I do wonder what all those people who wanted to join Russia think of being essentially a part of Russia now.
Yeah like I said earlier in this thread the days of massed armored spearheads are waaaaaaaay over. When you try that in modern warfare you get this:And that likely wouldn't be possible today, given our weapon systems that were developed specifically to be able to combat the same tactics (long range ultra-precise explosives, able to hit supply lines 50+km behind enemy lines, AI controlled flying swords seeking bars and stars, among other things).
Just sing it to the 12 Days of Christmas.Sure is.
As of yesterday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is claiming the following Russian casualties:
- 41,350 Russian troops killed (approximately three times that number wounded and captured)
- 4,022 armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles destroyed
- 2,922 vehicles and fuel tanks
- 1,774 tanks
- 939 artillery pieces
- 740 tactical unmanned aerial systems
- 223 fighter, attack, and transport jets
- 259 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
- 191 attack and transport helicopters
- 180 cruise missiles shot down by the Ukrainian air defenses
- 118 anti-aircraft batteries
- 83 special equipment platforms, such as bridging equipment
- 15 boats and cutters
- four mobile Iskander ballistic missile systems
- And a Flagship to the bottom of the sea!
I believe the Brits were saying KIA was more like 50k, but no matter, that's a shitty ballpark.
There are no surprises here, but now it is officially recognized as a reality.
Ukraine: Ukrainian fighting tactics endanger civilians
Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals, as they repelled the Russian invasion that began in February, Amnesty International said today. Such tactics violate...www.amnesty.org
It is a deeply weird statement - 'by defending the cities that Russia is attempting to take Ukraine is putting civilians in harm's way.'
Sure is.
As of yesterday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is claiming the following Russian casualties:
- 41,350 Russian troops killed (approximately three times that number wounded and captured)
- 4,022 armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles destroyed
- 2,922 vehicles and fuel tanks
- 1,774 tanks
- 939 artillery pieces
- 740 tactical unmanned aerial systems
- 223 fighter, attack, and transport jets
- 259 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
- 191 attack and transport helicopters
- 180 cruise missiles shot down by the Ukrainian air defenses
- 118 anti-aircraft batteries
- 83 special equipment platforms, such as bridging equipment
- 15 boats and cutters
- four mobile Iskander ballistic missile systems
I believe the Brits were saying KIA was more like 50k, but no matter, that's a shitty ballpark.
I don’t see anything that I agreed to that says I need to follow rules you make up. So I will keep posting how I want to.You'll quote the article and blow up/bold the text, but you still refuse to link the source? Again, your personal annotations don't really mean much without support. It's easy, even faster, to do it in a way that doesn't get your post dismissed out of hand. Like this:
The Russian military keeps pushing in the Donbas, but without results
Making others do your legwork doesn't inspire confidence in the accuracy of your opinions. Just sayin.
Just understand that others may see your posts as less than forthright and give them the appropriate weight based on that.I don’t see anything that I agreed to that says I need to follow rules you make up. So I will keep posting how I want to.
It is a deeply weird statement - 'by defending the cities that Russia is attempting to take Ukraine is putting civilians in harm's way.'
I mean I guess, although I think I would put it as Russia putting civilians in harm's way by attempting to conquer cities.
Another epic Moscow BBQ yesterday. Apparently one of the biggest warehouses for Russia’s version of Amazon.
I can't tell if these incidents have actually increased since the February invasion, or if this is just another day in Putin's Russia and the world is just now paying attention.
OMG, the politics and news forum that I have been posting on for decades may not view what I say in the best of light.Just understand that others may see your posts as less than forthright and give them the appropriate weight based on that.
have lost a lot of their experienced and highly trained soldiers
Saw recently they found stuff on a Russia KIA that indicated he had just signed a 6 month contract and was 44 years old. That seems a mite desperate for manpower.Curious what you think has been happing to the Russians.
Saw recently they found stuff on a Russia KIA that indicated he had just signed a 6 month contract and was 44 years old. That seems a mite desperate for manpower.
Most stories about the Ukrainian Army have been similar. Lightly trained territorial defense forces thrown into the fight in the East when they were not expecting that.The continuing story has been the Russian government widening the permissible range of volunteers (age, criminal background, etc) because they've got a critical manpower shortage. These new troops aren't really being trained much either and a lot of the most experienced ones are either dead or wounded. Putin has so far been unwilling to call for a true mobilization but even if he did soon I'm not sure that those troops would have anything to fight with that came off the line during my lifetime.
Yeah, that kinda happens when your country is invaded by a much larger one bent on your destruction. It instantly becomes an "all hands on deck" situation, even if many of those hands are not the best trained or possibly kitted out. As time goes on, there are less and less those "lightly trained" forces. Some become hardened by the crucible of war, while others are being rotated out, trained up by the UK, then rotated back in. But it's not like Ukraine had a choice. Russia did, but they opted to be festering, pustulous assholes.Most stories about the Ukrainian Army have been similar. Lightly trained territorial defense forces thrown into the fight in the East when they were not expecting that.
Russia is (political considerations) fighting with one hand tied behind their back because they don’t want to fully mobilize. Ukraine is not, they are sending what they can.
Most stories about the Ukrainian Army have been similar. Lightly trained territorial defense forces thrown into the fight in the East when they were not expecting that.
Russia is (political considerations) fighting with one hand tied behind their back because they don’t want to fully mobilize. Ukraine is not, they are sending what they can.
It would make sense if Russia was only hitting the armed forces but Russia is purposefully targetting civilians. Not much Ukraine can do. After we've seen what Russia does to captured cities, how can you tell Ukraine to not defend cities?It is a deeply weird statement - 'by defending the cities that Russia is attempting to take Ukraine is putting civilians in harm's way.'
I mean I guess, although I think I would put it as Russia putting civilians in harm's way by attempting to conquer cities.
To some extent I agree, although as others have pointed out full mobilization by Russia may be less helpful than people think because they do not appear to have the equipment to outfit them.Most stories about the Ukrainian Army have been similar. Lightly trained territorial defense forces thrown into the fight in the East when they were not expecting that.
Russia is (political considerations) fighting with one hand tied behind their back because they don’t want to fully mobilize. Ukraine is not, they are sending what they can.
Sure is.
As of yesterday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is claiming the following Russian casualties:
- 41,350 Russian troops killed (approximately three times that number wounded and captured)
- 4,022 armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles destroyed
- 2,922 vehicles and fuel tanks
- 1,774 tanks
- 939 artillery pieces
- 740 tactical unmanned aerial systems
- 223 fighter, attack, and transport jets
- 259 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
- 191 attack and transport helicopters
- 180 cruise missiles shot down by the Ukrainian air defenses
- 118 anti-aircraft batteries
- 83 special equipment platforms, such as bridging equipment
- 15 boats and cutters
- four mobile Iskander ballistic missile systems
I believe the Brits were saying KIA was more like 50k, but no matter, that's a shitty ballpark.
Most stories about the Ukrainian Army have been similar. Lightly trained territorial defense forces thrown into the fight in the East when they were not expecting that.
Russia is (political considerations) fighting with one hand tied behind their back because they don’t want to fully mobilize. Ukraine is not, they are sending what they can.
I don’t see anything that I agreed to that says I need to follow rules you make up. So I will keep posting how I want to.