Russia - threadbanned users in OP

If true about Ukraine running out of air defence missiles, could have serious implications for the offensive.

Russia not being able to gain air superiority in the war has been a huge factor in Ukraine being able to hold Russia back.

Unfortunately for the Russians they may be running low on some missles but ukraine currently operate multiple air defense systems,and most importantly manpads which are taking down multiple Russian aircraft per week,

Bakhmut while still holding out to a degree, Ukraine currently holding less than 15% of the city since the lastest push from the Russians ,it looks like Wagner forces push forward in street fighting, before handing over the area to the Russian military, while the Ukrainians have re-enforced the city at least twice they are still losing ground, despite inflicting heavy losses on the Russians , Russian artillery and aircraft seem to be tipping the balance in their favor

But yet Russian missles regularly do get through,we already know that they have limited systems to defend the country so chance's are they might not be trying to shoot down every missle fired at them ,

Much like the Israeli iron done arguebly the Best Air defense system in operational but due the cost of operation it will only activate when there is a threat of mass loss of life

Manpads will deal with most of them,as it stands the Russians are launching missles from aircraft on their side of the black sea,

safe from Anti aircraft missles ,

With the exception of those aircraft and helicopters being shot down regularly around bakhmut and elsewhere

US has grave concerns about Ukraine's ability to mount a credibly large contingent to retake territory according to leaked docs.

The context being Ukraine realistically only has one shot at a big counter-offensive. It just has to work. Can only imagine the amount of planning going in to it.

Considering that Nato countries are training thousands of Ukrainans every couple of weeks ,I'd say that report is well wide of the mark and that's if it's actually genuine

“The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.”

Spot on. For the last 3-4 months we heard that Bakhmut was falling. Just as the Wagner group was giving up the UA started to conceed it to the Wagner group which has dragged in some elite Russian troops ( airborne/ paratrooper and commando type troops). In other words the UA has fixed the Wagner and some of the rest Russian troops in Bakhmut.

Watch what happens when the ground dries up.

And maybe russia and wagner group are doing the same and when Ukraine begins their counter offensive, they may may get more resistance from the dug in russians than they expected to.

Especially if the Russians have zeroed in where they expect the attack to come from.

Hope I am wrong.

And as I said, could really swing the advantage to Russia when the counter offensive begins.

Most of the Russian aircraft shot down over ukraine in the last few months were taken down with manpads,not buk or S300s, they have steadily receiving other systems, Russia won't send aircraft deeper into ukraine, hence why they stick to the blacksea launching missles from 70-100 + kms away,

Ukraine still have aircraft to intercept Russian aircraft and the help of Nato to track targets even if they don't have transponders on,

Russia is low on missles , cruise or other too , hence why they have stopped mass rocket attacks over the last few months,

The only Russian aircraft flying into ukraine are aircraft flying close air support low and slow over bakhmut and elsewhere but the Ukrainans are shooting down multiple aircraft every single week, Russia doesn't have a infinite supply of jets and aircraft despite what some believe

Some people were complaining of the army being called Orcs. Claimed it was demeaning. Claimed they should be called the Russian army.

Well here's the Russian army. Putin's golden Palace right royal army.