this is a really good update
check out the part of drunk conscripts and drunk fighting conscripts
These reports make it seem everything’s peaches and cream for Ukrainian Army and citizens. Russian news appears so negative that it appears unbelievable. Dumb bastards losing war while they have a finger on the button? Maybe it’s an elaborate trap to lull Ukrainians into thinking it’s a cakewalk from here on in. But ya, Russians may be that stupid. Still think they should hit Moscow with a Doolittle raid or would that be poking the bear?
One bullet could end this IMO.
(Sep 24, 2022 01:24 PM)Zinjanthropos Wrote: [ -> ]These reports make it seem everything’s peaches and cream for Ukrainian Army and citizens.
That's very true. Here in the US/Canada/Europe all we get is the Ukrainian side and opinions of pro-Ukrainian commentators. So our view is likely to be very biased.
For example, after the initial phase of the war in which the Russians blundered into far more intense resistance than they expected, the Ukrainians and Russians have probably suffered roughly similar casualties. The Russians did suffer the recent debacle east of Kharkiv, where they lost huge amounts of equipment, but they do seem to have successfully evacuated most of their troops.
Given that the Russian military before the war was much larger than the Ukrainian, all the talk about manpower shortages in the Russian forces probably is twice as true for the Ukrainians. The Ukrainian government tries to suppress the news, but reports are leaking out about how many of Ukraine's professional soldiers from before the war are already dead. They are being replaced by volunteers and conscripts who have received little training and don't really know what to do in battle. Both sides are conscripting out-of-shape middle-aged men. So I'm inclined to think that many of the training and manpower issues that we read about so often on the Russian side also exist on the Ukrainian side.
It's like two boxers who have battered each other silly and continue to stagger around punch-drunk.
And given that Ukraine has had full national mobilization since day 1 of the war, and Russia has just put in a partial mobilization, and given Russia's much greater size, I still think that this war has entered kind of a World War I style war-of-attrition phase that Russia is probably in a better position to win.
Assuming that Russia stays the course. The thing is, Russia has ambitions to once again be a super-power. (Ukraine's goal is simply to survive.) This war was supposed to be Russia's coming-out party. But it's proven far more costly to them than they expected. So is Russia so determined to totally defeat Ukraine that they are willing to sacrifice all of the Russian military to do it? Do they really want to run their military strength down to zero? That would effectively end their super-power ambitions and turn Russia's huge land area into a power vacuum. Distant ethnic "republics" might start declaring their independence and neighboring countries might be tempted to seize parts of a weakened Russia. The whole country might implode and fall apart.
Or will Moscow be willing to accept some lesser "victory", stop offensive operations and cut their losses? I suspect that might be what they have in mind with these phony referendums in the parts of Ukraine that they currently occupy regarding their annexation to Russia.
I think Poots smart enuf to know he can’t match the weapons at Ukraine’s disposal. Not sure what you call this type of military espionage but the Russkies could be figuring out the tech that operates the captured weapons of their enemy. However they may need to buy time, so best to stuff some uniforms with some live target dummies and keep the Ukraine busy while Russian military machine matches or improves on the battlefield toys. Perhaps they’re even working on how to defend against also.
(Sep 25, 2022 01:08 AM)Zinjanthropos Wrote: [ -> ]I think Poots smart enuf to know he can’t match the weapons at Ukraine’s disposal. Not sure what you call this type of military espionage but the Russkies could be figuring out the tech that operates the captured weapons of their enemy. However they may need to buy time, so best to stuff some uniforms with some live target dummies and keep the Ukraine busy while Russian military machine matches or improves on the battlefield toys. Perhaps they’re even working on how to defend against also.
workers in one of Russias armament factories have received conscription orders.
That company/factory makes hi tech rockets and missiles for the military.
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short update
2 Russian fighter jets shot down
i wonder if pooty thinks he can re-live the world war 2 man power to over run Ukrainian positions.
what he has done is made a 1st in history for a super power to threaten another country with nuclear weapons.
when i think of the nuke situation i wonder what would they nuke
kyve ?
what ever they nuke they cant use
and they need most of ukraine to keep producing food.
the reality is russia is setting fire to its own grocery store then blaming non existant nazis while they act like nazis
the clock is ticking for someone to get rid of pooty before russia is com0pletely past a point of no return and collapses completely.
good news
gasprom bank is going to get its swift access cancelled
better late than never sooner the better hurry up.
new law in russia
Failure to turn up for military service is 10 years jail
previously failure to turn up was not a crime if you are going to serve in a civilian capacity or medically in admissible or not in the conscription age range.
but they have made a new law
is 10 years in a russian jail a death sentence for the majority
gulags for citizens
see in the video the police kicking the protester in the head once they have already controlled them and holding them on the ground
Just in case you’re Canadian and considering a trip to the Ukraine, here is our government’s daily travel advisory.
https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/ukraine
Make sure you’re vaccinated.
Wouldn’t want to go to a war zone without it. How many of these Russian call ups have had their jabs?
