Russia: "All drones were successfully destroyed on impact."
And both may be correct!Russians: 'We are superior to you'.
NK: 'We are here because you are incompetent.'
This always brings a smile to my face: Ukraine hitting those drunk assholes where it rrreally hurts.
"Four different distilleries in Russia were targeted by Ukrainian drones early Tuesday. It was the largest attack on Russia's alcohol production facilities to date. The plants also supply fuel used in the ongoing war—while a combined heat and power plant and synthetic rubber plant were also targeted in the strike."
Some people might argue letting them stay drunk would work better. I think I'd rather see rampant withdrawal symptoms through their ranks, should pair well with the 3 Day War morale. I bet there's a spike in officers getting killed by their own guys. That the plants also produce fuels for things is just a bonus.
Time to start drinking tank brake fluid Yuri, shouldn't make you that blind.
You know how the Russian govt and Republicans are the same - they are equally silly in the things they do:
Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
A Russian court says Google owes $20 decillion for blocking content, about 200 trillion times the amount of money currently on the planet.www.pcworld.com
(that is greater than the world gdp for what - for blocking Russian fiction on youtube.... (doesn't that remind you of the republicans ?)
I actually have one of these somewhere.If that's in rubles I can probably find it in my couch.
My crude understanding is there is some fear russia will use nukes in Ukraine if pushed too far.Is it really the USA's concern about handing to Putin our latest weapons tech that we're being so stingy with what the AFU could really use against the RU invaders or is it more a political calculus problem we're dealing with? Both maybe?
It reminds me so much of how our troops in Vietnam had to suffer unnecessary casualties from those politically motivated rules of engagement that hamstrung us so badly in that war. Not that those rules seemed to be more like suggestions when it came right down to who gets to live or die in any given situation on any given day.
i've come across a ton of pundit theories regarding US hesitancy to fully supply UKR, the premises depend on the timeline to some degree.Is it really the USA's concern about handing to Putin our latest weapons tech that we're being so stingy with what the AFU could really use against the RU invaders or is it more a political calculus problem we're dealing with? Both maybe?
It reminds me so much of how our troops in Vietnam had to suffer unnecessary casualties from those politically motivated rules of engagement that hamstrung us so badly in that war. Not that those rules seemed to be more like suggestions when it came right down to who gets to live or die in any given situation on any given day.
My crude understanding is there is some fear russia will use nukes in Ukraine if pushed too far.
i've come across a ton of pundit theories regarding US hesitancy to fully supply UKR, the premises depend on the timeline to some degree.
at the start of the war the worry was that UKR forces would fold and be overrun, Zelenskyy would flee; so there was no point in sending them anything other than javelins and stingers for the guerrilla anti-occupation fighting. when the AFU held and the rus army proved to be a paper tiger, the himars were sent. with the slow roll on MBT tanks and gen4 jets, it took EU allies being the first to donate to get US gear unlocked. short and medium range tactical ballistic missiles or air launch missiles only got sent after the stalemate of the failed 2023 counter offensive.
the more common explanation was that there was no point in sending the big stuff as UKR didnt have the support equipment and trained personnel, so just send what they can use with few weeks of instruction.
this morphed into not sending anything that could be construed as nato participating in the war and somehow invoking the self-defense clause in the rus nuke usage rules or full mobilization/conscription.
the redlines on taking crimea or donbass, nato weapons used on sevastopol, the crimean bridge; all came and went with no response so there is this strange paranoia on what line will make putler go yolo.
- some think the US is trying to go slow enough to just bleed rus dry into economic collapse like the soviet union did in the 90's.
- some think they are trying to craft an exit strategy where putler steps down and someone else who is rational can step in keeping the system functional so the nukes dont go flying off to the highest bidder. this would require a ton of setup work by the cia and thus a slow time consuming process to make sure a non-hardliner is in place to take over.
- some think that if putler can get something that looks like NATO involvement, he can spin it to the russians as a full attack by the west so they will mobilize and can authorize nukes. NATO could probably wipe out the russian military in 3 weeks(probably 2weeks just getting the troops the border) which would force putler into a no win situation where he might as well nuke everyone so that nobody wins.
the captured weapons tech only comes into play if it is something the US think they will need to use against china. there are a bunch of new weapons that will have a real edge over the pla stuff but they still need to be fully tested and de-bugged. they may be ready by 2028(xi's original target date for reclaiming Taiwan), so if you can only fight with what you have then it is prudent not to let the current stuff we know works fall into rus/china hands.
to some degree it may be a hedge on the election, starting to supply the long range weapons in 2024 and then having turdrump cancel them could be disasterous to any 2025 counter offensive.
[it is funny but Beau of the 5th at the very start of the war put out a video saying that he could see the US doing only just enough to keep UKR in the fight to try and deplete/bleed out rus. in light of UKR success in summer 2022 it seemed like an odd call, but here we are looking at 2025 as the possible year rus runs out of tanks/arty/rockets in the storage yards.]
It would help if we actually armed them.Looks like a lot of the beating and bleeding the AFU is taking and their ability to hold out long enough to make the arduous long game strategy work is the determining factor in all of this.
And ultra-conservative Biden, limiting what is supplied to defensive weaponry, most of which is expired/outdatedIt's 'Pubs is what it is.
North Koreans already taking casualties in Kursk? The way it's been said sounds like propaganda. Though I can see NK troops being totally unprepared for a modern battle.
yeah that translation is just...suuuuuusThere are a lot of doubts about that video. We'll have plenty of corpses to look at soon enough if they actually deploy to the combat zone.
It would help if we actually armed them.
Promises and even allocations don't seem to match the material we actually send. By 9 to 1.
We are keeping Ukraine under equipped.
“Ukraine has received only 10% of the aid package approved by the U.S. Congress in 2024. This isn’t funny. The issue isn’t money, it’s bureaucracy and logistics,” Zelensky said.
There is no way you are actually this stupid. The problem here is you lie too transparently. You know Russia is a degenerate state as well as I do. It’s pathetic.The US is being demilitarized by the Russians, which is why they are unable to supply Ukraine with what it needs.
I know many people here WANT to believe the equipment is just sitting in warehouses but isn’t being sent due to political reason. Of course, the REAL reason to the US has sent all it can and is unable to scale up to meet demand. This is what happens when you have a defense industry that is privatized. Gotta wait for congressional approval/bidding/procurement/legal/etc….
Meanwhile in good old Russia, whatever is needed is built quickly and whatever is lost is replaced quickly. That’s how it works when the government is in control of its defense industry.
I had to do a double take about that lol. I was like “wait what are you on about”.There is no way you are actually this stupid. The problem here is you lie too transparently. You know Russia is a degenerate state as well as I do. It’s pathetic.
You won’t answer this but I will ask anyway. Do you actually believe in a conventional war Russia could defeat the US? Actually, forget winning. Do you think Russia could not be entirely annihilated?
Be as long or as short as you want.