I'll see your ire and raise you one eyebrow.
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I'll see your ire and raise you one eyebrow.When you raise Russian ire, the nuke card comes out
That's why I quit playing the "nuke threat" drinking game and switched to "escalation".When you raise Russian ire, the nuke card comes out
AndWhen you raise Russian ire, the nuke card comes out
More nuclear blah blah blah from Putin puppets:
The interesting thing here, is that Washington made it extremely clear on several occasions, that if Russia were to use even a single nuke, regardless of type, the consequenves with be "swift and catastrophic".
There is also the fact that two USN AEGIS cruisers are strategically located, one in the Baltic and one off the coast of Greece that are monitoring, plus additional US assets in place in several Eastern countries since 2022 that can either intercept Russian missiles or provide the promised retaliation.
Interesting reading but, notably, according to the stats provided, death rates of Russian soldiers are currently at the lowest level since the war began. While the overall losses are still staggering, the reduced ability of Ukraine to at least maintain levels of attrition is concerning (to me at least):
Russia’s war dead tops 70,000 as volunteers face 'meat grinder'
More than 70,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine - volunteers now make up the highest number of deaths.www.bbc.co.uk
Interesting reading but, notably, according to the stats provided, death rates of Russian soldiers are currently at the lowest level since the war began. While the overall losses are still staggering, the reduced ability of Ukraine to at least maintain levels of attrition is concerning (to me at least):
Russia’s war dead tops 70,000 as volunteers face 'meat grinder'
More than 70,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine - volunteers now make up the highest number of deaths.www.bbc.co.uk
A few posts above, talks about three Russians captured by Ukrainians, one of which was 52 years old.It also says something that they're accepting 62-year-olds. It puts the Ukrainian manpower crunch into some perspective, I think.
Of course, open data should be treated with a grain of salt. As for BBC/Meidazona (and other open sources' attempts to estimate the losses), there are two important "grains", at least:
1. They receive the data with a time lag of weeks and months. Summer data is not complete yet.
2. Russian authorities are trying to limit the availability of such open data and doing their best to close the leaks, one after another. If/when authorities succeed, the quality of open data goes down.
It's hard to undo a century of anti-natalist policy and propaganda.
Presumably a stepping stone to the Mirage 2000sStep by step...
I wonder if Alpha Jet with AIM-9 (if supplied to Ukraine) can become a part of air defence in future, replacing F-16s in the rear.