Was thinking that wide fields of frozen ground would be better than sticking to roads though I'm sure the fields are mined too.
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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85 men for each 100 females. Should never use my phone. Not BS, just bad thumbing.
I really hope we have a lot of honest CIA folks on ground that can give POTUS an understanding of the numbers, the realities, and what is truly needed/not needed
But the Germans resumed their offensive when the ground froze. Ukraine could possibly regain territory during the freeze then more easily defend the gains when the earth thaws in Spring.
Where the fighting is does not equate to long-term frozen ground. Average high in Kerson is 35 with a low of about 21 this time of year, which is warmer than Des Moines. The biggest challenge to any offensive right now is drones. Get stuck out too far with weak flanks and you are in big trouble. This war has a real WW1 feel to it with trench warfare and modern drones dropping grenades like the Red Barron did in WW1. Right now both sides are pretty much holed up. Moving from the 2ndary lines to the front is very dangerous. Getting out of the trenches on the front line is treacherous with a drone ready to drop on you.
There are ridges in the areas. In some of the hotly contested areas the Russians have the high ground looking down on the Ukrainians. Soldiers have to move around like rats and it is very emotionally exhausting. Read accounts of 101 ABN fighting in the "Island area" near Opheusden. Some of the same situations. To defeat an entrenched enemy you need at least a 3 to one advantage in soldiers, equipment etc..
One of the aspects of culture between the west and Russia/Ukraine is their pragmatic ability. Both sides have honed in cheap drone warfare to an art. Way ahead of the west in that regard. Culturally, Americans wonder why Ukrainians and Russians do what they do, but if you look long enough you will see massive practicality. Fly an F16 near the front and you would see a whole lot of Russian pragmatism and the F16 is rendered useless, especially how the Ukrainians will be able to use them.
This will end when one side is worn out economically. That's not happening for a while. My guess is the Ukrainians blink first. Only a guess.
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Maybe they are just trying to stay warm
Yet another view.
Yet another view.
"2/3 Instant karma: while Russian rockets were flying into Ukraine, in St. Petersburg, in the warehouse of the largest retailer in Moscow, Wildberries, a large fire broke out, the area of which is 50 thousand square meters. m."
The Wildberries story is a big one IMHO. A sign of civil unrest and that is a blow to their sanctioned economy. The story will spread like, well, wildfire through west Russia.
In case our friend is stuck in snow drift.
Next man up! Good numbers. Wasn’t there a report about three helicoptors getting splashed?In case our friend is stuck in snow drift.
Wowzers. That is a lot of borscht. This may trigger more feats of defiance, meanwhile plenty of folks just lost access to “stuff”. Hopefully the well off will be affected.
Funny how the main stream media (across the board) has seemingly moved from 24/7 coverage to you wouldn't even know this was still ongoing. TV anyways.
Legacy media is dying.
X is where everything is reported. The legacy news just runs it a day or two later with their own spin.
I witnessed it over and over throughout Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Twitter is where "legacy media" used to post their content.
Not so much, anymore. Which is why Twitter has mostly become a cesspool of bullshit.
Lack of funding for foreign correspondents started this “story” long ago. They all used to have folks on the ground in various countries/regions. Now, not so often. BBC is still a good source.
Oh look, it’s NatalgrenCrimeaRiverSAHawkWarriorpoet.
Oh look ..our favorite Russian sympathizer Tucker posting something.
Totally believable.
Scruddy, you're a real gem.
And the video caption just said that it was NATO supplied equipment on the move, never claiming it to be on the front line.
"Russian barracks hit in Mariupol, Ukrainian official says"
Article said the missile missed the ship, did no damage, unfortunatley. 🙁
You don’t know that. You don’t know the conditions in which he was held. You don’t know the cause of death.
Stopping employees to search them for product before allowing to leave a burning building? Bezos is wondering why he didn't think of this first!
Russia may be close to collapsing soon. They need to announce Putin’s death asap if they want to avoid being North Korea.
