That dude is infamous for this Chicken Little takes whenever things hit the slightest snag for Ukraine.
This was posted, specifically about him, a few months ago:
You know it is funny SortYouOut. I read that article 2 hours ago. You clearly did not. It actually confirms what I said.
Nothing in the article about any single man in Ukraine registered for the draft who has yet been called up.
Again, not true. You're just avoiding the fact you are wrong instead of learning from it.
Civilians are being drafted that were never reservists.
Seen this bullshit before. Russia was so desperate for men it had to raid the prisons while the Ukrainians have an over subscription in their last mobilisation.
Also Ukraine has a constant state of the art training programme in NATO countries while Russia is actually struggling to train it troops as most of its experienced troops were wiped out.
Why do you think the Russian Telegram bloggers are crying out for an another round mobilisation, because they have too many troops?
Why do you think nearly a million Russia men between 18-40 have left the country in the past year?
No they have not, up until this point Ukraine has only recalled reservists, which they had 750,000 of before this war. They do have a draft system which requires men in a certain age bracket and not in excluded professions to REGISTER for the military draft. That is what the people you have spoken to have fled, but they have not called people into the army from that draft yet.
They have drafted several thousand specialists, medical staff, engineers, electricians for roles that require specific skills. There are no brigades of front line troops in the Ukrainian army made up of conscripts, and that is fact. The Ukrainian army consists of the professional core army of 250,000 that existed at the start of the war, the few hundred thousand called up reservists called up from the 750,000 reservists who existed at the start of the war, the couple of hundred thousand volunteers who have joined up since the war started less the estimated 100k to 150k, casulaties since the war begin. The final figure a couple of thousand conscripted specialists. No draft call up has yet occurred.
Not has no draft yet occurred they still have not called up all their reservists.
Claire’s peace loving Russians hitting a supermarket with artillery.
Give up?? He's a poster on the site not fighting on the front line. I don't think a lad/lass taking a few days off looking at the news about the war is going to make any difference to the outcome tbh.
Reading back a good few of the regulars rounded on one knowledgeable poster in particular for suggesting same despite it being obvious this wouldn't be a cake walk.
It's important to remember that this is a war, losses will happen. Attacking entrenched positions is difficult, and it's going to be brutal, bloody, soul destroying work. Ukraine are going to lose a lot of men and a lot of equipment in this counteroffensive, even if it goes well. Pointing this out does not make one a putinbot or whatever other guff the usual suspects throw around.
The Leopard tanks are not ornaments, they're there to be used and they're going to be put in harms way and destroyed. We need to be prepared to see a lot more videos like we witnessed yesterday. Russians will use this as propaganda just like Ukrainians will use the destruction of Russian equipment and men for their own purposes.
That isn't true. They have drafted conscripts and i've personally spoken to Ukrainians here who had to avoid border checks to leave Ukraine. It is what it is but it certainly isn't volunteering when you're told you can't leave the country and face a draft.
A friendly reminder on how the Kherson counteroffensive started and was reported on. When there's a media blackout on the Ukrainian side, people are left with only Russian videos and reports. How they can make a judgement or prediction based on Russian reports is beyond laughable at this stage.
1917 The United Kingdom introduced conscription legisation in Ireland Lionel. Not 1 Irishman was conscripted into the British army during during 1917 or 1918, unless they happened to be living outside Ireland.
I do know you struggle with facts Lionel, hence your habitual retreat to "What about Isreal".
Ukraine has a draft. Many countries do, they have not used it because they have not needed to.
I guess those men who had to cross into Romania, Poland, etc., illegitimately over a year ago were doing so to avoid an urge to volunteer.
I respect the random choice of your name.
You keep telling yourself that they've got conscription of all able bodied men 18-60 who have fewer than 3 children. They are literally picking people up off the street.
Oh but it is Lionel, up until a couple of months ago they were still rejecting volunteers.
Apologies, I thought it was a reliable source.....post deleted
Ukraine's army is most certainly not a volunteer army ffs!
I saw a video from a Russia KA-52 gunship firing at an armored column. The missile took 20s to get to target so by my estimate they're firing from 10+km away. Unreal. Imagine driving around Tallaght and someone hovering over the city center spire is shooting missiles at you.
The Ukrainian column stood out like a sore thumb on thermal, they were bunched up in a line and barely moving. It was like a turkey shoot. Terrible stuff.
so the Russians planned on blackmailing Ukraine by threatening to blow up the dam, but blew it up by mistake….they didn’t think it would be as bad as it is…
Some people still cannot get it into their heads that Russia is not the USSR or Warsaw pact which did have a big population.
On the world stage population wise Russia is actually now a minnow, with and aging, unhealthy, poorly educated, population and a disastrously low birth rate. Their army is now a conscript rag tag, combined with prison scrapings. Ukraines army is still a volunteer army.
While the Russians were incompetent and complacent, I think a big decisive factor in the defense of Kyiv was the precise intelligence provided by America about the Russian military and their attack plans . It seems clear they have a spy or spies very well placed inside the Russian MOD. Also I suspect British and American special forces were providing assistance to Kyiv forces at the time too. The Russians won't want to admit that happened. When this war does finally end we migh hear some interesting stories about what just went on behind the scenes.
Think I need a break from following these events unfolding daily. Too stressful. Hopefully there's a good outcome this month.
That topic always makes me think of the line: "Hindsight is Foresight for a Gobshite".
Not directed at you.
It's an interesting question with some understandable reasons and some less than admirable reasons.
But it's a topic for another thread
Serious times
@royalcelt also:
Thanks for the replys but I know the reasons (you both have it spot on), I just ask that question when people make statements like the one I was replying to because it makes the person think about themself, (and I couldn't be bothered getting into internent arguments, which that topic always produces).
Yeah, some armchair generals here just a couple of weeks back were predicting near instant collapse of Russian defences and a swift and total Ukrainian victory, including recapturing Crimea by late summer. That was never likely. We can only wish them well but it won't be easy
Right, I presume you have the same view about this war, that the good and bad guys is just a matter of perspective?
As you say it's too early to make a call on anything. It's easy to become despondent since all we're getting is the Russian side of the story. Nothing to do but sit tight and hope for the best. I have faith in the Ukrainian high command though based on what they have already achieved.
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