Ukrainian aviation conducted about 15 combat sorties in pairs in Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report
will Russia rue not gaining air superiority?
Same as WW2 convict battalions-
" .. you subscribe to this whole feint buisness .. "
You need to read my comments better, I never implied I subscribed to that idea .. which is why i said MIGHT and HAPPENSTANCE ...It might have been intentional, or just happenstance.
But your missing the strategic difference that it has already caused, in recent months Russia has for sure made advancements in the EAST and consolidated positions that would not have been possible if the Ukrainain forces in Kyiv had not been tied down. The historians can write the books after and nail down exactly why things were done, for now its best to deal with the result of whats happening and deal with the reality.
Yep the Ukrainiains are able to rotate in and rest up and Russian soldiers dont have that option. Im not sure the Russian leaders care that much about their soldiers, its not like Russia has a great history of treating their frontline combatants very well, many nations have failed on that. When the Ukrainian soldier returns to the front line, the front line will have moved WEST not EAST. Thems the facts folks, I dont like it, but its REALITY.
So its a choice between a Ukrainian soldier resting up whilst they are losing ground and territory, or a Russian soldier not resting who is winning ground and territory.
Either way a Russian springtime offensive that has made inroads in the East and gained cities and territory will now have to be removed during a winter time campaign, else we have to wait till next Spring. Taking a city in warfare has always been a major issue for every nation, sure Russia is losing forces as they fight street by street, but Ukraine will have to retake those and may suffer the same losses. Rains and cold will start late August, early September, from a military perspective things become more complicated to oust a position once winter sets in.
Perhaps Putins forces have learned from their Kyiv attempt, and changed their tactics . Its what happens in warfare, not my rules, just thats the way it is. All military campaigns do this. You know better than most the American military have probably perfected the art of making monumental fk ups in war and then changing their strategy.
Lots of similarities to the Battle for Kiev in 1941. Obviously not an exact replay. James Holland (Military historian of note) did a podcast about the Battles for Kiev in 41 and 43 and made alot of analogies. In that instance German First Panzer division encircling Russian forces , resulted in one of the largest battles known to mankind, 700,000 Russians captured and Germany once it had completed its usual massacres of civilians, continued onto Leningrad and Moscow. Stalin had been told to pull his forces back but he didnt . But in this instance it was possible a battle Germany would have been better off losing, as it meant they over ran their culmination point and over extended. Plus they loss of a German soldier was more impactful to them than the loss of a Russian soldier. Seems Putin attempted a Panzer like attack on Kyiv, suffered losses but actually pulled back his forces before it was too late unlike Stalin in 41, and meanwhile made some progress in the East and Russian tank command has adopted its tactics since. So maybe was Kyiv 22 a battle that Putin was better off to lose from a military perspective. No need to get upset with me folks, its what James Holland (war historian) not me refers to as " winning themselves to death, no point in winning battles if you are destroying yourself "
Its all fascinating, lots to be learned from it, this war really is a condensed proxy of everything.
Anyways lets hope Ukraine does its version of the Red Armys Battle of Kiev 43 and retakes their lost territory and we dont have to wait 2 years.
Long live Ukraine.
Ukraine are constantly requesting weaponry and we are unlikely to see photo ops of it arriving. The optimum number they claim to need is not remotely feasible so they need to keep the pressure on daily so nobody forgets it.
Does anyone know if the west has or has not delivered the promised weaponry to Ukraine? Ukraine are still constantly requesting weaponry. What is going on here?
And again
Telegraph piece via Sindo on what's going on in Kherson.
" you are some detail with your rotting idea. Will you get up the yard and stay there until called down "
THE UN WARNED : UKARINIAN WHEAT IS ROTTING IN WAREHOUSE ....
If Ukraine fails to export grain in coming months, there will be a famine catastrophe, Zelensky warns
“MEANWHILE , ALL THIS GRAIN WILL ROT IN OUR COUNTRY" ,” the president said.
Interesting that you think Im a Putin bot sowing dis-information all because Im saying the same thing as THE UN &PRESIDENT ZELENSKY.
You and all the folks with the thanks, think Im sowing dis-information because I suggested if NATO had left ships in the Black Sea maybe they could have (among other things) facilitated the export of grain to countries in need ... how mad is that !!!!!
I guess all those people who gave you the thanks, disagree with The UN and Zelensky about grain rotting in warehouses.
And Im not sure what your point is in this statement.
" Have you forgotten that Ukr exports a very high percentage of grain used internationally so why would it let grain rot if it is used as a very significant foreign / income earner. "
I never said Ukraine were choosing to let it sit in a warehouse, I figured it has something to do with the ports being mined so they cant transport it by sea and Ukraine uses Russian guage trains different to the EU and so transport by rail is complicated and slower and less capacity
It’s not going well on the ground for Ukraine according to the Guardian.
They won’t.
Those Russian b@stards… stealing Ukrainian toilets wasn’t enough… think we’ve solved the Fungi mystery!
No but I could tell you how very easily mate used to work as a railway track installer. Joking ofc about telling you 😂
Lychansk has fallen to the Red Army, the Communist flag flies on its town hall.
Luhansk will be fully occupied shortly, the need to speed up military aid to Ukraine grows more urgent.
Does a coin on a railway track derail a train? Asking for friend.
Yeah they must be chewing through barrels, Wager to their over firing them with low skilled operators.
War on the Rocks podcast (a very good pocast if you want straight reliable info on the granular detail of the war) reported that the Russian military was dipping into Belarus' artillery reserves at this stage.
CanadianUkrain1 volunteer is a liar. It was very clear for a long time that this guy was just making it all up.
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Even if, and I do not, you subscribe to this whole 'feint' business (which was a really bloody expensive feint, given how many men and tanks were left behind), what do you think those 100,000 Ukrainian troops might be doing about now (Even assuming the number is accurate)? Sitting around twiddling their thumbs? Or taking advantage of their current period of inactivity in order to train, re-equip, and later replace other units on the front line which themselves can return to Kyiv for reset? Apparently Russian units are not being given the same amount of time to rest and recuperate.
I'd imagine they can still make gun barrels, nothing electronic about that , it's old fashioned machine tools and engineering , as to wether they have enough trained people to make very many of them in a hurry , and wether they still have the tech to make more machine tools to make more gun barrels in a hurry ..
But if they've still got huge stocks of ammo they can account for inaccuracy of the system by just putting more rounds down range - but but if the Ukrainians get their improved counter battery fire up and running then the Russians won't have the time (or the rounds hopefully ) to wait around to fire more shells )
Also the Russians still have air superiority, which makes it harder for the Ukrainians to stay out of range and take pot shots at the Russians ..
Anyone know how long it's gonna take for the Russians to burn though their Artillery barrels and their ability to manufacture them now. I can imagine they "had" huge stockpiles but due to everything being flogged off left and right via rampant corruption. Or them actually have been manufactured in the first place and the money not trousered.
If the sanctions are EU sanctions, then the EU Commission surely has a role in saying how they should be implemented. If the goods in question are Russia to Russia (Kaliningrad) then it is questionable as to whether they can be sanctioned by the EU. The whole thing gives Putin an excuse to cry Foul and threaten others. As long as these shipments are not part of some large aggressive military buildup in Kaliningrad, let them be and concentrate on other areas which will really hurt the Russian war effort.
Or he is an old man with a metal hip and a fat gut 🤷♂️
Can't have the people that welcomed them who then realise what they welcomed escape.
That proves nothing!
:)
Deep sleeper agent:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_agent#:~:text=A%20sleeper%20agent%20is%20a,a%20potential%20asset%20if%20activated.
Yes, the Russian version of liberation is what everyone else would call being oppressed by a hostile police state.
For those living there, that means fear, intimidation, and changes to their ways of life, from their money to their internet access.
Ah-ha.....so thats what it means to be 'liberated'
You may go beck to my posts before Feb. 24 and see I have been using this name long before Putin stole it from me, lol.
I tend to agree. Thanks for putting me wide to the 'self-propelled' bit. I missed that.
I would take anything coming out of this site with a grain of salt
No surprise at all…and quoted by someone called zv2 🤣
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