Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[sammuel]

Vietnam and Afghanistan were able to defeat far bigger militaries with far less.

Different terrain , different sort of fighting ( mainly guerilla fighting ) , and different story.

Conquering a country is one thing but holding it is another , Afghans did not push the Russians out , they bled them for 10 years till it was not worth their while.

Vietnam War lasted 25 years, American direct involvement something like 12 years.

Russians casualties in 10 years of fighting in Afghanistan is beginning to come close to what they lost in a month of fighting in Ukraine.

How much casualties are the Russians willing to take ? - it all depends on Putin's ego , and Judging by the size of his ego , one can presume quite a lot . . .

As it stands now , Russians may take some chunks of Ukraine . Yet Ukraine is very far from falling into Russians hands , as many thought would happen.

Russians where wrong in assuming this would be easy , they even threaten to punished anyone in Russia calling it "War " and not " Operation "

Now even they call it for what it is : War.

And a bloody one , an avoidable one , and a pointless one , if I may add.

Do not call Ukraine invasion a ‘war’, Russia tells media, schools​

Do not call Ukraine invasion a ‘war’, Russia tells media, schools

Instead, ‘special military operation’ should be used to describe Moscow’s assault on Ukraine, according to officials.

www.aljazeera.com

nope sorry , it is :

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[Wood]

 

[bobo6661]

Vietnam War lasted 25 years, American direct involvement something like 12 years.

And they forgetting russia is fighting in their backyard they don't need to transfer troops equipment thru the sea and wait weeks

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

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[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

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[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

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Russian invaders using cluster MRLS

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[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

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[jamal18]

Michael Hudson, economist.

'For Europe, the alternative is that the dollar-cost of its foreign debt taken on to finance its widening trade deficit with the United States for oil, arms and food will explode....For the United States, this is Dollar Hegemony on steroids – at least vis-à-vis Europe. The continent would become a somewhat larger version of Puerto Rico.'

The Dollar Devours the Euro | Michael Hudson

michael-hudson.com

Excellent article on the implications of the new cold war.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

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[Hassan Al-Somal]

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[Paul2]

I am afraid Dvornikov will increase the terror attacks on population. He will do everything to break Ukraine resistance.

With what? Russia has already expended 1/3 to 1/4 of its titanic ammo stocks.

Rocket artillery ammo is especially not cheap, and is very bulky.

1 grad reload = 3 tons, or 2 military trucks because they are so bulky.

1 300mm reload = 4 tons, or 2 heavy transports.

1 Tochka = 1 special missile transporter

This is why they only launch those from their own territory.

Russian stock of 5500 cruise missiles must be 1/3 expended, which is evident by them using older, and rarer missiles. They recently used an air launched anti-ship missile against a land target, which is really telling.

 

[The SC]

The war in Ukraine erupts several crises across the world:
- Spain: Thousands of farmers went bankrupt due to high fuel prices and protests with thousands of tractors in Spanish cities.
- Germany: The biggest rise in prices in 40 years, which made several materials unavailable in the market, such as sunflower oil and farina.
- Peru: High fuel prices triggered riots, which necessitated the imposition of a curfew in the country.
- Sri Lanka: the worst economic crisis in 70 years and a humanitarian crisis affecting the country.
- Lebanon: The government announces the bankruptcy of the state and the central bank.

 

[Type59]

With what? Russia has already expended 1/3 to 1/4 of its titanic ammo stocks.

Rocket artillery ammo is especially not cheap, and is very bulky.

1 grad reload = 3 tons, or 1 heavy military truck.

1 300mm reload = 4 tons, or 2 heavy transports.

1 Tochka = 1 special missile transporter

This is why they only launch those from their own territory.

Russian stock of 5500 cruise missiles must be 1/3 expended, which is evident by them using older, and rarer missiles. They recently used an air launched anti-ship missile against a land target, which is really telling.

Unlike Ukrainian industry, the Russian defence firms are still working. Unless you think sanctions have crippled Russian ability to make 152mm shells?

Then they can use Belrussian ammo, central Asian nations like Kazakhstan can provide from their stocks, China could transfer the huge number of air to ground weapons they got when they purchased SU 27, SU 30 and SU 35 and let's not forget North Korea.

Russian defence industries will be able to churn out low tech weapon systems without any problems. Higher end might be an issue.

 

[The SC]

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[Hassan Al-Somal]

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