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The bad part of our good system. Trial by jury (ideally not by Press). Everyone gets his day in court and is entitled to representation. I wonder sometimes about the motives of that representation. Professional challenge? More mercenary interests? Philosophical reasons? Whatever. I would not want a system of trial by vanishing.Disappointing to see this even allowed:
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Christian Porter representing Russian billionaire fighting to overturn Australian sanctions
Oligarch Oleg Deripaska is fighting to overturn a ban imposed by Australia over his alleged "close ties" to Vladimir Putin amid the invasion of Ukraine.www.abc.net.au
Also disappointed, though not surprised, to see him represented by a former attorney-general, though one who left politics under a cloud and who has aligned himself with other unsavoury characters since.
This and the vid below had me thinking of Operation Vengeance.![]()
If the opportunity arises, Ukraine will kill Putin - Zelensky
Zelensky mentioned that Ukraine is justified in using any means necessary in self-defense, including deposing Vladimir Putin if the opportunity presents itself.bulgarianmilitary.com
This and the vid below had me thinking of Operation Vengeance.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-FNrYud1T74
Putin's escort of Flankers gets overwhelmed by Ukrainian fighters or drones or both.
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Ukraine Could Start Preparing For A 2024 Offensive Today—By Targeting Russia’s Radio-Jammers
A successful, large-scale counter-jamming campaign absolutely is a prerequisite if Ukraine is to break the current stalemate and make meaningful advances in 2024.www.forbes.com
This and the vid below had me thinking of Operation Vengeance.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-FNrYud1T74
Putin's escort of Flankers gets overwhelmed by Ukrainian fighters or drones or both.
How does the SU-35 measure against the 2nd hand F-16s Ukraine will receive in 2024-2025? The Russian is much larger, so if it comes to guns up close the Viper should have some agility advantages?Interesting SU-35 loadout of two AA-11 Archers (high off bore sight heat seekers) and two AA-12 Adders (AIM120 class weapon AKA Amramski). And the Adders appear to be the early versions. The plane can carry 12 missiles total. It's the definitive version of the Flanker series and the single Russian fighter I would like to fly the most.
Admiral,How does the SU-35 measure against the 2nd hand F-16s Ukraine will receive in 2024-2025? The Russian is much larger, so if it comes to guns up close the Viper should have some agility advantages?
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FWIW, after twenty months of fighting and hundreds of thousands of casualties, the Russians are still able to push forward and take new ground while putting a stop to Ukraine's much anticipated 2023 spring offensive. Losses in men are inconsequential to Russia's totalitarian regime, especially when the losses are mainly from prison labour and Siberian Untermensch, and when the high side of Russia's estimated 500k dead/wounded/pow is equal to a slow month's USSR military casualties during WW2.What's insane is that it mostly appears to be foot infantry leading the attack. Maybe Russian commanders are finally becoming more risk averse about their heavy equipment?
In the 46 months between Operational Barbarossa in June 1941 to VE Day in May 1945, the USSR's military losses were 8.6 million dead and over 22 million wounded, for a total of 31 million military casualties. That's an average of 673,810 causalities every month. With this perspective, Russia's manpower losses over twenty months in Ukraine are but a nuisance to Putin, and at a sustainable rate that allows Russia to outlast the increasingly reluctant West.
I recall reading that 80% of Soviet males born in 1923 were dead by the end of the war (a truly harrowing figure...). No way to hide that sort of statistic these days. Not to mention that the Soviret Union was drafting from all the republics, not just the Russian RepublicIt's important to remember that with the Internet, information about the war is much harder to suppress. There's also a big difference in the state terror apparatus available to Stalin compared to Putin. These facts combine to imply that Putin must pay sensitive attention to public opinion, even as he seeks to manipulate it.
Another factor mitigating against mass levees of the type you're positing from WWII is that Russia's economy is slumping and they can't afford to take too many employees off production lines. Remember, by 1944 USSR was receiving great amounts of Lend-Lease, not just resources and raw materials but finished goods which would have otherwise had to have been produced in Russian factories. I can't specify how many workers this freed up for military service, but it had to be significant. Such circumstances not obtaining today, that's even less available.
For these reasons, I don't see the great levees of 1943-44 happening today. Look at the exodus the last one instigated, after all.
Disappointing to see this even allowed:
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Christian Porter representing Russian billionaire fighting to overturn Australian sanctions
Oligarch Oleg Deripaska is fighting to overturn a ban imposed by Australia over his alleged "close ties" to Vladimir Putin amid the invasion of Ukraine.www.abc.net.au
Also disappointed, though not surprised, to see him represented by a former attorney-general, though one who left politics under a cloud and who has aligned himself with other unsavoury characters since.