Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Lets see in 1 year the importance of artillery, no doubht it will still be important, but drones are coming ahead in leaps and bounds rapidly

Much cheaper and more accurate to send one drone instead of 4 shells

This war is constantly changing, not just this war but probably also wars in the future

Yeah and no ,

Drone is effective where and when you don't have to deal with electronic warfare systems,but when you have dedicated modem systems drones loose effectiveness,the fpv drones being used in Ukraine are operating on 2.5-5 GHz Radio, Jam those properly your drones become a paperweight, where 4 155mm do serious damage and you Can't jam them ,and while drones look like the future more and more counter drones are coming online , small drones have very limited operating times something like 25 minutes at most and that drops dramatically in cold weather

Preparation for seaborne invasion?

It is interesting that he says "we" got him in...we as in FSB.

True and when you extend the argument the question becomes 'Is this really Putin's war or is he just a useful fanatic, fronting a sinister FSB war?' People say Putin went a bit crazy during lockdown and started a war. I think it is more complex than that.

There is no point negotiating with Russia. Russia doesn't abide by its own agreements. Putin may not be immortal but there is no great appetite for a functional democratic society in Russia. Who comes after Putin will be just as bad or worse.

The only way Ukraine survives is for Russia to be completely broken or Russia to withdraw to its own borders while agreeing to hand over it's citizens involved in the multitude of war crimes committed by Russia; along with Russian assets being used to cover the reconstruction of the sovereign country it decided to invade. There is no happy ending here and no amount of Hellen Lovejoy esque wringing of hands will make it ok.

As you know he's his one loyal army within the military,two main objective squash decent and keep him in power,

There's a few names very important here. Putin is the mouthpiece. But these are the fanatics who drive what orders come from the Kremlin.

These are : Nikolai Patrushev

Sergei Naryshkin

Alexander Bortnikov

Sergei Shoigu

 Bortnikov and Patrushev’s sons have become powerful Russian officials. Dmitry Patrushev is Russia’s minister for agriculture and Denis Bortnikov is the deputy president and chairman of the state-run VTB Bank’s management board.

Mafias.

Edit: if you wanted change in Russia. Target those names above and maybe leave the husk of Putin.

McCarthy has been booted from his role as speaker of the house in the US ,

This could be trouble

Is there even a public army now?

It's been the FSB's/Putin's operandi to have these private armies around the world to influence power on the ground and power on the Internet.

How these cancers will be eliminated is another thing.

Could be massive especially if the next speaker is more a Trump supporter. It just shows how much power they are wielding there.

Well, if the head of the is cut off, then there's a good chance that there will be a war of succession, and many of the PMO owners will die, or otherwise be put out of action. Case of survival of the fittest. I'm not sure which of them (Girkin?) said that reason Kadyrov and Prigozhin were both pulling their army's out of Ukraine to preserve them for the internal war that was coming. And they were not the only ones with an eye on the future either.

Try reading the link I provided.

"As of late 2022, following Ukraine's Kharkiv and Kherson counteroffensives, the Bakhmut–Soledar front became an important focus of the war, being one of the few front lines where Russia remained on the offensive.[37] Attacks on the city intensified in November 2022, as assaulting Russian forces were reinforced by units redeployed from the Kherson front, together with newly mobilized recruits.[38][39]"

If you don't like Wikipedia try The ISW.

"Wagner mercenaries nevertheless intensified their offensives on Bakhmut and fully committed to the Battle for Bakhmut in Fall 2022 likely to achieve informational and political rather than operational objectives."

The facts are clear, there was no "winter pause" in the battle for Bakhmut. If it makes you feel better to keep claiming there was, go ahead by all means, but I for one won't be wasting my time replying to any such nonsense.

When you think about it - and given how Russian operates , it’s attitude towards agreements , eliminating opposition, interfering in soverign states, concentration of power amongst gov supported elites/oligarchs, jailing on trumped up charges, take on democracy, etc, etc, etc - it makes for a perfect strategy to have private armies like Wagner especially operating overseas as they can become self financing , increase the level of ‘friendliness’ and ‘cooperation’ And because their owners are in Putins pocket he can direct them at his will