The Ukraine war thread
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@Renauda I saw that earlier. Most interesting, no?
If you believe the numbers, Russia has lost more than 25K KIA. Assuming a 3:1 ratio of injured, captured, that's 100K soldiers taken out of action.
Even if that number is inflated twofold, that's still 50K removed from action.
I would assume that families are beginning to hear about loved ones killed, injured, or missing. Word will spread, and perhaps this account that you posted is confirmation of that.
wrote on 17 May 2022, 16:26 last edited by RenaudaPossibly although Russian officials and media are today hailing the evacuation of Avtozaval
Steel works as a resounding victory on a par with Stalingrad. As well, countries supporting Ukraine are no longer being deemed as unfriendly. Instead they are now named as “hostile”. -
Possibly although Russian officials and media are today hailing the evacuation of Avtozaval
Steel works as a resounding victory on a par with Stalingrad. As well, countries supporting Ukraine are no longer being deemed as unfriendly. Instead they are now named as “hostile”.wrote on 17 May 2022, 16:29 last edited by@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:
As well, countries supporting Ukraine are no longer being deemed as unfriendly. Instead they are now considered “hostile”.
In diplomat-world, is that a serious escalation of rhetoric?
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@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:
As well, countries supporting Ukraine are no longer being deemed as unfriendly. Instead they are now considered “hostile”.
In diplomat-world, is that a serious escalation of rhetoric?
wrote on 17 May 2022, 16:37 last edited by RenaudaCertainly more weighted and accusative for domestic consumption.
In diplomacy though par for the course in terms of the propensity towards hyperbole from the Kremlin. Ominously, though we may just be seeing the end of the beginning of this war in Europe.
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wrote on 22 May 2022, 00:56 last edited by Renauda
Russia smuggling its own weapons from Iraq:
Edit: I now see that this article was from 12 April. Old hat but the first I heard of it was today.
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wrote on 22 May 2022, 12:51 last edited by
Interesting piece on the changing face of warfare.
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wrote on 24 May 2022, 14:11 last edited by
@Renauda do you have a sense, from your friends, etc, who are in the thick of the conflict, of how things are going?
Recent reports seem to indicate that Russia is making progress in the East, albeit slow. British MoD agrees with this, but they also say that as the continue to move Westward supplies will be constrained, and the move will be costly.
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@Renauda do you have a sense, from your friends, etc, who are in the thick of the conflict, of how things are going?
Recent reports seem to indicate that Russia is making progress in the East, albeit slow. British MoD agrees with this, but they also say that as the continue to move Westward supplies will be constrained, and the move will be costly.
wrote on 24 May 2022, 17:52 last edited byProbably not as well as media reports suggest. The weight of numbers on the Russian side is beginning to tell in the Donbas. Ukrainian losses are, as Zelenskyi stated yesterday, taking their toll. Ukrainian morale however remains high.
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wrote on 25 May 2022, 14:22 last edited by
@Renauda one of the things that's been a hallmark of this strategy is the poor supply line logistics of the Russians. It doomed them in their attempted blitzkrieg attack on Kiev.
Looks like the Ukrainians are picking up that strategy in the east.
Hope it continues to work.
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wrote on 25 May 2022, 23:21 last edited by
I take that as a good thing.
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wrote on 25 May 2022, 23:31 last edited by
@George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:
What's the politics behind this?
Why doesn’t Germany just say “how cute, you have an opinion”
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@George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:
What's the politics behind this?
Why doesn’t Germany just say “how cute, you have an opinion”
wrote on 25 May 2022, 23:38 last edited by George K@jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:
Why doesn’t Germany just say “how cute, you have an opinion”
In the thread, there are comments saying that the contracts under which Germany acquired the weapons have restrictions as to how they can, and IF they can, sell/give to 3rd parties.
And, because I'm a Twitter n00b, I can't find it.
Wait...
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wrote on 26 May 2022, 14:16 last edited by
Supposedly Turkey has backed off of its opposition to Sweden's NATO membership.
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wrote on 26 May 2022, 14:22 last edited by Mik
Good. But I wonder what that cost us.
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wrote on 26 May 2022, 14:25 last edited by
@George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:
"Refused to fight"
Really?
There may be something to that, though I would like to see more reporting and think tank commentary on it.
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wrote on 27 May 2022, 23:13 last edited by
Meanwhile, back at a far greater tragedy...