Russia - threadbanned users in OP

I don't know if many of you watched this, but the retired Col. Broached the subject of Ryssia using a tactical Nuclear weapon. He mentions that while he was stationed in Europe, including as recent as 2014, US troops have already trained for such an action. He points out that the US will be seen to bat the horror of a nuclear detonation aside to apply a swift and devastating conventional response, that would both end the war, and change the World order in one foul swoop. The US cannot be seen to be held to ransome by threats of a nuclear detonation. If so, then every little despot will either get one or try to get some nuclear weapons.

If a US/NATO response is a devastating conventional attack to take out the entire Russian Navy in the Black Sea( which he says is possible), all assets in Ukraine and any other threats within Belarus and Kaliningrad, then the world, especially the neer-do-wells, as he calls them, will see them as useless, and even counter-productive from the perspective of using them as a threat.

The Col. mentions that the US knows this and is why not much is ever made upon Putins nuclear threats. In fact, I'd say the US would relish the opportunity. The entire conflict would be over in a week.

But yet every day Russian aircraft are bombing Ukrainian positions or launching attacks on Ukrainan cities, from outside the air defense systems, Russia still has hundreds of aircraft and pilots no matter what one or two YouTube videos say,and they still have a large amount of artillery systems in place, ukraine will face difficulties trying to move large numbers of vehicles and armor across open area's

Ukraine won't be placing their most expensive AA system remotely close to the border with Russia, let alone the Frontline.

Assuming Ukraine will be using the PAC-3 version, that only has a range of 60km.

So Russia would still be able to launch air attacks on the frontline or stay within Russian airspace launching glide bombs or cruise missiles freely. Patriot system won't prevent that unless they place it on the Frontline (highly doubtful) and the US allows Ukraine target aircraft within Russian airspace (doubtful also)

I'm sure that's the intention, and I'm equally sure Russia know that is the response. Then 2 things pop into my head. If Russia launch one and the response is as you said where Russia is going to be pummelled, wouldn't they then launch more before they could be destroyed. Go down in flames if ya like. Then if that's the case, wouldn't it make more sense to launch everything upfront before a US/NATO response? I'd be shocked if they just launched one initially knowing what was planned as retalliation

They are getting three ,

They can't and won't be able to cover the whole country, look at Russias latest tactic Smaller scale missles,and drones and the Ukrainans are shooting a fair few down some missles are getting through,but the biggest question for the air defense systems how much ammunition does ukraine have for it's systems considering they are active most days

Major shortage of essential building components, one reason being that only factory in the region capable of manufacturing the parts is in Ukraine, and the Russians bombed it. The irony of it!!!

1 year ago.

i especially like the bit that says 'special funding opportunities'

Day 401 of a 3 day invasion

Been saying it for years,he's only ever been interested in what America did or is doing,

Never mentions anything to do with various regimes around the world

It seems that Putin is now talking about a 'forever war'?

Just to give people a reminder of the enormity of just what is happening in Ukraine - WW1 lasted for four years and its western theatre was concentrated over a frontline of just under 500 miles - the famous Western Front. The war in Ukraine has already been going for a year and its front extends from Kherson in the south up to Kharkiv in the northeast - approximately 600 miles. Being exposed to so much coverage about it can desensitise us to the fact that this is a huge, huge war being fought in Europe in 2023.

A female Russian passenger in a taxi cab made the news in Brazil after the driver asked her not to smoke in his vehicle.

I mean the man has seen the effects of Russians smoking..

Watching those 1420 vox pop videos it gives me the impression that the Russians are still smoking like it's the mid 1970s. I knew that they were behind the times, but yeesh.