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Exactly correct. Going slow minimizes casualties, especially when fighting against Ukrainian fortified positions, which had been built up for a number of years. Also, if the troops are bunched up they would be easier to hit. A few well placed Ukrainian or NATO missiles could have then wiped out the majority of Russian forces if so engaged. Also, the Russians have to have enough forces available to counter Western threats all around their country. The majority of their forces simply have to be available to fight in many areas as well as be available to reinforce their forces that are currently fighting if things go bad. Russians have the ability to switch their forces in and out of the battlefield to rest their troops and provide new troops with battle experience. The Ukrainians don't have that luxury. They have to fight with whatever forces are on hand since they are short of troops.
The Russians have their own way of fighting. So far, they are on track to winning this war, so I guess they must be doing something right.
News flash
Russia has new Social Service Minister. Sergei Shoigu. Quite a change, aye?
Russia has new Defence Minister. Andrey Bielousov. Been with Putin for many years and is economist by trade.
Kharkov direction - where the “Zelensky line” evaporated...
In Kyiv, more and more often (and even high-ranking officials) are starting to ask uncomfortable questions. And one of the main ones, where did those “defense lines” go, the construction of which Ukrainian officials reported on over the past months and... which were never able to prevent a breakthrough of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense in the Kharkov direction.
Good question. But it would be more correct to ask another question: was there any large-scale construction work along these lines at all? https://t.me/yurasumy/15171
Yep. It's been two years and main forces are yet to receive an order to invade Ukraine.
Still doesn't get what is happening. Russia has gotten stronger The West weaker. The goodies The West thought they had don't work. Ukies thrown into the meat grinder with nothing to show for it. Like I said Russia can do this all day long.
Still doesn't get what is happening. Russia has gotten stronger The West weaker. The goodies The West thought they had don't work. Ukies thrown into the meat grinder with nothing to show for it. Like I said Russia can do this all day long.
Stronger? If nothing changes, Russia will run out of money in the next 2-3 years. They are slowly being unable to fly their stolen western airplanes.
Stronger? If nothing changes, Russia will run out of money in the next 2-3 years. They are slowly being unable to fly their stolen western airplanes.
Some experts say 18 months. But everyone says it's coming. Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has even said. “There will be no money sometime in 2024, we need foreign investors." LINK
The Russian war economy cannot be converted to a peacetime economy because that economy requires too much trade with the countries now being inconvenienced by Russia's war.
Russia is being forced to make a push now, whether they are ready or not. Waiting means Russia would try to push after new ammunition arrives; they have to move now. Success not guaranteed.
Russia already ran out of:
1. missiles in 2022
2. soldiers in 2023
3, tanks in 2022
4. ammo in 2023
5. money ever since its inception.
Then it became 5th economy in the world and 2nd best army.
All this reminds me of Stalin's conversation with a meteorologist: Tell, comrade, what is success rate in your forecast? 40%, Comrade Stalin! Well, why don't you then report just the opposite, will give you 60%, right?
You bots are not as funny as Seinfield yet (he's not) but you are getting there. 5th economy in the world can't build cars (if you can call that cars of course) with ABS and Airbags in 2024.
Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ has been producing the current Niva since 1977 and had previously offered it with ABS. However, it was forced to drop the feature due to sanctions against Russia following the escalation of its war with Ukraine. It has been built without ABS and airbags since mid-2022.
Russia already ran out of:
1. missiles in 2022
2. soldiers in 2023
3, tanks in 2022
4. ammo in 2023
5. money ever since its inception.
Then it became 5th economy in the world and 2nd best army.
All this reminds me of Stalin's conversation with a meteorologist: Tell, comrade, what is success rate in your forecast? 40%, Comrade Stalin! Well, why don't you then report just the opposite, will give you 60%, right?
Is this why we just gave Zelensky $60 billion?
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Ukraine war: US$60 billion in US military aid a major morale boost but no certain path to victory
on the Ukrainian side, some heads should roll for allowing this to happen...
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The Russians simply walked in, Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv tell BBC
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He says officials had claimed that defences were being built at huge cost, but in his view, those defences simply weren’t there. “Either it was an act of negligence, or corruption. It wasn’t a failure. It was a betrayal”.
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You bots are not as funny as Seinfield yet (he's not) but you are getting there. 5th economy in the world can't build cars (if you can call that cars of course) with ABS and Airbags in 2024.
