It seems as if the most trouble the Russians are having is in the Donbas region where the Ukrainians have dug in for years, which makes sense.
You could argue that Russia is conducting this entire military operation to cripple Ukrainians military capabilities and will to fight in the Donbas.
I don't think that the Russians are looking to occupy all of Ukraine. I believe that they will simply occupy all of their border crossings, means of communication, bridges, airfields and they will surround all of their major cities.
Urban fighting would cost Russia dearly. On the other hand, surrounding Ukrainian cities and forcing them to come to terms favorable to Russia seems to be Putin's ultimate strategic goal here.
In the south, Crimea, Russia is blitzing forwarding, although they haven't taken Odessa. They have also landed paratroopers and attempted to take several key airfields deep in Ukrainian territory.
In the north Russians have also already taken the infamous Chernobyl area which the Ukrainians were boasting about a few weeks ago.
Ukrainian air defenses and airforce has seemingly been wiped out.
Well LNG is much more expensive than natural gas via pipelines, especially with all the infrastructure required for LNG. Basically it's up to all the potential parties how much they are willing to pay for natural gas or energy in general.
You could argue that Russia is conducting this entire military operation to cripple Ukrainians military capabilities and will to fight in the Donbas.
I don't think that the Russians are looking to occupy all of Ukraine. I believe that they will simply occupy all of their border crossings, means of communication, bridges, airfields and they will surround all of their major cities.
Urban fighting would cost Russia dearly. On the other hand, surrounding Ukrainian cities and forcing them to come to terms favorable to Russia seems to be Putin's ultimate strategic goal here.
In the south, Crimea, Russia is blitzing forwarding, although they haven't taken Odessa. They have also landed paratroopers and attempted to take several key airfields deep in Ukrainian territory.
In the north Russians have also already taken the infamous Chernobyl area which the Ukrainians were boasting about a few weeks ago.
Ukrainian air defenses and airforce has seemingly been wiped out.
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This is what 190K troops gets you? The North they literally walked across the border uncontested. The border wasn’t even manned. The south lightly defended.
Ukraine was defending the SOF at the POC.
Shock and awe first 24 hours 1700 sorties were launched and Russian onboard defense systems on helicopters is quite alarming since a KA-52 was downed by a man pad. Ukraine doesn’t have much of an airforce to begin within nor a major mechanized military side either.
Honestly if Ukraine had to fight the Jihadi’s 2010-2015 from Syria. I’m pretty sure they would lose the whole country to jihadis.
This is a country that didn’t fire a single bullet to defend Crimea in 2014. They make Iraqi army look
like Spartans at this point.
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This is what 190K troops gets you? The North they literally walked across the border uncontested. The border wasn’t even manned. The south lightly defended.
Ukraine was defending the SOF at the POC.
Shock and awe first 24 hours 1700 sorties were launched and Russian onboard defense systems on helicopters is quite alarming since a KA-52 was downed by a man pad. Ukraine doesn’t have much of an airforce to begin within nor a major mechanized military side either.
Honestly if Ukraine had to fight the Jihadi’s 2010-2015 from Syria. I’m pretty sure they would lose the whole country to jihadis.
This is a country that didn’t fire a single bullet to defend Crimea in 2014. They make Iraqi army look like Spartans at this point.
Well LNG is much more expensive than natural gas via pipelines, especially with all the infrastructure required for LNG. Basically it's up to all the potential parties how much they are willing to pay for natural gas or energy in general.
Anything involving India Pakistan has never ended well.I think you are not aware of TAPI's fate.Started in 1995 ,it is nowhere near completion despite huge US backing.
So this will not work.
Your second proposal about underwater pipeline may work,but again India will hesitate to work on this project if this pipeline passed from anywhere near Pakistan maritime border as this will give Pakistan an opportunity to block gas supply line to India during War.
So shipping of gas containers to India is the way to go.