give the Ukraine's all the weapons they want. they are killing Russians, altho the 2nd World Army (Russia) is being beat to death by little old Ukraine and by 1990s technology.
BUT the money that the US has spent is excessive. arms, yes. money, no.
You’re stoke/brain damage is showing again.
Do you think that arms are free? Cash money or US bought and paid for arms at tax payer or deficit/inflation expense are the same thing.
Why are you fixated on wanting to kill Russians 1/2 a world away? The Germans and Japanese did some bad stuff too. Times change.
As far as be being “beat to death by little old Ukraine.” It’s a proxy war with little old Ukraine being the largest country in Europe and armed with 100’s of billions of dollars in US money and weapons. Ukraine is still going to loose. Its just matter of at what cost to them and how much of our money.
Sadly the stroke has robbed him of his intelligence, no normal functioning person would post what he does.
The truth is there is not going to be a winner amongst the US/Canadian tax payer, only the politicians, munition companies, Biden and zelenski and cohorts will be getting money out of it. The citizens of both countries in the fight will lose.😳
IRL, Russia can attack Kiev at will, as Kiev's air defenses are destroyed or inoperable. Russia destroyed missiles for the Patriot air defense system during yesterday's missile attack on western Ukraine. The few remaining complete sets of Patriot installations will now not be able to be used for at least another month.
Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 14, 2024
Russian sources claimed that Russian forces are preparing to launch a new offensive in the coming weeks once the ground freezes in eastern and southern Ukraine. Russian forces likely continue to experiment and adapt their missile and drone strike packages against Ukraine in an effort to penetrate Ukrainian air defenses. Representatives from 83 countries met to discuss the implementation of Ukraine’s Peace Formula on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 14. The Kremlin continues to undertake measures to undermine the Republic of Tatarstan’s autonomy within the Russian Federation and cultural heritage despite the republic’s sacrifices on behalf of the Russian war in Ukraine. The Russian Investigative Committee will officially open a case into the fire that destroyed a large Wildberries warehouse in St. Petersburg. Positional engagements continued along the Kupyansk-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut and Avdiivka, in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area, in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast. Moscow-based international exhibition-forum “Russia” opened the Russian Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) “Army of Children” exhibit on January 14 to educate children about the military and careers in the Russian Armed Forces. Swedish Defense Materiel Administration announced on January 14 that it had signed an agreement with Nordic Ammunition Company (Nammo) to increase the production and deliveries of 155mm artillery ammunition to support Ukraine’s needs. The Kremlin is funding select non-profit organizations operating in occupied areas that propagate Kremlin social narratives.
Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 15, 2024
#########Ukrainian officials announced that Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and severely damaged an Il-22 airborne command post aircraft on the night of January 14.
A senior Ukrainian intelligence official confirmed that Russian forces can generate forces at a rate equal to Russian monthly personnel losses, which is consistent with ISW’s assessment that Russian forces are able to conduct routine operational level rotations in Ukraine. Skibitskyi indicated that international sanctions are constraining Russian missile and drone production as Russian forces likely continue to adapt their missile and drone strike packages in an effort to penetrate Ukrainian air defenses. German outlet BILD reported on classified German documents describing a hypothetical scenario to prepare for a possible future conflict between NATO and Russia. Developing such scenarios, which are usually classified, is a normal task for professional military staffs. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Switzerland on January 15 to discuss aspects of the Ukrainian peace plan and support for Ukraine with global leaders at the Davos World Economic Forum from January 15 to 19. A North Korean delegation including North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Song Hui arrived in Moscow on January 14 for an official state visit to Russia on January 15 to 17. Russia and Iran are preparing to sign a Grand Interstate Treaty to further develop Russian-Iranian military-technological cooperation. The Kremlin is intensifying censorship measures to limit criticism of the Russian war effort in Ukraine ahead of the March 2024 presidential election. Russian forces made confirmed advances west of Donetsk City and near Krynky amid continued positional fighting along the entire line of contact. The Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) is reportedly forming a women’s drone operating detachment. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) stated that Ukrainian resistance forces detonated a Russian military UAZ Patriot vehicle in occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhia Oblast, injuring four Russian personnel and killing an unspecified number of personnel.
Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 16, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin continued to demonstrate that Russia is not interested in negotiating with Ukraine in good faith and that Russia’s maximalist objectives in Ukraine – which are tantamount to full Ukrainian and Western surrender – remain unchanged. Russian President Vladimir Putin notably amplified a longstanding Kremlin effort to set information conditions for future escalations against Baltic countries, likely as part of his wider effort to weaken NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated the importance of defeating Russia in Ukraine at the Davos World Economic Forum on January 16. Russian tactical aviation operations are reportedly decreasing near the Sea of Azov, and Russian aviation capabilities may be degraded after Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and caused severe damage to a Russian Il-22 airborne command post aircraft on the night of January 14. At least two state-owned Chinese banks reportedly ordered reviews of their business with Russian clients and will sever ties with sanctioned Russian entities and entities with ties to the Russian defense industry. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov thanked North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui for North Korea’s support for Russia in the war during Choe’s official state visit to Moscow on January 16. The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on its second reading to digitalize Ukrainian military records on January 16. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kreminna and Bakhmut as positional engagements continued along the entire frontline. Russian State Duma deputies from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) proposed a bill on January 16 that would create a legal status for volunteers of the Russian war in Ukraine that would grant them compensation in case of injury or death. Russian occupation officials from occupied Kherson, Zaporizhia, and Donetsk oblasts attended a meeting of Russian municipal representatives in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin on January 16.
"Almost five months after its start, prominent Ukrainian figures and Western analysts began giving negative assessments of the success of the counteroffensive;
statements by Ukrainian general Valerii Zaluzhnyi in early November 2023 that the war had arrived at a "stalemate" were seen by observers as an admission of its failure, and followed more definite assessments made by analysts, especially with regard to claimed operational successes from several weeks earlier.
That same month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the war would be entering a "new phase", an admission of the counteroffensive's failure. Ukrainian forces did not reach the city of Tokmak, described as a "minimum goal" by Ukrainian general Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, and the probable initial objective of reaching the Sea of Azov to split the Russian forces in southern Ukraine remained unfulfilled.
By early December 2023, the counteroffensive was generally considered to be failed.
there are unmistakable signs that the tide of the conflict is starting to turn in Russia’s favour, a turn of events that seemed inconceivable only a few weeks ago.
there are unmistakable signs that the tide of the conflict is starting to turn in Russia’s favour, a turn of events that seemed inconceivable only a few weeks ago.
It was obvious from the beginning for anyone with a basic knowledge and history of the region and both armies .
It became Really obvious for those who just started following May 2023
China and Russia are joined at the hip out of the necessity created by a common enemy. America also has the same enemy but its populace largely doesn't recognize it.
China and Russia are joined at the hip out of the necessity created by a common enemy. America also has the same enemy but its populace largely doesn't recognize it.
A common enemy of Russia, China, and the USA? Khazarian mafia....Soros....Klaus?
Putin's Chances of Winning Ukraine War Look Bright
Three scenarios for the war started by Vladimir Putin in Ukraine are envisaged by Philip Breedlove, the former Supreme Allied Commander Europe—and two of them involve a Russian victory.
"If we don't do anything different than we're doing now, eventually, Ukraine will lose because Russia has more people and depth than Ukraine does," he told "If the West abandons Ukraine, it will fight valiantly but tens of thousands of more Ukrainians will die and eventually Russia will subjugate all of Ukraine which will once again be a Russian vassal." This war is going to end exactly how Western policymakers want and desire it to end."
I read the article and saw no quite from Putin about it “taking linger than expected” and saw no mention of “three day operation”.
You should try reading.
You are funny.
Read something past the headline and tell me I’m wrong. I mean, you’re the one who posted it. I didn’t.
I could post his speech in Ru...happen so speak it?
Well, if he said that why didn’t the article translate one of those quotes? And why can’t you find a better source actually quoting him saying that?
The only quote from Putin regarding the length of the operation in that article, directly contradicts the headline in that article? Ever wonder why that might be?
Europe's borders have fluctuated drastically since the Roman times. What we call Ukraine was in Russia. That's what the fuss is all about. Ukraine was torturing and killing ethnic speaking Russians in regions within it's borders. This is our proxy war and it's going badly. We've financed the destruction of Ukraine with no remorse. Our pretend administration and everyone in that magical land of Washington DC could care less and stoically refuse to see the truth.
Europe's borders have fluctuated drastically since the Roman times. What we call Ukraine was in Russia. That's what the fuss is all about. Ukraine was torturing and killing ethnic speaking Russians in regions within it's borders. This is our proxy war and it's going badly. We've financed the destruction of Ukraine with no remorse. Our pretend administration and everyone in that magical land of Washington DC could care less and stoically refuse to see the truth.
Many hate the fact Putin, Xi, India, North Koreas Little Kim, Brazil and bin Salmon of Saudi Arabia are Nationalists like Trump and won't bend over for the NWO/WEF GLOBALIST CABAL and their plan for a one world government and Agenda 2030 with population reduction to 500 million or less. Do you, Jcubed? Do you LroyJetsam? Do you Houston_2? Do you woolve? Do you Smokeapole? Do you Buzz?
Many hate the fact Putin, Xi, India, North Koreas Little Kim, Brazil and bin Salmon of Saudi Arabia are Nationalists like Trump and won't bend over for the NWO/WEF GLOBALIST CABAL and their plan for a one world government and Agenda 2030 with population reduction to 500 million or less. Do you, Jcubed? Do you LroyJetsam? Do you Houston_2? Do you woolve? Do you Smokeapole? Do you Buzz?
Do you?
I dont advocate depopulation...but you do Jag.
Just as you say Trump is next to God...
What do you think happens when you and Q put everyone to the gallows that you don't like?
I'll answer for you...cause it is easy...depopulation.
I'm on the side of whoever decides to stop sending multiple billions of American tax dollars to Ukraine in order to get kickbacks and kill off a bunch of Ukranians and Russians in the process.
In other words, I'm on the side opposite the globalists who stirred all of this schitt up.
I'm on the side of whoever decides to stop sending multiple billions of American tax dollars to Ukraine in order to get kickbacks and kill off a bunch of Ukranians and Russians in the process.
In other words, I'm on the side opposite the globalists who stirred all of this schitt up.
Sure you are...
Wife being in the med industry...invested in what?
I'm on the side of whoever decides to stop sending multiple billions of American tax dollars to Ukraine in order to get kickbacks and kill off a bunch of Ukranians and Russians in the process.
In other words, I'm on the side opposite the globalists who stirred all of this schitt up.
Sure you are...
Wife being in the med industry...invested in what?
hmmmm,...that's a strange take. How exactly does my wife figure into the globalist agenda in Ukraine?
She's a Nurse that watches a lot of goofy reality TV and occasionally fixes up some nice meals. As for investments,...she's got her retirement in some mutual fund stocks.
Try not to go full retard every chance you get. It seems like you struggle with that. Work on it.
You seem all on board with what you’re told. Doesn’t it seem odd to you that nearly every single democrat and establishment republican is all on board with the war? Or that basically all MSM is onboard outside of Carlson and that he was fired.
That the democrats and establishment republicans are all in should be a clue.
The Germans wanted to buy all of that Russian natural gas too. Up until Russia blew up their own pipelines🙄
Outside of Poland. Most of Europe resents the US leveraging them into it but the US pays NATO’s bills for a reason.
You’re completely uneducated and parroting faux news.
You seem to be uneducated about 24hr campfore news.
And economics in general.
Why would a left wing douoosshbag that doesn’t hunt or fish and wants to ban firearms troll on a hunting fishing web site??.
Right.
It makes no sense to me to argue leftist propaganda on a mostly conservative site but some people love it. I don’t understand wanting to waste your time being a punching bag for sport. To each their own. It’s a way to pass time on a cold day.
So, no quotes from Putin or any official Russian sources announcing a three day operation?
Dude...
Got any of those? I haven’t seen you post any yet.
You claimed it was over on Day One.
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
It’s been over since the second Putin decided to go in.
I can make you look even more clueless in your predictions if you want?
It is over and has been over since day one. It isn’t something that could be ever be won by Ukraine. Retarded fat drunks still haven’t figured it out, but it’s over and has been.
The Germans wanted to buy all of that Russian natural gas too. Up until Russia blew up their own pipelines🙄
Outside of Poland. Most of Europe resents the US leveraging them into it but the US pays NATO’s bills for a reason.
You’re completely uneducated and parroting faux news.
You seem to be uneducated about 24hr campfore news.
And economics in general.
Why would a left wing douoosshbag that doesn’t hunt or fish and wants to ban firearms troll on a hunting fishing web site??.
Wanna bet I don't hunt, fish , etc?
Say, $10,00,000¿
Where’s the day quote Fudd
So, no?
I said that you’re brainwashed and cannot provide evidence of a three day war other than parroting what the MSM has convinced you is true. Evidence or not I never said that you weren’t a Fudd.
So, no quotes from Putin or any official Russian sources announcing a three day operation?
Dude...
Got any of those? I haven’t seen you post any yet.
You claimed it was over on Day One.
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
It’s been over since the second Putin decided to go in.
I can make you look even more clueless in your predictions if you want?
It is over and has been over since day one. It isn’t something that could be ever be won by Ukraine. Retarded fat drunks still haven’t figured it out, but it’s over and has been.
Well you did ask for it. How did that Orc column do on the way to Kiev?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
The Russians have the best mobile air defense missile systems in the world. I’m sure they have none of them with that column. Lol
Hey JB, I'll pose my question to you, when this is over will Russia have more, less or the same amount of land within it's borders than when it started? What do you think?
So, no quotes from Putin or any official Russian sources announcing a three day operation?
Dude...
Got any of those? I haven’t seen you post any yet.
You claimed it was over on Day One.
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
It’s been over since the second Putin decided to go in.
I can make you look even more clueless in your predictions if you want?
It is over and has been over since day one. It isn’t something that could be ever be won by Ukraine. Retarded fat drunks still haven’t figured it out, but it’s over and has been.
Well you did ask for it. How did that Orc column do on the way to Kiev?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
The Russians have the best mobile air defense missile systems in the world. I’m sure they have none of them with that column. Lol
An A-10 would last about 45 seconds.
I must have missed the part where A-10s destroyed.
So, no quotes from Putin or any official Russian sources announcing a three day operation?
Dude...
Got any of those? I haven’t seen you post any yet.
You claimed it was over on Day One.
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
It’s been over since the second Putin decided to go in.
I can make you look even more clueless in your predictions if you want?
It is over and has been over since day one. It isn’t something that could be ever be won by Ukraine. Retarded fat drunks still haven’t figured it out, but it’s over and has been.
Well you did ask for it. How did that Orc column do on the way to Kiev?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
The Russians have the best mobile air defense missile systems in the world. I’m sure they have none of them with that column. Lol
An A-10 would last about 45 seconds.
I must have missed the part where A-10s destroyed.
So, no quotes from Putin or any official Russian sources announcing a three day operation?
Dude...
Got any of those? I haven’t seen you post any yet.
You claimed it was over on Day One.
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
It’s been over since the second Putin decided to go in.
I can make you look even more clueless in your predictions if you want?
It is over and has been over since day one. It isn’t something that could be ever be won by Ukraine. Retarded fat drunks still haven’t figured it out, but it’s over and has been.
Well you did ask for it. How did that Orc column do on the way to Kiev?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
The Russians have the best mobile air defense missile systems in the world. I’m sure they have none of them with that column. Lol
An A-10 would last about 45 seconds.
I must have missed the part where A-10s destroyed.
Now go crawl back into the bottle you fat retard.
Can you provided a coherent plan so Ru can win?
For starters they’re in Ukraine and have more manpower. While Ukraine is solely reliant on US aide to keep them going.
[quote=JoeBob]So, no quotes from Putin or any official Russian sources announcing a three day operation?
Dude...
Got any of those? I haven’t seen you post any yet.
You claimed it was over on Day One.
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
It’s been over since the second Putin decided to go in.
I can make you look even more clueless in your predictions if you want?
It is over and has been over since day one. It isn’t something that could be ever be won by Ukraine. Retarded fat drunks still haven’t figured it out, but it’s over and has been.
Well you did ask for it. How did that Orc column do on the way to Kiev?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
The Russians have the best mobile air defense missile systems in the world. I’m sure they have none of them with that column. Lol
An A-10 would last about 45 seconds.
I must have missed the part where A-10s destroyed.
Hey JB, I'll pose my question to you, when this is over will Russia have more, less or the same amount of land within it's borders than when it started? What do you think?
Hey JB, I'll pose my question to you, when this is over will Russia have more, less or the same amount of land within it's borders than when it started? What do you think?
The ethnic Russian regions are already a part of Russia again. Russia has already started rebuilding the battle damaged areas in them.
So, no quotes from Putin or any official Russian sources announcing a three day operation?
Dude...
Got any of those? I haven’t seen you post any yet.
You claimed it was over on Day One.
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
It’s been over since the second Putin decided to go in.
I can make you look even more clueless in your predictions if you want?
It is over and has been over since day one. It isn’t something that could be ever be won by Ukraine. Retarded fat drunks still haven’t figured it out, but it’s over and has been.
Well you did ask for it. How did that Orc column do on the way to Kiev?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
The Russians have the best mobile air defense missile systems in the world. I’m sure they have none of them with that column. Lol
An A-10 would last about 45 seconds.
I must have missed the part where A-10s destroyed.
Now go crawl back into the bottle you fat retard.
Can you provided a coherent plan so Ru can win?
They’ve already won by the standard Ukraine itself set. Russia is never giving any of that land back, much less Crimea. At some point, everyone loses interest and Ukraine finishes up collapsing. Russia takes what it wants elsewhere as well.
In the end you’ll have Russia to the Dnieper. A small Ukrainian rump state. And Poland takes most of the west. That’s the inevitable end to this and always has been.
[quote=Jcubed][quote=JoeBob]So, no quotes from Putin or any official Russian sources announcing a three day operation?
Dude...
Got any of those? I haven’t seen you post any yet.
You claimed it was over on Day One.
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
It’s been over since the second Putin decided to go in.
I can make you look even more clueless in your predictions if you want?
It is over and has been over since day one. It isn’t something that could be ever be won by Ukraine. Retarded fat drunks still haven’t figured it out, but it’s over and has been.
Well you did ask for it. How did that Orc column do on the way to Kiev?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
The Russians have the best mobile air defense missile systems in the world. I’m sure they have none of them with that column. Lol
An A-10 would last about 45 seconds.
I must have missed the part where A-10s destroyed.
Now go crawl back into the bottle you fat retard.
Can you provided a coherent plan so Ru can win?
For starters they’re in Ukraine.[/quote]
Well...damn[/quote]
I know. That seems like an obvious clue to whom is winning but you don’t seem to get it. Somehow you think Ukraine is winning.
Still waiting on that proof of a three day war. Maybe Ukraine winning will make sense once you post that up.
You’re the only one that keeps claiming a “3 day” quick win but you won’t provide evidence that Russia ever claimed that. It’s MSM propaganda just like “the spring offensive” to fool you into believing that Ukraine is winning. As though modern war campaigns can only be fought seasonally🙄 It’s intended to justify keeping the money to Ukraine rolling.
Russian wars have always been battles of attrition. You’re seeing one right now. Russia has been in Ukraine for 690 days and they’re not fixin’ to leave…
Russia is committed to being in Ukraine a lot longer than we’re committed to continuing to give Ukraine 100’s of billions of our dollars in weapons and cash over a war that our government provoked.
So, no quotes from Putin or any official Russian sources announcing a three day operation?
Dude...
Got any of those? I haven’t seen you post any yet.
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
You claimed it was over on Day One.
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
It’s been over since the second Putin decided to go in.
I can make you look even more clueless in your predictions if you want?
Originally Posted by JoeBob
It is over and has been over since day one. It isn’t something that could be ever be won by Ukraine. Retarded fat drunks still haven’t figured it out, but it’s over and has been.
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
Well you did ask for it. How did that Orc column do on the way to Kiev?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
The Russians have the best mobile air defense missile systems in the world. I’m sure they have none of them with that column. Lol
An A-10 would last about 45 seconds.
Originally Posted by JoeBob
I must have missed the part where A-10s destroyed.
Now go crawl back into the bottle you fat retard.
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
I don’t know exactly what is happening over there. There are no good sources of information.
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/2022
The Russians have gone much more out of their way to avoid harming civilians than we did in Iraq. That is a fact.
They’ve already won by the standard Ukraine itself set. Russia is never giving any of that land back, much less Crimea. At some point, everyone loses interest and Ukraine finishes up collapsing. Russia takes what it wants elsewhere as well.
In the end you’ll have Russia to the Dnieper. A small Ukrainian rump state. And Poland takes most of the west. That’s the inevitable end to this and always has been.
Yet you predicted Puty Boi would take the "whole country".
Originally Posted by JoeBob June 2022
I think Putin may decide that he wants to take the whole country now.
Those whom lack an understanding of world events are always wrong but never in doubt.
The short of it is that the war comes down to Russia’s resolve to stay in Ukraine Vs. Our government’s resolve to keep funding Ukraine. Once our 100’s of billions in money and weapons get cutoff Ukraine is done.
The short of it is that the war comes down to Russias resolve to stay in Ukraine Vs. Our governments resolve to keep funding Ukraine. Once our money/weapons get cutoff Ukraine is done.
Russians have always been in the ethnic Russian areas of Ukraine. Those areas are now once again a part of Russia.
The short of it is that the war comes down to Russias resolve to stay in Ukraine Vs. Our governments resolve to keep funding Ukraine. Once our money/weapons get cutoff Ukraine is done.
Russians have always been in the ethnic Russian areas of Ukraine. Those areas are now once again a part of Russia.
Exactly.
They speak Russian, think of themselves as Russian and live in regions that have historically been Russian and it’s why Ukraine was persecuting them. It was ramped up several fold after our government helped run election interference in order to get Zelenskyy into office as a US puppet.
They’ve already won by the standard Ukraine itself set. Russia is never giving any of that land back, much less Crimea. At some point, everyone loses interest and Ukraine finishes up collapsing. Russia takes what it wants elsewhere as well.
In the end you’ll have Russia to the Dnieper. A small Ukrainian rump state. And Poland takes most of the west. That’s the inevitable end to this and always has been.
Yet you predicted Puty Boi would take the "whole country".
Originally Posted by JoeBob June 2022
I think Putin may decide that he wants to take the whole country now.
Those whom lack an understanding of world events are always wrong but never in doubt.
I didn’t predict any such thing. I suggest you look up the word “may” and get back to me. You are an annoying and obnoxious drunk.
The short of it is that the war comes down to Russia’s resolve to stay in Ukraine Vs. Our government’s resolve to keep funding Ukraine. Once our 100’s of billions in money and weapons get cutoff Ukraine is done.
Actually, I think it will come down to Ukraine's ability to keep putting soldiers in the field. That will end before Russia or the US govt loses their resolve.
They’ve already won by the standard Ukraine itself set. Russia is never giving any of that land back, much less Crimea. At some point, everyone loses interest and Ukraine finishes up collapsing. Russia takes what it wants elsewhere as well.
In the end you’ll have Russia to the Dnieper. A small Ukrainian rump state. And Poland takes most of the west. That’s the inevitable end to this and always has been.
Yet you predicted Puty Boi would take the "whole country".
Originally Posted by JoeBob June 2022
I think Putin may decide that he wants to take the whole country now.
Those whom lack an understanding of world events are always wrong but never in doubt.
I didn’t predict any such thing. I suggest you look up the word “may” and get back to me. You are an annoying and obnoxious drunk.
Burns has seldom displayed a firm grasp of the English language.
The short of it is that the war comes down to Russia’s resolve to stay in Ukraine Vs. Our government’s resolve to keep funding Ukraine. Once our 100’s of billions in money and weapons get cutoff Ukraine is done.
Actually, I think it will come down to Ukraine's ability to keep putting soldiers in the field. That will end before Russia or the US govt loses their resolve.
You could very well be right.
Russia is too invested and entrenched to think that they’re just going to retreat back to Russia with nothing to show for it.
When the war will end comes down to when US political will turns against sending Ukraine more money or Zelenskyy runs out of lives to sacrifice.
Russia was never going to retreat or accept defeat. They view Ukraine in NATO as an existential threat. They will win or the entire country will be destroyed. And before they are destroyed, they will launch nukes.
Russia has escalation dominance. From day one, they have always been willing to take this places we aren’t and can’t. This was simply some hair brained scheme to try and get Russians to suffer and remove Putin. Well, they aren’t suffering economically and Putin is more popular than ever. So, it ain’t happening.
This mess was preventable and even after launched it could've been over quickly but we pushed on commanding Ukraine to fight. We've destroyed the country and scattered or killed the majority of it's population all for nothing but pandering to the egos of the political class in Washington. Putin has been slow and deliberate in this. He could've marched through Ukraine long before now but has waited I think hoping we would come to our senses and give it up. We haven't. Europe has suffered and our credibility and foreign policy is shot. It's over except for the formal surrender which will come after the last gasp of Zelenskyy.
The war officially ended in October 7 when the US and Israel allowed Hamas to invade Israel unimpeded for 8 hours and the U.S. began their war on Iran transferring resources to the mid east debacle again
As soon as the US fled Afghanistan in defeat it was obvious they pivoted to Russia. Hundreds of billions of tax payers money laundered and disappeared. Mission and grift accomplished. The grift is over and running out of corpses
Endless wars, dead American men , dumb distracted Americans, failing economies, record inflation and deficits and big profits for the MIC
The short of it is that the war comes down to Russia’s resolve to stay in Ukraine Vs. Our government’s resolve to keep funding Ukraine. Once our 100’s of billions in money and weapons get cutoff Ukraine is done.
Actually, I think it will come down to Ukraine's ability to keep putting soldiers in the field. That will end before Russia or the US govt loses their resolve.
This.
It's obvious as the nose on your face. Yet, It's treated like the elephant in the room.
Russia was never going to retreat or accept defeat.
This will depend a lot on Russian public opinion. Right now, Putin is doing an effective job at suppressing anyone with an opposing view.
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They view Ukraine in NATO as an existential threat. They will win or the entire country will be destroyed.
Many Russians have an innate fear of the West.
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And before they are destroyed, they will launch nukes.
Putin's long-standing threat and the foolish notion that the West wants to "destroy them".
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Russia has escalation dominance. From day one, they have always been willing to take this places we aren’t and can’t.
Russia's military is weaker than what was thought. Establishing air supremacy should have been job #1 for Putin. It's been how many months/years and Russia still can't do it.
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This was simply some hair brained scheme to try and get Russians to suffer and remove Putin.
Pretty good scheme, they even made it look like Putin launched the attack.
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Well, they aren’t suffering economically and Putin is more popular than ever. So, it ain’t happening.
Ruble has lost 40% of its value and Putin is more popular than ever ? Russian politics works in mysterious ways.
How many body bags can the Russian public accept before the whispers become louder and Putin can't arrest them all? I don't think that the Ukrainians will quit.
You all seem to forget that after spending 10 years in Afghanistan, russia spent nearly a year making a complete and unconditional withdrawal in '89... brought on by their inability to make any gains and having a failing economy. Both of which will happen again with Ukraine.
There’s some evidence of an S-300-Patriot team-up. A Russian air force Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber reportedly detected a previously unknown Ukrainian S-300 battery switching on its radar in the minutes before the A-50 and Il-22 were hit.
If the S-300 battery did the initial illumination, it must have passes along target tracks to a nearby hidden Patriot battery. “The latter powered up its radar for only a few seconds: long enough to obtain its own targeting data, but too short for the Russians to dependably detect its emissions and assess them as a threat,” Cooper surmised.
“And then the Ukrainians started firing their missiles.”
A minute later, the missiles exploded—destroying the A-50 and damaging the Il-22. “With their fire-action over,” Cooper wrote, “the Ukrainian S-300 and PAC-2/3 crews promptly ceased emitting, and started packing [up] their systems to move them away and thus avoid any possible Russian retaliation.”
Down one A-50, the Russian air force may have just two of the jets left; the other six A-50s reportedly are in need of upgrade and overhaul. Unless the air force is willing to risk the last two flyable A-50s, it must make peace with its new inability to provide radar coverage over all of Crimea.
It must, in other words, accept the risk of continuing—indeed, escalating—Ukrainian missile raids on Russian forces on the peninsula.
The BBC has been unable to verify the attack On the planes.
Nobody has been able to verify the attack on the planes.
However, it has been verified that the earlier story about cuckraine shootin down 3 Russian fighter jets, which tater head claimed was true, was complete bullshit.
cuckraine puts out this crap ta deflect attention from cuckraine defeats.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian citizens are shootin cuckraine military conscriptors comin ta arrest em into the army.
It won't be long until Zelenskyy is just a bad memory. It wouldn't surprise me if he ends up like Mussolini hanging from a tree branch. It's liable to be his own soldiers that do the honors.
There’s some evidence of an S-300-Patriot team-up. A Russian air force Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber reportedly detected a previously unknown Ukrainian S-300 battery switching on its radar in the minutes before the A-50 and Il-22 were hit.
If the S-300 battery did the initial illumination, it must have passes along target tracks to a nearby hidden Patriot battery. “The latter powered up its radar for only a few seconds: long enough to obtain its own targeting data, but too short for the Russians to dependably detect its emissions and assess them as a threat,” Cooper surmised.
“And then the Ukrainians started firing their missiles.”
A minute later, the missiles exploded—destroying the A-50 and damaging the Il-22. “With their fire-action over,” Cooper wrote, “the Ukrainian S-300 and PAC-2/3 crews promptly ceased emitting, and started packing [up] their systems to move them away and thus avoid any possible Russian retaliation.”
Down one A-50, the Russian air force may have just two of the jets left; the other six A-50s reportedly are in need of upgrade and overhaul. Unless the air force is willing to risk the last two flyable A-50s, it must make peace with its new inability to provide radar coverage over all of Crimea.
It must, in other words, accept the risk of continuing—indeed, escalating—Ukrainian missile raids on Russian forces on the peninsula.
you have an 8th grade education and live in white trash south trailer park and can't even find Ukraine or Russia on a map , joined a union because as you are too lazy and stupid to make your way through life sad
Originally Posted by Direct_Drive
Originally Posted by JoeBob
Russia was never going to retreat or accept defeat.
This will depend a lot on Russian public opinion. Right now, Putin is doing an effective job at suppressing anyone with an opposing view.
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They view Ukraine in NATO as an existential threat. They will win or the entire country will be destroyed.
Many Russians have an innate fear of the West.
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And before they are destroyed, they will launch nukes.
Putin's long-standing threat and the foolish notion that the West wants to "destroy them".
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Russia has escalation dominance. From day one, they have always been willing to take this places we aren’t and can’t.
Russia's military is weaker than what was thought. Establishing air supremacy should have been job #1 for Putin. It's been how many months/years and Russia still can't do it.
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This was simply some hair brained scheme to try and get Russians to suffer and remove Putin.
Pretty good scheme, they even made it look like Putin launched the attack.
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Well, they aren’t suffering economically and Putin is more popular than ever. So, it ain’t happening.
Ruble has lost 40% of its value and Putin is more popular than ever ? Russian politics works in mysterious ways.
How many body bags can the Russian public accept before the whispers become louder and Putin can't arrest them all? I don't think that the Ukrainians will quit.
You all seem to forget that after spending 10 years in Afghanistan, russia spent nearly a year making a complete and unconditional withdrawal in '89... brought on by their inability to make any gains and having a failing economy. Both of which will happen again with Ukraine.
Phil
Pretty stupid, huh?
Oh, I forgot, the Military you want to take Putin out was in Afghanistan 20 years and under your heroes paid the rag heads $87 Billion in order to get out without massive losses in servicemen.
Now you and the traitor crew in DC want us in war with Russia. Why? So we can lose and keep Trump from returning to the White House to Drain the Swamp and to keep him from being able to Make America Great Again.
Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 17, 2024
####Ukraine successfully employed a Ukrainian-refurbished hybrid air defense system (FrankenSAM) for the first time.
i have been waiting for this, FrankenSAM.
A Ukrainian intelligence official reported that Russian forces lack the necessary operational reserves to conduct simultaneous offensive efforts in more than one direction in Ukraine. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev reiterated on January 17 that the elimination of Ukrainian statehood and independence remains one of Russia’s core war aims. Germany and France announced additional military assistance to Ukraine on January 16. The Russian ultranationalist community will likely concretize xenophobia and insecurities about Russia’s ethnic composition as key shared principles within the community in 2024, as Russian ultranationalists continue to seize on incidents involving migrants and non-ethnic Russian groups to call for anti-migrant policies and express growing hostility towards non-ethnic Russians in Russia. The Kremlin’s ongoing attempt to court the Russian ultranationalist community will likely generate increasing friction between the Kremlin’s desired rhetoric and policies concerning migration and interethnic relations and those of Russian ultranationalists. Significant protests erupted in Baymak, Bashkortostan Republic, following a Russian court’s guilty verdict for a prominent Bashkort activist, prompting a swift Russian government response as well as backlash from the Russian ultranationalist community. Widespread Russian milblogger complaints about an Uzbek community leader in Russia prompted the Russian Investigative Committee to open a criminal investigation, suggesting that the Russian government may feel increasing pressure to respond to milblogger demands as the ultranationalist information space coalesces around xenophobic and anti-migrant ideals. The Russian military command continues to convict Russian officers in cases associated with Ukrainian strikes as part of a likely effort to improve discipline across the Russian military. The Kremlin continues efforts to expand Russia’s influence in Africa through the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the MoD-controlled Africa Corps. The threat of US secondary sanctions is reportedly having a large-scale effect on Turkish-Russian financial ties. Positional engagements continued along the entire line of contact on January 17. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence (GUR) Representative Andriy Yusov confirmed that Russian authorities are increasing the size of the Rosgvardia contingent in occupied Ukraine to strengthen occupational control.
Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 18, 2024
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that Russia’s maximalist objectives in Ukraine remain unchanged and that Russia is not interested in negotiations with Ukraine or the West. The battlespace in Ukraine continues to be the center of the technological offense-defense race between Russian and Ukrainian forces. Recent widespread GPS disruptions across Poland and the Baltic region are prompting speculation about the potential operation of Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems in the region. The French Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on January 18 that it launched an “artillery coalition” to strengthen support for Ukraine amid continued Ukrainian statements that Russian forces in Ukraine have superior artillery capabilities. Ukrainian partisans and satellite imagery confirmed that Ukrainian strikes against occupied Crimea in late December 2023 sank a Russian Tarantul-class corvette near Sevastopol. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reportedly conducted a successful drone strike on Russian military facilities in Leningrad Oblast on January 18. The European Union (EU) Parliament voted to endorse another step in a rule of law procedure that could eventually suspend Hungary’s voting rights after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vetoed an EU vote for further military assistance to Ukraine. Russia and the Central African Republic (CAR) are in negotiations regarding Russian military basing in CAR. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area amid continued positional engagements along the front. Russian officials continue to target naturalized migrants as part of ongoing crypto-mobilization efforts. Russian occupation authorities continue efforts to restore logistics infrastructure in occupied Ukraine.
Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 18, 2024
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that Russia’s maximalist objectives in Ukraine remain unchanged and that Russia is not interested in negotiations with Ukraine or the West.
Nobody would say something like that unless they were KICKING ASS!
Sure, India has already stopped buying and has ships stored unloaded because of the latest sanctions. But that's old news...
Phil
Some people recall the Arab oil embargo of 1973. None of the oil producing states care about U.S. sanctions. If push comes to shove the oil producing Middle Eastern states will shut off exports to the U.S.A. completely.
It wouldn't matter except for the fact that the Biden administration intentionally crippled domestic oil production when he first took office.
Bottom line, the U.S. lacks the clout to control world oil prices. That's been over for decades.
Actually, we are now setting records for domestic oil production. Biden didn’t help and did all he could do to limit capital for it, but where there is demand for a product, a way will be found. Anyway, as a country we are producing more oil than ever before and it’s much less leveraged and more resilient than at any point in our history.
I've held the opinion that oil is replenishing for a couple decades or better. I never bought into .guv and their minions claiming it was a limited resource.
That they were pushing that propaganda was to "create" new taxable commodities and goods and service sectors to further tax monies cash flow. And investment opportunities for WS. Consider ethanol.
Societal and economic engineering is a thing with .guv and money handlers.
Putin’s March to the Red Sea Russian imperialism continues its push on the African front. by MARTIN AROSTEGUI January 19, 2024, 1:25 AM
Vladimir Putin’s ambitions to revive the Soviet empire go beyond his war in Ukraine, involving lower-intensity geostrategic moves in various parts of the world producing disturbing results in Africa, where a growing chain of anti-Western military dictatorships controlled by the Kremlin could soon reach the Red Sea.
Russia has signed security agreements with more than 20 African countries, 13 of which were signed in the past five years, according to the Morocco-based think tank Policy Center for the New South. Moscow is Africa’s single largest arms supplier, accounting for 40 percent of African arms purchases between 2018–2022, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, far outstripping the 16 percent U.S. share and dwarfing that of France, the former colonial power whose 8 percent participation may shrink even further.
Newly installed military dictatorships in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, as well as the Central African Republic (CAR), have expelled the French foreign legionnaires that traditionally policed the region to replace them with the Russian “Spetsnaz” of the Wagner private military company and other PMCs created by Moscow. “Russian mercenaries have established complex networks of political, economic and military influence” in Sahel and North Africa, reports an extensive policy research paper by the Warsaw-based Casimir Pulaski Foundation.
Russia has been consolidating its operations in Africa since the assassination of Wagner CEO Yevgeny Prigozhin, who spearheaded Moscow’s penetration of the continent by backing coups and rebellions along a strip of chronically unstable countries stretching from the western Sahara to the Red Sea.
Prigozhin provided a screen of “plausible deniability” for the Kremlin by personally negotiating deals for major mineral and energy concessions in exchange for arms, military training, and advisers to back regimes shunned by Western powers for their savagely repressive practices. “The West has been losing the race for geopolitical influence in Africa to … Russia … because of, among other things, its insistence on implementing … its own ideological models regarding human rights, political rules, etc., which are alien to local culture and tradition,” says the Pulaski think tank.
Since assassinating Prigozhin last August (see The American Spectator’s coverage), Russia’s intelligence services have rushed to assert control over Wagner’s widespread assets. High-level delegations led by the military intelligence (GRU) chief, Gen. Andrei Averyanov, and Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov have repeatedly traveled to the capitals of the Sahel, the Central African Republic (CAR), and Libya, where Wagner has established extensive military bases containing Pantsir mobile air defense systems, Mi-8 heavy lift and Mi-35 combat helicopters, and Sukhoi and MiG fighter aircraft. While providing critical support for Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LAN) in its struggle with the Turkish-supported central government in Tripoli, they also operate “autonomously,” according to the Pulaski Foundation, providing “forward bases” for Moscow to pursue ventures throughout Africa.
Talks between Russian defense officials, Haftar, and the camouflage-clad, sunglass-sporting army officers now ruling the Sahel countries have involved substituting their contracts with Wagner for more direct agreements with the Russian defense ministry, which is offering to further coordinate arms deliveries and upgrade military training for their armies. Russia’s defense ministry is incorporating the thousands of Wagner mercenaries spread throughout the continent into a new PMC called “Africa Corps,” according to recruitment ads posted by Russian military bloggers on Telegram.
Such plans were underway prior to Prigozhin’s death. During a July meeting in St. Petersburg between Putin and 17 African heads of state, the president of Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, expressed concern about the future of his Wagner bodyguards following Prigozhin’s June 24 rebellion. Putin introduced him to GRU general Andrei Averyanov, as the new authority “responsible” for the group in Africa.
The CAR president had considered switching his security to the Washington-based firm Bancroft Global Development, which says that it has communicated with him. But he was visited at his palace in Bangui by Averyanov in September. Subsequently, a Russian ex-intelligence operative who closely advised Touadéra at the time of his crackdown on opponents in 2021, and has recently started his own PCM, came to see him last month.
Despite being the poorest country in Africa, CAR has valuable gold mines which were given as concessions to Wagner to mitigate Russia’s international sanctions and finance the Kremlin’s expanding operations in Africa. The mines straddle the border with Sudan, where Wagner teams are supporting Sudanese rebel gendarmes of the Rapid Support Forces led by general Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo who took over government buildings in the capital, Khartoum, last year as the Russians pressured president Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to give them a Red Sea naval base in Port Sudan.
Wagner recruited Dagalo when he was already indicted by the International Criminal Court for “crimes against humanity” over the alleged genocide of rival tribes in his home region of Darfur. Hundreds of Russian mercenaries are similarly assisting Col. Assimi Goita in Mali who took power in a 2021 coup and has been accused of conducting systematic slaughters in villages suspected of harboring Islamic insurgents. Russian flags and posters lauding Putin instantly blossomed at rallies supporting Niger’s military junta when general Abdourahamane Tchiani overthrew president Mohamed Bazoum last July, imprisoning him and his family in conditions that UN observers have described as “inhumane.”
Responses to Russian encroachments have been weak. The Economic Community of West African States led by oil rich Nigeria threatened to intervene militarily to reestablish democratic rule in Niger following the July coup. But ECOWAS was faced down by Sahel’s three military juntas which declared an alliance against any invasion at a summit in Mali. France withdrew its 1,500 troops from Niger and shut down its besieged embassy last month. (READ MORE from Martin Arostegui: Russia and Iran’s Deadly Terrorist Diplomacy)
CIA director Nicolas Burns made a surprise visit to Libya a year ago to try to convince Marshal Haftar to shut down Wagner’s bases. The U.S. spy chief may have acted on intelligence of rising tensions between Wagner and LAN commanders increasingly irritated by the impunity of the Russian mercenaries, according to the Pulaski Foundation. But the U.S. has not agreed to give Haftar sophisticated weapons to replace his Russian gear and he fears that Wagner could shut down his oil fields. “Given Wagner’s military resources in the country, Russian mercenaries could overthrow the authorities in the eastern part of Libya without too much trouble,” says the Pulaski report.
The U.S. and its allies may ultimately be forced to draw the line in Sudan where the government remains besieged by Dagalo, who has close ties with the Iranian-backed Houthis trying to close the Red Sea to western shipping. There are signs that Ukrainian special forces, possibly contracted through NATO governments, are already operating covertly against Wagner teams supporting Dagalo. A video recently broadcast on CNN shows Ukrainian markings on drones used to attack a Russian convoy entering the Sudanese city of Omdurman.
Africa has always been the scene of proxy wars. The Soviet Union used Cuban troops to install pro-Moscow regimes in Angola, Mozambique, and Ethiopia during the Cold War. A former head of the French intelligence service (DGSE) once told me of how special forces of its Direct Action Service were ordered into the presidential palace in Bangui to fight off a pro-Soviet coup attempt in the 1980s. French President Macron declined to do it in Niger, but such high risk operations may soon be necessary to counter strategic Russian advances in the increasingly unstable region.
Putler believes all of Africa should be Russian people....well, at least 2nd class slaves, i mean citizens. that's why the Russians are fighting for Ukraine, they want to be 2nd class slaves...i mean citizens.
One report says that Putin is down to six airplanes--5 MIG 17s and a Sopwith Camel powered by a motor from Harbor Freight--and with that AirPower, he's going to crush straight through the Middle East and conquer the continent of Africa.
One report says that Putin is down to six airplanes--5 MIG 17s and a Sopwith Camel powered by a motor from Harbor Freight--and with that AirPower, he's going to crush straight through the Middle East and conquer the continent of Africa.
Well Bristoe that is crazy, you and I are the same age, have never seen so many gullible uke supporters.
Sad thing not one sees the basic truth, this never should have been anything that Canada and the US should be involved in, and the truth is that there is no winner in this money laundering scheme, except politicians and the munition companies.🤡
You are correct about Russian Land miles. American Bradleys 2,s have held up better than anything else. Most times Russian mines can only blow off the tracks. They all die on either side in Russian FV,s. We need to send them more mine clearing equip, and more M1 tanks and F16 fighters. American Bradleys have actuall been able to take out Russian T90 Tanks. Best thing we have given them is the Javelin anti tank missiles. Russia has lost thousand of tanks to them and they have no answer to them. Ukraine Navy has mostly driven the Russian Navy from the fight. Russian Air Force is a dismal failure and there Helicopter's are not much better. Ukraine got Russian Early warning 4 engine air craft 2 days ago along with a 4 engine command and control aircraft. I,d say the Ukrain is doeing pretty well with our help. Just weight until they get 200 Leopard 1 tanks from Euporean countries. Many are already there. Now if we could get them more 155mm Howitzer Ammo.
You are correct about Russian Land miles. American Bradleys 2,s have held up better than anything else. Most times Russian mines can only blow off the tracks. They all die on either side in Russian FV,s. We need to send them more mine clearing equip, and more M1 tanks and F16 fighters. American Bradleys have actuall been able to take out Russian T90 Tanks. Best thing we have given them is the Javelin anti tank missiles. Russia has lost thousand of tanks to them and they have no answer to them. Ukraine Navy has mostly driven the Russian Navy from the fight. Russian Air Force is a dismal failure and their Helicopter's are not much better. Ukraine got Russian Early warning 4 engine air craft 2 days ago along with a 4 engine command and control aircraft. I,d say the Ukrain is doeing pretty well with our help. Just weight until they get 200 Leopard 1 tanks from Euporean countries. Many are already there. Now if we could get them more 155mm Howitzer Ammo.
The Biden crazies are attempting to restock a portion of the strategic oil reserve at $80 a barrel as we speak.
If they continue to piss off the Middle Eastern oil producing states they won't be able to buy it for 120.
Meanwhile, BRICS has access to all the oil it can use via Russia and the Middle Eastern States which have joined BRICS,...including Saudi Arabia.
Originally Posted by JoeBob
Reading something where they are saying that recent finds in Guyana may equal “27 billion barrels”.
Oil is not running out, I no longer believe it is fossil fuel. It is some sort of abiotic process that is constantly replenishing and making new.
Isn't it going to be a shame when all the countries with real wealth and don't have parasite citizens just push us aside. BRICS darn well might attract countries like Guyana with real money. We are bankrupt and our time is up. We did it to ourselves.
Because by that time the battle was just outside Moscow... they were already there. Phil
I sure am glad I missed out on that camping trip. I've camped in sub zero weather but not for 5 months straight. I bet suicide was common among the German soldiers.
You are correct about Russian Land miles. American Bradleys 2,s have held up better than anything else. Most times Russian mines can only blow off the tracks. They all die on either side in Russian FV,s. We need to send them more mine clearing equip, and more M1 tanks and F16 fighters. American Bradleys have actuall been able to take out Russian T90 Tanks. Best thing we have given them is the Javelin anti tank missiles. Russia has lost thousand of tanks to them and they have no answer to them. Ukraine Navy has mostly driven the Russian Navy from the fight. Russian Air Force is a dismal failure and their Helicopter's are not much better. Ukraine got Russian Early warning 4 engine air craft 2 days ago along with a 4 engine command and control aircraft. I,d say the Ukrain is doeing pretty well with our help. Just weight until they get 200 Leopard 1 tanks from Euporean countries. Many are already there. Now if we could get them more 155mm Howitzer Ammo.
Opinions vary considerably on Russian losses compared to Ukraine's. We're expected to believe that Ukraine, using hand me down equipment and munitions, is winning a war against a major military power second only to the USA and that's arguable. Russian losses in a recent battle were about 3K compared to Ukraine's 20K. Ukraine has lost upwards of 500K in the conflict to date but you idiots actually believe they're winning. Have I got a deal for you.
Opinions vary considerably on Russian losses compared to Ukraine's. We're expected to believe that Ukraine, using hand me down equipment and munitions, is winning a war against a major military power second only to the USA and that's arguable. Russian losses in a recent battle were about 3K compared to Ukraine's 20K. Ukraine has lost upwards of 500K in the conflict to date but you idiots actually believe they're winning. Have I got a deal for you.
no one belives they are winning
we just believe russia's 3 day special military [bleep] is still ongoing, and russia isn't winning either - they might eventually by grinding their own population into dust.
Just wait until they (Ukraine) get HIMARS …. they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get F16s … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get more Javelins … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get more Artillery … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get Abrams tanks … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get 200 Leopard tanks … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get better weather … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get more US TAX DOLLARS … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
I really don’t care if they kill each other, it’s what Russians do, I simply can’t believe that we’re funding it to the detriment of OUR citizens….all the while Putin laughs at us. If there’s anything that a POS Russian like Putin knows it’s how to manipulate others.
One report says that Putin is down to six airplanes--5 MIG 17s and a Sopwith Camel powered by a motor from Harbor Freight--and with that AirPower, he's going to crush straight through the Middle East and conquer the continent of Africa.
Well Bristoe that is crazy, you and I are the same age, have never seen so many gullible uke supporters.
Sad thing not one sees the basic truth, this never should have been anything that Canada and the US should be involved in, and the truth is that there is no winner in this money laundering scheme, except politicians and the munition companies.🤡
This. Sad there are so many sheep in this world. Americans are dumb and alot of the posts by the uketards in here show a bit of it
You are correct about Russian Land miles. American Bradleys 2,s have held up better than anything else. Most times Russian mines can only blow off the tracks. They all die on either side in Russian FV,s. We need to send them more mine clearing equip, and more M1 tanks and F16 fighters. American Bradleys have actuall been able to take out Russian T90 Tanks. Best thing we have given them is the Javelin anti tank missiles. Russia has lost thousand of tanks to them and they have no answer to them. Ukraine Navy has mostly driven the Russian Navy from the fight. Russian Air Force is a dismal failure and their Helicopter's are not much better. Ukraine got Russian Early warning 4 engine air craft 2 days ago along with a 4 engine command and control aircraft. I,d say the Ukrain is doeing pretty well with our help. Just weight until they get 200 Leopard 1 tanks from Euporean countries. Many are already there. Now if we could get them more 155mm Howitzer Ammo.
I,m getting most of my information first hand on You Tube who are actuall on the ground there. With the videos to prove what they are saying. Most are connected with some news out let in Europe. They also admit when things go wrong. I also watch/listen to news from the other side just to see what there verson of a story is. In most cases the videos of a story are the same, but the discription of what happened will be different. Such as a Ukraine drone strike on a Russian fuel storage tanks 50 miles inside Russia. Russia will say it was set by a Russian smoking while on duty in the fuel storage lot. Ukraine will say they attacked it with a Drone attack. Takeyour pick on who you want to believe. Yesterday Russia lost the largest 4 engine spy plane the own worth $330 million dollars, Ukraine say they shot it down. Russia says they made a mistake and shot down there own plane killing 15 of there own troops.You figure out who is lying. Ukraine has video of 2 bradleys taking out a Russian T90 tank, newest one they own. Ukraine has Thousands of video,s of Javelins taking out Russian tank an APV,s. Just a few examples.
Just wait until they (Ukraine) get HIMARS …. they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get F16s … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get more Javelins … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get more Artillery … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get Abrams tanks … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get 200 Leopard tanks … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get better weather … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
Just wait until they get more US TAX DOLLARS … they’ll really make the Russians sorry then.
I really don’t care if they kill each other, it’s what Russians do, I simply can’t believe that we’re funding it to the detriment of OUR citizens….all the while Putin laughs at us. If there’s anything that a POS Russian like Putin knows it’s how to manipulate others.
Every time I see a picture or video of biden or some prominent demoRAT, I feel the hard urge to piss on their dome. Lately, that chkunt jamie raskin has been vying for first position.
You are correct about Russian Land miles. American Bradleys 2,s have held up better than anything else. Most times Russian mines can only blow off the tracks. They all die on either side in Russian FV,s. We need to send them more mine clearing equip, and more M1 tanks and F16 fighters. American Bradleys have actuall been able to take out Russian T90 Tanks. Best thing we have given them is the Javelin anti tank missiles. Russia has lost thousand of tanks to them and they have no answer to them. Ukraine Navy has mostly driven the Russian Navy from the fight. Russian Air Force is a dismal failure and their Helicopter's are not much better. Ukraine got Russian Early warning 4 engine air craft 2 days ago along with a 4 engine command and control aircraft. I,d say the Ukrain is doeing pretty well with our help. Just weight until they get 200 Leopard 1 tanks from Euporean countries. Many are already there. Now if we could get them more 155mm Howitzer Ammo.
Interesting.
Where are you getting your information?
Jeffo's sock puppet never lists sources like Johnny 4 chins
Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 19, 2024
Russia is conducting an information operation to misrepresent NATO’s defensive Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises – a response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and Russian threats directed towards NATO members - as provocative. Russian forces will be able to determine the location, tempo, and operational requirements of fighting in Ukraine if Ukraine commits itself to defensive operations throughout 2024 as some US officials are reportedly pressing Kyiv to do. US officials reportedly assess that Ukraine will have to fight a long war and continue efforts to secure as much security assistance as possible for Ukraine before 2025 while expecting that positional fighting may continue in Ukraine until 2026. Russia is trying to mend its relationship with South Korea to mitigate the impacts of its growing reliance on North Korea. Protests in support of an imprisoned prominent Bashkort activist continued in the Republic of Bashkortostan, but Kremlin mouthpieces denied reports that the protests are significant in scale. The Russian government continues efforts to codify legal oversight of the activities of migrants living in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allocating funds for the search, registration, and legal protection of Russian property abroad, which includes property in former territories of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances southeast of Kupyansk, and Ukrainian forces recently regained positions southeast of Kupyansk amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact. The Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) “Vostok” Battalion stated on January 19 that it will resume fighting on the frontlines in Ukraine when the period of positional fighting ends and will “continue to serve” after the war, presumably subordinated to Rosgvardia. Russian occupation authorities continue to leverage the provision of social benefits and healthcare to augment passportization efforts in occupied Ukraine.
Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 19, 2024
Russia is conducting an information operation to misrepresent NATO’s defensive Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises – a response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and Russian threats directed towards NATO members - as provocative. Russian forces will be able to determine the location, tempo, and operational requirements of fighting in Ukraine if Ukraine commits itself to defensive operations throughout 2024 as some US officials are reportedly pressing Kyiv to do. US officials reportedly assess that Ukraine will have to fight a long war and continue efforts to secure as much security assistance as possible for Ukraine before 2025 while expecting that positional fighting may continue in Ukraine until 2026. Russia is trying to mend its relationship with South Korea to mitigate the impacts of its growing reliance on North Korea. Protests in support of an imprisoned prominent Bashkort activist continued in the Republic of Bashkortostan, but Kremlin mouthpieces denied reports that the protests are significant in scale. The Russian government continues efforts to codify legal oversight of the activities of migrants living in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allocating funds for the search, registration, and legal protection of Russian property abroad, which includes property in former territories of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances southeast of Kupyansk, and Ukrainian forces recently regained positions southeast of Kupyansk amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact. The Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) “Vostok” Battalion stated on January 19 that it will resume fighting on the frontlines in Ukraine when the period of positional fighting ends and will “continue to serve” after the war, presumably subordinated to Rosgvardia. Russian occupation authorities continue to leverage the provision of social benefits and healthcare to augment passportization efforts in occupied Ukraine.
You’re quickly overtaking Brother Burns as the campfire’s biggest BUFOON
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan and Kemal
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
just some of the Russkie scrap
Russia - 13882, of which: destroyed: 9708, damaged: 633, abandoned: 642, captured: 2899
Tanks (2623, of which destroyed: 1723, damaged: 148, abandoned: 210, captured: 542) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1135, of which destroyed: 768, damaged: 32, abandoned: 65, captured: 270) Armoured Personnel Carriers (391, of which destroyed: 264 damaged: 14, abandoned: 21, captured: 92) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3268, of which destroyed: 2292, damaged: 132, abandoned: 224, captured: 620) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (369, of which destroyed: 191, damaged: 14, abandoned: 44, captured: 120) Towed Artillery (336, of which destroyed: 194, damaged: 38, abandoned: 5, captured: 99) Self-Propelled Artillery (659, of which destroyed: 508, damaged: 37, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (339, of which destroyed: 255, damaged: 28, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (200, of which destroyed: 143, damaged: 29, abandoned: 4, captured: 24)
Radars (57, of which destroyed: 37, damaged: 10, captured: 10) 1 1K148 "Yastreb-AV" artillery reconnaissance complex: (1, destroyed) costs $250,000,000
Aircraft (101, of which destroyed: 92, damaged: 9) Helicopters (134, of which destroyed: 104, damaged: 28, captured: 2)
Naval Ships and Submarines (20, of which destroyed: 13, damaged: 7) Russkie navy is defeated by a country that does not have a Navy
Russiac takes Krnky, a giant setback for cuckraine.
wow, russkies attacked a town on Finland. NATO has to PO, Article 5 anyone?
Wtf are you talking about? I thought you were stupid when you keep posting propaganda from a bunch of clueless women. But when you say stuff like this, I reckon you're just a moron.
Those are the numbers posted on You Tube and All over the internet, most with video to go with it. 2 days ago Russia lost a A-50 Radar plane worth $330,000 million, and a Il-22 Command and control Plane. Javelins an NLAW,s have devastated Russian tank and Armored personnel carriers. When a Russian APC hits a mine, it is completely toast, Bradley, only loose a track and are able to even take on Russian T90 and walk away. Many Russian cities are being hit by missile like HIMARs which has never been shot down. Unlike Russia's missile that try to get thru the Ukraine's air defense, and 90% are shot down. Then there is the Russian Navy that has had to retreat almost completely from the Crimea, Russia is now telling all Russians who moved to Crimea to now move back to Russia.
Those are the numbers posted on You Tube and All over the internet, most with video to go with it. 2 days ago Russia lost a A-50 Radar plane worth $330,000 million, and a Il-22 Command and control Plane. Javelins an NLAW,s have devastated Russian tank and Armored personnel carriers. When a Russian APC hits a mine, it is completely toast, Bradley, only loose a track and are able to even take on Russian T90 and walk away. Many Russian cities are being hit by missile like HIMARs which has never been shot down. Unlike Russia's missile that try to get thru the Ukraine's air defense, and 90% are shot down. Then there is the Russian Navy that has had to retreat almost completely from the Crimea, Russia is now telling all Russians who moved to Crimea to now move back to Russia.
Youtube?!,....with video?!!
Well,....that settles it. The Russian fleet will soon be cruising down the Ohio River to occupy St. Louis.
Wat I hear it, they're coming for the EBT cards. Soon there won't be any ham hocks, lima beans, or the first fuggin' chitterling left in the whole state of Missouri.
,....all because of Putin.
It's all just for practice for when Russia invades the continent of Africa.
Those are the numbers posted on You Tube and All over the internet, most with video to go with it. 2 days ago Russia lost a A-50 Radar plane worth $330,000 million, and a Il-22 Command and control Plane. Javelins an NLAW,s have devastated Russian tank and Armored personnel carriers. When a Russian APC hits a mine, it is completely toast, Bradley, only loose a track and are able to even take on Russian T90 and walk away. Many Russian cities are being hit by missile like HIMARs which has never been shot down. Unlike Russia's missile that try to get thru the Ukraine's air defense, and 90% are shot down. Then there is the Russian Navy that has had to retreat almost completely from the Crimea, Russia is now telling all Russians who moved to Crimea to now move back to Russia.
Post the YouTube of Russians fleeing crimea. Is the ghost of kiev bombing them again goober??
Ukraine is kicking Russia butt, with a country 1/30th the size and driven the Russia Air force from the Ukraine. Finland has joined NATO and Sweden in a couple months. All countries who opposed have now agreed to allow Sweden in. Russian Navy will be locked in a Baltic Sea. Poland is about to be the strongest military power in Europe. Moldovia wants to be part of NATO the winning team.
Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 20, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin falsely claimed that Russia supports the “unconditional equality” and “sovereignty” of all states in a January 20 letter to the Non-Aligned Movement Summit, contradicting Russia’s official position on its war in Ukraine and its wider imperial ambitions. Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin threatened Denmark, a founding member of NATO, on January 20 in response to a recent US-Danish agreement allowing US forces access to military bases in Denmark. Russian energy exports to China significantly increased in 2023 amid increasing Russian reliance on oil revenues to manage the fiscal burdens of the war in Ukraine. European Union (EU) Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton stated on January 20 that the EU will have the capacity to produce 1.3 to 1.4 million artillery shells by the end of 2024 and will ensure that it delivers the “majority” of the shells to Ukraine. Russian forces made confirmed advances along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area amid continued positional engagements along the front. A Russian Storm-Z instructor claimed on January 16 that Rosgvardia personnel operating in occupied Ukraine have systematic issues with equipment and weapons storage. Occupation authorities continue preparations for the March 2024 Russian presidential election.
Ukraine is kicking Russia butt, with a country 1/30th the size and driven the Russia Air force from the Ukraine. Finland has joined NATO and Sweden in a couple months. All countries who opposed have now agreed to allow Sweden in. Russian Navy will be locked in a Baltic Sea. Poland is about to be the strongest military power in Europe. Moldovia wants to be part of NATO the winning team.
. That will be some trick. Putin has 1500 troops in the disputed strip to the East (Transnistria) Ukraine Light
russia has gained little land exceeding what they had already taken in 2014. The little extra they have taken they have been just barely able to hold onto, and that has been at a huge cost in both men and equipment. And now Ukraine is going after russia's oil and gas infrastructure. Both in the St. Petersburg plant Thursday 18 Jan 2024, and the Novatek terminal on the Black Sea today 21 Jan 2024.
Those are the numbers posted on You Tube and All over the internet, most with video to go with it. 2 days ago Russia lost a A-50 Radar plane worth $330,000 million, and a Il-22 Command and control Plane. Javelins an NLAW,s have devastated Russian tank and Armored personnel carriers. When a Russian APC hits a mine, it is completely toast, Bradley, only loose a track and are able to even take on Russian T90 and walk away. Many Russian cities are being hit by missile like HIMARs which has never been shot down. Unlike Russia's missile that try to get thru the Ukraine's air defense, and 90% are shot down. Then there is the Russian Navy that has had to retreat almost completely from the Crimea, Russia is now telling all Russians who moved to Crimea to now move back to Russia.
Youtube?!,....with video?!!
Well,....that settles it. The Russian fleet will soon be cruising down the Ohio River to occupy St. Louis.
Wat I hear it, they're coming for the EBT cards. Soon there won't be any ham hocks, lima beans, or the first fuggin' chitterling left in the whole state of Missouri.
,....all because of Putin.
It's all just for practice for when Russia invades the continent of Africa.
If you all haven't taken notice, over the last month or so it's being stated that all of Europe is planning for all-out war, without the U.S... England themselves has stated that the U.S. can no longer be counted on. With the U.S. neglecting their pacts with NATO and other countries. Should that happen Tiwan and South Korea will be the first attacked, followed shortly afterwards by Japan and the Pacific Islands. China has just finished with the making of a security agreement with the Solomon Islands.
Time to really start worrying is when our NATO allies start reneging on the F-35 orders...
Phil
I'm sure Russia is terrified
Marine Corps called 911 after losing $90M F-35 jet in SC ‘mishap’: ‘We are trying to look for it and we are coming up dry so far’ By Social Links for Patrick Reilly Published Jan. 20, 2024, 10:16 p.m. ET
It's war and unfortunately non-combatants get killed.
At least 10,000 civilians, including more than 560 children, have been killed and over 18,500 have been injured since Russia launched its a full-scale armed attack against Ukraine on 24 February 2022
It's war and unfortunately non-combatants get killed.
At least 10,000 civilians, including more than 560 children, have been killed and over 18,500 have been injured since Russia launched its a full-scale armed attack against Ukraine on 24 February 2022
Got a point. The US has carpet bombed and killed over 1000000 civilians and caused the deaths of millions more after dozens of invasions of sovereign countries
So Nazis in Ukraine killing a few thousand civilians not a big big deal
putin has decided... that Alaska was purchased illegally and still belongs to russia. He's decided he wants it back. The puke is nearly as crazy as trump...
Tootie_Fruit, you're just another internet pussy. Hidin behind your various sock puppets. Fugkin fatass loser.
Tell us another bedtime story about ukraine winning.
LMAO. 😂
I think you were gonna show me about how badass you are.
What happened to that big threat?
Please include your peeping Tom pics, too.
Come get some of me, You fat ass old big mouth chkunt. Talk big until it's time to get up off your fat ass. And by the way, I know all those ladies at my gym, fugktard. They LIKE being looked at. That's why they work out so hard, moron.
Tootie_Fruit, you're just another internet pussy. Hidin behind your various sock puppets. Fugkin fatass loser.
Tell us another bedtime story about ukraine winning.
LMAO. 😂
I think you were gonna show me about how badass you are.
What happened to that big threat?
Please include your peeping Tom pics, too.
Come get some of me, You fat ass old big mouth chkunt. Talk big until it's time to get up off your fat ass. And by the way, I know all those ladies at my gym, fugktard. They LIKE being looked at. That's why they work out so hard, moron.
Peeking out of your next sock puppet soon?
I see you’ve changed your mind about showing me. No surprise there when a keyboard badass talks his game.
You’re a liar about those pics you took you slime ball gutter rat.
Your sock puppet looks to be‘local dirt’ if I’m not mistaken.
Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 21, 2024
Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted successful drone strikes against targets in Leningrad and Tula oblasts, where repeated Ukrainian drone strikes may fix Russian short-range air defense systems defending potentially significant targets along expected flight routes. Moldovan authorities accused Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria of numerous violations, including the improper use of drones, while conducting exercises in late December 2023, prompting an information attack by a pro-Kremlin mouthpiece. Russia is likely intensifying relations with North Korea as part of an effort to procure more artillery ammunition from abroad amid Russian munition shortages. Russian forces advanced near Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the front. Russian opposition outlet Mobilization News reported on January 21 that likely Russian military commanders are mistreating troops at a training ground in Volgograd Oblast. Russian federal subjects continue to foster patronage networks in occupied Ukraine.
Ok toot remember when rick kicked you off here when you threatened an honorable hard working military healthcare worker who treated sick military vets ?
And toot you were constantly posting the fake Covid lies and praising Biden and the lockdowns and destruction of American lives
Ok toot remember when rick kicked you off here when you threatened an honorable hard working military healthcare worker who treated sick military vets ?
And toot you were constantly posting the fake Covid lies and praising Biden and the lockdowns and destruction of American lives
We all remember what a huge lying pos you are
Bot girl wailing and gnashing her teeth.
Still trying to live down your apt description of being a piece of human dog scchitt, are you?
Ok toot remember when rick kicked you off here when you threatened an honorable hard working military healthcare worker who treated sick military vets ?
And toot you were constantly posting the fake Covid lies and praising Biden and the lockdowns and destruction of American lives
We all remember what a huge lying pos you are
Bot girl wailing and gnashing her teeth.
Still trying to live down your apt description of being a piece of human dog scchitt, are you?
Heh!
Tooty. Did you get goalie fired from his job at the Va treating sick military vets??
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed in his recent evening address that Russian forces launched extensive attacks across more than one hundred Ukrainian cities on January 21. The strikes affected a wide range of regions, causing destruction and casualties.
"Russian monsters shelled and struck over one hundred cities, towns, and villages in nine of our regions on this single day," Zelenskyy stated. He mentioned areas ranging from Chernihiv Oblast to Mykolaiv Oblast, including Donetsk Oblast, which experienced particularly violent attacks.
russia has ran out of missiles and is now using imported NK ballistic missiles... they might land anywhere.
Phil
Russia has become totally dependent upon Iran and North Korea for their arms.
Reuters, British Intel, France 24
So, Iran and North Korea are able to out the United States and the entirety of Western Europe. Phuque man, that’s the biggest story yet to come out of this war. We’ve allowed our industrial base to degrade so far we can’t even make more arms than Iran and North Korea.
I dont know what kind of war theyt got going but it hasnt slowed down the Ag industries. You would think that corn and wheat prices would be through the roof, Ukraine is a major player in the export markets. Yet corn has suffered losses as Ukraines exports are just a little lagging behind other years. How can you have this huge war and still produce a large state wide crop?
Our industrial base is just fine, but you need a functional Congress for any of it to work... the one we have is totally incompetent.
Phil
Another 30 000illegal aliens entering the US again today under Biden during the worst recession and highest inflation in over 40 years America is collapsing 35 trillion in debt fighting fake wars. Christians targeted by the FBI Drag queen strip shows in grade schools and pornographers in children s libraries. No wonder child groomers are celebrating
Actually, their exports of grain have been higher than any other time since russia invaded starting the war.
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"Ukraine's ports exported more agricultural products in December 2023 than at any other point since Russia's invasion, almost certainly driven by the reopening of Ukraine's main Black Sea ports and establishment of a unilateral shipping export channel," the update read. "[Ukraine] has largely prevented the Russian Black Sea Fleet from operating in the western Black Sea.
Actually, their exports of grain have been higher than any other time since russia invaded starting the war.
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"Ukraine's ports exported more agricultural products in December 2023 than at any other point since Russia's invasion, almost certainly driven by the reopening of Ukraine's main Black Sea ports and establishment of a unilateral shipping export channel," the update read. "[Ukraine] has largely prevented the Russian Black Sea Fleet from operating in the western Black Sea.
russia has ran out of missiles and is now using imported NK ballistic missiles... they might land anywhere.
Phil
Russia has become totally dependent upon Iran and North Korea for their arms.
Reuters, British Intel, France 24
So, Iran and North Korea are able to out the United States and the entirety of Western Europe. Phuque man, that’s the biggest story yet to come out of this war. We’ve allowed our industrial base to degrade so far we can’t even make more arms than Iran and North Korea.
Supposedly 48 countries are sending aid to Ukraine. Somehow Russia is withstanding all their efforts to dislodge them from their gains in the former Ukraine territory.
Pray for Russia. Somehow in a very ironic twist Russia has become mankind's last hope against the tyranny of the NWO and its banking system. This is the big push that has been over a century in the planning.
Study a little history. Russia has always been the prize, even when over 200 years ago Napoleon tried them on for size. Way too rich in resources to ignore.
he is back hiding looking for a new user name, houston is at least his second try at being a coward.
That we know of
You losers are comical.
Heh!
Ha ha the only loser is you, what a clown, hiding behind various user names when caught by Rick Bin, that shows a loser, had the same user name as I don't have to hide.
Ritter emphasized that Russia has its own goals and is determined to pursue them to the end, especially now that it has gained a significant advantage in the conflict.
"Russia has won this conflict," Ritter added.
This development comes amid a statement by the head of NATO's Military Committee about the alliance's plans to prepare for war with Russia.
The current geopolitical climate, as observed by Ritter, suggests a complex and challenging situation.
he is back hiding looking for a new user name, houston is at least his second try at being a coward.
That we know of
You losers are comical.
Heh!
Ha ha the only loser is you, what a clown, hiding behind various user names when caught by Rick Bin, that shows a loser, had the same user name as I don't have to hide.
Ritter emphasized that Russia has its own goals and is determined to pursue them to the end, especially now that it has gained a significant advantage in the conflict.
"Russia has won this conflict," Ritter added.
This development comes amid a statement by the head of NATO's Military Committee about the alliance's plans to prepare for war with Russia.
The current geopolitical climate, as observed by Ritter, suggests a complex and challenging situation.
Rick will eventually schitcan tooty fruitys new sock puppets. But he is leaving them up for now because they’re so damn pathetic and funny
he is back hiding looking for a new user name, houston is at least his second try at being a coward.
That we know of
You losers are comical.
Heh!
Ha ha the only loser is you, what a clown, hiding behind various user names when caught by Rick Bin, that shows a loser, had the same user name as I don't have to hide.
Ritter emphasized that Russia has its own goals and is determined to pursue them to the end, especially now that it has gained a significant advantage in the conflict.
"Russia has won this conflict," Ritter added.
This development comes amid a statement by the head of NATO's Military Committee about the alliance's plans to prepare for war with Russia.
The current geopolitical climate, as observed by Ritter, suggests a complex and challenging situation.
Rick will eventually schitcan tooty fruitys new sock puppets. But he is leaving them up for now because they’re so damn pathetic and funny
Bot girl comrade ribka flailing again and has yet to be proven right.
Like comrade Hastings be sure and pray for your Mother Russia and Savior Vladdie. Do that right now.
he is back hiding looking for a new user name, houston is at least his second try at being a coward.
That we know of
You losers are comical.
Heh!
Ha ha the only loser is you, what a clown, hiding behind various user names when caught by Rick Bin, that shows a loser, had the same user name as I don't have to hide.
Ritter emphasized that Russia has its own goals and is determined to pursue them to the end, especially now that it has gained a significant advantage in the conflict.
"Russia has won this conflict," Ritter added.
This development comes amid a statement by the head of NATO's Military Committee about the alliance's plans to prepare for war with Russia.
The current geopolitical climate, as observed by Ritter, suggests a complex and challenging situation.
he is back hiding looking for a new user name, houston is at least his second try at being a coward.
That we know of
You losers are comical.
Heh!
Ha ha the only loser is you, what a clown, hiding behind various user names when caught by Rick Bin, that shows a loser, had the same user name as I don't have to hide.
Ritter emphasized that Russia has its own goals and is determined to pursue them to the end, especially now that it has gained a significant advantage in the conflict.
"Russia has won this conflict," Ritter added.
This development comes amid a statement by the head of NATO's Military Committee about the alliance's plans to prepare for war with Russia.
The current geopolitical climate, as observed by Ritter, suggests a complex and challenging situation.
From Ritter, you say.
Fuggin hilarious just like you.
Laughing!
Toot why are you so intent in getting medical care denied to military vets??
he is back hiding looking for a new user name, houston is at least his second try at being a coward.
That we know of
You losers are comical.
Heh!
Ha ha the only loser is you, what a clown, hiding behind various user names when caught by Rick Bin, that shows a loser, had the same user name as I don't have to hide.
Ritter emphasized that Russia has its own goals and is determined to pursue them to the end, especially now that it has gained a significant advantage in the conflict.
"Russia has won this conflict," Ritter added.
This development comes amid a statement by the head of NATO's Military Committee about the alliance's plans to prepare for war with Russia.
The current geopolitical climate, as observed by Ritter, suggests a complex and challenging situation.
From Ritter, you say.
Fuggin hilarious just like you.
Laughing!
Toot why are you so intent in getting medical care denied to military vets??
Pitiful bot girl comrade ribka struggling for relevance that simply isn’t there to be found.
Go get’em bot girl and don’t forget to pray for Vlad and your Mother Russia.
Did the Orcs take Odessa or Kiev or did they die in large numberS today?
Asking for a friend who was tied up at SHOT SHOW today.
THANKS, Kiddos.
12 TU-95s in the air. I suspect it's payback for Ukraine shelling that market in the Donbass and killing all of those Russian civilians.
So the Orcs have been stymied, stopped, lost ground, and strike at civi targets in impotent rage.
The WIZARD saw this coming years ago.
I strongly suspect that they're heading to the latest accumulation of donated armaments. It stands to reason that Ukraine is running out of places to hide them.
The shopping center courtyards, daycare centers, schools, hospitals and mall parking lots fit for Ukrainian HIMARS or artillery are getting harder to come by now that most of Ukraine has been flattened as she sprints toward the winners line….probably after the spring offensive and the first sortie of F16s led by the Ghost of Kiev and all the Slava Ukraine you can eat. 😂
The "Wizard" should have told those French mercenaries that Kharkiv was *way* to close to Russia for them to set up shop there.
I'm sure the Ukrainian leadership told them that there was nothing to worry about.
The Ukranians have already learned how accurate and deadly first world heavy weapons are. Most have gotten very hesitant to get very close to them. It seems to be taking the mercenaries a bit longer to get the message.
You *really* don't want to move in next door to Russia while harboring bad intentions. First world heavy weapons obviously won't allow it. If there's a place that will get you killed quicker than Ukraine, I've not heard of it. Maybe Gaza.
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 22, 2024
Russia continues to weaponize its position on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to propagate several long-standing Russian information operations. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited Kyiv on January 22 and announced a new Polish defense package for Ukraine. Footage purportedly showing an altercation between a Russian soldier and Chechen “Akhmat-Vostok” forces in occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhia Oblast, reignited criticism of Chechen forces for their lack of contributions to Russian military operations in Ukraine. An investigation by a Russian opposition outlet suggests that Russian elites may have accepted and internalized the domestic consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russian officials and information space actors are attempting to further rhetorically justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by misrepresenting a decree that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed on January 22 concerning discrimination against ethnic Ukrainians in Russia. Zelensky’s decree does not establish any territorial demands upon Russia, as select Russian ultranationalists falsely claimed. Russian forces made confirmed advances south of Avdiivka and west of Donetsk City amid continued positional engagements along the entire frontline. Kyrgyzstan issued a statement against Russia’s continued practice of targeting naturalized migrants as part of ongoing crypto-mobilization efforts. Russian federal subjects continue to establish ties with areas of occupied Ukraine.
NATO contributes $1.2 billion for arms for Ukraine mostly for artillery shells.
NATO urges all European nations and members to upgrade their arsenals.
BBC, WSJ
Globalists working to involve NATO in a war with Russia is going to cause the breakup of NATO. The crazies in the U.S. government has already caused enough problems for Western Europe. Encouraging them to suffer further damage is going to cause them to walk away from the insanity.
Lets see, your deliberately started Bush wars lasted 20+ years... and again, we didn't win. Maybe because those that are attacked have a resolve to win and usually do.
Another group of 25 French NAZis were sent to hell after a Kinzahl missile strike n Kiev
Originally Posted by Bristoe
The "Wizard" should have told those French mercenaries that Kharkiv was *way* to close to Russia for them to set up shop there.
I'm sure the Ukrainian leadership told them that there was nothing to worry about.
The Ukranians have already learned how accurate and deadly first world heavy weapons are. Most have gotten very hesitant to get very close to them. It seems to be taking the mercenaries a bit longer to get the message.
You *really* don't want to move in next door to Russia while harboring bad intentions. First world heavy weapons obviously won't allow it. If there's a place that will get you killed quicker than Ukraine, I've not heard of it. Maybe Gaza.
Zelensky goes to WEF conference and praises the WEF'S NEW WORLD AGENDA where gas powered vehicles, free speech and private gun ownership will be outlawed
Lets see, your deliberately started Bush wars lasted 20+ years... and again, we didn't win. Maybe because those that are attacked have a resolve to win and usually do.
Phil
What do you mean “we didn’t win”? There are 2 sides to this and if you mean America didn’t win I’d say you are correct but you and your traitor buddies in the democrat party WERE victorious when you turned your backs on our military, ignored the pleas for upholding your promises of safety to our translators and allies and left billions of dollars of military HARDWARE, PLANES, HELICOPTERS and CASH for our, America’s enemies.
You democrats are going to be in for a rude awakening one of these days…
Apple fined $13 million USD in Russia for improper APPs. This comes on the heels of Google being fined for $400 million usd for not deleting what the kremlin described as fake news,
Polish Prime Minister visits Ukraine to show support for Ukraine. The Polish Prime Minister says that Ukraine is standing firm and is shouldering the brunt of Russian aggression for the whole European continent.
Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Pavlohrad got clobbered this morning.
I thought there would be some payback after Ukraine shelled that market in the ethnic Russian Donbass region. Ukraine also hit an oil refinery in Russia a few days ago.
I think people would be surprised to learn how many NATO troops are in Ukraine. I don't believe there's enough left of the Ukraine military to do much.
The staging area in Kharkov that got hit contained at least 80 French troops. That's too many of one nationality in one place to be "mercenaries". That's an organized unit.
Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Pavlohrad got clobbered this morning.
I thought there would be some payback after Ukraine shelled that market in the ethnic Russian Donbass region. Ukraine also hit an oil refinery in Russia a few days ago.
I think people would be surprised to learn how many NATO troops are in Ukraine. I don't believe there's enough left of the Ukraine military to do much.
The staging area in Kharkov that got hit contained at least 80 French troops. That's too many of one nationality in one place to be "mercenaries". That's an organized unit.
Many of those French mercs were members of the French military. Macron fist denied that any French were in Ukraine then Russian diplomat showed him the dead bodies French uniforms and their passports. Lol fuggin frogs
Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Pavlohrad got clobbered this morning.
I thought there would be some payback after Ukraine shelled that market in the ethnic Russian Donbass region. Ukraine also hit an oil refinery in Russia a few days ago.
I think people would be surprised to learn how many NATO troops are in Ukraine. I don't believe there's enough left of the Ukraine military to do much.
The staging area in Kharkov that got hit contained at least 80 French troops. That's too many of one nationality in one place to be "mercenaries". That's an organized unit.
Many of those French mercs were members of the French military. Macron fist denied that any French were in Ukraine then Russian diplomat showed him the dead bodies French uniforms and their passports. Lol fuggin frogs
Yeah. It sure seems that way.
I can't believe how thick headed their leadership is--staging them 20 miles from the Russian border.
Common sense tells you that there's Russian eyes and ears all over that area--all over Ukraine, for that matter. Nothing or nobody comes in without Russia knowing about it.
Congregating a bunch of hostile troops 20 miles from the Russian border in Ukraine is sentencing them to death. They're fish in a barrel.
There are whispers from Kyiv that Zaluzhny will be fired and CIA favorite Kyrylo Budanov is taking over the Ukrainian Armed Forces. If it’s true here’s why:
The real President of Ukraine, Victoria Nuland, needs someone crazy enough to blow up a nuclear power plant and Budanov is her guy. She needs a pretext for NATO troops to enter Ukraine, urgently. Russia is winning the US proxy war and Nuland is running out of options.
In her deranged mind the best way to get NATO involved is to harm Europeans with a radioactive cloud from a nuclear power plant that Russia allegedly destroyed. The Propaganda media would sell the story and suppress the truth as it has done throughout the war.
If Budanov executes Nuland’s dirty plan he would become the next Zelenskyy. That’s her promise and his ambition.
Zaluzhny would leave a vacuum. Ukrainian soldiers are burned out. Assistance from the West has dried up, temporarily. The window for Putin to end this war on Russias terms is now. Expect a major push.
Nuland and her crazy leftists would never allow innocent people to be hurt by radiation, they’re super climate conscious. It’s not like the American leftists along with their Ukrainian warmongering sycophants would attack a natural gas pipeline that supplied our friends and allies with necessary energy. To do such a thing would be fundamentally opposite of their climate change directives not to mention it would be illegal and cause for retaliation by any and all stakeholders.
Nuland and her crazy leftists would never allow innocent people to be hurt by radiation, they’re super climate conscious. It’s not like the American leftists along with their Ukrainian warmongering sycophants would attack a natural gas pipeline that supplied our friends and allies with necessary energy. To do such a thing would be fundamentally opposite of their climate change directives not to mention it would be illegal and cause for retaliation by any and all stakeholders.
Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 23, 2024
Western states reiterated their support for Ukraine and their commitment to the development of Ukraine’s defense industrial base (DIB) at the 18th Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on January 23. NATO concluded contracts on January 23 for the purchase over 200,000 artillery shells, likely either to allow NATO to send additional aid to Ukraine or to replenish NATO stockpiles. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces are struggling to compensate for Ukrainian drone and rear-area strikes at the level necessary to break out of positional warfare. Russian forces conducted a series of missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of January 22-23 with a new strike package likely meant to penetrate Ukrainian air defenses. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and Palestinian National Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki as part of efforts to deepen Russian relations with Middle Eastern actors. The Kremlin’s domestic policy focus on the “Year of the Family” in 2024 is likely in part meant to address Russia’s ongoing demographic crisis. The Russian Baltic Fleet is conducting a coastal missile exercise likely to posture against ongoing NATO Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises. The Kremlin may intend to use the 2024 Russian presidential election as a referendum on Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Russian legal system is expanding the prosecution of extortion cases to broadly suppress sources of dissent. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on January 23. Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) government chairperson Yevgeny Solntsev announced on January 23 that a branch of the Russian Nakhimov Naval School in occupied Mariupol will start instructing its first cadets on September 1, 2024. Russian occupation authorities are likely deliberately misrepresenting population statistics in occupied areas to encourage people to relocated to occupied settlements.
The Russian Parliament approves and enacts a law that allows for confiscation of all property of anyone speaking out publicly or privately against the war in Ukraine.
Of late, the wives of Russian soldiers in Ukraine have been openly protesting Putin’s refusal to allow soldiers in the military to rotate out of their assigned positions no matter how long the soldiers have served.
Nuland and her crazy leftists would never allow innocent people to be hurt by radiation, they’re super climate conscious. It’s not like the American leftists along with their Ukrainian warmongering sycophants would attack a natural gas pipeline that supplied our friends and allies with necessary energy. To do such a thing would be fundamentally opposite of their climate change directives not to mention it would be illegal and cause for retaliation by any and all stakeholders.
Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 23, 2024
Western states reiterated their support for Ukraine and their commitment to the development of Ukraine’s defense industrial base (DIB) at the 18th Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on January 23. NATO concluded contracts on January 23 for the purchase over 200,000 artillery shells, likely either to allow NATO to send additional aid to Ukraine or to replenish NATO stockpiles. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces are struggling to compensate for Ukrainian drone and rear-area strikes at the level necessary to break out of positional warfare. Russian forces conducted a series of missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of January 22-23 with a new strike package likely meant to penetrate Ukrainian air defenses. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and Palestinian National Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki as part of efforts to deepen Russian relations with Middle Eastern actors. The Kremlin’s domestic policy focus on the “Year of the Family” in 2024 is likely in part meant to address Russia’s ongoing demographic crisis. The Russian Baltic Fleet is conducting a coastal missile exercise likely to posture against ongoing NATO Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises. The Kremlin may intend to use the 2024 Russian presidential election as a referendum on Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Russian legal system is expanding the prosecution of extortion cases to broadly suppress sources of dissent. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on January 23. Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) government chairperson Yevgeny Solntsev announced on January 23 that a branch of the Russian Nakhimov Naval School in occupied Mariupol will start instructing its first cadets on September 1, 2024. Russian occupation authorities are likely deliberately misrepresenting population statistics in occupied areas to encourage people to relocated to occupied settlements.
The Western European nations, NATO, EU and UN also stated Trump would destroy the economy and start WW3 and Bidet won the election fairly, right? Thot so.
NATO Ukronazis just shot down a plane carrying 72 Ukrainian POWs being flown into Ukraine for a prisoner swap. They first bragged they shot down a Russian plane then denied they shot the plane down when revealed they killed 72 of their own POWs.
The Kharkiv Oblast is an area that borders the original Russian boundary and is primarily populated by ethnic Russians. Russia declared the annexation of the Kharkiv region into Russia in 2022 and now considers it a part of Russia.
It's difficult to know who is really calling the shots in Ukraine these days. But whoever is in charge of the French troops there decided to thumb Putin in the eye by stationing a company strength unit in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine about 15 miles from the original Russian border. In Russia's opinion, this is an occupation of Russia. I'm not sure why anyone in charge thought this would be a good idea. But Russia promptly stuck a big ass missile right in the middle of the proceedings, killing 60 French troops and wounding 20 others.
When France sent another unit to identify the bodies and ostensibly prepare them to be transported back to France, Russia stuck another missile right into the middle of that activity.
Essentially, Russia is saying, "That's Russia now. Don't come unless you're invited".
Gees, wondering what happen to the original 500k soldiers ??
Ukraine's Spy Chief: "Not Even Conceivable" That We Can Win Without Massive Mobilization Tyler Durden's Photo by Tyler Durden Tuesday, Jan 23, 2024 - 12:15 PM
"The shortage [of manpower] is palpable," Ukraine’s military top spy chief, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, told Financial Times in a new interview, describing the most pressing situation facing the country after nearly two years of war.
He warned that "it is not even conceivable to think that we can do without mobilization" — which reflects the consensus of the military's leadership, and strongly points to staggering losses by the Ukrainian side, though an official running casualty count has never been revealed. Russia has also likely suffered immense losses, but can tap into much greater manpower and artillery, which is also allegedly being supplied from such nefarious actors as North Korea.
As part of its report, FT has reviewed that Zelensky recently revealed that his army chiefs requested him "to mobilize about 400,000 to 500,000 new soldiers to replace those killed or wounded, and to rest those involved in the most intense fighting." Kyrylo Budanov, government handout
Still, Budanov tried to paint an optimistic picture at a moment that even mainstream US press has lamented the current state of the war as a total failure and disaster for Ukraine:
Ukrainian troops never managed to decisively breach Russia’s heavily fortified defences: the frontline remains almost the same as it looked a year ago. But Budanov maintains he was not wrong.
"Although the original plans suggested something different, we kept our promise. This summer, our units repeatedly entered Crimea," he said, referring to his commandos sneaking on to the peninsula to carry out raids on Russian bases.
Not only have Ukrainian operatives done brief but ineffective raids into Crimea, but the last several weeks have seen stepped-up cross border drone and rocket attacks against Russian border regions, particularly targeting Belgorod city, resulting in dozens of casualties over months of sporadic waves of strikes.
Many war analysts have looked upon these attacks on Russian territory as a sign of increasing desperation. The Ukrainian strikes have been focused on civilian areas of Belgorod, and have little or no strategic value, but is more an act of 'revenge' and perhaps part of seeking to impose a "cost" on the Russian population in hopes of pressuring the Putin government.
Kiev has been mulling a new mass mobilization since at least December, when media reports first cited Zelensky as saying, "This is a serious number," while explaining further he has to look at more arguments to support this direction." He added at the time, "I need concrete information on what will (then) happen with the one-million military of Ukraine," according to The Kyiv Independent.
Any new mass mobilization is likely to be met with fierce pushback among the population and some government officials. Already there have been signs of fracture within the government over what to do as it's increasingly clear Ukrainian forces are 'losing' - especially in manpower, arms, and ammo.
Zelensky’s security services and military recruiters have also been accused of abusing their power under martial law, also amid allegations of corruption, with The New York Times having previously reported Ukrainian army recruiters have become "increasingly aggressive in their efforts to replenish the ranks, in some cases pulling men off the streets and whisking them to recruiting centers using intimidation and even physical force."
There have even been reports of men with diagnosed mental disabilities being subjected to attempted drafts. Currently, men ages 18-60 may be mobilized and still have no right to leave Ukraine, per the stipulations under martial law.
FT has underscored that Ukraine's prospects look bleak at the start of this new year:
Finally returning to the subject of the war, Budanov declined to make any bold predictions for 2024. “No,” he said. “I hope that our success will be greater than theirs.” Then he slipped out of the darkened room.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces have continued their desperate tactics while the frontlines have not moved and Russia solidifies hold over the Donbass. On Sunday, at least 27 people were killed after Ukrainian forces heavily shelled a market on the outskirts of the Russian-controlled city of Donestk.
"As a result of Ukraine’s artillery shelling attack on the Tekstilshchik district, 27 civilians have died. Twenty-five more, including two teenagers, received various wounds," announced Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
putin has stretched his air defenses thin, very thin. surrounding his prized palace with his air defense systems. I'd say he's running scared, but it's more like he's hiding under the rock...
putin has stretched his air defenses thin, very thin. surrounding his prized palace with his air defense systems. I'd say he's running scared, but it's more like he's hiding under the rock...
Phil
Trump received a record number of votes in the Iowa and NH primaries
PedoToot, it's super easy to post pics. This is from 30 minutes ago, scouting out a new goose hunting spot. Does the department of corrections allow you to own firearms??
Russian forces are at a stalemate point due to being unable to assemble in mass numbers for ground assaults due to Ukraine drones dropping bombs on assembled groups.
PedoToot, it's super easy to post pics. This is from 30 minutes ago, scouting out a new goose hunting spot. Does the department of corrections allow you to own firearms??
Heh!
Both of you perverse boys seem to be struggling badly.
PedoToot, it's super easy to post pics. This is from 30 minutes ago, scouting out a new goose hunting spot. Does the department of corrections allow you to own firearms??
Heh!
Both of you perverse boys seem to be struggling badly.
You're not drawing anyone in, you dope. Everyone here knows you are a loser. Zero life. Just pretending to be different people on the web, hanging out where you are not welcome or liked. Waste of life. Go outside!
PedoToot, it's super easy to post pics. This is from 30 minutes ago, scouting out a new goose hunting spot. Does the department of corrections allow you to own firearms??
Heh!
Both of you perverse boys seem to be struggling badly.
Heh you corn ball phaagut
You, longarm and ribka have clearly shown a rapt fascination for the sexual arcane side of life.
You 3 most definitely belong together. The Trilogy as it were.
You're not drawing anyone in, you dope. Everyone here knows you are a loser. Zero life. Just pretending to be different people on the web, hanging out where you are not welcome or liked. Waste of life. Go outside!
Well I’ve got you hanging on a string like a yo-yo. You might take some of your own advice.
I'll stick with hunting, fishing, and women. You can stay in Mom's basement pretending to be relevant. Pretending to be 'one of the guys'.. except no one believes it. Loser.
IL-76 passenger plane, carryin 65 cuckraine troops back ta cuckraine for a prisoner exchange, with the flight path and destination known in advance ta cuckraine.
And they wonder why cuck troops are deserting at a record pace.
I'll stick with hunting, fishing, and women. You can stay in Mom's basement pretending to be relevant. Pretending to be 'one of the guys'.. except no one believes it. Loser.
You’ll also stick with being a member of the sexual deviant trilogy. I doubt your attraction to women very much.
I'll stick with hunting, fishing, and women. You can stay in Mom's basement pretending to be relevant. Pretending to be 'one of the guys'.. except no one believes it. Loser.
Day 701 of the failed Russian invasion of Ukraine.
I thought I read somewhere that Russia was holding on to the part of Ukraine it had taken in spite of 48 nations including the USA and the NATO nations arming Ukraine at great expense.
I am having serious trouble understanding why we would spend a nickel on Ukraine. Somehow I had the idea that the USA was formed by people who had left Europe and wished to leave the problems of Europe behind. Europe has been at war basically for over 2000 years. There have been a few periods of truce to allow for rearming and raising another generation of peons to fight for the ruling class.
Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 24, 2024
A Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed in Belgorod Oblast on January 24. Russian information space actors are seizing on the Il-76 crash to sow domestic discontent in Ukraine and undermine Western will to continue giving military support to Ukraine. Russian law enforcement authorities are codifying xenophobic profiling methods suggesting that migrants are predisposed to criminal activity against the backdrop of continued conflicts between Russian citizens and naturalized migrants. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that Ukrainian hackers recently conducted cyberattacks on Russian intelligence and communications infrastructure. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated during the 18th Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany that recent Russian missile strikes against Ukraine underscore the need to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses. Russian and Chadian officials met in Moscow on January 24, suggesting that Chad may be the Kremlin’s next target among former French colonies on the African continent. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) controlled Africa Corps published photos on January 24 claiming to show Africa Corps personnel arriving in Burkina Faso. NATO announced on January 24 that the Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises have started and will run until May 31, 2024. Positional engagements continued throughout the theater. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov continues efforts to bolster the reputation of Chechen forces. Russian occupation authorities are setting conditions to coerce voter turnout in the upcoming March 2024 presidential elections.
Day 701 of the failed Russian invasion of Ukraine.
I thought I read somewhere that Russia was holding on to the part of Ukraine it had taken in spite of 48 nations including the USA and the NATO nations arming Ukraine at great expense.
I am having serious trouble understanding why we would spend a nickel on Ukraine. Somehow I had the idea that the USA was formed by people who had left Europe and wished to leave the problems of Europe behind. Europe has been at war basically for over 2000 years. There have been a few periods of truce to allow for rearming and raising another generation of peons to fight for the ruling class.
BS. Putin is fixing to take out Western Europe if we don't send more mon. Remember that BS?
Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 24, 2024
A Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed in Belgorod Oblast on January 24. Russian information space actors are seizing on the Il-76 crash to sow domestic discontent in Ukraine and undermine Western will to continue giving military support to Ukraine. Russian law enforcement authorities are codifying xenophobic profiling methods suggesting that migrants are predisposed to criminal activity against the backdrop of continued conflicts between Russian citizens and naturalized migrants. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that Ukrainian hackers recently conducted cyberattacks on Russian intelligence and communications infrastructure. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated during the 18th Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany that recent Russian missile strikes against Ukraine underscore the need to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses. Russian and Chadian officials met in Moscow on January 24, suggesting that Chad may be the Kremlin’s next target among former French colonies on the African continent. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) controlled Africa Corps published photos on January 24 claiming to show Africa Corps personnel arriving in Burkina Faso. NATO announced on January 24 that the Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises have started and will run until May 31, 2024. Positional engagements continued throughout the theater. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov continues efforts to bolster the reputation of Chechen forces. Russian occupation authorities are setting conditions to coerce voter turnout in the upcoming March 2024 presidential elections.
Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 24, 2024
A Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed in Belgorod Oblast on January 24. Russian information space actors are seizing on the Il-76 crash to sow domestic discontent in Ukraine and undermine Western will to continue giving military support to Ukraine. Russian law enforcement authorities are codifying xenophobic profiling methods suggesting that migrants are predisposed to criminal activity against the backdrop of continued conflicts between Russian citizens and naturalized migrants. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that Ukrainian hackers recently conducted cyberattacks on Russian intelligence and communications infrastructure. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated during the 18th Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany that recent Russian missile strikes against Ukraine underscore the need to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses. Russian and Chadian officials met in Moscow on January 24, suggesting that Chad may be the Kremlin’s next target among former French colonies on the African continent. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) controlled Africa Corps published photos on January 24 claiming to show Africa Corps personnel arriving in Burkina Faso. NATO announced on January 24 that the Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises have started and will run until May 31, 2024. Positional engagements continued throughout the theater. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov continues efforts to bolster the reputation of Chechen forces. Russian occupation authorities are setting conditions to coerce voter turnout in the upcoming March 2024 presidential elections.
Ukraine drones hit a major strike on a large Rosneft oil refinery as Ukraine continues its assaults on Russian oil and gas infrastructures.
This is the sixth successful strike against those targets and Ukraine capabilities of striking deeper into Russian territory has become a major concern for the Kremlin.
Ukraine drones hit a major strike on a large Rosneft oil refinery as Ukraine continues its assaults on Russian oil and gas infrastructures.
This is the sixth successful strike against those targets and Ukraine capabilities of striking deeper into Russian territory has become a major concern for the Kremlin.
Reuters, WSJ, Forbes
Why are Jews so hateful?
You people are very weird---stomping your feet and carry'n on to make people kill each other.
Why do you all like death so much?
The Devil is going to demand payment for this schitt one day and you're not going to like the terms. You better get right with it. Eternity is a long time.
Ukraine drones hit a major strike on a large Rosneft oil refinery as Ukraine continues its assaults on Russian oil and gas infrastructures.
This is the sixth successful strike against those targets and Ukraine capabilities of striking deeper into Russian territory has become a major concern for the Kremlin.
Reuters, WSJ, Forbes
Why are Jews so hateful?
You people are very weird---stomping your feet and carry'n on to make people kill each other.
Why do you all like death so much?
The Devil is going to demand payment for this schitt one day and you're not going to like the terms. You better get right with it. Eternity is a long time.
Noted, Father Bristoe.
We just have to get these news sources under control.
Ukraine drones hit a major strike on a large Rosneft oil refinery as Ukraine continues its assaults on Russian oil and gas infrastructures.
This is the sixth successful strike against those targets and Ukraine capabilities of striking deeper into Russian territory has become a major concern for the Kremlin.
Reuters, WSJ, Forbes
Why are Jews so hateful?
You people are very weird---stomping your feet and carry'n on to make people kill each other.
Why do you all like death so much?
The Devil is going to demand payment for this schitt one day and you're not going to like the terms. You better get right with it. Eternity is a long time.
Noted, Father Bristoe.
We just have to get these news sources under control.
No,...you just need to have a long talk with yourself. Your schitt is coming unglued worldwide,.....again,...and you're accommodating it with the stuff you spew on here.
If you've got any sense you'll put that stuff aside and do what you can to be a part of the world.
You don't *have* to be the chaff. You can put it aside any time you choose to. Many before you have.
Ukraine drones hit a major strike on a large Rosneft oil refinery as Ukraine continues its assaults on Russian oil and gas infrastructures.
This is the sixth successful strike against those targets and Ukraine capabilities of striking deeper into Russian territory has become a major concern for the Kremlin.
Reuters, WSJ, Forbes
Why are Jews so hateful?
You people are very weird---stomping your feet and carry'n on to make people kill each other.
Why do you all like death so much?
The Devil is going to demand payment for this schitt one day and you're not going to like the terms. You better get right with it. Eternity is a long time.
Noted, Father Bristoe.
We just have to get these news sources under control.
No,...you just need to have a long talk with yourself. Your schitt is coming unglued worldwide,.....again,...and you're accommodating it with the stuff you spew on here.
If you've got any sense you'll put that stuff aside and do what you can to be a part of the world.
You don't *have* to be the chaff. You can put it aside any time you choose to. Many before you have.
You speak of someone coming unglued is priceless.
It’s good to know that someone on the internet has given you some self claimed moral purpose in your pitiful, isolated life that you pursue.
By any and all means do shun the real world and continue to live in your fantasy world of “the way things ought to be”.
Suggestion: Put on and meld into John Lennon’s “Imagine”. That should soothe the savage beast within you.
Or open the whiskey bottle and get started towards oblivion where you can “escape “.
Thank you for your guidance and especially for your kind words.
For four months now Russian troops have been trying to take Synkivka sending human waves after waves with no success yet the Russian military continues to assault in the same unsuccessful manner literally sending each wave of troops to their certain death.
Ukraine drones hit a major strike on a large Rosneft oil refinery as Ukraine continues its assaults on Russian oil and gas infrastructures.
This is the sixth successful strike against those targets and Ukraine capabilities of striking deeper into Russian territory has become a major concern for the Kremlin.
Reuters, WSJ, Forbes
Why are Jews so hateful?
You people are very weird---stomping your feet and carry'n on to make people kill each other.
Why do you all like death so much?
The Devil is going to demand payment for this schitt one day and you're not going to like the terms. You better get right with it. Eternity is a long time.
Noted, Father Bristoe.
We just have to get these news sources under control.
No,...you just need to have a long talk with yourself. Your schitt is coming unglued worldwide,.....again,...and you're accommodating it with the stuff you spew on here.
If you've got any sense you'll put that stuff aside and do what you can to be a part of the world.
You don't *have* to be the chaff. You can put it aside any time you choose to. Many before you have.
You speak of someone coming unglued is priceless.
It’s good to know that someone on the internet has given you some self claimed moral purpose in your pitiful, isolated life that you pursue.
By any and all means do shun the real world and continue to live in your fantasy world of “the way things ought to be”.
Suggestion: Put on and meld into John Lennon’s “Imagine”. That should soothe the savage beast within you.
Or open the whiskey bottle and get started towards oblivion where you can “escape “.
Thank you for your guidance and especially for your kind words.
Ukraine drones hit a major strike on a large Rosneft oil refinery as Ukraine continues its assaults on Russian oil and gas infrastructures.
This is the sixth successful strike against those targets and Ukraine capabilities of striking deeper into Russian territory has become a major concern for the Kremlin.
Reuters, WSJ, Forbes
Why are Jews so hateful?
You people are very weird---stomping your feet and carry'n on to make people kill each other.
Why do you all like death so much?
The Devil is going to demand payment for this schitt one day and you're not going to like the terms. You better get right with it. Eternity is a long time.
Noted, Father Bristoe.
We just have to get these news sources under control.
No,...you just need to have a long talk with yourself. Your schitt is coming unglued worldwide,.....again,...and you're accommodating it with the stuff you spew on here.
If you've got any sense you'll put that stuff aside and do what you can to be a part of the world.
You don't *have* to be the chaff. You can put it aside any time you choose to. Many before you have.
You speak of someone coming unglued is priceless.
It’s good to know that someone on the internet has given you some self claimed moral purpose in your pitiful, isolated life that you pursue.
By any and all means do shun the real world and continue to live in your fantasy world of “the way things ought to be”.
Suggestion: Put on and meld into John Lennon’s “Imagine”. That should soothe the savage beast within you.
Or open the whiskey bottle and get started towards oblivion where you can “escape “.
Thank you for your guidance and especially for your kind words.
You just can't help it,..can you?
I guess it's just yours to live with.
,....must be tough.
Easy peasy, Father Bristoe. Nothing to it.
Evidently John Lennon’s “Imagine” didn’t work out for you too well.
May I suggest The Rolling Stone’s “Honkey Tonk Women” for you.
All you have, huh? Sad. You ran out of ammo before I even got started. Shall I dig up a few other choice quotes from your previous sock Old Douche? Try to get outside today, loser. Even if it's only a walk around the block. It would do you good.
Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 25, 2024
Ukrainian and Russian authorities opened criminal investigations into the January 24 Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft crash in Belgorod Oblast. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of January 24 to 25. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reportedly conducted a successful drone strike on a Rosneft oil refinery in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai on the night of January 24 to 25. Russian forces are reportedly increasing their use of chemical weapons in Ukraine in continued apparent violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which Russia is party. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that Russia’s war in Ukraine is “directed against the very existence of Ukraine as a sovereign state.” Russian authorities issued prison sentences in a number of high-profile cases on January 25, including that of imprisoned Russian ultranationalist and former officer Igor Girkin. The Kremlin is reportedly no longer offering pardons to convict recruits and is significantly changing the terms of their service, likely in response to the reduction of the pool of convicts suitable for recruitment into Russian force generation efforts. A Russian insider source claimed that the Russian military command recently replaced the Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District (SMD) and appointed a new SMD Chief of Staff, although ISW cannot confirm this claim. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on January 25. Bloomberg reported on January 24 that labor shortages in Russia have increased wages in civilian sectors enough to compete with relatively lucrative military salaries, likely making military service even less appealing to Russian citizens. Crimean occupation head Sergei Aksyonov signed a decree on January 25 that introduces a “special regime” for entry and exit between occupied Crimea and occupied Kherson Oblast reportedly in an effort to “localize threats to the security of the population and military and other facilities” in occupied Crimea.
Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 25, 2024
Ukrainian and Russian authorities opened criminal investigations into the January 24 Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft crash in Belgorod Oblast. Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of January 24 to 25. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reportedly conducted a successful drone strike on a Rosneft oil refinery in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai on the night of January 24 to 25. Russian forces are reportedly increasing their use of chemical weapons in Ukraine in continued apparent violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which Russia is party. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that Russia’s war in Ukraine is “directed against the very existence of Ukraine as a sovereign state.” Russian authorities issued prison sentences in a number of high-profile cases on January 25, including that of imprisoned Russian ultranationalist and former officer Igor Girkin. The Kremlin is reportedly no longer offering pardons to convict recruits and is significantly changing the terms of their service, likely in response to the reduction of the pool of convicts suitable for recruitment into Russian force generation efforts. A Russian insider source claimed that the Russian military command recently replaced the Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District (SMD) and appointed a new SMD Chief of Staff, although ISW cannot confirm this claim. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on January 25. Bloomberg reported on January 24 that labor shortages in Russia have increased wages in civilian sectors enough to compete with relatively lucrative military salaries, likely making military service even less appealing to Russian citizens. Crimean occupation head Sergei Aksyonov signed a decree on January 25 that introduces a “special regime” for entry and exit between occupied Crimea and occupied Kherson Oblast reportedly in an effort to “localize threats to the security of the population and military and other facilities” in occupied Crimea.
The uke girls still think the ukes can pull it off.🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤣
Most want peace, as the citizens will be the losers. But the gizzard keeps war mongering it with no clue how bad this is for US/Canada and the world at large. He should have stayed as a gas pump attendant.🤣
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 26, 2024
The Kremlin and US officials rejected rumors about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to engage in meaningful negotiations amid continued indications from the Kremlin that Russia seeks nothing less than full Ukrainian and Western capitulation. Russian demands for Ukrainian “neutrality” and a moratorium on NATO expansion have always been and continue to be one of Putin’s central justifications for his invasion of Ukraine, and any hypothetical concession on these demands would represent a major strategic and rhetorical retreat on Putin’s behalf that Putin is extremely unlikely to be considering at this time. Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated boilerplate Kremlin narratives that blame Ukraine for the war while also highlighting Russian forces in the Soledar direction. The circumstances of the January 24 crash of a Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft in Belgorod Oblast remain unclear. The European Union (EU) will provide Ukraine with an additional five billion euros to meet “urgent military needs” in the near future. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues efforts to expand Russia’s influence and subsume previous Wagner Group operations in Africa. Russia reportedly imported $1.7 billion worth of advanced microchips and semiconductors in 2023, primarily from the West, skirting Western sanctions intended to deprive Russia of such technology. Russian forces advanced near Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements throughout the theater. Elements of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin’s alleged personal private military company (PMC) may have deployed to Ukraine. Russian opposition media reported on January 26 that Viktor Filonov, a Russian soldier in the 234th Airborne Regiment (76th VDV Division) serving in Ukraine, adopted a Ukrainian child from occupied Donetsk Oblast.
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 27, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and Kremlin officials claimed that Russia is in an existential geopolitical conflict with an alleged modern Nazi movement that extends beyond Ukraine while marking the 80th anniversary of the breaking of the siege of Leningrad. Putin has long tried to construct an ideology for Russia that he can use to support a geopolitical confrontation with the West reminiscent of the Cold War, and the Kremlin may increasingly use existing rhetoric about fighting Nazism to support this effort. Putin specifically accused the Baltic states of adopting “Nazism,” likely as part of continued Kremlin efforts to set information conditions for future Russian aggression against NATO members. Myanmar banks reportedly connected to the Russian System for the Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) banking system, a Russian analogue for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) banking system. Russian forces conducted a limited series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on January 26 and 27. Russian authorities are likely blocking communications in the Sakha Republic for the fourth consecutive day following January 24 protests in support of a Russian citizen allegedly murdered by a naturalized Russian citizen from Tajikistan. Russian forces made recent confirmed advances near Kupyansk, Kreminna, and Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on January 27. UK outlet the Telegraph reported on January 26, citing an unnamed Western official, that Russia is spending roughly 40 percent of its GDP on the war in Ukraine, more than Russian national spending on health and education. Russian federal subjects continue to establish patronage networks with occupied areas of Ukraine.
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired a slew of senior Ukrainian officials amid a growing corruption scandal linked to the procurement of war-time supplies, in the biggest shakeup of his government since Russia’s invasion began.
During his nightly address on Monday evening, Zelensky announced he was banning government officials from traveling abroad on anything but official business, and said he would be making “personnel changes” in the coming days.
The announcement came after the arrest on Sunday of Vasyl Lozynskyy, the acting minister for regional development. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has accused Lozynskyy of receiving $400,000 in “unlawful benefits” for facilitating contracts, including for power generators – a sensitive issue in a country that is struggling to cope with freezing temperatures and frequent power cuts caused by the Russia’s attacks on its infrastructure. M🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
And whereas the supposed geniuses of NATO have seen three successive iterations of their material and tactical handiwork get systematically shredded by the Russian way of war, the Russians have adapted, innovated, and produced at scale to a degree the west simply cannot match now, and could not act to match anytime soon.
So that’s where we stand here in early 2024.
The Russians are winning the war in Ukraine, and winning it big. They will, on whatever timetable they choose, dictate the terms of its ultimate resolution.
On the broader geopolitical and diplomatic front, they are winning the war even bigger.
As are the Chinese and the Iranians.
The Russia, China, Iran axis that is rapidly solidifying is, by far, the most potent adversary western hegemony has faced since its inception centuries ago.
Thousands of foreign volunteers headed to Ukraine after Russia’s February 2022 invasion and are now fighting with regular Ukraine army units and a foreign legion. Among them are hundreds of Americans, around 30 of whom have been killed, according to officials for aid groups Safe Passage 4 Ukraine and Weatherman. Dozens of foreign volunteers are wounded each month, according to the four fighters interviewed by Reuters.
Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 28, 2024
Kremlin officials and mouthpieces continue to set information conditions to destabilize Moldova, likely as part of efforts to prevent Moldova’s integration into the EU and the West among other objectives. Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergei Naryshkin reiterated that the Kremlin is not interested in any settlements short of the complete destruction and eradication of the Ukrainian state, likely in an ongoing effort to justify the long-term and costly Russian war effort to domestic audiences. The Kremlin also continues to frame and justify a long-term Russian war effort as part of an existential geopolitical confrontation with the West and Nazism. Ukrainian Navy Commander Vice Admiral [bleep] Neizhpapa emphasized the importance of Ukraine’s ability to technologically adapt and develop as Russian forces continue to adapt to Ukrainian operations in a January 27 Sky News interview. The Kremlin will likely use the withdrawals of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to continue efforts to expand Russian influence in Francophone Africa. Unnamed Indian government sources stated that India wants to distance itself from Russia, its largest arms supplier, because the war in Ukraine has limited Russia’s ability to provide India with munitions. Russian forces recently advanced near Kreminna and Avdiivka amid continued positional fighting throughout the theater. A Russian source claimed that Rosgvardia is forming the 1st Volunteer Corps with remaining Wagner Group personnel and newly recruited volunteers (dobrovoltsy) following the Kremlin adoption of the law allowing Rosgvardia to form its own volunteer formations in December 2023. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Head Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov stated on January 28 that Ukraine and Russia will conduct a prisoner of war (POW) exchange in the near future.
Ukraine looks to be losing the 'battle for ammunition,' and its forces are being massively outshot by the Russians
Ukrainian troops face shortages on the battlefield — and are outgunned by Russia.
Ukraine Is Losing the Drone War
U.S. war plans for Ukraine don't foresee retaking lost territory
Ukraine digs in as the West stumbles to keep up with Russian war ..
Ukraine is in far worse shape than commonly believed and needs, and will continue to need, a staggering amount of aid and support to actually win. M🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergei Naryshkin reiterated that the Kremlin is not interested in any settlements short of the complete destruction and eradication of the Ukrainian state, likely in an ongoing effort to justify the long-term and costly Russian war effort to domestic audiences.
As usual, ISW is just spouting propaganda. Ukraine needs to cease to exist as a political entity because it will only be a base for corruption and terrorism. The Russians are smart & realistic about this.
As casualties have mounted, the average age of a Ukrainian soldier has increased to 43 years old. The average age was approximately 10 years younger (33+ or -) when the war started almost two years ago.
As casualties have mounted, the average age of a Ukrainian soldier has increased to 43 years old. The average age was approximately 10 years younger (33+ or -) when the war started almost two years ago.
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 29, 2024
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MoD) denied rumors about the purported resignation or dismissal of Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi on January 29. Russia may be retooling aspects of its air defense umbrella in deep rear areas amid continued Ukrainian drone strikes within Russia. Russia appears to be fueling and seizing on neo-imperialist and nationalist sentiments in Europe in order to drive wedges between Ukraine and its western neighbors. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a series of economic and technological agreements on January 29 advancing the Kremlin’s efforts to further integrate Belarus into the Union State structure. Russian forces recently advanced near Kreminna and Avdiivka and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. Russia reportedly deployed more Rosgvardia troops to occupied Ukraine ahead of the March 2024 Russian presidential election.
Ukraine this week is receiving new glide bombs from Boeing (manufactured in France) that will allow Ukraine troops to strike targets twice as far as present missiles.
Ukraine has stated that it will continue to strike Russian energy installations including refineries, storage and production facilities as well as shipping.
Ukraine’s SBU security service has arrested five people who allegedly tried to steal nearly $40m (£31m) that was supposed to be used to buy shells for the country’s military in its war against Russia.
The SBU said on Saturday it had arrested two senior officials from the ministry of defence. They had allegedly conspired with the chief executive of a little-known arms firm, Lviv Arsenal, over a contract for 100,000 mortar shells. Another employee and an alleged accomplice were also detained.
The ministry paid the amount in full in August of last year. The firm failed to deliver any shells and instead diverted some of the cash to a bank account in the Balkans, it was claimed. The SBU said it had charged five people. One was arrested as he tried to flee the country. All face up to 12 years in prison.
Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 30, 2024
The anticipated Russian 2024 winter-spring offensive effort is underway in the Kharkiv-Luhansk Oblast border area. Ukrainian officials continued to deny rumors about the purported dismissal of Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi. Russian forces appear to be continuing to violate the Chemical Weapons Convention to which Russia is signatory. Russian Army General Alexander Dvornikov was reportedly appointed the new chairperson of the Russian Volunteer Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation, and Navy of Russia (DOSAAF). Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev made offensive and inflammatory comments about Japan while asserting Russia’s rights to the disputed Kuril Islands, likely as part of wider Kremlin efforts to demonstrate Russia’s support of China against the US alliance system in the Indo-Pacific. Senior Russian officials may be intensifying their attempts to frame and justify Russia’s long term war effort in Ukraine as an existential geopolitical confrontation with the West by explicitly equating the US with the Nazis. Russian opposition sources suggested that widespread internet outages in Russia on January 30 may be the result of Russian efforts to establish the “sovereign internet” system. The Kremlin has been intensifying efforts to consolidate control over the Russian information space in advance of the March 2024 Russian presidential election, and these efforts support the development of the “sovereign internet” system. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and Horlivka amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on January 30. The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported that the Russian defense industrial base (DIB) can produce at least 100 main battle tanks per month and is therefore able to replace battlefield losses, allowing Russian forces to continue their current tempo of operations “for the foreseeable future.” Russian authorities are planning to increase the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia in 2024.
Yeah and Ukraine has suffered 500,000KIA and another 500,000 wounded despite billions in aid from the EU and Biden Administration plus draining the arsenals of the free world in this proxy war. Brilliant.
Yeah and Ukraine has suffered 500,000KIA and another 500,000 wounded despite billions in aid from the EU and Biden Administration plus draining the arsenals of the free world in this proxy war. Brilliant.
US arms international trade is up over 50% cutting Russian arms exports and future contracts by 60%.
The reasons for this are the preference for US armaments over Russian ones and Russia’s inability to produce enough arms for their own use causing Russia to curry favor with Iran and North Korea for their military needs.
US arms international trade is up over 50% cutting Russian arms exports and future contracts by 60%.
The reasons for this are the preference for US armaments over Russian ones and Russia’s inability to produce enough arms for their own use causing Russia to curry favor with Iran and North Korea for their military needs.
Ukraine got another one of russia's top of the line bombers today. And russia hasn't been able to advance any... with winter setting in good... they are going to have problems just staying allive. I hear putin is having a severe problem with his populace wanting him gone. Well anyway.
Ukraine got another one of russia's top of the line bombers today. And russia hasn't been able to advance any... with winter setting in good... they are going to have problems just staying allive. I hear putin is having a severe problem with his populace wanting him gone. Well anyway.
Phil
Yeah. Russia knows nothing of winter. Thanks, Biden.
By late spring, the Russians had adopted the kind of deep, prepared defenses that have been very difficult for attackers to break through for more than the last century of combat experience.
Breakthrough has been—and still is—possible in land warfare. But this has long required permissive conditions that are now absent in Ukraine: a defender, in this case Russia, whose dispositions are shallow, forward, ill prepared, or logistically unsupported or whose troops are unmotivated and unwilling to defend their positions.
That was true of Russian forces in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson in 2022. It is no longer the case.
The implications of this for Ukraine are grim. Without an offensive breakthrough, success in land warfare becomes an attrition struggle. A favorable outcome for Ukraine in a war of attrition is impossible, as it will require its forces to outlast a numerically superior foe in what could become a very long war.
it seems to me and anyone with an IQ of 85 and up, that the Russians aren't doing so well.
morons, imbeciles and idiots say that the Ukrainians aren't doing so well.
it is day 706 that is supposed to be, by the Russian's own opinion, is 3 - 5 days. let me see here, i take 706 and i subtract 3 to 5 and i come of with 703 to 701 days. hmmmm....maybe i'm wrong, but Ukrainians are doing alright with the little equipment we send them.
Russia - 14159, of which: destroyed: 9891, damaged: 642, abandoned: 694, captured: 2932
Tanks (2678, of which destroyed: 1753, damaged: 149, abandoned: 235, captured: 541) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1160, of which destroyed: 779, damaged: 32, abandoned: 80, captured: 271) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3343, of which destroyed: 2343, damaged: 131, abandoned: 248, captured: 621) Armoured Personnel Carriers (392, of which destroyed: 262 damaged: 14, abandoned: 23, captured: 93) Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles (52, of which destroyed: 36, damaged: 5, abandoned: 1, captured: 10) Infantry Mobility Vehicles (235, of which destroyed: 167, damaged: 12, abandoned: 5, captured: 51) Command Posts And Communications Stations (268, of which destroyed: 179, damaged: 4, abandoned: 2, captured: 83) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (433, of which destroyed: 239, damaged: 15, abandoned: 30, captured: 149) Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (43, of which destroyed: 18, damaged: 1, abandoned: 4, captured: 20) Artillery Support Vehicles And Equipment (113, of which destroyed: 58, abandoned: 2, captured: 53) Towed Artillery (340, of which destroyed: 198, damaged: 38, abandoned: 5, captured: 99) Self-Propelled Artillery (663, of which destroyed: 511, damaged: 38, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (346, of which destroyed: 260, damaged: 30, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Anti-Aircraft Guns (45, of which destroyed: 28, captured: 17) Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns (25, of which destroyed: 14, damaged: 1, abandoned: 2, captured: 8) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (205, of which destroyed: 147, damaged: 30, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Radars (61, of which destroyed: 40, damaged: 11, captured: 10) Jammers And Deception Systems (70, of which destroyed: 52, damaged: 11, captured: 7) Aircraft (102, of which destroyed: 94, damaged: 8) Helicopters (135, of which destroyed: 104, damaged: 29, captured: 2) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (14, of which destroyed: 11, captured: 3) Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (319, of which destroyed: 182, captured: 137) Naval Ships and Submarines (20, of which destroyed: 13, damaged: 7) Trucks, Vehicles, and Jeeps (3104, of which destroyed: 2409, damaged: 76, abandoned: 46, captured: 573)
it is amazing that the Ukrainians bomb any military equipment, artillery shells, or military officers in Russia. the Black Sea is supposed to Russian held, but them dang Ukrainians still do their thing on the Black Sea. oh, what about the Russian aircraft? Russia is supposed to have Air Dominance or Air Supremacy, but Russia at best can do Air Parity and that is even questionable.
the world's second best army is held up by little old Ukraine.
Putin now receiving even more protests from military wives who are risking losing everything by the new kremlin edict of seizing the property of those guilty of speaking out against the war and against how soldiers are forced to stay on the front lines with no rotational breaks in their service.
Putin now receiving even more protests from military wives who are risking losing everything by the new kremlin edict of seizing the property of those guilty of speaking out against the war and against how soldiers are forced to stay on the front lines with no rotational breaks in their service.
Ukraine this week is receiving new glide bombs from Boeing (manufactured in France) that will allow Ukraine troops to strike targets twice as far as present missiles.
Ukraine has stated that it will continue to strike Russian energy installations including refineries, storage and production facilities as well as shipping.
Reuters, Forbes
Whoever you're getting your info from doesn't understand the difference between "missiles" and "bombs". That should concern you.
Ukraine this week is receiving new glide bombs from Boeing (manufactured in France) that will allow Ukraine troops to strike targets twice as far as present missiles.
Ukraine has stated that it will continue to strike Russian energy installations including refineries, storage and production facilities as well as shipping.
Reuters, Forbes
Whoever you're getting your info from doesn't understand the difference between "missiles" and "bombs". That should concern you.
Your inability to read and understand should concern you.
Putin now receiving even more protests from military wives who are risking losing everything by the new kremlin edict of seizing the property of those guilty of speaking out against the war and against how soldiers are forced to stay on the front lines with no rotational breaks in their service.
Why yes then, I do. Every/any country has the right to defend her borders.
Simple answer
Cute. How do you explain Russia invading a sovereign Ukraine?
Especially after Ukraine, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, gave up the very weapons they could defend themselves with, for a signatory guarantee against invasion?
Why yes then, I do. Every/any country has the right to defend her borders.
Simple answer
Cute. How do you explain Russia invading a sovereign Ukraine?
Especially after Ukraine, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, gave up the very weapons they could defend themselves with, for a signatory guarantee against invasion?
There’s also the matters of Georgia and The Crimea.
How about this: I'll educate myself on the subjects that I feel pertinent to my life and you be you.
And before you[and especially Toots] go off on a tangent over why I ever entered this thread, it is my tax $$'s[as it is yours & his] so I'll keep poking as desired.
I've asked before: How much is enough? One trillion, two?
How about this: I'll educate myself on the subjects that I feel pertinent to my life and you be you.
And before you[and especially Toots] go off on a tangent over why I ever entered this thread, it is my tax $$'s[as it is yours & his] so I'll keep poking as desired.
I've asked before: How much is enough? One trillion, two?
How about this: I'll educate myself on the subjects that I feel pertinent to my life and you be you.
And before you[and especially Toots] go off on a tangent over why I ever entered this thread, it is my tax $$'s[as it is yours & his] so I'll keep poking as desired.
I've asked before: How much is enough? One trillion, two?
Ukraine should have never gotten one red cent of our tax dollars!! And as you said, its our right to bitch as its our dollars that are being wasted there
How about this: I'll educate myself on the subjects that I feel pertinent to my life and you be you.
And before you[and especially Toots] go off on a tangent over why I ever entered this thread, it is my tax $$'s[as it is yours & his] so I'll keep poking as desired.
I've asked before: How much is enough? One trillion, two?
I wouldn't dare try to explain Russia's actions, so you feel free to go for it.
I merely stated my stance that 'any country has the right to defend her borders'.
Is this the first time one country has made a move on another?
If Putins objectives are foreign to you, I would suggest his recent statements. Yours to read and make an informed * opinion.
Not a 'Putin' expert by any means like you and several others here.
You say that, yet, you have a very pro Putin outlook.
That would be very wrong as I become more Isolationist by the day. I truly hate for the common-folk of both Ukraine & Russia what the pols[primarily Putin] have done to them.
I wouldn't dare try to explain Russia's actions, so you feel free to go for it.
I merely stated my stance that 'any country has the right to defend her borders'.
Is this the first time one country has made a move on another?
If Putins objectives are foreign to you, I would suggest his recent statements. Yours to read and make an informed * opinion.
Not a 'Putin' expert by any means like you and several others here.
You say that, yet, you have a very pro Putin outlook.
That would be very wrong as I become more Isolationist by the day. I truly hate for the common-folk of both Ukraine & Russia what the pols[primarily Putin] have done to them.
How did isolationist thoughts prevent WW1, WW2, KOREA, VIETNAM, ETC...
I wouldn't dare try to explain Russia's actions, so you feel free to go for it.
I merely stated my stance that 'any country has the right to defend her borders'.
Is this the first time one country has made a move on another?
If Putins objectives are foreign to you, I would suggest his recent statements. Yours to read and make an informed * opinion.
Not a 'Putin' expert by any means like you and several others here.
You say that, yet, you have a very pro Putin outlook.
That would be very wrong as I become more Isolationist by the day. I truly hate for the common-folk of both Ukraine & Russia what the pols[primarily Putin] have done to them.
How did isolationist thoughts prevent WW1, WW2, KOREA, VIETNAM, ETC...
So get involved in everyones business, have endless wars and kill as many innocent people as possible. Got it
I wouldn't dare try to explain Russia's actions, so you feel free to go for it.
I merely stated my stance that 'any country has the right to defend her borders'.
Is this the first time one country has made a move on another?
If Putins objectives are foreign to you, I would suggest his recent statements. Yours to read and make an informed * opinion.
Not a 'Putin' expert by any means like you and several others here.
You say that, yet, you have a very pro Putin outlook.
That would be very wrong as I become more Isolationist by the day. I truly hate for the common-folk of both Ukraine & Russia what the pols[primarily Putin] have done to them.
How did isolationist thoughts prevent WW1, WW2, KOREA, VIETNAM, ETC...
So get involved in everyones business, have endless wars and kill as many innocent people as possible. Got it
I wouldn't dare try to explain Russia's actions, so you feel free to go for it.
I merely stated my stance that 'any country has the right to defend her borders'.
Is this the first time one country has made a move on another?
If Putins objectives are foreign to you, I would suggest his recent statements. Yours to read and make an informed * opinion.
Not a 'Putin' expert by any means like you and several others here.
You say that, yet, you have a very pro Putin outlook.
That would be very wrong as I become more Isolationist by the day. I truly hate for the common-folk of both Ukraine & Russia what the pols[primarily Putin] have done to them.
How did isolationist thoughts prevent WW1, WW2, KOREA, VIETNAM, ETC...
So get involved in everyones business, have endless wars and kill as many innocent people as possible. Got it
I wouldn't dare try to explain Russia's actions, so you feel free to go for it.
I merely stated my stance that 'any country has the right to defend her borders'.
Is this the first time one country has made a move on another?
If Putins objectives are foreign to you, I would suggest his recent statements. Yours to read and make an informed * opinion.
Not a 'Putin' expert by any means like you and several others here.
You say that, yet, you have a very pro Putin outlook.
That would be very wrong as I become more Isolationist by the day. I truly hate for the common-folk of both Ukraine & Russia what the pols[primarily Putin] have done to them.
How did isolationist thoughts prevent WW1, WW2, KOREA, VIETNAM, ETC...
So get involved in everyones business, have endless wars and kill as many innocent people as possible. Got it
Cute. How do you explain Russia invading a sovereign Ukraine?
Especially after Ukraine, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, gave up the very weapons they could defend themselves with, for a signatory guarantee against invasion?
Rights & wisdom are two very different things.
Even with that said, the gov't of the Ukraine richly earned the Russian invasion.
Cute. How do you explain Russia invading a sovereign Ukraine?
Especially after Ukraine, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, gave up the very weapons they could defend themselves with, for a signatory guarantee against invasion?
Rights & wisdom are two very different things.
Even with that said, the gov't of the Ukraine richly earned the Russian invasion.
Cute. How do you explain Russia invading a sovereign Ukraine?
Especially after Ukraine, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, gave up the very weapons they could defend themselves with, for a signatory guarantee against invasion?
Rights & wisdom are two very different things.
Even with that said, the gov't of the Ukraine richly earned the Russian invasion.
Cute. How do you explain Russia invading a sovereign Ukraine?
Especially after Ukraine, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, gave up the very weapons they could defend themselves with, for a signatory guarantee against invasion?
Rights & wisdom are two very different things.
Even with that said, the gov't of the Ukraine richly earned the Russian invasion.
Cute. How do you explain Russia invading a sovereign Ukraine?
Especially after Ukraine, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, gave up the very weapons they could defend themselves with, for a signatory guarantee against invasion?
Rights & wisdom are two very different things.
Even with that said, the gov't of the Ukraine richly earned the Russian invasion.
Cute. How do you explain Russia invading a sovereign Ukraine?
Especially after Ukraine, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, gave up the very weapons they could defend themselves with, for a signatory guarantee against invasion?
Rights & wisdom are two very different things.
Even with that said, the gov't of the Ukraine richly earned the Russian invasion.
Go on...
You're such a smart boy, figure it out.
Gotta explain it to me...I'm not smart.
The first statement here that everyone agrees with cubed on😂
Cute. How do you explain Russia invading a sovereign Ukraine?
Especially after Ukraine, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, gave up the very weapons they could defend themselves with, for a signatory guarantee against invasion?
Rights & wisdom are two very different things.
Even with that said, the gov't of the Ukraine richly earned the Russian invasion.
Go on...
You're such a smart boy, figure it out.
Gotta explain it to me...I'm not smart.
The first statement here that everyone agrees with cubed on😂
Let's pass a law for next year, all profits go to disabled AM vets.
Think Jag would agree?
When you can't argue the facts...blame it on a period.
We posted at the same time, fact. And Toot does seem to be a bit uhhh periodish today.
As far 'arguing facts' go, it seems to be more opinion than anything. Of course some are so much more educated than others that it seems to be childs play. Wouldn't you agree?
Let's pass a law for next year, all profits go to disabled AM vets.
Think Jag would agree?
When you can't argue the facts...blame it on a period.
We posted at the same time, fact. And Toot does seem to be a bit uhhh periodish today.
As far 'arguing facts' go, it seems to be more opinion than anything. Of course some are so much more educated than others that it seems to be childs play. Wouldn't you agree?
Let's pass a law for next year, all profits go to disabled AM vets.
Think Jag would agree?
When you can't argue the facts...blame it on a period.
We posted at the same time, fact. And Toot does seem to be a bit uhhh periodish today.
As far 'arguing facts' go, it seems to be more opinion than anything. Of course some are so much more educated than others that it seems to be childs play. Wouldn't you agree?
Well, it's being reported that a day after Ukrainian forces attacked and destroyed a radar station in northwestern Crimea... that the Ukrainian AF made a successful and major Storm Shadow attack on 3 sectors in Crimea today.
Well, it's being reported that a day after Ukrainian forces attacked and destroyed a radar station in northwestern Crimea... that the Ukrainian AF made a successful and major Storm Shadow attack on 3 sectors in Crimea today.
Phil
That just puts off Ukraine's inevitable defeat and makes sure that more Ukrainians get fed into the meat grinder.
Russian oil transfer hub in Putin’s home city hit by Ukraine drones causing fires and shutdown of the whole system affecting different areas nationwide.
Well, it's being reported that a day after Ukrainian forces attacked and destroyed a radar station in northwestern Crimea... that the Ukrainian AF made a successful and major Storm Shadow attack on 3 sectors in Crimea today.
Phil
That just puts off Ukraine's inevitable defeat and makes sure that more Ukrainians get fed into the meat grinder.
You think the Globalists (NATO, Blackrock, Bill Gates) are going to give up all that fertile farmland in Ukraine to Russia that easily? I'm thinking this goes to WWIII or close to WWIII before that happens. Hopefully, they can come to a peaceful agreement, but this crap is going to drag on and on...
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
January 31, 2024
Ukrainian forces struck Russian targets in the vicinity of Belbek airfield in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea on January 31. Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down on his maximalist and purposefully vague territorial objectives in Ukraine on January 31. Ukrainian and Russian forces conducted a prisoner-of-war (POW) exchange on January 31, exchanging 195 Russian POWs for 207 Ukrainian POWs. The European Union (EU) will reportedly fall short of its promise to provide Ukraine with one million artillery shells by March 1, 2024, as European leaders call on EU member states to intensify deliveries of ammunition to Ukraine. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that Russian-Chinese relations are at their “best period in their history” in a January 31 call with Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun. Kremlin officials and mouthpieces continued rhetorical efforts to prevent Moldova’s integration into the EU and to set information conditions to justify future Russian aggression against Moldova. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that it recently conducted a cyberattack on a Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) communications server. Estonian Defense Forces Commander General Martin Herem stated that Russia may be behind recent GPS jamming in the Baltic region. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, and southwest of Donetsk City amid positional engagements along the entire line of contact on January 31. Russian forces reportedly formed a “secret” battalion of penal recruits to conduct offensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast but are reportedly disbanding the battalion. Russian and occupation officials continue efforts to erase Ukrainian cultural and ethnic identity in occupied territories.
Ukraine this week is receiving new glide bombs from Boeing (manufactured in France) that will allow Ukraine troops to strike targets twice as far as present missiles.
Ukraine has stated that it will continue to strike Russian energy installations including refineries, storage and production facilities as well as shipping.
Reuters, Forbes
Whoever you're getting your info from doesn't understand the difference between "missiles" and "bombs". That should concern you.
Your inability to read and understand should concern you.
You could benefit from the use of reference material. It would help you be less gullible. And less of a slack-jawed moron.
Bomb, a container carrying an explosive charge that is fused to detonate under certain conditions (as upon impact) and that is either dropped (as from an airplane) or set into position at a given point. In military science, the term aerial bomb or bomb denotes a container dropped from an aircraft and designed to cause destruction by the detonation of a high-explosive bursting charge or incendiary or other material. Bombs differ from artillery shells, missiles, and torpedoes in that the latter are all propelled through the air or water by a human-made agency, while bombs travel to their targets through the force of gravity alone. A major distinction must also be made between conventional bombs and atomic and thermonuclear bombs, which have a far greater destructive capacity.
Yup, the new 100-mile capable Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) designed by Boeing and SAAB will go directly from initial testing strait to Ukraine. Ukraine will be the first country to use the new system. So far the U.S. hasn't even been supplied with it.
Nothing new really though, we've been strapping a lot of things to iron bombs for years... but in this case not only a new anti-jamming guidance system, but rockets too...
"Ukraine’s popular army chief Valery Zaluzhny was called to a meeting at the president’s office on Monday and told he was being fired, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN, following weeks of growing speculation over tensions between Volodymyr Zelensky and his top commander."
CNN, LOL
Victoria "The Whale" Newland made an emergency trip ta cuckraine ta tell Gaylensky not ta can Zal, but who knows.
Zaluz says if Gaylensky shtcans him, he'll knock Gaylensky's plane outta the air with a thrown tomato can.
"Ukraine’s popular army chief Valery Zaluzhny was called to a meeting at the president’s office on Monday and told he was being fired, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN, following weeks of growing speculation over tensions between Volodymyr Zelensky and his top commander."
CNN, LOL
Victoria "The Whale" Newland made an emergency trip ta cuckraine ta tell Gaylensky not ta can Zal, but who knows.
Zaluz says if Gaylensky shtcans him, he'll knock Gaylensky's plane outta the air with a thrown tomato can.
Ukraine this week is receiving new glide bombs from Boeing (manufactured in France) that will allow Ukraine troops to strike targets twice as far as present missiles.
Ukraine has stated that it will continue to strike Russian energy installations including refineries, storage and production facilities as well as shipping.
Reuters, Forbes
Whoever you're getting your info from doesn't understand the difference between "missiles" and "bombs". That should concern you.
Your inability to read and understand should concern you.
You could benefit from the use of reference material. It would help you be less gullible. And less of a slack-jawed moron.
Bomb, a container carrying an explosive charge that is fused to detonate under certain conditions (as upon impact) and that is either dropped (as from an airplane) or set into position at a given point. In military science, the term aerial bomb or bomb denotes a container dropped from an aircraft and designed to cause destruction by the detonation of a high-explosive bursting charge or incendiary or other material. Bombs differ from artillery shells, missiles, and torpedoes in that the latter are all propelled through the air or water by a human-made agency, while bombs travel to their targets through the force of gravity alone. A major distinction must also be made between conventional bombs and atomic and thermonuclear bombs, which have a far greater destructive capacity.
A glide bomb is using gravity as its force for travel.
Ukraine this week is receiving new glide bombs from Boeing (manufactured in France) that will allow Ukraine troops to strike targets twice as far as present missiles.
Ukraine has stated that it will continue to strike Russian energy installations including refineries, storage and production facilities as well as shipping.
Reuters, Forbes
Whoever you're getting your info from doesn't understand the difference between "missiles" and "bombs". That should concern you.
Your inability to read and understand should concern you.
You could benefit from the use of reference material. It would help you be less gullible. And less of a slack-jawed moron.
Bomb, a container carrying an explosive charge that is fused to detonate under certain conditions (as upon impact) and that is either dropped (as from an airplane) or set into position at a given point. In military science, the term aerial bomb or bomb denotes a container dropped from an aircraft and designed to cause destruction by the detonation of a high-explosive bursting charge or incendiary or other material. Bombs differ from artillery shells, missiles, and torpedoes in that the latter are all propelled through the air or water by a human-made agency, while bombs travel to their targets through the force of gravity alone. A major distinction must also be made between conventional bombs and atomic and thermonuclear bombs, which have a far greater destructive capacity.
A glide bomb is using gravity as its force for travel.
Ukraine drones strike the factory that produces Russia’s Lancet missiles doing heavy damage to the facility. Personnel losses have not been quantified as of yet.
This missile production facility is located deep within Russia showing the range of Ukraine missiles capabilities.
Ukraine drones strike the factory that produces Russia’s Lancet missiles doing heavy damage to the facility. Personnel losses have not been quantified as of yet.
This missile production facility is located deep within Russia showing the range of Ukraine missiles capabilities.
BBC, Forbes
No too shabby for a country that was supposed to be overrun within a week…
Imprisoned Putin opposition leader Navalny urges all Russian people to show opposition to Putin by voting for the opposition candidate at 12noon on the March election date.
Imprisoned Putin opposition leader Navalny urges all Russian people to show opposition to Putin by voting for the opposition candidate at 12noon on the March election date.
NPR, BBC
Who “counts” the votes? That determines the winner.
Ukraine this week is receiving new glide bombs from Boeing (manufactured in France) that will allow Ukraine troops to strike targets twice as far as present missiles.
Ukraine has stated that it will continue to strike Russian energy installations including refineries, storage and production facilities as well as shipping.
Reuters, Forbes
Whoever you're getting your info from doesn't understand the difference between "missiles" and "bombs". That should concern you.
Your inability to read and understand should concern you.
You could benefit from the use of reference material. It would help you be less gullible. And less of a slack-jawed moron.
Bomb, a container carrying an explosive charge that is fused to detonate under certain conditions (as upon impact) and that is either dropped (as from an airplane) or set into position at a given point. In military science, the term aerial bomb or bomb denotes a container dropped from an aircraft and designed to cause destruction by the detonation of a high-explosive bursting charge or incendiary or other material. Bombs differ from artillery shells, missiles, and torpedoes in that the latter are all propelled through the air or water by a human-made agency, while bombs travel to their targets through the force of gravity alone. A major distinction must also be made between conventional bombs and atomic and thermonuclear bombs, which have a far greater destructive capacity.
Originally Posted by RHOD
A glide bomb is using gravity as its force for travel.
The munition in question is the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB).
It has a booter stage to ground launch the 250 Lbs Small Diameter Bomb from the HIMARS and M270 systems. The SMB is a small sized JDAM developed to fit more bombs on airframes and in internal bomb bays of the F-35 and F-22.
Lots of reach and lots of boom with pin point precision for the Ground Launch version.
It's a bomb with a missle booster for ground launch to get it to altitude/distance and can glide for more reach. Relativley cheap for the boom and reach.
If they are delivered in numbers lots of Orcs are going to die from GLSDBs.
Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, and George Barros
February 1, 2024
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi presented an overarching strategy to seize the theater-wide initiative in Ukraine and retain it to facilitate Ukrainian battlefield victories despite Russia’s numerical advantages in manpower and materiel. Zaluzhnyi’s strategy aims to offset Ukraine’s existing challenges and pursue advantages over the Russian military through widespread technological innovation and adaptation. Ukrainian forces successfully struck and sunk a Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) vessel in the Black Sea near occupied Crimea on the night of January 31 to February 1. Russian milbloggers continued to voice frustrations about Russian forces’ continued tactical blunders during offensive operations in western Donetsk Oblast. The European Union (EU) unanimously approved a financial support package for Ukraine for 2024 – 2027. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borrell stated that the European Union (EU) will not be able to send the promised one million shells to Ukraine by March 2024, but is planning to fulfill this promise by the end of 2024. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov appointed another one of his children to a senior position in the Chechen government as of January 31. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kupyansk, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on February 1. Turkish banks have reportedly started closing Russian companies’ accounts due to the threat of US secondary sanctions. Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted Russian plans to integrate occupied territories of Ukraine into Russia over the next six years.
Ukraine this week is receiving new glide bombs from Boeing (manufactured in France) that will allow Ukraine troops to strike targets twice as far as present missiles.
Ukraine has stated that it will continue to strike Russian energy installations including refineries, storage and production facilities as well as shipping.
Reuters, Forbes
Whoever you're getting your info from doesn't understand the difference between "missiles" and "bombs". That should concern you.
Your inability to read and understand should concern you.
You could benefit from the use of reference material. It would help you be less gullible. And less of a slack-jawed moron.
Bomb, a container carrying an explosive charge that is fused to detonate under certain conditions (as upon impact) and that is either dropped (as from an airplane) or set into position at a given point. In military science, the term aerial bomb or bomb denotes a container dropped from an aircraft and designed to cause destruction by the detonation of a high-explosive bursting charge or incendiary or other material. Bombs differ from artillery shells, missiles, and torpedoes in that the latter are all propelled through the air or water by a human-made agency, while bombs travel to their targets through the force of gravity alone. A major distinction must also be made between conventional bombs and atomic and thermonuclear bombs, which have a far greater destructive capacity.
Originally Posted by RHOD
A glide bomb is using gravity as its force for travel.
The munition in question is the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB).
It has a booter stage to ground launch the 250 Lbs Small Diameter Bomb from the HIMARS and M270 systems. The SMB is a small sized JDAM developed to fit more bombs on airframes and in internal bomb bays of the F-35 and F-22.
Lots of reach and lots of boom with pin point precision for the Ground Launch version.
It's a bomb with a missle booster for ground launch to get it to altitude/distance and can glide for more reach. Relativley cheap for the boom and reach.
If they are delivered in numbers lots of Orcs are going to die from GLSDBs.
Pretty interesting. Instead of dropping from an aircraft and risking what could be an expensive jet and trained pilot, get the the glide bomb to height and close to the target as the payload of a missile were it separates and the glide bomb does its thing.
We humans are so creative in thinking up ways to kill each other.
The only way Zelenskyy will leave the fight is in a box, or through a coup. The Ukrainians are happy with his actions... and still more than willing to fight. They damn sure aren't having russia's protest and uprisings.
The only way Zelenskyy will leave the fight is in a box, or through a coup. The Ukrainians are happy with his actions... and still more than willing to fight. They damn sure aren't having russia's protest and uprisings.
The World Court rules in favor of Ukraine for their genocide case against Russia, Putin and the Kremlin.
BBC, France 24
In a couple months, the world court can launch a spring offensive, and arrest him.
Putin is strictly abiding by the existing international arrest warrants on him by only traveling to those countries not aligned with The World Court warrants.
This is the very reason he’s didn’t travel to South Africa for the summit there 6 or so months ago.
Ukraine military has fixated a large portion of its attacks in the future to disrupt and destroy Russian oil and gas infrastructure and transportation systems. Its most recent attacks have shown the capability to strike deep inside of Russia with stunning success.
Delivery of the customized explosives will tend to be by using stealth and anti-jamming technology.
To date there are now 24 Russian oil tanker ships just sitting and floating outside of harbors due to sanctions and payment disagreements between Russia and potential buyers.
Five are sitting offshore India due to payment form disagreements and 14 are floating offshore South Korea waiting due to sanctions and shipping insurance issues.
Each loaded tanker on average holds approximately 3 million barrels of various grades of Russian crude oil.
Ol toot’s fishing camp under investigation for sex trafficking of underage boys. Ol toot was interviewed and his response was boy and girls got married routinely in the 1800s America at the age of 9
The G7 nations and the EU have closed in on Russian oil tankers sanctions penalizing the use of “Shadow Fleets “ which are older tankers, some being of questionable seaworthiness.
The crackdown involves mostly the denial or the removal of insurance for the crude tankers which directly affects risks to potential buyers of the Russian crude.
The prime minister of Armenia says that Russia can no longer be considered as a military defense ally due to being literally ignored by Putin and the Kremlin.
The prime minister has stated that he would seek closer ties to the EU and America for military help and assistance.
Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Fredrick W. Kagan
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 2, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked a wide Russian social and economic mobilization reminiscent of the Soviet Union’s total mobilization during the Second World War during a February 2 speech despite the fact that Russia is undertaking a far more gradual but nonetheless effective mobilization of its defense industrial base (DIB). Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated on February 2 that Russian forces retain the “strategic initiative” along the entire frontline in Ukraine, a notable departure from Shoigu’s previous characterization of Russian operations as “active defense.” Open-source investigations indicate that Russian forces are benefitting from Ukraine’s ammunition shortage and inability to conduct sufficient counterbattery warfare. US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller reiterated on February 1 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly indicated that he has not changed his aims to capture and subjugate Ukraine. Russian milbloggers and ultranationalist figures continue to present themselves as impartial and constructive critics of the Russian military in juxtaposition to official Kremlin sources in the Russian information space. Kremlin affiliates reportedly launched an information campaign wherein prominent social media influencers promote the Russian Orthodox Church. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on February 2. Russian outlet Izvestiya stated on February 2, citing sources within the Russian military, that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is forming air defense units as part of assault units to defend Russian infantry against Ukrainian drones, frontline air strikes, and shelling. Ukrainian and Canadian officials announced a new coalition to return Ukrainian children from Russia to Ukraine.
To date there are now 24 Russian oil tanker ships just sitting and floating outside of harbors due to sanctions and payment disagreements between Russia and potential buyers.
Five are sitting offshore India due to payment form disagreements and 14 are floating offshore South Korea waiting due to sanctions and shipping insurance issues.
Each loaded tanker on average holds approximately 3 million barrels of various grades of Russian crude oil.
WSJ, Fortune
I don't blame Russia, I wouldn't unload the oil either without guarantee of payment.
To date there are now 24 Russian oil tanker ships just sitting and floating outside of harbors due to sanctions and payment disagreements between Russia and potential buyers.
Five are sitting offshore India due to payment form disagreements and 14 are floating offshore South Korea waiting due to sanctions and shipping insurance issues.
Each loaded tanker on average holds approximately 3 million barrels of various grades of Russian crude oil.
WSJ, Fortune
I don't blame Russia, I wouldn't unload the oil either without guarantee of payment.
Those tankers don’t sit on anchor or standby for free. There’s a considerable demurrage charge for each day of the wait.
Zelensky hails praise on receiving 2 new air defense systems that are “capable of shooting down anything “. This is supposed to be the first shipment of many of the systems promised to the Ukraine military.
Umerov admitted: "Russia vastly outnumbers us in daily artillery attacks. At different areas of the front and stages of hostilities, they fired 5-10 times more artillery shells than the Ukrainian forces.”
Umerov admitted: "Russia vastly outnumbers us in daily artillery attacks. At different areas of the front and stages of hostilities, they fired 5-10 times more artillery shells than the Ukrainian forces.”
That would explain why Russia ran out of munitions a year and a half ago.
Ukraine strikes Russian air base headquarters doing major damages to jet aircraft and killing a top Russian general. Satellite images show the detailed destruction done by 6 Storm Shadow missiles.
This area is very close to Sevastopol. It is further suspected that Putin’s other top general, Gerasimov, was also “liquidated”.
After the complete inability of Ukraine to defend its territory, and its counteroffensive's failure to retake any Russia captured territory, the head of the Ukraine military has been fired.
Four days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told his top general that he would soon be fired, a replacement still has not been selected, a senior defense official said Friday, leaving the warring country uncertain why its popular military chief is being sacked and who will lead its troops amid intensifying Russian attacks.
Notifying Gen. Valery Zaluzhny of his imminent dismissal without having a successor ready appeared increasingly to be an impulsive and ill-prepared decision by Zelensky and his team. Reports of the ouster in Ukrainian and international media prompted a backlash among civilians and soldiers who admire Zaluzhny and are waiting for an explanation.
Zelensky’s office has informed the White House of the decision to remove Zaluzhny, two people familiar with the situation told The Washington Post.
Candidates recruited to fill Zaluzhny's shoes have declined, stating that there is no commander that could win against Russia.
“Candidates recruited to fill Zaluzhny's shoes have declined, stating that there is no commander that could win against Russia.”
That’s an interesting sentence. Apparently Ukraine’s military is a volunteer force that asks commanders nicely if they’ll take command instead of automatically “promoting” the next appropriate individual to the position of commander. It’s pretty pathetic that a general can refuse to command the forces he’s pledged to command but a kid with Downs Syndrome is forced to fight or be shot by his comrades. Old men or the disabled can be violently compelled to serve but the fat ass generals with their stolen money simply want to drive their sports cars in the Mediterranean instead of living up to their obligations and commanding troops while their “beloved motherland” is under assault from their extended family. You just can’t make this bullshit up…
lloyd Austin wearing a leg brace, stumbling after a month long prostate surgery. One of the aids tried to block the camera when he had difficulty climbing one step. lol
The International Court of Justice issued another damning ruling for Ukraine. Almost unanimously, the judges ruled that there was genocide in Donbas, justifying the Russian invasion.
The International Court of Justice issued another damning ruling for Ukraine. Almost unanimously, the judges ruled that there was genocide in Donbas, justifying the Russian invasion.
Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Karolina Hird, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Fredrick W. Kagan
February 3, 2024
The Kremlin is doubling down on its support for Iran as the US conducts strikes to preempt attacks by Iranian-back proxies in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen against American and other targets. The Kremlin censored a protest by wives of mobilized soldiers in Moscow on February 3 likely to suppress any possible resurgence of a broader social movement in support of Russian soldiers and against the regime. Soviet leadership experienced first-hand the influence that social movements of relatives of Russian soldiers wielded in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and the Kremlin likely aims to preemptively censor and discredit similar movements before they can garner similar influence. Putin may have learned from the Soviet Union’s prior failure to completely censor soldiers’ relatives and changed tactics, instead using limited censorship and discreditation to keep these movements from building momentum. Russian milbloggers continued to fixate on a recent unsuccessful Russian mechanized assault near Novomykhailivka, Donetsk Oblast and highlight divisions it caused within the Russian information space, which are indicative of wider issues with the Russian military’s ability to adapt in Ukraine. Ukrainian actors conducted a drone strike against the Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd Oblast on February 3. Ukrainian strikes reportedly temporarily slowed Russia’s production of Lancet loitering munitions. Russian state media confirmed the appointment of two new officials to senior positions in military-adjacent civilian organizations. Russian forces made confirm advances near Bakhmut amid continued positional engagements along the frontline. Russian soldiers imprisoned for refusing to fight in Ukraine are reportedly dying in Russian detention. Russian authorities continue efforts to militarize Ukrainian youth through the school system.
The International Court of Justice issued another damning ruling for Ukraine. Almost unanimously, the judges ruled that there was genocide in Donbas, justifying the Russian invasion.
Lie much?
The court allowed that the Ukraine suit and claim against Russia can go forward.
Further, The Court has never issued a damning ruling against Ukraine. Period.
Last month, the ICJ dismissed large parts of a Ukraine petition accusing Russia of “terrorism”.
The ICJ will proceed in assessing whether Ukraine committed genocide in Donetsk and Luhansk
ICJ rejects most of Ukraine’s ‘terrorism’ case against Russia
Ukraine's security service says it has uncovered corruption in an arms purchase by the military worth about $40m (£31m). The SBU said five senior people in the defence ministry and at an arms supplier were being investigated. It said the defence officials signed a contract for 100,000 mortar shells in August 2022. Payment was made in advance, with some funds transferred abroad, but no arms were ever provided. Corruption has been a major stumbling block in Ukraine's bid to join the European Union. The SBU said an investigation had "exposed" officials of the ministry of defence and managers of arms supplier Lviv Arsenal, "who stole nearly 1.5 billion hryvnias in the purchase of shells". "According to the investigation, former and current high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defence and heads of affiliated companies are involved in the embezzlement," it said.
Ukrainian intelligence does not rule out PoWs on downed Russian plane
Ukraine war: Two French volunteers killed in Russian drone strike - Macron confirms
"the panel of 16 judges said they will rule at a later stage on whether or not Ukraine committed genocide in the Donetsk and Luhansk areas of eastern Ukraine now occupied by Russia."
A coup may come in Ukraine. Neither Nuland nor the CIA can protect Zelenskyy if the right-wing takes over. They only tolerated Zelenskyy because of Zaluzhny
Zelenskyy nicknames amongst Ukrainian Nazis: Homo Joker, Stuart Little, Pimple, Frodo, 1.5 meters, Mossad agent, Comedian.
A coup may come in Ukraine. Neither Nuland nor the CIA can protect Zelenskyy if the right-wing takes over. They only tolerated Zelenskyy because of Zaluzhny
Zelenskyy nicknames amongst Ukrainian Nazis: Homo Joker, Stuart Little, Pimple, Frodo, 1.5 meters, Mossad agent, Comedian.
Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Fredrick W. Kagan
February 4, 2024
Russia's reported reserve concentrations throughout Ukraine largely align with Russia’s assessed priorities along the front, although they are not necessarily indicative of future Russian operations. The Russian defense industrial base (DIB) is unlikely able to fully support Russia’s reserve manpower despite Russia’s ability to sustain its current tempo of operations and ongoing efforts to expand the Russian DIB. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the frontline near Robotyne, Zaporizhia Oblast and the Ukrainian Eastern Air Command in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on February 4. Russian milbloggers continued to criticize Russian authorities’ failure to properly equip Russian forces with drones and electronic warfare (EW) systems in response to a recent unsuccessful Russian mechanized assault near Novomykhailivka, Donetsk Oblast. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to face the authoritarian’s dilemma, whereby his authoritarian regime is itself systematically preventing him from receiving accurate information about military-political realities in Russia. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka amid continued positional engagements along the entire frontline. Kremlin newswire TASS reported on February 4 that Vladimir Oblast will be a patron of the new Knyaz Pozharsky Borei-A class nuclear submarine. Ukrainian officials continue international efforts aimed at returning Ukrainian citizens whom Russian authorities illegally deported to Russia.
“Misinformation by ukeraine friendly outlets cannot hide the fact the end is near for the Ukrainians in their war with Russia.
Unable to keep pace even with funds from other countries”
and yet it is Day 711 and Ukraine has not fallen. on Day 730 it wil be 2 years in Ukraine and the thousands of Russians are dead. and the Russians are still attacking and dying for Putler and his of world ruled by Russians. what a joke it is. Russians are not meant rule anything, even other Russians.
“Misinformation by ukeraine friendly outlets cannot hide the fact the end is near for the Ukrainians in their war with Russia.
Unable to keep pace even with funds from other countries”
and yet it is Day 711 and Ukraine has not fallen. on Day 730 it wil be 2 years in Ukraine and the thousands of Russians are dead. and the Russians are still attacking and dying for Putler and his of world ruled by Russians. what a joke it is. Russians are not meant rule anything, even other Russians.
Good thing you weren't around in WWII. That lasted 4 years for the US and much longer for other countries.
"America and NATO's strongest defensive fortification in Europe has been systematically dismantled and decimated by a hotdog cart vendor from Moscow" "If I hadn't seen it for myself I would've never believed it" Henry Kissinger June 1st 2022. Referring to the bombardment and final capture of the city Bachmut in Donetsk Oblast Ukraine by Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner PMC forces.
"Russia’s Special Military Operation in Donbas is not an act of genocide, it is a response to an alleged act of genocide by the Ukrainian regime against the people of Donbas."
"Russia’s Special Military Operation in Donbas is not an act of genocide, it is a response to an alleged act of genocide by the Ukrainian regime against the people of Donbas."
"Russia’s Special Military Operation in Donbas is not an act of genocide, it is a response to an alleged act of genocide by the Ukrainian regime against the people of Donbas."
Stand up comedy.
Heh !
The funny thing is the reality is you are the butt of the joke!
"Russia’s Special Military Operation in Donbas is not an act of genocide, it is a response to an alleged act of genocide by the Ukrainian regime against the people of Donbas."
Stand up comedy.
Heh !
The funny thing is the reality is you are the butt of the joke!
The punchline one could say🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤣
^^^ Speaking of jokes and butts, exhibit A, above.
Day 712, jeez ya think them russkies would give up by now. oh, i forgot, Putler won't share the only brain with them. i guess you Putler fan boys are crying about Putler's losses.
Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, George Barros, and Fredrick W. Kagan
February 5, 2024
US Senate negotiators unveiled their proposed supplemental appropriations bill on February 4 that — if passed — would provide roughly $60 billion of security assistance for Ukraine, the overwhelming majority of which would go to American companies and US and allied militaries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on February 4 that Ukraine needs to replace a “series of state leaders” across the Ukrainian government who are “not just in a single sector” such as the Ukrainian military. The Kremlin is intensifying rhetoric pushing for the hypothetical partition of Ukraine by seizing on innocuous and unrelated topics, likely in an attempt to normalize the partition narrative in Western discussions about Ukraine. Delays in Western security assistance continue to exacerbate Ukraine’s shell shortage and undermine Ukraine’s ability to use high-value Western counterbattery systems. The Kremlin may not allow Boris Nadezhdin, the only anti-war Russian presidential candidate, to run in the March 2024 presidential election due to Nadezhdin’s larger-than-anticipated popularity. The Kremlin is reportedly nationalizing private enterprises in Russia quietly. Russian forces made confirmed gains near Kupyansk, Kreminna, Avdiivka, and northeast of Bakhmut amid continued positional fighting along the entire frontline. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) may expand the list of courses available to women at the FSB Academy. Russian occupation administrations continue efforts to indoctrinate Ukrainian children into Russian culture and nationalism through patronage networks with Russian federal subjects (regions).
Tucker Carlson confirmed being seen at Kremlin today. Tucker hate Ukronazis almost as much as the Russians
"a dead eyed, rat-like oligarch, prosecutor of Christians, friend of BlackRock"...this is a direct quote of Tucker's description of this globalist puppet Zelensky.
The Ukrainians are nothing but cannon fodder for the criminal NWO, elite Globalist cabal...pedo joe and his mafiia are nothing but puppets of this cabal. If you don't think this Soros criminal clique aren't bent on destroying not only Russia but also our own country as we know it, you are blind sheep like the majority of our citizenry, lemmings led to the slaughter.
The Russians have specifically fought a war of attrition, NOT anywhere near a war of conquest. Russian goals stated clearly from the beginning;
Destroy the Western backed Nazi ideologues in Kiev Protect the Russian people in Donbass NO NATO membership for Ukraine
Yet the criminal, legacy MSM influenced stooges continue to believe Ukraine is holding it's own against the Russians....they have held their own by sacrificing several hundred thousand dead! and are slowly being completely crushed.
Yet the "Empire of Lies" continues to support this black hole of corruption and deceit! Witness the total joke of the so called Immigration bill which pledged 60 billion for Ukraine and only 20 billion for our own border security! Which, of course really means no border security at all!
“Misinformation by ukeraine friendly outlets cannot hide the fact the end is near for the Ukrainians in their war with Russia. Unable to keep pace even with funds from other countries”
and yet it is Day 711 and Ukraine has not fallen. on Day 730 it wil be 2 years in Ukraine and the thousands of Russians are dead. and the Russians are still attacking and dying for Putler and his of world ruled by Russians. what a joke it is. Russians are not meant rule anything, even other Russians.
Russia has a long reputation for taking their time and doing a thorough job of crushing opponents in conflicts that border Russia.
I’m going to coin a new phrase, we’ll call it JoeBob’s Law. It’s a corollary to Godwin’s law which basically states that in any political conversation someone will mention Hitler.
Anyway, JoeBob’s Law is that the first person to bring up the Dunning-Kruger Effect in any conversation is always to the person to whom it most accurately applies within that conversation.
I’m going to coin a new phrase, we’ll call it JoeBob’s Law. It’s a corollary to Godwin’s law which basically states that in any political conversation someone will mention Hitler.
Anyway, JoeBob’s Law is that the first person to bring up the Dunning-Kruger Effect in any conversation is always to the person to whom it most accurately applies within that conversation.
"Zaluzhny has accepted the position of ambassador to the UK."
This probably won't stand because, from the UK, Zaluzhny will have the freedom to ruthlessly criticize Zelensky. 1.5 Meter will probably have him assassinated instead.
That hilarious! Russia would allow them to get 1 drone off the production line then BOOM!!
AH Come-on, if that were the case russia would have done so before Ukraine, wiped out all their armor, killed 2/3rds of their military, wiped out their Black Sea fleet, and destroyed half of their refining capacity. And Ukraine's anti-personnel drones are just pure genius...
But that's OK, you all just keep on going on believing all that made-up BS propaganda you and your pals putin, K.J.Un, and Xi put out.
That hilarious! Russia would allow them to get 1 drone off the production line then BOOM!!
AH Come-on, if that were the case russia would have done so before Ukraine, wiped out all their armor, killed 2/3rds of their military, wiped out their Black Sea fleet, and destroyed half of their refining capacity. And Ukraine's anti-personnel drones are just pure genius...
But that's OK, you all just keep on going on believing all that made-up BS propaganda you and your pals putin, K.J.Un, and Xi put out.
Phil
You love sucking cork so much even Fake Nues MSM cork will do. Didn't Trump tell dumbasses like you about Fake Nues too?
That hilarious! Russia would allow them to get 1 drone off the production line then BOOM!!
AH Come-on, if that were the case russia would have done so before Ukraine, wiped out all their armor, killed 2/3rds of their military, wiped out their Black Sea fleet, and destroyed half of their refining capacity. And Ukraine's anti-personnel drones are just pure genius...
But that's OK, you all just keep on going on believing all that made-up BS propaganda you and your pals putin, K.J.Un, and Xi put out.
Phil
You love sucking cork so much even Fake Nues MSM cork will do. Didn't Trump tell dumbasses like you about Fake Nues too?
Oh thats right, you suck the Bidet for truth.
Jag, Don't waste your time. He's a brainwashed buffoon.
That hilarious! Russia would allow them to get 1 drone off the production line then BOOM!!
AH Come-on, if that were the case russia would have done so before Ukraine, wiped out all their armor, killed 2/3rds of their military, wiped out their Black Sea fleet, and destroyed half of their refining capacity. And Ukraine's anti-personnel drones are just pure genius...
But that's OK, you all just keep on going on believing all that made-up BS propaganda you and your pals putin, K.J.Un, and Xi put out.
Phil
Ukraine doesn't make anything at any scale and they don't have a fleet of boats bigger than inflatables. They get nearly all their equipment from 50-something other countries.
Like Ted Kennedy and most of the other democrats he knows he's covered by the propaganda ministry. The media. They'll cover for him. Even Barack joked about his lies calling them gaffs. Biden is a serial sociopath with no regrets for what he does or says. He can say anything at any time and be sincere. Bill and Hillary Clinton are the same types of personalities. "I didn't have sexual relations with that woman, not a single time".
The only cure is hanging from a very tall tree. Let em air out.
That hilarious! Russia would allow them to get 1 drone off the production line then BOOM!!
AH Come-on, if that were the case russia would have done so before Ukraine, wiped out all their armor, killed 2/3rds of their military, wiped out their Black Sea fleet, and destroyed half of their refining capacity. And Ukraine's anti-personnel drones are just pure genius...
But that's OK, you all just keep on going on believing all that made-up BS propaganda you and your pals putin, K.J.Un, and Xi put out.
Phil
You love sucking cork so much even Fake Nues MSM cork will do. Didn't Trump tell dumbasses like you about Fake Nues too?
Day 714, the more russkies die, makes it a good deal. Russians are not our friends. the enemy of my enemy is just a passing acquittance. nothing more. Putler demands to make a Russian one. they have no free press, no induvial rights including the 2nd amendment, no protests...all Russians are meat for slaughter. the Duma is Putler's plaything. Russia has a constitution, Putler wipes his rear end with the Russian constitution.
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, and Fredrick W. Kagan
February 7, 2024
Russian forces conducted the second largest combined drone and missile strike of 2024 on the morning of February 7. The February 7 strike package is emblematic of the constant air domain offense-defense innovation-adaptation race in which Russia and Ukraine are engaged. Russia targeted Kyiv City during the February 7 strike for the third time thus far in 2024, notably coinciding with EU High Commissioner Josep Borrell’s visit to Kyiv. Deputy Chairperson of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev continued his nuclear saber-rattling rhetoric likely aimed in part at deterring Western aid to Ukraine. The Russian Federation Council approved a bill on February 7 that allows the Russian government to confiscate property from individuals convicted of spreading “fake” information about the Russian military, likely as part of ongoing censorship efforts to limit criticisms of Russia’s war effort ahead of the March 2024 Russian presidential election. Yandex NV — the Dutch holding company of Russian internet technology company Yandex — announced that it will sell all of its Russian assets for 475 billion rubles (about $5.2 billion) to a purchasing consortium consisting of five Russian companies. Russian forces made confirmed gains west of Horlivka and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area amid continued positional engagements along the entire frontline. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) stated on February 7 that Russia is mobilizing citizens from Syria who come to Russia under the guise of security guard jobs at oil refineries. Russian occupation authorities continue to militarize Ukrainian children and youth in occupied Ukraine.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
That take doesn't jive with reality. The Russians absolutely did try to take Kiev and failed miserably.
I agree with you John, I don’t think they’ll surrender or at least they won’t call it a surrender, they’ll refer to it as a “peace agreement” or a “truce” or a “negotiated settlement” or whatever bullshit they think they’ll be able to use so they can sell their failure as a success.
Ukraine won’t surrender nor do they need to surrender, Kyiv was a feint as Russia was trying to force the little Zit Zelensky into exile and replacing him with a Kremlin favored successor, it was an unsuccessful feint not a failure to capture territory. Not only did Putin try to oust the Zit which was essentially meant to replace our meddling and corruption in Ukraine but from a intelligence standpoint I’m sure that Putin was evaluating and gathering valuable intelligence regarding our reaction and Europe’s reaction to his special military operation….there’s much information one can glean from the reaction to the SMO.
I don’t know whether it was a “failure” but he did fail to get the Zit to run which was a small “Ukrainian victory” in the propaganda war. If we were to take the assertion that Putin wanted to capture Kyiv seriously then we should look at the cities in Ukraine that Putin wanted versus the cities he didn’t want. If Russia wanted Kyiv they sure had a funny way of executing the war since they never mounted an assault. They sent some inaccurate missiles (supposedly 😂) into apartment buildings but anyone with 2 neurons bumping around upstairs knows that what Russia did at the outset of this 2022 SMO can hardly be called an assault to capture Kyiv. Russia is not concerned with innocent civilians dying anymore than Ukraine is so if Russia wanted to really capture Kyiv it would NOT look like it currently does, it’d look more like Bakhmut.
Russia took the territory they set out to take and then they dug in and fortified it, they’ve settled in for a long winter’s nap so no matter how many waves of human suckers Ukraine sends to the meat grinder they’re no closer now to routing the Russians than they were at the start.
If we take the money, 100’s of billions of dollars and the military hardware out of the equation and just pretend that it was justified while everything else remains the same I guarandamntee that Zelensky would have negotiated a truce but WE won’t let him. Our government and the corrupt non-elected cabal have alterior motives and no empathy, no sympathy and NO SOUL.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
That take doesn't jive with reality. The Russians absolutely did try to take Kiev and failed miserably.
more dumb Biden boomer analysis.
If Russia’s move toward Kiev was a feint, it was one of the dumbest military feints in the history of human warfare. The lost way too much and didn’t gain much from it.
The left seems to predicate their absolute belief in a Ukrainian victory on the fact that Russia still has not captured Kiev. Imagine if Kiev was never the goal but merely a feint at the outset that didn’t work….except to fool the retards who, after a year and a half, are still unblinkingly staring at Kiev waiting for something to happen while the country burns and crumbles around them.
They fall to acknowledge their first mistake in all of this and have instead built the foundation of their argument in support of this clustefuck on the false belief that Russia couldn’t “take” Kiev….they continue to then reinforce the bullshit notion that Ukraine must be winning since Kiev hasn’t been captured…that’s blossomed into the ridiculous idea that the Ukrainian conscript is the “finest soldier in the world” 😂😂. If you exclude the drunken rapists, drunken criminals and drunken black market profiteers there might be a few decent soldiers there.
That take doesn't jive with reality. The Russians absolutely did try to take Kiev and failed miserably.
more dumb Biden boomer analysis.
If Russia’s move toward Kiev was a feint, it was one of the dumbest military feints in the history of human warfare. The lost way too much and didn’t gain much from it.
The gained control of the most valuable agricultural land , resources ( coal, fertilizers, rare earth metals , steel plants, lithium etc) in the world and regained control of crimea and Donbas as they said the would plus they’ve eliminated over 500,000 Ukrainian troops now they’re forced conscripting women and invalids and those with Down syndrome
Western Ukraine has zero value to Russia other than a buffer zone
The Us has wasted over 200 billion on Ukraine with zero oversight causing extreme inflation in the U.S. plus pushing our debt now to 34 trillion while our borders remain wide open while millions of criminals aliens flood our country
Europe is falling apart now with major strikes and protests throughout Europe shutting down their failing economies while they prioritize billions to the corrupt Ukraine
Yeah we’re really winning. And now we’re at war with Iran Lol
Day 714, the more russkies die, makes it a good deal. Russians are not our friends. the enemy of my enemy is just a passing acquittance. nothing more. Putler demands to make a Russian one. they have no free press, no induvial rights including the 2nd amendment, no protests...all Russians are meat for slaughter. the Duma is Putler's plaything. Russia has a constitution, Putler wipes his rear end with the Russian constitution.
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, and Fredrick W. Kagan
February 7, 2024
Russian forces conducted the second largest combined drone and missile strike of 2024 on the morning of February 7. The February 7 strike package is emblematic of the constant air domain offense-defense innovation-adaptation race in which Russia and Ukraine are engaged. Russia targeted Kyiv City during the February 7 strike for the third time thus far in 2024, notably coinciding with EU High Commissioner Josep Borrell’s visit to Kyiv. Deputy Chairperson of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev continued his nuclear saber-rattling rhetoric likely aimed in part at deterring Western aid to Ukraine. The Russian Federation Council approved a bill on February 7 that allows the Russian government to confiscate property from individuals convicted of spreading “fake” information about the Russian military, likely as part of ongoing censorship efforts to limit criticisms of Russia’s war effort ahead of the March 2024 Russian presidential election. Yandex NV — the Dutch holding company of Russian internet technology company Yandex — announced that it will sell all of its Russian assets for 475 billion rubles (about $5.2 billion) to a purchasing consortium consisting of five Russian companies. Russian forces made confirmed gains west of Horlivka and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area amid continued positional engagements along the entire frontline. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) stated on February 7 that Russia is mobilizing citizens from Syria who come to Russia under the guise of security guard jobs at oil refineries. Russian occupation authorities continue to militarize Ukrainian children and youth in occupied Ukraine.
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, and Fredrick W. Kagan
February 8, 2024
Pulter's World
Russian President Vladimir Putin attempted to use an interview with American media personality Tucker Carlson published on February 8 to present to a wider Western audience a long-standing Kremlin information operation that falsely asserts that Russia is interested in a negotiated end to its war in Ukraine. Putin illustrated throughout the interview that Russia has no interest in meaningful or legitimate negotiations, however, and that Putin still seeks to destroy Ukraine as a state. Putin also displayed his overarching hostility towards the West and falsely accused the West of forcing Russia to attack Ukraine.
Putin also attempted to use the interview to absurdly reframe Russia as the wronged party and not the initiator of Russia’s unprovoked war of conquest against Ukraine.
Putin continued attempts to justify Russia’s invasions of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 as responses to Ukraine’s and the West’s actions in order to defend his long-standing calls for regime change in Kyiv and Ukraine’s “demilitarization” “denazification,” and “neutrality.”
Putin also reiterated a quasi-realist world view that defines weakening the West and dismantling NATO as pre-requisites for the Russian-led multipolar world he desires to create.
Putin continued to propagate pseudo-history in an effort to deny Ukrainian statehood and nationhood.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced General Valerii Zaluzhnyi with Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief on February 8, as part of wider military leadership changes. Such changes are normal for states engaged in a protracted war. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a routine phone call on February 8 that underscored China’s hesitance to support Russia’s desired bilateral Russo-Sino relationship while Russia forges deeper partnerships with Iran and North Korea. Ukrainian and Russian forces conducted a one-to-one prisoner of war (POW) exchange on February 8. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that it recently conducted a cyberattack against the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) preventing Russian forces from automatically operating an unspecified number of likely first-person view (FPV) drones. The Russian Central Election Committee (CEC) refused to register Boris Nadezhdin, the only anti-war Russian presidential candidate, for the March 2024 presidential election likely due to his larger-than-anticipated popularity. Some Russian and Ukrainian sources claimed that Russian forces are using Starlink in occupied Ukraine. Ukrainian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna and Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City amid continued positional fighting along the entire line of contact on February 8. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) proposed a draft bill on February 8 to establish a single maximum age for contract service personnel (kontraktniki) during a period of partial mobilization, martial law, or wartime. Russian authorities are likely setting conditions to falsify voting results in occupied Ukraine in the March 2024 presidential election.
Boys and girls after watching Tucker's interview with uncle Vlad, it is very obvious Ukraine will never regain lands lost or taken by Putin, these were always Russian lands and Ukraine will sooner or later have to come to its senses and sign a peace accord. So please stop wishing and pretending that somehow the West will pull it off. Russian should have been on its knees by now yet they not only survived but are stronger.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced General Valerii Zaluzhnyi with Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief on February 8, as part of wider military leadership changes. Such changes are normal for states engaged in a protracted war.
Yeah, it's totally normal for winners to replace winning generals. LOL!
Boys and girls after watching Tucker's interview with uncle Vlad, it is very obvious Ukraine will never regain lands lost or taken by Putin, these were always Russian lands and Ukraine will sooner or later have to come to its senses and sign a peace accord. So please stop wishing and pretending that somehow the West will pull it off. Russian should have been on its knees by now yet they not only survived but are stronger.
Boys and girls after watching Tucker's interview with uncle Vlad, it is very obvious Ukraine will never regain lands lost or taken by Putin, these were always Russian lands and Ukraine will sooner or later have to come to its senses and sign a peace accord. So please stop wishing and pretending that somehow the West will pull it off. Russian should have been on its knees by now yet they not only survived but are stronger.
Pretty laughable, when one takes another persons opinion on the interview because they don’t have the intellect to form their own opinion on what they see and hear. Toot/Houston and tdoyka just parrot those they listen to and not think for themselves.🤡
This homo is really pushing the lgbgt movement. He s anti trump and anti musk and a WEF stooge. No wonder turdoyker luvs her
Originally Posted by Partsman
Originally Posted by tdoyka
Pretty laughable, when one takes another persons opinion on the interview because they don’t have the intellect to form their own opinion on what they see and hear. Toot/Houston and tdoyka just parrot those they listen to and not think for themselves.🤡
Zaluzny was replaced by General Syrski, a somewhat unexpected choice as Syrski is hated by the troops for pushing them into meat grinders without a perspective of winning.
Syrski, who was born as a Russian, had lost the cauldron battles of Debaltsevo (2015), Soledar (2023), Bakhmut (2023). and Avdeevka (2024).
Pretty laughable, when one takes another persons opinion on the interview because they don’t have the intellect to form their own opinion on what they see and hear. Toot/Houston and tdoyka just parrot those they listen to and not think for themselves.🤡
Pretty laughable, when one takes another persons opinion on the interview because they don’t have the intellect to form their own opinion on what they see and hear. Toot/Houston and tdoyka just parrot those they listen to and not think for themselves.🤡
Your hypocrisy is hilarious.
Partsmissing.
Hey toothouston still getting VA medical workers fired from their jobs after doxxing them??
Greyghost said when he got through reaming your ass out that he saw you the next day and you were having to pack around a # 3 washtub for you to scchitt in.
Day 714, the more russkies die, makes it a good deal. Russians are not our friends. the enemy of my enemy is just a passing acquittance. nothing more. Putler demands to make a Russian one. they have no free press, no induvial rights including the 2nd amendment, no protests...all Russians are meat for slaughter. the Duma is Putler's plaything. Russia has a constitution, Putler wipes his rear end with the Russian constitution.
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, and Fredrick W. Kagan
February 7, 2024
Russian forces conducted the second largest combined drone and missile strike of 2024 on the morning of February 7. The February 7 strike package is emblematic of the constant air domain offense-defense innovation-adaptation race in which Russia and Ukraine are engaged. Russia targeted Kyiv City during the February 7 strike for the third time thus far in 2024, notably coinciding with EU High Commissioner Josep Borrell’s visit to Kyiv. Deputy Chairperson of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev continued his nuclear saber-rattling rhetoric likely aimed in part at deterring Western aid to Ukraine. The Russian Federation Council approved a bill on February 7 that allows the Russian government to confiscate property from individuals convicted of spreading “fake” information about the Russian military, likely as part of ongoing censorship efforts to limit criticisms of Russia’s war effort ahead of the March 2024 Russian presidential election. Yandex NV — the Dutch holding company of Russian internet technology company Yandex — announced that it will sell all of its Russian assets for 475 billion rubles (about $5.2 billion) to a purchasing consortium consisting of five Russian companies. Russian forces made confirmed gains west of Horlivka and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area amid continued positional engagements along the entire frontline. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) stated on February 7 that Russia is mobilizing citizens from Syria who come to Russia under the guise of security guard jobs at oil refineries. Russian occupation authorities continue to militarize Ukrainian children and youth in occupied Ukraine.
Greyghost said when he got through reaming your ass out that he saw you the next day and you were having to pack around a # 3 washtub for you to scchitt in.
That’s some fantasy fetish schit he’s whisperin in his luver bois ear LOL🤣
Putin mopped up the kremlin’s floors with Tucker’s ass.
What interview were you watching?
That's not what anybody else saw.
He does not see anything, he parrots what his handlers tell him to! So sad he never had or said anything when all previous news people had interviews with Putin.
Very selective in his opinions, based on what he is told to say.
I still remember a pic of toot/Houston pushing a cart while in a dress.
Very sick man.
He is like our Canadians that think Trudeau is good for our country.🤡🤡🤡🤡
Speculation that Ukraine's popular military chief, Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi, was on his way out has been swirling for months.
That in itself has been damaging. Strain at the top does not bolster morale at home or abroad. Confirmation of General Zaluzhnyi's removal will not immediately resolve the crises either. Ukraine is struggling on the battlefield, facing shortages of both ammunition and manpower. Removing Zaluzhnyi as commander in chief, but keeping him as part of the team, may be politically astute for President Zelensky. Some opinion polls suggest the general was more popular than the president. We know only a little about why Mr Zelensky decided to make a change.
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Kateryna Stepanenko, George Barros, and Fredrick W. Kagan
February 9, 2024
The Russian online community noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not offer any new information in his interview with American media personality Tucker Carlson and simply repeated longstanding Kremlin talking points about Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine for American audiences.
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev noted that Putin told the Western world in the most thorough and detailed way why Ukraine did not exist, does not exist, and will not exist. Delays in Western aid appear to be exacerbating Ukraine’s current artillery shortages and could impact Ukraine’s long-term war effort. Newly appointed Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi identified several of his goals as commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ukrainian actors reportedly conducted a successful drone strike against two oil refineries in Krasnodar Krai on February 9. Ukrainian military officials reported that Russian forces are increasing their use of illegal chemical weapons in Ukraine, in an apparent violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), to which Russia is a signatory. Bloomberg reported on February 9 that Ukraine is considering economic reforms in order to secure funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the event that the US Congress continues to block crucial aid. Russian forces advanced near Kreminna, Bakhmut, and Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the frontline. Russian paramilitary organization Novorossiya Aid Coordination Center (KCPN) is training drone operators in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast near Krynky. Russian occupation authorities continue to prepare for the upcoming Russian presidential elections by creating the appearance of popular support for Russian Vladimir Putin in occupied areas of Ukraine.
Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, and Fredrick W. Kagan
February 10, 2024
Delays in Western security assistance may lead to significant Ukrainian air defense missile shortages that could allow Russian forces to bomb Ukrainian forces or even front-line cities more aggressively. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Major General Anatoliy Barhylevych as Chief of the Ukrainian General Staff, replacing Lieutenant General Serhiy Shaptala Russian drone footage published on February 9 showed Russian forces executing Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) near Klishchiivka in the Bakhmut direction. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated several Kremlin narratives aimed at justifying Russia’s war in Ukraine and threatening the West at a ceremony honoring Diplomats’ Day on February 10. Kremlin mouthpieces reiterated ongoing Russian narratives blaming the West, specifically the United States, for the absence of constructive peace negotiations to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite numerous Russian statements indicating that Russia is not interested in good-faith peace negotiations with Ukraine. The Russian State Duma is considering a bill aimed at further censoring actors designated as “foreign agents,” likely aimed at censoring dissent from opposition media outlets and prominent information space voices. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kreminna and Avdiivka. The relatives of mobilized Russian soldiers continue to protest throughout Russia despite previous Kremlin efforts to censor similar protests and suppress any possible resurgence of a broader social movement in support of mobilized Russian soldiers. Russian and occupation officials continue to set conditions for the deportation of Ukrainian children from occupied Ukraine through educational and extracurricular schemes.
Td, all the pied pipers in the world getting paid good money to get suckers like you to keep pushing the Military/Industrial Complex profits aren't going to make water flow uphill.
The pukes you listen to are no better than the CYAs CNN.
Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Fredrick W. Kagan
February 11, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk as Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander, replacing current Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi. Russian forces appear to have constructed a 30-kilometer-long barrier dubbed the “tsar train” in occupied Donetsk Oblast, possibly to serve as a defensive line against future Ukrainian assaults. Ukrainian military observers indicated that the Russian defense industrial base (DIB) is not as productive as Russian authorities portray it to be, but that the Russian DIB is still capable of sustaining Russia’s war effort. Russia’s current limited DIB production capacity and insufficient serial tank production lines are not guarantees that Russia will struggle to produce enough materiel to sustain its war effort at its current pace or in the long term. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and in western Zaporizhia Oblast amid continued positional engagements along the entire frontline. CNN reported on February 11 that Russia has recruited as many as 15,000 Nepalis to fight in Ukraine, many of whom complained about poor conditions and lack of adequate training before their deployment to the most active frontlines in Ukraine. Russian authorities continue efforts to solidify social control over youth and students in occupied Ukraine and to culturally indoctrinate them into Russian identity and ideology.
Td, all the pied pipers in the world getting paid good money to get suckers like you to keep pushing the Military/Industrial Complex profits aren't going to make water flow uphill.
The pukes you listen to are no better than the CYAs CNN.
and Q tards such as you are all awe inspiring.......dumbass.
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 12, 2024
Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that elements of Lebanese Hezbollah (LH) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are training Russian drone operators at the Shayrat Air Base in Syria. The Russian State Duma is considering a bill to restrict actors that the Russian government designates as “undesirable” from entering Russia, likely as part of ongoing efforts to censor opposition media outlets and dismantle ties between Russia and foreign and international non-governmental organizations. Boris Nadezhdin, the only openly anti-war Russian presidential candidate, filed two lawsuits in the Russian Supreme Court challenging the Russian Central Election Commission’s (CEC) refusal to register him as a candidate as the Kremlin continues efforts to suppress popular opposition while trying to preserve the veneer of legitimacy of Russian presidential elections. The European Union (EU) is beginning to take concrete steps towards possibly using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine. Ukrainian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna and Donetsk City and in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kupyansk and Kreminna. South Korean news outlet Yonhap News Agency reported on February 12 that North Korea has developed 240mm guided multiple rocket launcher system (MLRS) mortar that North Korea may export to Russia. Russian authorities continue to use youth engagement programs to Russify Ukrainian youth.
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 12, 2024
Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that elements of Lebanese Hezbollah (LH) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are training Russian drone operators at the Shayrat Air Base in Syria. The Russian State Duma is considering a bill to restrict actors that the Russian government designates as “undesirable” from entering Russia, likely as part of ongoing efforts to censor opposition media outlets and dismantle ties between Russia and foreign and international non-governmental organizations. Boris Nadezhdin, the only openly anti-war Russian presidential candidate, filed two lawsuits in the Russian Supreme Court challenging the Russian Central Election Commission’s (CEC) refusal to register him as a candidate as the Kremlin continues efforts to suppress popular opposition while trying to preserve the veneer of legitimacy of Russian presidential elections. The European Union (EU) is beginning to take concrete steps towards possibly using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine. Ukrainian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna and Donetsk City and in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kupyansk and Kreminna. South Korean news outlet Yonhap News Agency reported on February 12 that North Korea has developed 240mm guided multiple rocket launcher system (MLRS) mortar that North Korea may export to Russia. Russian authorities continue to use youth engagement programs to Russify Ukrainian youth.
Tooty. I miss your daily Covid death counts. Why do you keep pushing Biden disinformation??
Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 13, 2024
####The US Senate passed a supplemental appropriations bill that would provide roughly $60 billion of security assistance to Ukraine, the vast majority of which would go to US companies and personnel.
Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets reported that Russian forces are attempting to restore maneuver to the battlefield through Soviet deep battle theory but are struggling with implementing Soviet deep battle so far due to current Ukrainian capabilities. The current Ukrainian battlefield capabilities that are denying Russian forces the ability to restore maneuver to the battlefield on Russian terms largely depend on the provision of Western military assistance in key systems, many of which only the US can provide at scale. Ukrainian forces will not be able to retain these advantages and deny Russian forces the ability to restore maneuver to the battlefield on Russian terms without further assistance from the United States and its partner countries in the near and medium term. Russian sources are purposefully exaggerating Ukrainian casualties in a Russian strike near Selydove, Donetsk Oblast on February 13. The Kremlin appears to be asserting the right to enforce Russian Federation law on officials of governments in NATO member states over actions taken in the performance of their official duties within the territories of their own countries. US sanctions are reportedly constraining Russian efforts to skirt the G7 oil cap amid continued indications that India may be rethinking its growing position as a customer of Russian oil. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna and in western Zaporizhia Oblast amid continued positional engagements along the entire frontline. The British International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think tank stated on February 12 that Russia is likely able to sustain its current rate of vehicle losses for at least two to three years by producing new vehicles and reactivating vehicles from storage. The Kremlin continues efforts to solidify control of occupied Ukraine through institutionalizing social benefits and services.
Putin says that he prefers the more predictable Joe Biden as opposed to Trump.
Reuters, Fortune
I can’t imagine Putin saying anything differently. If he said that he’d prefer Trump in office because Trump is sane and wasn’t a tool of MIC and the establishment. US media would run with more of “Trump is owned by Putin” and “Russia Gate” BS.
Putin says that he prefers the more predictable Joe Biden as opposed to Trump.
Reuters, Fortune
I can’t imagine Putin saying anything differently. If he said that he’d prefer Trump in office because Trump is sane and wasn’t a tool of MIC and the establishment. US media would run with more of “Trump is owned by Putin” and “Russia Gate” BS.
I agree that your imagination is askew in many ways.
Putin says that he prefers the more predictable Joe Biden as opposed to Trump.
Reuters, Fortune
I can’t imagine Putin saying anything differently. If he said that he’d prefer Trump in office because Trump is sane and wasn’t a tool of MIC and the establishment. US media would run with more of “Trump is owned by Putin” and “Russia Gate” BS.
I agree that your imagination is askew in many ways.
Putin says that he prefers the more predictable Joe Biden as opposed to Trump.
Reuters, Fortune
I can’t imagine Putin saying anything differently. If he said that he’d prefer Trump in office because Trump is sane and wasn’t a tool of MIC and the establishment. US media would run with more of “Trump is owned by Putin” and “Russia Gate” BS.
I agree that your imagination is askew in many ways.
Putin says that he prefers the more predictable Joe Biden as opposed to Trump.
Reuters, Fortune
I can’t imagine Putin saying anything differently. If he said that he’d prefer Trump in office because Trump is sane and wasn’t a tool of MIC and the establishment. US media would run with more of “Trump is owned by Putin” and “Russia Gate” BS.
I agree that your imagination is askew in many ways.
Putin says that he prefers the more predictable Joe Biden as opposed to Trump.
Reuters, Fortune
I can’t imagine Putin saying anything differently. If he said that he’d prefer Trump in office because Trump is sane and wasn’t a tool of MIC and the establishment. US media would run with more of “Trump is owned by Putin” and “Russia Gate” BS.
I agree that your imagination is askew in many ways.
Russian defectors have left a shortage of approximately 2.3 million lost workers capable of high tech jobs.
WSJ, Reuters
Yep, the loss of young workers, the brain drain of Russians leaving the country that want no part of it, the international sanctions on trade and technology transfers to Russia, becoming a pariah on the international stage...
Russia lost the war it the first three days in terms of what they could have hoped to gain vs lose. What is gained vs lost in war goes well beyond the battlefield. If Russia completely defeats Ukraine, it will not mean they won the war they started, only that they defeated Ukraine. What they've lost will take decades to recover, if they ever do.
Putin says that he was grateful to Fox for the interview with Tucker Carlson but thought Carlson was too timid and that he avoided specific, hard and probing questions which he would have welcomed making the interview more of a debate over important items.
Poor Housti-Toot/tonka. Remember when you were convinced we were all going to die of covid? And then the only thing that did was your previous sock.. HA! Carry on with the C&P heroics, tard.
Putin says that he was grateful to Fox for the interview with Tucker Carlson but thought Carlson was too timid and that he avoided specific, hard and probing questions which he would have welcomed making the interview more of a debate over important items.
The Kremlin has approved Putin’s opposition candidate and will allow him to run against Putin in the upcoming presidential election. The opposition candidate is a anti war candidate.
The Kremlin has to approve any candidate for this election.
Putin says that he was grateful to Fox for the interview with Tucker Carlson but thought Carlson was too timid and that he avoided specific, hard and probing questions which he would have welcomed making the interview more of a debate over important items.
Reuters, BBC, Forbes
Yeah like super pretend sign in and out ignore
The yo-yo is back on the string. I think that I’ll demonstrate “walking the dog “.
Where did ya go, Housti-Toot? Are you replying as tonka in another thread? Don't forget to change the little voice in your head.. you know how that has gotten you in trouble before..
Former NATO Supreme Commander, Wesley Clark, says that the Ukraine has won a stunning victory over Russia and highlighted the weaknesses of the Russian military. He went on to say that Russia was highly over confident when the invasion first started but has since gained some semblance of humility being embarrassed by a country as small as Ukraine.
Where did ya go, Housti-Toot? Are you replying as tonka in another thread? Don't forget to change the little voice in your head.. you know how that has gotten you in trouble before..
He’s playing his genius level super pretend ignore as he switches sock puppets.
Ukraine’s use of “Sea Babies” are causing major problems for Russia’s naval fleet in the Black Sea. Sea Babies are groups of waterborne drones that attack Russian vessels at night using several drones intended for several different target spots on the same vessel.
Ukraine’s use of “Sea Babies” are causing major problems for Russia’s naval fleet in the Black Sea. Sea Babies are groups of waterborne drones that attack Russian vessels at night using several drones intended for several different target spots on the same vessel.
Ukraine’s use of “Sea Babies” are causing major problems for Russia’s naval fleet in the Black Sea. Sea Babies are groups of waterborne drones that attack Russian vessels at night using several drones intended for several different target spots on the same vessel.
Ukraine’s use of “Sea Babies” are causing major problems for Russia’s naval fleet in the Black Sea. Sea Babies are groups of waterborne drones that attack Russian vessels at night using several drones intended for several different target spots on the same vessel.
Ukraine’s use of “Sea Babies” are causing major problems for Russia’s naval fleet in the Black Sea. Sea Babies are groups of waterborne drones that attack Russian vessels at night using several drones intended for several different target spots on the same vessel.
Ukraine’s use of “Sea Babies” are causing major problems for Russia’s naval fleet in the Black Sea. Sea Babies are groups of waterborne drones that attack Russian vessels at night using several drones intended for several different target spots on the same vessel.
Ukraine’s use of “Sea Babies” are causing major problems for Russia’s naval fleet in the Black Sea. Sea Babies are groups of waterborne drones that attack Russian vessels at night using several drones intended for several different target spots on the same vessel.
So, Tuttie-Fruit, what do you make of The Ukraine appointing a Russian spy, who has easily documented family ties to Russia, as commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army?
Willie OAM interviews Aussie Merc who says the Ukrainians do everything stupidly - their offensives are stupid, their spec-ops are stupid, they only care about headlines.
So, Tuttie-Fruit, what do you make of The Ukraine appointing a Russian spy, who has easily documented family ties to Russia, as commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army?
He either has to wait for his handlers to tell him what he thinks, or has to decide which sock puppet to answer with.🤡🤣
So, Tuttie-Fruit, what do you make of The Ukraine appointing a Russian spy, who has easily documented family ties to Russia, as commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army?
He either has to wait for his handlers to tell him what he thinks, or has to decide which sock puppet to answer with.🤡🤣
According to the Ambassador of Ukraine to Türkiye, Vasyl Bodnar, wants to buy Turkish 5th Generation Fighters... talks were taking place before the attack by russia on Ukraine began. In a partnership with Ukraine building the engines for the two-engine fighter.
According to the Ambassador of Ukraine to Türkiye, Vasyl Bodnar, wants to buy Turkish 5th Generation Fighters... talks were taking place before the attack by russia on Ukraine began. In a partnership with Ukraine building the engines for the two-engine fighter.
jesus christ, Day 722 and the russkies still think they can win. the russkies are still trying to surround Avdiivka since October 2023 and they still haven't got it. then the russkie basturds have to take out the coke plant, aka Mariupol. that is fight that the russkies will not forget, or at least some of live russkies.
Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 15, 2024
Russian forces are conducting a tactical turning movement through Avdiika likely to create conditions that would force Ukrainian troops to withdraw from their positions in the settlement. Ukrainian forces have yet to fully withdraw from the settlement and continue to prevent Russian forces from making gains that are more significant than the current incremental Russian advances. The Russian offensive effort to capture Avdiivka underscores the Russian military’s inability to conduct a successful operational envelopment or encirclement in Ukraine. The potential Russian capture of Avdiivka would not be operationally significant and would likely only offer the Kremlin immediate informational and political victories. The Russian command reportedly reorganized the command structures of the Russian grouping of forces in southern Ukraine. Russian forces conducted a relatively larger series of missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of February 14 to 15. Ukrainian security forces reportedly conducted a successful drone strike against an oil depot in Kursk Oblast. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to elaborate on an amorphous ideology for Russia to support geopolitical confrontation with the West by attempting to portray Russia as the leader of an international anti-Nazi movement. Putin intentionally misrepresented a statement from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in an attempt to promote pseudo-history aimed at denying Ukrainian statehood. Russian sources claimed that the Russian military officially removed Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Commander Admiral Viktor Sokolov and replaced him with the BSF’s Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Sergei Pinchuk. Select members of the US-led coalition the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format) formally launched an air defense coalition and agreed to form a drone coalition and demining coalition to support Ukraine following the group’s 19th meeting in Brussels on February 14. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO and Ukraine will create a joint analysis, training, and education center in Poland following the meetings of NATO Defense Ministers in Brussels on February 15. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kupyansk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Uralvagonzavod plant in Sverdlovsk Oblast, one of Russia’s largest tank producers, on February 15 to promote Russian efforts to expand Russia’s defense industrial base (DIB). Head of Ukraine’s nuclear operating enterprise Energoatom Petro Kotin stated that the situation at the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is becoming more dangerous due to Russian activity near and at the plant.
Avdiivka: Defenses Collapse, Ukrainians Evacuate in Chaos Before Being Encircled – Russian Flag Flies in Same Place Zelensky Took His Defiant
Selfie (VIDEOS)
“Azov, transferred to Avdeevka, is already whining that they are in their worst nightmare. The militants released a video with the description: ‘Avdeevka. Coke plant. 60 aerial bombs – day and night, enemy shelling from artillery and MLRS. Continuous assaults on armored vehicles and enemy infantry invasion. They use phosphorus shells, which cause fuel tanks to catch fire. Toxic smog spreads throughout the plant’.”
russia's space agency rocket engine manufacturing plant in the southern part of the country suddenly explodes and burst into flames. I believe this is the second one in as many weeks... whatever this war is it is costing russia greatly.
russia's space agency rocket engine manufacturing plant in the southern part of the country suddenly explodes and burst into flames. I believe this is the second one in as many weeks... whatever this war is it is costing russia greatly.
Phil
4000 to 5000 Ukronazi troops stranded in the strongest Ukraine defensive Adeevka cauldron. Abandoned by the Ukraine politicians and on the receiving end of 50 to 60 fab bombs a day. Hundreds being blown to hamburger every day
The 5 time draft dodger Zelensky flees to Germany begging for more money for his offshore accounts
Biden continues to shower naked with his 11 year old step daughter while his adult grey ghost diapers fill with excrement
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi stated early in the morning Ukrainian time on February 17 that he ordered Ukrainian forces within Avdiivka to withdraw to more favorable defensive positions in order to avoid encirclement and save the lives of Ukrainian personnel.
According to the Ambassador of Ukraine to Türkiye, Vasyl Bodnar, wants to buy Turkish 5th Generation Fighters... talks were taking place before the attack by russia on Ukraine began. In a partnership with Ukraine building the engines for the two-engine fighter.
Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 16, 2024
Ukrainian forces have begun to withdraw from Avdiivka, and Russian forces appear to be focused on complicating or preventing a complete Ukrainian withdrawal. Ukrainian forces may have to conduct counterattacks to conduct an orderly withdrawal from Avdivika, and Russian efforts to complicate or prevent a Ukrainian withdrawal may become increasingly attritional. Germany and France both signed bilateral security agreements with Ukraine on February 16. NATO officials are increasingly warning that Russia poses a significant threat to NATO’s security. Independent Russian survey data suggests that most Russians are largely apathetic towards Russia’s war in Ukraine, particularly Russians who have not personally lost family members in Ukraine and are thus able to avoid thinking about the war entirely. The Russian reaction to the reported death of imprisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny on February 16 was relatively muted. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, northwest of Bakhmut, and near Avdiivka. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to posture himself as an involved and effective wartime leader. Russian-controlled courts in occupied Ukraine continue to pass harsh sentences on Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs).
Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 16, 2024
Ukrainian forces have begun to withdraw from Avdiivka, and Russian forces appear to be focused on complicating or preventing a complete Ukrainian withdrawal. Ukrainian forces may have to conduct counterattacks to conduct an orderly withdrawal from Avdivika, and Russian efforts to complicate or prevent a Ukrainian withdrawal may become increasingly attritional. Germany and France both signed bilateral security agreements with Ukraine on February 16. NATO officials are increasingly warning that Russia poses a significant threat to NATO’s security. Independent Russian survey data suggests that most Russians are largely apathetic towards Russia’s war in Ukraine, particularly Russians who have not personally lost family members in Ukraine and are thus able to avoid thinking about the war entirely. The Russian reaction to the reported death of imprisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny on February 16 was relatively muted. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, northwest of Bakhmut, and near Avdiivka. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to posture himself as an involved and effective wartime leader. Russian-controlled courts in occupied Ukraine continue to pass harsh sentences on Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs).
Why would anyone want to say Avdiivka holds? Hell, after waiting until the worst part of winter, pull back and let the ruskies in. It makes a GREAT TARGET... which brings up I heard the Ukrainians got another one of their munition's plants inside russia. One that builds their drones.
OH, just a heads up, our AF has started delivering our A-10's to the scrap yard. Don't be a bit surprised if in 6 months you see a bunch of them headed to Ukraine.
OH, just a heads up, our AF has started delivering our A-10's to the scrap yard. Don't be a bit surprised if in 6 months you see a bunch of them headed to Ukraine.
Phil
6 months may be too late. Russia could own the place by then.
Greyghost, you really think India is not gonna buy Ruskie oil? India is not loyal to the USA. They’re in the BRICS currency challenge the US Dollar, along with China, Russia, South Africa and Brazil.
They’re loyal only to themselves; they’re not Globalists, they’re Nationalists.
BS, India isn't buying anything. In fact russia has tankers floating all over the world that nobody will unload.
Phil
JFC, do you really like having your ass handed to you every day?
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, India's refiners have been snapping up discounted Russian oil. Moscow has since become India's leading source of crude oil, accounting for about 36% of the South Asian nation's crude imports. 🤡
you probably won't be seeing the A-10 donated to Ukraine anytime soon, Despite the A-10s strengths – the A-10 is poorly equipped to help the Ukrainians against the Russians.
Why? Ukraine does not have control of the airspace above the conflict – meaning the A-10 would be a sitting duck in contested airspace, vulnerable to air-to-air Russian fighters like the Su-35 and MiG-31.
Crude oil: China was the largest buyer (purchasing 51% of Russia's crude oil exports), followed by India (36%), the EU (8%) and Turkey (3%).
Oil is a commodity. Buyers of any commodity are going to buy it at the lowest price they can.
Even our own country does a lot of business with Red China because their stuff is cheaper. We even buy seafood raised in sewage because its cheaper than that American farmers and fishermen can sell it for.
I would bet the NATO countries are buying fuel from India that India refines from Russian oil.
If you think Russian ships full of oil are floating around with no buyers, think again.
Never covered on Telemarathon, as on most U.S. television networks, is the issue of who is making money off the war in Ukraine, particularly the armaments makers and fossil fuel networks. Weapons companies, for example, are having a field day in Ukraine, where they are testing all kinds of new and lucrative arms for use in current and future wars around the world.
A quick end to the war would hurt their unprecedented profit-making. That’s why these companies are pushing for congressional approval of the Biden administration’s request for $50 billion more to fund the war in Ukraine, hoping to extend it well into the future. It amounts to U.S. taxpayers paying for the profit-making and arms-testing parties underway in Ukraine.
four months of relentless attacks have left Ukrainian troops there outnumbered, outgunned, and with dwindling ammunition. It is Moscow's biggest victory since Ukraine's failed counter-offensive last year.
When Pavlo Zhilin and his patrol hit the streets of Cherkasy, men often swerve to avoid them. Pavlo is a conscription officer looking for soldiers for Ukraine's army. But almost two years into Russia's full-scale invasion, there's no flood of volunteers to the front line anymore. Most of those who wanted to fight are either dead, injured or still stuck at the front waiting to be relieved by new recruits. In the central town of Cherkasy, like elsewhere, finding them isn't easy now that the first burst of enthusiasm and energy has faded.
Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 17, 2024
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that Russian forces have established “full control” over Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast as Russian forces continued to advance in the settlement on February 17, and Ukrainian forces have likely withdrawn from Avdiivka. Russian sources largely characterized the Ukrainian withdrawal as disorganized and costly and claimed that Russian forces managed to encircle large Ukrainian groups in Avdiivka, but ISW has observed no evidence supporting these Russian claims. Russian forces appear to have temporarily established limited and localized air superiority and were able to provide ground troops with close air support during the final days of their offensive operation to capture Avdiivka, likely the first time that Russian forces have done so in Ukraine. Delays in Western security assistance may lead to further significant constraints on Ukrainian air defenses that could allow Russian forces to replicate the close air support that facilitated Russian advances in Avdiivka at scale in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces reportedly shot down three Russian fighter aircraft—two Su-34s and one Su-35—over Donetsk Oblast on February 17, likely having committed scarce air defense assets to help cover the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Avdiivka. Russian authorities arrested several hundred demonstrators on February 17 amid slightly larger demonstrations responding to imprisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s death. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on February 17 that the US sent $500,000 of forfeited Russian funds to Estonia to repair Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Russian forces made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and Avdiivka and in western Zaporizhia Oblast Russian occupation authorities continue efforts to propagandize and militarize Ukrainian youth in occupied areas.
When Pavlo Zhilin and his patrol hit the streets of Cherkasy, men often swerve to avoid them. Pavlo is a conscription officer looking for soldiers for Ukraine's army. But almost two years into Russia's full-scale invasion, there's no flood of volunteers to the front line anymore. Most of those who wanted to fight are either dead, injured or still stuck at the front waiting to be relieved by new recruits. In the central town of Cherkasy, like elsewhere, finding them isn't easy now that the first burst of enthusiasm and energy has faded.
A quick end to the war would hurt their unprecedented profit-making. That’s why these companies are pushing for congressional approval of the Biden administration’s request for $50 billion more to fund the war in Ukraine, hoping to extend it well into the future. It amounts to U.S. taxpayers paying for the profit-making and arms-testing parties underway in Ukraine.
As it turns out, Azov's 3rd Brigade arrived in Avdiivka, lost 600 men in four days, and went AWOL and retreated without orders, leaving the resta the cuckraine troops to surrender or die.
Seeing there were no troops left, the new cuckraine commander ordered a retreat, a day after Azov had already retreated.
Russia exports nearly 90 percent of its arms to 10 countries. Its biggest customer, India, bought 23 percent of Russia’s weapons for some $6.5bn over the past five years. Half of India’s total arms imports, 49.3 percent, come from Russia.
China is the second-largest buyer of Russian weaponry at $5.1bn over the same period followed by Algeria ($4.2bn), Egypt ($3.3bn), and Vietnam ($1.7bn), according to the Stockholm International Peace Research
As it turns out, Azov's 3rd Brigade arrived in Avdiivka, lost 600 men in four days, and went AWOL and retreated without orders, leaving the resta the cuckraine troops to surrender or die.
Seeing there were no troops left, the new cuckraine commander ordered a retreat, a day after Azov had already retreated.
The cuckraines are pretty dang stupid to have even gone where there were Ruskies.
Karolina Hird, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 18, 2024
Ukrainian forces will likely be able to establish new defensive lines not far beyond Avdiivka, which will likely prompt the culmination of the Russian offensive in this area. Delays in Western security assistance to Ukraine are likely helping Russia launch opportunistic offensive operations along several sectors of the frontline in order to place pressure on Ukrainian forces along multiple axes. Russian forces are likely seeking to take advantage of two windows of opportunity with the recent initiation of their simultaneous offensive operations—the period before the upcoming spring thaw and the nuanced dynamics of Western aid provision. The Russian capture of Avdiivka after four months of intensified offensive operations exemplifies the way that Russian forces pursue offensive operations that do not necessarily set conditions for wider operational gains but still force Ukraine to commit manpower and materiel to defensive operations. Russian forces have not yet demonstrated an ability to secure operationally significant gains or conduct rapid mechanized maneuver across large swaths of territory, and the capture of Avdiivka should not be taken as demonstrating this capability. Ukrainian officials are investigating two instances of apparent Russian violations of the Geneva Convention on prisoners of war (POWs) in occupied Donetsk Oblast. Russian milbloggers criticized the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) for failing to recognize 1st Donetsk People’s Republic Army Corps (DNR AC) Commander Lieutenant General Sergei Milchakov and the “Veterany” Assault Brigade (Volunteer Corps) for aiding in the Russian capture of Avdiivka, highlighting continued tension between Russian regular and irregular forces. The Washington Post reported that the Kremlin has been orchestrating a large-scale effort to spread disinformation in the Ukrainian media since January 2023, corroborating recent Ukrainian official reports about Russian information operations that use fake Telegram channels to infiltrate the Ukrainian information space. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on February 18 that Denmark is donating its “entire artillery” to Ukraine. The US is reportedly turning to India and China to engage Russia about Russia’s reported intent to launch an unspecified anti-satellite nuclear weapon into space. Russian forces recently made a confirmed advance in western Zaporizhia amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on February 18. Russian occupation officials continue to use educational programs as means of Russifying occupied Ukraine.
russies lost 3 or 4 planes from Patriot missiles.
Adiviika costs the Putler puffers in 4 months and 5 miles....666 tanks, ifv, artillery....4000+ dead and close 10,000 wounded. for a rinky dink town, it sure ain't worth it.
Guess, Ukraine has shot down a couple more of russia's elite fighters early this morning, adding to the four it shot down over the weekend. Think it was 4 Su-34 Fighter-Bombers and 2 Su-35S Fighters. Pretty impressive and must be putting a hurt on putin... they are making all kinds of threats now. From putting nukes in space, to attacking NATO if they don't abide by russia's demands. All that and they fired, OR? their navy's Black Sea commander.
Guess, Ukraine has shot down a couple more of russia's elite fighters early this morning, adding to the four it shot down over the weekend. Think it was 4 Su-34 Fighter-Bombers and 2 Su-35S Fighters. Pretty impressive and must be putting a hurt on putin... they are making all kinds of threats now. From putting nukes in space, to attacking NATO if they don't abide by russia's demands. All that and they fired, OR? their navy's Black Sea commander.
Phil
I think youse guys gots Putin by tha short hairs this tyme.
Trump 2. Now ur buds Soros and Schwab is gonna save the world with Agenda 2030 by killing 7.5 billion people.
It will be grate. One world government and no global warming. It's gonna be Utopia.
[quote=Greyghost]Guess, Ukraine has shot down a couple more of russia's elite fighters early this morning, adding to the four it shot down over the weekend. Think it was 4 Su-34 Fighter-Bombers and 2 Su-35S Fighters. Pretty impressive and must be putting a hurt on putin... they are making all kinds of threats now. From putting nukes in space, to attacking NATO if they don't abide by russia's demands. All that and they fired, OR? their navy's Black Sea commander.
Phil[/quoteso the traitor lies again.
Analysts tracking Russia's space programs say the space threat is probably not a nuclear warhead but rather a high-powered device requiring nuclear energy to carry out an array of attacks against satellites.
Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 19, 2024
Russian actors conducted a cyber operation regarding Russia’s seizure of Avdiivka, likely aimed at generating panic in the Ukrainian information space and weakening Ukrainian morale. The tempo of Russian offensive operations near Avdiivka has reportedly dramatically slowed following the Russian seizure of Avdiivka. Ukrainian officials reported that Ukrainian forces shot down two more Russian fighter aircraft, a Su-34 and a Su-35S, in eastern Ukraine on the morning of February 19. The White House is reportedly considering the provision of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine in the event that Congress passes security assistance for Ukraine. The Russian government eased the requirements for “compatriots” living abroad to apply to resettle in Russia. Emirati banks reportedly began to limit some transactions with Russian entities and close Russian citizens’ accounts in September 2023 due to the risk of Western secondary sanctions. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterated that Armenia does not support Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine against the backdrop of deteriorating Russian-Armenian relations. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Donetsk City and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitri Medvedev claimed on February 19 that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has recruited more than 53,000 military personnel since January 1, 2024. Russian authorities have reportedly returned Ukrainian children in occupied Ukraine and Russia to relatives in Ukraine.
Medvedev: Nuclear Strike on West If Russia Loses Territory Home | Newsfront Tags: medvedev | nuclear attack | west | russia Medvedev: Nuclear Strike on West If Russia Loses Territory By Brian Freeman | Sunday, 18 February 2024 05:50 PM EST
Moscow will fire nuclear weapons at Washington and other Western capitals if it is forced to give up the Ukrainian territory it has taken over, Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has warned, according to a Daily Mail report on Sunday.
"Attempts to return Russia to the borders of 1991 [when the Soviet Union collapsed] will lead to only one thing: towards a global war with Western countries using the entire strategic arsenal of our state — in Kyiv [Ukraine], Berlin, London, Washington," said Medvedev, who is deputy head of the Russian security council, which controls the war against Ukraine.
He added that the answer is "obvious" to the question if Russia will "have the courage to do this if the disappearance of a thousand-year-old country, our great Motherland, is at stake, and the sacrifices made by the people of Russia over the centuries will be in vain."
He emphasized that "the West should not think that in such a scenario the leadership of Russia will 'tremble in its hand' in pushing the nuclear button."
Medvedev, who was the president of Russia from 2008 to 2012, stressed that "it's better to return everything [to us] before it's too late. Or we will return it ourselves with maximum losses for the enemy."
He also lashed out at "snotty Anglo-American fosterlings" who oppose Putin's rule, saying that British and German defense ministers Grant Shapps and Boris Pistorius were a**holes" who believe the world cannot afford for Russia to defeat Ukraine.
He added that if Shapps and Pistorius got their way, there would be a "direct and irreversible collapse of present-day Russia," including the territories in Ukraine that the Kremlin has taken over.
. Medvedev is a clown and a Putin cabin boy. His goal in life is to try to make the boss happy so he runs around saying stupid things that he thinks the boss will like. That is all.
Word is thatRussia just crushed the strongest foothold in Ukraine and took over 3000 in ukonAZis prisoners and is taking rabotino now killing thousands of ukonazi soldier’s with fab 500’s this week
No wonder turdoydka/toot. Posting distracting drivel today
. Medvedev is a clown and a Putin cabin boy. His goal in life is to try to make the boss happy so he runs around saying stupid things that he thinks the boss will like. That is all.
Nothing to argue with there….Medvedev is Russia’s version of the democrat party. Constantly saying stupid stuff to appease the dictator in chief is precisely what Kameltoe and Pelosi and schumer the schmuck…..actually every democrat dipshit does. At least Russia only has a single dipshit while the democrat party is full of them.
Word is thatRussia just crushed the strongest foothold in Ukraine and took over 3000 in ukonAZis prisoners and is taking rabotino now killing thousands of ukonazi soldier’s with fab 500’s this week
No wonder turdoydka/toot. Posting distracting drivel today
Word is thatRussia just crushed the strongest foothold in Ukraine and took over 3000 in ukonAZis prisoners and is taking rabotino now killing thousands of ukonazi soldier’s with fab 500’s this week
No wonder turdoydka/toot. Posting distracting drivel today
Völkischer Beobachter...
ok boomer covtard. put on your velcro tennis shoes, get your walker and go back to your recliner and let Sean hannity whisper sweet nothings into your hairy ears
Globalist Neocon domination results in endless wars...since WWII these wars have been mostly failures but the criminal political elite grifters and their abetting military industrial complex puppet masters don't give a rats ass about how much misery and death they cause as long as they can stuff their pockets with cash.
How can anyone believe their lies? They said Russia had a weak economy with a weak, poorly led military and fragile government and with the same breath warns that Russia poses a dire threat to the rest of Europe and the whole world! Russia poses a threat to the world! Wait a minute, I thought you just said Russia can't do jack shiit? Can anyone recognize fear mongering when it's plastered all over their face?
Russia is strong and getting stronger. Putin is strong and getting stronger....like Putin said in the interview about US involvement in Ukraine. He said WHY ARE YOU HERE? You have so many problems of your own in your own country but you are here. Fight for freedom and "democracy"??? We have NO "democracy" here but we have to spend a hundred billion for the"democracy" and the border security of a black hole of corruption and deceit.
BTW, what happened to "Bakhmut holds" Mariupol Adviika Krynki....?...etc., etc. only brainwashed, Cold War Boomers or the brain dead nodding donkey US populace can believe this cause is right and Ukraine has a snowballs chance of beating Russia.
Pro war Russian blogger, Morozov, supposedly committed suicide after printing the recent Russian troops losses as being over 16,000 deaths in the recent assault.
He was urged by the Kremlin to delete his post and refused to do so.
One third of Russia’s Black Sea fleet has been lost to strikes by unmanned Ukraine waterborne drones causing the Russian navy to pull back further away in the Black Sea.
Word is thatRussia just crushed the strongest foothold in Ukraine and took over 3000 in ukonAZis prisoners and is taking rabotino now killing thousands of ukonazi soldier’s with fab 500’s this week
No wonder turdoydka/toot. Posting distracting drivel today
Völkischer Beobachter...
ok boomer covtard. put on your velcro tennis shoes, get your walker and go back to your recliner and let Sean hannity whisper sweet nothings into your hairy ears
Is that all you've got? What is the world coming to, taking s hit from a civil (non)servant government feather merchant. Keep it up and another "boomer" will hand you your ass just like on the airplane thread a couple of weeks ago.
Word is thatRussia just crushed the strongest foothold in Ukraine and took over 3000 in ukonAZis prisoners and is taking rabotino now killing thousands of ukonazi soldier’s with fab 500’s this week
No wonder turdoydka/toot. Posting distracting drivel today
Völkischer Beobachter...
ok boomer covtard. put on your velcro tennis shoes, get your walker and go back to your recliner and let Sean hannity whisper sweet nothings into your hairy ears
Is that all you've got? What is the world coming to, taking s hit from a civil (non)servant government feather merchant. Keep it up and another "boomer" will hand you your ass just like on the airplane thread a couple of weeks ago.
Originally Posted by TreeMutt
Globalist Neocon domination results in endless wars...since WWII these wars have been mostly failures but the criminal political elite grifters and their abetting military industrial complex puppet masters don't give a rats ass about how much misery and death they cause as long as they can stuff their pockets with cash.
How can anyone believe their lies? They said Russia had a weak economy with a weak, poorly led military and fragile government and with the same breath warns that Russia poses a dire threat to the rest of Europe and the whole world! Russia poses a threat to the world! Wait a minute, I thought you just said Russia can't do jack shiit? Can anyone recognize fear mongering when it's plastered all over their face?
Russia is strong and getting stronger. Putin is strong and getting stronger....like Putin said in the interview about US involvement in Ukraine. He said WHY ARE YOU HERE? You have so many problems of your own in your own country but you are here. Fight for freedom and "democracy"??? We have NO "democracy" here but we have to spend a hundred billion for the"democracy" and the border security of a black hole of corruption and deceit.
BTW, what happened to "Bakhmut holds" Mariupol Adviika Krynki....?...etc., etc. only brainwashed, Cold War Boomers or the brain dead nodding donkey US populace can believe this cause is right and Ukraine has a snowballs chance of beating Russia.
MAGA!
This war will go on forever, at best it will remain a stalemate, if we keep sending money and weapons to that zionist kleptocracy, aka Ukraine. On the other side, Putin is a KGB goon and the vaunted Russian army has proven to be nothing but an empty suit. When it comes down to it, Russia's just a gas station with nuclear weapons, third world s hithole. The red herring about Putin pushing onto Poland, etc is nonsense. Even if they wanted to, they don't have the military machine to execute. Let the Europeans handle this. NATO has outlived it's usefulness
Edited to add: Ribka (the government civil(non) servant) gets his ASS handed to him by another boomer: ribka gets borehogged
Hungary’s Orban says that the Hungarian Parliament will ratify Sweden’s accession into NATO when the Hungarian Parliament convenes next week on February 26.
Orban went on to say that recent concerns and differences had been successfully ironed out with Sweden.
Gaylensky signs imperial decree allowing military conscriptionists to kidnap anyone that can't prove their nationality, for conscription inta the cuckraine army.
Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 22, 2024,
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia would likely have to seize Kyiv sooner or later while identifying Russia’s possible further territorial objectives in Ukraine. Medvedev’s mention of Russia’s possible intentions to occupy Odesa may be worth noting in light of recent developments in the pro-Russian breakaway republic of Transnistria in Moldova, the southern tip of which is about 50 kilometers from the city. Medvedev also described Russian plans to repress Ukrainian citizens in occupied Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders and Republic of Tatarstan Head Rustam Minnikhanov on February 21 and 22. Ukrainian forces conducted another successful strike against a Russian training ground in occupied Kherson Oblast on February 21 and likely inflected significant casualties. Ukraine’s European and Western allies continue to ramp up their support for Ukraine. Russian opposition outlet Proekt reported on February 22 that the Russian government has subjected at least 116,000 Russians to criminal and administrative charges since the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fourth term in office in 2018. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on February 22 that the Kremlin does not regard Russian military correspondents (voyenkory) and milbloggers as participants of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, shortly after the suicide of a prominent Russian milblogger on February 21. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and Avdiivka. A Russian insider source claimed that Russian officials have postponed creating Rosgvardia’s 1st Volunteer Corps from remaining Wagner Group detachments because of an ongoing rotation of former Wagner personnel in Africa. Russia continues to export its state policies on systemic religious persecution to occupied Ukraine.
Kateryna Stepanenko, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, George Barros, Amin Soltani, Alexandra Braverman, Brian Carter, Kitaneh Fitzpatrick, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 21, 2024,
Prominent independent Russian milblogger Andrei Morozov reportedly committed suicide on February 21 after refusing the Russian military command’s orders to delete his reports about high Russian casualty rates around Avdiivka. A Ukrainian official denied a recent New York Times (NYT) report that Russian forces may have captured “hundreds” of Ukrainian soldiers during Ukraine’s withdrawal from Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast. Russian Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov claimed that Russian forces seized Avdiivka within a “fairly short time.” A Ukrainian HIMARS strike against an undefended Russian training ground near occupied Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast likely inflicted significant casualties, triggering a point of neuralgia for the Russian ultranationalist milblogger community. Zaporizhia Oblast occupation governor Yevgeny Balitsky openly admitted that Russian authorities are forcibly deporting Ukrainian citizens who oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or “insult” Russia and possibly alluded to Russian occupation forces’ summarily executing Ukrainian citizens. Iranian sources told Reuters on February 21 that Iran provided hundreds of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) to Russia in early January. Russian authorities detained a dual US-Russian citizen in Yekaterinburg on suspicion of raising money for the Ukrainian war effort. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Avdiivka, Donetsk City, Robotyne, and Krynky. Belarusian and Kazakh companies are reportedly helping Russia circumvent international sanctions intended to deprive the Russian defense industrial base (DIB) of Western components and machines. Russian occupation administrations continue to foster patronage networks with Russian federal subjects.
You're a real tiger tonight, Housti-Toot! Grr - owl!!
I’ve got you on a string like the yo-yo that you are with your sore vagina and all.
I can play you anytime I want like done this evening. Too easy it is.
Stick around, yo-yo. Heh!
Sure you do.
And everyone believes it.
Well everyone believes that you’re a liar.
Pics or it never happened. Fish camp?
Toot, toot.
Another yo-yo appears and she also with a sore vagina.
You rock, girl!
Right.
How many minds have you changed on Covid or Ukraine?
Everyone knows who your sock puppets are and uses you for amusement to kick around when bored. You wouldn’t need to lie about your previous handles or fish camps if you weren’t insecure. Even Buzz and Wyoming Arms are secure and accomplished enough to post pics.
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Kemal, and Alexander Black
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
Russia - 14516, of which: destroyed: 10155, damaged: 666, abandoned: 763, captured: 2932
Tanks (2754, of which destroyed: 1801, damaged: 147, abandoned: 267, captured: 539) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1214, of which destroyed: 817, damaged: 34, abandoned: 94, captured: 269) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3474, of which destroyed: 2448, damaged: 139, abandoned: 268, captured: 619) Armoured Personnel Carriers (399, of which destroyed: 268, damaged: 17, abandoned: 21, captured: 93) Command Posts And Communications Stations (273, of which destroyed: 183, damaged: 4, abandoned: 2, captured: 84) Towed Artillery (346, of which destroyed: 200, damaged: 41, abandoned: 5, captured: 100) Self-Propelled Artillery (679, of which destroyed: 526, damaged: 39, abandoned: 7, captured: 107) Multiple Rocket Launchers (350, of which destroyed: 263, damaged: 31, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (212, of which destroyed: 153, damaged: 31, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (104, of which destroyed: 96, damaged: 8) Helicopters (135, of which destroyed: 103, damaged: 30, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (20, of which destroyed: 15, damaged: 5)
Officials in the pro-Russian break-away enclave of Transnistria are said to be scheduled to meet on Feb 28th to officially ask to be annexed by Russia.
As the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion nears, and the latest aid package for Ukraine stalls in Congress, we must be clear-eyed about the future.
There is no path for Ukraine to win this war. American support will not change this reality.
NATO member Lithuania is in the process of acquiring tanks for the first time in its history. They are buying the German Leopard tanks and the latest high tech tanks from the USA.
Denmark urges all European nations and NATO nations to rearm to the fullest extent to maintain their security after signing the multinational Security Agreement with Ukraine.
NATO member Lithuania is in the process of acquiring tanks for the first time in its history. They are buying the German Leopard tanks and the latest high tech tanks from the USA.
Business Insider
Or in other words the sole reason that our politicians want us involved. To make money for the MIC that finances the campaigns that keep them in office and brings them on as lobbyists when they retire.
NATO member Lithuania is in the process of acquiring tanks for the first time in its history. They are buying the German Leopard tanks and the latest high tech tanks from the USA.
Business Insider
Or in other words the sole reason that our politicians want us involved. To make money for the MIC that finances the campaigns that keep them in office and brings them on as lobbyists when they retire.
No mention was made in the article about “in other words “.
NATO member Lithuania is in the process of acquiring tanks for the first time in its history. They are buying the German Leopard tanks and the latest high tech tanks from the USA.
Business Insider
Or in other words the sole reason that our politicians want us involved. To make money for the MIC that finances the campaigns that keep them in office and brings them on as lobbyists when they retire.
No mention was made in the article about “in other words “.
Amazing how stupid toot/Houston/todoyka are, just want to keep spending the US into failure, while Biden and friends keep getting richer, all at the expense of the poor little country and the death of its citizens!
what a day!!!! 2 years for the russkies invasion AND a destroyed $500 million airplane (AWACS A50) with a Soviet Union S 200, which is made in the 1960s. yep, modern russkie tech....lol. well, at least the russkies have 2 AWACS planes...lol.
Ukrainians can have more weapons and ammo, as long they kill russkies.
JFK and Ronnie Reagan are turning in their graves for not giving Ukraine's needs.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
John F. Kennedy
You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down. Up to man's age-old dream -- the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order --or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. Regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on this downward path.
What a flaming moron, not one of those quotes relate to bidens money laundering scheme!
Let us use any excuse to start a war that we have no business in and was no threat to us in the USA, so I and my friends can pour lots of the American taxpayers money in so we can get a cut, let it not be said that we won’t shed innocent blood to weaken America and take their money and ignore our border and our people in crisis!
Making a deal with the Russians is inevitable. After that transpires, wait for all the cake on Congress critters' faces when Russia starts exposing what's really been going on on the ground in Ukraine. This will take a while for the yeast to foment after a negotiated settlement. Wait for it...
Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 23, 2024
####Ukrainian officials reported that Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft on the night of February 23 – the second such aircraft shot down in 2024.
Russian ultranationalists are increasingly attributing the shootdown of Russian aircraft to Russian rather than Ukrainian air defenses. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukrainian forces are planning future counteroffensive operations, although delays in Western security assistance will likely continue to generate uncertainty and constraints on these operations. Ukraine-based open-source organization Frontelligence Insight reported on February 22 that Russian forces are storing missiles and ammunition in previously abandoned facilities near the Russo-Ukrainian border and in occupied Ukraine to shorten and bolster Russian logistics lines. Ukrainian officials stated that the probability of a Russian ground attack on Ukraine from Transnistria, a pro-Russian breakaway region of Moldova, is low following reports that Transnistrian authorities may call for or organize a referendum on annexation to Russia on February 28. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Armenia “essentially” froze its participation in the Russia-dominated Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) against the backdrop of deteriorating Russian-Armenian relations. The US, United Kingdom (UK), Canada, and the European Union (EU) announced new sanctions packages aimed at constraining Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces made confirmed advances near Kreminna, and Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kreminna, Bakhmut, and Donetsk City. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Deputy Chief Major General Vadym Skibitskyi stated on February 23 that international sanctions are degrading the quality of Russian missiles amid continued Russian efforts to increase missile production. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) provided additional details on February 22 about the forced deportation of Ukrainian children from Ukraine to Belarus.
what a day!!!! 2 years for the russkies invasion AND a destroyed $500 million airplane (AWACS A50) with a Soviet Union S 200, which is made in the 1960s. yep, modern russkie tech....lol. well, at least the russkies have 2 AWACS planes...lol.
Ukrainians can have more weapons and ammo, as long they kill russkies.
JFK and Ronnie Reagan are turning in their graves for not giving Ukraine's needs.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
John F. Kennedy
You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down. Up to man's age-old dream -- the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order --or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. Regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on this downward path.
Ronald Reagan
"assure the survival and success of LIBERTY" And you are saying there is liberty to be defended in Ukraine? It is a nasty despotic country that has used our foreign aid money generously given to fund our very most corrupt U.S. politicians. It has installed a virtual dictatorship after a NATO coup. It made war on the ethnic Russians in the east of the country. It constantly provoked its neighbor at the behest of NATO. In cooperation with the west it put bio-weapons labs on Russia's border. It is imprisoning anyone in the country that expresses misgivings about the Zelensky government. Now it is sending press gangs around the country to force unwilling citizens into the army to be slaughtered.
Of course the U.S./NATO doesn't have any bloody sheet to wave around, they pushed Ukraine into corruption and war. Money talks and there has been plenty stolen.
Anybody who still believes in the idea of America as the world’s police force for peace, democracy, and prosperity needs to wake up and look around.
You can’t export what you ain’t got.
Even back when Reagan spoke of a shining city on the hill the rot was evident if not front and center.
Russia/Ukraine isn’t any of our business and anyone who says otherwise is complicit in the ever-accelerating wealth transfer from the American people to global elites.
NATO nations on average spent more 11% more on rearming themselves in 2023 than in any previous year and have already topped that amount in 2024. Their focus is on high tech weaponry.
Pacific Rim nations have exceeded 18% more in 2023 and continue to rearm and again, their focus also is on high tech weaponry.
Ukraine drones strike one of Russia’s largest steel production factories causing major damages and a large fire. This plant produces approximately 20% of Russia’s steel.
Housti-Toot, Have any pics of today's catch from Fish Camp? No? How about a pic of a gun you own? No?? Say, have you ever met any member of this forum in person? No???
Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 24, 2024
Ukraine continues to defend against Russian aggression and the Kremlin’s attempt to destroy Ukrainian statehood and identity despite growing difficulties two years after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine’s European and Canadian partners commemorated the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion by committing additional aid to Ukraine and discussing Ukraine’s integration into the European Union (EU). Russian opposition media estimated that upwards of 75,000 Russian personnel have died in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues to highlight Russian Central Grouping of Forces Commander Colonel General Andrei Mordvichev and Russia’s seizure of Avdiivka. Mordvichev highlighted Russian technological and tactical adaptations in the Russian seizure of Avdiivka in a likely effort to address persistent criticisms of Russian forces in Ukraine. Senior Russian military officials likely are attempting to deflect responsibility for high-profile apparent Russian war crimes away from themselves and onto mid- and low-level Russian commanders. A recent Russian opinion poll indicates that Russian sentiments about the war in Ukraine have largely remained unchanged in recent months, but notably suggests that another mobilization wave would be widely unpopular. Ukrainian special services conducted a drone strike on one of Russia’s largest metallurgical plants on the night of February 23-24. Ukrainian reporting indicated that the A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft shot down on February 23 temporarily halted Russian aviation operations elsewhere in the theater. Russian information space actors continued responding to the February 23 A-50 shootdown and largely denied that Ukraine is responsible for the downing of any recent Russian aircraft. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and Avdiivka and in western Zaporizhia Oblast amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on February 24. Indian authorities have asked Russian authorities for the “early discharge” of Indian citizens fighting for Russia in Ukraine. The Russian government continues efforts to support infrastructure and logistics development in occupied Ukraine likely to support the Russian defense industrial base (DIB) and solidify Russian control over occupied areas.
The fear of God makes a hero; the fear of man makes a coward. Alvin C. York
The UK Prime Minister says that the coalition nations should be more bolder in seizing Russian assets that have been frozen. The assets could be used for the rebuilding of Ukraine from damage suffered by the Russian government’s invasion.
Warren Buffett’s son has donated $500 million to Ukraine for humanitarian purposes and for arms purchases with the blessing of his father.
Business Insider, WSJ
Is Buffet’s kid the bigger fool for giving away $500 million of his dad’s money for Ukraine arms when the US and Biden would have just printed more money to cover it anyway? Or is hoot the bigger fool for constantly contradicting his own arguments?
Biden, RINO’s, MSM, and the Buffet’s all on the same side but old hoot still can’t figure it out.
Biden, Obama and a lot of Congress have much to hide in Ukraine. That’s why they’re fighting so hard to protect their butts. It is a huge money laundering operation they’re willing to destroy anyone that dares to investigate.
Biden, Obama and a lot of Congress have much to hide in Ukraine. That’s why they’re fighting so hard to protect their butts. It is a huge money laundering operation they’re willing to destroy anyone that dares to investigate.
It would appear that other members of the 50 nations coalition is in the same boat.
Germany now considering sending their long range Taurus weapons systems to Ukraine which would allow strikes very deep into Russia. This system has anti jamming capabilities that allow it to strike targets virtually unimpeded.
Biden, Obama and a lot of Congress have much to hide in Ukraine. That’s why they’re fighting so hard to protect their butts. It is a huge money laundering operation they’re willing to destroy anyone that dares to investigate.
It would appear that other members of the 50 nations coalition is in the same boat.
Popular spot that Ukraine place.
I wonder which country is dragging all the others along?
Sounds just like Desert Storm when the US got a few token contributions from the UK, Canada, France, Australia ect so that our gov could call that a multinational coalition and spin it to suckers as the free world against Iraq. Bank rolling NATO has its privileges. It just isn’t worth the cost. Running up inflation and debt to make money for the MIC.
@MariaMateiciuc on Twitter , no idea who she is other than she posted proof of her passport entry
I just got back from Ukraine, where I was visiting some friends.
Everything we have heard about what’s happening in Ukraine is a lie.
The reality is darker, bleaker, and unequivocally hopeless. There is no such thing as Ukraine "winning" this war.
- By their estimates, they have lost over one million of their sons, fathers and husbands; an entire generation is gone.
- Even in the Southwest, where the anti-Russian sentiment is long-standing, citizens are reluctant or straight-up scared to publicly criticize Zelensky; they will go to jail.
- In every village and town, the streets, shops, and restaurants are mostly absent of men.
- The few men who remain are terrified of leaving their homes for fear of being kidnapped into conscription. Some have resorted to begging friends to break their legs to avoid service.
- Army search parties take place early in the morning, when men leave their homes to go to work. They ambush and kidnap them off the streets and within 3-4 hours they get listed in the army and taken away straight to the front lines with minimal or no training at all; it is "a death sentence."
- It's getting worse every day. Where I was staying, a dentist had just been taken by security forces on his way to work, leaving behind two small children. Every day, 3-5 dead bodies keep arriving from the front lines.
- Mothers and wives fight tooth and nail with the armed forces, beg and plead not to have their men taken away. They try bribing, which sometimes works, but most of the time they are met with physical violence and death threats.
- The territory celebrated as having been "won back" from Russia has been reduced to rubble and is uninhabitable. Regardless, there is no one left to live there and displaced families will likely never return.
- They see the way the war has been reported, at home and abroad. It's a "joke" and "propaganda." They say: “Look around: is this winning?”. - Worse, some have been hoaxed into believing that once Ukrainians forces are exhausted, American soldiers will come in to replace them and “win the war”.
There is no ambiguity in these people. The war was for nothing - a travesty. The outcome always was, and is, clear. The people are hopeless, utterly destroyed, and living in an unending nightmare.
They are pleading for an end, any end - most likely the same "peace" that could have been achieved two years ago. In their minds, they have already lost, for their sons, fathers and husbands are gone, and their country has been destroyed. There is no "victory" that can change that.
Make no mistake, they are angry with Putin. But they are also angry with Zelensky and the West. They have lost everything, worst of all, hope and faith, and cannot comprehend why Zelenky wishes to continue the current trajectory, the one of human devastation.
I didn't witness the war; but what I saw was absolutely heart-breaking.
Shame on the people, regardless of their intentions, who have supported this war. And shame on the media for continuing to lie about it.
The UN issued a statement stipulating that "Ukraine can still exist in some form" if it removes the Banderites, remains neutral outside NATO and guarantees equal rights for all language groups, after a capitulation to Russia.
. That's propaganda bullschitt . The UN doesn't have the power to make a decree like that. Even if they did shout something from their rent-free ivory tower, who would listen and obey it ? No one.
@MariaMateiciuc on Twitter , no idea who she is other than she posted proof of her passport entry
I just got back from Ukraine, where I was visiting some friends.
Everything we have heard about what’s happening in Ukraine is a lie.
The reality is darker, bleaker, and unequivocally hopeless. There is no such thing as Ukraine "winning" this war.
- By their estimates, they have lost over one million of their sons, fathers and husbands; an entire generation is gone.
- Even in the Southwest, where the anti-Russian sentiment is long-standing, citizens are reluctant or straight-up scared to publicly criticize Zelensky; they will go to jail.
- In every village and town, the streets, shops, and restaurants are mostly absent of men.
- The few men who remain are terrified of leaving their homes for fear of being kidnapped into conscription. Some have resorted to begging friends to break their legs to avoid service.
- Army search parties take place early in the morning, when men leave their homes to go to work. They ambush and kidnap them off the streets and within 3-4 hours they get listed in the army and taken away straight to the front lines with minimal or no training at all; it is "a death sentence."
- It's getting worse every day. Where I was staying, a dentist had just been taken by security forces on his way to work, leaving behind two small children. Every day, 3-5 dead bodies keep arriving from the front lines.
- Mothers and wives fight tooth and nail with the armed forces, beg and plead not to have their men taken away. They try bribing, which sometimes works, but most of the time they are met with physical violence and death threats.
- The territory celebrated as having been "won back" from Russia has been reduced to rubble and is uninhabitable. Regardless, there is no one left to live there and displaced families will likely never return.
- They see the way the war has been reported, at home and abroad. It's a "joke" and "propaganda." They say: “Look around: is this winning?”. - Worse, some have been hoaxed into believing that once Ukrainians forces are exhausted, American soldiers will come in to replace them and “win the war”.
There is no ambiguity in these people. The war was for nothing - a travesty. The outcome always was, and is, clear. The people are hopeless, utterly destroyed, and living in an unending nightmare.
They are pleading for an end, any end - most likely the same "peace" that could have been achieved two years ago. In their minds, they have already lost, for their sons, fathers and husbands are gone, and their country has been destroyed. There is no "victory" that can change that.
Make no mistake, they are angry with Putin. But they are also angry with Zelensky and the West. They have lost everything, worst of all, hope and faith, and cannot comprehend why Zelenky wishes to continue the current trajectory, the one of human devastation.
I didn't witness the war; but what I saw was absolutely heart-breaking.
Shame on the people, regardless of their intentions, who have supported this war. And shame on the media for continuing to lie about it.
. That's propaganda bullschitt . The UN doesn't have the power to make a decree like that. Even if they did shout something from their rent-free ivory tower, who would listen and obey it ? No one.
Lol
The gay drag queen Zelensky just tortured and murdered an American journalist and not one from the global homos worshippers like you
Secondary sanctions have caused Russia’s inflows of capital to wither badly. Countries such as China, Turkey and the UAE have now held back because of not wanting to lose USD access.
NATO nations have officially upped their spending on rearming to 2% of GDP. All member nations have already achieved this goal with Canada being the only outlier at this point.
The clock is still ticking and Ukraine gets smaller each day. Death and destruction keeps a steady pace. This was a perfect disaster engineered by our own government and paid for with taxpayer money.
Senior Western officials, The New York Times reported, now say that "Hundreds of Ukrainian troops may have been captured by advancing Russian units or disappeared during" what they now call, "Ukraine’s chaotic retreat from the eastern city of Avdiivka." The Times was now calling it "a devastating loss."
And hundreds may have been an understatement. Further down in the article, the Times reports that "soldiers with knowledge of Ukraine’s retreat estimated that 850 to 1,000 soldiers appear to have been captured or are unaccounted for." There are unconfirmed reports of even higher numbers of dead and wounded.
So, it was 29,000 Uke soldiers killed killed in the last two years, and 2k in the last week.
You guys want a good laugh, a post of old toots from 2022, still seems he has no clue about anything.
"Comments by Sir Richard Dearlove former head of Britain’s MI6 were quoted as Putin will be gone by 2023 due to health reasons, probably to the Sanitorium then out of power.
The same MI6 that Steele worked for on the Dossier.
Oliver Stone commented on Putin’s cancer fight and has had numerous direct interviews with Putin."
Housti-Toot, Have any pics of today's catch from Fish Camp? No? How about a pic of a gun you own? No?? Say, have you ever met any member of this forum in person? No???
Senior Western officials, The New York Times reported, now say that "Hundreds of Ukrainian troops may have been captured by advancing Russian units or disappeared during" what they now call, "Ukraine’s chaotic retreat from the eastern city of Avdiivka." The Times was now calling it "a devastating loss."
And hundreds may have been an understatement. Further down in the article, the Times reports that "soldiers with knowledge of Ukraine’s retreat estimated that 850 to 1,000 soldiers appear to have been captured or are unaccounted for." There are unconfirmed reports of even higher numbers of dead and wounded.
So, it was 29,000 Uke soldiers killed killed in the last two years, and 2k in the last week.
Right.
I don't blame the Ukraine soldiers that "disappeared". It would probably be better to be in a Russian POW camp than to be in the Ukraine Army which kidnapped you off the street to begin with.
As this Kamikaze mission from hell goes on the Ukrainian Military will just melt away. Russians are taking prisoners and wounded and treating them well. Zelensky should be very concerned about his future. Perhaps Victoria Newland will take him in.
Ukraine will become the largest graveyard in the world. Who knew that the French and British would end up aiding the Nazis. They will become cannon fodder. Pity
The editor of a popular Moscow weekly newspaper defended his decision to put Navalny’s picture and story on the front cover of the newspaper. Most all of this weekly edition was confiscated.
Gaylensky tell aides he is hoping to some day escape to his Dubai mansion and ride the waves of the gulf of Persia with his newly acquired $40M yacht 'My Legacy'.
This won't be the first time the world goes to war over a minor affair in eastern Europe. In 1914 everyone over there got in a dither over some arch-duke and his wife getting shot and it didn't end until 1945 and about 100 million people were killed.
As this Kamikaze mission from hell goes on the Ukrainian Military will just melt away. Russians are taking prisoners and wounded and treating them well. Zelensky should be very concerned about his future. Perhaps Victoria Newland will take him in.
Ahh, Victoria Newland. It's like six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Where there's a war, You generally find Victoria Newland behind it.
Karolina Hird, Kateryna Stepanenko, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 26, 2024
Sweden will join NATO following Hungary’s formal approval of Sweden’s accession bid on February 26. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed two decrees on February 26 that officially re-establish the Moscow and Leningrad Military Districts, codifying major Russian military restructuring and reform efforts. The formal transfer of regions previously under the responsibility of the Northern Fleet is likely part of a wider Russian effort to re-establish military district commands as the primary headquarters for the Russian ground forces while reassigning naval assets to the Russian Navy, as ISW previously reported. The re-creation of the MMD and LMD supports the parallel objectives of consolidating control over Russian operations in Ukraine in the short-to-medium term and preparing for a potential future large-scale conventional war against NATO in the long term. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on February 25 that Russia is preparing a new offensive that will start in late May or summer 2024, consistent with ISW’s assessment that Russian forces have regained the theater-wide initiative and will be able to pursue offensive operations when and where they choose as long as they hold the initiative. Chief of the Russian General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov is continuing a recent campaign to engage with Russian military personnel following the Russian capture of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast and reportedly visited a command post of the 58th Combined Arms Army (CAA) in Ukraine. Over 20 heads of state, including 15 European Union (EU) leaders met in Paris on February 26 to discuss ramping up ammunition supplies to Ukraine. Germany announced a new military aid package to Ukraine on February 26. Transnistrian sources reportedly told Russian independent outlet Verstka that Transnistria, a pro-Russian breakaway region of Moldova, is not planning to ask to join Russia during the Congress of Deputies in Tiraspol on February 28. Russian forces recently made confirmed gains near Kreminna, Bakhmut, and Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the entire frontline. Russia reportedly imported almost 450 million euros (about $488 million) worth of sanctioned “sensitive” European goods, including weapons technology, between January and September 2023.
Armenia has officially pulled back from joining Putin’s Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) which is Putin’s attempt to form a NATO type alliance. Other invited nations have also “put on ice” their potential interests in the alliance.
Russia in talks with Poland and Rumania, about how much of cuckraine ta take, before the Poles and Rumanians agree ta jump in and take Galicia and Bessarabia.
Moscow’s troops have destroyed the first US-made M1 Abrams main battle tank supplied to Kiev’s forces amid the Ukraine conflict, multiple Russian Telegram channels reported on Monday.
Ukraine forces have shot down 10 Russian fighter jets in 10 days killing all 10 pilots. This does not include the second shooting down of Russia’s A50 spy aircraft.
Housti-Toot Post up a pic of a game animal you've taken.. or a fish You've caught (when you were dying at Fish Camp). How about a pic of some guns of yours?
Originally Posted by Houston_2 Comments by Sir Richard Dearlove former head of Britain’s MI6 were quoted as Putin will be gone by 2023 due to health reasons, probably to the Sanitorium then out of power.
The same MI6 that Steele worked for on the Dossier.
Oliver Stone commented on Putin’s cancer fight and has had numerous direct interviews with Putin.
Calls are increasing from the G7 to use seized Russian assets for rebuilding Ukraine. These calls go beyond only using the profits from these seized assets.
Calls are increasing from the G7 to use seized Russian assets for rebuilding Ukraine. These calls go beyond only using the profits from these seized assets.
WSJ, Business Insider
I’m being serious. Will your family even talk to you or just walk right by and pretend you’re not even there?
Calls are increasing from the G7 to use seized Russian assets for rebuilding Ukraine. These calls go beyond only using the profits from these seized assets.
WSJ, Business Insider
I’m being serious. Will your family even talk to you or just walk right by and pretend you’re not even there?
Originally Posted by alwaysoutdoors
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Calls are increasing from the G7 to use seized Russian assets for rebuilding Ukraine. These calls go beyond only using the profits from these seized assets.
WSJ, Business Insider
I’m being serious. Will your family even talk to you or just walk right by and pretend you’re not even there?
No you’re not being serious you’re just being the same stupid bastard that you’ve always been and ever will be.
Your wife told me this. She also told me that you’re ‘neveroutdoors’.
The IMF has released the numbers of Russia seizing western assets of individuals and companies. The amount is known to be over $3 billion dollars. The G7 has proposed the possibility of using seized Russian assets to keep those individuals and companies whole.
Toot gets more attention on the Fire than his/her parents ever gave him)her
Dragging you around tied to a string has its own rewards.
Heh!
Holy crap, old toot toot, you are the only one being led around with a rope hooked to a ring in your nose!
TFF what a clown🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Everybody has your number! And the only laughter is about you, nobody takes you seriously, they just have fun at your expense and have a good laugh at your disinformation you spout. You are as bad as our liberal canucks up here!
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 27, 2024
Russian forces are attempting to exploit tactical opportunities offered by the Russian seizure of Avdiivka and appear to be maintaining a relatively high tempo of offensive operations aimed at pushing as far as possible in the Avdiivka area before Ukrainian forces establish more cohesive and harder-to-penetrate defensive lines in the area. Russian forces are likely attempting to create an operational maneuver force for the exploitation of recent Russian advances in the Avdiivka direction. The Russian command likely hopes that the reorganization of command structures will establish more cohesive Russian grouping of forces throughout the theater in Ukraine. Recent developments in Transnistria, the pro-Russian breakaway region of Moldova, are unlikely to pose a military threat to Ukraine and will more likely impact Moldova’s European Union (EU) integration prospects. ISW is amending its warning forecast in light of continued Transnistrian officials’ statements that the upcoming Congress of Transnistrian Deputies will discuss Moldovan economic policies, likely related to changes to Moldova’s Customs Code that went into effect on January 1, 2024. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu continues to highlight recent Russian tactical successes in Ukraine as substantial battlefield victories for political purposes ahead of the upcoming Russian presidential election. Shoigu additionally highlighted Russia’s Central and Eastern Military Districts (CMD and EMD) to posture against supposed anti-Russian activity in Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific. Ukrainian forces have reportedly shot down two Russian Su-34s on February 27, the tenth downed Russian military aircraft within roughly as many days. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reported on February 27 that the ongoing Russian information campaign to demoralize Ukrainian society will intensify between March and May 2024. Russia likely tested an element of its Sovereign Internet on February 27, likely in an effort to strengthen control over individual aspects of the Russian information space. Russian forces advanced west of Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements across the theater. A Ukrainian official warned that Russia seeks to ramp up force generation efforts in occupied Ukraine following the formal integration of occupied and claimed Ukrainian territories into the Russian Southern Military District (SMD). Russian authorities are reportedly systematizing the adoption of deported Ukrainian children in Russia.
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 27, 2024
Russian forces are attempting to exploit tactical opportunities offered by the Russian seizure of Avdiivka and appear to be maintaining a relatively high tempo of offensive operations aimed at pushing as far as possible in the Avdiivka area before Ukrainian forces establish more cohesive and harder-to-penetrate defensive lines in the area. Russian forces are likely attempting to create an operational maneuver force for the exploitation of recent Russian advances in the Avdiivka direction. The Russian command likely hopes that the reorganization of command structures will establish more cohesive Russian grouping of forces throughout the theater in Ukraine. Recent developments in Transnistria, the pro-Russian breakaway region of Moldova, are unlikely to pose a military threat to Ukraine and will more likely impact Moldova’s European Union (EU) integration prospects. ISW is amending its warning forecast in light of continued Transnistrian officials’ statements that the upcoming Congress of Transnistrian Deputies will discuss Moldovan economic policies, likely related to changes to Moldova’s Customs Code that went into effect on January 1, 2024. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu continues to highlight recent Russian tactical successes in Ukraine as substantial battlefield victories for political purposes ahead of the upcoming Russian presidential election. Shoigu additionally highlighted Russia’s Central and Eastern Military Districts (CMD and EMD) to posture against supposed anti-Russian activity in Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific. Ukrainian forces have reportedly shot down two Russian Su-34s on February 27, the tenth downed Russian military aircraft within roughly as many days. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reported on February 27 that the ongoing Russian information campaign to demoralize Ukrainian society will intensify between March and May 2024. Russia likely tested an element of its Sovereign Internet on February 27, likely in an effort to strengthen control over individual aspects of the Russian information space. Russian forces advanced west of Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements across the theater. A Ukrainian official warned that Russia seeks to ramp up force generation efforts in occupied Ukraine following the formal integration of occupied and claimed Ukrainian territories into the Russian Southern Military District (SMD). Russian authorities are reportedly systematizing the adoption of deported Ukrainian children in Russia.
This can be summed up with Bidens one word. Bull Schiett.
Well we got toots number, we are in his head 24/7 and we have him tied around our finger, and he can’t help but spew his traitorous misinformation. Always wrong.
Still waiting for his outdoor pics and not him in a dress pushing a shopping cart.
He has not accomplished a thing in his/her life.
While others on here have defended your nation and have done so much to enrich their lives and others.
All that help we're giving them and they still are loosing. We are destroying Ukraine and the truth will still come to the surface of our catastrophic corruption there and around the world.
All that help we're giving them and they still are loosing. We are destroying Ukraine and the truth will still come to the surface of our catastrophic corruption there and around the world.
At the behest of the international bankers about 50 nations are sending aid to Ukraine. So far Russia is holding the conquered territory and killing many thousands of Ukrainians.
The push to destroy Russia doesn’t bode well for this country or the whole world. Russia with its vast resources and military must be eliminated as an independent entity or the BRICS system might just get traction.
I don’t get it. Let’s assume Russia is as aggressive as everyone says it is and plans to conquer Europe if not checked. Let’s just posit that is the truth. If it is the truth, can anyone explain to me how the average European citizen would be worse off under Russian rule than they are now?
I don’t get it. Let’s assume Russia is as aggressive as everyone says it is and plans to conquer Europe if not checked. Let’s just posit that is the truth. If it is the truth, can anyone explain to me how the average European citizen would be worse off under Russian rule than they are now?
No. And we could write them off and let Russia deal with them.
I don’t get it. Let’s assume Russia is as aggressive as everyone says it is and plans to conquer Europe if not checked. Let’s just posit that is the truth. If it is the truth, can anyone explain to me how the average European citizen would be worse off under Russian rule than they are now?
Muslims raping European women, all out assault on Christianity. Not to mention getting thrown in jail for complaining about it. A real utopia the NWO created in western Europe.
Poland issues statement about cuckraine, announcing closure of their mutual border for trade, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Feb. 28, stressing that such a solution would be "painful for both parties," RMF24 reported.
The statement comes amid escalating tensions between the two countries.
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 28, 2024
Pro-Russian Moldovan breakaway region Transnistria held the Seventh Congress of Transnistrian Deputies on February 28 and adopted a series of decisions that likely aim to provide the Kremlin with justifications for a wide range of possible escalatory actions against Moldova — actions the Kremlin can pursue both immediately and over the long-term. The Kremlin has yet to signal an immediate route for escalation following the Congress of Transnistrian Deputies, although Russian President Vladimir Putin may respond to the Transnistrian requests during his speech to the Russian Federal Assembly on February 29. The Kremlin can use the outcomes of the Congress of Transnistrian Deputies to justify a range of possible COAs that are not mutually exclusive. Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted another strike on a Russian personnel concentration in occupied Donetsk Oblast, once again sparking ire amongst Russian milbloggers and re-surfacing concerns about Ukraine’s use of HIMARS systems. Russia continues cracking down on actors it deems “foreign agents” to consolidate control over the Russian information space ahead of the March 2024 presidential election. A Financial Times (FT) investigation published on February 27, reportedly based on leaked classified Russian military documents from 2008-2014, outlines Russia’s purported criteria for the use of tactical nuclear weapons. Turkey and China appear to be pursuing their own negotiation platforms for a settlement in Ukraine, which the Kremlin will likely exploit to further its long-standing narratives regarding negotiations and the war. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Svatove, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the Tula State University’s Military Training Center and several defense industrial base (DIB) enterprises in Tula Oblast on February 28. Russian occupation authorities are using early voting for the Russian presidential election to cloak Russia’s illegal occupation of Ukraine in a veneer of fabricated legitimacy.
After capturing Avdiivka, the town that cuckraine spent ten years fortifying, Russia takes Tonenke and Orlivka. There is nothing but 10km of empty fields to the west.
That could be a prelude that also puts Pervomaiske in encirclement.
Poland sees the writing on the wall and now closed its border. Its had enough of Ukraine. Poland is inundated with refugees and Ukrainian police roam and round up any able bodied men they can find to drag to the front lines to become cannon fodder. This didn’t have to be and if Biden would quit financing this insanity it would stop. What are they trying to hide?
I don’t get it. Let’s assume Russia is as aggressive as everyone says it is and plans to conquer Europe if not checked. Let’s just posit that is the truth. If it is the truth, can anyone explain to me how the average European citizen would be worse off under Russian rule than they are now?
Well they wouldn’t be able to stick their dicks anywhere they wanted and force all of society to call it “good”.
That ^ seems to be the embodiment off all that is “freedom” in western society and it is heterodox to question it on any level.
I know you're drooling like a rabid dog, but not all that much has changed. Still pretty much a stalemate, the same as it was 3 years' ago. Except now russia is losing both ships and planes not to mention half of their military. Ukraine will still be there in 3 more years and the front won't have changed much of any at all, and in the meantime russia is losing all its high-end equipment. (LoL) 12 fighters downed just in the last 12 days.
Russia has liberated more cities and has gained more territory from the Ukronazis the past 3 days than than Ukraine's spring offense lasting the past 9 months
I know you're drooling like a rabid dog, but not all that much has changed. Still pretty much a stalemate, the same as it was 3 years' ago. Except now russia is losing both ships and planes not to mention half of their military. Ukraine will still be there in 3 more years and the front won't have changed much of any at all, and in the meantime russia is losing all its high-end equipment. (LoL) 12 fighters downed just in the last 12 days.
Phil
And we have lost how many BILLIONS of $$$$$ in an effort to cover up our politicians crimes in stealing their kickbacks of Ukrainian foreign aid. Not to mention the coverup of the bio-labs on Russia's border that we funded and what they were up to.
I know you're drooling like a rabid dog, but not all that much has changed. Still pretty much a stalemate, the same as it was 3 years' ago. Except now russia is losing both ships and planes not to mention half of their military. Ukraine will still be there in 3 more years and the front won't have changed much of any at all, and in the meantime russia is losing all its high-end equipment. (LoL) 12 fighters downed just in the last 12 days.
Phil
And we have lost how many BILLIONS of $$$$$ in an effort to cover up our politicians crimes in stealing their kickbacks of Ukrainian foreign aid. Not to mention the coverup of the bio-labs on Russia's border that we funded and what they were up to.
We’re white imperialists we deserve to go bankrupt supporting the oppressed of the world.
Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 29, 2024
Ukrainian officials are reportedly concerned about the possibility of significant Russian territorial gains in Summer 2024 in the event of continued delays in Western security assistance. Russian President Vladimir Putin used his February 29 address to the Federal Assembly to attempt to convince the Russian public that his next term as president will be defined by Russian military success in Ukraine but not at the expense of stagnating or decreased social and economic welfare. Putin used tired rhetoric about negotiations and nuclear saber rattling during his Federal Assembly speech likely to seize on Western attention to the speech to promote ongoing Kremlin information operations. Putin emphasized the Kremlin’s domestic focus on 2024 as the “Year of the Family” to address Russia’s ongoing demographic crisis during his Federal Assembly address. Putin did not respond to the February 28 request from the Congress of Deputies from pro-Russian Moldovan breakaway region Transnistria, but this lack of response still affords the Kremlin several possible courses of action (COA) at a later time. Ukrainian forces downed three more Su-34 fighter aircraft in eastern Ukraine on February 28 and 29. The Kremlin continues to assert its self-arrogated right to enforce Russian federal law on citizens of NATO member and former Soviet states over actions taken within the territory of their own countries. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a threat to Armenian security as Russian officials refused to acknowledge Armenia’s reduced participation in the CSTO. The Kremlin has reportedly established high-level positions in all federal bodies to promote patriotism and history within each body, likely aimed at strengthening informational and ideological control over federal employees. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the frontline on February 29. Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec Head Sergei Chemezov stated on February 29 that Rostec plans to produce A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft on an unspecified schedule because Russian forces require more A-50 aircraft. Occupation officials continue to support Kremlin efforts to gain further control over religious groups in occupied Ukraine.
Ukraine has upgraded their Sea Baby Drones that has had such great success at sinking the rusky's Black Sea Fleet... giving it improved sea worthiness able to handle 5 foot or better seas, an enlarged 1,900-pound explosive warhead and a greater range of more than 600-miles.
Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Riley Bailey, and Karolina Hird
March 1, 2024
Reported details of Russian-Ukrainian peace negotiations that occurred in Istanbul in April 2022 indicate that Russia has consistently envisioned a settlement for its illegal invasion of Ukraine wherein Ukraine would be unable to defend itself from a future Russian attack – an objective Russia continues to pursue under calls for Ukraine’s “demilitarization.” Reported details of the draft treaty suggest that Russia intended to use the treaty to set conditions for future attacks against Ukraine while also prompting the West to make concessions on Ukraine’s sovereignty. Russian authorities suggested that the Kremlin has likely adopted a more extensive set of goals regarding Ukraine over the course of Russia's war against Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to disparage Russian elites in his February 29 Federal Assembly speech, more closely aligning himself with the veteran and military community and drawing praise from ultranationalist milbloggers. Kremlin officials met with leaders of the pro-Russian Moldovan autonomous region Gagauzia and emphasized Russia’s support for Gagauzia against perceived Moldovan “oppression” on March 1. Ukraine and the Netherlands signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on March 1. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and Donetsk City on March 1. Russian authorities will likely use annual combat training for Russian reservists to support crypto-mobilization efforts.
Simplicius discusses the revelations of European involvement in direct troop placements in the Ukraine and intelligence leaks in light of French threats. The funniest thing is Macron thinking that placing French troops around targets in the Ukraine is going to stop the Russians from taking out those targets.
Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, and Kateryna Stepanenko
March 2, 2024
Russian forces appear to be willing to risk continued aviation losses in pursuit of tactical gains in eastern Ukraine, likely along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line. Transfers of North Korean weapons to Russia by sea apparently paused as of mid-February 2024. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov publicly rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent offer to host a negotiation platform for Russia and Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used the Antalya Diplomatic Forum to promote Kremlin narratives about Moldova, likely to set conditions for potential Kremlin hybrid operations that aim to destabilize Moldova and prevent Moldova’s accession to the European Union (EU). Senior Russian officials acknowledged Armenia’s reduced participation in the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), marking a notable shift in Russian official rhetoric that previously sought to ignore Armenian efforts to distance itself from the CSTO. The Kremlin appears to have largely permitted displays of anti-war sentiment in Moscow as Russians observed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s funeral on March 1. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kreminna, Avdiivka, and Krynky on March 2. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov inspected a Russian shipbuilding facility and the construction site of a new military hospital in the Republic of Dagestan during a working trip to Russia’s Southern Military District on March 2.
Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, and Kateryna Stepanenko
March 2, 2024
Russian forces appear to be willing to risk continued aviation losses in pursuit of tactical gains in eastern Ukraine, likely along the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line. Transfers of North Korean weapons to Russia by sea apparently paused as of mid-February 2024. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov publicly rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent offer to host a negotiation platform for Russia and Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used the Antalya Diplomatic Forum to promote Kremlin narratives about Moldova, likely to set conditions for potential Kremlin hybrid operations that aim to destabilize Moldova and prevent Moldova’s accession to the European Union (EU). Senior Russian officials acknowledged Armenia’s reduced participation in the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), marking a notable shift in Russian official rhetoric that previously sought to ignore Armenian efforts to distance itself from the CSTO. The Kremlin appears to have largely permitted displays of anti-war sentiment in Moscow as Russians observed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s funeral on March 1. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kreminna, Avdiivka, and Krynky on March 2. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov inspected a Russian shipbuilding facility and the construction site of a new military hospital in the Republic of Dagestan during a working trip to Russia’s Southern Military District on March 2.
On February 17, after Ukrainian units in Avdeevka had started to leave their position, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, General Syrski, announced a retreat to new defense lines:
"Based on the operational situation around Avdiivka, in order to avoid encirclement and preserve the lives and health of the military, I decided to withdraw our units from the city and move to defense on more favorable lines," Syrskyi said.
Simplicius discusses the revelations of European involvement in direct troop placements in the Ukraine and intelligence leaks in light of French threats. The funniest thing is Macron thinking that placing French troops around targets in the Ukraine is going to stop the Russians from taking out those targets.
The commanders who took their soldiers out of the Avdeevka stranglehold without orders, have been removed and will be prosecuted.
They ignored the orders of Syrsky, who continued to send soldiers into the Avdeevka meat grinder, where they were being killed within two hours of arrival.
Syrsky's prosecution of these officers will completely destroy the morale of the army.
51 Russian people of high profile have been murdered worldwide between 2022 and 2024. Some murders have included the victims families.
These victims have been shot (mostly), poisoned, drowned and hung. Many have been outspoken about the Ukraine war and against Putin’s policies in Russia.
"Russia's Ministry of Defense (MoD) says it has thwarted Ukrainian "terrorist attacks" using drones on targets in Crimea.
Russia’s air defenses intercepted dozens of "hostile drones" after Kiev launched a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the Crimean Peninsula overnight, the MoD announced on Sunday.
"An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using 38 unmanned aerial vehicles was prevented,” the ministry said in its early morning bulletin.
So far, there have been no reports of any damage or injuries on the ground from the Ukrainian "hostile drones."
On Saturday, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) officers intercepted an explosive-rigged vehicle attempting to cross into Crimea from Russia’s Kherson Region.
According to a security source talking to Russian media, an improvised explosive device (IED) made from parts supplied to Ukraine by NATO member states had been discovered."
Russia is preparing to terminate the treaty with the Federal Republic of Germany, which has been the basis for peace in the region for the last 35 years.
The reason: Contrary to the provisions of the treaty, German weapons are being used against Russia (as the legal successor to the USSR).
Ukraine waterborne drones have been designed to be less than 1 meter above the surface and less than 1 meter below the surface and driven by AI making them deadly and undiscoverable by Russian detection means.
The use of these drones has caused the Russian navy to retreat far away from possible drone launch sites.
"If you had in your life, any business with Russians, then you should know that they always come for their money, clear and straighten the bill and then talk about the future prospects. I am convinced that every mischief done by NATO will be on the long to-do list - until done. Search for the Target 21 in Berlin."
The Kremlin has laid claim to the Transnistria region of Moldova. The Moldavian government is trying to work out a peaceful solution to the advance by the kremlin.
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 3, 2024
China and Turkey continue to pursue their own negotiations platforms for a settlement in Ukraine, which the Kremlin is exploiting to further its own information operations aimed at discouraging continued international support for Ukraine. Recent relatively high Russian aviation losses appear to be prompting a significant decrease in Russian aviation activity in eastern Ukraine, although it is unclear how long this decrease in activity will last. Delays in Western security assistance will likely make Ukraine’s energy infrastructure more vulnerable to Russian strikes. Russian forces operating around Avdiivka appear to be adapting to conducting offensive ground operations with trained and untrained personnel. German officials confirmed that the Kremlin is conducting an information operation aimed at deterring Western states, particularly Germany, from sending additional military aid to Ukraine. The Russian Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAK) announced on March 3 that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) conducted a localized counter-terrorism operation in Karabulak, Republic of Ingushetia. Positional engagements continued throughout the theater on March 3. Russian regional administrations continue efforts to expand the aperture of ongoing crypto-mobilization efforts.
" B - b- but Ukraine is just about to rise up and kick azz!" Rise up from what? Two thirds of the country so far has been hammered into dust in a slow, controlled way. Anyone who imagines Ukraine was ever about to kick ass is delusional at best. I like Burns's pictures of animals ( note: I could easily live without his giant learing face in every one of those, but that's just me). The man has obviously been outside and done things. Tonka and that other dimwit... Not so much.
NATO moving in closer today amid heated threats from russia, moved into the once declared Stalin City air base of Kucova Air Base in Kucova Albania having spent some $54 million on refurbishment of the old air base... flying in some of its fighters from Aviano Air Base in Italy today to mark the reopening... and Finland, a NATO member since 2009 is building a new plant to build the F-35. putin's and trumps relationship is failing.
Looks like the Kirch Bridge was hit again early Saturday too...
So it seems like all the war [bleep] on his board when faced with the undeniable facts that Ukraine has lost, have moved on to agitating for a general war with Russia.
Ukraine operatives blow up and destroy a railway link bridge between Russia and North Korea located 650 miles from the Russian border with Ukraine. This railway is used to transport war materials from North Korea to Russia for their invasion of Ukraine.
So it seems like all the war [bleep] on his board when faced with the undeniable facts that Ukraine has lost, have moved on to agitating for a general war with Russia.
Your hallucination is Duly Noted, both that Ukraine has lost and that anyone here is advocating general war with the Orcs.
One wonders why you would continue to offer comentary when you have been proven so wrong for so long? It must just be your thing?
Remember when you predicted NATO would fracture and Finnland/Sweden would not join NATO there by greatly increasing the NATO Orc borders with the Orcs?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/8/22
Originally Posted by Steve
Originally Posted by JoeBob
At this point, I think NATO is about to fracture. Russia was pretty smart in leaking it’s terms. And they really have avoided the sort of heavy handed infrastructure destruction that we always do. I think the NATO allies are starting to relax a little and think that we should be starting to relax as well. And instead, if anything we seem to be getting more and more insane.
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Poland and Russia have opened up independent back channel talks with the Russians.
When you say fracture, do you mean in regards to the current hostilities or in the long term. Because it should be clear to everyone, including Putin, that his moves have legitimized NATO for the next ten years plus. Hell Finland and Sweden now want to join and Germany is pledged to start pulling their weight (wait and see). Putin wanted NATO off Russia's borders and now he's going to get more.
Yeah…no
How about when you told the Campfire the invasion would end "in a day or two"?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 2/24/22
It ends in a day or two and with Russia in control of whatever it wants. But they only want those two eastern provinces.
NATO member , Albania , has now approached NATO about building a naval base on the Adriatic Sea. This is in addition to the newly rebuilt and active air base in Albania. NATO has unofficially approved the construction of a world class naval base there.
So it seems like all the war [bleep] on his board when faced with the undeniable facts that Ukraine has lost, have moved on to agitating for a general war with Russia.
This advisory coming from deep inside the bowels and the hallowed halls of the Law Offices of one Mr. Algonquin J. Calhoun, Esq.
Russia will take those tanks and ship them back to Russia and rebuild them and they'll eventually end up back on the front lines shooting back at Ukrainians. Better think it through boys.
The EU nations have officially shifted to “The War Economy Mode” in their efforts to rearm themselves using the best of technology available for what they see as necessary defense against Russia and its expansion movements over the past years.
So it seems like all the war [bleep] on his board when faced with the undeniable facts that Ukraine has lost, have moved on to agitating for a general war with Russia.
Your hallucination is Duly Noted, both that Ukraine has lost and that anyone here is advocating general war with the Orcs.
One wonders why you would continue to offer comentary when you have been proven so wrong for so long? It must just be your thing?
Remember when you predicted NATO would fracture and Finnland/Sweden would not join NATO there by greatly increasing the NATO Orc borders with the Orcs?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 3/8/22
Originally Posted by Steve
Originally Posted by JoeBob
At this point, I think NATO is about to fracture. Russia was pretty smart in leaking it’s terms. And they really have avoided the sort of heavy handed infrastructure destruction that we always do. I think the NATO allies are starting to relax a little and think that we should be starting to relax as well. And instead, if anything we seem to be getting more and more insane.
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Poland and Russia have opened up independent back channel talks with the Russians.
When you say fracture, do you mean in regards to the current hostilities or in the long term. Because it should be clear to everyone, including Putin, that his moves have legitimized NATO for the next ten years plus. Hell Finland and Sweden now want to join and Germany is pledged to start pulling their weight (wait and see). Putin wanted NATO off Russia's borders and now he's going to get more.
Yeah…no
How about when you told the Campfire the invasion would end "in a day or two"?
Originally Posted by JoeBob 2/24/22
It ends in a day or two and with Russia in control of whatever it wants. But they only want those two eastern provinces.
Anyway have a nice day.
It’s been over since it started and Russia ends up in control of whatever it wants.
Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and George Barros
March 4, 2024
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev promoted Russia’s extensive territorial objectives that expand deep into Ukraine’s territory. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that unknown actors detonated explosives and severely damaged a Russian railway bridge over the Chapaevka River near Chapaevsk, Samara Oblast on March 4. Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly awarded a Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) and Spetsnaz-affiliated Russian milblogger, likely as part of the Kremlin’s longstanding efforts to co-opt milbloggers and make them loyal to the Kremlin. The Russian government reportedly hid data on recipients of social support services in 2022, likely to obfuscate casualties suffered in the first year of the war in Ukraine or to cover up the government’s inability to pay promised social support to vulnerable populations. The Kremlin is continuing efforts to ensure high voter turnout in the upcoming presidential election to present the guise of legitimacy and widespread popular support among Russian President Vladimir Putin’s domestic electorate. Russian authorities continue to exploit the leaked recording of German military officers discussing the theoretical provision of Taurus missiles to Ukraine to deter Western military aid provisions to Ukraine. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City amid continued positional engagements along the entire frontline. A Russian news aggregator claimed on March 4 that Russian forces replaced Storm-Z convict units with Storm-V units, a mechanism for distributing convicts into the regular Russian military as opposed to keeping them siloed within convict-only units, as was the case with Storm-Z formations.
Russians troops are liberating so much Nazi territory they are running out of flags now
There are massive surrenders of Ukraine troops the past two weeks. The majority requested not to be on prisoner exchange rosters so could remain in Russia to continue their future lives with family
Ukraine waterborne drones have sunk another Russian warship. The sinking occurred in the Kerch Strait. The 1300 ton Sergi Kotov was struck and sunk. This attack brings the sinking of Russian warships to 30% of the total Black Sea Russian fleet.
The International Criminal Court has issued two warrants for the arrest of two Russian commanders (army and navy) who planned to strike the Ukraine energy grid.
Comments by Sir Richard Dearlove former head of Britain’s MI6 were quoted as Putin will be gone by 2023 due to health reasons, probably to the Sanitorium then out of power.
The same MI6 that Steele worked for on the Dossier.
Oliver Stone commented on Putin’s cancer fight and has had numerous direct interviews with Putin.
Nudelman will be replaced temporarily as under secretary by another career diplomat, John Bass, a former ambassador to Afghanistan who oversaw the U.S. withdrawal from the country.
It is anticipated that his experience in retreating will come in handy.
Ukraine Says It Has Sunk a Russian Patrol Ship Near Crimea
By Reuters | March 5, 2024, at 1:32 a.m.
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian sea drones hit and sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship off occupied Crimea in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday.
Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency said a special unit called Group 13 had fired Magura V5 maritime drones at the Sergey Kotov near the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea.
It said on the Telegram messaging app that the vessel had sustained damage to the stern, starboard and port sides, at an estimated cost of $65 million.
Right now this ship is on the seabed as a result of fire damage by unmanned boats," navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said in televised comments.
Andriy Yusov, a GUR spokesperson, said a helicopter had been on board the vessel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made no direct reference to the reported sinking of the vessel in his nightly video address.
But he said Ukraine had "proven what we are capable of, what our strength is capable of."
"That is shown by the number of downed Russian aircraft and the capabilities of our boys against the Russian fleet. There are no safe havens for Russian terrorists in the Black Sea and nor will there be."
And there would be, he said, "no safe space for them in the sky, given sufficient Ukrainian strength".
Reuters was unable to verify the reports. Russia's defence ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
Some Russian military bloggers confirmed the account. The Telegram channel VChK-OGPU reported attempts to tow the ship to port but said it eventually sank.
Ukraine has in recent months stepped up attacks in the Black Sea and on Crimea, which Russia seized and annexed in 2014. Kyiv has reported a series of strikes, including the sinking of a large landing ship by naval drones in mid-February.
Pletenchuk said the Sergey Kotov had also been hit in September 2023 and that a similar patrol vessel had been damaged in attacks since Russia's invasion of Ukraine two years ago.
"They have four similar ships, two of them are no longer in service," he said.
Reuters was unable to confirm the earlier strikes.
Train and highway traffic was temporarily stopped and later resumed on a bridge spanning the Kerch Strait and linking the Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland, Moscow-installed officials in Crimea said.
Russia controls close to one-fifth of Ukraine's territory. Zelenskiy said in November Kyiv had seized the initiative in the Black Sea and forced back Russia's fleet.
Ukraine Says It Has Sunk a Russian Patrol Ship Near Crimea
By Reuters | March 5, 2024, at 1:32 a.m.
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian sea drones hit and sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship off occupied Crimea in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday.
Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency said a special unit called Group 13 had fired Magura V5 maritime drones at the Sergey Kotov near the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea.
It said on the Telegram messaging app that the vessel had sustained damage to the stern, starboard and port sides, at an estimated cost of $65 million.
Right now this ship is on the seabed as a result of fire damage by unmanned boats," navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said in televised comments.
Andriy Yusov, a GUR spokesperson, said a helicopter had been on board the vessel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made no direct reference to the reported sinking of the vessel in his nightly video address.
But he said Ukraine had "proven what we are capable of, what our strength is capable of."
"That is shown by the number of downed Russian aircraft and the capabilities of our boys against the Russian fleet. There are no safe havens for Russian terrorists in the Black Sea and nor will there be."
And there would be, he said, "no safe space for them in the sky, given sufficient Ukrainian strength".
Reuters was unable to verify the reports. Russia's defence ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
Some Russian military bloggers confirmed the account. The Telegram channel VChK-OGPU reported attempts to tow the ship to port but said it eventually sank.
Ukraine has in recent months stepped up attacks in the Black Sea and on Crimea, which Russia seized and annexed in 2014. Kyiv has reported a series of strikes, including the sinking of a large landing ship by naval drones in mid-February.
Pletenchuk said the Sergey Kotov had also been hit in September 2023 and that a similar patrol vessel had been damaged in attacks since Russia's invasion of Ukraine two years ago.
"They have four similar ships, two of them are no longer in service," he said.
Reuters was unable to confirm the earlier strikes.
Train and highway traffic was temporarily stopped and later resumed on a bridge spanning the Kerch Strait and linking the Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland, Moscow-installed officials in Crimea said.
Russia controls close to one-fifth of Ukraine's territory. Zelenskiy said in November Kyiv had seized the initiative in the Black Sea and forced back Russia's fleet.
Senior officers dismissed from the cuckraine army “for connections with ex-Commander-in-Chief #Zaluzhny” have gone over to the side of the Russian Armed Forces once their families were evacuated to Russia.
i've been saying China will attack russkie fir years. oil, natural gas, timber and rare earth metals are just sitting there waiting for China to take them. Taiwan s a pipe dream, russkies are not.
Russia is keeping their advanced T-14 tanks out of the Ukraine invasion due to fear of losses.
France 24, BBC
Most of the crap you post is just that, crap. But do you ever stop to ask yourself how they come up with this crap?
Do they have a spy inside the Kremlin? Did Russia put out a statement that they're scared of losing their t14s? Or did some idiot propagandist just decide that's why they're not using that equipment?
Considering what is the most likely of those scenarios, why do you uncritically lap up all the lies they keep feeding you? I know they can keep putting it out there, but that doesn't mean you have to fall for it.
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, Grace Mappes, and George Barros
March 5, 2024
Ukraine destroyed the Project 22160 Sergei Kotov large patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) off the coast of the Kerch Strait on the night of March 4-5. Russian milbloggers responded to the sinking of the Sergei Kotov by decrying the Russian military command’s lack of response to the incident and mounting a wider critique against the bureaucratic inertia of the Russian military apparatus. Russian aircraft appear to be continuing to conduct a relatively high volume of glide bomb strikes in Ukraine despite Ukrainian officials’ reports that Ukrainian forces have downed several bomber aircraft in recent weeks. Russia and China are deepening their strategic space cooperation, including cooperation on satellite surveillance and space exploration. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two senior Russian commanders for their responsibility in perpetrating Russian war crimes – the first time the ICC has charged Russian military commanders. Russian forces are reportedly operating a “black market” to sell Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), including to Russian paramilitary groups that may be conducting their own POW exchanges with Ukraine. The director of the Moldovan Intelligence and Security Service, Alexandru Musteata, stated on March 5 that the Kremlin has begun to conduct multi-year hybrid operations aimed at destabilizing Moldova and preventing its accession to the EU. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Donetsk City amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on March 5. Russian authorities are reportedly disbanding elements of the former Wagner Group that were supposed to join Rosgvardia or are currently in Belarus. Russian law enforcement is likely intensifying crackdowns against Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea.
Senior officers dismissed from the cuckraine army “for connections with ex-Commander-in-Chief #Zaluzhny” have gone over to the side of the Russian Armed Forces once their families were evacuated to Russia.
Russia Now Suffering Highest Daily Casualties in Ukraine Yet, Says UK Defence Intelligence OLIVER JJ LANE 5 Mar 2024
While the war in Ukraine has become more static over the past year amid failed counter offences and the emergence of major minefields and trench networks, the butcher’s bill continues to mount, with the UK claiming average Russian casualties are approaching 1,000 men a day.
Data published by the British Ministry of Defence’s periodic Defence Intelligence digest claims the war in Ukraine continues to claim an ever higher number of Russian casualties incurred daily, on average, hits new levels. The new average daily loss by Russia estimated by the UK has now hit 983 per day killed and wounded, a considerable increase on the 172 a day experienced in the summer of 2022.
The British figures show that while the casualty figures have wavered in over two years of war, the strong overall trend has been upwards year on year. As noted by the digest, the steep increase “almost certainly reflects” Russia pursuing “mass and attritional warfare”, which the UK notes is costly to Russian life but also increases “pressure” on Ukraine, which is presumably less able to absorb mass casualties.
Based on its rolling aggregate of Russian casualties the United Kingdom estimates Russia has lost 355,000 men killed and wounded during its invasion of Ukraine so far. The number is comparable to Ukraine’s own numbers, which claims 416,00 “Russian invaders” killed and wounded. While there is a serious discrepancy between Ukraine’s claim and the British assessment, the gap is smaller there than in some other areas of the war where Ukraine states it has taken out twice as many Russian weapons as Western estimates suggest.
In armoured vehicles, for instance, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said in February that Russia has now lost 3,000 tanks in the course of the war so far, and 8,800 armoured fighting vehicles. The Ukrainians, for their part, said they’d taken out 6,500 Russian tanks and 12,000 armoured vehicles.
Comparing Russia’s casualties, stated by the British Ministry of Defence, with Ukraine’s count of its own casualties is also difficult. While the country normally published no figures, President Volodymyr Zelensky made a rare statement on the second anniversary of the conflict starting by saying a figure of 300,000 given for his side alleged by the Kremlin is a “deceitful” lie and the true number was 31,000 killed.
In August last year, U.S. government sources cited in reports said the number of killed and wounded on both sides had reached half a million including 120,000 Russian dead and 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers dead. As observed, if true the Ukrainians have already sustained more dead than the U.S. in 20 years in Vietnam.
The duel between a T-72B3 and US-supplied armor occurred not far from Avdeevka, the Russian Defense Ministry has said
The Russian military has destroyed another M1 Abrams tank sent to Ukraine by the US in Russia’s Donbass, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. It is the third vehicle of the type to be knocked out by Russia in recent days.
In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said the Abrams had been taken out during a fight near the city of Avdeevka, which was recently liberated by Russian troops.
The tank “was knocked out in one shot by the crew of a T-72 B3,” officials said. They added that Kiev had also lost 460 service members, as well as another tank, four infantry fighting vehicles, two armored and five ordinary vehicles, and a Buk mobile air defense missile system in the area.
The Kremlin has now listed former Russian world champion chess player Garry Kasparov as “A terrorist and extremist” for his criticism of the Kremlin and the Ukraine invasion.
India’s oil firms and their refineries are now backing away from and out of agreements with long term Russian oil contracts due to increased sanctions recently imposed on Russia.
India has now turned to Saudi Arabia for the bulk of their oil imports.
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and George Barros
March 6, 2024
Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk stated on March 6 that Ukraine will try to seize the initiative and conduct unspecified counteroffensive actions in 2024. Russian forces conducted a relatively larger series of drone and missile strikes targeting Ukraine on the night of March 5 to 6 and on March 6, including strikes on Odesa City during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Kremlin officials continue to invoke nuclear threats as part of ongoing Russian information operations aimed at weakening Western support for Ukraine and deterring Western aid to Ukraine. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Rafael Grossi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the security of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and nuclear non-proliferation issues on March 6 in Sochi, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the governor of pro-Russian Moldovan autonomous region Gagauzia, Yevgenia Gutsul, on March 6 and emphasized Russia’s support for Gagauzia. Moldova suspended the Cold War-era Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty on March 6. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reportedly conducted a drone strike on a mining and processing plant in Kursk Oblast on March 6. Armenia appears to be taking limited measures to reduce its bilateral security cooperation with Russia outside of its reduced participation in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kupyansk and Donetsk City and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. The Russian legal system continues efforts to use the Russian criminal justice system to augment Russia’s recruitment base.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the decision to withdraw was taken to save soldiers' lives and blamed faltering Western weapons supplies. Ukraine is critically dependent on weapons supplies from the US and other Western allies to keep fighting Russia - a much bigger military force with an abundance of artillery ammunition.
A convoy carrying Zelensky and Greece PM has gone under attack by, allegedly, Russian drones...
Other story is that Gaylensky had attended a medal ceremony, and had left.
Then the missile took out alla the recipients of medals.
The little coke head turd just gave Russia a great target at the awards ceremony . Dozens of NATO mercmembers denazified at the ceremony . The dwarf claimed that Russia targeted him and Russia replied with multiple drone surveillance photos of him the past year when they could have easily removed him. Russia wants this little incompetent tranny cokehead to remain in command
More Abrams tanks destroyed this week. The UkroNAZis front is collapsing and they are running to Poland to hide
Ukraine claims to have shot down over 40 planes but offered no proof, no videos confirmation , no geolocations. They have 1000's drones but couldn't confirm one hit.
India’s oil firms and their refineries are now backing away from and out of agreements with long term Russian oil contracts due to increased sanctions recently imposed on Russia.
India has now turned to Saudi Arabia for the bulk of their oil imports.
WSJ, Reuters
Toot a month ago you stated that bitcoin would collapse. Another one of your predictions that didn't come true. One would begin to think you're a pathological liar. lmao
The dwarf claimed that Russia targeted him and Russia replied with multiple drone surveillance photos of him the past year when they could have easily removed him. Russia wants this little incompetent tranny cokehead to remain in command
That may not always be true. I wonder if Russia isn't holding off on him until the point where his death could cause maximum chaos. A time that would unleash multiple competitors for his crown.
The dwarf claimed that Russia targeted him and Russia replied with multiple drone surveillance photos of him the past year when they could have easily removed him. Russia wants this little incompetent tranny cokehead to remain in command
That may not always be true. I wonder if Russia isn't holding off on him until the point where his death could cause maximum chaos. A time that would unleash multiple competitors for his crown.
That’s quite possible. I also believe that Russia knows that the Coke head puppet of the United States that they know is better than the one they don’t know…..who will also be a puppet of the United States.
Czech president, Patel says that funding has been secured from 13 countries to provide 800,000 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine with the bulk of this being artillery ammunition.
Russians troops are liberating so much Nazi territory they are running out of flags now
There are massive surrenders of Ukraine troops the past two weeks. The majority requested not to be on prisoner exchange rosters so could remain in Russia to continue their future lives with family
At this rate they well be at the gates of Kiev in 2050..
I have the feeling that Russia could’ve been at Kiev in the first month if they’d wanted. They’ve tried everything to get them to negotiate but the administration can’t give it up.
The American Embassy in Moscow published an appeal to fellow citizens calling on them to avoid large gatherings of people in the next 48 hours, due to possible cuckraine terrorist attacks.
Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, and George Barros
March 7, 2024
way to go Sweden!!!!!
Sweden formally joined NATO on March 7, becoming the 32nd member of the alliance.
Lithuanian intelligence assessed that Russia has the capability to continue sustaining the current tempo of its war in Ukraine and will likely have the capability to gradually expand its military capabilities in the near term. Lithuanian intelligence also assessed that Russia is unlikely to abandon its long-term objectives of subjugating Ukraine even if Russian fails to achieve these objectives through military means. Lithuanian intelligence assessed that Russia is preparing for confrontation with NATO in the long term while also waging its war in Ukraine. The governor of the pro-Russian Moldovan autonomous region Gagauzia, Yevgenia Gutsul, met with Russian Presidential Administration Deputy Head Sergei Kiriyenko in Russia on March 7 as Moldovan authorities announced that a criminal case against Gutsul will soon go to court. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated Chinese calls for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine on March 7; Russia will likely continue to use such calls to promote long-standing information operations aimed at prompting Western concessions. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on March 7 that it neutralized an Islamic State (IS) terrorist cell that had been preparing an attack on synagogues in Moscow. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kupyansk and Donetsk City amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on March 7. Russian intelligence services likely continue to source and operate sanctioned precision machine tools and dual-use components to produce Russian military equipment.
I have the feeling that Russia could’ve been at Kiev in the first month if they’d wanted. They’ve tried everything to get them to negotiate but the administration can’t give it up.
You living in a cave? That's not what happend by a long shot.
Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, and George Barros
March 8, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that a ceasefire in Ukraine would allow Russia to rebuild its forces and means for future offensive operations, as Russia previously did following the start of Russia’s 2014 invasion. Some Russian forces may have improved their tactical capabilities and leveraged limited tactical surprise during the final weeks of the Russian effort to seize Avdiivka, suggesting that select elements of the Russian military may have internalized tactical adaptations from conducting offensive operations in Ukraine. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk stated on March 8 that Ukrainian forces are regularly targeting Russian fighter aircraft. Ukraine’s European partners continue efforts to send additional aid and materiel to Ukraine. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors approved a resolution calling for Russia’s withdrawal from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), undermining Russian efforts to use the IAEA and other international organizations to legitimize its occupation of the plant. Ukrainian efforts to encourage women to serve in the Ukrainian armed forces continues allowing Ukraine to tap into a wider mobilization base for its war effort. Russian information space actors are intensifying their focus on covering recent events surrounding the governor of the pro-Russian Moldovan autonomous region Gagauzia, Yevgenia Gutsul, and are amplifying Kremlin narratives aimed at destabilizing Moldova to a wider audience. A recent Russian state-run poll suggests that the Kremlin aims for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s predetermined “support level” to be around 80 percent in the upcoming March 17 presidential election in an effort to portray Putin as legitimately popular and use the March election to legitimize Putin’s next term. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on March 8. BBC Russian Service and Russian opposition outlet Mediazona published a joint report on March 8 that at least 46,678 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, including at least 1,555 confirmed killed in the past two weeks. Unspecified actors, likely Ukrainian partisans, assassinated a Russian occupation official in occupied Berdyansk, Kherson Oblast on March 6.
Russia renewed calls for peace talks. Ukrainian leaders refused to reopen dialogue,
On 5 October 2023, the peace activist group Code Pink occupied the offices of US Senator Bernie Sanders demanding immediate peace negotiations rather than sending more weapons to the conflict zone. Since the onset of the conflict, US Congress has sent weapons in the value of 26 billion USD to Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials have continued to claim that there are upwards of 700k to 1 million Ukrainians in the armed forces, but have also specified that about 250-300k or less are ‘on the actual frontlines’.
The Russian Central Bank has set rates to 16% in an attempt to support its sagging currency and to rein in inflation. Russian inflation was up 7.5% in February based on year over year data.
Oil and gas revenues shrunk by 24% in 2023 reflecting $100 billion in lost revenue. The present rate of shrinkage in oil and gas revenue is on a trajectory to far exceed that of 2023.
Russia’s manpower shortage in manufacturing is listed as being over 5 million people thus stifling production and causing shortages which drives the present rates of inflation even higher.
Nudelman bein replaced by the guy that was inchargea the worst withdrawal since H Biden was conceived, along with no mo $, is a tell ta the cucks that the party's over.
cuckraine's lookin for a fat lady.
Best strategy they can have, is ta retreat ta the west sidea the dnieper, and start talkin peace.
Instead, they'll increase terror attacks within Russia.
* Third Abrams tank destroyed * Himars rocket launcher destroyed * Zelensky had a close call when a Russian missile hit a high value target in Odessa while he was visiting the city
Germany is receiving more pressure from other EU nations to send their longer range missiles to Ukraine to compliment the British Storm Shadow missiles now in use.
Tdoyka is a c bag and wants to spend your children's future on lobbyists so he can justify his miserable existence.
Let him send his kids over to Ukraine to volunteer.
Why?
Just send bullets. That's all Ukraine wants.
You war mongers and your desire to send kids from the USA to a fight we do not need to fight is pretty sick.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Hey man.. I'm by NO means a war monger. If you had followed my posts whatsoever, you would know that.
You just advocated for sending other peoples kids to fight in Ukraine.
That puts you in a pretty small group of War Mongers. Even Ukraine is not trying to get kids from the USA in the fight.
Originally Posted by ribka
so drunk unable to comprehend posts but Johnny never served in the military so loves endless wars
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You illiterate fugk. Did you even bother to read his post?
I was comenting on your post wanting to send kids from the USA to fight in Ukraine. Just because you don't like the parents does not make you less of a horrible War Monger. But that how horrible War Monger think, send the other peoples kid to war.
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Nudelman bein replaced by the guy that was inchargea the worst withdrawal since H Biden was conceived, along with no mo $, is a tell ta the cucks that the party's over.
cuckraine's lookin for a fat lady.
Best strategy they can have, is ta retreat ta the west sidea the dnieper, and start talkin peace.
Instead, they'll increase terror attacks within Russia.
Originally Posted by add
Not a good week for the Uketards.
* Third Abrams tank destroyed * Himars rocket launcher destroyed * Zelensky had a close call when a Russian missile hit a high value target in Odessa while he was visiting the city
So losing the first HIMARS MLRS is not great. I am suprised it took this long for the Orcs to get one. How many Orcs do you think that one HIMARS made into good Orcs?
Love him or hate him Zelensky has more balls than most and it leading from the litteral front.
* Third Abrams tank destroyed * Himars rocket launcher destroyed * Zelensky had a close call when a Russian missile hit a high value target in Odessa while he was visiting the city
3 French companies are setting up in Ukraine to produce drones, land machinery and ammunition. Preliminary actions are already in motion for these projects.
Ukraine is to receive 6 billion euros in aid from the EU within the next 2 months. In addition, EU ministers have said that more aid in arms and ammunition will also be committed to Ukraine within the next 3-4 months.
Tdoyka is a c bag and wants to spend your children's future on lobbyists so he can justify his miserable existence.
Let him send his kids over to Ukraine to volunteer.
Why?
Just send bullets. That's all Ukraine wants.
You war mongers and your desire to send kids from the USA to a fight we do not need to fight is pretty sick.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Hey man.. I'm by NO means a war monger. If you had followed my posts whatsoever, you would know that.
You just advocated for sending other peoples kids to fight in Ukraine.
That puts you in a pretty small group of War Mongers. Even Ukraine is not trying to get kids from the USA in the fight.
Originally Posted by ribka
so drunk unable to comprehend posts but Johnny never served in the military so loves endless wars
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You illiterate fugk. Did you even bother to read his post?
I was comenting on your post wanting to send kids from the USA to fight in Ukraine. Just because you don't like the parents does not make you less of a horrible War Monger. But that how horrible War Monger think, send the other peoples kid to war.
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Nudelman bein replaced by the guy that was inchargea the worst withdrawal since H Biden was conceived, along with no mo $, is a tell ta the cucks that the party's over.
cuckraine's lookin for a fat lady.
Best strategy they can have, is ta retreat ta the west sidea the dnieper, and start talkin peace.
Instead, they'll increase terror attacks within Russia.
Originally Posted by add
Not a good week for the Uketards.
* Third Abrams tank destroyed * Himars rocket launcher destroyed * Zelensky had a close call when a Russian missile hit a high value target in Odessa while he was visiting the city
So losing the first HIMARS MLRS is not great. I am suprised it took this long for the Orcs to get one. How many Orcs do you think that one HIMARS made into good Orcs?
Love him or hate him Zelensky has more balls than most and it leading from the litteral front.
You dumb fugk. It was him wanting to send someone else's kids that I responded to!
Tdoyka is a c bag and wants to spend your children's future on lobbyists so he can justify his miserable existence.
Let him send his kids over to Ukraine to volunteer.
Why?
Just send bullets. That's all Ukraine wants.
You war mongers and your desire to send kids from the USA to a fight we do not need to fight is pretty sick.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Hey man.. I'm by NO means a war monger. If you had followed my posts whatsoever, you would know that.
You just advocated for sending other peoples kids to fight in Ukraine.
That puts you in a pretty small group of War Mongers. Even Ukraine is not trying to get kids from the USA in the fight.
Originally Posted by ribka
so drunk unable to comprehend posts but Johnny never served in the military so loves endless wars
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You illiterate fugk. Did you even bother to read his post?
I was comenting on your post wanting to send kids from the USA to fight in Ukraine. Just because you don't like the parents does not make you less of a horrible War Monger. But that how horrible War Monger think, send the other peoples kid to war.
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Nudelman bein replaced by the guy that was inchargea the worst withdrawal since H Biden was conceived, along with no mo $, is a tell ta the cucks that the party's over.
cuckraine's lookin for a fat lady.
Best strategy they can have, is ta retreat ta the west sidea the dnieper, and start talkin peace.
Instead, they'll increase terror attacks within Russia.
Originally Posted by add
Not a good week for the Uketards.
* Third Abrams tank destroyed * Himars rocket launcher destroyed * Zelensky had a close call when a Russian missile hit a high value target in Odessa while he was visiting the city
So losing the first HIMARS MLRS is not great. I am suprised it took this long for the Orcs to get one. How many Orcs do you think that one HIMARS made into good Orcs?
Love him or hate him Zelensky has more balls than most and it leading from the litteral front.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You dumb fugk. It was him wanting to send someone else's kids that I responded to!
Please cite a quote, like where I quoted you, a War Monger, wanting to send other's kids to fight in Ukraine.
The G7 nations have decided that seized Russian assets can be used towards the rebuilding efforts in Ukraine. It was decided earlier that any profits (interest , etc.) made from those seized assets would definitely be employed in aid to rebuilding Ukraine particularly in the area of infrastructure.
Tdoyka is a c bag and wants to spend your children's future on lobbyists so he can justify his miserable existence.
Let him send his kids over to Ukraine to volunteer.
Why?
Just send bullets. That's all Ukraine wants.
You war mongers and your desire to send kids from the USA to a fight we do not need to fight is pretty sick.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Hey man.. I'm by NO means a war monger. If you had followed my posts whatsoever, you would know that.
You just advocated for sending other peoples kids to fight in Ukraine.
That puts you in a pretty small group of War Mongers. Even Ukraine is not trying to get kids from the USA in the fight.
Originally Posted by ribka
so drunk unable to comprehend posts but Johnny never served in the military so loves endless wars
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You illiterate fugk. Did you even bother to read his post?
I was comenting on your post wanting to send kids from the USA to fight in Ukraine. Just because you don't like the parents does not make you less of a horrible War Monger. But that how horrible War Monger think, send the other peoples kid to war.
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Nudelman bein replaced by the guy that was inchargea the worst withdrawal since H Biden was conceived, along with no mo $, is a tell ta the cucks that the party's over.
cuckraine's lookin for a fat lady.
Best strategy they can have, is ta retreat ta the west sidea the dnieper, and start talkin peace.
Instead, they'll increase terror attacks within Russia.
Originally Posted by add
Not a good week for the Uketards.
* Third Abrams tank destroyed * Himars rocket launcher destroyed * Zelensky had a close call when a Russian missile hit a high value target in Odessa while he was visiting the city
So losing the first HIMARS MLRS is not great. I am suprised it took this long for the Orcs to get one. How many Orcs do you think that one HIMARS made into good Orcs?
Love him or hate him Zelensky has more balls than most and it leading from the litteral front.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You dumb fugk. It was him wanting to send someone else's kids that I responded to!
Please cite a quote, like where I quoted you, a War Monger, wanting to send other's kids to fight in Ukraine.
Thanks.
Stick your thumb in your cock holster and find it yourself.
In the period from March 2 to March 8, 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 34 group strikes with precision weapons, multiple launch rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicles, as a result of which objects were hit where unmanned boats were assembled and trained for combat use, arsenals, fuel bases for military equipment, deployment points units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, formations of nationalists and foreign mercenaries.
Tdoyka is a c bag and wants to spend your children's future on lobbyists so he can justify his miserable existence.
Let him send his kids over to Ukraine to volunteer.
Why?
Just send bullets. That's all Ukraine wants.
You war mongers and your desire to send kids from the USA to a fight we do not need to fight is pretty sick.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Hey man.. I'm by NO means a war monger. If you had followed my posts whatsoever, you would know that.
You just advocated for sending other peoples kids to fight in Ukraine.
That puts you in a pretty small group of War Mongers. Even Ukraine is not trying to get kids from the USA in the fight.
Originally Posted by ribka
so drunk unable to comprehend posts but Johnny never served in the military so loves endless wars
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You illiterate fugk. Did you even bother to read his post?
I was comenting on your post wanting to send kids from the USA to fight in Ukraine. Just because you don't like the parents does not make you less of a horrible War Monger. But that how horrible War Monger think, send the other peoples kid to war.
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Nudelman bein replaced by the guy that was inchargea the worst withdrawal since H Biden was conceived, along with no mo $, is a tell ta the cucks that the party's over.
cuckraine's lookin for a fat lady.
Best strategy they can have, is ta retreat ta the west sidea the dnieper, and start talkin peace.
Instead, they'll increase terror attacks within Russia.
Originally Posted by add
Not a good week for the Uketards.
* Third Abrams tank destroyed * Himars rocket launcher destroyed * Zelensky had a close call when a Russian missile hit a high value target in Odessa while he was visiting the city
So losing the first HIMARS MLRS is not great. I am suprised it took this long for the Orcs to get one. How many Orcs do you think that one HIMARS made into good Orcs?
Love him or hate him Zelensky has more balls than most and it leading from the litteral front.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You dumb fugk. It was him wanting to send someone else's kids that I responded to!
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
Please cite a quote, like where I quoted you, a War Monger, wanting to send other's kids to fight in Ukraine.
Thanks.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Stick your thumb in your cock holster and find it yourself.
So you're a liar in addition to being a War Monger.
Tdoyka is a c bag and wants to spend your children's future on lobbyists so he can justify his miserable existence.
Let him send his kids over to Ukraine to volunteer.
Why?
Just send bullets. That's all Ukraine wants.
You war mongers and your desire to send kids from the USA to a fight we do not need to fight is pretty sick.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Hey man.. I'm by NO means a war monger. If you had followed my posts whatsoever, you would know that.
You just advocated for sending other peoples kids to fight in Ukraine.
That puts you in a pretty small group of War Mongers. Even Ukraine is not trying to get kids from the USA in the fight.
Originally Posted by ribka
so drunk unable to comprehend posts but Johnny never served in the military so loves endless wars
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You illiterate fugk. Did you even bother to read his post?
I was comenting on your post wanting to send kids from the USA to fight in Ukraine. Just because you don't like the parents does not make you less of a horrible War Monger. But that how horrible War Monger think, send the other peoples kid to war.
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Nudelman bein replaced by the guy that was inchargea the worst withdrawal since H Biden was conceived, along with no mo $, is a tell ta the cucks that the party's over.
cuckraine's lookin for a fat lady.
Best strategy they can have, is ta retreat ta the west sidea the dnieper, and start talkin peace.
Instead, they'll increase terror attacks within Russia.
Originally Posted by add
Not a good week for the Uketards.
* Third Abrams tank destroyed * Himars rocket launcher destroyed * Zelensky had a close call when a Russian missile hit a high value target in Odessa while he was visiting the city
So losing the first HIMARS MLRS is not great. I am suprised it took this long for the Orcs to get one. How many Orcs do you think that one HIMARS made into good Orcs?
Love him or hate him Zelensky has more balls than most and it leading from the litteral front.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You dumb fugk. It was him wanting to send someone else's kids that I responded to!
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
Please cite a quote, like where I quoted you, a War Monger, wanting to send other's kids to fight in Ukraine.
Thanks.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Stick your thumb in your cock holster and find it yourself.
So you're a liar in addition to being a War Monger.
Nah. You're just a stupid fugk who chooses to lie by exclusion.
Christina Haward, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Riley Bailey, and George Barros
March 9, 2024
Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted drone strikes targeting Rostov Oblast overnight on March 8-9 and may have struck a Russian aircraft plant refurbishing and modernizing Russian A-50 long range radar detection aircraft. Russian sources widely circulated footage of a Russian strike on March 9 to claim that Russian forces destroyed a Patriot air defense system in eastern Ukraine, although there has yet to be any confirmation of these claims. US officials reportedly told CNN that Russia considered using “tactical or battlefield” nuclear weapons in Ukraine in 2022 – during the same time Russia conducted an intense information operation aimed at the West about Russia potentially using a nuclear weapon against Ukraine to deter Western support for Ukraine. Senior Armenian officials stated that Armenia is considering seeking membership in the European Union (EU), against the backdrop of deteriorating Russian-Armenian relations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine would be open to negotiations with Russia only after Ukraine and its partners develop a peace plan and as Turkey continues to promote its own negotiation platform for the war in Ukraine. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna and Avdiivka amid continued positional fighting along the entire frontline on March 9. Open-source researchers analyzed satellite imagery and assessed that Russia has reportedly removed 25 to 40 percent of its tank strategic reserves, depending on the model, from open-air storage facilities, although ISW cannot independently verify this report.
In addition, three counterattacks by units of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Vodiane settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic were reflected.
Ukraine losses amounted to 1,620 military personnel, six tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles, 28 vehicles, seven field artillery guns, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, two Strela-10 air defense systems combat vehicles, as well as a Stormer air defense system combat vehicle manufactured in Great Britain.
During the week, 240 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered.
Tdoyka is a c bag and wants to spend your children's future on lobbyists so he can justify his miserable existence.
Let him send his kids over to Ukraine to volunteer.
Why?
Just send bullets. That's all Ukraine wants.
You war mongers and your desire to send kids from the USA to a fight we do not need to fight is pretty sick.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Hey man.. I'm by NO means a war monger. If you had followed my posts whatsoever, you would know that.
You just advocated for sending other peoples kids to fight in Ukraine.
That puts you in a pretty small group of War Mongers. Even Ukraine is not trying to get kids from the USA in the fight.
Originally Posted by ribka
so drunk unable to comprehend posts but Johnny never served in the military so loves endless wars
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You illiterate fugk. Did you even bother to read his post?
I was comenting on your post wanting to send kids from the USA to fight in Ukraine. Just because you don't like the parents does not make you less of a horrible War Monger. But that how horrible War Monger think, send the other peoples kid to war.
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Nudelman bein replaced by the guy that was inchargea the worst withdrawal since H Biden was conceived, along with no mo $, is a tell ta the cucks that the party's over.
cuckraine's lookin for a fat lady.
Best strategy they can have, is ta retreat ta the west sidea the dnieper, and start talkin peace.
Instead, they'll increase terror attacks within Russia.
Originally Posted by add
Not a good week for the Uketards.
* Third Abrams tank destroyed * Himars rocket launcher destroyed * Zelensky had a close call when a Russian missile hit a high value target in Odessa while he was visiting the city
So losing the first HIMARS MLRS is not great. I am suprised it took this long for the Orcs to get one. How many Orcs do you think that one HIMARS made into good Orcs?
Love him or hate him Zelensky has more balls than most and it leading from the litteral front.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You dumb fugk. It was him wanting to send someone else's kids that I responded to!
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
Please cite a quote, like where I quoted you, a War Monger, wanting to send other's kids to fight in Ukraine.
Thanks.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Stick your thumb in your cock holster and find it yourself.
So you're a liar in addition to being a War Monger.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Nah. You're just a stupid fugk who chooses to lie by exclusion.
Btw- Shove it all up your fat ass.
This is not the first time I had to take your old ass out behind the woodshed and light you up.
Tdoyka is a c bag and wants to spend your children's future on lobbyists so he can justify his miserable existence.
Let him send his kids over to Ukraine to volunteer.
Why?
Just send bullets. That's all Ukraine wants.
You war mongers and your desire to send kids from the USA to a fight we do not need to fight is pretty sick.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Hey man.. I'm by NO means a war monger. If you had followed my posts whatsoever, you would know that.
You just advocated for sending other peoples kids to fight in Ukraine.
That puts you in a pretty small group of War Mongers. Even Ukraine is not trying to get kids from the USA in the fight.
Originally Posted by ribka
so drunk unable to comprehend posts but Johnny never served in the military so loves endless wars
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You illiterate fugk. Did you even bother to read his post?
I was comenting on your post wanting to send kids from the USA to fight in Ukraine. Just because you don't like the parents does not make you less of a horrible War Monger. But that how horrible War Monger think, send the other peoples kid to war.
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Nudelman bein replaced by the guy that was inchargea the worst withdrawal since H Biden was conceived, along with no mo $, is a tell ta the cucks that the party's over.
cuckraine's lookin for a fat lady.
Best strategy they can have, is ta retreat ta the west sidea the dnieper, and start talkin peace.
Instead, they'll increase terror attacks within Russia.
Originally Posted by add
Not a good week for the Uketards.
* Third Abrams tank destroyed * Himars rocket launcher destroyed * Zelensky had a close call when a Russian missile hit a high value target in Odessa while he was visiting the city
So losing the first HIMARS MLRS is not great. I am suprised it took this long for the Orcs to get one. How many Orcs do you think that one HIMARS made into good Orcs?
Love him or hate him Zelensky has more balls than most and it leading from the litteral front.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
You dumb fugk. It was him wanting to send someone else's kids that I responded to!
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
Please cite a quote, like where I quoted you, a War Monger, wanting to send other's kids to fight in Ukraine.
Thanks.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Stick your thumb in your cock holster and find it yourself.
So you're a liar in addition to being a War Monger.
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Nah. You're just a stupid fugk who chooses to lie by exclusion.
Btw- Shove it all up your fat ass.
This is not the first time I had to take your old ass out behind the woodshed and light you up.
Let's not make a habit of it.
Good talk.
You haven't lit up schit you stupid old fat chkunt. And about the last thing you'd want is have me behind the woodshed with you.
3 French companies are setting up in Ukraine to produce drones, land machinery and ammunition. Preliminary actions are already in motion for these projects.
* Third Abrams tank destroyed * Himars rocket launcher destroyed * Zelensky had a close call when a Russian missile hit a high value target in Odessa while he was visiting the city
Zelensky has been playing the Judas Goat all along.
Russia has now arrested and imprisoned over 20,000 of its citizens for breaking what are known as “wartime censorship laws”.
The latest notable figure to be imprisoned is Oleg Orlov an outspoken critic of Putin’s methods of governing the Russian people which Orlov labeled as overt fascism.
Ukraine forces having previously destroyed 3 Russian A50 spy planes have now struck the factory that produces the A50 aircraft. Satellite imagery shows deep damages to the facility and the surrounding areas.
Ukraine forces having previously destroyed 3 Russian A50 spy planes have now struck the factory that produces the A50 aircraft. Satellite imagery shows deep damages to the facility and the surrounding areas.
Ukraine forces having previously destroyed 3 Russian A50 spy planes have now struck the factory that produces the A50 aircraft. Satellite imagery shows deep damages to the facility and the surrounding areas.
Forbes
Even Willie OAM doesn't believe that one.
Ukraine has splashed 3 A-50s and there is a non zero chance they did some damage on the facility.
That said it sounds like a Patriot system took some damage from the Orcs. Orc ISR might be more effective than in the past.
War is hell and both sides are losing men and material. Orcs should go home.
It is always a tell when some other posters jump in to project their deep childhood issues in the discussion.
Ukraine forces have introduced their new sea baby drones now more maneuverable and able to carry 2,200 lbs of explosives and capable of traveling over 600 miles.
Earlier less capable Ukrainian drones are responsible for eliminating 30% of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The introduction of these newer drones will cause the Russian navy to withdraw even further than presently.
Ukraine forces having previously destroyed 3 Russian A50 spy planes have now struck the factory that produces the A50 aircraft. Satellite imagery shows deep damages to the facility and the surrounding areas.
Forbes
Even Willie OAM doesn't believe that one.
Ukraine has splashed 3 A-50s and there is a non zero chance they did some damage on the facility.
That said it sounds like a Patriot system took some damage from the Orcs. Orc ISR might be more effective than in the past.
War is hell and both sides are losing men and material. Orcs should go home.
It is always a tell when some other posters jump in to project their deep childhood issues in the discussion.
Do you think they're going to go home?
I don't often agree with the Pope, and haven't in some time, but when he starts pushing for the Ukes to start negotiating peace talks, how long before coffers start getting turned off?
India’s Foreign Ambassador in Moscow has protested against Russia luring Indian nationals to Russia with the promise of jobs then upon their arrival in Russia sending those men directly to the front lines to fight in Ukraine.
India’s Foreign Ambassador in Moscow has protested against Russia luring Indian nationals to Russia with the promise of jobs then upon their arrival in Russia sending those men directly to the front lines to fight in Ukraine.
Reuters, AP
I think you finally got one right. Sounds very plausible, Toots.
Using the Iskander hypersonic missile, Russia hit a convoy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which included at least two Patriot air defense missile launchers.
Both complexes exploded, which almost certainly led to the death of their “experienced crews”.
Russia’s new guided bomb inflicts devastation and heavy casualties on the Ukrainian front lines
Russia has begun using a powerful aerial bomb that has decimated Ukrainian defenses and tilted the balance on the front lines. It has done so by converting a basic Soviet-era weapon into a gliding bomb that can cause a crater fifteen meters wide.
The bomb is the FAB-1500, essentially a 1.5-tonne weapon of which nearly half comprises high explosives. It is delivered from above by fighter jets from a distance of some 60-70 kilometers, out of range of many Ukrainian air defenses. The FAB-1500 is another example of how Russia is fighting its war in Ukraine, inflicting massive destruction before trying to take territory.
The German Chancellor now says that Germany could possibly send Ukraine their Taurus missiles if guarantees could be made that Russian civilian centers would not be attacked.
Recent losses of several Patriots has caused the Pentagon to demand that Syrsky stop using the Patriot as a mobile air defense until the situation with the reasons for the destruction of the launch systems is clarified.
The Americans are not happy with the loss of Patriot systems and the death of US military personnel who manned them.
At least 52 United States citizens have been killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as of 8 February 2024, most of them being US military veterans.
Recent losses of several Patriots has caused the Pentagon to demand that Syrsky stop using the Patriot as a mobile air defense until the situation with the reasons for the destruction of the launch systems is clarified.
The Americans are not happy with the loss of Patriot systems and the death of US military personnel who manned them.
Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, Riley Bailey, and George Barros
March 10, 2024
Over 1,000 civilian ships have transited Ukraine’s “grain corridor” in the Black Sea despite persistent Russian efforts to undermine international confidence in the corridor.
A Ukrainian military official confirmed that Russian forces are conducting strikes in Ukraine with improved guided glide bombs. Russian sources reported that the Russian military command has replaced Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov with Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Alexander Moiseev as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. Russian occupation authorities opened early voting in occupied Ukraine for Russia’s presidential election on March 10 that will last until March 14. Chechen officials organized a march in Grozny, Chechnya, on March 10 in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s candidacy in the upcoming March presidential election. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) awarded a state honor to a prominent Russian ultranationalist — who is an active supporter of imprisoned former officer and ardent ultranationalist Igor Girkin — likely as part of an ongoing Kremlin campaign to coopt the critical milblogger community. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the entire frontline on March 10. Prominent Russian ultranationalists praised Russian volunteers and mobilized personnel on March 10, likely to assuage continued concerns among these personnel in spite of their improper and inequal treatment in the Russian military.
34 young Ukrainian men just caught fleeing ukraine by ukronazis who will send them into the fertilizer factory. paid $10000 each to be smuggled out. Slava meat grinder.
The G7 nations have decided that seized Russian assets can be used towards the rebuilding efforts in Ukraine.
more Biden sanctions and more US isky rocketing nflation and unemployment and child drag queen strip shows will win the war for democracy in Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan!!!!
Having watched the clips about drones on the battle field I am starting to think that the new spec operators will be fat pimply faced virgins strutting around with small berets, big badges, and shiny new boots.
a 50 year old antique t 72 tank just decimated an advanced Abrams tank from 3 km cool video
Not really. It’s a monkey model and its technology is more than 40 years old too.
The first US M1 Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced early this week. Pentagon officials confirmed the delivery, with a spokesperson commenting that “the mere presence of Abrams tanks serves as a potent deterrent.”
This is the initial batch of an anticipated 31 Abrams tanks which Ukraine will receive in line with a decision announced by US President Joe Biden in January 2023. The Abrams is widely regarded as among the most powerful tanks currently operating and is seen as significantly more advanced than the bulk of the tanks used by the Russian military. With Ukraine set to receive enough US tanks to equip a single battalion, few expect the Abrams to have a major impact on the battlefield. However, these deliveries represent an important addition to Ukraine’s growing arsenal of Western tanks.
a 50 year old antique t 72 tank just decimated an advanced Abrams tank from 3 km cool video
Not really. It’s a monkey model and its technology is more than 40 years old too.
The first US M1 Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced early this week. Pentagon officials confirmed the delivery, with a spokesperson commenting that “the mere presence of Abrams tanks serves as a potent deterrent.”
This is the initial batch of an anticipated 31 Abrams tanks which Ukraine will receive in line with a decision announced by US President Joe Biden in January 2023. The Abrams is widely regarded as among the most powerful tanks currently operating and is seen as significantly more advanced than the bulk of the tanks used by the Russian military. With Ukraine set to receive enough US tanks to equip a single battalion, few expect the Abrams to have a major impact on the battlefield. However, these deliveries represent an important addition to Ukraine’s growing arsenal of Western tanks.
And some drones with a bucket of packaging foam disolved in petrol with an ignition source will wreck an engine bay pretty quick.
a 50 year old antique t 72 tank just decimated an advanced Abrams tank from 3 km cool video
Not really. It’s a monkey model and its technology is more than 40 years old too.
The first US M1 Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced early this week. Pentagon officials confirmed the delivery, with a spokesperson commenting that “the mere presence of Abrams tanks serves as a potent deterrent.”
This is the initial batch of an anticipated 31 Abrams tanks which Ukraine will receive in line with a decision announced by US President Joe Biden in January 2023. The Abrams is widely regarded as among the most powerful tanks currently operating and is seen as significantly more advanced than the bulk of the tanks used by the Russian military. With Ukraine set to receive enough US tanks to equip a single battalion, few expect the Abrams to have a major impact on the battlefield. However, these deliveries represent an important addition to Ukraine’s growing arsenal of Western tanks.
What are you trying to prove? I promise you I know this better than you. These are new Abrams manufactured to the monkey model standard. They did not have the composite armor and they had the 105 mm guns. These are somewhat equivalent to the M-1s that began to enter service in the late 1970s though not exactly, as that those made for US use in the 1970s had composite armor.
What are you trying to prove? I promise you I know this better than you. These are new Abrams manufactured to the monkey model standard. They did not have the composite armor and they had the 105 mm guns. These are somewhat equivalent to the M-1s that began to enter service in the late 1970s though not exactly, as that those made for US use in the 1970s had composite armor.
Good, just the man to speak to. Is the engine bay susceptible to prolonged sticky heat attack on the euk versions?
What are you trying to prove? I promise you I know this better than you. These are new Abrams manufactured to the monkey model standard. They did not have the composite armor and they had the 105 mm guns. These are somewhat equivalent to the M-1s that began to enter service in the late 1970s though not exactly, as that those made for US use in the 1970s had composite armor.
Good, just the man to speak to. Is the engine bay susceptible to prolonged sticky heat attack on the euk versions?
I have no clue what you’re talking about. All I know is we made brand new export model Abrams to standard never procured by the US because we didn’t want real Abrams getting knocked out and/or captured. It’s why it was a stupid gesture and just more money laundering for defense contractors. And of course since these substandard tanks look like Abrams, the hey provide a propaganda coup when they are inevitably knocked out.
Britain has upped their defense spending from 50 billion gbp by another 11 billion gbp equaling over 2.5% of GDP.
What do you suppose is going to happen to all those weapons the Europhags are building/buying?
Buckle up buttercup, nukes will be flying within 20 years because "it's cheaper to use them than to dispose of them".
This is what these pro-ukrainian ass clowns dont realize. Tis will end in nuclear war. Funny how all the elites are building bunkers. Literally, all of them lol. Other country are starting to build bunkers. Some countries have just passed laws stating that if one builds new construction, there has to be a bomb shelter in place to be up to code. Good times fellas
It’s as obvious as the nose on Zelensky’s face what the ultimate goal of the cabal is. We’ve heard…no we won’t send MLRS because it’ll provoke Putin and then we send MLRS….No we won’t send Abrams tanks because it’ll provoke Putin and then we send Abrams tanks…we won’t send F-16s because it’ll provoke Putin and then we send F-16s….no we won’t send long range ballistic missiles because it’ll provoke Putin and then we send LR ballistic missiles…no we won’t get NATO directly involved because it’ll provoke Putin but then we have NATO directly involved!
Just a few examples of the craziness that the cabal is instigating while they gamble with the lives of the peasants worldwide!
If Russians and their former countrymen want to kill each other over an Obama/Klinton/Nuland color revolution then let them, “we” have done ENOUGH! We need to extricate ourselves before we cause WWIII.
What are you trying to prove? I promise you I know this better than you. These are new Abrams manufactured to the monkey model standard. They did not have the composite armor and they had the 105 mm guns. These are somewhat equivalent to the M-1s that began to enter service in the late 1970s though not exactly, as that those made for US use in the 1970s had composite armor.
Good, just the man to speak to. Is the engine bay susceptible to prolonged sticky heat attack on the euk versions?
I have no clue what you’re talking about. All I know is we made brand new export model Abrams to standard never procured by the US because we didn’t want real Abrams getting knocked out and/or captured. It’s why it was a stupid gesture and just more money laundering for defense contractors. And of course since these substandard tanks look like Abrams, the hey provide a propaganda coup when they are inevitably knocked out.
of course those big heavy Abrams with twin turbos don't put out a huge heat signature and can't be seen by Russian satellites with thermo sensors lol
The Abrams and patriot systems were game changers in Afghanistan for sure
two billion dollar a piece US Patriot missile systems were taken out by two one million dollar Russian hypersonic missiles. good return of money
Russian soldiers posted a video today begging Biden to send more M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine and promising to give him 10% of the bonuses they will earn for destroying those tanks.
It doesn't matter how many or what Biden sends to that God forsaken place it'll be destroyed and if reparable the Russians will rebuild it and point it at the Ukraine army. The sooner you Bidenistas get it through your thick heads that the war is lost the better off you'll be when it ends.
Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 11, 2024
A Ukrainian military observer offered assessments of Russian force generation and defense industrial base (DIB) capacities that are consistent with ISW’s previous assessments. Russia’s increased defense industrial base (DIB) production is likely not sustainable in the medium and long-term as it will likely suffer from labor shortages, decreased weapons and equipment stockpiles, and an inability to completely compensate for military and dual-use items it can no longer acquire due to sanctions. Transfers of North Korean weapons to Russia by sea have apparently resumed after a pause since mid-February 2024. A Ukrainian military source noted that Russian forces are increasingly using grenades equipped with chemical substances in the Zaporizhia direction, in potential violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) to which Russia is a signatory. The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has summoned Russian Ambassador to Moldova Oleg Vasnetsov in response to claims that Russia will operate polling stations in pro-Russian Moldovan breakaway region Transnistria during the Russian presidential election. Russia, China, and Iran will hold the joint Maritime Security Belt – 2024 naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman between March 11–15. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) claimed that the West intends to use Armenia as a tool against Russia, a notable escalation in its information operations criticizing Armenian efforts to distance itself from security relations with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill on March 11 that allows Russian authorities to further restrict actors it deems “foreign agents” to consolidate control over the Russian information space ahead of the presidential election. France is reportedly prepared to build a coalition of countries that are open to potentially sending Western military personnel to Ukraine. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna, Bakhmut, and Donetsk City. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues efforts to cater to Russian servicemembers and their families with the promise of various social benefits.
"A Ukrainian military victory now seems impossible"
"Ukraine's counter-offensive "gradually bogged down in mud and blood and did not result in any strategic gain" and its planning, conceived by Kiev and Western general staffs, turned out to be "disastrous"
"Planners thought that once the first Russian defense lines were breached, the entire front would collapse [...] These fundamental preliminary phases were conducted without considering the moral forces of the enemy in defense: that is, the will of the Russian soldier to hold onto the terrain".
"The inadequacy of the training of Ukrainian soldiers and officers": due to a lack of officers and a significant number of veterans, these "Year II soldiers" from Ukraine - often trained for "no more than three weeks" - were repeatedly launched into an assault on Russian fortification lines that proved impregnable."
Ukraine's army was destroyed long ago. You can't build an army on the fly. The art of waging war has evolved and like in times past there are hard earned lessons. Russia is a formidable enemy. It's industry is working on a war footing. It's people are determined and troupes are well trained and equipped. The sensible thing to do is sue for peace and negotiate as best they can under the circumstances. Negotiating soon after this started would have been far more productive than it is likely to be now that it has gone on so long. This is a dilemma caused by a make believe President and an administration that has no idea how to nobly get out of the hole they've dug. Ukraine is led by an ex-exotic dancer placed in power by an Oligarch that had an axe to grind with Russia and a make believe American President that has everything to hide. Russia will grind Ukraine down until what's left of it's armed forces melt away.
For sure. About the only thing this thread is good for is giving the troll Housti-Toot and Tonka something to do with their days, while mildly entertaining the rest of us with slapping them around. Even Burns has abandoned his "orcs! Orcs!! ORCS!!!" BS and moved on. Ukraine never stood a snowballs chance and 'winning' was never an option.
Originally Posted by rainshot
Ukraine's army was destroyed long ago. You can't build an army on the fly. The art of waging war has evolved and like in times past there are hard earned lessons. Russia is a formidable enemy. It's industry is working on a war footing. It's people are determined and troupes are well trained and equipped. The sensible thing to do is sue for peace and negotiate as best they can under the circumstances. Negotiating soon after this started would have been far more productive than it is likely to be now that it has gone on so long. This is a dilemma caused by a make believe President and an administration that has no idea how to nobly get out of the hole they've dug. Ukraine is led by an ex-exotic dancer placed in power by an Oligarch that had an axe to grind with Russia and a make believe American President that has everything to hide. Russia will grind Ukraine down until what's left of it's armed forces melt away.
Thousands of Slovakian protesters gathered in the capital to protest their government’s being too close to Russia politically. Several of these pro Ukraine protests have occurred countrywide over the past week.
The Free Russian Legion, a group of Russian anti Putin soldiers has made raids and incursions into Russia destroying mostly military equipment and vehicles.
Navalny’s former Chief of Staff, Volkov, was attacked at his home and suffered major injuries. Volkov has remained a very vocal critic of Putin and the Kremlin.
This attack comes right before the presidential elections.
Navalny’s former Chief of Staff, Volkov, was attacked at his home and suffered major injuries. Volkov has remained a very vocal critic of Putin and the Kremlin.
This attack comes right before the presidential elections.
Comments by Sir Richard Dearlove former head of Britain’s MI6 were quoted as Putin will be gone by 2023 due to health reasons, probably to the Sanitorium then out of power.
The same MI6 that Steele worked for on the Dossier.
Oliver Stone commented on Putin’s cancer fight and has had numerous direct interviews with Putin.
During the two years of full-scale Russian aggression, Ukraine has been pushed several times to negotiate with Russia. A new stage of pushing has recently begun. In particular, China has once again sent its special representative to Russia, Ukraine, and the EU, who is responsible for a "diplomatic settlement."
After his meeting with the Ukrainian president, Turkish President Recep Erdogan proposed holding a "peace" summit with the participation of Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the proposal and invited Türkiye to participate in the Global Peace Summit initiated by Ukraine.
Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 12, 2024
The All-Russian pro-Ukrainian Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), Freedom of Russia Legion (LSR), and Siberian Battalion conducted a limited cross-border incursion into Belgorod and Kursk oblasts on the morning of March 12. The New York Times (NYT) reported that Russian and Ukrainian forces have differential advantages and disadvantages in their electronic warfare (EW) capabilities. US Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) 2024 Annual Threat Assessment reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin “probably believes” that Russian forces have blunted Ukrainian efforts to retake significant territory and that US and Western support to Ukraine is “finite.” US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced an emergency military aid package valued at $300 million for Ukraine on March 12. Lithuanian and French authorities are expected to meet in Paris in the coming days to discuss accelerating support for Ukraine. The Kremlin continues to assert its right, contrary to international law, to enforce Russian federal law on officials of NATO members and former Soviet states for actions taken within the territory of their own countries where Russian courts have no jurisdiction, effectively denying the sovereignty of those states. The Kremlin recently implemented a series of personnel changes in the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), Rosgvardia, and the Russian military command. Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan stated that Armenia would leave the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) if the CSTO fails to meet certain Armenian expectations, as Armenia continues to distance itself from Russian security relations. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on March 12. The Kremlin is reportedly considering raising taxes, likely as part of efforts to increase federal budget revenues to fund its war in Ukraine. Russian Presidential Administration Deputy Head Sergei Kiriyenko continues to pursue industrial projects in occupied Ukraine.
Pushing Ukraine to negotiate with Russia .... After his meeting with the Ukrainian president, Turkish President Recep Erdogan proposed holding a "peace" summit with the participation of Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the proposal and invited Türkiye to participate in the Global Peace Summit initiated by Ukraine.
Today we get news of Ukraine attacking nuclear power plants in Russia with drones and preparing to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. This is a huge escalation towards Armageddon ! There are at least three nuclear power plants on the territory of the Ukraine that can be destroyed by the Russians easily. We need to quickly reign in the Ukrainians before all of eastern and Central Europe are covered in nuclear fallout. It’s not until the last Ukrainian apparently. It’s now until the end of civilization. I used to have sympathy for the Ukrainians but now I only have contempt. May they all burn in H#ll !
Today we get news of Ukraine attacking nuclear power plants in Russia with drones and preparing to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. This is a huge escalation towards Armageddon ! There are at least three nuclear power plants on the territory of the Ukraine that can be destroyed by the Russians easily. We need to quickly reign in the Ukrainians before all of eastern and Central Europe are covered in nuclear fallout. It’s not until the last Ukrainian apparently. It’s now until the end of civilization. I used to have sympathy for the Ukrainians but now I only have contempt. May they all burn in H#ll !
LOL.
You were always pro Orc and mad that Ukraine was stopping the Orc horde. Now you squall more.
Originally Posted by Daveinjax from 9/15/2022
I just want to again predict that Russia will take all of the Donbas and all of coastal Ukraine to Moldova. That means Odessa. I will also predict that if NATO keeps up the provocations Russia will take ALL of the Ukraine.
Your Orc heros need to go home and then you can quit clutching your pearls over Nuclear War.
Today we get news of Ukraine attacking nuclear power plants in Russia with drones and preparing to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. This is a huge escalation towards Armageddon ! There are at least three nuclear power plants on the territory of the Ukraine that can be destroyed by the Russians easily. We need to quickly reign in the Ukrainians before all of eastern and Central Europe are covered in nuclear fallout. It’s not until the last Ukrainian apparently. It’s now until the end of civilization. I used to have sympathy for the Ukrainians but now I only have contempt. May they all burn in H#ll !
LOL.
You were always pro Orc and mad that Ukraine was stopping the Orc horde. Now you squall more.
Originally Posted by Daveinjax from 9/15/2022
I just want to again predict that Russia will take all of the Donbas and all of coastal Ukraine to Moldova. That means Odessa. I will also predict that if NATO keeps up the provocations Russia will take ALL of the Ukraine.
Your Orc heros need to go home and then you can quit clutching your pearls over Nuclear War.
You do understand the difference in a prediction and being pro something, no?
It’s the last desperate throws of a dying dream. Washington wants to goad Russia into world conflict hoping to head a coalition of willing idiots against the Russians. I hope they don’t succeed.
Today we get news of Ukraine attacking nuclear power plants in Russia with drones and preparing to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. This is a huge escalation towards Armageddon ! There are at least three nuclear power plants on the territory of the Ukraine that can be destroyed by the Russians easily. We need to quickly reign in the Ukrainians before all of eastern and Central Europe are covered in nuclear fallout. It’s not until the last Ukrainian apparently. It’s now until the end of civilization. I used to have sympathy for the Ukrainians but now I only have contempt. May they all burn in H#ll !
LOL.
You were always pro Orc and mad that Ukraine was stopping the Orc horde. Now you squall more.
Originally Posted by Daveinjax from 9/15/2022
I just want to again predict that Russia will take all of the Donbas and all of coastal Ukraine to Moldova. That means Odessa. I will also predict that if NATO keeps up the provocations Russia will take ALL of the Ukraine.
Your Orc heros need to go home and then you can quit clutching your pearls over Nuclear War.
You do understand the difference in a prediction and being pro something, no?
The one constant we can rely on is that burns doesn't understand the meaning of simple words.
Major Burns , I stand by my statement that the Russians will take whatever they want and dictate the terms of peace. Nothing has changed. We’ve managed to prop up the Ukraine and stave off collapse far longer than I expected but the end is the same except there’s more dead people.
Europe is waking up to the understanding that there's nothing they can do to help the dancer. Macron is chirping but his military have stated they know better. Nobody is in position to take on Russia in a shooting war. We can destroy the world but to what advantage? To save face? To satisfy those lost souls that wonder around these forums bitching about killing Russians? Not one of them has the gonads to get up off their collective spam fed ass' and get over there to lend their expertise to the dancer. Witnessing these undulations by Burns, Toad, h2 and others is borderline hilarious. As for Johnson and Graham, FAFO at the expense of your livelihood. WE'RE BROKE.
How about it Housti-Toot? I see your other half Tonka chickened out. Think you have the stones to go over there and do some real ass kicking? I'll pay your one-way fare..
How about it Housti-Toot? I see your other half Tonka chickened out. Think you have the stones to go over there and do some real ass kicking? I'll pay your one-way fare..
Comments by Sir Richard Dearlove former head of Britain’s MI6 were quoted as Putin will be gone by 2023 due to health reasons, probably to the Sanitorium then out of power.
The same MI6 that Steele worked for on the Dossier.
Oliver Stone commented on Putin’s cancer fight and has had numerous direct interviews with Putin.
Russia's coordination of improved EW and their UAVs has allowed them to jam Ukrainian drones without jamming their own. This has given Russia the upper hand in the drone wars. “There is nothing like that on the Ukrainian side,” said one Ukrainian drone operator.
To add insult to injury, Russian troops have been weaponizing the weather. They're now using foggy and rainy conditions to conduct their assaults. Ukraine's artillery has been hamstrung by the West's shortage of artillery and MRLS ammuntion. The New York Times notes that drones are a poor substitute for artillery as they do not blanket large areas.
In addition, looks like Pervomaiske may fall within the next few days.
Freedom of Russia Legion spokesperson says that the ongoing incursions into Russia are going to get much more interesting and more destructive as the election nears. To date for 2024 five incursions have been conducted.
The latest Ukraine drone attacks on Russian refineries have caused a loss of almost 20% of Russia’s total refined products. Satellite photos show massive amounts of damages.
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 13, 2024
Ukrainian shortages of ammunition and other war materiel resulting from delays in the provision of US military assistance may be making the current Ukrainian front line more fragile than the relatively slow Russian advances in various sectors would indicate. The rate of Russian advance west of Avdiivka has recently slowed, although Russian forces likely retain the capability to intensify offensive operations in the area at a moment of their choosing. Ukrainian actors conducted large-scale drone strikes against energy infrastructure and military assets within Russia on the night of March 12 to 13. The governor of the pro-Russian Moldovan autonomous region of Gagauzia, Yevgenia Gutsul, claimed on March 13 that her recent meetings with Russian officials in Russia led to deepening economic ties between Gagauzia and Russia, which the Kremlin likely hopes to exploit as part of its wider efforts to destabilize Moldova and prevent Moldova from joining the EU. Russian sources claimed that Russian forces repelled another limited cross-border incursion by the all-Russian pro-Ukrainian Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), Freedom of Russia Legion (LSR), and Siberian Battalion in Belgorod and Kursk oblasts on the night of March 12 and the morning of March 13. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the entire frontline on March 13. Russian authorities continue efforts to censor protests of wives and mothers of mobilized soldiers ahead of the Russian presidential election.
Pervomayskoe falls, Krasnogorovka begins to fall along the chain and then the line Novomikhailovka-Paraskovievka-Konstantinovka.
The successful capture of Nevelskoye means that about three thousand cuckraine soldiers holding the front near Pervomaisky will fall into the next pincer movement along the conventional line Nevelskoye - Peski-Vodyanoye.
Summarizing everything as a whole, the Donetsk liberation operation is developing strictly in accordance with the Russian plan. The contours of this plan are already clearly visible: the defeat of the Donetsk 60 thousandth enemy group (in fact, in six months of fighting near Donetsk, cuckraine has already suffered about 70 thousand losses), an assault on the Kurakhovo-Pokrovskoye line.
Immediately after the defeat of cuckraine near Donetsk, a big offensive in Zaporozhye will begin in three directions.
In general, the defeat of the Ukrainian Nazis on the Donetsk Bulge will be comparable in significance to the Battle of Kursk. After which all Russia has to do is finish off the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Actually, it is precisely this option that the European and American imperialists are trying to prevent when they threaten to send troops to Ukraine.
The latest Ukraine drone attacks on Russian refineries have caused a loss of almost 20% of Russia’s total refined products. Satellite photos show massive amounts of damages.
Reuters, The Guardian
Good thing Ukraine's refining capacity is 100%. Too bad it's 100% of zero.
With the participation of leading U.S. IT specialists, it is planned to carry out cyberattacks on the remote electronic voting system, which will make it impossible to count the votes of a significant proportion of Russian voters," the SVR added.
Pervomayskoe falls, Krasnogorovka begins to fall along the chain and then the line Novomikhailovka-Paraskovievka-Konstantinovka.
The successful capture of Nevelskoye means that about three thousand cuckraine soldiers holding the front near Pervomaisky will fall into the next pincer movement along the conventional line Nevelskoye - Peski-Vodyanoye.
Summarizing everything as a whole, the Donetsk liberation operation is developing strictly in accordance with the Russian plan. The contours of this plan are already clearly visible: the defeat of the Donetsk 60 thousandth enemy group (in fact, in six months of fighting near Donetsk, cuckraine has already suffered about 70 thousand losses), an assault on the Kurakhovo-Pokrovskoye line.
Immediately after the defeat of cuckraine near Donetsk, a big offensive in Zaporozhye will begin in three directions.
In general, the defeat of the Ukrainian Nazis on the Donetsk Bulge will be comparable in significance to the Battle of Kursk. After which all Russia has to do is finish off the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Actually, it is precisely this option that the European and American imperialists are trying to prevent when they threaten to send troops to Ukraine.
Cities are falling faster than burns can make "_________holds" memes.
Russian freedom fighters are now composed of 3 different groups being Siberia, Russian Freedom and the RDK with each estimated to be battalion sized groups.
Communication protocols between all 3 groups have been established for planned incursion into and inside of Russia for destruction and guerrilla activities.
Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 14, 2024
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev posted a detailed call for the total elimination of the Ukrainian state and its absorption into the Russian Federation under what he euphemistically called a “peace formula.” Medvedev’s demands are not novel but rather represent the Kremlin’s actual intentions for Ukraine—intentions that leave no room for negotiations for purposes other than setting the precise terms of Ukraine’s complete capitulation. Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi stated on March 14 that unspecified Ukrainian units that have been deployed to frontline for a long time have started rotations. Russian forces may be currently committing tactical and operational reserves to fighting in eastern Ukraine in an effort to maintain and potentially intensify the tempo of ongoing Russian offensive operations. The Russian ability to make significant gains is still dependent on the level of Western support for Ukraine, however, and continued delays in Western security assistance will increase the risk of operationally significant Russian gains in the long run. Reported Russian transfers of tactical reserves to new areas of the frontline demonstrate Russia’s likely ability to dynamically balance and reweight their offensive efforts. British outlet The Times reported on March 14 that the British government believes that Russia deliberately jammed the satellite signal on a plane carrying British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps back to the UK from Poland. Continued limited raids from Ukrainian territory into Russian border regions will likely force the Kremlin to choose between paying a reputational or resource cost in responding to the incursions. The Kremlin must choose a balance between acceptable reputational and resource costs, but the Kremlin may not suffer as high a reputational cost in 2024 as it did in 2023 due to ongoing censorship efforts. Russian forces advanced west of Avdiivka and in western Zaporizhia Oblast amid continued positional engagements across the theater on March 14. Russian regional governments have reportedly increased economic incentives for Russian volunteers to sign contracts for military service.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 15, 2024
Russian forces will likely continue ongoing offensive efforts to destabilize Ukrainian defensive lines in Spring 2024 while also preparing for a forecasted new offensive effort in Summer 2024. The provision of Western security assistance will likely play a critical role in Ukraine’s ability to hold territory now and to repel a new Russian offensive effort in the coming months. Well-provisioned Ukrainian forces have shown that they can prevent Russian forces from making even marginal gains during large-scale Russian offensive efforts, and there is no reason to doubt that Ukraine could further stabilize the frontline and prepare for repelling the reported Russian offensive effort this summer if materiel shortages abated. The threat of significant Russian gains in the coming months does not mean that there is no threat of Russian forces making such gains through offensive operations this spring. Pressing shortages in air defense systems and missiles will likely dramatically reduce Ukraine’s ability to defend against Russian strikes both in rear and frontline areas in the coming weeks if not addressed rapidly. Russian forces have shown the capacity to adapt to fighting in Ukraine and will likely aim to scale lessons learned from the war in Ukraine to ongoing efforts to prepare the Russian military for a potential long-term confrontation with NATO. Senior European officials stressed that a Russian victory in Ukraine would result in Russia posing a strategic threat to NATO security. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev questioned the sovereignty of Latvia, a NATO member state, and threatened Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs following Medvedev’s March 14 call for the total elimination of Ukraine and Ukraine's absorption into Russia under Medvedev's “peace formula.” French President Emmanuel Macron stated on March 15 that he is not ruling out sending Western troops to Ukraine but that the current situation does not require it. Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed continued limited raids from Ukrainian territory into Russia’s border region on March 15. Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against a Russian oil refinery in Kaluga Oblast, and recent Ukrainian strikes against oil refineries reportedly caused a spike in Russian domestic oil prices. Several Russians made limited attempts to disrupt the first day of voting in the Russian presidential election on March 15. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kupyansk and Avdiivka and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Ukrainian Treatment of Prisoners of War Coordinating Headquarters Representative Petro Yatsenko stated that Russia has intensified its efforts to recruit military personnel from abroad. Ukrainian sources and Russian opposition media reported that occupation officials continue coercive efforts to artificially inflate voter turnout and perceptions of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin in occupied Ukraine.
Russia has claimed that it has been destroying more and more United States-supplied Patriot missile defense systems in Ukraine using the FAB-1500-M54 glide bombs.
Knewz.com has learned that the Defense Ministry of Russia claimed to have destroyed two Patriot SAM systems, along with two military helicopters in Kharkiv on Wednesday, March 13.
The Defense Ministry of Russia issued a statement on Wednesday, where it mentioned that "aviation, drones, rocket and artillery forces of the Russian Federation" were responsible for the destruction of a Patriot missile defense system in Kharkiv.
"The aviation, drones, rocket and artillery forces of the Russian Federation destroyed two military helicopters of Ukraine's Air Force … and a workshop for the repair of weapons and military equipment in the area of Balakliia, Kharkiv region. The Patriot air defense system was also hit in the Kharkiv region," the statement from the Defense Ministry of Russia read, according to the news outlet Anadolu Ajansi.
The FAB-1500 "monster" glide bombs are currently one of the most devastating weapons in the Russian arsenal, and President Vladimir Putin has ordered its production on a significant scale.
The news outlet further noted that due to its sheer size and weight, it is nearly impossible for Ukraine's air defenses to stop this monster weapon from wreaking havoc in the nation. Given its effectiveness, accuracy, and nearly unstoppable nature, it is no wonder that Russia has ordered the mass production of the FAB-1500-M54 glide bomb.
Russia used this mega weapon in a residential area in Krasnogorovka, near Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on March 8, causing a massive explosion. The "monster" bomb could be seen gliding through Ukrainian airspace before striking its target: a high-rise building in the neighborhood. Video footage of the impact showed the eight-story building erupting into a blazing fireball around 150 feet in height.
Defense expert Dr. Marina Miron said in a recent statement, according to the Daily Star, "It's not the fact that they are very destructive which makes them effective, but the new correction module which has been recently upgraded to ensure precision."
With Russian forces having gained the capability to take out Patriot missile defense systems, the balance of firepower between Ukraine and Russia seems even more lopsided as Volodymyr Zelensky's forces struggle with a critical shortage of artillery shells.
Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, and George Barros
March 16, 2024
The Ukrainian State Security Service (SBU) reportedly conducted a series of successful drone strikes against three Russian oil refineries in Samara Oblast on March 16. All-Russian pro-Ukrainian volunteers continue limited cross-border raids into Belgorod and Kursk oblasts. Russian authorities appointed Boris Kovalchuk, the son of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reported “personal banker” Yuri Kovalchuk, to a position within the Russian Presidential Administration. Russian authorities threatened Russian election disruptors and some Russian citizens’ continued attempts to disrupt voting in the Russian presidential election on March 16. Group of Seven (G7) countries issued a joint statement on March 15 warning Iran against transferring ballistic missiles or related technology to Russia. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. A Russian insider source claimed on March 16 that Rosgvardia Director Viktor Zolotov revoked a reported agreement allowing former Wagner Group units to operate independently within Rosgvardia.
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros
March 17, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron underlined the necessity for European countries to continue supporting a Ukrainian victory against Russia in order to ensure Ukrainian and European security. The Ukrainian State Security Service (SBU), Special Forces (SOF), and Unmanned Systems Forces reportedly conducted a successful drone strike against a Russian oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai on the night of March 16 to 17. Unspecified actors launched a drone at a military base in Transnistria, the pro-Russian breakaway republic in Moldova, on March 17 amidst an assessed ongoing Kremlin hybrid operation aimed at destabilizing Moldova from within. All-Russian pro-Ukrainian volunteer forces reportedly seized a Russian administrative building in the Belgorod Oblast border area amid continued cross-border raids into Belgorod Oblast. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) signaled that it intends to protect the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) against Ukrainian strikes and may have replaced the BSF commander as part of this effort. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and Donetsk City. Russian authorities continue to militarize children in occupied Ukraine as part of efforts to Russify Ukrainian children and create a resource for Russia’s future force generation needs.
Housti-tonka, Are you gals still too chickensh*t to take me up on my offer of free airfare to uk-nazi-kraine ? This is your chance to really show us! Haha. Yeah... we ALL know you are too chickensh*t.
EU Council President, Michel, says, “To have peace we must arm ourselves adequately and be prepared for war. Money should be no object to achieve this goal”.
Russian Defense Minister, Shoigu, has visited the Black Sea naval headquarters saying destruction of the fleet by Ukrainian airborne and seaborne drones must stop. He ordered more training for the naval troops and bigger machine guns onboard all vessels to counteract the threat.
Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 18, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin illegally annexed occupied Crimea 10 years ago, setting conditions for the full conquest of Ukraine Putin still seeks. Russian occupation authorities have consistently oppressed Ukrainians on the peninsula — the same charge of which Putin accused the Ukrainian government to justify his invasion — and Russia has since militarized Crimea to support its broader territorial ambitions against Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to use claimed record levels of voter turnout and support for his presidential candidacy to set informational conditions for a protracted war in Ukraine. Putin responded to French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent proposals to send Western troops to Ukraine by claiming that NATO personnel are already in Ukraine. Putin reemphasized the idea of a “sanitary zone” in Ukraine in a manner congruent with Russian Security Council Deputy Chair Dmitry Medvedev’s recent call for the total elimination of Ukrainian statehood and absorption into the Russian Federation. Putin admitted that the all-Russian pro-Ukrainian volunteer forces are comprised of Russian citizens amid the continuation of cross-border raids into Belgorod Oblast on March 18. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Spokesperson Maria Zakharova baselessly accused Ukraine of conducting the reported March 17 drone strike against a military base in Transnistria, the pro-Russian breakaway republic of Moldova, likely as part of an ongoing Kremlin hybrid operation aimed at destabilizing Moldova. Russian forces recently made a marginal confirmed advance in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia needs to form a veteran-led Russian “Administrative Corps” as part of the “Time of Heroes” initiative, which will incorporate Russian veterans into the Russian workforce.
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 19, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) as a key guarantor of Russian security and sovereignty following his victory in the Russian presidential election, likely signaling that Russian security services and siloviki will continue to represent his core constituency in his fifth presidential term. Russia continues efforts to build a coalition to counterbalance the West by pursuing bilateral relationships with Iran, North Korea, and China. Armenia's Central Bank will reportedly ban the use of Russia’s “Mir” national payment system to prevent Armenia from falling under secondary US sanctions. Pro-Russian actors in Moldova are continuing efforts to support wider Kremlin hybrid efforts to destabilize Moldova. Ukraine’s European partners continue efforts to stand up significant initiatives to provide military support to Ukraine. The Russian military confirmed that Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Alexander Moiseev replaced Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov as acting Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. Russian forces recently made a confirmed advance near Avdiivka on March 19. Russian State Duma Defense Committee Chairman Andrei Kartapolov stated on March 19 that the Russian military will not increase the number of conscripts summoned during the upcoming semi-annual spring conscription cycle in comparison to the previous fall 2023 conscription cycle. Kremlin officials continue to implicate themselves directly in the illegal removal of Ukrainian children to other Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine and the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
The Kremlin says that the only way to protect Russia from the increasing incursions and destruction handed out to Russia by the 3 battalions of Russian Freedom fighters is to create a buffer zone to deter the incursions.
Canada today contributed 40 billion pounds sterling for Ukraine armaments.
Reuters, BBC
Yeah, bullschit. You probably added a couple of zeros there.
Ya think!
Since the beginning of 2022, Canada has committed $4 billion in military assistance to Ukraine. This funding will allow Canada to deliver military assistance to Ukraine through to 2029.
Is there a bigger gullible fool than tdoyka or toot!
I think not.🤡🤣
I might throw my hat in the ring, Canuk.
If I wondered how good milk in a bag tasted I reckon you might have a valid opinion. Or maybe what Justin's balls tasted like you would be the goto source.
Based on a proven history of posts over the 2+ years on this war you suck balls on predictions, Justin's Balls.
The US recently tested an air launched hypersonic missile in the Pacific Ocean taking off from Guam. Reports were favorable on the effectiveness of the test.
The US recently tested an air launched hypersonic missile in the Pacific Ocean taking off from Guam. Reports were favorable on the effectiveness of the test.
Axios, Wired
So Russia uses hypersonic missiles every day the past two years but US and NATO have yet to develop a workable hypersonic missile
Top Polish General: ‘Ukrainian Losses Must Be Counted in the Millions, Not Hundreds of Thousands’
A high-ranking Polish general has just gone on the public record saying that Ukrainian losses in its confrontation with the Russian Forces should be counted in the millions, rather than in hundreds of thousands.
TASS reported:
“Former Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Rajmund Andrzejczak said in an interview with the Polsat TV channel: ‘I believe that [Ukraine’s actual] losses should be counted in the millions, not the hundreds of thousands. There are no resources in this country, no one left to fight’, the general added.
‘The Ukrainians are losing this war’, he said, describing the situation as ‘very, very dramatic’.”
General Andrzejczak said that the recent top brass reshuffle, with Alexander Syrsky replacing Valery Zaluzhny had not changed anything.
“A Ukrainian soldier fighting near the country’s northern front line has described the menace of Russia’s bombardment, telling [the press] that they are ‘losing so many people, there are so many bodies we can’t even bring them all back’.
Describing the fight as ‘[bleep] awful’, the soldier, identified by the paper as Lemur, added that Ukrainian forces in the area can’t move forward.
‘We can barely hold the line’, he said.”
Lemur is reportedly fighting at Kupiansk in Ukraine’s northern Kharkov Oblast.
BREAKING NEWS; The White House press corps is scrambling for spin as Joe Brandon sent his congratulations to V. Putin for his record breaking, landslide victory in Russia's presidential election!
This administration with the help of congress has been funding the genocide of Ukraine's population. We have destroyed a country for nothing but hate for Russia. Build Back Better.
This administration with the help of congress has been funding the genocide of Ukraine's population. We have destroyed a country for nothing but hate for Russia. Build Back Better.
This administration with the help of congress has been funding the genocide of Ukraine's population. We have destroyed a country for nothing but hate for Russia. Build Back Better.
Ukraine drones strike Russia’s long range strategic bomber base overnight. The base is located near Saratov hundreds of kilometers inside the border with Ukraine.
You ought to try and post the true Casuality and Death tolls of the russian military... which far exceeds that of the Ukrainians in both men and materials... heard just this morning that the Ukrainians launched a large drone attack on the russians main bomber base deep inside russia where they keep putins prized supersonic nuclear Blackjack bombers.
You ought to try and post the true Casuality and Death tolls of the russian military... which far exceeds that of the Ukrainians in both men and materials... heard just this morning that the Ukrainians launched a large drone attack on the russians main bomber base deep inside russia where they keep putins prized supersonic nuclear Blackjack bombers.
Phil
Who has sucked more NAZI cock? You, toothouston or Lady G?
Sorry Houston_2, and your sorry band of sheep, but reality is a bitch........
Pushing for War – Ukraine About to Fall Posted Mar 20, 2024 by Martin Armstrong | Spread the
For some time, I have reported that Special Forces have been in Ukraine, and Russia knows that. Now, leaked documents have confirmed that reality. Even in Vietnam, there were special forces there well before any official invasion. Ukrainians have used this, claiming that NATO is in Ukraine and hiding in schools using children as cover. Russia has been deploying thermobaric weapons, also known as a vacuum bomb, which is a type of explosive munitions that work by dispersing an aerosol cloud of gas, liquid, or powder, and it is more deadly than a conventional weapon of the same size. It uses the air around it, and this sucks in the oxygen – hence the vacuum bomb. Americans have been killed on the battlefield there, but they are private mercenaries. CNN reported that the dead American was Special Forces.
I have renowned sources, and I have been warning that the figures all along that Ukraine was winning have been nothing but propaganda NEOCONS also being pushed by Victoria Nuland’s sister-in-law, who runs the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), which is all about promoting war. They have been putting out the nonsense that Russia is losing and is weak to sell the idea that the West should just walk in and destroy Russia, and the Russian people will cheer for saving them from Putin.
I could say the same that the Americans would cheer if the Russians came to save us from the warmongering Democrats and RINOs. Both are just absurd statements. Putin is popular despite the BS from the ISW because he was NOT a Communist, and he was NOT an oligarch. To the Russian people – he was their savior from a corrupt government despite the nonsense that others put out because their assets were seized for illegal trading in Russia. Nobody wanted the opposition to Putin, for they were representing the old world of the USSR that nobody wanted to return to.
Like the Institute for the Study (promotion of) War (ISW), NATO is also an organization that only promotes war; when communism fell in 1991, NATO should have been disbanded or drastically reduced. Instead, it moved eastward, showing it was never about communism. The entire threat was supposed to have been COMMUNISM – not the Russian people as a race. NATO needs to keep the threat of war alive, or they will lose their jobs.
The NEOCON movement really got started because the Communists’ mantra was to spread their economic religion, Marxism, to the world. Marxism so indoctrinated them that they thought this was the way of the future and that it would eliminate the business cycle. Keynes also tried to eliminate the business cycle. This dream of perpetual economic growth and endless deficit spending without ever paying a price down the road.
The New York Times was cheering Stalinism and stressed that this was the solution to the Great Depression. They were promoting Communism as most of the media back them, and they were putting out pure propaganda. It took the New York Times until 1990 to admit that their reporting covered up the truth about Stalin and the massive starvation in an effort, like Schwab, once again, to sell “equality” as our salvation. The New York Times covered up more than 7 million people who died of starvation in the Ukraine famine because it exposed that Communism had failed. The New York Times wrote that their reporting on the Russian Revolution constituted “some of the worst reporting to appear in this newspaper.” They never revoked his Pulitzer Prize for writing fake news about Stalin.
I strongly recommend you watch the movie “Mr. Jones.” This exposes the TRUE STORY of how the New York Times tried to support Communism in the United States back then, with their top journalist, Walter Duranty (1884-1957), who was their main man in Moscow—the New York Times promoted him to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for reporting on how Communism was Utopia and our future. When Gareth Jones (1905-1935) reported in March 1933 that this was all a lie, the truth finally began to appear.
This is what we face ONCE AGAIN with mainstream media promoting World War III. They NEVER seem to give 2 cents for the people. This is always about their perceived agenda, as they did with COVID. We need a revolution in mainstream media, which has fallen so far that the vast majority no longer trust anything they report, and this is worldwide.
I reported from my sources that 100,000 Ukrainians had been killed in the first few months. I got the typical hate mail that claimed I was putting out Russian propaganda. My sources were from Ukraine – not Russia. Then Ursula delivered a speech and said 100,000 had already died. Zelinsky had he take that out of her speech, claiming that was CLASSIFIED information.
Trust me, if Zelensky is assassinated, it will be by Ukrainians who have figured out this guy is a puppet and is destroying his own country with a deal to be whisked off to a villa in Miami when the last Ukrainian falls. He is a comedian in high heels with ZERO expertise in military matters. He has suspended all elections because he would never win an election there after what he has done to Ukraine.
Only after more than 500,000 Ukraians are now dead have the press there begun to publish the truth. Borris Johnson flew urgently to Ukraine to ensure that Zelensky would reject any peace deal because the West was using Ukraine to try to weaken Russia so NATO could then move in for the kill. NOBODY ever expected Ukraine to defeat Russia, which had troops that were 10x that of Ukraine, without drafting people. The West has used the Ukrainian people for their objectives. Zelensky was never allowed to negotiate for peace. He was to destroy his own country for a villa in Miami.
We are now approaching that point where Ukraine is on the verge of losing everything. The first cyclical turning point of importance will be April 19/20, 2024. Zelensky has betrayed his own people, and some are starting to wonder if it is not payback for their hatred of Jews.
It was Lazar Kaganovich (1893-1991) who was Stalin’s right-hand man, who proposed and carried out the taking of food from Ukraine that left 7 million dead. The Ukrainians were wrong to blame Russians when Kaganovich was Ukrainian. Behind the facade of propaganda about Russia taking the food, Kaganovich was Jewish and many scholars quietly think he proposed that to also punish the Ukrainians for joining Hitler and exterminating Jews.
Only after becoming president did Zelensky claim publicly to be Jewish, who converted to Christianity, and his children were baptized Christian. Here, he is in an act joking about how they used to confiscate the wealth of Jews and Russians. Some wonder if he is not the 21st Century version of Kaganovich. TRUST ME – If Zelensky is assassinated, it will not be because of Putin. Many people now see him as a traitor to their own people. Even the Neonazis are starting to see he is another Kaganovich.
We are rapidly approaching the point where Ukraine may collapse. This is why Macrone came out and talked about sending in NATO Troops. We are approaching the day when the last Ukrainian is about to fall.
Europe wants war at all costs BECAUSE the financial system is collapsing. They never consolidated their debts, as I warned them that the Euro could not survive long-term without a single national debt. All they accomplished was to transfer the currency risk to the bond markets.
Meanwhile, NATO has changed the terms that the US would approve F16s only to defend Ukraine. NATO says they have permission to fly into Russia to attack anything inside Russia. There is NO HOPE to avoid war without a wholesale change in leadership among ALL Western governments because they now NEED war. There are plenty of people who are just brainwashed and think what the world needs is to destroy Putin. The sanctions did not work, and our computer warned the West that it would lose. This is total insanity.
Others are silently cheering war in hopes of reducing the population, all to reduce CO2. Nobody seems to think about the future or WHAT IF they are wrong.
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 20, 2024
Several Russian financial, economic, and military indicators suggest that Russia is preparing for a large-scale conventional conflict with NATO, not imminently but likely on a shorter timeline than what some Western analysts have initially posited. The Russian military continues to undertake structural reforms to simultaneously support the war in Ukraine while expanding Russia’s conventional capabilities in the long term in preparation for a potential future large-scale conflict with NATO. GUR reportedly conducted a drone strike against a Russian air base in Saratov Oblast on March 20 amid further indications that Ukrainian drones strikes within Russia are achieving limited asymmetric effects against Russian military assets and economic output. Kremlin-affiliated actors in the pro-Russian Moldovan autonomous region of Gagauzia are invoking narratives that mirror previous Russian claims about Ukraine in the years leading up to Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, likely as part of the Kremlin’s wider hybrid efforts to destabilize Moldova. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna and Donetsk City on March 20. The Russian military continues to train drone operators for operations in Ukraine.
Sorry Houston_2, and your sorry band of sheep, but reality is a bitch........
Pushing for War – Ukraine About to Fall Posted Mar 20, 2024 by Martin Armstrong | Spread the
For some time, I have reported that Special Forces have been in Ukraine, and Russia knows that. Now, leaked documents have confirmed that reality. Even in Vietnam, there were special forces there well before any official invasion. Ukrainians have used this, claiming that NATO is in Ukraine and hiding in schools using children as cover. Russia has been deploying thermobaric weapons, also known as a vacuum bomb, which is a type of explosive munitions that work by dispersing an aerosol cloud of gas, liquid, or powder, and it is more deadly than a conventional weapon of the same size. It uses the air around it, and this sucks in the oxygen – hence the vacuum bomb. Americans have been killed on the battlefield there, but they are private mercenaries. CNN reported that the dead American was Special Forces.
I have renowned sources, and I have been warning that the figures all along that Ukraine was winning have been nothing but propaganda NEOCONS also being pushed by Victoria Nuland’s sister-in-law, who runs the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), which is all about promoting war. They have been putting out the nonsense that Russia is losing and is weak to sell the idea that the West should just walk in and destroy Russia, and the Russian people will cheer for saving them from Putin.
I could say the same that the Americans would cheer if the Russians came to save us from the warmongering Democrats and RINOs. Both are just absurd statements. Putin is popular despite the BS from the ISW because he was NOT a Communist, and he was NOT an oligarch. To the Russian people – he was their savior from a corrupt government despite the nonsense that others put out because their assets were seized for illegal trading in Russia. Nobody wanted the opposition to Putin, for they were representing the old world of the USSR that nobody wanted to return to.
Like the Institute for the Study (promotion of) War (ISW), NATO is also an organization that only promotes war; when communism fell in 1991, NATO should have been disbanded or drastically reduced. Instead, it moved eastward, showing it was never about communism. The entire threat was supposed to have been COMMUNISM – not the Russian people as a race. NATO needs to keep the threat of war alive, or they will lose their jobs.
The NEOCON movement really got started because the Communists’ mantra was to spread their economic religion, Marxism, to the world. Marxism so indoctrinated them that they thought this was the way of the future and that it would eliminate the business cycle. Keynes also tried to eliminate the business cycle. This dream of perpetual economic growth and endless deficit spending without ever paying a price down the road.
The New York Times was cheering Stalinism and stressed that this was the solution to the Great Depression. They were promoting Communism as most of the media back them, and they were putting out pure propaganda. It took the New York Times until 1990 to admit that their reporting covered up the truth about Stalin and the massive starvation in an effort, like Schwab, once again, to sell “equality” as our salvation. The New York Times covered up more than 7 million people who died of starvation in the Ukraine famine because it exposed that Communism had failed. The New York Times wrote that their reporting on the Russian Revolution constituted “some of the worst reporting to appear in this newspaper.” They never revoked his Pulitzer Prize for writing fake news about Stalin.
I strongly recommend you watch the movie “Mr. Jones.” This exposes the TRUE STORY of how the New York Times tried to support Communism in the United States back then, with their top journalist, Walter Duranty (1884-1957), who was their main man in Moscow—the New York Times promoted him to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for reporting on how Communism was Utopia and our future. When Gareth Jones (1905-1935) reported in March 1933 that this was all a lie, the truth finally began to appear.
This is what we face ONCE AGAIN with mainstream media promoting World War III. They NEVER seem to give 2 cents for the people. This is always about their perceived agenda, as they did with COVID. We need a revolution in mainstream media, which has fallen so far that the vast majority no longer trust anything they report, and this is worldwide.
I reported from my sources that 100,000 Ukrainians had been killed in the first few months. I got the typical hate mail that claimed I was putting out Russian propaganda. My sources were from Ukraine – not Russia. Then Ursula delivered a speech and said 100,000 had already died. Zelinsky had he take that out of her speech, claiming that was CLASSIFIED information.
Trust me, if Zelensky is assassinated, it will be by Ukrainians who have figured out this guy is a puppet and is destroying his own country with a deal to be whisked off to a villa in Miami when the last Ukrainian falls. He is a comedian in high heels with ZERO expertise in military matters. He has suspended all elections because he would never win an election there after what he has done to Ukraine.
Only after more than 500,000 Ukraians are now dead have the press there begun to publish the truth. Borris Johnson flew urgently to Ukraine to ensure that Zelensky would reject any peace deal because the West was using Ukraine to try to weaken Russia so NATO could then move in for the kill. NOBODY ever expected Ukraine to defeat Russia, which had troops that were 10x that of Ukraine, without drafting people. The West has used the Ukrainian people for their objectives. Zelensky was never allowed to negotiate for peace. He was to destroy his own country for a villa in Miami.
We are now approaching that point where Ukraine is on the verge of losing everything. The first cyclical turning point of importance will be April 19/20, 2024. Zelensky has betrayed his own people, and some are starting to wonder if it is not payback for their hatred of Jews.
It was Lazar Kaganovich (1893-1991) who was Stalin’s right-hand man, who proposed and carried out the taking of food from Ukraine that left 7 million dead. The Ukrainians were wrong to blame Russians when Kaganovich was Ukrainian. Behind the facade of propaganda about Russia taking the food, Kaganovich was Jewish and many scholars quietly think he proposed that to also punish the Ukrainians for joining Hitler and exterminating Jews.
Only after becoming president did Zelensky claim publicly to be Jewish, who converted to Christianity, and his children were baptized Christian. Here, he is in an act joking about how they used to confiscate the wealth of Jews and Russians. Some wonder if he is not the 21st Century version of Kaganovich. TRUST ME – If Zelensky is assassinated, it will not be because of Putin. Many people now see him as a traitor to their own people. Even the Neonazis are starting to see he is another Kaganovich.
We are rapidly approaching the point where Ukraine may collapse. This is why Macrone came out and talked about sending in NATO Troops. We are approaching the day when the last Ukrainian is about to fall.
Europe wants war at all costs BECAUSE the financial system is collapsing. They never consolidated their debts, as I warned them that the Euro could not survive long-term without a single national debt. All they accomplished was to transfer the currency risk to the bond markets.
Meanwhile, NATO has changed the terms that the US would approve F16s only to defend Ukraine. NATO says they have permission to fly into Russia to attack anything inside Russia. There is NO HOPE to avoid war without a wholesale change in leadership among ALL Western governments because they now NEED war. There are plenty of people who are just brainwashed and think what the world needs is to destroy Putin. The sanctions did not work, and our computer warned the West that it would lose. This is total insanity.
Others are silently cheering war in hopes of reducing the population, all to reduce CO2. Nobody seems to think about the future or WHAT IF they are wrong.
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 20, 2024
Several Russian financial, economic, and military indicators suggest that Russia is preparing for a large-scale conventional conflict with NATO, not imminently but likely on a shorter timeline than what some Western analysts have initially posited. <Snip>
We have sent so much NATO/USA military equipment already to Ukraine. Why don't they just use that stuff to fight the Russians? I wonder if they sold it if they keep needing more.
I would make them account for every dollar and every piece of equipment before we send more.
Better yet, let's just stay out of the affairs of Europe as was advised by no less than President George Washington.
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Kemal, and Alexander Black
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list.
Russia - 14990, of which: destroyed: 10556, damaged: 685, abandoned: 813, captured: 2936
Tanks (2850, of which destroyed: 1882, damaged: 152, abandoned: 280, captured: 536) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1270, of which destroyed: 865, damaged: 35, abandoned: 102, captured: 268) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3654, of which destroyed: 2606, damaged: 140, abandoned: 289, captured: 619) Armoured Personnel Carriers (417, of which destroyed: 279, damaged: 18, abandoned: 27, captured: 93) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (448, of which destroyed: 243, damaged: 17, abandoned: 36, captured: 152) Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (44, of which destroyed: 18, damaged: 1, abandoned: 4, captured: 21) Towed Artillery (352, of which destroyed: 204, damaged: 43, abandoned: 5, captured: 100) Self-Propelled Artillery (705, of which destroyed: 549, damaged: 41, abandoned: 7, captured: 108) Multiple Rocket Launchers (361, of which destroyed: 272, damaged: 33, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (214, of which destroyed: 155, damaged: 31, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (106, of which destroyed: 98, damaged: 8) Helicopters (135, of which destroyed: 103, damaged: 30, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (21, of which destroyed: 16, damaged: 5)
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles (53, of which destroyed: 37, damaged: 5, abandoned: 1, captured: 10) Infantry Mobility Vehicles (239, of which destroyed: 171, damaged: 14, abandoned: 3, captured: 51) Command Posts And Communications Stations (274, of which destroyed: 183, damaged: 4, abandoned: 2, captured: 85) Artillery Support Vehicles And Equipment (116, of which destroyed: 60, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Anti-Aircraft Guns (51, of which destroyed: 32, damaged: 1, captured: 18) Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns (25, of which destroyed: 14, damaged: 1, abandoned: 2, captured: 8) Radars (62, of which destroyed: 40, damaged: 12, captured: 10) Jammers And Deception Systems (76, of which destroyed: 57, damaged: 11, captured: 8) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (14, of which destroyed: 11, captured: 3) Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (337, of which destroyed: 196, captured: 141) Trucks, Vehicles, and Jeeps (3166, of which destroyed: 2465, damaged: 83, abandoned: 47, captured: 571)
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Kemal, and Alexander Black
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list.
Russia - 14990, of which: destroyed: 10556, damaged: 685, abandoned: 813, captured: 2936
Tanks (2850, of which destroyed: 1882, damaged: 152, abandoned: 280, captured: 536) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1270, of which destroyed: 865, damaged: 35, abandoned: 102, captured: 268) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3654, of which destroyed: 2606, damaged: 140, abandoned: 289, captured: 619) Armoured Personnel Carriers (417, of which destroyed: 279, damaged: 18, abandoned: 27, captured: 93) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (448, of which destroyed: 243, damaged: 17, abandoned: 36, captured: 152) Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (44, of which destroyed: 18, damaged: 1, abandoned: 4, captured: 21) Towed Artillery (352, of which destroyed: 204, damaged: 43, abandoned: 5, captured: 100) Self-Propelled Artillery (705, of which destroyed: 549, damaged: 41, abandoned: 7, captured: 108) Multiple Rocket Launchers (361, of which destroyed: 272, damaged: 33, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (214, of which destroyed: 155, damaged: 31, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (106, of which destroyed: 98, damaged: 8) Helicopters (135, of which destroyed: 103, damaged: 30, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (21, of which destroyed: 16, damaged: 5)
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles (53, of which destroyed: 37, damaged: 5, abandoned: 1, captured: 10) Infantry Mobility Vehicles (239, of which destroyed: 171, damaged: 14, abandoned: 3, captured: 51) Command Posts And Communications Stations (274, of which destroyed: 183, damaged: 4, abandoned: 2, captured: 85) Artillery Support Vehicles And Equipment (116, of which destroyed: 60, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Anti-Aircraft Guns (51, of which destroyed: 32, damaged: 1, captured: 18) Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns (25, of which destroyed: 14, damaged: 1, abandoned: 2, captured: 8) Radars (62, of which destroyed: 40, damaged: 12, captured: 10) Jammers And Deception Systems (76, of which destroyed: 57, damaged: 11, captured: 8) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (14, of which destroyed: 11, captured: 3) Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (337, of which destroyed: 196, captured: 141) Trucks, Vehicles, and Jeeps (3166, of which destroyed: 2465, damaged: 83, abandoned: 47, captured: 571)
dang son, that a pile of scrap!!!!!!!!
i gave you the link, see for yourselves.
Still I'm wondering where is all the equipment we've sent over there. They keep begging for more. Has the equipment we sent also been turned into scrap?
He’s also responsible for causing a rearming of the Pacific Rim nations who are in the process of forming a NATO type organization particular for the Pacific Rim region.
Put that way and depending upon one’s perspective a person could say that there’s much to like about Putin. ———- Chinese and Turkish banks wanting to hold on to their access to the USD have refused payment funds from and to Russia.
Ukraine has most recently started using their “Terminator Drone “ that uses machine visual to strike its target. These devices are jam proof as they’re not directionally programmed they just launch and hunt with preset parameters. A scout drone observes the Terminator Drone reporting the strike on Russian machinery equipment.
Ukraine is now producing these Terminator Drones in country.
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Kemal, and Alexander Black
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list.
Russia - 14990, of which: destroyed: 10556, damaged: 685, abandoned: 813, captured: 2936
Tanks (2850, of which destroyed: 1882, damaged: 152, abandoned: 280, captured: 536) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1270, of which destroyed: 865, damaged: 35, abandoned: 102, captured: 268) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3654, of which destroyed: 2606, damaged: 140, abandoned: 289, captured: 619) Armoured Personnel Carriers (417, of which destroyed: 279, damaged: 18, abandoned: 27, captured: 93) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (448, of which destroyed: 243, damaged: 17, abandoned: 36, captured: 152) Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (44, of which destroyed: 18, damaged: 1, abandoned: 4, captured: 21) Towed Artillery (352, of which destroyed: 204, damaged: 43, abandoned: 5, captured: 100) Self-Propelled Artillery (705, of which destroyed: 549, damaged: 41, abandoned: 7, captured: 108) Multiple Rocket Launchers (361, of which destroyed: 272, damaged: 33, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (214, of which destroyed: 155, damaged: 31, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (106, of which destroyed: 98, damaged: 8) Helicopters (135, of which destroyed: 103, damaged: 30, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (21, of which destroyed: 16, damaged: 5)
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles (53, of which destroyed: 37, damaged: 5, abandoned: 1, captured: 10) Infantry Mobility Vehicles (239, of which destroyed: 171, damaged: 14, abandoned: 3, captured: 51) Command Posts And Communications Stations (274, of which destroyed: 183, damaged: 4, abandoned: 2, captured: 85) Artillery Support Vehicles And Equipment (116, of which destroyed: 60, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Anti-Aircraft Guns (51, of which destroyed: 32, damaged: 1, captured: 18) Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns (25, of which destroyed: 14, damaged: 1, abandoned: 2, captured: 8) Radars (62, of which destroyed: 40, damaged: 12, captured: 10) Jammers And Deception Systems (76, of which destroyed: 57, damaged: 11, captured: 8) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (14, of which destroyed: 11, captured: 3) Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (337, of which destroyed: 196, captured: 141) Trucks, Vehicles, and Jeeps (3166, of which destroyed: 2465, damaged: 83, abandoned: 47, captured: 571)
dang son, that a pile of scrap!!!!!!!!
i gave you the link, see for yourselves.
Still I'm wondering where is all the equipment we've sent over there. They keep begging for more. Has the equipment we sent also been turned into scrap?
No. It never existed except when it went into the pockets of the Uniparty swindlers.
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 21, 2024
The Russian military command appears to be forming reserves capable of sustaining ongoing offensive operations in Ukraine, but these reserves are unlikely to be able to function as cohesive large-scale penetration or exploitation formations this year. Russian offensive tactics will likely increasingly pressure Ukrainian defenses as long as delays in Western security assistance persist. Russian forces conducted a larger series of missile strikes targeting Kyiv City on the night of March 20 to 21. NATO Military Committee Chairperson Admiral Rob Bauer stated that neither Ukraine nor NATO prompted Russia to invade Ukraine and that Ukrainian forces’ adaptations and innovations have in part changed modern warfare. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on March 21 that Vice Admiral Konstantin Kabantsov became acting Commander of the Russian Northern Fleet. Bloomberg reported on March 20 that an unspecified source close to the Kremlin stated that the all-Russian pro-Ukrainian incursions into Belgorod Oblast are forcing the Russian military to divert forces from the frontline to Belgorod Oblast, although ISW has not observed such claims. US sanctions continue to influence the financial sector in post-Soviet countries, as two banks in Kazakhstan recently banned the use of Russia’s “Mir” national payment system to prevent secondary sanctions. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on March 21. Russian officials continue to highlight the work of Russia’s defense industrial base (DIB) in supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Kemal, and Alexander Black
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list.
Russia - 14990, of which: destroyed: 10556, damaged: 685, abandoned: 813, captured: 2936
Tanks (2850, of which destroyed: 1882, damaged: 152, abandoned: 280, captured: 536) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1270, of which destroyed: 865, damaged: 35, abandoned: 102, captured: 268) Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3654, of which destroyed: 2606, damaged: 140, abandoned: 289, captured: 619) Armoured Personnel Carriers (417, of which destroyed: 279, damaged: 18, abandoned: 27, captured: 93) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (448, of which destroyed: 243, damaged: 17, abandoned: 36, captured: 152) Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (44, of which destroyed: 18, damaged: 1, abandoned: 4, captured: 21) Towed Artillery (352, of which destroyed: 204, damaged: 43, abandoned: 5, captured: 100) Self-Propelled Artillery (705, of which destroyed: 549, damaged: 41, abandoned: 7, captured: 108) Multiple Rocket Launchers (361, of which destroyed: 272, damaged: 33, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (214, of which destroyed: 155, damaged: 31, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (106, of which destroyed: 98, damaged: 8) Helicopters (135, of which destroyed: 103, damaged: 30, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (21, of which destroyed: 16, damaged: 5)
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles (53, of which destroyed: 37, damaged: 5, abandoned: 1, captured: 10) Infantry Mobility Vehicles (239, of which destroyed: 171, damaged: 14, abandoned: 3, captured: 51) Command Posts And Communications Stations (274, of which destroyed: 183, damaged: 4, abandoned: 2, captured: 85) Artillery Support Vehicles And Equipment (116, of which destroyed: 60, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Anti-Aircraft Guns (51, of which destroyed: 32, damaged: 1, captured: 18) Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns (25, of which destroyed: 14, damaged: 1, abandoned: 2, captured: 8) Radars (62, of which destroyed: 40, damaged: 12, captured: 10) Jammers And Deception Systems (76, of which destroyed: 57, damaged: 11, captured: 8) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (14, of which destroyed: 11, captured: 3) Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (337, of which destroyed: 196, captured: 141) Trucks, Vehicles, and Jeeps (3166, of which destroyed: 2465, damaged: 83, abandoned: 47, captured: 571)
dang son, that a pile of scrap!!!!!!!!
i gave you the link, see for yourselves.
Still I'm wondering where is all the equipment we've sent over there. They keep begging for more. Has the equipment we sent also been turned into scrap?
No. It never existed except when it went into the pockets of the Uniparty swindlers.
Putin, now elected, has turned on his former wealthy supporters and oligarchs who earlier got a pass saying that they need to do their part to help finance the ongoing war in Ukraine and the possible future war with NATO.
This move is inline with China and Turkey refusing payments and receipts from Russia due to wanting to hold on to their access to the US Dollar on the international marketplace.
The same applies to the same imposed EU sanctions such that China and Turkey have access to those financial markets.
The banking sanctions by the USA, the EU and the rest of the G7 nations has been the most effective monetary action against Russia than any previous actions to date.
France’s Macron says that only a fool would think that Russia will stop after the Ukraine invasion and their past actions in Georgia as well as trying to destabilize the Moldovan government.
Macron urges rapid rearming of all NATO nations especially those in EU.
The EU is proposing the levy of heavy tariffs on grains from Russia and Belarus to further reduce their revenues. Expected effect to be imposed in 2 weeks.
Comments by Sir Richard Dearlove former head of Britain’s MI6 were quoted as Putin will be gone by 2023 due to health reasons, probably to the Sanitorium then out of power.
The same MI6 that Steele worked for on the Dossier.
Oliver Stone commented on Putin’s cancer fight and has had numerous direct interviews with Putin.
Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 22, 2024
Russian forces conducted the largest series of combined drone and missile strikes targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure since the start of the full-scale invasion during the night of March 21-22. Russian strikes against Ukrainian energy facilities may aim to degrade Ukrainian defense industrial capacity, and Russian forces are likely trying to exploit Ukrainian air defense missile shortages in a renewed attempt to collapse Ukraine’s energy grid. Russian forces will likely continue offensive operations through Spring 2024 while preparing for an expected offensive effort in Summer 2024, although Russian forces will likely struggle to launch a concerted large-scale offensive operation in multiple operational directions in Ukraine at the same time. Russian forces likely seek to exploit current Ukrainian materiel shortages while preparing for efforts that will force Ukraine to expend a sizeable portion of the Western security assistance it may receive in the coming months. The Ukrainian military command appears to be prioritizing rotations for frontline units but will have to address additional manpower challenges if Ukrainian forces are to seize the initiative even on a localized basis in 2024 as Ukrainian senior military officers say they hope to do. Russian authorities reportedly intend to significantly expand crypto-mobilization efforts starting in Spring 2024 amid reports about significant decreases in the number of voluntary recruits. Verstka reported that select Russian officials stated that the Russian military command hopes that increased force generation will allow Russian forces to conduct a future offensive operation to encircle Kharkiv City. Such an operation would pose significant challenges both to the Russian forces responsible for the effort and to the wider Russian campaign in Ukraine, however. This Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for a mass shooting and bombing at a concert venue in the suburbs of Moscow on the evening of March 22. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna, Avdiivka, Donetsk City, and the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact. Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported on March 22 that Ukrainian authorities helped return another nine Ukrainian children to Ukrainian-controlled territory from occupied Ukraine and Russia. The Moscow military registration and enlistment office has reportedly begun to issue electronic summonses for the Spring 2024 Russian conscription cycle.
The EU is proposing the levy of heavy tariffs on grains from Russia and Belarus to further reduce their revenues. Expected effect to be imposed in 2 weeks.
Business Insider, Forbes
So the EU couldn’t freeze out enough of their citizens so now they are going to try starving them??
The EU is bankrupt and people are loosing interest in supporting the idiocy. The need for NATO died with the old guard in the USSR. The Russian Federation is not what the old USSR was though the hate remains for many. What we have openly propagated in Ukraine is disgusting. This insane administration is responsible for the death of many thousands of Ukrainians. We are responsible for seating this maniac exotic dancer as head of a nation. This fallacy is falling apart more each day and soon there will be nothing left but the cemeteries full of dead Ukrainians and those that were duped into fighting with them. Doesn't anyone in Washington wonder what this is doing to Foreign Relations? It appears not.
Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Karolina Hird, Brian Carter and Frederick W. Kagan
March 23, 2024
Russian authorities claimed to have arrested the four attackers and seven others involved in the March 22 “Crocus City Hall” concert venue attack, which Russian authorities reported killed at least 133 civilians. ISW assesses that the Islamic State (IS) is very likely responsible for the Crocus City Hall attack. The Kremlin nevertheless and without evidence quickly attempted to tie Ukrainian actors to the Crocus City Hall attack but has yet to formally accuse Ukraine of involvement in the attack. Russian ultranationalists responded to the attack by reiterating typically xenophobic calls for anti-migrant policies, reflecting the growing tension in Russian society over the mistreatment of migrants and the impacts migrant disenfranchisement could have on expanding a viable recruitment base in Russia for Salafi-Jihadi groups. Russian sources accused Ukrainian actors of reportedly conducting a successful drone strike against a Russian oil refinery in Samara Oblast on the night of March 22 to 23. Russia is reportedly delaying the delivery of two S-400 air defense systems to India, likely due to limitations in Russia’s production of S-400 systems, an increased need for air defense systems to protect cities and strategic enterprises in Russia from Ukrainian drone strikes, and a reported souring of Russian relations with India. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and Donetsk City and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on March 23 that will release individuals from criminal liability if they are called up for mobilization or sign military service contracts.
51 Russians have been murdered worldwide since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The common thread in the murders is all of the victims were vocal critics of the war against Ukraine or had defected from Russia.
Another oil refinery was struck last night causing widespread damage and fires. Ukraine drones hit the refinery located in the Samara region . No fatalities were reported.
The US supplies Ukraine with 250 M1117 armored security vehicles. The vehicles recently arrived in Ukraine after delays due to teaching maintenance procedures.
The US shipment of man portable surface to air Stinger missiles has been delivered to Ukraine to counteract Russian air operations and attacks. The number of the Stingers deployed was not specified in the report.
Russia has given up on and abandoned use of their 2100 heavy duty Chinese golf carts formerly used for transport of squads and other sized troops behind their lines. The idea of their use was for rapid response of personnel to other areas.
Ukraine Drones have wiped out those that were in use.
Russia has given up on and abandoned use of their 2100 heavy duty Chinese golf carts formerly used for transport of squads and other sized troops behind their lines. The idea of their use was for rapid response of personnel to other areas.
Ukraine Drones have wiped out those that were in use.
Why is this fuggin thread still showing up on the 1st and 2nd page? Just let it die already.
Because threads move to the top when someone adds a post. For example, when you asked why it's still on the first page, it moved to the top of the list.
I’m fairly a fairly-knowledge and well-studied student of military history and a war veteran myself, but I am not omniscient.
This is a legitimate question:
I cannot think of a single conventional major military campaign between two conventional militaries (not talking about guerrilla warfare) from the beginning of WWII until February 24, 2022 where one side did not achieve air supremacy.
Is that not correct?
And furthermore, I cannot think of one example of conventional-to-conventional where the side with air supremacy lost?
That is what makes this seem like such an aberration, but also consistent with the above.
Neither side has air supremacy (as opposed to some modest air superiority), and … it is a stalemate. Unsurprising to me.
Say what you want, but, aside from all that, Russia’s inability to dominate the skies over Ukraine suggests to me that we could put scores of F22s, F35s, and B-2s over Moscow or any battleground NATO may have with Russia. That, plus the reality that Russia has an economy the size of Texas’s economy, aside from the NATO allies, suggests that a conventional war between Russia and NATO would end poorly for Russia.
But Russia has nukes. Whether they are spending the massive amounts of money to maintain those as functional, rather than just a perceived deterrent, is curious to me.
I asked my father this question some years ago. He was a nuclear scientist in NM. All he said was: "If I knew, I could not tell you."
I’m fairly a fairly-knowledge and well-studied student of military history and a war veteran myself, but I am not omniscient.
This is a legitimate question:
I cannot think of a single conventional major military campaign between two conventional militaries (not talking about guerrilla warfare) from the beginning of WWII until February 24, 2022 where one side did not achieve air supremacy.
Is that not correct?
And furthermore, I cannot think of one example of conventional-to-conventional where the side with air supremacy lost?
That is what makes this seem like such an aberration, but also consistent with the above.
Neither side has air supremacy (as opposed to some modest air superiority), and … it is a stalemate. Unsurprising to me.
Say what you want, but, aside from all that, Russia’s inability to dominate the skies over Ukraine suggests to me that we could put scores of F22s, F35s, and B-2s over Moscow or any battleground NATO may have with Russia. That, plus the reality that Russia has an economy the size of Texas’s economy, aside from the NATO allies, suggests that a conventional war between Russia and NATO would end poorly for Russia.
But Russia has nukes. Whether they are spending the massive amounts of money to maintain those as functional, rather than just a perceived deterrent, is curious to me.
I asked my father this question some years ago. He was a nuclear scientist in NM. All he said was: "If I knew, I could not tell you."
It might help to not assign western military doctrine with Russian doctrine.
Russia is accomplishing what they want, (annexing eastern Ukraine, destruction of Ukraine as a military threat), without exposing too much of their air power.
While western (read: US) doctrine is shock and awe, start have we accomplished with that? Iraq is a mess, Afghanistan is a now well-armed mess, NATO is having to rearm at great expense, the US is adding two more countries that we are now responsible for defending and funding. Western economies are falling.
Of course, if you want, you can buy into the propaganda that everything's fine. Ol toot/tdoyka will supply the info.
I’m fairly a fairly-knowledge and well-studied student of military history and a war veteran myself, but I am not omniscient.
This is a legitimate question:
I cannot think of a single conventional major military campaign between two conventional militaries (not talking about guerrilla warfare) from the beginning of WWII until February 24, 2022 where one side did not achieve air supremacy.
Is that not correct?
And furthermore, I cannot think of one example of conventional-to-conventional where the side with air supremacy lost?
That is what makes this seem like such an aberration, but also consistent with the above.
Neither side has air supremacy (as opposed to some modest air superiority), and … it is a stalemate. Unsurprising to me.
Say what you want, but, aside from all that, Russia’s inability to dominate the skies over Ukraine suggests to me that we could put scores of F22s, F35s, and B-2s over Moscow or any battleground NATO may have with Russia. That, plus the reality that Russia has an economy the size of Texas’s economy, aside from the NATO allies, suggests that a conventional war between Russia and NATO would end poorly for Russia.
But Russia has nukes. Whether they are spending the massive amounts of money to maintain those as functional, rather than just a perceived deterrent, is curious to me.
I asked my father this question some years ago. He was a nuclear scientist in NM. All he said was: "If I knew, I could not tell you."
It might help to not assign western military doctrine with Russian doctrine.
Russia is accomplishing what they want, (annexing eastern Ukraine, destruction of Ukraine as a military threat), without exposing too much of their air power.
While western (read: US) doctrine is shock and awe, start have we accomplished with that? Iraq is a mess, Afghanistan is a now well-armed mess, NATO is having to rearm at great expense, the US is adding two more countries that we are now responsible for defending and funding. Western economies are falling.
Of course, if you want, you can buy into the propaganda that everything's fine. Ol toot/tdoyka will supply the info.
Unfortunately for Ukrainians, they weren't watching their government close enough and they allowed the CIA and people like Nuland in. Now they are paying the price.
Ukraine precision strikes on the towers has to be admired. Those towers need to be custom built and Ukraine is hitting Orc gas and distillate production hard.
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 24, 2024
dang russkies, your navy sucks!!!!
Ukrainian forces struck a Black Sea Fleet (BSF) communications center in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, and reportedly struck an oil depot and at least partially damaged two BSF landing ships on the night of March 23.
Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure on the night of February 23 to 24, mainly targeting southern and western Ukraine. Russian forces are reportedly approaching the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast but are unlikely to threaten the settlement with encirclement or seizure in the coming months. The seizure of Chasiv Yar would offer Russian forces limited but not insignificant operational benefits if they could achieve it. The Islamic State’s (IS) Amaq News Agency published footage on March 23 purportedly filmed from the perspective of the attackers involved in the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack. Russian officials proposed more anti-migrant policies in response to the Crocus City Hall attack. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov expressed concerns about Russian ultranationalist reactions to the Crocus City Hall attack. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City amid continued positional fighting along the entire line of contact on March 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on March 23 establishing a legal basis for enrolling members of the All-Russian Cossack Society into the Russian military’s mobilization reserve, likely as part of ongoing crypto-mobilization and military formalization efforts.
Ukraine now has 15 different types of long range drones for attacking Russian oil and gas facilities and intends to accelerate these attacks on those facilities including oil and gas fields installations, pipelines, refineries and storage facilities.
Russia realized that it would be fighting, equipment-wise, against the entire West, so it engaged in a war of attrition.
"Attritional wars require their own ‘Art of War’ and are fought with a ‘force-centric’ approach, unlike wars of manoeuvre which are ‘terrain-focused’. They are rooted in massive industrial capacity to enable the replacement of losses, geographical depth to absorb a series of
defeats, and technological conditions that prevent rapid ground movement. In attritional wars, military operations are shaped by a state’s ability to replace losses and generate new formations, not tactical and operational manoeuvres. The side that accepts the attritional
nature of war and focuses on destroying enemy forces rather than gaining terrain is most likely to win."
This explains Russia's "slow" progress in winning against the cuckrainians.
There are currently more daily losses in the Ukrainian army than newly mobilized men joining it.
To surrender to the Russian forces is seen as a real opportunity, and entire brigades are taking it.
Once they surrender, they are not asking to be put on prisoner exchange lists, as they'll just be sent back to the front to die.
Ukraine has again struck the Russian Black Sea fleet hitting 2 navy ships and a communications center near Sevastopol. Satellite images show major damages to all 3 strikes.
The International Institute for Strategic Studies says that Russia has lost approximately 3000 tanks since the invasion of Ukraine started. Oryx puts the loss number at 2850 tanks.
Kalibrated We could be looking at another major strike in the next 24hrs that may potentially involve 14-20 Tu-95s, 10 Tu-22M3s and an unknown number of Kinzhals and Ballistic missiles. All of these aircraft have been reported by Ukrainian sources to be preparing for another strike imminently.
The U.S. did suggest that Ukraine would be running out of AD by the end of March and here we are. The Russian infrastructure campaign just so happened to start in late March 🧐.
Now the EU and America are in no position to send even more aid to assist with repairs like they did in 2022/23. Russia turns off rail transport, Ukrainian logistics becomes extremely complicated and the defense begins to collapse in the east. 730views Scott , 21:54
India and Germany have agreed to form a formal defense alliance with multinational nations involved in drills with the 2 countries. Some see this as a prelude to India asserting itself on the world stage.
Ukrainians are choosing three years in prison instead of death at the front, which is why the TCC began to forge signatures and send everyone kidnapped to military units indiscriminately.
India and Germany have agreed to form a formal defense alliance with multinational nations involved in drills with the 2 countries. Some see this as a prelude to India asserting itself on the world stage.
India and Germany have agreed to form a formal defense alliance with multinational nations involved in drills with the 2 countries. Some see this as a prelude to India asserting itself on the world stage.
AFP, ISW
You and gheyghost gonna sign up
Sister Houston would be good for 15 minutes of work after you fed her . Prove me wrong, Houston Toot.
‘I’ve never seen war shown like this’: film-maker captures Ukraine conflict from soldiers’ view
Jamie Roberts says his BBC Two documentary, Ukraine, Enemy in the Woods, aims show a true picture of the frontline
... Roberts spent seven weeks with the Berlingo company in November and December last year to make the film, which will be broadcast on Monday night. During that time the 99-strong force lost 10 people, with another 66 wounded so seriously they could no longer fight – a casualty rate of 76% ...
... It took several weeks for Roberts to find the Berlingo company. Although several Ukrainian units were willing to work with the BBC film-maker, by the time he got out to meet them in the field “often they had been decimated, wrecked” by having taken too many casualties. Large units were often reduced to 15% of full strength. ...
Left and Right clicking on things doesn’t count. You can’t do physical work for 15 minutes yet wanna influence American foreign policy, Houston Toot.You’re not fighting anyone and none of your offspring are either. GFY
Ukraine drones strike again this time on a Russian pipeline hub. Damage estimates are not complete but many transfer systems have been shutdown in response to the attack.
Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 25, 2024
The March 22 Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall is a notable Russian intelligence and law enforcement failure, and explaining currently available open-source evidence does not require any wider and more complicated conspiracy theory either within or against the Russian state.
Kremlin officials’ and Russian ultranationalists’ continued insistence on blaming Ukraine for an attack that IS-K very likely committed may come at the expense of Russian internal security and civilian lives. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirmed that Lieutenant General Esedulla Abachev became the Leningrad Military District (LMD) Deputy Commander as the Russian military continues the formal disbandment of the Western Military District (WMD) and recreation of the LMD and Moscow Military District (MMD). Ukrainian officials stated that the Ukrainian strike on occupied Sevastopol, Crimea on the night of March 23 targeted more Black Sea Fleet (BSF) ships and caused more damage than initially reported. The Kremlin continues to lean on long debunked narratives as part of its wider information operations aimed at discrediting and undermining Western support for Ukraine. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka on March 25.
FSB officers could have been in the concert hall during the terrorist attack in Moscow
We analyzed the footage of the terrorist attack in "Crocus City Hall" and noticed that in the concert hall, where the bloodiest events of the terrorist attack broke out, there are several people similarly dressed in blue sweatshirt and jeans.
If you look at them, you will notice a few atypical actions on their part for such situations.
First of all, their clothing. The blue sweatshirt and jeans is a pretty casual combination, which helps them blend in with the crowd while being quite noticeable to each other. They are clearly visible at the exit, but if you look closely, the "men in blue" can be spotted in other parts of the hall.
Secondly, their behavior. They are all calm, not running anywhere, not panicking. In the video one man in a blue sweater and jeans even pushes back into the aisle between the seats a woman who was heading towards the exit (photo 2). Later this man starts filming on his phone. It can be seen that the "men in blue" look at each other from time to time.
At some point in the video, a male voice from behind, where the alleged "FSB officer" is sitting, suggests closing the doors, and the "men in blue" take turns supporting this idea, creating the illusion of mass support for this idea. Subsequently, this will lead to the fact that many people will not be able to get out of the hall due to closed doors and will die.
Satellite images of Sevastopol Bay after yesterday's Ukrainian missile strike.
Two large Project 755 landing ships can be seen without any damage. The BDK standing at the pier was attacked by one Storm Shadow (SCALP-EG) missile, but it missed and hit the pier next to the ship.
SBU (cuckraine CIA) building destroyed in the center of Kiev. Kinzhal literally punched through the middle and caused the entire thing to collapse.
Two Patriot PAC batteries also hit in Zhiulayny airport. The crews were US mercenaries.
Again demonstrating Russkie air supremacy.
Wiped out many NATO intel advisers at SBU with a ship Launched zircon missile. Over a 100 dead. 3 more US patriot systems blown up. Virtually zero air defense left in Ukraine
Russia also took out all major energy facilities the past 2 days. Pay back for the CIA Ukraine ISIS terrorist attack
Now it will escalate so that’s why you’re seeing a mass exodus of thousands of military aged men now in Ukraine
Satellite images of Sevastopol Bay after yesterday's Ukrainian missile strike.
Two large Project 755 landing ships can be seen without any damage. The BDK standing at the pier was attacked by one Storm Shadow (SCALP-EG) missile, but it missed and hit the pier next to the ship.
The scalps hit docks and missed the ships according photos released. lol
SBU (cuckraine CIA) building destroyed in the center of Kiev. Kinzhal literally punched through the middle and caused the entire thing to collapse.
Two Patriot PAC batteries also hit in Zhiulayny airport. The crews were US mercenaries.
Again demonstrating Russkie air supremacy.
Wiped out many NATO intel advisers at SBU with a ship Launched zircon missile. Over a 100 dead. 3 more US patriot systems blown up. Virtually zero air defense left in Ukraine
Russia also took out all major energy facilities the past 2 days. Pay back for the CIA Ukraine ISIS terrorist attack
Now it will escalate so that’s why you’re seeing a mass exodus of thousands of military aged men now in Ukraine
‘I’ve never seen war shown like this’: film-maker captures Ukraine conflict from soldiers’ view
Jamie Roberts says his BBC Two documentary, Ukraine, Enemy in the Woods, aims show a true picture of the frontline
... Roberts spent seven weeks with the Berlingo company in November and December last year to make the film, which will be broadcast on Monday night. During that time the 99-strong force lost 10 people, with another 66 wounded so seriously they could no longer fight – a casualty rate of 76% ...
... It took several weeks for Roberts to find the Berlingo company. Although several Ukrainian units were willing to work with the BBC film-maker, by the time he got out to meet them in the field “often they had been decimated, wrecked” by having taken too many casualties. Large units were often reduced to 15% of full strength. ...
Sounds like a good documentary. I looked everywhere to try to stream it. Probably have to wait a bit to pick up a stream. You can subscribe to a particular VPN and choose the UK as your location to get it to work, but I didn't feel like going through all that.
Wiped out many NATO intel advisers at SBU with a ship Launched zircon missile. Over a 100 dead. 3 more US patriot systems blown up. Virtually zero air defense left in Ukraine
Russia also took out all major energy facilities the past 2 days. Pay back for the CIA Ukraine ISIS terrorist attack
Now it will escalate so that’s why you’re seeing a mass exodus of thousands of military aged men now in Ukraine
Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 26, 2024
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that the Crocus City Hall attackers originally fled toward Belarus not Ukraine, directly undermining the Kremlin narrative on Ukraine’s involvement, possibly to head off questions about why the attackers headed toward Belarus in the first place. Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior Kremlin officials appear to be struggling to maintain a consistent rhetorical line about the Crocus City Hall attack, indicating that the Kremlin has not fully figured out how to reconcile its information operations with the reality of its intelligence and law enforcement failure. Russian officials are proposing actionable but likely impractical solutions to the emotional outcries for retribution in response to the Crocus City Hall attack. The Moldovan Constitutional Court reversed a ruling banning the Kremlin-affiliated Shor Party on March 26, which will likely allow pro-Russian Moldovan actors to reconsolidate around the Shor Party and reverse the impacts of the previous Moldovan ban on the party. Ukrainian officials stated on March 26 that Ukrainian forces successfully conducted a strike on the night of March 23 to 24 against a Ukrainian ship that Russian forces had captured in 2014. Separate investigations conducted by Western media outlets have found that Russian forces may be using Starlink terminals in Ukraine. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna and Bakhmut on March 26. The Russian military has reportedly started recruiting personnel for elements of the newly reformed Leningrad Military District (LMD).
Switzerland has joined the EU in freezing Russian assets in the amount of $8.53 billion dollars with more Russian assets to be frozen in accord with the EU.
Wiped out many NATO intel advisers at SBU with a ship Launched zircon missile. Over a 100 dead. 3 more US patriot systems blown up. Virtually zero air defense left in Ukraine
Russia also took out all major energy facilities the past 2 days. Pay back for the CIA Ukraine ISIS terrorist attack
Now it will escalate so that’s why you’re seeing a mass exodus of thousands of military aged men now in Ukraine
Wiped out many NATO intel advisers at SBU with a ship Launched zircon missile. Over a 100 dead. 3 more US patriot systems blown up. Virtually zero air defense left in Ukraine
Russia also took out all major energy facilities the past 2 days. Pay back for the CIA Ukraine ISIS terrorist attack
Now it will escalate so that’s why you’re seeing a mass exodus of thousands of military aged men now in Ukraine
The FAB 10000’s will soon be ready
How long until Kiev falls?
Long before you can lose 10lbs.
Take a look at Burns’ bloated red face and all of the broken surface blood vessels on his swollen bulbous nose
Wiped out many NATO intel advisers at SBU with a ship Launched zircon missile. Over a 100 dead. 3 more US patriot systems blown up. Virtually zero air defense left in Ukraine
Russia also took out all major energy facilities the past 2 days. Pay back for the CIA Ukraine ISIS terrorist attack
Now it will escalate so that’s why you’re seeing a mass exodus of thousands of military aged men now in Ukraine
The FAB 10000’s will soon be ready
How long until Kiev falls?
Long before you can lose 10lbs.
Take a look at Burns’ bloated red face and all of the broken surface blood vessels on his swollen bulbous nose
Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 27, 2024
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) released its 38th report on the human rights situation in Ukraine on March 26, confirming several of ISW’s longstanding assessments about Russia’s systematic violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in occupied territories and towards Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs). Russian officials are tying the US and the West to a broader set of “terrorist” attacks against Russia following the Crocus City Hall attack, likely to intensify rhetoric about alleged Western and Ukrainian threats to generate greater domestic support for the war in Ukraine. Russian authorities are increasing legal pressure against migrants in Russia following recent Russian officials’ proposals for harsher, measures against migrant communities in response to the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and southwest of Donetsk City on March 27. Russian Storm-Z personnel continue to complain about their poor treatment by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) as the MoD tries to posture efficacy in its force generation and social benefit allocation system.
Riley Bailey, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
March 28, 2024
Ukraine is currently preventing Russian forces from making significant tactical gains along the entire frontline, but continued delays in US security assistance will likely expand the threat of Russian operational success, including in non-linear and possibly exponential ways. The continued degradation of Ukraine’s air defense umbrella provides one of the most immediate avenues through which Russian forces could generate non-linear operational impacts. Russia’s ability to conduct opportunistic but limited offensive actions along Ukraine’s international border with Russia offers Russia further opportunities to constrain Ukrainian manpower and materiel, but Western aid provisions and Ukrainian efforts to address manpower challenges would ease the impacts of such Russian efforts. Russian President Vladimir Putin continued to make sensationalized statements as part of Russia’s ongoing reflexive control campaign, which aims to deter further Western military aid provisions to Ukraine and deflect attention from the growing Russian force posturing against NATO. Putin’s March 27 statements are neither new nor surprising, and best illustrate how the Kremlin routinely overwhelms the Western information space, often with irrelevant or decontextualized truths rather than with outright misinformation or disinformation, to shape global perceptions and advance its own long-term objectives. The Russian Investigative Committee unsurprisingly claimed that it has evidence tying Ukraine to the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack amid continued Kremlin efforts to link Ukraine and the West to the terrorist attack to generate more domestic support for the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern for heightened ethnic tension in Russian society following the Crocus City Hall attacks and may be falsely blaming Ukraine and the West for the Crocus City Hall attack in order to divert domestic attention away from ethnic tensions. Ukrainian drone strikes against oil refineries in Russia are reportedly forcing Russia to import gasoline from Belarus. An independent investigation found that international information operation campaigns linked to deceased Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin remained active, despite the Russian government shutting down media companies and organizations overtly linked to Prigozhin after his death. Senior Russian officials are intensifying their victim-blaming of Armenian leadership as Armenia continues to distance itself from security relations with Russia after the Kremlin abandoned Armenia to its fate as it lost Nagorno-Karabakh. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Donetsk City. Russia continues efforts to source ballistic missiles and other weapons from North Korea for use in Ukraine.
Everyone will be better off when Ukraine is allowed to sue for peace. They have no path forward. The EU is broke. NATO is broke and so are we.supporting this bastar-d child is no longer viable.
I’m fairly a fairly-knowledge and well-studied student of military history and a war veteran myself, but I am not omniscient.
This is a legitimate question:
I cannot think of a single conventional major military campaign between two conventional militaries (not talking about guerrilla warfare) from the beginning of WWII until February 24, 2022 where one side did not achieve air supremacy.
Is that not correct?
And furthermore, I cannot think of one example of conventional-to-conventional where the side with air supremacy lost?
That is what makes this seem like such an aberration, but also consistent with the above.
Neither side has air supremacy (as opposed to some modest air superiority), and … it is a stalemate. Unsurprising to me.
Say what you want, but, aside from all that, Russia’s inability to dominate the skies over Ukraine suggests to me that we could put scores of F22s, F35s, and B-2s over Moscow or any battleground NATO may have with Russia. That, plus the reality that Russia has an economy the size of Texas’s economy, aside from the NATO allies, suggests that a conventional war between Russia and NATO would end poorly for Russia.
But Russia has nukes. Whether they are spending the massive amounts of money to maintain those as functional, rather than just a perceived deterrent, is curious to me.
I asked my father this question some years ago. He was a nuclear scientist in NM. All he said was: "If I knew, I could not tell you."
You completely miss the reason there has been no air superiority over Ukraine. Modern air defenses are too effective to fly over. The Russians have always put their money into air defense not projecting air power as we have. Even the remnants of air defense remaining in Ukraine make the use of aircraft in and near Ukraine extremely risky. Our front line aircraft are incredibly powerful yet still extremely vulnerable. Stealth aircraft were shown to be vulnerable way back in the nineties. We the USA would suffer unsustainable catastrophic losses if we had to fly over a modern air defense. Modern warfare has rendered our methods of mobile armored attack under the cover of air superiority obsolete. War has now returned to attrition warfare. Ukraine is approaching the finale phase where they’re completely depleted and can no longer control their skies and deny Russian air superiority , materially support the army , and replace lost manpower. We the west cannot replace the war material being used by the Ukraine. The deindustrialization of the USA and Europe has left us collectively unable to support even this limited war in Ukraine. Our stockpiles are depleted and our ability to replenish them severely limited. Only our Navy still remains supreme. But even our Navy cannot survive near a peer like China or Russia. We can rule the open ocean but no longer near modern coastal defenses.
Like a body puncher that wears down his opponent before a final knockout blow is exactly what is happening in this war.
Since the initial incursions by both sides, the Russians have engaged in an active defense strategy, also known as a war of attrition. The objective is not territorial gain but the systematic destruction of the enemies armed forces. This strategy also has the advantage of minimizing casualties as it is usually more costly to attack than defend. In the meantime , destroy command and control, energy and munitions depots via heavy, long range strike weapons.
To categorize this conflict as a stalemate, by Western MSM ,is wishful thinking. Although engaged in active defense, the Russians are incrementally gaining territory. Witness the Ukrainian defensive belt at AdvIevka is now under Russian control.
Some forget, the vaunted Ukrainian counter offensive was beaten back with the loss of 71,000 Ukrainian KIA.
Russia has air superiority and near air supremacy, superior ISR, awash in heavy, long range strike weapons, armor and above all, manpower. The green rat is in desperate straits and a cornered rat may do anything to survive. The recent terrorist attack, organized and supported by Ukrainian nationalists, is a stark example.
I could be mistakeN but I believe, as soon as the Russians conclude that the AFU is weakened enough, they will move on Kharkov, Zaporozhe, Odessa and Kiev.
Putin has also warned that foreign airbases employed to launch F16S or otherwise, are fair game to be eliminated.
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, and George Barros
March 29, 2024
The Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (ROC MP), a Kremlin-controlled organization and a known tool within the Russian hybrid warfare toolkit, held the World Russian People’s Council in Moscow on March 27 and 28 and approved an ideological and policy document tying several Kremlin ideological narratives together in an apparent effort to form a wider nationalist ideology around the war in Ukraine and Russia’s expansionist future. The ROC MP intensified Kremlin rhetoric about Russia’s war in Ukraine and cast it as an existential and civilizational “holy war,” a significant inflection for Russian authorities who have so far carefully avoided officially framing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as any kind of “war.” The ROC MP called for the codification of elements of the Russkiy Mir and may be gauging public support for the formal inclusion of ethnic Ukrainians and Belarusians in the Kremlin’s concept of the Russian nation. The ROC MP heavily emphasized Russia’s need for traditional family values and an updated migration policy to counter Russia’s ongoing demographic crisis. The ROC MP appears to be combining previously parallel Kremlin narrative efforts into a relatively cohesive ideology focusing on national identity and demographic resurgence that promises Russians a period of national rejuvenation in exchange for social and civic duties. Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi stressed that materiel shortages from delays in Western security assistance are constraining Ukrainian forces and forcing Ukraine to conduct a strategic defense. The Russian military likely expanded the target set for Russia’s strike campaign against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure to include hydroelectric power plants. Russia vetoed an annual United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution extending a monitoring panel tracking adherence to UN sanctions against North Korea on March 28. The Kremlin appears to have succeeded in pressuring Telegram to further censor extremist content following the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack, highlighting the Kremlin’s ability to pressure significant actors within the Russian information space to act in its interests. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on March 29. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is preparing for Russia’s semi-annual spring conscription cycle, which will begin on April 1. Russian occupation authorities continue law enforcement crackdowns, including against the Crimean Tatar ethnic minority, to consolidate control over occupied Ukraine.
War a real threat and Europe not ready, warns Poland's PM 10:40 am today By Paul Kirby, BBC News
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has delivered a blunt warning that Europe has entered a "pre-war era" and if Ukraine is defeated by Russia, nobody in Europe will be able to feel safe.
"I don't want to scare anyone, but war is no longer a concept from the past," he told European media. "It's real and it started over two years ago."
His remarks came as a fresh barrage of Russian missiles targeted Ukraine.
Russia has intensified its bombardment of Ukraine in recent weeks.
Overnight into Friday Ukraine's air force said it had shot down 58 drones and 26 missiles and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said energy infrastructure had been damaged in six regions, in the west, centre and east of the country.
Ukraine's national energy company has announced emergency blackouts in three regions of the country - Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kirovograd - and has urged consumers to limit electricity use. The provider, Ukrenergo, blamed "the massive Russian attack on Ukrainian power plants overnight".
Tusk, a former president of the European Council, said Russian President Vladimir Putin had already blamed Ukraine for the jihadist attack on Moscow's Crocus City Hall without any evidence and "evidently feels the need to justify increasingly violent attacks on civil targets in Ukraine".
He pointed out that Russia had attacked Kyiv with hypersonic missiles in daylight for the first time earlier this week.
He used his first foreign interview since returning to office as Polish prime minister at the end of last year to deliver a direct appeal to Europe's leaders to do more to bolster its defences.
Regardless of whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump won November's United States presidential election, he argued Europe would become a more attractive partner to the US if it became more self-sufficient militarily.
It was not about Europe achieving military autonomy from the US or creating "parallel structures to Nato", he said. Poland now spent 4 percent of its economic output on defence and every other European country should spend 2 percent of GDP, with the European Union as a whole mentally prepared to fight for its security.
Since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine, relations with the West have reached their lowest ebb since the worst days of the Cold War, although Putin said this week that Moscow had "no aggressive intentions" towards Nato countries.
The idea that his country would attack Poland, the Baltic states and the Czech Republic was "complete nonsense", he said. And yet he also warned that if Ukraine used Western F-16 warplanes from airfields in other countries, they would become "legitimate targets, wherever they might be located".
This is not Tusk's first warning of a pre-war era. He gave centre-right European leaders a similar message earlier this month.
However, he revealed that Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, had asked fellow EU leaders to stop using the word "war" in their summit statements, because people did not want to feel threatened. Tusk said he had replied that in his part of Europe, war was no longer an abstract idea.
Appealing for urgent military aid for Ukraine, he warned that the next two years of the war would decide everything: "We are living in the most critical moment since the end of the Second World War."
What was most worrying now, he told journalists from some of Europe's biggest newspapers, was that "literally any scenario is possible".
He remembered a photo on the wall of his family home in Poland that showed people laughing on a beach at Sopot, near Gdansk where he was born, on the southern Baltic coast.
The image was from 31 August 1939, he said, then a dozen hours later and 5 kilometres away, World War II began.
"I know it sounds devastating, especially to people of the younger generation, but we have to mentally get used to the arrival of a new era. The pre-war era," he warned.
Despite his chilling remarks, Tusk was more optimistic about what he called a real revolution in mentality across Europe.
When he was Polish prime minister for the first time, from 2007 to 2014, he said few other European leaders beyond Poland and the Baltic states realised Russia was a potential threat.
He praised several European leaders and highlighted the importance of security co-operation between Poland, France and Germany - an alliance known as the Weimar Triangle. And he pointed to Sweden and Finland, once paragons of pacifism and neutrality but now members of Nato.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's newly appointed commander-in-chief General Oleksandr Syrskiy admitted in a rare interview that Russia was outgunning Ukrainian forces "about six to one" on the front line.
"The defence forces are now performing tasks along the entire vast front line, with little or no weapons and ammunition," he warned in an interview with the Ukrinform news agency, saying the situation was "tense" in some areas.
Syrskyi said Ukraine had lost territory it would "undoubtedly have retained" with "a sufficient number of air defence systems and artillery shells", and said the country hoped to receive more aid and missiles soon.
Analysis The latest warning from Poland's Prime Minister echoes what his neighbours in the Baltic states have been saying for some time; if Russia can get away with invading, occupying and annexing whole provinces in Ukraine then how long, they fear, before President Putin decides to launch a similar offensive against countries like theirs, that used to be part of Moscow's orbit?
Defence spending per capita is noticeably higher in the Nato countries bordering Russia than it is in western Europe.
Vladimir Putin, who critics say has just "reappointed himself" to a fifth presidential term in a "sham election", has recently said he has no plans to attack a Nato country.
But Baltic leaders like Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas say Moscow's word cannot be trusted. In the days leading up to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed Western warnings of the imminent invasion as "propaganda" and "Western hyperbole".
Russian Orthodox Doc Declares 'Holy War' in Ukraine
By Sandy Fitzgerald | Friday, 29 March 2024
The Russian Orthodox Church this week approved a document declaring its country's self-described "special military operation" against Ukraine as a "holy war" being waged to protect Russia's "spiritual space."
The declaration was made in a document approved during a gathering of the World Russian People's Council, which brought religious, cultural, and political figures together at the Orthodox Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, reports Newsweek.
"From a spiritual and moral point of view, the special military operation is a Holy War, in which Russia and its people, are defending the single spiritual space of Holy Russia," said the document, released under the heading of "special military operation," the Kremlin's official term for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The document added that the war was waged to protect "the world from the onslaught of globalism and the victory of the West, which has fallen into Satanism," and declared that once the war is over, "the entire territory of modern Ukraine should enter the zone of Russia's exclusive influence."
"The possibility of the existence of a Russophobic political regime hostile to Russia and its people on this territory, as well as a political regime controlled from an external center hostile to Russia, should be completely excluded," the declaration said.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, who heads the Russian Orthodox Church and the World Russian People's Council, is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In February 2022, when the invasion of Ukraine began, Kirill declared that Ukraine and Belarus remain part of "Russian lands" and condemned Ukrainians fighting back against the invasion as "forces of evil." He also presented the war as Russia's battle for Christianity's future.
Other representatives in the Orthodox faith, however, including the U.S.-based Orthodox Public Affairs Committee (OPAC) have condemned the war and after the invasion of Ukraine began, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) cut its ties with the Russian Orthodox Church.
Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, told Newsweek earlier this month that in places where Russia has arrived in Ukraine, it has worked to "exterminate all other religions besides the well-controlled and weaponized Russian Orthodox Church."
Meanwhile, the Institute for Religious Freedom, based in Kyiv, said last year that Russia's military has destroyed, damaged, or looted almost 500 religious buildings, with the numbers continuing to climb.
Shevchuk said it is a challenge for his church not to become militant or "fall to the same temptation the Russian Orthodox Church fell into and become an instrument of hatred."
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros
March 30, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated that delays in American security assistance have forced Ukraine to cede the battlefield initiative, not contest the battlefield initiative, and continue to threaten Ukraine’s defensive capabilities. Russian missile strikes destroyed one of the largest thermal power plants in Kharkiv Oblast on March 22, as continued delays in US security assistance degrade Ukraine’s air defense umbrella and increase Russia’s ability to significantly damage Ukraine’s energy grid. Russian forces are demonstrating technological and tactical adaptations and are increasingly using unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) on the frontlines of Donetsk Oblast. The Russian military is reportedly forming mobile fire groups to mitigate against Ukrainian drone strike threats but will likely struggle to field these groups at the required scale in the near term. Russian authorities continue to escalate legal pressure against migrants in the wake of the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack, prompting both Russian authorities to increase deportations and migrants to voluntarily leave Russia. Positional engagements continued throughout the theater on March 30. Russian mobilized personnel continue to suffer high casualties while fighting in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president has dismissed a long-time aide, Sergey Shefir, as well as several senior advisers.
Sherif was one of the few remaining officials to have served alongside Zelensky since day one of his presidency, assuming his post in May 2019. Before getting into politics, he was a long-time close business associate of Zelensky, with whom he had co-founded the Kvartal 95 (District 95) comedy studio.
Twenty border guards from a border unit based near the village of Vinogradovka in the Odessa region abandoned their posts and fled to Moldova after learning of their leadership’s plans to send them to the front.
Kiev should pursue a “negotiated settlement” with Moscow before it loses all access to the Black Sea, the billionaire has stated.
The entrepreneur stated in a post on his X platform on Saturday that “any fool could have predicted” that Kiev’s much-touted counteroffensive last year would fail, adding that even if Kiev had followed his recommendation to “entrench and apply all resources to defense,” it would be “tough to hold land that doesn’t have strong natural barriers.”
By Jakub Janovsky, naalsio26, Aloha, Dan, Kemal, and Alexander Black
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned.
Russia - 15093, of which: destroyed: 10645, damaged: 695, abandoned: 823, captured: 2930
Tanks (2873, of which destroyed: 1901, damaged: 154, abandoned: 285, captured: 533) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1275, of which destroyed: 873, damaged: 35, abandoned: 99, captured: 268) Armoured Personnel Carriers (416, of which destroyed: 280, damaged: 18, abandoned: 26, captured: 92) Towed Artillery (356, of which destroyed: 205, damaged: 46, abandoned: 5, captured: 100) Multiple Rocket Launchers (363, of which destroyed: 273, damaged: 34, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Self-Propelled Artillery (709, of which destroyed: 553, damaged: 41, abandoned: 7, captured: 108) Multiple Rocket Launchers (363, of which destroyed: 273, damaged: 34, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (216, of which destroyed: 157, damaged: 31, abandoned: 4, captured: 24) Aircraft (107, of which destroyed: 99, damaged: 8) Helicopters (135, of which destroyed: 103, damaged: 30, captured: 2) Naval Ships and Submarines (22, of which destroyed: 16, damaged: 6)
Trucks, Vehicles, and Jeeps (3176, of which destroyed: 2475, damaged: 84, abandoned: 47, captured: 570) Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (337, of which destroyed: 196, captured: 141) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (14, of which destroyed: 11, captured: 3) Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles (53, of which destroyed: 37, damaged: 5, abandoned: 1, captured: 10) Infantry Mobility Vehicles (239, of which destroyed: 171, damaged: 14, abandoned: 3, captured: 51) Command Posts And Communications Stations (274, of which destroyed: 183, damaged: 4, abandoned: 2, captured: 85) Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (453, of which destroyed: 246, damaged: 17, abandoned: 38, captured: 152) Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems (44, of which destroyed: 18, damaged: 1, abandoned: 4, captured: 21) Artillery Support Vehicles And Equipment (116, of which destroyed: 60, abandoned: 2, captured: 54) Anti-Aircraft Guns (51, of which destroyed: 32, damaged: 1, captured: 18) Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns (25, of which destroyed: 14, damaged: 1, abandoned: 2, captured: 8) Radars (63, of which destroyed: 41, damaged: 12, captured: 10) Jammers And Deception Systems (77, of which destroyed: 58, damaged: 11, captured: 8)
The armed forces say they targeted the trio of Su-25s in Nikolaev Region.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sunday that it has destroyed three Ukrainian Su-25 close air support warplanes. The military jets were stationed at the Voznesensk airfield in Nikolaev Region, a strategically important area in the south of the country.
Warsaw says Polish Brigadier General Adam Marczak died of ‘unexplained natural causes’ while Moscow claims to hit Chasiv Yar command center secretively hosting senior NATO officials.
Warsaw says Polish Brigadier General Adam Marczak died of ‘unexplained natural causes’ while Moscow claims to hit Chasiv Yar command center secretively hosting senior NATO officials.
Natural causes? I guess so, his heart quit beating after Russia put those missiles down the chimney of that bunker.
Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, and George Barros
March 31, 2024
The Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (ROC MP) reportedly directed all its clergy to change their liturgy to include pro-war prayers in support of Russia’s war of conquest against Ukraine and is likely threatening to defrock ROC MP clergy who do not support the war. The ROC MP leadership has intensified internal scrutiny against ROC MP clergy and has reportedly defrocked several clergy members who refused to promote Kremlin-introduced prayers supporting Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia conducted another series of missile and drone strikes largely targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure on the night of March 30 to 31 as delays in US security assistance continue to degrade Ukraine’s air defense umbrella and enable Russia to significantly damage Ukraine’s energy grid. Ukrainian forces appear to have repelled a Russian battalion-sized mechanized assault near Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, on March 30 — the first battalion-sized mechanized assault since Russian forces began the campaign to seize Avdiivka in late October 2023. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced on March 31 that France will provide an unspecified number of Aster 30 surface-to-air missiles and “hundreds” of armored vehicles and other equipment to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on March 31 the scheduled decree authorizing Russia’s semi-annual spring military conscription, which will conscript 150,000 Russians between April 1 and July 15. The Russian military command reportedly appointed Chief of Staff of the Russian Ground Forces Colonel General Alexander Lapin as commander of the newly formed Leningrad Military District (LMD). The Kremlin continues efforts to enforce Russian federal laws in post-Soviet countries where Russia has no legal jurisdiction. Russian authorities conducted a counterterrorism operation and detained suspected terrorists in the Republic of Dagestan on March 31. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and southwest of Donetsk City on March 31. The Russian government continues to fail to properly compensate volunteer and irregular forces fighting in Ukraine, despite recently passing new legislation that simplifies the access to veteran statuses for these servicemen and their families.
And despite toots/Houston tdoyka propaganda, ukeraine is still losing.
Look how many nations are fighting Russia, and they still stand strong.
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opps!!! Ukrainian forces appear to have repelled a Russian battalion-sized mechanized assault near Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, on March 30 — the first battalion-sized mechanized assault since Russian forces began the campaign to seize Avdiivka in late October 2023.
russkies lost 12 tanks and 8 bmp's for a failed assault.
Putler wants another 150,000 peasants for this springs conscription. you know why? because he lost 150,000 army personal due to death and wounding. more meat for the Ukraine grinder.
Zelensky: Ukrainian retreat looms without US support, ATACMS are ‘the answer’ 80% of DTEK's energy capacity damaged, destroyed after Russia's March attacks Putin signs decree to conscript 150,000 Russians, Ukrainians under occupation for military service Navy: Russia withdraws 'most valuable' ships from occupied Crimea France to send Ukraine air defense missiles, armored vehicles Ukraine’s armed forces could soon be forced to retreat further if U.S. military aid continues to be delayed, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as he called on Washington to provide more long-range missiles to strike airfields in occupied Crimea.
In an interview with the Washington Post, Zelensky said his military has been unable to plan counteroffensive operations as they do not know if they’ll have the weapons required to conduct one.
“If you are not taking steps forward to prepare another counteroffensive, Russia will take them,” he said, adding: “That’s what we learned in this war: If you don’t do it, Russia will do it.”
After an unsuccessful counteroffensive last year, Russian forces now hold a theater-wide initiative which Ukraine is finding increasingly difficult to contain, largely due to a lack of ammunition.
This was starkly illustrated in February when Russia took Avdiivka, forcing Ukrainian troops to retreat from the town and accelerate the building of defensive lines further back on Ukrainian territory.
“We are trying to find some way not to retreat,” Zelensky said, and added that after the fall of Avdiivka “we have stabilized the situation because of smart steps by our military.”
But he warned the wider situation is grim without further military aid.
“If there is no U.S. support, it means that we have no air defense, no Patriot missiles, no jammers for electronic warfare, no 155mm artillery rounds,” he said.
“It means we will go back, retreat, step by step, in small steps.”
As well as inching forward on the front lines, Russian forces have also escalated missile and drones attacks on Ukraine’s cities and civilian infrastructure.
In addition to facing dwindling supplies of air defense missiles, Ukraine also has a lack of long range missiles with which it could target the air bases from which Russian bomber aircraft take off.
AS of this moment, Gaylenskiy is no longer the legitimate president of the Ukraine. Although even this legitimacy is a joke, given the way he became president.
But today at 00:00, cuckraine time, as if in a fairy tale, he will turn from a drug-addicted clown with the status of president into a mere drug-addicted clown.
No coincidence that this will happen on the April Fools’ Day.
And the fact that although he would allow no election ta pick a real President, he will remain in charge of the country on April 1 is an even greater mockery of the nation.
more russkies troops going into the meat grinder? i wonder what the ukraines' will make? sausage, kielbasa, bratwurst....mmmmmm i'm getting hungry now!!!!
Putin Calls Up 150,000 for Military Service. Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a directive for the regular spring conscription, ordering 150,000 citizens into military service, according to a document published on the Kremlin’s website on March 31. Every Russian man aged 18 or older must commit to a year of military service or undergo equivalent training during their higher education program.This comes after Russia extended the age limit for conscription from 27 to 30 in July. The new law took effect on January 1, 2024. Even though conscription is still a contentious issue in Russia, it continues to be executed twice a year. With Russia’s war with Ukraine raging, 130,000 were called to service in the autumn conscription campaign and 147,000 last spring.
The latest conscription decree comes as Russia appears to be stepping up its efforts in Ukraine. Eastern Ukraine regions have seen a rise in casualties due to Russian strikes, with the city of Kharkiv being heavily targeted. Strikes also affected Lviv, a region far from the front lines where rescue operations are ongoing after cruise missile hits. Russia’s Belgorod region suffered casualties due to alleged Ukrainian shelling.Independent verification of these military movements from either party has not been ascertained. These developments have sparked further international concern around the escalating tensions and impact on civilians living in these regions. Also adding to fears of the conflict’s escalation are the increasing incidents of Western interference in the war on behalf of Ukraine. Following his victory in the March presidential election, Putin warned such interference could spark a third world war.
more russkies troops going into the meat grinder? i wonder what the ukraines' will make? sausage, kielbasa, bratwurst....mmmmmm i'm getting hungry now!!!!
This might be the most accidentally introspective post in the thread.
Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, and George Barros
April 1, 2024
A joint investigation by 60 Minutes, the Insider, and Der Spiegel strongly suggests that the Kremlin has waged a sustained kinetic campaign directly targeting US government personnel both in the United States and internationally for a decade, with the likely objective of physically incapacitating US government personnel.
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is intensifying efforts to falsely implicate Ukraine in the March 22 Crocus City Hall terrorist attack while denying any Islamic State (IS) responsibility or involvement in the attack. Russian authorities are taking measures to further crack down against migrant communities in Russia following the Crocus City Hall attack. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and in the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on April 1. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues to reassure the Russian public that Russian military conscripts will not deploy to most of occupied Ukraine nor participate in combat operations in Ukraine amid the start of the spring semi-annual military conscription call-up that started on April 1.
Canuks who have no history of fighting for their Nation should stick to reviewing bagged milk brands and how good Justin's wanker tastes.
Let the Ukraine decide how hard to fight for freedom, they don't seem close to quiting. Just need help with more bullets to slay more Orcs.
Your need to cower and grovel before authority is not everyone's need.
Deal with your shit political issue and maybe then you can speak on the political situation in the Greatest Country Ever.
Thanks for your attention on this matter.
Mr. Burns: You do realize you are aligned with Resident Biden and the most corrupt elements of the U.S. government don't you? In support of a country more corrupt than Russia?
Mr. Burns: You do realize you are aligned with Resident Biden and the most corrupt elements of the U.S. government don't you? In support of a country more corrupt than Russia?
Canuks who have no history of fighting for their Nation should stick to reviewing bagged milk brands and how good Justin's wanker tastes.
Let the Ukraine decide how hard to fight for freedom, they don't seem close to quiting. Just need help with more bullets to slay more Orcs.
Your need to cower and grovel before authority is not everyone's need.
Deal with your shit political issue and maybe then you can speak on the political situation in the Greatest Country Ever.
Thanks for your attention on this matter.
Mr. Burns: You do realize you are aligned with Resident Biden and the most corrupt elements of the U.S. government don't you? In support of a country more corrupt than Russia?
Come on over to our side.
Hastings,
Biden encouraged the invasion, encouraged Zelenskyy to run, slow rolled the aid when it mattered most, refused aid like ATACMS that would have made significant impact, ect.
We probably won't be in agreement on the best way to handle the Orc invasion but if you objectivly study the Biden response I tihnk you will see it has not been consistant with Biden rhetoric. We are seeing a repeat with the support for Israel.
RFK jr proposes a policy in step with the Putin Pufters here so are you now a supported of RFK jr for President?
Trump has a very strong anti Russian stance on the invasion and I support Trump for President. I believe Puty boi would never have sent his Orc Hordes if Trump had been in the White House.
Do you think Putin would have invaded if Trump was in the White House?
ps. You're more fun to discuss this with when you are not trying to get me thrown in Orc prison.
Canuks who have no history of fighting for their Nation should stick to reviewing bagged milk brands and how good Justin's wanker tastes.
Let the Ukraine decide how hard to fight for freedom, they don't seem close to quiting. Just need help with more bullets to slay more Orcs.
Your need to cower and grovel before authority is not everyone's need.
Deal with your shit political issue and maybe then you can speak on the political situation in the Greatest Country Ever.
Thanks for your attention on this matter.
Mr. Burns: You do realize you are aligned with Resident Biden and the most corrupt elements of the U.S. government don't you? In support of a country more corrupt than Russia?
Come on over to our side.
Hastings,
Biden encouraged the invasion, encouraged Zelenskyy to run, slow rolled the aid when it mattered most, refused aid like ATACMS that would have made significant impact, ect.
We probably won't be in agreement on the best way to handle the Orc invasion but if you objectivly study the Biden response I tihnk you will see it has not been consistant with Biden rhetoric. We are seeing a repeat with the support for Israel.
RFK jr proposes a policy in step with the Putin Pufters here so are you now a supported of RFK jr for President?
Trump has a very strong anti Russian stance on the invasion and I support Trump for President. I believe Puty boi would never have sent his Orc Hordes if Trump had been in the White House.
Do you think Putin would have invaded if Trump was in the White House?
ps. You're more fun to discuss this with when you are not trying to get me thrown in Orc prison.
There would be no reason for Russians to formally invade Ukraine if Trump was US president.
US foreign policy establishment blindly intent on beating Russia on the battlefield and crushing its economy. Neither will happen
By DAVID P GOLDMAN MARCH 25, 2024
Somewhere last weekend a few dozen former Cabinet members, senior military officers, academics and think tank analysts met to evaluate the world military situation.
I can say that I haven’t been so scared since the fall of 1983, when I was a junior contract researcher doing odd jobs for then Special Assistant to the President Norman A Bailey at the National Security Council. That was the peak of the Cold War and the too-realistic Able Archer 83 exercise nearly set off a nuclear war.
Now, the US foreign policy establishment has staked its credibility on humiliating Russia by pushing NATO’s borders to within a few hundred kilometers of Moscow, while crushing Moscow’s economy through sanctions.
It has pulled every chit it has with European governments, mobilizing its legion of journalists, think tankers and stipended politicians to promote the Ukrainian proxy war, with the intent of degrading Russia’s armed forces and ultimately forcing regime change in Russia.
The messaging from the most distinguished participants – former Cabinet members with defense and national security portfolios – is that NATO is still determined to win at any cost. “The question is whether Russia can generate strategic reserves,” one rapporteur said, “Its officer corps is at 50% strength and it has no depth of non-commissioned officers.”
“The Russians are taking massive losses of 25,000 to 30,000 a month,” the former official added. “They can’t sustain the will to fight on the battlefield. The Russians are close to a breaking point. Can they sustain their national will? Not if the rigged election [of Vladimir Putin this month] was any indication. Their economy has real vulnerability. We need to redouble sanctions and financial interdiction of supplies getting to Russia. The Russians have a Potemkin portrayal of strength.”
All the above is demonstrably false and known to be false by the rapporteur in question. The notion that Russia is taking 25,000 to 30,000 casualties a month is ludicrous. Artillery accounts for about 70% of casualties on both sides and by every estimate Russia is firing five or ten times as many shells as Ukraine. Russia has carefully avoided frontal assaults to preserve manpower.
The most important fact about Putin’s re-election is that 88% of Russians voted, a much higher turnout than in any Western democracy. Russians may not have had much choice of candidate but they had a choice of voting or not. The massive turnout is consistent with Putin’s 85% approval rating according to the independent Levada poll.
Instead of collapsing, Russia has become the focal point for a reorganization of global supply chains and their financing, and its economy is growing, rather than shrinking by half, as President Biden promised in March 2022.
Ukraine is running out of soldiers and can’t agree on a new conscription law. One prominent military historian expostulated, “Everywhere you go in Ukraine you see young men hanging around and not in uniform! Ukraine refuses to go all in.”
Russia produces anywhere between four and seven times more artillery shells than Ukraine. Ukraine’s air defenses are exhausted as its old Soviet-era anti-aircraft missiles have been fired and NATO’s stocks of Patriot missiles are dwindling.
Russia has an inexhaustible supply of Soviet-era large bombs fitted with cheap guidance systems, fired accurately at Ukrainian targets from Russian aircraft standing 60 miles (96.5 kilometers) off. With five times Ukraine’s population, Russia is winning the war of attrition.
Another rapporteur at the weekend meeting denounced Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other European leaders for worrying too much about the “nuclear threshold” – the point of escalation after which Russia might use nuclear weapons. He demanded that Germany supply its long-range Taurus cruise missile to Ukraine, with a 1,000-kilometer range and a two-stage warhead suitable for destroying major infrastructure.
Senior German air force officers last month discussed using 20 of the Taurus missiles to destroy the Kerch Bridge linking Crimea to the Russian mainland, in a conversation covertly recorded and published by Russian media. The conversation also revealed the presence of hundreds of British and other NATO personnel on the ground in Ukraine.
Taking the war to Russia’s homeland and destroying major infrastructure is one way to transform the proxy war with Ukraine into a general European war. Another is to deploy NATO soldiers in Ukraine, something that French President Emmanuel Macron has broached (but almost certainly does not intend to do).
Remarkably, not a word was said about a possible negotiated solution to the conflict. Any negotiated outcome at this juncture would award Russia the Eastern Ukrainian oblasts that it has annexed and probably give Russia a buffer zone reaching to the east bank of the Dnieper River – followed by a normalization of economic relations with Western Europe.
Russia would emerge triumphant and American assets in Western Europe would be degraded. The impact on America’s world standing would be devastating: As several attendees observed, Taiwan is watching carefully to see what happens to American proxies.
The rules of the meeting prevent me from saying much more but I am free to report what I told the gathering: Sanctions against Russia have failed miserably because Russia had access to unlimited amounts of Chinese (as well as Indian and other) imports, both directly and through a host of intermediaries including Turkey and the former Soviet republics.
But Russia’s economic resilience in the face of supposedly devastating sanctions is only one reflection of a great transformation of world trade. China’s exports to the Global South doubled during the past three years and China now exports more to the South than to developed markets. China’s unprecedented exporting success, in turn, stems from the rapid automation of Chinese industry, which now installs more industrial robots per year than the rest of the world combined.
This is evident, I added, in China’s newfound dominance in the world automotive market but it also has critical military implications. China claims that it has automated plants that can make 1,000 cruise missiles a day—not impossible given that it can manufacture 1,000 EVs a day, or thousands of 5G base stations.
The implication is that China can produce the equivalent of America’s inventory of 4,000 cruise missiles in a week while American defense contractors take years to assemble them by hand.
No one disputed the data I presented. And no one believed that Russia is taking 25,000 casualties a month. Facts weren’t the issue: The assembled dignitaries, a representative sampling of the foreign policy establishment’s intellectual and executive leadership, simply couldn’t imagine a world in which America no longer gave the orders.
They are accustomed to running things and they will gamble the world away to keep their position.
The collective west is too weak for sanctions to work, only about 40 countries support Ukraine. By eliminating inexpensive energy from Russia Americans made Europen products uncompetitive. I am guessing as competitor they set EU back at least a decade or more. Business must be good delivering expensive liquified gas and selling military hardware. If they choose to continue this conflict next cannon fodder will be the Poles. If they decide to negotiate with Putin it will be interesting how they sell the idea to Ukrainians who lost >20% of territory and hundreds of thousands in casualties in exchange for accomplishing nothing.
Burns is still using Orc to refer to Russian military troops.
Juvenile.
Pickled brains
Could be "Wet Brain", it's a thing.
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Russia continues to produce fake fighter aircraft mock ups to lure Ukraine drones away from their real fighter aircraft. This is in response to the Ukraine having drones capable of striking targets far inside of the Russian border.
The Russian Black Sea naval fleet has been reduced by over 30% by the use of Ukraine waterborne and aerial drones causing the Russian navy to relocate the balance of their fleet much further away.
Multiple countries have now stopped accepting Russian Mir payment cards for debts. These actions by nations are in response to heavier financial sanctions by G7 nations.
Putin has issued a call for another 150,000 conscripts promising that they won’t be sent to the Ukraine theatre. This same promise has been made and broken previously by Putin.
Orthodox priests have been ordered by Putin to say prayers during church services for Russia’s victory in the Ukraine conflict.
Polish Prime Minister, Tusk, says all NATO countries must increase their national security spending even higher than the recent increases by arming themselves to the Nth degree.
Ukraine packed a Cessna size airplane with explosives and flew it 600 miles into Russia using remote controls and destroyed a drone manufacturing facility.
Ukraine’s ability to repeatedly strike targets deep within Russia is proving problematic for Russia’s security. These same internal strikes within Russia could easily be directed at Russia’s larger cities.
Polish Prime Minister, Tusk, says all NATO countries must increase their national security spending even higher than the recent increases by arming themselves to the Nth degree.
BBC, France 24
That's good, let them start a war and I hope against hope we will let them fight it out.
The only European country to provide support to the USA In the Civil War was Russia. They sent warships to New York and San Francisco. They stayed for 7 months. Think about it. In the last 200 years the only country to come to the aid of the USA was Russia. Not France, not Britain, not Canada, only Russia.
Before some falls in with France helping out in our revolution, remember there was the equivalent of a world war going on then and Britain was their enemy.
In one of our fracases in the mid-east France would not allow our planes to cross their territory, but I don't blame them for that.
The American Civil War (1861–65) was fought between the northern (Union) states and the southern (Confederate) states, which withdrew from the United States in 1860–61. The war left cities in ruins, shattered families and took the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. The war also involved those living in what is now Canada, including roughly 40,000 who joined the fight. The war played a significant role in how and when Canada became an independent country.
The American Civil War (1861–65) was fought between the northern (Union) states and the southern (Confederate) states, which withdrew from the United States in 1860–61. The war left cities in ruins, shattered families and took the lives of an estimated 750,000 Americans. The war also involved those living in what is now Canada, including roughly 40,000 who joined the fight. The war played a significant role in how and when Canada became an independent country.
There were soldiers who emigrated from lots of foreign countries in the Yankee army but their countries of origin did not provide their military to aid the U.S.
Despite Anglo-American animosity, tens of thousands of Canadians crossed the border to fight in the conflict. Exact numbers are impossible to determine,6 but conventional estimates suggest that somewhere between 35,000 and 50,000 Canadians bore arms in the American Civil War, the vast majority donning Union blue.
Despite Anglo-American animosity, tens of thousands of Canadians crossed the border to fight in the conflict. Exact numbers are impossible to determine,6 but conventional estimates suggest that somewhere between 35,000 and 50,000 Canadians bore arms in the American Civil War, the vast majority donning Union blue.
Fix your own tyrannical goverment. Stop whining about the USA and get Justin's whanker out of your mouth.
Despite Anglo-American animosity, tens of thousands of Canadians crossed the border to fight in the conflict. Exact numbers are impossible to determine,6 but conventional estimates suggest that somewhere between 35,000 and 50,000 Canadians bore arms in the American Civil War, the vast majority donning Union blue.
Fix your own tyrannical goverment. Stop whining about the USA and get Justin's whanker out of your mouth.
And quit putting milk in bags.
Thanks.
Clean up your own mess. Trudeau's government has little on the Biden administration.
"Think about it. In the last 200 years the only country to come to the aid of the USA was Russia. Not France, not Britain, not Canada, only Russia."
Really? Britain and Canada didn't help the USA in WWI or WWII? They aren't part of NATO etc.? They didn't send troops to Afghanistan? I think the Brits sent troops to Iraq.
The USA is a huge country, population wise, compared to Canada and even Britain. The USA has carried a heavier load as they are a SUPER POWER. That being said, all NATO members, including Canada, must comply and spend 2% GDP on their military.
"Think about it. In the last 200 years the only country to come to the aid of the USA was Russia. Not France, not Britain, not Canada, only Russia."
Really? Britain and Canada didn't help the USA in WWI or WWII? They aren't part of NATO etc.? They didn't send troops to Afghanistan? I think the Brits sent troops to Iraq.
The USA is a huge country, population wise, compared to Canada and even Britain. The USA has carried a heavier load as they are a SUPER POWER. That being said, all NATO members, including Canada, must comply and spend 2% GDP on their military.
You might ought to rethink your thinking. WW1, WW2, and NATO weren't and aren't for the aid and protection of the USA. The USA should have never gone over there to pull Britain and France's asses out of the fire at huge cost to our treasury. Whatever they've done or haven't done in the mid-east wasn't to protect the USA. Of course we have been in joint military operations for instance Korea, and Vietnam. That doesn't count for direct military assistance to protect our country.
It makes me sick when I think of all the families in the U.S. that suffered death and trauma as did my parent's and grand parent's generations over those damned European and Asian conflicts that didn't help a thing. Shortly after the two world wars were over half the world's populations were in brutal communist dictatorships.
Now we are thirty some TRILLION PLUS dollars in debt with nothing to show for it. Go back to the Canada forum and commune with that idiot Steve Redgwell.
Polish Prime Minister, Tusk, says all NATO countries must increase their national security spending even higher than the recent increases by arming themselves to the Nth degree.
BBC, France 24
That's good, let them start a war and I hope against hope we will let them fight it out.
The only European country to provide support to the USA In the Civil War was Russia. They sent warships to New York and San Francisco. They stayed for 7 months. Think about it. In the last 200 years the only country to come to the aid of the USA was Russia. Not France, not Britain, not Canada, only Russia.
Before some falls in with France helping out in our revolution, remember there was the equivalent of a world war going on then and Britain was their enemy.
In one of our fracases in the mid-east France would not allow our planes to cross their territory, but I don't blame them for that.
' Behold friends, Misinformation Central and Isotard News Channel chimes in from the far side of the Alternate Universe. Russia Strong ! Long live Vladimir the Great !
Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, and George Barros
April 2, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law on April 2 that lowers the Ukrainian military’s mobilization age from 27 to 25 years of age. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed on April 2 that Russian forces seized about 400 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in the first three months of 2024 — a rate of advance not necessarily reflective of wider Russian offensive prospects due to the impact of US security assistance delays. Ukraine conducted long-range unidentified unmanned aerial systems (UAS) strikes against Russian military production and oil refinery infrastructure in the Republic of Tatarstan, over 1,200 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s address at the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) board meeting on April 2 illustrated Russia’s dissonant response to the March 22 Crocus City Hall terrorist attack as Russian authorities simultaneously pursue law enforcement actions against migrant communities while also baselessly implicating Ukraine. Putin also attempted to address intensified debates about migration that have emerged following the Crocus City Hall attack but continued to express an inconsistent and vague stance on the issue. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Deputy Chief Major General Vadym Skibitskyi stated on April 2 that the GUR believes that Russian forces will likely temporarily pause strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure in order to replenish low missile stockpiles. US sanctions against Russia continue to impact Russian financial ties to post-Soviet countries, as Kyrgyzstan’s national payment system Elkart announced on April 2 that it would stop processing transactions using the Russian “Mir” payment system to prevent secondary sanctions. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reportedly proposed a NATO aid package that would send $100 billion of military assistance to Ukraine over five years. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna and Avdiivka amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on April 2. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated on April 2 that the Russian military intends to finish and deploy several newly constructed small missile and patrol ships in 2024. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) is increasing its law enforcement presence in occupied Ukraine in order to intensify Russian control over Ukrainian civilians and strengthen security over critical infrastructure.
Polish Prime Minister, Tusk, says all NATO countries must increase their national security spending even higher than the recent increases by arming themselves to the Nth degree.
BBC, France 24
That's good, let them start a war and I hope against hope we will let them fight it out.
The only European country to provide support to the USA In the Civil War was Russia. They sent warships to New York and San Francisco. They stayed for 7 months. Think about it. In the last 200 years the only country to come to the aid of the USA was Russia. Not France, not Britain, not Canada, only Russia.
Before some falls in with France helping out in our revolution, remember there was the equivalent of a world war going on then and Britain was their enemy.
In one of our fracases in the mid-east France would not allow our planes to cross their territory, but I don't blame them for that.
' Behold friends, Misinformation Central and Isotard News Channel chimes in from the far side of the Alternate Universe. Russia Strong ! Long live Vladimir the Great !
Hastings typically illustrates his willful ignorance on many points in his essays.
Polish Prime Minister, Tusk, says all NATO countries must increase their national security spending even higher than the recent increases by arming themselves to the Nth degree.
BBC, France 24
That's good, let them start a war and I hope against hope we will let them fight it out.
The only European country to provide support to the USA In the Civil War was Russia. They sent warships to New York and San Francisco. They stayed for 7 months. Think about it. In the last 200 years the only country to come to the aid of the USA was Russia. Not France, not Britain, not Canada, only Russia.
Before some falls in with France helping out in our revolution, remember there was the equivalent of a world war going on then and Britain was their enemy.
In one of our fracases in the mid-east France would not allow our planes to cross their territory, but I don't blame them for that.
' Behold friends, Misinformation Central and Isotard News Channel chimes in from the far side of the Alternate Universe. Russia Strong ! Long live Vladimir the Great !
Hastings typically illustrates his willful ignorance on many points in his essays.
Polish Prime Minister, Tusk, says all NATO countries must increase their national security spending even higher than the recent increases by arming themselves to the Nth degree.
BBC, France 24
That's good, let them start a war and I hope against hope we will let them fight it out.
The only European country to provide support to the USA In the Civil War was Russia. They sent warships to New York and San Francisco. They stayed for 7 months. Think about it. In the last 200 years the only country to come to the aid of the USA was Russia. Not France, not Britain, not Canada, only Russia.
Before some falls in with France helping out in our revolution, remember there was the equivalent of a world war going on then and Britain was their enemy.
In one of our fracases in the mid-east France would not allow our planes to cross their territory, but I don't blame them for that.
' Behold friends, Misinformation Central and Isotard News Channel chimes in from the far side of the Alternate Universe. Russia Strong ! Long live Vladimir the Great !
Hastings typically illustrates his willful ignorance on many points in his essays.
Ukraine's young people started heading west in 1991. Ukraine, while the industrial equivalent to Detroit for the Soviet Union only had dated equipment and non-competitive production methods when competing with The West whose closed markets were protectionist against any outside intrusion.
Most of the farming was industrialized with little hope for an influx of new young city kids and all of society was rapidly descending towards mafia level rent seeking as the Army sold off huge rafts of equipment at bargain basement prices (billions to hundreds of thousands in some cases), making that market segment no longer practical either (at one time Ukraine had the third largest army in Europe, just behind Russia and NATO).
Without industry, farming or military, the majority of the 'cream of Ukraine's youth' simply left and never returned. Ukrainians joined labor markets and crime gangs and, sadly, were whored out if they were women.
Because anything was better than slow starvation in a country which was 90% bread basket.
Comes the 2014 war in the Donbas, some 14,000 civilians are killed in the east but Ukraine's army ALSO suffers a huge defeat as, having gone down from 20 brigade constructs to about 6, going in, they came out with ONE, the 17th Armored Brigade. Now, a Brigade should honestly have 3,000-3,500 men and most in Ukraine had considerably less, going in. But by the time the Russians were done kicking their asses at places like Ilovaisk and Debaltseve, their wasn't enough left to man a company.
In Debaltseve alone, they bad guys lost 200 tanks, 300 other AFV, 150 tubes of artillery and 700 soft skin vehicles.
The result was that, from 2016 onwards, the next generation of Ukrainian youth, already depleted by their parents having kids outside the country and never coming home, to add them to the population, simply vanished. 'Off Grid' was very real and an ongoing problem because Ukraine needed new young idiots to shell civilians in The East. And the new young idiots refused because small scale manufacturing, STEM jobs and most importantly, IT had come to Ukraine in a big way. And so they stopped living at home, coming in to work to pick up their paychecks, going to bars and clubs and movies to socialize and a whole host of big fat cat, little no-more-war mice actions.
With the result that, since 2016, Ukraine has had between 15-25% shortfalls in their conscription, for the better part of 6 years. This is why so many young volunteers (and there were many) were so ill prepared when someone literally handed them an AK-47, two magazines, a case of Molotov Cocktails. And pointed to a map with 'the last we heard, they were around here, have a car? Good luck and get going...' these UNTRAINED young people tried and mostly died while the U.S. brought in literally plane loads of FGM-148 Javeline and NLAW and Panzerfaust 3.
Only about half of which got to the front, the rest being 'disappeared' into convenient arms dealers hands for resale in Kosovo, Damascus, DAK and other exotic locales. As Ukrainian oligarchic criminal syndicates continue to dominate all levels of government in a rent-seeking apparatus you would not believe.
The point being that Ukraine started behind the curve of viable, sustainment level, reproduction, then lost an entire generation of young people who saw the Kiev regime slaughter their older brothers to butcher Russian speaking Ukrainians.
And promptly Bowling Alone refused to participate in that mess as they finally had options again.
Resulting in multiple cohorts, 18-27, showing up, as patriots, when their country really needed them, with ZERO TRAINING.
You can imagine how well that turned out. This is a large part of why the dead are scattered, as rotting corpses, savaged by animals and left to stink in the sun, across the battlefields of Ukraine today.
And why NATO had to essentially take over the role of rapidly training up levy after levy of cannon fodder infantry, as the GOOD SOLDIERS all left their administrative jobs to fight at the front.
The simple fact of the matter is (and this is only what is publicly admitted, in the Kyiv Post, so it may factually be worse) Ukraine entered this war with upwards of 25% less on-rolls troops than its minimal (for the size of country) level of 6 brigade constructs needed. And that was with most of those units 'put into reserve status' with 90% losses to things like heavy mechanized systems.
These heroically brave people have been screwed from the beginning. They should have taken neutrality and gotten rich off of acting as an end hub for BRI.
“There’s nothing that can help Ukraine now because there are no serious technologies able to compensate Ukraine for the large mass of troops Russia is likely to hurl at us. We don’t have those technologies, and the West doesn’t have them as well in sufficient numbers,” one of the top-ranking military sources told POLITICO. ... “Don’t believe the hype about them just throwing troops into the meat grinder to be slaughtered,” he added. “They do that too, of course — maximizing even more the impact of their superior numbers — but they also learn and refine.” ... But the senior officers POLITICO spoke to said that Syrsky was wrong and “playing along with narratives from politicians.”
Then, on Tuesday, Zelenskyy signed some additional parts to an old mobilization law tightening the legal requirements for draft-age Ukrainian men to register their details, and lowering the minimum age for call-up. But in Ukraine, this is just seen as tinkering. “We don’t only have a military crisis — we have a political one,” one of the officers said. While Ukraine shies away from a big draft, “Russia is now gathering resources and will be ready to launch a big attack around August, and maybe sooner.”
Nicole Wolkov, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, and George Barros
April 3, 2024
Day 770 out of a three day russkie attack.
Russian forces appear to have increased the number and size of mechanized ground assaults on select sectors of the frontline within the past two weeks, marking a notable overall increase in Russian mechanized assaults across the theater. Russian forces may be intensifying the overall tempo of their offensive operations in Ukraine. Ukrainian sources continue to stress that the piecemeal and delayed arrival of new Western systems to Ukraine will allow Russian forces to adapt to and offset the likely operational benefits these systems would otherwise provide to Ukrainian forces. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack has caused a significant increase in Russian contract service applicants amid reported Russian efforts to increase force generation this spring. Republic of Tatarstan Head Rustam Minnikhanov warned that Russian companies and local authorities must defend themselves against Ukrainian drone strikes and not rely on Russian air defenses following the April 2 Ukrainian strikes on Russian military production and oil refinery infrastructure in Tatarstan. Russian-backed former Ukrainian separatist politician Oleg Tsaryov complained on April 3 that no current Russian political party adequately represents the political interests of Russian ultranationalists, highlighting a possible source of discontent between the pro-Russian ultranationalist community and the Kremlin. Ukraine and Finland signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on April 3. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and Donetsk City and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. Russian authorities continue to expand social benefits for Russian military personnel.
NATO chief Stoltenberg floats a 5 year 100 billion euro plan for Ukraine military assistance.
WSJ, CNBC
And he is getting some resistance.
Military assistance for what is left of Ukraine, if there even is a Ukraine by then.
NATO chiefs seem to be whistling in the graveyard as to the realities on the ground...all these security guarantees like Finland's 10 year pact with Ukraine are not going to change the outcome and has little meaning as Russia has no further designs.
NATO defacto guaranteed Ukraine "security" at the beginning of this war and where has that got them?
NATO chief Stoltenberg floats a 5 year 100 billion euro plan for Ukraine military assistance.
WSJ, CNBC
And he is getting some resistance.
Ukraine may be a more compact nation in 5 years with a lot less population. Something to consider.
NATO may be sadder and wiser by then.
Planning material deliveries and budgets years from now should tell anybody all they need to know about it. We have goaded Russia to defend their borders and nation. We aren’t backing down under this administration.
Putin bad because he white , heterosexual, and a Nationalist. Trump bad too for same and because he orange and tweet mean.
Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, and Karolina Hird
April 4, 2024
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov claimed that NATO and Russia are in “direct confrontation,” likely as part of ongoing Kremlin efforts to intensify existing information operations meant to force the West into self-deterrence. Russian Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov appealed to Commonwealth of Independent State (CIS) members to increase cooperation against perceived Western threats as part of the effort to posture against the West. The Kremlin leveraged this overall information operation about escalation with NATO to target France specifically, following French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent calls for the West to expand the level and types of security assistance it sends to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also promoted information operations feigning interest in negotiations, and Lavrov’s and Shoigu’s likely coordinated informational efforts may signal a new round of intensified Russian rhetoric about negotiations. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues attempts to balance the Kremlin’s opposing efforts to set social expectations for a protracted Russian war effort and to assuage Russian society’s concerns about the economic consequences of the war and labor migration. Russian forces conducted a roughly reinforced company-sized mechanized assault towards Chasiv Yar (west of Bakhmut) on April 4 and advanced up to the eastern outskirts of the settlement. Russian forces also recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and Donetsk City. An unspecified senior NATO official reportedly told Russian opposition news outlet Vazhnye Istorii that NATO intelligence agencies have not observed indications that Russia is preparing for a large-scale partial mobilization wave.
cuckraine is at great risk of its front line collapsing.
According to high ranking Ukrainian officers, the military picture is grim, and Russian Generals could find success wherever they decide to focus their upcoming offensive.
The pro-western oligarchs and politicians they support are trying to win and stay in power. Russia is member of BRICS I am not going to support them. When Ukrainians gave up nuclear weapons three countries guaranteed integrity of Ukrainian State. I am disappointed at stance of some on here, but after Afghanistan fiasco and abandonment of Kurds I am not surprised.
The pro-western oligarchs and politicians they support are trying to win and stay in power. Russia is member of BRICS I am not going to support them. When Ukrainians gave up nuclear weapons three countries guaranteed integrity of Ukrainian State. I am disappointed at stance of some on here, but after Afghanistan fiasco and abandonment of Kurds I am not surprised.
But it wasn't really a guarantee. It was just an "assurance" that gullible & greedy Ukrainians wanted to believe. For that reason alone, Ukraine deserves what it is getting.
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, and George Barros
April 5, 2024
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted one of the largest series of drone strikes against military facilities within Russia, targeting at least four Russian airbases, on the night of April 4 to 5. The recently intensified tempo of Russian offensive operations in Ukraine will likely result in increased manpower and materiel losses, but the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) appears to be successfully mitigating these losses. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal indicated that Ukraine is starting to staff new units, but that Ukraine needs further Western military assistance to properly equip them. Shmyhal also reported that Russian missile and drone strikes have damaged or disrupted roughly 80 percent of electricity generation at Ukrainian thermal power plants (TPPs) in recent weeks, as Russian forces continue to exploit the degraded Ukrainian air defense umbrella in an effort to collapse Ukraine’s energy grid. Ukrainian officials continue to warn that Russian forces are systematically and increasingly using chemical weapons and other likely-banned chemical substances in Ukraine. An unattributed drone reportedly struck a military unit in the pro-Russian Moldovan breakaway republic of Transnistria on April 5 amidst an assessed ongoing Kremlin hybrid operation aimed at destabilizing Moldova from within. Russia reportedly has conducted thousands of cyber-attacks against Czechia’s rail transport infrastructure and that of other European states as part of a broader effort to degrade NATO members’ transport logistics since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka amidst ongoing positional fighting along the entire line of contact on April 5. Russia’s defense industry continues to mobilize to meet the Russian military’s needs in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on April 4 that Russia will open two youth centers aimed at indoctrinating Ukrainian youth into Russian culture and historical narratives in occupied Zaporizhia and Kherson Oblasts in the near future.
The US has dumped $100B into the proxy war with Russia, emptied US arsenals, crippled the US economy. Russia’s economy is booming and their military is stronger than ever, according to US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.
In Ukraine, the conscription age was lowered to 17 years, but in some villages there are no longer any men suitable for service, says France 2. About 400 people live in the village of Luzanovka, Cherkasy region, 50 of them went to the front, thirty died in the last six months. There are not enough able-bodied men left in the village to dig graves.
The US has dumped $100B into the proxy war with Russia, emptied US arsenals, crippled the US economy. Russia’s economy is booming and their military is stronger than ever, according to US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.
The US has dumped $100B into the proxy war with Russia, emptied US arsenals, crippled the US economy. Russia’s economy is booming and their military is stronger than ever, according to US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.
Why in the world do we have to keep sending equipment to Ukraine. The U.S. and NATO has sent hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars worth of equipment over there already. They could just keep using what we've already sent.
Trump tried his best to help Ukraine and free them from the blood sucking foreign politicians by giving Zelenski the the chance to come clean on the blackmail that then Vice President Biden openly bragged about in leveraging a $$BILLION dollar loan of our U.S. dollars to get a prosecutor dismissed. A prosecutor that was on the job exposing corruption involving Biden's worthless son.
For his efforts Trump was impeached with some Republican support for conviction.
Now ask yourself why our political establishment was so aghast at the idea that the Ukrainians might spill the beans that they threw all their weight against a man that was try to get them to talk. If they had started talking there is no telling where it might have led.
This whole damn impeachment was predicated on the notion that Trump was using his office to investigate a probable political rival. This was in the early part of Trump's term when most thinking people would never have thought of Joe Biden as a possible viable candidate for anything.
Now the politicians of the west are carrying on a war with Russia in the fear of exposure in the event Ukraine loses and Russia gets to expose the records. There is no other reasonable explanation for propping up Ukraine.
Sanctions and drones continue to devastate Putin’s energy empire with Russia now losing over 20% of their refining capacity.
Newsweek, WSJ
Again BFD! Ukraine has been leveled and is loosing the war big time, and we are just prolonging the defeat. Wait for it....................... the United States tax payer will asked to BORROW trillions and trillions to rebuild this ruble pile! As the Big Guy says " This is who we are!" Dumb [bleep]!
It is getting to the point that Ukraine doesn't have enough men left to dig graves for the dead.
Two years ago a mystic 'Ghost of Kiev' was allegedly shooting down Russian aircraft left and right. The ghost turned out to be a fake character. The Ukrainian air force had never had such successes.
Two years on it is still the same story. The Ukrainian government claims something and western media print it as if it had really happened.
When the claim is debunked, often sooner than later, it simply vanishes from the headlines.
Trump tried his best to help Ukraine and free them from the blood sucking foreign politicians by giving Zelenski the the chance to come clean on the blackmail that then Vice President Biden openly bragged about in leveraging a $$BILLION dollar loan of our U.S. dollars to get a prosecutor dismissed. A prosecutor that was on the job exposing corruption involving Biden's worthless son.
For his efforts Trump was impeached with some Republican support for conviction.
Now ask yourself why our political establishment was so aghast at the idea that the Ukrainians might spill the beans that they threw all their weight against a man that was try to get them to talk. If they had started talking there is no telling where it might have led.
This whole damn impeachment was predicated on the notion that Trump was using his office to investigate a probable political rival. This was in the early part of Trump's term when most thinking people would never have thought of Joe Biden as a possible viable candidate for anything.
Now the politicians of the west are carrying on a war with Russia in the fear of exposure in the event Ukraine loses and Russia gets to expose the records. There is no other reasonable explanation for propping up Ukraine.
Yes. And that 1 billion pales in comparison to the 60 or 100 billion that we throw at them at a time now. They, unfortunately for them, have been very foolish.
None of you fools can post anything even resembling the truth. Those that get their information from YouTube, X, Truth Social or whatever it's called now. Are just pushing trump propaganda. No more truth to it than if trump or putin were speaking it themselves. Neither of which could speak truth if their lives depended on it. Ukraine is a long way from capitulation, in truth they are close to becoming NATO members, if not for the U.S. they already would be. putin hasn't gained any ground in months and the little that he had gained cost them dearly. As to the [bleep] that stated that Ukraine has dropped the age of conscription to 17, its 25, it was 27 but they just recently dropped it to 25. You all need to get your facts straight. You look like the traitors that you are.
Oh, and putin's latest fumble, painting his airfields with phony aircraft and helicopters to try and fool Ukraines drones. Might have worked if he hadn't continued to use the airfields. You just don't land aircraft on top of other aircraft. And Ukraine damn sure didn't miss that fact. LOL....
None of you fools can post anything even resembling the truth. Those that get their information from YouTube, X, Truth Social or whatever it's called now. Are just pushing trump propaganda. No more truth to it than if trump or putin were speaking it themselves. Neither of which could speak truth if their lives depended on it. Ukraine is a long way from capitulation, in truth they are close to becoming NATO members, if not for the U.S. they already would be. putin hasn't gained any ground in months and the little that he had gained cost them dearly. As to the [bleep] that stated that Ukraine has dropped the age of conscription to 17, its 25, it was 27 but they just recently dropped it to 25. You all need to get your facts straight. You look like the traitors that you are.
Oh, and putin's latest fumble, painting his airfields with phony aircraft and helicopters to try and fool Ukraines drones. Might have worked if he hadn't continued to use the airfields. You just don't land aircraft on top of other aircraft. And Ukraine damn sure didn't miss that fact. LOL....
Phil
Trump propaganda!? You stupid m'fker! Trump has nothing to do with it. He's not anywhere near where the decisions are being made.
None of you fools can post anything even resembling the truth. Those that get their information from YouTube, X, Truth Social or whatever it's called now. Are just pushing trump propaganda. No more truth to it than if trump or putin were speaking it themselves. Neither of which could speak truth if their lives depended on it. Ukraine is a long way from capitulation, in truth they are close to becoming NATO members, if not for the U.S. they already would be. putin hasn't gained any ground in months and the little that he had gained cost them dearly. As to the [bleep] that stated that Ukraine has dropped the age of conscription to 17, its 25, it was 27 but they just recently dropped it to 25. You all need to get your facts straight. You look like the traitors that you are.
Oh, and putin's latest fumble, painting his airfields with phony aircraft and helicopters to try and fool Ukraines drones. Might have worked if he hadn't continued to use the airfields. You just don't land aircraft on top of other aircraft. And Ukraine damn sure didn't miss that fact. LOL....
None of you fools can post anything even resembling the truth. Those that get their information from YouTube, X, Truth Social or whatever it's called now. Are just pushing trump propaganda. No more truth to it than if trump or putin were speaking it themselves. Neither of which could speak truth if their lives depended on it. Ukraine is a long way from capitulation, in truth they are close to becoming NATO members, if not for the U.S. they already would be. putin hasn't gained any ground in months and the little that he had gained cost them dearly. As to the [bleep] that stated that Ukraine has dropped the age of conscription to 17, its 25, it was 27 but they just recently dropped it to 25. You all need to get your facts straight. You look like the traitors that you are.
Oh, and putin's latest fumble, painting his airfields with phony aircraft and helicopters to try and fool Ukraines drones. Might have worked if he hadn't continued to use the airfields. You just don't land aircraft on top of other aircraft. And Ukraine damn sure didn't miss that fact. LOL....
trump, temporally is putins propaganda puppet... and you all in lockstep with every word they spew. Their boots so far up your ass, pure BS is all you spew anymore. Completely ruined the republican party and god only knows what will take its place. But it won't be what you hope.
Liberals like Goebbelsghost pretend the financing of cuckraine will save the country.
But of course, it's the financing of cuckraine itself that's causing its destruction, at the hands of Russia.
Liberals claim Putin will take alla cuckraine.
Putin will keep takin more cuckraine territory until the financing stops and the surrender happens.
Gaylensky will surrender a soon as President Trump is re-elected, and Gaylensky will sell President Trump the Biden corruption secrets. Always the dollars.
None of you fools can post anything even resembling the truth. Those that get their information from YouTube, X, Truth Social or whatever it's called now. Are just pushing trump propaganda. No more truth to it than if trump or putin were speaking it themselves. Neither of which could speak truth if their lives depended on it. Ukraine is a long way from capitulation, in truth they are close to becoming NATO members, if not for the U.S. they already would be. putin hasn't gained any ground in months and the little that he had gained cost them dearly. As to the [bleep] that stated that Ukraine has dropped the age of conscription to 17, its 25, it was 27 but they just recently dropped it to 25. You all need to get your facts straight. You look like the traitors that you are.
Oh, and putin's latest fumble, painting his airfields with phony aircraft and helicopters to try and fool Ukraines drones. Might have worked if he hadn't continued to use the airfields. You just don't land aircraft on top of other aircraft. And Ukraine damn sure didn't miss that fact. LOL....
Liberals like Goebbelsghost pretend the financing of cuckraine will save the country.
But of course, it's the financing of cuckraine itself that's causing its destruction, at the hands of Russia.
Liberals claim Putin will take alla cuckraine.
Putin will keep takin more cuckraine territory until the financing stops and the surrender happens.
Gaylensky will surrender a soon as President Trump is re-elected, and Gaylensky will sell President Trump the Biden corruption secrets. Always the dollars.
Another reason the libs are scared shatless.
Problem is that if Zelensky sells out the Biden corruption secrets Zelensky would have to go down also for his part.
Zelensky would be murdered (suicided maybe) post haste if he started exposing all the U.S. politicians in on the thieving.
Plenty of corrupt Republicans are in on it or they as a group would demand an accounting.
I have emailed my congressman the Hon. Mike Johnson asking him to tie further Ukraine aid to Ukraine exposing all transfers of anything of value from any entity in Ukraine to any person or entity in the U.S. I will get a standard non-committal reply. It is the least we could ask of that dirty country.
Ukrainian operatives from the GUR reportedly struck the Azovprodukt oil terminal in the Russian city of Azov, severing the pipeline connecting the storage facility and loading area.
Gosh. I’m feeling overwhelmed . All these links must hold some truth. Even a sliver saof truth would matter. Then I’d feel validated before tomorrow's headlines. Who is with me.. ?
Russia again accused of and caught using poisonous gas against Ukraine troops. This puts Putin far beyond a redline in the ongoing warfare with Ukrainian troops and civilians.
Estonia and Czechoslovakia have each found 1 million artillery shells for Ukraine and are the process of purchasing these arms and transporting them to Ukraine. This find and subsequent actions by each nation falls under the Rearm Ukraine Initiative.
Britain is following with 800,000 artillery pieces presently in route to Ukraine.
Russia is surrounding Chasov Yar, an important strategic objective, as they did Artemovsk (formerly Bahkmut HOLDS!) and Avdeevka, which Russia has not renamed since they conquered it.
A former member of the U.S. Air National Guard has allegedly defected to join the Russian military after being charged with possession of child pornography, Military.com reported.
According to the Rhode Island attorney general’s office, Wilmer Puello-Mota, 28, a former security forces technical sergeant with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, allegedly fled the United States after authorities filed charges against him for possession of child pornography.
Later social media posts indicate that Puello-Mota has since traveled to Russia and joined the country’s armed forces, and some posts suggest that he participated in a battle against Ukrainian forces. Military.com notes that these claims have not been verified, but the Rhode Island attorney general’s office is using them as evidence that Puello-Mota has left the country.
"The state has received photos and videos purporting to be the defendant in Russia and Ukraine, where he is alleged to have joined the Russian military," Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha wrote in a court filing. "While the state cannot verify the authenticity of the videos and photographs, if they are accurate, the defendant is well beyond the jurisdiction of this court and, if false, the defendant is engaged in an elaborate ruse to conceal his whereabouts."
Don Veitch, a spokesperson for the 104th Fighter Wing in Massachusetts, commented on the situation in a statement to Military.com.
"We are aware Mr. Puello-Mota left the country in response to civil criminal charges filed against him," he said.
He added that the charges Puello-Mota faces are "very serious," and led to his leaving the Air National Guard in 2022.
"Criminal activity is not compatible with our values as an organization and will not be tolerated in our ranks," Veitch said.
A former member of the U.S. Air National Guard has allegedly defected to join the Russian military after being charged with possession of child pornography, Military.com reported.
According to the Rhode Island attorney general’s office, Wilmer Puello-Mota, 28, a former security forces technical sergeant with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, allegedly fled the United States after authorities filed charges against him for possession of child pornography.
Later social media posts indicate that Puello-Mota has since traveled to Russia and joined the country’s armed forces, and some posts suggest that he participated in a battle against Ukrainian forces. Military.com notes that these claims have not been verified, but the Rhode Island attorney general’s office is using them as evidence that Puello-Mota has left the country.
"The state has received photos and videos purporting to be the defendant in Russia and Ukraine, where he is alleged to have joined the Russian military," Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha wrote in a court filing. "While the state cannot verify the authenticity of the videos and photographs, if they are accurate, the defendant is well beyond the jurisdiction of this court and, if false, the defendant is engaged in an elaborate ruse to conceal his whereabouts."
Don Veitch, a spokesperson for the 104th Fighter Wing in Massachusetts, commented on the situation in a statement to Military.com.
"We are aware Mr. Puello-Mota left the country in response to civil criminal charges filed against him," he said.
He added that the charges Puello-Mota faces are "very serious," and led to his leaving the Air National Guard in 2022.
"Criminal activity is not compatible with our values as an organization and will not be tolerated in our ranks," Veitch said.
But US military funded drag queen soldiers sexualizing and stripping for children is celebrated
trump, temporally is putins propaganda puppet... and you all in lockstep with every word they spew. Their boots so far up your ass, pure BS is all you spew anymore. Completely ruined the republican party and god only knows what will take its place. But it won't be what you hope.
Phil
TDS on full display from bleeders toots, gayghost, and toots’ latest sock puppet master of cut n paste.
The Rep Party of DC hates Trump.
Trump has nothing to do with Putin did you not here this where have you been!?!?
A former member of the U.S. Air National Guard has allegedly defected to join the Russian military after being charged with possession of child pornography, Military.com reported.
According to the Rhode Island attorney general’s office, Wilmer Puello-Mota, 28, a former security forces technical sergeant with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, allegedly fled the United States after authorities filed charges against him for possession of child pornography.
Later social media posts indicate that Puello-Mota has since traveled to Russia and joined the country’s armed forces, and some posts suggest that he participated in a battle against Ukrainian forces. Military.com notes that these claims have not been verified, but the Rhode Island attorney general’s office is using them as evidence that Puello-Mota has left the country.
"The state has received photos and videos purporting to be the defendant in Russia and Ukraine, where he is alleged to have joined the Russian military," Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha wrote in a court filing. "While the state cannot verify the authenticity of the videos and photographs, if they are accurate, the defendant is well beyond the jurisdiction of this court and, if false, the defendant is engaged in an elaborate ruse to conceal his whereabouts."
Don Veitch, a spokesperson for the 104th Fighter Wing in Massachusetts, commented on the situation in a statement to Military.com.
"We are aware Mr. Puello-Mota left the country in response to civil criminal charges filed against him," he said.
He added that the charges Puello-Mota faces are "very serious," and led to his leaving the Air National Guard in 2022.
"Criminal activity is not compatible with our values as an organization and will not be tolerated in our ranks," Veitch said.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros
April 6, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated that Ukraine does not have enough materiel to contest the battlefield initiative. Zelensky stressed that additional Western security assistance is necessary for Ukrainian forces to effectively defend Ukraine’s airspace against the intensified Russian strike campaign and increased Russian aviation operations along the frontline. Zelensky cautioned that the arrival of all promised F-16 fighter jets from Ukraine’s Western partners in 2024 will provide Ukraine with only 10 percent of the fighter aircraft Ukraine would need to completely defeat Russian aviation and restore Ukraine’s ability to operate effectively in the air domain. Continued delays in US security assistance are specifically impacting the capabilities that Ukrainian forces need to respond to the increased tempo of Russian mechanized assaults in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin explicitly threatened its long-term ally Armenia on April 5 over Armenian outreach to the West following Russia’s failure to prevent Armenia’s loss of Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023. The Russian MFA also continues to threaten Finland and claimed that Finland has “lost its independence in making foreign policy decisions” since its accession to NATO — a narrative that the Kremlin routinely used to falsely claim that NATO was controlling Ukraine and using Ukraine to threaten Russia. Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov announced on April 5 that 3,000 former Wagner Group personnel will join the Akhmat Spetsnaz unit following successful negotiations between Akhmat and Wagner commanders. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and Donetsk City. Russian President Vladimir Putin passed two laws on April 6, offering Russian society some concession for its sacrifices to support Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated that Ukraine does not have enough materiel to contest the battlefield initiative. Zelensky stressed that additional Western security assistance is necessary for Ukrainian forces to effectively defend Ukraine’s airspace against the intensified Russian strike campaign and increased Russian aviation operations along the frontline.
To save trouble why don’t you just cut and paste this into a post every day?
The most predictable of all aspects of this proxy war with Russia… the tranny insisting on more money and Biden with Congress comes running, Benjamin’s flying in the wind behind them.
A group of Ukrainian soldiers detained at gunpoint and assaulted a 14-year-old orphan as a part of Kiev’s push to mobilize more people for the conflict frontlines, local media reported on Saturday.
Russia again accused of and caught using poisonous gas against Ukraine troops. This puts Putin far beyond a redline in the ongoing warfare with Ukrainian troops and civilians.
Newsweek, Reuters, BBC, France 24, AFP
I wondered how long before the poison gas accusations would start. Same thing happened in Syria when ISIS turned loose some gas in a couple of villages and tried to blame Assad and Russia.
Zelensky has motive to make a false flag attack. Common tactic of a desperate despot.
Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros
April 7, 2024
Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate Head Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov reported that Ukraine anticipates Russian offensive operations to intensify in late spring and early summer. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with Chinese officials in China on April 8 and 9 amid Western warnings that China is increasingly helping Russia’s defense industrial base (DIB) and even providing China with geospatial intelligence. Russian forces reportedly continue to systematically use prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine and are attacking Ukrainian positions with chemical substances almost daily throughout the frontline. Russian officials accused Ukraine of launching a series of drone strikes against the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on April 7, but the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) did not attribute responsibility for the strikes. Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi openly condemned and is taking action following reports that members of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) may have purposefully intimidated a Ukrainian journalist investigating corruption within the SBU by issuing the journalist a draft summons. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka amid continued positional fighting along the entire line of contact on April 7. Chieftan of the All-Russian Cossack Society and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Nationalities Nikolai Doluda claimed on April 7 that more than 30,000 Cossack personnel have fought in Ukraine.
A former member of the U.S. Air National Guard has allegedly defected to join the Russian military after being charged with possession of child pornography, Military.com reported.
According to the Rhode Island attorney general’s office, Wilmer Puello-Mota, 28, a former security forces technical sergeant with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, allegedly fled the United States after authorities filed charges against him for possession of child pornography.
Later social media posts indicate that Puello-Mota has since traveled to Russia and joined the country’s armed forces, and some posts suggest that he participated in a battle against Ukrainian forces. Military.com notes that these claims have not been verified, but the Rhode Island attorney general’s office is using them as evidence that Puello-Mota has left the country.
"The state has received photos and videos purporting to be the defendant in Russia and Ukraine, where he is alleged to have joined the Russian military," Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha wrote in a court filing. "While the state cannot verify the authenticity of the videos and photographs, if they are accurate, the defendant is well beyond the jurisdiction of this court and, if false, the defendant is engaged in an elaborate ruse to conceal his whereabouts."
Don Veitch, a spokesperson for the 104th Fighter Wing in Massachusetts, commented on the situation in a statement to Military.com.
"We are aware Mr. Puello-Mota left the country in response to civil criminal charges filed against him," he said.
He added that the charges Puello-Mota faces are "very serious," and led to his leaving the Air National Guard in 2022.
"Criminal activity is not compatible with our values as an organization and will not be tolerated in our ranks," Veitch said.
But US military funded drag queen soldiers sexualizing and stripping for children is celebrated
Typical Biden penis puffer
These biden puffers memories are completely selective or non-functional.
cuckraine army has a problem with hundreds of deserters now in Chasov Yar.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers leave their positions, change into civilian clothes and wait in a residential area until the Russians come to surrender to them.
Gaylensky is aware of the problem, and has ordered his officers to shoot any troops deserting or threatening to desert.
The problem of “leaving positions/surrendering” was still relevant in Artemovsk (fka "Bakhmut HOLDS!") and Avdeevka, but in Chasov Yar it has become catastrophic due to the low morale of the army.
Russia now seeking gasoline from Kazakhstan due to internal shortages caused by Ukrainian drones striking Russian oil refineries and other infrastructure.
Moscow has mortgaged its future to China in order to keep receiving key parts to their defense industry. Russia has also been cited for providing technology to Iran and North Korea in trades for their arms. This is according to NATO’s Stoltenberg who has provided proof to all NATO members.
Ukraine has now developed and tested a new generation of drones capable of flying and making strikes in excess of 1300 miles. The payload size of explosives has not yet been stated.
Putin lashes out at Finland saying that he will arm and man the 1600 mile border. The ISW and NATO both say very doubtful that he has the necessary and the available personnel, infrastructure and the whole border is not conducive to motorized war equipment.
Gaylensky gave an interview and said the negative narrative of mobilization in Ukraine was created by the Russian media in order to influence the West. Now the West is asking him “why do you need weapons if you have no desire to fight?”
In addition, he stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot carry out rotation.
Russia’s use of poison gas canisters dropped by drones into Ukraine positions has been verified by the UN and the ISW. Unexploded canisters have been secured and found to contain CS Gas.
Russia’s use of poison gas canisters dropped by drones into Ukraine positions has been verified by the UN and the ISW. Unexploded canisters have been secured and found to contain CS Gas.
The Telegraph, ISW, Reuters
Sure there were. And Russia blew up their own pipeline.
Russia’s use of poison gas canisters dropped by drones into Ukraine positions has been verified by the UN and the ISW. Unexploded canisters have been secured and found to contain CS Gas.
The Telegraph, ISW, Reuters
By the way. Was CS gas used against U.S. citizens at Waco by their own government? Some of those citizens were children.
All the crap they can throw at Ukraine won’t help. Its over. They lost. This lunatic administration can’t even figure out how to back out of the colossal disaster they’ve created. All the whining, bitching and moaning won’t bring back the dead generation they’ve wasted.
Russia’s Ukraine war effort has become heavily dependent upon China’s satellite information. Russia has now sold their future as a nation to China, North Korea and Iran being totally dependent upon the 3 nations to prosecute their war with Ukraine.
Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, and George Barros
April 8, 2024
Ukrainian drone strikes against Russian oil refineries are reportedly forcing Russia to seek gasoline imports from Kazakhstan. Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) indirectly suggested that it may have been responsible for an explosion that disabled a Russian Baltic Fleet small missile carrier at the naval base in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast on April 7. Recent discourse among select Russian milbloggers highlights contradictory Russian rhetoric in the Russian information space between narratives that seek to portray Russian forces as more capable than Ukrainian forces and other narratives that seek to criticize the Russian military for shortcomings that result in high Russian infantry casualties. The Kremlin-affiliated governor of the pro-Russian Moldova autonomous region of Gagauzia, Yevgenia Gutsul, insinuated that Romanian officials control the Moldovan government — the latest in a series of recent Kremlin efforts to question European pro-Western governments’ sovereignty. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City. Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian Cabinet of Ministers and Russian machine construction company KONAR JSC to increase the production of components for the domestic machine tools industry, likely as part of ongoing efforts to expand the Russian defense industrial base (DIB) and mitigate the effects of international sanctions.
North of Avdiivka, a Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley IFV mounted squad assaults a Russian held treeline, with the Bradley supplying 25mm Bushmaster fire in support.
England’s David Cameron is meeting with Trump in Florida to shore up support for Ukraine in congress and wants Trump’s influence to help move this forward. Cameron will later address the US Congress.
The USA, Japan and the Philippines announced a joint security pact with expansion of military assets in the pacific rim to counter Chinese aggression in the region.
The USA, Japan and the Philippines announced a joint security pact with expansion of military assets in the pacific rim to counter Chinese aggression in the region.
The Hill, WSJ
What the fuqk does that have to do with Ukraine 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Russia’s use of poison gas canisters dropped by drones into Ukraine positions has been verified by the UN and the ISW. Unexploded canisters have been secured and found to contain CS Gas.
The Telegraph, ISW, Reuters
By the way. Was CS gas used against U.S. citizens at Waco by their own government? Some of those citizens were children.
Have they absolutely pinned these gas canisters on Russia? Is CS gas outlawed for use against enemy combatants?
Maybe those children at Waco weren't protected by the Geneva rules since they were civilians.
The Russian electronic warfare system "Field-21" in the occupied village of Velikie Kopani came under attack. Russian servicemen from Chechnya were also at the gas station: dozens of Kadyrovites were killed…
Russia's Minister for Emergency Situations arrives in flooded Orsk, is ridiculed for showing off his expensive float boat while locals have to manage on dinghies.
Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, and George Barros
April 9, 2024
Russian state media highlighted Russia and China’s joint effort to combat perceived Western “dual containment” targeting Russia and China during Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on April 9. US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on April 9 that it transferred roughly a brigade’s worth of small arms and ammunition seized from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to Ukraine on April 4. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) is likely responsible for a drone strike against the Borisoglebsk Airbase in Voronezh Oblast overnight on April 8 to 9. Russian ultranationalist milbloggers continue to employ virulently anti-migrant rhetoric and calls for xenophobic domestic policies, but in doing so are exposing the inherent hypocrisy in Russia’s treatment of its own indigenous ethnic minority communities. The Kremlin will likely be able to leverage a new agreement signed by the Kremlin-affiliated governor of the pro-Russian Moldovan autonomous region of Gagauzia, Yevgenia Gutsul, and a state-owned Russian bank to further its efforts to destabilize Moldovan society, attack Moldova’s democratic government, and prevent Moldova’s accession to the European Union (EU). Russia is reportedly considering creating a new ministry for youth policy and patriotic education, likely as part of an ongoing attempt to instill pro-Kremlin and Kremlin-approved ideology in Russia’s next generation. Russian military authorities in Armenia detained another Russian citizen in Armenia, likely in an effort to assert military and political power over Armenia and to challenge Armenia’s sovereignty amid a continued deterioration of Armenian–Russian relations. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna, west of Avdiivka, and south and southwest of Donetsk City on April 9. Kremlin officials continue efforts to ease public fears about another possible wave of partial mobilization. The Russian occupation regime in Crimea is systematically persecuting clergy and parishes affiliated with the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in occupied Crimea.
The powers of Ukraine’s incumbent president, Vladimir Zelensky, will expire under the Constitution on May 21 and there is no legitimate way of extending them, unless there is a Presidential election before that time.
With the Russians now fully taking Pervomaiske, rolling up Novomykhailivka, breaking into Krasnohorivka and surrounding Chasiv Yar, the whole line of fortresses that have been reinforced over nearly a decade to the west and north of Donetsk is being overcome.
With Novomykhailivka taken, Vuhledar will also fall as its remaining supply route is cut off. Without them it will be much more difficult for the Ukrainians to keep back a Russian military that is building strength while its own numbers and arms are dwindling.
The ability of Russian ground attack aircraft to openly fly at low levels over places such as Chasiv Yar is another game changer. The weather will also soon very much favor the Russians.
Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 10, 2024
The Ukrainian military’s effective use of drones on the battlefield cannot fully mitigate Ukraine’s theater-wide shortage of critical munitions. Zelensky stated that there are no mitigations for insufficient air defense systems and indicated that Russian strikes are forcing Ukraine to reallocate already scarce air defense assets to defend Kharkiv City. Zelensky warned about the threat of a potential future Russian ground offensive operation targeting Kharkiv City, which would force Ukraine to reallocate some of its already-strained manpower and materiel capabilities away from other currently active and critical sectors of the front. The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada considered and adopted provisions from Ukraine’s draft mobilization law on April 10 as part of an ongoing effort to increase the sustainability of Ukrainian mobilization over the long term. Russian officials continue to indicate that they are not interested in any meaningful negotiations on the war in Ukraine amid Switzerland’s announcement that it will host a global peace summit on the war on June 15 and 16. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov attempted to downplay tension in Armenian-Russian relations amid Armenia’s continued efforts to distance itself from political and security relations with Russia. Russian Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin claimed that Russia has no economic reason to import foreign labor, a direct contradiction of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent efforts to justify Russia’s current migration laws to his xenophobic ultra-nationalist constituency. Russian forces recently captured Ivanivske, a settlement east of Chasiv Yar, and advanced near Avdiivka. Eight Russian senators and 16 State Duma deputies submitted a bill to the Russian State Duma that would likely allow Russian authorities to deploy Russian Federal Penitentiaries Service (FSIN) employees to Ukraine, amid reports that Russia is intensifying its crypto-mobilization efforts.
There is still the possibility that Russia will allow some chunks of Ukraine to be eaten by the Romanians, Hungarians and Polish with some agreement that Odessa and Transnistria will not be occupied.
Such a move may be an intelligent one for the Russians as it would remove any pretence of the West being an "ally" of Ukraine and possibly deliver the Nazi hell hole in the north west to Polish management.
Russia will take everything east of the Dniepr, plus Kiev and Odessa and everything between the Dniepr and Transnistria to gain a full victory and deliver actual security to Russia.
Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 10, 2024
The Ukrainian military’s effective use of drones on the battlefield cannot fully mitigate Ukraine’s theater-wide shortage of critical munitions. Zelensky stated that there are no mitigations for insufficient air defense systems and indicated that Russian strikes are forcing Ukraine to reallocate already scarce air defense assets to defend Kharkiv City. Zelensky warned about the threat of a potential future Russian ground offensive operation targeting Kharkiv City, which would force Ukraine to reallocate some of its already-strained manpower and materiel capabilities away from other currently active and critical sectors of the front. The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada considered and adopted provisions from Ukraine’s draft mobilization law on April 10 as part of an ongoing effort to increase the sustainability of Ukrainian mobilization over the long term. Russian officials continue to indicate that they are not interested in any meaningful negotiations on the war in Ukraine amid Switzerland’s announcement that it will host a global peace summit on the war on June 15 and 16. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov attempted to downplay tension in Armenian-Russian relations amid Armenia’s continued efforts to distance itself from political and security relations with Russia. Russian Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin claimed that Russia has no economic reason to import foreign labor, a direct contradiction of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent efforts to justify Russia’s current migration laws to his xenophobic ultra-nationalist constituency. Russian forces recently captured Ivanivske, a settlement east of Chasiv Yar, and advanced near Avdiivka. Eight Russian senators and 16 State Duma deputies submitted a bill to the Russian State Duma that would likely allow Russian authorities to deploy Russian Federal Penitentiaries Service (FSIN) employees to Ukraine, amid reports that Russia is intensifying its crypto-mobilization efforts.
Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 11, 2024
Russian forces conducted another large-scale series of missile and drones strikes against Ukraine on the night of April 10 to 11 that caused notable and likely long-term damage to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated that Ukraine needs more Patriot air defense batteries to protect both Ukraine’s population centers and frontline areas. The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada adopted a new mobilization law on April 11, a significant step in addressing Ukraine’s manpower challenges amid growing manpower constraints in Ukrainian units defending on the frontline. US European Command (EUCOM) Commander and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Chistopher Cavoli reported that EUCOM and NATO are strengthening their ability to respond to the “chronic threat” that Russia poses to global stability and European security in hopes of deterring future Russian aggression against NATO. Ukraine and Latvia signed a bilateral security agreement on April 11 providing for long-term Latvian assistance and security commitments to Ukraine. Russian authorities conducted a counterterrorism operation and reportedly killed two suspected terrorists in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria on April 11. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna, in the direction of Chasiv Yar west of Bakhmut, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area on April 11. Russian exiled opposition outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on April 11 that Russian courts have commuted sentences in over half of all criminal cases against Russian veterans and active-duty servicemen due to military service in Ukraine.
Donetsk Oblast, a Ukrainian SSO SOF FPV munition flies into the commanders hatch of a Russian T-90M, detonating inside and causing an ammunition cookoff.
Robotyne, in a possible sign of growing equipment shortages, Russian forces attempted an assault on Ukrainian positions using a pair of lightly up-armored Ural-4320 transport trucks to cross open ground.
In the last 4 days, Andrew has recorded some form of filmed damage/loss to 6 Russian SAM systems, 32 artillery systems, 40 tanks, 51 IFVs, 14 APCs, 52 trucks, 10 UTVs, 43x cars (mostly bukhankas), 9 EW systems, 2 comms systems, 2 engineering vehicles, and 1 boat.
Russian losses over the past few months have been immense, primarily made while conducting mass mechanized assaults across Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts.
Tommy Tuberville says we've spent $300 Billion on the Ukraine fraud.
Ukraine is expendable, Russia is not.
Well said.
Funny that the two biggest supporters of establishment politicians/MSM/Ukraine are a stroke victim and a Covatard that faked his own death when Covid was proven a hoax.
No matter what we could do would not stop what is coming. This is a money laundering operation for the military industrial complex. It’s over but the spending just increases.
Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 12, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that Russia’s ongoing strike campaign against Ukrainian energy facilities aims in part to devastate the Ukrainian defense industry, confirming ISW’s ongoing assessment that Russian strikes against Ukrainian energy facilities aim to degrade Ukrainian defense industrial capacity. ISW continues to assess that the development of Ukraine’s defense industrial base (DIB) over time can allow Ukraine to sustain its defense against Russia and longer-term national security needs with significantly reduced foreign military assistance. Russian forces are domestically producing and fielding a new air-to-surface subsonic cruise missile against Ukraine designated the Kh-69 as part of continued efforts to improve strike packages and penetrate Ukraine’s degraded air defense. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed that it prevented a group of Central Asians from perpetrating a terrorist attack against a Russian military facility in occupied Ukraine with Ukraine’s help, likely as part of efforts to set information conditions to portray any future Ukrainian attack on legitimate Russian military targets in occupied Ukraine as “terrorist” attacks. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and Donetsk City. Russia is reportedly sending about 2,400 Eastern Military District (EMD) military personnel currently in Russia to fight in Ukraine to make up for personnel losses at the front. Russian occupation officials continue to expand educational programs that aim to indoctrinate Ukrainian children and erase their Ukrainian identity.
Earlier today, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kuleba confirmed that Ukraine was in "active negotiations" with allied countries to procure two PATRIOT SAM batteries and one SAMP/T SAM battery. Deliveries would occur in a “matter of weeks”.
The Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, said:
"This is how it will go down in history - as an inhuman and hateful regime of terrorists and Nazis who betrayed the interest of their people and sacrificed it for Western money and for Zelenski and his closest circle. In these conditions, attempts by the head of the Kiev regime to promote his formula and convene summits in support of the Kiev regime cause only confusion.
Very soon the only topic for any international meetings on Ukraine will be the unconditional capitulation of the Kiev regime.
Ukraine is doing such a good job with the little that they have that russia is pulling personnel from its Pacific Fleet to serve as combat troops in the Ukraine battle. russia is losing troops faster than they can replace them.
The remains of World War II soldiers are being dug up in Lvov's Lychakiv cemetery to make way for the dead from the Donbass front, The New York Times reports.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 13, 2024
Russian forces are pursuing at least three operational-level efforts that are not mutually reinforcing but let Russian forces prioritize grinding, tactical gains on a single sector of their choice at a time. Ukrainian forces will increasingly struggle to defend against these Russian efforts the longer Ukraine lacks further US military assistance. The Russian military command likely assesses that Ukrainian forces will be unable to defend against current and future Russian offensive operations due to delays in or the permanent end of US military assistance. The offensive effort to seize Chasiv Yar offers Russian forces the most immediate prospects for operationally significant advances as the seizure of the town would likely allow Russian forces to launch subsequent offensive operations against the cities that form in effect a significant Ukrainian defensive belt in Donetsk Oblast. Russian threats to Druzhkivka and Kostyantynivka are very operationally significant since these “fortress” cities help form the backbone of the Ukrainian defense in Donetsk Oblast and of eastern Ukraine in general. Russian forces may not be able to seize Chasiv Yar rapidly and would likely struggle to leverage its operational significance immediately as long as Ukrainian forces have the resources needed to hold their positions. Ukrainian artillery and air defense shortages resulting from the lack of US security assistance are allowing Russian mechanized forces to make marginal tactical advances, and future Russian mechanized assaults may be able to achieve more significant gains should the US continue to withhold assistance to Ukraine. Germany announced that it will immediately transfer another Patriot air defense system to Ukraine in response to recent very urgent Ukrainian requests for additional Patriot systems to defend against the increased Russian strike campaign and ongoing Ukrainian efforts to expand Ukraine’s air defense capabilities. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Chasiv Yar (west of Bakhmut) and Donetsk City. Bloomberg reported on April 12 that Russia still relies on Chinese companies to supply most of the foreign-produced machine tool components and microelectronics to Russia’s defense industry for Russian weapons production.
Ukraine at ‘Serious Risk’ of Collapse, Ex-British General Warns
By the end of the year, Kiev’s forces will be struggling to “defend the indefensible,” General Sir Richard Barrons told the BBC
Retired UK general Sir Richard Barrons has told the BBC that there is “a serious risk” of Ukraine losing the conflict with Russia this year. With ammunition and manpower running low, Barrons warned that Ukrainian forces may be unable to hold back a major Russian offensive this summer.
“We are seeing Russia batter away at the front line, employing a five-to-one advantage in artillery, ammunition, and a surplus of people reinforced by the use of newish weapons,” Barrons told the British broadcaster.
LMAO, Bidet is going to throw Ukraine under the bus to try and fail stabilizing the middle east to protect oil supplies since he drained the NPR and its an election year.
Nicole Wolkov, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 14, 2024 DAY 781 out of Putler's 3 day war.
Israel’s success in defending against large-scale Iranian missile and drone strikes from Iranian territory on April 13 underscores the vulnerabilities that Ukrainian geography and the continued degradation of Ukraine’s air defense umbrella pose for Ukrainian efforts to defend against regular Russian missile and drone strikes. The exhaustion of US-provided air defenses resulting from delays in the resumption of US military assistance to Ukraine combined with improvements in Russian strike tactics have led to increasing effectiveness of the Russian strike campaign in Ukraine. Russia’s strike campaign against Ukraine demonstrates that even a limited number of successful ballistic or cruise missile strikes can cause significant and likely long-term damage to energy and other infrastructure, highlighting the need for an effective and well-provisioned air defense umbrella capable of a sustained high rate of interception. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is falsely equating the April 13 large-scale Iranian strikes targeting Israel with the April 1 Israeli strike targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) officials in Damascus, amplifying Iran’s “justification” for the April 13 strikes. Russian milbloggers largely responded to the April 13 Iranian strikes against Israel by suggesting that the increased threat of military escalation in the Middle East will likely draw Western, specifically US, attention and aid away from Ukraine. Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that the senior Russian military command aims to seize Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast by Russia’s Victory Day holiday on May 9. The Russian military’s ongoing restructuring of the Western Military District (WMD) into the Moscow and Leningrad military districts (MMD and LMD) is reportedly shifting areas of operational responsibility (AOR) for Russian force groupings in Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has reportedly fired the commanders of a combined arms army and motorized rifle regiment operating in southern Ukraine likely for failing to recapture areas lost during the Ukrainian summer-fall 2023 counteroffensive. Ukrainian forces advanced south of Kreminna and southwest of Donetsk City and Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Chasiv Yar (west of Bakhmut) and Avdiivka.
This is hilarious! Ukraine threatens the United States over air defense. Ukraine told the US to send more air defense systems or else they will double down on attacking Russian oil infrastructure, thus throwing the oil market into disarray and ruining FJB's chances of being re-elected!
Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros
April 15, 2024
Ukrainian officials continue to warn that US security assistance is vital to Ukrainian forces’ ability to defend against current and future Russian offensive operations forecasted to begin in late spring and summer. A senior Estonian military official described intensified Russian offensive frontline operations and deep rear area strike campaigns as intended to degrade both Ukraine’s will to fight and Western unity. Russian forces continue to adapt their drone tactics along the frontline as part of an offense-defense arms race to mitigate Ukrainian technological adaptions to offset Russian materiel advantages along the frontline. Russian officials doubled down on efforts to amplify Iran’s “justification” for the April 13 large-scale Iranian strikes against Israel that falsely equates them with an April 1 Israeli strike targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials in Damascus. A Russian insider source claimed that Russian officials are preparing to redeploy some former Wagner Group elements serving in Africa Corps to Belgorod Oblast. Crimean occupation administration head Sergei Aksyonov passed a decree restricting migrant labor in occupied Crimea, undermining the Kremlin’s effort to mitigate labor shortages. Russian state media seized on Georgian protests against a proposed law similar to Russia’s “foreign agent” law, likely as part of Kremlin efforts to amplify political discord in Georgia. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Siversk (northeast of Bakhmut), Avdiivka, and west of Donetsk City on April 15. Russian prosecution rates of men who had fled compulsory military service have reportedly increased since fall 2022.
Ukraine will wind up with its pre 2014 borders reinstated... and be admitted to NATO.... What's more, russia will wind up paying for a good portion of Ukraine's reconstruction!
Ukraine will wind up with its pre 2014 borders reinstated... and be admitted to NATO.... What's more, russia will wind up paying for a good portion of Ukraine's reconstruction!
Phil
For what purpose will NATO serve if.......Russia fails?
And if Russia is going to 'fail', how will this happen[paying]?
Phil, If[when] this invasion ends do you believe that Russia will occupy:
A. more land mass than pre Ukraine invasion
B. less land mass than pre Ukraine invasion
A.
When the invasion first began, I figured that the Dnieper would be the new border, with the eastern half annexed to Russia and a Russian-satellite state controlling the western half of Ukraine. That was based on my analysis of the initial Russian assault and how it compared with the Russian reconquest of the Ukraine in 1943. I thought Russia would be able to "boom, headshot" Ukraine. Russia's logistical, operational, and tactical incompetence put an end to that. The idea that the Russians would be road bound frankly never crossed my mind. I figured they would be able to swoop down in overwhelming force along the MSRs, but not be limited to the MSRs. And that they would achieve their objectives before the spring thaw set in, at which point no one would really be able to respond while they entrenched. And by the time the West got around to doing something, it would be a fait accompli. Needless to say, that didn't happen. Russian tanks stranded on the roads out of gas, troops unable to maneuver off the roads. It was like the Russians in Afghanistan all over again (I highly recommend reading The Bear Went Over the Mountain by Lester Grau). The fact that Russia failed so spectacularly tells me that his government and senior leaders within his military are probably full of the same moronic and spineless yes men that our government and military coddle so well. I know from personal experience that it is dangerous to speak truth to power in the U.S. military. My observations of the Russian military suggest that it is likely much the same over there (just different politics).
At this point, it is a stalemate as long as the West keeps supporting Ukraine. There's no way Ukraine takes back all the lost areas. There's no way - short of the West pulling the rug out from under Ukraine as we did in Afghanistan or Vietnam - that Russia takes much more of the country. Best case scenario for Ukraine is an outcome like the Korean War, with a demarcation line that effectively becomes the new Iron Curtain.
That assessment is based on a career in the military, not based on "what I think the United States should or should not do" in this situation.
lol. the Russian millatary does work remotely like the US military. The US military leadership have zero clue how to win wars and unlike Russia, our military brass retire and work for mic weapons manufacturers that design extremely expensive complicated systems that don't perform well in modern combat and quickly become antiquated. Russian weapons manufacturers work with the government and the military and rely on actual combat reports to design simple effective weapons systems at a fraction of the cost of our military budget.
take a look how they upgraded and retrofitted bombs from the 60's to glide bombs guided by gps. those have been game changers along with hypersonic missile systems the US has been unable to develop
Phil, If[when] this invasion ends do you believe that Russia will occupy:
A. more land mass than pre Ukraine invasion
B. less land mass than pre Ukraine invasion
A.
When the invasion first began, I figured that the Dnieper would be the new border, with the eastern half annexed to Russia and a Russian-satellite state controlling the western half of Ukraine. That was based on my analysis of the initial Russian assault and how it compared with the Russian reconquest of the Ukraine in 1943. I thought Russia would be able to "boom, headshot" Ukraine. Russia's logistical, operational, and tactical incompetence put an end to that. The idea that the Russians would be road bound frankly never crossed my mind. I figured they would be able to swoop down in overwhelming force along the MSRs, but not be limited to the MSRs. And that they would achieve their objectives before the spring thaw set in, at which point no one would really be able to respond while they entrenched. And by the time the West got around to doing something, it would be a fait accompli. Needless to say, that didn't happen. Russian tanks stranded on the roads out of gas, troops unable to maneuver off the roads. It was like the Russians in Afghanistan all over again (I highly recommend reading The Bear Went Over the Mountain by Lester Grau). The fact that Russia failed so spectacularly tells me that his government and senior leaders within his military are probably full of the same moronic and spineless yes men that our government and military coddle so well. I know from personal experience that it is dangerous to speak truth to power in the U.S. military. My observations of the Russian military suggest that it is likely much the same over there (just different politics).
At this point, it is a stalemate as long as the West keeps supporting Ukraine. There's no way Ukraine takes back all the lost areas. There's no way - short of the West pulling the rug out from under Ukraine as we did in Afghanistan or Vietnam - that Russia takes much more of the country. Best case scenario for Ukraine is an outcome like the Korean War, with a demarcation line that effectively becomes the new Iron Curtain.
That assessment is based on a career in the military, not based on "what I think the United States should or should not do" in this situation.
thousands of Ukrainian soldiers surrendered this week and yet unconfirmed reports that Budanov got a visit from Dr Iskander and is dead along with dozens of French brass.
The “smart bombs” the U.S. used in the First Gulf War were almost all “dumb” bombs from the Vietnam War fitted out with guidance kits. So, if Russia finally figured that out 30 years later, good on them. When the Russians intervened in Syria, they brought a small amount of their best stuff, but most of the ordnance was “dumb.” It still did the job, but the shortcomings of their own military-industrial complex has been one of Russia’s major challenges in the current war. It’s one of their major logistical headaches that has hampered them far more than anything else.
The “smart bombs” the U.S. used in the First Gulf War were almost all “dumb” bombs from the Vietnam War fitted out with guidance kits. So, if Russia finally figured that out 30 years later, good on them. When the Russians intervened in Syria, they brought a small amount of their best stuff, but most of the ordnance was “dumb.” It still did the job, but the shortcomings of their own military-industrial complex has been one of Russia’s major challenges in the current war. It’s one of their major logistical headaches that has hampered them far more than anything else.
lol. One thing Russia does very well now is to adapt in combat and they aren't hindered by the old soviet bureaucracy
russia is producing the most sophisticated drones now and producing 155 mm rounds at ten times the rate of the US
Russia glide bombs have a range of 60 km now. A lot more than US glide bombs and are much more accurate
Tell us about US hyper sonic missile systems now lol
Half of the American f 35's remain grounded due to technical problems and software issues
The “smart bombs” the U.S. used in the First Gulf War were almost all “dumb” bombs from the Vietnam War fitted out with guidance kits. So, if Russia finally figured that out 30 years later, good on them. When the Russians intervened in Syria, they brought a small amount of their best stuff, but most of the ordnance was “dumb.” It still did the job, but the shortcomings of their own military-industrial complex has been one of Russia’s major challenges in the current war. It’s one of their major logistical headaches that has hampered them far more than anything else.
lol. One thing Russia does very well now is to adapt in combat and they aren't hindered by the old soviet bureaucracy
russia is producing the most sophisticated drones now and producing 155 mm rounds at ten times the rate of the US
Russia glide bombs have a range of 60 km now. A lot more than US glide bombs and are much more accurate
Tell us about US hyper sonic missile systems now lol
Half of the American f 35's remain grounded due to technical problems and software issues
Will you tell us what an engineering marvel the T-55 is next?
If the Russians are so technologically advanced and almighty, why haven’t they been able to beat a coalition lead by a senile old toad like FJB and Zelensky?
' The Russians suck at most things except corruption. They wrote the book on corruption. When they were "15" they had a lot more cannon fodder than they have now.
' The Russians suck at most things except corruption. They wrote the book on corruption. When they were "15" they had a lot more cannon fodder than they have now.
If the Russians are so technologically advanced and almighty, why haven’t they been able to beat a coalition lead by a senile old toad like FJB and Zelensky?
Western war movie watchers think that you have to "take the hill" or, IOW, conquer territory to achieve victory.
Russian strategy has been one of active defense all along. Kill the enemy, destroy his military and his capability to continue. Taking ground, in and of itself, is useless if enemy forces are still intact and capable of serious operations. The Russian's have advanced, and they have advanced, only for the purpose of destroying the enemy, not to occupy territory just for the sake of it.
The Russians, contrary to Western propaganda, have been very careful to avoid unnecessary casualties, mainly for their own forces but also in regards to the civilian population. An example of this restraint is their avoidance of destroying Ukraine's energy facilities in the cold Winter when it would be hardest on the civilians.
Their use of stand off weapons; rockets, missile, drones, etc, have also been mostly surgical. If they wanted to, they could turn Ukraine into a parking lot.
As to the title of this thread "Major Belly Flop" this has been evident months ago and no longer remotely in question. Some anticipate a major Russian offensive coming soon. This may well be but the Russians are achieving one of the main goals of their SMO, that is, to destroy the Ukrainian military using their strategy of active defense. Then the rest will be a cake walk. So why attack which will lead to more Russian casualties than necessary?
If the Russians are so technologically advanced and almighty, why haven’t they been able to beat a coalition lead by a senile old toad like FJB and Zelensky?
Western war movie watchers think that you have to "take the hill" or, IOW, conquer territory to achieve victory.
Russian strategy has been one of active defense all along. Kill the enemy, destroy his military and his capability to continue. Taking ground, in and of itself, is useless if enemy forces are still intact and capable of serious operations. The Russian's have advanced, and they have advanced, only for the purpose of destroying the enemy, not to occupy territory just for the sake of it.
The Russians, contrary to Western propaganda, have been very careful to avoid unnecessary casualties, mainly for their own forces but also in regards to the civilian population. An example of this restraint is their avoidance of destroying Ukraine's energy facilities in the cold Winter when it would be hardest on the civilians.
Their use of stand off weapons; rockets, missile, drones, etc, have also been mostly surgical. If they wanted to, they could turn Ukraine into a parking lot.
As to the title of this thread "Major Belly Flop" this has been evident months ago and no longer remotely in question. Some anticipate a major Russian offensive coming soon. This may well be but the Russians are achieving one of the main goals of their SMO, that is, to destroy the Ukrainian military using their strategy of active defense. Then the rest will be a cake walk. So why attack which will lead to more Russian casualties than necessary?
MAGA!
Did you spell attrition incorrectly?
Russians did it in WW2...some things never change.
“Frankly speaking, we stand little chance of victory, because we need to be significantly stronger than our adversaries. The current ratio of artillery shells stands at 1 to 10. Can we endure for much longer? No,” Zelensky said.
Kyrylo Budanov, Ukrainian military leader who has served as the chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine since August 2020, gets an inoculation from Dr. Kinzhal.
If the Russians are so technologically advanced and almighty, why haven’t they been able to beat a coalition lead by a senile old toad like FJB and Zelensky?
If what I read here is correct the Russians have been fighting an enemy on its own ground that has been supplied by about 50 countries . I would suggest that the Russians have acquitted themselves very well. They are holding their ground and bleeding their enemies dry. Ukraine has to be the biggest scrap heap in history.
Kyrylo Budanov, Ukrainian military leader who has served as the chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine since August 2020, gets an inoculation from Dr. Kinzhal.
Colonel Douglas MacGregor has stated from the start that Putin never intended to take over Ukraine. He wanted to negotiate. He always stated he wants peace for those ethnic Russians living in territories Ukraine has been torturing and murdering. He will not allow Ukraine to join NATO. Biden’s administration has kept Ukraine from negotiating peace. He has been put in a position now where he has to go ahead and take more territory. There will be peace one way or the other. This has been America’s proxy war with Russia. We are broke, lacking armaments and leadership to fight Russia. This is the CIA’s mess. I’m no great fan of Russia but they are right in this situation.
Colonel Douglas MacGregor has stated from the start that Putin never intended to take over Ukraine. He wanted to negotiate. He always stated he wants peace for those ethnic Russians living in territories Ukraine has been torturing and murdering. He will not allow Ukraine to join NATO. Biden’s administration has kept Ukraine from negotiating peace. He has been put in a position now where he has to go ahead and take more territory. There will be peace one way or the other. This has been America’s proxy war with Russia. We are broke, lacking armaments and leadership to fight Russia. This is the CIA’s mess. I’m no great fan of Russia but they are right in this situation.
Colonel Douglas MacGregor has stated from the start that Putin never intended to take over Ukraine. He wanted to negotiate. He always stated he wants peace for those ethnic Russians living in territories Ukraine has been torturing and murdering. He will not allow Ukraine to join NATO. Biden’s administration has kept Ukraine from negotiating peace. He has been put in a position now where he has to go ahead and take more territory. There will be peace one way or the other. This has been America’s proxy war with Russia. We are broke, lacking armaments and leadership to fight Russia. This is the CIA’s mess. I’m no great fan of Russia but they are right in this situation.
Nicole Wolkov, Chistina Harward, Karolina Hird, Kateryna Stepanenko, Frederick W. Kagan
April 16, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that continued shortages in air defense systems and artillery are preventing Ukraine from effectively defending itself against Russian strikes and ground assaults. Zelensky signed a new mobilization law on April 16, codifying a difficult but critical decision in Ukraine’s efforts to stabilize its force generation apparatus and adequately prepare the Ukrainian fighting force both defensively and offensively. Russian forces in eastern Ukraine are using smaller groups to conduct assaults and are reportedly suffering from morale issues, but Russian attacks are unlikely to culminate in the near term despite these challenges because of Ukrainian materiel shortages. A Russian Storm-Z instructor argued that Russian forces should capitalize on Ukrainian disadvantages brought on by materiel shortages to increase Russian guided glide bomb strikes to support Russian ground operations. Russian President Vladimir Putin continued to show support for Iranian aggression against Israel during a March 16 call with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. People’s Republic of China (PRC) President and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on April 16 and proposed prerequisites for the end to the war in Ukraine in a manner that suggests that Xi is continuing to posture himself as a neutral mediator in the war despite increasing reports of China’s support for the Russian war effort. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) recently destroyed a Russian Nebo-U long-range radar station in Bryansk Oblast. The Kremlin continues to centralize authority over Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov’s “Akhmat” Spetsnaz forces via the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Russian federal censor Roskomnadzor is considering banning TikTok in Russia. Russian forces made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City and in western Zaporizhia Oblast amid continued positional engagements along the entire line of contact on April 16. The Republic of Tatarstan is reportedly preparing a new youth employment program that would allow minors aged 14 and older to work at Russian defense industrial base (DIB) enterprises, likely as part of an ongoing effort to expand the Russian DIB. Russian occupation officials are using the education system, particularly history courses, to Russify Ukrainian children living in occupied areas.
America’s Stark Choice in Ukraine and the Cost of Letting Russia Win
Click here to read the full report with maps
By Fredrick W. Kagan
April 16, 2024
The current US debate about providing additional military assistance to Ukraine is based in part on the assumption that the war will remain stalemated regardless of US actions. That assumption is false.[1] The Russians are breaking out of positional warfare and beginning to restore maneuver to the battlefield because of the delays in the provision of US military assistance to Ukraine. Ukraine cannot hold the present lines now without the rapid resumption of US assistance, particularly air defense and artillery that only the US can provide rapidly and at scale.[2] Lack of air defense has exposed Ukrainian front-line units to Russian aircraft that are now dropping thousands of bombs on Ukrainian defensive positions for the first time in this war.[3] Ukrainian artillery shortages are letting the Russians use armored columns without suffering prohibitive losses for the first time since 2022.[4] The Russians are pressing their advantage and advancing slowly but steadily on several sectors of the front. Since the beginning of this year, Russian forces have seized over 360 square kilometers - an area the size of Detroit. Russian advances will accelerate absent urgent American action. US policymakers must internalize the reality that further delaying or stopping American military assistance will lead to dramatic Russian gains later in 2024 and in 2025 and, ultimately, to Russian victory.
The United States thus has only two real choices today. It can quickly resume providing military aid to let Ukraine stabilize the front lines near the current locations. Or it can let the Russians defeat the Ukrainian military and drive toward the NATO borders from the Black Sea to central Poland. There is no third option. The risks of a Russian attack against NATO in the near future would rise dramatically if the US allows Russia to defeat Ukraine now, and the challenge of defending the Baltic States in particular could become almost insurmountable. These long-term risks and costs far outweigh the short-term price of resuming assistance to Ukraine.
Russian victory in Ukraine would have devastating consequences for the defense of NATO.[5] Ukrainian success, even if Ukraine just holds the frontlines roughly where they now are, on the other hand, would make a successful Russian attack on Poland or the Baltic States much harder and riskier. It would dramatically strengthen NATO’s ability to deter and defend against future Russian aggression. The two maps presented below illustrate the advantages Russia would secure by defeating Ukraine and those that NATO would receive from helping Ukraine hold the line or push the Russians further east and south.
NATO’s Future Is Linked with Ukraine’s Regardless of Ukraine’s Membership Status
A successful Ukrainian military will be the largest and most powerful in Europe after Russia’s—it will be far stronger than that of any European NATO state. Ukraine will deploy its forces along its borders with Russia and Belarus to deter and defend against future Russian aggression. Ukraine will rely on continued assistance at first in the form of equipment but, over time, primarily in the form of money to purchase and maintain its own equipment, from a wide array of European and Asian states that keenly understand the importance of preventing a renewed Russian attack.[6] Ukrainians will recognize that their future is linked with NATO’s survival and deterring Russian attacks on NATO as well as on Ukraine, even if Ukraine is not a member of the alliance.
Russian military leaders planning an invasion of the Baltic States or an attack on Poland will have to assume that Ukraine might enter such a war on NATO’s behalf regardless of Ukraine’s membership status. That planning assumption will have a dramatic impact on Russian campaign plans for a war of aggression against NATO, as we shall see.
If Russia defeats Ukraine, on the other hand, NATO will face tremendous challenges in defending its northeastern members. Ukrainians will not tamely submit to Russian conquest, to be sure, and Russian military victory will very likely be followed by a massive Ukrainian insurgency.[7] But the Russians are already preparing forces distinct from their regular military units to handle such an insurgency, and they will very likely be able to sustain conventional military capabilities to threaten NATO from Ukrainian territory even while addressing Ukrainian insurgents.[8] The Russians will also impress hundreds of thousands or even millions of Ukrainians into military service, along with the defense industrial base Ukrainians are now constructing, significantly increasing Russia’s military and economic potential.
In this dire scenario, therefore, NATO must expect to face large Russian conventional forces along its entire border from the Black Sea to the Arctic, bringing the southern Polish, Hungarian, Slovakian, and Romanian borders under threat of Russian ground attack for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union. This threat would pin NATO forces in southeastern Europe and would draw additional forces from the US and Western European NATO states to southern and central Europe, depriving NATO of reserves that would otherwise be available to reinforce the Baltic States rapidly in the event of a threatened Russian invasion. These NATO troops, inexperienced in fighting modern mechanized war, would be staring down a battle-hardened Russian military, emboldened from its victory in Ukraine.
The Russian military could prepare campaign plans for an attack on Poland and/or the Baltic States with no concern for its rear areas. That planning assumption would allow Russia to concentrate against the Baltic States forces they would otherwise have to array along the Ukrainian frontier to deter or defend against a Ukrainian effort to help defend NATO. It is almost impossible to overstate how much the success or failure of Ukraine’s current efforts to fight off the Russian attack changes the prospects of a future Russian attack against NATO’s northeastern flank.
Scenarios and Assumptions
The maps below depict current NATO deployments, notional Ukrainian deployments based on pre-war Ukrainian military positions, and notional Russian force concentrations for an invasion of the Baltic States. The underlying scenario assumes that the Russians will prioritize cutting the Suwalki Corridor that runs between northwestern Belarus (around Grodno) and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to prevent NATO from reinforcing or supplying the Baltic States while Russian armored and airborne units seize the Baltic States themselves. The scenario also assumes that the Russians will seek to prepare and attack fast enough to avoid giving NATO time to bring large reinforcements from the US, France, Germany, and the UK to the Suwalki Corridor and the Baltic States before they invade. It thus considers a Russian invasion force largely drawn from units in the newly-reestablished Leningrad and Moscow Military Districts, as those forces could move to attack positions and launch an invasion much more rapidly than a larger Russian force drawing on units in the Caucasus, near Central Asia, or in the Far East. The challenge the Russians would face in covering the frontier of a strong and independent Ukraine would likely consume any forces the Russians might choose to make available from further south and east in any event. Generating the Russian combat power necessary to take the Baltic States with the reduced strike force in that scenario would likely require some reinforcement from central Russia as well. That scenario would require a much larger and slower mobilization of Russian forces that NATO would see and be able to respond to.
The deployments and movements depicted on these maps are notional, and the details are open to debate and discussion. The bottom line, however, is very clear. An independent Ukraine with a strong military and a pro-Western government will make a Russian attack on NATO much more difficult, risky, and costly for Moscow. An independent and strong Ukraine will thus help NATO deter such a Russian attack and defeat it if deterrence fails. A victorious Russia that succeeds in its aim of destroying Ukraine entirely, on the other hand, will pose a major conventional military threat to NATO in a relatively short period of time. It will be much harder to deter future Russian aggression and both more difficult and far more costly to defeat it if deterrence fails. The choice before the US today is thus stark, but the answer is clear. American interests now and in the future are served far better by resuming aid to Ukraine now than by allowing Russia to win.
Both Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy and the commander of the Ukrainian army, General Alexander Syrski, say that the situation on the front is becoming increasingly difficult, writes the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita. Chassov Yar has become the center of the Ukrainian defense, but the front is collapsing under Russian pressure. The superiority of the Russian troops is overwhelming, the newspaper continued. Rzeczpospolita describes:
"The US Institute for War Research (ISW) believes that the situation of the Ukrainians is worse than in Artyomovsk, so that Chassov Yar could fall more quickly. The Ukrainian troops primarily lack air defense, which the Russians are taking advantage of by attacking the defenders the city with guided bombs dropped by aircraft several dozen kilometers from the front line... 'But the main advantage of the Russians is the people,' says Colonel Tschernik. 'They can rotate up to 30,000 men per month "They have announced the formation of 14 new divisions, 16 new mechanized brigades and two general tank armies. By the fall they will be able to increase their armed forces by around 200,000 to 250,000 soldiers."
Colonel Douglas MacGregor has stated from the start that Putin never intended to take over Ukraine. He wanted to negotiate. He always stated he wants peace for those ethnic Russians living in territories Ukraine has been torturing and murdering. He will not allow Ukraine to join NATO. Biden’s administration has kept Ukraine from negotiating peace. He has been put in a position now where he has to go ahead and take more territory. There will be peace one way or the other. This has been America’s proxy war with Russia. We are broke, lacking armaments and leadership to fight Russia. This is the CIA’s mess. I’m no great fan of Russia but they are right in this situation.
Biden' and his CIA are successfully destroying themselves, and Ukraine, by the hands of their sworn enemy, the Russians.
If all America weren't suffering from the brazen stupidity of these hapless fools, it would be great entertainment.
America’s Stark Choice in Ukraine and the Cost of Letting Russia Win
Click here to read the full report with maps
By Fredrick W. Kagan
April 16, 2024
The current US debate about providing additional military assistance to Ukraine is based in part on the assumption that the war will remain stalemated regardless of US actions. That assumption is false.[1] The Russians are breaking out of positional warfare and beginning to restore maneuver to the battlefield because of the delays in the provision of US military assistance to Ukraine. Ukraine cannot hold the present lines now without the rapid resumption of US assistance, particularly air defense and artillery that only the US can provide rapidly and at scale.[2] Lack of air defense has exposed Ukrainian front-line units to Russian aircraft that are now dropping thousands of bombs on Ukrainian defensive positions for the first time in this war.[3] Ukrainian artillery shortages are letting the Russians use armored columns without suffering prohibitive losses for the first time since 2022.[4] The Russians are pressing their advantage and advancing slowly but steadily on several sectors of the front. Since the beginning of this year, Russian forces have seized over 360 square kilometers - an area the size of Detroit. Russian advances will accelerate absent urgent American action. US policymakers must internalize the reality that further delaying or stopping American military assistance will lead to dramatic Russian gains later in 2024 and in 2025 and, ultimately, to Russian victory.
The United States thus has only two real choices today. It can quickly resume providing military aid to let Ukraine stabilize the front lines near the current locations. Or it can let the Russians defeat the Ukrainian military and drive toward the NATO borders from the Black Sea to central Poland. There is no third option. The risks of a Russian attack against NATO in the near future would rise dramatically if the US allows Russia to defeat Ukraine now, and the challenge of defending the Baltic States in particular could become almost insurmountable. These long-term risks and costs far outweigh the short-term price of resuming assistance to Ukraine.
Russian victory in Ukraine would have devastating consequences for the defense of NATO.[5] Ukrainian success, even if Ukraine just holds the frontlines roughly where they now are, on the other hand, would make a successful Russian attack on Poland or the Baltic States much harder and riskier. It would dramatically strengthen NATO’s ability to deter and defend against future Russian aggression. The two maps presented below illustrate the advantages Russia would secure by defeating Ukraine and those that NATO would receive from helping Ukraine hold the line or push the Russians further east and south.
NATO’s Future Is Linked with Ukraine’s Regardless of Ukraine’s Membership Status
A successful Ukrainian military will be the largest and most powerful in Europe after Russia’s—it will be far stronger than that of any European NATO state. Ukraine will deploy its forces along its borders with Russia and Belarus to deter and defend against future Russian aggression. Ukraine will rely on continued assistance at first in the form of equipment but, over time, primarily in the form of money to purchase and maintain its own equipment, from a wide array of European and Asian states that keenly understand the importance of preventing a renewed Russian attack.[6] Ukrainians will recognize that their future is linked with NATO’s survival and deterring Russian attacks on NATO as well as on Ukraine, even if Ukraine is not a member of the alliance.
Russian military leaders planning an invasion of the Baltic States or an attack on Poland will have to assume that Ukraine might enter such a war on NATO’s behalf regardless of Ukraine’s membership status. That planning assumption will have a dramatic impact on Russian campaign plans for a war of aggression against NATO, as we shall see.
If Russia defeats Ukraine, on the other hand, NATO will face tremendous challenges in defending its northeastern members. Ukrainians will not tamely submit to Russian conquest, to be sure, and Russian military victory will very likely be followed by a massive Ukrainian insurgency.[7] But the Russians are already preparing forces distinct from their regular military units to handle such an insurgency, and they will very likely be able to sustain conventional military capabilities to threaten NATO from Ukrainian territory even while addressing Ukrainian insurgents.[8] The Russians will also impress hundreds of thousands or even millions of Ukrainians into military service, along with the defense industrial base Ukrainians are now constructing, significantly increasing Russia’s military and economic potential.
In this dire scenario, therefore, NATO must expect to face large Russian conventional forces along its entire border from the Black Sea to the Arctic, bringing the southern Polish, Hungarian, Slovakian, and Romanian borders under threat of Russian ground attack for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union. This threat would pin NATO forces in southeastern Europe and would draw additional forces from the US and Western European NATO states to southern and central Europe, depriving NATO of reserves that would otherwise be available to reinforce the Baltic States rapidly in the event of a threatened Russian invasion. These NATO troops, inexperienced in fighting modern mechanized war, would be staring down a battle-hardened Russian military, emboldened from its victory in Ukraine.
The Russian military could prepare campaign plans for an attack on Poland and/or the Baltic States with no concern for its rear areas. That planning assumption would allow Russia to concentrate against the Baltic States forces they would otherwise have to array along the Ukrainian frontier to deter or defend against a Ukrainian effort to help defend NATO. It is almost impossible to overstate how much the success or failure of Ukraine’s current efforts to fight off the Russian attack changes the prospects of a future Russian attack against NATO’s northeastern flank.
Scenarios and Assumptions
The maps below depict current NATO deployments, notional Ukrainian deployments based on pre-war Ukrainian military positions, and notional Russian force concentrations for an invasion of the Baltic States. The underlying scenario assumes that the Russians will prioritize cutting the Suwalki Corridor that runs between northwestern Belarus (around Grodno) and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to prevent NATO from reinforcing or supplying the Baltic States while Russian armored and airborne units seize the Baltic States themselves. The scenario also assumes that the Russians will seek to prepare and attack fast enough to avoid giving NATO time to bring large reinforcements from the US, France, Germany, and the UK to the Suwalki Corridor and the Baltic States before they invade. It thus considers a Russian invasion force largely drawn from units in the newly-reestablished Leningrad and Moscow Military Districts, as those forces could move to attack positions and launch an invasion much more rapidly than a larger Russian force drawing on units in the Caucasus, near Central Asia, or in the Far East. The challenge the Russians would face in covering the frontier of a strong and independent Ukraine would likely consume any forces the Russians might choose to make available from further south and east in any event. Generating the Russian combat power necessary to take the Baltic States with the reduced strike force in that scenario would likely require some reinforcement from central Russia as well. That scenario would require a much larger and slower mobilization of Russian forces that NATO would see and be able to respond to.
The deployments and movements depicted on these maps are notional, and the details are open to debate and discussion. The bottom line, however, is very clear. An independent Ukraine with a strong military and a pro-Western government will make a Russian attack on NATO much more difficult, risky, and costly for Moscow. An independent and strong Ukraine will thus help NATO deter such a Russian attack and defeat it if deterrence fails. A victorious Russia that succeeds in its aim of destroying Ukraine entirely, on the other hand, will pose a major conventional military threat to NATO in a relatively short period of time. It will be much harder to deter future Russian aggression and both more difficult and far more costly to defeat it if deterrence fails. The choice before the US today is thus stark, but the answer is clear. American interests now and in the future are served far better by resuming aid to Ukraine now than by allowing Russia to win.
BS. Putin is dead. Didnt your Fake Nues MSM tell you he was near death from cancer 2-3 years ago?
You believed them then and you believe them still. You believed them when they said Trump would never leave the White House if elected and that he would start WW3. You still believe them. Why? Because you don't think logically and you're a fool.
Sounds like russia is pissed... apparently Ukraine hit one of their main long-range over the horizon radar stations (deep inside russia) that is used to detect incoming ballistic missiles. Part of their nuclear defensive deterrent system.
Ukraines top soldiers Azov Nazis too afraid to defend Ukraine now due to extremely high casualty rates. Russia taking territory accelerates as Ukraine soldiers surrender
America’s Stark Choice in Ukraine and the Cost of Letting Russia Win
Click here to read the full report with maps
By Fredrick W. Kagan
April 16, 2024
The current US debate about providing additional military assistance to Ukraine is based in part on the assumption that the war will remain stalemated regardless of US actions. That assumption is false.[1] The Russians are breaking out of positional warfare and beginning to restore maneuver to the battlefield because of the delays in the provision of US military assistance to Ukraine. Ukraine cannot hold the present lines now without the rapid resumption of US assistance, particularly air defense and artillery that only the US can provide rapidly and at scale.[2] Lack of air defense has exposed Ukrainian front-line units to Russian aircraft that are now dropping thousands of bombs on Ukrainian defensive positions for the first time in this war.[3] Ukrainian artillery shortages are letting the Russians use armored columns without suffering prohibitive losses for the first time since 2022.[4] The Russians are pressing their advantage and advancing slowly but steadily on several sectors of the front. Since the beginning of this year, Russian forces have seized over 360 square kilometers - an area the size of Detroit. Russian advances will accelerate absent urgent American action. US policymakers must internalize the reality that further delaying or stopping American military assistance will lead to dramatic Russian gains later in 2024 and in 2025 and, ultimately, to Russian victory.
The United States thus has only two real choices today. It can quickly resume providing military aid to let Ukraine stabilize the front lines near the current locations. Or it can let the Russians defeat the Ukrainian military and drive toward the NATO borders from the Black Sea to central Poland. There is no third option. The risks of a Russian attack against NATO in the near future would rise dramatically if the US allows Russia to defeat Ukraine now, and the challenge of defending the Baltic States in particular could become almost insurmountable. These long-term risks and costs far outweigh the short-term price of resuming assistance to Ukraine.
Russian victory in Ukraine would have devastating consequences for the defense of NATO.[5] Ukrainian success, even if Ukraine just holds the frontlines roughly where they now are, on the other hand, would make a successful Russian attack on Poland or the Baltic States much harder and riskier. It would dramatically strengthen NATO’s ability to deter and defend against future Russian aggression. The two maps presented below illustrate the advantages Russia would secure by defeating Ukraine and those that NATO would receive from helping Ukraine hold the line or push the Russians further east and south.
NATO’s Future Is Linked with Ukraine’s Regardless of Ukraine’s Membership Status
A successful Ukrainian military will be the largest and most powerful in Europe after Russia’s—it will be far stronger than that of any European NATO state. Ukraine will deploy its forces along its borders with Russia and Belarus to deter and defend against future Russian aggression. Ukraine will rely on continued assistance at first in the form of equipment but, over time, primarily in the form of money to purchase and maintain its own equipment, from a wide array of European and Asian states that keenly understand the importance of preventing a renewed Russian attack.[6] Ukrainians will recognize that their future is linked with NATO’s survival and deterring Russian attacks on NATO as well as on Ukraine, even if Ukraine is not a member of the alliance.
Russian military leaders planning an invasion of the Baltic States or an attack on Poland will have to assume that Ukraine might enter such a war on NATO’s behalf regardless of Ukraine’s membership status. That planning assumption will have a dramatic impact on Russian campaign plans for a war of aggression against NATO, as we shall see.
If Russia defeats Ukraine, on the other hand, NATO will face tremendous challenges in defending its northeastern members. Ukrainians will not tamely submit to Russian conquest, to be sure, and Russian military victory will very likely be followed by a massive Ukrainian insurgency.[7] But the Russians are already preparing forces distinct from their regular military units to handle such an insurgency, and they will very likely be able to sustain conventional military capabilities to threaten NATO from Ukrainian territory even while addressing Ukrainian insurgents.[8] The Russians will also impress hundreds of thousands or even millions of Ukrainians into military service, along with the defense industrial base Ukrainians are now constructing, significantly increasing Russia’s military and economic potential.
In this dire scenario, therefore, NATO must expect to face large Russian conventional forces along its entire border from the Black Sea to the Arctic, bringing the southern Polish, Hungarian, Slovakian, and Romanian borders under threat of Russian ground attack for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union. This threat would pin NATO forces in southeastern Europe and would draw additional forces from the US and Western European NATO states to southern and central Europe, depriving NATO of reserves that would otherwise be available to reinforce the Baltic States rapidly in the event of a threatened Russian invasion. These NATO troops, inexperienced in fighting modern mechanized war, would be staring down a battle-hardened Russian military, emboldened from its victory in Ukraine.
The Russian military could prepare campaign plans for an attack on Poland and/or the Baltic States with no concern for its rear areas. That planning assumption would allow Russia to concentrate against the Baltic States forces they would otherwise have to array along the Ukrainian frontier to deter or defend against a Ukrainian effort to help defend NATO. It is almost impossible to overstate how much the success or failure of Ukraine’s current efforts to fight off the Russian attack changes the prospects of a future Russian attack against NATO’s northeastern flank.
Scenarios and Assumptions
The maps below depict current NATO deployments, notional Ukrainian deployments based on pre-war Ukrainian military positions, and notional Russian force concentrations for an invasion of the Baltic States. The underlying scenario assumes that the Russians will prioritize cutting the Suwalki Corridor that runs between northwestern Belarus (around Grodno) and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to prevent NATO from reinforcing or supplying the Baltic States while Russian armored and airborne units seize the Baltic States themselves. The scenario also assumes that the Russians will seek to prepare and attack fast enough to avoid giving NATO time to bring large reinforcements from the US, France, Germany, and the UK to the Suwalki Corridor and the Baltic States before they invade. It thus considers a Russian invasion force largely drawn from units in the newly-reestablished Leningrad and Moscow Military Districts, as those forces could move to attack positions and launch an invasion much more rapidly than a larger Russian force drawing on units in the Caucasus, near Central Asia, or in the Far East. The challenge the Russians would face in covering the frontier of a strong and independent Ukraine would likely consume any forces the Russians might choose to make available from further south and east in any event. Generating the Russian combat power necessary to take the Baltic States with the reduced strike force in that scenario would likely require some reinforcement from central Russia as well. That scenario would require a much larger and slower mobilization of Russian forces that NATO would see and be able to respond to.
The deployments and movements depicted on these maps are notional, and the details are open to debate and discussion. The bottom line, however, is very clear. An independent Ukraine with a strong military and a pro-Western government will make a Russian attack on NATO much more difficult, risky, and costly for Moscow. An independent and strong Ukraine will thus help NATO deter such a Russian attack and defeat it if deterrence fails. A victorious Russia that succeeds in its aim of destroying Ukraine entirely, on the other hand, will pose a major conventional military threat to NATO in a relatively short period of time. It will be much harder to deter future Russian aggression and both more difficult and far more costly to defeat it if deterrence fails. The choice before the US today is thus stark, but the answer is clear. American interests now and in the future are served far better by resuming aid to Ukraine now than by allowing Russia to win.
The author of your pro Ukraine screed is Victoria Nuland's brother in law.
America’s Stark Choice in Ukraine and the Cost of Letting Russia Win
Click here to read the full report with maps
By Fredrick W. Kagan
April 16, 2024
The current US debate about providing additional military assistance to Ukraine is based in part on the assumption that the war will remain stalemated regardless of US actions. That assumption is false.[1] The Russians are breaking out of positional warfare and beginning to restore maneuver to the battlefield because of the delays in the provision of US military assistance to Ukraine. Ukraine cannot hold the present lines now without the rapid resumption of US assistance, particularly air defense and artillery that only the US can provide rapidly and at scale.[2] Lack of air defense has exposed Ukrainian front-line units to Russian aircraft that are now dropping thousands of bombs on Ukrainian defensive positions for the first time in this war.[3] Ukrainian artillery shortages are letting the Russians use armored columns without suffering prohibitive losses for the first time since 2022.[4] The Russians are pressing their advantage and advancing slowly but steadily on several sectors of the front. Since the beginning of this year, Russian forces have seized over 360 square kilometers - an area the size of Detroit. Russian advances will accelerate absent urgent American action. US policymakers must internalize the reality that further delaying or stopping American military assistance will lead to dramatic Russian gains later in 2024 and in 2025 and, ultimately, to Russian victory.
The United States thus has only two real choices today. It can quickly resume providing military aid to let Ukraine stabilize the front lines near the current locations. Or it can let the Russians defeat the Ukrainian military and drive toward the NATO borders from the Black Sea to central Poland. There is no third option. The risks of a Russian attack against NATO in the near future would rise dramatically if the US allows Russia to defeat Ukraine now, and the challenge of defending the Baltic States in particular could become almost insurmountable. These long-term risks and costs far outweigh the short-term price of resuming assistance to Ukraine.
Russian victory in Ukraine would have devastating consequences for the defense of NATO.[5] Ukrainian success, even if Ukraine just holds the frontlines roughly where they now are, on the other hand, would make a successful Russian attack on Poland or the Baltic States much harder and riskier. It would dramatically strengthen NATO’s ability to deter and defend against future Russian aggression. The two maps presented below illustrate the advantages Russia would secure by defeating Ukraine and those that NATO would receive from helping Ukraine hold the line or push the Russians further east and south.
NATO’s Future Is Linked with Ukraine’s Regardless of Ukraine’s Membership Status
A successful Ukrainian military will be the largest and most powerful in Europe after Russia’s—it will be far stronger than that of any European NATO state. Ukraine will deploy its forces along its borders with Russia and Belarus to deter and defend against future Russian aggression. Ukraine will rely on continued assistance at first in the form of equipment but, over time, primarily in the form of money to purchase and maintain its own equipment, from a wide array of European and Asian states that keenly understand the importance of preventing a renewed Russian attack.[6] Ukrainians will recognize that their future is linked with NATO’s survival and deterring Russian attacks on NATO as well as on Ukraine, even if Ukraine is not a member of the alliance.
Russian military leaders planning an invasion of the Baltic States or an attack on Poland will have to assume that Ukraine might enter such a war on NATO’s behalf regardless of Ukraine’s membership status. That planning assumption will have a dramatic impact on Russian campaign plans for a war of aggression against NATO, as we shall see.
If Russia defeats Ukraine, on the other hand, NATO will face tremendous challenges in defending its northeastern members. Ukrainians will not tamely submit to Russian conquest, to be sure, and Russian military victory will very likely be followed by a massive Ukrainian insurgency.[7] But the Russians are already preparing forces distinct from their regular military units to handle such an insurgency, and they will very likely be able to sustain conventional military capabilities to threaten NATO from Ukrainian territory even while addressing Ukrainian insurgents.[8] The Russians will also impress hundreds of thousands or even millions of Ukrainians into military service, along with the defense industrial base Ukrainians are now constructing, significantly increasing Russia’s military and economic potential.
In this dire scenario, therefore, NATO must expect to face large Russian conventional forces along its entire border from the Black Sea to the Arctic, bringing the southern Polish, Hungarian, Slovakian, and Romanian borders under threat of Russian ground attack for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union. This threat would pin NATO forces in southeastern Europe and would draw additional forces from the US and Western European NATO states to southern and central Europe, depriving NATO of reserves that would otherwise be available to reinforce the Baltic States rapidly in the event of a threatened Russian invasion. These NATO troops, inexperienced in fighting modern mechanized war, would be staring down a battle-hardened Russian military, emboldened from its victory in Ukraine.
The Russian military could prepare campaign plans for an attack on Poland and/or the Baltic States with no concern for its rear areas. That planning assumption would allow Russia to concentrate against the Baltic States forces they would otherwise have to array along the Ukrainian frontier to deter or defend against a Ukrainian effort to help defend NATO. It is almost impossible to overstate how much the success or failure of Ukraine’s current efforts to fight off the Russian attack changes the prospects of a future Russian attack against NATO’s northeastern flank.
Scenarios and Assumptions
The maps below depict current NATO deployments, notional Ukrainian deployments based on pre-war Ukrainian military positions, and notional Russian force concentrations for an invasion of the Baltic States. The underlying scenario assumes that the Russians will prioritize cutting the Suwalki Corridor that runs between northwestern Belarus (around Grodno) and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to prevent NATO from reinforcing or supplying the Baltic States while Russian armored and airborne units seize the Baltic States themselves. The scenario also assumes that the Russians will seek to prepare and attack fast enough to avoid giving NATO time to bring large reinforcements from the US, France, Germany, and the UK to the Suwalki Corridor and the Baltic States before they invade. It thus considers a Russian invasion force largely drawn from units in the newly-reestablished Leningrad and Moscow Military Districts, as those forces could move to attack positions and launch an invasion much more rapidly than a larger Russian force drawing on units in the Caucasus, near Central Asia, or in the Far East. The challenge the Russians would face in covering the frontier of a strong and independent Ukraine would likely consume any forces the Russians might choose to make available from further south and east in any event. Generating the Russian combat power necessary to take the Baltic States with the reduced strike force in that scenario would likely require some reinforcement from central Russia as well. That scenario would require a much larger and slower mobilization of Russian forces that NATO would see and be able to respond to.
The deployments and movements depicted on these maps are notional, and the details are open to debate and discussion. The bottom line, however, is very clear. An independent Ukraine with a strong military and a pro-Western government will make a Russian attack on NATO much more difficult, risky, and costly for Moscow. An independent and strong Ukraine will thus help NATO deter such a Russian attack and defeat it if deterrence fails. A victorious Russia that succeeds in its aim of destroying Ukraine entirely, on the other hand, will pose a major conventional military threat to NATO in a relatively short period of time. It will be much harder to deter future Russian aggression and both more difficult and far more costly to defeat it if deterrence fails. The choice before the US today is thus stark, but the answer is clear. American interests now and in the future are served far better by resuming aid to Ukraine now than by allowing Russia to win.
The author of your pro Ukraine screed is Victoria Nuland's brother in law.
These left wing trolls run by toothouston are misinformation specialists funded by Soros. More and more showing up on firearm forums
Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros
April 17, 2024
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian military airfield in occupied Dzhankoi, Crimea, overnight on April 16 to 17. Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reportedly targeted Russian aviation assets in the Republic of Mordovia, the Republic of Tatarstan, and Samara Oblast on April 17. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov officially confirmed on April 17 that Russian peacekeeping forces began their anticipated withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh, as Russian sources largely blamed Armenian leadership for Azerbaijan’s seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh amid Armenia’s continued efforts to distance itself from political and security relations with Russia. The Georgian parliament approved a bill in its first reading similar to Russia’s “foreign agents” law on April 17, which Russian state media seized on to further Kremlin efforts to amplify reports of political discord in Western and former Soviet states. US President Joe Biden warned that Russia and its partners pose an increasing threat to NATO and stressed that US security assistance to Ukraine can address the Russian threat. The US House of Representatives filed a supplemental appropriations bill on April 17 that would provide roughly $60 billion of assistance to Ukraine, and will reportedly vote on the measure on April 20. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and Donetsk City. The Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) is preparing a special training course for ROC clergy deployed to combat zones in Ukraine.
America’s Stark Choice in Ukraine and the Cost of Letting Russia Win
Click here to read the full report with maps
By Fredrick W. Kagan
April 16, 2024
The current US debate about providing additional military assistance to Ukraine is based in part on the assumption that the war will remain stalemated regardless of US actions. That assumption is false.[1] The Russians are breaking out of positional warfare and beginning to restore maneuver to the battlefield because of the delays in the provision of US military assistance to Ukraine. Ukraine cannot hold the present lines now without the rapid resumption of US assistance, particularly air defense and artillery that only the US can provide rapidly and at scale.[2] Lack of air defense has exposed Ukrainian front-line units to Russian aircraft that are now dropping thousands of bombs on Ukrainian defensive positions for the first time in this war.[3] Ukrainian artillery shortages are letting the Russians use armored columns without suffering prohibitive losses for the first time since 2022.[4] The Russians are pressing their advantage and advancing slowly but steadily on several sectors of the front. Since the beginning of this year, Russian forces have seized over 360 square kilometers - an area the size of Detroit. Russian advances will accelerate absent urgent American action. US policymakers must internalize the reality that further delaying or stopping American military assistance will lead to dramatic Russian gains later in 2024 and in 2025 and, ultimately, to Russian victory.
The United States thus has only two real choices today. It can quickly resume providing military aid to let Ukraine stabilize the front lines near the current locations. Or it can let the Russians defeat the Ukrainian military and drive toward the NATO borders from the Black Sea to central Poland. There is no third option. The risks of a Russian attack against NATO in the near future would rise dramatically if the US allows Russia to defeat Ukraine now, and the challenge of defending the Baltic States in particular could become almost insurmountable. These long-term risks and costs far outweigh the short-term price of resuming assistance to Ukraine.
Russian victory in Ukraine would have devastating consequences for the defense of NATO.[5] Ukrainian success, even if Ukraine just holds the frontlines roughly where they now are, on the other hand, would make a successful Russian attack on Poland or the Baltic States much harder and riskier. It would dramatically strengthen NATO’s ability to deter and defend against future Russian aggression. The two maps presented below illustrate the advantages Russia would secure by defeating Ukraine and those that NATO would receive from helping Ukraine hold the line or push the Russians further east and south.
NATO’s Future Is Linked with Ukraine’s Regardless of Ukraine’s Membership Status
A successful Ukrainian military will be the largest and most powerful in Europe after Russia’s—it will be far stronger than that of any European NATO state. Ukraine will deploy its forces along its borders with Russia and Belarus to deter and defend against future Russian aggression. Ukraine will rely on continued assistance at first in the form of equipment but, over time, primarily in the form of money to purchase and maintain its own equipment, from a wide array of European and Asian states that keenly understand the importance of preventing a renewed Russian attack.[6] Ukrainians will recognize that their future is linked with NATO’s survival and deterring Russian attacks on NATO as well as on Ukraine, even if Ukraine is not a member of the alliance.
Russian military leaders planning an invasion of the Baltic States or an attack on Poland will have to assume that Ukraine might enter such a war on NATO’s behalf regardless of Ukraine’s membership status. That planning assumption will have a dramatic impact on Russian campaign plans for a war of aggression against NATO, as we shall see.
If Russia defeats Ukraine, on the other hand, NATO will face tremendous challenges in defending its northeastern members. Ukrainians will not tamely submit to Russian conquest, to be sure, and Russian military victory will very likely be followed by a massive Ukrainian insurgency.[7] But the Russians are already preparing forces distinct from their regular military units to handle such an insurgency, and they will very likely be able to sustain conventional military capabilities to threaten NATO from Ukrainian territory even while addressing Ukrainian insurgents.[8] The Russians will also impress hundreds of thousands or even millions of Ukrainians into military service, along with the defense industrial base Ukrainians are now constructing, significantly increasing Russia’s military and economic potential.
In this dire scenario, therefore, NATO must expect to face large Russian conventional forces along its entire border from the Black Sea to the Arctic, bringing the southern Polish, Hungarian, Slovakian, and Romanian borders under threat of Russian ground attack for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union. This threat would pin NATO forces in southeastern Europe and would draw additional forces from the US and Western European NATO states to southern and central Europe, depriving NATO of reserves that would otherwise be available to reinforce the Baltic States rapidly in the event of a threatened Russian invasion. These NATO troops, inexperienced in fighting modern mechanized war, would be staring down a battle-hardened Russian military, emboldened from its victory in Ukraine.
The Russian military could prepare campaign plans for an attack on Poland and/or the Baltic States with no concern for its rear areas. That planning assumption would allow Russia to concentrate against the Baltic States forces they would otherwise have to array along the Ukrainian frontier to deter or defend against a Ukrainian effort to help defend NATO. It is almost impossible to overstate how much the success or failure of Ukraine’s current efforts to fight off the Russian attack changes the prospects of a future Russian attack against NATO’s northeastern flank.
Scenarios and Assumptions
The maps below depict current NATO deployments, notional Ukrainian deployments based on pre-war Ukrainian military positions, and notional Russian force concentrations for an invasion of the Baltic States. The underlying scenario assumes that the Russians will prioritize cutting the Suwalki Corridor that runs between northwestern Belarus (around Grodno) and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to prevent NATO from reinforcing or supplying the Baltic States while Russian armored and airborne units seize the Baltic States themselves. The scenario also assumes that the Russians will seek to prepare and attack fast enough to avoid giving NATO time to bring large reinforcements from the US, France, Germany, and the UK to the Suwalki Corridor and the Baltic States before they invade. It thus considers a Russian invasion force largely drawn from units in the newly-reestablished Leningrad and Moscow Military Districts, as those forces could move to attack positions and launch an invasion much more rapidly than a larger Russian force drawing on units in the Caucasus, near Central Asia, or in the Far East. The challenge the Russians would face in covering the frontier of a strong and independent Ukraine would likely consume any forces the Russians might choose to make available from further south and east in any event. Generating the Russian combat power necessary to take the Baltic States with the reduced strike force in that scenario would likely require some reinforcement from central Russia as well. That scenario would require a much larger and slower mobilization of Russian forces that NATO would see and be able to respond to.
The deployments and movements depicted on these maps are notional, and the details are open to debate and discussion. The bottom line, however, is very clear. An independent Ukraine with a strong military and a pro-Western government will make a Russian attack on NATO much more difficult, risky, and costly for Moscow. An independent and strong Ukraine will thus help NATO deter such a Russian attack and defeat it if deterrence fails. A victorious Russia that succeeds in its aim of destroying Ukraine entirely, on the other hand, will pose a major conventional military threat to NATO in a relatively short period of time. It will be much harder to deter future Russian aggression and both more difficult and far more costly to defeat it if deterrence fails. The choice before the US today is thus stark, but the answer is clear. American interests now and in the future are served far better by resuming aid to Ukraine now than by allowing Russia to win.
The author of your pro Ukraine screed is Victoria Nuland's brother in law.
These left wing trolls run by toothouston are misinformation specialists funded by Soros. More and more showing up on firearm forums
Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 18, 2024
Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Head Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov specified that Russian offensive effort that Ukrainian officials have been forecasting will likely begin in June 2024. Budanov also stated on April 17 that Ukraine plans to counter future Russian offensive operations by continuing strikes against Russian military targets within Russia. Russian forces reportedly continue to intensify crypto-mobilization efforts ahead of the expected Russian summer 2024 offensive operation but will likely struggle to establish effective operational- and strategic-level reserves rapidly. Ukrainian officials clarified that the Ukrainian strike on a Russian military airfield in occupied Dzhankoi, Crimea overnight on April 16 to 17 caused significant damage to Russian air defense equipment. Russian milbloggers seized on a violent crime committed by a migrant in Moscow on April 18 to reiterate calls for further restrictions in Russian migration policies. German authorities detained two individuals suspected of aiding Russia in its ongoing efforts to sabotage NATO member states’ military infrastructure and logistics. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and Donetsk City. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) “Schemes” investigative project, citing Ukrainian intelligence, reported on April 17 that Russia’s defense industry is using US- and Japanese-made components in the navigation and communication systems of Russian Sukhoi fixed wing aircraft.
Ukrainian forces appear to have struck and damaged one of the receiving antennas on Russia's only 29B6 Container over-the-horizon radar, located outside of Kovylkino.
toots new pathetic sock puppet joined a few years ago. during covid to spread disinformation. toot Houston has zero hunting and fishing related posts out of over 10,000 posts. not one pic
you've been on here since 2017 with no 5 year long years of inactivity like toots other sock puppet tdoyka. Its common on here to to high jack inactive accounts.
don't even bother responding to this left wing fat troll.
Originally Posted by longarm
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by longarm
Originally Posted by local_dirt
Originally Posted by longarm
Houston2 Tardqueen Tonka Old Douche..
Not one of them can post pics..
It's too hard when they are spending all day, all night flipping back and forth from screen to screen.
Yep, they are all fakes
Says ribka’s sock puppet.
"Accuse your opponent of what you are doing to create confusion.." Saul Alinski
"Always accuse your enemies of your own sins." Joseph Goebbels
I've never had, don't currently have, and have no plans to have a sock puppet. You, on the other hand, are a known POS.
lol dumb tooty. I thought rick bin kicked you off here for threatening a campfire member? why did you come back tooty?
Originally Posted by tdoyka
Ukrainian forces appear to have struck and damaged one of the receiving antennas on Russia's only 29B6 Container over-the-horizon radar, located outside of Kovylkino.
Ukrainian prisoners have always been treated humanely. They are fed, housed and medically cared for. Ukraine's hospitals are full and soldiers are dying daily. If they had the weaponry they couldn't engage successfully and they know it. Ukrainian officers are surrendering their men to save what's left of them. It's over except for the idiots in Washington that cannot admit to what they've done and Ukrainian leadership because they know there is no path for them after it us finally done. History will not be kind to our country, this administration and congress for what they've participated in. They have coerced the EU and NATO to support a criminally insane psychopath that we installed as president of Ukraine. At some point soon Washington will just walk away from it like they do when they've destroyed a country.
Good luck at your imaginary fish camp tomorrow! I hope you're bringing Tonka and tar queen. I'm still curious though, do the voices change in your head when you switch between sock puppets?
Trump says that the survival of the Ukraine was very important to US interests. Some speculations are that Trump made the statement in an attempt to help pass the aid package presently awaiting the vote expected tomorrow.
As Russia takes Chasov Yar, in the cuckrainian brigades, there have already been soldier riots. And now the AFU in Chasov Yar are openly worried and openly discussing their prospects.
Gaylensky (and Old Toot) promised victory in Avdiivka, but a big loss was the result… And it's the same here, the question is, why cling... to find your nameless grave in Chasov Yar?
Previously, the fighting spirit of the cuckraine army was based on the excellent faith in the holy Western technology. Now, ATACMS are worthless, and Patriots are only allowed ta come out at night, because so many have been destroyed during the day.
In short, the AFU in Chasov Yar is doomed, since the settlement itself is an order of magnitude smaller than Bakhmut (now Artemovsk) and Avdiivka (Now Avdeevka), it simply will not work to organize a large-scale fortified area here. There is not enough area to pile up fortifications and troops.
The cuckraine Ministry of Defense admitted the loss of almost six hundred ukrainians from one unit in just one strike.
And there is nowhere to take reserves - all directions of the front are overloaded. Those who are now dying in Chasov Yar, these are the reserves. And they have nowhere to retreat either.
Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Riley Bailey, and George Barros
April 19, 2024
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov signaled Russia’s intent to seize Kharkiv City in a future significant Russian offensive operation, the first senior Kremlin official to outright identify the city as a possible Russian operational objective following recent Ukrainian warnings that Russian forces may attempt to seize the city starting in Summer 2024. Ukrainian officials announced that Ukrainian forces downed a Russian aircraft as it conducted missile strikes against Ukraine for the first time overnight on April 18 to 19, demonstrating a capability that may constrain how Russia conducts its strike campaign against Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense capabilities remain limited and degraded, however, allowing Russian aircraft to operate freely without threat on certain critical areas of the front. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that Ukraine requires Western provisions of artillery ammunition, air defense materiel, long-range artillery and missile systems, and fighter aircraft as Ukrainian constraints continue due to delays in US military assistance. Pro-Russian Moldovan actors continue to set conditions to justify possible future Russian aggression in Moldova as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov compared Moldova to Ukraine and Armenia. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues to expand the newly reformed Leningrad Military District (LMD) in preparation for an anticipated future large-scale conventional conflict with NATO. Russian officials continue to forcibly deport and Russify Ukrainian children as Ukrainian authorities work to return deported children to Ukrainian-controlled territory.
Trump says that the survival of the Ukraine was very important to US interests. Some speculations are that Trump made the statement in an attempt to help pass the aid package presently awaiting the vote expected tomorrow.
The Guardian, Forbes
If Trump is pressing congress to send aid to Ukraine I may have to vote for someone else, maybe Libertarian. We cannot afford the cost or the Russian ill will.
Trump says that the survival of the Ukraine was very important to US interests. Some speculations are that Trump made the statement in an attempt to help pass the aid package presently awaiting the vote expected tomorrow.
The Guardian, Forbes
If Trump is pressing congress to send aid to Ukraine I may have to vote for someone else, maybe Libertarian. We cannot afford the cost or the Russian ill will.
LOL.
You Putin Pufters are in for a quite a bit of rough water. Buckle up and don the life vests.
Trump says that the survival of the Ukraine was very important to US interests. Some speculations are that Trump made the statement in an attempt to help pass the aid package presently awaiting the vote expected tomorrow.
The Guardian, Forbes
If Trump is pressing congress to send aid to Ukraine I may have to vote for someone else, maybe Libertarian. We cannot afford the cost or the Russian ill will.
LOL.
You Putin Pufters are in for a quite a bit of rough water. Buckle up and don the life vests.
Looks as if the Russians are ahead in this game. And the world is beginning to get concerned more over the Mid-East (oil). Biden is already telling his boy Z to lay off attacking Russian oil.
Do you detect that maybe European NATO is tiring of pouring money down the Ukraine sewer?
Trump says that the survival of the Ukraine was very important to US interests. Some speculations are that Trump made the statement in an attempt to help pass the aid package presently awaiting the vote expected tomorrow.
The Guardian, Forbes
If Trump is pressing congress to send aid to Ukraine I may have to vote for someone else, maybe Libertarian. We cannot afford the cost or the Russian ill will.
LOL.
You Putin Pufters are in for a quite a bit of rough water. Buckle up and don the life vests.
Looks as if the Russians are ahead in this game. And the world is beginning to get concerned more over the Mid-East (oil). Biden is already telling his boy Z to lay off attacking Russian oil.
Do you detect that maybe European NATO is tiring of pouring money down the Ukraine sewer?
Buckle up Butter Cup.
Trump knows the play that's coming and that's why he is on board with Johnson.
Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 20, 2024
The US House of Representatives passed a supplemental appropriations bill on April 20 providing for roughly $60 billion of assistance to Ukraine. The bill must now be passed by the Senate and signed by the president before aid can begin to flow. These requirements and the logistics of transporting US materiel to the frontline in Ukraine will likely mean that new US assistance will not begin to affect the situation on the front line for several weeks. The frontline situation will therefore likely continue to deteriorate in that time, particularly if Russian forces increase their attacks to take advantage of the limited window before the arrival of new US aid. Ukrainian forces may suffer additional setbacks in the coming weeks while waiting for US security assistance that will allow Ukraine to stabilize the front, but they will likely be able to blunt the current Russian offensive assuming the resumed US assistance arrives promptly. Russian forces will likely intensify ongoing offensive operations and missile and drone strikes in the coming weeks in order to exploit the closing window of Ukrainian materiel constraints. Ukraine will likely be in a significantly improved operational position by June 2024 regardless of delays in the arrival of US security assistance to the frontline, and the Russian military command will likely consider significant changes to the large-scale offensive operation that it is expected to launch in June, although it may still proceed as planned. The likely resumption of US security assistance to Ukraine is a critical turning point in the war in Ukraine, but the Kremlin, the West, and Ukraine still have additional decisions to make that will determine the character and outcome of the fighting. Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted successful drone strikes against several energy infrastructure facilities and a fuel storage facility within Russia on the night of April 19 to 20. The Kremlin appears to be censoring demands for an investigation into the reported murder of a former Donetsk People Republic (DNR) serviceman amid a wider trend of the Kremlin coopting or otherwise censoring DNR-affiliated voices within the Russian information space. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Chasiv Yar (west of Bakhmut) and northwest of Avdiivka, and Ukrainian forces recently made confirmed advances south of Kreminna. Ukrainian and Russian sources reported that Russian forces are using US-made 203mm artillery ammunition that Russia may have received from Iran.
Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Karolina Hird
April 21, 2024
US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairperson Senator Mark Warner reported on April 21 that US provisions of military aid to Ukraine, including long-range ATACMS missiles, will be in transit to Ukraine “by the end of the week” if the Senate passes the supplemental appropriations bill on April 23 and US President Joe Biden signs it by April 24. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on April 21 that the swift delivery of US military aid to Ukraine could allow Ukrainian forces to stabilize the frontline and seize the initiative. Ukrainian forces struck and damaged the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s (BSF) Kommuna submarine support ship – the world’s oldest active-duty naval vessel – in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea on April 21. US-sanctioned, pro-Kremlin Moldovan politician Ilan Shor created the new pro-Russian Moldovan Victory electoral bloc on April 21, which plans to run a candidate in the October 20 Moldovan presidential election. The Victory electoral bloc will likely allow the Kremlin to focus on a unified political effort in Moldova instead of maintaining relations with multiple pro-Russian Moldovan actors and parties, as it has done recently. The Russian and Chinese navies signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation on April 21 amid recent reports of China’s increased support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Kremlin blocked domestic access to the website of the French non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), depriving Russians of access to independent assessments of Russian freedom of speech and press. Russian forces recently advanced near Kreminna and Avdiivka and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. Russian forces have increased their use of small, lightweight, off-road vehicles along the frontline.
The main threat to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, against the backdrop of low morale, is the risk of a massive surrender of its soldiers, and a collapse of defense positions, which will trigger a domino effect along the entire front.
Bankovaya is trying to discourage the soldiers from surrendering. To do this, they launch fake videos of Russians shooting captured Ukrainians (supposedly filmed from a UAV, etc.), but the soldiers figured out that it was a staged act.
So, the order came down from Gaylensky ta shoot any possible deserter.
Angelica Evans, Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 22, 2024
The Kremlin is conducting a concerted air and information operation to destroy Kharkiv City, convince Ukrainians to flee, and internally displace millions of Ukrainians ahead of a possible future Russian offensive operation against the city or elsewhere in Ukraine. Kremlin mouthpieces are seizing on concerns about a future Russian offensive operation against Kharkiv City to conduct a likely coordinated information operation in an effort to create outsized panic among Ukrainians. ISW assesses that the likelihood of a successful Russian ground offensive against Kharkiv is very low if Ukraine receives renewed US military aid rapidly. Russia is intensifying strike and information operations against Ukrainians in Kharkiv City to exploit ongoing constraints on Ukrainian air defenses and heightened tensions in Ukraine in the likely relatively brief window before the anticipated arrival of US military assistance to frontline areas. Russian forces appear to be aiming to make a wide penetration of Ukrainian lines northwest of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, but their ability to do so will likely be blunted by the arrival of US and other Western aid to the frontline. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on April 22 that Finland is taking concrete steps to protect itself against Russian hybrid operations weaponizing Russian-manufactured migrant crises on the Russian-Finnish border. The Kremlin appears to be highlighting its relationship with Azerbaijan while downplaying deteriorating Russian-Armenia relations following Russia’s failure to prevent Armenia’s loss of Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023. Russian forces recently advanced near Chasiv Yar, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. The Russian state “Sudoplatov” volunteer drone initiative is reportedly equipping Russian military personnel operating in the Bakhmut direction with cheap and defective first-person view (FPV) drones.
I hope the Russians don’t cause too much panic in Ukraine otherwise all the packed nightclubs and bars will suffer a mass casualty event when all those 20 something young men drop their umbrella drinks and trample each other on their way out the door…
We should probably send them another $100 billion just in case.
Ukraine aid bill passes House with provision to grab Orc loot to pay for Orc war and invasion.
Originally Posted by The WIZARD
Originally Posted by Fubarski
The main threat to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, against the backdrop of low morale, is the risk of a massive surrender of its soldiers, and a collapse of defense positions, which will trigger a domino effect along the entire front.
Bankovaya is trying to discourage the soldiers from surrendering. To do this, they launch fake videos of Russians shooting captured Ukrainians (supposedly filmed from a UAV, etc.), but the soldiers figured out that it was a staged act. So, the order came down from Gaylensky ta shoot any possible deserter.
In the video I posted a couple days ago, 9 Ukraine soldiers said they were shot at by other Ukrainian troops as they were in the process of surrendering to the Russians.
Angelica Evans, Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 22, 2024
The Kremlin is conducting a concerted air and information operation to destroy Kharkiv City, convince Ukrainians to flee, and internally displace millions of Ukrainians ahead of a possible future Russian offensive operation against the city or elsewhere in Ukraine. Kremlin mouthpieces are seizing on concerns about a future Russian offensive operation against Kharkiv City to conduct a likely coordinated information operation in an effort to create outsized panic among Ukrainians. ISW assesses that the likelihood of a successful Russian ground offensive against Kharkiv is very low if Ukraine receives renewed US military aid rapidly. Russia is intensifying strike and information operations against Ukrainians in Kharkiv City to exploit ongoing constraints on Ukrainian air defenses and heightened tensions in Ukraine in the likely relatively brief window before the anticipated arrival of US military assistance to frontline areas. Russian forces appear to be aiming to make a wide penetration of Ukrainian lines northwest of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, but their ability to do so will likely be blunted by the arrival of US and other Western aid to the frontline. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on April 22 that Finland is taking concrete steps to protect itself against Russian hybrid operations weaponizing Russian-manufactured migrant crises on the Russian-Finnish border. The Kremlin appears to be highlighting its relationship with Azerbaijan while downplaying deteriorating Russian-Armenia relations following Russia’s failure to prevent Armenia’s loss of Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023. Russian forces recently advanced near Chasiv Yar, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. The Russian state “Sudoplatov” volunteer drone initiative is reportedly equipping Russian military personnel operating in the Bakhmut direction with cheap and defective first-person view (FPV) drones.
Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Annika Ganzeveld, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 23, 2024
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu highlighted ongoing Russian offensive operations near Chasiv Yar, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City and announced Russia’s intent to intensify its strike campaign to disrupt Ukrainian logistics. Shoigu also discussed ongoing Russian military reforms during his April 23 MoD collegium address, cloaking ongoing expansion efforts in an information operation meant to falsely frame all Russian military activity as inherently defensive and responsive to supposed NATO aggression. Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Akbar Ahmadian traveled to St. Petersburg on April 23 to attend the 12th Russian International Security Summit. The Chechen Republic appears to be trying to align itself more closely with Iran over the backdrop of intensifying bilateral security cooperation between Russia and Iran. United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the UK’s largest ever package of military assistance to Ukraine valued at 500 million pounds (around $662 million) on April 23. Moldovan authorities confiscated over one million dollars from Kremlin-linked Moldovan opposition politicians at the Chisinau airport on the night of April 22 to 23, and the opposition politicians likely intended to use to bribe protestors and voters. Russian federal censor Roskomnadzor is blocking 150 virtual private network (VPN) services in Russia, another step in the Kremlin’s efforts to further censor and control the Russian information space. Ukrainian drone strikes and recent flooding in Russia have reportedly brought weekly Russian oil refining to an 11-month low, although the decrease in refining output has so far been marginal. Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Chasiv Yar (west of Bakhmut) and Russian forces recently advanced near Donetsk City. Prominent Russian milbloggers continue to complain about the ineffectiveness of Russian drones on the battlefield.
Incendiary munition rains down over Chasiv-Yar. Russians are attempting to occupy the city. They have been ordered to occupy it before the 9th of May by Russian leadership.
View from a Ukrainian drone as several M30A1 GMLRS rockets slam into a Russian S-300VM/S-400 radar station, each rocket detonating feet over the Russian group, sending hundreds of thousands of tungsten fragments into a Russian 9S19M High Screen radar and supporting vehicles.
Absolutely hilarious! Just WTF would those broke dik Ukrainians contribute? Manpower? Don't have any. Money? They only have ours. Land? They have nothing a Khinzel won't reach. Resources? They don't even have any electric except what the Russians allow them to have.
Ukraine has lost support of Poland and other nations. The EU has been drained of resources at our request. We cannot afford any additional assistance yet our hapless Congress is convinced they must sacrifice their own constituents and jeopardize our freedom to fight the pentagon’s proxy war with the “evil empire” that was defeated decades ago. The mindless twits here that stoically defend this insanity have a death wish for our nation. Pity.. It’s over for Zelensky and crew. You just haven’t buried the trash yet.
Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 24, 2024
US President Joe Biden announced on April 24 that the US will begin sending military equipment to Ukraine “a few hours” after signing a bill that will provide roughly $60 billion of assistance to Ukraine. The United States reportedly provided an unspecified number of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine in March 2024, some of which Ukraine has already used to strike Russian targets in deep rear areas. The arrival of long-range ATACMS missiles in sufficient quantities will allow Ukrainian forces to degrade Russian logistics and threaten Russian airfields in deep rear areas, although months of delay may have provided the Russian military time to offset the potential operational impacts that ATACMS will afford Ukraine. Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted successful drone strikes against Russian energy and industrial facilities in Smolensk and Lipetsk oblasts on the night of April 23 to 24. Russian authorities arrested Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov on April 24 on charges of accepting bribes, although other Russian sources reported that Ivanov is suspected of treason. Ivanov’s arrest prompted Russian information space speculation about a new round of personnel changes in the Russian military and claims that the arrest is part of Kremlin factional conflicts. Russian ultranationalist milbloggers largely celebrated Ivanov’s arrest and used it as an opportunity to publicly criticize the Russian MoD. The Kremlin explicitly threatened Armenia if Armenia does not resume active engagement in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and resume its pro-Kremlin alignment. Kremlin-appointed Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova deliberately misrepresented recent Qatari-mediated negotiations between Russia and Ukraine as the first face-to-face negotiations on the return of Ukrainian children forcibly removed and deported by Russia, likely in an effort to minimize Russia’s responsibility for the coordinated removal and deportation of Ukrainian children. Moldovan authorities filed a criminal case against Yevgenia Gutsul, the Kremlin-affiliated governor of the pro-Russian Moldovan autonomous region of Gagauzia, for campaign finance violations as Moldovan officials continue to warn about Russia’s threat to Moldova. Russian forces recently marginally advanced near Avdiivka, Donetsk City, and Robotyne. Russian State Duma Committee on Information Policy Head Alexander Khinshtein stated on April 24 that unspecified Russian officials will soon submit a draft law to the State Duma that would ban the extradition of foreigners who have fought in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine if the foreigners face prosecution for their military service in their home countries.
The issue of corruption was directly raised with Zelensky in a meeting last January in Kiev with CIA Director William Burns.
His message to the Ukrainian president, I was told by an intelligence official with direct knowledge of the meeting, was out of a 1950s mob movie.
The senior generals and government officials in Kiev were angry at what they saw as Zelensky’s greed, so Burns told the Ukrainian president, because “he was taking a larger share of the skim money than was going to the generals.”
Burns also presented Zelensky with a list of thirty-five generals and senior officials whose corruption was known to the CIA and others in the American government.
Zelensky responded to the American pressure ten days later by publicly dismissing ten of the most ostentatious officials on the list and doing little else.
“The ten he got rid of were brazenly bragging about the money they had—driving around Kiev in their new Mercedes,” the intelligence official told me.
Analysts from the Central Intelligence Agency put the embezzled funds at $400 million last year, at least; another expert compared the level of corruption in Kiev as approaching that of the Afghan war, “although there will be no professional audit reports emerging from the Ukraine.”
It won’t matter because Russia is probably going to escalate very soon. A trillion dollars wouldn’t do any good. Ukrainians are surrendering in mass. There is no path forward for Ukraine.
The 4 of you put out more fake far right russian propaganda than they do... I guess in a drastic last-ditch effort to get everyone to believe you all.
Phil
Just a reminder about dementia Phil
He supports the law in California that allow men to have sex with children , the moron supports over 15 million criminals aliens aliens invading America, but still can’t find Russia on a map
It won’t matter because Russia is probably going to escalate very soon. A trillion dollars wouldn’t do any good. Ukrainians are surrendering in mass. There is no path forward for Ukraine.
You are always one who Pufts hard for the Putin. I remember, years ago, when you whined the same and Ukraine has since taken back over 1/2 the ground the Orcs took during the invasion. You and your hero Dougyy Macgregor are always wrong but never in doubt in your support of the Orcs.
Originally Posted by rainshot 3/2022
As long as our politicians chortle about no-fly zones and weapons support, air lifts and such Zelenski will hold fast in spite of the odds. Ret. Colonel Macgregor says it's over and I believe it. It is time to step up and agree to Putin's demand that they be neutral. put an end to the carnage. Biden and our idiots in congress are costing lives and prolonging the inevitable.
It's never not funny when someone who has been proven wrong for so many years still wants to support the Orcs with a fetish for Putin Puftering.
The European Parliament has refused to recognize the results of the Russian presidential election and called on EU member states to limit relations with Putin - resolution
Eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian SSO SOF drone watches a precision strike on a Russian 9A310M1 Buk TELAR, with the Russian SAM system suffering an immediate catastrophic ammunition detonation.
The EU Commission is preparing sanctions against ships delivering weapons from North Korea to Russia. Reportedly, tankers that flout the G7 price cap on Russian oil will also be targeted.
Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 25, 2024
Russian forces are stabilizing their small salient northwest of Avdiivka and may make further tactical gains that could cause Ukrainian forces to withdraw from other tactical positions along the frontline west of Avdiivka to a more defensible line. Russian offensive operations west of Avdiivka aim to exploit opportunities for tactical gains while the Russian offensive operation to seize Chasiv Yar offers Russian forces the most immediate prospects for operationally significant advances. US officials are reportedly worried that the latest package of US military aid to Ukraine may not be enough for Ukraine to regain all of its territory. US military assistance is only part of what Ukraine currently needs, moreover; but Ukraine is itself working to address other war fighting requirements — primarily manpower challenges and the expansion of its defense industrial base (DIB). Russian forces are reportedly fielding drones adapted to be more resilient against Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) capabilities on critical sectors of the frontline, likely in an attempt to leverage new technological capabilities to exploit a limited window before US security assistance arrives in Ukraine. A prominent Kremlin-awarded Russian milblogger channel announced that it opened a “media school” in the Balkans, likely supporting Kremlin efforts to expand its reach in the international information space. French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the importance of Europe’s self-sufficiency for its defense and sovereignty during an April 25 speech. Ukrainian forces recently made confirmed advances near Siversk, and Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. Russian President Vladimir Putin justified Russia’s ongoing efforts to nationalize Russian enterprises, including defense industrial base (DIB) enterprises on April 25.
Ukraine drones have hit 2 Russian oil depots now causing Russian oil and gas production to be at 11 month lows. Over 25% of refinery capacity has been destroyed.
It won’t matter because Russia is probably going to escalate very soon. A trillion dollars wouldn’t do any good. Ukrainians are surrendering in mass. There is no path forward for Ukraine.
Oh yes, any minute now.
Putin is ready to spring his trap juuuuust as soon as.......
The Ukrainian Armed Forces deserted from the front line of defense in the village of Berdychi in the Avdeevsky direction, advisor to the head of the DPR Igor Kimakovsky told TASS.
To date, more than 100,000 cuckraine soldiers have surrendered to Russian forces.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces deserted from the front line of defense in the village of Berdychi in the Avdeevsky direction, advisor to the head of the DPR Igor Kimakovsky told TASS.
To date, more than 100,000 cuckraine soldiers have surrendered to Russian forces.
And despite yet another glorious victory, the mighty Russians still haven't overcome the weak and puny Ukrainians. This is like seeing award citations for senior officers in OIF and OEF for "significantly contributing to the success of coalition operations in East Bumfuckistan." Just less honest.
The Russian Army has broken through enemy defenses in Kharkov Region, occupying almost half of Kislovka.
- During the offensive operation that began a day ago, units of the "West" group of forces knocked the AFU out of several defense lines and broke into Kislovka, occupying about half of the settlement in the Kupyansk district.
Ukarinian soldiers continue to desert and surrender.
Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 26, 2024
Western media continues to report that select US officials have resumed discussing the idea of “freezing the lines” where they are because the latest package of US military assistance to Ukraine may not be enough for Ukraine to regain all its territory. Supporters of the current package have not claimed that it would by itself allow Ukraine to liberate all occupied territory, and the discussion of possible end states of the war is very premature as President Joe Biden signed the bill authorizing the new package only two days ago. Public meetings between officials from Russia, Belarus, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Iran, and North Korea have surged in recent days, with at least 10 high-level bilateral meetings between April 22 and 26, underscoring the deepening multilateral partnership these states are constructing to confront the West. PRC officials claimed that NATO bears responsibility for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine amid meetings between PRC officials and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 26. Ukraine’s Western partners continue to provide Ukraine with immediate and longer-term military assistance, particularly for Ukraine’s air defenses. The Ukrainian military has reportedly pulled US-provided M1A1 Abrams tanks from the frontline in part because of the widespread threat of Russian drones and other strikes. Russian authorities continue efforts to expand the definition of prosecutable anti-war sentiment to portray Russians who oppose the war in Ukraine as opposing Russia itself. Russian forces recently made a confirmed advance northwest of Avdiivka, and Ukrainian forces made a confirmed advance in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast, although this advance was likely not recent. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkort service Idel Realii reported on April 26 that Samara Oblast is forming a new “Batyr” volunteer motorized rifle battalion. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) issued a joint statement on behalf of 45 member states stating that Russia has arbitrarily detained thousands of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine and subjected them to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces deserted from the front line of defense in the village of Berdychi in the Avdeevsky direction, advisor to the head of the DPR Igor Kimakovsky told TASS.
To date, more than 100,000 cuckraine soldiers have surrendered to Russian forces.
And despite yet another glorious victory, the mighty Russians still haven't overcome the weak and puny Ukrainians. This is like seeing award citations for senior officers in OIF and OEF for "significantly contributing to the success of coalition operations in East Bumfuckistan." Just less honest.
It’s an amazing how many homo drag queen worshippers we have on here.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces deserted from the front line of defense in the village of Berdychi in the Avdeevsky direction, advisor to the head of the DPR Igor Kimakovsky told TASS.
To date, more than 100,000 cuckraine soldiers have surrendered to Russian forces.
And despite yet another glorious victory, the mighty Russians still haven't overcome the weak and puny Ukrainians. This is like seeing award citations for senior officers in OIF and OEF for "significantly contributing to the success of coalition operations in East Bumfuckistan." Just less honest.
It’s an amazing how many homo drag queen worshippers we have on here.
' Ribeka, the poor, lonely tranny spews her hatred. Get some counseling, silly girl.
As of last night, Russia has established complete control of Berdychi, Semonivka, Novokaninava and has cut Krasnohorivka in two.
Russia is pummeling supply roads, bridges, ammo dumps, warehouses and bases of foreign advisors.
The Ukrainians have concentrated a large force of Marines at Krynki (Kherson),S. Donetsk, fully equipped and NATO trained along the Dnipro which is now shallow enough to cross on foot and are planning a counter but the Russians see everything and will soon smash the concentration.
The Kiev regime is trying to get Europe to deny passport renewals of those Ukrainians who have fled the cauldron and force them to return, we'll see how that goes !
The globalist neocon Blinken failed to sway China to stop supporting Russia. Also, the German defense minister reported that Russia has now created a SURPLUS OF WEAPONS and are actually stockpiling! This from the Kyiv Independent.
The Russians are pummeling Kharkov and have amassed a large force on the border indicating a large scale offensive possible after their May 9 Victory Day celebrations.
No one knows where the Russian Summer offensive will happen. There are four or five possible axis of advance with sure to be diversions at some point.
As reported in UK centre left newspaper the Guardian.
Poland has other issues with Ukraine like dumping of cheap agricultural produce, under cutting their farmers, the number and cost of refugees in their country and being dragged into the front line of total war Little known through msm - how much of Ukraine assets have been signed over to companies like Blackrock. In exchange for the military aid? Polish and Hungarian governments have commented have on this again local news not MSM.
I really hope this war will stop soon to end the suffering. Like the Cuban missile crisis for the US, the Russians won't stop. Given the size of their country and resources, they can sustain the loses for longer and at high levels. History repeating.
I really hope this war will stop soon to end the suffering. Like the Cuban missile crisis for the US, the Russians won't stop. Given the size of their country and resources, they can sustain the loses for longer and at high levels. History repeating.
There has been so much false information about this military operation that people may never understand what happened and why. What NATO and their allies have done at the behest of this administration is criminal and not unlike the “Bay of Pigs” that we went through. Russian losses are minuscule compared with Ukraine. Zelensky was seated by a coup instigated by the Obama administration. He is a puppet used to legitimize a proxy war with Russia. His instillation was also to hide the massive corruption in Ukraine. Big money interests stole the wealth of that corrupt country for the benefit of profits in order to seize control and regional authority. The EU was duped into supporting it and 600K dead Ukrainians attest to the global lunacy this government has created. This war has been lost for a very long time but kept on life support by infusions of outdated arms and munitions while our governments are rearming fraudulently with tax payer money. It’s all at the expense on Europe and the region. Neighboring countries have deep seated hatred for the old Stalin regime and the USSR which was dissolved in the eighties. They are starting to wake up to the fact their countries are being invaded by refugees from Ukraine and their agricultural profits drained by big agriculture that took over Ukraine’s resources. It won’t be long now because I personally think that Russia will now understand that Ukraine will never be allowed to negotiate a peace. This latest infusion of arms along with personnel from NATO will initiate a closure. The entire operation was designed to bring Ukraine to the negotiating table. All Russia wanted was peace for ethnic Russians in Ukraine and a guarantee that they would stay out of NATO and remain neutral. It will happen. Unfortunately for the dead and their families of all participants it will be a bitter ending at the behest of possibly the most disastrous administration this nation has ever endured. All because of a stolen election.
There has been so much false information about this military operation that people may never understand what happened and why. What NATO and their allies have done at the behest of this administration is criminal and not unlike the “Bay of Pigs” that we went through. Russian losses are minuscule compared with Ukraine. Zelensky was seated by a coup instigated by the Obama administration. He is a puppet used to legitimize a proxy war with Russia. His instillation was also to hide the massive corruption in Ukraine. Big money interests stole the wealth of that corrupt country for the benefit of profits in order to seize control and regional authority. The EU was duped into supporting it and 600K dead Ukrainians attest to the global lunacy this government has created. This war has been lost for a very long time but kept on life support by infusions of outdated arms and munitions while our governments are rearming fraudulently with tax payer money. It’s all at the expense on Europe and the region. Neighboring countries have deep seated hatred for the old Stalin regime and the USSR which was dissolved in the eighties. They are starting to wake up to the fact their countries are being invaded by refugees from Ukraine and their agricultural profits drained by big agriculture that took over Ukraine’s resources. It won’t be long now because I personally think that Russia will now understand that Ukraine will never be allowed to negotiate a peace. This latest infusion of arms along with personnel from NATO will initiate a closure. The entire operation was designed to bring Ukraine to the negotiating table. All Russia wanted was peace for ethnic Russians in Ukraine and a guarantee that they would stay out of NATO and remain neutral. It will happen. Unfortunately for the dead and their families of all participants it will be a bitter ending at the behest of possibly the most disastrous administration this nation has ever endured. All because of a stolen election.
Exactly correct....except death support instead of "life support"....over 500K Ukrainian dead and climbing, not to mention wounded, displaced, no homes to go back to, etc.
All because of the stolen election but the culprits behind this tragedy, the globalist, neocon warmongers beholden to the criminal MIC will never pay for all the misery they caused.
We can't compete with the billionaire oligarchs that are the masters of our "government"...what about all the mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters of both the Ukrainian and Russian casualties? No one will answer to them when Uncle Sugar and his minions walk out of this tragic mess.
I fear, that if the election goes wrong, we will see NATO troops in much greater numbers than now in Ukraine. The West will choke on Russia's peace demands!
the frontlines last I've heard have only advanced a few miles in a few places since January, and the russians have had to pay dearly for every step! Phil
What did the Ukrainians pay for every step they lost? Give us the score in casualties. Please don't go into one of those long boring screeds that tdoyka likes to confuse everyone with.
the frontlines last I've heard have only advanced a few miles in a few places since January, and the russians have had to pay dearly for every step! Phil
What did the Ukrainians pay for every step they lost? Give us the score in casualties. Please don't go into one of those long boring screeds that tdoyka likes to confuse everyone with.
And so it goes on. That Ukrainian fan club cannot be convinced they are wrong with any proof. Like the stolen election, democrats are fighting to their demise, they will go down claiming victory. Four years; where's the 400K plus standing army Ukraine started with? Like the famous "ghost of Kiev" they are a ghost army now fertilizing their country. Ukraine has become a graveyard and even the infamous Azov Brigade is cowering in fear refusing to fight. Still they are winning according to the erudite elite taskforce for Ukraine propaganda stoically bang away at their keypads refuting any and all information that is against the script that must be followed to the letter. I doubt Putin takes much comfort in all the needless destruction Ukraine so desperately clings to at the behest of his benefactors. Pity because those benefactors could care less about Ukrainian lives much less Russian lives. They don't even care about the mayhem they've put the EU through with this fiasco.
Nowhere near as many as the russians. Reports are that the russians lost some 4,300 troops and 31 tanks within just the last 7 days, and on an average are losing some 950 troops every day. This year is predicted to be much worse than in 2023.
Russia appears on track to sustain more than 330,000 casualties in Ukraine in 2024, statistics published by Kyiv indicate.
Russia sustained 82,870 casualties between the start of January and April 1, 2024, according to figures published by the Ukrainian military. If Moscow continues to lose the same number of troops each day for the rest of the year, Russian forces would be on track to sustain 331,480 casualties by the end of the year, by Kyiv's count.
This far exceeds the number of purported Russian casualties for 2023. According to Ukraine, the Kremlin's forces sustained 252,570 casualties last year.
Casuality rates are high, mainly because russia is using draftees with no training and little command structure.
Losses are stated on average of 25% killed and 75% wounded.
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram confirmed that he will censor channels deemed to be undesirable by Ukraine, at request of Apple, so the app isn't removed by the store.
For now the ban will be only on Apple devices with accounts using an Ukrainian SIM card wherever they are. There are certainly ways to circumvent this but a VPN will not be enough.
Ukraine's ban will include everything they don't like, rather than just pro-Russian media, attempting to confine Ukrainian people to the wonderland of their TV telethon were Ukraine is always winning and nothing bad is happening.
Ukraine's for the entire conflict so far and as of last month, approximately 125k casualties of which about 31k killed in action. Also, about 30k civilian causalities of which about 11 hundred killed. Estimate on lost M1 tanks, are 5 lost and the other 26 pulled back from the frontlines temporarily.
Nowhere near as many as the russians. Reports are that the russians lost some 4,300 troops and 31 tanks within just the last 7 days, and on an average are losing some 950 troops every day. This year is predicted to be much worse than in 2023.
Russia appears on track to sustain more than 330,000 casualties in Ukraine in 2024, statistics published by Kyiv indicate.
Russia sustained 82,870 casualties between the start of January and April 1, 2024, according to figures published by the Ukrainian military. If Moscow continues to lose the same number of troops each day for the rest of the year, Russian forces would be on track to sustain 331,480 casualties by the end of the year, by Kyiv's count.
This far exceeds the number of purported Russian casualties for 2023. According to Ukraine, the Kremlin's forces sustained 252,570 casualties last year.
Casuality rates are high, mainly because russia is using draftees with no training and little command structure.
Losses are stated on average of 25% killed and 75% wounded.
Phil
Published by Kyiv. Do you really believe that is credible and not way over the top propaganda? Propaganda to further the US making the MIC and Zelenskyy richer.
Just at face value those numbers do not seem at all credible. Rainshot’s post a few comments up pretty much nailed it.
cuckraine army surrenders and desertions are driving Gaylensky to nearing a state of panic, and he is ordering major deployments of units based on the emotions that's causing him.
That's no way to win a war, and not the way to earn concessions at the eventual cease fire negotiations.
He's becoming like Netanyahu, where his political survival, and personal fate, are the driving force in his administration of the state.
poor russkies, they make such good fertilizer in Ukraine.
“We estimate that approximately 450,000 Russian military personnel have been killed or wounded, and tens of thousands more have already deserted since the start of the conflict.”
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev proposed to introduce into Russian legislation the possibility of confiscating the assets of foreign persons from "unfriendly countries".
The Ukrainian intelligence forces and the Ukrainian military have detected and shot down a new Russian radar station "Podlyot" The cost of such a radar station is about 5 million dollars.
Tonight, Ukrainian forces conducted another successful drone attack on the Russian Slavyansk-na-Kubani refinery in Krasnodar Oblast, with multiple drones hitting the facility.
Production line of British Storm Shadow cruise missile. — The missile has a range of over 250 km, with some variants capable of up to 550 km. — This gives Ukraine the ability to strike Russian targets deep behind the front lines, including command centers and logistics hubs.
Several oil refineries were attacked this night in the Krasnodar Territory, Russian media report. The Slovyansk-ECO refinery, the Bitumen plant, the Ilya refinery and a number of other objects were hit. Among them a military airfield in Kushchevsk.
cuckrainian Mercenaries intensified their efforts to extort, petty raiding and seize property from the pro-Russian local population in the territories formerly occupied by Ukrainian forces. He clarified that there were noticeably more such “fortune hunters” in Kherson.
Foreign mercenaries prefer to sit in the rear, treat local residents arrogantly, and the Ukrainian National Guard is afraid to conflict with them.
These legionnaires refuse to take part in hostilities, do not go to the front, do not fight and do not die. The interlocutor added that they fear for their lives, believing that this is not their war, but a way to make good money.
Polish mercenary Michal Lipsky, who fought as part of one of the units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reported that the ranks of the Ukrainian military were inexorably thinning. According to him, few people want to fight for the Zelensky regime.
Fubski here is one of those that puts out nothing but BS. russians have gained little extra ground since Feb, and damn sure hasn't captured any more towns...
Fubski here is one of those that puts out nothing but BS. russians have gained little extra ground since Feb, and damn sure hasn't captured any more towns...
Phil
What is your proof of how many miles either Army has advanced besides state propaganda?
More of your bull [bleep]. They targeted and hit a train station, no train and not very much track... you all need to get your news from a legitimate source.
Ukraine's for the entire conflict so far and as of last month, approximately 125k casualties of which about 31k killed in action. Also, about 30k civilian causalities of which about 11 hundred killed. Estimate on lost M1 tanks, are 5 lost and the other 26 pulled back from the frontlines temporarily.
Phil
Well good, the Ukraine can just keep fighting with the equipment NATO/USA has already sent them since Russia has hardly destroyed any of it. Sounds like their army has only suffered light casualties and they have Russia on the run. But we keep hearing how Ukraine must have massive western assistance if they are to survive.
Ukraine's for the entire conflict so far and as of last month, approximately 125k casualties of which about 31k killed in action. Also, about 30k civilian causalities of which about 11 hundred killed. Estimate on lost M1 tanks, are 5 lost and the other 26 pulled back from the frontlines temporarily.
Phil
Well good, the Ukraine can just keep fighting with the equipment NATO/USA has already sent them since Russia has hardly destroyed any of it. Sounds like their army has only suffered light casualties and they have Russia on the run. But we keep hearing how Ukraine must have massive western assistance if they are to survive.
Someone is lying
You do realize that ammunition of all types and missiles defense systems are heavily used in war and that Ukraine has little way to manufacture these items?
No, you probably do not realize that. Better stick to tending your cows there, possum cop.
Fubski here is one of those that puts out nothing but BS. russians have gained little extra ground since Feb, and damn sure hasn't captured any more towns...
Phil
What is your proof of how many miles either Army has advanced besides state propaganda?
What is your proof that either side didn’t besides your neveroutdoors bs?
Ukraine's for the entire conflict so far and as of last month, approximately 125k casualties of which about 31k killed in action. Also, about 30k civilian causalities of which about 11 hundred killed. Estimate on lost M1 tanks, are 5 lost and the other 26 pulled back from the frontlines temporarily.
Phil
Well good, the Ukraine can just keep fighting with the equipment NATO/USA has already sent them since Russia has hardly destroyed any of it. Sounds like their army has only suffered light casualties and they have Russia on the run. But we keep hearing how Ukraine must have massive western assistance if they are to survive.
Someone is lying
You do realize that ammunition of all types and missiles defense systems are heavily used in war and that Ukraine has little way to manufacture these items?
No, you probably do not realize that. Better stick to tending your cows there, possum cop.
I realize what's going on. We egged on Ukraine to agitate and threaten Russia until Russia attacked. Now Ukraine is in dire danger of being overrun because they were stupid enough or bribed enough or blackmailed enough to pick a fight with their giant neighbor. Much to the surprise of the west Ukraine is about to lose this conflict even though about 50 countries have generously poured money and equipment into Ukraine. I hope but am not optimistic that Trump will win and tell the international bankers that cooked up this scheme that the USA is pulling out of their scheme to bring down Russia.
I also realize that most of the equipment we sent has been destroyed.
Fubski here is one of those that puts out nothing but BS. russians have gained little extra ground since Feb, and damn sure hasn't captured any more towns...
Phil
What is your proof of how many miles either Army has advanced besides state propaganda?
What is your proof that either side didn’t besides your neveroutdoors bs?
Fubski here is one of those that puts out nothing but BS. russians have gained little extra ground since Feb, and damn sure hasn't captured any more towns...
Phil
What is your proof of how many miles either Army has advanced besides state propaganda?
What is your proof that either side didn’t besides your neveroutdoors bs?
Tooty. I thought Rick banned your sock puppets for threatening a VA nurse treating disabled vets
I also realize that most of the equipment we sent has been destroyed.
LOL.
You think Ukraine should be recyling those rockets, missiles, shell, bullets, mines, bombs, ATGMs, AT4s, Stingers, Javelins, ect that they killed all those Orc with and using them a second time?
One could suppose you reuse TP just because only one side has shit on it?
Ukraine has most all of the HIMARS, M270s, Brads, and Abrams we sent. M777s and M109s have been hit but then again it's a WAR.
Patriots are doing well along with NASAMS and other SAM systems but a lot of that was supplied by the Europeans.
Ukraine has done shockingly well at not losing systems but those systems are running very low on the ammo.
Ammo is destroyed at really close to the same time Orcs are destroyed, it's sort of how thing work in the real world.
I also realize that most of the equipment we sent has been destroyed.
LOL.
You think Ukraine should be recyling those rockets, missiles, shell, bullets, mines, bombs, ATGMs, AT4s, Stingers, Javelins, ect that they killed all those Orc with and using them a second time?
One could suppose you reuse TP just because only one side has shit on it?
Ukraine has most all of the HIMARS, M270s, Brads, and Abrams we sent. M777s and M109s have been hit but then again it's a WAR.
Patriots are doing well along with NASAMS and other SAM systems but a lot of that was supplied by the Europeans.
Ukraine has done shockingly well at not losing systems but those systems are running very low on the ammo.
Ammo is destroyed at really close to the same time Orcs are destroyed, it's sort of how thing work in the real world.
John, don’t overload his and others limitations here.
A list of casualties from the Krynky area, specifically the 144th Motor Rifle Brigade, has been leaked. This unit was almost completely destroyed in the battle for Bakhmut and has been reformed from mobil…
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry neither confirmed nor denied the latest alleged numbers of the Ukrainian military casualties published in media, saying that these data are top-secret.
Ukraine has already defeated the Orcs by destroying the image of the Orc Army. That's done. It's over. Add in the fact that NATO is much stronger now, bigger now, and spending more Euros on defense.
Orcland is in an unstoppable decline now yet Puty Boi could have kept taking Euros for energy and made Orcland a better place if he actually had any motive beyond his own personal ambitions of Empire. NATO had no intentions of ever attacking Orcland and we all know it.
Driving the Orcs out of Ukraine, including Crimea, is not going to be easy or cheap unless Orcland fractures. Doubtful Puty loses control and Orcland fractures but it could happen.
I don't think most here in the USA are willing to pay for Ukraine to push and regain all of Pre 2014 Ukraine and then there would be rebuilding costs and that would cost even more.
Overall it's a shit sandwich for Ukraine. Orcs have blown their country up for no good reason.
Good news is we (USA) got to break the Orc Army with no American blood lost and at a cost of pennies on the dollar compared to how much we spend each year countering the Orc threat. Enables us to focus on the ChiCom threat.
The whole thing need never have happened if Puty Boi and his murdering Orc Horde had just stayed home and made Bank selling energy.
Combined strike on targets in Ukraine on the night of April 27
The strikes targeted the Krivoy Rog Thermal Power Plant (TPP), Burshtyn TPP, and the Pridneprovsk TPP.
Several pumping stations near underground gas storage facilities in western Ukraine and Ukrainian Armed Forces’ military facilities near the Starokostiantyniv airfield were also destroyed. In some cases, targets were hit with 4 to 7 missiles.
The strikes were possible due to the previous destruction of Patriot missile systems, which has provided Russia with air supremacy.
Before the cuckraine terror attacks on Russian infrastructure, Russia hit the smaller substations supplying electricity, which could be more easily repaired.
Since the terror attacks, Russia is targeting the larger stations and generating facilities themselves, which are not easily repaired.
As a result, electricity production and delivery has been cut by 75%, leaving the nation mostly in the dark.
Combined strike on targets in Ukraine on the night of April 27
The strikes targeted the Krivoy Rog Thermal Power Plant (TPP), Burshtyn TPP, and the Pridneprovsk TPP.
Several pumping stations near underground gas storage facilities in western Ukraine and Ukrainian Armed Forces’ military facilities near the Starokostiantyniv airfield were also destroyed. In some cases, targets were hit with 4 to 7 missiles.
The strikes were possible due to the previous destruction of Patriot missile systems, which has provided Russia with air supremacy.
Before the cuckraine terror attacks on Russian infrastructure, Russia hit the smaller substations supplying electricity, which could be more easily repaired.
Since the terror attacks, Russia is targeting the larger stations and generating facilities themselves, which are not easily repaired.
As a result, electricity production and delivery has been cut by 75%, leaving the nation mostly in the dark.
For these and all similar reasons is why seized Russian assets will be used in the rebuilding process for Ukraine and Putin knows it.
Russian Armed Forces have completely captured Kislovka in the Kupyansk direction.
The day before, the Russian Armed Forces occupied part of the village of Kislovka and launched an attack on neighboring Kotlyarovka, cutting through the cuckraine defenses between these settlements and taking all enemy supply routes under fire control.
The cuckrainian Armed Forces garrison in Kotlyarovka is surrounded and under complete Russian fire control.
cuckraine is abandoning the village, under heavy fire from the Russian Armed Forces.
For these and all similar reasons is why seized Russian assets will be used in the rebuilding process for Ukraine and Putin knows it.
So then, Russia has no incentive to hold back? How is Ukraine going to be rebuilt if it's under Russian control? Is whoever is holding the assets going to turn them over to Russia?
For these and all similar reasons is why seized Russian assets will be used in the rebuilding process for Ukraine and Putin knows it.
So then, Russia has no incentive to hold back? How is Ukraine going to be rebuilt if it's under Russian control? Is whoever is holding the assets going to turn them over to Russia?
Going on 3 years now that you’ve been praying for Putin to put his empire back together. Don’t stop now.
The EU nations are already using gains off of the seized Russian assets to buy more ammunition for Ukraine. Call it a self fulfilling prophecy.
For these and all similar reasons is why seized Russian assets will be used in the rebuilding process for Ukraine and Putin knows it.
So then, Russia has no incentive to hold back? How is Ukraine going to be rebuilt if it's under Russian control? Is whoever is holding the assets going to turn them over to Russia?
Going on 3 years now that you’ve been praying for Putin to put his empire back together. Don’t stop now.
The EU nations are already using gains off of the seized Russian assets to buy more ammunition for Ukraine. Call it a self fulfilling prophecy.
For these and all similar reasons is why seized Russian assets will be used in the rebuilding process for Ukraine and Putin knows it.
So then, Russia has no incentive to hold back? How is Ukraine going to be rebuilt if it's under Russian control? Is whoever is holding the assets going to turn them over to Russia?
Going on 3 years now that you’ve been praying for Putin to put his empire back together. Don’t stop now.
The EU nations are already using gains off of the seized Russian assets to buy more ammunition for Ukraine. Call it a self fulfilling prophecy.
Time will tell
You claimed that over 2 years ago so keep those prayers for your boy Putin going.
After the defeat in Berdychi and the loss of Ocheretino, the Ukrainian Armed Forces realized the threat of encirclement and fled from Keramik while there was time
The neighboring village of Novokalinovo was also abandoned.
Further, only Arkhangelskoye will remain before the RF Armed Forces, for which battles are already underway.
The situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area is unwinnable - it is impossible not to leave the area due to the threat of encirclement, and abandonment will force them to retreat to the west and dig in again where it is impossible to fortify for a long time.
Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 27, 2024
Russian forces will likely make significant tactical gains in the coming weeks as Ukraine waits for US security assistance to arrive at the front but remains unlikely to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses. Well-provisioned Ukrainian forces will likely be able to prevent operationally significant Russian advances during Russia’s expected summer offensive effort, although Russian forces will nevertheless leverage select advantages and adaptations to pose a significant threat to Ukraine this summer. The tempo of Russian offensive operations is currently higher in the Avdiivka direction than near Chasiv Yar, as Russian forces focus on exploiting a tactical situation that is unfavorable to Ukrainian troops northwest of Avdiivka. Russian forces are likely to intensify offensive operations near Chasiv Yar in the coming weeks, however, as Chasiv Yar provides Russian forces with the opportunity for more operationally significant advances. Russian forces conducted large-scale cruise and ballistic missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of April 26 to 27 and have likely resumed sea based Kalibr cruise missile strikes after a long pause. Ukrainian forces successfully conducted drone strikes against a Russian airfield and oil refineries in Krasnodar Krai on the night of April 26 to 27. The Russian federal government continues efforts to codify increased control over migrant communities living in Russia. The Kremlin is likely setting conditions to intensify its hybrid operations against Moldova. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances north of Avdiivka and west of Donetsk City. Russian federal subjects continue to sponsor Russian military formations.
After the defeat in Berdychi and the loss of Ocheretino, the Ukrainian Armed Forces realized the threat of encirclement and fled from Keramik while there was time
The neighboring village of Novokalinovo was also abandoned.
Further, only Arkhangelskoye will remain before the RF Armed Forces, for which battles are already underway.
The situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area is unwinnable - it is impossible not to leave the area due to the threat of encirclement, and abandonment will force them to retreat to the west and dig in again where it is impossible to fortify for a long time.
From your post it sounds like the Orcs are almost in Kyiv.
After the defeat in Berdychi and the loss of Ocheretino, the Ukrainian Armed Forces realized the threat of encirclement and fled from Keramik while there was time
The neighboring village of Novokalinovo was also abandoned.
Further, only Arkhangelskoye will remain before the RF Armed Forces, for which battles are already underway.
The situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area is unwinnable - it is impossible not to leave the area due to the threat of encirclement, and abandonment will force them to retreat to the west and dig in again where it is impossible to fortify for a long time.
From your post it sounds like the Orcs are almost in Kyiv.
Are the Orcs almost in Kyiv? Odessa?
As was pointed out at the beginning of the war, Ukraine would lose slowly, then collapse in an increasingly intense wave. Because.....that's how war works, gasman.
Liberals are reduced ta the argument that Russia isn't winning as fast as it should be.
And that's because as always, liberals are morons.
To understand Russian prosecution of the war, ya hafta realize that Russia DGAS bout the area conquered.
It will take all it wants, whenever it wants.
the purpose of the SMU and now war, was ta eliminate Nazis and enemies on the soon to be Russian territory.
If Russia took these areas quickly, too many cuckraine fighters would just retreat ta wherever Russia decided ta stop, and then cross whatever border there was for terror attacks after the fighting was over.
So Russia is simply killing the cuckrainian resistance as much as possible, by only advancing after the cuckraines desert or retreat.
Kherson is the perfect example. Russia took Kherson easily, then withdrew ta the higher more defensible ground and let the cuckrainians try and retake it.
Then blew the hell outta em, whilst staying safe with cover in easily defensible terrain, with established supply lines and secondary and tertiary lines of defense.
Whilst cuckraine kept throwin their army inta the meat grinder, moving onto area already sighted in by Russian artillery ta try and make a headline.
Easiest war Russia ever fought, bein served up cuckraine troops ta shoot up, from complete safety.
And cuckraine is still servin em up, Kherson area-wise.
And that's because the US is payin Gaylensky ta send his citizens inta this known meat grinder, on purpose.
And Russia is taking advantage of the US / cuckraine stupidity, as it plays right inta their strategy.
Russia only advances, and advances slowly, when the cuck troops have completely retreated, so there's none left ta blast.
So Russia advances til cuckraine sends more troops at em, then repeats the cycle as it has since the beginning of the war.
So in the end, Russia wins, and the US has paid Gaylensky ta suicide his own people via Russia. And liberal morons on the 'fire, who shall remain tootless, support that.
I think Russia tried to do a quick strike and topple the government. That didn’t work primarily because of NATO recon that literally had the Ukrainians knowing every move the Russians would make before they knew it.
Then they tried to bring Ukraine to the negotiating table. That worked but came to naught when Boris Johnson made his infamous trip to Kiev the day after a deal was announced.
After that, Russia settled in for the long haul and a war of attrition. Ukraine could never win that and we are not far from their complete collapse, probably. Who knows for sure though? But their defeat is certain.
When it’s done, Russia will control all it wants to the Dnieper and probably Odessa. Poland will once again control Galacia ans what is left of Ukraine will be a tiny landlocked state around Kiev.
Far from the claims of the retards, Russia’s economy is growing at a very healthy clip with a revitalized industrial base capitalized by Russian money that can no longer be invested abroad. The army will be for or five times larger than it was before this started. It will be reequipped and combat tested in revolutionary new tactics involving small drones on a massive scale. And of course, Putin will be more popular than ever.
Liberals are reduced ta the argument that Russia isn't winning as fast as it should be.
And that's because as always, liberals are morons.
To understand Russian prosecution of the war, ya hafta realize that Russia DGAS bout the area conquered.
It will take all it wants, whenever it wants.
the purpose of the SMU and now war, was ta eliminate Nazis and enemies on the soon to be Russian territory.
If Russia took these areas quickly, too many cuckraine fighters would just retreat ta wherever Russia decided ta stop, and then cross whatever border there was for terror attacks after the fighting was over.
So Russia is simply killing the cuckrainian resistance as much as possible, by only advancing after the cuckraines desert or retreat.
Kherson is the perfect example. Russia took Kherson easily, then withdrew ta the higher more defensible ground and let the cuckrainians try and retake it.
Then blew the hell outta em, whilst staying safe with cover in easily defensible terrain, with established supply lines and secondary and tertiary lines of defense.
Whilst cuckraine kept throwin their army inta the meat grinder, moving onto area already sighted in by Russian artillery ta try and make a headline.
Easiest war Russia ever fought, bein served up cuckraine troops ta shoot up, from complete safety.
And cuckraine is still servin em up, Kherson area-wise.
And that's because the US is payin Gaylensky ta send his citizens inta this known meat grinder, on purpose.
And Russia is taking advantage of the US / cuckraine stupidity, as it plays right inta their strategy.
Russia only advances, and advances slowly, when the cuck troops have completely retreated, so there's none left ta blast.
So Russia advances til cuckraine sends more troops at em, then repeats the cycle as it has since the beginning of the war.
So in the end, Russia wins, and the US has paid Gaylensky ta suicide his own people via Russia. And liberal morons on the 'fire, who shall remain tootless, support that.
That's the total truth...but will the Uketards be man enough to admit it in the end?
Liberals are reduced ta the argument that Russia isn't winning as fast as it should be.
And that's because as always, liberals are morons.
To understand Russian prosecution of the war, ya hafta realize that Russia DGAS bout the area conquered.
It will take all it wants, whenever it wants.
the purpose of the SMU and now war, was ta eliminate Nazis and enemies on the soon to be Russian territory.
If Russia took these areas quickly, too many cuckraine fighters would just retreat ta wherever Russia decided ta stop, and then cross whatever border there was for terror attacks after the fighting was over.
So Russia is simply killing the cuckrainian resistance as much as possible, by only advancing after the cuckraines desert or retreat.
Kherson is the perfect example. Russia took Kherson easily, then withdrew ta the higher more defensible ground and let the cuckrainians try and retake it.
Then blew the hell outta em, whilst staying safe with cover in easily defensible terrain, with established supply lines and secondary and tertiary lines of defense.
Whilst cuckraine kept throwin their army inta the meat grinder, moving onto area already sighted in by Russian artillery ta try and make a headline.
Easiest war Russia ever fought, bein served up cuckraine troops ta shoot up, from complete safety.
And cuckraine is still servin em up, Kherson area-wise.
And that's because the US is payin Gaylensky ta send his citizens inta this known meat grinder, on purpose.
And Russia is taking advantage of the US / cuckraine stupidity, as it plays right inta their strategy.
Russia only advances, and advances slowly, when the cuck troops have completely retreated, so there's none left ta blast.
So Russia advances til cuckraine sends more troops at em, then repeats the cycle as it has since the beginning of the war.
So in the end, Russia wins, and the US has paid Gaylensky ta suicide his own people via Russia. And liberal morons on the 'fire, who shall remain tootless, support that.
That's the total truth...but will the Uketards be man enough to admit it in the end?
Liberals are reduced ta the argument that Russia isn't winning as fast as it should be.
And that's because as always, liberals are morons.
To understand Russian prosecution of the war, ya hafta realize that Russia DGAS bout the area conquered.
It will take all it wants, whenever it wants.
the purpose of the SMU and now war, was ta eliminate Nazis and enemies on the soon to be Russian territory.
If Russia took these areas quickly, too many cuckraine fighters would just retreat ta wherever Russia decided ta stop, and then cross whatever border there was for terror attacks after the fighting was over.
So Russia is simply killing the cuckrainian resistance as much as possible, by only advancing after the cuckraines desert or retreat.
Kherson is the perfect example. Russia took Kherson easily, then withdrew ta the higher more defensible ground and let the cuckrainians try and retake it.
Then blew the hell outta em, whilst staying safe with cover in easily defensible terrain, with established supply lines and secondary and tertiary lines of defense.
Whilst cuckraine kept throwin their army inta the meat grinder, moving onto area already sighted in by Russian artillery ta try and make a headline.
Easiest war Russia ever fought, bein served up cuckraine troops ta shoot up, from complete safety.
And cuckraine is still servin em up, Kherson area-wise.
And that's because the US is payin Gaylensky ta send his citizens inta this known meat grinder, on purpose.
And Russia is taking advantage of the US / cuckraine stupidity, as it plays right inta their strategy.
Russia only advances, and advances slowly, when the cuck troops have completely retreated, so there's none left ta blast.
So Russia advances til cuckraine sends more troops at em, then repeats the cycle as it has since the beginning of the war.
So in the end, Russia wins, and the US has paid Gaylensky ta suicide his own people via Russia. And liberal morons on the 'fire, who shall remain tootless, support that.
That's the total truth...but will the Uketards be man enough to admit it in the end?
Liberals are reduced ta the argument that Russia isn't winning as fast as it should be.
And that's because as always, liberals are morons.
To understand Russian prosecution of the war, ya hafta realize that Russia DGAS bout the area conquered.
It will take all it wants, whenever it wants.
the purpose of the SMU and now war, was ta eliminate Nazis and enemies on the soon to be Russian territory.
If Russia took these areas quickly, too many cuckraine fighters would just retreat ta wherever Russia decided ta stop, and then cross whatever border there was for terror attacks after the fighting was over.
So Russia is simply killing the cuckrainian resistance as much as possible, by only advancing after the cuckraines desert or retreat.
Kherson is the perfect example. Russia took Kherson easily, then withdrew ta the higher more defensible ground and let the cuckrainians try and retake it.
Then blew the hell outta em, whilst staying safe with cover in easily defensible terrain, with established supply lines and secondary and tertiary lines of defense.
Whilst cuckraine kept throwin their army inta the meat grinder, moving onto area already sighted in by Russian artillery ta try and make a headline.
Easiest war Russia ever fought, bein served up cuckraine troops ta shoot up, from complete safety.
And cuckraine is still servin em up, Kherson area-wise.
And that's because the US is payin Gaylensky ta send his citizens inta this known meat grinder, on purpose.
And Russia is taking advantage of the US / cuckraine stupidity, as it plays right inta their strategy.
Russia only advances, and advances slowly, when the cuck troops have completely retreated, so there's none left ta blast.
So Russia advances til cuckraine sends more troops at em, then repeats the cycle as it has since the beginning of the war.
So in the end, Russia wins, and the US has paid Gaylensky ta suicide his own people via Russia. And liberal morons on the 'fire, who shall remain tootless, support that.
That's the total truth...but will the Uketards be man enough to admit it in the end?
MAGA1
Going into 3 years now.
3 years and 500,815 Ukrainian dead, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Of course we know what the usual refrain will be, instead lets believe the serial liar Bidet and his Empire of Lies.
Liberals are reduced ta the argument that Russia isn't winning as fast as it should be.
And that's because as always, liberals are morons.
To understand Russian prosecution of the war, ya hafta realize that Russia DGAS bout the area conquered.
It will take all it wants, whenever it wants.
the purpose of the SMU and now war, was ta eliminate Nazis and enemies on the soon to be Russian territory.
If Russia took these areas quickly, too many cuckraine fighters would just retreat ta wherever Russia decided ta stop, and then cross whatever border there was for terror attacks after the fighting was over.
So Russia is simply killing the cuckrainian resistance as much as possible, by only advancing after the cuckraines desert or retreat.
Kherson is the perfect example. Russia took Kherson easily, then withdrew ta the higher more defensible ground and let the cuckrainians try and retake it.
Then blew the hell outta em, whilst staying safe with cover in easily defensible terrain, with established supply lines and secondary and tertiary lines of defense.
Whilst cuckraine kept throwin their army inta the meat grinder, moving onto area already sighted in by Russian artillery ta try and make a headline.
Easiest war Russia ever fought, bein served up cuckraine troops ta shoot up, from complete safety.
And cuckraine is still servin em up, Kherson area-wise.
And that's because the US is payin Gaylensky ta send his citizens inta this known meat grinder, on purpose.
And Russia is taking advantage of the US / cuckraine stupidity, as it plays right inta their strategy.
Russia only advances, and advances slowly, when the cuck troops have completely retreated, so there's none left ta blast.
So Russia advances til cuckraine sends more troops at em, then repeats the cycle as it has since the beginning of the war.
So in the end, Russia wins, and the US has paid Gaylensky ta suicide his own people via Russia. And liberal morons on the 'fire, who shall remain tootless, support that.
That's the total truth...but will the Uketards be man enough to admit it in the end?
MAGA1
Going into 3 years now.
3 years and 500,815 Ukrainian dead, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Of course we know what the usual refrain will be, instead lets believe the serial liar Bidet and his Empire of Lies.
MAGA!
Heh!
You believing the Russian defense ministry is classic.
That’s comical.
Did the Russian defense ministry happen to list their losses by chance?
From your post it sounds like the Orcs are almost in Kyiv.
Are the Orcs almost in Kyiv? Odessa?
As was pointed out at the beginning of the war, Ukraine would lose slowly, then collapse in an increasingly intense wave. Because.....that's how war works, gasman.
LOL. Lying liars love lying. You claimed the Orcs would surround Kyiv and lob a few shells in over 2 years ago.
Originally Posted by Tyrone from 3/23/2022
I don't understand the focus on "taking" Kiev. All they have to do is surround it and cut off resupply. Lob a few shells into the city every once in a while and wait for it to starve.
The Putin Pufters are so dumb they pretend they have not been proclaiming an easy Orc victory from the first day of the invasion.
Riley Bailey, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 28, 2024
Recent Russian gains northwest of Avdiivka have prompted Ukrainian forces to withdraw from other limited tactical positions along the frontline west of Avdiivka, although these withdrawals have yet to facilitate rapid Russian tactical gains. Russian forces remain unlikely to achieve a deeper operationally significant penetration in the area in the near term. The continued Russian stabilization of their salient northwest of Avdiivka presents the Russian command with a choice of continuing to push west towards its reported operational objective in Pokrovsk or trying to drive northwards to conduct possible complementary offensive operations with the Russian effort around Chasiv Yar. Syrskyi also noted that the threat of a possible future Russian offensive operation against Kharkiv City is causing Ukraine to allocate additional forces and equipment to defending the city, although ISW continues to assess that the Russian military lacks the forces necessary to seize the city. The Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade denied a recent report that Ukrainian forces had pulled US-provided M1A1 Abrams tanks from the frontline. Recent Russian efforts to increase control over migrants in and entering Russia following the March 22 Crocus City Hall terrorist attack appear to be straining relations between Russia and Tajikistan. Russian authorities arrested several Russian journalists working for Western publications in Russia within the past several days, likely as part of an ongoing effort to limit Western and independent Russian media’s ability to reliably report on Russia. Russian forces recently marginally advanced near Svatove. The United Kingdom’s (UK) Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Leo Docherty, stated on April 27 that the UK assesses that Russian forces have suffered 450,000 killed and wounded personnel since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022.
"Fast-Paced Russian Offensive Yields Over a Dozen Conquered Cities and Villages, as Ukrainian Morale Is Collapsing Along the Front, With Over 100K Troops Deserting Their Positions"
Since ATACMS is in the news again. Here's the thread that answers all the questions about it, and the key graph with the Department of Defense's inventory. ~1200 "expired" missiles should be provided to Ukraine
Over 80% of the $61B Ukraine Aid Bill will be spent in the United States to replace old equipment which is being sent to Ukraine. This is a win-win for America and Ukraine
Joe- Hunter- Nancy-Kerry and Romney -and Gates and others still not prosecuted. We will keep sending more $$$
We can keep expanding NATO like we swore we wouldn't and then talk about a need to stop Russian expansionism while celebrating transgender day on Easter..
Its time for the uketards to give this up. Ukraine has lost close to 2 millions people in this fight, well over half a million of them dead. They have nothing left. NATO is there fighting Russia now and we are well on our way to nuclear destruction. Poland is now requesting nukes and if they get them, they state they want the ability to use them. Some of you have your heads so far up your asses, youll never see the light of day again. All we have done is strengthened Russias military, aligned them with China, aligned Iran and North Korea and have started ww3. Some of you cheer this. The ones of you who do can fugg off to hell!!
Oh, but you can’t tell war monger American traitors, like gas pump burns, or toot or the others that would have people killed so corrupt politicians can make money.
Canada got sucked in also, so many idiots to go around.
Ukraine Defense chief says they are in a tactical retreat.
Ukraine was never expected to win, that's not what the point was.
They were/are cannon fodder.
That's what the neocons wanted all along.
The criminal neocon, globalist, warmongers expected that their colossal support of a Ukrainian war effort would inflict a strategic defeat of Russia, depose Putin and effect a regime change so they could establish another "Color" revolution so as to rape Russia of it's vast resources....and
....A puppet regime like the Green Rat's could then be brought in line with the Globalist master plan. Spread the woke agenda and flood the country with an alien element to destroy Russia's national identity like they are doing here and have already done in Europe. All this has been the Soros plan since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
But Putin said not today. Obviously, both countries have their good and bad but...
Russia.... Orthodox Christian faith strong family values Strong National identity outlawed LGBTQ anti woke Stringent immigration restrictions
Ukraine... A black hole of corruption and deceit Rampant child trafficking and money laundering Not a Democracy at all but a bloody dictatorship Banderist Nazi sympathizers
A commentator made mention that a Neocon, billionaire, oligarch was heard saying "well, if they are dumb enough to do it, (sacrifice a generation) we'll give them the wherewithal "
In the meantime the ravenous vulture industrial class is foaming at the mouth to get at Russia's limitless resources.
Just ask a Ukrainian soldier if he still believes the West will stand by Kyiv “for as long as it takes.” That pledge rings hollow when it’s been four weeks since your artillery unit last had a shell to fire, as one serviceman complained from the front lines. It’s not just that Ukraine’s forces are running out of ammunition. Western delays over sending aid mean the country is dangerously short of something even harder to supply than shells: the fighting spirit required to win.
Morale among troops is grim, ground down by relentless bombardment, a lack of advanced weapons, and losses on the battlefield. In cities hundreds of miles away from the front, the crowds of young men who lined up to join the army in the war’s early months have disappeared. Nowadays, eligible would-be recruits dodge the draft and spend their afternoons in nightclubs instead. Many have left the country altogether. As I discovered while reporting from Ukraine over the past month, the picture that emerged from dozens of interviews with political leaders, military officers, and ordinary citizens was one of a country slipping towards disaster. Even as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is trying to find a way not to retreat, military officers privately accept that more losses are inevitable this summer. The only question is how bad they will be. Vladimir Putin has arguably never been closer to his goal.
A young woman was walking in the park with her dog in #Odesa when the occupiers decided to shell the city. The dog was wounded and died of the injuries.
The ruling party in Georgia is preparing a mass protest tonight in support of the proposed Russian-style “Foreign Agent Law” Last night, it was the opposition that brought out around 100 000 protesters on the streets
A Czech investigation has confirmed that the 2014 explosions at weapons depots in the village of Vrbětice were carried out by members of Russian military intelligence (GRU)
ooooooo the russkies got a m1a1 Abrams tank!!! they a piece of early 1990's tech, so what? optics are junk and the armor package is what the Ukrainians could scape up. the Abrams tank has been hit multiple times (both Ukrainians and russkies tried to destroy it after a track was knocked off) and for 2 or 3 months it sat there being struck multiple times.
the M1A2 SEPv4 Abrams tank is still the best tank ever produced and that is our MBT. M1E3 Abrams tank is next to produce.
ooooooo the russkies got a m1a1 Abrams tank!!! they a piece of early 1990's tech, so what? optics are junk and the armor package is what the Ukrainians could scape up. the Abrams tank has been hit multiple times (both Ukrainians and russkies tried to destroy it after a track was knocked off) and for 2 or 3 months it sat there being struck multiple times.
the M1A2 SEPv4 Abrams tank is still the best tank ever produced and that is our MBT. M1E3 Abrams tank is next to produce.
The Abrams is sooo good the Ukes pulled them from service on the front lines. It's rear-echelon now.
Putin Pufters are big mad about the Trump approved aid package. We can all agree it was slow rolled by Biden but Trump got it done.
ATACMS gotta eat and Orc is on the menu.
You are such a dumb c unt. Once again, take your disgusting fat ass and go fight your war. You wouldnt last a hot minute over there. The Russians would have your fat ass skinned in no time
This war is much different than the Gulf war. The Abrams has too much heat signature and is a fuel hog. (according to Colonel Douglas MacGregor) I don't think the leopards did much better against the Russians. Like all wars, strategies and equipment changes. The Russians have been in complete control of this conflict since the very beginning. They went into Ukraine with a tiny force never intending to take the country. They were hoping for a peaceful settlement that would allow Ukraine to remain neutral but that was never the plan for the administration. it's pretty much all moot now because it is just a matter of time before the Ukrainians either disintegrate or just fade away. They've lost what bargaining power they had.
This war is much different than the Gulf war. The Abrams has too much heat signature and is a fuel hog. (according to Colonel Douglas MacGregor) I don't think the leopards did much better against the Russians. Like all wars, strategies and equipment changes. The Russians have been in complete control of this conflict since the very beginning. They went into Ukraine with a tiny force never intending to take the country. They were hoping for a peaceful settlement that would allow Ukraine to remain neutral but that was never the plan for the administration. it's pretty much all moot now because it is just a matter of time before the Ukrainians either disintegrate or just fade away. They've lost what bargaining power they had.
Spot on. This is the fact and saying so, doesnt make one a putin puffer, whatever dumbass logic that even is. Russia kicked the chit out of ukraine and nato so far. Its a FACT. War mongering neocons, such as burns, are too fuggin stupid to get this through their thick skulls. There is really no reason for the US to be at war with Russia, but here we are. This leads down a path to nuclear war, along with china and the norks. Why do some of you foam at the mouth for the thought of this? My guess is some of you are such lonely fuggin losers that you see no real benefit in living a long, peaceful life. Just do everyone a favor and suck start a glock. At leats my children can go on living a non-radiated life. Fuggin clowns
This war is much different than the Gulf war. The Abrams has too much heat signature and is a fuel hog. (according to Colonel Douglas MacGregor) I don't think the leopards did much better against the Russians. Like all wars, strategies and equipment changes. The Russians have been in complete control of this conflict since the very beginning. They went into Ukraine with a tiny force never intending to take the country. They were hoping for a peaceful settlement that would allow Ukraine to remain neutral but that was never the plan for the administration. it's pretty much all moot now because it is just a matter of time before the Ukrainians either disintegrate or just fade away. They've lost what bargaining power they had.
Originally Posted by gunchamp
Spot on. This is the fact and saying so, doesnt make one a putin puffer, whatever dumbass logic that even is. Russia kicked the chit out of ukraine and nato so far. Its a FACT. War mongering neocons, such as burns, are too fuggin stupid to get this through their thick skulls. There is really no reason for the US to be at war with Russia, but here we are. This leads down a path to nuclear war, along with china and the norks. Why do some of you foam at the mouth for the thought of this? My guess is some of you are such lonely fuggin losers that you see no real benefit in living a long, peaceful life. Just do everyone a favor and suck start a glock. At leats my children can go on living a non-radiated life. Fuggin clowns
Originally Posted by Trump after he ramrodded the Ukraine Aid through the House
You Never Trumpers and Putin Pufters are in for some rough times.
This war is much different than the Gulf war. The Abrams has too much heat signature and is a fuel hog. (according to Colonel Douglas MacGregor) I don't think the leopards did much better against the Russians. Like all wars, strategies and equipment changes. The Russians have been in complete control of this conflict since the very beginning. They went into Ukraine with a tiny force never intending to take the country. They were hoping for a peaceful settlement that would allow Ukraine to remain neutral but that was never the plan for the administration. it's pretty much all moot now because it is just a matter of time before the Ukrainians either disintegrate or just fade away. They've lost what bargaining power they had.
Spot on. This is the fact and saying so, doesnt make one a putin puffer, whatever dumbass logic that even is. Russia kicked the chit out of ukraine and nato so far. Its a FACT. War mongering neocons, such as burns, are too fuggin stupid to get this through their thick skulls. There is really no reason for the US to be at war with Russia, but here we are. This leads down a path to nuclear war, along with china and the norks. Why do some of you foam at the mouth for the thought of this? My guess is some of you are such lonely fuggin losers that you see no real benefit in living a long, peaceful life. Just do everyone a favor and suck start a glock. At leats my children can go on living a non-radiated life. Fuggin clowns
Damn. You said a mouthful, gunchamp. But all true. I'm no more a putin puffer than Burns. But, I can smell a US-NATO neocon rat a mile away. All these Uniparty rats lining up with their little Ukraine lapel pins to line their pockets off American citizens makes me want to spit my beans.
Fuggin republicRats with their made-up faces on Faux every night are the worst.
1.5 months ago approximately 10 Ukrainian brigades with reserves were concentrated in the Avdiivka direction, including numerous forces of the TrO, the National Guard and other formations.
They're all gone now. A brigade is 3 ta 6 battalions. A battalion is up to 1000 soldiers.
If ya use alla the low numbers, that's still 20,000 soldiers gone, in 1.5 months. In one area.
This war is much different than the Gulf war. The Abrams has too much heat signature and is a fuel hog. (according to Colonel Douglas MacGregor) I don't think the leopards did much better against the Russians. Like all wars, strategies and equipment changes. The Russians have been in complete control of this conflict since the very beginning. They went into Ukraine with a tiny force never intending to take the country. They were hoping for a peaceful settlement that would allow Ukraine to remain neutral but that was never the plan for the administration. it's pretty much all moot now because it is just a matter of time before the Ukrainians either disintegrate or just fade away. They've lost what bargaining power they had.
Originally Posted by gunchamp
Spot on. This is the fact and saying so, doesnt make one a putin puffer, whatever dumbass logic that even is. Russia kicked the chit out of ukraine and nato so far. Its a FACT. War mongering neocons, such as burns, are too fuggin stupid to get this through their thick skulls. There is really no reason for the US to be at war with Russia, but here we are. This leads down a path to nuclear war, along with china and the norks. Why do some of you foam at the mouth for the thought of this? My guess is some of you are such lonely fuggin losers that you see no real benefit in living a long, peaceful life. Just do everyone a favor and suck start a glock. At leats my children can go on living a non-radiated life. Fuggin clowns
Originally Posted by Trump after he ramrodded the Ukraine Aid through the House
You Never Trumpers and Putin Pufters are in for some rough times.
This war is much different than the Gulf war. The Abrams has too much heat signature and is a fuel hog. (according to Colonel Douglas MacGregor) I don't think the leopards did much better against the Russians. Like all wars, strategies and equipment changes. The Russians have been in complete control of this conflict since the very beginning. They went into Ukraine with a tiny force never intending to take the country. They were hoping for a peaceful settlement that would allow Ukraine to remain neutral but that was never the plan for the administration. it's pretty much all moot now because it is just a matter of time before the Ukrainians either disintegrate or just fade away. They've lost what bargaining power they had.
Spot on. This is the fact and saying so, doesnt make one a putin puffer, whatever dumbass logic that even is. Russia kicked the chit out of ukraine and nato so far. Its a FACT. War mongering neocons, such as burns, are too fuggin stupid to get this through their thick skulls. There is really no reason for the US to be at war with Russia, but here we are. This leads down a path to nuclear war, along with china and the norks. Why do some of you foam at the mouth for the thought of this? My guess is some of you are such lonely fuggin losers that you see no real benefit in living a long, peaceful life. Just do everyone a favor and suck start a glock. At leats my children can go on living a non-radiated life. Fuggin clowns
Damn. You said a mouthful, gunchamp. But all true. I'm no more a putin puffer than Burns. But, I can smell a US-NATO neocon rat a mile away. All these Uniparty rats lining up with their little Ukraine lapel pins to line their pockets off American citizens makes me want to spit my beans.
Fuggin republicRats with their made-up faces on Faux every night are the worst.
Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 29, 2024
Russian forces secured additional marginal tactical gains northwest and southwest of Avdiivka as of April 29, but have not made significant advances in the Avdiivka direction over the last 24 hours. Russian forces have the opportunity to choose among multiple tactical directions for future offensive drives near Avdiivka, but it remains unclear where they will focus their efforts in the near future. Investigations by both Ukrainian news agencies and Russian opposition outlets suggest that Russia is denying the legal guardians of forcibly deported and adopted Ukrainian children the ability to repatriate these children, further undermining the Kremlin’s claims that the deportation and adoption of Ukrainian children is a necessary humanitarian endeavor. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated during an unexpected visit to Kyiv on April 29 that Ukraine’s Western allies must provide long-term, predictable military assistance to Ukraine and signal to the Kremlin that Russia cannot “wait out” Western support for Ukraine. The Kremlin is pursuing a hybrid campaign directly targeting NATO states, including using GPS jamming and sabotaging military logistics in NATO members’ territory. Telegram recently temporarily blocked chatbots meant to facilitate civilian reports on Russian military activity to official Ukrainian channels, including some channels run by Ukrainian security services. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and Donetsk City. Ukrainian officials continue to report that Russian authorities are coercing Ukrainians in occupied Ukraine to join the Russian military.
18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of Russian soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.
Sounds of explosions were heard in Crimea at night. More than 10 explosions were heard in Gvardeyskoye, Dzhankoy and Simferopol. The occupation authorities claim that the AFU attacked Crimea with ATACMS missiles.
Germany has handed over 10 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, a Skynex air defense system, ammunition for Leopard 2 tanks, IRIS-T SLM air defense missiles, and other aid in its latest aid delivery to Ukraine, the German government said on April 29.
Dmytro Pletenchuk, Operational Command 'South' Spokesman, reported that Russian forces unsuccesfully tried to storm the recently liberated island of Nestryha. After two failed attempts, they retreated with losses, he added.
18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of Russian soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.
Sounds of explosions were heard in Crimea at night. More than 10 explosions were heard in Gvardeyskoye, Dzhankoy and Simferopol. The occupation authorities claim that the AFU attacked Crimea with ATACMS missiles.
Germany has handed over 10 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, a Skynex air defense system, ammunition for Leopard 2 tanks, IRIS-T SLM air defense missiles, and other aid in its latest aid delivery to Ukraine, the German government said on April 29.
Dmytro Pletenchuk, Operational Command 'South' Spokesman, reported that Russian forces unsuccesfully tried to storm the recently liberated island of Nestryha. After two failed attempts, they retreated with losses, he added.
Silly, childish memes are the sum total of what you are. All mouth and really brave behind your keyboard.
Well meet me at Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch
Your affinity for “Dude Ranches” certainly fits you well.
You’ve never posted a single photo of anything let alone hunting, fishing, or outdoor related. And you don’t see the irony in that while accusing someone of hiding on the internet. Stupid clam.
Silly, childish memes are the sum total of what you are. All mouth and really brave behind your keyboard.
Well meet me at Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch
Your affinity for “Dude Ranches” certainly fits you well.
You’ve never posted a single photo of anything let alone hunting, fishing, or outdoor related. And you don’t see the irony in that while accusing someone of hiding on the internet. Stupid clam.
18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of Russian soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.
Silly, childish memes are the sum total of what you are. All mouth and really brave behind your keyboard.
Well meet me at Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch
Your affinity for “Dude Ranches” certainly fits you well.
You’ve never posted a single photo of anything let alone hunting, fishing, or outdoor related. And you don’t see the irony in that while accusing someone of hiding on the internet. Stupid clam.
There’s no irony at all, neveroutdoors. None.
You’re right.
Hypocrisy would have been a better word.
Now sign off so you can look at my comment, then sign back on so you can reply via TDoyka
18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of Russian soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.
Silly, childish memes are the sum total of what you are. All mouth and really brave behind your keyboard.
Well meet me at Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch
Your affinity for “Dude Ranches” certainly fits you well.
You’ve never posted a single photo of anything let alone hunting, fishing, or outdoor related. And you don’t see the irony in that while accusing someone of hiding on the internet. Stupid clam.
Toothouston doesn’t hunt or fish or own any firearms llike all Biden voters
Silly, childish memes are the sum total of what you are. All mouth and really brave behind your keyboard.
Well meet me at Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch
Your affinity for “Dude Ranches” certainly fits you well.
You’ve never posted a single photo of anything let alone hunting, fishing, or outdoor related. And you don’t see the irony in that while accusing someone of hiding on the internet. Stupid clam.
There’s no irony at all, neveroutdoors. None.
You’re right.
Hypocrisy would have been a better word.
Now sign off so you can look at my comment, then sign back on so you can reply via TDoyka
Silly, childish memes are the sum total of what you are. All mouth and really brave behind your keyboard.
Well meet me at Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch
Your affinity for “Dude Ranches” certainly fits you well.
You’ve never posted a single photo of anything let alone hunting, fishing, or outdoor related. And you don’t see the irony in that while accusing someone of hiding on the internet. Stupid clam.
There’s no irony at all, neveroutdoors. None.
You’re right.
Hypocrisy would have been a better word.
Now sign off so you can look at my comment, then sign back on so you can reply via TDoyka
Toot toot!
You’re quite emotional. Settle down and enjoy the ride.
An article written in the New York Times affirmed that the US HIMARS missile systems are, in fact, useless in their battle in the city of Artyomovsk (fka Bahkmut HOLDS!!!), and have "failed to put much of a dent in the Russian supply chain."
18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of RussianUKRAINIAN soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.
I don’t have time nor the inclination to parse all your propaganda especially when the first link of yours that I clicked on is obviously bullshit. I don’t expect better from the cheerleaders of war but you should be made aware that ALL those dead Russians are in fact DEAD UKRAINIANS.
“18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of Russian UKRAINIAN [b][/b]soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.”
The dead soldiers you’re gloating about are in FACT DEAD UKRAINIANS.
From the very beginning of this clusterfuck I’ve remained neutral regarding either side’s culpability since it AIN’T our business! Ukraine is not nor have they ever been our ALLIES. They field Russian (Soviet) small arms, not NATO, they train and fight in the Soviet style and they are far more aligned with mother Russia, including their language, architecture, food, religious traditions and screwed up way of swearing. They are NOT and never have been our friends except to the extent that they can steal from us and take advantage of our politicians!
The closest thing to western tradition is the way their fighting aged males dance and party in the nightclubs, which have doubled in number since the beginning of the SMU (war), in Kiev….that’s what our “humanitarian aid has provided…well that and more summer homes, expensive sports cars and luxury yachts for the Ukrainian politicians and military bigwigs!
I’ve maintained since day 1 that this is between Ukraine and Russia and we oughta stay the hell out of it. Our “participation has only brought untold misery, suffering and destruction to the Ukrainian people while destabilizing us far more than we’ve destabilized Russia!
You all need to stop getting your news from X and YouTube. Its comical really. The Ukrainians have had great luck with the HIMARS systems all around. So much so that they've even made wooden decoys that have been drawing russias cruise missiles. Great trade off if you ask me, a bundle of wood for a multi-million $$$$ cruise missile.
You all need to stop getting your news from X and YouTube. Its comical really. The Ukrainians have had great luck with the HIMARS systems all around. So much so that they've even made wooden decoys that have been drawing russias cruise missiles. Great trade off if you ask me, a bundle of wood for a multi-million $$$$ cruise missile.
Ukraine is heading for defeat The West's failure to send weapons to Kyiv is helping Putin win his war.
Just ask a Ukrainian soldier if he still believes the West will stand by Kyiv “for as long as it takes.” That pledge rings hollow when it’s been four weeks since your artillery unit last had a shell to fire, as one serviceman complained from the front lines. It’s not just that Ukraine’s forces are running out of ammunition. Western delays over sending aid mean the country is dangerously short of something even harder to supply than shells: the fighting spirit required to win.
As I discovered while reporting from Ukraine over the past month, the picture that emerged from dozens of interviews with political leaders, military officers, and ordinary citizens was one of a country slipping towards disaster. Even as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is trying to find a way not to retreat, military officers privately accept that more losses are inevitable this summer. The only question is how bad they will be. Vladimir Putin has arguably never been closer to his goal.
Nicole Wolkov, Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
April 30, 2024
Russian forces did not make any confirmed advances in the Avdiivka area on April 30 for the first time in several days, while Ukrainian sources reported that Russian forces conducted several more attacks in the Bakhmut-Chasiv Yar direction than near Avdiivka. Russian forces may decide to push from their salient north of Avdiivka towards the Toretsk area to complement Russian offensive operations near Chasiv Yar, which would likely require Russian forces to conduct a tactical pause to concentrate forces for such a drive. Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted a short-range MGM-140 ATACMS strike against targets in occupied Crimea on the night of April 29 to 30. Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin expressed outrage over Russian authorities’ treatment of Central Asian migrants, particularly Tajik citizens, indicating that increased Russian efforts to control migrants living in and entering Russia following the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack are continuing to strain Tajik-Russian relations. Former Georgian Prime Minister and founder of the Georgian Dream political party Bidzina Ivanishvili reiterated a series of standard Kremlin information operations during his first public speech since announcing his return to Georgian public politics in December 2023. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Kreminna, Chasiv Yar, and Robotyne. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported on April 30 that Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov and First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov inspected a drone testing ground in an unspecified area of occupied Ukraine. An investigation by Russian opposition outlet Vazhnye Istorii implicates Kremlin-appointed Russian Commissioner on Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova and her sister in the deportation of special needs Ukrainian adults to Russia.
What's the latest, is Russia on the run (east) yet?
Tend to your praying for Putin.
Don't worry, I am earnestly asking the Lord to help the Russians win and do away with this NATO/USA/CENTRAL BANKERS/NWO scheme to finish off Russia as their last big obstacle.
Sometimes you've bound to heard the saying about the best laid plans of mice and men. NATO/USA pushed Ukraine into this with the intent of destroying a rising threat (Russia) to the NWO. Despite 4 dozen countries pouring in aid and busting their own economies Russia is holding its own and gaining ground. We know the Russians fight different. Think back to Stalingrad. General Patton pointed out how differently the Russians fought. Our own General Grant may have been the role model for Zuhkov and now Putin.
NyQuil shots are a type of drink that combines NyQuil, a medication used to relieve cold and flu symptoms, with other ingredients, typically vodka and food coloring. The drink is often served in a shot glass and is intended to produce a quick and intense effect.
Recipe:
A common recipe for a NyQuil shot is to mix 3/4 oz of vodka with a few drops of green food coloring. The vodka helps to mask the taste of the NyQuil, while the food coloring gives the drink its signature green color.
Warning:
It is important to note that NyQuil shots are not a recommended or approved use of the medication. NyQuil is intended to be taken orally, as directed, to relieve cold and flu symptoms. Taking NyQuil shots can be dangerous and may lead to serious health consequences, including overdose and addiction.
What's the latest, is Russia on the run (east) yet?
Tend to your praying for Putin.
Don't worry, I am earnestly asking the Lord to help the Russians win and do away with this NATO/USA/CENTRAL BANKERS/NWO scheme to finish off Russia as their last big obstacle.
Sometimes you've bound to heard the saying about the best laid plans of mice and men. NATO/USA pushed Ukraine into this with the intent of destroying a rising threat (Russia) to the NWO. Despite 4 dozen countries pouring in aid and busting their own economies Russia is holding its own and gaining ground. We know the Russians fight different. Think back to Stalingrad. General Patton pointed out how differently the Russians fought. Our own General Grant may have been the role model for Zuhkov and now Putin.
You may recall that General Patton wanted to wipe out the Russians?
Your boy Putin, president for life that you worship and pray for, is just another Tsar in Russia’s long line of the same.
What's the latest, is Russia on the run (east) yet?
Tend to your praying for Putin.
Don't worry, I am earnestly asking the Lord to help the Russians win and do away with this NATO/USA/CENTRAL BANKERS/NWO scheme to finish off Russia as their last big obstacle.
Sometimes you've bound to heard the saying about the best laid plans of mice and men. NATO/USA pushed Ukraine into this with the intent of destroying a rising threat (Russia) to the NWO. Despite 4 dozen countries pouring in aid and busting their own economies Russia is holding its own and gaining ground. We know the Russians fight different. Think back to Stalingrad. General Patton pointed out how differently the Russians fought. Our own General Grant may have been the role model for Zuhkov and now Putin.
You may recall that General Patton wanted to wipe out the Russians?
Your boy Putin, president for life that you worship and pray for, is just another Tsar in Russia’s long line of the same.
At this point, who do you suppose is the better communist - Biden or Putin?
What's the latest, is Russia on the run (east) yet?
Tend to your praying for Putin.
Don't worry, I am earnestly asking the Lord to help the Russians win and do away with this NATO/USA/CENTRAL BANKERS/NWO scheme to finish off Russia as their last big obstacle.
Sometimes you've bound to heard the saying about the best laid plans of mice and men. NATO/USA pushed Ukraine into this with the intent of destroying a rising threat (Russia) to the NWO. Despite 4 dozen countries pouring in aid and busting their own economies Russia is holding its own and gaining ground. We know the Russians fight different. Think back to Stalingrad. General Patton pointed out how differently the Russians fought. Our own General Grant may have been the role model for Zuhkov and now Putin.
You may recall that General Patton wanted to wipe out the Russians?
Your boy Putin, president for life that you worship and pray for, is just another Tsar in Russia’s long line of the same.
At this point, who do you suppose is the better communist - Biden or Putin?
Neither.
But you can stick with Putin, the savior of the free world.
What's the latest, is Russia on the run (east) yet?
Tend to your praying for Putin.
Don't worry, I am earnestly asking the Lord to help the Russians win and do away with this NATO/USA/CENTRAL BANKERS/NWO scheme to finish off Russia as their last big obstacle.
Sometimes you've bound to heard the saying about the best laid plans of mice and men. NATO/USA pushed Ukraine into this with the intent of destroying a rising threat (Russia) to the NWO. Despite 4 dozen countries pouring in aid and busting their own economies Russia is holding its own and gaining ground. We know the Russians fight different. Think back to Stalingrad. General Patton pointed out how differently the Russians fought. Our own General Grant may have been the role model for Zuhkov and now Putin.
You may recall that General Patton wanted to wipe out the Russians?
Your boy Putin, president for life that you worship and pray for, is just another Tsar in Russia’s long line of the same.
At this point, who do you suppose is the better communist - Biden or Putin?
Neither.
But you can stick with Putin, the savior of the free world.
Question for you - how many of Biden’s policies do you agree with? How much do you trust him on anything?
What's the latest, is Russia on the run (east) yet?
Tend to your praying for Putin.
Don't worry, I am earnestly asking the Lord to help the Russians win and do away with this NATO/USA/CENTRAL BANKERS/NWO scheme to finish off Russia as their last big obstacle.
Sometimes you've bound to heard the saying about the best laid plans of mice and men. NATO/USA pushed Ukraine into this with the intent of destroying a rising threat (Russia) to the NWO. Despite 4 dozen countries pouring in aid and busting their own economies Russia is holding its own and gaining ground. We know the Russians fight different. Think back to Stalingrad. General Patton pointed out how differently the Russians fought. Our own General Grant may have been the role model for Zuhkov and now Putin.
You may recall that General Patton wanted to wipe out the Russians?
Your boy Putin, president for life that you worship and pray for, is just another Tsar in Russia’s long line of the same.
At this point, who do you suppose is the better communist - Biden or Putin?
Neither.
But you can stick with Putin, the savior of the free world.
Question for you - how many of Biden’s policies do you agree with? How much do you trust him on anything?
Like Trump I agree with aid to Ukraine and I trust no politician.
What's the latest, is Russia on the run (east) yet?
Tend to your praying for Putin.
Don't worry, I am earnestly asking the Lord to help the Russians win and do away with this NATO/USA/CENTRAL BANKERS/NWO scheme to finish off Russia as their last big obstacle.
Sometimes you've bound to heard the saying about the best laid plans of mice and men. NATO/USA pushed Ukraine into this with the intent of destroying a rising threat (Russia) to the NWO. Despite 4 dozen countries pouring in aid and busting their own economies Russia is holding its own and gaining ground. We know the Russians fight different. Think back to Stalingrad. General Patton pointed out how differently the Russians fought. Our own General Grant may have been the role model for Zuhkov and now Putin.
You may recall that General Patton wanted to wipe out the Russians?
Your boy Putin, president for life that you worship and pray for, is just another Tsar in Russia’s long line of the same.
At this point, who do you suppose is the better communist - Biden or Putin?
Neither.
But you can stick with Putin, the savior of the free world.
Question for you - how many of Biden’s policies do you agree with? How much do you trust him on anything?
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Like Trump I agree with aid to Ukraine and I trust no politician.
The aid package for Ukraine was Trump's plan. Much of it was a loan.
Many here on the Campfire do not yet know Trump designed the package. They will learn.
There was zero chance aid for Ukraine made it through the House or the Senate without Trumps blessing.
NyQuil shots are a type of drink that combines NyQuil, a medication used to relieve cold and flu symptoms, with other ingredients, typically vodka and food coloring. The drink is often served in a shot glass and is intended to produce a quick and intense effect.
Recipe:
A common recipe for a NyQuil shot is to mix 3/4 oz of vodka with a few drops of green food coloring. The vodka helps to mask the taste of the NyQuil, while the food coloring gives the drink its signature green color.
Warning:
It is important to note that NyQuil shots are not a recommended or approved use of the medication. NyQuil is intended to be taken orally, as directed, to relieve cold and flu symptoms. Taking NyQuil shots can be dangerous and may lead to serious health consequences, including overdose and addiction.
18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of Russian soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.
What's the latest, is Russia on the run (east) yet?
Tend to your praying for Putin.
Don't worry, I am earnestly asking the Lord to help the Russians win and do away with this NATO/USA/CENTRAL BANKERS/NWO scheme to finish off Russia as their last big obstacle.
Sometimes you've bound to heard the saying about the best laid plans of mice and men. NATO/USA pushed Ukraine into this with the intent of destroying a rising threat (Russia) to the NWO. Despite 4 dozen countries pouring in aid and busting their own economies Russia is holding its own and gaining ground. We know the Russians fight different. Think back to Stalingrad. General Patton pointed out how differently the Russians fought. Our own General Grant may have been the role model for Zuhkov and now Putin.
You may recall that General Patton wanted to wipe out the Russians?
Your boy Putin, president for life that you worship and pray for, is just another Tsar in Russia’s long line of the same.
At this point, who do you suppose is the better communist - Biden or Putin?
Neither.
But you can stick with Putin, the savior of the free world.
Question for you - how many of Biden’s policies do you agree with? How much do you trust him on anything?
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Like Trump I agree with aid to Ukraine and I trust no politician.
The aid package for Ukraine was Trump's plan. Much of it was a loan.
Many here on the Campfire do not yet know Trump designed the package. They will learn.
There was zero chance aid for Ukraine made it through the House or the Senate without Trumps blessing.
Always good to be on the right side of history.
Once again, you prove yourself to be a moron. If Trump helped push this through ,then he is wrong as well.
18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of Russian soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.
18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of Russian soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.
18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of RussianUKRAINIAN soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.
I don’t have time nor the inclination to parse all your propaganda especially when the first link of yours that I clicked on is obviously bullshit. I don’t expect better from the cheerleaders of war but you should be made aware that ALL those dead Russians are in fact DEAD UKRAINIANS.
“18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of Russian UKRAINIAN [b][/b]soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.”
The dead soldiers you’re gloating about are in FACT DEAD UKRAINIANS.
From the very beginning of this clusterfuck I’ve remained neutral regarding either side’s culpability since it AIN’T our business! Ukraine is not nor have they ever been our ALLIES. They field Russian (Soviet) small arms, not NATO, they train and fight in the Soviet style and they are far more aligned with mother Russia, including their language, architecture, food, religious traditions and screwed up way of swearing. They are NOT and never have been our friends except to the extent that they can steal from us and take advantage of our politicians!
The closest thing to western tradition is the way their fighting aged males dance and party in the nightclubs, which have doubled in number since the beginning of the SMU (war), in Kiev….that’s what our “humanitarian aid has provided…well that and more summer homes, expensive sports cars and luxury yachts for the Ukrainian politicians and military bigwigs!
I’ve maintained since day 1 that this is between Ukraine and Russia and we oughta stay the hell out of it. Our “participation has only brought untold misery, suffering and destruction to the Ukrainian people while destabilizing us far more than we’ve destabilized Russia!
they are orcs, i don't see NATO helmets because they are dead russians. we and the rest of Europe give them NATO Caiman ballistic helmet.
Ukrainian forces carried out another successful drone attack deep into Russia this evening, with multiple attack UAVs hitting Rosneft's Ryazan oil refinery.
In the United States, plans are underway to replace every #Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle transferred to Ukraine with a new version equipped with active protection systems, as reported by the Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems on Facebook.
18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of RussianUKRAINIAN soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.
I don’t have time nor the inclination to parse all your propaganda especially when the first link of yours that I clicked on is obviously bullshit. I don’t expect better from the cheerleaders of war but you should be made aware that ALL those dead Russians are in fact DEAD UKRAINIANS.
“18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of Russian UKRAINIAN [b][/b]soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.”
The dead soldiers you’re gloating about are in FACT DEAD UKRAINIANS.
From the very beginning of this clusterfuck I’ve remained neutral regarding either side’s culpability since it AIN’T our business! Ukraine is not nor have they ever been our ALLIES. They field Russian (Soviet) small arms, not NATO, they train and fight in the Soviet style and they are far more aligned with mother Russia, including their language, architecture, food, religious traditions and screwed up way of swearing. They are NOT and never have been our friends except to the extent that they can steal from us and take advantage of our politicians!
The closest thing to western tradition is the way their fighting aged males dance and party in the nightclubs, which have doubled in number since the beginning of the SMU (war), in Kiev….that’s what our “humanitarian aid has provided…well that and more summer homes, expensive sports cars and luxury yachts for the Ukrainian politicians and military bigwigs!
I’ve maintained since day 1 that this is between Ukraine and Russia and we oughta stay the hell out of it. Our “participation has only brought untold misery, suffering and destruction to the Ukrainian people while destabilizing us far more than we’ve destabilized Russia!
they are orcs, i don't see NATO helmets because they are dead russians. we and the rest of Europe give them NATO Caiman ballistic helmet.
Russia seizes more ground in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv’s forces await supplies
Russian forces advanced into the northern reaches of the village of Semenivka last Wednesday, overran Novobakhmutivka five kilometres (3.1 miles) to the north and attacked neighbouring Solovyove. By Friday, Semenivka and Solovyove, too, had fallen. Russian forces on Saturday launched a massive assault on Ocheretyne, two kilometres further north, and had reached its western outskirts by Monday.
Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshyn, spokesman for Ukraine’s Khortytsia group defending this area, said Russia had committed four brigades to the offensive, about 20,000 men, and that Ukrainian reserves had been sent in to bolster defences. Fierce battles for Ocheretyne continued on Tuesday, but the Russian advance had already created a five-kilometre-deep salient into Ukrainian free territory.
Yep old toot, burns and todyka have drank the NyQuil, proving once again they have no clue what is going on.
You just have to look at how many countries Russia is fighting and they have not and will not be defeated.
So many against mother Russia and they are powerless to stop the Ruskies!
What's the latest, is Russia on the run (east) yet?
Tend to your praying for Putin.
Don't worry, I am earnestly asking the Lord to help the Russians win and do away with this NATO/USA/CENTRAL BANKERS/NWO scheme to finish off Russia as their last big obstacle.
Sometimes you've bound to heard the saying about the best laid plans of mice and men. NATO/USA pushed Ukraine into this with the intent of destroying a rising threat (Russia) to the NWO. Despite 4 dozen countries pouring in aid and busting their own economies Russia is holding its own and gaining ground. We know the Russians fight different. Think back to Stalingrad. General Patton pointed out how differently the Russians fought. Our own General Grant may have been the role model for Zuhkov and now Putin.
You may recall that General Patton wanted to wipe out the Russians?
Your boy Putin, president for life that you worship and pray for, is just another Tsar in Russia’s long line of the same.
At this point, who do you suppose is the better communist - Biden or Putin?
Neither.
But you can stick with Putin, the savior of the free world.
Question for you - how many of Biden’s policies do you agree with? How much do you trust him on anything?
Like Trump I agree with aid to Ukraine and I trust no politician.
18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of RussianUKRAINIAN soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.
I don’t have time nor the inclination to parse all your propaganda especially when the first link of yours that I clicked on is obviously bullshit. I don’t expect better from the cheerleaders of war but you should be made aware that ALL those dead Russians are in fact DEAD UKRAINIANS.
“18+ video from Russian soldier. The number of Russian UKRAINIAN [b][/b]soldier corpses per square meter is simply off the charts. This is the true definition of meat grinder.”
The dead soldiers you’re gloating about are in FACT DEAD UKRAINIANS.
From the very beginning of this clusterfuck I’ve remained neutral regarding either side’s culpability since it AIN’T our business! Ukraine is not nor have they ever been our ALLIES. They field Russian (Soviet) small arms, not NATO, they train and fight in the Soviet style and they are far more aligned with mother Russia, including their language, architecture, food, religious traditions and screwed up way of swearing. They are NOT and never have been our friends except to the extent that they can steal from us and take advantage of our politicians!
The closest thing to western tradition is the way their fighting aged males dance and party in the nightclubs, which have doubled in number since the beginning of the SMU (war), in Kiev….that’s what our “humanitarian aid has provided…well that and more summer homes, expensive sports cars and luxury yachts for the Ukrainian politicians and military bigwigs!
I’ve maintained since day 1 that this is between Ukraine and Russia and we oughta stay the hell out of it. Our “participation has only brought untold misery, suffering and destruction to the Ukrainian people while destabilizing us far more than we’ve destabilized Russia!
they are orcs, i don't see NATO helmets because they are dead russians. we and the rest of Europe give them NATO Caiman ballistic helmet.
Ukrainian Special operations forces have destroyed the launch and loading installation of the Russian "Buk" missile system on the Sumy direction, the press service reported.
An administrative and production building is on fire in Moscow. The area of the fire is 2500 m², and the roof of the building has completely collapsed.
A large-scale fire has broken out in Moscow. Aviation is being used to extinguish the administrative and industrial building, according to Russian media.
"If the Russians were to break through the front lines and if there were a Ukrainian request—which is not the case today—we would legitimately have to ask ourselves the question if we should deploy troops in Ukraine," French President Macron said.
Oleh Shyriaiev, commander of Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Battalion, which is among forces defending the strategic eastern stronghold of Chasiv Yar, told the Reuters news agency his unit was badly in need of ammunition, particularly artillery shells, as they face near constant attack from Russian drones.
Moscow mounted a display of Western tanks and military hardware captured by Russian forces in Ukraine, saying the exhibition ‘Trophies of the Russian Army’, showed Western assistance would not stop Russia from succeeding in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine is near the end, even with international help Ukraine's military says they must retreat. And map out surrender.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
May 2, 2024
Ukrainian intelligence officials identified three Russian efforts to destabilize Ukraine and achieve victory, and both Ukrainian and US intelligence officials issued assessments about the battlefield situation that are consistent with prior ISW forecasts that Russian forces may take Chasiv Yar but are very unlikely to seize major Ukrainian cities. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Deputy Chief Major General Vadym Skibitskyi assessed that Russian forces will likely begin an offensive effort towards Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts at the end of May or start of June 2024 but that Russian forces will not be able to take Kharkiv or Sumy cities. Skibitskyi noted that the Kremlin views information operations as a second line of effort to defeat Ukraine and that current Russian information operations heavily focus on undermining Ukrainian mobilization efforts and the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Skibitskyi stressed that Russia’s third line of effort to achieve victory in Ukraine is an ongoing campaign to diplomatically isolate Ukraine. The US Department of State (DoS) announced on May 1 that it has determined that Russian forces are violating the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), to which Russia is a signatory. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Tula Oblast Governor and known Wagner Group-affiliate Alexei Dyumin on May 2, further indicating that Putin may be seeking to reduce Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's power by balancing him with rivals. Putin likely deliberately publicized his meeting with Dyumin following the high-profile arrest of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov on April 24 and before the presidential inauguration on May 7, possibly to punish the Shoigu-led MoD for failing to accomplish the Kremlin’s military goals. The Putin-Dyumin meeting suggests that Putin is likely the responsible decision-maker behind Ivanov’s arrest. Recent Russian government crackdowns against Central Asian migrants living in and entering Russia following the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack appear to be straining Kyrgyz-Russian relations in addition to Tajik-Russian relations. The Georgian parliament passed Georgia’s Russian-style “foreign agents” law in its second reading on May 1 amid continued protests against the law in Tbilisi. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances west of Avdiivka. The Russian military may have recruited numerous prisoners with convictions for serious crimes in fall of 2023.
the way the russkies are going, it will take them a couple of centuries and tens of million dead of orcs to take Ukraine. and then the russkies will fight the Ukrainian partisans for several more centuries, only to be defeated.
the way the russkies are going, it will take them a couple of centuries and tens of million dead of orcs to take Ukraine. and then the russkies will fight the Ukrainian partisans for several more centuries, only to be defeated.
They collected the cripples, wounded, and maimed And they shipped us back home to Kiev. The legless, the armless, the blind, and insane Those proud wounded heroes of Donbas. And as our plane landed at the airport I looked at the place where me legs used to be And thank Christ that no one would see me crawl To grieve and to mourn and to pity. And the band played Waltzing Matilda As they carried us down the gangway But nobody cheered, they just stood and stared And they turned all their faces away.
They collected the cripples, wounded, and maimed And they shipped us back home to Kiev. The legless, the armless, the blind, and insane Those proud wounded heroes of Donbas. And as our plane landed at the airport I looked at the place where me legs used to be And thank Christ that no one would see me crawl To grieve and to mourn and to pity. And the band played Waltzing Matilda As they carried us down the gangway But nobody cheered, they just stood and stared And they turned all their faces away.
And Miss Lindsay is having his eggs and bakey this AM
If there was such a war, how come the exports of grain are about the same? How come no war footage with millions of cell cameras? I think the rush on aid money was just a last second ploy to launder monies before Ukes surrender. Think about it, corn prices are at about a 15 year low, and Ukraine is the bread basket of europe, major player in the corn market, and fighting a full on war with little or no drop in corn production??????
We're using the hapless Ukrainians demise to replace our arsenal and launder our tax money. We are getting a pretty good lesson on how effective our stuff is against a well equipped modern day army.
the way the russkies are going, it will take them a couple of centuries and tens of million dead of orcs to take Ukraine. and then the russkies will fight the Ukrainian partisans for several more centuries, only to be defeated.
a good russkie is an un-alived russkie.
You have no idea how a war of attrition works, do you?
Ukraine forces are launching 100,000 explosive laden first person view drones each month at Russian troops who are begging the Kremlin to issue them shotguns and buckshot to defend themselves against these drones. The drones are virtually jam proof using an American made radio to communicate with the people directing the drones.
The newly pledged German Patriot system is not expected to arrive in Ukraine until late June at the earliest. Its delivery could coincide with shipment of another major weapon system Ukraine has long demanded: F-16 fighter jets.
Hensoldt will send 6 more TRML-4D radars to Ukraine. The contract worth more than €100 million has been fully paid for by the German government, and the radars themselves will arrive by the end of this year.
Zaporizhia Oblast, a Ukrainian drone watches a M30A1 GMLRS rocket detonate feet over a Russian Tor-M1, showering the SAM system with tens of thousands of tungsten fragments.
#Putin’s paranoid fear of alleged Western attempts to limit Russia's power has led to the spending of about 25% of the Russian state budget on militarization, Voice of America reported, citing Avril Haines, Director of the US National Intelligence Agency.
Macron says that French troops and troops from other NATO member countries could could be sent to Ukraine under certain conditions. The conditions he stated were if Russia broke through the front lines and if Ukraine’s leaders asked for that assistance.
President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said showed Moscow had been right to stand up to the West and send its troops into Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said showed Moscow had been right to stand up to the West and send its troops into Ukraine.
Russia has decided that the wars will be slower now, objectives and levels of destruction being different.
Choosing extended wars with low casualties is politically safer than flash wars with high casualties.
5th gen warfare is slow, slow, slow, and laid out well in advance.
Only concern is President Trump's victory in November, which will result in a cuckraine concession ta end the war.
Trump supported the Ukraine and Speaker Johnson’s getting the assistance vote passed, you may recall.
You were one of the folks who said this war probably wouldn’t go past 2-3 weeks? We’re going into year 3 now.
The Putin Pufters are going to whine when Trump wins and Putin loses in Ukraine.
Trump advocated for more leathal aid to Ukraine when the Orcs invaded and is famous for saying Putin would have never been brave enough to invade if Trump was in the White House.
Ukraine will have a better outcome when Trump wins in 2024.
When size matters". The Russian Air Force is blowing Ukraine's defences to dust with FAB-1500 bombs.
"These bombs destroy all fortifications. Everything turns to powder after one hits, and the Russians are dropping a hundred a day," is how one of their "recipients" on the AFU side describes them, according to Le Monde.
🔺 The FAB-1500 is a free-fall aerial bomb from 1954. And there was nothing unusual about it. That is, until it was fitted with a UMPK (unified planning and correction module). This device, complete with plumbing and a navigation system, turned the old bomb into a modern, powerful and highly accurate weapon.
🔺 Not a place to hide. Whereas a conventional bomb falls on a free trajectory, the UMPK can plan at a distance of 100 kilometres. This allows the Russian Air Force to carry out massive strikes without entering the enemy's air defense zone.
🔺 No obstacles. The high accuracy and lethality of the FAB-1500 with UMPK enabled the Russian forces not only to wipe out the Ukrainian defenses, but also to destroy their reserves in the rear. The new FAB-1500s are almost impossible to intercept - the vaunted Western air defense systems see a dot on the map that soon disappears. ….
When size matters". The Russian Air Force is blowing Ukraine's defences to dust with FAB-1500 bombs.
"These bombs destroy all fortifications. Everything turns to powder after one hits, and the Russians are dropping a hundred a day," is how one of their "recipients" on the AFU side describes them, according to Le Monde.
🔺 The FAB-1500 is a free-fall aerial bomb from 1954. And there was nothing unusual about it. That is, until it was fitted with a UMPK (unified planning and correction module). This device, complete with plumbing and a navigation system, turned the old bomb into a modern, powerful and highly accurate weapon.
🔺 Not a place to hide. Whereas a conventional bomb falls on a free trajectory, the UMPK can plan at a distance of 100 kilometres. This allows the Russian Air Force to carry out massive strikes without entering the enemy's air defense zone.
🔺 No obstacles. The high accuracy and lethality of the FAB-1500 with UMPK enabled the Russian forces not only to wipe out the Ukrainian defenses, but also to destroy their reserves in the rear. The new FAB-1500s are almost impossible to intercept - the vaunted Western air defense systems see a dot on the map that soon disappears. ….
liberals can post all ya want.
Don't change the ass-kickin.
No matter how much Nyquil ya chug.
You said on another thread just minutes ago speaking of yourself that you are an idiot.
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
May 3, 2024
Ukrainian officials continue to highlight that Russia’s main goal for 2024 remains the seizure of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts as Russian forces plan for their summer 2024 offensive operation. The first deliveries of resumed US military assistance reportedly arrived in Ukraine earlier this week, although it will likely take several additional weeks before Western weapons and ammunition arrive to frontline areas at scale. Ukrainian officials indicated that Russian forces in Ukraine have not significantly increased in size in recent months but that the Russian military continues to improve its fighting qualities overall despite suffering widespread degradation, especially among elite units since the start of the war. Ukrainian officials indicated that the Russian military will likely maintain its current personnel replacement rate and will not generate the significant number of available personnel needed to establish strategic-level reserves for larger-scale offensive operations in 2024. Pavlyuk stated that neither Russian nor Ukrainian forces will be able to achieve victory in Ukraine solely through attritional warfare – a consistent throughline that Ukrainian officials and military analysts have emphasized in recent months. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued a notably candid assessment of recent Russian advances in Ukraine and refrained from sweeping claims about the success of the Russian war effort, possibly in an attempt to temper domestic expectations about Russia’s near future successes in Ukraine ahead of the summer 2024 Russian offensive operation. A Russian insider source, who has routinely been accurate about past Russian military command changes, claimed on May 2 that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has replaced several high-level Russian commanders in recent months. NATO stated on May 2 that it is “deeply concerned” about intensifying Russian hybrid operations on NATO member territory and that these operations constitute a threat to Allied security. UK Foreign Minister David Cameron announced the United Kingdom’s intent to provide long-term support for Ukraine and stated that Ukrainian forces can conduct long-range strikes within Russia with UK-provided weapons. Russian forces recently marginally advanced near Kupyansk, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City. Rostec General Director Sergei Chemezov announced that Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec is increasing its production of all variants of guided glide bombs during a May 3 meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
There is no possibility for Ukraine to win the war alone on the battlefield. Even if the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to push the Russian army back to its previous borders, which seems to be an increasingly distant prospect, this would not end the war;
▪️ The war can only end in negotiations and cuckraine is fighting for the most advantageous position before the potential start of negotiations.
▪️Ukraine is on the brink. The situation is as difficult as it has ever been since the early days of the SMO. And the situation is about to get worse;
▪️ Chasov Yar will fall just like Avdeevka, which the Russians took in February;
▪️Russia has already managed to break through the front in the village of Ocheretino and create a bridgehead with an area of 25 km². The Ukrainian Armed Forces are unable to stabilize the situation;
▪️Russia, will continue the liberation of Donbass in the near future, and in the future plans an offensive in the Kharkov and Sumy regions. Reconstruction of these areas has already begun, as there is no chance cuckraine will retake these areas.
▪️The Russian army is no longer the same as it was in 2022; now it acts as a single organism with a clear plan and unified command.
Angelica Evans, Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
May 3, 2024
Ukrainian officials continue to highlight that Russia’s main goal for 2024 remains the seizure of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts as Russian forces plan for their summer 2024 offensive operation. The first deliveries of resumed US military assistance reportedly arrived in Ukraine earlier this week, although it will likely take several additional weeks before Western weapons and ammunition arrive to frontline areas at scale. Ukrainian officials indicated that Russian forces in Ukraine have not significantly increased in size in recent months but that the Russian military continues to improve its fighting qualities overall despite suffering widespread degradation, especially among elite units since the start of the war. Ukrainian officials indicated that the Russian military will likely maintain its current personnel replacement rate and will not generate the significant number of available personnel needed to establish strategic-level reserves for larger-scale offensive operations in 2024. Pavlyuk stated that neither Russian nor Ukrainian forces will be able to achieve victory in Ukraine solely through attritional warfare – a consistent throughline that Ukrainian officials and military analysts have emphasized in recent months. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued a notably candid assessment of recent Russian advances in Ukraine and refrained from sweeping claims about the success of the Russian war effort, possibly in an attempt to temper domestic expectations about Russia’s near future successes in Ukraine ahead of the summer 2024 Russian offensive operation. A Russian insider source, who has routinely been accurate about past Russian military command changes, claimed on May 2 that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has replaced several high-level Russian commanders in recent months. NATO stated on May 2 that it is “deeply concerned” about intensifying Russian hybrid operations on NATO member territory and that these operations constitute a threat to Allied security. UK Foreign Minister David Cameron announced the United Kingdom’s intent to provide long-term support for Ukraine and stated that Ukrainian forces can conduct long-range strikes within Russia with UK-provided weapons. Russian forces recently marginally advanced near Kupyansk, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City. Rostec General Director Sergei Chemezov announced that Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec is increasing its production of all variants of guided glide bombs during a May 3 meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
Cracks me up every time you post one of these. Understanding war........................written by 4 women and a guy. Hilarious!
On the territory of the so-called Luhansk People's Republic, the occupation authorities threaten to take away newborns if the parents do not have Russian citizenship. This is stated in a new report by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
So far, 465,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the Ukraine invasion, and with a new offensive, many more are likely to follow, British intelligence says.
Footage of F-16 fighter jets bearing the insignia of the Ukrainian Air Force were shown in a video greeting by Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk on the 20th anniversary of the Kharkiv National University of the Air Force.
SBU unit A with another compilation of recently destroyed Russan equipment. Among Russian losses are 25 tanks, 65 armoured carriers, 59 artillery pieces, 13 AD systems, 119 fortifications and 6 warehouses
Ukraine is increasingly interested in obtaining the MQ-9 Reaper drone. bumping it up to the top of its wish list in recent months as it plans operations for the summer and seeks new ways to help identify Russian targets deep behind the front lines.
Overnight, the Russian Ministry of Defense is claiming to have Intercepted a Barrage of 4 MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) over the Crimean Peninsula; however, despite these claims there were No Explosions or Air Defense Activity reported last night in Crimea.
NATO is presently conducting the largest drills that it has ever conducted consisting of 90,000 troops and lasting 4 four months.
BBC, France 24
But burns assured us that all we are doing was sending money, and were gonna destroy the orcs without boots on the ground. So this must be an irrelevant story.
NATO is presently conducting the largest drills that it has ever conducted consisting of 90,000 troops and lasting 4 four months.
BBC, France 24
NATO? NOT Ukraine?
What's your point?
NATO nations have clearly stated that Putin is a direct threat to member nations after his annexing attempts for Georgia and Ukraine. They have deep concerns over Putin trying to destabilize several former members of the old USSR eastern bloc.
What’s the Jew reference that sometimes gets brought up with old coot?
Has he claimed to be Jewish in the past?
Say what you will about the Jews they’re usually intelligent and articulate wordsmiths. I’ve never seen any indication that cooter is Jewish. More like a low functioning person on the spectrum that’s prone to outburst.
Ukraine now using the longer range British Storm Shadow missiles (155 miles capable) and the new generation American ATACMS missiles (190 miles capability) to attack Russian assets.
NATO is presently conducting the largest drills that it has ever conducted consisting of 90,000 troops and lasting 4 four months.
BBC, France 24
NATO? NOT Ukraine?
What's your point?
NATO nations have clearly stated that Putin is a direct threat to member nations after his annexing attempts for Georgia and Ukraine. They have deep concerns over Putin trying to destabilize several former members of the old USSR eastern bloc.
They have nothing to worry about. The Russian army is clearly a paper tiger.
The EU is coming to closure on using $300 billion of Russian assets to finance the war in Ukraine. This money resides in Belgium’s Euroclear exchange and is accessible.
NATO is presently conducting the largest drills that it has ever conducted consisting of 90,000 troops and lasting 4 four months.
BBC, France 24
But burns assured us that all we are doing was sending money, and were gonna destroy the orcs without boots on the ground. So this must be an irrelevant story.
Leave it to a Putin Pufter to not know that NATO is not doing drills in Ukraine and has been doing drills for it's entire history.
With the 2 new large members, Sweden and Finnland, on the borders of OrcLand it makes perfect sense to conduct large scale training incorperating the large new members.
It is of note that NATO has gotten back to being serious, spending more on defense in large part from Trump's skillful influence.
It's hard to imagine Puty Boi failing harder in his whine about NATO expansion than to convince Sweden and Finnland to join NATO plus Poland now wants Nukes deployed in country.
NATO is presently conducting the largest drills that it has ever conducted consisting of 90,000 troops and lasting 4 four months.
BBC, France 24
But burns assured us that all we are doing was sending money, and were gonna destroy the orcs without boots on the ground. So this must be an irrelevant story.
Leave it to a Putin Pufter to not know that NATO is not doing drills in Ukraine and has been doing drills for it's entire history.
With the 2 new large members, Sweden and Finnland, on the borders of OrcLand it makes perfect sense to conduct large scale training incorperating the large new members.
It is of note that NATO has gotten back to being serious, spending more on defense in large part from Trump's skillful influence.
It's hard to imagine Puty Boi failing harder in his whine about NATO expansion than to convince Sweden and Finnland to join NATO plus Poland now wants Nukes deployed in country.
You could have used fewer words to say you agree with me.
That would be confusing to someone who lets women form his opinions.
they are right, but you are ignorant. remember, the Putler Puffer said 3 day war, what is the day.? 801. eight hundred and one days and russkies are trying to be un-alived.
hmmm........do not see what branch you served in? hmmmmmm
Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
May 4, 2024
Russian forces made a notable tactical advance northwest of Avdiivka near Arkhanhelske on the night of May 3 to 4, likely following a Ukrainian decision to withdraw from the area on May 3. The Kremlin continues efforts to portray its unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine as something other than what it is while continuing to assert the jurisdiction of Russian federal law over sovereign states. The Russian law enforcement conducted a search on May 4 of supporters of imprisoned Russian ultranationalist and former officer Igor Girkin (aka Strelkov) in Tula Oblast, possibly in an attempt to set information conditions to ban the movement in Russia. Russian forces recently advanced near Avdiivka and Donetsk City and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. The Kremlin is continuing its ongoing campaign to centralize control over Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DNR) irregular forces by co-opting DNR commanders and officials.
NATO is presently conducting the largest drills that it has ever conducted consisting of 90,000 troops and lasting 4 four months.
BBC, France 24
But burns assured us that all we are doing was sending money, and were gonna destroy the orcs without boots on the ground. So this must be an irrelevant story.
Leave it to a Putin Pufter to not know that NATO is not doing drills in Ukraine and has been doing drills for it's entire history.
With the 2 new large members, Sweden and Finnland, on the borders of OrcLand it makes perfect sense to conduct large scale training incorperating the large new members.
It is of note that NATO has gotten back to being serious, spending more on defense in large part from Trump's skillful influence.
It's hard to imagine Puty Boi failing harder in his whine about NATO expansion than to convince Sweden and Finnland to join NATO plus Poland now wants Nukes deployed in country.
Originally Posted by dassa
You could have used fewer words to say you agree with me.
It was more eloquent to expound on Puty bois failures using your poorly worded post as the provocation. Thanks for playing.
That would be confusing to someone who lets women form his opinions.
they are right, but you are ignorant. remember, the Putler Puffer said 3 day war, what is the day.? 801. eight hundred and one days and russkies are trying to be un-alived.
hmmm........do not see what branch you served in? hmmmmmm
That would be confusing to someone who lets women form his opinions.
they are right, but you are ignorant. remember, the Putler Puffer said 3 day war, what is the day.? 801. eight hundred and one days and russkies are trying to be un-alived.
hmmm........do not see what branch you served in? hmmmmmm
That would be confusing to someone who lets women form his opinions.
they are right, but you are ignorant. remember, the Putler Puffer said 3 day war, what is the day.? 801. eight hundred and one days and russkies are trying to be un-alived.
hmmm........do not see what branch you served in? hmmmmmm
Hey Biden voting pedophile. Russia never said 3 day war. It was the US Sect of Defense
But keep spreading your Biden lies
Ukraine KIA in 2024 has reached 110,000 in the first four months Running out of meat for the grinder Ukraine drafting young women and mentally handicapped men
Ukrainian soldiers delivered a piece of holiday to their comrades on the left bank of the Kherson region. FPV drone has provided the defenders of Krynkyi with Easter cakes and "something else for the enemy."
Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros
May 5, 2024
The Russian military reportedly redeployed a battalion of the 76th Airborne (VDV) Division to Kursk Oblast as part of a larger ongoing Russian effort to gather an operationally significant force for a possible future Russian offensive operation against northeastern Ukraine and Kharkiv City. The Russian military is reportedly preparing and forming the Northern Grouping of Forces from elements of the Leningrad Military District (LMD) to primarily operate in the Belgorod-Kharkiv operational direction. US officials continue to signal their support for new Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in 2025, although ISW continues to assess that Ukraine should contest the theater-wide initiative as soon as possible because ceding the theater-wide initiative to Russia for the entirety of 2024 will present Russia with several benefits. European intelligence agencies reportedly warned their governments that Russia is planning to conduct “violent acts of sabotage” across Europe as part of a “more aggressive and concerted effort” against the West. The Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (ROC MP) seized on the Orthodox Easter holiday on May 5 to further its efforts to garner domestic support for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. Russian forces recently advanced near Kupyansk and Robotyne. Bureaucratic issues continue to constrain frontline Russian units’ ability to conduct strikes on Ukrainian targets.
cuckraine military begins recruiting patients, including patients with hepatitis and tuberculosis, those infected with HIV and people with mental illnesses.
That would be confusing to someone who lets women form his opinions.
they are right, but you are ignorant. remember, the Putler Puffer said 3 day war, what is the day.? 801. eight hundred and one days and russkies are trying to be un-alived.
hmmm........do not see what branch you served in? hmmmmmm
Hey Biden voting pedophile. Russia never said 3 day war. It was the US Sect of Defense
But keep spreading your Biden lies
Ukraine KIA in 2024 has reached 110,000 in the first four months Running out of meat for the grinder Ukraine drafting young women and mentally handicapped men
BBC, Time WAPO
I hope Ukraine wins. We should all hope for that. There is little difference between communist Soviet Union and today's Russia.
That would be confusing to someone who lets women form his opinions.
they are right, but you are ignorant. remember, the Putler Puffer said 3 day war, what is the day.? 801. eight hundred and one days and russkies are trying to be un-alived.
hmmm........do not see what branch you served in? hmmmmmm
Hey Biden voting pedophile. Russia never said 3 day war. It was the US Sect of Defense
But keep spreading your Biden lies
Ukraine KIA in 2024 has reached 110,000 in the first four months Running out of meat for the grinder Ukraine drafting young women and mentally handicapped men
BBC, Time WAPO
I hope Ukraine wins. We should all hope for that. There is little difference between communist Soviet Union and today's Russia.
No, we should not all hope for a hohol (Ukraine) win!!! Russia is the last bastion of Christianity in the world.
#Russia will perceive the appearance of F-16 jets in #Ukraine as carriers of nuclear weapons regardless of their modification - Russian Foreign Ministry
Zaporizhia Oblast, a Ukrainian Air Force fighter drops a pair of French-supplied AASM extended-range bombs on a building occupied by a Russian drone team.
Ukrainian forces continue to increasingly field FPV munitions equipped with longwave IR thermal cameras, able to hunt down targets at night, see through dusty conditions, and detect warm vehicles and soldiers.
Last Sunday, Ukraine received its first shipment of badly needed anti-armor rockets, missiles, and 155mm artillery shells from the new $61 billion US aid package, per the NYT.
GUR representative Andriy Yusov said that a Project 12150 high-speed coast guard patrol boat "Mongoose" was hit and destroyed by a Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone overnight.
Is your Saint George Floyd fighting with the AZov NAZIs with the ghost of Kiev?
Originally Posted by Tarquin
Originally Posted by ribka
Originally Posted by tdoyka
Originally Posted by dassa
That would be confusing to someone who lets women form his opinions.
they are right, but you are ignorant. remember, the Putler Puffer said 3 day war, what is the day.? 801. eight hundred and one days and russkies are trying to be un-alived.
hmmm........do not see what branch you served in? hmmmmmm
Hey Biden voting pedophile. Russia never said 3 day war. It was the US Sect of Defense
But keep spreading your Biden lies
Ukraine KIA in 2024 has reached 110,000 in the first four months Running out of meat for the grinder Ukraine drafting young women and mentally handicapped men
BBC, Time WAPO
I hope Ukraine wins. We should all hope for that. There is little difference between communist Soviet Union and today's Russia.
That would be confusing to someone who lets women form his opinions.
they are right, but you are ignorant. remember, the Putler Puffer said 3 day war, what is the day.? 801. eight hundred and one days and russkies are trying to be un-alived.
hmmm........do not see what branch you served in? hmmmmmm
Hey Biden voting pedophile. Russia never said 3 day war. It was the US Sect of Defense
But keep spreading your Biden lies
Ukraine KIA in 2024 has reached 110,000 in the first four months Running out of meat for the grinder Ukraine drafting young women and mentally handicapped men
BBC, Time WAPO
I hope Ukraine wins. We should all hope for that. There is little difference between communist Soviet Union and today's Russia.
Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Liam Karr, and Frederick W. Kagan
May 6, 2024
The Kremlin appears to be re-intensifying a reflexive control campaign targeting Western decision-making using nuclear threats and diplomatic manipulation. Russian elites and Kremlin officials are reportedly vying for influential positions in the Russian government ahead of the Russian presidential inauguration on May 7 to prematurely secure powerful roles in the event that Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves power around the end of his new term. A Russian insider source, who has routinely been accurate about past Russian military command changes, claimed that the Russian military command appointed the commanders and chiefs of staff of the newly formed Leningrad and Moscow military districts (LMD and MMD). The Kremlin continues tightening the restrictions on individuals it designates as “foreign agents,” restricting their ability to serve in government roles, likely in a disguised purge of officials who do not adequately align with the Kremlin. Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) conducted a successful maritime drone strike against a Russian patrol boat in occupied Crimea on May 6, and Ukrainian forces are reportedly adapting their maritime drones to combat Russian defensive measures. Russia may be switching sides in the Sudanese civil war to support the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in pursuit of a Red Sea naval base for Russia, which would align Iranian and Russian Sudanese policy and create opportunities for increased Iranian-Russian cooperation in Sudan and the broader Red Sea area. Russia has pursued a Red Sea port since 2008 to protect its economic interests in the area and improve its military posture by increasing its ability to challenge the West in the broader region, including in the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean. Russia backing the SAF would greatly benefit Iran by aligning Iranian and Russian policy and strategy in the region, which would advance Iran’s own aims of securing a Red Sea base in Sudan. The Kremlin is additionally pursuing secondary objectives, including sidelining Ukrainian and US influence in Sudan, through its outreach to the SAF. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances northwest of Svatove, near Avdiivka, in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast. Ukrainian Zaporizhia Oblast Head Ivan Fedorov stated that Russian authorities have created the infrastructure necessary to conscript Ukrainians in occupied Zaporizhia Oblast and plan to conscript more than 150,000 Ukrainians into the Russian army in an unspecified time period.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 1,155 killed and wounded, as well as equipment - an Abrams tank, 5 armored vehicles, 8 cars, 20 guns, 5 self-propelled guns.
Guess russia has a new shipment of some 10 new T90 tanks loaded and ready to ship to the front lines... but he'll have to take the long route. Ukraine's successful attacks on the Kerch Bridge, russia's 12-mile pathway from russia to illegally obtained and occupied Crimea. The bridge has been unusable for military transport and personal for at least 3 months now. And I've heard that Zelenskyy's F-16's when they arrive shortly (right after Easter) will be painted Red, White, and Blue and have the flag of the country that donates them... LOL
Guess russia has a new shipment of some 10 new T90 tanks loaded and ready to ship to the front lines... but he'll have to take the long route. Ukraine's successful attacks on the Kerch Bridge, russia's 12-mile pathway from russia to illegally obtained and occupied Crimea. The bridge has been unusable for military transport and personal for at least 3 months now. And I've heard that Zelenskyy's F-16's when they arrive shortly (right after Easter) will be painted Red, White, and Blue and have the flag of the country that donates them... LOL
Phil
What you know about geography would obviously fill a thimble. Why would you send tanks over the Kerch Bridge if you sending them to the front from Russia?
Ukraine is likely receiving ammunition from a number of sources at the moment, partially alleviating some of the shortages units like the 43rd Artillery Brigade were facing.
Rare view inside of a Ukrainian command bunker, this one from the 225th Separate Assault Battalion. Note the dozen plus drone streams running at the same time, with individual units live-streaming drone feeds back to the post.
Chasiv Yar, a city defended by several brigades and units. One of them is KRAKEN, which we recently helped with new drones. For over a month, they keep repelling a Russian continues attempt to capture the city.
The 3rd Brigade of Operational Assignment "SPARTAN" showed the destruction of the settlement of Robotyne, while also capturing destroyed Russian equipment and personnel.
The 58th Motorized Brigade counterattacked south of Urozhaine, destroying a Russian tank and taking several Russians captive that were previously able to grab a foothold in the most southern parts of the settlement.
Guess russia has a new shipment of some 10 new T90 tanks loaded and ready to ship to the front lines... but he'll have to take the long route. Ukraine's successful attacks on the Kerch Bridge, russia's 12-mile pathway from russia to illegally obtained and occupied Crimea. The bridge has been unusable for military transport and personal for at least 3 months now. And I've heard that Zelenskyy's F-16's when they arrive shortly (right after Easter) will be painted Red, White, and Blue and have the flag of the country that donates them... LOL
Phil
What you know about geography would obviously fill a thimble. Why would you send tanks over the Kerch Bridge if you sending them to the front from Russia?
Poor Phil. Russia built railway transport and have been using it daily
Russia’s new rail link for military transport is not yet complete. The Ukraine military is saying that it is now prime target number one surpassing that of the Kerch Bridge. Ukraine also said that the Kerch Bridge will remain a target of opportunity.
Within the past couple of days, Pencil neck Macron has threatened French Foreign Legion troops tp Ukraine. As well, British foreign minister Cameron said Ukraine has the right to target Russia proper with ordnance provided by UK. H Jeffries also beat his chest with threats of US and Nato troops on the ground sooner or later.
The Russians called the bluff and began openly tweaking their tactical nuclear arsenal, as well as calling French and UK ambassadors to the Kremlin with the promise of retaliation against British and French military wherever they may be, not just in Ukraine.
The French did a 380 and changed their tune real quick by sending a representative to Putin's inauguration as well as confirming recognition of Putin as president.
The globalists stuck a tentative toe in the water but found it a little too hot.
Yeah and Putin has warned them that they could be targeted as well so there's that. They're going to FAFO and it won't be pleasant. This conflict is essentially over and everybody knows it. All the bravado they can muster is not going to save Ukraine.
Within the past couple of days, Pencil neck Macron has threatened French Foreign Legion troops tp Ukraine. As well, British foreign minister Cameron said Ukraine has the right to target Russia proper with ordnance provided by UK. H Jeffries also beat his chest with threats of US and Nato troops on the ground sooner or later.
The Russians called the bluff and began openly tweaking their tactical nuclear arsenal, as well as calling French and UK ambassadors to the Kremlin with the promise of retaliation against British and French military wherever they may be, not just in Ukraine.
The French did a 380 and changed their tune real quick by sending a representative to Putin's inauguration as well as confirming recognition of Putin as president.
The globalists stuck a tentative toe in the water but found it a little too hot.
Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros
May 5, 2024
The Russian military reportedly redeployed a battalion of the 76th Airborne (VDV) Division to Kursk Oblast as part of a larger ongoing Russian effort to gather an operationally significant force for a possible future Russian offensive operation against northeastern Ukraine and Kharkiv City. The Russian military is reportedly preparing and forming the Northern Grouping of Forces from elements of the Leningrad Military District (LMD) to primarily operate in the Belgorod-Kharkiv operational direction. US officials continue to signal their support for new Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in 2025, although ISW continues to assess that Ukraine should contest the theater-wide initiative as soon as possible because ceding the theater-wide initiative to Russia for the entirety of 2024 will present Russia with several benefits. European intelligence agencies reportedly warned their governments that Russia is planning to conduct “violent acts of sabotage” across Europe as part of a “more aggressive and concerted effort” against the West. The Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (ROC MP) seized on the Orthodox Easter holiday on May 5 to further its efforts to garner domestic support for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. Russian forces recently advanced near Kupyansk and Robotyne. Bureaucratic issues continue to constrain frontline Russian units’ ability to conduct strikes on Ukrainian targets.
Glad Angelica, Christina, Nicole, and Kateryna help you to "understand" war. Hilarious!
Riley Bailey, Nicole Wolkov, Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, and Frederick W. Kagan
May 7, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term as Russian President on May 7 and stressed Russia's need for unchallenged autocratic rule while indirectly calling for victory in Ukraine. Russian ultranationalists lauded the start of Putin's fifth term as a historic event and explicitly approved of the autocratic tradition in which Putin is casting himself, with one of them hailing him as "imperator," the formal title of the Russian tsars since the time of Peter the Great. Russian ultranationalists also expressed hope that Putin will continue to deepen an anti-Western ideology that the Kremlin has been heavily developing since the start of the full-scale invasion. The current Russian cabinet of ministers and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin formally resigned on May 7 as constitutionally mandated, and the ministers who return to service and the ones whom Putin replaces will indicate who has Putin's favor and signal his political priorities for his fifth term Belarus has announced a surprise nuclear readiness inspection likely as part of the Kremlin's re-intensified reflexive control campaign targeting Western decision-making. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported on May 7 that it exposed a network of Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) operatives who were planning to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence and military officials The Russian Prosecutor General's Office declared US non-governmental organization (NGO) Freedom House an "undesirable organization" on May 7, likely as part of an ongoing effort to consolidate control over the domestic information space and further deprive Russians of access to civil society organizations and independent assessments of Russian civil and political rights. Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka, Donetsk City, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian occupation officials continue efforts to forcibly recruit Ukrainian civilians into the Russian military in occupied Kherson Oblast. The Kremlin is working with occupation administrators to strengthen Russia's control over the child welfare system in occupied Ukraine.
Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros
May 5, 2024
The Russian military reportedly redeployed a battalion of the 76th Airborne (VDV) Division to Kursk Oblast as part of a larger ongoing Russian effort to gather an operationally significant force for a possible future Russian offensive operation against northeastern Ukraine and Kharkiv City. The Russian military is reportedly preparing and forming the Northern Grouping of Forces from elements of the Leningrad Military District (LMD) to primarily operate in the Belgorod-Kharkiv operational direction. US officials continue to signal their support for new Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in 2025, although ISW continues to assess that Ukraine should contest the theater-wide initiative as soon as possible because ceding the theater-wide initiative to Russia for the entirety of 2024 will present Russia with several benefits. European intelligence agencies reportedly warned their governments that Russia is planning to conduct “violent acts of sabotage” across Europe as part of a “more aggressive and concerted effort” against the West. The Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (ROC MP) seized on the Orthodox Easter holiday on May 5 to further its efforts to garner domestic support for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. Russian forces recently advanced near Kupyansk and Robotyne. Bureaucratic issues continue to constrain frontline Russian units’ ability to conduct strikes on Ukrainian targets.
Glad Angelica, Christina, Nicole, and Kateryna help you to "understand" war. Hilarious!
They never served just like Burns and tootyturdoyka. Lol
Angelica Evans, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, and George Barros
May 5, 2024
The Russian military reportedly redeployed a battalion of the 76th Airborne (VDV) Division to Kursk Oblast as part of a larger ongoing Russian effort to gather an operationally significant force for a possible future Russian offensive operation against northeastern Ukraine and Kharkiv City. The Russian military is reportedly preparing and forming the Northern Grouping of Forces from elements of the Leningrad Military District (LMD) to primarily operate in the Belgorod-Kharkiv operational direction. US officials continue to signal their support for new Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in 2025, although ISW continues to assess that Ukraine should contest the theater-wide initiative as soon as possible because ceding the theater-wide initiative to Russia for the entirety of 2024 will present Russia with several benefits. European intelligence agencies reportedly warned their governments that Russia is planning to conduct “violent acts of sabotage” across Europe as part of a “more aggressive and concerted effort” against the West. The Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (ROC MP) seized on the Orthodox Easter holiday on May 5 to further its efforts to garner domestic support for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. Russian forces recently advanced near Kupyansk and Robotyne. Bureaucratic issues continue to constrain frontline Russian units’ ability to conduct strikes on Ukrainian targets.
Glad Angelica, Christina, Nicole, and Kateryna help you to "understand" war. Hilarious!
They never served just like Burns and tootyturdoyka. Lol
The merits of the data and information he is posting have nothing to do with whether or not he served. That's simple logic, which we all realize is very challenging for you.
More than 670 people still remain in the town of #ChasivYar in the #Donetsk region, refusing to evacuate, the Regional Military Administration reported. According to local authorities, Chasiv Yar is almost completely destroyed.
Russia has modernized its Kh-101 cruise missiles. The military probably reduced the missile range but equipped it with a second warhead instead, the British Ministry of Defense said in the latest intelligence report.
The Russians are preparing the kindergarten children of the city of Tambov for frontline service in Ukraine once they turn 18. First they are brainwashed about the Red Army and WW2, later they focus on Ukraine in 2014 and 2022
@JacekSiewiera , head of Poland’s National Security Bureau comments on the case of T. Szmydt, a high-level Polish judge who defected to Belarus He swiftly appeared on the show of Putin’s top propagandist Solovyev
A convict-recidivist returning from the war raped a teenager and then threatened his family with a gun The police did not initiate criminal proceedings.
Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is charged with bribery in the amount of about one billion rubles, he was temporarily suspended from his post. This was reported by his lawyer
Earlier tonight, Ukrainian forces successfully struck a fuel storage depot in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast, using at least one US-suppled MGM-140 ATACMS tactical ballistic missile.
Britain will expel Russia's defence attache, remove diplomatic status from some properties and limit the length of Russian diplomatic visas in response to what interior minister James Cleverly called Moscow's "malign activity".
Ukrainian air defense, developed as part of a Ukrainian-American project known as FrankenSAM, shot down a Shahed kamikaze drone from a distance of 9 kilometers.
The oil depot in Luhansk sustained heavy damage. Several oil tanks burned down while others took significant damage. In addition, power lines and a gas pipeline were damaged/destroyed.
In all actuality you[we] DO know where much of these funds go, they stay right here going to the MIC, as well as in the pants linings of congresscritters and lobbyists.
cuckraine .gov is moving its gold out of the country.
Usually means the end is near.
Oh its over for the ukrainians. Question is, how far is nato willing to push Russia
Ukraine is done. The assassination attempt of the Green Rat was reported in the propaganda media as being executed by two Russian "terrorists". Funny thing, It has also been reported, on other sites, that it was done by two disgruntled Ukrainian army officers.
NATO will not push Russia face to face so to speak, maybe try a chicken shyt false flag event but this also will do the globalist neocons no good. Although some pundits opine that if Brandon wins the election, his puppet masters will talk him into direct intervention. IMO, it will be over before November.
Russia is producing more military hardware than all 32 NATO countries combined, hypersonic missiles, smart bombs, drones, artillery, tanks, etc....they are battle hardened by three years of combat and the resulting experience of how to conduct a modern war especially the effective use of ISR. Their economy is also strong despite the sanctions.
How does Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc., measure up to Russia's military effectiveness?
What's even more ominous for the global elite warmongers and the Empire of Lies, is Putin's recent tactical nuclear excercises (this is also happening in Byelorussia) and his threat to use them if he's backed into a corner.
My question is, who is going to answer for the more than half million Ukrainian dead (and rising) and maybe twice that wounded? All because of this failed PROXY war!
cuckraine .gov is moving its gold out of the country.
Usually means the end is near.
Oh its over for the ukrainians. Question is, how far is nato willing to push Russia
Ukraine is done. The assassination attempt of the Green Rat was reported in the propaganda media as being executed by two Russian "terrorists". Funny thing, It has also been reported, on other sites, that it was done by two disgruntled Ukrainian army officers.
NATO will not push Russia face to face so to speak, maybe try a chicken shyt false flag event but this also will do the globalist neocons no good. Although some pundits opine that if Brandon wins the election, his puppet masters will talk him into direct intervention. IMO, it will be over before November.
Russia is producing more military hardware than all 32 NATO countries combined, hypersonic missiles, smart bombs, drones, artillery, tanks, etc....they are battle hardened by three years of combat and the resulting experience of how to conduct a modern war especially the effective use of ISR. Their economy is also strong despite the sanctions.
How does Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc., measure up to Russia's military effectiveness?
What's even more ominous for the global elite warmongers and the Empire of Lies, is Putin's recent tactical nuclear excercises (this is also happening in Byelorussia) and his threat to use them if he's backed into a corner.
My question is, who is going to answer for the more than half million Ukrainian dead (and rising) and maybe twice that wounded? All because of this failed PROXY war!
My question is, who is going to answer for the more than half million Ukrainian dead (and rising) and maybe twice that wounded? All because of this failed PROXY war!
MAGA!
They'll probably move a lot of the wounded to the USA, along with a lot of hard-core Nazis. The Nazis will be used to commit terrorists acts which will be conveniently blamed on American conservatives.
cuckraine .gov is moving its gold out of the country.
Usually means the end is near.
Oh its over for the ukrainians. Question is, how far is nato willing to push Russia
Ukraine is done. The assassination attempt of the Green Rat was reported in the propaganda media as being executed by two Russian "terrorists". Funny thing, It has also been reported, on other sites, that it was done by two disgruntled Ukrainian army officers.
NATO will not push Russia face to face so to speak, maybe try a chicken shyt false flag event but this also will do the globalist neocons no good. Although some pundits opine that if Brandon wins the election, his puppet masters will talk him into direct intervention. IMO, it will be over before November.
Russia is producing more military hardware than all 32 NATO countries combined, hypersonic missiles, smart bombs, drones, artillery, tanks, etc....they are battle hardened by three years of combat and the resulting experience of how to conduct a modern war especially the effective use of ISR. Their economy is also strong despite the sanctions.
How does Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc., measure up to Russia's military effectiveness?
What's even more ominous for the global elite warmongers and the Empire of Lies, is Putin's recent tactical nuclear excercises (this is also happening in Byelorussia) and his threat to use them if he's backed into a corner.
My question is, who is going to answer for the more than half million Ukrainian dead (and rising) and maybe twice that wounded? All because of this failed PROXY war!
MAGA!
Well said!!
Nobody is going to answer for it. Certainly none of the MIC cucks in washington who should be decorating trees.
Electricity generation and transmission facilities in Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Vinnytsia Regions have been rendered inoperative.
cuckrainians are now under rationed electricity until further notice.
Ministry o' Propaganda described the thwarted Gaylensky assassins as Russian terrorists. Turth is, it was two Ukrainian colonels involved in an internal attempt to assassinate Gaylensky, who is widely seen as a traitor to his own people.
Ministry o' Propaganda described the thwarted Gaylensky assassins as Russian terrorists. Turth is, it was two Ukrainian colonels involved in an internal attempt to assassinate Gaylensky, who is widely seen as a traitor to his own people.
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Approved cuckrainian newspapers are asking what would happen if the country lost Gaylensky.
Quote Fubarski:
“Sometimes I post lies and sometimes I post the truth. It’s up to you to find out the difference.”
Russia has made a decision that the time of negotiated settlement is over and that Russia is now taking matters into its own hands to achieve a military-based victory premised on the notion of unconditional surrender.
Could also be that Russia is kickin alla the ass it can before President Trump begins the negotiations ta end the war after the election, ta gain an advantage.
Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan
May 8, 2024
Russian forces conducted large-scale missile and drone strikes targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure on the night of May 7 to 8, continuing to exploit Ukraine's degraded air defense umbrella ahead of the arrival of US and Western security assistance at scale. Recent satellite imagery of depleted Russian military vehicle and weapons storage facilities further indicates that Russia is currently sustaining its war effort largely by pulling from storage rather than by manufacturing new vehicles and certain weapons at scale. Russia is relying on vast Soviet-era stores of vehicles and other equipment to sustain operations and losses in Ukraine at a level far higher than the current Russian DIB could support, nor will Russia be able to mobilize its DIB to replenish these stores for many years. The Georgian State Security Service (SUS) is employing standard Kremlin information operations against Georgians protesting Georgia's Russian-style "foreign agents" bill following the lead of Georgian Dream party founder and former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. Armenia's efforts to distance itself from Russia are increasingly forcing the Kremlin to acknowledge issues in the bilateral relationship. Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė stated that the Lithuanian government has granted permission for Lithuania to send troops to Ukraine for training missions in the future. Reports indicate that there is an available open-source tool that allows people to search by specific coordinates for Telegram users who have enabled a certain location-sharing setting. Russian forces recently advanced near Svatove, Kreminna, and Avdiivka and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu continues to highlight Russian formations involved in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
RUSI is the Royal United Services Institute, and claims to be “the world’s oldest and the UK’s leading defense and security think tank.” And not to be confused with a prominent Russian politician of the same name serving in the Duma, the article’s author Alex Vershinin’s credentials are listed as follows:
Lt Col (Retd) Alex Vershinin has 10 years of frontline experience in Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan. For the last decade before his retirement, he worked as a modelling and simulations officer in concept development and experimentation for NATO and the US Army.
In his presidential farewell speech, former five-star general Eisenhower;
"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, AND WILL PERSIST.
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was the first use of this "misplaced power" and this proxy war in Ukraine has proven that it "exists and will persist"
Ministry o' Propaganda described the thwarted Gaylensky assassins as Russian terrorists. Turth is, it was two Ukrainian colonels involved in an internal attempt to assassinate Gaylensky, who is widely seen as a traitor to his own people.
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Approved cuckrainian newspapers are asking what would happen if the country lost Gaylensky.
Quote Fubarski:
“Sometimes I post lies and sometimes I post the truth. It’s up to you to find out the difference.”
How many times did you have to sign off and back on to read Fubarski’s posts and reply?
Ministry o' Propaganda described the thwarted Gaylensky assassins as Russian terrorists. Turth is, it was two Ukrainian colonels involved in an internal attempt to assassinate Gaylensky, who is widely seen as a traitor to his own people.
Originally Posted by Houston_2
Originally Posted by Fubarski
Approved cuckrainian newspapers are asking what would happen if the country lost Gaylensky.
Quote Fubarski:
“Sometimes I post lies and sometimes I post the truth. It’s up to you to find out the difference.”
How many times did you have to sign off and back on to read Fubarski’s posts and reply?
Thanks for asking.
Your ongoing perplexity with this is noted. In the meantime try and get a life and you’ll have a more harmonious outcome.
Ukraine drone strikes a Russian oil facility 1500 km away showing their potential for much broader attack use. The facility is in the Bashkiria region of Russia.
Moscow and other large Russian cities have been put on high alert notices.
Another Russian oil refinery has been hit by Ukrainian drones in the Kaluga area close to Moscow. Fires and undefined destruction caused the refinery to shutdown and employees to flee
The USA is preparing another military aid package for Ukraine in the amount of $400 million. This is in addition to the $95 billion package most recently approved by Congress.
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