Russia on brink of ... NOPE! Russia INVADES Ukraine!

Young Grasshopper · Nov 2, 2024

Another day, another tweet by Zelensky:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1852457667299864913

My favorite part:

We know where these North Korean troops are gathering in Russia. We could act preemptively if we had the means—long-range capability. Yet, America, the UK, and Germany watch.

You know things are going BADLY when Zelensky is essentially calling the US/UK/and Germany, its main sponsors in this war, COWARDS.

And in this one case, he is correct. The US/UK/Germany absolutely refuse to give the help Ukraine needs, because they’re scared of how the Russian Federation might.

Why in the US/UK/Germany so scared of Russia?

nickqt · Nov 2, 2024

Young Grasshopper said:
Another day, another tweet by Zelensky:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1852457667299864913

My favorite part:

You know things are going BADLY when Zelensky is essentially calling the US/UK/and Germany, its main sponsors in this war, COWARDS.

And in this one case, he is correct. The US/UK/Germany absolutely refuse to give the help Ukraine needs, because they’re scared of how the Russian Federation might.

Why in the US/UK/Germany so scared of Russia?

Are you asking why the US/UK/Germany are content substantially depleting Russian military resources by simply shipping some spare parts to Ukraine?

Or are you implying that Russia is so weak that a tiny country like Ukraine could curb stomp Russia if it had just a few more resources than it already has?

Are there any windows where you're currently located? Could we help you out by shipping you some window bars so you don't fall out of any windows due to your ineffective *whatever this is you're doing here*?

We'd love to help, comrade.

akugami · Nov 2, 2024

Russia may be making more bullets and weapons than ever, and the weapons manufacturers in Russia are going bankrupt doing so, due to insane interest rates of 21%. That's the smell of Russia winning.

Russia is in a death spiral due to its invasion of Ukraine. Give it another year, or two, and Russia will crumble under the shitty decisions of its shitty dictator Putin. Even China is getting weary of Russia's shenanigans.

Russia is doing so well, that they've had to pull out a howitzer from the 1950's because they've basically ran out of the newer 152mm howitzers. Lots of places reporting how totally screwed Russia will be as the invasion drags into 2025.

borosp1 · Nov 2, 2024

Steven Seagal visiting the Kursk front line... looks like Steven is saving the rest of the Russian army from getting diabetes and keeping the North Koreans from eating too much themselves. His knees are “Under Siege”.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1852383864573895156

Lost_in_the_HTTP · Nov 2, 2024

" Give it another year, or two, and Russia will crumble ... "

People said that a year or two ago.

kage69 · Nov 2, 2024

Those people weren't wrong. Russia is crumbling. Train infrastructure is hanging on, but things aren't great. Commercial aviation airframes and usage under Aeroflot, Rossiya, and Pobeda still shrinking, far as I know. Flying on a Russian airliner isn't something I would do, not while they're under sanctions.

'Ukraine has no chance. They will get steamrolled.'

Other people have been saying that since 2014. Now the Russian military and Putin himself are complete jokes, and they're bleeding the country dry in order to sustain their Federation ending mistake of trying to stamp out Ukraine as a sovereign country and cultural identity.

I say forget 'what people be sayin' - look at the numbers and a progression of calendars.

fskimospy · Nov 2, 2024

Young Grasshopper said:
Another day, another tweet by Zelensky:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1852457667299864913

My favorite part:

You know things are going BADLY when Zelensky is essentially calling the US/UK/and Germany, its main sponsors in this war, COWARDS.

And in this one case, he is correct. The US/UK/Germany absolutely refuse to give the help Ukraine needs, because they’re scared of how the Russian Federation might.

Why in the US/UK/Germany so scared of Russia?

Any update on your thoughts about Putin saying Russia can’t defeat NATO? Is he stupid?

[DHT]Osiris · Nov 2, 2024

Lost_in_the_HTTP said:
" Give it another year, or two, and Russia will crumble ... "

People said that a year or two ago.

They literally are falling apart. They're in a war economy in all but name, and they're scrounging a week at a time through the meat sacrifices of their new ally.

The entirety of their campaign depends on Trump being elected, and they're on track to lose another ninety thousand troops by then.

maddie · Nov 2, 2024

Young Grasshopper said:
Why in the US/UK/Germany so scared of Russia?

I assume you want to become an old grasshopper.

Young Grasshopper · Nov 2, 2024

nickqt said:
Are you asking why the US/UK/Germany are content substantially depleting Russian military resources by simply shipping some spare parts to Ukraine?

No the question is why doesn’t the US grow a pair and stop Russian expansion? And it’s not just me asking that anymore, now you hear Zelensky saying the same thing? Stop dancing around the question.

And regarding depleted military assets, if Russia is so depleted, doesn’t sending long range weapons make EVEN MORE sense seeing as how ‘depleted’ Russia in terms of its military resources? Do you see how dumb that argument is? But I get it, you gotta find some way to cope.

Think before you post bud.

RnR_au · Nov 2, 2024

Lost_in_the_HTTP said:
" Give it another year, or two, and Russia will crumble ... "

People said that a year or two ago.

Ohh... time for another economics grab bag post...

Two years ago noone expected Russia to beg Iran and North Korea for help.

At any rate, they are getting into the 'crumble zone';

Seems either the Russian Reserve bank has no more levers to keep the Ruble higher or they are allowing the Ruble to weaken. If its the second option they are prioritising oil revenue over inflation due to imports. Hard choices are being made right now.

Putin promised 50 Rubles to the USD earlier this year during the election campaign.

Other signs of danger in the Russian economy;

fskimospy · Nov 2, 2024

Young Grasshopper said:
No the question is why doesn’t the US grow a pair and stop Russian expansion? And it’s not just me asking that anymore, now you hear Zelensky saying the same thing? Stop dancing around the question.

And regarding depleted military assets, if Russia is so depleted, doesn’t sending long range weapons make EVEN MORE sense seeing as how ‘depleted’ Russia in terms of its military resources? Do you see how dumb that argument is? But I get it, you gotta find some way to cope.

Think before you post bud.

Any thought about why Putin thinks Russia can’t stand up against America?

nickqt · Nov 2, 2024

Young Grasshopper said:
No the question is why doesn’t the US grow a pair and stop Russian expansion? And it’s not just me asking that anymore, now you hear Zelensky saying the same thing? Stop dancing around the question.

And regarding depleted military assets, if Russia is so depleted, doesn’t sending long range weapons make EVEN MORE sense seeing as how ‘depleted’ Russia in terms of its military resources? Do you see how dumb that argument is? But I get it, you gotta find some way to cope.

Think before you post bud.

Listen, comrade. I get it. Windows abound.

Set yourself up a VPN and link us a GoFundMe.

Seriously, we'll get you the funds to get some window bars installed.

kage69 · Nov 3, 2024

Grow a pair? You mean in addition to the coinpurse we keep draping on Putin's face?

lol

Someone's despondent over Putin knowing his place. I love it.

[DHT]Osiris · Nov 3, 2024

Referencing earlier collapse commentary:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853041908315996492

This kind of warfare tends to slowly drift into a collapse, before falling off a cliff.

kage69 · Nov 3, 2024

RnR_au said:
Ohh... time for another economics grab bag post...

Two years ago noone expected Russia to beg Iran and North Korea for help.

At any rate, they are getting into the 'crumble zone';
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Seems either the Russian Reserve bank has no more levers to keep the Ruble higher or they are allowing the Ruble to weaken. If its the second option they are prioritising oil revenue over inflation due to imports. Hard choices are being made right now.

Putin promised 50 Rubles to the USD earlier this year during the election campaign.

Other signs of danger in the Russian economy;

mortgage rates are sitting at 24+% (with 50% down payment) and still climbing

inflation is around double the official figures

corruption is so bad that even free camo nets made by thousands of volunteers are being used on building sites

there are discussions that companies, not the state, should build schools.. "since this is part of their social responsibility"

Russian's non-oil exports are so low atm that shipping containers are piling up in kilometer long walls

Russia is running out of working and safe passenger jets so they are asking companies in friendly countries to help out

Military sucking, exports sucking, infrastructure sucking, sounds like it's time for another tax hike

"MOSCOW, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Russia will need to raise taxes further to fund its war in Ukraine, according to economists who say revenue-raising measures already announced will not be enough to fund the country's ballooning military spending.
Russia's draft 2025 budget allocates about one-third of total expenditure, or 6.3% of GDP, to the military - the highest level since the Cold War. For the first time, the share of spending on defence will be double that of social spending.

"Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said last year there was no room to increase spending and warned that if it were not contained the burden would fall on Russian citizens and businesses through inflation or higher taxes.

Both have occurred. Inflation is running at more than double the central bank's target, with the key interest rate at 21%, the highest level since the early years of President Vladimir Putin's rule."

The Russian people, already broke AF, will likely get to shoulder more weight to support Putin's genocide against Ukraine, plus his destruction of Russia. Have fun partying like it's 1991, should have made for the border when you could!

jdubs03 · Nov 3, 2024

kage69 said:
Military sucking, exports sucking, infrastructure sucking, sounds like it's time for another tax hike

"MOSCOW, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Russia will need to raise taxes further to fund its war in Ukraine, according to economists who say revenue-raising measures already announced will not be enough to fund the country's ballooning military spending.
Russia's draft 2025 budget allocates about one-third of total expenditure, or 6.3% of GDP, to the military - the highest level since the Cold War. For the first time, the share of spending on defence will be double that of social spending.

"Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said last year there was no room to increase spending and warned that if it were not contained the burden would fall on Russian citizens and businesses through inflation or higher taxes.

Both have occurred. Inflation is running at more than double the central bank's target, with the key interest rate at 21%, the highest level since the early years of President Vladimir Putin's rule."

The Russian people, already broke AF, will likely get to shoulder more weight to support Putin's genocide against Ukraine, plus his destruction of Russia. Have fun partying like it's 1991, should have made for the border when you could!

Just like MAGA, they’ll find a way to deflect and minimize. It’s part of their nature.

kage69 · Nov 3, 2024

[DHT]Osiris said:
Referencing earlier collapse commentary:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853041908315996492

This kind of warfare tends to slowly drift into a collapse, before falling off a cliff.

Yeah, a strong military has no need to beg and barter for crucial weapons and troops. Still cracks me up how cyka and other fanbois run from this fact.

Punching below your weight, while the guy you jumped punches above his; that's some limp regional power bullshit right there.

Lost_in_the_HTTP · Nov 3, 2024

And yet they're still blowing up Ukraine's stuff with no sign of letting up or pulling back.

I'll believe they're falling apart when they start walking home and leaving their tanks in the desert.

akugami · Nov 3, 2024

Russia is doing everything it can to prop up its economy. Things are not fine. A lot of infrastructure, such as commercial flights, is being held together with bandaids.

I pointed to an article earlier about how weapons manufacturing in Russia is at an all time high, however, insane interest rates of 19-21% makes it a money losing proposition, since no one, not even the Russian government, pays the entire bill up front. Russia would NOT need to buy defective bullets from North Korea if everything was fine.

Technology and electronics imports have slowed to a trickle, especially as Beijing is distancing itself from Russia, after the initial "unlimited partnership" which now has limits.

Barring a major change, which is always possible, Russia is slowly circling the drain. Are they going to collapse completely within the next year? Probably not. But with these types of situations, things compound. As an example, the lack of maintenance parts for commercial aircraft becomes more and more critical at a faster rate, until it all just collapses. As Ving Rhames would say in Pulp Fiction, "I'm pretty fucking far from OK." That's Russia.

kage69 · Nov 3, 2024

Another Russian oil storage facility suffers a bad case of falling debris

"MOSCOW, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A drone fell on an oil depot in Russia's southern Stavropol region, local governor Vladimir Vladimirov said on Friday.
It was the second suspected Ukrainian attack in consecutive days on Russian fuel and energy targets, following a lull of about seven weeks since a fuel facility in Tula was attacked on Sept. 10.
There were no casualties in the incident at the Svetlograd oil depot, Vladimirov said on Telegram.

Baza Telegram channel, which is close to Russia's security services, posted a CCTV video purportedly showing the attack on the oil depot. The video showed that at least one of several fuel tanks was swiftly engulfed by a fireball."

Ukrainians have generators. Where's your backup oil storage tanks Putler?

kage69 · Nov 3, 2024

Lost_in_the_HTTP said:
And yet they're still blowing up Ukraine's stuff with no sign of letting up or pulling back.

I'll believe they're falling apart when they start walking home and leaving their tanks in the desert.

There are plenty of signs if you care enough to acknowledge them. I just gave you two. Please recall that this kind of thing happens very slowly, until it happens very fast. Just like last time.

Pretty sure Russians have tried to leave. They get shot by their own people, or thrown in a pit, beaten, often left to die from exposure and thirst.

That's not strength, that's desperation in the face of prolonged failure. They just lost 3,200 men in a single weekend. Putin doesn't have the money, troops, vehicles or time to do what he wants. Unless he somehow gets his asset back in the White House next January, I think 2025 will feature more of what you want to happen (as do we all). We'll see.

kage69 · Nov 3, 2024

Meet V-BAT, the new drone we're giving Ukraine. Range of 300miles, pretty much immune to jamming.

Things are about to get much worse for Yuri, Russia's best drone defense can't stop these.

Already tested in heavy jamming environments, Ukrainians are hot and bothered about it's abilities and endurance.

“They launched from about 40 kilometers from the front, flew 100 kilometers past the front line of troops and then found these SA-11 surface-to-air missiles [on] 11 Buks, targeted them, called in HIMARS airburst rounds,” said Brandon Tseng, president and co-founder of Shield AI, the San Diego-based maker of the V-BATs.

That destroyed the SAMs—and, Tseng said, marked a big operational test for the V-BATs: flying, collecting targeting data, and relaying it to artillery units, all in the face of the most sophisticated electronic warfare tactics on earth."

"They were able to collect intelligence that they had never collected before because they had a long-endurance aircraft that was able to watch things for long periods of time,” Tseng said in a Thursday interview. “That absolutely blew their minds, because, while they had some aircraft, some weapon systems that could go 60 kilometers, maybe 100 kilometers, the on-station time was like, for those aircraft for like, 10,15, minutes. So when you're comparing it against us who's loitering around for eight, 9,10, 11 hours, you know, after we get on-station…you just actually have the time space to actually find lots and lots of targets.”

The phallic appearance is apropos given the fucking they will undertake, no? Just try to relax Yuri, it'll be over soon.

RnR_au · Nov 3, 2024

[DHT]Osiris said:
Referencing earlier collapse commentary:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853041908315996492

This kind of warfare tends to slowly drift into a collapse, before falling off a cliff.

Interesting stuff about the comms. When the owner of Telegram was detained in France, a shit tonne of Russian comms guys got panicky since it they were using it to conduct military ops. Nice to hear that Ukraine has NATO quality comms. Nice to hear that Russian comms is still a cluster fuck.

Roger Wilco · Nov 3, 2024

Absolutely insane.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853004331668083153

Russia on brink of ... NOPE! Russia INVADES Ukraine!

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