Putin still needs you on the front line. What the fuck are you doing posting here? Stop being a draft dodger and do your duty to the Motherland. After all Putin did say Russians won’t care about the cost and so far it’s been nothing.
Putin still needs you on the front line. What the fuck are you doing posting here? Stop being a draft dodger and do your duty to the Motherland. After all Putin did say Russians won’t care about the cost and so far it’s been nothing.And here I was thinking it was Putin who was sending his troops into the ‘meat grinder’.
Meanwhile you have Zelensky who continues to pour bodies into a battle that Ukrainian troops realize they can’t win, all to defend an area that many people in this thread said had ‘no strategic value’.
Talk about a waste of lives huh?
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Just different problems. Putin's ego and the need to bring home the bacon for Russia - otherwise, why did a hundred Russian young men die for nothing ( of course, he will just blame the west). Democracies have the enormous weight of conflicting politics - and the need for some continuity from one president to another. Fortunately, Biden has guts, and was willing to suffer the political backlash to get us out of Afghanistan. One thing Trump had right, even though it was poorly planned.It does seem to show yet again how autocracies are not actually more efficient than democracies. In theory Putin should be able to make the command decision to extricate Russia from a disastrous war. He can’t though.
While rockets and missiles are indeed in limited supply, and may actually be easily exhausted by any long term engagement, ammo itself... what we have provided thus far in bullets is not even a rounding error of annual domestic production. Bullets are truly endless. Granted, this report is from September. But that report indicates there are enough bullets for every human on the planet, annually.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/united-states-running-out-weapons-send-ukraine
Small Arms Ammunition
Small arms are handguns, rifles, and portable machine guns, typically up to 7.62 mm caliber. While the 26 million rounds being provided to Ukraine may sound like a lot, it is not even 1 percent of annual U.S. production (8.6 billion in 2020). The U.S. civilian economy produces vast amounts of small arms ammunition for sport, so there is no danger of running out.
I realize NATO just can't show up and deliver 600 tanks to Ukraine without Putin's head exploding. But the drip-drip-drip method needed to start already. This is so frustrating. We needed to be sending in MBTs at a rate of 40-50 a month - so that all Putin could do would be to bitch about it and saber rattle with Nuclear weapons again. I am starting to understand some of Germany's fears. The US, UK and France have nuclear weapons - and Putin isn't suicidal. Germany does not. The three nuclear nations need to go first.
Bradleys, on the part of the US - are a reasonable escalation and that's why we went this way. But with time ticking away - we need a bolder step (IMHO). The Ukrainians really need to push the Russians out of the eastern and southern oblasts before any favorable negotiation can be met. Perhaps some sort of compromise over Crimea can be worked out - even though Zelenski won't like it. The UA needs much more offensive power to do that. And as @K1052 has already posted - extended range GRLMS-ERs would be extremely helpful for pushing back Russian command posts, depots and cutting off logistical ingress.
I hope Duda just pulls the cord and sends in some Leopard 2s. That should help crack the door open a bit further.
By that logic a lot of Europe and Asia belong to the Mongols...all hail the new Khanate!Russians continue to repeat the idea that ALL former USSR land belongs to them.
AKA, given enough time, Russia has every intention of ethnically cleansing every land the USSR once touched.
They are a nation hell bent on Genocide, and for the most part they are openly and proudly declaring it.
The more the world resists being killed by Russians, the more Russia pulls back the mask and reveals their true face.
Former Soviet Union Countries Are 'Our Territory,' Russian Academic Says
Just different problems. Putin's ego and the need to bring home the bacon for Russia - otherwise, why did a hundred Russian young men die for nothing ( of course, he will just blame the west). Democracies have the enormous weight of conflicting politics - and the need for some continuity from one president to another. Fortunately, Biden has guts, and was willing to suffer the political backlash to get us out of Afghanistan. One thing Trump had right, even though it was poorly planned.
That's the point of NATO. Germany doesn't have to fall for nuclear blackmail since the nuclear armed members of NATO will stand behind them. There's no chance that Russia goes after Germany without NATO getting involved. nuclear or conventional.I am starting to understand some of Germany's fears. The US, UK and France have nuclear weapons - and Putin isn't suicidal. Germany does not. The three nuclear nations need to go first.
I'm skeptical the Germans can continue holding out as pressure mounts from literally every ally to allow armor transfers. Possible but just seems like the dam is going to break soon.
They can't really equip or support what they currently have deployed. What are they going to equip another 500k with? sharp sticks?View attachment 74509
Not sure that Ukraine, or even the European forces have enough ammo to rout such a large force.
It would be a close call if Russia does manage to field so many recruits and support them ofcause.
Which is the sticking point. If Russia does decide to mobilise so many, it will have to put the country on a full war footing.
5 rounds of ammo.They can't really equip or support what they currently have deployed. What are they going to equip another 500k with? sharp sticks?
Based on what we saw with the last round of recruiting, I'm not convinced they have 500k rifles to send with them. I guess they could try the 'ol death squad march of old.5 rounds of ammo.
Hearing aids are now available over the counter, comrade. Breaking free of your love for the gloriously bare-chested Putin is another matter.Sounds to me like they feel sending tanks is a lost cause and want to cut their losses. Just my opinion though.
Sounds to me like they feel sending tanks is a lost cause and want to cut their losses. Just my opinion though.
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Sounds to me like they feel sending tanks is a lost cause and want to cut their losses. Just my opinion though.
Fake wood guns FTW.Based on what we saw with the last round of recruiting, I'm not convinced they have 500k rifles to send with them. I guess they could try the 'ol death squad march of old.
Fake wood guns FTW.
Based on what we saw with the last round of recruiting, I'm not convinced they have 500k rifles to send with them. I guess they could try the 'ol death squad march of old.
Yea, they are nasty cluster bombs.These Russkies will just send wave after wave of men to eat up Ukraine's bullets. It’s the only way they know.
Sorta like the news we're hearing of Soledar where its looking grim.
Ukraine needs more artillery, lots more artillery and ammo. With more artillery, human wave tactics like this just don't work. NATO need to give them weapons that wipe out huge swaths of them in one whack.
Ukraine needs more artillery, lots more artillery and ammo. With more artillery, human wave tactics like this just don't work. NATO need to give them weapons that wipe out huge swaths of them in one whack.