Possibly did check them all… when they went round to pick up their brown envelopes 😅
Deflection ? 2017… so, not today or yesterday. And you are okay with it having its funding being considered deceptive? But, shur Russia wouldn’t be known to interfere 😅
And these global experts have personally physically checked each individual tank ( in this case) as to A, its actual existence. B Its condition and C its state of preparedness for action? I doubt that very much..
And a little bit more research: IISS is funded by Open Society Foundations, an organisation set up by George Soros. Its executive director is Hans Gutbrod.[2]
andyou left out half the quote . Wonder why?
"The 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index ranked IISS as the tenth-best think tank worldwide and the second-best Defence and National Security think tank globally,[1] while Transparify ranked it third-largest UK think tank by expenditure, but gave it its lowest rating, "deceptive", on funding transparency"
This is just deflection on your part
Not far off
Little bit of research on the oft quoted IISS…
”… Transparify ranked it third-largest UK think tank by expenditure, but gave it its lowest rating, "deceptive", on funding transparency.“
🥹😅
“Have a look at their website.
I already carried out your request re the amount of tanks . I copied from the pdf for you.”
You don’t know. Okay.
Yes, that's one for the books all right.. i wonder what triggered that change of plan?. Chechnya is ruled by clans, so maybe some of these clans who lost a lot of their sons, feel that a change of leadership is required? Plus he will have seen plenty of evidence now of how Putin treats his perceived poorly performing minions. Be interesting to see how it plays out. Local politics in Grozny, or Kremlin politics? Could also be of course that chasing poorly armed and organized Chechens in the woods, who are pretty defenseless an Ukrainians' who have nasty habit of fighting back, and very effectively at that, so effective in fact that he could suffer serious himself.
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.
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
Have they published their methodologies? Do you think Russia allowed them to do a stock take and a check for obsolescence?
Who is this person? What are their credentials?
The IISS have a massive network of experts globally. They are right up to date and wouldn't make such an error
Are you refering to yourself?
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
They left a lot in Afghanistan,,,,the country is riddled with them. I wonder are they still on the books too
Another BS artist who knows the square root of dick.
God the internet is full of gullible idiots.
Explosions reported in Kharkiv
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
“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.
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.
@jmreire did you see the report of Kadyrov taking indefinite leave from leadership of Chechnya
He can't possibly know that. Ukraine haven't said a thing for a week now.
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
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
The news reports don't support what you claim.
The video doesn't support what you claim.
Fact.
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
@Tonesjones please explain how an artillery shell can defy physics and turn 180 degrees in a millionth of a second before impact.
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
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/
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