Russia - threadbanned users in OP

The big flaw in the UN, when it comes to conflict, is the nature and makeup of the Security Council.

Putin will get spit roasted in Hell by patton and churchill - I like it

Even if Russia were not on the security council, the UN could still do nothing.

If a nuclear armed state decides to ignore a UNSC ruling - who blinks first?

Yes they can. the problem is - can they use them?

If that money is actually introduced into the economy it will just cause inflation, what the EU and US really need is commitment from Russia that they will contribute construction equipment and crews and energy to help rebuild Ukraine, which is unlikely.

Yeah, sorry I was imprecise which is always unhelpful. "Global" may have been better to use than just "international". I was thinking of the UN and I believe I have read criticism of the IMF also (as regards willingness to support Ukraine's budget + it being slow to act).

In my head EU is a European structure, NATO is mostly a European structure (membership) and its original purpose was security in Europe...but you are correct.

I don't think the EU or NATO have failed here, both have done pretty well despite the handicap of unanimity requirements and having 1 or 2 problematic members that are ambivalent or will tend to support Russia.

In the battlefield you make battlefield decisions. We know the UA had drone intelligence as a drone recorded the even.

The position seemed isolated with no effective artillery support. The commander decided know the chance of the Russian of having any RPG was virtually zero. The chance of an RPG hitting a fast moving tank was one in twenty to thirty.

What if they sent troops in support you probably slow the mobility if the tank and the tank and troops are more at risk. The least risky solution is send the tank in moving fast. The reason the Russian lost most tanks was lack of mobility

Any modern tanks hit by RPG which were successful were fairly static and in Urban or area where high speed mobility was limited.

If that was a UA position the troops would have 2-3 LAWS and either a Javelin, tank or howitzer on support. The HIMMAR's and and drone guided shoot and scoot heavy howitzer's are preventing this on the Russian side.

So the Russian solution would be a mass human wave attack which the UA constantly chew up.

In an urban or low mobility area you definitely would not send in a tank by itself. If you ate fairly sure there is no artillery or AGTM support and even RPG's are unlikely then a fast moving tank is a good option

Even for the tank crew it's probably safer

From the production values in that video, I suspect the Ukrainians were using a small fleet of drones to gather intelligence and to guide and monitor the operation. This detailed assessment is likely what lead to the action beeing taken, part of which undoubtedly was checking carefully for any ATWs.

But of course you are right; unfortunately Ukraine is incredibly under resourced for taking on 93% of Russias ground forces along a front that is over 1,000km in length. Resources are stretched pretty thin.

The leverage Ukraine is gaining from it's use of drones, is prodigious.

They sent around 90 drones and a swag of Starlink terminals to Bakhmut. a couple of weeks ago.

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Slightly OT but when we have an expert in our midst, I'm going to take the opportunity to ask the question... you mention that history is littered with instances of tanks being lost to things that, on paper, shouldn't have been a threat... would such a thing as the "sticky bomb" from Saving Private Ryan (a sock covered in grease and filled with plastic explosive) work? And are there any known instances of it in real life? I'm aware of the British anti-tank S.T. grenade working on the same principle but the simplicity of the improvised weapon in the film always made me curious about it's potential real-world usage!

Europe has done pretty well getting off their resources in the last year. After that, economically, it's just another country with a GDP about the size of Italy's

Well I'm going to explain to you what others already expect you to know.

You have been snookered, a few naked questions have exposed the tiny glitch deep in your psyche that causes you to know you should be ashamed of your true position.

That's not the angle I'm coming from though, one needs to suspend disbelief to consider the decision making process.

Even Joffrey is on Ukraine's side