Russia - threadbanned users in OP

I love how a war of expansion by the fascist / imperial state is being spun by him as Russia somehow being the "victims" of aggression in all this.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-21/us-officials-advise-ukraine-to-wait-on-offensive-official-says/101879240

They are also advising Ukraine to just let them 'win' Bakhmut and stop wasting resources on it, because once they are are trained on the Bradleys, they are just going to roll over them in a southern offensive and achieve a whole lot more. They didn't say that explicitly, that's me reading between the lines.

There's more there about an ex Navy Seal dying bringing the toll of US citizens to 6.

I think Zelensky surpassed Churchill a while ago. There has not been as great a leader of a country for at least 60 years.

No .

The Czechs sent their old tanks and got 13 German tanks in return but they had to order a number of other's 30+ from Germany and then having to pay to upgrade the tanks 13 they were getting for sending their old tanks to Ukraine,

Seems like a win /win for the Germans

The tanks didn't go to Ukraine because of Germany, Germany did a deal that made them money.while ukraine got Soviet era tanks due to be decompressioned

Fantasy figures. That's 480k dead or wounded. Russia hasn't even sent in that amount.

Also the post you were replying to is misleading. The US general did not agree with the Ukrainian figures - at least they don't agree that eliminated means dead. The US believes there are well over 100k Russian casualties - which could be dead or wounded.

So like ... an exchange or something? organized by Germany.

Which results in 35 T72s on the ground in Ukraine.

Why its almost like Germany bought Czech tanks and had them forwarded to Ukraine. 🤔

It really isn't fantasy.

The real figures are much worse because the orcs are inveterate liars.

Waves of orc meat against the Ukrainian guns. It's a total slaughter.

The Ukrainians are in a position to count bodies, you are not, and neither are the US.

Ukrainians aren't standing beside where their mortar/artillery shells are landing and counting bodies.

120k deaths would suggest 400k-500k dead or injured which just isn't possible as there wouldn't be any Russians left on the front line if that was true.

400-500k isn't only possible but could be conservative.

I often wonder how a "Private" army like Wagner works.....

A normal sovereign army is to protect and serve a country, and when you join you join out of your patriotism, but also in the hope that you will hopefully see as little action as possible and make it home each day/week/month/year.

The Wagner group, as a private army, is constantly for hire?, and somehow set up to make money?, so you're sure to be active.

And that was before The war in Ukraine war broke out, where now you're almost guaranteed not to make it past the probation period..

They must be offering a great salary, Company vehicle, Gym membership and importantly a great dental plan....sure they'll need some way to identify you at a later stage!!

(Actually read a small bit now about them and it's basically a Russian army Division, in all but name??, but still would want to join, or are they also conscripts?)

Because they bought 30 Leopards from the Germans,the Germans didn't give them a leopard for every tank they sent to Ukraine,

The Czechs bought leopard tanks 30+

Separate sale.

"The Czech army is due to receive the first of 15 older Leopard 2A4 tanks from Germany on Tuesday, to make up for those which Czechia sent to Ukraine to boost the country’s defense capability. According to the Czech Defense Ministry the remaining 14 tanks should arrive in Czechia next year. German assistance in replacing the equipment donated to Ukraine was agreed in early May by Prime Minister Petr Fiala and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. (Edit: Separately) The two countries are also negotiating the purchase of up to 50 more state-of-the-art Leopard tanks, which the Czech Republic would acquire in the coming years."

(ps: wouldnt that separate sale sort of disagree with your theory of the German arms industry losing its sales etc etc)

Russia can sustain it by lobbing 50,000 convicts and mercenaries in.

And that is precisely how most of the "help" looks like. It is a business nothing more. Ex communist bloc countries found a way to get rid of old junk while getting paid for it and also getting new shiny gear as replacement.

This is also why Germans hesitate to send any leopards in. For now, they do bring good money and orders are coming in. Yet they are not really battle tested and Germans do not want to risk upsetting their cash income finding out that they may not be as good as everyone think they are. Conflict is so intense they may suffer the same fate as gepards so Germans may think twice to send another export article in. That is also one of the reasons we do not see US tanks in there with excuse of logistics. Of course US is just happy to push Germans to send Leopards in so more US stock can be sold as replacement...