This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
- Thread starter Nole Lou
- Start date
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/34893
In response to that Pyongyang announced early this week that it will be sending troops in the form of a military engineering unit to support Russian forces on the ground in the Donetsk region. The troops are expected to arrive on the battlefield as soon as next month.
...
@noleclone2
Ilya Ponomarev, a former Russian member of parliament told the UK’s Daily Express that North Korea has become an important bridge between the Kremlin and China. Beijing can indirectly transfer military equipment to Moscow through Pyongyang without falling foul of Western sanctions.
Rear line ditch diggers or shock troops? It makes a difference.
"Throughout the summer, #Pologne offers 18-35 year olds a training camp #militaire . Just to encourage them to get involved, while the threat of #guerre is growing stronger at its gates, since the Russian invasion in #Ukraine
@OuestFrance@CecileReto"
@OuestFrance@CecileReto"
Good news for Russia is Nk is essentially plug and play among the Russia frontlines with their ww1 relics
They may have antique equipment but at least the North Korean troops are malnourished undereducated lilliputians. But they make up for it with their parades.
It makes sense for NK, they have too many mouths to feed to begin with. It's not like their population is going to know any better that they were sent off to be on the front lines figuring out where the Ukrainian positions are. Basically, they don't have a snowball's chance in hell at success but they will keep the heat off Putin, little rocket man gets to hold them up as heroes for fighting against America and the West, they cost Ukraine ammo to kill, and Russia gets to figure out where Ukraine's military positions are.
NK says a lot of BS stuff. It's bluster, most likely. At most they might send some tech support on weaponry.
China will nix this. They want NK providing agitation on the US and SK, not causing them headaches outside of Asia. They own NK, they will nix this.
More bullet/drone catchers.
American hostage, Evan Gershkovich went on trial today. Note the classy Russian justice system where the accused stands in a cage with a shaved head.
For some reason Donald Trump keeps saying he'd get Gershkovich out of prison if he's elected, and before inauguration day. If he has that much sway, why not get him out of Russia now?
https://apnews.com/article/gershkov...reet-journal-75c2cdca103c5cd4902255dcdb372315
For some reason Donald Trump keeps saying he'd get Gershkovich out of prison if he's elected, and before inauguration day. If he has that much sway, why not get him out of Russia now?
https://apnews.com/article/gershkov...reet-journal-75c2cdca103c5cd4902255dcdb372315
It's like when you see the guy flick an aspirin, draw, and shoot it.
For some people it just becomes an innate extension after practice.
Wonder how many rounds that dude has put down range at this point.
Last edited:
Meat grinder just keeps on grinding. Sorry to be repetitive, but I love to see the AA numbers tick back up. Beware the F16 arrival, orcs.
The Ukrainians will be really tempted to commit the F-16's as soon as they start coming online but I hope they wait till they have sufficient numbers to make a real impact.
If they do it piece meal the Russians will have time to learn and adapt.
Truth. I hope for a well coordinated and disguised first attack that thumps hard at the orcs. Planes, trains, automobiles, bridges, barracks, radars, etc…
Make it count biggly. Get Uncle Himey, naval drones, UAVs up in force, Neptunes, etc… involved.
Soon we will have a 2nd column for North Korean troops killed in Ukraine.
Pretty good breakdown on how the F-16's can be used.
F-16s Unleashed: How They Will Impact Ukraine’s War
Unpack the strategic impact of deploying F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. This analysis by CSIS experts outlines the tactical benefits, challenges, and recommendations crucial for enhancing Ukraine’s defense capabilities within the NATO framework.
It’s better than what they have, and way better than nothing, but it won’t turn this into Desert Storm.
More for the crowd that thinks US AirPower would end this in 48 hours, but no longer show up to comment in the Houthi attack thread.
As far as the Houthi's go...it's about level of commitment.
If the President ordered DOD to annihilate the Houthi threat by any means necessary....we could. We're simply not willing to make that commitment.
Did the President(s) refuse to make that commitment against the Taliban?
The ‘level of commitment’ actually goes to my argument. We had over 2,700 fixed wing aircraft that generated over 100,000 sorties over roughly five weeks in Desert Storm.
You know how a few dozen F-16s will compare to that, and yet people make statements that indicate they don’t.
I think the impact of the F-16's will be, in layman's terms...leveling the playing field in certain areas of the battlespace. Specifically "hot spots" not the entire front. Not enough platforms for that.
If they can mitigate Russian air superiority in those area's that a pretty big impact.
It is hard to believe in summer of 24 Ukraine is air striking into Russia. Probably the most shocking part of war. I was expecting the invasion to be a show of force of air power by Russia who would fairly quickly control most of the Ukrainian air and it never worked out that way. And now they c at stop strikes on Crimea or flank and in Russia.
https://kyivindependent.com/poland-...-build-defense-line-along-border-with-russia/
"Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania called on the European Union to build a line of defense along the bloc's border with Russia and Belarus to protect the EU from military threats and other harmful actions from Moscow.
The leaders of the four countries, which each share a border with either Russia or Belarus, drafted a letter to the EU President detailing the scale and cost of the project. EU countries would be required to commit political and financial support.
"The creation of a system of defense infrastructure along the external border of the EU with Russia and Belarus will meet the acute and urgent need to protect the EU from military and hybrid threats," the letter reads."
Seems like it would not take too long to adapt this to a land launched missile. (The naval version already exists.)
HELSINKI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The Finnish Border Guard said on Tuesday Russian authorities were likely heavily involved in transporting migrants to two border crossings that remain open as Finland seeks to curb the flow of migrants from Russia.
More than 500 asylum seekers, mostly from Yemen, Somalia, Syria and Iraq, have arrived in Finland - an eastern outpost of the European Union - via Russia in a sudden surge over the past two weeks, prompting Helsinki to shut half its border crossings and accuse Moscow of funnelling migrants to its border.
Waiting for the Democrats to tell Finland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia that a wall won't work to stop illegal immigration (like it did in Hungary!).
I keep saying it...the absolute, only way Putin wins is if Turd is elected.
If Biden wins, Putin withdraws in six months.
If Biden wins, Putin withdraws in six months.
