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I say yes, and he's right. The Ukrainians can only play defence. Notice they only retook northern Ukraine after the Russians departed, for the most part intact.Putin said the talks are at a dead end, according to a New York Times headline. Does that mean he thinks he can take Eastern Ukraine?
you should consider fact that Ukrainians opinion in this matter is slightly different - final result may be far from Putin's wishes - already is quite distant from his initial sick dreams.I say yes, and he's right. The Ukrainians can only play defence. Notice they only retook northern Ukraine after the Russians departed, for the most part intact.
Putin's goal now is to take all of the Donbas and Mariupol and to connect Crimea to the Donbas. This is entirely feasible.
The Ukrainians lack the offensive capability to take territory. They need more tanks, heavy artillery, etc. You don't retake territory with MANPATS.you should consider fact that Ukrainians opinion in this matter is slightly different - final result may be far from Putin's wishes - already is quite distant from his initial sick dreams.
sure, please explain your theories to Talibans.....The Ukrainians lack the offensive capability to take territory. They need more tanks, heavy artillery, etc. You don't retake territory with MANPATS.
It is headed by an "ambassador" (also called "permanent representative"), who acts on instructions from his or her capital and reports back to the national authorities.
You're forgetting that the Ukrainians have retaken areas seized and held by Russians before the withdrawl from the Kyiv suburbs.The Ukrainians lack the offensive capability to take territory. They need more tanks, heavy artillery, etc. You don't retake territory with MANPATS.
I want to share your optimism, so I will. Go get them Ukraine.You're forgetting that the Ukrainians have retaken areas seized and held by Russians before the withdrawl from the Kyiv suburbs.
And they have more than just man portable weapons.
Just recently, their armored brigade tore a Russian armored column apart.
So do I, but unfortunately the Russians seem to have relearnt the lessons of the past. Concentrate your forces, ensure that you logistical tail is as short and secure as possible. Make sure your airpower is as close to the front line as possible and then wear your opponent down with superior firepower before striking.I want to share your optimism, so I will. Go get them Ukraine.
This is tiresome. They act on behalf of their own government, so their national interests come first. NATO acts based on the requirements of its own members, so NATO's "politicians" are NOT specifically NATO's, but those of member states acting in accordance with the collective wishes and agendas of member states. Call them politicians, call them ambassadors, diplomats, call them what you will, but NATO itself is a gathering of individuals representing the interests of member states. If a member state's agenda was different to the collective wishes of those at a NATO meeting, the NATO stuff comes second, you can guarantee that.
Again, Jagdflieger, just because a NATO member state acts, does NOT necessarily mean it is directly or always linked to NATO.
I have not pushed any goalposts nor introduced any red herrings.
You have a nice day now
than looks like most potent ship of the Black Sea fleet has been eliminated from combat
fresh news - cruiser "Moskva" has been hit with Ukrainian Neptun system missile... - than looks like most potent ship of the Black Sea fleet has been eliminated from combat
I'm looking for the "smackdown" emoji.sure, please explain your theories to Talibans.....
Regarding the Ukrainian need for arty -- I heard the news on the way home from work that the US has sent another $800 million in equipment.
Following a call with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday his administration is authorizing an additional $800 million for weapons and ammunition for Ukraine, including artillery and armored personnel carriers, as it braces to defend itself from an expected new Russian offensive.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby walked reporters through the aid package in an afternoon press briefing, saying it includes "new capabilities that we have not provided to Ukraine."
"We committed from the very beginning even before the invasion, to helping Ukraine be able to defend itself. This is a piece of that. And this is representative of the kinds of capabilities that the Ukrainians themselves have asked for and said they need as this fighting now gets focused on the eastern part of the country," he said.
"How that gets interpreted by the Russians. you can ask Mr. Putin and the Kremlin," Kirby added.
Biden announces $800M in new military aid for Ukraine
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he has authorized an additional $800 million in weapons, ammunition and other security assistance to Ukraine.abcnews.go.com
IIRC, it includes 16 heavy howitzers, 40,000 rounds for them to shoot, and counter-battery radars to help defend against Russian arty. It also includes an unstated number of APCs and "additional helicopters". According to the Pentagon spokesman interviewed, this package was specifically tailored for the expected upcoming offensive, and it also includes training some Ukrainians outside of Ukraine to operate the systems -- mainly the artillery and its accompanying radar. This directly addresses A Admiral Beez 's concerns mentioned upthread, though in numbers I think we'd all like to see increased.
Gosh, I hope this is true.
Multiple Ukrainian sources have claimed that the nation's armed forces have hit the Russian cruiser Moskva in a guided-missile attack in the Black Sea.
"It has been confirmed that the missile cruiser Moskva today went exactly where it was sent by our border guards on Snake Island!" claimed governor of Odesa Maksym Marchenko, referring to the cruiser's involvement in an attack on a Ukrainian border post. "Neptune missiles guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage to the Russian ship."
Independent confirmation may be difficult: weather in the region is poor, with heavy cloud cover, rain and winds of about 18 knots. Moskva was last observed departing Sevastopol on April 10.
If true, the attack might be the most audacious strike yet attempted by Ukraine's coastal-defense forces. A previous Ukrainian strike at the port of Berdyansk damaged one Russian tank landing ship and sank another, resulting in an apparent loss of a shipment of munitions. But Moskva is an entirely different kind of warship: she is the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, a Slava-class guided missile cruiser.
If the strike is confirmed, it would suggest that Ukraine's anti-ship missile inventory is capable of penetrating heavy air defenses. Among Soviet-era vessels, Moskva is the hardest of targets, possessing three fire-control radars, two search radars, two heavy antiaircraft cannons, six 30mm CIWS cannons, 20 short-range surface-to-air missiles and 64 long-range air defense missiles.
Ukraine Claims to Have Struck the Flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet
[Updated: Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti confirmsan explosion aboard the Moskva resulting in...www.maritime-executive.com