This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Have read it was a car bomb near the collaborators' office building.
U.S. B61-12 nuclear weapons on the way to Europe.
I'm surprised they aren't handing out cases of Vodka...
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Advertisements promise cash bonuses and enticing benefits. Recruiters are making cold calls to eligible men. Enlistment offices are working with universities and social service agencies to lure students and the unemployed.
A new campaign is underway this spring across Russia, seeking recruits to replenish its troops for the war in Ukraine.
As fighting grinds on in Ukrainian battlegrounds like Bakhmut and both sides prepare for counteroffensives that could cost even more lives, the Kremlin’s war machine badly needs new recruits.
A mobilization in September of 300,000 reservists — billed as a “partial” call-up — sent panic throughout the country, since most men under 65 are formally part of the reserve. Tens of thousands fled Russia rather than report to recruiting stations.
The Kremlin denies that another call-up is planned for what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine, now more than a year old.
But amid widespread uncertainty of whether such a move will eventually happen, the government is enticing men to volunteer, either at makeshift recruiting centers popping up in various regions, or with phone calls from enlistment officials. That way, it can “avoid declaring a formal second mobilization wave” after the first one proved so unpopular, according to a recent report by the U.S.-based think tank Institute of the Study of War.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-mobilization-recruits-military-draft-9339329bba5a5dc6956fe588bab98961
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Advertisements promise cash bonuses and enticing benefits. Recruiters are making cold calls to eligible men. Enlistment offices are working with universities and social service agencies to lure students and the unemployed.
A new campaign is underway this spring across Russia, seeking recruits to replenish its troops for the war in Ukraine.
As fighting grinds on in Ukrainian battlegrounds like Bakhmut and both sides prepare for counteroffensives that could cost even more lives, the Kremlin’s war machine badly needs new recruits.
A mobilization in September of 300,000 reservists — billed as a “partial” call-up — sent panic throughout the country, since most men under 65 are formally part of the reserve. Tens of thousands fled Russia rather than report to recruiting stations.
The Kremlin denies that another call-up is planned for what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine, now more than a year old.
But amid widespread uncertainty of whether such a move will eventually happen, the government is enticing men to volunteer, either at makeshift recruiting centers popping up in various regions, or with phone calls from enlistment officials. That way, it can “avoid declaring a formal second mobilization wave” after the first one proved so unpopular, according to a recent report by the U.S.-based think tank Institute of the Study of War.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-mobilization-recruits-military-draft-9339329bba5a5dc6956fe588bab98961
There are so few they are difficult to find
Putin snubbed Xi back after their one-sided summit with a nuclear announcement that directly undermines China
Vladimir Putin's plan to station Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus "humiliated" China's President Xi Jinping, according to Michael McFaul, a former US envoy to Russia.
www.businessinsider.com
"The UC forces continue advancing on the fronts, forming reserves, and accumulating power for an offensive. A convoy where you can see a large number of MRAP, COUGAR or MASTIFF trucks depending on who received them UC"
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After watching that video on page #1246 regarding potential outcomes regarding Crimea, if accurate, Crimea becoming an Independent State might be the best outcome.
That video made it appear the potential casualties for Ukraine to regain control would be catastrophic.
Especially without air and sea power.
That video made it appear the potential casualties for Ukraine to regain control would be catastrophic.
Especially without air and sea power.
I watched it too. It seemed to emphasize the necessity for Ukraine to conduct a full frontal assault once they gain control of the Russian land bridge to Crimea. They did discuss isolation/siege, but only as a secondary or tertiary option.
I'm thinking Ukraine take away the land bridge, take out the kerch bridge, shut off the water and see what happens. I think it's their first option.
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Wow this is crazy, but makes sense considering the lopsided Russian losses.
Maybe they have computers doing a lot of the work because otherwise it sounds impossible to this non expert.
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They said they utilize AI-powered software to analyze the images to look for unnatural (i.e. man-made) objects that are camouflaged. Likely the AI program flags those, then humans can further analyze that smaller subset of images to come up with actionable intelligence.
You could, but this is definitely a situation where big data and processing power would provide an enormous advantage.
The closest thing I can think of for that many images is film restoration software that can use AI to chew through twelve thousand 4k frames in just a few hours looking for anomalies. I’m sure we have a military equivalent.
