Russia - threadbanned users in OP

That's what Putin is banking on.

You are correct that being morally in the right dosen't guarantee victory, but fighting for your home (which is what the poster mentioned) has nothing to do with morality, but it is about survival and people fighting for their very survival will not go down easily, this is a definite advantage Ukraine has in this fight.

Credit where it’s due the brits are not in any way intimidated by Putin. Defence minister saying they are considering going into Ukraine is a ballsy statement which could prevent a lot war in Europe.

They are talking about training Ukrainians forces something they have been doing since 2014 ,there no putting boots on the ground to fight,and even at that they wouldn't be the only foreign military in Ukraine, there is foreign advisors on the ground,

It could be sign sending 20,000 men to the UK for 3 months isn't the most logistically sound plan when you can train similar numbers inside of Ukraine and deploy where and when needed

The great irony would be that although Russia would grumble and growl bitterly about these British forces being there, the British forces would have every right to be there given they've actually been invited.

Interviews from individuals at last nights concert celebrating the new territories in Russia.

And here is a man who is "even" greater than Putin

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1wFWR5qCB2k&pp=ygUccmFuZHkgbmV3bWFuIHB1dGluIHRpbnkgZGVzaw%3D%3D

I don't think Ukraine care too much, they just want weapons and support.

I don't see Germany making any statements about withholding arms delivery to Ukraine.

I don't see Germany kicking back about Ukrainian grain entering the EU.

We are long past the days of 5000 helmets. Germany has upped their game wrt arms deliveries to Ukraine. The fact he's stating that speaks volumes.

Seems like Poland are afraid Ukraine will be more German leaning than Polish leaning? It's a silly thing, I'm sure Ukraine would lean to anyone for arms to help defend itself. If German defense companies are willing to operate factories within Ukraine, then of course Ukraine should jump on that.

A22@Seanmadradubh

Explain the following.

How Russians were able to continue attacking over the winter but Ukraine will be unable to do so.

What will stop Ukraine continuing to use small groups of infantry as they are currently.

The Russians won't be attacking they are Defending dug in positions ,and the Ukrainian have been using the small groups of infantry since this started, backed up by a small number of vehicles to mitigate losses , rather than commit to large scale full front assualts .....

Western experts say very much the same thing , thing's will slow down and Become static it won't come to a full stop but it will slow down,

Nothing to argue here at all

Long time since I saw Russia do anything successful. Hopefully Ukraine can counter this soon.

One gets the impression from some posts here that once the winter sets in that Ukr’s war effort will get ‘stuck in the mud’ and there comes to a halt until the place dries out in the spring - an unbelievable thought. Once bullets , missiles, bombs via bombers drones are released /fired, MUCK has nothing to do with their flight path , trajectory , accuracy and distance travelled. So UKr can do a LOT OF DAMAGE to Russian supply routes, arms depots, soldier concentrations, infrastructural damage to fortifications, etc, etc,etc.

and while all of the above is going on the Russians will be kept busy repairing, reconstructing damaged property but more particularly making efforts to try and protect themselves. Thus having less if any time to lay more mines, etc.

I would suspect that Ukr collaborators/special forces can continue to work behind the frontlines - muck or no muck.

the Russian side is a kind of a static entity while it is in a defending mode -waiting for the ‘enemy. It is also organised in big numbers - an easier target than small numbers. Whereas the UKr army is more mobile and moves around in smaller numbers.

most of Russia’s war needs are moved by rail - a sitting duck in the long term. If the artelliary misses the train it probably will blow up the track. most of UKr artelliary is moved in smaller lots and easier to discuise

So, The uUkr army is not ‘ stuck’ for something to do during the winter. And as it is on home soil and know the area better it is in a better position to use the local knowledge to its advantage

The Russian built those trench systems which gives them a bit of a tactical edge within them. The AFU have to probe through them blindly with very limited info gathered from satellite surveys, which will not cover any tunnels they’ve built. This is going to be one of those hard-slogg elements of the fighting that will share chilling parallells with WWI trench warfare.

Thin passages with no cover, and countless hidden warrens where Russians can hide & jump out at the AFU. It will not be an easy fight.

@Field east One gets the impression from some posts here that once the winter sets in that Ukr’s war effort will get ‘stuck in the mud’ and there comes to a halt until the place dries out in the spring - an unbelievable thought.

Of course it's going to slow ,this is what happens in winter logistics and transport becomes extremely difficult,did you not watch any of the footage from the previous winters , it's not an unbelievable thought it's fact what actually happens it becomes an artillery duel until they can't get vehicles on to firmer ground to fight,this is what happens you might not like but this is what they are dealing with,there was a reason why the spring offensive started so late ,

Simple question why didn't the counter offensive not begin in winter,

Knowing that Russia has always relied on General Winter I'm sure there's been strategizing about how to take advantage of that behaviour.