WAR RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE - Consolidated Thread
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raven
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If you ask google, Libya still has S-300 systems.
If you ask google, Syria still has S-300 systems (and the are right next door to Israel).
If you ask google, Ukraine still has S-300 systems (and they have been at war against Russia for 2.5 years).
If you ask Ukraine, they have had near 100% success using S-300s to shoot down the almost 10,000 Russian missiles that have been launched over 2.5 years.
And now you stand up with a great shout and blaring trumpets, thumping on your chest that
in one night Israel has destroyed all of Iran's S-300s.
Santa Claus Lives!!!
If you ask google, Syria still has S-300 systems (and the are right next door to Israel).
If you ask google, Ukraine still has S-300 systems (and they have been at war against Russia for 2.5 years).
If you ask Ukraine, they have had near 100% success using S-300s to shoot down the almost 10,000 Russian missiles that have been launched over 2.5 years.
And now you stand up with a great shout and blaring trumpets, thumping on your chest that
in one night Israel has destroyed all of Iran's S-300s.
Santa Claus Lives!!!
CaryC
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It's not. It's narrative rubbish. At least the part that says "...is now reliant on foreign support to keep his invasion going...".
At the beginning of the war the narrative was about using prison men to fight. Which they offered suspended sentences to if anyone of the non-violent men volunteered. Ran out of steam quick.
Next it was Foreign mercenaries under the Wagner Group. Which was also true. But hey the US has Blackwater (?)
Now it's NK's which is fine if they want to die in a foreign land. We have people from central America doing the same thing.
And you will also notice no mention of foreign troops in Ukraine fighting for Ukraine to keep the war going.
Like I said a rubbish narrative.
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Towns Are Falling Like Leaves From Trees, Caught In A Cauldron, Military Summary For 2024.10.28
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Oct 28, 2024 ( 5 hours ago )
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Yep, believing anything from NATO or Ukraine about anything Russia is worse than believing anything the (lunatic left / DS / never Trumpers ) say about Trump.
NATO and Ukraine have been in their own fantasy land since 2022. NATO can continue in it for years with their slow decline as a power base while Ukraine is already on borrowed time.
Good article - mainly on oil but bit of a SPIN on Reactor Fuel
There have been NO SACNTONS on Russian reactor fuel - the US did a cutout - not included for a simple reason - we can't produce any - and need Russian uranium.
From the article:
The U.S. is still paying Russia $1 billion a year for enriched uranium to help fuel 94 nuclear reactors that provide about a fifth of America's energy needs.
In May, Congress took notice and banned the import of Russian-enriched uranium. But the ban won't go into full effect for four years.
Sharyn Alfonsi: Does the U.S. have the capacity right now that it needs for enriched uranium?
Amir Vexler: No. So un-- unfortunately-- about 25% of it to 30% has been imported from Russia.
Sharyn Alfonsi: We don't have it.
Amir Vexler: Right. We-- we are dependent.
That's because the United States stopped making enriched uranium a decade ago. Amir Vexler runs Centrus Energy.
Last year, Centrus began enriching uranium inside this Piketon, Ohio facility. The only American company with that capability.
Vexler showed us how it's done -- those 40-foot-tall centrifuges spin uranium gas until it's enriched and can be used as nuclear fuel.
But these 16 centrifuges can only make a fraction of the enriched uranium the U.S. needs. See those squares…on the ground? Those are placeholders for 11 thousand more centrifuges Centrus wants to build.
Sharyn Alfonsi: And how long in the best-case scenario would it take to get those up and running?
Amir Vexler: It will take about six to seven years to get to full capacity.
Sharyn Alfonsi: And to not be reliant on Russia.
Amir Vexler: That is correct.
Lots of cutouts for materials we need - another example is Chromium - Russia is the worlds top producer and it is needed in steel production - so again - there is no direct ban on Russian chromium imports by the US government
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raven
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U.S. Military Deaths by War
- World War I: 116,516.
- World War II: 405,399.
- Korean War: 36,574.
- Vietnam War: 58,220.
- Persian Gulf War: 382.
- Iraq-Related Operations: 4,605.
- Afghanistan-Related Operations: 2,459.
Russia has lost more soldiers in two and a half years
than the US has lost in all wars in the last hundred years?
These people bandy about numbers as if it is money and you are idiots.
Still trying to figure out what the angle is on this latest narrative - being spun up and pushed HARD - for some reason??
NK troops in Russia is no different than US troops in any NATO nation for joint training. Russia and NK have a simmilar defense pack.
Even if (still waiting on the video) they were to be sent to Kursk - that is still Russia!
Recall all of this has been pushed by unconfirmed "reports" from SK - still zero hard facts - likely NATO (US) is just confirming the report from SK - originally furnished to them by the US.
CaryC
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I did a big eye roll when NATO said it would come to the aid of Israel if they went to war with Iran.
Nice gesture, to be sure, with no merit. Lots of folks were going ra, ra.
Lots of numbers being tossed around - ZERO validity to any of them.
Actually there is still debate and research on the deaths from WWII - same with other wars.
What Russia or Ukraine has lost in the last 2+ years is for history - what is critical is what is happening today on the front.
As you well know - ground troops with NO AD or Air cover are just targets - that guy in the trench with just an M-4 vs a glide bomb - easy to call how that ends.
Latest from Larry Johnson - warning graphic photos
Grim news for Ukrainian commanders, who are trying to plug a leaking dam that is being overwhelmed by a Russian tsunami of military force. Ukrainian dead are piling up and Kiev is running out of body bags
Ukrainian Front Continues to Implode
Grim news for Ukrainian commanders, who are trying to plug a leaking dam that is being overwhelmed by a Russian tsunami of military force. Ukrainian dead are piling up and Kiev is running out of body bags
Great thing about the US Deep State - they can use the same playbook not only in the US but around the world.
NOTE: the current president is not part of the current governing party - totally pro EU - out of a job.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlenI1J71jk
Georgia’s president is urging the West to support opposition protests of the official results of a weekend parliamentary election in which the governing party was declared victorious amid voting irregularities and allegations of Russian meddling
President Salome Zourabichvili, who refused to recognize the official results, says the South Caucasus nation has fallen victim to Russian pressure aimed at derailing its plans to join the European Union. Zourabichvili, a fierce critic of the governing party, told The Associated Press that Georgia’s government has been “working hand-in-hand with Russia” and probably had help from Moscow’s security services. She has urged Georgians to protest in capital on Monday night
Likely we will get a variation of this in about a week or so - of Trump wins it will be because he was: “working hand-in-hand with Russia”
NOTE: the current president is not part of the current governing party - totally pro EU - out of a job.
Georgia’s president accuses Russia of election meddling
Georgia’s president is urging the West to support opposition protests of the official results of a weekend parliamentary election in which the governing party was declared victorious amid voting irregularities and allegations of Russian meddling
President Salome Zourabichvili, who refused to recognize the official results, says the South Caucasus nation has fallen victim to Russian pressure aimed at derailing its plans to join the European Union. Zourabichvili, a fierce critic of the governing party, told The Associated Press that Georgia’s government has been “working hand-in-hand with Russia” and probably had help from Moscow’s security services. She has urged Georgians to protest in capital on Monday night
Likely we will get a variation of this in about a week or so - of Trump wins it will be because he was: “working hand-in-hand with Russia”
Bit one sided - Piers Morgan goes head on with John Mearsheimer - does not go well for Piers. (10 min)
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMycBN1YTgQ
John Mearsheimer - The Cold, Hard Truth About the War in Ukraine
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Harvest Time, Russians Advance Further, Zelensky Still Rejects Peace, Military Summary For 2024.10.28
Run time - 24:55
Oct 28, 2024 ( 2 hours ago )
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Rus Scents Victory, Full Donbass Control Months, Prepares Ultimatum; Kiev Panics; Khamenei Warning
Run time - 1:24:55
Oct 28, 2024 ( 5 hours ago )
00:07 Iran's Supreme Leader Issues Warning to Israel
03:12 Iran's Ayatollah warns Israel against Israel's actions
09:46 Iran's stance on nuclear weapons program
13:05 Iran's nuclear weapons program was abandoned in 2003
19:28 Iran considering acquiring nuclear weapons to deter Israeli aggression
22:22 Iran's potential resumption of nuclear weapons program
28:12 Iran acquiring nuclear weapons has significant implications for the Middle East
31:01 Tensions escalate between Iran and Israel, increasing danger levels
36:50 Escalating tensions in the Middle East pose nuclear conflict threat.
39:48 The crucial decision rests with the United States.
45:54 Russians have gained full control of key areas in Donbass.
48:44 Russian forces consolidating control in Donbass region
54:22 Russian victories confirmed, advancing in Toret
56:52 Russian control in Donbass increasing
1:02:34 Russian objective to control all of eastern Ukraine including Donbass and Kherson by 2025
1:05:28 Russia aims for complete Donbass control and prepares ultimatum; war likely to continue beyond 2021
1:11:14 Russian control over Donbass territories non-negotiable
1:14:10 Zalinski's unrealistic peace plan criticized
1:19:51 Russian readiness for talks amid Ukrainian reluctance
1:22:39 Warning about Ukraine's potential agrarian society outcome
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CaryC
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Some of the tweets won't carry over, but they are calling this "Maiden 2", and if you've been in this thread long enough you know Maiden 1 was Ukraine.
Georgia: Kremlin Rejects 'Election Interference' Charges As Tens Of Thousands Take To Streets
by Tyler DurdenTuesday, Oct 29, 2024 - 01:45 AM
Russia has blasted widespread allegations that it interfered in this past weekend's parliamentary elections in Georgia. Instead, the Kremlin has turned the same accusation on the West.
"We strongly reject these accusations. There was no intervention. These accusations are completely unsubstantiated," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
"There are attempts to interfere, but not from Russia’s side," Peskov emphasized. "A huge number of forces from European countries and various European institutions have tried to influence the outcome of the vote. No one was even hiding this, these were public statements."
As we reviewed earlier:
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili is actually calling on the West to support protests against the Georgian Dream party.
The opposition led by the United National Movement (UNM) is refusing to concede defeat, and officials in Washington and Brussels appear to be stoking anger - now spilling into the streets - claiming that "irregularities" in the election require an immediate and independent investigation.
And it hasn't taken long for Western press to echo the accusations of Moscow's interference. The Guardian issued a new headline saying that "In Georgia, Russia has just scored another victory against liberal democracy."
All of this has been a huge victory for pro-Russian billionaire backer of Georgian Dream, Bidzina Ivanishvili. The Guardian has issued a litany of his and the party's offenses as follows:
The same report cites a pro-EU organization to claim that ahead of and during the vote there was "intimidation, coercion and pressure on voters" as well as claims of ballot stuffing. However, what is lacking is any kind of definitive, bombshell proof. Instead all of this is likely to lead to more outrage and mayhem in the streets as Georgian Dream is given another mandate.
Tens of thousands of protesters have filled up Tbilisi's central squares overnight...
The West has had its eye on tiny Georgia after its parliament this summer passed a bill on foreign agents. The legislation requires any foreign group receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to formally register as "agents of foreign influence". Washington and Europe were outraged at the bill, which ironically looks much like similar laws in the US. Except in this case, US and EU-funded NGOs now have a harder time operating covertly inside Georgia.
Georgia: Kremlin Rejects 'Election Interference' Charges As Tens Of Thousands Take To Streets | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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Emotional damage report.... Ukraine hemorrhaging Ukraine... | Ukraine War Frontline Changes Report
Run time - 15:22
Oct 29, 2024 ( 6 hours ago )
Ukraine - Deep State - Poster Child - still pushing her lines - now not only Putin but Musk and X - same playbookSome of the tweets won't carry over, but they are calling this "Maiden 2", and if you've been in this thread long enough you know Maiden 1 was Ukraine.
Georgia: Kremlin Rejects 'Election Interference' Charges As Tens Of Thousands Take To Streets
by Tyler Durden
Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024 - 01:45 AM
Russia has blasted widespread allegations that it interfered in this past weekend's parliamentary elections in Georgia. Instead, the Kremlin has turned the same accusation on the West.
"We strongly reject these accusations. There was no intervention. These accusations are completely unsubstantiated," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
"There are attempts to interfere, but not from Russia’s side," Peskov emphasized. "A huge number of forces from European countries and various European institutions have tried to influence the outcome of the vote. No one was even hiding this, these were public statements."
As we reviewed earlier:
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili is actually calling on the West to support protests against the Georgian Dream party.
The opposition led by the United National Movement (UNM) is refusing to concede defeat, and officials in Washington and Brussels appear to be stoking anger - now spilling into the streets - claiming that "irregularities" in the election require an immediate and independent investigation.
And it hasn't taken long for Western press to echo the accusations of Moscow's interference. The Guardian issued a new headline saying that "In Georgia, Russia has just scored another victory against liberal democracy."
All of this has been a huge victory for pro-Russian billionaire backer of Georgian Dream, Bidzina Ivanishvili. The Guardian has issued a litany of his and the party's offenses as follows:
The same report cites a pro-EU organization to claim that ahead of and during the vote there was "intimidation, coercion and pressure on voters" as well as claims of ballot stuffing. However, what is lacking is any kind of definitive, bombshell proof. Instead all of this is likely to lead to more outrage and mayhem in the streets as Georgian Dream is given another mandate.
Tens of thousands of protesters have filled up Tbilisi's central squares overnight...
The West has had its eye on tiny Georgia after its parliament this summer passed a bill on foreign agents. The legislation requires any foreign group receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to formally register as "agents of foreign influence". Washington and Europe were outraged at the bill, which ironically looks much like similar laws in the US. Except in this case, US and EU-funded NGOs now have a harder time operating covertly inside Georgia.
Georgia: Kremlin Rejects 'Election Interference' Charges As Tens Of Thousands Take To Streets | ZeroHedge
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Rachel Maddow just wheeled out Victoria Nuland to declare Russia is interfering in the 2024 election.
CaryC
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Raise your hand if you didn't see that coming. There in the back is that a hand? No? Ok.Ukraine - Deep State - Poster Child - still pushing her lines - now not only Putin but Musk and X - same playbook
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Rachel Maddow just wheeled out Victoria Nuland to declare Russia is interfering in the 2024 election.
I don't guess they remember that Hitler (now Trump) and Russia were enemies.
Well the GOOD NEWS for us - it was only a drill - this time.
raven
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Biden and Kamala are n charge . . . no worries.
Bohoiavlenka Has Fallen - Another Disaster Is Approaching
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Russia is sending a big message with the nuclear drills. Popping off icbm’s/slbm’s isn’t something you do on a whim like you walked out of a fireworks store with a $50 bag of fun to celebrate your team winning the playoffs
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Chay Bowes
@BowesChay
In Bryansk, Russia
Russian special forces tracked ambushed and wiped out a team of western saboteurs working under the Ukrainian flag who infiltrated the Border.
They are US and Canadian. Tattos clearly show they are current or ex US special forces, exceptionally well equipped.
View: https://twitter.com/BowesChay/status/1851136170752663681
Chay Bowes
@BowesChay
More daylight footage clearly shows US military insignia tattoos.
View: https://twitter.com/BowesChay/status/1851156635600748673
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One of the "Ukrainian" servicemen killed yesterday was American Corey John Nawrocki. In the US, he served as a Marine for 20 years and had been in Ukraine only months.
View: https://twitter.com/BowesChay/status/1851282956683235631
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Pentagon Runs Low on Air-Defense Missiles as Demand Surges
WASHINGTON—The U.S. is running low on some types of air-defense missiles, raising questions about the Pentagon’s readiness to respond to the continuing wars in the Middle East and Europe and a potential conflict in the Pacific.
9:45 AM · Oct 29, 2024
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Pentagon Runs Low on Air-Defense Missiles as Demand Surges
WASHINGTON—The U.S. is running low on some types of air-defense missiles, raising questions about the Pentagon’s readiness to respond to the continuing wars in the Middle East and Europe and a potential conflict in the Pacific.
9:45 AM · Oct 29, 2024
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Rus Kurakhovo Cauldron; Selidovo Fall; Zelensky Scolds India, Wants Tomahawks; West Angry Georgia
Run time - 1:32:20
Oct 29, 2024
00:07 Media distraction from Ukraine situation by North Korean story
03:13 Possibility of North Korean involvement in Ukrainian conflict
09:30 Russian defense Ministry congratulates servicemen on capturing key villages
12:35 Russian forces capture several major towns and villages in Ukraine
18:46 Russian forces advancing towards Ukrainian villages
21:47 Russian military doctrine focuses on destruction of armies rather than cities
27:37 Ukrainian government struggles with shortages in personnel and failed mobilization drive.
30:31 Ukraine's focus on reinforcing the K area
36:11 Ukrainian reinforcements sent northward to defend small pocket in Kos region
39:04 Ukrainian dilemma: destroy bridges or risk Russian advance
44:24 Russian forces advancing in Ukraine
47:12 Russian capture of prominent Hill position
53:00 Zelensky proposes negotiating a Ukraine deal with the Russians.
55:45 Zelensky urges India to take Ukraine's side over Russia
1:01:17 Plan to shift responsibility of Ukraine to Europeans during Trump's presidency.
1:04:02 Concerns about Ukraine's ability to achieve victory without expanded Western support.
1:09:22 Lord Skidelsky criticizes the strategy and lack of support for Ukraine.
1:11:52 European indifference to Ukraine crisis
1:17:27 Georgian political history post-independence
1:20:22 Georgia's economic recovery and political stabilization leading to governing party's victory
1:25:59 Western refusal to recognize Georgian election outcome
1:28:46 Discussion on Georgia and Ukraine
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Bravo, another "genius" move by the comedian dictator Zippy.
He just gave a huge boost to the Chechnya soldiers for some personal payback to the Ukraine soldiers.
Yet another MSM article attempting to change the narrative - no more talk of Ukrainian tanks in Red Square - now talk of how much of Ukraine will remain - if any.
Whoever wins the US election, the start of a new administration should be an opportunity for a serious reevaluation of US policy toward the war in Ukraine. For it is abundantly clear that the present course is unsustainable, and if persisted in, is likely to lead sooner or later either to Ukrainian collapse or to direct NATO involvement in war with Russia. This is indeed now tacitly admitted by some US commentators like Robert Kagan, though he has not been willing to tell Americans that they must go to war in order to prevent Ukrainian defeat or a compromise peace.
The news from the Ukrainian front line is grim. Ukrainian forces are heavily outnumbered and outmatched in artillery and ammunition. There are growing signs of exhaustion, demoralization, desertion, and evasion of service by both the elites and ordinary people. Russian success is grounded in the fact that Russia simply has far greater resources than Ukraine in terms of both industry and manpower. It has been able to recruit hundreds of thousands of new troops by paying them very high wages, up to six times the average salaries in the regions from which they are drawn.
Ukrainians and Western hawks claim that more Western weapons will make a critical difference; and indeed, if some of these had been provided in 2022, when the Russian armed forces were outnumbered and in serious disarray, they might have led to much greater Ukrainian success. Now however, so great is the Russian advantage that Western supplies can make little difference.
Western industry cannot produce anything like the number of artillery shells Ukraine needs; the USA cannot provide sufficient air defense systems to Israel and Ukraine and keep enough for a possible war with China. And above all, NATO cannot manufacture more soldiers for Ukraine. The German government has already declared that it is freezing military aid, and will cut aid to Ukraine by almost half next year, and by more than 90 percent by 2027.
More in linked article - but I think you can get the drift.
Ukraine: Compromise or Collapse
The news from Ukraine’s front lines is grim.
Whoever wins the US election, the start of a new administration should be an opportunity for a serious reevaluation of US policy toward the war in Ukraine. For it is abundantly clear that the present course is unsustainable, and if persisted in, is likely to lead sooner or later either to Ukrainian collapse or to direct NATO involvement in war with Russia. This is indeed now tacitly admitted by some US commentators like Robert Kagan, though he has not been willing to tell Americans that they must go to war in order to prevent Ukrainian defeat or a compromise peace.
The news from the Ukrainian front line is grim. Ukrainian forces are heavily outnumbered and outmatched in artillery and ammunition. There are growing signs of exhaustion, demoralization, desertion, and evasion of service by both the elites and ordinary people. Russian success is grounded in the fact that Russia simply has far greater resources than Ukraine in terms of both industry and manpower. It has been able to recruit hundreds of thousands of new troops by paying them very high wages, up to six times the average salaries in the regions from which they are drawn.
Ukrainians and Western hawks claim that more Western weapons will make a critical difference; and indeed, if some of these had been provided in 2022, when the Russian armed forces were outnumbered and in serious disarray, they might have led to much greater Ukrainian success. Now however, so great is the Russian advantage that Western supplies can make little difference.
Western industry cannot produce anything like the number of artillery shells Ukraine needs; the USA cannot provide sufficient air defense systems to Israel and Ukraine and keep enough for a possible war with China. And above all, NATO cannot manufacture more soldiers for Ukraine. The German government has already declared that it is freezing military aid, and will cut aid to Ukraine by almost half next year, and by more than 90 percent by 2027.
More in linked article - but I think you can get the drift.
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Ukraine is toast. American taxpayer money down a rat hole!Yet another MSM article attempting to change the narrative - no more talk of Ukrainian tanks in Red Square - now talk of how much of Ukraine will remain - if any.
Ukraine: Compromise or Collapse
The news from Ukraine’s front lines is grim.
Whoever wins the US election, the start of a new administration should be an opportunity for a serious reevaluation of US policy toward the war in Ukraine. For it is abundantly clear that the present course is unsustainable, and if persisted in, is likely to lead sooner or later either to Ukrainian collapse or to direct NATO involvement in war with Russia. This is indeed now tacitly admitted by some US commentators like Robert Kagan, though he has not been willing to tell Americans that they must go to war in order to prevent Ukrainian defeat or a compromise peace.
The news from the Ukrainian front line is grim. Ukrainian forces are heavily outnumbered and outmatched in artillery and ammunition. There are growing signs of exhaustion, demoralization, desertion, and evasion of service by both the elites and ordinary people. Russian success is grounded in the fact that Russia simply has far greater resources than Ukraine in terms of both industry and manpower. It has been able to recruit hundreds of thousands of new troops by paying them very high wages, up to six times the average salaries in the regions from which they are drawn.
Ukrainians and Western hawks claim that more Western weapons will make a critical difference; and indeed, if some of these had been provided in 2022, when the Russian armed forces were outnumbered and in serious disarray, they might have led to much greater Ukrainian success. Now however, so great is the Russian advantage that Western supplies can make little difference.
Western industry cannot produce anything like the number of artillery shells Ukraine needs; the USA cannot provide sufficient air defense systems to Israel and Ukraine and keep enough for a possible war with China. And above all, NATO cannot manufacture more soldiers for Ukraine. The German government has already declared that it is freezing military aid, and will cut aid to Ukraine by almost half next year, and by more than 90 percent by 2027.
More in linked article - but I think you can get the drift.
greysage
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What is worse is we imported 500,000 of them into America during this time.
Cedar Lake
Connecticut Yankee
Good Reading
And Marat’s take on the weeks developments:
maratkhairullin.substack.com
And Marat’s take on the weeks developments:
Large frontline summary 22-28 October 2024
The Russian badaboom has arrived; Selidovo - a hint to the most ignorant.
By Marat Khairullin with illustrations by Mikhail Popov.
Large frontline summary 22-28 October 2024
The Russian badaboom has arrived; Selidovo - a hint to the most ignorant. By Marat Khairullin with illustrations by Mikhail Popov.
maratkhairullin.substack.com
Excellent article!Good Reading
And Marat’s take on the weeks developments:
Large frontline summary 22-28 October 2024
The Russian badaboom has arrived; Selidovo - a hint to the most ignorant.
By Marat Khairullin with illustrations by Mikhail Popov.
Large frontline summary 22-28 October 2024
The Russian badaboom has arrived; Selidovo - a hint to the most ignorant. By Marat Khairullin with illustrations by Mikhail Popov.
To the LAST Ukrainian - well maybe NO Elections in Ukraine - but there is still the option to Vote with your feet:
t.me
Over 100,000 cases of desertion and unauthorized absence have been reported within the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to Ukrainian parliament member Anna Skorokhod.
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Over 100,000 cases of desertion and unauthorized absence have been reported within the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to Ukrainian parliament member Anna Skorokhod. @DDGeopolitics
t.me
Over 100,000 cases of desertion and unauthorized absence have been reported within the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to Ukrainian parliament member Anna Skorokhod.
Yet Another - The Economist - full article behind paywall but first paragraph says it all:
www.economist.com
AFTER 970 days of war,” said Lloyd Austin, America’s defence secretary, visiting Kyiv on October 21st, “Putin has not achieved one single strategic objective.” In public, Mr Austin offered certitude, confidence and clarity: “Moscow will never prevail in Ukraine.” In private, his colleagues in the Pentagon, Western officials and many Ukrainian commanders are increasingly concerned about the direction of the war and Ukraine’s ability to hold back Russian advances over the next six months.
Ukraine is now struggling to survive, not to win
Russia is slicing through Ukrainian defences in parts of the battlefield
Ukraine is now struggling to survive, not to win
Russia is slicing through Ukrainian defences in parts of the battlefield
AFTER 970 days of war,” said Lloyd Austin, America’s defence secretary, visiting Kyiv on October 21st, “Putin has not achieved one single strategic objective.” In public, Mr Austin offered certitude, confidence and clarity: “Moscow will never prevail in Ukraine.” In private, his colleagues in the Pentagon, Western officials and many Ukrainian commanders are increasingly concerned about the direction of the war and Ukraine’s ability to hold back Russian advances over the next six months.