In one of the pictures posted you can see planes tucked in behind berms. I’ve gotten pretty good at looking at Soviet era airbases and they all feature big tarmacs and berms. A couple in Ukraine feature hangers in wooded areas that appear to be covered in vegetation. If they struck with only a few missiles they could have had the massive blasts we saw, and left equipment half a mile away unscathed behind their berms.
Yesterday was huge for a number of reasons, and having that many Russian eye witnesses to such destruction, including the family of Russian soldiers, is among them.
Lot of sad Russian tourists in Crimea got a reality check 24 hours ago.
Totally. I could see it be the moment that finally leads to Putin’s downfall. In fact, I will make the bold prediction that Putin will be dead or deposed by November 1. They can’t hide much longer how bad the war is going for them and they can’t hide the economy for entire country is grinding to halt and they know they started it.
I imagine their HIMARS are treated like we treat our aircraft carriers. I bet there is a battle group around them to prevent just this kind of thing, to protect the ability to project long-distance force.
Kind of like our Tet Offensive in Viet Nam. We actually won that battle though. However, the optics were such to turn public opinion.
I think that is a good question. Maybe it took them that long to get it operational. And did the West give them some sort of technology to allow those missiles to make it there without being shot down. Or maybe the Russians don't have enough anti missile defenses to protect everything...tee hee hee.
But it works to some extent in Russia because unless you are computer literate, the lies are all you hear.
God I hope you’re right.
I wish. I think they have estimated around 30K - 40K dead, with another 30K to 40K injured or otherwise sidelined.*
foreignpolicy.com
I'd say not just literate, but willing and able to break through the state-controlled filters that prevent you from getting western news. The equivalent of your average American mom who just sees the headlines on CNN and uses Google searches wouldn't be doing enough to get real info.
Staggering numbers for any war. But for 4.5 months. Just insane.I wish. I think they have estimated around 30K - 40K dead, with another 30K to 40K injured or otherwise sidelined.*
*edited to note that it is estimated they have 70K to 80K in casualties, which include dead and wounded.
Russia Is Readying the Zinc Coffins Again
U.S. officials believe Russia is facing its toughest fight since World War II.
Agreed, and that's with the cover provided by leaves during the summer. Once winter comes they will be exposed out in the open...
Hopefully Russian-dependent countries will have become more energy source nimble by then, but you could very well be correct.
They’ve already cut off some oil.
On the positive side, the Russians can't be excited about occupying with extremely strained supply lines during winter.
Our spy satellites are way better than they realized.Quite the milestone here --- the 100th senior Russian commander killed! I hope his family gets a nice wreath or something.
Russia has now lost at least 100 senior officers since it invaded Ukraine earlier this year, according to some tallies. It’s a devastating milestone for Moscow—and just the latest indication that Vladimir Putin’s war effort in Ukraine is wavering.
In the past two days alone, three senior Russian officers were reported dead: Lt. Colonel Nikolay Gorban, a commander from the Foreign Security Service (FSB) special forces; army aviation commander Colonel Vasily Kleshchenko; and Colonel Vitaly Tsikul of Russia's 90th Tank Division—reportedly the 100th Russian senior officer to die in the war.
Putin’s Pushing His Army Bosses Into ‘Meat Grinder’ of Death
Russian commanders are dying at a shocking rate. But Vladimir Putin’s desperation knows no bounds.www.thedailybeast.com
Did everyone see that a Russian satellite that just went up, is in practically the same orbit as one of ours. Our military is concerned about what it might do though it is possible it is only trying to get details on our version. (They have killer satellites but using one would be a major escalation.)
