"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (1 Viewer)

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''...helicopters could soon become integrated with unmanned forces, "using their command control points, powerful communication relays or as a mobile means of radio-electronic warfare and intelligence...''

 
 
Putler has been using Uncle Adolph's playbook for some time, now.

He's been conscripting "pensioners" for a while now - aka Volkssturm.

This latest equates to HitlerPutinjugend.

The only thing Hitler has done that Putin hasn't is start a pogrom.

Attacking civilians?

Imprisoning dissenters?

Killing political opponents?

Launching wars of aggression?

Putting on his seven-league boots when he's only got the stamina for three miles? Definitely

Killing millions of people solely because of their ethnic identity? Give it time and it will happen. I've got the checkmark ready and on standby.
 
I wonder if Hitler would have been better off to have followed Putin's long game strategy. Unlike the former, declaring war on the US that was supplying arms to his British enemy, Putin is playing the long game, chipping away at Ukraine while he waits for the political landscape supplying his Ukrainian enemy, to change. Would the US, newly at war with Japan have declared war against Germany - or if yes, then in time to help the USSR?

As U.S. Interest Wanes, Putin's Bet Might Pay Off

 
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An interesting comment from the ISW

The Kremlin is concerned about the long-term social and political consequences of the return of Russian veterans from the war in Ukraine, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Sergey Kiriyenko, deputy head of Vladimir Putin's administration, stated during a July meeting at the Kremlin that Russian war veterans "poorly adapt" to civilian life after returning from Ukraine and that many of the convict recruits commit violent crimes upon their return, the independent Russian portal Meduza reported, as cited by ISW on Friday.
One of the sources present at the meeting told Meduza that Kiriyenko made it clear that "quite a lot" of veterans would return from the war in Ukraine and that the increase in crime committed by them could, in the future, cause dissatisfaction, fear, or aggression towards this category of citizens.
Kiriyenko emphasized that the return of veterans from Ukraine would be completely different from the returns after the Soviet-Afghan War or World War II, because the Soviet Union suffered fewer losses in Afghanistan and because Soviet society was more broadly mobilised and affected by World War II than by the war in Ukraine.
The portal's source revealed that Kiriyenko characterised Russian society as "watching the war in Ukraine only on television" and unprepared to "understand and accept" the veterans. "Russian officials express concern that the returning veterans will form criminal gangs if they become disillusioned after returning from the front," Meduza noted.

During the meeting at the Kremlin, no specific solutions were presented to mitigate the anticipated problems resulting from the war started by Russia, it was added. "The Kremlin likely gave little consideration to the long-term social consequences of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine," concluded ISW.
 
Russian war veterans "poorly adapt" to civilian life after returning from Ukraine and that many of the convict recruits commit violent crimes upon their return,
Ukraine is doing its part by ensuring few veterans return. Also, I assumed that Russia didn't allow any troops to rotate home, instead keeping them in combat, including the wounded, until they're KIA or MIA/POW.
 
Very interesting thoughts. They are also likely to tell the truth about what is happening. I also wonder about the Russian POWs that return in terms of what they say about their time in captivity.
 

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