Russia - threadbanned users in OP

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...

They are on $24,000 PA, tops, and the prisoners probably a tiny fraction of that. Their original raison d'être was so Russia could engage in serious military aggressions and interventions globally while pretending it wasn't actually the Russian state doing it, such as launching a full on attack on US special forces and Kurds in Syria. Russia couldn't do that directly without starting WW3, but Wagner group could and did.

It's a larger scale version of the little green men in Donbas in 2014, who were local 'separatists' not Russian troops setting the stage to seize another countries territory for Russia.

Interestingly there now seem to be perhaps 4 private armies in Russia. Prighozin's Wagner, Kadyrov's TikTokers, Defence minister Shoigu's Patriot PMC and Putins personal protection, the FSO.

https://www.grunge.com/493922/heres-how-intense-putins-private-security-is/

If Russia falls apart it's going to be mayhem, with basically war-lords fighting for suppremacy and all trying to get their hands on the nukes and other WMDs. Unfortunately Russia still has live Smallpox on ice.

🤣

Yes ok, Ukraine is losing. Maybe they need to talk to uncle putler and surrender.

Where do you get off on being such a pro orc shill?

Seriously read back all my posts here.

As long as the West keep thinking they can drip feed Ukraine while keeping Russia content so they don’t use Nukes, Ukraine aren’t going to win.

It pains me to say it, but it’s the truth.

Never again we were told. But the response to Russia has been pathetic.

Russia still hold a seat on the UN ffs.

That tells us all we need to know about this war.

Germany is scholzing for putin

Conspiracy theory doing the rounds SPD party are being black mailed by Russian secret service

They where literally in bed with Russians

I haven't heard anything other than the Swiss refusal to export the ammo and it instead being produced in the EU. Care to share the source of your claims?

Define new tech? Is HIMARS, javelins, Bradleys, NASAMS, Patriots, TB2's, Archers, Challengers, CV70's all old tech?

I never said it didn't happen, I asked you to give me a source, as I never heard about it, I'd be curious to read about it.

It makes no sense if Germany is still supply Gepards to Ukraine if there's no ammo.

As for talking about tanks, you should specify that. You mention Russia is mostly using Soviet tech.... they only have Soviet tanks in mass production, so why state the obvious.