Exactly,but i guess corruption needs to be added to the russian cost,and also Russia imports alot of electronics for their avionics from the west
Russia is going in defence and Ukraine in offense
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Grammar has taken a noticible hit. Can’t get bot-posters who have a strong enough grasp of English? It appears that the usage of nouns has been the main victim in this latest Russian «attack»
How long will it last. See we are non binary now. Will he be gone by midnight.
Norway,Sweden,Denmark and Finland join forces to form a nordic airforce against Russia
It seems things are getting worse for Wagner. One of the reasons they have stalled in Bakhmut is that many of their contracts to their mercenaries are due to end about now. I doubt that many will opt in for another 6 months of death and destruction especially with a new Ukrainian offensive about to start.
Many of them will join that elite reserve regiment similar to the famous British regiment QOD now known as the KOD ( Kings Own Deserters).
Ya why would you rejoin. There is no more cannon fodder appearing that you can push ahead of you to die.
It interesting there is no more sign of Chechens on the front lines. I think they were more intelligent than Wagner troops
They got the f@@k out of there late last year.
Yea, things are gonna start getting exciting soon...
It sure will and this is whats going to be the final result of the war,both sides are worn out after months of hard fighting,and both sides have put their fresh reserves in,Ukraine for the final offensive blow and Russia for their defence of what they have left of occupied territories.
Be interesting to see,this is Ukraines last chance of taking back their country,if not i guess it will end up on the negotiating table,and Ukraine knows this too.
Its all or nothing now.
The Chechens literally vanished. Not that they did the heavy lifting anyway. They were tik tok warriors for a reason.
I think they still hate Russia and are trying to preserve themselves as best they can in the hope Russia implodes and they can break away successfully this time. All that noise on how loyal they were to the regime was all smoke and mirrors.
Very true, they're only get one shot at this, hopefully they can do it.
Personally I think they can and have my ticket for the Crimea Beach Party 2023 ready and waiting. 😁
The Nordic countries have decided to operate as one united airforce to deter any foreign aggression (Russia) giving them a combined airforce of 250 aircraft,
This is something we could be seeing more of in the future in Europe.
Vimy Ridge (April 1917) performed a similar function for Canada. It's considered the moment at which Canada really became recognised as its own national unity both in Canada and abroad.
It is effective stuff, but two issues. 1) I don't believe we've actually transferred any DPICM (though Ukraine may have its own stocks of cluster munitions), and 2) That's a 30mm autocannon on low rate of fire.
Recent update on Bakhmut.
Meanwhile.....
That's interesting, but the claim was that a Wagner mercenary's end of contract conversation went something like this.
"That's been a hard aul' six months. Fancy spending some time with the wife and kids."
"....eh, maybe I can stay a while longer."
Or was that only for the prisoners?
No US havent,because of cluster ammunition and legal issues,,however Ukraine got it trough Turkey and Pakistan,but i also think its been up in congress a few times to send it,since US have a huge stock of it.
And it have been used a few times allready in Ukraine,i believe they recived allready some from Turkey back in November
And yes that might be a 30 mm,you are right
HIMARS
Some Tulip!
what do all you experts out there make of this development..?
I'm far from an expert but my thoughts would be that Putin knows a nuclear state wont be attacked and by arming Belarus he can keep that barrier in front of Russia safe
This have been known since August last year,Lukashenko like Putin knows that nuclear weapons will be the only option to remain in power,after seeing how things are going in Ukraine.
He asked for Iskander M nuclear capable since June and su24 capable of carrying nuclear weapons since August.
It will only contribute to making the world a more dangerous place,and to keep dictatorships alive.
Except of course for the fact that Kadyrov is only hanging on in Chechnya with Putins support. When / if Putin shuffles off this mortal coil, there's no guarantee that the new regime in the Kremlin will see Chechnya in the same light. If that happens, Kadyrov will find himself with more important things ( to him) to worry about than Ukraine, like keeping his own head firmly on his shoulders. He is for sure not the first choice of the majority of Chechens to be their President. There's a lot of old scores there going back to his Fathers time to settle.
No expert but it seems just a continuation of the deteriorating security situation in Eastern Europe. The more it deteriorates the more accident prone we are. At some point someone will make a mistake and things could get ugly in a hurry.
bluster... there's been Iskandar's in Kaliningrad for years now... and Putin is right, the American's have nukes in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy and Turkey ...
I'd say Luka is breathing a sigh of relief for the moment
I think that there was an edict from Putin a short while back, that given the exceptional circumstances ( major losses, but he did not say that) All contracts due to finish, are automatically extended until further notice. Not sure if only applies to the regular army, or to Wagner's as well.
Seems like there is an accelerating process of Belarus becoming just an adjunct of Putin's Russia as the war progresses. Attacks have been launched on Ukraine from there. Russia has a load of troops in the country and seemingly full control of its foreign and secuity policy now (if moves like that are happening). Almost like back to being "ssr"-like, with dictator Lukashenko reduced to sort of governor who Putin calls up and orders what to do perhaps?
Seems that incorporating Belarus in to Russia is part of the plan.
Guessing the hope was to combine Belarus and Ukraine in to a new Soviet Socialist Republic.
Putin's life long ambition.
The new version, while softer is still a crock of sh17.
That you're fond of reminding us of Nuclear Armageddon?
Apart from this, that the Kremlin is just tightening it's grip on Belarus further.
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