Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[jhungary]

5000 nukes can coerce people into anything

Quoting what the French said

"May I remind the government of Russia, not only you have nuke..."

 

[CIA Mole]

Exactly, Russia is using the minimal amount of force and resources it needs to take and complete its objectives. The rest of the force and resources is on standby in case NATO gets involved or the homeland comes under attack.

Ukrainian cities Kyiv and Mariupol are all about done for.

i would imagine the chinese have similar plans for taiwan

they would obviously allocate assets for potential us, japan, etc forces

 

[Type59]

So Russia just gave 315 billion in foreign reserves to EU and USA on purpose? What nice bunch of guys. Because as you say they knew the west was taking this money and they left it in western banks anyway. such generosity.

Money is frozen. The money will be returned to Russia in the future.

USA and Russia relations won't forever remained strained.

 

[jhungary]

Just to add onto this - unskilled volunteers going to Poland no matter how well intentioned are making a very big mistake - if you are not trained or skilled in combat or medicine or working in conflict/disaster zones - you will be a complete liability.

There are a lot of people spreading misinformation online that the Ukrainians will “train” new volunteers this I believe is a lie as they “Ukrainians” are in a state of war, they have 120,000 news Ukrainians to train and equip and they will be priority.

I have read multiple tweets from disgruntled people who went to Poland only to be refused by the Ukrainian recruiters on the border for lack of skill and preparedness - people turning up without basic kit- basic language skills - nothing.

I wrote a very detailed post on the practicalities of deploying to conflict zones in my previous post which is found here:

Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

Oryx has now visually confirmed over 900 Russian losses

defence.pk

If you know anyone who is NOT skilled and toying with the idea of wasting money to fly to Poland only to waste their time and the time of the Ukrainians - please share this information with them.

I have read the "Recruitment Application" of the international legion. It said you must have combat experience and also your own equipment.

They aren't taking anyone without Combat Experience, and they don't have time to train them. You can go to Ukraine to help out but if you do not have combat experience, you can still do stuff, just not combat.

 

[CIA Mole]

Quoting what the French said

"May I remind the government of Russia, not only you have nuke..."

but russia can end the world and has much less to lose compared to the world which has 60 times the russian population and 100 times the gdp

mugging at gun point only works if the other side has more to live for than you do



because of this theres less chance of nuclear conflict between us and china than russian and china/us

 

[RescueRanger]

How much kilos in one bushel?

60 lbs.

 

[Paul2]

Those who were saying the Russian army would steamroll Europe within 48 hours are probably amazed at "Putin's army performance". It would be a miracle if they reached Tallinn,let alone the rest.

Well, if it wasn't Ukraine they were attacking, they could've had a lot more success.

First, Western politicians would've folded in days. Second, Western overemphasis on long range precision weapons would've not helped them with a tank army on their doorsteps. Third, Europe has way better roads, and more civilian fuel stations to loot.

The West universally has more advanced airforce, but an F16 has only that much of bomb payload.

 

[RescueRanger]

I have read the "Recruitment Application" of the international legion. It said you must have combat experience and also your own equipment.

They aren't taking anyone without Combat Experience, and they don't have time to train them. You can go to Ukraine to help out but if you do not have combat experience, you can still do stuff, just not combat.

Exactly. People need to stop romanticising war - sign up with the Polish Red Cross at any of the border control points - they are crying out for volunteers.

Here is a cautionary tale:

Ukraine war: Briton who volunteered to join fight against Russia turned down and told he would be 'a liability'

Leon Dawson tells Sky News he has now travelled to Poland's border with Ukraine to deliver aid to the war-torn country - and he is still willing to take up arms if required.

news.sky.com

 

[SIPRA]

Exactly, Russia is using the minimal amount of force and resources it needs to take and complete its objectives. The rest of the force and resources is on standby in case NATO gets involved or the homeland comes under attack. On top of that Russia is fighting this war mainly with conscripts, paramilitary and some military regulars.

Ukrainian cities Kyiv and Mariupol are all about done for.

A sane post, after quite some time.

 

[jhungary]

but russia can end the world and has much less to lose compared to the world which has 60 times the russian population and 100 times the gdp

Well, everyone have nuke could have ended the world several time over (Probably not North Korea)

It is one thing to say YOU WILL USE Nuke. And it is another thing to ACTUALLY USE IT.

If you are talking about a deterrence manner, then anyone can blow anyone away, which negated your threat.
However, if you are really hell bend of using it, you use it anyway, you don't care about population or GDP or anything.

Which mean if you use it, you use it, if you are just talking about it, then you need to know it not just you who had this "edge"

 

[thetutle]

Are you telling us that the Russians didn't know what was coming after their Ukraine actions? The Russians knew that Western powers would at best economically sanction them. A no-brainer.

Well thats what I am asking you. Did Russia allow the west to have 315 billion USD on purpose?

 

[lamdacore]

A lot of analysts do not believe the shit going around on twitterland that Russia this curling up to die. We are still witnessing the early stages of the war. This is going to become a war of attrition and both sides will suffer losses. Its strange that only the West knows how well Ukraine is doing and how bad the war is going for Russia. That is what happens when you control information.

To be honest, even a person with an iota of common sense will know that a war of this nature will see losses, with parity, on both sides till one side is no longer able to bring forth assets and units as part of its war effort.

Take the WW2 for example. The Germans invaded successfully, deep into Soviet Union only to be held back at Stalingrad. During this time when the fighting was most extreme, Soviet Union rebuilt its forces and managed to out produce war material than Germany. The Soviets suffered heavily but because it could bring to bear its resources for the war effort and out-produced their enemies, they were able to take the fight all the way to Germany.

What we see today is something similar. To what extent will these volunteers keep Ukraine fighting and to what extent will these supplies come in. At the end of the day, when push comes to shove, these very volunteers are going to become mere numbers in the overall casualty statistics.

Everyone knows that despite the losses Russia is suffering, it is still very much restrained. However, those gloves are going to come off by the time a number of civilians leave through the humanitarian corridors. It is during this time and only this time that the Russian army will effectively regroup to prepare for the next phase of war. Also, it is during this time that diplomancy has a chance to win and negotiations can effectively end the war.

Once the ceasefire is over, we will see some of the most brutal fighting that the world will ever witness. These unfortunate volunteers, the so called western heros from across the world, will not be fighting Taliban or middle eastern terrorists, but an army poised to bring immense harm towards them. These volunteers are like dogs who travel far away when they know their lives are close to an end ready and prepared to be eaten by predators of the wild. Expect some brutal publications coming out of Ukraine in regards to them in couple of weeks and months.

 

[jhungary]

Exactly. People need to stop romanticising war - sign up with the Polish Red Cross at any of the border control points - they are crying out for volunteers.

Here is a cautionary tale:

Ukraine war: Briton who volunteered to join fight against Russia turned down and told he would be 'a liability'

Leon Dawson tells Sky News he has now travelled to Poland's border with Ukraine to deliver aid to the war-torn country - and he is still willing to take up arms if required.

news.sky.com

Well, War is not a playground where you only play and the only one you can hurt is yourself, probably another kid to stand too close to the swing set when you swing on it. In a War, untrained people don't just risk themselves, but they risk literally everyone around him.

Think about it for a second. Would you give a weapon to someone who has no training of weapon discipline? He is probably be more dangerous than a Russian Soldier.........

 

[CIA Mole]

Well, everyone have nuke could have ended the world several time over (Probably not North Korea)

It is one thing to say YOU WILL USE Nuke. And it is another thing to ACTUALLY USE IT.

If you are talking about a deterrence manner, then anyone can blow anyone away, which negated your threat.
However, if you are really hell bend of using it, you use it anyway, you don't care about population or GDP or anything.

Which mean if you use it, you use it, if you are just talking about it, then you need to know it not just you who had this "edge"

i think he can definitely use it on ukraine unless ukraine is place under US nuke umbrella

Well, War is not a playground where you only play and the only one you can hurt is yourself, probably another kid to stand too close to the swing set when you swing on it. In a War, untrained people don't just risk themselves, but they risk literally everyone around him.

Think about it for a second. Would you give a weapon to someone who has no training of weapon discipline? He is probably be more dangerous than a Russian Soldier.........

Yes and not to mention a lot of the people that went to ukraine to fight are like this:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/craig-lang-ukraine-war-crimes-alleged


no normal person would just say “ima go to ukraine and kill russians”

it takes a certain mindset to want to go up against the russian army

 

[thetutle]

This move by West devalues usd cuz other people and nations are watching Afghan and now Russian sovereign money and assets confiscated.

So this decreases their confidence.

Decreases value of USD in comparison to what currency?