Unmasking Russia’s war crimes is part and parcel of a Ukrainian win. The recent blitzkrieg catching Russia with it’s dick hanging out in the wind was huge in that regard.
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This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Yeah, anyone working to get a ceasefire now is a pawn of Russia. Ukraine has the momentum and needs to do as much damage as possible to Russia while they still can. Any pause now plays into Russia's hands by letting them regroup (as best they can).
They are just slobs. They leave trash everywhere.
And look at how much looted stuff is laying around...
Yeah, no, screw Mexico, their soccer team and their plan.
Yep. Pretty sure I saw a washing machine sitting out in the open.
Utterly disorganized and have no interest in being there.
Interesting article from Forbes about the efforts by Ukrainians engineers and technicians to keep their aging Soviet era aircraft flying, and put old airframes back into service. It looks like they have really turned the tide when it comes to their losses versus Russian losses.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davida...king-low-over-the-front-line/?sh=29634946b01c
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davida...king-low-over-the-front-line/?sh=29634946b01c
It would be fun to shoot the recoilless rifle (I think) but probably be safer to be the loader
All these videos of equipment left behind really paint a picture of a Russian military terrified to go to battle knowing how many tanks and APVs and trucks the Ukrainians have taken out. They would rather literally run away then drive them away. So you can forget about them charging forward into combat. They only go forward into an undefended city to loot.
I wonder if Ukraine is able to replace their losses for this offensive just from captured equipment. That would be amazing.
An increasingly desperate Putin is threatening to restrict grains shipments out of the Black Sea. He's using the same lies as before, that the grain is going to rich nations as he attempts to split allies, and build anger around the world. This time he seems a little more forceful and pointed in his threats, with a special emphasis towards Turkey.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/07/europe/russia-ukraine-grain-ports-intl/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/07/europe/russia-ukraine-grain-ports-intl/index.html
Be a shame to have to take out their Black Sea fleet.
Putin also has another conflict brewing on his flank. Along with the Armenian / Azerbaijani conflict, over 100 people have been killed in clashes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. I am not happy about people dying, but it's one more problem for the thug to have to deal with. I believe all four nations involved in these two conflicts are member nations of the coalition of former corners of the USSR that Putin leads.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/18/asia/kyrgystan-tajikstan-border-conflict-putin-intl-hnk/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/18/asia/kyrgystan-tajikstan-border-conflict-putin-intl-hnk/index.html
That would be up to the Turks, and has been mentioned many times, the Turks are trying to straddle the fence. The Turks are keeping Western forces out of the Black Sea by exercising their control over the Bosporous. Straits. I suppose more air assets could be moved into Greece and Romania, but ships are still needed.
If all the "Stans" start getting after it, that certainly makes it harder for Russia. Hopefully Russia simple runs out of juice and their empire crumbles.
In a statement to CNN, the United Nations said that under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, roughly [70%] of "grains and other foodstuffs" have made it to [middle- and upper]-income countries
Is the glass 30% full, or 70% empty?
actions have consequences...
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The National Resistance Center publishes lists of those who prepare "referendum" in Kherson Oblast
SATURDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2022, 13:40 The National Resistance Center has published lists of accomplices of the occupiers who are preparing a pseudo-referendum in Kherson Oblast, and advised them to surrender voluntarily.
The tricky thing is Russia is obligated to send troops when any of the nations is threatened. I don't know what the rules are for when the nations are attacking each other. Putin has already deployed soldiers to Belarus and Kazakhstan to prop up their rulers.
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Occupiers fail "mobilisation" in Luhansk Oblast Ukrainian Intelligence
VALENTYNA ROMANENKO - MONDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2022, 12:11 According to Ukrainian Intelligence, the Russians are failing at the mobilisation program in the occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast. Source: The Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Quote by the Chief...
Tough to "drive them away" if your supply lines don't/can't bring you more fuel, though.
In fact, it's tough to drive them IN TO combat w/o fuel as well.
I don't know. What's normal? If this is similar to prior years, then it's not a problem. If it's a significant reduction in grain shipments to developing countries, then it's a major humanitarian problem.
Which will be singularly Russia’s fault. Russia should be further held accountable for their hostile, aggressive, and depraved actions by all legal means necessary.
What is interesting is that there are ostensibly 54,650 Russians KIA in 7 months. I do not believe this includes Wagner Group, Chechens, forces raised internally in Ukraine, those dying in accidents, or of illness, or wounds later in Russia/Crimea after being treated, etc. In comparison, in Vietnam over the course of 20 years, there were "only" 40,934 confirmed KIA. There were another 9K who died in accidents, 5.3K who "died of wounds", etc. I am not minimizing those losses but simply comparing those of Russia. Who knows what the total "deaths in Ukraine" number is for Russian forces...
Vietnam War - Wikipedia
Vietnam War U.S. Military Fatal Casualty Statistics
Electronic Records Reference Report Introduction The following tables were generated from the Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File of the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) Extract Files, which is current as of April 29, 2008. The Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File of the Defense Casualty...
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