Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[jhungary]

So has Russia won their special operation? Asking for a friend.

Putin watching the war on TV from his kitchen

Putin "Yup, I like how it goes so far"

 

[RoadAmerica]

another fantasy... Here is a good analysis of it by this guy:

Russians are trying to destroy the ukrainian army. They want to remove it as a fighting force. That is the main goal. And ukie "counterattacks" perfectly play into Russian hands. every professional military analyst is telling the ukies to pull back to a defensible line.

But with a string of defeats, and moral collapsing, they are now taking political decisions and sacrificing their men en mass to hold every inch of territory. This is purely political decision.

Russia is using massed artillery, and only moves into lightly resisted areas. They even cede territory to strong counter attacks. instead of sacrificing men in unfavourable defensive positions, let the ukies come close, and pound them with massed artillery. And they are literally taking shifts, and doing it 24/7. No sleeep for ukies. the only time artillery hell ceases, is when Russians start advancing and probing for survivors....

And for all the delusional people counting on an insurgency.... They only need to look at chechnya. A muslim warrior territory, with a fierce hatred of anything Russian in the 90s. Nowt they are some of the best troops fighting for the Russians... You really think Ukraine who are much closer to Russia will be different?

Also all the fighting men willing to fight Russia have been turned into natural fertilizer from Russian artillery strikes. You simply cannot create armies out of thin air, and throw them into a battle. The Ukie army that took 8 years of peace time planning to create got anahiliated... now they are going to create some new army from the ashes? with the Russians pounding them? another western delusion.

So has Russia won their special operation? Asking for a friend.

They won 3 days into it, now it’s just a mopping up operation per twitter

That is a questionable statement.

Seeing this war has only been ongoing for about 3 months…

Based on previous experience with the Russian Army…

It's far too early to make any realistic judgement — whatever armchair-generals and NATO fanboys/girls say.

Secondly, if they're losing so badly then why haven't they been pushed out yet?

Why is about 20% of Ukranian territory under Russian control?

Why is Russia advancing and that area seems to be increasing?

Finally, why does the Russian military seem to be able to bomb targets all over Ukraine — given that even cities in West Ukraine have to regularly take cover from air attacks and the Russian Army is in the East of the country?

Losing?

Maybe

Your last paragraph is completely false

I'm surprised the Russian army hasn't already collapsed given all the reports in the Media The tank drivers froze to death, the trucks got stuck in the mud because Putin bought cheap tyres, all the guns are from the 1930's and the remaining infantry were left with no option but to rob petrol stations or starve to death. Frankly its a miracle there even is a Russian army left, if you believe everything you read in Media

Seriously what metrics are you using to judge success. Any western military would have had air dominance 2 weeks into this war, Russia does not.
Please spare me all the this is how Russia fights slowly grinding, they’re an utter disgrace of a fighting force and this is coming from someone who highly respected them 3 months ago

 

[RoadAmerica]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534368487707222017

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534366504799674368

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534286237221040128

Looks like they’re short on transportation for that squad of super duper special guys

We will see. Did you find the WMDs in Iraq?

Deflect, seems like a typical tactic here when you can’t argue any longer

 

[ZeGerman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534296922839719936

More then half our inflation is due to energy prices. Thanks to putins colonial war….
If you are going to copy paste propaganda atleast choose something that is not so insulting to our intelligence.


Another big cause is the shortages due to logistic still being disrupted just after corona.

And thirdly. Yes…are the banks printing money.

 

[SalarHaqq]

So has Russia won their special operation? Asking for a friend.

Ukraine has won: it ceded 20% of its territory to Russia, in exchange for victory.

 

[Vergennes]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534459101081653248

So has Russia won their special operation? Asking for a friend.

Of course they are. Look they are capturing highly strategical villages and settlements. Just losing entire BTGs along the way but it's just a small detail.

 

[jamahir]

Do you know how to recognize a good song? It's rearranged in all possible styles and everybody loves it!

Путин-Хуйло (Putin Khuilo) means...Putin d*ckhead
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In front of the Kremlin:

Ukrainian Army parade :

dubstep remix

Folk version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7m4BLV58w
Luga Style Beatz remix :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXrJ0-7p88Q
Dj Martin Garrix , Dj Haywall , Dj Sand_Storm Techno mix:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f1x_lFMdSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kVRGC1l3VA
Vilnius live version, in front of the Russian embassy (Jazz) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEzFm4MZIyE
Dance Club Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SbYT0DtJQ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO5PCqJjn8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY9cHT3OX14
Punk-rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Josey2VGQ
Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3DXRzRGGX4

Russians sing your UkroNazis a hello :

https://twitter.com/x/status/1533948833046138881

 

[Iron Shrappenel]

So has Russia won their special operation? Asking for a friend.

Stay humble my guy ...

 

[Paul2]

I'm surprised the Russian army hasn't already collapsed given all the reports in the Media The tank drivers froze to death, the trucks got stuck in the mud because Putin bought cheap tyres, all the guns are from the 1930's and the remaining infantry were left with no option but to rob petrol stations or starve to death. Frankly its a miracle there even is a Russian army left, if you believe everything you read in Media

Because they learnt, and after few shot, fired, replaced generals they scaled back their ambitions, and started fighting by the book.

The west has squandered the precious opportunity to capitalise on Russian screwups early on. Such opportunity is only given once.

It's summer now, the front has unfolded, stalled, and supply issues are nowhere near as damaging.

When the winter will start, we will see less fighting in the field, and even more brutal losses to artillery. It will be then when the bets will rise to bigger cities, as both sides will pull their forces there.

I still see the picture being static for 1+ month:

Russians have 7 armies worth of cannon fodder, and artillery.

They lose ~2 battalions per week, and get resupplied at ~2 battalions per week.

They still have huge advantage in long range fires, SAMs, and air.

Ukraine still cannot use any of Western gifts offensively.

Long range SPGs are preserved at all cost to do counterbattery.

SAMs are far from froontlines, and tons of them are defending cities.

Airforce is interception only now, and is only used offensively during the time of extreme need.

 

[F-22Raptor]

NO

Some people on this PDF are overly optimistic in thinking that Ukraine is beating Russia, influenced by the surprise expressed in media about the struggle of the Russian army.

However, the media (or at least the serious ones) are all saying that Ukraine is being pushed back. What is surprising is how the Russian army, thought to be one of the strongest army in the world, is underperforming. It doesn’t mean Russia is losing. It means Russia is winning at a far higher cost than anticipated.

Some other people on HERE have mentioned a narrative shift in medias, how they were saying Ukraine was winning last week and how they now say Ukraine is losing. However, if one actually reads the medias like BBC & Co, it’s easy to see that the narrative hasn’t changed: Ukraine is losing far slower than anticipated

Russia literally lost the Battle of Kyiv and Kharkiv. Russia has gained a few dozen kms at a massive cost over the last month, but considering the Ukrainian ground regained at Kharkiv Russian gains over the same period are negligible.

Conducting mass attrition of Russian armor and personnel at this stage is winning for Ukraine.

Time for some perspective:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1533105755943227393

 

[The SC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534447778625212416

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1534483050230427649

 

[The SC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534491184105676806

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534294450666708993

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534282675103469569

 

[_Nabil_]

Mi-35 in night actions

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534492329528201216

Night action again

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534533303889448961

 

[The SC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534536164656533504

 

[dBSPL]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1534451860668563456