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Will Putin Invade Ukraine?

Started by Cassia, January 20, 2022, 01:29:34 PM

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Hydra009



This time it'll definitely work unless someone leaks it to the Ukrainians or something.

Hydra009

#601


Pictured, dozens of Finnish snipers:



Paraphrased: "Do not come here.  Your army is large and our country is small. We would run out of space to bury them all."

Dark Lightning



Hydra009

Institute of War, May 15th

QuoteRussian forces have likely run out of combat-ready reservists, forcing the Russian military command to amalgamate soldiers from many different elements, including private military companies and proxy militias, into ostensibly regular army units and naval infantry.
Mix 'n match.  Now that's desperate.

QuoteThe Ukrainian Military Intelligence Directorate stated that Russian forces are conducting covert mobilization and creating new units with newly mobilized personnel who likely have insufficient training to be effective and little motivation to fight.
Recycled strat.  Sure to work just as well today as it did yesterday.

QuoteRussian private military companies are reportedly forming combined units with airborne elements due to significant losses in manpower.  Denaturing elite airborne units with mercenaries is shocking, and would be the clearest indication yet that Russia has exhausted its available combat-ready manpower reserves.
What's left of the VDV with whatever gun-shy civilian-murdering scum left of Wagner.  I bet they're best pals.

Hydra009


Dark Lightning

Quote from: Hydra009 on May 16, 2022, 08:46:25 PMBuckle up, buckaroo:  Russia to produce cars without antilock brakes, airbags, and other basic safety features after foreign auto companies leave Russia behind

Yet another way to reduce and or maim their population. Slow clap...

Hydra009

"I'm okay to go" (repeated) Russian attack helicopters have a serious vibration problem

QuoteVideo clips showing Ka-52s operating with their stub wings rapidly bouncing up and down began to appear on social media in recent weeks and there has already been speculation that the issue could lead to "mechanical failures and vibration-induced fatigue."
It can also make the weapons more likely to miss and could also hamper sensors.

QuoteFinally, we discussed the videos with a helicopter pilot currently serving, who has direct experience of trials involving the service clearance of weapons and stub wings.

"This looks like they haven't even heard of damping," he remarked.

Hydra009

#608
"I utterly ruined my country, who wants to follow suit?"

Russia seeks to "ramp up" Putin-allied countries' militaries

QuoteOn Monday, Putin spoke alongside leaders from Russia's allies in Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at a Collective Security Treaty Organization summit in Moscow.

He called on the countries to streamline their operations and ensure that various law enforcement agencies and security services are working in coordination, adding that his administration will equip forces with the latest weaponry.
*howling laughter*

Firstly, Russia has precious little to spare, and what little it has is being wrecked and spread out in Ukrainian fields, submerged in Ukrainian rivers, or undergoing special undersea operations in the Black Sea.

Secondly, NATO contains most of the world's richest and most powerful countries.  It is mathematically impossible to match it on remotely even terms.  What a joke.

Third, how many allies does Russia truly have?  (Tellingly, why aren't any of them in Ukraine?)  Hitler, Putin's inspiration, built more tight-knit and more enduring alliances than Putin could ever hope to make.

Russia doesn't have allies, it has countries that have had the misfortune of temporarily falling under Russia's sphere of influence. When Russia's influence wanes, their private feelings will be made public.

Hydra009


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#610
Russian people surprised to learn that the war isn't going well

Quotea former air defense commander turned military commentator, who in 2020 was awarded a "Merit to the Fatherland" medal
I wonder what kind of salute he made when he got that medal...

Quote"An armed conflict with Ukraine is currently fundamentally not in Russia's national interests," he wrote

Meanwhile, earlier this month, he told Russia-1 that general mobilization of the Russian population would not accomplish much because Russia had outdated weapons that could not compete with NATO-supplied arms.

Hydra009

Putler: "Don't worry, this war will improve your lives"

Tell that to the families of the Moskva sailors.  They didn't even get the meager death benefits Putin promised them.


Hydra009

A fool for a client:  Putin micromanaging military forces, despite complete lack of training/experience

Additionally, this means that he personally engineered some of Russia's most devastating defeats, like the disasterous river crossing, and can't convincingly deflect blame to a subordinate when angry Russians demand to hold someone accountable for this disaster.

Cassia

Quote from: Hydra009 on May 18, 2022, 08:58:39 PMA fool for a client:  Putin micromanaging military forces, despite complete lack of training/experience

Additionally, this means that he personally engineered some of Russia's most devastating defeats, like the disasterous river crossing, and can't convincingly deflect blame to a subordinate when angry Russians demand to hold someone accountable for this disaster.
Deja vu, 1945. Putler just needs that little mustache.