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He burnt himself more than any Russian. If he's still alive, he'll want to rethink his tactics.
700k troops with NATO weapons fighting with righteousness on their side. Russia is ****ed.
That’s an old video too.He burnt himself more than any Russian. If he's still alive, he'll want to rethink his tactics.
Sounds just like America....Probably one of the reasons the Russians lean so heavily on ethnic minorities to field their army. The urbanites get out of military service, and leave the bulk of the service to the rural, poorer men.
That's pretty ballsy!!!
Um no. Crimea was part of Russia since the time of the Tsar's, 1783 to 1917 and then part of the USSR , thus it's mostly Russians that live there. The mostly arbitraury lines occurred in the mess that was the breakup of the USSR.
I sometimes wonder if people like him and Natty Light are so clearly pro Russian because their family traces to back there. Never thought about it until now, but this event and war would suck if your great grandparents were all from Russia. You would have a Russian name and likely have studied their history and cultural with pride and now Putin is wiping his ass with it all and flushing it down the drain.It actually became autonomous republic in 1921, so while still affiliated with the SU, they governed themselves. By your logic, Russia has claim to everything west to East Germany.
Our Frontline troops are fundamentally made up of poor white kids from small towns.Sounds just like America....
We need to continue getting them heavier weapons to allow their numbers to really make a dent in the Russian lines. This is what will happen over the summer @h-hawk.
Might be true, but with Russia, the key element is ethnic, not socioeconomic.Our Frontline troops are fundamentally made up of poor white kids from small towns.
It actually became autonomous republic in 1921, so while still affiliated with the SU, they governed themselves. By your logic, Russia has claim to everything west to East Germany.
White and minority kids.Our Frontline troops are fundamentally made up of poor white kids from small towns.
The French Army is the largest and most modern in Europe. They have also been quite active in North Africa and have quite a few experienced troops. Don’t mistake the fecklessness of their leadership as a reflection of their military prowess.Interesting to look at where the French are deploying these missiles. It’s on a coastal plain, with only a few buildings. NATO has been doing exercises for a few years there, and there are rows of berms around the place. It’s just north of Romania’s oil terminal, so it’s strategically important for several reasons. Agricultural exports go out a few miles to the south.
As much as the French are being knocked in this thread, I suspect they got this job because they are one of a few NATO nations that can move this hardware, and place the support troops quickly enough. If there is a move to free up Odessa, we will see more moves like this to protect critical infrastructure. Russia will have few moves left but to attack nations along the Black Sea. A mine was found and destroyed about 70 miles east of where the missiles have been placed last week.
Nope. Compared to general population, the military is much more demographically diverse:Our Frontline troops are fundamentally made up of poor white kids from small towns.
Frontline, not in the rear with the gear.Nope. Compared to general population, the military is much more demographically diverse:
The share of racial and ethnic minorities in the military has grown steadily in recent decades. Hispanics, in particular, are the fastest growing minority population in the military – a shift that aligns with larger demographic trends in the United States.
In 2004, 36% of active duty military were black, Hispanic, Asian or some other racial or ethnic group. Black service members made up about half of all racial and ethnic minorities at that time.
By 2017, the share of active duty military who were non-Hispanic white had fallen, while racial and ethnic minorities made up 43% – and within that group, blacks dropped from 51% in 2004 to 39% in 2017 just as the share of Hispanics rose from 25% to 36%.
The changing profile of the U.S. military: Smaller in size, more diverse, more women in leadership
Today’s active duty military is smaller and more racially and ethnically diverse than in previous generations. More women are officers.www.pewresearch.org
Dig up.Frontline, not in the rear with the gear.
I am not weighing in on who is correct. Is there data on the demographics of people on the frontline, or is this anecdotal? Not saying anecdotal evidence cannot be correct or representative of the whole, I was just curious is there was data.Frontline, not in the rear with the gear.
I'm guessing there is no supportive data, and it came out of his ass.I am not weighing in on who is correct. Is there data on the demographics of people on the frontline, or is this anecdotal? Not saying anecdotal evidence cannot be correct or representative of the whole, I was just curious is there was data.
So, it's 💩I'm guessing there is no supportive data, and it came out of his ass.
IIRC, Patrushev is Putin's "mentor"...
Lol. Got a citation for that?Frontline, not in the rear with the gear.
It anusdotal. That is, he pulled it out of his ass.I am not weighing in on who is correct. Is there data on the demographics of people on the frontline, or is this anecdotal? Not saying anecdotal evidence cannot be correct or representative of the whole, I was just curious is there was data.
It actually became autonomous republic in 1921, so while still affiliated with the SU, they governed themselves. By your logic, Russia has claim to everything west to East Germany.
Looks like the Ukrainians have managed to make their air space into a no-fly zone even without the direct help they've been requesting from NATO.
That's not my logic at all. My point was Crimea and the Donbas are unique when comparing to former USSR areas in that mostly Russians live there, and it's been that way for a long time. Nothing like any of the former USSR, which are mainly different ethnic groups with a small % of Russians. Certainly not like Eastern Europe. Crimea was literally part of Russia in history. That's my point they aren't like the other former USSR or Eastern Europe.
To your other point, it was a part of the Russia 1783 to 1917. There are nuances but it basically was a part of the USSR from 1921 to 1991. They were called the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and part of the USSR in 1922 (and joined Ukraine SSR in 1954). Many of the former USSR had the word "autonomous" in the name but they really weren't. Then the USSR breakup happed which was a complete mess. Maybe not everything got thought thru very well in the choas.
Having attended many deployment and welcome home events, it certainly seemed like a very diverse population.Nope. Compared to general population, the military is much more demographically diverse:
The share of racial and ethnic minorities in the military has grown steadily in recent decades. Hispanics, in particular, are the fastest growing minority population in the military – a shift that aligns with larger demographic trends in the United States.
In 2004, 36% of active duty military were black, Hispanic, Asian or some other racial or ethnic group. Black service members made up about half of all racial and ethnic minorities at that time.
By 2017, the share of active duty military who were non-Hispanic white had fallen, while racial and ethnic minorities made up 43% – and within that group, blacks dropped from 51% in 2004 to 39% in 2017 just as the share of Hispanics rose from 25% to 36%.
The changing profile of the U.S. military: Smaller in size, more diverse, more women in leadership
Today’s active duty military is smaller and more racially and ethnically diverse than in previous generations. More women are officers.www.pewresearch.org