Here comes the Belarusian air force. Now with solid wings.
😄😄
Surely the main reason they wanted was not to lose the 2018 world cup which they would have. There's no reason to let Ukraine sort out it's defenses otherwise. They could easily have taken Mariupol and a few other cities back then. Probably Kharkiv also.
Exactly. When the 10 years in the middle East impacted the biggest economy in the world America so badly and that was without other countries using sanctions you realise how fucked Russia is. I know their middle East campaign lasted over 10 years but it was seriously scaled back by then. The US also had the military backing of some very powerful western allies.
I'd like to say less but give Russia 3 years max and they will be crippled financially and militarily. Meanwhile the world will be buying their oil and gas for pennies which they already are.
Russia aqquired that reputation long before WW2
Drink up!!!
(genuinely) which wars are these? I could only point to internal conflicts and it's hard to see them making inroads anywhere else anymore (China will be emboldened in any territory disputes they have with russia now). Do you count Syria?
Total waste of Irish taxpayer funds and defense is not the reason. If Russian bombers were a serious threat then surface to air missiles would take care of the problem, aside from which said bombers would have to make their way back home with NATO on alert in Norway. Second Russia posses submarines, they can park anywhere off the coast, shoot missiles, then slip away. Given the countrys position at the edge of the Western European seaboard, where defense is concerned, the focus must be on dealing with threats from the sea, i.e. air/sea rescue. intercepting drug smuggling and protecting fisheries or other other commercial considerations. The navy in this country has been run down. That must be addressed.
Grippens would not be intended for Irish homeland defense, instead military adventurism as part of the Nordic battlegroup rapid reaction force.
54 out of 69 shot down. So 15 through which would be a higher proportion than usual but at least they didn't all hit their intended target.
Over 15k of Irish Tax payers money goes to repair the gates on the largest troll farm outside of russia.🙄
Belarusian Ministry of Defense says parts of Ukrainian S-300 have fallen near Ivanava town of Brest region
It’s been about a week since you last told us that Belarus are about to enter the war. So, are they about to enter the war?
My guess is that it will be ignored because Belarus are already complicit in the war and scared shitless.
You do make up some horseshyt.
I don't care about SAABs salesmen commissions, they are obviously lobbying for this. We have a cost effective solution in place using the British military, Irish taxpayers do not need this cost burden with no tangible benefit. There are serious deficiencies that must to be addressed with the Irish naval service. Russia is not a direct military threat to us and nor are there any other countries, unless we want to go to war over Rockall. In case you have not been paying attention, the nature of aerial warfare is changing with the rapid development of aerial drone technology, Gripens don't address the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or coastal defense, and if required for combat operations it will be as part of the Nordic battlegroup rapid reaction operations.
I’ll see your WW1, and raise you a Russo-Japanese war :)
Just when you couldn't despise them any more. Should have been kicked out months ago. Looking for an apology and compensation while they contuine to bombard innocent civilians in Ukraine, shower of c***s.
Or they were feeling that their finances were a bit vulnerable , didn't have enough of their military present at the ukainian border , and didn't want a long war -
I linked to a London Times article here a few days ago which suggests it could take Russia 30 years to get back to normal after this war - and that's even assuming they can get rid of the dictator in the near future.
its a bit like Poland being hit by Ukrainian air defence missiles that killed the farmer(s), collateral damage, why do you think Belarus are considering it?
Considering what?
I'll just toss the Wars of the Third and Fourth Coalitions into the pot then. (1805 - 1807)
Plus the Crimean War as a sweetener.
If you can be bothered, go read back through posts here from April onwards, a rapid defeat of Russia was being predicted by many. Not in next 12-15 months but next 2-3 months. Didn't happen, even though Ukrainian progress has been good.
We'll see where we are this time next year.
What I mean is, you have no clue what the Nordic battlegroup even is or does.
As for Fighter planes and the Irish military, go and have a read of the report of the Commission on Defence and the Government's later published implementation plan.
Napoleon want's a word...
Dont tell Pa
I suppose Lukashenko might be considering sending a message to Zelensky, but I think it might be an email.
When Lukashenko first offered support to Putin's gang, the Russians insisted that the Belarusian troops would be led by Russian officers, and I imagine that the Belarusian officers and troops reacted with silent dismay. I'm wondering if they'd actually cross the border into Ukraine, or just lob the occasional missile. I'm thinking that Lukashenko might have a coup on his hands whatever's decided. I doubt very much that the Belarusians want to be cannon fodder.
Gotta love the low level trolls of the world..
If Lukashenko didn't think there'd be significant downside to committing troops in Ukraine, they'd already be in there. Luka knows the political instability it would cause. Putin must know it, too, and he can't much afford to have another vassal state suddenly revolt against Russia.
Also, the kind of forces Belarus can offer are tiny compared to what Russia are already fielding. Add to that the armor they have to offer in the fight is of the same (crappy) vintage as what Russian already have to work with.
The only “advantage” I could see is possibility morale-related, so that the Russians don’t feel so alone in this fight.
Lukashenko knows damn well that his small army are part of what keeps him in power. Throw them into the meat grinder will mean that all bets are off.
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