Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[Vergennes]

You think the Americans and the Europeans will send their militaries to Ukraine to fight the Russians and the few Syrians ? Or send those militaries to Russia itself ?

Russia's military power was totally overrated,some thought they could steamroll Europe within days.

This war proved Russia's military might was only fabricated by the Russian regime,that it's an incompetent and fully corrupt military force. The only thing that compensate the fact that Russian armed forces are trash,are their nuclear weapons.

NATO would smash Russian military.

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515611907394355200

 

[Wood]

Jake Tapper interviews Zelensky

 

[jamahir]

Russia's military power was totally overrated,some thought they could steamroll Europe within days.

This war proved Russia's military might was only fabricated by the Russian regime,that it's an incompetent and fully corrupt military force. The only thing that compensate the fact that Russian armed forces are trash,are their nuclear weapons.

NATO would smash Russian military.

To defeat Iraq NATO had the benefit of years of sanctions on Iraq and no-fly-zones and still in the invasion of 2003 the Americans in particular, with their superior firepower and technology, took weeks in getting to Baghdad. I don't think Iraq had much of an air force, navy and air defence yet NATO didn't defeat Iraq in a matter of days which they must have thought would have. Russia has a big airforce ( bombers and all ), long range navy with nuclear submarines ( one nuclear missile submarine was off the coast of USA I think in February ) and I am sure has a big air defense network and also has anti-satellite laser and electronic attack systems ( think of NATO without satellites - GPS, Galileo and Starlink going offline ) and undersea internet cabling cut by Russia. And Russia also has tactical nuclear weapons and thermobaric weapons which I think are many in number. Not to mention China and ohters coming to the support of Russia.

 

[F-22Raptor]

Russia's military power was totally overrated,some thought they could steamroll Europe within days.

This war proved Russia's military might was only fabricated by the Russian regime,that it's an incompetent and fully corrupt military force. The only thing that compensate the fact that Russian armed forces are trash,are their nuclear weapons.

NATO would smash Russian military.

The US launched 500 cruise missiles on Day 1 of Gulf War 2. The US could easily launch 1,000+ cruise missiles in the opening few days and strike all of Russias air bases and staging areas on the border with Ukraine.

5 B-2 bombers alone could launch 400 small diameter guided bombs in one pass at 70-100km range and hit moving targets.

Russia wants no part of the US military.

To defeat Iraq NATO had the benefit of years of sanctions on Iraq and no-fly-zones and still in the invasion of 2003 the Americans in particular, with their superior firepower and technology, took weeks in getting to Baghdad. I don't think Iraq had much of an air force, navy and air defence yet NATO didn't defeat Iraq in a matter of days which they must have thought would have. Russia has a big airforce ( bombers and all ), long range navy with nuclear submarines ( one nuclear missile submarine was off the coast of USA I think in February ) and I am sure has a big air defense network and also has anti-satellite laser and electronic attack systems ( think of NATO without satellites - GPS, Galileo and Starlink going offline ) and undersea internet cabling cut by Russia. And Russia also has tactical nuclear weapons and thermobaric weapons which I think are many in number. Not to mention China and ohters coming to the support of Russia.

Russia would get completely crushed by the US military. The rate of Russian losses would be enormous. See my post above

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515714949833797643

 

[Meengla]

Russia's military power was totally overrated,some thought they could steamroll Europe within days.

This war proved Russia's military might was only fabricated by the Russian regime,that it's an incompetent and fully corrupt military force. The only thing that compensate the fact that Russian armed forces are trash,are their nuclear weapons.

NATO would smash Russian military.

Yes, but you dodged his question. Belarussians don't have any reason to die for Russia, especially now that the war is shifting to Ukraine's south and southeast, as it should have been from the beginning, IF there was going to be a war--and neither do the NATO troops or, increasingly now, the 'volunteers' want to die for Ukraine.

Those of you egging on the Ukrainians in this futile war from a distance should stop. The south and the southeast of Ukraine is all but certain to fall to Russia because the Russians, incompetent as they are, have the firepower and the will to shed blood to take those regions!

 

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515719582933299202

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515703079282298882

 

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515654570277584896

 

[Indos]

Russia's military power was totally overrated,some thought they could steamroll Europe within days.

This war proved Russia's military might was only fabricated by the Russian regime,that it's an incompetent and fully corrupt military force. The only thing that compensate the fact that Russian armed forces are trash,are their nuclear weapons.

NATO would smash Russian military.

Nope, it is just proving it is very hard to invade a large country, more over Ukraine gets huge help from all western countries, including USA, and has long border with NATO countries.

Like ATGM they get thousands of them, and Ukraine Army is large and they have huge reserve with all men should join the defense.

Just similar how difficult USA to fight Vietnamese where Vietnamese are helped by China and Russia weapons and ammunition where Vietnam has long border with China.

The same thing like happening in Afghanistan where the Mujahidin get supports from USA and Muslim countries where Afghanistan also has long border with Pakistan who has anti USSR during Soviet invasion in Afghanistan.


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Compare to Indonesia invasion to small East Timor........

USA invasion to Iraq is easier due to support from other Western nations and also Arab nations, and Iraq military has also been hit hart during first attack by Bush senior where at that time it was Iraq vs Every Body

Iraq ruler ( Saddam Hussein ) is also hated by their Shia majority population

 

[kingQamaR]

The only way that Russia can become as it was is to resurrect the Soviet economy. The old economic adage "gu.ns or butter" still stands no matter what currency a country uses. Russia would have to divert its economy and stop producing cars, TVs, washing machines, as well as a wide range of foodstuffs and divert its capacity to the military. Even then, it wouldn't match the capacity of the US on its own - forgetting the rest of NATO. Russia is a second rate power with nuclear weapons. It needs to accept that reality.

 

[Meengla]

Several weeks ago I had said that Mariupol reminded me of Stalingrad in WW2. To that, some pro Ukraine members here rubbished that idea and said that Mariupol is better protected, blah blah. But, while Stalingrad took far longer for the Soviets to take, Mariupol is falling in barely 2-3 months. This was no Stalingrad!! And those who allowed and cheered for this slaughter--from a distance--should answer for their inhumanity. Mariupol was going to fall and it has all but fallen except for the Steel plant. And I think Russia is going to gain the south and southeast of Ukraine and at least as long as Putin is alive won't let it go.

Live Updates: Ukraine’s Last Troops in Mariupol Hold On as Russia Demands Surrender

Gaining control of the southern port city would help Russia complete its coveted “land bridge” to occupied Crimea. Moscow struck military targets around Kyiv and Mykolaiv, in apparent retaliation for Ukraine’s sinking of a Russian warship.

www.nytimes.com

Live Updates: Ukraine’s Last Troops in Mariupol Hold On as Russia Demands Surrender​

Gaining control of the southern port city would help Russia complete its coveted “land bridge” to occupied Crimea. Moscow struck military targets around Kyiv and Mykolaiv, in apparent retaliation for Ukraine’s sinking of a Russian warship.

Russia warned on Sunday that the remaining Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol would be “eliminated” if they did not surrender — an ominous sign of a potentially bloody battle to capture the last Ukrainian redoubt in the southern port city that Moscow’s forces have besieged for nearly two months.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Ukrainian forces holding out at a sprawling steel plant in the city had “forbade negotiations about surrendering,” citing an intercepted radio transmission, and repeated a demand that they put down their weapons immediately.

“In case of further resistance,” the ministry said, “all of them will be eliminated.”

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry (Part 2)

During the offensive to liberate Mariupol city, a special operation to free hostages held by Ukrainian Nazis in Turkish mosque was carried out in Primorskiy district on April 16 at the request of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

As a result of the courageous actions of the Russian special operations group, the mosque was released and 29 militants, including foreign mercenaries, were killed.
Hostages, citizens of a CIS country, released and taken to a safe location.

A Ukrainian group encircled and completely blockaded in Mariupol on the territory of the Azovstal plant has been asked to voluntarily lay down arms and surrender in order to save their lives.

However, the Kiev nationalist regime, according to the radio intercept, forbade negotiations on surrender, ordering Azov Nazis to shoot on sight any willing to lay down arms among Ukrainian soldiers and foreign mercenaries.

In total, according to the Ukrainian servicemen who surrendered, up to 400 foreign mercenaries are now encircled on the territory of Azovstal plant as part of the Ukrainian grouping.

Most of them are citizens of European countries as well as Canada. We previously reported that radio conversations between militants in Mariupol were conducted in six foreign languages. In the case of further resistance, they will all be eliminated.

Since the start of the special military operation, the Kiev nationalist regime has brought 6,824 foreign mercenaries from 63 countries to Ukraine.

The largest group came from Poland - 1,717 people. About 1,500 mercenaries came from the US, Canada and also Romania. From the UK and Georgia, each up to 300 people.

193 people arrived from Turkish-controlled areas of the Syrian Arab Republic.

The majority of the mercenaries are now deployed in Ukrainian groups in Kiev, Kharkov, Odessa, Nikolaev and Mariupol. Their deployment in the groups is handled by the "regional coordination headquarters" of the so-called "International Legion of Defence of Ukraine" in Belaya Tserkov city.

As a result of the hostilities, the number of mercenaries has steadily declined and currently stands at 4,877.

Russian Armed Forces have eliminated 1,035 foreign mercenaries in combat operations. Another 912 mercenaries refused to take part in the hostilities and escaped from the country.

️Let me remind you that foreign mercenaries do not have the status of "combatants" under International Humanitarian Law. They came to Ukraine to make money by killing Slavs. So the best that can happen to them is criminal liability and long terms of imprisonment.

Part 1 (https://****/mod_russia_en/930)

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[Hassan Al-Somal]

NATO providing weapons to the Russian and Pro-Russian forces for free!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515723297698516992