Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments PART 2
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I think with these drone wars its a matter of time till a net-gun or similar will be standard issue for small infantry groups.
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Happens on both sides, bro. Sucks all around TBH.
Probably a lot more on the Ukrainians the way lancets are wreaking havoc.
Russians even make posters & gifs of Ukrainians being hit directly by Russian suicide drones. War sucks, ma man.
This one is even more disturbing. While I think the image on the screen is not what Zelensky is playing on the simulator and was added in as a joke for him simulating Ukrainian drones, it's still an actual still from a lancet drone's direct hit on a Ukrainian commander of that APC while he was dialing his phone and had no clue. Talk about brutal. I saw the footage when it came out about a month + ago, I just can't find it right now. But the pic is obviously pretty clear.
I hope this crap ends soon, the body count for both sides is insane.
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Ukraine has now reached the Surovikin line from Verbove running south 6km to the east of Novoprokopivka.
This is what it looks like:
1- Anti tank ditch in front
2- Concrete pyramids in the middle running three deep
3- Infantry trenches behind these. The area is also heavily mined
Ah I assumed you thought Russia could maintain claim on full provinces.
I agree that (depending on how the counteroffensive goes and level of nato support in 2024), russia might get to keep conquered parts.
I do not think ukraine is quick to officiele cede these those. It will be a frozen conflict.
Russia is losing 10 times replenishment rate.
After they are through the soviet stocks…It will only be able to drag the war on with much lower intensity which ukraine can las through.
popularity and finances will start to effect russian war weariness.
What we see now is afghanistan on steroids for russia.
You take your figures from russian propaganda.
I am still seeing masses and masses of russian losses. They are starting to lose the artillery edge.
Ukraine has much higher motivation to outlast a grinding war as well.
Soviets treat written rules as toilet paper.
Yet we should hold a spoken side comment from a lower level diplomat as a “forever vow”?
Again. These are sovereign nations. Not russian pawns. Nato is a defensive structure. Times change….russia need to get its head out of its colonial empire past.
Nonsence. Those joining west saw huge improvements in welfare. Especially joining EU sees billion and billions of euros go to poland and hungary.
Stick with russia? Youll end up like chechnia and belarussia….
Because they could not.
They have a horrendous trackrecord of invading and murdering eastern european nations before that.
And still a bad one after, with chechnia, georgia, belarussia, ukraine.
Others are rightfully fearfull.
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You think you know better then former warsaw pact nations about russia???
Russia wants to play risk ww1 style.
Treating sovereign nations who want to join EU as their buffer state slaves.
It does not work like that anymore.
Such agression is simply inexcusable.
Russia is the clear darker grey here.
Invading a country, torture rooms everywhere, abducting kids.
Russia acts like a jealous violent stalker.
Beating his former girlfriend to a pulp for looking at another.
and when she dares to fight back…oh how dare she…now he really has to end her…
Russia clearly sees ukraine as its little puppet. And has no problem just invading and taking territory ww1 style.
Not even america does that.
It would be similar to just declaring oil parts of Iraq as “province Bush”. Then ethnically cleansing it and bringing in MaGa rednecks to repopulate.
Russian field fortifications in Ukraine
Satellite imagery shows trenches and barriers span the front line in Ukraine
read.bradyafrick.com
Seems ukraine is breaking well through first line.
Hopefully next lines have fewer mines.
Inching closer to Tokmak.
Quick Explainer: Why Tokmak is as important as Izium, Lyman or Kupiansk
Tokmak is not a large city. With a population of 29,573 in 2021, it is less than half the size of pre-war Bakhmut. It’s less than ¼ the population of the Upper East Side neighborhood in Manhattan. Bakhmut is the 58th largest city in Ukraine, Tokmak is...
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Again I am reiterating that the Russians are no angels and this is a proxy war between gangsters. There is no evil and good only interests. It is not conspiracy when you US and his goons(NATO) attacking and destroying sovereign states all around the world right? Russia did not annex anything in Georgia, they helped two ethnic minorities gain territories protected by Russia (lol), any different from what US is doing? Russia US and China are the same, powers protecting their interests. You what world peace, you got to respect boundaries. Even papa USA is not sending in any troops because of the same reason, the bear might have lost some teeth but it still has sharp claws. The dragon is even sneakier, buying time to grow bigger.
The narrative is told by WMSM, how much of it is true? How much was propaganda? An elected official getting booted out by sponsored revolutions, that's the most classic US tactic. Russia seeks to control her sphere of influence, US and NaTO wants to control th3 world. You see the difference. Bad and good, it depends how you view it. The US is a more sophisticated machine, before sending troops, they will use economic and social unrest. They don't attack first, then manufacture propaganda to justify the war. Iraq anyone? Afghanistan?
Russian field fortifications in Ukraine
Satellite imagery shows trenches and barriers span the front line in Ukraine
Seems ukraine is breaking well through first line.
Hopefully next lines have fewer mines.
Inching closer to Tokmak.
Quick Explainer: Why Tokmak is as important as Izium, Lyman or Kupiansk
Tokmak is not a large city. With a population of 29,573 in 2021, it is less than half the size of pre-war Bakhmut. It’s less than ¼ the population of the Upper East Side neighborhood in Manhattan. Bakhmut is the 58th largest city in Ukraine, Tokmak is...www.dailykos.com
I ain't gonna debate anymore about the war justification but have you heard of an old Russian war tactic. Retreat and entice?
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This war can only get worse. Putin makes it worse. he makes this war of aggression into a war of survival. His deputy, the fanatic Medwedew says either we win or we disappear from the planet. Putin is much a rat in a corner with no way out.
Oh you mean tactics like this:
Ukrainian Cluster Shells Massacred Russian Troops Fleeing Urozhaine
Ukrainian drones watched from overhead. And Ukrainian artillery batteries took aim. What followed was a bloodbath.
www.forbes.com
The village was done for weeks ago. Yet russians kept defending every meter and adding reserves, only to eventually having to retreat back in the open during daytime while under cluster munition artillery fire.
The ukranians then did not overcommit or try a breakthrough push into prepared secondary defenses either.
russia did not show a lot of maneuver or defence in depth at all. Instead it has fought hard to defend the forward lines and the first line of defence.
And conducted localised counterattacks on north front.
This is why it has been bleeding losses at an elevated rate. This thread is full of videos/pictures of russian losses and oryx neatly compiled these.
Summer Offensive Equipment Losses
Independent monitoring organization Oryx has been keeping track of visually confirmed equipment losses. Since the summer offensive kicked off Russia has lost 45% more.
www.kyivpost.com
Its a grind on both sides.
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NATO never promised to not expand past East Germany.
The German Unification agreement limited NATO presence in former East Germany. Not in other countries.
The Founding Act of 1997 signed by NATO and Russia explicity stated that all sovereign countries can choose their security arrangements which of course means that anyone can join NATO.
Russia never applied to join NATO, and they fail in every requirement NATO has for people to join.
I do not know why people keep beating this dead horse.
Good points.
But its also how crocodiles such as @Han Patriot think.
Lesser countries within the geopolitical sphere of the great powers are pure pawns and buffers.
Take north korea for instance. Sided with the chinese block
And It turned into a dystopian hellhole on earth. What a difference between those south korean “western slaves”….
But it doesnt matter cause its a good buffer for China.
Thats why even now it regularly drags back poor korean civilians to be tortured, raped and killed.
China Restarts Forced Returns of Refugees to North Korea
Concerns among relatives spiked last week when Chinese authorities forcibly returned nearly 50 North Korean refugees who now face torture, imprisonment, sexual violence, and forced labor.
Even half chinese children do not matter
North korea…good buffer state…all is well…all is well….
Ethnic cleansing is justified if others try to limit the imperial “red lines” of control.
Ridiculous land grab claims such as the nine dash lines are fair game cause “whatabout the british empire back in 1600?!”.
Just dangerous fascist and imperial/colonial mindsets.
Yet they believe only westerners can be colonialists.
Its a very concerning development of China. Growing ever more nationalist and aggressive, under Xi having more and more unlimited power.
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