You’re going to link to Wikipedia, do a Mike drop and walk off?
I’m asking what YOU think could plausibly lead to the break up of Russia that would then trigger Russia to use all their nukes killing us all.
Are you up to it or are you a bot trying to create FUD and hope no one picks you up on it.
Face it you caught yourself in a lie and rather than stop digging,you decided to go full on and brought a jcb into your hole .
Embarrassed 😳
Only in your head.
Everything I posted has files, reports, video etc
You tried the insult and run tactic then the "fake news" spiel.
Now it's just denial mode. You offer nothing
Muted
Question… are you sure what you are linking to refers to tanks or armoured vehicles.
Im on a phone, I’m not reading a large PDF. But, can you answer the above re the 10,200 tank claim?
The only fake news on the thread right now is coming from you. It's noted the way you never directly engage with the rebuttals which completely cut the legs out from under your previous claims. You just rephrase the same point. Simply because you cannot engage with the rebuttals. Yep, it's farcical stuff alright.
I've already corrected you on your false claims about Ukraine shelling the plant, that you've been unable to support with any actual evidence:
And I'm still waiting on an answer to these simple questions. You've run away from them already a dozen times so just keep running eh?
You seem to think Russia has all these tanks and Putin isn't using them for some arbitrary mysterious reason you don't know the answer to... at least that was the pretence when you first raised the point on the thread. Well you can continue to believe that, but you asked on the thread where are the tanks if Russia has them.
And the thread has answered as one back to you - the tanks aren't there.
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES
MBT 2,840: 650 T-72B/BA; 850 T-72B3; 530 T-72B3M;
310 T-80BV/U; 140 T-80BVM; 350 T-90/T-90A; 10 T-90M;
(10,200 in store: 7,000 T-72/T-72A/B; 3,000 T-80B/BV/U;
200 T-90)
RECCE 1,700: 1,000 BRDM-2/2A (1,000+ BRDM-2 in
store); 700 BRM-1K (CP)
IFV 5,220: 500 BMP-1; 3,000 BMP-2; 600 BMP-3; 20+
BMP-3M; 100 BTR-80A; 1,000 BTR-82A/AM (8,500 in
store: 7,000 BMP-1; 1,500 BMP-2)
APC 6,100+
APC (T) 3,500+: some BMO-T; 3,500 MT-LB (2,000 MT-
LB in store)
APC (W) 2,600: 800 BTR-60 (all variants); 200 BTR-70
(all variants); 1,500 BTR-80; 100+ BPM-97 Dozor (4,000
BTR-60/70 in store)
PPV Typhoon-K
AUV 100+: 100+ Tigr/Tigr-M; some IVECO LMV
OK I followed it up for you. Like you requested
Or if that's the case, how come they have not taken all of Ukraine months ago??
So you have Zero evidence to back up your clams of Ukrainan attacking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant yesterday while IAEA inspectors were on the site .
No photos,
No videos,
Nothing despite videos showing the inspectors Walking around and asking how a shell or Rocket shown to have come from the Russian occupied territory of Ukraine, Russian reply yes you see when the Ukrainian fire shells at the plant they spin 180 degrees just before impact to make it look it came from Russian positions.
But yet have zero evidence to back up your claim.........
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The article you linked from even says:
Russia may have around 17,300 tanks produced between the late 1950s and now.
It likely does – on paper.
In reality, nobody – likely not even Russia – knows precisely how many of those estimated thousands can emerge from the mothballs and be made operational again.
https://ukrainetoday.org/2022/09/01/how-many-tanks-does-russia-really-have/
Would it possibly be down to the fact that they the Russians don't actually have a spare 15,000 operational and well maintained tanks sitting anywhere....
I just don't know @jmreire
@Tonesjones please explain how an artillery shell can defy physics and turn 180 degrees in a millionth of a second before impact.
News reports that I linked and a spokesman for the International Atomic agency which I also linked.
What more do you want?
Insult or fake news- which reply will you go with
The news reports don't support what you claim.
The video doesn't support what you claim.
Fact.
this may have been posted before, but I’ve recently discovered this history podcast. It’s really excellent and have got quite addicted to it on car journeys and on the train. They cover all sorts….they’ve recently done series on the history of disease, the history of holidays….they cover historical events and figures, from Vikings through to contemporary figures….a really wide range of stuff
Anyway, they did a 4 parter on Russia at the start of the conflict, from Berezovsky through to now. Which they they’ve just rereleased upon the death of Gorbachev. Particular focus on Gorbachev and the conflict between him and Yeltsin….USSR v Russia. The utter poverty and collapse in living standards. I had no idea it was so dysfunctional….such a mess. And how that relationship largely gave birth to Putin. Puts what the Russian public feel about Putin into some perspective
worth a listen. Episodes 159-162
https://shows.acast.com/the-rest-is-history-podcast
He was asked a question by a russian journalist,
He absolutely did not confirm an attack by Ukrainian forces who we're going to make the inspectors human Shields.
Put down the Kool aide
He can't possibly know that. Ukraine haven't said a thing for a week now.
@jmreire did you see the report of Kadyrov taking indefinite leave from leadership of Chechnya
Personally, if they want to bandy figures about on paper, let them. Paper has never been known to refuse ink, but when you come down to the nitty-gritty about actual functioning machinery ( in this case tanks) it can be a severe disappointment. I do not believe one word of it as being factual. If the Russians actually had that NR of functioning tanks ( or other equipment) then they would have used them months ago. Figures printed on paper, regardless of who printed them, are useless unless they can produce them physically.
“Russia is considered as one of the most powerful military forces in the world with a total of 2,840 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) including 650 T-72B/BA, 850 T-72B3, 530 T-72B3M, 310 T-80BV/U, 140 T-80BVM, 350 T-90/T-90A, and 10 T-90M as well as 10,200 tanks in store including 7,000 T-72/T-72A/B, 3,000 T-80B/BV/U, 200 T-90 and an undisclosed number of T-62 and T-55.”
Looks like both figures are correct. Russia had less than 3k MBTs at the start of the war. And they also have 10k MBTs in stores. I concur with the consensus here that the tanks in storage are likely nowhere near ready for use.
According to one source tracking vehicle losses in ukraine, Russia had Lost 900 tanks so far around the middle of the week, today the same source put the figure now at 1002 and rising, while there hasn't been anything official on the actual counter offensive,we are seeing reports and videos of strikes against Russians in Kherson
Explosions reported in Kharkiv
Another BS artist who knows the square root of dick.
God the internet is full of gullible idiots.
They left a lot in Afghanistan,,,,the country is riddled with them. I wonder are they still on the books too
He has contacts within Ukraines army and intelligence,and he has been pretty spot on so far
Like i said,lets see within the next few days what comes out
Are you refering to yourself?
The IISS have a massive network of experts globally. They are right up to date and wouldn't make such an error
Who is this person? What are their credentials?
Have they published their methodologies? Do you think Russia allowed them to do a stock take and a check for obsolescence?
Have a look at their website.
I already carried out your request re the amount of tanks . I copied from the pdf for you.
IISS.org
Here is a 45 min podcast released last week
Podcast host Meia Nouwens and IISS experts Dr Maria Shagina, Dr Nigel Gould-Davies, Franz-Stefan Gady and Henry Boyd discuss:
The state of Russian and Ukrainian armed forces
The conviction behind the cause in Russia and Ukraine
The impact of sanctions on the civilian and military sector in Russia
Eastern Europe and the role of Turkey
Military aid and the next six months
PODCASTS31st August 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine: six months on
Since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the world has witnessed unprecedented sanctions against Russia, and military and humanitarian support for Ukraine against a backdrop of ongoing military campaigns and loss of civilian life. In this episode of Sounds Strategic, host Meia Nouwens is joined by four IISS experts to discuss the past six months, and what’s next in terms of military operations, political strategies and economic sanctions.
Host and speakers:
Meia Nouwens, IISS Senior Fellow for Chinese Defence Policy and Military Modernisation | Twitter: @MeiaNouwens | Meia Nouwens (iiss.org)
Dr Maria Shagina, Diamond-Brown Research Fellow for Economic Sanctions, Standards and Strategy | Twitter: @maria_shagina | Maria Shagina (iiss.org)
Dr Nigel Gould-Davies, Editor, Strategic Survey; Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia | Twitter: @Nigelgd1 | Dr Nigel Gould-Davies (iiss.org)
Franz-Stefan Gady, Senior Fellow for Cyber, Space and Future Conflict | Twitter: @HoansSolo | Franz-Stefan Gady (iiss.org)
Henry Boyd, Research Fellow for Defence and Military Analysis| Henry Boyd
Looking for confirmation rather than random reddit links,
But looks like the Russian headquarters in Kherson was blown up with a lot of Russian officers caught in the Blast.
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